Yemen’s government collapses after rebels offer bounty for President Hadi

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• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  Now to the chaos in Yemen, which seems to be growing with each passing hour, with questions of who's in control.

  The last vestiges of Yemen's government crumbled as Shiite Houthi rebels advanced on Aden. The pro-American president, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, had taken refuge there, but the Houthis offered $100,000 for his capture, and local officials said he fled on a boat.

  Hadi's foreign minister, speaking from Egypt, disputed that report.

• RIAD YASSIN, Foreign Minister, Yemen (through interpreter):

  Until now, Aden is still standing. The president is still in Aden, and he is trying as hard as possible to withstand.

• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  In Washington, the State Department said only that Hadi has left the presidential palace.

• JEN PSAKI, State Department Spokeswoman:

  He is no longer at his residence, which you have seen in reporting, but we can certainly confirm. I'm not in a position to confirm any additional details from here about his location.

• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  The Houthi advance was aided by fighters loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was ousted in 2011. The rebels now control the capital, Sanaa, and have spread south and west. Their advance, with Iran's apparent support, prompted Saudi Arabia to station forces along its border with Yemen.

  "Victory to the revolution," they cried. "Victory to the south."

  As the rebels cheered today, Hadi's aides formally asked the Sunni Arab states to come to his aid.