are now trying to help isis at their medical facilities? is there a u.s. citizen part of that group? we are still trying to determine whether those reports are true. we have seen them but we can t verify them yet at this point. i know there s a number of names floating around out there. we trying to verify that right now. we can t yet. what about 11 medical students? have you verified what this turkish lawmaker has said there are now 11 medical students some of them just finished medical school and they are now working for isis inside syria? we have seen the reports. i don t think we have any reason to doubt them. we have seen westerners certainly go fight with isis. that s been something we have seen. we don t have a reason to believe this isn t true but we can t at this point confirm there is an american. i want you to stand by. we have a lot to talk about including what s going on in yemen right now. the u.s. not only abandoned the u.s. embassy in sanaa, yemen a few weeks ag
terrorism in that country with the removal and the pushing out of sanaa as the government president haddy was pushed out by the rebels the past few months as you recall. the state department in its statement is saying following this evacuation, quote, it says we also continue to obviously monitor the terrorist threat emanating from yemen and have the capabilities postured in the area to address them. but, of course, a lot of concerns about intelligence gathering and the terrorism there not just with the threat from aqap there, but, of course, the concerns about the possible emergence of isis there and that group exploiting the political unrest and backhold to gain a fo foothold in that country. the u.s. security council is meeting later today. what do you expect from that meeting, if anything, other than a piece of paper or a statement?
at least 137 people were killed there. more than 330 wounded. isis is claiming responsibility for those attacks. the u.n. security council is meeting today. in addition to the terror threat, rebel fighters have also seized parts of yemen s third largest city we re learning. cnn s jomana karache has more. reporter: christi, it includes the navy seals and the delta force in the region. the state department says they were evacuated because of the deer i don t remember rating security situation in the country. they were the last remaining u.s. personnel in yemen. this comes after the u.s. embassy in sanaa was shut last month and all personnel there evacuated. there s been a lot of concern of the impact of a reduced or
now. reporter: absolutely. this has been the concern. the u.s. describing the evacuation of these troops as a temporary relocation outside the country but the situation there is looking grim right now. the country seems to be descending into further chaos. concerns about possible all-out civil war in the country. this is coming after the u.s. embassy in sanaa was shut last month. as you recall, u.s. staff pulled out. they are having concerns what this means for the counterterrorism in the country operations there. you know the u.s. there has been targeting the leadership of one of al qaeda most dangerous and most powerful franchises in the world, al qaeda and arabian peninsula and u.s. there lost a local ally in the fight on
us. appreciate it. thanks so much. absolutely. topping our agenda today. the u.s. military is flying government workers out of yemen. new security barriers have been set up outside the u.s. embassy in sanaa as they evacuate 100 nonessential personnel from the country. americans living there were told to leave immediately. the state department is concerned about the threat stream indicating potential for terror attacks. nbc news has learned the u.s. intercepted a message from al qaeda chief ayman al zhu war her zawahiri. republican congressman peter king who is a member of the homeland security committee and intelligence committee was on morning joe today. while he wouldn t get into the specifics of the plot he said it was very real. this one was so precise to the nature of the attack. dates given in there.