proposal to submit an environmental assessment report on the planned relocation of the station to nago city. the government wants to present the report to okinawa by the end of this year. >>> in yemen at least five people have died in an anti-government rally. protesters are demanding the immediate resignation of president ali abdullah saleh. armed groups of saleh supporters shot demonstrators in the capital sanaa on thursday. 20 other people were injured. saleh on wednesday signed an agreement to transfer power to his deputy. he will retain his title until a presidential election is held within the next three months. observers say the deal was brokered by neighboring gulf nations. a group of youths leading the protests oppose the agreement. they called it a ploy that helps a criminal who oppressed his people. >>> now an update on the middle east. military rulers plan to hold parliamentary elections on schedule. uncertainty remains, however, if the voting will be trouble-free. >> translator: we should not focus on protests but on the elections, as that is the first step towards democracy. >