navy officials confirm the uss theodore roosevelt along with a guided missile cruiser the u.s.s. normandy left the persian gulf and are on route for the arabian sea. this is a major step to stop the iranians from delivering weapons to rebels in yemen. joining us to weigh in is lieutenant general mcinearnedy, the united nations voted to have the best of weapons from getting to the yemen rebels if you well the houthi. your and knew this but they are sending a big convoy out. how big could escalate? >> it certainly means their objectives are to seize the territory in yemen that the houthis are starting to occupy and have a huge part of it. it shows another effort towards expanding radical islam throughout the arabian peninsula and that is portia radical islam. it is very dangerous what is going on right now. charles: what i don't get with this convoy the united nations got together and said we are going to have an embargo and not allow these on to get there. there in the arabian sea, obviously we are going to skip what can happen? will they try to force this issue or are they trying to make

roosevelt and cruiser u.s.s. normandyards the arabian sea and gulf of aiden to intercept any iranian vessels carrying weapons. the pentagon says the war ships are going to the region because of the deteriorating situation in yemen. more on the movement of u.s. ware war ships to yemen. you can watch that following "action news" at 6:00. >> the police chief in fleetwood berks county say he was tased by a suspected drunk driver. he tracked 65-year-old terrence d'angelo to a trailer park in upper macungie lehigh county. he says d'angelo began struggling with him when confronted. that's when he said he fired his taser he missed. and d'angelo got ahold of the taser shocking the chief. d'angelo is charged with resisting arrest and dui tonight. >>> delaware state police gathered in wilmington today to say goodbye to their long time chaplain. reverend oscar front was 87 years old. he was chaplain for the state police since the 60's. troopers escorted him to his resting place. the reverend became the first delaware state police cha

we diverted the theer to roosevelt as well as a guided missile cruiser the u.s.s. normandym missions in the persian gulf. the roosevelt was there to fly missions in iraq and syria against an islamic state. those ships were diverted -- if you don't mean it, if you don't want to use them. don't divert them, don't have them doing figure 8s on the water because administration doesn't know what to do. if you don't make a fist unless you mean the lay of the punch. the administration's threats have been oh empty and so discouraging to our allies that they are making the situation much much worse. bill: saudi arabia along with egypt and qatar they are fighting forces in yemen. the houthi rebels are backed by the shiia in iran. the theodore roosevelt is out in the arabian sea shadowing this iranian fleet at last check it was still steaming 9 knots an hour. now we have the situation if the iranians come to the coast of wellen. well -- of yemen, if they dock what do we do. if it threatens navigation, that's a problem. what does that mean to you as a military man? >> that's a red herri

u.s.s. "roosevelt", and "normandy" bridges the numbers of u.s. ships to nine. two destroyers, two mine sweepers and two vessels. the move comes as the u.s. continues to monitor seven iranian ships in the area believed to include the destroyer and the helicopter carrying warship. they have a heavy presence off the yemeni coast. from jizan, on the suede-yemeni border we have a report on fierce fighting in many parts of the county. >> reporter: street battles in tiaz a day after the saudi-led coalition announced the end of the first phase of an air campaign in yemen. fighters are loyal to president abd-rabbu mansour hadi. they are supported by soldiers from the 35th brigade. but they are still unable to push the houthi rebels, and the soldiers loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh from the city. a similar scene is here, further south in the city of aden. these are members of the hadi popular resistance committee fighting continued tuesday night and the early hours of wednesday. in washington, the saudi arabia ambassador to the united states said the situati

u.s.s. "roosevelt" and the cruiser "normandy" brings ships in the gulf of aden to nine. including two destroyers mind sweepers and ships, carrying 2,002 marines. iran's convoy consists of seven ships, a destroyer and helicopter carrier. saudi arabia and egypt has a presence off the yemeni coast. >> reporter: a 3-day truce has collapsed in libya. the truce was announced allowing residents to return to their homes. tripoli is a key target to forces loyal to the u.n. recognising the libyan government based in tobruk >>> i.s.i.l. affiliated gunmen killed two loyal to the government. five were injured in the attack near the city >>> iraqi government says its forces are making gains in i.s.i.l. the advance comes as the number of displaced people exceeds 114,000. we have more from baghdad. >> in the western suburb of baghdad, the football pitch has been turned into a tent camp. everyone here has escaped the fighting in ramadi and the surrounding areas. many were scared and criticized their government. this person has eight children, including a boy with leukaemia. he is unemplo

u.s.s. "threo door roosevelt", and "normandy", to join off the coast of yemen, leaving no doubt that there's a possibility of a confrontation at sea, if the ships are carrying arms for the houthis. here is the spokesman earlier today. >> we continue to be mindful of the destabilizing activities that they are engaged in in supporting the houthis, and supplying them weapons. and the united states is serious in sending it to the international community when it comes to the arms embargo in place by the u.n. >> make no mistake, u.s. officials are keeping a close eye on the iranian convoy as it approaches the coast. >> mike viqueira in washington thank you. >> al jazeera's international affairs contributor joins us this evening. good to have you with us. first, the simply question why has society decided to stop bombing when the houthis have not retreated. >> the saudis realised that the campaign was never going to cause them to retreat. they have inflicted damage on arms depot, and made the houthis less formidable. there has been a certain amount of embarrassment. and high civilian casualty rate.