but hodeida's harbour acts as a vital lifeline in this devastating war, and this recent offensive hasmen already close to starvation. visiting the city on friday, the united nations envoy martin griffiths described hodeida as the centre of gravity in this conflict, and called for the un to take a leading role in running the port. it needs to be done quickly, by discussing it with all the parties. we believe that such a role will preserve the essential humanitarian pipeline that starts here and serves the people of yemen. war has raged in yemen for three and a half years between the saudi—led military coalition and iranian—backed houthi rebels. international efforts to bring to an end the conflict were once again dashed this week when yet more fierce fighting flared up. but both sides do now appear open, at least, to the possibility of further peace talks, which the un hopes can resume in sweden in december. the national crime agency has issued a warning to organised gangs, which it says are behind a recent spike in illegal attempts to cross the english channel. this morning, the frenc

however, fresh fighting has hit the city of hodeida.audi arabia, despite acknowledging that its crown prince could have known about the murder of a dissidentjournalist. he was the world's oldest and one its longest serving heads of state. for 37 years robert mugabe ruled zimbabwe with a iron fist. but a year ago, in the space of a week, the military took charge and robert mugabe finally resigned. now, as zimbabwe faces an economic crisis, did zimbabweans make a mistake by celebrating his demise? the bbcs shingai nyoka reports from harare. zimbabweans savouring the moment. the end of an era. robert mugabe was no longer president. this is how 36—year—old nation celebrated the departure of the only leader she had never known. icy nothing but the worst of our country. we do not want robert mugabe at all. here's the one and we were tired of the man. were so he is gone. we do not want him any more and today is victory. it is victory in our hearts and victory for our children and it is too good to believe. i am sorry. it has been one year now

they wa nt and the key one is hodeida.w is in crisis and that is making the fragile situation even worse. as martin griffiths goes through and tries to nail down this framework on this political settlement he will be looking for some of the assurances and their humanitarian issues as well to get that cessation of hostilities. we will see these peace talks in sweden do take place, but for the moment, thank you. northern california's air quality has become the worst in the world, according to monitoring groups, as the state battles devastating fires. the famous golden gate bridge in san franciso is barely visible through this thick cloud of smog which now blankets the region. air quality network purple air says the air is now worse than cities in india and china. at least 63 people have died in the camp fire — the state's deadliest blaze — and the number of people missing has increased to more than 600. the bbc‘s dave lee is in one of the areas worst affected by the fires. we are in part of the town of paradise which was the

by coalition killed at least seven people in the port city of hodeida. the airstrike targeted a bus of civilians who were fleeing violence. for more, we go directly to washington, d.c., where we are joined by congressmember ro khanna. welcome back. explain what happened on the floor of the house yesterday. >> thank you for having me back on. it was really an outrage. in american history, the precedent is any member of congress can bring a war powers resolution to force a vote on matters of war and peace. in the congress has to allow for a vote within 15 days. stopought a resolution to a refueling and logistical support of the saudis and a bombing campaign in yemen. under the rules come under the statute, we were entitled to a vote within 15 days. the republicans did not allow us to have that vote because they feared they would have republican defection. as it is, 15 republicans stood up against the speaker, against this move. so they know the public opinion, even in her own body, is changing, and they did not allow her to have a fair vote. nermeen: can y

so there are broader issues around hodeida as well. is all happening as there are attempts to resume peace talks. what impact will this have on the process as a result? >> it's a classic dynamic, one that we have seen in many conflicts, two sides intensifying attacks as an attempt to get diplomatic leverage just before peace talks. that happened in geneva repeatedly when it came to the syrian crisis. the question is will they take on their own spiral and go out of control, or will the humanitarian catastrophe focus minds and get those two sides to stockholm at the end of the month? they will be aware of what the u.n. has set about this that 12 million yemenis are just one step from famine, and two thirds of the population are already dependent on food aid. that 12 million yemenis are just oneseveral thos officially have been killed, according to the u.n. panel. real figure might be a lot higher, as the u.n. admits. hodeida unveiled, these fledgling peace moves, then both sides will be held responsible for the impending catastrophe. >>

hopes of a ceasefire fade in yemen, after renewed attacks on the port city of hodeida. start off with the gulf news, and it reports on a new rule affecting indians going to the united arab emirates and elsewhere to work. the paper says from january, they will have to register online at least 2a hours before leaving, even if they have employment visas. the south china morning post says china's president, xi jinping, faces tough talks with donald trump at the upcoming g20 summit. the paper blames the tension on the open hostility shown between president xi and us vice president mike pence, who lashed out at each other over trade at the apec summit at the weekend. and finally the international edition of the japan times carries this picture, showing the main control room for crippled reactors at the fukushima nuclearfacility. the photograph marks the first time the plant has been open to the media since 2011. those are the papers. julia gillard made history when she became australia's first female prime minister in 2010, but her three years in office were overshadowed by m

sure that there is complete access to all of the ports, that they remain open, and the key one is hodeidaonomy, because the economy now is in crisis and that is making the fragile situation even worse. as martin griffiths goes through and tries to nail down this framework on this political settlement he will be looking for some of the assurances and their humanitarian issues as well to get that cessation of hostilities. the cnn journalist who clashed with president trump at a news conference and subsequently had his media pass removed is to get it back. ajudge in washington dc has ordered the white house to return the pass tojim acosta, who said the decision was good news for freedom of speech and the independence of the media. the incident has highlighted the tense and hostile relations between the president and journalists, as our north america editorjon sopel reports. they are hundreds of miles away, though. they are hundreds and hundreds of miles away. that's not an invasion. honestly, i think you should let me run the country. you run cnn. it started as a bad—tempered exchange betwee

the finding came as residents of the yemeni port city of hodeida said the last two o days havaven the worst violence yet in a saudi-led offensive aimed at seizing the city from houthi rebels. hodeida resident maged ghaleb lost four daughters when a saudi coalition airstrike hit their home over the weekend. a fifth daughter was on life support in a hospital whose medical ststaff has mostly fled for fear of their lives. >> you can look at my house. i don't even have e a quarter oa kilo of wheat left. we are already dying of hununger and these airstrikes come and kill us and multiply our problems. we'rerealling on n all of thehe honorable peopople of the world from all religions, anyone who has a heart, to stop this bloodshed. we cannot take it. yemenis and their children are being murdered in cold blood. amy: save the children says food shipments through hodeida's port have already been seriously cucurtailed by the fighting, a d thatat any fthther declineneould lead dirirectly to faminine. the u.n. has called yemen the world's worst humanitarian crisis in a half-c-century, with some 14

-backed, saudi-led assault on the port city of hodeida threatens to cut off supply lines of food and medicine that are desperately needed by millions. the u.n. has called yemen the world's worst humanitarian catastrophe, with some 14 million people on the brink of famine. over the weekend, the saudi coalition intensified its assault on hodeida, with reports of at least 149 deaths, including civilians, just in the past 24 hours. this is dr. mariam aldogani of the group save the children speaking from hodeida on friday. >> in the last 30 minutes, there were more than 15 airstrikes. 15. .his is today at the hospital, i saw a teenager, 15 years old. .e is totally paralyzed before three days, he was walking in the street. and then a stray bullet thetrated his neck and cut spinal cord. he is totally paralyzed. amy: "the new york times" reports top saudi intelligence officials close to crown prince mohammed bin salman considered a $2 billion plan to hire private intelligence operatives to assassinate prominent iranians. "the times" cited three people familiar with discussions about plans to

his mission has coincided with an upsurge of fighting in the rebel—held coastal city of hodeida.ion will remain a steadfast ally of saudi arabia, even though the saudi crown prince "could very well" have had prior knowledge of the murder of the saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi. mr trump's lawyer says the president has submitted written answers to the special counsel robert mueller, who's investigating allegations that moscow helped his election campaign in 2016. rudy guiliani once again called for the inquiry to end. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. to begin with the spanish newspaper covering brexit. it says the go to overthrow theresa may failed to take off but it points out the gibraltar could be a threat to her plans. the city am from london has a story about stock slide in the us saying apple is that the court. the guardian has carried out what it calls a groundbreaking study saying that one in four europeans vote for populist parties. and that online small retailers are allowed by google to list stock and pri

last year in november of 2017 does a complete blockade of hodeida port. that was alleviated a little bit but that extent port access is far below pre-2017 levels. that that means in 11 months there's been a decrease in the coalitions that billy to permit ships into the port of hodeida. that's an obvious solution is increased the military capacity of the port come to open the airport, et cetera. those are really the solutions for the mention crisis involves access in addition to the food eight and the other aid itself. congress has focused on three basic responses to this humanitarian tragedy and oversight and engagement and levels of discussion in congress have been really unprecedented. i would argue yemen that the fes one of top three, top four for the first issues across the desk of many members of congress and members of the senate from both parties. it's become a bipartisan issue. there are three ways congress has responded. the three main lines of oversight have been in respond both to the humanitarian but also to use engagement in the work and supp

the port of hodeida, the city of hoedaida is being bombed.er parts of the country are in conflict from the civil war. it makes getting humanitarian assistance through very, very difficult. where assistance gets through, more is needed. but with so many millions of people in need of humanitarian assistance, so much more needs to be done both efforts to stop the conflict itself, so that and also to allow unfettered access to humanitarian assistance to everybody in need.ou >> reporter:ust mentioned hodeida, the port that received the majority of assistance that flows into yemen. the u.s., the saudi-led coalition, and the houthis have been talking recently about a cease fire in hodeidah. t you've actually seen a increase in the fighting? >> in recent days there has been an uptick in fighting.ha very oftencan happen just on the eve of a cease fire. so we continue to hold out hope for a cease fire, we continue to call on all parties to the conflict to put down their arms and to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis. without a cease fire, it is v

one strike destroyed a home in hodeida, killing a father and his five children. increase attacks come as calls grow for a cease-fire to the three-year war, which has devastated yemen. mike pompeo defense secretary jim mattis have both called for a cease-fire in yemen. on thursday, group of s call foron cessation. the united nations calls thihis the worst to military catastrophe in the world. in addition to rashida talib, we want to get your response to this. we're joined by kathy kelly, co-coordinator of voices for creative nonviolence, a campaign to end u.s. military and economic warfare. you helped organize a protest in new york yesterday. what are you calling for? >> we want to see an immediate end to the fighting and lifting of any of the blockades, ports or roadways. we want to see the children focused on as the most important issue right now, not political maneuvering in order to try to make the biggest -- as you say, it is a very dire situation. the united nations people who sounded the alarm said a complete collapse could happen, leading to the famine tha

fighting has been intense in hodeida over the last few weeks as the coalition tries to take the city value to both sides. many good and weapons come into yemen through here. but it is a vital route for aid. and yemen can't afford to lose it. this war is three years old and it's already created the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. earlier in the day, the un special envoy for yemen has expressed hope the truce may stick... he said he hoped all parties would continue to exercise restraint but, as we've been saying, those hopes have been dashed, with neither side showing restraint. british foreign secretary jeremy hunt also tweeted, but was less optimistic. here's the foreign secretary speaking from tehran. well, this is a part of the world which is, frankly, a tinderbox, and so many things can go wrong here, and iran is one of the big players, and we are very, very keen to move towards peace in yemen. that is our number one priority at the moment. we will keep you up—to—date on that situation. the bbc has released its annual 100 women list, which is when we name 100 influential a

saudi arabia ready to agree to a cease-fire to stop bombardment in civilian areas, including around hodeida? and the houthis will also stop firing missiles. are you willing to agree t that? mr. al-jubeir: we are in discussions about nfidence building measures. lyse: would you agree to a cease-fire? mr. al-jubeir: i'm not going to convey what we will agree to and not agree to in a television interview. with all the respect, -- with all due respect that is not how , we operate.ri we have s discussions about ending this crisis. we have worked with the yemeni government to move the process forward. every time an agreement s reached the houthis have reneged. lyse: you make it sound like saudi arabia has no responsibility for the entirety magger in crisis and suffer -- the dire humanitarian crisis and the suffering of theleemeni pe mr. al-jubeir: we are the biggest provider of assistance -- lyse: overshadowed by the humanitarian cost of the war. mr. al-jubeir: we have people on the ground helping the yemenis. we have people on the ground, rebuilding towrports. we are increasing capacity at yemeni

coalition troops, led by the saudi and emirati forces, are attempting to take the strategic port of hodeidaey claim houthi rebels are using to import arms. for three years, the conflict in yemen has been stuck in a painful stalemate. this offensive, which the coalition has called 0peration golden victory, could change the course of the war, but it comes at a heavy cost. a father in despair. he clutches the lifeless body of his three—year—old daughter. "what do i do now?", he cries. grief has become routine for the people of yemen. this time, a family killed in a coalition air strike as they sheltered in their home. the un has warned this current offensive could cost up to 250,000 lives. dawn, and the family begins to remove the bodies. the fighting around the city has intensified since the us and uk called for a ceasefire. the houthi rebel leadership say the coalition couldn't maintain this offensive without the support of their main allies in the west. translation: the coalition command room is joint between the saudis, the americans and the british. britain is directly involved in the agg

the un has warned that m million yemenis are at risk of starvation unless the port of hodeida remainsshipments. the british prime minister says she's made good progress in the brexit talks in brussels with the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker. they've been discussing the political declaration which sets out what the future relationship between the uk and the eu will be after brexit — in areas ranging from aviation and energy to trade. the american space agency says its latest mars probe, called insight, is on track for touchdown on monday. only a third of previous international missions have succeeded. nasa is expressing confidence that insight with a heat—resistant capsule, parachute, and rockets will touch down safely. a british student has been sentenced to life in prison in the united arab emirates for spying for the british government. 31—year—old university student matthew hedges was there researching the country's foreign and internal security policies when he was detained in dubai by the authorities in may. his wife says her husband is innocent and cal

progress made on other issues including the exchange of prisoners and also the critical issue of the hodeida 80% of yemen's imports, until a deal is reached. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: oh boy! the world's most famous rodent turns 90 this weekend, and he's just as popular as ever. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election. she has asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the fast—growing european antinuclear movement. the south african government has announced that it's opening the country's remaining whites only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government in this country and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, one of the queen's residences, has been consumed by fire for much of the day. 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, which has caused millions of pounds worth of damage. this is bbc news, the latest headline

the un has warned that m million yemenis are at risk of starvation unless the port of hodeida remainsshipments. an american man has been killed by members of a protected tribe in the andaman islands in the bay of bengal. it's believed 27—year—old john allen chau was a christian missionary. he was killed with bows and arrows and his body left on the beach. indian police have arrested the fishermen who took him there illegally. the american space agency says its latest mars probe, called insight, is on track for touchdown on monday. only a third of previous international missions have succeeded. nasa is expressing confidence that insight — with a heat—resistant capsule, parachute, and rockets — will touch down safely. the probe has british and french seismometers to monitor tremors — data that will help scientists interpret how planets were formed. a british student has been sentenced to life in prison in the united arab emirates for spying for the british government. 31—year—old matthew hedges was there researching the country's foreign and internal security policies when he was detain

yemen that the warring sides were nearing a truce, as the saudis renew attacks on the port city of hodeida world to finally take notice. i'm babita sharma, in london. also in the programme: a building bromance between the leaders of china and the philippines. president duterte prepares to welcome xijinping for his first state visit. and in our ‘100 women' season, we hear from australia's first female prime minister,

progress made on other issues including the exchange of prisoners and also the critical issue of the hodeidaeal is reached. earlier the cnn journalist who clashed with president trump at a news conference and subsequently had his media pass removed, got it back. a judge in washington dc ordered the white house to return the pass tojim acosta who said the decision was good news for freedom of speech and the independence of the media. 0ur north america editor jon sopel reports. they are hundreds of miles away, though. hundreds and hundreds of miles away. you know what, honestly, i think you should let me run the country, you run cnn... it started as a bad—tempered exchange between an angry president and a provocative cnn correspondent. that's enough, put down the mic. the temperature rising when the white house justified removing acosta's hard pass, saying he laid hands on an intern. you are a rude, terrible person, you shouldn't be working for cnn. and released an edited video that had been put out by a right—wing conspiracy theory—rich website. when this was ridiculed, the white house change

the un has warned that 14 million yemenis are at risk of starvation unless the port of hodeida remains logged more than 9,000 miles visiting every block of every street in the five boroughs of new york. he is now 500 miles short of his goal, and this week, a movie opens documenting his urban trek. the bbc‘s tom brook has the story. chinatown in new york on a typical day. people go about their business. for matt green, that means continuing his marathon 9,000—mile new york city walk. so i‘m walking every block of every street in the five boroughs. i‘m also walking through parks, cemeteries, beaches, just covering all the ground and public area, and just seeing what‘s there. while he has been on his walk, matt green has lived on a shoestring, staying in different apartments in exchange for activities such as cat sitting and raising money through donations to his website. strangely, he says he doesn‘t know why he has spent almost seven years walking around new york, covering the distance of 9,000 miles. i think it occurred to me early on that a lot of time, we feel like we have a way to s

yemen that the warring sides were nearing a truce as the saudis renew attacks on the port city of hodeidang with the world to finally take notice. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: building closer ties between the leaders of china and the philippines. president duterte prepares to welcome xijinping for his first state visit. and in our ‘100 women' season, we hear from australia's first female prime ministerjulia gillard on the pressures of being a woman at the top.

yemen that the warring sides were nearing a truce as the saudis renew attacks on the port city of hodeida. it is often called the forgotten war but everyone i have spoken to here is crying for help, pleading with the world to finally take notice. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: building closer ties between the leaders of china and the philippines. president duterte prepares to welcome xijinping for his first state visit. and in our ‘100 women‘ season, we hear from australia's first female prime ministerjulia gillard on the pressures of being a woman at the top. the fact that much of the imagery that was woven around me in the parliament and the media was, when you look at it, gendered at its centre, all of that was, you know, more than i was expecting. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 10am in tokyo where ca rlose ghosn, one of the world's most prominent businessmen and the chairman of nissan, has been arrested on suspicion of financial misconduct. he is alleged to have underreported his salary by m5 million over five years. he's expected to be sa

children's fund, unicef, warned saturday that a saudi assault and blockade on the port city of hodeida is i increing shortages of food, drinking water, and medicine. >> today, every 10 minutes in yemen, a child is dying from preventable diseases. today in yemen, 1.8 million children under the age of five are suffering from acute malnutrition. children areese suffering the life-threatening acutef severe malnutrition. amy: the u.n. now says some 14 million yemenis are on the verge of famine, with 1.2 million suspected cases of cholera and over 2400 cholera-related deaths since an outbreak began last year. the trump administration continues to support the saudi-led coalition with weapons sales, intelligence sharing and midair-refueling missions for saudi coalition bombers. the sons of the assassinated journalist jamal khashoggi have called on saudi authority's to return their father's body to be buried in the saudi city of medina. their appeal came as turkish media reported khashoggi's dismembered body parts were smuggled out of turkey in five suitcases after khashoggi was killed by a squ

saudi-led coalition's intervention in the conflict, and recent fighting innd around the port city of hodeidas. defse secretary james mattis said peace talks betweenr yemen's g parties will take place next month in sweden. members of the international police organization interpol today elected a south korean to be the agency's next president, in a surprise defeat over a russian frontrunner. kim jong-yang edged out russian general alexander prokopchuk, whose candidacy stoked fears that russia could ituse the role to target pal opponents. interpol's secretary-general reaffirmed the agency's impartiality when he spoke after today's vote in dubai. >> no matter, of course, what the nationality of the presideni interpol's neutrality, and thede ndence of our organization. it is fundamental to interpol'sc existhat we are neutral and that we are independent. >> woodruff: kim has temporarily led interpol since october, after his chinese predecessor was arrested on corruption charges. back in this country, the number of abortions in the u.s. has plged to an historic low. new data out today from the cent

saudi-led coalition are fighting pitched battles with houthi rebels for control of the port city of hodeida. residents say saudi warplanes have dropped more than 100 bombs on civilian neighborhoods over the past few days. the fighting came as the head of the u.n.'s world food program sasaid yemen remains t the worst humaninitarian crisis in the world. >> the situation is clearly dramatic. feeding between 6 million and a people -- and it millilion peope every month. but that is technically a famine or not does not change anything to the situation. the worst two miniature in crisis in the world. the worst food security crisis in the world. sosomething muste e done amy: the trump administration continues to support the saudi-led coalition with weapons sales, intelligence sharing and midair-refueling missions for saudi coalition bombers. the united nations' chief of biodiversity is warning that nations have just two years to reach a broad global agreement to protect animal and plant species, or humanity will watch whole ecosystems collapse as species become extinct. the dire warning came ahead

. >> reporter: you just mentioned hodeida, the port that received the majority of assisthat flows intoen. the u.s., the saudi-led coalition, and the houthis have been talking recently about a cease fire in hodeidah. but you've actuay seen an increase in the fighting? >> in recent days there has been an uptick in fighting. usry often that can happen on the eve of a cease fire. so we continue to hold out hope for a cease fire, we continue to call on all parties the conflict to put down their arms and to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis. without a cease fire, it is very, very difficult to get the assistance that children so desperately need. >> reporter: a cease fire is exactly what the u.s. is calling for. how important is it to find a political solution? >> any conflict that is the that is the solution. military victory rarelcomes in a situation like this. this has been a protracted civil war. i can't imagine any other solution other than a political solution.if buhe conflict continues and it continues in this protracted state year after year we will continue to see tens of thou

and, in yemen, a saudied coalition has captured a major road leading to the crucial red sea port of hodeida after weeks of stalemate. air strikes pounded shiite rebels in the city, and ground troops captured a neighborhood that is just three miles from the port itself. the u.s. has supported the saudi coalition, but last week, it f call a cease-fire. and that's the newshour for tonight. m judy woodruff. thank you and see you soon. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: mer cellular understands that not everyone needs an unlimited wireless plan. our u.s.-based customer service reps can help you choose a plan based on how much you use your phone, nothing more, nothing less. to learn more, go to consumercellular.tv >> kevin. >> kevin! >> kevin. >> advice for life. life well-planned. learn more at raymondjames.com. in >> and with the onsupport of these institutions and individuals. >> this program was made fossible by the corporatio public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. or captioning spo by newshour productions, llc

at least 150 people have been killed in 24 hours of clashes in the yemeni port city of hodeida. midterm election results. he said officials should declare his fellow republicans the winners and not cast doubt on vote tallies without evidence. robert mueller‘s investigation into russian election meddling and any collusion with the trump campaign is wrapping up and his report might by finalised any day. but even if president trump is accused of anything — could he be impeached? it's only ever happened to two us presidents — and andrewjohnson and bill clinton were both were acquitted. that's because the procedure, while it can be launched by a simple majority in the house — can only be confirmed by a two thirds majority in the senate. to talk more about this, david priess isjoining us live — he is author of the book ‘how to get rid of a president'. title. how difficult is it to get rid of a president via impeachment? it is quite difficult, except for the next election, which was the original method that the founders of the united states enshrined in the constitution. 0ne the united

there's been a new bf fighting in yemen, around the crucial red sea port of hodeida.di-backed sunni coalition massed tros there over the weekend. they've been firing rockets into the city at iite rebels aligned with iran. that is despite cas last week from the u.s. and other western countries for a cease-fire inbi ther struggle. reports out of turkey say ato saudi team sennvestigate the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi, removed evidence instead. a senior turkish official confirmed it today. the two-man "clean-up" crew wast saidbe part of this group that entered the saudi consulate in istanbul-- one week after khashoggi was killed there. meanwhile, the u.s. today addressed the u.n. human rights council in geneva, and demanded a full investigation. >> we condemn this premeditad killing. holding accountable those identified as being involvednd continuing the investigation is an important first step. , conclusive and transparent investigation, carried out in accordance with process with results mad public, is essential. >> woodruff: khashoggi's sons aling for the retu

in yemen: heavy fighting resumed around ty of hodeida, shattering a brief cease-fire.audi-led coalition launched new air strikes on the red sea port citd by shiite rebels aligned with iran. earlier, the rebels announced they are behind missile attacks on saudi arabia and its sunni allies. some in yemen's capital sanaa welcomed the news. >> ( translated ): we are looking at it positily and, god willing, we hope that all the yemeni parties can reach a political solution to relieve people's suffering, which has lasted for years because of the war, the blockade, the destruction and the killing. >> woodruff: a saudi coalition of sunni countries has battled the rebels since 2015, with american assistance. ns of thousands are believed to have died in the war-- many of them, civilians. the gont of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu survived today after a key ally agreed to maintain its support. that means netanyahu's coalition keeps a bare majority in the the crisis was triggered when defense minister avigdor lieberman resigned over a cease- fire with militants in gaza.