no plans of doing that. this is being called a siege, an occupation on downtown, and protesters have started to try and thwart protesters cracking down on fuel, by filling cans with water and drink them brazenly in the street. there are 418 trucks still in the downtown core, and those trucks have children living in them and that s causing concern, not only because it complicates police efforts but police are concerned about the safety and well-being of the children. for now it s unclear how this will end, police in ottawa do not have enough resources to police the situation, and they have asked for reinforcements, and for now it s unclear whether that will happen. thank you so much. with me now is the former u.s. ambassador to canada during the
trucks. one of the things law enforcement are so concerned about when they consider how this protest could ultimately come to a close, there are so many children here. looks like a family atmosphere, there are a lot of kids here. the police estimating about 25% of the trucks, so 418 trucks are still here, that roughly 100 of them literally have children living in them. so, that s part of the issue as far as looking at these protests. we had a chance to speak with a lot of the truckers that drove here from all over, all across canada from the various provinces going quite a distance, and here is mike johnson driving quite a distance to be here, and he says he is firmly in place. last one to leave, this is my new address. yeah, i got my mail forwarded here. nothing extreme about wanting people to make their own decisions in their home that is the best decision for their families. there s nothing extreme about
overseas. we have seen that drones have been very effective. ukrainian forces are also reportedly having success using turkish made drones purchased before the war. turkey, which is nato member but also has close ties to russia has yet to say if it is still sending drones to ukraine. tonight, slovakia defense s minister is offering ukraine its soviet era missile defense system known as the s 300 but only under certain conditions. it wants a guarantee from the u.s. or nato that they will be supplying their defense weapons as well while those are on loan. secretary austin, who was slovakia today says the negotiations remain ongoing but no done deal yet. bret? bret: mark meredith live at the pentagon. mark, thank you. another big day for investors on wall street. the dow gained 418. the s&p 500 was up 54. the nasdaq jumped 178. the biden administration appears ready to make significant concessions to iran in order to obtain a reworked nuclear agreement. the nuclear deal which could