elliott gotkine. and tim choices as well. and jason goodell on set. elliott, let's start with you. give us the latest. elliott: the bombinb rg raids have continued into friday. they will continue until objectives have been met. they are not crystal clear exactly what the saudis are aiming to achieve. at first glance, it would appear that they want to bomb the sh iites rebels -- to get them back to the negotiating table. at the same time, the saudis seem to be determined to ensure that the houthis do not overrun yemen. they want to prop up the internationally recognized government and they also want to ensure the instability we have been seeing in yemen does not pull over the order into saudi arabia for the rest of the region. francine: tell us more about the contact with the un security council. elliott: we understand from two arab diplomats that feelers have been put out to the security council to look at the possibility of some kind of arms embargo on yemen. this would target weapons that may or may not, that maven destined for the rebel groups rather than security forces that ar