they entered with the unity that was formed yesterday with hadi or with the order of president hadi.y entered the president palace. and then of course very different between the presidential palace and the personal house of hadi where there were clashes there with -- with the defense minister. >> nasr let me just ask you what you want to hear what you expect to hear from the houthi heard who is expected to speak in less than -- or in about an hour's time. >> the big thing for houthi to [ inaudible ] administration council, because yemen has no authority now, has no president, has nothing, unfortunately, and the only man in the arena of yemen is houthi since september 21st not from today or yesterday. >> okay. thank you very much for speaking to us. while all of this is happening on the ground the u.n. security council is holding a meeting discussing what is going on in yemen. james bayes tell us what they have been talking about and what they plan to do. >> reporter: well an urgent meeting of the u.n. security council taking place behind closed doors. they have been listening to the

and essaying that basically he doesn't trust president hadi.t he's confident that hadi is someone that clouds colludes with the west to undermine the shia houthi rebels. that for years the government has been sidelining the houthis not listening to their own demands that, hadi in particular was counter productive. he failed to implement what has been agreed upon in 20112012. but at the same time he said that september when the houthis took over they signed a landmark deal with the government a peace and partnership deal and that this was not also plentied by the government. the problem here is that the government says at the same time, it was the houthis who backtracked on implementing that deal because one of the clauses of that deal said that once a government is formed, houthis pull out from the capital and disarm. >> which did not happen. >> the government was formed in october 2014, the houthis say we still have to maintain our own fighters in the capital because we are concerned about the security situation. you are talking about two narr

what position do you think president hadi is in right now? a very vulnerable state. >> he is in a very weak position. when the houthis took it state in sent they could have kicked him out then and didn't. again we have seen in the last 24 hours that his position has got even weaker, but for the houthis, they could have seized control on both occasions boatright now and back in september. and at any time since then. but they chose not to. >> why haven't they? >> it goes back to the issue that the houthis a it appears don't want to take control themselves. evening when they took sanaa in september, the new peace deal the pmpa was agreed upon after they did that and it forced a new government to be created of course even then they didn't actually have houthi members in ministerial positions because if they do that, if they physically take the power themselves then they are responsible for running the country, they are also then accountable to the people and when the economy collapses the government collapses, they are responsible for all of that

he was appointed by president hadi. many now are questioning whether president hadi really controls the levers of power in yemen. >> president hadi has had broad international support but his government has been forced to fight battles on two fronts. jonathan betz is here with more on yemen's power struggle. >> yes tony, a lot changing quickly. let's look at the rebels who are trying to derail yemen. houthies are competing for control there. they're part of the shia subset and ruled part of yemen for a thousand years until the 1960s. but season years ago the houthies formed an arm group and have been fighting for control ever since. the two groups do not work together because they're from opposing islamic sects. the houthies do have ties with hezbollah in lebanon and many suspect that iran also gives those rebels weapons. so why should americans care about all this? well al-qaeda's branch in yemen is very active, and very dangerous. it was behind the shooting at charlie hebdo paris and was behind the underwear bomber in

over the last three years president hadi weakened the islam party and weakened the former president'sarty and his followers, all the loyalties within the army from the belonging to the islam party or to the former president were all ousted and resulted in many different loyalties within the army hadi thought he would weaken allies and be stronger and did not realize by weakening allies he would have one more enemy left and could defeat him and which today are the houthis. >> it's a chaotic scene in the capitol where you are. what are you hearing about the whereabouts of president hadi and the prime minister where are they now? >> the prime minister is in sanaa but the prime minister is not in sanaa, a helicopter three hours ago evacuated him from the presidential palace and two hours ago to an unknown destination so he is now out of sanaa and the prime minister is in a safe location but in the capitol sanaa. >> editor and chief thank you for the update and we will no doubt camp back to you a little bit later in the program and let's go south to the port city of aden in southern yemen.

over the last three years president hadi weakened the islam party and weakened the former president'sarty and his followers, all the loyalties within the army from the belonging to the islam party or to the former president were all ousted and resulted in many different loyalties within the army, hadi thought he would weaken allies and be stronger and did not realize by weakening allies he would have one more enemy left and could defeat him and which today are the houthis. >> it's a chaotic scene in the capitol where you are. what are you hearing about the whereabouts of president hadi and the prime minister, where are they now? >> the prime minister is in sanaa but the prime minister is not in sanaa, a helicopter three hours ago evacuated him from the presidential palace and two hours ago to an unknown destination so he is now out of sanaa and the prime minister is in a safe location but in the capitol sanaa. >> editor and chief thank you for the update and we will no doubt camp back to you a little bit later in the program and let's go south to the port city of aden in southern yeme

has had the support of president hadi.a result of that, this has allowed the program to continue, one that these charges will reveal is important to the united states, all of this comes in to jeopardy with the fact now there is concern with the unrest. what the future of the program might be. the houthis do not approve of the program we know, and so the united states is concerned because this is so key and sort of a real peg in the wider u.s. program, there is concern about its future and whether or not it could be in jeopardy. >> kimberly hal death live in washington d.c. thank you. >>> so who are the main players in generally. the houthis are the top power they are trying to win greater autonomy for their northern heartland as well as greater representation in government. then of course there is president hadi who came to power in 2012 with u.s. backing. he has the support of the uni majority but is widely seen as weak and inefficient. and cannot make decisions without houthi approval. iran is widely thought to be backin

with hadi, they knew he had been vice president under saleh, they built on the partnership. and now, there is there is no plan b. if hadi goes, this leaves them in a position -- and a really bad position of who they are now dealing with. as for the yemen model, clearly, that is something of a joke, really. the yemen model has all but collapsed. the fighting against al qaeda on the ground has been done now by the houthis, but has made the issue in the problem of al qaeda worse in yemen anyway, the violence carried out by al qaeda has increased hugely since the houthis took sanaa in september. looking at the oxfam figures the underlying problem in yemen those figures have gone to 16 million people in need of humanitarian aid. the last figures that 14.7 million. as a population of 25. whilst international community focuses on the security issues you have an economy that is collapsing, rising humanitarian crisis, and political issues that haven't been dealt with. this kind of short-term thinking about the security situation in yemen is really never going to get to the bottom of

he said hadi was not negotiating a power sharing deal in good faith.nd accused of working with al-qaeda. and warned the international community not to interfere. >> translator: i would like to tell the security council that my measures they are making to shut us up will not benefit you at all. we are prepared to face any consequences. this is a crucial issue for the fate of the country, the future of its people and the dignity of our nation. >> reporter: members of the gulf cooperation council have called the situation a coup and urged the houthi to withdraw their fighters from all security and military institutions. in this town people demonstrated against the houthis, burning posters of the houthi leader and saying what they are doing is a coup attempt. the rebels which took control of the capitol and nine other provinces last year say they want a real partnership and a say in the decision-making process. warning the president to cooperate or else they will take what they say are further measures. >>> kurdish forces in iraq have launched a major offe

under hadi's tenure the u.s. had nearly a blank check to use drone strikes against the apaq leaders. defense secretary chuck hagel said yemen is in no position to guarantee any guantanamo detainees won't return to the battlefield. >> the conditions today aren't any different than they have been. >> the pentagon has two ships standing by ready to evacuate the american embassy. they're equipped with helicopters and hospital facilities but the for now the assessment is there is no need to rescue the americans. >> just four months ago they cited yemen as a place for the u.s. to work with a friendly government in target al-qaeda. ly let's bring in peter, a yemen analyst. what do you think happened over the course of last maybe 12-18 hours here where the u.n. envoy is literally on the ground in sanaa talking with houthi leaders, and the president is effectively and the cabinet effectively resigning. >> what seems to have happened is houthies came to a deal with the president. they agreed to release his chief of staff w

they also want hadi to integrate hewthy fighters into the army and security forces. our correspondent has more from yemen. >> reporter: the general people's congress in a statement said its leader and former president had sent a letter dated on december 19th to the current president, demanding him to cancel the u.n. sanctions against the former president as well as two houthi members. also in that letter apparently former president called on hadi to call for early parliamentary and presidential elections to end the current crisis and achieve national unity. in a separate development, they declared they are closing down the airport and the sea ports. forces that are local fighters here deployed around aden to try

a influence deal worked out with the houthi and president hadi, it appears hadi had little to do but agree to their demands. a u.s. ally will be eventually pushed out of office do you feel? >> well if the whole gulf coordination council process sort that they are in the middle of now anticipated that hadi would be the new interim president and after a new constitution is written, it is hard to teld tell whether hadi will tholdwillhold to an agreement with a gun held to his head. but at the end of the day couple the new yemeni constitution will hold on to autonomy for a number of different regions. in order to keep that country together given how diverse and dynamic and factional it is. >> if it is a power vacuum you referred to earlier some say the houthis are not ready to govern so there could be another failed state. could yemen become another afghanistan with aqap doing whatever it wants? some report says that i.s.i.l. is trying to expand into yemen too. >> look the situation in yemen and the situation in afghanistan or syria or iraq or any of the other conflict zones in the a mid

it seems that hadi's resignation has caught many off guard. we're expecting the secretary general to comment villa written statement early i'm told that they're currently reviewing the situation, and trying to establish exactly what is happening on the ground. we know that there is a lot of concern here among many member states many in the international community certainly on the security council for troops to flourish. president hadi is the only leader there that was recognized by the international community and now he's gone. >> okay, kristen saloomey thank you for that update from the u.n. >>> yemen's second city has reopened it's air and sea port. officials had closed the entrances for 24 hours due to heavy fighting in the capitol. they're reversing the decisions in response to the new deal made between the president and houthi rebels. it's estimated that one in 160 children globally has some form of autism with boys five times more likely than girls to have the disorder. teaching skills to babies under one-year-old could help them develop

now president hadi tried his luck perhaps by deploying some of the forces that are still loyal to him. and when you think -- when you look at the results of that decision he made perhaps the wrong decision because clearly the houthis are in charge. and more powerful and that's because the appliance they have with the former president ali abdalla alfalah. he will be meeting with all the parties that are signature if president hadi survives this crisis he will appear even weaker. >> omar, we'll definitely get back to you as soon as we get more information on the meeting we'll stay on that for you. just as a follow-up we are reporting from the southern port city of aden, for security reasons, not from sanaa. >>> an i.s.i.l. video which al jazeera has chosen not to show is demanding $200 million for hostages release. i.s.i.l. is threatening to kill them in 72 hours is if their requests are not met. >>> i.s.i.l. fighters launched an attack on special force he assisting the iraqi army planning a force. >>> a court in bahrain is due to reach a vert verdict in the trial of a defendant. shia m

houthi fighters seized the palace a short distance from hadi hadi's residence, and are in control of the state broadcaster. the head of the houthis accused hadi's government of being ineffective. our country is suffering at the domestic level. many forces and blocs are not living up to the degree or level of challenges. they are not addressing them responsibility. >> u.s. president obama struck a tone in the state of union address setting out a vision for a more equal america, but with a republican-controlled congress the president may struggle to deliver his promises. our white our correspondent patty culhane has more. >> the president of the united states. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: u.s. president obama used his speech to the nation where he and republicans in charge disagree the most. it was platantly gear with this exchange. >> i have no more campaigns to run. my only agenda - i know because i won both of them. >> republicans cheering his final two years in office. but for his part the president spent the vast majority of time on domestic issues. the main area of disa

number of drone attacks that were aided and abetted by the hadi government. the u.s. is very concerned that the country is not going to have a chance to be a stable country in the region, it has been very concerns about the political strains within yemen for some time, but certainly when it comes to counter for error im, that is perhaps the number one concern so now the u.s.' man in yemen if we can say has stepped down the houthis rebels make no secret of their dislike of the united states, what options are open to the u.s.? well, the houthies for example, really don't like the drone strike campaign at all they are very much opposed to it but that's not to say that at some point the u.s. might not be able to figure out how to have a relationship with them if indeed the houthies do take control of power inside that country, that is something which the state department and the white house both say that they are trying to assess right now. there's also the concern that because of this political instability, that this might actually give some space as it were for

something that president hadi rejects. >> thank you. the united states has not yet called the situation in yemen a coup al jazeera asked u.s. state department spokesperson why? >> there is a legal analysis that would be done in any circumstance regardless around the world president hadi is the president of yemen. we remain in touch with him. we've seen reports of cease-fire talks. we urge all parties to abide by the terms that's where we feel. is it easy? no. but that's the best path forward and that's the discussions we're having on the ground. >> michael: we have reports of how events have unfolded. >> they may not officially have power, but it's clear who is in charge with yemen's capitol of sanaa. houthies stand guard where presidential guards stood just days ago. but they say they're only here to maintain order. >> we're here to provide security and stability and to protect freedom and services of all people. >> president hadi has not been seen in public since monday. >> the problem is you don't know who are the players and what's

but some forces are still loyal to president hadi. hadi's decision to deploy troops in the capital was triggered by the kidnapping of his chief of staff on saturday. it's not clear if hadi will win what could be seen as his last battle. some say what happened on monday could use to a new yemen. could it also lead to the resignation of president abd rabbah mansur hadi. to impose his demand of dividing yemen into two federal regions or break away. omar al saleh, al jazeera yemen. >>> former manager of the yemen times jim good to see you. how precarious is president hadi's grasp on yemen right now? >> it's tremendously precarious right now. i don't think anybody has the ability to stop the houthis if they wanted to. >> what are their intentions? >> their intentions are incredibly murky. if they wanted to take control they would have done so in september when they took control of sanaa. if they want political power if they are just posturing if they want more control i don't think anybody who says they know what's going on in sanaa doesn'

some forces are still loyal to president hadi. hadi's decision to deploy troops in the capital was triggered by the chief of staff on saturday. some say what happened on monday could lead to a new yemen. it could also lead to the resignation of president hadi. that could be the right moment for the separateist movement. omar al s saleh, al jazeera. >> his time is not up. i think that the alternative is very bleak. i think that president hadi has demonstrated that in fact the only solution for yemen is reconciliation between the houthis and the majority of the government, and he has gone out of his way to actually welcome the houthis into the government to make sure that they are partners in the future of yemen. now, of course there are individuals who are unhappy with him, which is normal and natural but i think alternative is very bleak and perhaps not even existent for the time being. >> if he actually welcomed them into the government that was part of the u.n. brokered ceasefire that was agreed back in september that there had

. >> what is the whereabouts of president hadi? >> our sources informed us that a health took president hadi from his house to an undisclosed location. >> was this the seat of government or was it the president's personal residence? >> it was everything. the president hadi new that hundreds of houthi fighters were entering sanaa last night. he closed many roads when these roads were closed houthis teamed to open the doors again. that is where clashes happened near the president's house and near the palace. the houthis then tried enter the palace through the southern entrance which is less guarded here at the capital and that's where the heavy damages in the local residence took place. right now we have no casualty tolls but we have dozens of houses that have been damaged by heavy artillery near the presidential palace and clashes are thought taking place now as he left the house there is no reason for clashes to happen anyways. >> thank you very much indeed. is. >>> killed in an israeli helicopter attack on sunday will be buried a

it could lead to the resignation abd rabbuh mansur hadi. from al jazeera,. >> let's go over to yemen and speak with a visiting scholar at the middle east center where his research focuses on yemeni and gulf politics. so what makes this cease-fire agreement this time any different than the past ones? >> it is not not at all. i wish it was different. ultimately, i think it would be one of the cease-fires that would not end up houthi part of the cease-fire agreement. >> will the situation unfold on monday in yemen force the international community to act more act more decisively and act more quickly with regard to the regional powers. >> it has not been effective as it thought, it's not as effective as it should be. but there is right now a chance move for a move. i know for a fact, however that saudis have removeed because houthies have taken over. if the cabinet or current government remains with this much focus the houthies will expand. >> even by supporting the cabinet the houthies have proven over the past couple of months and definitely

long before president hadi resigned. ending the current political crisis will only be the first step in bringing long lasting stability to yemen. >> presidents of ukraine says he will punish those responsible for the rocket attack in mariupul. charles stratton reports. >> this amateur video shows residential apartments, their windows blown out across the road from another building in flames. a woman's body lies amidst the rubble. a body of a man close by. ukrainian soldiers patrol the street. >> translator: there's a lot of damage to residential buildings and the market. you can see the bodies lying over there. >> ukrainian military says pro-russian rebels launched attack on the port city of mariupul. it lies on the azof sea and is a major city between russia and russian annexed crimea. alexander torcli-nof says vladimir putin was responsible. putin has blamed the upsurge in violence on what he says as those who issue criminal orders. days after the military withdrew from donetsk airport after months of fighting. the sep

that did not appear to be of the liking of president hadi. to how much power he would really have. this was first put out by the information might be sister. she suggested he should resign to no longer be the figure head of what she felt would be a houthi-led administration here. we have not heard from the houthis themselves. this is a vital ally for the united states in the fight against terrorism. the fight against al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. now it appears it's going to be tough for washington to know exactly who to telephone if they need assistance here in yemen. >> yesterday, there were isis terrorists emerging in yemen as well. let's go to atika in london. john kerry's been there. he's been meeting with diplomats to discuss what's going on against isis. they now say they've killed an estimated 6,000 fighters including key leaders. update us on what is going on in this overall war against isis. >> well, secretary of state john kerry backed that up by saying that ground troops there fighting isis supported by more than 2,000 air st

. >> the leader of the houthi rebels in yemen demands that president hadi institute political reforms. houthis took over the capital, tightening their grip afterafter after months of standoff. >> reporter: yemen is facing an uncertain future. the capital sanaa is a battle ground. some rebels fought with the houthis. the rebels attacked the president's residence. the movement blamed the president for failing to implement a power varying deal. >> at this historic point at time when conspiracy have been plotted against the country, there's oo great danger facing yemen. we will not be scared. the issue is crucial. >> in the town people demonstrated after the speech. they burnt posters of the houthi leaders. the rebels wish to control the capital and nine other provinces - they want real partnership and a say in the decision-making process. they are against a draft constitution that divides yemen into six federal regions. but the group's critics suggest that the houthis were instrumental in forming the new government and their demands were met. they say the group is making excuses to justi

in a statement that says that the former president had sent [ inaudible ] to the current president hadidecember 19th demanding him to end the u.n. sanctions against the former president and the two houthi leaders, and a call for an early presidential and parliamentary elections to end the current crisis and achieve national unity. all of this comes after a day of huge uncertainty in the capitol. yemen is facing an uncertain future. it's capital sana'a a battleground after some government troops fought with houthis. the rebels attacked the president's residence and stormed the president palace in another location. the >> translator: at this historic and exceptional point in time when conspiracies have been plotted against the country, there is a great danger in yemen. we will not be scared by foreign powers. the issue is crucial. >> reporter: in this town people demonstrated after the speech. they burned posters of the houthi leader saying what the houthis are doing is a cue attempt. the rebels which took control of the capitol last year say they want real partnership and a say in the de

. >>> beginning with breaking news from yemen after president hadi has reportedly reached an agreement with houthi rebels after a day of unrest in the capitol of sanaa. the agreement calls for the houthi rebels to withdraw from areas around president hadi's home and presidential palace. as part of the deal the houthies will release a top aid who they kidnapped over the weekend. the agreement is that houthies have a right "t" represent in all state institutions. what do you make of these latest developments and offers from the president to the houthies and what they'll say they'll do in exchange. >> actually, he met with houthies for yesterday for about 75 minutes. he said that an agreement from four points, and they'll go forward. first thing is about the constitution that because the constitution should be in line with the outcome of the conversation. i think that still they're sticking to their point. the point that we spoke about six regions about the division of yemen in decision regions. this is outside within the presidential. the national authority, which is going to oversee the

it could signify the withdrawal of prime minister hadi.ing yemen into two federal regions or break away. omar al saleh. al jazeera yemen. >>> attack on syria on sun happened near the golan heights and killed six members of hezbollah. attending fun ralings of some of those killed. al jazeera's nicole johnston reports. >> a few thousand people turned out to the funeral of jihad mumia. one of ten people killed on an israeli attack on sunday. son of an hezbollah leader one belonged to iran's revolutionary guard. the significance of this funeral is that jihad mumia was arriving inside hezbollah a man being croomed for a much more senior position. this sounds like a planned and coordinated attack. israel has targeted weapons convoys before but first time it has carried out such a direct hit against a group in syria. the question now is: how will hezbollah respond? >> wait and see. our message will continue, our line will continue never stop. >> hebs says there will be retral yaition when the group is ready for it. >> actually, we are angry bit f

he is a close aid to president hadi. and he was abducted last week by houthi fighters.accuse him of -- they said when they arrested him, they -- they found in his phone, he -- he saved a phone conversation with the president where they were both colluding to try to undermine the houthis in their near future. this is the same man who was appointed to become yemen's prime minister a new months ago, but the houthis rejected it saying we don't trust this man, this man seems to be an ally of the americans. now that he has been now released by the houthis, this could be seen as a first step towards reconciliation because the president hadi in the past had said you have to release my chief of staff. but there are ministers who are still under house arrest. if they are also allowed to go home we can see these as parts of a confidence-building measure. >> as you say, hashem it's a positive step but there is however, this worrying power vacuum in yemen. the president has resigned. so who is in charge if anybody? >> there is no one in charge for the time being, except for the envo

there is victims here. >> let's take a look now at the man of the moment president hadi. 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

they also want hadi to integrate hewthy fighters into the army and security forces. correspondent has more from yemen. >> reporter: the general people's congress in a statement said its leader and former president had sent a letter dated on december 19th to the current president, demanding him to cancel the u.n. sanctions against the former president as well as two houthi members. also in that letter apparently former president called on hadi to call for early parliamentary and presidential elections to end the current crisis and achieve national unity. in a separate development, they declared they are closing down the airport and the sea ports. forces that are local fighters here deployed around aden to try to prevent any infiltration of any armed men. >> let's talk to a visiting scholar who joins me on the phone. the houthis have laid out their latest demands, they want a vice president from their group. they want thousands of their forces integrated into the army. these are pretty big demands, will they be met? >> i'm not sure. i haven't heard locally on that. but

the question of course was how much power did president hadi have.nd prime minister have now quit. that obviously shows they believe their jobs are to be figure heads for the houthi momt. we haven't heard what the houthi's response will be, but it is a seismic change in the political climate here which does suggest president hadi is now hanging on by less of a thread than he had a couple hours ago. >> we have two warships currently positioned in the red sea just to the west of where you are, nick, in case there is an immediate need to evacuate the people in the american embassy right now. we also have some breaking news coming to us regarding the visit of prime minister benjamin netanyahu which was invited by congress but not necessarily the white house to come and address congress. and now we are learning that there is some developments there. the president is now weighing in. speaking about that. will he or won't he take part in any kind of high-level visit with netanyahu. that's coming up next. boy: once upon a time, there was a nice house that li

we the people will stand with him. >> reporter: but hadi's decision was made under pressure.has been holed up in his home. in september the houthis signed a u.n. brokered deal after take control of large parts of sana'a. but they are demanding a bigger say in government. >> translator: i want to assert again that the crisis can't be resolved other than what you agreed upon throughout the outcomes of the partnership agreement. i call on you all to have wisdom and national spirit and use dialogue and political action to resolve any disagreement. >> reporter: but with that comes security concerns. separatists in the south have renewed their call with a split with the north. and supporters there, the line of security against al-qaeda are saying that will no longer take orders from the capitol. some activists view this as the unravelling of hard-gained reforms. >> after the counter revolution they destroy all of the [ inaudible ] of our peaceful revolution. >> reporter: backed by iran and in control of the capitol, the houthis are also accused of colluding with the former presiden

it's not clear if hadi will win what could be seen as his last battle. some say what happened on monday could lead to a new yemen. it could also lead to the resignation of the president abd rabbah manah mansur hadi. omar al saleh, al jazeera yemen. >>> students had just returned to school at a after a two week teacher's strike. most of the children were between 8 and 13. at least ten of them are injured. coming up this hour france is now waging a war against another group of attackers a cyber-war. plus a day of remembrance and a day of protest. a look at the legacy of martin luther king. luther king. >> the city of new york has agreed to settle a lawsuit with a man who claims he was choked and unable to breathe during an encounter with police in 2013. the suit was filed in june of 2014 one month before the death of eric garner. the use of choke holds is banned by the nypd. the city agreed to pray him $75,000. >>> the martin luther king holiday was observed with community service events around the country. president obama urged to make it a day of service

the villa rebels have agreed to release one of hadi's top aids. in exchange they'll be given a greater say in the running of the country. this will involve amendments to the constitution as well as greater reputation in parliament and all state institutions. well there has been no visible change yet in the number of houthi soldiers. since taking over, houthies have tightened their grip taking over television stations. the leader warped on tuesday that all options remained open if a deal with the government is not upheld. well, al jazeera has obtained a leaked records of a telephone call subjecting that former president ali abdullah saleh is coordinating moves with the shia houthi rebel leader. the audio is dated late september when the shia group took control of sanaa. >> in an audio leaked to al jazeera we hear what appears to bed the ousted president ali abdullah saleh speaking with the houthi leader. in the phone call saleh tells him to speak with the secretary general at the time, a military leader loyal to saleh. urging him to shall operation

with the stepping down of hadi and its government the key ally of the u.s. president hadi and government have been trying to quite aqap on the ground and authorizing u.s. drone strikes taking place there. a lot of concern about the u.s. war on terror in yemen and what happens next. what is the alternative as we see the hosi movement tightening its grip on government and the capital. sanaa not really an ally there. they are fighting the aqap. one of the main slogans of the historically iranian backed group is death to america. they have publicly said they oppose u.s. drone strikes and u.s. involvement in yemen. a lot of concern about the current situation and political chaos and what this means with the group trying to reassert itself as a major terror organization and claiming responsibility for the paris attack on "charlie hebdo." >> thank you. >>> six minutes after the hour. happening right now, the deadline for japan to pay the huge ransom for two hostages held by isis that deadline has passed with no word this morning on this fate. islamic terror groups

does he want to make concessions. >> hadi has absolutely no other alternative in yemen.has to wait and see what his supporters can do. if they can force the houthis to give some major concessions particularly the fighters pulling out of the capitol, he might stage a comeback where we see hadi uniting yemeneze. if the houthis insist on setting up their own poll -- political option then he will have no other choice but to leave. >>> alberto nuzman was found shot in the head just hours before he was supposed to give kru crucial testimony. the president has called to dissolve the spy agency. >> reporter: after more than a week of controversy and protests argentina's president has announced a major shakeup. >> translator: i have taken the decision for the secretary to be dissolved and for a federal agency of intelligence to be created who will lead by a general director and sub director. they are appointed by the executive, but require the agreement of the senate to be able to function. >> reporter: the prosecutor was found dead in his apartment last week a day before he was

this kind of fighting has been going on for months long before president hadi resigned. ending the current political cries i will only be the first step in bringing long term stability to yemen. al jazeera. >> they are closing temporarily tahrir square. when the former president hosne mubarak was depose red power. what egypt's president abdel fattah al-sisi pedestrian. >> there must be a revolution certified us that shall push us forward in all feels. >> ukraine's president has promised to punish those responsible he says for a rocket attack that killed at least 30 people in the eastern city of mariupul. rebel leaders claim responsibility for the attack. charles stratford reports. >> sirens ring out across the city, a warning of more attacks. this amateur video shows residential apartments their windows blown out. a woman's body lies amongst the rubble. a body of a man lies close by. ukraine military says pro-russian rebels launched rocket attacks on the port city of mariupul. mariupul is of strategic significance to both sides. major city between russia and russian anne

remember the houthies did impose different decisions on president hadi. they appointed key members within their movement. and without pressure, nobody would give in to that. >> thank you very much for that update. reporting for us from aiden in yemen. we go to the editor in chief from the "yemen post." >> a deal has been reached by both sides. both sides--the deal has been agreed to by the negotiating committee. in the next hour we expect all to be halted. the houthies are sending reinforcement inside the capitol. the only option from the president is to reach a cease-fire. or by nightfall. the president has asked for the chief of staff who was kidnapped by houthies two days ago, to be released or things could escalate. because did not do a successful job in unifying the military. many of the military refused to fight and remain neutral. >> iran confirmed that a general from the revolutionary guard was killed in an airstrike in syria. there are reports that an israeli helicopter fired missiles at a convoy in golan heights. six hezbollah fighters also died

it doesn't seem like president hadi is, in fact in control. the rebels have taken over guarding his home. they've surrounded the presidential palace and are basically in control of yemen's capital. so what do they want and who exactly are they? well, they're from the north. they're shiite. about a third of mostly sunni country. they're demanding more of their own people be put into positions of power, arguing president hadi had not kept up his promise of shared control. so far, they've not overthrown him or demanded that he step down. analysts believe this is because the rebels don't think they can maintain control if they take over the government outright drawing the ire of not just the yemeni people but places like saudi arabia and the united states. president hadi has been a big ally for the united states in the fight against terror cooperating with torgted drone attacks in yemen. it was the al qaeda branch in yemen that took responsibility for the "charlie hebdo" attacks. not much mention of yem bin u.s. officials. they're not going to eva

hadi he must not run away from taking responsibility and complete the peaceful transition of power,ople will stand with him. >> reporter: hadi decision was made under pressure and held up at his home since the houthis stormed the presidential palace and surrounded parliament earlier this week. in september the houthis signed a u.n. brokered deal after taking control of large parts of sanaa but they are demanding a bigger say in government. >> translator: i want to assert again the crisis cannot be resolved other than what you agreed upon through the outcomes of ndc and peace and national partnership agreement and call on you all to have wisdom and national spirit and use the dialog and political action to re resolve disagreement. >> reporter: and comes security concerns and separatist are split from the north and some fighting in the port city of aden and supporters of the president there the only line of security there against al-qaeda are saying they will no longer take orders from the capitol and some activists view this as the unravelling of hard gained reforms. >> after the mal

president hadi was his vice president. what's happened in the three years since then, is president hadi has really been unable to bring in different groups, groups such as the houthis groups like southern secessionists into his government. it's been a slow-motion collapse and today was the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back. first the prime minister and & his cabinet resigned. and once that happened, president haddie had really no other option. he had to step down, and now yemen is a country without a president without a vice president, without a prime minister and without a cabinet. >> ifill: and the u.s. is a country without an ally where it had one in the past. how significant is this collapse to the u.s. efforts to curb terrorism, especially the kind that is rooted in yemen? >> reporter: right. this is very significant and i think it's very worrisome u.s. counter-terrorism officials in washington. what the u.s. has been doing over the past several years is essentially relying on president hadi and for a while

president hadi did not have a vice president. so legally speaking the speaker of the parliament would be next in line but that doesn't seem to be the case. >> let's go to davos, switzerland, richard quest, our man on the scene. let's talk about saudi arabia the death of king abdullah richard. this is a major development obviously. you spoke, i understand with the secretary of state john kerry. what about the reaction over there at the world economic forum which you're covering? >> reporter: well john kerry was leaving after giving his speech and i managed to grab a sentence from him. i asked him if he saw any difference, anything changing in u.s./saudi arrangements and he said no not at all, not from the conversations i had, he didn't see any change. that seems to be the view of many people here because they knew that king abdullah had been ill and infirm for some time. the brother had been running things for quite some time. the king has moved very quickly, wolf to put in some of his own people for example, as chief of staff, he

the insurgents tightened their controlled, holding abd rabu mansur hadi as prisoner in his own home. they said they would release the presidential palace and release the chief of staff held over the weekend. the question who was in charge of the country, a critical u.s. ally against al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, the group who claimed responsibility for the recent tack in paris. for more we're joined by christopher swift an adjunct professor, author of a book, the fighting vanguard. very good to have you back on the show. washington the white house there must be breathing a sigh of relief since president hadi is an important ally in our fight against the al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. presidential palace in the capital sanaa. in the past hour their leader has addressed the country. >> at this defining moment in the history of our homeland. we are going through at critical moment. ♪ ♪ >>> hello there, i am barbara, you are watching al jazerra live in london. also coming up on the program. nine policemen are killed in iraq as isil fighters attack the compound of an influential

he still calls the president, president hadi. he was in his residence today and there was intense gunfire in the streets outside. he is safe we nrlsunderstand but cabinet members aren't sure whether to turn up to work tomorrow. it's a state with a huge vacuum at the top. we don't know if the houthis want hadi to stay. we know certain areas are loyal and talking about foe terriblepotentially closing roads. the major fears is because of houthis have proven their power on the streets in the last day or so we have to see if that translates into a desire to keep over the government or if they want hadi to stay in place and basically describe we'll do what we like we'll remind you how powerful we can be. >> the u.s. we're told is mobilizing warships helicopters, preparing to evacuate the u.s. a.m. basscy there. senator dianne feinstein, on the senate intelligence committee, she said that the u.s. needs to get out now. any update on if or when that might happen? >> reporter: it doesn't look imminent. one of the vehicles was shot up on t