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Worst humanitarian crisis. let me show you a little about this. yemen is in the southwest tip of the arabian peninsula. it doesnt have a lucrative oil industry. it is a very poor country with a long period of instability. this pits the government of hadi backed by the united states and saudi arabia and their allies against the huti rebels backed by iran. there is also the saudi-run campaign to destroy the hutis which has instead turned into a proxy war between the huthis and iran. the huthis con...

Backpacks and school uniforms, covered in blood. after their school bus was hit by a bomb, a crater at the site of the air strike, the smoke of the blast visible from miles away. this little boy covered in soot and surrounded by the dead just minutes after the strike was asked if he was okay. my legs hurt, he said. saudi arabia and the united arab emirates have been bombing yemen more than three years helped by intelligence, advice and equipment from the u.s. theyre trying to fight off the houth...

The fight between the houthi rebels backed by iran and the yamny government brought on a humanitarian crisis. our senior international correspondent nima elbagir is with me this morning for so many americans this is not an everyday headline for them but when innocent children are murder murdered it needs to be drawn attention to. what can you tell us? >> well, firstly, poppy, that isnt the worst of the footage. what we are airing is only what we are able to air. i have seen the entirety of that ...

And very frank and candid with each other. >> did president obama express his regret disappointment the king could not be here? >> of course not. absolutely not. the president expresses understanding for the step that king salman took and expressed welcome for the crown prince and deputy crown prince. given the circumstances of the cease-fire he understood. >> the cease-fire is supposed to begin tomorrow in yemen. do you believe the houthi rebels backed by iran backed also by hezbollah, they wil...

Arabia and their arab partners. on the other side you have the houthis rebels backed by iran. christine. >> ian lee in cairo, thank you. the u.s. is supporting the saudis in yemen. trying to secure a nuclear deal with iran at the same time. secretary of state john kerry heading the talks in switzerland insisting it will not effect the negotiations. the framework deal is four days away and this has president rouhani sending a letter to leaders involved in the negotiations. turning to iraq. a u....