>> welcome to this news hour, we have our top stories for this hour. ceasefire talks collapsed in yemen. also ahead. >> the people of scotland have spoken. and it is a clear result.

>> this campaign will say that that 55%, that 1.6 million votes is a substantial vote for scottish independence and the future of this country. >> the still united kingdom. scotland rejects independence, but london is prepared to reduce it's influence. if. >> >> reporter:. >> the u.n. declared the ebola outbreak a threat to world security. and it begins a three-day lock down. plus -- >> i'm nicole johnson in pakistan. coming up, we'll visit one of the worst affected areas in the flooding and find out how thousands of family now have to live on the side of the road. >> ceasefire talks between the yemeni government and the shia rebels has just collapsed. fighting continues for the

second day in the capital. battles between the government and the rebels began on the outskirts of the city on thursday, and now the two sides are attacking each other just within a kilometer of the presidential palace. the fighting is so intense, that the airlines have stopped their flights in and out of the capital. it sounds like the security situation is deteriorating rapidly. and what are you hearing? >> there's heavy fighting in the capital in different areas, north, south and also near the presidential palace. it's a serious escalation anyway. and i know the fighting is centered on a hill that overlooks the palace and also the airport. and they are willing to take that position. the palace is within the fire.

and all units are being mobilized in the capital. orders were given to a syrian general to lead the fight against them. >> it's extraordinary, and how did we see this rapid speculation? just in the past few days, in the last hours, we have been talking about a deal between the government and the rebels. >> we asked the same question. he said we just wanted to teach them a lesson and tell them we are the most powerful and political faction in yemen, and we'll definitely rule in the future. they were very smart. in the last few months, they have been sending fighters to the capital.

the president comes from the south. and the top military commanders said we're not going to fight the houthi, and we don't want to kill our brothers. he wants the international community to tell him, leave it. until now, he hasn't been able to start a fight against the houthis. >> this sounds more like houthi rebels. >> half of the city is run by the sunnis, and the other half by the houthis. the only difference, the houthis have control north of the country, from ansaga. and now you have thousands of fighters, you have the military establishment and members of the former regime with them. and if, in the coming hours, they decide to control sanaa, they can definitely control the

country. now remains to see the reaction of the sunnis. if the sunnis decide to join the war with the houthis, its critical. >> hashem, thank you very much. >> a yes result would have been the end of the 300-year-old between scotland and the uk. 45 wanted to break away and the remaining 55% wanted to stay. after london offered big concession, in the final days of campaigning. here in london, we have this

report. >> . >>turing a long night at the end of the two year campaign, scotland watched as it's future played out on national television. the votes were counted in the yes campaign had a few highs, winning significantly, this were more wins for the nos, and the man who led the independence campaign accepted defeat. >> it's important to say that our referendum was an agreed and consented process, and scotland has, by majority, has decided not, at this stage, to become an independent country, and i accept that verdict of the people. and i call on all of scotland to follow suit in accepting the democratic verdict of the people of scotland.

>> the campaign has been called uninspiring and endlessly negative, and it played on the economic risks of independence, and it may have won by doing so. on thursday, voters turned out in the biggest numbers in history, and even if they didn't get the results they talked for. >> no, there's no chance of social equality. and our population, its just a missed opportunity. >> it's the right result. i think there are much better ways with the strength thing united kingdom. and i think that it's time for scotland to respond to the results in a very cohesive way. >> i feel very disappointed. this morning, i been up most of the night watching the results, and i'm so sad for our people of scotland. >> the questions raised in

scotland's referendum are now being asked south of the border. scotland's referendum has sparked a national conversation in the still united kingdom. but more than that, it has inspired countless people around the world, and reminded them that they too can peacefully demand change from their own politicians. but make no mistake. flame of separatism in scotland has not gone out. an enormous number voted for independence, and what they have been promised instead, powers of self determination by politicians hundreds of miles south. >> scotland voted for a stronger scottish porlment backed by the security of the united kingdom. by assuring that our nations are better together. >> in westminster, they know that a changed scotland will

hold them to account. aljazeera, eddinborough. >> joining us live now from eddinborough, lawrence, the union has survived and what's the feeling about that? >> well, its extraordinary, laura, looking around, it's not the same town it was last night, that's for certain. you would barely know that the referendum had happened. why? for the reason that the yes campaign lost. imagine if they would won? they would be having a day of celebration that the leader promised. i'm sure that the square would have been full of scottish flags and singing and dancing, and he would have announced the negotiating team to deal with westminster before declaring finances from the uk in 2016. all of that is mirage, and because they lost, they have to watch david cameron on the streets of downing street this morning, saying that they are

setting their own defining sequence of events, defining among themselves what conversation they want to have with the scottish nationalists themselves. that must be absolutely galling for the nationalists. on friday afternoon, it has been an absolutely exhausting campaign, and i can tell you that a lot of the supporters have gone off to have a rest for the weekend and lick their collective wounds because at the moment, there's nothing else they can do. >> speaking at the moment, we're just seeing reports coming from that, that he just announced that he's going to step down. he didn't see that coming, did he? >> that's very surprising. if it's true, he made a speech the first thing this morning, which is very defiant to his supporters that he might carry on in this news conference, that it would be the last place that he would decide to

announce his resignation, because he wanted to do it for his supporters instead of what is frankly quite a hostile press. particularly from westminster, following all the way through this process. in some ways though, i have to say that it probably isn't that much of a surprise. in his 60s now, he has been leading the scottish nationalist movement for years, and he said himself that there wouldn't be another referendum for a generation, and he would be in his 80s, and he couldn't possibly lead them. so he decided to take a back seat, a more concerted rol roled leave it to somebody else. >> for scotland, he has chosen to stay within the united kingdom. lawrence, thank you very much for joining us in eddinborough. in london, all eyes now on westminster, and just how it's

going to live up to all of those promises it made. giving more power to scotland. >> yes, it's going to be a breakneck place in reform in this building behind me and parliament. because it's a very ambitious agenda, the various parties here in london have set themselves and the promises they made to the scottish lectorate. essentially bribing the voters to be part of the united king so many. this month, they're going to have to start looking at draft legislation, and start drawing up the details by next month. so by january, it's expected on the 25th of january, a draft bill will actually be published, the scotland bill, the politicians south of the border have been promising scotland powers, such as increased ability to raise taxation, and welfare reform.

details of that remain very much open to question, because although the three main parties here, the conservatives and the labor and the democrats spoke at one voice in supporting the no campaign, opposed to independence in scotland. and they have very different visions as to exactly what the promises should be delivered. labor, for example, would like to see 15 pence in the pound, the tax raising ability of the scottish parliament. and the conservatives don't want to go that far. so there's a lot of horse trading and negotiations to go on before the final draft bill can be published. the pressure is on, because it's a matter of a very short time to achieve that before the parliament rises. the end of this government, and time for the general election here in the uk next may. >> it also has implications for the broader government in the united kingdom and how the

english have a say on english issues and the welsh on welsh issues. and explain that. >> well, the question was raised in the referendum, it was a simple yes-no question, but many more questions about the way that various british regions would like to see themselves governed. for example, where i'm standing in london, the mayor here is forest johnson, and some say that he has ambitions to be prime minister one day. and he has already been renewed by the scottish referendum. and how london should have taxes of its own, and it should be able to keep more tax revenue that rises in business here. one of the things that have been given free rein by the events north of the border. they are already talking about

the fact that they believe wales is underfunded. shortchanged by the westminster government behind me, to the tune of 300 million pounds a year, somewhere in the region of 450, $500 million a year. what they have seen is promises given to scotland, how much more money will be pumped into scotland, and powers will be pushed scotland's way, and wales is saying, what about us too? >> many thanks for that. joining us there westminster, the latest developments we're hearing on this story. scotland's first minister, giving a nice press conference from eddinborough. he was the man who fought so passionately, but lost by 45%. and he has now followed that result with his announcement that he is going to resign from the scottish national party. announcing his resignation. well, the spanish

government has welcomed scotland's vote. cat loanians have pushed for their own referendum in succession from spain. they are preparing to pass a new law, allowing it to hold a similar vote in november, but madrid is calling the decision illegal. what will madrid do? >> well, the catalonian parliament may pass that law, but it's only if it takes itself up on its word and sets a referendum that things could come to a head. spanish government has repeatedly said that the referendum would be illegal, against the constitution, and that there's the possibility that perhaps what could follow

would be a constitutional crisis if indeed the referendum would be held. and now, what we're waiting for as the consultation vote takes place is to see how the spanish government is going to react. it's not going to be a surprise. they will call it to be illegal, but the timing here will also be very interesting. there may be a day when the spanish government will call it to be illegal, and that's because they will undergo an emergency cabinet meeting, and after that, if they still are determined that the catalan government is still going against the law of the spanish state, who knows? we could possibly see the spanish government even perhaps forcibly arresting certain members. we're in a very delicate situation, but certainly it's one that's open to negotiation. perhaps this is just the start

of the game for the cat lans to push for more powers in their region. >> one to watch, sonya thank you very much, from barcelona. still to come on this news hour. >> several will shot dead. and others drown in the river, and others burned alive in their homes. >> survivors telling their stories after villages are wiped out in somalia. plus, pink floyd rocks pompey 40 years ago. and in sports, the biggest tennis star and the two-time grand champion has called it a day at the age of 32. more french airstrikes

against islamic state and the lavant. mitt rand said that they destroyed in northeastern iraq, and he said that the aim is to weaken what he called a terrorist organization, and support iraqi soldiers, along with the peshmerga and the kurdish region of northern iraq. more now from baghdad. >> the office of frez francoise said that they have been surveilling targets on monday, and they will strike not only in iraq, but there will be more strikes in the coming day. it subjects french citizens for potential retaliation by isil. this happens as violence in baghdad increases. there were two car bombs on friday in baghdad, one in

kirkuk, and that comes with mortar on a prison that was coordinatorred. so the violence continues as the airstrike and the military campaign moves on. >> libya's elected parliament has rejected the new cabinet of prime minister. he submitted a list of 16 ministers, but the parliament has no more than 10. another setback for the administration, which has failed to restore order in the country. the parliament is being set up by rebels in the eastern city of tabrook. a three-day shut down in sierra leone to stop the spread of the ebola virus. already food shortages, and more on the effects of the outbreak in eastern sierra leone. >> normally, he employees up to 40 people to tend his rice

crop. but this year, the arrival of ebola prevented many from traveling to his farm, and too fearful to join the team. he has grown one quarter of his crop, and many farmers he knows have been forced to eat the seeds or harvest before they're ready. >> we don't have enough to finish. that's exactly what. >> the united nations world food program has a warehouse. over 50,000 families in the region need food aid, but this number is expected to grow as the outbreak continues, and prices rise, and people increasingly feel trapped. >> during the war, you could run and hide somewhere, you could go outside of the boundaries of sierra leone, and have safe haven, and you become a refugee, for example. with ebola, there's nowhere to run to, because the countries where you could run to are

refusing to you go here. so what happens, you stay and die. >> the ebola outbreak has also affected local traders. here at the callahan market, at least 70 have died from the virus. they closed doors, and traders struggle to do business. [ unintelligible ] so we are suffering. >> for now, the u.n. said that it has a month of food. these trucks have been loaded with more than 60 tons of it from an area near the border with guinea. but if the outbreak continues, the stocks will run low. in this health crisis, it could also become a food crisis. >> joining us now, via skype

from geneva, with the federation of the national red cross. thank you for joining us, and tell us how your agency is dealing with this lockdown. >> well, we have had time to prepare for the lockdown. it was announced several days ago, and so the teams have been preparing both to be enough food and supplies, and for the local staff to be able to prepare for their families, but we have been working, and the teams are still working over the lockdown, and we have the management team still working at full capacity, especially in kahlah hewn an, and we have treatment centers in kenama. and the teams are damaged in going huse to house with other volunteers.

>> what do they hope to achieve? >> well, to find cases of ebola and be able to educate door-to-door. one of the issues has been people that have been contacted are still moving, i came back from a sierra leone a couple of days ago, and it was quite stagnant then. before kenama and the airport, i went through 15 checkpoints, so it's hard to move around, and the isolation and the shutdown for the next three days, we won't see for another week or so, but really, it's about trying to make sure that we're educating people in their houses, finding cases, and finding the contacts. >> the issue, we had this attack in beginy on aid workers and parliamentarians, and does that make the red cross for how

it operates there in west africa? >> yes,. >> yes, this is a terrible incident. and it's a multi-disciplined routine, and it was between the health workers and the local officials and it is not the first time. but the most recent incident in guinea, but it goes back to the root of the problem, and why the outbreak has spread so significantly from that core place originally, and this comes down to people's lack of understanding and the fear that ebola creates. and it seems that they have again come out of a misunderstanding of what the family is trying to do, and how we have to operate within the personal protective equipment. which can be scary, and the

amount of disinfectant and spraying that we're doing, so the amount of chlorine. and it's quite scary, around in the suits, spraying a fine mist everywhere, and there's a large amount of misinformation, and a lot of the violence is stemming from that, and it continues to be a challenge that we have to address. >> very interesting to speak with you, amanda, from geneva. >> still to come on this news hour. >> i'm founder of ali baba group. >> taking wall street by storm. the latest live from the new york stock exchange. >> and then starting to crumble, they have no food. many families are flooded out in pakistan. >> we'll have all of those details.

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