Nuclear deal. President obama called it our best bet yet chicago voters are ready to choose the next mayor. Chicago is one of the most violent cities in the country. Why . Broken promises. How the issue of gun violence my be critical to the race. Good evening, im antonio mora this is al jazeera america. Tonight, the fate of the accused Boston Marathon bomber is in the hands of the jury attorneys on both sides delivered their closing arts in front of a courtroom full of victims and the media. Erica pitzi has more on the statements from the prosecution and defense. Experts say a guilty verdict is pretty much a foregone conclusion. Both sides used their Closing Arguments to paint their own pictures of what happened. After the guilt phase comes the penalty phase and jurors will died whether this 2 yearold lives or dies. He wanted to terrorize the country, punish america for what it was doing to his people. Those are the words of the federal prosecutor as he delivered his Closing Argument t
We are in yemen, where the humanitarian situation is worsening, despite the arrival of International Aid stuff. Houthi rebels are holding out against a saudiled campaign. The International Committee of the red cross landed. A plane of staff is in the capital sanaa, and another carrying 48 tonnes of medical supplies what is held back. Meantime the u. N. Security Council Votes on a russian proposal for a pause in the fighting to offer aid. Pakistans government debates whether to offer military support. Prime minister sharif is expected to announce that decision much the fighting rages across yemen for control of the country. Forces loyal to Abdrabbu Mansour hadi recaptured territory from the Houthi Rebels. Government forces are said to have recaptured an air base north of the port city of aden. Abdrabbu mansour hadi loyalists have been cornered in the area home to the president ial palace and offices. We have the latest in the reports. Reporter the Saudiled Coalition lamps up sir strikes
Plus. Im Andrew Simmons reporting from a orphanage in ukraine. And im zoe cummings. A suspension of action in the wake of a bus attack. Hello. The u. N. Childrens agency, unicef is warning that the war in yemen is driving an already impoverished country towards humanitarian disaster. Putting millions in danger. Its 12 days since the Saudi Led Coalition began targeting Houthi Rebels there and the death toll from fighting continues to mount. In the past 24 hours dozens of people have been reported to be killed in clashes in aden. Street fighting in clashes between rebels and force he loyal to former president saleh. Aid workers are still waiting for permission to reach aden by boat. Human Rights Groups say the houthis have attacked and detained at least 400 politicians, activists and journalists across the country in the past 24 hours. Accused the houthi fighters of targeting civilians in aden. Translator is operations there in aden are hit and run operations as the militias are doing ag
Isil fights for control of the area. Reporting from donetsk in Eastern Ukraine why families are still living in these conditions underground even though theres a ceasefire. The fight for control of yemen continues between forces loyal to the government supported by a Saudiled Coalition and shia Houthi Rebels. Its been nearly two weeks since the Coalition Air campaign began. Lets look at some of the latest targets hit. Saudi war planes bombed a military base in central yemen near the city of ib. This his the first strike on that particular base. An area of the southern port city of aden, many civilian homes were destroyed. Yemeni Government Forces are said to have recaptured the air base from houthi fighters, that base is north of aden. We have more. A civilian in the center of aden is shot by a houthi sniper as he films the streets below. An example of how dangerous the streets of yemen have become. This is the kind of violence the Saudiled Coalition said its targeting with air strikes
Blames changing lifestyles for the countrys pollution. Hello, the u. N. Childrens Agency Unicef is warning the war in yemen is driving an already impoverished country into humanitarian disaster putting millions in disaster. It is been days since the Saudi Arabia Air strikes. Dozens have been killed in clashes in aden. For several days the southern port city of aden has seen street fighting. Food and water and in short supply there. Of course it may now have landed in sanaa and human Rights Groups say the houthis have attacked and detained at least 400 politicians activists and journalists across the country in the past 48 hours. Omar saleh reports. The humanitarian situation is in yemen is only worsening by the day. People are panicking and preparing for the worst. This cue queue is for a sack of wheat. The sack of wheat is almost 40 so the poor people cant afford to eat anymore. Translator some people come and buy 20 sacks whereas many others want to get one sack. Ive been trying to b