. >>> the recent resignation of the yemeni president abd mansur hadi. >> people were injured unclear whether they were injured in the gun shots or the panic. the red sea town has been under control of the rebel groups since october there were no gun shots in the capital sanaa as tens of thousands of people marched against houthi takeover of their city. >> translator: we are protesting to overthrow the militia and keep them out of the capital sanaa. >> they don't want want president abd mansur hadi to resign. but he said he could not stay in office. they would boycott an emergency session called for sunday, another sign of how fragmented this country is. the southern block is here, centered around a secessionist movement but smoldering for decades. major demonstrations against rebels. but there are many others who support the rebel group. on friday thousands of them marched in support of the houthis and their plans to transition to a new leadership. so far efforts to bring together all of these factions have failed. >> translator: there were many mistakes that happened in the crisis.

the only man that has international legitimacy is rabbuh mansur hadi. we do know from our sources that negotiations are still underway as we speak, between representatives of president hadi and representatives of the houthis. if they can come to an agreement within this hour then he might turn down a little bit his rhetoric and -- which are to different factions saying that we're looking forward to a much better future. if the situation remains as it is now, i expect him to further escalate, lash out at the president. the houthis said it is going to leak new phone conversation between hadi and his advisors where he was trying to undermine the houthis. this shows you the tension which is mounting in yemen. >> okay. i'll come back to you in just a moment, but we're going to cross over to the united states. in the u.s. kimberley is joining us live from washington, d.c. there seems to be news about two yemeni nationals who have been charged with conspiring to murder americans abroad. what do you know about that? >> reporter: that's exactly right. the u.s. j

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

the insurgents tightened their controlled holding abd rabu mansur hadi as prisoner in his own home. they said they would release the presidential palace and release the chief of staff held over the weekend. the question who was in charge of the country a critical u.s. ally against al qaeda in the arabian peninsula the group who claimed responsibility for the recent tack in paris. for more we're joined by christopher swift an adjunct professor, author of a book, the fighting vanguard. very good to have you back on the show. washington the white house there must be breathing a sigh of relief since president hadi is an important ally in our fight against the al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. how does the power ever these houthi rebels effect affect our ability to fight aqap? >> it makes it more complicated and here is the reason why. yemen is a very decentralized society but has a very stralingsed state always. -- centralized state. other tribal and political factions exercise their option and try to get a larger piece of a shrinking pie in yemen the harder that is to hold institution

it could also lead to the resignation of the president abd rabbah manah mansur hadi. omar al saleh, al jazeera yemen. >>> students had just returned to school at a after a two week teacher's strike. most of the children were between 8 and 13. at least ten of them are injured. coming up this hour france is now waging a war against another group of attackers a cyber-war. plus a day of remembrance and a day of protest. a look at the legacy of martin luther king. luther king. >> the city of new york has agreed to settle a lawsuit with a man who claims he was choked and unable to breathe during an encounter with police in 2013. the suit was filed in june of 2014 one month before the death of eric garner. the use of choke holds is banned by the nypd. the city agreed to pray him $75,000. >>> the martin luther king holiday was observed with community service events around the country. president obama urged to make it a day of service. the president and his family volunteered today at the boys and girls club in washington d.c. there were marches seen as in recent months. hundr

could it also lead to the resignation of president abd rabbah mansur hadi. to impose his demand of dividing yemen into two federal regions or break away. omar al saleh, al jazeera yemen. >>> former manager of the yemen times jim good to see you. how precarious is president hadi's grasp on yemen right now? >> it's tremendously precarious right now. i don't think anybody has the ability to stop the houthis if they wanted to. >> what are their intentions? >> their intentions are incredibly murky. if they wanted to take control they would have done so in september when they took control of sanaa. if they want political power if they are just posturing if they want more control i don't think anybody who says they know what's going on in sanaa doesn't really realize. >> gotcha. are houthi rebels actually aligning themselves with forces loyal to the former president? >> it's rarely that black and white in yemen ever. in 2012 after salee'souse's out oute's ouster, while it remains unclear what role he actually does play, it's almost sthearn he does play some role. >

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