the houthis are under pressure as well.at can't be a peaceful solution of the evacuation of the houthis and the city back doing its job providing assistance to the people of yemen. thank you very much for joining people of yemen. thank you very much forjoining us. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the french national assembly has overwhelmingly backed a landmark bill to overhaul the country's heavily indebted state—run railway company, sncf. the vote is seen as a victory for president macron and a blow to rail unions who staged rolling strikes over the bill. pro— and anti—abortion demonstrators have been gathering outside argentina's congress, as lawmakers are due to vote on a bill that would allow women to have abortions in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. abortion is currently illegal — except in extreme cases such as rape or if the woman's life is at risk. comcast, the giant us cable television provider, has opened a bidding war for the media assets of 21st century fox. it's offered $65 bill

the coastal city of hudaydah has been held by the houthis, backed by iran, for more than three years.d nations says 8.4 million yemenis are on the verge of famine, and for most the part, is the only route for food supplies. around 10,000 people have been killed since the start of the warfour years ago. the british government has called on all sides to exercise restraint, and it's requested an urgent meeting of the un security council meeting to discuss the situation. 0ur security correspondent, frank gardner, reports from yemen. trained and equipped by the uae and saudi arabia, yemeni government forces have been advancing on the red sea port of hudaydah. facing them are yemen's houthi rebels, who have reportedly fanned out across the city of half a million. diplomats have been scrambling to prevent a bloodbath, but the uae, which is leading much of the ground force, says its patience with diplomacy has run out. we have waited for over a year in order to secure hudaydah out of the houthi hands into a third—party hand. there's been a lot of diplomatic work based on that and it has come

we've waited over a year in order to secure hodeidah out of houthi hands and into a third party. been a lot of diplomatic work based on that and it's come really to nothing because the houthis have not been very clear, not been very honest in all these efforts. the houthis, who control the port of hodeidah, say the coalition are invaders and that the un is biased against them. they accuse the saudis of bombing the port's cranes, making it harder to offload supplies. translation: the battle in hodeidah will lead to a humanitarian disaster in terms of food supplies. hodeidah is a city full of civilians, and it holds the main artery for all yemenis in the north and south. 70% of all humanitarian aid comes through the port, therefore this aid will stop. aid agencies fear up to a 250,000 people's lives could be at risk in the fighting. yemen is the country with the worst food insecurity in the world. more than 17 million people here have no idea where their next meal is coming from. many of those people live in hodeidah, they only have one meal a day, with this conflict, with this esc

we have waited for over a year in order to secure hudaydah out of the houthi hands into a third—partyof diplomatic work based on that and it has come really to nothing because the houthis have not been very clear, not been very honest, in all these efforts. the houthis, who control the port of hudaydah, say the coalition are invaders and that the un is biased against them. they accuse the saudis of bombing the port's cranes, making it harder to off—load vital supplies. translation: the battle in hudaydah will lead to a humanitarian disaster in terms of food supplies. hudaydah is a city full of civilians and it holds the main artery for all yemenis in the north and south. 70% of all humanitarian aid comes through the port. therefore, this aid will stop. aid agencies fear up to a quarter of a million people's lives could be at risk in the fighting. yemen is the country with the worst food aid situation in the world. more than 17 million people here have no idea where their next meal is coming from. most of those people live in hudaydah, they only have one meal a day. and with this compl

facing them are yemen's houthi rebels. mbdiplomats have been scng to prevent a bloodbath. e,e uae, which is leading much of the ground foays the patience with diplomacy has run out. >> we have waited for over a year to secure hodeidah out of houthi hands, there has been a lot of diplomatic work on that. and it has come really do nothing, because the houthis have not been very cenar, have not ery honest in these efforts. frank: the hodeida -- the houthis, who control the port of hodeidah, say the alition are invaders and that the u.n. is biased against them. they accuse the saudis ofth bombinport's cranes. >> the battle in hodeidah will lead to a humanitarian disaster in terms of food supply. >> hodeidah is a city full of civilians, and it holds the main artery for all the yemenis to the north and south. 70% of humanitarian aid comes through the port. therefore this aid will stop. frank: aid agencies fear of to a quarter million people's lives could be at risk in the unghting. >> yemen is the y with the worst food insecurity in the world. more than 17 million people here ha

we have waited for over a year in order to secure hudaydah out of the houthi hands into a third—partythat and it has come really to nothing because the houthis have not been very clear, not been very honest, in all these efforts. the houthis, who control the port of hudaydah, say the coalition are invaders and that the un is biased against them. they accuse the saudis of bombing the port's cranes, making it harder to off—load vital supplies. translation: the battle in hudaydah will lead to a humanitarian disaster in terms of food supplies. hudaydah is a city full of civilians and it holds the main artery for all yemenis in the north and south. 70% of all humanitarian aid comes through the port. therefore, this aid will stop. aid agencies fear up to a quarter of a million people's lives could be at risk in the fighting. yemen is the country with the worst food aid situation in the world. more than 17 million people here have no idea where their next meal is coming from. most of those people live in hudaydah, they only have one meal a day. and with this conflict, with this escalation of

they a trying to drive houthi rebels from the city. aid organizations say the attacks could cut ofsuby the lies to rebel-held areas. frank gardner has more. frank: trained and equipped by the uae and saudi arabia yemeni , government forces have been advancing on the red sea port of hodeidah. 'facing them are yemen'houthi rebels. diplomats have been scrambling to prevent a bloodth. the uae, which is leading much of the ground force, says the patience with diplomacrun out. >> we have waited for over a year to secure hodeidah out of houthi hands, there has been a lot of diplomatic work on that. and it has ce really do nothing, because the houthis have not been very clear, have not been very honest in these forts. frank: the hodeida -- the houthis, who control the port of hodeidah, say the coalition are invaders and that the u.n. is biased against themh they accussaudis of bombing the port's cranes. >> the battle in hodeidah will plad to a humanitarian disaster in terms of food s >> hodeidah is a city full of civilians, and it holds the ma

one is that the houthis are receiving smuggled ballistic missiles from iran through this porttnd they also believe t the houthis are making a vast amount of money through illegal taxation at this port, and, so, they want to deprive the houthis of this port and keep them land locked. >> i referred to it as a proxy war but it is one that hbeen off the radar for most of us for a while. mi just to re us of the players you mentioned, the houthis and iran.ht >> r do we know how much aid iron is giving? >> we iran is givingthem aid. for the past two years i have been on the yemen panelt the u.n. security council and we found in a report iran was smuggling blissle, missiinto yemen in violation of u.n. security council ringsresolutions. ehere was a lot of smoke but w couldn't pinpoint the fire for iranian advisors on the ground. how much other aid is a matter li debate. >> the con side, the u.s. influence, how much influence does the u.s. have? would they be undertake ago raid like this without u.s. acceptance? >> well, the u.s., for the offensive on houdeidah, the u.s. has essentially giving

houthi rebels watching and waiting, ready for the fight.p's grip on this fractured country. today, a saudi led coalition geared up for an assault on hudaydah, to the west of the country. the port is a vital harbour in rebel territory. it is the main artery bringing in food, fuel and aid to the country and a lucrative financial hub for the rebels. it is also where some believe iranian weapons are smuggled into the country. but for the people, things are desperate. two years ago i met with a doctor who showed me people starving in hudaydah. today she told me she fears things are going to get worse. we are suffering from the starvation and poverty and lack of medical supply. and now they inform us it will become worse and i think in hudaydah we are waiting to die. so who are the houthis and how are they able to consolidate so much power? the houthis are a theological movement, which is an insurgency, simply an insurgency that was able to take control over sa na'a in september 2014. and since then it has grown up because they used a specific po

the houthis, who control the port of hudaydah say the coalition are invaders and that the un is biased the studies of bombing the port's cranes, and the hit hard to off—load import supplies. translation: the battle in hudaydah will lead to a humanitarian disaster in terms of food supplies. translation: hudaydah is a city full of civilians and it holds the main artery for all yemenis in the north and south. 70% of all humanitarian aid comes through the port, therefore this aid will stop. aid agencies fear up to a quarter of a million people's lives will be at risk in the fighting. yemen is the country with the worst food insecurity in the world. more than i7 insecurity in the world. more than 17 million people here have no idea where there —— next meal is coming from. many of those people live in hudaydah. they only have one mil per day. with this complex, the escalation of this conflict and the level of violence happening in hudaydah, it means many of those people will lose that one meal. yemenis have already suffered over three years of disease, food shortages, coalition airstrikes, a

so just to remind us of the ayers you mentied, the houthis and iran. >> right. do we know how mun aid i is giving? >> we do iran is giving them aid. r the past two years i have been on the yemen panel at the u.n. security council and we found in a report iran was smuggling bliss, missiles into yemen in violation of u.n. security council ringsresolutions. there was a lot of smoke but we couldn't pinpoint the fire for iranian advisors on the ground. how much other aid is aatter of debate. >> the coalition side, the u.s.c influence, howinfluence does the u.s. have? would they be undertake ago raid like this without u.s. acceptance? >> well, the u.s., for the offensive , on houdeide u.s. its essentially giving the arab emirates what one official called the blinking prorks seed but with caution. this is different than what the s. has done in the last couple of years when they put the brakes on any offensive against hodeidah. what's changed i last december, the former yemen president who ruled the country for more than three decades hadd alimself with the houthis. tha

for the last three years, that has been the houthis.to maybe $40 million a month from it, about £30 million. and if they can drive the houthis out of the port without any bloodshed, that is a big ask, then they think, the coalition thinks they can eventually agree a peace deal and shorten the war in yemen. the houthis say they will hold on. for the moment it looks like still being a stalemate. labour has won the parliamentary by—election in lewisham east in south london, but with a reduced majority on a low turnout. its candidate, janet da by, was elected with a majority of more than 5,000, compared with the 21,000 secured by her predecessor in last year's general election. the former mp heidi alexander quit the commons to work for the mayor of london, sadiq khan. a memorial service will be held at westminster abbey this lunchtime to remember the life of professor stephen hawking. his ashes will rest alongside other greats of british science, such as charles darwin and sir isaac newton. ben ando reports. theoretical physics is one of th

they say if they take this port, this'll be the end of the houthis insurgency at the end of the houthisrth. they were able to sustain themselves after being cut off from supply lines in the remote areas. they don't need this port as much as the yemeni population needs it. that is why this is a very strategic point. it's being described as the worst humanitarian crisis in the world right now. and you're saying this bombardment in the part will make this worse? not for the microchips for the people of the city. if they seized street by street the city, there will be tens of thousands of casualties. millions of people reply on this port for the supplies. 8 million people are already close to starvation, 22 million people severely affected by lack of access to food. so this kind of context, losing the sport, because this operation will take months and maybe even a year to complete and that time, it will be very hard than supplied the population in the northwest of the country. so in way, we will —— it will make the humanitarian suffering even worse. thank you so much for explaining all that

the houthis have controlled it for the last three years.n's wealth and using incoming aid asa yemen's wealth and using incoming aid as a bargaining chip. the houthis say they are resisting international aggression, and won't give it up. translation: the naval force was able to target a warship with two missiles. the warship has been completely destroyed, and the rest of the warships fled due to the fear of the same fate. court in the middle are yemen's malnourished and poverty stricken civilians. 0ver middle are yemen's malnourished and poverty stricken civilians. over 8 million people are now dependent on food aid, and this has been described as the world's worst humanitarian crisis. the hodaida operation is being run from here, abu dhabi, the capital of the united arab emirates. uae a officials insist there is no pause in the campaign to drive houthi rebels out of hodaida, simply that the first phase has been completed. they also say there is a major force waiting in reserve across the red sea at a base in eritrea. 0ne in reserve across t

to break the houthi stranglehold on houdayda.ed to attack saudi arabia. they also know that the houthis have maintained a grip on the port and on the aid coming into the port and on the aid coming into the country. they believe, the coalition believes, if they can ca ptu re coalition believes, if they can capture the port, the aid situation in yemen could become better. it won't be subject to the kind of corruption and restrictions we have seen corruption and restrictions we have seen under houthi control. they also believe it will gradually encircle the houthis, until they do, landlocked in the central highlands of northern yemen. and that could hasten the end of the war. what has it got to do with either saudi arabia or iran? when the houthis took over in 2015, they attacked the capital sanaa and took over. the government was forced into exile. they looked to foreign allies to help them. the saudis and the united arab emirates in particular decided to do this. they have their own ulterior motives and it's really nothing to do w

they admit they want to force the houthis to the table.es are an attack on the port is an attack on peace process. where do france, the uk and the us stand on this? can we hold them in part responsible for whatever plays out? where do they stand? we saw the uae ambassador to london today. he said france gave them a green light, to which france said that they never gave them a green light, they aren't part of this. we heard a story from the wall streetjournal, that the light from the americans is a blinking yellow light. in other words, "go in, but be very careful". and the british said to please hold on, give the un envoy more time. the ambassador said that we gave him more time, a0 hours, it was enough. -- it —— it wasn't enough. it's true that this could be a game changer in the war. if this port is taking, 80% of notjust aid, but imports of all kinds, food, medicine, all kinds goods, they all go through the port. and what some of the aid agencies are saying is that it is by definition, if the port is out of action, people will die. it i

residents say who's the fighters -- houthi fighters have fanned out. are mobilized, we will be as immovable as mountains. peter: it is a crucial lifeline for food and aid to the restst f the rest of yemen. 22 million yemenis are in need of humanitarian aid, with more than 8 million on the verge of starvation. taking it over could be called an act of madness in every meaning of the word, because it is a city full of civilians and the main artery for all yemenis. peter: the u.n. says it has ships offloading aid even while showing is -- while shelling continues. olivia: once the nuclear weapons are gone, the sanctions will be too. that is mike pompeo on the historic u.s.-north korea summit this week. meeting with his counterparts in underlined the south korean alliance was as robust as ever, despite president trump's announcement he would be halting the joint military exercises between the countries. with donald trump back in washington and kim jong-un being applauded upon his return to pyongyang, negotiators behind the scenes have gotten down to the nitt

-led conflict and d houthi rebels. uniteded nations e envoy to yemen martin griffitiths has ben in the capital sana'a working towards negotiating the withdrawal of houthi rebels from hodeidah, leaving the port under the admiministrative control of the u.n. he is due to report to the u.n. security council later today . meanwhile, the united nations says nearly 8.5 million yemenis are on the verge of f famine, wh deaths setet to rise if shipmens of food and medicine t through e port come to a halt. more than 70% of humanitarian supplies and 90% of commercial supplies to all of yemen pass through ththis port city of hodeidah. the inteternational l committeef the red cross is calling for humanitarian assisistance in the region. >> today we're at the point where catastrophic is becoming an understatement. what we need to do today is to open the airport at least for the humanitarian reasons, for ththe people who need to evacuae who are sick and wounded to be able to o leave. we can no longer afford to close this country so m

a bloodbath if the data was attacked by coalition forces has proposed and you deal that would see houthi as hand over the support to the un but that wasn't accepted the bourse also a vital lifeline for millions of civilians caught up in the war and aid agencies are now warning of a humanitarian catastrophe they say supply routes for urgently needed aid will be caught and more than a quarter of a million lives are at risk the fact that we have more military operations going on will just exacerbate the situation which means that not enough we entered for the entire population of human we have already today eighty percent of the yemeni people who rely heavily on humanitarian aid. for the war in yemen has already claimed tens of thousands of lies mostly civilians many have died of hunger and disease but the fight. it has gone on so far none of the attempts to have it's it is. how succeeded none of the players are working together regional players or the most of the players so they can bring your money to the table the saudi and coalition the campaign to drive the who thiis out of the data an

the houthis have controlled it for the last three years.yemen's wealth and using incoming aid as a bargaining chip. the houthis say they are resisting international aggression and will not give it up. translation: the naval force was able to target a warship with two missiles. the warship has been destroyed and the rest of the warships fled due to the fear of the same fate. caught in the middle are yemen's malnourished and poverty stricken civilians. 0ver eight million people are dependent on food aid and this has been described as the world's worst humanitarian crisis. the operation is being run from here. the officials insist there is no pause in the campaign to drive the rebels out of here simply that the rebels out of here simply that the first phase has been completed. they also say there is a major force waiting in reserve across the red sea at a base. one thing is certain, the saudis and the emiratis, who are backing the campaign to restore the yemeni government, say there's too much at stake to abandon it. frank gardner, bbc news, a

but the houthis have said they will not give up houthis have said they will not give up an inch of groundhis could become a prolonged and bloody battle. one thing is certain, the saudis and the iraqis, who are backing the campaign to restore the yemeni government, say there's too much at stake to abandon it. —— emiratis. the former wimbledon champion, boris becker, has claimed diplomatic immunity from bankruptcy proceedings in london, because of his new role as a sports attache to the central african republic. his lawyers claim he can't face any legal action without the consent of the foreign secretary, borisjohnson. our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins, is with me. can you explain this?” can you explain this? i will try! boris becker was declared bankrupt last year. a bank which says he owes them a significant amount of money, they are taking legal action against him to try to recover possibly millions of pounds. boris becker says he cannot have civil proceedings mounted against him in the united kingdom because in april he was appointed by the central african republic as their sp

for the last three years, that has been the houthis. estimates they get up to maybe $40 million a month from it, about £30 million. and if they can drive the houthis out of the port without any bloodshed, and that's a big ask, then they think, the coalition thinks, they can eventually agree a peace deal and shorten the war in yemen. but the houthis say they will hold on. so, at the moment, it looks like still being a stalemate. upskirting, or secretly taking photographs up skirts or dresses, is set to become a specific criminal offence, with a punishment of up to two years in prison. it's been an offence in scotland since 2010, when it was listed under the broader definiton of voyeurism. currently, victims in england and wales have to seek prosecution through other legal avenues, such as outraging public decency or harassment. a man has been charged with soliciting murder over letters calling for a national "punish a muslim day", to be held on april 3rd, this year. david parnham, who's 35 and from lincoln, will appear before magistrates

the houthis have controlled it for the last three years.est of the warships fled due to the fear of the same fate. caught in the middle are yemen‘s malnourished and poverty stricken civilians. over eight million people are dependent on food aid and this has been described as the world‘s worst humanitarian crisis. what happens next in hudaydah will affect millions of yemenis. the uae and its coalition partners say they could retake the city in days. but the houthis have said they will not give up an inch of ground. many fear this could become a prolonged and bloody battle. one thing is certain, the saudis and the emiratis, who are backing the campaign to restore the yemeni government, say there‘s too much at stake to abandon it. frank gardner, bbc news, abu dhabi. the chief executive of govia thameslink railways has resigned following weeks of disruption caused by the introduction of a new timetable. charles horton said he recognised that it had been a hugely frustrating time for passengers. the company runs services on the thameslink, great

this is an active interference and the saudi efforts -- in the saudi efforts to bomb the houthis and engage in the civil the united states stands to stop our role in furthering the saudi efforts and we need to do everything in our power to stop the saudis from attacking the port of hudaydah. amy: the wall street jouournal s reporting the trouble administration is weighing a request by the united arab emirates to expand the u.s. role in the war in yemen by providing direct assistance to the impending offensive against the port city of hudaydah. so you are talking about saudi arabia the united arab emirates. these are the countries also that particulalarly jared kushnr are presesident trump's son-in-w , senior advisor to president trump, is very close to. what does this direct assistance mean and how is this happening without congressional approval? is candidly been a lack of transparency by the trump administration. in the past when secretary mattis has testified to the armed services committee, on which i said, he has been very clear our efforts and yemen are largely limited to count

that is the clai s areat houthi preventing aid, that makes no sense and saudis are controlling what comesand out of the country. november, people starved to death. that was in response to supposed iranian missiles coming into yemen even though a you and reports the ----u.n. missiles that came out of yemen to saudi arabia were not from iran and had more american ports that iranian parts. this is what we have been hearing for three years but there is not any evidence to support what they're saying. amy: earlier r this month you tweeted a list of dozens of senators who endorsed continuing support for u.s. -- continuing u.s. support for saudi arabia in yemen. you wrote -- "on the 15th anniversary of the #iraqwar, these 55 senators voted to continue waging war on #yemen they voted to continue starving millions to death. they voted to continue bombing yemenis with u.s. bombs, dropped by saudi-purchased us jets, refueled midair by the u.s. army. #sjres54." could you explain senate -- whahat senate r resolution 54 called for in what you feel needs to happen right now? >> it was such an incredible

the main entry point for food and aid to the war-torn country, but saudi arabia alleges that the houthing the port to bring in arms from iran. >> militias exploded the port to prolong the war and encourage the suffering of the young men -- teyemeni people. >> tehran has repeatedly denied the charge, and civilians in hodeda have to bear the brunt of the stalemate. >> people are suffering under these conditions. we cannot buy anything for o our childrenen, and we cannot sustan ourselves financially. i have a h household of 11 peop. our r situation is dire, and ony god knows when this will change. u.n. officials say they are continuing negotiations to keep civilian supply lines open despite the assault and are urging restraint from all sides in the conflict. sarah: a harrowing situation there. we would like to leave you on a lighter note. kenya has for generations written its history in song, and in nairobi is a man who most collectors know as jimmy. he sells secondhand vinyl records and kenyan history books. today, bands are using music to write the latest chapters. take a listen. >> tuck

earlier, the united arab emirates said it had given the houthi rebels a final deadline to withdraw ore hearing the saudi led coalition has actually launched that threatened assault. now, what's in a name? well, arguably quite a lot, particularly if you are called macedonia. after a 27—year deadlock with greece, the former yugoslav republic will now be known as the republic of north macedonia. the change aims to distinguish the country from the greek province of the same name. caroline rigby reports. it is a dispute that has fuelled protest and divided opinion for decades. what to call this tiny country to the north of greece. but, after almost 30 years of talks, agreement. the balkan state known as the former yugoslav republic of macedonia will now be called the republic of north macedonia. the two balkan countries have been at loggerheads ever since the breakup of yugoslavia in the early 1990s. greece insists the name macedonia belongs to its northern region, rather than its neighbour, shown here on the map. it feared the yugoslav republic could have territorial ambitions, and athens

the houthi deny that.y much—needed aid with millions on the brink of starvation will simply not get into the country and it is an already awful situation which could become even worse. the headlines on bbc newsroom live. dixons is investigating a huge data breach involving millions of payment cards and personal data records. saudi—led troops in yemen have begun a major assault to force houthi rebels out of the key port city of hodeida. some astonishing news on the eve of the world cup. the 2010 champions spain, have sacked their manager julen lopetegui. let's speak to lee foster in moscow. it was announced that he would join real madrid to replace zinedine zidane after the tournament, and we will try to speak to 0llie. are you there? what is the latest on this? yes, ican there? what is the latest on this? yes, i can hear you. you use the word astonishing and it really is just that. we knew yesterday that lopetegui, the well—regarded spanish head coach with his team, head of the world cup, playing portugal

for the government and for the houthis. government needs and relies on the emiratis in taking over hodeida. at the same time, in southern yemen where the government should be having the upper hand, instead the emiratis have taken the lead. they set up their own militias in every single city. each of these militias have their own tribal and regional agenda. they set of prisons. they took control. it undermines to a great extent the yemeni government. week, the last president of yemen was barred from returning to the government for nearly a year. that based on his .wn aides and commanders he could not get back to yemen because the emiratis did not want him to return. amy: we just have 30 seconds. i want to quickly ask, is the u.s. involved with giving lists of names of yemenis to the emiratis to jail? the americans have a list of the most wanted men, but not every single man arrested by the emiratis are on the list. the emiratis are trying to get information about the men on the list through mass arrests. amy: maggie michael,

griffith, he's still trying to get a deal which would stop the military offensive, convinced the houthisre are two sites. the houthis have been under pressure also, because the allegation is they are mismanaging the aid, pilfering it and they are smuggling in weapons. that is what the uae and the saudis said. sure. very briefly, given the complexity of all this, is there any influence the us in particular can use in this situation? the question is, what kind of influence does the us want to use? what we're hearing is they may give them the kind of help they will give is to have them target better, not to stop targeting. ok. many thanks for that. an italian coastguard ship carrying hundreds of migrants has been allowed to dock in sicily, days after italy turned away another vessel with rescued migrants on board. the ship arrived in the port of catania, carrying more than 900 people, and was allowed to dock because it's an italian vessel. italy had refused to take in the other rescue boat, the franco—german aquarius, which has now been given permission to dock in spain. italy's new right—w

mean we're already hearing the yemeni army is cutting off the road between the province and the the houthistronghold of sana'a you know i think it's the latest in a long line of significant symbolic battles that are obviously going to culminate in the battle for son we've seen that this this this coalition is gradually crushing all of the who thing rebels in its way and so i think it's just a matter of time before her data falls the question is how many lives will this battle cost. or a good to get your thoughts and analysis on that one. now the israeli military says it's hit at least twenty five targets in gaza linked to hamas it says the strikes followed around forty five rockets fired from the strip towards israel several of the rockets were intercepted while three landed tensions have been high in the area since late march when palestinians began protesting at the gaza israeli border fence israeli troops have shot and killed one hundred thirty two palestinian protesters. for souter's more from west jerusalem. israeli army says that more than forty five rockets and mortars were fired fr

the shi'ite muslim houthis, supported by iran, are fighting yemen's military, backed by sunni muslim powers, saudi arabia, and the united arab emirates. getting support from the u.s., with fuel, intelligence, and special operations. an american role in what many are calling the world's worst humanitarian horror. matt bradley, nbc news. >>> in moscow, disturbing video from near red square today. a taxi rammed into a sidewalk crowded with world cup visitors. the driver jumped out of the car and tried to flee the scene but has been detained. eight people were injured, including two people from mexico. here at home, it's a universal problem for parents, getting kids to go to bed on time. especially teens who may protest putting away electronics. but a new study shows enforcing bedtime rules may be critical for your child's health. catie beck explains why. >> time to wake up, baby girl. >> reporter: waking up the kids is a struggle most mornings. >> time to wake up. >> reporter: mother of three elizabeth turley says it's a especially tough for her 15-year-old alyssa. on average, she gets

coalition wants to cutt supply lineses to the cacapital which is held by houthi rebels. the u.n. has called for the transport of aid to be maintained in a matter what. >> it is central to preserving anytimehediffer city were not to operate consequences in humanitarian terms would be catastrophic. haverter: over 10,000 people een killed in yem's civil war. the ongoing battle will be crucial that has driven yemen to the brink of famine. anchor: after the summit in singapore with kim jong-un, donald trump is making his way home via guam and then hawaii. pyongyang has called it the success of the century, and the president may have described the talks as very good, but it is not shared by politicians at home. let's take a look. reporter: it was handshakes and congratulations all around as donald trump boarded air force one. air bound or washington, the calls back home began. congratulations from republican lawmakers. we just got off the phone with the president from air force one, the plane back from singapore. he sounded confident and upbeat, and he should because he accomplished mo

the extra factor is that iran, a shia nation, supports the houthis, though the nature of that supporttes. well, these are the latest pictures of pro—government forces advancing on hodeida. the uae is taking a lead role in this particular operation, and it says four of its fighters have died, along with 30 rebels. so far the ground and air offensive has focused on the outskirts of the city in particular areas near the airport. meanwhile the un is trying to ensure that aid can still comes through hodeida's port. eight million civilians in yemen are on the verge of starvation. this is one un humanitarian coordinator in sanaa, we got through, though the line isn't great. it's the lifeline for yemen. 90% of all the basic commodities people living there required to survive co mforta bly, living there required to survive comfortably, that's singapore. 70% of all humanitarian assistance comes from that single port. if that port closes, even for just a few days, the impact is immediate and it's serious. everything has to be done to ensure that the port remains open so to ensure that the port r

say that's where the shia rebels get weapons smuggled in from iran that's denied by both and the houthi is the united nations fearing what the spokesman called a bloodbath if the data was attacked by coalition forces has proposed and you deal that would see houthi as hand over the support to the un but that wasn't accepted the bourse also a vital lifeline for millions of civilians caught up in the war and aid agencies are now warning of a humanitarian catastrophe they say supply routes for urgently needed aid will be caught and more than a quarter of a. million lives are at risk the fact that we have more military operations going on will just exacerbate the situation which means that not enough we entered for the entire population of yemen we have already today eighty percent of the yemeni people who rely heavily on humanitarian aid thanks the war in yemen has already claimed tons of thousands of lives most civilians many have died of hunger and disease but the fighting has gone on so far none of the attempts to have its leaders know how succeeded none of the players are working to go

yes, so in 2015 there was essentially a coup by the houthi rebels.s sanaa, and about 70% of the population. they have long been accused of being proxies for the iranian regime, and so the saudis have taken it as a threat, and they feel this is kind of on their doorstep. saudi and the allies have responded to that with the saudi led coalition and they are trying to make sure this doesn't expand to the rest of yemen. and when we were introducing this discussion we said that 10,000 have been killed, and millions have been pushed to the brink of starvation. what is the prospect now of this latest move in hudayah?” what is the prospect now of this latest move in hudayah? i mean, the issue here is actually you have about 600,000 people in hudayah at the moment. now, because it is such a strategic point, some analysts are saying that this could actually be one of the worst civil conflicts going forward. it is already considered by the un to be the largest humanitarian crisis in the world in 2017. and the port is a very strategic area, primarily many of the

. >> sreenivasan: the proxy war being fght in yemen between saudi-led forces and iran-backed houthi rebels escalated today. the coalition claims it has captured the international airport near the rebel-held port city ohodeida. fighting for control of the port city continues. it is a critical entry point for ood and supplies. nearly two-thiryemenis saly on international aid, and humanitarian groupmore than eight million are at risk fostarvation. terminally ill people in california can legally obtain prescription druli to end their s. a state appeals court reinstated a law doctor has determined that the patient has six months or less to live. last month, a judge in riverside county declared the law unconstitutional because it was pass during a special legislative session called to consider other mters. according to california health officials, 111 terminally ill people ended their lives within the first six months of the bill becoming law in 2016. thundershowers will help firefighters in e southwest today. they could also bring hazardous flooding to the region. one to three inches of rain is

assault — just one element of a three—year conflict between a saudi—led coalition and iranian—aligned houthi is your take on the situation there now? this latest, vital battle for the port. the saudi—led forces are calling the attack on houdayda a golden victory. but it threatens what is already a catastrophe catastrophic war. to become an horrendous conflict. it started more than three years ago. yemen was already the poorest arab nation. it is now the world's worst humanitarian disaster. it could become far, far worse. yes, the un reiterated that this week. yes, houdayda is a crucial port for those defending it, notjust those for military reasons. but because goods such as water, food, and medicine enter the country through the port. effectively, these essentials are being distributed to 18 million yemenis, two thirds of the population. if the port is destroyed, which seems very possible, all these essentials wouldn't be able to go through. all the humanitarian aid. but even now, two thirds of the 29 million yemeni population suffers from food insecurity. with 50,000 children who died of h

hodeida say civilians are fleeing the embattled port town, as pro—government forces try to drive out houthiid there had been a large—scale displacement of residents in the past two days. the government and saudi—led coalition allies launched the offensive to capture hodeida earlier this month. tens of thousands of people across spain have protested at the provisional release of five men convicted of sexually assaulting an eighteen—year—old woman in pamplona two years ago. the self—styled wolf pack, posted bail of around seven thousand dollars each pending an appeal against conviction and a nine—year jail sentence. a police report has revealed the so—called "safety operator" of a self—driving uber car was watching tvjust before the vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian in arizona. the police report said the crash was "entirely avoidable". uber has so far declined to comment. italy says malta has refused its request to take in a boat run by a charity in the mediterranean carrying more than 200 rescued migrants. the migrants — on the lifeline vessel — were picked up off the libyan coast on thurs

hodeida say civilians are fleeing the embattled port town, as pro—government forces try to drive out houthihere had been a "large scale" displacement of residents in the past two days. the government and saudi—led coalition allies launched the offensive to capture hodeida earlier this month. a review of the church of england's inquiry into allegations torrential floods have hit south—western romania affecting scores of homes and destroying crops. authorities sent aid teams to help residents clear mud and water from their homes. the rain only lasted twenty minutes but exceeded 70 litres per square meter, the amount usually seen in a month. the release of five men accused of gang raping a teenager in spain has sparked mass protests around the country. the group known as wolf pack, were convicted of the 2016 attack during pamplona's running of the bulls festival, but have been released pending an appeal. the decision has sparked outcry from the public and political sphere as women call for reforms in the justice system, including tougher punishment for sex crimes. georgina smythe reports. ange