Bret we are moments away from president s address to the nation. I am bret baier. Martha i am martha maccallum. An important moment for any president. An Oval Office Address to speak to the nation. We will make his case for a number of things. He will layout additional aid for this fight in israel. Also for the fight in ukraine. That was the original road map for the speech. And humanitarian assistance for the residents of gaza. Bret President Biden will speak to the nation from the oval office. We have Team Coverage tonight. We have John Roberts In Jerusalem and peter doocy at the white house. Martha lets start there. Tonights remarks will explain to the American People why u. S. Dollars and not u. S. Troops are critical to wars in the middle east and europe. He is not expected to attack maga republicans because he needs them to vote 100 Billion Dollars in new funding. Bret interesting to see if this sounds like a state of the Union Address or more emotional after his trip in israel.
Weather prospects. Before we do that, we havejust had weather prospects. Before we do that, we have just had an update on the last few minutes. We were talking earlier about storm babet. We are just hearing from Angus Council that it is telling 350 households that they must evacuate in the brechin. That news is through in the brechin. That news is through in the brechin. That news is through in the last few minutes and that gives you a sense of the scale of that situation. Lets get a Weather Forecast wherever you live in the country. Chris fawkes is here with the weather. A lot of difficult at times coming. Ifeel this isjust the a lot of difficult at times coming. I feel this is just the start of it. The met office have issued a rare red warning covering angus where we have seen evacuations and also aberdeenshire, dundee, perth and kinross. It is the chelation of rain building up over the next few days that will cause problems with flooding from various parts of the country as we will
Have more on all of those released, and released now. We will have more on all of Those Strands i released, and released now. We will have more on all of Those Strands of| have more on all of Those Strands of our main story in a moment or two, but for the next few minutes we are going to head to the bbc Sports Centre to round up the headlines of the day. Hello, kevin. Good afternoon, matthew. Uefa have confirmed that the euro 2024 qualifier between belgium and sweden will be completely abandoned. Gavin. The match was halted for Security Reasons after two people were shot dead in brussels on monday. The attack took place three miles from the stadium. The result at half time, 1 1, will now be seen as final. And uefa have also announced that no further matches will be played in israel until further notice amid the ongoing conflict with hamas. My copy and macquarie tel aviv have been asked to find alternative venues. Mohamed salah has called on World Leaders to do more to stop people being
This is your update from the bbc sports centre. Uefa have confirmed the euro 2024 qualifier between belgium and sweden will be completely abandoned. The match was halted for Security Reasons after two people were shot dead in brussels on monday. A third Swedish Citizen was seriously injured in the attack which took place three miles from the stadium. The result at half time, 1 1, will now be seen as final. Uefa have also announced that no further matches will be played in israel until further notice amid the ongoing conflict with hamas. The israel fa and clubs Macquarie Haifa and tel aviv have been asked to find alternative venues. Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has called on World Leaders to do more to stop people being killed in the conflict. The Egyptian International said aid to gaza must be allowed immediately. All lives are sacred and must be protected. The massacres need to stop, families are being torn apart. What is clear now is that humanitarian aid to gaza must be allowed i
Inside. Also tonight, storm babet is battering ne scotland, with over 8 inches of rain expected in 2a hours. There is a red Weather Warning in place, we will get the latest from our teams on the ground. Good evening, the United Nations says it is hearing reports that palestinians are going back to areas in northern gaza, that israel had told them to evacuate. Without aid, and without proper shelter, the un says some are returning home from areas in the south that were supposed to be safer. Today there was an air strike in khan younis half way down the strip where many had taken refuge, with children and un workers among the wounded. The uns agency for Palestinian Refugees, who we will speak to tonight, says aid that is promised, 20 trucks currently waiting at the rafah crossing, will barely scatch the surface. Gaza they said is on the brink. Injerusalem, the british Prime Minister told Benjamin Netenyahu the uk will stand full square behind israel and its right to defend istelf against