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Many of the refuges, the rise in even muslim populations in general has started to have a backlash in europe. going back a couple of years there is a lot of sentiment about letting anyone come in those countries and we have heard a little bit of that in our political process here in the u.s., so that is the problem, that you let in tens of thousands of legitimate refuges that are seeking safety and seeking asylum and then, you know, there are going to be a couple that slip through. even if they weren't intended to be terrorists when they joined the refuge or entered the system, in some cases, ...

Country where people very much value their civil liberties. but people here that we've been speaking to seem accepting of the situation, that this, they believe, is what is necessary to prevent further bloodshed. >> absolutely. erin mclachlan in paris, thank you very much for your reporting. now to germany where protests have been building over recent days after a series of attacks and muggings during cologne's new year's eve celebrations. the criminal complaints include at least 120 claims of sexual assault. investigators have identified 31 suspect and say more than half of them are asylum-...

Chancellor merkel is talking about changing the law for asylum-seekers convicted of a crime. what is she proposing? what do you know so far? >> reporter: there's been a lot of pressure on her to limit the amount of refugee asylum seekers to migrants coming to germany. also to deport those, particularly those who commit crimes. this is what she's looking at, meeting with lawmakers from the cdu party as she's expected to give a press release in about -- about an hour and a half or so. she's likely to address this situation that happened here in cologne. she's been tough words saying no matter wh...

At least 120 claims of sexual assault. angry protests been protesting germany's policy on accepting migrants. more protests are scheduled for today. atika schubert now live from colog cologne. as i mentioned, of the 31 suspects, more than half we know are asylum-seekers. no doubt that has fueled a lot of anger there. talk about the planned protests. >> reporter: absolutely. as you can imagine, it's shocked the country. many people now asking questions of the refugee policy here, but also the police in trying to determine exactly what happened that night. i want to run you through the square, w...

We'll put you down on the baby sitting list now, mate." >> our tom foreman reporting there. we hope bill clinton can put that baby sitting option to use. he and wife hillary are due to become grandparents for the second time when their daughter chelsea gives birth in summer. coming up, the fallout from the chilling new year's eve attacks on women in germany. a live report from cologne ahead. plus, a bush fire that's destroyed more than 100 homes in western australia still burning. what firefighters face as they tackle the flames this weekend. when your type 2 diabetes numbers aren't moving...