Choking with smog the next. A city in poland tries to clean up its act. Houthi rebels are strengthening defenses in sanaa, after suffering more losses in the south. Troops loyal to the exiled president are now in the strategic city of ibb, being backed by saudiled air strikes. Reporter fighters take up positions in the mountains. The winding roads lead to the city of ibb. An important flash point as progovernment troops advance towards the north. They are backed by the saudilead coalition, and loyalists of former president saleh. In recent weeks they have made sweeping gains in the south and say they have the support of the tribesmen. Translator we say go on, the people are behind you and victories are coming. Reporter the fighters supporting president hadi, who remains in exile in saudi arabia, have been able to seize control from the houthis with the help of their allice. Saudi arabia and the uae are providing weapons which seems to be changing the situation on the ground. Fighters a
Good morning, this is al jazeera america, live from new york city. Im stephanie sy. The head of the epa says the agency is working nonstop to clean up a major toxic spill in colorado. Today they will visit sites along the rivers, and the agency is set to release testing samples. Mccarthy says the epa takes full responsibility. It is a tajjic and unfortunate accident and epa is taking responsibility to make sure it is marined up. The most important thing is ensuring the health and safety of the residents and visitors near the river. The spill is still flowing at a rate of 500 to 700 gallons a minute. The rivers snake west through the fourcorners region into utah where they empty into the Colorado River. The spill is expected to reach lake powell today. The Colorado River system is considered the life blood of the west. It is one of the few major rivers in the region, stretching 1400 miles from the rockies to the gulf of california. Seven states and some 40 Million People, including 22 n