Three today, so much that firefighters cant see enough to get an estimate on size. Even the broadcast at the giants game caught the smoke. Firefighters say high winds plus the steep hillside are making this fire tough to fight and talk about bad timing with that game getting out, chp shut down the eastbound lanes of the bay bridge to give firefighters more space to work. Just look at the backup into the city. With the highway looking like a parking lot. Cal trans says the backup lasts for five miles. Looking live out at our exploratorium camera. Firefighting boats have been spraying water on the fire for about an hour now, and it does look like the smoke is dying down. We dont know how close firefighters are to putting this fire out and reopening the eastbound lanes of the bridge. Well bring you updates as we get them throughout this newscast and on abc seven news. Com. Good afternoon and thank you for joining us. Im lauren martinez. Now to the north bay, where a week of controversy at
Egypt, calling that a red line, the claire richardson. Thank you for joining us. Us President Joe Biden is preparing to head to israel on wednesday in meetings with the government. He is expected to reaffirm americas commitment to israel security. You will also discuss israels war aims and strategy, as well as the need to protect those lives of civilians and enabled aid to reach casa. And this comes as Israel Presses on with air strikes and prepares for a Ground Invasion of the enclave. Its 1st light and the extent of israels military build up on its full do with garza becomes clearer the troops by to reggie as they prepare for ground defensive. The codes begin at any moment. Over nights these ready Defense Forces continued that as strikes on the guns, a strip that targeting the militant islam exclude. Hum us in retaliation for its deputy tara. Yep, im ready to jump in and now let just let me know the by minister. Jot socials. Thank you. For coming to israel. Thank you for your solidar
Build up around gaza , build up around gaza, International Reaction grows as leaders and diplomats around the world try to stop the conflict from escalating. From escalating. Well, in the last few hours, an Israeli Defence force spokesperson has said some half a Million People have already left northern gaza for the south and repeated that the Israeli Military does not actively target civilians. Prime minister target civilians. Prime minister rishi sunak will address the house of commons later today to set out the uks response to the escalating conflict. And well be speaking to the minister for armed forces , James Heappey, in armed forces, James Heappey, in the next hour. The next hour. Back at home, net migration is unlikely to fall to pre brexit levels even by the end of this decade. Will this be another conservative promise broken or Political Correspondent olivia utley live in westminster with the latest. Olivia yeah. Olivia yeah. Once upon a time we were promised net migration le
Should he be allowed to get a lifetime anonymity order or not . What about if the killer is over the age of 18 . Would you support that . Then let me know. And the king and queen, of course, have been over in france. Many people been over in france. Many people hailing their visit there a success. Some saying that the king is the best diplomat this country has. Is he . You get in touch with all your thoughts on that. But first, lets grab tonights latest headlines. Tonights latest headlines. Thanks very much, michelle. Good evening to you. Well, the top story tonight is that the home office has been ordered to stop construction work on a former raf base was set to former raf base that was set to house asylum seekers. West Lindsey District Council in lincolnshire have served an enforcement and stop notice on the government, saying it was clear there had been a breach of planning policy. The government planned to house up to 2000 people at raf scampton as well. In other news today , labou
Always. Take a look at this Daring Rescue of a dog who fell through the ice into a pond in new take a look at this Daring Rescue of a dog who fell through the ice into a. Pond in trenton, new jersey. A Police Officer crawls to the end of the ice, manages to grab the dog by the collar. Other cops are there to pull the dog and officer to safety. That family very thankful this morning. Now to a recordsetting birth in tennessee. So a new mom has just welcomed a baby conceived just 18 months before she was. Take a listen. In the middle of the night, well just wake up and look at her like, can you believe it . Shes really ours. Theyre like most new parents, still getting used to life with a newborn. But little amaren the is not like new babies. The ago. Tina is 26. So mom and baby are, in a sense, the same age. If this embryo was born when it should have been we could have been friends. He i was like, you know, we could have been friends. He thought that was so funny. Thats been the going jo