>> it is not a secret that the ex-president helped the houthis in saana and controlled saana. and a couple weeks ago when sa he was threatened by the saudis he gave into the demand and started steering away from the houthis and stepping aside. but the air strikes yesterday made him announce that he would be an ally with the houthis. a major blow for saudi arabia. he is still the president of the most powerful political party in yemen. so this is a major blow. the second air strike on hiss house. tried to target him directly. after the first air strike. he went to the residence. made an interview. after the interview the air strike took place. basically targeting him directly and trying to target his life. that's why his anger and, he is changing alliances officially right now. >> all right, talking to with our reporter from saana. we apologize for some audio issues there. a weekend of gun fight in macedonia left 22 people dead. it all started saturday in the northern city of kumonovo. the government says police raided a group believed to be planning attacks on government insti

in the old city of saana, life appears to return to normal on the first day of the cease-fire, but not everyone is optimistic. the yemeni people will now agree agree. >> it is an attempt to send the suffering of yemens during the conflict. it will allow aid agencies to deliver food and medicine. iran has sent a navalship to escorts vessel carrying supplies. but the iranian military will not allow the saudi-led forces to inspect the ship. coalition forces insist vessels yemen's territorial waters and saudis accuse iran of arming the houthis. the the. >> caughtyshouthis arehouthi are divided. there is a group who would like to accept the cease-fire. but then there is another group who is not happy with the terms of the cease-fire. >> the united states special envoy to yemen arrived in the country on tuesday night. it says that the cease-fire must be unconditional and safe passage to yemenis. >> yemen has no choice but to have different sides sit at the table to find a solution. >> as the cease-fire begins in yemen, human rights watch are demanding that the houthis stop recruiting child s

. >> in yemen a bomb has exploded at a mosque in the capital of saana. 13 people were injured there. isil has claimed responsibility for that attack. >>> and iranian cargo ship loaded with aid for yemen has arrived to djibouti. it will be unloaded and taken by the u.n.'s world food program taken to the port under houthi control. it is full of rice, wheat and canned fish. >>> the u.s. said it has no plans to offer strategy in the fight against isil despite iraqi figures calling for changes. they say the current operation was failing to stop isil but other reports from washington, d.c. the u.s. sees no alternative for the moment. >> they're ready to fight and perhaps to die. iraqi shia militiamen ready to take on isil. it's a controversial division to send them to the sunni province, but the iraqi government is running out of options. the country's vice president say the airstrikes simply are not working. >> the international coalition meets and retreats. there is no good news from the coalition and there is no strategy. i ask the iraqi leaders to put a strategy together. the coalition

it comes after his house was targeted by the saudi-led coalition in the capital saana. >>> it's the first time the saudi-led targeted former president ali abdullah saleh, he was unharmed and remains defiant. >> translation: you should continue carrying your arms, willing to sacrifice your lives in the face of these belligerent attacks. i can describe this aggression as an act of cowardice, if you are brave enough, face us on the battlefield. shelling by rockets and jets cannot enable you to achieve your goals. >> reporter: this is the moment the international airport in sanaa was struck by coalition jets. houthi fighters say the attack was to present the landing of aircraft carrying aid. the saudi-led coalition intensified campaigns, targetting sadr province in northern aden, yemen and other provinces. saudi army commanders say it was an ammunition depot that houthis planned to use to shell saudi villages. the united nations humanitarian coordinator for yemen says no civilians in sadr city are drafted because of a shortage. the indiscriminate bombing ofulation areas is a violation of huma

. >> yemeni journalist, joining us on the line there from saana, apologies there for a few audio, use that we had. errol. >> rosemary, cnn is getting a rare inside look into north korea's reclusive government. our reporter from pyongyang this week, he was able to speak to a political analyst with close ties to kim jung-un's regime in the cnn exclusive report. >> reporter: north korea's propaganda machine turns out plenty of fiery rhettic. high level officials fiercely distrust international media. rarely giving interviews. a member of north korea's inner circle speaking to cnn. the deputy director of a north korean think-tank with close ties to the highest levels of government. no topic was off limits. >> south korea's national in tee jens s jens -- intelligence service that kim jung-un ordered 15 officials. >> he calls allegations the supreme leader is killing off opponents. baseless, groundless, but does not deny executions do take place here. >> it is very normal for any country to go after hostile elements and punish and execute them. >> we also asked about north korea's growing n

that happened in the capital city of saana. off the coast ships are waiting to deliver desperately needed aid. among them a cargo ship from iran. yemen and iran will be the discussion at the white house. representatives from six gulf states will meet with president obama and his national security team. newly crowned ding salmon king salmon is one of four arabs who will miss the meeting. some are calling calling it a snub. >>> libby casey is in washington libby? >> john, the white house was hoping to see movement today on fast track authority for the president. giving him the ability to go ahead and negotiate the trans-pacific at this point a deal among 12 countries that fuss focuses on asia. it's top priority but today did not go well. >> the senate's vote divided democrats and republicans and in an unusual turn of events and it split most democrats from their command center chief. >> what we just saw here is pretty shocking. >> the senate got 52 votes of the 60 needed to start debating a bill that would let the president move