Nonstop flights are available from most major airports. More information for your vacation planning is available at aruba. Com. And now, bbc world news. Laura this is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. Yemens former president is killed during an attack in sanaa just days after ending his alliance with iranian backed Houthi Rebels. President trump announcing big cuts to utahs National Monuments, a move opposed by environmentalists but welcomed by his supporters. He believes in a rural people , he believes in local decisionmaking, he believes in states rights. He is my kind of guy. Laura and a proposal in parliament for one australian lawmaker whose policy discussion became personal. Next thing you know, he is popping the question. Laura welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and around the globe. The former president of wartorn yemen has been killed by Houthi Rebels days after he turned against them in the countrys civil war. Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed after his convoy was attacked. He had ended his alliance with the houthis and reached out to the Saudiled Coalition. He ruled yemen for more than three decades. Our security correspondent reports. Reporter ali Abdullah Salehs house has been destroyed by his former allies, the houthis. They may not be able to destroy the Tribal Network that held him in power in yemen for more than 30 euros. Years. A houthi tank crew knew the house celebrated. A fighter said, thank god for the great victory and the end of the most corrupt leader in the islamic world. Houthi fighters killed saleh as he tried to flee son off san aa, the capital. Mobile video of his corpse had echoes of the donefall of another leader, colonel qaddafi sixes ago. Since the death, saudiled airstrikes hit houthi targets. The hospitals took in more patience. The war was already a manmade catastrophe. The u. N. Fears that Political Uncertainty after saleh could make it worse. Food and fuel are in short supply, and we need those to support 7 Million People who are in a really bad state. ,ith famine around the corner it makes a very, very tragic future, i think. Reporter for almost a week, sanaa has been rocked by yet another front in yemens war, has houthis pour into the city. The fighting rocked months of tension between them and rumors that saleh was about to sell out his former allies, the houthis. Once said today he announced it was time for a new page with the Saudiled Coalition that since tony 15 has been bombing yemen to destroy the houthis. Ali Abdullah Saleh had been a force in yemen, usually a dominant one, since the 1970s. He was president for 34 years. World leaders courted him as a necessary man in a highly strategic place. Yemencalled governing dancing on the heads of snakes. He was very good at doing deals with yemens tribes, but it looks as if he tried to make one deal too many. Searching sites in the war, and to stop it happening happening, the houthis were prepared to kill him. The houthis are a powerful yemeni faction. They sucked into sanaa they swept into sanaa in 2014 in an alliance with ali Abdullah Saleh and his men. Takesay that the houthis orders from iran, so the conflict here became part of the bigger confrontation across the middle east between the saudis and the iranians. Arab was the poorest country before the war pushed it to a new level of misery. Salehs killing could create more chaos to making the lives of yemenis who have become pawns in the plans of much bigger powers even more hellish. Laura for more, i spoke to the former u. S. Ambassador to yemen just a short time ago. Ambassador, ali Abdullah Saleh was killed by Houthi Rebels that he once conspired with. What do you make of this turn of events . I think what were seeing here, laura, is that this alliance, which was unexpected and unlikely to last, was beginning to fray seriously, and with a great deal of animosity building between the parties in the alliance, saleh included. I think the houthis found him to be less of a compelling partner in recent months militarily that he previously had been, and i think saleh saw the writing on the wall and was looking for an exit door with his dramatic statement over the weekend, saying, im ready to turn a page. Laura do you think that is what infuriated the houthis . He seemed to make an overture to the saudis. I think it really did, and i think they were worried that he may have been serious. I dont know what was in his mind. No one ever knew what was ali Abdullah Salehs mind. He was a master opportunist, and this may have been another opportunity for him to get out of a jam he had gotten into. Laura what impact do you think this will have on the conflict . Is it likely to escalate it . In the shortterm, almost certainly. As saleh loyalists turned their anger and ire against the houthis for having gunned down the leader. We will see an uptick in violence in the north. In the long run, who knows . This could have a salutary effect if it somehow shakes the terrible status quo that has prevailed in yemen for some time and really does turn the applecart upside down and forces the parties to reconsider what advantages they may gain pursuing peace rather than pursuing war. Laura is there anything potentially left for the u. S. Here, which has been backing the saudis solidly . Could the u. S. Move and try and help bring the conflict to an end . The options have been there for the u. S. For some time now. Given our relationship with saudi arabia, we have opted not to push them towards a peaceful solution, because we still consider what they are doing in yemen to be pushing back hard against iran, emiratis and others pushing against al qaeda and the terrorists. Those are 2 important pieces of our agenda, i dont see the u. S. Changing its tune at the moment, given the realization we have. Laura you know the country will because you are the ambassador there. When the United Nations says that three quarters of yemens 28 Million People need some kind of humanitarian aid, what is that say to you about how dire conditions are on the ground . Oh, it is dreadful to imagine how bad they must be on the ground, and the most dreadful holman is dreadful element is we cannot mobilize Popular Support to break down barriers to give military assistance that is so desperately needed. Laura do you guess that the people of yemen, who have endured so much, will endure this for some time to come . Im afraid so. The yemenis are very resilient and they can put up with hardship. They have demonstrated that over the years, even before the war began. I dont see them as rising up in revolt of the moment. I see them as enduring and suffering and putting up with terrible conditions, not something that had happened in the first place. Laura ambassador, thank you for joining us. My great pleasure. Thank you, laura. Laura 2 of utahs vast expanses of protected wilderness have been cut back in what is the largest reduction of National Monuments in history. President trump went west today to make the announcement, and for his supporters, it was a welcome move that could bring mining and muchneeded jobs. But native american tribes and environmental groups attacked the plan promising legal action. Cook reports. Es james nothing on earth appears you for the valley of the gods. It looks like another planet. But this is the heart of the bears ears Nature Preserve in utah, although it seems not for much longer. For bruce adams, victory is at hand. The rancher has been fighting to return federal lands to state control for years, and now he has found his champion. Im just so grateful to President Trump because he is not your ordinary politician. He believes in rural people, he believes in local decisionmaking. Hundreds of miles north to this was the welcome for mr. Trump in salt lake city, where theonfirmed he was slashing preservation area by 85 and cutting another protected area in half. President trump some people think that the National Resources of utah should be controlled by a small handful of very distant bureaucrats located in washington. And guess what . They are wrong. The pooreste of counties of the country from these residents backed the decision. Some see an opportunity to mine for minerals or drill for oil. Whether or not there are valuable resources under this landscape is controversial and contested. But above the ground, there are many treasures. These are hollows where the native people of this land ground corn perhaps thousands of views ago and this is where the y stored in the corn. Unfortunately, there is evidence here of looting, and that is why people here want to protect this the battle to save sacred sites like this ancient dwelling is being waged by native americans who are now a minority in this mainly mormon state. This is a struggle since the day white people came here. The mormons came into this area, 1879 since the day they came, there has been destruction, destruction, looting, looting, looting. James some of the rock art here may date back 10,000 years or more. But it was 12 months ago when president obama declared this a protected area. President trumps fans say his plan to reverse that gives power to the people. His opponents call it cultural vandalism. Laura President Trump also spoke out about the hotly contested Alabama Senate race today, publicly endorsing embattled republican candidate roy moore on twitter before speaking to him by phone. After the call, moore tweeted, just got off the phone with President Trump, who offered his full support and said he needs a fighter in the u. S. Senate. Accusations of Sexual Misconduct have been made against moore by multiple women, including one who was a teenager at the time. He has denied the claims, and a new poll shows that 71 of alabama republicans believe the allegations are false. For more on how all of this will impact the race, i was joined earlier by barbara plettusher, who just returned from the state. Opinion polls are showing that roy moores position is improving, although one poll has doug jones ahead. What effect will this full throated endorsement from donald trump have on the race . Barbara i doubt it will change many minds, because speaking in broad brush strokes, those who support trump already support moore, for similar reasons and that he is seen as an antiestablishment figure ready to buck the system and speak out for those who are not being heard, especially christians who feel that their values are under siege. Those who oppose moore oppose trump. It might have some impact, but not a great deal. Laura but what about this stunning figure of 71 of alabama republicans dont believe the allegations against roy moore . You have a report on the show tomorrow about evangelical christians in the state. Does that chime with what you found on the ground . Barbara i think it does. I didnt get a number, but the general response i got from white evangelicals i was speaking to is that they thought they were false allegations, for two reasons. One is they say that mr. Moore is a man of moral character. They say the allegations, there is no proof of them, but theres proof that mr. Moore has a long track record of standing up for traditional values even what it has cost him something. They believe in him. The second is the timing. They say, look, these are 40yearold allegations, he has run for office several times, but only coming out now as he is about to go to the senate. They think it is a Smear Campaign and his opponents. Laura interesting. Special elections it is always about who gets the vote out. What are you finding the very divisive issue of abortion how is that resonating down there . Barbara i think abortion is the reason this race is close, because you have roy moore, who is very antiabortion, very prolife. Normally he would do quite well in this state. That is the position of two thirds of the state. But then these allegations have made that support less certain. The race is tightening. But then you also have doug jones, who is very proabortion, or prochoice. In fact, he thinks there should be no restrictions on abortion. That means he is picking up disaffected voters, but not that many, and one christian journalist put it to me this way this race is close because both candidates are extreme in their own ways. Laura looking forward to report from alabama. Thanks so much. In other news from around the world, the u. S. Supreme court has handed a victory to President Trump by allowing his latest travel ban targeting six muslimmajority countries to go into full effect. It will go ahead even as legal challenges continue in lower court. The Supreme Court said 2 of the the Supreme Court, with two of the nine justices dissenting, granted the request to lift injunctions granted by the records. Environment ministers from about 100 countries are meeting meeting in the kenyan capital, nairobi, to meet on a global agreement to cut back on pollution. It said that 9000 people died last year because of polluted air or water, with half of the deaths in china and india. Britain and the European Union have failed for now to reach agreements to move on to the second phase of brexit negotiations. The irish border remains one of the main difficulties. The bbc understands that theresa may broke off talks after the main party in ireland, northern ireland, the democratic unionists, said they could not support a deal. I spoke a brief time ago to katya adler for the latest. What exactly does the failure to reach a deal mean for the timetable for brexit . Katya good question. We know it is a very tight timetable, because under eu rules, as soon as the u. K. Officially informs the eu that it wanted to leave the club, it has 2 years in order to complete negotiations to leave and decide on the future relationship it wants. Up until now, we have had nine months of phase one of talks, dealing with the divorce, untangling the u. K. From the eu. Today was the crucial day. Today was the day when the u. K. Was supposed to show what the eu wants, sufficient progress on the key Brexit Issues citizens rights, the irish border, and money, financial settlement, what the u. K. Will pay when it leaves. In order to be able to widen talks of phase two and talk about trade and transition deals. All the mood music was set and we were hearing from the different players that surely the deal would go ahead, and everything was set for a green light until it wasnt, until theresa may was wrongfooted by the Northern Irish party that supports her in westminster in parliament. They said that the wording on the island deal was unacceptable to them. All this played out while she was at a high power lunch. Tonight, words that this is not the end, that theresa may is welcome to come back, and when she can find a domestic political solution. To be honest, no one knows what exactly is going to happen next and when. Laura katya adler, thank you. You are watching bbc world news america pure code still to come on tonights program, how posttraumatic stress disorder is right here in american cities. Children exposed to violence are feeling the impact. There is more political turmoil in romania this week as the government tries to push a series of controversial tax reforms through parliament. Protesters have returned to the streets of the capital and other cities hoping to force the government to back down once again. They claim the reforms will make it more difficult to punish highlevel corruption, which many see as a serious problem in romania. This report now from the romanian capital of bucharest. Reporter the antigovernment protesters are back in victory square in bucharest. The numbers are smaller than before, but the issue is the same. The government alleges that the anticorruption agencies to big for its boots, and it wants to cut it down to size. These people have come out to defend it. I guess it will take more than that to make them change their mind, but im sure we can, but we have got to get out of the house and hit the streets. All at once. 1,orter on december celebrations for romanias national day, government angry at the support that the president has given to the current justice system. The government accuses the president , prosecutors, and these protesters are forming what they call a parallel state. Both sides in the dispute say they are defending romanias constitutional order. Romanians have a habit of protesting just when the weather turns cold. Massive crowds in this square and others in february of this year forced the government to back down. The question now is whether they can do it again. Bbc news, bucharest. Laura child marriage, illiteracy, and a lack of clean Drinking Water those issues come up as we report from the developing world. But there are problems right here in the united states, too, as we have been reporting the past few weeks. Tonight for the last in his America First series, Aleem Maqbool looks at posttraumatic stress disorder. It is not confined to the battlefield. Children in the inner cities are coping with it, too. He traveled to atlanta to find out more. Aleem the lieutenant patrols some of the toughest streets in all of america. Fast as you can. Aleem drug use, gang violence, and shootings are commonplace. She worries that the young people growing up here sometimes feel like a conflict zone. There may be a local drive by between gang rivals. They may be walking down the street on a needle or see someone using drugs. That is what these kids see on a daily basis, so they think it is normal, when we know it is not. Aleem for those who spend their whole lives in an environment like this, we now know that all the exposure to the violence and danger has a tangible impact on mental health. One of the most extensive studies on posttraumatic stress disorder in the community was done here in atlanta, and it found staggering statistics that of those who live in lowincome areas of the city, 46 suffered from ptsd. That is a rate much higher even than soldiers who have seen war. The Research Team is now focusing on how the brains of children in violent neighborhoods are affected by the trauma. Unlike soldiers, who come home from war and now they know now they are no longer in that dangerous environment, the children in this study are still living in the dangerous environment. Gunshots and violence in the streets is something they are adapting to, and their brain is adapting to as well. We see that in the imaging. Aleem in these neighborhoods, childrens brains are measurably growing up faster because of what they are exposed to. That affects their ability to learn and makes it difficult for them to build relationships and makes them more susceptible to depression and to drug use. This 12yearold, chosen at random to be part of the study, is typical in her experience. She has seen fights and told us of a shootout right outside her home. , and then theyed started shooting, and then my mom told us to get on the floor and then get into the spot, and then it stopped, and one person died and the police came. Aleem angel talks about it like it is normal, but that kind of incident is having an impact on the whole family. It is hard for me to go to sleep, because sometimes the gun violence, guns going off, i can still hear them sometimes going ringing in my ear, like the noise it brings back memories. Aleem researchers said the u. S. Innerptsd in cities are comparable to those in refugee populations around the world, and that here it goes unrecognized, leaving many to cope alone with the impact. Aleem maqbool, bbc news, atlanta. Laura the world has been buzzing about last weeks royal engagement, but it is a proposal made in australia making headlines now. They were debating samesex marriage in parliament, when he turned to his longterm partner and popped the question. The surprise comes just as the bill to legalize gay marriage in the country is in its final stage. Our sydney respondent has the story. Reporter for most people, a 20hour debate on legislative amendments sounds like a turnoff, but for him it provided the perfect opportunity for a little romance. This debate has been the soundtrack to our relationship. Reporter as his 13minute speech reached its conclusion, he knew his chance had come. His voice started to falter as he came to the public gallery. There is one thing left to do. Will you marry me . [laughter] [applause] record that that was a yes. Congratulations. Reporter few issues have divided australian politics in recent years as much as samesex marriage. Today, at least, the debate managed to bring one couple closer together. Very romantic moment there. I am laura trevelyan. Thanks for watching bbc world news america. With the bbc news app, our vertical videos are designed to work around your lifestyle, so you can swipe your way through the news of the day and stay up to date with the latest headlines you can trust. Download now from selected app stores. Funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, and kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. Planning a vacation escape that is relaxing, inviting, and exciting is a lot easier than you think. You can find it here in aruba. Families, couples, and friends can all find their escape on the island with warm, sunny days, cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. Nonstop flights are available from most major airports. More information for your vacation planning is available at aruba. Com. 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