found that innocent people are being brought close to death by a rebel houthi government that's manipulating aid while u.n. officials try to stop them. we find evidence for this throughout northern yemen, first in a five-hour drive from the capit capital. >> they don't reach us here. they used to give us grains and flour but then they refused to give it to anyone. they don't give us anything. >> reporter: already dirt poor, people here relied on handouts but those stopped when it was discovered that supplies were missing. >> they used to give parents a bag of grains, oil and other stuff every month. this stopped two months ago, we don't know why. there are people higher up who know why. >> reporter: it's a problem that's been raised at the highest levels by the u.n. >> we've certainly, in several situations, had to say to local authorities, you don't let us in there, we can't continue these programs. that's why we've been forced