President obamas historical visit preparations have begun on the greek island of lesbos to eventually begin sending refugees back to turkey. Its the key part of a deal struck between turkey and the e. U. To ease the refugee crisis. Hoda abdelhamid is in lesbos where more refugees have been hiding. The e. U. Deal has come in, and the aim is to stop the flow of refugees to europe. To discourage people from making their way to europe. That has not happened. Boats are still arriving. At least five overnight reaching the shores of the greek island of lesbos. The major city of the people on the boats a lot of them from the wartorn city of aleppo, all aware of the new deal between the e. U. And turkey. They believe that they will not you have to remember what the deal is about. Its about arrivals sent back to turkey if their application for asylum is rejected. There is that chance, but the people say no, we do not believe well we returned to turkey, because we are applying for asylum. We are
That is overshadowed bie allegations of corruption of the former leader. And finding japanese manga comics in the most unlikely of places. We look at the italian grand prix. Well have all the details later in the program. Austria and germany say theyre dealing with an emergency situation as thousands of refugees head into the country. The first train carrying refugee refugees from hungary have arrived in munich in southern germany. The police say that they expect up to 10,000 people in the coming hours. Austria said that it will not use force to stop asylum seekers. And in greece boats continue to arrive. Well, al jazeera has reporters along the route and in the austrian border town. Andrew simmons just outside of the hungarian capital, and rob reynolds standing by in munich. Lets go to mohammed first of all in the austrian border town. Mohammed, a lot of people there now have been walking literally for days to get there. Many make the journey on foot, certainly parts of it. Aid distri
Guatemalans are voting for a new president in an election overshadowed by a Corruption Scandal. And in sport its been another dominant day for Lewis Hamilton in the race for the formula one world title. While his closest rival went up in smoke at the italian grand prix, hamilton celebrated his seventh win of the season. The pope has called on every european parish and religious community to take in at least one refugee family. In this as thousands of people are continuing to make their way towards western europe. Many are now at the border between hungary and austria. The austrian chancellor has said its time to phase out extraordinary measures allowing the unimpeded flow of people. There are still thousands waiting for make that trip near the hungarian southern border with serbia. Police are moving people in to a new transit camp. Hungary says it will seal the crossing with a new hyphens in less than five days. For many, though, the trip sat last over as refugees arrived in germany by
Executives will be prosecuted. Too big to jail . We will speak to a woman whose 16yearold daughter died in a crash caused by a faulty ignition switch, as well as longime consumer advocate ralph nader. 50 years ago he wrote the Ground Breaking book, unsafe at any speed the designedin dangers of the american automobile. Motors knew about the defect in 2004. They kept getting feedback of fatalities, crashes, airbags not going off, engines being shut off. They covered it up. Amy and we will speak to university of Maryland School of law professor Rena Steinzor, author of, why not jail . industrial catastrophes, corporate malfeasance, and government inaction. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Federal prosecutors have agreed to settle a criminal investigation into General Motors for concealing an ignition switch defect linked to at least 124 deaths. Under the deal General Motors , agreed to pay 900 million as
Amy federal prosecutors have agreed to settle a criminal probe into General Motors for concealing an ignition switch defect linked to at least 124 deaths. Gm will pay 900 million but no executives will be prosecuted. Too big to jail . We will speak to a woman whose 16yearold daughter died in a crash caused by a faulty ignition switch, as well as longime consumer advocate ralph nader. 50 years ago he wrote the Ground Breaking book, unsafe at any speed the designedin dangers of the american automobile. Motors knew about the defect in 2004. They kept getting feedback of fatalities, crashes, airbags not going off, engines being shut off. They covered it up. Amy and we will speak to university of Maryland School of law professor Rena Steinzor, author of, why not jail . industrial catastrophes, corporate malfeasance, and government inaction. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Federal prosecutors have agreed to