following events from the capital in yemen.o we know about the contents that have proposal put forward by the government? it's quite a lengthy document. >> reporter: absolutely. what we know so far is that they still insist that they want three demands met. first they want the government to go. second them the government to reverse the decision to increase fuel prices. third they want a genuine power system established in yemen. the delegation set up by the president to lead the negotiations is on its way back to -- for further talks with the president. the talks have not hit an impasse yet. but there are loads of things at stake. it's going it be a very painful political process in yemen. it's going to take quite sometime before they reach an agreement. yemen has reached a point where now there are only two possible scenarios being ideal that would diffuse the tension or failure that would lead to more instability and violence. >> now, they have been in the capital protesting on the streets for the past few days. you have been

. >>> in yemen, a group of shia rebels in yemen are threatening to quit. they are demonstrating over the decision to cut fuel. >> reporter: thousands of rebels or the partisans of god, they call themselves, sweep into yemen's capital. they are furious at the government decision to scrap fuel subsidies, and they want the government to resign. >> interpreter: we want the government of technocrats out of yemen. we want to be real partners in the decision making process. yemen faces many challenges that one party cannot solve. >> reporter: soldiers and army officers join in the protest. this is along sectarian lines. a minority group, except in northern yemen where they make up the majority. they are setting up a protest camp. and only go back home after their demands are met. >> >> interpreter: let me make it clear to everyone. if the authorities open fire and commit crimes against civilians, we won't tolerate that and will respond. >> reporter: negotiations are underway in the province, the stronghold. >> the forces and proponents are now in yes, ma'amen. he

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enough toey are smart know they could not run yemen. gain as are trying to much leverage as they can in any future political deal coming up. we will see ongoing sortstrations until some of more stable political resolution is reached. >> charles schmitt, thank you very much for that. down unrest seems to die -- seems to settle on missouri, the national guard has withdrawn from the area. over the past two weeks, more than 160 people have been detained during riots over the death of michael brown, a black teenager shot dead by a policeman. a grand jury is currently looking at evidence to determine whether the officer involved in that shooting should be charged. it could take weeks to make that decision. venezuela has long suffered from food shortages and the government answer to that is to force consumers to scan their fingerprints at the supermarket. the president says the biometric card will soon be introduced in a bid to prevent people from buying too much of the same stuff and from smuggling them into neighboring countries for a profit

leader of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula was killed in yemen. the day. does a head of state have the right to prosecute judge and execute a death sentence over a citizen of his own country. and where al walky is not your every day terrorist he is one of al qaeda leaders he admitted his support of operations that killed dozens. and while a walky is also a u.s. citizen. billionaire i. feel. that. from this i will fall. for howard. and. not to come out to the audience. his passionate speech is broadcast online and on television let americans to write down al or walking on the kill list. when his family learns about it through leaks in the press they prosecute the president of the united states. for. the supporters can you introduce yourself by marty's cabaret and attorney for the center of constitutional rights new york city based ngo has been mandated to represent the interests of the our walkie family in court this program is an executive killing policy it is nothing that has been reviewed by a court it's nothing that's been approved by the congress the a

now they are the most powerful political faction in yemen. they control huge swathes of land, that stretch from sadder to the north to the capital. they are definitely going to be a significant power broker in yemen in the future. this is the problem. they were, in a way, upsetting the political establishment in yemen. they are very nervous about it. >> there's an estimated 500,000 guns in somalia, which have been largely lawless for the last 24 years. much of the military grade weaponry is in the hands of teenagers. from mogadishu, we have this report. >> reporter: after years of struggling out of control, the somali government seems to realise the need to scoop up illegal weapons. here african union peacekeepers and government troops raid the houses of people called warlords and suspected militia leaders. officials called this operation a success, saying they'll continue until we bring back a measure of stability to the country. >> we will not stop until we reach a point, where they'll need a warrant of arrest, and not guns to arrest crimin

al jazeera, yemen. >>> mohamed fahmy, peter greste and baher mohamed were falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. in june, mohamed fahmy and peter greste were given seven years of sentence. baher mohamed was given an extra three years because of a spent round he picked up at a protest. al jazeera continues to demand their release. >>> the ukrainian government, says it is preparing to retake the city of donetske from pro-russian separatists. 18 soldiers have been in clashes with rebels in recent fighting. a u.n. official has warned the security council that the humanitarian situation in eastern ukraine is steadily worsening. >>> russia's tank biathlons is underway, cold war friends and foes but as rory challenge reports, you won't find any natives participating this year. >> war games, thick fumes pump from powerful engines. the home crowd urges on russia's tank crews. >> translator: perfect. we are supporting our team. good luck. we are going to win! >> reporter: 12 nations are competing with this tank championship. but despite being invited, no nato country has c

and unrest in yemen, thousands from the community demand the resignation of the government.n sport a fresh start controversial footballer swarez as he makes his first appearance for barcelona. ♪ and teams on the streets, the national guard deployed and tear gas fired at protesters, it has been another difficult night in ferguson in the u.s. state of missouri. highway patrol ron johnson is talking about criminal elements mixed up with legitimate protesters and say police have come under heavy gunfire and 31 people were arrested. >> tonight there were numerous reports of shots fired. we had two fires. one at a business. and one at an unoccupied residence. in the area of west north and canfield officers came under heavy gunfire. officers confiscated two guns at a car stop near the media staging area. >> reporter: rob reynolds has been following events in ferguson as they happened and sent us this report. >> reporter: a tense moment in ferguson monday night. police advanced toward protesters ordering them to disburse. in the distance clouds of tear gas were visible as police too

they have been fight to go gain more influence for their region in north yemen.ore demonstrations are expected after the talks collapsed. axis's ash-har has sent us the latest from the protests. >> it is a divided city. this is a gathering of protesters. they accuse the shia rebels of destabilizing yemen by using violence as a means to grab power but not far from here, they are setting up a protest camp in what many believe is an escalation in yemen. the government blames them for intransience. the rebels say the power is corrupt and disconnected from reality. both parties trade accusations and call for mobilization. yemen fas an uncertain future. >> afghanistan's election commission counted morning two-thirds of ballots. residential polls, the country is under international pressure to inaugurate a new leader by early next month. jennifer glasse explains from the election headquarters in kabul, the review process has faced challenges. >> in warehouses like this one on the edge of kabul, afghans and international observers are trying to figure out who won afghani

should manage a war in yemen. it's our job to find out what's going on in yemen.more important than ever that we find out what's going on in places like yemen to the country can have its own debate even if government chooses not to have it. >> it seems like we've reached a point where national security concerns whether they exist or not trumps the first amendment. in many cases, the first amendment does not even part of the conversation. unless we are talking about it amongst ourselves. >> right. >> i want to move onto a story that really struck me as well. ap gets the scoop in may 2012 about terrorist in yemen wanting to blow up a plane using a new kind of underwear bomb. the government wants to know how you did it. the justice department goes out, goes through a court, and secretly obtains two months of telephone records of reporters and editors at the associated press. brian, your reaction when you found out the government had done this? >> outrage. the justice department violated its own guidelines. they were guidelines that existed governing these types of in

hutus have been fighting for years for power for the region in north yemen. we are joined from sanaa. tell us about the talks, and why they collapsed. what happened? >> well, the biggest problems are both parties failed to overcome was basically the concessions given to the hutus. they said that they want three main things, the government to reverse a decision to increase fuel crisis. and both parties said they are willing to give a come promise, and they want the government to go. in a way that they will compromise. the third is to implement a national compliment. giving the hutus a bigger say in running the country. on this the mainstream political establishment was skeptical, saying the hewitties were threatening to use violence, and are manoeuvring to implement a radical ideology. this is why they said if we give in to the demands, we show ourselves as week in yemen. >> what happens now? >> well, what happens now is we start to see signs of a divided yemen and sanar. as we speak, one by the hutus, and one by the anti-hutus, that will cross, and you see th

with yemen. and part of the country borders saudi arabia, they don't want instability. they are fighting ray allal qae the south, they can't afford other problems. they backed the president and have asked the hutus to pull out, and try to find a solution, because yemen is in a transitional area. if they fail, no one knows what the country will look like. >> that live from sapper. >>> a check on the world's weather - not yet. we are going to brussels, and let's hear from manual barroso. >> i have been engaging intensively with both sides obvious the past weeks. as i have done throughout the crisis. at my initiative the european union was represented earlier this week. i have been in contact with president's vladimir putin and petro porashenko, calling for a political solution to the crisis. based on a ceasefire that gives clear guaranteeies regarding border security and control. and the number is doing its utmost to solve the cop flilent. we are doing it, of course, namely in areas of our competen

the other american from that encounter in yemen was undercover during that encounter. he had faked his conversion to islam in order to get close to these al qaeda-affiliated cells in places like yemen that were hosting american and western recruits, teaching them, radicalizing them and setting them loose in the world as terrorists who quite conveniently had western passports. the undercover guy, the guy who faked his conversion so he could get into the al qaeda-related cell in yemen and see what they were doing, he was a journalist and ultimately wrote a book about what he did. it was called "undercover muslim." as you see on the cover there, his name was theo padnos. after theo padnos wrote that book, presumably because what he had written about, what he had done was a fairly dangerous thing to have done and described, after the publication of that book, particularly his family says because he wanted to be able to continue to travel in the arab world, theo padnos legally changed his name. he changed his name to peter theo curtis. peter theo curtis was a fluent arabic

the houthis are a minority group except in northern yemen.they will set up a protest camp and stay and will only go back home if their demands are met. >> translator: let me make it clear to everyone. if the authorities open fire at the protesters we won't tolerate that, and we will respond. >> reporter: crucial negotiations are underway in a northern province, the houthi's strong hold. if talks go nowhere, many fear the houthis might move into the capital. if that happens the sunni majority will take up arms. wherever you go, supporters and opponents all agree that the houthis are now a major political force in yemen. it may be an indication that they are likely to play a bigger role in the future of yemen. >>> china is celebrating the birthday of the late leader. it is thought his policies are responsible for turning the country into an economic powerhouse. chinese state tv is airing an drama series on his life, but certain details are missing. >> reporter: propaganda dressed up as entertainment is nothing new on state-controlled tv. which

we are back in the capital of yemen, where houthi protesters continue chants to change. plus... >> deep sea treasures three stories under ground in mexico cities new aquarium. i'm adam raney, we'll tell you about the new attraction. >>> and in sport - relief for arsenal as they leave it late to avoid being beaten by arsenal in the premier league. >>> ukranian president petro porashenko announced that $3 billion has been allocated to reequip the army. he was speaking during independence day celebrations, a parade was held in a show of military might for rebels in the east. we have been following event, joining us from luhansk. let's talk about the significance, the special significance of this particular independence day celebration, in the light of recent events over the past 12 months. >> yes, well independence day celebrations marked 23 years of in depends from the soviet union. because of the violence that continues in the east of ukraine, it's taken on a more significant role. particularly there in the ukranian capital, where we have seen parades of military hardware

a country divided, live in yemen capitol where protesters are taking to the street.s. ♪ we are off to the opera in canada where the singers get on their bikes to perform. ♪ we start this news hour with the escalating crisis in ukraine, rebels fighting in eastern ukraine agreed to open humanitarian corridors letting them go to the battlefield and this is after the talk with vladimir putin and it's more proof the separatists are directly controlled from russia and they are in controlled of large parts of eastern crane including the lohansk and donsk and taken the coastal town and the big fear is they are trying to create a land corridor with the and next region of crimea and these are the areas where separatists are getting help from russia. >> translator: there was a call from the russian president to provide the encircled units with all humanitarian corridors and ready to give them core -- corridors so the weapons cannot be used against us. >> we will go to babbot with russian magazine and thank you for talking to us. it seems like the separatist leader was talking d

should manage a war in yemen. what'sr job to find out going on in yemen.t's more important than ever that we find out what's going on in places like yemen to the country can have its own debate even if government chooses not to have it. seems like we've reached a point where national security concerns whether they exist or not trumps the first amendment. in many cases the first amendment does not even part of the conversation. we are talking about it amongst ourselves. a storyt to move onto that really struck me as well. ap gets the scoop in may 2012 about terrorist in yemen wanting to blow up a plane using a new kind of underwear bomb. the government wants to know how you did it. the justice department goes out, goes through a court and secretly obtains two months of telephone records from the associated press. your reaction when you found out the government had done this? >> outrage. the justice department violated its own guidelines. they were guidelines that existed governing these types of .nvestigations for decades the two primary ways in which this

. >>> rebels are continue irthink protest in yemen. demanding the government resign but there is concern that the demonstration should become--could become violent. we have this report. >> reporter: this is the way the rebels start their rallies. death to america. death to israel. for the community the u.s. and israel show regret. but today they're venting their frustration of their own government. >> we want to purge the government of corrupt politicians. >> but for many sunnies, they're using the protest to promote ideology and potentially control yemen. an accusation by these protesters who insist that the outcry against injustice and poverty is shared by all yemeni. they come from all walks of life. >> the protest that you see here are determined to get their demands met. the rebels say it is an act of determination. it is seen by the opponents as an act of provocation that could destabilize yemen and stop all hopes for democracy in. >> talks are under way to diffuse the tension. there may be concessions but they want the governmen

who investigated the strike and payouts went on record as saying it's extremely unlikely that yemen would be even able to make such large payments on its own and that's led many experts to believe that they knew was might actually be behind the pavements made to the victims in the drone strike that the military doesn't want to admit killed civilians it's not outrageous to think the u.s. is secretly behind these payments either as it's. common practice for the u.s. to issue what it calls salacious payments to compensate victims for errant strikes as if the money makes it all ok for instance according to a twenty thirteen pro publica report the u.s. paid out almost a million dollars to victims in afghanistan but that was over the course of a full year and covered many strikes unlike the case of the recent yemeni payout which is outrageous is that anyone in the u.s. military would contend that no civilians were killed when officials at the cia have even admitted that civilians were probably killed what is outrageous is caitlin hayden spokeswoman for the national security council insist

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it is the main capital city of yemen. houthi group would like to put the country in a sectarian war. the houthi group has betrayed the revolution, they seized the military camp and held an alliance with the president. they also betrayed the people and the transition period as they are undermining the state -- the state efforts. they also betrayed the national dialogue as they strayed away from all of the outcomes and agreements made. namely handing down the arms together with other armed groups. the situation is dire and tense. however, the yemen people cannot allow an armed group to undermine their dream of freedom and state independence. >> peace-building is your specialalty, sir. how do you propose that the government and houthi groups go about achieving some sort of reconciliation. >> translator: one is to restriction the security [ inaudible ] and the military. and i unfortunately -- so far this obligation has not been achieved and the interim government has not achieved most of the obligations and the duties it shou

this is why we have an impasse in yemen. the government blames them for threatening to use violence as a means to grab power. the hotis say the government is corrupt and disconnected from reality and this is the reason why it has to resign. the country is beginning to sort of become divided along sectarian violence. there are two protests, one by the how t houthis. thessa fear that if both parties fail to reach a deal, the country might plunge into further anarchy. >> afghanistan's election commission has recouldn't more than two/3rds of ballots. the country is under ent international pressure to inaugurate a new leader by early september. jennifer glasse explains in the election headquarters in kabul, the review process has faced its own challenges. >> in warehouses like this one on the edge of kabul, afghans are trying to figure out who won afghanistan's presidential election. former finance minister or foreign prime minister abdullah abdullah. they argue over which ballots will count like this dispute over a ballot box fr

and in yemen as well there's been a relatively healthy transition. they're going to have elections early next year, and, you know, there's pushback in egypt, but the generation, i argue, hasn't gone any place. now, it may be that the 60-somethings are powerful, they control institutions, they have a lot of wealth, they don't like the changes that were demanded, and so they've pushed back in some instances fairly successfully for the moment. but the 20-somethings do have one advantage over the 60-somethings. [laughter] in the long run, it's the 20-somethings, today's 20-somethings that are going to be in control. and we can't know, of course, what they will do when they get in control, but i, you know, i mentioned the story in the book that the prague spring in czechoslovakia happened in 1968, i remember it very well. and be a young playwright who got on kind of a pirate radio station and was protesting the soviet crackdown on the tanks approaching prague, and he was arrested. and in that system, you know, if you stood up to the authorities and you lo

if we fear every time we have a phone call from yemen, that is close to tierney. i do not want to live in that type of society. [applause] fair to quote thomas jefferson against a virginian. [laughter] [applause] i think we need to recognize what edward snowden has done. ,his was a low level guy hopefully we will put them on trial and learn more things, but the fact is this that he has exposed our knowledge. the enemy knows that if they use the cell phone in a particular way, they are now tracked. they will change their conduct. they know that if they do certain things, e-mail information, they know if they do that, the they are capable be of -- of being tracked. therefore the people who are adversaries to this country, they are changing their conduct right now is edward snowden. if they could get at the citizens of the united states and make them suspicious of our country and government that we dismantle our advantages, at that point, that is a giant strategic victory for the enemies of this country. i promise you, ladies and gentlemen, if you do not believe me,

everyone knows the internal crisis in egypt in yemen. no one knows we are going in egypt and yemen.taliban is coming back in afghanistan. the pakistani crisis seems to be -- many scholars are really worriei about the future of pakistan. whether we like it or not, and whether the u.s. like it or not, iran is one of the most stable countries in the region. despite 30 years of pressure, sanctions, war, ultimately irana today is onen of the most stab countries. and when i look at the region, i see iran and turkey, the most stable countries. is they are stable or they are vulnerable to the crisis. therefore, this is additional responsibility for tehran and washington to cooperate. to end my statement, i do not y believe the crisis in the regioa would be resolved only by cooperation between iran and ths u.s.audi ara we need to engage the other we regional n powers like saudi on arabia, like turkey. we need a regional cooperation system which i have discussed in details in my book in persian gulf and in the region. without regional cooperation system, without close cooperation between iran

government to maintain the federal state of yemen and more on that as the day progresses.more still to come here on the al jazeera news hour including the american doctor infected with ebola leaves hospital, but drug companies are being slow to come up with a widely available cure. plus ping is the manning credited of putting china on the road to riches, we look at why he is back in the headlines. and in sport a lucky escape for a pair of drivers at a testing session, ahead and a rally.back. and in sport a lucky escape for a pair of drivers at a testing session, ahead and a rally. trucks carrying humanitarian aid from russia have successfully entered eastern ukraine after a long delay at customs. the convow had been held up for a week. the ukrainian government was concerned that the convow could be used to assist pro-russia fighters. russia denies the accusation. and lee barker is just outside of donetsk and the trucks escorted by pro-russia fighters and surrounded by ukraine government forces and that can be a very intense hand over. >> reporter: certainly is. from what w

strike, as i recall, there was no armed conflict currently at the moment going on in yemen. so how do we then define an armed conflict so that that gives the cover, the legal cover, to be able to carry out an operation like that? >> let me give you the practical situation. and i was there when the awlaki situation was unfolding, and that is you're facing a threat from al qaeda that's metastasizing, that's spreading into places like yemen, somalia, saudi arabia. in yemen you have a no man's land where you have an american citizen, awlaki, who's involved in ideologically inspiring team to fight jihad but also involved for the training of that individual trying to explode an aircraft over detroit in december of 2009. the question we faced was pretty simple. conflict or no conflict, there's an individual who's trying to plot to send somebody into the united states to murder innocents. that individual happens to be an american. you cannot get access to that person through conventional military means. do you intervene by killing him, or do you let the plot roll? my position was ty

. >>> still ahead - yemen's president is meeting political leaders to discuss talks with the minority shia houthi community. that is coming up. stuart! stuart! stuart! stuart! ♪ check it out. this my account thing. we can tweet directly toa comcast expert for help. or we can select a time for them to call us back. the future, right? ♪ this doesn't do it for you? [ doorbell rings, dog barks ] oh, that's what blows your mind -- the advanced technology of a doorbell.. [ male announcer ] tweet an expert and schedule a callback from any device. introducing the xfinity my account app. >>> the top stories on jazz. >> reporter: the highest religious authority in egypt upheld a decision to commute the death sentence of the spiritual leader of the muslim brotherhood. it's the second time the grand mufti cancelled a court-imposed death sentence on mohamed badie. >>> the political process is on track despite reports of a military coup. soldiers in the capital surrounded the police headquarters in lesotho, and the prime minister's residence. tensions arose after the prime minister dissolved parlia

mohammed has more. >> reporter: yemen is bracing for a serious deadline.rks the end of a five-day ultimatum given by the houthi for the government to resign or face confrontation. the president convened his parliament to discuss a way out of the standoff. various participants called for a revamping of the army. the president announced the formation of a ten-member committee to negotiate with the houthi's. they will try to convince the houthis to end their demonstrations seeking to force the government to resign. >> translator: they should stop being driven by sinful pride which can lead them to adopt practices which have failed in the past and will continue to fail. >> reporter: but there are scarcely any signs that houthis are about to comply. thousands of supporters march almost on a daily basis. the integration of 20,000 of their armed militia, delaying their disarmament of the ma -- militia, and expanding their presence. on the other hand the government has asked the houthis to lay down their arms and participate in a national unity government. >> tran

. >>> yemen's defense ministry said that the yemen troops are trying to defend in the province of jamal. and on wednesday, they killed 15 rebel there's. >>> still to come on aljazeera, using dangerous chemicals. the business of fake food in china. >> and i'm at the eddinborough festival. a long way from israeli and gaza, you find out where that conflict is affecting where shows are put on here. >> and in sports

turned over new terror suspects to yemen. two prisoners held at the u.s. military prison at bagram air base in afghanistan were transferred to yemen. they have been detained since 2012 when they were arrested in pakistan. it could be seen as a trial run for yemen sus specs being held at guantanamo bay prison in cuba. >>> a five day shooting rampage leaving four people dead. now calling alexander hernandez a serial killer. he's behind bars charged with one murder right now. he could be responsible for at least 7 shootings that began a week ago. the most recent a sunday morning shooting targeting a family as they were heading to church. less than an hour later two more victims were shot. hernandez is set to be arraigned again today. the so-called craig's list killer who claimed she murdered 22 people as part of a satanic cult just dodged the death penalty. they pled guilty to stabbing and strangling a man in pennsylvania after he responded to their on-line ad. they both face life behind bars. >> new fallout from the deadly shooting of unarmed teen michael br

the situation is very, very badly in yemen. the government is not responsible. >> the crowd then took to the street chanting anti-government slogans. they say this is a revolution against oppression. >> this is not just about economic reforms or the need to crackdown on corruption. the issue is to be given a bigger say in the transitional period and put an end to what it describes as decades of discrimination. >> a pro army officer does not see anything wrong about drawing a protest against the states. >> the polarization is the result of the government's failures. rallying it's own people here at this rally you'll find the true people of yemen. >> for th the hhutiss this is a turned for accommodations for the future. >> mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste has been imprisoned for 242 days. they were given seven year sentences. badder mohammed was given an extra three years for a spent bullet shell he had picked upal a protest. >> reporter: well, the exact nature of the allegation against christine la guard is that a

. >> meanwhile thousands of people took to the streets of yemen protesting higher fuel prices. the government in yemen raised gas prices by lifting fuel subsidies just last month and gathered in the city to protest. they're calling for national leaders to resign but the government said that it was necessary and that was to reduce the government countries budget deficit. there are anti-government demonstrations in libya where protesters rallied against the government request for u.n. military assistance to stop the unrest. major airports in tripoli and bengahzi have been closed. another night of family in ferguson, missouri, as civil rights activists bring their message right here to new york city. plus a sport with robots as it's competitors. we'll tell you how it's having an impact on international diplomacy. we have all that and more right here on al jazeera america. >> california lawmakers have passed a bill aimed at preventing a repeat of the tragedy near the cal santa barbara campus. a man killed himself and six others less than a week after family asked officers to visit

but also from a powerful movement in his own constituency in yemen. half of his members are staunch supporters of the deposed president. a reminder of the fact that the change in yemen is still an unobtainable goal. >> now aljazeera is demanding the release of its three journalists, held captive in eugene ramirez for 1003 days. they were accused of helping the muslim brotherhood, they were given sentences. he had something in his position that he picked up at a protest. >>> stepping up against pro russian separatists in the east of the country. there's fighting underway in the rebel-held city. and video shows a courthouse in the town of donetsk also burning. emma haywood is in the east. and emma, fighting raging apparently in the two big cities of the separatists. and can you put in perspective for us what has been going on? >> reporter: yeah, we're here, and it has been a very intense battle today in the city center. there was gunfire heard, which left people running for cover, and we're also hearing that it's a suburb, there was fighting there, and

. >> continuing the protest in yemen. they're calling for the government to resign, and they're afraid there will be violence if the stand off continues. >> this is the way rebels start their rallies. death to israel. for yemen's community the u.s. and israel are a substantial threat. but today they are venting their frustration of their own government. >> we want to purge the government of corrupt politicians. >> for many sunnies they're using the protesting for all yemenis. they say they come from all walks of life. >> this is the focal point of the protest. the tents that you see pushed here for the masses who are determined to get their demands met. but what they say the rebels say is an act of determination, an act of provocation that could destabilize yemen and suffer all hopes for transition for democracy. >> talks are under way to defuse the tension. this may make concessions but they say they want the government to go. they also want to have a bigger say in politicia in politics. >> german chancellor angela merke