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Ties to the yemeni vice president as well as a top general, shep. >> shepard: how did this happen? >> well, we have have been really focused on libya. in the meantime conditions in yemen had continued to deteriorate on the ground. pulled yemeni security forces in the capital from the outlying area. this has created potential for the groups to fill the vacuum. tonight yemeni official told fox that there are real questions right now and you would expect this about where the loyalty of the yemeni military lies in and some cases they are not being deployed to other parts of the country. >> shepard...

Tonight. >> reporter: hundreds of people filtering in and out of the capitol. some are outside carrying signs but the vast majority of them are inside. they have taken over in there over the past week. actually today, there was some rules established for the upcoming weekend. they're going to limit the space where the public can be. but for the past week, they have taken over the staus state house and that continues to be the case today. i even saw some people from los angeles that came in in solidarity with these folks that are protesting the governor's will here. >> really? all the way from ...

Obvious. >> right. so nasa, jay barberie's listening. he's waiting for a decision here, folks. thank you, jay. good to see you. and we're watching for that shuttle liftoff again here this afternoon. you'll see it here on msnbc. i'm contessa brewer, thank you for watching. i'll see you back here tomorrow at noon eastern, 9:00 a.m. out west. up next, "andrea mitchell reports." andrea, hi? >> hi, contessa, thanks. we'll have the latest on breaking developments in texas, where a saudi college student has been arrested on terror charges. plus, general petraeus investigating reports that a top g...

In iraq said, quote, it is still yet to be determined, unquote, if that war was worth the sacrifice. a stunning statement from a top general, no less, and a top general in the war. we'll take a close look at what happened to pro football star turned army ranger pat til tillman. a new documentary chronicles his parents fight to find out the truth of what really happened. also how the 14th amendment is playing on the campaign trail. and how labor can guarantee its own supporters to vote democrats this november. but let's start with the mission in afghanistan and the selling of this war. david gr...

26 minutes after the hour. the top general in afghanistan is offering up new rules of engagement for 150,000 u.s. and coalition forces. the directive from general david petraeus limits civilian casualty. the subject has become a major source of tension in afghanistan. our barbara starr live at the pentagon this morning. barbara, it turns out at the same time, the taliban is rolling out its own rules of engagement. what's this about. >> that's absolutely right, john. general petraeus has laid out his plans for the war, well, now, the taliban have laid down theirs. >> reporter: after one month i...