health sheth live for us on the new span. >> reporter: carolyn, we are on the westbound sky way but the camera is pointing eastward looking into the lights. when you are driving this bridge in just more than a year, when you are driving westbound you won't be looking into the lights like that. they will light your way forward. this is an $18 million lighting system that is more green and white than the old one because the color of the lights is white compared to the yellow and more green because it's 50% more efficient. they are supposed to last 15 years. >> five, four, three, two, one, go. >> whoa! >> reporter: nearly 24,000 individual l.e.d. lights lit up the new bay bridge tonight giving a glimpse what drivers will see in more than a year from now. when both sides are completed, 1500 fixtures will house them. creating a flat white light that does not shine into to opposing traffic. >> the buigt of this is commuter study for the lighting in the factory. so attach the fixture and put them wherever you want them. >> an iowa company designed the lighting. >> we used led's that are indivi

health sheth live for us on the new span. >> reporter: carolyn, we are on the westbound sky way but the pointing eastward looking into the lights. when you are driving this bridge in just more than a year, when you are driving westbound you won't be looking into the lights like that. they will light your way forward. this is an $18 million lighting system that is more green and white than the old one because the color of the lights is white compared to the yellow and more green because it's 50% more efficient. they are supposed to last 15 years. >> five, four, three, two, one, go. >> whoa! >> reporter: nearly 24,000 individual l.e.d. lights lit up the new bay bridge tonight giving a glimpse what drivers will see in more than a year from now. when both sides are completed, 1500 fixtures will house them. creating a flat white light that does not shine into to opposing traffic. >> the buigt of this is commuter study for the lighting in the factory. so attach the fixture and put them wherever you want them. >> an iowa company designed the lighting. >> we used led's that are individually aim

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shethed other effort will continue to support a democratic syria. >> the u.s.will increasingly be to focus our efforts not so much in this council that hit a substantive dead end but also to strengthen our intensify our work with other countries. >> reporter: as the conflict escalated, estimateed 30,000 syrians stream aid cross the boarder to lebanon in the last 48 hours. at a border crossing with turkey, rebel forces defated photos of president assad. the syrian leaders whereabouts are not known. the u.n. ambassador asked how far moscow, the ally would go to ensure safety. >> it's not our responsibility. to be sure, make it clear. >> despite disagreement over sanctions the pressure continues to build on the assad regime. today, the european union announced plans to implement an arms embargo. to inspect ships and aircraft within the e.u. that might have suspicious cargo. heading to the embattled nation. bret? >> david lee miller live outside the u.n. thank you. the case against iran grows more damming with each passing day. the islamic republic continues to be