The British Government has authorised the Border Force to turn back small boats carrying migrants across the English Channel from france. It marks a new approach by the Home Secretary, priti patel. Up to this point, migrants found in English Waters have been brought back to the Uk Mainland to be processed. She has also threatened to withold £54 mllion of funding which the uk pays to france to patrol their side of the channel. The french Interior Minister said his country would not be blackmailed and uk plans to return boats were in breach of maritime law. This is the English Channel, the stretch of water separating the uk from the continent. In the past week alone, over 1500 people have crossed on small boats and dinghies. That brings the total making the journey so far this year to 12,500, far surpassing last Years Total of almost 8500. While the uk continues to see far fewer arrivals and Asylum Claims than many of its european counterparts, the numbers are increasing. There are even
What we actually the Bay Area right there center tower. Cam looking at least above all to lay low grade. Thats hanging out with us this morning. You can see that we do have some of our mountain tops there in the distance. Just barely rising up through the gray that is shrouding much of our bayshore and coastal cities this morning. Now visibility has been fined for most areas. We do have a Fog Advisory on the golden gate bridge. Aside from that. Not many issues. Im looking at 50s and 60s for current temperatures. Hardly even need the jacket in pittsburgh this morning at 68. You also may notice the Muggy Feel to it. So today is not as hot as yesterday, but with that Muggy Feel just not feel the best. Ive got all the details in the rest of your forecast. Still to come. First, though, we have had some Issues Abortion and fatalities out the Air One in san jose will start with that one. Center road at Capitol Expressway here in san jose. A fatality and fortunately, so were going to be follow
Do watch out for that. If you are in those 2 spots 50s and 60s for current temps, hayward alameda, Oakland And Concord in the low 60s. Where is Pittsburgh Dublin San Francisco and san mateo. 58 degrees right now. Im talking more about this first week of august forecast. Still to come. First, though, reyna are the roads busy to kick off the month. You know what . Its still pretty light, but busy in certain areas like here in hayward. We have a Traffic Collision southbound, 8. 80, just west of a street there. And you see we just have a little slowing. 2. 38 no major delays adjacent to that. Traveling into the city this morning. Look at that. A little under 14 minutes. We have the meteor lights on earlier because we have some high winds there at the Bay Bridge. Also along 5 1880, not tracking any major issues at this hour, heading across towards the peninsula where normally down to under 14 minutes but now were at 15. So traffic is picking up there and out and son all southbound south of