Nightly News   |  November 23, 2011

Yemen’s Saleh signs power transfer deal

After months of street protests demanding he step down, Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh has signed an agreement transferring power to his vice president. NBC’s Savannah Guthrie reports.

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SAVANNAH GUTHRIE, anchor: And one other note from the region. After months of street protests demanding he step down, Yemen 's President Saleh has finally signed an agreement transferring power to his vice president, a move that could end Saleh 's 33 years of rule. That is if he lives up to his word. He has reneged on these kinds of promises before.