reuters is told he's still in the city. the ap reports the rebels have taken over the local airport in aida aden right on the sea. they launched air strikes targeting the presidential palace and its guards. the rebels claimed they seized yemen's largest airbase about 35 miles to the north of that city. that base was a crucial part of u.s. drone campaigns against al qaeda's yemen affiliate. american officials called the terror organization's most dangerous splinter group the one that's right there. local media report al qaeda fighters and supporters of the missing president have looted the base. yemen has been an enormous part of america's counterterrorism strategy in that region but despite yemen's crumbling government, the white house seems to be giving the impression that everything is okay. it says the united states is still in contact with yemeni