Ruled an undemocratic kingdom. Tell us about that. Reporter he was an absolute monarch and he did rule an undemocratic kingdom, and his successor will be the same saudi arabia is an absolute monarchy. There are some legislative authorities. They meet, theres a system in place where leaders of saudi arabia hold councils and meet with commoners and have their own systems for working out problems, but i dont think were going to see any great changes in the way that saudi arabia operates its legal system, its justice system. Saudi arabia is about continuity. The new king was the governor of readd, for 50 years. If he wanted to change things he probably would have done them already. What i think is most important is the idea of continuity. Saudi arabia wants to maintain stability. They want to maintain the same policies that have worked for them kept the family in power for nearly a century. So i think thats the key thing here, not to in fact saudi arabia was actively against rapid moves towards democratization. One of the big ironies here is that president obama in his statement said how close he was to King Abdullah. King abdullah did not like president obama. In fact, a lot of people i know that are quite close to the late King Abdullah said the king could not stand president obama because the president was supportive of the arab spring because the president did not support Hosni Mubarak, turned his back on Hosni Mubarak in egypt, so this close personal bond between the president and the late saudi leader i think is people being polite at time of national funeral. He said i always valued King Abdullahs perspective and enjoyed our warm friendship. Thank you for that report. Saudi arabia is the Largest Oil Exporter and King Abdullahs death is having big impact on oil prices. Coming up we will look at that on the impact it could have on gas prices at home. We turn to developments in yemen. Another key u. S. Ally in the war on terror on base for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, after being under siege days from rebels, the countrys president has resigned and the Prime Minister also quit. Reuters reports the move appeared to catch even the rebels off guard, amid the deepening crisis the u. S. Pulled some staff out of our embassy in yemens capital. Foreign correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin joins us here in studio. Whats the latest on the situation here as far as who is in charge at this time . That situation remains ambiguous as you mentioned. The president has resigned but this is after several days of mediations between himself and the government as well as the Houthi Rebels. Theyre a group if you will that represent a minority sect of the country that have been fight white gold the Central Government in sanaa in the last few years, but gained momentum demanding more rights and more of the political pie of the country, and so ultimately led to the ongoing scrimmage that culminated with the Houthi Rebels taking control of the capital, now being able to shape the political outcome of negotiations. We understand the president did not accept some demands that rebels were making so as a result he said he is resigning, so right now it is a tumultuous situation without a clear sense of who is running the country. One thing is the vacuum and instability of a government is going to give an upper hand to militant groups in the country like al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. Talk about the rebels and how they view americans and the United States given there could be support from al qaeda. These are rebels that are slightly more aligned to iran they have had in the past support from the iranian government according to u. S. Intelligence sources, theyre hostile to u. S. Interest not only to the u. S. But its close ally, israel. In the past because of the fact they are a shia minority have aligned closer to the government there in tehran. Thats going to pose a problem for the new king in that country. This is a challenging time for yemen as divisions widen and push the country into further violence and instability. You can see because of that concern and staffers there at the u. S. Capital pulled out, what more can you tell us about that situation at the u. S. Embassy. The embassy and u. S. Government hasnt ordered evacuation, the military is on stand by but theres no direct order from the pentagon to evacuate u. S. Officials and Embassy Staff there. The past several years, the embassy there has been at reduced to minimal staff and in the past 48 hours or so that continues to be the same in the sense that staffing personnel is at minimum. U. S. Officials dont believe fighting is targeting the u. S. Embassy or anywhere near the proximity of the facilities but nonetheless are watching that situation very closely. We know there are u. S. Navy vessels in the vicinity off the coast of yemen that could help with any evacuation if an order is in fact given. Another thing were all watching closely in the japanese hostages and that 72 hour deadline that isis issued regarding the two hostages. Theyre holding that deadline passing. Anything further . Including pleas from families about their release. Isis has given these type of deadlines, seen them come and go. Unfortunately havent seen them end peacefully what we have seen in situations like this where there has been a deadline it does unfortunately end with a negative news of killing of the hostages. We know the japanese government has ruled out negotiations with the terrorists, with isis but nonetheless that demand of 200 million ransom that has been requested by isis the japanese government said it will not make that payment, so right now it is a very difficult situation. We did hear from one of the mothers of the japanese hostages she gave a heart felt plea to the group and anyone trying to free her son who is held captive. Youre right, that 72 hour deadline is rapidly approaching without any clear indication what will happen when it expires. We have heard pleas from so many families members before and know the outcome. Ayman mohyeldin, thank you. Now to a developing story, defense in the Boston Marathon trial wants the judge to take back recent characterization that calls the latest court filing improper. Attorneys for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev released portions of confidential juror questionnaires in the third request to move that trial out of boston. The judge said it was improper. Now the defense is fighting to have that characterization redacted from court record. Opening statements have been delayed because jury selection is taking longer than anticipated. We are also following the increasing security scrutiny surrounding deflate gate. Moments from now, more players on super bowl bound new England Patriots roster are expected to address the media, as pressure mounts saying they cheated with underinflated footballs, many not satisfied with what the coach, Bill Belichick and tom brady said in dual News Conferences. One wrote even if they win the super bowl the patriots have lost. The boston globe front page at the center of the storm, no answers. And boston metro, deflate and deny. Denying wrongdoing brady couldnt explain why balls were below League Standards and said flat out he is not a cheater. I didnt alter the ball in any way. I have a process i go through before every game where i go in and pick the balls that i want to the footballs i want to use for the game. I feel like i always played within the rules. I would never do anything to break the rules. I believe in fair play and i respect the league and you know, everything theyre doing to create a very competitive Playing Field for all of the nfl teams. Joining me live from foxboro, chris palone. Chris, nice to see you. Get us up to date as far as what we know about the nfl investigation . Reporter francis, the nfl has been tight lipped havent said anything about the investigation this week other than to say they are investigating. All of the media fire storm was kicked off by an espn report that came out monday saying the patriots used balls that were underinflated, 12 were underinflated, more than 2 psi under the limit. Since then the nfl has been absolutely silent on the matter. Now that the patriots coach Bill Belichick and Quarterback Tom Brady said we dont know how this happened and we werent involved in it they basically put their cards on the table, almost daring the nfl to prove that the patriots had something to do with deflating the balls. So at this point it is kind of a standoff as to what happened. The patriots know that the balls were checked in and underinflated at half time found to be out of compliance with nfl rules, but at this point theyre saying we have no idea how that happened. All right. Many people wondering as well. Thank you for being with us for that report. Chris pollown out of massachusetts. Thank you. Lets bring in editor cindy boren. Lots to cover here. Oh, yeah. We have gotten word from general manager of the indianapolis colts, the team they played in the afc championship theyre set to hold a News Conference this afternoon. Not clear if theyre going to discuss deflategate. The question a lot of people are asking, after almost a week of this, why does this even matter especially given that score. Some say they could have been holding a two liter coke bottle. Why has this story dominated the headlines . It matters and doesnt matter. In the overall scheme, it matters greatly. You cant have teams altering the footballs on the sideline it matters because nfl is a multi million doll business and they hand the balls over to a ball boy employed by the team. It isnt a smart way to go about business but it is the way brady and Peyton Manning want it to be they petitioned in 2006 to allow them to have control of balls in the game. Clearly that needs to be addressed. It is a big deal because of course no one wants any hint of any sort of taint to the super bowl. It is the biggest game in the nfl calendar biggest tv event on the year. So no one wants to see any question of you know taint. But on the other hand, it doesnt matter. Youre right, the patriots were going to win that game. The bottom line is the super bowl has the two best teams in the nfl in it. Somebody said it may be calling Bill Belichick out, been the master of walking the line or crossing the line in breaking rules, this may be it. I want to ask about something you wrote after tom bradys press conference. You wrote this. The quarterback that watched his team go through spygate and now this feels theres no reason to question his credibility, even if his explanation sounds dub ee us. Sounds like you werent buying what he had to say about that. I dont think he told anyone anything. This is a guy who is minutely controlling, he is an artist with the football all nfl quarterbacks are. They know what they want in a football. They want it you know aged to perfection for them. They know exactly what theyre looking for. He is very picky when he picks out balls for the game and balls they set aside. All of a sudden to say gosh i dont know after that something just isnt right. It was sort of yesterday Bill Belichick throwing brady a little bit under the bus, and brady turning around and saying well you know. So now theres probably some equipment manager on a nice holiday in the South Pacific the next month. The nfl is investigating. Brady said he hasnt been in contact directly with the league, after a scandal ridden season, how bad is this for the league and in essence win or lose the super bowl the patriots reputation as a whole, given their history. I think the patriots reputation will be what it will be. I dont think this is going to be as damning for them as spygate. Might be some suspensions out of this. It is bad for the nfl now because it is dragging on this is going on and on. I understand they want to complete the investigation and get all of the facts in line but the longer this drags on it is just worse for the nfl. It is certainly not as bad as the Domestic Violence scandal, obviously, but it is bad. Nobody wants this to go on when the teams start arriving sunday and monday in phoenix. Another week of conversation about this . Well especially the teams are coming down media day is a huge day, and you know it will be all about deflategate. I think so. Appreciate your perspective. Thanks for being with us. Winter storm watches up in several states now. Huge storm tore the northeast, and dumped record breaking snow in texas. What you can expect for the weekend up next. Disneyland Measles Outbreak keeps spreading as Health Officials issue a warning for anyone not vaccinated. Stay away from the parks. We will have an update from california. Also ahead. 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Made for you to love. We needed 30 new hires for our call center. Im sp it may about the happiest place on earth. California Health Officials have a grim warning for disneyland visitors after a Measles Outbreak that began in anaheim and spread to at least six states. Asking anyone not vaccinated to consider staying out. Halle jackson is in anaheim and joins me now. Good morning. Reporter good morning, francis. Within the last hour we heard a new call from the American Academy of pediatrics asking parents, urging parents to get their children vaccinated if not already. Lets talk about the warning from the California Department of public health. Health officials in california say if you have been immunized against measles, places like disneyland are absolutely safe. If not, or if your child is under a year old, too young to get the measles shot, you may want to think twice. For visitors the trip is about mickey not measles. We made sure she had her vaccine and everything. Reporter the outbreak that keeps spreading beyond the Southern California theme park has some staying away. We were going to take our son who is only eight months old so hasnt been vaccinated yet. Dont want to put our son in any kind of jeopardy. We decided to wait until things calm down a bit. Reporter disney is offering free measles shots and immunity tests to all park employees, after five workers came down with the disease in california part of the outbreak now linked to arizona, along with colorado oregon utah washington and mexico. California public Health Officials emphasize it is not just disney airports malls and other parks or Tourist Attractions can be risky for people who are not vaccinated. The very contagious virus can survive two hours on surfaces or in the air, why doctors recommend getting immunized. The vaccine is safe. People are always concerned about that. It is clear you can protect your family and yourself from getting measles by getting vaccinated. Experts say it is the best way to keep the happiest place on earth healthy. Even some adults francis, who have been vaccinated are concerned about catching measles. A lot of us born between 1957 and 1959 may have only had one measles shot not two. Thats still very effective. Experts say if youre worried about getting measles, check with your doctor about get ago booster shot. Thank you very much. Now millions on the east coast are bracing for a messy weekend. We are talking snow ice, rain as the storm moves up the coast from georgia to maine. Two storms a noreaster and clipper, could dump as much as ten inches in some areas and cause travel delays. Raegan, this could be one of the biggest snowstorms this winter. Reporter oh, yeah francis. You want to get the snow shoes out and sleds if youre in new york city. Go down fifth avenue go window shopping. Along the new jersey turnpike and also on i95 in wood bridge new jersey. Department of transportation Officials Say theyre monitoring the forecast like we all have theyre going to finalize later today the plan they will have in place. Were also going to talk a little about new york city. 8. 4 million live in the beautiful city of new york and the Emergency Management officials tell me right now theyre on a Conference Call with the National Weather service, basically looking at their plan and how theyre going to do it. Look at boston. Boom. We have a tower cam to show you. Boston may look hazy but right there they say theyre monitoring it. Boston is no stranger to all of the snow. A little south, we end up in philadelphia. Philadelphia says emergency officials have been pretreating roads from last night to this morning and all throughout the day, and they said theyre also having a meeting aroun