he took office the february 2012, he replaced allah abdallah sal la, one of the longest serving leader whose has in turn been linked to helping houthis leaders. he is consider add strong ally of the united states in the campaign to wipe out al quaida in the arabian peninsula. which is based in yemen. again, and talk through your knowledge that you have of the region so we just heard the president apologizing saying that basically he lost the capitol to othe houthies, sorry for doing this, but he is left in a position where he was left no alternatives. you spoke about the power vacuum, that is fow in the country. this wasn't a functioning government, so really what sort of difference is it going to make? >> well, the only difference it is going to make this time is it is going to make a huge impact on the houthies themselves. the houthies until 5:00 p.m. local time were celebrates their newfound freedoms and also increasing or growing influence. there was this theory that the houthies would be in favor of a weakened president who would be politically beholden to them for the coming year