. >> now the saudi city on the border with yemen okay, just tell us an idea, give us an idea of your location, and how it fits in to the battle of the airstrikes going in presumably pretty close to you at some point, and maybe people trying to get back towards where you are. >> yes that's right. where i am now is 100 kilometers away from the actual border. actually this is the closest interesting city or the closest city in the very sense of the words to the border with yemen. that makes this place very strategic, very important we have seen movement of people. we've seen movement of officials coming and going. however, the aircraft striking yemen do not go from this place. they do not actually move from this place. they have other bases other military bases from which they take off. here also, we can say that the situation is normally the city, however, people who go to the border people who visit those areas in the last few days tell us that traffic between yemen and saudi arabia seems to be normal under border crossings. there have been reports of some infiltrations along the bord

. >> joining us from the saudi city on the border with yemen i want to talk about the vice president, vice president a man who when he was appointed it was said had some credibility. with the opposition, units perhapses with the houthis as well so for him to be saying look stop fighting here, the we may be able to talk peace is that significant? that it was him rather than hattie or somebody else. >> yes. many people think so, this man is more likely to be listened to than hadi himself. and elected president because bahar has been in the offense of prime minister for a while and at that time, he was the only one that got the consensus of all the ever waying parties in the conflict. and the houthis themselves have released him voluntarily from the house arrest unlike the situation with hadi and the defense minister, and that was a sign of the prohibit that the houthis may well be able to listen and deal with him. he talked today very confidently to all the yemenis with no exception and he yesterday criticized the houthis, but he did noughts tremendous sized them. and he addressed them

. 35km away interest the port city of aden which is the second important city and also the eyes of the government in exile, saudi arabia are on the city to be liberated. they want to government to shift to it. it's strategic for every party in the war. elsewhere in yemen fighting is raging on. in aden in hore mix street to treat fighting as you mentioned, and several dying, civilians and others. and tiaz, in the center and between aden and sanaa. the houthis and loyalists have been on the outskirts in the military bases. because of the heavy bombardment they have adopted a new strategy going into the center of the town and occupying places buildings, and trying to mix with the population even though the population of tiaz is no good host for them. it is a majority sunni population and they are pro-abd-rabbu mansour hadi. that is understandably the support of the air strikes. more and more people are joining those popular committees to try to defeat the houthis and the ali abdullah saleh loyalists. >> thank you mohammed adow reporting from jizan >>> the united nations says 731 people have been killed since the st

the saudis are air dropping arms to anti houthi fighters in the city. the airstrikes began just over a week ago march 26. on monday. the saudi's imposed a naval blockade on yemen's ports to prevent the houthis from arming. an attack on a camp killed at least 29 people, including more than a dozen children. on thursday, houthi fighters took over president hadi's palace in aden. now the houthis retreated from that palace after more saudi-led airstrikes. we have the latest. >> fighting raged all night in aden as saudi-led coalition jets formed houthi forces and their allies in and around the airport. committees loyal to president adou rabbo mansour hadi are engaged in street battles in aden. saudi t.v. says a number of airstrikes forced the rebels and forces loyal to topple would president ali abdullah saleh to leave their presidential palace a day after they captured it. >> this is only a gimmick. they cannot keep that. they were just on top of the mountains and i'm sure they will be on the run. aden is a peninsula and these people are blocked within the c

saudi led operation. it's believed the real figure is high. the red cross warns of a catastrophic situation in the port city of aden and wants a truce to allow aid and surgeons. it's hoping to fly in medical supplies on wednesday. the saudi-led coalition spokesman gave more detail about the delivery of humanitarian aid to yemen. >> yesterday a plane evacuated red cross members. today we authorised aship moving from djibouti carrying humanitarian aid and red cross individuals. it is a divisive part of the storm campaign. safety and organization are important. we finished the authorisations and the evacuations of citizens are going well. flights are scheduled. we have had difficulties providing flight to carry people >>> saudi-led coalition forces are continuing air strikes on aden. the coalition spokesman said weapons store are being hit. saudi arabia has been reinforcing troops along the southern border with yemen. the footage shows troops. operation divisive storm aims to isolate the houthis in yemen until they lose ground and retreat. we are joined by a correspondent in the saudi city of jazan, on the border with yemen. what is the latest you

this should not happen others the locations will be targeted and destroyed. >>> we can go to the saudi city on the border with yemen where our correspondent is standing. we know saudi forces arranged to cross the border with yemen, what do you see? >> as we heard in the briefing the lieutenant mentioned that the coalition forces targeted the province sadr. it's in the northern parts of yemen, reaching to the southern borders of saudi arabia. although there are a lot of cultural and tribal ties between the province of jizan in the south saudi arabia and sadr in the north, we spoke to a lot of locals, and they showed a lot of patriotism and support to the coalition forces probably partly because it is led by of course saudi arabia. another thing to mention is that a lot of families here in the province of jizan and others in the south side of saudi arabia are still waiting on a government decision on whether to continue suspending the schools at the border. more than 90 were suspended last monday for the whole week. now the government has announced that it will meet and decide that they'll co

we go to the saudi city of jizan, on the border with yemen. >> this confirms that the houthis have been able to in the last few days come close to the border close enough to shoot at the guards and we know that the purpose or one of the major objectives of the saudi led air strikes is not only to bring about change in yemen and defend but as they say, to defend the saudi borders and make sure that the conflict in yemen doesn't spillover into saudi arabia. now we see the killing of the saudi arabia border guards will push the saudis to change their tactics in this war. in order to prevent concerns or growing concerns in the country, in saudi arabia not only about the long time it took them to achieve the goals inside yemen, but the escalating dangers on the saudi territory. we understand that there is - there has been a commentary by the saudi speaks men about the fact na saudi arabia will make a ground invasion when they see. they have been hesitating in that respect because they don't want more casualties let's see how they'll change the strategy to avoid more death among their people

saudi's defense men industry says three soldiers have been killed by houthi shelling on the post in the southwestern cityan. in the daily briefing the spokesman for the saudi-led coalition says it is escalating. >> the pressure is increasing day by day. at the beginning, there were only 35 airstrikes every day on the second phase, there were about 50 a day. then we moved to 80 when we started targeting the coalition forces. we are on the ground and continue to chase all of the enemy convoys supplying all of the equipment and help. mohammed albakurque says despite those strikes, the rebels remain define ant. they didn't achieve any progress. the army the security force and the popular groups are advanceing on different fronts. we are in negotiation and the negotiations at the capital after the start guy a sued e-led coalition, there is no active president to the negotiate with. we believe they should take this among political forces and molt individuals. we didn't leave our strongholds to al-qaeda but al-qaeda is trying to take control over some areas with the head of foreign powers. security forces are e

that bomb today in sanaa is said to have flattened multiple buildingses in that country's capital city. saudi arabia has been bombing yemen, including its capital city for about four weeks. the u.s. has been providing logistical and intelligence support to the saudis, though personnel have not been flying bombing raids alongside the saudi pilots. there are reports today, though, that the u.s. military has become increasingly concerned that the saudi jets dropping bombs on yemen might be at risk of getting shot down over yemen "wall street journal" reports today that the u.s. military, quote, is especially concerned about the possibility that iran might ship into yemen surface to air missiles that are ca if th civ bombs on yemen might be at risk of getting shot down over yemen "wall street journal" reports today that the u.s. military, quote, is especially concerned about the possibility that iran might ship into yemen surface to air missiles that are capable of shooting down those saudi bombers. iran is siding with the houthi rebels, we're with the saudis in this one. "usa today" reports sinc

most recent development saudi led air strikes have pushed houthis back but fighting continues in the port city of aden in southern yemen. saudi arabia has been dropping weapons and aid to ra the forces. to fight against the houthis backed by iran. >>> now control part of the city of mukala. streets of aden have book battle ground. large parts of the city lie deserted. supported by saudi air strikes and weapons they have been able to push the houthis back for now. the united nations security council is set to meet later on saturday to discuss a pause thlt air strikes. >>> a survivors has been found hiding at garrissa. that's according to recovery operations. a woman is now taken to hospital. the people of garrissa are struggling to come to terms. they led a demonstration. they are concerned with the violence and the government did nothing to prevent it. malcolm webb what is the have situation like there malcolm? >> we just heard another victim has been recovered one more person come out alive. meanwhile here with me is the governor of garrissa county, some people have been complaining that the

report on that story coming up later in the news bulletin >>> a saudi policeman was shot dead and three injured during a raid in the shia city. this is video which emerged on social media. saudi media say police retrieved automatic pistols and communication equipment. four were arrested >>> shopkeepers in the afghan tall shut their doors to protest an economic increase. in kabul jennifer glasse has more. >> reporter: shops are closed across the capital much the central market is like a ghost town of the the reason why is clear. central kabul looks like this. when it usually looks like this. shopkeepers say they have no choice when the tax bills arrive. >> reporter: last year we paid $300 per shop. this year the government wants 2,000 dollars. >> reporter: store coners say they can't afford -- store owners say they can't afford that and took their complaint to the streets. the government says they are trying to create a law. >> translation: we want to pay the same tax as last year. we can't pay more. last year it was hard to pay taxes. since the beginning of the years business has been bad. >> reporter: store owners say they

city. the nationalities have not been determined. it comes as a coalition led by saudi arabia has been targeting the region with airstrikes. time for a look at the date's business news with kate. let's start with the shakeup in the fast food industry. a tastier payday for employees at mcdonald's. kate: mcdonald's will be raising salaries for 90,000 employees in the u.s. raising them to above minimum wage requirements. labor organizations say the move is not enough and will not help the 750 thousand workers who are employed at restaurants that are run by franchises. we explain. >> under the golden arches things are slowly changing. mcdonald's, the world's largest restaurant groups, says it will pay its u.s. staff across 1500 outlets at least next dollar on top of the local minimum wage. it is a move that will take the average salary to around $10 an hour by the end of next year. the increase at mcdonald's comes a month after a new chief executive took over the reins in a bid to boost growth after a two-year decline in sales. we are working with a renewed sense of energy

. >> turning to yemen, and an explosion rocked the capital city. saudi arabia-led air strikes targeted a base killing 46. the death toll is expected to rise. a saudi border guard was killed by mortar fire from yemen. elsewhere eight houthi viters were killed after pro-government forces attacked their headquarters. heavy clashes in taiz and aden to the south. this was a scene in tees has houthi force clashed with the president. there were casualties on both sides. this report on the latest developments. >> reporter: in more than three weeks of bombing this was one of the largest attacks yet. the target was a scut missile base. >> but the massive explosion killed dozens of people destroying nearby buildings and blowing out builds in homes and offices, and damaged a television station owned by the former president. knocking it off air. picking through the devastation, locals voiced anger. >> when we arrived to help the colleagues and the people there was a big explosion, and we found shells over the area. >> reporter: this is an area near the capital, where

warplanes from the saudi led coalition struck the yemeni cities as aden early today despite a previous claim by the odd it had ended its nearly month-long operation. saudi officials said wednesday it will limit their military role but continue to respond to houthi attacks. human rights watch says they have appellate deliberately bombed near that contains supplies to facilitate access to clean water for thousands of families. international committee of the red cross has warned the humanitarian situation in yemen is catastrophic. we will have more later in the broadcast. in the european country of malta, 24 and identified migrants who died in the worst migrant boat disaster in the mediterranean have been held in european country have been laid to rest. as many as 850 people drowned after their boat capsized while headed to europe from libya. in britain, protesters climbed into body bags and laid on a beach to protest the migrant deaths. carla mclaren of amnesty international said european leaders need to take stronger action. >> today remembering the people who of lost their lives in the

-led coalition according to saudis and they are calling for safe areas to be established in the cityr food to civilians. china's former security chief has been charged with bribery and intent to reveal state secrets and one of the highest ranking officials to be prosecuted since the 1980s. the kenya president has vowed to quote crack down on terrorism after a attackn attack have the lives of 147 people and the group al-shabab attacked in the northeast and people are wounded and curfew is in place in the region and they said kenya would not bow to threats and he said kenya's government will not be intimated by the terrorists who have made killing innocence people a way to humiliate the government. this is just the latest episode in kenya's struggle with al-shabab. in late 2011 the kenya military crossed border in somalia and the group vowed to retaliate and in 2013 the fighters besieged the west gate mall and killed 67 people and raids against villages and vehicles left 100 dead and in november al-shabab shot 28 people andimald malcolm is here and what have you heard about the attacks

a saudi policeman was shot dead and three others injured during a raid in the mainly shia city. s emerged on social media of what appears to be the operation saudi media state police retrieve automatic weapons, pistols and communication equipment. four people were also arrested. a u.n. official has described the situation at syria yarmouk refugees camp as beyond inhumane. the u.n. security council has been discussing thousand help around 18,000 mostly palestinian refugees caught in the cross fire. as fighting continues between rival groups. most of the camp in "america tonight" in ruins after being over run by isil. stefanie dekker reports. >> reporter: they speak of incredible fear. these are some of the people that managed to get out of yarmouk. the syrian national news agent agency aired these pictures showing how the army and some palestinian factions have helped them get to safety. >> translator: in the matter of a certain minutes they could have executed all people you see in this school because isil called from the mosques if we catch one of you working with them the pales

city. hashem ahelbarra has the latest. >> reporter: the saudi-led collision ramps up air strikes. planes strike brages leading to the sea -- bridges leading to the seaport city. the aim to prevent houthi fighters sending reinforcement. radar, command centers and checkpoints have been hit. >> the houthis target buildings and people, and managed to move to certain areas, to take cover from the air strikes. whilst working in coordination with tribesman and committees. >> violence in aden shows no sign of slowing. after days of fighting and running battles, many parts of the city have been destroyed. homes, shops, vehicles lay in ruins, civilians are being killed. houthi rebels and fighters loyal to ali abdullah saleh, the former president are infiltrating districts near the city's port. these are fighters loyal to president abd-rabbu mansour hadi, and are putting up a fierce fight. they have received new weapons airdropped by the coalition. they are largely outgunned and out numbered by the rivals. aden is a battle ground. and locals are caught in the middle. president abd-rabbu manso

. >>> turn our attention now to yemen where a massive explosion has rocked the capital city. saudi air strikes targeted a missile base in sanaa killing at least 46 people. the death toll, though, is expected to rice. a saudi border guard meanwhile was killed in the region by mortar fire from em vinnie. elsewhere, eight houthi fighters were killed after pro-government forces attacks their red quarters. and heavy clashes have also been reported in aden to the south. this was the scene as houthi fighters clashed with forced loyal to pred hadi. the city is in lockdown with industry battles and casualties on both sides. forces loyal to president hadi say they have pushed back houthi fighters in aden. >> reporter: more than three weeks of bombing this was one of the largest attacks yet. the target was a and you had missile base. but the massive explosion killed dozens of people, destroying nearby buildings and blowing out windows in homes and offices. it also damaged a television station owned by the former president saleh knocking it off air. picking through the devastation local reside

. >> saudi-letter strikes, meanwhile, have pushed out rebels who captured the president's palace in the makeshift capital. rebels from the north have fallen back to a single district from the city allowing saudi warplanes to drop weapons and medical aid. shock and anger -- kenyans are mourning the deaths of about 150 people in thursday's university massacre. sarah: somali-based extremist outfit bob claimed responsibility, saying it was revenge for kenya's military presence in their home country -- some i'll-based extremist al-shabaab. >> it appears to have been extensively planned. >> now the massacre is over, armed or cyst surround the university. but there's loud criticism that it should have been better protected prior to the attack. more than 100 people were wounded. the most serious cases are being taken to nairobi for treatment. people here are in shock. the bloodbath began in the early hours of the morning. mask gunman shot two security guards, then stormed the campus. they took some students hostage and shot many others. christians were singled out. if you could recite verses from the koran you were spared. the attack lasted all day. eventually, kenyan security forces f

saudi-led coalition jets in aden. meanwhile those loyal to hadi are engaged in street battles in the city. coalition jets bomb houthi forces and allies in and around the airport. a number of airstrikes force the rebels to leave the presidential palace a day after they captured it. >> they cannot keep that. they were just on the top of the mountains, and i'm sure they'll be on the run. but now they're besieged. aden is a peninsula and these people are blocked in, the civilians. they're hitting the civilians from the tops of the hills. >> the fight for yemen could be a long one and the number of casualties continue to grow. the u.n. said it is concerned. >> i call on all parties involved it make their obligations under international law. and do their utmost to protect the ordinary women children, and men. reports from humanitarian partners in different parts of the country indicate that some 519 people have been killed. and nearly 1700 injured. >> china has sent one of its naval ships to aden to evaluating 225 chinese foreign nationals. but millions of yemenis remain remain--stranded. al jaz

meanwhile saudi-led planes intensifying raids on houthi rebel targets in the southern city of aiden forond straight day and targeted the presidential palace there. and we have a journalist in the capitol there and explained the situation on the ground. >> the tribes are sending forces and especially ground offensive but until now we have not seen anything and in control for almost four days. >> reporter: mohamed reports from the saudi/yemen border. >> reporter: families in the border city mourning the death of loved ones, the body of one of three soldiers killed by houthi shells on friday is about to be buried. the government is here to convey the condolence. among the objectives of the air strikes is to stop conflict in yemen spilling over into saudi arabia. now there are fears the kingdom may be forced to order a ground invasion. yemen and saudi arabia share a 1800 kilometer border control over the vast territory has never been easy. hundreds of refugees are heading north. this latest wave includes dozens of yemen, somalis and ethiopians and here in the custody of the saudi border gua

in recent developments saudi arabia-led air strikes pushed houthis back. fighting tips in the port city of aden in southern yemen. saudi arabia has been dropping weapons and aid to groups fighting the houthis, said to be backed by iran. those that are allied to the former president is said to be in control of the strategic port city of mukala. the streets of aden have ball a battle ground. large parts of the street have become dessert. supported by saudi air strikes, they hope to push the houthis back. for now the united nations security council will meet later to discuss a humanitarian aspect of the air strikes. >> joining me in doha is an advisor to the past three yemeni matters. i want to talk about the fighting in mooukala and who they are loyal to. >> we have to remember the 1994 war. when ali abdullah saleh, waged war against the sutherlands. at that time the spear head of his attack against the islamist. they are now headed by al qaeda. they are linked to those people. they are a fringe group of terrorists working with ali abdullah saleh. he has been growing them or the past 10 y

city of aden. they say fighting continued here on tuesday night, and since the early hours of wednesday. in washington, the saudimbassador to the united states said the situation in aden required continued military action. >> we are seeing movement by the houthis that is very disturbing in the city of aden where we see movement of houthi troops into aden from three different directions. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: clashes also resumed in the areas of this province. on wednesday the saudi-lead coalition targeted fighters. but the houthis seem far from being broken. they have marched in the capitol sana'a, which they still control. they chanted victory, denounced the saudi-lead strikes and renewed allegiance to their houthi leader. yemeny army soldiers loyal to the houthis and former president saleh joined the march. >> translator: we took to the streets to condemn the saudis. fight us like men. we will always face you as the yemenies are solid like rocks. >> reporter: say they any peace deal would be based on the agreement signed last september, the day after they took control of the capitol sana'a. meanwhile the hu

saudi arabia. all the targets are destroyed. the diary factory became an inferno in the western port city. dozens were killed. monday evening, an air strike hit a refugee camp. killing many people. the united nations condemned the attack, calling it a violation of international law. the houthis blamed the saudi arabia-led coalition for targetting civilians. accusations dismissed by the coalition. >> the houthis attacked the dairy factory. sources confirmed that the rebels used rockets and people were killed. houthis used propaganda the yemenists know that the military intervention freed them from the country. >> air strikes intensified in the south of the country. forces and houthis are pulling out from areas. intense ground fighting moved to the port city of aden. a successist group says it hoped to take over the southern cities international airport, and the surrounding area. >> the secessionist is one of a number of groups now fighting the houthis on the ground. each has its own agenda. players include forces loyal to president abd-rabbu mansour hadi, and various. the saudi arabia foreign minister says rega

city of aden. but loyalists have been cornered in the district of aden, which is home to the presidential palace in government offices. >> the saudi-led coalition wraps up airstrikes in aden. warplanes strike bridges of the main roads that lady to the sea port city. the aim according to saudi-army officers is to prevent houthi fighters from sending reinforcement. radar systems command centers and checkpoint have also been hit. >> the houthies talked of buildings and people. they managed to move to certain areas to take cover from the airstrikes. while working in coordination with the tribesmen and popular committees. >> but violence in aden showed no signs of slowing. after days of heavy fighting and running battles many parts of the city have been destroyed. homes, shops and vehicles lie in ruins. civilians are being killed. houthi rebels along with fight fighters loyal to ali abdullah saleh the former president these are fighters loyal to abd rabbuh mansur hadi, and they're putting up a fight. they've received new weapons air dropped by the saudi-led coalition, but they remain largely outgunned and outnumbered by their rivals. a

first we are alongside saudi arabia's border with yemen. >> reports suggest eight civilians died in the city after an air strike. of course the saudis blame the houthis for those civilian casualties saying the houthis are hiding in residential areas and using civilians as human shields. in aden, fighting is continuing between the houthi fighters and the local committees trying to defend residential areas in that city. in the middle of the country tribal formations there the tribes of yemen have announced a major mobilization to confront the houthis. new horriblization has been noised when three saudi soldiers were killed on saturday. this has caused fear and on that apprehension along the border of more escalation. there is talking invasion, but there is no official decision to that respect by the saudi government. >> aid groups are struggling to deal with the rising number of civilians casualties. food and water supplies are dwindling and prices skyrocketing. al jazeera met one family living in the capitol sanna. we have this exclusive report. >> this forms the backdrop of the seemingly qui

the red cross says 32 people have been injured. >>> saudi-led air strikes are forcing houthi rebel to his pull back from the yemeni southern city. the sowed saudi-led coalition wants the rebels to vender and president hadi to be reinstated. >>> isil fight versa taxed a palestinian refugees camp in syria but have been pushed back by other rebel forces. aid agencies say those living in the we signinged camp are struggling to survive. >>> world leaders have been hailing nigeria's democrat i think spirit following the peaceful presidential poll. goodluck jonathan has been the first pred to succeed there. he wants this to be part of his legacy. we take a look back at jonathan's time in power and what may have caused his defeat. >> reporter: when goodluck jonathan was elected president in 2011, people people were convinced he could fix nigeria's problems. he was the former vice president, he was highly educated. with a ph.d in zooology, but he inherited serious challenges like corruption and the boko haram crisis in the north that had been raging for two years. he promise the to deal with them swiftly when he was campaigning but his

city of aden. these are members of hadi's popular resistence communities. they say that fighting continues here's on tuesday night and into the early hours of thursday. in washington the saudi ambassador to the united states said that the situation in aden required continued military action. >> we're seeing movements by the houthis that are very disturbing in the city of aden where we see skirmishes and troops moving in from three different directions. >> clashes resume in the areas on wednesday the saudi-led coalition. but the houthies seem far from broken. they marched into sanaa. they chanted victory and denounced the saudi-led strikes and yemeni armies, loyal to the hosties and former president saleh join the march. >> bombarding the residential areas, we're telling them shape on you. why don't you face us on the ground. why don't you fight us like men. we'll always face you like yemenys solid like rocks. >> they say that any base rule should be in the base of the center. >> houthies target any woman any child any man they simply were randomly targeting all of us. we're no longer able to receive more cases. s goneit's gone beyond our capabilities. nine patients in reach

>> reports of fighting in the yemeni city of aden people say it's happening in the crater district and those fighting for abd-rabbu mansour hadi. this comes an saudi-led air strikes pushed houthi rebels back from the city on thursday. the coalition operation has entered the second week demanding the houthis surrender until abd-rabbu mansour hadi is reinstated as leader in sanaa. >> reporter: these are what the saudi-army says are ammunition depots. the saudis say houthi rebels have acquired a huge number of weapons over the past few months. they worry, it's used in revenge attacks. all the targets are destroyed. the dairy factory became an inferno. dozens were killed. on monday evening an air strike hit a refugee camp killing many people. the united nations condemned the attack calling it a violation of international law. the houthis blamed the saudi-led coalition for starting civilians. accusations dismissed by the coalition. >> translation: the houthis were the ones that attacked the diary factory. our sources confirmed the rebels used rockets and people were killed. houthis houthis use propaganda to gain support, but the yemenis know we are try

. >> reporter: just hours after announcing an end to air strike the saudi-led military coalition bombs a city of tiaz. in recent days houthis of battle forces loyal to president abd-rabbu mansour hadi. saudi arabia said the pause in the strikes was predicated on the houthis showing a willingness to engage in a political progress, and with rebels forces advance of course,m saudi ambassador said there's no sign that they are ready for peace. >> the houthis should be under no illusion that we'll use force to stop them taking yemen obvious by aggressive action. that will not chexght. saudi arabia says the operation objectives were met. saudi arabia officials say the objectives of phase 2 renewal of hope is to counter houthi aggression, and facilitate the flow of humanitarian aid for the suffering population. the u.n. estimates 1,000 yemenis died and tens of thousands fled the fighting. both the saudis and the u.s. state department denied reports that the obama administration quietry pressured saudi arabia to call a halt to air strikes because of the growing number of casualties. >> saudis make th

saudi-led coalition lamps up sir strikes in aden. war planes strike bridges on the roads leading to the seaport city. the same according to saudi army officers is to prevent houthi fighters sending reinforcement. radar systems, command centers and checkpoints have been hit. houthis target people. >> reporter: violent in aden shows no sign of slowle. soined after days of fighting and running battles, many parts of the ski have been destroyed. homes, shops, vehicles lay in ruins, civilians are being killed. houthi rebels and fighters loyal to ali abdullah saleh, the former president, are infiltrating districts near the city's port. these are fighters loyal to president abd-rabbu mansour hadi, and they are putting up a fierce fight. they have received new weapons, air dropped by the saudi arabia-led coalition, and remain largely outgunned and out numbered by their rival. aden is a battle ground, and locals are caught in the middle. president abd-rabbu mansour hadi, who fled to saudi arabia could be trying to recapture his military. he sacked the army's chief of staff, deputy chief of staff and the comman

cities with air strikes. houthi fires have been firing across the northern border into saudi arabia. 30 tonnes of medical aid arrived in the capital city of sanaa >>> it's sunday night, time for our look at "the week ahead". tomorrow the senate returns from a 2-week recess and will have a day and a half to take up a bill that overhauls how medicare payments are made. the measures sailed through the house in march by a vote of 392-37. if the senate does not pass its version, doctors that treat medicare could see fees cut by 21%. >> don't look now, we are governing. >> reporter: in a show of bipartisanship the house approved the medicare act, the dock fix bill as it's known. it scrapped what many agree is a flawed way for medicare doctors to get paid. the balance budget act mandated positions be compensated through a formula known as the sustainable growth rate. >> the idea was to keep increases and medicare reimbursements from exceeding gross domestic product. cons yeses voted and spent -- congress voted and spent $150 million to improve a doc fix. >> we have patched the problem 17 times over the last 11 years

he skypeed with us briefly from the capitol city where the saudi-lead airstrikes against rebels have put him in danger. >> the amount of destruction really scared me. i got really desperate. >> the 26-year-old san fran -- san francisco resident is helping people with their skills but he was warned to leave. on monday he set out on a seven-hour journey to the port city where he hoped to board a ship taking u.s. citizens. when he arrived an armed paw lish shaw group -- armed militia group stopped him. >> they assumed i was a rebel. they yanked me and took me out of my car, blindfolded me and my two friends and threw us in the back of a truck. >> the group let them go, but they refused them -- refused to let them board the ship. his brother, a student at uc davis says the u.s. state department is not doing enough to help listens stuck in yes, yemen. >> the u.s. government until now has offered no -- has taken no initiative to pull their people out despite there being three navy ships close by. >> he feels abandoned but he will keep trying to find aay out of yemen. we reached out to the

the saudi-led coalition said that they'll continue attacks until houthies are pushed out of cities that they control and president hadi is reinstated, a demand that is rejected by the houthis. >> well, earlier i spoke to the saudi ambassador to the united nations. he started by talking about saudi arabia's methods of dealing with the massive number of civilities in. >> they are doing all they can to help the people affected. most of the casualties that we know of are happening in civilian areas that are being shelled by the houthis and their allies. of course it is difficult because the infrastructure in yemen is already weak, following the years of disruption, and as far as we're concerned we're doing everything possible to make sure that medical supplies are delivered in time and in the right places, and of course, we have been very supportive and cooperative of more requests for evacuation and personnel who need to be evacuated. >> there are hundreds if not thousands of people who need help. the fact that there are two resolutions float around in the united nations neither has been v

in yemen saudi arabia hits four cities. the assault continuing despite calls from iran to stop. houthi fighters fired across the border into saudi arabia. 30 tops of medical aid arrived in sanaa. turkey recalled its ambassador to the vatican following comments to pope francis. he called the death of a million armenians after world war i genocide. turkey claims it was a result of civil war and unrest. >> hillary clinton has thrown her hat into the ring for the race in 2016. she started the campaign where the last one ended, in iowa. ashar quraishi heads there now. >> reporter: we are crossing the river into iowa home to the first presidential caucus. we are a year away but candidates and hopefuls have begun to criss-cross the state. politics presidential politics - who is run, who should be - is taken seriously in iowa. >> if the election were today and hillary clinton was the democrat party... >> reporter: in a coffee shop a grow of democratics activists gathered to talk - what else - fol ticks. -- politics. they want hillary clinton as a front runner and her nomination is inevit

in other developments saudi-led coalition launched air strikes against houthis and the president in southwest cityces have taken over a sports club there which houthi rebels had been using as a base and popular resistance committee is now in control of the coastal area in the port of the city of aiden. the group is also recaptured a house owned by hadi and the saudi spokesman said more than 2300 air strikes have been carried out since the operation began 25 days ago. >> translator: the operation of the houthi groups is becoming more isolated. they cannot contact each other across different areas because we have targeted their communications infrastructure and their equipment. especially near the saudi border. >> reporter: and the houthi leader also spoke out on sunday taking aim at the u.s. for its role in the saudi-led operation. >> translator: america is behind every detail in the aggression in yemen, this is clear and openly announced by the americans and the saudis. today the children in yemen are being killed by american-made bombs and planes and americans are the ones who are determining the

saudi arabia as well troops have been firing heavy artillery from jazan province. liddy dutt has more now on the fight for yemen. >> on the ground, fighting between houthis and tribesmen continues in the port city of aden and from the air saudi-led coalition forces target sites now held by the houthis including the presidential palace. further east of aden military planes struck parts of shabwa province. forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh. >> translator: up to now no action on the ground, control of our camp for almost four days. >> reporter: there are growing concerns about the impact the fighting is having on millions of yemenis who were even before the conflict among some of the world's poorest people. the eighth agency doctors without borders says aid is slowly arriving in sanaa. >> what is essential now is that an acute crisis that does not involve into a chronical one. we have all seen what has happened in syria where we have entered into fifth year of not only fighting but killing including killing civilians. now i think that there is still a window of opportunity when fighting and killing in yemen could be stopped. >> saudi-led air strikes to defeat houthi fighters and

city. i'm randall pinkston. the saudi-led coalition has launched more airstrikes in yes, ma'amyemen despite the commanders on the ground announced a new phase. we have more on the saudi border with yemen. >> there was an announcement to the end of the war. that's in aden when tanks had position of the houthis were keeping areas expelled a few days ago. that's exactly in the area of the coastal line of aden where the presidential palace is located and some government buildings. also in taiz, airstrikes against houthi positions and houthi fighters when they tried to take the base of the brigade 35, which is loyal to president hadi. that's exactly what the saudis warned of when they announce the first phase of this war. as they called it, they said now we're on stand by. now we're going to take action only when it's necessary and only when the houthis try to take new territory and stage attacks against loyalists president hadi. >> that's report from saudi arabia. the houthis have put out a statement calling for an immediate

place at the university. >>> well saudi-led air strikes are forcing houthi rebels back by forces loyal to the former president to pull back from the yemeni southern cityaden. the air strikes have now entered their second week. the coalition is demanding houthis surrender owe president mansour hadi is reinstated. now the latest. >> reporter: these are what the saudi army says are ammunition depots in areas controlled by the houthis. the saudis say houthi rebels have acquired a huge number of weapons over the past few months. they worry these weapons may be used in revenge a talks against saudi arabia. all of the targets are destroyed destroyed. the dairy factory became an inferno. dozens were killed. on monday evening an air strike hit a refugees camp killing many people the united nations can decemberred the attack calling it a violation of international law. the houthis blamed the saudi-led coalition for targeting civilians. accusations displayss dismissed by the coalition. >> the houthis were the ones that attacked the dairy factory. our sources concerned that the rebels used rockets in the attack and people were killed. houthis use propaganda to wi

look at how poor transport situation in paris had many feeling left out of the city of light >>> we begin in yemen where the saudi arabia led coalition continued its assault on the rebels. fighters jets bombed the capital sanaa for the it 11th day. the houthis continued to attack aden a strong hold of the embattled president. they have been fighting in the central province. >> reporter: the saudi-led coalition unleashed the website. other bases controlled the rebels and fighters loyal to the president. this village near the city sanaa was also affected. four rockets came down on the village. we said they were targetting a militia camp. where is the camp. is this the camp >>> overnight rebels ransacked the home of federal politicians from the opposition party who expressed support for the coalition strikes. >> translation: these illegal procedures are a result of a rejection done by the houthis, and against brothers in the southern governed rates, and the rate of aden. we'll eject the procedures again. >> reporter: further south the fight is for control. the city is a strong hold of president abd-rabbu mansour had

he skypeed with us briefly from the capitol city where the saudi-lead airstrikes against rebels havedestruction really scared me. i got really desperate. >> the 26-year-old san fran -- san francisco resident is helping people with their skills but he was warned to leave. on monday he set out on a seven-hour journey to the port city where he hoped to board a ship taking u.s. citizens. when he arrived an armed paw lish shaw group -- armed militia group stopped him. >> they assumed i was a rebel. they yanked me and took me out of my car, blindfolded me and my two friends and threw us in the back of a truck. >> the group let them go, but they refused them -- refused to let them board the ship. his brother, a student at uc davis says the u.s. state department is not doing enough to help listens stuck in yes, yemen. >> the u.s. government until now has offered no -- has taken no initiative to pull their people out despite there being three navy ships close by. >> he feels abandoned but he will keep trying to find a way out of yemen. we reached out to the u.s. state department and have not

the rebels are trying to take a yemen port city. saudi arabia began air strikes against the rebels but so far it hasn't stopped them. >>> take a look at this. activists from green peace climbing aboard an oil rig in the pacific ocean. crew members watched as it unfolded. the group of six says it was sent up -- it will set up camp on the rig to protest oil drilling. they say they won't interfere with the crew's works. they have a few days of supplies and communication devices. >> certainly making a statement using skills they hopefully have honed. >> probably going get pulled out. >> i imagine. it doesn't look safe. >>> ten minutes after 5:00. here is a live look at the district. >> what you can't really see is the rain that is falling throughout the region. let's check with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein to find out what kind of day we'll have. hey, tom. >> hey. good morning. starting off with some very light rain. grab your umbrella. the roads are wet, allow yourself extra time. we had the one wave of rain coming through. there's