. >> the situation as we say is being discussed in geneva and let's bring in zaina and how is the ceasefire interpreted there and what is on the table and the expectations? >> well, the u.n. envoy released the statement urging both sides to comply with the cessation of hostilities and violations of the ceasefire and are minor violations and in general the ceasefire is holding and the negotiations have started, the warring sides sitting together in one room which is undoubtedly progress in itself. the last time the warring sides were expected to hold talks in late may the talks collapsed even before they started so talks are underway, the u.n. saying that they are working to find a durable settlement to this conflict but this will not be easy. the warring sides really have differing views, you have the government which expects the enemy and houthi rebels and allies to unconditionally implement a u.n. security resolution and calls them to lay down arms and territory they captured and wanting broader negotiations on a deal and highly unlikely they will give up power without a fight and neither

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. >> let's get more on this with zaina joining us in the studio and there is a lot riding on this particulart and will have to get through their ethical ethnic as well as sectarian divisions as well all within a very tight deadline, do you think they would be able to overcome these differences? >> well, we know this is not going to be easy and opposition members who we have spoken to say this is going to be a challenge because this is not the first time the opposition has tried to unite, you have the politicians who are really have no influence on the ground and they themselves are divided and you have some of them who believe that yes the syrian president bashar al-assad can stay in power with the political process underway and others think he should step down immediately and on the ground they have groups and different ideology and visions for syria saying it should be a democratic state and others disagree and getting them to agree and speak in one voice is going to be a problem but apart from that if saudi arabia does manage to pull this off and united opposition is created to sit on the

and groups like al-qaeda have been exploiting the security vacuum in that country. >> zaina reporting according to the u.n. violence displaced two and a half million people in yemen and 5700 people have been killed since fighting erupted in march. >>> no trial for bergdhal for endangering troops and could face life in prison if he is found guilty, the 29-year-old walking off an army post in afghanistan back in 2009 spending five years in captivity as prisoner of the taliban before he was finally released and baltimore jurors return in just about an hour for a full day of deliberations in the freddy gay case and baltimore is bracing for the verdict and the riots back in may fresh in a lot of minds there and al jazeera is live for us in baltimore and they are cancelling leave this weekend in anticipation for a verdict and what else is the city doing? >> cancelling all police leave and all officers working 12 hour shifts and saw one coming in headquarters and he is in riot gear and starting his shift and the police have been speaking to local media and say we expect protests after this v

are live now in geneva and how important are the talks and what is on the table and who is there, zainaell, the negotiations have begun. this is what we understand and that in itself is progress. the last time the warring sides were supposed to hold negotiations talks collapsed even before they started. like you mentioned the warring sides agreed to a ceasefire. now the u.n. is not disclosing where the talks are taking place but we do understand it is happening approximately 150 kilometers from geneva. the u.n. imposing a media blackout because it wants to ensure every chance of success and wants the parties to avoid making statements to jeopardize the talks but like you mentioned the two sides have very conflicting views. the yemeni government wants their houthi rebels and their allies to unconditionally implement u.n. resolution 2216 which calls on the rebels to lay down their arms and to withdraw from territory they captured and houthi rebels say yes we will discuss this but didn't say whether they will agree to it. what we understand is that the houthi rebels and their allies want b

will have to leave it there and thank you so much for explaining the situation to us and that was zainapeaking to us. fierce criticism of republican presidential contender donald trump after he called for muslims to be ban from entering the united states. the former governor of florida jeb bush said donald trump is unhinged and his policy proposals are not serious and democratic presidential hopeful martin o'malley tweeted at real donald trump remove all doubt, he is running for president as an fascist-demogog and lindsey graham said he is putting at risk the lives of interpreters and supporters and diplomates and troops in the region by making these bigoted comments and president barack obama sent advisors to reassure leaders that their religion is not being targeted and our white house correspondent patty has more. >> reporter: the u.s. secretary of homeland security jeh johnson sent a message to the muslim community they are not the enemy but in an exclusive interview with al jazeera he admits islam phobia is on the rise in the u.s. and growing concern of the potential of a violent b