lves. >> people say they're finally fed up. >> weeknights, on al jazeera america primetime. if. >> as yemen houthies celebrate their take over of government, they say it's in the best interest of the people. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up. hours after a series of deadly bombings in baghdad iraq lifts it's long-time tour could you as leaders discuss how to bring peace to eastern ukraine. the rebels tell al jazeera it won't give up any of the territory that they hold. venezuela's government takes over a large supermarket chain

as it grapples with food shortages. >> what is going on behind my is technically illegal but you can't stop young people here frommen joying a cold winter's day. >> the leader of yemen's shia houthi group said that the takeover of the country's government is in the best interest of the people. he ispeople. the move has been denounced as a coup, but thousands have been rallying in the houthi stronghold of the province to show their support. this was the scene at the main stadium in sanaa as he addressed his supporters for the first time since friday's move.

>> the yemeni people have a right to lead a life and dignity dignity. in this historic and significant step forward this move comes to address vacuum meant to undermine our people. some political forces inside in failed to understand that the yemeni people will establish a digfied way of life. >> we have more on al houthi's speech. >> for the ruler of this country since the group executed that coup on friday gave the first speech. since then he tried to reach out to not only different parties and different sects and different players but

regionally and internationally. he said this was not a coup, this was a revolution, and it was for all of yemen. especially, he pointed out and singled out the south where a lot of resentment has been demonstrated towards the capitol in the attempts to reach out to regional players particularly in the golf countries. this revolution, as he put it, not a coup, was done to put an end to the advancement offal al-qaeda. as it stands now he's oh a lonely man on the political field. he has allies of the former regime that which was ousted by the 2011 up rising. aside from that all the political parties have come out and rejected this coup saying they do do not recognize it at all. >> there have been more protests against the houthi move.

thousands marched through the streets. demonstrators erected a sit in to stage protest against the coup. the gulf council also condemned the houthi take over and also called it a coup that cannot be accepted. in statement he said that he deeply regrets the statement by the houthies and calls for all parties to continue their commitment to finding a way forward through dialogue and consensus. well the coup by the houthi group is being watched carefully by other countries in the middle east especially saudi arabia and it's sunni leaders they

blame iran for the coup. >> who is behind the houthies iran is behind houthi, hezbollah and the shia militias in iraq and syria. that's what worries us. they're trying to frighten us into going down to the table of negotiation and accepting their terms. >> one blast in the iraqi company capitol has killed several people. one attacker targeted a

restaurant in a mainly shia neighborhood in eastern baghdad. 33 people were killed there with many more injured. another attack in a commercial city of the city center and a bomb in southwestern baghdad killed four people. the nighttime curfew, which has been in place since 2004, will end in baghdad at midnight local time. it has been part of the government security setters after years of war. united arab emirates is accepting a squadron to jordan to help with with the islamic state in iraq and the levant in iraq and syria. meanwhile, the parents of an

u.s. hostage whom isil claims was killed in a jordanian airstrike say they're hopeful that she's still alive. they insist that kayla mueller had been buryied under rubble but offered no proof. she was working with doctors without borders in aleppo when she was captured in august of 2013. she's the last known american hostage held by isil. and now to the crisis in ukraine, which has dominated discussions of a major security summit in the german city of munich. there was a call for a quick cease-fire. argueand organized proof of russia's soldiers in ukraine. >> passports and i.d.s of

russian soldiers, each lost husband way. a hundred kilometers from the board. with full tanks of ammunition. killing ukrainian civilians. >> leaders in germany and france continue their push for peace on thursday and friday. françois hollande has warned of dire consequences should his latest peace effort fail. >> the chancellor and i believe there is a risk of war. there are many victims civilian victories, we discussed with vladimir putin and we need to bring our points of view together. >> the german and french leaders were next to discuss their

proposals. thethey said that the conflict can only be solved through direct negotiations through kiev and donetsk within the framework of territorial enter grillty. >> while the leaders talk peace in germany ukraine said that the separatists appear to be amazing forces for new offenses in key towns. kiev also said fighters have intensified their helling of government forces on all front lines. president poroshenko said that he could not accept any changes in demarch demarcation line laid out in the deal in minsk. when that deal was reached the rebels held this much. now they hold hundreds more

squares more of territory. >> ukrainian army used to be in control here. the fighters of the self-proclaimed army of the people's republic of donetsk. >> there were many ukrainian soldiers here, but we defeated them. the fighters say that they're preparing to push forward a kilometer where ukrainian soldiers have dug in. >> they full us now that they're busy consolidating their position here and removing bodies of ukrainian soldiers and civilian. >> fighters lead us to a house they say ukrainian soldiers used during a battle. they say they will take this dead ukrainian soldier way later

in the day. the separatists and ukrainian military exchange their dead and prisoners regularly now. in this room hang pictures children drew in support of the ukrainian army. >> we didn't capture this land or seize it. we liberated it. this is our land. >> there are very few people here living here now. it's not exactly known how many civilians were killed in the fighting. as is frequently the case in this war it is the old who are often the most reluctant to leave. >> i prefer to stay here because i don't want to be a murder for anybody. i want to live and die here. >> there are very few buildings unscathed by the conflict. burnt out shells of heavy

weaponry. tray dogs that warm the streets. the occasional family have returned to try to salvage their belongings. it's estimated that the separatist fighters have captured hundreds of squares of kilometers of land since the failed sectarian peace deal. no matter what the next attempt of a truss may offer there is no sign that they will withdraw. al jazeera, eastern ukraine. >> still ahead this half hour. hungry for power. nigeria's people coming up with elections.

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>> about issues that impact your world. >> infectious diseases are a major threat to health. >> "the week ahead". sunday 8:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> a reminder of the top stories here in al jazeera. thousands of people have been demonstrating across yemen after the houthi group staged a coup on friday. the houthi leader said that it was necessary and in the best interest of the people. a series of bomb blasts have killed as many as 40 people in the iraqi capitol. the attacks come hours before a decade-long nighttime curfew is due to end. and the ukraine crisis has dominated discussions of a major summit in the city of munich. they called for a quick cease-fire in the troubled east and for the supply of defensive

weapons. >> al jazeera's journalists mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed have spend 406 days behind bars. they were accused of reporting false news and supporting the muslim brotherhood. charges that they and al jazeera deny. al jazeera demand mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed's immediate release. nigeria and it's neighbors have pledged another 85,000 troops. it comes as nigeria's elect traditional commission came in locked in talks ready to postpone the election.

al jazeera's mohammed ado has more on that from lagos. >> officials of the nigerian independent electoral commission are discussing whether to postpone elections for another six weeks. only 60% of 6 million voters have had their cards distributed. they say many people might be left out of the voting forces. another reason, of course, the insecurity in northern nigeria. boko haram instigateed violence that has displaced more than a million people. many may feel that they're not secure enough to come out and

vote. there are others who think in the absence of voting for the representative of the will of the people. the electorates themselves seem to be divided not only along tribal lines but regional lines and there does not seem to be a consensus whether to postpone the election or not. >> now whoever wins the election will face an uphill battle of trying to fix electricity access. >> doing something that millions of other nigerians are doing in their homes and businesses every day. starting a generator to provide electricity.

he needs a steady supply of power for his welding business. he has to spend $25 a day on generator fuel, money he says he could be using to expand his business. >> this is supposed to provide electricity for us because we they're not doing what they're supposed to be doing. we went to protest yesterday for electricity. >> to get an idea of how serious the problem is. nigerians get 4,000 mega watts of electricity a day when they need 80,000. how it's generated and distributed has been part of government red tape and corruption plus facilities that have not been up traded or improved in 30 years. over the years governments have spent more than $40 billion trying to provide electricity to nigerians, but today less than half the population has access.

>> the hope is that private companies will do a better job of generating and distributing electricity. >> one of the problems that we have niger nigerians being not patient. people expect it to be like a road, something that they can see in a short time. but this takes two three four years. >> but transmitting electricity remains under government control, which some say is a problem. and the sector needs $100 billion of investment to build more power plants like this one in central nigeria to meet demand. victor said that nigerians have been patient enough.

>> they say two weeks. you say two weeks. and that light does not last more than three hours. >> when victor gets home from a long day at work there is no electricity to turn on the air conditioning and watch tv. he just can't afford to run a generator at home too. al jazeera nigeria. >> masked gunmen have killed a prominent kenyan politician in an execution-style attack in nairobi. the gunman stole the mp's previous briefcase. the police have yet to make any arrests or establish a motive for the attack. airasia is beginning a major

testing program. the crash is believed to be human area with the pilot switching off the wrong engine. at least nine people, two of them children, have been killed in fire bomb attacks on a bus and a track in bangladesh. activists are suspected of carrying out the violence which is the latest in more than a move of unrest. 76 people have been killed in unrest calling for its prime minister to resign and call for new elections. venezuela's president nicolás maduro has ordered the state to take control of a private supermarket chain. it has been accused of hoarding basic goods to drive up prices. >> people are lined up around the block. venezuela's national guard

supervises to keep order and all this simply to buy groceries. there is a desperate shortage of provisions. now the government is taking over a leading supermarket chain, whose stores have been occupied by soldiers over the last week. >> this network of supermarkets goes immediately under the control, starting tomorrow the network assumes control of all the services of this chain that was waging a war against the people. >> the venezuelan president did not say if the take over of the supermarkets would be permanent. the company is accused of hoarding products, driving demand and prices up. it's director was jailed on friday. >> before when you needed a product you would go and buy it. now we have to hunt like people before who had to go out and hunt. >> the lines for milk and

everything that is missing in this country. they start quite early in the day and all these pro markets. we check if something new has arrived or if the truck has come. we pry to see what we can buy. >> s not just food. executives from the largest pharmacy chain are also being investigated for alleged hoarding. you inventory is in the middle of an economic crisis. it's revenues have been severely hit by falling oil prices. inflations are high and staple goods are scarce, forcing people to spend their days waiting in line. al jazeera. >> voting in a referendum that seeks to strengthen the ban on gay marriage and adoptions by same couples.

slovakia's constitution already defines marriage only being between a man and a woman. similar bans exist as a fellow ex-communist crow with a shah, hungary and poland. referendum results are expected on monday. scientists hope to launch a satellite that will help them with solar storms. it can cause substantial damage to power grids and electrical systems here on earth. >> a combination of gas mass, and energy erupts were the surface of the sun. while it may look spectacular it can cause substantial damage here on earth. the electro magnetic radiation emitted by a solar storm disrupts mobile communications, computer systems and power grids. scientists have long wanted to devil an advance warning system. now they think they have.

a satellite will be launched on sunday and send around 1.6 million kilometers towards the sun. >> this is all about environmental intelligence, if we can get the warning time, that let's us provide environmental intelligence to decision makers like satellite operators and electric grid operators who can use those moments to limit the damage that a big solar storm might create. >> one of the best known examples of such an impact was the collapse of hydroquébec power network in canada in 1989. that solar storm left 6 million people in the dark for nine hours. >> these vents from the sun are huge in scope.

these are big events that really a global collaboration to try to protect society from the pension effects. >> large solar storms do rarely hit our planet. but now scientists hope that deploying discover means they'll be forewarned and forearmed. dominick kane, al jazeera. >> to canada now where winter can be long, cold, and difficult. so many people kobe getting out and enjoying the snowy weather. tobogganing is one popular activity but several cities in canada have now banned it saying it's too dangerous. from hamilton daniel lack reports. >> it's as canadian as, well, winter itself. all you need is a toboggan and a snow-covered hill and you're off. it's probably the most popular pastime in this land and it's a

family affair. >> having a good time. going fast. you guys ready. ready, one two three. >> maybe so, but here in hamilton sliding down a hill like this is illegal. several years ago the city lost a lawsuit brought by a man who broke his back while tobogganing. the local bye law is an attempt to prevent that from happening again. >> we have close to 500 parks in the city of hamilton. some of which present an optimum environment for tobogganing i.e. they have hills. it's basically an un uncontrollable consideration for us. >> there is a growing backlash by musician laura cole who wrote a song "you can't toboggan in the hammer any more ohio

♪ you're not supposed to run and play ♪ >> she says it's about much more than restricting winter fun. >> i think it's a bigger issue than that. i think it's something as a culture that we have to stand for and we have to stand for our rights. we choose to slide down hills as the song says. >> there is no denying tobogganing is risky. two young canadian have died in accidents on the hill. head injuries are a particular problem. >> the skull the hard part is the bathtub and the brain sits in. >> this neurosurgeon said that helmets must be mandatory. >> if you got kids who are itching to go tobogganing i think as a parent you should do everything you can to keep your kids safe. >> potentially dangerous yes and illegal. but on a cold canadian winner's day like this, there is really only one thing you can do.

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