been to yemen. -- then to yemen. hundreds of thousands of yemenis took to the streets to protest the first anniversary of the u.s. backed, saudi-led offensive. the protest were said to be the largest since 2011 force of resignation of the president. >> on yemenis from all different sects came out in the masses, to show the world that the yemeni people can never be shaken nor defeated. amy: since the u.s.-backed, saudi-led intervention began last march, more than 6000 people have been killed in yemen, about half of them civilians. unicef says nearly 10 million children are in dire need of humanitarian assistance. we will speak with farea al-muslimi and sarah leah whitson. herpes in "the los angeles times" "the u.s. is quietly helping saudi arabia weight devastating aerial campaign in yemen." all of that and more coming up. amy: welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. both former secretary of state hillary clinton and vermont senator bernie sanders campaigned in new york

been to yemen. -- then to yemen. huhundreds of ththousands of yes took to the streets to protest the first anniversary of the u.s. backed, saudi-led offensive. the protest were said to be the largest since 2011 force of resignation of the president. >> on yemenis from all different sects came out in the masses, to show the w world that the e yemi peop c can never bee shaken nor defeated. amy: since the u.s.-backed, saudi-led interventionon began last march, more than 6000 people have been killed in yemen, about half of them civilians. unicef says neararly 10 million children are in dire need of humanitatarian assistance. we will speak withth farea al-muslimi and sararah leah whitson. herpes in n "the los a angeles times" "the u.s. is quietly helping saudi arabia weight devastating aerial campaign in yemen." all of that and more coming up. amy: welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. both former secretary of state hillary clinton and vermont senator bernie sanders campai

a ceasefire in yemen. a pause in hostilities comes ahead of talks due to start on 18 april in kuwait. john kerry has laid a wreath for the victims of the hiroshima bomb attack. he is in japan for the g7 meeting is the most senior american official ever to visit the site. five workers from a temple in southern india has been held over a fire that killed 106 people. a massive blaze broke out during a fireworks display. in hong kong a p prosecutrix o-democracy activist who was filmed being beaten by police in 2014 is to go on trial. he is charged with assaulting and obstructing the police. sarah clerk has been following the latest developments >> reporter: it has been about 16 months since the demonstrations in hong kong came to an end. one of the more profile activists and in court. he is a member of the activic party. he has been charged with assaulting. he is pleaded going. he says they are politically motivated. the case is expected to last around five days with 11 witnesses being called to give evidence.

coming up, the start of a tentative truce in yemen. the united nations special envoy welcomes in, but compromises lil have to be made from both sides. >> the parliament gathers for the first time since the panama papers. >>> you can't help but recognize that hiroshima's legacy is one of rebirth and resilience. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry pace tribute to the victims of the hiroshima atomic bombings, the world's first nuclear attack. >> tiger in connection increase in the wild for the first time in more than 100 years. >> all the day's sport, including the 2016 masters champion, danny willis. >>> english golfer danny willis claims the green jacket to become the first european to win the masters in 17 years. >> the united nations envoy to yemen we will come would to tentative ceasefire that's come into effect this monday. it is an agreement that the saudi-led coalition and the houthi rebels have both promised to honor. we've got these shots from easement of the capital anna. you're seeing patches of fighting just before the ceas

: a rare quite in yemen's capital. for more than a year bombs have fallen here. houthi rebels control the city. a break in the fighting is allowing some here to hope the bombs will stop for good. >> translation: i hope all sides will observe the ceasefire. i wish for calm and order to be restored without any violations from either side. it is the people who are paying the price for this war. >> reporter: the truce is holding across much, but not all of yemen. this is the province east. there were reports of shelling in the south-western city of taiz where houthi rebels have laid siege for about a year. >> translation: we won't negotiate with killers. what truce are they talking about while rockets fall down on the city of taiz only a few hours after this apparent truce. >> reporter: but the sporadic fighting hasn't stopped the yemen's sides in honoring the ceasefire. in a conflict many say that that in itself is significant. the houthi rebels hold eight of the 22 provinces and spread out from the north to the edge of t

the truce calls for inhindered access to aid across yemen. the ceasefire is to build confidence between the warring parties, ahead of talks in a week. the inability of any side to win this war militarily is likely forcing them to resolve it by diplomacy >>> let's round all of this up in yemen. joining us by skype, an official. can you tell us anything more about events in aden today? >> this part of the ongoing power struggle between the president's government and al-qaeda, i.s.i.s. and terrorists, right now over 100 security officials, government officials, have been assassinated and killed by i.s.i.s. over the last four months. each side is trying to gain control. the government was recruiting more troops and soldiers and this was the result. it is a point where more soldiers to be recruited or regain control of territory in aden. this is part of ongoing crisis between government and i.s.i.s. and i don't expect it to calm down and this has been the case for the last nine months >>> you're saying this is the work of i.s.i.l. that means it wo

there is no stale mate in yemen. day by day there is a - this is why we get the houthis on the table of negotiation. if you remember, one year ago they refused. today they accept and they acknowledge this for the special envo envoy. >> in the political process it is necessary to bring recall to the table and talk about the mechanism of 216. it is not a question of concession from the government. it will go to the table of negotiation with the government. it is to implement the will of the international committee >>> the only way there will be a permanent end to the fighting will be for the president to return to the capital? >> this is the will of the international community expressed by 2216. this is not the coalition willing. this is the will of all the international community that the government says >>> does the other side refuse? >> no. the only way for them to be part of the political process is the implementation of 2216. we are not opposed to houthi spectrum. we're against any militia in yemen. they want to b

approach to yemen. and within the u.s. special operations command, there was the recommends that we need to help the yemenis do counterinsurgency, not just counterterrorism. and so we want to help them control territory, not just kill people. but the administration chose not to do that. they decided that was too much. we didn't want to get tangled up, we could just use the drones. so we ramp up the drone campaign against al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula. the part when we decided not to be concerned about counterinsurgency, that means we have a smaller presence out in the rural areas which makes it hard to get intelligence. to part of the intelligence problem leads to errant targeting. you already heard a little bit about it. there's been a number of incidents where women and children are killed by mistake, and al-qaeda uses these very effectively to gain new followers. so during the period of drone strikes -- or the number of al-qaeda followers go from 300 to more than a thousand. and it's all really kind of collapsing in

the forgotten people in yemen. the country's leaders prepare for peace talks in the war-torn region, the people suffer in silence. >> plus, pot-smoking protestors light up outside the white house. >> no justice, no peace! >> so today, we stand up for environmental justice. we stand up for ourselves. we stand up for our rights. >> have you experienced any health issues since this water was switched over? >> loss of hair. >> is there an environmental urgency? >> even a modest rise in sea level could have dramatic impacts. >> this is where our house stood. >> behind me, it is literally hell on earth. the fire fighters in there are fighting against global forces. >> the fire was getting closer. we had just enough time to get him in the truck and go. >> i lost my auto body shop. that's the money i had. >> you can't replace people, so absolutely we're happy to be alive. >> it's extraordinary to be here, check this out. >> we're looking at the most incredible wonders of the natural world. >> we've returned this iconic mam

they have been fighting forces loyal to yemen's president. he has the backing of sunni tribes and a coalition of nine arab states led by saudi arabia. the saudi-led coalition launched air strikes in march last week when houthi fighters tried to move on the port city of aden. there are other groups in the mix, mostly secular nationalists in the south wishing to breakaway from the north. there is al-qaeda which has taken advantage of instability and a yemen affiliate of i.s.i.l. in 2014 lacking to eclipse al-qaeda. -- looking to eclipse al-qaeda. no side has come close to winning the war. houthi rebels still hold the capital and eight of the 22 provinces. a year of air strikes hasn't managed to break their hold. all this has come with a heavy human cost. the u.n. says that more than 6,000 people have been killed since air strikes began. around half of them were civilians and almost a thousand were children. people were starving well before the houthi rebellion. now more than 80% of the 24 million people need humanitarian aid. the u.n. accuses b

then there is this -- the impact on yemen's schools. more than 1000 are reported to have been damaged or destroyed. the principle of this school hit three times by the saudi coalition. half the classrooms were demolished, but no pupils were present at the time. besteachers carry on as they can. this is fourth grade math. but these 10-year-olds have already learned hard lessons about war and loss. "i'm scared they will target our house and our friends houses and the whole village." even before the bombing began, yemen was the arab world toss poorest country. some believe that has been set by decades. the united nations says this is a forgotten conflict, partly because yemenis cannot easily flee to europe. afraid there is a link. i see that the international community, particularly europe, garnered much more support and predilection because the syrians and iraqis are now coming to europe. if the yemenis were put through the same, i'm sure there would be more attention. reporter: but there has been precious little attention for victims lik

the truce calls for unhindered access to aid across yemen. the ceasefire is to build confidence between the warring parties, u.n. sponsored talks in kuwait in a week and inability to win this war militarily is likely forcing them to resolve it by diplomacy, al jazeera. >>> we are with the yemen post and says the suicide attack will not effect the ceasefire. >> each side the trying to get control and the government is recruiting more troops, more soldiers and this was as a result of suspected i.s.i.s. fighters or suicide bomber attack or targeted, a recruiting point or office where the government would recruit more soldiers to fight or to regain more control of territory in aiden so this is part of ongoing crisis between government and i.s.i.s. and i don't expect it to calm down and this has been the case for the last nine mo h months and doesn't have to do with the ceasefire and is not involved in the ceasefire and they are not part of it and not involved and will not involve the ceasefire anyway. >>> conflict in syria and i.s.i.l. will top a

editor in chief of the yemen post. thank you for that. sounds quite significant when you're talking about 15 government soldiers in al-qaeda - sorry, 20 soldiers. tell us about this. >> it's not only those who were killed. there are also those injured in the attacks. this shows a lot of messages to equal. it happens one day before the ceasefire. it is a political message, those in power saying that, yes, [indistinct] al-qaeda today is very influential in yemen and honestly controls more territory than even the houthis in yemen. they do have influence and existence and today five days stronger than what they were five years ago. just lack of government or absence of government been a very powerful recruiting tool and not to mention the high poverty rate. ask >>> the strength of al-qaeda will be a big factor because they're not involved in any ceasefire. they want to go from strength to strength while others will want to talk about a ceasefire. >> exactly. it's known that even if the war ends in yemen, the peace deal will not be complete un

yemen's conflict will be complex to unravel. the houthi rebels are backed by supporters of the former president and have the support of iran. they have been fighting forces foil to the president and he has the backing of nine states led by saudi arabia. houthi fighters tried to move last year on the port city of aden. there are other groups in the mix. there is al-qaeda which has taken advantage of instability to grow in strength and a yemen affiliate of i.s.i.l. it emerged in 2014 looking to eclipse al-qaeda. no sight has come clit-- site has come close to winning the war. houthi rebels still hold the capital. air strikes hasn't managed to break their hold. all this has come with a heavy human cost. the u.n. says that more than 6,000 people have been killed since air strikes began. around half of them were civilians and almost a thousand were children. people were starving well before the houthi rebellion. now many need humanitarian aid. the u.n. accuses both main employers of atrocities and targeting yiflians. there are growin

in yemen there has been niemendous growth of the yeme branch of al qaeda. yet the saudis have been exclusively on the houthis. there is no doubt they can do more. laura: by publicly questioning the relationship with the saudis , do you risk destabilizing an alliance that has served america for decades? buy the argument that by raising public concerns about americanionship or foreign-policy objective that you are weakening this country or this relationship. frankly, i think it is congress over the course of its history, questioning american foreign-policy, that has often righted our ship abroad. i will not be quiet about the concerns that i have about this administration, or any other administration, foreign policy. i want to do what we are doing to protect america. right now, i do not think the civil war inside yemen funded in part by the united states is in the national security interest of our country. laura: thank you for joining us. water crisisint officially became a criminal case. three officials have been charged with felony offenses in connection wi

the truce calls for unhindered access to aid across yemen. the ceasefire is to build confidence between the warring parties, a hint of u.n. sponsored talks in kuwait in a week, but the inability of any side to win this war militarily is likely forcing them to resolve it by diplomacy. al jazeera. >>> as to the ceasefire itself, the next big test will be whether it can last until talks scheduled ford kuwait later this month. the yemeni government spokesman said the truce generally is being respected. >> as we speak, the ceasefire is holding to a large degree. it is true that there are some violations on certain fronts. today, the prime minister informed the u.n. and special envoys of certain violations on some fronts. we received promises from the u.n. and international community that they had received assurances from the houthi militias and forces loyal to sala to observe the ceasefire and in the past hours, agreements were signed with them, namely with the houthis to that they will honor the ceasefire. >> health officials say the more they le

i think there are a number of powerful people within yemen and outside of yemen that would be pleased to see that happen. . >> the question is the fact whether you have enough people on the ground. i think having ali mossan president is something that would exacerbate north-south tensions. that being said, could he play the role in the forefront of the war. could he use relationships with the northern tribesman to pay the way. and the key question is does ali want himself to be president. this is someone who historically has done things behind, rather than public. one of the figures prepared to sit behind the scenes and take care of things from there. i would have to question whether he, himself wants to be president. he's pleased with the fact that a bit more than a year of having to flee yemen due to the invasion, leaving yemen in the dead of the night, a wanted man fleeing for his life. he's now been appointed vice president which i think when you look at the region. that's an impressive comeback story that we have seen. >> thank you. good to get your thought, joining us from beiru

the truce calls for unhindered access to aid across yemen. the ceasefire is to build confidence, a hit of sponsored talks in kuwait. the inability of any side to win is forcing them to resolve it by diplomacy. >> six civilians have been killed and a dozen wounded after government forces shelled areas in aleppo. they targeted a corridor linking the city to the countryside. it is split between the opposition and government forces. >>> and syrian activists say barrel bombs are dropped on residents, the syrian observe industry for human rights say -- the syrian observatory for human rights says two have been killed. it's been urged by the government to allow more government access. >> a member of the syrian opposition backed by russia called for unity among the party. in syria, into the sixth year, the countries is preparing to hold elections on wednesday. thousands of candidates are repeating and all favour bashar al-assad's party. the international community criticized the elections saying it will be biased. >> and 20 tonnes of food aid has bee

a casualty of his deputy's failure to deliver the governments that yemen needs. in a statement heed: >> reporter: he has appointed two men to replace him, both of them supporters of the president. he does a long-term politician. he will take up the role as prime minister and then there's this man. a senior army commander who is well-known but not always well liked amongst the varies communitying groups in yemen's conflict. he is to become the new vice president >> we're looking at this decision coming just two weeks before peace talks in kuwait are set to start, a week before ceasefires is said to start and we're seeing the replacement of him and he is being replaced by a former military right-hand man of his adversary. he is in a country of controversial politicians. he is one of the most controversial ones >> reporter: despite the talk of peace, fighting on the ground continues. at a heavy human cost. the u.n. says more than 6,000 people have been killed since the saudi-led coalition air strikes in march last year. around half of them were civilians lchl a thou

calm in yemen after more than a year of conflict. ever since saudi arabia went into fight huthi rebels at the head of a sunni arab collision in 2013. beene health secretary has heavily undermined. healthimated 25% of facilities forced to shut down. those that remain open are working at sub optimal level with restrictions in access. reporter: most at risk has been the nation's children. yemen imported 90% of its food before the war and almost had one of the highest malnutrition rates in the world. now, more than half of the country pot 22 regions are on the verge of famine and unicef estimates rates of child malnutrition have doubled. the ripple effects from the conflict have been catastrophic. haved 2.3 million people been forced from their homes. some international aid has been making it in. with infrastructure nationwide in ruins, the major difficulty is getting it where it is needed most. with drivers unable to cross battle zones. civilians have paid the price. they account for over half of more than 6000 dead that the war has lef

in places like aircraft, yemen and syria. and the administration has even made clear that it knew that the money that was released as a result of the sanctions relief, that it knew that the tens of billions of dollars of intermediate sanctions relief going to iran would be funneled to terrorist groups across the middle east. so we've got an unverifiable deal and we've got the money going to finance terrorism. what's not to love about that? that's the administration's attitude. in fact, earlier this week, it was reported that the u.s. navy, the u.s. navy for the third time in just two months intercepted an iranian shipment of weapons in the arabian sea. believed to be headed from iran to rebel groups in yemen. one has to wonder how did iran pay for those weapons? well, one logical explanation would be perhaps with the sanctions relief authorized by the president's misbegotten deal with iran. that's where -- that was a huge cash infusion. it's only logical to believe that iran used that money to pay for the represents that they

given both their internal policies and what they're doing in yemen. if any other country in the world were doing this, they would rightly be treated as a pariah. i think the administration should do so. , thank youm hartung for being with us, director of the arms and security project at the center for international policy. we willing to your article in " the new york times" headlined "obama shouldn't trade cluster , bombs for saudi arabia's friendship." we're on our 100 city tour across the country celebrating 20 years of democracy now! democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new york 10013. [captioning made possible by democracy now!] 8úxú a progressive insurgent establishes -- challenges and incumbent democrat. jesus account rahm emanuel -- who challenged rahm emanuel. he believes in modeling a way forward for progressive democrats in chicago. later, the author of a new

more involvement as it comes to yemen? >> yemen is involved in egypt. they sent a couple of bat anions and a couple of ships. so yemen is -- sorry. he script is pretty much involved to a certain level on yemen. yemen, as you know these days, it's basically on cruise control. it's hopefully going to be within the couple coming weeks. syria in that matter potentially has been going down and it seems like international communities are going to have a resolution here the timing of the visit is really important because even if they do have a different issue in certain regional issues, they are going to sit down at the table, and they are going to talk about it because egypt and saudi arabia, they are the heavy weight of this arab nation. remember, eight years we lived in a vacuum that president obama left the region with. now, we are reporting for the new presidency. they need each other, this couple, 12 months more than anything. >> you talked about the differences. i want to talk about one of the differences we have seen emerge in recent days. he skwlipt i

given both their internal policies and what they're doing in yemen. if any other country in the world were doing this, they would rightly be treated as a pariah. i think the administration should do so. , thank youm hartung for being with us, director of the arms and security project at the center for international policy. we willing to your article in " the new york times" headlined "obama shouldn't trade cluster , bombs for saudi arabia's friendship." we're on our 100 city tour across the country celebrating 20 years of democracy now! democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new york 10013. [captioning made possible by democracy now!] rallo: on this episode of "eat! drink! italy!" i take the worry and mess out of frying calamari. we learn how an ancient grape is now one of italy's hottest rookies. we visit one of italy's revolutionary wineries. it's art within art. and i help make a classic tuscan so

role in yemen's civilu. war, and much more. >> ifill: the obama administration took steps this week to rein in big businessek when it comes to taxes and mergers. first, the treasury department issued tough new rules that make it harder for one company merging with another, to lower its taxes by taking a foreign address.no the president spoke out against the so-called "inversions", saying they lead to one of the "most insidious tax loopholes." a day later the drug companies pfizer and allergan called off a $160 billion deal. plus, the obama justice department is trying to block oil services giant, halliburtona from merging with its rival baker hughes. other proposed mergers may alsor be in trouble. jim tankersley writes about this for the "washington post." >> thanks for having me. >> ifill: so give me a sense of whether this is a conscious, strategic use by the administration on tax policy to crack down on business. >> well, in this particular case, it's absolutely the administration saying this is a practic

given both their internal policies and what they're doing in yemen. if any other country in the world were doing this, they would rightly be treated as a pariah. i think the administration should do so. , thank youm hartung for being with us, director of the arms and security project at the center for international policy. we willing to your article in " the new york times" headlined "obama shouldn't trade cluster , bombs for saudi arabia's friendship." we're on our 100 city tour across the country celebrating 20 years of democracy now! democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new york 10013. [captioning made possible by democracy now!] annenberg media ♪ and: with additional funding from these foundations and individuals: and by: and the annual financial support of: ♪ ("american cinema" theme playing) ♪ ♪ (music plays) howard, what are you doing up here? (man) i'm thinking. well, don't think! t

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

you and brokered cease-fire in yemen has largely held on its first day. that is despite gunfights and reports of showing. all parties involved in the conflict between iran-backed rebels and the saudi-backed government have agreed to a truce. that has raised hopes that talks will bear fruit. aid agencies have described the conflict in yemen as a staggering, yet forgotten crisis. >> until recently, plumes of smoke could be seen rising over the yemeni capital, a reminder of the conflict that has engulfed the country. supporters of the president have been fighting houthi forces for over a year now. the saudis backed the president. he fled after the fighting started and currently resides in saudi arabia. yemenis desperately want a cease-fire to take hold, but many are skeptical it will last. >> i am not optimistic. these are maneuvers so they can achieve their own goals which are under five. people depend on the intentions of the parties that have agreed to the cease-fire. whether they love this country, or whether they care about the people who have suffered

is the civil war on that country's doorstep in yemen? american weapons or american-designed weapons are being used to kill civilians there in yemen. a year ago the country went to war with itself and with al qaeda. the saudis are supporting the yemeni government and if it sounds complicated, it is. what is somber and straightforward is that this war has killed thousands of civilians so far and driven millions from their homes. let's talk about it now with amnesty international which claims that they have evidence or u.s.-designed munitions were used to kill innocent yemenese. and engaged in bombardment. not only have countless civilians had their lives brought to an end but remnants of u.s.-designed or potentially bombs dropped by the saudi-led coalition. >> and the u.s. government or u.s. corporations have culpability? >> the u.s. has sold to saudi arabia $30 billion worth of arms in the last few years. the u.s. government under president obama authorized another billion dollar-plus worth of bomb sales to the saudi arabian government. >

genie: over the past year, a war in yemen has ripped that country apart. more than 6000 people have been killed, and some 2 million people have been forced from their homes. at midnight local time, a new u.n.-backed cease-fire began that both sides in the conflict have promised to uphold ahead of peace talks next week. our correspondent reports. cease-fire-backed has come into effect, and some in the yemeni capital are believing that an end to the fighting is in sight. >> we hope this truce will be a serious truce and that all parties will see her -- will stick to it. we want a cease-fire, peace. we are against chaos because we have been at this for a whole year and we want a truce. >> yemen was plunged into conflict when sunni the s january. a coalition led by saudi arabia began bombing rebels and their allies. more than 6000 yemenis have been killed, and 2.4 million displaced in just over one year. monday's cease-fire comes after months of three nude u.n. -- of three u.n. brokered -- just days iner, a houthi delegation the rebel held capital -- d intrike

the united states thinks what saudi arabia is doing in yemen is not very smart, so forth and so on. these two things countries are on increasingly different pages. not look like, from america's point of view, at least, this trip achieved much for the white house. the president did not manage to get more commitments from the saudis were gulf allies against -- for the fight against the islamic state. reporter: it did not help that the president too the trip with a review in "the atlantic" weeks ago, where he called the saudis "free riders." he made the argument that we were not allies. diplomacy is often not telling the truth, and the president committed a gaffe in that sense. it is also true in the sense that saudis do not take isis seriously enough. they are much more worried about iran, but if you ask someone about me, i think they have more to worry about with isis. i think it is only a question of time before they target saudi arabia itself, which is arguably somewhat vulnerable to this type of anti-regime sort of movement. katty: the argument from the administration seems to be

saudi arabia is reportedly ready to hold its military-- halt its campaign in yemen. a ceasefire there is due to begin on sunday. annual army spokesman said saudi arabia will commit to a truce if houthi fighters lay down their arms and pull out of areas they currently control. police in el salvador have raided the offices there of the panama law firm at the center of a huge data league known as the panama papers. police seized documents and computer equipment from the office. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: el salvador is the latest country to launch an investigation into the murky world of offshore finance as a result of the panama papers leak. the office was raided by police after they suspected it was about to be closed down. the attorney-general's office said it took action after the firm's sign was removed on thursday night and an employee says the company was moving. attorney-general oversaw the raid. >> translation: at this moment we are unable to speak of a crime. what we do know is we had to do our job and fine information and examine it to determine

thank god we still have good kind and generous people in yemen. we go anywhere, we can sometime get water. >> even in sanna, many homes aren't connected to a water supply. in those that are, the taps now too often run dry. yemen has always failed chronic shortages, the climate is dry and the water supply system mismanaged. the war has made things dramatically worse. pipes, storage tanks and pumping facilities have been destroyed in the fighting. >> the water crisis in yemen is very old and has become more severe in the last year. electricity has come to a complete halt and the agriculture sector dependency only. in addition, there is a fuel problem. the fuel can be found at any of the local markets. >> that means no fuel for water pumps. many resorted to drilling wells, defying a law that prohibits it. the hunt for water is overtaking the lives of young and old. >> of course my children help me bring water, but it's affecting their schooling. they go out looking for water. some days, they don't go to school and still come home without being able t

region, the vessel carrying hundreds of rocket propelled grenade launchers believed to be bound to yemen support from iran, this after ballistic missile tests and others thumbing the nose at the world essentially from iran. here's the ambassador to the u.s. as henry kissinger once said, iran can be a country or a cause. the cause is showing little of the same kind of pragmatism in its regional policies as it did in the nuclear talks. it's clear that one year from the framework, it's an opportunity to increase hostilities in the region. instead of accepting this as an unfortunate reality, the community must intensify its actions to strengthen iran's strategic ambitions. >> julie pace. charles krauj hammer. >> you hear the administration's reaction to what iran is doing, and you want to weep. the president says it's not living up to the spirit of the agreement. as if anyone would believe they believe in the kind of spirits the agreement has. it has shown no concern whatsoever, the ballistic missiles, the shipping of weapons, to rebels, the using of hezbollah to fight on behalf of assad in

al shabaab. >> it is a concern that we see continued resilience of groups both in yemen and shabaab in somalia. i think the reason those groups have continued to survive cannot be chalked up as any kind of a negative, obviously those force he are limited in a number of different ways, even as they are significant they operate under a number of different regulations, policies that control the kind of force that they can use, when they can use it, and who they can use it against. the factors that are leading to the growth of or the continued persistence of sloo shabaab andp in djibouti. >> what is the priority for america? >> well, that's a good question. when u.s. africa command was set up about ten years ago, out of recognition of the significance of africa as a continent as something that needed to be treated separately and in its own right from other combat and commands, the idea was that partnering operation aimed at strengthening african security operations so they could take care of their own populations. what we have seen over the course of the last few years is a growing shift t

melissa a southern tribal from yemen told germans the u.s. sees al-qaeda aster rism and we consider the drones terrorism. the drones are flying day and night frightening women and children disturbing sleeping people. this is terrorism, he said. drone strikes breed increase resentment and lead to more terrorists. drones have been placed guantanamo as the recruiting of choice for militants. while pleading guilty to trying to detonate a bomb in time square told the judge when drone is hit, they don't see children. the secret war on pakistan became largely a drone-warming campaign described at as boys with toys. by the end of the year as president, he and new counterterrorism team will begin building the infrastructure for a formulated, formalized u.s. and assassination program with an aggressive as a center piece of u.s. security policy. the united states uses two types of armed drones, the predator, which cost $4.5 million each and the reaper valued at 15 million. both produced by general systems in san diego. it can fly 21,000 feet for up the

we clearly want yemen to stablize. we were forced to retreat from yemen, david. we had a special operations base there we were conducting operations against isis and against the al qaeda. we had to close our embassy and close our military base and leave. now we want this government returned to power and stablize it. but listen, the message here the nuclear deal was struck in july of last year. since that time the iranians have taken their gloves off. they have returned to their previous behavior and their behavior is, strategic goal they stated since 1980. that is to dominate and control the region. go ahead. david: i was going to say, irony is that the nuclear deal we signed on to, gave them a lot more money to play with. some of that is clearly being used here. i just want to ask you to respond to one thing because we had general mike flynn on, bret baier did on a show we did friday. he said something pretty provocative about our commander-in-chief. i want to play that sound and get your reaction. go ahead and play the sound. >> i think he sees the military act

yemen has always faced chronic shortages. the climate is dry and the water system has been mismanaged. pipes, storage tanks and pumping facilities have been destroyed in the fighting. >> the water crisis is very old and has become more severe in the last year. electricity has become to a complete halt, and our agriculture sector depends on it. >> that means no fuel for water pumps. many have resorted to drilling wells, defying a law that prohibits is. the hunt for water is overtaking the lives of young and old. >> of course my children are looking for water. some days they don't go to school and they still come home without getting water for the household. >> mohammed's story is not unique. his country is in the grip of a water emergency, and every day of fighting only deepens the struggle for this fres precious resource. >> all right, still to come on this news hour. >> lift off of the falcon i rocket. >> spacex launches a rocket with supplies for nasa. plus, why these japanese badminton players were forced into a tearful ap

region, the vessel carrying hundreds of rocket propelled grenade launchers believed to be bound to yemen support from iran, this after ballistic missile tests and others thumbing the nose at the world essentially from iran. here's the ambassador to the u.s. as henry kissinger once said, iran can be a country or a cause. the cause is showing little of the same kind of pragmatism in its regional policies as it did in the nuclear talks. it's clear that one year from the framework, it's an opportunity to increase hostilities in the region. instead of accepting this as an unfortunate reality, the community must intensify its actions to strengthen iran's strategic ambitions. >> julie pace. charles krauj hammer. >> you hear the administration's reaction to what iran is doing, and you want to weep. the president says it's not living up to the spirit of the agreement. as if anyone would believe they believe in the kind of spirits the agreement has. it has shown no concern whatsoever, the ballistic missiles, the shipping of weapons, to rebels, the using of hezbollah to fight on behalf of assad in

so these weapons apparently were destined for yemen for insurgents. at what point does the u.s. say enough? >> that's a great question, deirdre. the iranians have been launching ballistic missiles in violation of the agreements. the last missiles they launched had "israel must be destroyed" written on them in case the message would be lost. they have been very mischievous in the gulf and they are still in the business of exporting terrorism and smuggling arms to yemen to fight against a government we and the saudis are trying to sustain. they are rub our faces in these things. deirdre: when i read this i thought how much other ships are out there that haven't been caught. >> it's like the somali pirates. they are more -- they blend in with the local fishing and maritime extra next gulf and arabia sea. they are out there moving around and taking these kind of weapons and people and explosives and things like that. just moving them around. the navy is out there, we have an international consortium in the northern arabia sea and also in the red sea, looking for these smuggling oper

yemen and for no obvious reasons. so i think this will be the lasting legacy. i think it's an unfortunate legacy. with all respect to my dear friend, robin, i think we have to disagree on the wisdom -- of the own administration's policy in the middle east. and as far as i may, as far as it being a 21st center doctrine, when you describeed it, actually felt of the 20th 20th century, early 20th 20th century individual and that is t.e. lawrence, who in the seven pillars of wisdom says it's better -- even if you can do it better than the locals it's better if you let the local does it. so this doctrine has been around at least since colonel lawrence, and who can disagree with a plan who ultimately played by peter o'toole. >> well, thank you, and let me just start also by adding my thanks to the organizers and to dean, lee feinstein, who is doing remarkable things with the school as well as with this particular conference, and thank you for having us here. i'll make -- i think two points about the role of the united states

remember, iran is backing the houthi rebels in yemen. the united states supports saudi arabia in the fight. jennifer griffin has the news at the pentagon. what more do we know about the weapons. >> the weapons were seize from stateless dau, a coastal patrol ship. the weapons sent front iran were laid out on the deck of a guided missile destroyer. it clot 1500 ak-47s, 200rpg rocket launchers and 21 50 caliber machine guns. they supported the seizure following the weapons. they were on route to the houthi rebels. >> i'm confident the united states and our other partners on the security council will take a close look at this incident, consider the available evidence and if and when it's appropriate, raise this for other members of the security council. >> this is the third intercept of this kind made by u.s. warships in recent weeks. >> does that suggest we're getting more involved in this proxy war there in yemen? >> well, it sure looks like it. the u.s. has sided with saudi arabia, providing intelligence and air refueling. that pits them

this is what you get when you intercept that ship bound for yemen. you wonder how many others have gotten through and whether this is the first and only one. we are watching this, too. takes rising in wisconsin. could it be different in the race for the republican nomination after tomorrow? we'll find out. martha: donald trump bringing his wife melania on the campaign trail. she'll make three appearances with him in wisconsin. can she help turn around her husband's reputation with women voters? >> my wife is coming along. she is already on her way. melania will be a great first lady. martha: battle underway for wisconsin, republican rivals scrambling for those 42 delegates up for grabs in tomorrow night's primary. donald trump and ted cruz crisscrossing the state in the final hours before the voters go to the polls. john kasich is in this race as well on the right-hand side of your screen. he said he doesn't think he can win there, but he wants to rack up some delegates. hour two now -- bill: yes, it is -- martha: of "america's newsroom," i'm martha

there has been a agreement in yemen, syria, iraq, where there has been conflict between these two powers. >> what about syria? >> syria does not work that badly. this saudis have been disappointed that the u.s. is not following a more aggressive regime change strategy, but by and large relations are all right. the saudis have supported the same groups like the americans have, with some exceptions. the saudis have adopted a more aggressive position, and that has provoked the russian intervention in the country. >> before we run out of time, all of this, almost animosity we are seeing between the u.s. and saudi arabia, is this signifying a shift in relations, a permit ship? >> i thin shift? >> i think it does. the u.s. is not as dependent as it was in the past, and that is the new development, and that is why all the animosities over political systems and culture become more important, and that is why so many americans, especially in congress right now , have become more critical of saudi arabia, and rightly so. it is a brutal dictatorship, and especially religious rights are a problem in

david cameron speaking in parliament, and the cease-fire in yemen is showing strain just hours after it went into effect. the saudi backed government is accusing the rebels of violations, but there are also reports of sporadic exchanges of gunfire elsewhere in the country. it is supposed to set the scene for peace talks in kuwait next week. our reporter has more. could this latest cease-fire in yemen finally bring peace to the country after more than 18 months of conflict? here in the southern city, the mood is not particularly optimistic. >> a local journalist believes the truth is a positive move but is convinced the cootie rebels -- the rebels will not respect it. the fighting that began has not stopped completely. most of the forces of the exiled government and the rebels have accused each other of violations in at least three different parts of the country. and yet, speaking last month, the rebel leader said he was in favor of a negotiated settlement. >> we said at the very beginning that wars cannot solve any problems for us, and if we want solutions, then it must be through di