capitol sanaa.hey are backed by forces loyal to former president sal la and have the support of iran. the houthis are fighting troops loyal to yemen's president abd rabbuh mansur hadi and said up a temporary capital here in the southern port city of aiden and is present in most of yemen and has backing of tries and air strikes of a saudi-led coalition and al-qaeda and the peninsula and they are anti-houthi but not in line with the government and competing in the south they have i.s.i.l. and decision groups and mostly secular and long been pushing to break away from the north. the u.n. says the number of people without reliable access to enough food has doubled since the conflict began to around 14 million people, that is well over half the population and most of them are women and children. the truce calls for unhindered access to aid across yemen. the ceasefire is to build confidence between the warring parties, u.n. sponsored talks in kuwait in a week and inability to win this war militarily is li

a fellow at the sanaa center for strategic studies. it wasn't long after the ceasefire was declared that violations were reported. will the truce survive long enough to give peace talks a chance? >> so far there has been violations in the city of tiaz, barla and others. these or on the ground. it seems the houthis and saudi arabia are serious about moving forward. there's enough international presence. president obama will be in the golf, and a lot of this is riding on that too. saudi arabia has been engaged in a year long war and both sides realise you can't win militarily. past attempts to negotiate an end to the conflict failed. into so far the houthis and saudis communicated correctly. the houthis and the saudis are one side of the equation. the houthi and the pro-salah militia are falling apart. however, the g.p. c, the general people's congress, the party, have been welcoming of this peace talks. these are the main actors that we need to involve. we need to involve the popular resistance, the southern militias that have been figh

has been in turmoil since september 2014 when mouth fighters took control of most of the capital of sanaa. in september 15 president hadi returned to aden. the biggest charge is sacking his vice president. the new vice president also split during the arab spring up rising and the primar earlier i spoke by skype with adam barron. >> we're looking at this decision coming just two weeks before peace talks are sent to start. we're seeing the replacement who is one of the few, i would say, political figures in yemen who even despite the war, he's being replaced by his now adversary ali abdullah saleh considering the background it is suggested that even as we're having these peace talks on the horizon, that there is this possibility on the other hand that the battle could be building up. >> a spokesman for the al-qaeda linked al nusra front has died. he was reportedly killed with 20 other fighters in idlib. it comes as al nusra front killed 50 other soldiers in aleppo. we have reports on the battle of syria's largest city. >> al nusra front fighters. it's a fight to gain control of the town of

there were reports of sporadic fighting east of sanaa. there were violations reported. the strr says -- strr strr says -- >>> a car bomb killed one soldiers and injured many people. 20 ambulances from rushed to the spot. the region has seen an increase in fighting >>> the conflict in syria, in fighting against groups like isil tops the agenda. he arrived in ankara on monday, welcomed by president recep tayyip erdogan. the saudi monarch will attend the organization in istanbul. the process of choosing the next secretary-general of the occasions is due to start in the next 24 hours. we have more from the u.n. hours in new york. >> eight people held the u.n.'s top job since the organization began in 1986. this time there'srowing pressure for a woman to be ban ki-moon adds successor. four candidates joined the race. head of u.n.e.s.c.o., and helen clarke, former new zealand prime minister. >> this would be a tremendous advance to have a woman that is able to stand up to the major powers and humanity and the international community and the u.n. charter. the u.n. scrert gener

, and i think it was an oops on sanaa because then saudi arabia and the united arab emirates led the gcc forces in there and clearly that has not gone according to plan. hopefully the u.n. brokered negotiations in kuwait will put an end to that but also will ensure iran is kept out of there and the chokepoint coming into the red sea. bahrain and jordan have been specifically targeted, publicly targeted by the qods force commander, sole manny, who is calling for the annexation of bahrain and bahrain to many in iran is not just the island, it's also the eastern province of saudi arabia. the republican guard general proposes erasing israel off the map. sounds familiar. it is because it's what they've been saying for a good many decades. and the supreme leader summed it up very well when he said those who say the future lies in negotiation not in missiles are either ignorant or traitors. that is the supreme leader. i think we should take him at his word, that's what he believes. and when president obama trying to keep this effort alive, when president obama characterized iran regime's re

this clues the capital sanaa. they're backed by forces loyal to the former president and have the support of the iran. houthis are fighting troops loyal to the president. he set up groups here and has militaries present in most of eastern yemen. since march last year air strikes from the saudi-led coalition. then there's al-qaeda. they're staunchly anti houthi but are not aligned with the government. also competing for control in the south we have the yemen affiliate of i.s.i.l. as well as successionist groups. they have been trying to breakaway from the north. the number of people without reliable access to aenough food has doubled since the conflict began to around 14 million people. that's well over half the population. most of them are women and children. the truce calls for inhindered access to aid across yemen-- unhindered. this is ahead of talks in kuwait in a week. the inability for any side to win this war is likely forcing them to resolve it by diplomacy >>> six criticism i can't answers have been killed

, and i think it was an oops on sanaa because then saudi arabia and the united arab emirates led the gcc forces in there and clearly that has not gone according to plan. hopefully the u.n. brokered negotiations in kuwait will put an end to that but also will ensure iran is kept out of there and the chokepoint coming into the red sea. bahrain and jordan have been specifically targeted, publicly targeted by the qods force command, soleimani, calling for the an exation of bahrain, and bahrain to many in iran is not just the island. it's also the eastern province of saudi arabia. the republican guard general proposes erasing israel off the map. sounds familiar. it is because it's what they've been saying for a good many decades. and the supreme leader summed it up very well when he said those who say the future lies in negotiation not in missiles are either ignorant or traitors. that is the supreme leader. i think we should take him at his word, that's what he believes. and when president obama trying to keep this effort alive, when president obama characterized iran regime's responses t

, and i think it was an oops on sanaa because then saudi arabia and the united arab emirates led the gcc forces in there and clearly that has not gone according to plan. hopefully the u.n. brokered negotiations in kuwait will put an end to that but also will ensure iran is kept out of there and the chokepoint coming into the red sea. bahrain and jordan have been specifically targeted, publicly targeted by the qods force commander, sole manny, who is calling for the annexation of bahrain and bahrain to many in iran is not just the island, it's also the eastern province of saudi arabia. the republican guard general proposes erasing israel off the map. sounds familiar. it is because it's what they've been saying for a good many decades. and the supreme leader summed it up very well when he said those who say the future lies in negotiation not in missiles are either ignorant or traitors. that is the supreme leader. i think we should take him at his word, that's what he believes. and when president obama trying to keep this effort alive, when president obama characterized iran regime's re

openly boasted of the control over four capitals, beirut, demas kus, baghdad and sanan -- oops on sanaa saudi arabia and em rites led -- hopefully the u.n. brokered negotiation in kuwait started today. we'll put an end to that. but also ensure that iran is kept out of there and the point coming into the red sea. jordan have been specifically targeted publicly targeted by the force commander, our old friend who is openly calling for the annexation and by the way, to many in many is not just the island. it's also the eastern province of saudi arabia. the republican guard general proposes israel off the map, sounds familiar, it is because of what they've been saying for a good many decades and the supreme leader, i think summed it very well when he says those that say the future lies in negotiation not in missiles are either ignorant or traders. that is the supreme leader. i think we can take him at his word. that's what he believes. when president obama trying to keep this effort alive, when president obama characterized iran regimes responses to the jcpoa as respecting the letter but vio

la sanaa sagna spirals. sneakily stuffed with vegetables so your kids will even be asking for more. >>> this week on today food, pasta with a twist. katie lee, co-host of the food a creative take on lasagna, perfect for spring and summer. good morning. good to see you. >> morning. nice to be here. >> it's not hard to make, and it's much healthier than what we're used to. >> it is a lighter lasagna without being like a diet food. >> let's take a look at our ingredient grid or panel here right now. we've got the basics. everything you'd expect except -- >> the meat. >> where's the beef or sausage? >> i know you're upset about this. we have squash, zucchini, fresh herbs, lasagna noodles, parmesan, mozzarella, sauce. >> if you want to put in meat, you can do that. >> totally, yeah. >> where do we start? >> start with the lasagna noodles. cook them to packaged instructions. except i do it a minute or two less. >> is that because they're going to cook further when you take them out? >> right. >> or because you nee