theodore roosevelt. it's a nimitz class aircraft carrier operated by around 6,000 sailors and marines. to get an understanding of the scailing of this ship, it serves 18,150 meals a day. the theodore roosevelt forms a heart of -- forms the heart of carrier strike group 12, which includes a cruiser, destroyers and possibly also a hunter-killer submarine, sometimes deployed to defend 9 -- the fleet. the theodore roosevelt strike group is operating off the coast of yemen, and it may be ordered to stop iranian vessels from supplying weapons to houthi rebel forces in yemen. the white house is refusing to rule out future action against iranian vessels. >> i'm not going to speculate about any future events that may or may not occur. but it is possible for the united states to be justifiably concerned about protecting the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in this volatile region of the world while ensuring that the arms embargo that the u.n. has put in place is one to which -- that everybody ta

theodore roosevelt, has made its way to the waters off yemen. it joined a group of u.s.s hoping to he intercept a convoy believed to be carrying weapons for yemen. retired navy captain, also the former national security special adviser to vice president dick cheney, so this is a part of the world you know well, captain. how high stakes is the maneuvering underway right now? >> it's actually pretty normal in terms of maneuvering the ships of the u.s. navy are part of a broader international coalition out there that are conducting maritime security operations. this as you know jon is one of the most highly trafficked areas in the world. nothing new for the u.s. navy here. this is the counter piracy operations, also where a lot of the arms trafficking has occurred with somalia as many of the arms came from yemen ended up in somalia so it's not really high stakes. we're watching what's happening with regard to the iranian convoy. we've got the right force posture there. the crews are well trained and ready to essentially conduct maritime intradiction operations if necessary

the aircraft carrier theodore roosevelt arrived in the north arabian sea and along with other u.s. warships is prepared far high see stand off with iran. senior defense officials say a convoy of freighters suspected of carrying kep weapons appears headed from iran to yemen to back houthi rebels. the convoy is escorted by warships from the iranian navy and revolutionary guard. in addition the u.s. a coalition of warships from egypt, saudi arabia and united arab emirates have a blockade in effect. a military confrontation between the u.s. and iran could not come at a worse time as the u.s. is prepared to lift sanctions against iran if iran halts its nuclear weapons program. there's also near any miscalculation could lead to deadly consequences. >> test the waters too far. and we can see how these things can spin out of control. >> reporter: officials here suspect or at least hope the iranians are playing a game of cat and mouse, that the suspected arms shipment is merely some kind of test of u.s. resolve or perhaps eve an diversion but nobody's taking any chances. according to one se

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you have the "uss theodore roosevelt." it came with a guided missile cruiser.ibious ships. what the navy says is this is because of the instability in yemen. it's to keep those key shipping lanes open for vital international trade. keep in mind you go past there and that heads up to the red sea. the suez canal. this is very vital, leads on to asia. that's true but we also know the u.s. has boarded at least one ship looking for the possibility that that ship was bringing arms iranian arms to the houthi rebels in yemen. keep in mind bigger picture here you have the u.s. and iran on opposite sides of the war there. iran sending arms to it the houthi rebels. the u.s. giving support to the saudi-led air campaign there, including rescuing pilots sharing intelligence. they have a joint operation center. so it's interesting. this is just how messy the region is right now. u.s. and iran talking about their nuclear program in somewhat friendly diplomatic terms. butt u.s. and iran on opposite sides of this war here. now you have nine navy ships off that coast of yemen. al

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had a half dozen warships off the coast of yemen and added two more, including "theodore roosevelt" u.s. aircraft carrier, and "normandy" from the coast of aden. the navy said it is to ensure vital shipping lanes are open and safe. pentagon says it's to send a not so subtle message to iran who it is concerned they are arming the yemenis. >> one concern we have over their behaviour and the impact in the broader region is that they supplied weapons and support to the houthis in yemen. >> iran denied sending military support to the rebels. the u.s. is keeping tabs on a group of seven iranianships carrying unknown cargo that the u.s. suspects may have arms bound for the houthis. they are in international waters for now. if they attempt to dock in yemen, they'll we boarded, but not necessarily by the u.s. in more than three weeks of bombing, this was one of the largest attacks. saudi arabia targetting a scud missile base in sanaa. the massive explosion killed dozens, destroyed buildings and blowing out windows in homes and offices. picking through the devastation residents voiced their anger

the aircraft career "uss theodor roosevelt" moving closer to the shores of yemen prepared to intercept any iranian armed shipments to the shiite rebels. let's get the latest. our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto has that. >> reporter: wolf interesting movements now. today you have nine u.s. navy war ships in and around the coat of yemen here in the southern red sea, along this strait here as you get into the arabian sea and the most recent additions, "uss theodore roosevelt" an guided cruiser normandy in the arabian gulf taking part in the air campaign against isis in syria and iraq up here. so they were taken out of that theater, around here to be in position off the coast of yechlen. so why are they there now? in yemen? a number of missions. one, keep the straits open. this is a very important trade route. you got the suez canal here. they cheap safe. this is a choke point here that they could be worried about that closing off. two, give the president military options inside yemen, if he were to decide to strike there. taken u.s. forces off the ground there as aqap t

aircraft carrier theodore roosevelt has been based in the middle east for the past two weeks part ofeployment that could take upwards of a year on, monday the aircraft carrier moved closer to waters off the coast of yemen where that country seems to be verging on all out civil war. the u.s. military says this is done to help enhance security in the regis but officials at the pentagon refuse to say whether the crew of the theodore roosevelt or other members of its carrier group are going to be involved in stopping any iranian vessels vessels that might be suspected of carrying weapons to the houthis. that's the group that has essentially kicked out the sitting president hadi and trying to basically run the country themselves. the pentagon also says that it is simple watching for any efforts to smuggle weapons from any particular source to the houthis inside yemen. >>> hundreds of australian and new zealand troops are on their way to iraq to help train local forces battling isil. in the latest violence isil fighters killed 24 sunni tribes men in the southwest of kirkuk. and in a separa

and the presidencies of abraham lincoln to that of theodore roosevelt. in her current book, to make men free: a history of the republican party which was , published late last year, this was her second book to be named as an editor's choice selection of the "new york times" book review. professor richardson writes widely for popular publication. she is committed to presenting historical scholarship or -- four audiences on the economy's wall. she is now the editor of and founder of a new web magazine called "we are history." she is at work on an intellectual history of american politics and aggressive treatment of the reconstruction era. heather richardson. prof. richardson: thank you very much. it is a real pleasure to be here. and not just because i am coming from boston. [laughter] can everybody hear me in the back? are we ok? terrific. what i want to talk about today is not just the republican party but why we might care about the republican party even if we are not into politics. >> we turn it on? prof. richardson: that is why asked you if you could

the state department would not say that the presence of the uss theodore roosevelt was the reason. >>he iranians why they turned the ship around. we have a variety of ways to raise concerns with the iranians and i'm not going to get into more detail. >> reporter: the u.s. navy positioned nine war ships in a line along yemen's coast stretching from the entrance to the red sea to oman. the nine-ship iron wran convoy is being trailed by the roosevelt which is flying manned and unmanned surveillance planes near the suspected iranians arms convoy which is now headed northeast in the arabian sea in the direction of home being escorted by the iranian revolutionary guard's navy. two attack missile boats, the kadir and mirror raj, the convoy was originally heading in the direction of the yemeni point of adan which is now surrounded on three sides by houthi rebels. white house officials have encouraged the saudis to halt their air campaign against the houthis in yemen, concerned about the large number of civilians karkts. president obama spoke with the saudi king last friday but already those a

the aircraft carrier uss theodore roosevelt is off the shores of yemen. they will intercept any iranian vessels going to the hoti's. they are fighting government back fighters in an effort to take control of the country. there are now some 9 u.s. warships in the region including cruisers and destroyers. here at home black leaders in baltimore demanding justice for a man who suffered a fatal spinal injury while in custody. 25-year-old freddy gray died on sunday after being in a coma for a week. six officers have been suspended and authorities say a full

>> i think frankly, it had only partly to do with the arrival of the "theodore roosevelt." i think it had a lot to do with the resumption of saudi air strikes on aden on other houthi targets in yemen which told the iranians that even if their ships got through the blockade which was a possibility, that the saudis would bomb them when they were unloading in port. >> okay. why should americans care about this conflict in yemen? i think a lot of americans say it's far away, long ago, who cares. >> you mean the conflict in yemen connected to the one in iraq connected to the one in syria? look if you designed an experiment to see how badly the middle east could spin out of control and get the results we're seeing right here you've got the saudis trying to initiate strikes on their own, instead of going through diplomacy with yemen. this is what happens when the united states pulls out as we did in iraq when barack obama pulled the troop level down there to zero. you get this result and you get an impossible situation. i think iran is sitting fat and pretty. think of what they ju

the state department would not say that the presence of the uss theodore roosevelt was the reason. >> the iranians why they turned the ship around. we have a variety of ways to raise concerns with the iranians and i'm not going to get into more detail. >> reporter: the u.s. navy positioned nine war ships in a line along yemen's coast stretching from the entrance to the red sea to oman. the nine-ship iron wran convoy is being trailed by the roosevelt which is flying manned and unmanned surveillance planes near the suspected iranians arms convoy which is now headed northeast in the arabian sea in the direction of home being escorted by the iranian revolutionary guard's navy. two attack missile boats, the kadir and mirror raj, the convoy was originally heading in the direction of the yemeni point of adan which is now surrounded on three sides by houthi rebels. white house officials have encouraged the saudis to halt their air campaign against the houthis in yemen, concerned about the large number of civilians karkts. president obama spoke with the saudi king last friday but already those

the administration is sending mixed messages on the theodore roosevelt and escort ships are shuttering the iranian convoy of the coast of yemen just hours after the state department said the reason they are there is to ensure the shipping lanes remained open but then the president said it would be a problem if i ran would deliver weapons we take up this matter of complicated efforts with the senator of the armed services committee. with charges of the former secretary of state to engage him in the pay-to-play scheme with the clinton foundation in their strategy seems to ignore the attack and attack the messenger. talking with republican and strategist ed rollins. it you may have been disappointed. we will tell you what the embattled agency prioritized to the public. we begin with the president's confusing complected and contradictory foreign policy to iran. and the purpose was still unclear. white house correspondent has the report. >> for this second day of narrow the promise of peace shattered by reality of the ground. >> that we will continue to use force to stop them from taking ye

saying it will send aircraft carrier "uss theodore roosevelt roosevelt" and "uss normandy." ships in the area who may be carrying weapons that may be bound for yemen. does that mean the u.s. tries to block their path or certainly this is at least a show of force. it is of course in response to the united nations security council resolution imposing an arms blockade on the houthis in yemen. it could provide a mandate if the u.s. wants to stop the ships in its path. i think this is more about escalation of the rhetoric in the area. we are seeing a war now, the end of which is hard to define at this stage. civilians caught on the ground. over 40 killed in one air strike. the saudis and coalition continuing in the air campaign which the u.s. is backing with intelligence and now maritime fire power now. could there be a ground invasion? so much key because the saudis are the ones attacking from the skies. that could plunge the region in a trouble some area. >> it is one piece of the puzzle in the relationship with the united states and iran. nick paton walsh live in london. >>> t

they will be joined by a carrier, "the uss theodore roosevelt." that boosts the u.s. fire power off the coast of yemen. that vital gulf up to the red sea key to u.s. interests, energy in particular. gas and oil transporting through that area. this is most about the arms blockade. the united nations security council resolution opposing that in yemen. and the reports that as many asinine iranian ships in the area bringing toward the houthi of the conflict inside yemen against the western backed president hadi and other groups. iran quite clear it is defiant and that runs the risk of the u.s. ships feel the need to stop them. that could be a moment of conflict. this is what is troubling, john we see so much fire power amassing with so many conflicting interests. the u.s. talking to iran about the nuclear deal key here to keep on the side of the decade long ally. that makes many deeply concerned for the wider conflict. >> it is interesting. the u.s. and iran have war ships eyeballing themselves in the small waterway at the same time iran has ludicrous charges at the same

theodore roosevelt, another war ship joining ten others.erform man reconnaissance of seven or nine iranian ships in the iranian convoy. is that new information to you? >> no the fact is this aircraft carrier moved out of the supporting operation in iraq and syria where it was part of the air campaign and moved from the persian gulf and it suddenly has its own air craft making connection with those nine ships coming from iran. i think we probably have some intelligence and it is likely there is arms and ammunition on the ship. i know what we are most concerned about is surface-to-air attacks. inside of yemen they are conducting these and if the iranian ship tries to enter water space i am confidant we will intercept it. >> i don't know if you have a monitor but i want to show the viewers what we are talking about. this is the population and geography. saudi arabia and egypt are both sunni nations with qutar and uae fighting the shiite members. the theodore roosevelt is coming from the persian gulf in the iranian sea. choke point here 20 mile

in order to get this aircraft carrier "the uss theodore roosevelt" the military had to take it out of the where it had been, the persian gulf. since early march the "roosevelt" has been in there in support of the u.s. air war against isis and iraq and syria. that is leaving the theater where we're at war in iraq and syria, to go to yemen instead. we're about eight months into it, the pentagon said about 3400 air strikes in that campaign in total. today in washington this letter was sent to house speaker boehner calling for a congressional vote to authorize that war eight months after it started. for the first time it's actually a bipartisan call. for the first time a republican has said we ought to vote on that. schiff, who's been trying to get a vote on the war, but also by a republican, by tom cole, who is not only a republican congressman, but also a close ally of house speaker john boehner. that could politically be important. this is the first time a republican has joined in the calls for congress to vote on authorizing that air war in the house. i don't know if that makes that d

the aircraft carrier "uss theodore roosevelt" entered the gulf of aden and is shadowing the arabian convoy. >> the principle role of this operation is to maintain freedom of navigation and free flow of commerce in the gulf of aiden and the red sea. >> we have concerns about iran's support for the hussis including supplying them with military equipment. >> the uss theodore roosevelt is being escorted by the "uss normandy." there are a total of nine u.s. navy war ships and three support ships operating in the area stretching from the southern red sea to the arabian sea. they are enforcing a u.s. armed embargoes passed by 14 nations excluding russia last yeek. iranians deny their convoy contains weapons. this development will be interesting to see if that impacts on this iranian convoy whether this convoy will now turn around. >> thank you very much. >>> the nuclear negotiations of with iran resuming this week in europe. while diplomats hope to achieve a lasting deal by that june 30th deadline consider some of the controversies iran is involved in at the moment. tehran could see tens of billi

that is not the theodore roosevelt's only mission. it is also taking part in the airstrikes against isil in iraq. and at least airstrikes were conducted against isil targets in the last 4 hours. they're basically dealing with two crises at once. >> roslind jordan live from the state department in washington, d.c. thanks so much. we've been down to the studio, thanks again for being with us on al jazeera. i want to talk about the possible political settlement in a second, but first what about the humanitarian situation. although the bombs may have stopped falling fighting continues on the ground, and things are very serious. >> very serious. even though--even though they said that they will stop operations by 12:00 midnight, there are friends and families that we spoke to before coming in that there is a huge silence but a few silence later 10 minutes past 12:00 a.m. 10:00 gmt they can still hear anti-aircraft and heavy gunshots. up to now there is still some sort of this is a big day. we're waiting for president hadi to make a speech.

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the obama administration sending mixed messages on why the "uss theodore roosevelt" and its escort ships are shadowing an iranian convoy now off the coast of yemen. just hours after the state department said the reason our ships were there, to ensure the shipping lanes remain open. but then the president said it would be a quote problem if iran were to deliver weapons to houthi rebels in yemen. we take up the matter that's complicating efforts to finalize a nuclear agreement with the member of the armed services committee, senator david vitter. >>> also, the hillary clinton campaign fighting back against charges the former secretary of state engaged in a pay to play scheme with foreign donors to the clinton foundation. their strategy seems to be to ignore the attack and attack the messenger. we'll discuss clinton's talking points memo with republican strategist ed rollins. >>> if you tried to contact the irs with a question about your taxes, you may have been disappointed, as have been millions of americans, and that was exactly the intention of the agency's leaders. we will tell you wha

theodore roosevelt, two warships -- taking theodore roosevelt out of the persian gulf involved in theis and now in the coast of yemen in the middle of a hot war between saudis and rebel groups as well as iran moving weapons in. >> it clearly is substantial deployment of american forces off the coast of yemen. it signals that our focus now is making sure this doesn't escalate into a full blown military proxy war between saudi arabia and iran. we're at a moment diplomacy can prevail. it's incumbent on the saudis and iranians as well to tell the folks they're backing right now the priority has to be to come to the table and try to find a way out. iranians here are willing to take a look at an ultimate governing structure. by putting our forces offshore and not allowing more weapons to come into the fight, hopefully we're sending a signal that the with best path forward is talks and diplomacy rather than escalation of this proxy war. >> reporter: the new york times has been writing about the arms race. defense companies as the defense budget here is kurkts they're finding willing sources

i would say the uss theodore roosevelt showing up at the back door, that is pretty strong.f state department because of deal over nukes white house backs off hey we happen to be there. really? >> that is an interesting point because you also have saudi arabia which is certainly no angel in the region but they are our ally, can he have to curry favor to some extent, variety of reasons one of which not the least is oil. we have to balance i were ran and nuclear deal. i'm not surprised by the mixed messaging because two or three audiences they're relaying messaging to. >> goes back to what is the obama foreign policy doctrine and what does this look like overseas. starts with marie harf, i'm sorry, doesn't evoke any kind of authority or, i mean i'm sorry feel like i'm watching an "snl" skit every time she sup there. >> oh boy. >> we don't know what is going on. we have to think about what does this look like abroad in terrible time? >> the only message you care about the rebels on the ground, they're getting a clear one america is coming. >>> a california farmer taking his fig

the aircraft carrier theodore roosevelt and the cruiser normandy are on the way to join other warships off the coast of yemen. the stated mission for the american vessels: insure the free throw of commerce navigation in the region, but they are concerned there iran are carrying arms for the houthi houthis. >> we're mindful of that as we carry out this deployment. >> and john, late today the national security council at the white house welcomed the saudi announcement that they were suspending their air campaign call forgive a renewal in the u.n.-brokered peace talks around yemen. those fashion, of course n a shambles. >> mike viqueira in washington. thank you. and mike lions is retireed army major and al jazeera contributor, he's back in our studio tonight. give me a sense--first of all why did the saudis stop had this air campaign? >> they've been in control since the beginning and they look at it as the humanitarian crisis will turn against them. the level of bomb, the level of civilian casualties over 900 now at this point. they have to take a better control because we're going to ha

the us' theodore roosevelt is en route to beef up residents in the gulf of aden.da of seven to nine ships to yemen, iran is doing. us is worried that iran can spark a confrontation with saudi arabia. so much for cheap gas this summer. why those savings at the pump may be about to dry up. the last man to shoot a us president is living the simple life. you won't believe where he's staying and what he's up to. more "money" coming up. >> i'm melissa francis with your fox business brief. china taking extra steps to stimulate its economy. that is lifting stocks here at home. the country's central bank is reducing the amount of cash that banks need in reserve. freeing up money to lend to small and medium sized by. businesses. a grim forecast. earnings came in better than expected. but the cruise operator is worried that higher fuel costs and a stronger dollar will cut into its profit for the year. mcdonald's is rolling out its all-day breakfast. you know where i'm going after work. the trial run starts today in san diego. i have to fly to san diego. with nine items offer

it was to be relieved by this guy, the uss theodore roosevelt which was deployed to join the fight againsts but as of this week it is being rerouted, pulled out of that fight, effectively, instead taking the 6,000 sailors and the 60 something war planes and heading toward yemen. we talked about this on the show last night. there it is right now a huge contingent of u.s. military power being dispatched to the body of water surrounding yemen. in that part of the world, there are currently two u.s. mine sweepers, three amphibious ships with more than 2,000 u.s. marines on them, two destroyers, and now a guided missile cruiser is being added to the fleet as well as the aircraft carrier, the uss theodore roosevelt. more than 9,000 american military personnel stacked up off the coast of yemen. why? according to lots of unnamed sources and lots of media reports, all of those ships and the huge number of american personnel are there because iran. because iran may be planning to ship weapons into yemen to the rebels in yemen that iran is supporting. the u.s. and saudi arabia don't want the iranian

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theodore roosevelt is headed to the waters of the coast of yemen.the roosevelt will join nine other american ships in a mission to keep iranian vessels from supplying weapons to the robles. the de-- rebels. the deployment is in response that eight ships are headed toward yemeni. theyul cod be carrying arms for the rebels. >>> also right now the u.s. 18 million dollars in food, aid and supplies to help the people of ukraine. vice. joe biden says water and food vouchers are going to go to regions affected by fighting between government forces and pro-russia fighters. word of the aid comes as the organization for security and cooperation in europe pushes for a permanent cease-fire in the region. >>> this morning the mayor of baltimore is calling for calm following the depts of a 25 yearmtd -- death of a 25-year- old man who suffered a fatal spinal cord injury while in police custody. >> protesters took to the streets demanding answers about how and why fredz di gray died -- freddie gray died. not many answers yet. >> reporter: not many answers yet. pro

warships including the theodore roosevelt began to steam there to arm off houthi forces a key player made a big announcement. saudi arabia which backs the yemen government said it was ending the air-strikes, declaring them successful. the iran government called it a positive development. the white house welcomed it as well. and at the same time talking with miss matthews president obama had a warning, a warning to anyone seeking to destabilize that part of the world. >> we want -- when it comes to the seas we are obviously the dominant force and we're coordinating slowly -- closely with all of the allies in the region sending a message that rather than another conflict in the region we need to settle this now. >> clearly things are happening and chief national security correspondent jim sciutto is here with the developments. what are the latest with where the u.s. ships are and how this could play out. >> the ships are distributed along here. in the southern red sea and the straits and you have saudi ships and egyptian ships and the uae and the iranians and still in international wat

and the uss theodore roosevelt continues to trail behind and launching aircraft to provided visual convoys. any reports suggesting the iranian convoy has gone to yemen is false. the egyptians in saudi still control the ports there, shep. the u.n. secretary general condemned them today. the saudis are conducting a press conference right now at the embassy in washington. that's where we heard from the saudi ambassador. they plan to continue carrying out strikes and using force against the houthis, shepard. >> aside from the hope strategy what do u.s. officials say they're going to do next? >> at this point, these u.s. warships are trailing the suspected armed shipment. the u.s. has intelligence that iran is delivering rockets and other lethal weapons to the houthis. it's not the first time the u.s. has intercepted iranian weapons. they did so in 2013 with the yemenis. in this case we are told by u.s. officials the u.s. would not likely be the ones to board the ships, they would likely leave that to the egyptians. also today at the state department spokesman marie harp again trying to explain

of the ships are a lot more nimble than others and i'm talking about the aircraft carrier, "theodore roosevelt." those don't turn on a dime and they are very useful certainly where it was, was very useful, "theodore roosevelt" as i understand it launching some of the much needed air assaults on iraq and syria and it's not capable of doing that from the gulf of aden is it? >> well, the aircraft carrier is built around the idea of launching strike fighter packages. it's not built around the idea of conducting maritime interdiction operations. you're correct to point out that by moving this aircraft off the coast of yemen or gulf of oman or aiden removes it from the fight in iraq. those strike fighters could conduct missions into iraq, but they would require significant in-flight refueling. want to dovetail on something jonathan said which is the average american citizen, american public, thinks that the u.s. government speaks with one voice. a lot of times there is, as jonathan said, the cross polienization where you have the d.o.d. saying one thing, department of state saying another, not alway

on the one happened, we brought the uss theodore roosevelt, say 100,000 tons of diplomacy along wither cruiser escort, but we had been very unclear about whether we had any plans whatsoever to interdict the ships, much less board them if they made for the yemeni coast. i think a more decisive aspect was that the saudis who had been can conducting a bombing campaign in yemen against these iranian-backed houthi rebels, they declared a ceasefire, and then they started bombing again. my fess is -- this is a guess -- iranians didn't so much fear the americans, they feared the saudis would simply bomb their ships when they reached port. jenna: why do you think the saudis would be more intimidating? >> because the saudis have been at war in yemen for over a month. just a couple of days ago they blew up a huge arms cache in sana'a, the capital, causing major explosions. the saudis are serious about yemen in a way that i don't think the united states really is. yemen is their backyard. if these rebels are able to control yemen it means they will be able to control both of the narrows of the s

navy has repositioned the uss theodore roosevelt an aircraft carrier, escorted by the ussea[z normandyraded missile cruiser into the arabian sea with the purpose of intercepting suspected iranian weapons shipments to the houthis in yemen. >> why is this significant in terms of timing? >> are. >> reporter: it's significant because the uss roosevelt just arrived in the persian gulf to replace the uss carl christianson which had been supporting air operations over iraq. the roosevelt, which just arrived on station has now retransitted the straight of hormuz, reversing course and taking nation the arabian sea to enforce the blockade of yemen, and to keep shipping lanes open. clearly they are concerned about iranian resupply of the houthis. we heard a very defensive state department spokesman say as much today. >> there is a well-documented history of support of the houthi, including various state department reports, money weapons, support from very long time. >> i know there are statements in support of -- >> there's a lot of evidence. do you doubt this evidence? >> right now the uss ralph

let me turn if i may to the aircraft carrier uss theodore roosevelt, and escorts including guided missile cruiser, and other ships in the near yemen. two statements by the administration from sources saying that the roosevelt and accompany ships were there to make certain that iran's cargo ships did not off load in aiden, weapons and supplies for houthi rebels, today state department saying they were only there to maintain open sea ways could and make certain there is no interference with those ships or any others in region. how can we be confronted with such contradiction from a dang dodge that has move -- badge that administration. >> whether this aircraft carrier, and the vessels would be best suited for intercepting the weapons, i am not certain it is my understanding from people that i talked to that primary purpose of dismatching that aircraft carrier is to guarantee the passage of those waterways are let's remember that is the waterway that leads up to through the red sea to suez canal. lou: it is now turns out according to the administration, they are not to stop the weapons from

navy officials confirm the uss theodore roosevelt along with a guided missile cruiser the u.s.s. normandy left the persian gulf and are on route for the arabian sea. this is a major step to stop the iranians from delivering weapons to rebels in yemen. joining us to weigh in is lieutenant general mcinearnedy, the united nations voted to have the best of weapons from getting to the yemen rebels if you well the houthi. your and knew this but they are sending a big convoy out. how big could escalate? >> it certainly means their objectives are to seize the territory in yemen that the houthis are starting to occupy and have a huge part of it. it shows another effort towards expanding radical islam throughout the arabian peninsula and that is portia radical islam. it is very dangerous what is going on right now. charles: what i don't get with this convoy the united nations got together and said we are going to have an embargo and not allow these on to get there. there in the arabian sea, obviously we are going to skip what can happen? will they try to force this issue or are they trying

. >> theodore roosevelt asked them to fix it with treasury money. it was bigger in 2008. the main constituents was the banking system and the argument was that without the banking system to be saved in this manner everyone would come to their atm machines and couldn't get money out. the reality was the contracts with aig could have been preserved with far less government money than was ultimately spent because it wasn't this $700 billion bailout, it is a multitrillion dollar policy that is still going on. if we really firkd it it would not have still been going on and it wouldn't have been so global. >> if we agree with you or not agree with you, it is still a great read. nomi prince is a fellow at demos, the hidden alliances that drive american power. coming up, the college students who say they're stuck with worthless degrees and tons of debt from a failed school. >> do you think that you should have to pay back those loans? >> no, i don't think i should have to. >> get this: the government stepped in with a bailout not just for the students but for school. coming up in

theodore roosevelt has been deployed to the area around the middle east, otherwise known as the fifthleet for the better part of two weeks. that said, the aircraft carrier is moving closer to yemen partly to help provide more security given the political instability in that country. however there are some reports indicating that part of the u.s.s. roosevelt's mission is to intercept any efforts by the iranian government to send weapons by sea to the houthis. u.s. officials are not confirming that the crew of the roosevelt is prepared to intercept or at least to stop any iranian vessels and these officials also will not confirm whether the crew of the roosevelt is prepared to interrupt any weapons deliveries. they are there they say to provide general security in the region around yemen. >> roz for moment thanks very much. still to come on the program colombia's farc rebels say they will maintain their ceasefire despite the recent outbreak of violence. and car makers unveil their latest models and even in the latest, the economy is in the driver's seat. driver's seat. plate of people..

. >> the air quast carrier "theodore roosevelt" and others are off the yost of yemen -- coast of yemen to ensure the free flow. food and medicine. the u.s. navy could move to stop iran - it is feared they are carrying arms for the houthis. >> we are mindful of that as we carry out the deployment. >> reporter: late op monday the saudis reacted >>> mike viqueira in washington. thanks >>> the u.n. calls this week's migrant disaster off the coast of libya the deadliest incident involving civilian in that area ever in the mediterranean sea. some 800 died when an overcrowded boat capsized. the international organization for migration said more than 1700 migrant died crossing the mediterranean, 30 times the number of deaths offer the same period last year >>> in boston the sentencing phase in the trial of the boston marathon dzhokhar tsarnaev is under way. he faces the death penalty. a pal says most would hope dzhokhar tsarnaev received life in prison. >> outside the courthouse in boston people protested against the penalty. inside the prosecutor opened up the penalty phase with a question an