>> they weren't technically part of the hadi government didn't have any seats in the hadi government. they were part of the larger political process participants in national dialogue conference and implementation of gcc initiative. >> okay, the appointment of the vice president sufficient to satisfy what they're looking for as far as representation and the other part of that question does the appointment of mr. baha as vice president, does that weaken the hadi -- president hadi's effectiveness if he were to go back into power? >> the appointment of cal add baja was one of the elements that resolved the first confrontation with the houthis last year when they signed an agreement and they approved the appointment as prime minister. yesterday or the day before yesterday when he was named as vice president they objected not because they have any concern about him. he is somebody that i think is universally respected inside yemen but because they objected to the process that led to his appointment. but we think that he is someone who is acceptable to all of the elements of society. we don'

the saudis have already dropped some equipment for the supporters of hadi. so understandably they will do more of that now in areas that have history to the hadi side. >> mohammed vall thank you very much indeed for shedding light on the situation in yemen for us. thank you. we have to bring you more on the conflict in yemen later on the program when the saudi-led coalition holds its daily briefing. >> a court in egypt sentenced to death 11 men involved in the ball riot more than 70 people were killed during the violence in 2012. a a court referred the sentencing to the grand mufti. capital punishment has to be approved by the opportunity country's most senior religious authority. it is not binding and there could be an appeal. the final ruling will come at the end of next month. >> pro-muslim brotherhood students have fought security fors outside a court in cairo. hundreds of students gathered and then ran through the streets hurling stones at security forces. they are angry over the trial of ousted president mohammed morsi due in court next month for insul

president obama hadi was forced to flee. saudi arabia led a coalition of over ten arab operations and operation decisive storm which consisted of air strikes only but very well could include ground forces in the near future. iran feels embolden in yemen because of the leverage they gained over the administration through the nuclear negotiations. but i commend the gulf countries, the gcc countries for taking a strong stance against iran and stepping up to the plate in yemen. despite their action they actually control more territory now than they did before the saudi response. our embassy is closed. our personnel are evacuated and there's no hadi government to speak of. and al qaeda and arabian peninsula has taken advantage of the fighting and has capitalized on the deteriorating situation in yemen and we have very little visibility into the movements or their actions. i'm concerned that the aqap has gained ground in eastern yemen and has been left virtually unchecked to recruit and train. let's not forget that it was aqap tha

many would like to see vice president bahah to replace hadi. but hadi was showing that he had more popular people on his side. i agree generally i think this is a speech--i was going to say that yemenis were expecting more but i think yemenis have given up expecting dramatic speeches from hadi. >> he has had the saudis come up and say we're going to stop the bombing campaign. and we've had houthi leaders say we're coming close to a settlement. >> yes and we have not really gotten anything--there was really no knock-out punch. there was nothing significant out of there. the language about the national military and specifically the language about the militias in the south, i think there is a sign of a worry there suggesting that perhaps this conflict is not as over as some people have said. unnotably some of the language is very strong in terms of sending people to the dust pin of history. that suggests that maybe despite the calls for a political settlement that may suggest that reconciliation is further away than many people hoped. but when it

president obama hadi was forced to flee. saudi arabia led a coalition of over ten arab operations and operation decisive storm which consisted of air strikes only but very well could include ground forces in the near future. iran feels embolden in yemen because of the leverage they gained over the administration through the nuclear negotiations. but i commend the gulf countries, the gcc countries for taking a strong stance against iran and stepping up to the plate in yemen. despite their action, they actually control more territory now than they did before the saudi response. our embassy is closed. our personnel are evacuated and there's no hadi government to speak of. and al qaeda and arabian peninsula has taken advantage of the fighting and has capitalized on the deteriorating situation in yemen and we have very little visibility into the movements or their actions. i'm concerned that the aqap has gained ground in eastern yemen and has been left virtually unchecked to recruit and train. let's not forget that it was aqap th

president hadi doesn't have a minister of defense. he doesn't have a central command, an army central command. >> we are seeing some victories for the pro hadi camp in taiz and aden where the popular witnessessance forces managed to recapture his home. >> alongside with the factions in the army, we see some results for hadi. we see progress in taiz and aden because of the better organization of the popular committees and because of the help of airstrikes. we see the popular committee's today in aden able to take back the home of president hadi and the in other areas adjacent to it. we see them also taking a stadium, a sports stadium inside taiz that was opened by the houthis after an air strike this morning targeted this stadium. hundreds of fighters from the houthi side were seen dispersing and trying to felt into the population. they were chased by the popular committee's inside taiz in the streets. the scenes there of disintegration among the houthis and sala side on the part of the army and part of the houthi fighters inside taiz.

let's go to yemen now where forces loyal to abd rabbuh mansur hadi say they have pushed back fightersook positions at the aiden airport and stopped houthi advance and took parts of a neighborhood in aiden and while this was a scene in this neighborhood the street battles are between fighters loyal to president hadi who is in exile in saudi arabia and forces who support the long-term president salah and they targeted the sanaa and base on monday and at least 46 killed and 341 injured in that explosion. let's speak to mohamed live on saudi arabia's border, update us on the fighting on the ground at the moment. >> yes, what we know about this fighting is it's raging by the day and the popular committees and pap particular resistance committees in aiden are making progress and have seen chaos in the first few weeks of campaign when there was utter confusion and a situation of hate and houthis gaining ground along with their loyalists. now we see a reverse in that situation according to reports from aiden and we see a steady and what looks like a systematic gaining of ground by hadi loyali

today ali is based in the bay area, hadi in seattle. the twins, who grew upside by -- to grew up side by side -->> we played piano as duets, i was always the left hand and he was the right hand. >> reporter: --still working in tandem sharing their childhood joy of coding. >> when they realize they can do it, you can see that lighted go off for people. that's the real joy in the work that we do. >> reporter: so for introducing millions of students to programming, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to ali and hadi partovi. sharon chin, kpix 5. >> kids don't have to wait for a workshop. they can try it online. look for the link in or story > up tonight at 5:00, who is tracking your email and how anyone knows when and where you open a message? and how to block it. we'll have that story and more coming up at 5:00. >>> and thanks so much for joining us. we had a studio audience joining us today, as well. let's hear it for them! [ applause ] >> we have ohlone college the broadcasting department and the boy scouts! what's your tro

and right now we can talk about momentum being made by hadi by hadi and his loyalists but as i said they need coordination in the field. >> thank you very much indeed. the latest on the situation in yemen. monitoring a news conference by the houthi needleader. we will bring you knees on what he has been seeing a little later on. >> first of all, we have more on the conflict where later in yemen, when the saudi-led coalition holds its daily briefing that's i think, just underway soon. we will bring you that as soon as it starts. now, let's move to afghanistan which has agreed to work with iran to counter threats from isil. it is the first ever attack in afghanistan by fighters linked to the armed group. 35 were killed on saturday. jennifer glasse has more. >> reporter: these are some of the victims of saturday's bombing, recovering in a jilalabad hospital. they have heard accusations that fighters affiliated by is isil are to blame. people are angry the government can't provide security. >> if it's da 'esh or taliban, we condemn such acts. it is not acceptable. the perpetrators should be

president hadi was forced to flee. but perhaps even more astonishingly in what can only be described as alarmingly tone deaf and short-sighted, when press secretary earnest was asked at a press briefing if this model was still successful after the yemeni central government collapsed and the u.s. withdrew all of our personnel including our special forces, he said yes, despite all indications pointing to the contrary. so where do we stand now? that's the important question. president hadi was forced to flee. saudi arabia has led a coalition of over ten arab nations in "operation decisive storm" which so far has consisted of air strikes only but very well could include ground forces in the near future. iran feels emboldened in yemen because of the leverage it has gained over the administration include the nuclear negotiations. but i commend the gulf countries, the gcc countries, for taking a strong stance against iran and stepping up to the plate in yemen. despite their action, the houthi actually control more territory n

president hadi, who fled to saudi arabia could be trying to restructure his military. he sacked the army chief of staff, deputy chief of staff and the commander of the special forces. they are accused of treason, but his decision may have little impact. that's because the military is largely loyal to saleh the deposed president. >> al jazeera correspondent joins me now to talk more about this. we talk about the humanitarian situation first. as we were saying the aid agencies trying to get planes there, and that is proving to be a huge challenge because of the security situation there. but it is a desperate situation interest for the civilians on the ground. >> indeed, it is important to know that yemen has been a humanitarian crisis for many years, not just because of this war. in fact, you're talking about a million children malnutrition, and there was a huge crisis they have not recovered. it has been suffering from several humanitarian crisis. the war has confounded it because it has made it a logistical operation. there has been the presence of al-qaeda and severel

>> they weren't technically part of the hadi government, didn't have any seats in the hadi government. they were part of the larger political process, participants in national dialogue conference and implementation of gcc initiative. >> okay, the appointment of the vice president sufficient to satisfy what they're looking for as far as representation and the other part of that question, does the appointment of mr. baha as vice president, does that weaken the hadi -- president hadi's effectiveness if he were to go back into power? >> the appointment of cal add baja was one of the elements that resolved the first confrontation with the houthis last year when they signed an agreement and they approved the appointment as prime minister. yesterday or the day before yesterday when he was named as vice president, they objected, not because they have any concern about him. he is somebody that i think is universally respected inside yemen but because they objected to the process that led to his appointment. but we think that he is someone who is acceptable to all of the elements of society. we

the group has recaptured a house owned by hadi.ing at a news conference in sanaa the leader of houthis criticized the u.s. for the role in the war in yemen. >> translator: america is behind every detail in the aggression in yemen. this is clear and openly announced by the americans and the saudis. today the children in yemen are being killed by american made bombs and planes, the americans are the ones who are determining the targets that are being shelled by the saudi regime. the saudis are not -- >> breaking in there to take you straight to ryiad and the coalition briefing and let's listen in. >> translator: of course the decisive storm continues opposition today as we stated before that is the air strike. that has been achieving objectives. the objective which we have mentioned before and most of it has been realized and some of it is in the process concerning the main and principal objectives. there was some big work by the coalition and the other forces who are participating and this resort has been you can see it's on the gro

and also they are pro hadi.eresting to say that, you know the reason why we see these persistent presence of the houthi is his because of the factor of the saleh loyal assists because they have been inning firm traded and also based in aden for decades because saleh was adopting this policy or sending north his army units and army soldiers to the south to make sure the south never becomes able to secede. aside from that, you know, the people in the area are against the houthis and saleh loyalists and perhaps in the next few days we can see more pushing back of the houthis and saleh soldiers. >> there is another line out that saying that u.s. ships are headed there. what sort of posture will they be taking. >> reporter: the u.s. has always had a presence in the red sea and waters not far from aden. a didn't is important because of the straight where a lot of big chunk of the transit of international oil passes there. the americans don't like to see that under the iranian influence, iran has sent a dozen ships, mi

meanwhile those loyal to hadi are engaged in street battles in the city. coalition jets bomb houthi forces and allies in and around the airport. a number of airstrikes force the rebels to leave the presidential palace a day after they captured it. >> they cannot keep that. they were just on the top of the mountains, and i'm sure they'll be on the run. but now they're besieged. aden is a peninsula and these people are blocked in, the civilians. they're hitting the civilians from the tops of the hills. >> the fight for yemen could be a long one and the number of casualties continue to grow. the u.n. said it is concerned. >> i call on all parties involved it make their obligations under international law. and do their utmost to protect the ordinary women children, and men. reports from humanitarian partners in different parts of the country indicate that some 519 people have been killed. and nearly 1700 injured. >> china has sent one of its naval ships to aden to evaluating 225 chinese foreign nationals. but millions of yemenis remain remain--stranded. al jaz

some have died in gun fights against those loyal to abd rabbuh mansur hadi. well in his daily press briefing the spokesperson gave an update on the movement of aid supplies. >> today the republic of djibouti open up the air space to use the sea and air. this is to enforce the aid work so that they can use the djibouti port towards the yemeni port. >> let's speak to mohammed who is monitoring developments for us. pledging the aid is one thing but very little information on how much aid will go into yemen where specifically it will be distributed, and how it's going to be distributed. >> yes unfortunately it is easier said than done. the saudi arabia has pledged this money but it goes first to the u.n. and the u.n. has a lot of formalities and red tape. that's not the only problem. the main problem is access on the ground and security of the personnel who will deal with that aid and channel it to the people in need. we don't know so far the united nations is not actually aware--they don't exactly know where they will take this first. where the structures will b

>> they weren't technically part of the hadi government didn't have any seats in the hadi government. they were part of the larger political process participants in national dialogue conference and implementation of gcc initiative. >> okay, the appointment of the vice president sufficient to satisfy what they're looking for as far as representation and the other part of that question does the appointment of mr. baha as vice president, does that weaken the hadi -- president hadi's effectiveness if he were to go back into power? >> the appointment of cal add baja was one of the elements that resolved the first confrontation with the houthis last year when they signed an agreement and they approved the appointment as prime minister. yesterday or the day before yesterday when he was named as vice president they objected not because they have any concern about him. he is somebody that i think is universally respected inside yemen but because they objected to the process that led to his appointment. but we think that he is someone who is acceptable to all of the elements of society. we don'

>>reporter: the houthis reject the authority of president hadi. they have so far ignored all calls to leave the areas they control in yemen. >> the bombing alone will not achieve its objectives and with the casualties and everything i think the saudis realized they've done everything they can and the best thing now you can have is a negotiated solution and this was a face saving way out for them. >>reporter: the air strikes may have ended but peace remains a long way off. troops loyal to former president saleh are still active across the country. hadi might not be able to commandeer the support needed in yemen and likely will be replaced by the vice president and prime minister. >>> u.s. president barack obama says the conflict can only be resolved through dialogue. he made the comments during an interview with msnbc. >> that's always been an fractious country with a lot of problems. it's very poor. and right now, there are a lot of people inside of yemen suffering. we need to bring the parties together and find a political arrangement. it's not s

the president abd-rabbu mansour hadi sacked three top military officers. kim vinnell has more. >> reporter: a huge crowd pored over the area. this is no longer a search for survivors. this is recovery. for the most part the work is all by hand. the saudi-led coalition says it targets areas controlled by the houthis, and rebel fighters are hiding amongst civilians. it's further south in aden that the heaviest fighting is taking place. houthi rebels along with fighters loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh are infiltrating districts near the city's port. aden is the last strong hold of fighters loyal to abd-rabbu mansour hadi. they are putting up a fierce fight. the city has become a battle ground and locals are caught in the middle. >> many are trapped in their homes because of fighting. there's bodies in the streets. we cannot get close because there are houthi forces who stop anyone. >> reporter: for aden residents, even the basics are hard to come by. clean water is scarce power is intermittent and people fear things are only going to get worse. >

the houthis rejected abd-rabbu mansour hadi. >> there was little they could do. the bombing alone would never achieve objectives. with the civilian casualties i think the saudis realised they did everything they can, and the best thing now you have is a negotiated solution and this was a face-saying way out for them. the air strikes may have ended. peace was a long way off. and it's not just houthi fighters. troops loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh are active across the country. he may not be able to command ear the support to bridge the divisions. he's likely to be replaced by the vice president and prime minister. he has received the backing of the houthis. he and the government in exile the houthis.they face the task of reuniting yemenis and bringing an end to decades of instability. >>> arab army chiefs are meting in cairo to discuss how to establish a joint military force. delegates agreed to tack the threats against the region. representatives from jordan tunisia and other armies will talk about how to finance the force from all countries involve

. >> the main goal was to restore hadi's legitimacy but at the end, they only -- as they mentioned theyy secured the security of the -- the gulf nations, which they have changed their goals. and hadi is still in saudi arabia and the yemeni army are advancing everywhere. >> mohamed vall has more now from the saudi yemeni border. >> reporter: for those who thought the announcement yesterday night by the coalition, is the end of the war, they might be disappointed today. that saudi arabia and its allies have launched a series of strikes. one was a few hours after the announcement of the end of the war, and that was in aden when tanks in possession of the houthis were seen moving to areas from which they were expelled a few days ago, in the coastal line of aden where the presidential palace is located the house of president hadi and also some government buildings. and also in ta'izz today air strikes against houthi fighters when they tried to take the base of brigade 35 which is loyal to president hadi. and that's exactly what the saudis warned of when they announced the end of the first ph

many people in yemen have a lot of criticism against president abd-rabbu mansour hadi. his performance during the last few years. they described him as a weak president, a man who couldn't muster the support for his transitional government to democracy, and force the houthis out of sanaa. he could not do a lot of things expected of him as the man who had been chosen to head the transition. on the contrary he is liked by many people including the houthis, they tried to convince him not to tender his resignation when staging a coup trying to keep him by any means, even putting him under house arrest and during the recent messages sent by president ali abdullah saleh and the houthis. there was mention of him as a man acceptable as the leader of yemeni in the post abd-rabbu mansour hadi era, a man expected to be a saviour for the country if he indeed becomes the president of the country in the future >>> thank you very much. our correspondent in jizan in saudi arabia >>> well there we saw the deputy president voicing the concerns about the humanitarian situation in his coun

let's listen to what he had to say. >> the main goal was to restore hadi legitimacy. they only secured the security of the gulf nations which of changed their goals and hadi is still in saudi arabia and yemeni army are advancing everywhere. >> we have defiance from the houthis despite a report that there had been a deal in the background before the saudi announcement yesterday with that where does this leave us now as we see these fights on the ground battles in taiz notably. are we likely to see the end of this crisis anytime soon? >> yeah, fully defiance is there on many respects. the houthis are reportedly going to celebrate big time this afternoon to say to the world and to their supporters that they have won this war. also defiance in the fact that they are continuing to fight on the ground. they are shelling areas engaged in street fighting in aden still just like before and these are indications that are contrary to what many analysts predicted yesterday night when they thought that this back end of the decisive storm campaign could mean that there have been be

not like hady. hadi had very few supporters, really on the ground, sort of speaking because of the difficult situation within the few years that he was in control. >> it's been very interesting talking with you. thank you for come together studio. >>> can you describe what it's like inside sanaa the capital tonight? >> well surprisingly it's been calm over the last two hours. a lot of people are associating this with the spokesperson announcing the end of the operation. people have not been listening to the details. there is not going to be a cease-fire they'll still continue. the war in the south will still continue. over the next few hours people will understand that reality and become very skeptical. >> they don't believe the whole operation is over. and, indeed, the saudi-led coalition spokesman said that they would still reserve f you like the right to target the movement of the houthis. do you think its likely that the houthis main capability that military capability the scud missiles, do you

hadi. the statement does not say however, whether the u.s. government was alerted ahead of time, that the saudi coalition was going to end the air campaign against the houthis and whether or not the u.s. is going to be changing its assistance role in any way to the saudi coalition. of course, as our viewers know, felicity. that is included in providing intelligence, air surveillance, that's also included refueling support for the fighters jets that have been carry out these airstrikes. >> it was dispatching an air cars carrier to yemeni waters. >> that's right. that's because the theodore rose set, the uss theodore roosevelt which is in the waters off the coast of the middle east for the next six to nine months, it basically moved closer to the yemeni coast line as a security precaution to assist in any possible mission that might be necessary. that is not the theodore roosevelt's only mission. it is also taking part in the airstrikes against isil in iraq. and at least airstrikes were condu

camps there, and carriaging some offices to move against the popular committees and to join hadi.e was taken as a prisoner in a war with [ inaudible ] who is a field commander, and with [ inaudible ] hadi the brother of the former president in yemen. >> so you have taken him as a prisoner. i just want to ask you, sir, about the situation on the ground currently. because there are reports that you are losing ground in aden in ta'izz the yemeni army says they are making gains there. are you on the back foot in ta'izz and aden? >> translator: again, this is not true. the popular committees and the army are progressing in aden in marab, in ta'izz and this is on going. >> if you are progressing in ta'izz and aden is it perhaps because you are getting helped from the iranians? >> translator: no no because yemen is under siege, as you know and there is also the aerial bombardment and shelling. despite that, the army and the popular committees achieved progress this -- >> how are they achieving this progress? how if they are not getting any help from outside? >> translator: of course the

>>reporter: the houthis reject the authority of president hadi. they've so far ignored all calls to leave the areas they control in yemen including the capital. >> the bombing alone is not going to do -- would never achieve its objectives and with the civilian casualties i think the saudis realize they've done everything they can and the best thing now, you can have is an negotiated solution. this was a face saving way out for them. >>reporter: the air strikes may have ended but peace remains a long way off and it's not just houthi fighters. troops loyal to former president saleh are still active across the country. hadi may not be able to commandeer the support needed and replaced by the vice president. they now face the difficult task of uniting yemenis and bringing an end to decades of instability. >>> u.s. president barack obama says the conflict can only be resolved through dialogue. he made the communities during an interview with u.s. channel msnbc. >> that's always been an fractious country and right now people in yemen are suffering. we n

forces loyal to abd-rabbu mansour hadi recaptured territory from the houthi rebels. government forces are said to have recaptured an air base north of the port city of aden. abd-rabbu mansour hadi loyalists have been cornered in the area home to the presidential palace and offices. we have the latest in the reports. >> reporter: the saudi-led coalition lamps up sir strikes in aden. war planes strike bridges on the roads leading to the seaport city. the same, according to saudi army officers is to prevent houthi fighters sending reinforcement. radar systems, command centers and checkpoints have been hit. houthis target people. we are working in coordination with tribesman. >> reporter: violent in aden shows no sign of slowing. after days of fighting and running battles, many parts of the city have been destroyed. homes, shops, vehicles lay in ruins, civilians are being killed. houthi rebels and fighters loyal to ali abdullah saleh, the former president, are infiltrating districts near the city's port. these are fighters loyal to president abd-rabbu mansour hadi, and t

those loyal to president hadi are engaged in street battles in the city. coalition jets bomb houthi forces in and around the airport. a number of airstrikes force those loyal to leave the presidential palace just a day after capturing it. >> i'm sure they would be on the run. now they're effectively besieged. aid someone a peninsula and these people are blocked within the civilians. the unfortunately thing they are really hitting the civilian it's from the stops of the hills. >> the fight for yemen could an long one and the number of casualties continue to grow. the u.n. says it is concerned. china has sent one of its naval ships to aden to evacuate 225 chinese and foreign nationals. but millions of yemenis remain stranded. >> well, according to saudi military they're winning in the battle to controlled aden, and they've been providing troops on the ground with ammunition through air drops. >> when the houthis reach the presidential palace, we stood up to them and by the grace of god this shifted the balances of power on the ground. the result is that outy

. >> reporter: fighters loyal to president in exile abd-rabbu mansour hadi come under fire north-west of aden a fighter is injured on the ground. they are trying to rescue him without being shot. >>> houthi rebels have been trying to push their way into the area. these fighters loyal to abd-rabbu mansour hadi are trying to prevent the city falling under control. street to street battles continue in the center of the city, tanks and heavy shelling forcing the houthis to retreat tore surrender. further north in taiz, pro-government forces take control of an area south of the city. tees taiz is seen as the gayed bay to southern yemen and both sids are fighting hard to control it. the humanitarian situation is worse things. there's a lack of fuel and essentials like food and water. after a month of bombing most in yemen want the war to end. in the city to the north people describe an end to the coup, calling for the implementation of the united nations peace plan. >> despite saudi arabia indicating the aerial bombing is over. air strikes continue in aden, tiaz and sanaa. in a village, peo

, but many are saying this signals the end of president hadi and. >> yes they want him to go and move on to bahah. activists seem to be willing to work with him but this is someone who needs the backing of top military commanders powerful tribesmen willing to come together and pull the nation from a brink of chaos and come to a settlement. now he has to overcome obstacles such as houthies' political implications reaching out to factions and stemming al-qaeda in the center of the country. a mammoth task for bahah. >> al jazeera's diplomatic editor james bays is at the united nations in new york, and iran an important player here not as authority directly involves in the crisis in yemen but it's opinion and what it does matters. i think the announcement is important. perhaps even more important explaining what may be going on behind the scenes the fact that some hours now the dip foreign minister predicted that there is going to be a cease-fire as described in yemen. that's certainly not what the saudis have announced. but it suggests to me that perhaps there is some connection. there a

it is relying on troops loyal to president hadi.hey have gained some ground in yemen's second biggest city aden and other areas in the south. >> reporter: we well the houthis get out of here. we are sick and tired of you and your oppression. this is a message to them and iran. you will never be welcome here. >> reporter: vehicleshere vehicles speed away. and ambulances head towards the fighting, but can't get very far. >> translator: there are injured people over there, but the houthis are targeting our vehicle. they shot at us. we can't reach the injured. >> reporter: hospitals have been badly hit, some like this one have no electricity. in sana'a air strikes continue to target the main airport. there are reports weapons and reinforcements are being flown in for the houthis. the saudis say this is one of the reasons it is taking so long to defeat them. this is a war over control of yemen. control on the ground is crucial. if the saudis and their allies want to ensure president hadi can rule they may have no choice but to send in gr

players include forces loyal to abd-rabbu mansour hadi and various tribes. the saudi foreign minister says regaining control of yemen will not come easily but the region's stability depend on it. saudis are building international support for military intervention. foreigners trapped in yemen are desperate to leave. about 350 citizens left aboard this ship last night. for all those who remain there are growing concerns about the humanitarian crisis and no sign of a ceasefire any time soon >>> yemen's foreign minister says his government's main problem is not the houthis, but the former president ali abdullah saleh. >> the main things now is if ali abdullah saleh forces stop fighting with them i think they will start to retreat. our main problem now is not the houthis, they are rebels they are few, they have only light areas, which most as you know have got it. but, of course ali abdullah saleh forces - they have heavy artillery. they are the ones >>> our correspondent joins us on the set to talk about it. interesting comments from the yemeni foreign minister

fighters loyal to yemen's president hadi continue to make gains in the port city of aden.manage to capture a tank used by houthis, destroy another, and reportedly killed at least ten fighters on wednesday. the gains made have also lead to the defection and surrender of 50 soldiers formally loyal to the deposed president saleh, an ally of the houthis. opponents to the houthis have also suffered losses. three of their fighters were killed in a battle nearer this airport as they managed to force their enemies to retreat. homes in an area of aden were destroyed. the saudi arabia-lead coalition continues to pound the houthis and their allies from the air. among their targets a metal factory allegedly used as a base reduced to rubble within seconds. al jazeera has been told a ground offensive is being considered. >> [ inaudible ] would be [ inaudible ] we find that we have a necessity to go to the next step of the [ inaudible ]. i think the ground possibility would be one of the options. >> reporter: it appears the houthis and saleh's forces are on the book foot. the ousted pres

. >>> to yemen now where forces loyal to president hadi say they have pushed back houthi fighters anden control of their positions near aden airport. this was the scene in the neighborhood in aden as you can see there are street battles between fighters loyal to president hadi who is now in exile in saudi arabia and forces that support the former long-team president saleh. there has also been heavy fighting in the city forces gaining ground following saudi-led air strikes targeting houthi positions. saudi forces confirm that he targeted place on his monday at least 43 killed, 341 injured in that explosion. >> reporter: in more than three weeks of bombing, this was one of the largest attacks yet. the target was a and you had missile base. but the massive explosion killed dozens of people, destroying nearby buildings and blowing out windows in homes and offices? also damaged a television station owned by the former president saleh. knocking it off the air. picking through the devastation local residents voiced their anger. >> translator: the munitions hit our homes, this is what the cow

thursday houthi fighters took over president's hadi's palace in aden. the howuthis have retreated after more saudi-led airstrikes. here is the latest. >> reporter: the battle for aden is raging. fighters loyal to president mansuur hadi are struggling to cope. >> we are the southern youth resistance in adden confronting the houthis. we urge the coalition to parachute troops on the ground because the strikes from the air and sea won't be enough. there must be forces on the ground. the people here are under bombardment. there are deaths and families remain under siege. we can't get to them. but despite the 9th day of the saudi saudi-led aerial campaign the forces remain strong and are fighting back. the saudis could now use another tactic to confront the houthis: a local t.v. station in aden says these pictures show boxes of weapons and ammunition dropped by the saudi-led coalition jets to forces backing president hadi in aden. meanwhile, the so-called popular communities loyal to president hadi are engaged in street battles in the city. coalition jets bom

they want them to join the forces supporting hadi. the top commander of the military establishment abandoned saleh and the houthis today. the spokesmann of the saudi-lead coalition confirms that some top military commanders have been in touch with the saudis letting them know they are joining the forces of hadi. we have to see how this translating on the ground. because there are still army units based across the country, still loyal ali abdullah saleh. they played an instrument in allowing the houthis to take over most of the country. it remains to be seen whether those units will finally abandon their leader saleh. if that happens we'll see a dramatic change in yemen. >> and also some surrendered themselves to the popular committees. how -- can we believe this? do we have any confirmation of this kind of information? >> well basically, yes, he is talking about dozens of houthi fighters, and forces -- soldiers loyal to ali abdullah saleh since yesterday, because of the air strikes, and the push for forces loyal to hadi. and on their

it is a majority sunni population and they are pro-abd-rabbu mansour hadi. that is understandably the support of the air strikes. more and more people are joining those popular committees to try to defeat the houthis and the ali abdullah saleh loyalists. >> thank you mohammed adow reporting from jizan >>> the united nations says 731 people have been killed since the strikes began, there's 2,754 injured. another 350,000 forced to flee between march and april. caroline malone has this report on the human cost of the conflict. >> reporter: these are some of the victims of war in a desperate situation? aden. most of the injured are civilians, including children. some are seriously injured, but are grateful to have survived. >> i'm injured. sting, thank god, i've had two operation, i'm waiting for another one. >> there's a shortage of food, water and medical supplies across aden despite aid. a lot of people left of the city to cape the air strikes. the saudi coalition is targetting houthi conditions. the exiled government allowed saudi arabia to take control of a

the ground street battles are financing between the fighters and those loyal to abd-rabbu mansour hadi. the u.s. is welcoming the end of the strikes. more on that in a moment but first this report. >> reporter: saudi-led air strikes are over as the "ation says they've -- "ation says they've achieved their goal warning that the houthis are no longer a threat. the air strikes may be over the campaign moves into an unclear phase. >> we will continue to target the houthis to prevent them attacking our hurting yemeni citizens we will continue support and help with evacuations and human support. operations will continue regarding the three goals. they could be smaller in scale. there'll be actions when command deems it necessary. >> reporter: the coalition says it began the offensive on the recommendation. >> translation: shortly after the cessation, abd-rabbu mansour hadi addressed the people of yemen from ri hard. >> reporter: i say with all honesty, we never imagined the scale of hate red in a pursuit from the houthis, evil took over their mind and conscience. we'll avert it soon with god

they are fighting for president hadi and pushing the houthies out of aden. they said that they will continue the fight because for them the battle is not over. the houthies are still there. and it is continuing just like before. they are there we've seen them carrying arms and very defiant just as defiant as before. >> you mohammed, was there any element of surprise to these airstrikes. up. >> many people are thinking yesterday night after those announcements. they're thinking there is a deal behind the scenes that we didn't know of because there was like a secrecy so that it could have success. however, now we see that at least until now we have seen different reactions across the world. houthis are defiant. they will continue their fight. the airstrikes are continuing, and across the world there is is--we don't see alternative there. that's what should happen, otherwise this campaign will not finish. there must be peace talks to conclude this phase that has just been ended by saudi arabia. otherwise the fighting will continue in yemen just like before. >>

militias loyal to abd-rabbu mansour hadi is laying siege to an air base considered mucial to the u.s. drone programme, targetting al qaeda fighters, trying to take back a rebel base, who took control after u.s. advisors pulled out. the saudi-led campaign is pounding houthi targets, across a country. tiaz and aden the focus of strikes. most of the country live in the west. the fighting is having a catastrophic effect on the civilian population struggling through live in one of the region's poorest countries. 731 people have been killed since air strikes. many civilians. 150,000 forced to leave their homes. more on the humanitarian situation. let's go jizan, where our correspondent mohammed val violence us live. what do you here about the fighting on the ground. >> fighting is going on in aden there has been heavy bombardment and air tricks on locations and fogses of loyalists and around the city of tiaz. it's an important city it's a populated city. it is again the brigade. brigade 35 that has shifted loyalty to president hardy. his loyalists are making momentum, gapes. the popular res

we know the brigade west of taiz has shifted loyalty to hadi. we know that at least two other brigades have also shifted lately to hadi. let me give you this caveat, the army is tribal, not national in the first place and most soldiers are from the north. most of them of yazidi in the sectarian sense. because of tribal spirit, loyalty is not guaranteed. this is a moment when it is expedient to announce loyalty to hadi. let me note this, the sectarian ideology is not enough to warrant dying for the cause. the two sects were living side by side for thousands of years. now this is new only the houthis are taking that hard line. it's not surprising for us to see shifting from this side to the other but also not reliable, because bribe leaders and army leaders they act upon expediency and money and benefit and so on. if you ask hadi's camp, they will tell you this is very good in an outward show, but it is not reliable. >> what is the latest to drive out the houthis from taiz and aden? how successful have the strikes been? >> the reports today talk a

i'm mary and you are watching al jazeera live from london and also coming up forces loyal to yemen hadi they recaptured residence from houthi rebels. iraqi fleeing from i.s.i.l. accuse politicians and tribal leaders of abandoning them. clashes in cairo and muslim brotherhood protests against egypt president and prehistoric inspiration and take you in a new exhibition that is a monument to cave art. ♪ hello, italy's prime minister says he is determined to find the people traffickers response responsible for a migrant disaster and 700 feared dead after an overloaded fishing boat capsized 112 kilometers off libya coast by the island of lampadusa and shows the rescue operation underway and know 28 survivors have been found. if the worst case death toll is confirmed though it would mean 1500 migrants have died this year alone in efforts to reach europe. italian government has held a crisis meeting and eu foreign minister will hold urgent talks on monday. and he spoke after cabinet meeting and says solving crisis will take more than saving people at sea. >> translator: we have an emergency si

houthi rebels on the one side and forces loyal to president abd-rabbu mansour hadi on the other. undeniable is that food and water is in short supply and human rights groups say houthis attacked and detained 400 politicians, activists and journalists. this report is by omar al salah. >> reporter: almost two weeks of air strikes and the humanitarian situation in yemen is worsening by the day. at the capital sanaa there's a rush to buy food. people are panicking, preparing for the worse. this queue is to secure wheat. the price has almost doubled since the war started. >> the sack of wheat is almost $40. poor people can't afford to eat. >> translation: some buy 20 sacks, others want one. i've been trying to buy one for the last few days. >> reporter: fighting and air strikes led to food shortages. people are scared. >> i have been here since last night. kids and the elderly are at home. they are terrified of the bombing and vibrations. we do not have wheat and flour. it's a tough situation. air strikes are hitting the targets. they are killing civilians. many are searching for the

fate and we should choose our government and we as yemen should decide our regime. >> reporter: pro-hadis regained what was held by houthis but this is one of many front lines in yemen, al jazeera. >>> the eu presidency called on the union's executive arm to urgently propose new measures to beef up the blocks border agency. eu foreign ministers meeting in luxonburg and top of agenda is the migrant emergency in the mediterranean and german chancellor is appalled by the situation that europe needs answers and the maltise says it's the key to the problem and starting point for 90% of migrants reaching italy by sea and follows the worst maritime disaster in the mediterranean and 700 feared dead after the boat capsized and 28 survived and now been taken to italy, 24 bodies that have been recovered from the disaster have arrived in malta and the meeting will take place in luxonburg where al jazeera dominick cane is and talking about the cold air for new measures and new policy what are we expecting to get out of the european union ministers' meeting behind you? >> well sammy, it's a day of mee

the coalition is demanding houthis surrender owe president mansour hadi is reinstated. the latest. >> reporter: these are what the saudi army says are ammunition depots in areas controlled by the houthis. the saudis say houthi rebels have acquired a huge number of weapons over the past few months. they worry these weapons may be used in revenge a talks against saudi arabia. all of the targets are destroyed destroyed. the dairy factory became an inferno. dozens were killed. on monday evening an air strike hit a refugees camp killing many people the united nations can decemberred the attack calling it a violation of international law. the houthis blamed the saudi-led coalition for targeting civilians. accusations displayss dismissed by the coalition. >> the houthis were the ones that attacked the dairy factory. our sources concerned that the rebels used rockets in the attack and people were killed. houthis use propaganda to win the support of the yep own hes but they know our military intervention is to free them from militaries that have jacked the country. >> reporter:

we know that abd-rabbu mansour hadi is an old man in his 80s. his health is frail, and not everyone in yemen is happy with his performance during the last knew years when he was president and when he was vice president of the former president. i can only say that, you know if he takes the powers and becomes the president of yemen, maybe he'll have more consensus not only in the south, among the sunnis, but the houthis, according to the reports are not really against the principal. in fact when jamal benomar tendered his resignation in protest against what they did putting abd-rabbu mansour hadi under house arrest and staging a coup they tried to keep him in sanaa, because to them he's the figure, he's more of a figure of legitimacy than abd-rabbu mansour hadi himself in their eyes so they tried to convince the vice president by any means but he refused to work upped the conditions in sanaa, which the houthis created at that time. he has a lot of credibility and momentum as well as a man - a techno accurate as a man -- technocrat a man who is you

president hadi, who fled to saudi arabia could be restructuring his military. he sacked the chief staff deputy chief of staff and director of special forces, and they're accused of treason. >> the u.s. defense secretary spoke with his saudi counterpart counterpart, minister salman. >>> turkish president erdogan has arrived in iran, he's swayed to hold talks with his iran counter parts. erdogan's visit comes after tensions from the saudi-led coalition in yemen. bernard smith is live for us. bernard why has this taken on such significance? >> this has ban long-planned visit on president erdogan's session planned well before the crisis erupted. it has taken on significance because it's only last week that president are erdogan has accused to dominating in the region. also their continued backing for syria's president bashar al-assad. turkey wants it see him gone, and turkey is suspicious of the fight in islamic state in iraq and the levant in northern iraq. it says that iran is tries to increase its influence there. there are a lot of suspicions over what iran is

today ali is based in the bay area, hadi in seattle.grew upside by side -- >> we played piano as duets, i was always the left hand and he was the right hand. >> reporter: -- still working in tandem sharing their childhood joy of coding. >> when they realize they can do it, you can see that lighted go off for people. that's the real joy in the work that we do. >> reporter: so for introducing millions of students to programming, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to ali and hadi partovi. sharon chin, kpix 5. >> 16 states changed graduation policies so that computer science now counts as math and science for high school graduation. the biggest change in arkansas, where every school must teach computer science. california recently passed a bill allowing school districts to make their own choice. >> wow. >> couple of talented brothers there. >> absolutely. >> kids can try coding online. look for link in our story on the partovi brothers at cbssf.com/hero. >>> u.s. representative eric swalwell is back from a trip to iraq. he att

the houthis surrender and we have more. >> reporter: fighters loyal to yemen's president in exile hadi on the offensive in aiden. they support the saudi arabia-led campaign to restore hadi to power and battling houthi rebels and forces loyal to the former president saleh. >> translator: we urge you to continue operation because it is what kicked out the houthis and we in the south we salute you. >> translator: we hope it to calm down and aiden to become safe and for the houthi militants to leave aiden and go back to their areas. >> reporter: three days ago saudi arabia indicated the aerial bombing was over but air strikes have continued. in the city coalition planes launched 12 attacks after houthi fighters gained ground and capital sanaa has been badly damaged, this is a city with a historic center and outside would sanaa cars have been hit and houses are in pieces. >> translator: what is happening here is humanitarian crisis and homes destroyed and victims as a result of what the politicians did to yemen. >> reporter: could end the conflict seem a long way off. >> translator: there w