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scores of victims and bloody victims. >> the president refusing to step down warning that al qaeda will take control of the country if he does. >> reporter: we have been on the phone with our contacts inside of yemen. as i understand it no international media is in there now. there has been a substitutedown regarding the government and the press. yemen has been strategic. it's a dangerous al qaeda chapter. these new clashes are happening in the south central yemen. it's the second biggest city in yemen. the republican guard. the elite units of the yemeni military went in overnight an...

time. as for the president's schedule today, it's really focused on the military. he began with a breakfast for families who have lost loved ones in iraq and afghanistan. he'll then lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery and attend a remembrance service. a big announcement coming here in just a few minutes. >> i want to keep everybody in line with the programming note that we are expecting the president in the rose garden here coming up in a few. kristen welker, thanks so much. we want to bring in nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel. ...