crisis in yemen. fears the unstable country could draw the entire region into violent chaos. ted cruz makes his ambition for the white house official. the challenges ahead for the republican senator. around the world in 38 weddings. we'll talk to the couple getting married over and over and over

again. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and all around the world. i'm zain asher. >> i'm john vause. you're watching "cnn newsroom".." a strategic part of the middle east is on the brink of civil war, and the escalating violence is causing security concerns far beyond the country's borders. >> fighters loyal itto the president are fighting and are stationed around an army post to try to halt the rebels from taking aden. yemen's prime minister is calling on help to stop the rebels. listen. >> translator: we are against iranian military interference because it is not to protect

yemen from them. so can anyone support this aggression? how is it possible for anyone to be with this aggression? >> the rebels took over the third largest city taez over the weekend. protesters surrounded a military camp. the houthis fired tear gas to try to disperse the crowd. u.s. forces have now been withdrawn from yemen. the u.s. plans to continue drone strikes on yemen, but how effective will that be without reliable intelligence on the ground? >> yeah that's going to create a problem. the withdrawal of the special forces unit was a severe blow to our capables there. we'll still continue to do surveillance with other drones but without the people on the ground to figure out what's going on. it's not necessarily our guys going out and looking at the strikes, but they're running

operations with the yemeni military. that's gone. now we'll have to do it long distance. it makes it less effective. and as the country devolves into chaos, it will be much more difficult to peck out the targets. >> it's also a problem for the saudis. they're talking about taking necessary measures. what are their options here? >> that's really ominous when the saudis want to get involved outside their borders. they have intervened in arab affairs in other countries, including yemen. if they believe that the yemeni state is about to collapse and they're supporting the government of the president, they may send military forces in there. they may conduct air strikes. they may provide any amount of support, arms training. but the saudis have a vested interest in prompting up the legitimate government. because as you said, the iranians are the ones they believe are behind this. and they don't look at this as a problem with yemen.

they look at this as an iranian provocation because if you're saudi arabia and you're looking fe region you see the irans controlling beirut and baghdad, now and sanaa. so you've got a concern here. >> and parts of iraq as well. this is looking like a proxy war between those two cun fries. the pentagon has lost track of about $500 million of equipment. where do you think that will end up? >> it boggles the mind that you can lose that much equipment. this is not unheard of. when you provide weaponry to these kind of groups you almost never know exactly where it goes. once it goes into country you tend to lose track of it. it happened in afghanistan, iraq and now in yemen. i suspect we're going to see a lot of this turning up in the hands of both the houthis and al qaeda in the arabian peninsula as well as the yemeni army.

>> there's a feeling out there that the sunni al qaeda, they hate the houthis, while they're busy killing each other they won't be planning attacks on western targets. do you believe in that? do you think that's true? >> don't forget we have this new budding organization in yemen called isis. the affiliate of isis. and they're going to draw members away from aqap. so this could weaken aqap somewhat. that could be the silver lining because now you've got instead of a two-way fight now you've got a three-way fight and if you add the yemeni army a four-way fight. this is starting to look like syria and libya. >> always good to get your perspectives. thank you, sir. developing now, some high-level u.s. officials say israel spied on the iran nuclear talks and used the information to lobby the american congress

to sink that deal. and that's according to the wall street journal. they say the spying was part of a larger campaign by the israeli prime minister to build a case against the deal. the journal says israeli officials deny spying directly on u.s. negotiators, and that they used other ways to get the information, including surveillance of iranian leaders. and a report would have made for an interesting meeting as more democrats metz with the israeli ambassador trying to repair the damaged relationship between the two countries. >> this comes as the white house says it will not overlook netanyahu's flip-flop over palestinian statehood just before last week's election. he has been trying to clarify his statement that there would be no palestinian state while he's in office. he now says he still supports the idea but not under current conditions. but, of course the obama administration is certainly not impressed.

listen. >> after the election the prime minister said he had not changed his position. but for many in israel and the international community such comments call into question his commitment to a two-state solution and his claim that conditions in the larger middle east must be more stable before a palestinian state can be established. we cannot simply pretend that these comments were never made. had had had had had had had had had had had had had had had . meanwhile, netanyahu's told his country's minority that he's sorry. a remark which was widely contempted as racist. here's his apology. i know what i said a few days ago damaged slaelisrael's arabs. my actions as prime minister including the investment in

minority sectors proves the opposite. israeli arabs do not accept the apology. his comments they said just business as usual. >> the modus on randy of this man is when pressured, he'll say what he needs to say to get out from under the rock he put himself under. but netanyahu is netanyahu, a known commodity, and he has been pursuing racist policies his entire political career even before he became prime minister in the '90s. they know him. they know how he operates, and they saw the jewish state bill that he was proposing in the last knesset that brought his government down, that was based on a bill establishing jewish supremacy and the subordination of the arab population as a second-class citizenry in housing, education, in social services. they receive a scant amount of government funding and are

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so technically, the 2016 presidential election still a year and a half away but the race is officially on. >> let it begin. it all started on monday with junior senator ted cruz throwing his hat into the ring. cruz is from texas, a staunch conservative part of which is expected to be a large pack of republican contenders. >> reporter: finally, let the race begin. senator ted cruz is the first republican out of the gate. >> i believe in the power of millions of courageous conservatives, rising up to reignite the promise of america. and that is why today i am announcing that i'm running for president of the united states. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: with those words, cruz jump started the 2016

presidential race officially making his lofty ambitions known. there was no hometown rally for this freshman texas senator. he selected the virginia campus of liberty university, all for a picture perfect backdrop of 10,000 ooefk cal students. saying the word liberty more than a dozen times. >> an assault on our religious liberty. we will stand forliberty. >> reporter: he made no apologies as he delivered his unabashed brand of conservatism. >> imagine in 2017 a new president, signing legislation repealing every word of obamacare. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: not everyone was sold on his message.

a group of rapidnd paul supporters said they were used as props because students were required to attend. >> whether you plan to support him or not, what do you think of his message? >> he's definitely a nice guy. he's a bit too much of a war hawk. >> reporter: after the speech we caught up with cruz and asked if he was ready for the marathon ahead. >> if every day is like this i'm invigorated and inspired by young people ready to turn the country around. >> reporter: every day of course will not be like this. his republican rivals plan to jump into the race next month. for this day, though cruz and his family revelled in the moment. his wife heidi has taken a leave of absence from her job at goldman sachs to spend time on the campaign trail with their two daughters. >> i am honored to stand with each and every one of you, courageous conservatives. as we come together to reclaim

the promise of america. >> reporter: senator cruz made clear that he plans to run directly against the party's establishment. and that means candidates like jeb bush. he didn't mention him by name today, but he did implicitly criticize him. it's too early to know whether senator cruz will win the nomination fight. but there's no question he will move the race even further to the right. jeff selly the republican side seems to be the most conjelsgested primary race in decades. it would seem the senator from texas has almost zero chance of winning the nomination. at a minimum, your fellow party members should not hate you. this was peter king's reaction when asked if he would support cruz should he win the party nomination. >> i just hope that day never comes. i will jump off that bridge when

we come to it. >> pretty blunt there. so why is cruz running? >> it's true as peter king said that cruz is a very unpopular figure among many washington republicans, but he does have a base of support among christian ooefkales. and those play a disproportionate role in the state of iowa. cruz has a chance of doing relatively well in iowa because so many people who vote in iowa caucuses are conservative christians and i think his strategy is to emerge as their candidate, to knock offer the candidates on the right. and to make a decision between him and jeb bush. south carolina is a very conservative state, might be a state where ted cruz could have a chance. that's what he sees as his path. >> this is an incredibly crowded field with the republicans.

is that an indication that the party establishment hasn't been able to clear out some of these guys who don't stand much of a chance like maybe they did a few years ago? >> we'll see how many of these end up running. even if they end up running, i suspect a lot of them may drop out after iowa or maybe even before iowa. the establishment has really rallied around jeb bush. and i think he is clearly the establishment candidate right now, but he's also a candidate who has a lot of weaknesses. hees a's not particularly a talented politician. he's been out of politics for a long time. that's where these other candidates be it a scott walker or rand paul see the possibility for a resur jensy. >> for months we were talking about chris christie being the establishment candidate. but it seems that jeb bush has stolen chris christie's lunch

money. does that mean chris christie is out of the game? >> i think he is the candidate jeb bush has hurt the most. it's really a pity that american politics works this way. it doesn't have very much to do with the voters at all. what's really happening right now is mostly a contest for money. and whatever jeb bush's strengthing or weaknesses with actual voters he's proved astonishly successful as a fundraiser largely because of the network from the bush family. that's where he's largely eaten christie's lunch. i think personally it's really really unfortunate for things to play themselves out this way. the christie/jeb bush competition should be played out in front of voters not decided beforehand by people giving $50,000 or $100,000 a pop. >> good point. it does seem to be working that way. good to speak with you, peeltser thank you. >> and it's interesting that marco rubio is choosing to run

because jeb bush is his mentor. we'll see what effect that has. >> once they see themselves. every senator wakes up in the morning and sees a potential presidential candidate. day one, though, for ted cruz a few minor league problems for the junior senator's campaign. ted cruz.com redirected to a website with two lines of text. senator cruz has spoken out forcefully against the president on immigration and ted cruz for america.com redirects you to the obamacare website. >> slightly embarrassing. we go now to berlin where there were all smiles at the greek leader's official visit. behind the scenes they're trying to work out some trust issue. mr. sipris needs to come out

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. protesters in kabul are demanding justice over the killing last week of a young

woman. police were watching as a mob attacked her. the local mullah accused her of burning a koran, but the government says it has found no proof that it happened. the mob beat her, burned her on fire and threw her in the river. 26 people have been arrested. meantime jerusalem mourns seven brothers and sisters killed in a house fire in new york. they ranged in age from 5 all the way to 16. new york's fire commissioner says a hot plate meant to keep food warm over the sabbath sparked the blaze on saturday. >> the victims' mother and sister survived by jumping from a second-story window. the mother is in critical condition. the children's father was not at home when the fire broke out. the united states and south korea are in the midst of their annual joint military exercises. every year their war games draw

the anger of north korea. pyongyang claims they're a rehearsal for an invasion. our paula hancocks is live there in seoul. these training exercises happen every year and every year we hear pyongyang's rhetoric. given how routine the threats have become does seoul take them seriously anymore? how seriously do they take them? >> reporter: certainly, i think seoul listens to what north korea says and has to take any threats seriously. remember this is still a country technically at war with north korea. so even if these, if the rhetoric does seem fairly routine it does have to be taken seriously not only by seoul but by washington and others in the region. this is one of the reasons why south korea and the u.s. believe it's so important to be able to

work together side by side. they are very close allies. and we got an exclusive look at just what the military training looks like this year. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: firing at an unseen enemy, tanks move closer to the threat to defend their position. under tank cover, the infantry mobilize to take out targets on a nearby hill. american and south korean military fighting side by side. the battle may not be real but the threat is. around 20 miles or more than 30 kilometers north of this live fire range is north korea, a country south korea is still technically at war with. these exercises happen every year and every year north korea gets angry. as far as pyongyang's concerned, this is a dress rehearsal for an invasion but seoul and

washington have consistently said that they're routine and defensive in nature. these war games last two months. u.s. commanders say they run through these kinds of scenarios every single day, essential training to prepare for any eventuality. >> every chance we get to build on readiness we have to capitalize om. so we're doing that now. >> reporter: after the firing comes the debrief. soldiers from both countries encouraged to talk about what went wrong as well as right. >> at the end of the day both of us not only are we improving our relationships, but we're getting better and we're learning from each other in the process. >> reporter: preparing for a war they hope will never come but one they have to be ready for. so this is the keyword that u.s. commanders were talking about. readiness. the fact that they need to be ready to fight side by side to work side by side for any

eventuality they're called for. >> and the threat is very real even as north korea continues to modernize their weapons and nuclear weapons capabilities. we appreciate it. thank you. still to come here on "cnn newsroom," isis expanding its reach in afghanistan. we have rare video, showing militants trying to recruit afghans. plus more on the findings of a police investigation into an alleged gang rape at a university of virginia fraternity house. we'll have that in just a moment.

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just going on half past the hour. you're watching "cnn newsroom." i'm john vause. >> and i'm zain asher. protesters are trying to stop the rebel advance in yemen. they are trying to prevent the houthi rebels from moving into aden where the president has taken refuge. with the violence escalating, the u.s. and britain have withdrawn troops from that country. netanyahu is apologizing for comments he made last week. he said he was sorry. he warned his party could lose because arabs were voting in droves. u.s. senator ted cruz is the first candidate to officially announce he is running for the 2016 presidential race. the texas republican made the announcement monday asking supporters to quote reignite the promise of america. the election though is still a

year and a half away. isis recruiters are actively looking for new members, and they're taking their call for jihad to afghanistan. >> we have a rare video of that meeting that shows how the militants are trying to convince afghans to join their ranks. here's our nick payton walsh with more. >> reporter: where there has long been faith and war in afghanistan's serene hills, a new and modern plague as now come. you're seeing rare pictures filmed by our cameraman of what we are told is an isis recruitment session in afghanistan. brothers i'm here to tell you, the recruiter says about the mujahideen in syria. after a decade of war, the taliban is strong but fractured, and the u.s. is leaving. the u.n. warns isis is getting a foothold in afghanistan, and this may be how. this afghan says he's come back from fighting in northern syria

and has won the five recruiters. his pitch is simple. come fight true jihad for al baghdadi for a $500 wage. some listeners are driven. my aim is to fight infidels one says. in syria, or if they ask me to in afghanistan i will. others unsure and just poor. i definitely need the money but will stay here and hope peace comes, one adds. there's a bit of theater here. isis application forms for them to complete on camera but also a clear message to angry young afghans, disillusioned with taliban's wars. there's now an even more ruthless choice you can make -- isis. nick payton walsh, cnn, kabul. the man cleared in the shooting death of trayvon martin believes president obama was responsible for the racial

tension which followed the verdict. george zimmerman gave his first interview since cleared. >> the neighborhood watch volunteer said that mr. obama's remark which was that if he had a son he would look like trayvon martin that remark pitted americans against each other. based solely on race. zimmerman says he has a clear conscience. >> as a christian, i brief that god does everything for a purpose, and he had his plans and for me to second guess them would be hypocritical almost blasphemous. had i had a fracktion of a thought that i could have done something differently so that both of us would have survived then i would have heavier weight on my shoulders. >> a retired u.s. football

player who once was a star in the field will now spend nine years behind bars for rape. darren sharper pleaded guilty in arizona and faces similar charges in california where he's in jail. the five-time professional ball player was charged with drugging and raping women in arizona in 2013 and doing the same thing to two women in california. john? police in charlottesville, virginia now say there is no evidence that a university of virginia student was brutally gang raped at a frat house. you may recall the allegations were published in an article by "rolling stone" last november. rosa flores has the details. >> reporter: charlottesville police announced the conclusion of their investigation into the alleged gang rape into the university of virginia student. >> we're not able to conclude to any substantive degree that an incident that is consistent with the facts contained in that

article occurred at the fraternity house or any other fraternity house for that matter. >> reporter: the alleged rape dates to the fall of 2012. that september a woman identified only as jackie told three friends a horrifying story. about going on a date to a frat party, only to be brutally gang raped by seven men. her story published in "rolling stone" magazine last november quickly gained national attention and sparked a debate about rape on college campuses. at today's press conference police revealed they spoke to nearly 70 people and could find little to corroborate the details of jackie's story. they also found a number of inconsistent stories from jackie. she told police in april of 2014 that she was hit by a bottle on campus and that her roommate helped pick broken glass from her face. >> that roommate was

subsequently interviewed. >> and she denies doing that. >> reporter: two of jackie's friends said her date on the alleged rape night was a student named haven monaghan but they never met him and they found no evidence he even exists. the investigation also found that on the night of the alleged rape the evidence shows there was no party or any kind of event at that frat house in question. but as this complex story unfolds, one issue remains constant. >> that doesn't mean that something terrible did not happen to jackie. on the evening of september 28 2012. we are just not able to gather sufficient facts if to conclude what that something may have been. >> rosa flores there with that report. the accused fraternity released a statement saying the story has done significant damage. they're now asking "rolling stone" for a retraction. editors at the magazine say they're conducting their own investigation. we are going to faketake a quick

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but doesn't care. she has lost about 90 kilos and was rye covering from pneumonia the day of the race. she was at the halfway mark when she started having trouble breathing. she was really struggling to get to the finish line. that's when lieutenant aubrey gregory took her hand. they went the final distance together. he said there was no way he could not help her. and she says the policeman is her angel. >> for me this has been a blessing all the way around because i teach my kids not to give up. i teach them when they set their mind on something that they can't give up. and i'm the hardheaded one of the family. i am ate one who once i get it set in my mind i'm not going to give up. so my son, with him watching me i thought i'm giving up on him and myself. so through prayer this man right here you talk about angel, i don't see the badge. i don't see the, this is this

is a gift from god. i mean if he wasn't there, my journey would have ended right there at mile five. >> nice story after all the bad ones we have lately. finally, the first full week of spring in the northern hemisphere winter has one last gasp across the u.s. millions being hit by this. let's look at the international weather forecast. pedram javaheri joins us. >> you have enough snow to disrupt some people. about 750 flights canceled out of o'hare. you work your way out of minneapolis, about a foot came down in portions of chicago again, 5.8 inches. that was the most snow this late in march since 1982.

rockford also picking up a record. chicago is in the wet department as far as rainfall. more snowshowers in the forecast over portions north of chicago this time around. areas of wisconsin into minnesota. but still, after what was a very warm setup a couple days ago, the cold air returns, the wind chills into the 20s even into chicago and the northeast. and all of this cold hair has inhibited the severe weather you would expect this time of year. you should have 80 tornados historically speaking the month of march. sitting at a goose egg. never gone this late in the season with zero tornados. and notice the activity picks up in intensity. but the tornado drought shaping up. the past seven year that's just the past three years. 18 tornados in 2013. should have 78 when it comes to

the month of march. so we do have a severe weather possibility set up here. the cool dry air, the interaction point, eastern portions of oklahoma. arkansas and southern missouri as well severe weather possibilities over the next 24 hours. but leave you with this. want to take you to japan because on monday tokyo declared its cherry blossom season. japan as you know has a cherry blossom obsession. the meteorological society five five open blossoms to declare the season open. about a million people are dealing with the sea of cherry blossoms across this region of the world. historically speaking in late march you begin to see the cherry blossoms. >> you see cherry blossoms. i see watery eyes sinus.

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going to church playing bridge doing everything. >> reporter: she crediting at least some of her longevity to a lone-star-state favorite. you're drinking dr. pepper right now. >> that's exactly right. this stuff is good. it's got sugar in it. and two doctors have told me that if i drink it i will die, but they died first. >> reporter: that's proof that it's good for you? >> yeah. >> reporter: you think that this drink has helped you live to this age of 104? >> well evidently, because everybody tells me it has too much sugar in it. but since i've been drinking three a day for 50 or 60 year the, evidently my body needs sugar. i don't take any medication. they can't still find anything wrong with me. >> reporter: elizabeth says other than giving birth and getting her tonsils out, she's never been a hospital patient, even at 104, elizabeth has managed to maintain her

independence. two children six grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren want her to live with them but she wants them to stay in her own home. >> if i don't feel like sleeping i sit in this chair, pick up a book turn on the light, or turn on the ftv and stay up all night. i have a key here. i really was smart in college. >> reporter: phi beta kappa? >> i knew how to do things in college. i could do anything. just made as, as, as, all the way. >> reporter: she taught high school math in ft. worth for decades and was still tutoring until just a few years ago. while we were visiting she received a birthday gift from one of her granddaughters. >> she calls me gaga. so this is things she's written about me. gaga turned 104, and the whole

world celebrated. oh my goodness. >> reporter: the granddaughter who sent this is 60 years old. elizabeth sullivan says her life has been fulfilling and very happy. i want to thank you for having us here. >> you're welcome. you're a kind and gentle man. >> reporter: and are' a kind and gentle woman. >> reporter: and also a very inspirational woman who proves you can still have fun when you're in your 100s. cnn, ft. worth texas. >> that's about 70,000 drinks of dr. pepper. >> i think she's on to something. now dr. pepper sales are going to go through the roof. >> she looks great. >> she does. if gives a whole new term to the word international wedding. >> they decided to hold more than three dozen ceremonies all around the world. >> their trip is not over yet but they already have a very impressive wedding photo album from the pyramids of egypt to

india. their eye continue rare eye includes 11 countries in 83 days. >> combine that with the fact they are acrobats and you get amazing images. and they are joining us now via skype from their latest stop. just tell us what was the reason behind all this? why did you hit the road? and what's been the attraction so far? >> we really it came down to when we started planning a wedding we were dumbstruck by the astronomical costs of venues and catering and decorations and flowers and everything else that came together for a single day. and we couldn't justify spending that kind of money. we didn't have it to spare for a single day. and we came up with the idea of making a very small, basically free wedding that we would hold anywhere and if we could hold it anywhere why not hold it everywhere. so that's what we're doing. >> just beautiful. but what about just not having

your family and your friends with you for your big moment? i mean, doesn't that affect you in any way? does that make you sad at all? >> no. we we really thought about that a lot, and we actually, the first thing we did when we decided to do this was call our two moms and see if it was okay. and they loved it they said of course it's so you. and we talked to our friends and family. and honestly because of social media and the ability to continue to stay in contact, we felt like this is the most public you know communal wedding i think anyone's ever had. it's been amazing. it's not as personal at all. >> you guys were ordained online by the church of spiritual humanism. how many selfie ceremonies have you done? >> so far, as of yesterday, we had our 22nd wedding ceremony.

and this is all part of a single wedding. so we have lots of different ceremonies that go into our 83-day wedding, but, you know, we've had 22 different ceremonies so far, and we hope to get over a dozen more. >> for those people who love international destination weddings what has been the best most romantic location so far? >> for me it's not somewhere that you really easily can have a large traditional wedding, and that was in front of the pyramids of egypt is the most magical and spiritual and just breathtaking location that i've ever been to in the world. and we got to stand there, just us and a camel and a tri pod, and we got to exchange wedding rings and vows and marry each other in this breathtaking location that we could never dream, never dream about holding in that location. >> so what are you guys going to do when you renew your vows?

>> we haven't thought past the next ceremony yet. we don't know when the honeymoon will be. it will be something. we're not just we don't know when that is. we're only folkcussed on the wedding right now. >> definitely keep in touch and send us your folk. >> they're joining us from puket. >> a chicken dinner with 200 people you'll never talk to again after your wedding night. i would like that money back. >> we'll continue this conversation. thank you so much for watching "cnn newsroom." i'm zain asher. errol barnett and rosemary church will be back with all the latest news from all around the world. you're watching "cnn newsroom."

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benjamin netanyahu says he's sorry for campaign rhetoric that critics called racist. america's battle for the white house is officially on after a prominent republican enter the race. and a new hit list from isis that targets more than 100 members of the u.s. military. hello, and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm rosemary church. >> i'm errol barnett. this is "cnn newsroom." some high-level u.s. officials say israel spied on the iran nuclear talks and used the information to lobby the american congress to