for that rebecca and fred, as we stand by waiting. thank you both for dropping in . good to see you. thank you . shannon, canadian authorities spent most of her life attempting to methodically clear the freedom convoy from the streets of ottawa, arresting dozens of protesters towing nearly two dozen vehicles. correspondent ashley strohmeyer tracking the very latest developments in canada s capital tonight. good evening, ashley. ighi, shannon. yeah, there s been more than one hundred arrests in ottawa today, mainly on mischiefld charges, which could b honestly be a whole slew of things. but about two dozen vehicles were towed, as you said, including all of those blocking a major street in the city, police in riot gear and automatic weapons pushing through the protesters on friday to try and clear the area. police there tweeting, quote, you must leave, you must cease further unlawful activity and immediately remove your vehicle and your property from unlawful sites. anyone within unlawfu
exaggerated. lawmakers capitol hill are expressing concern about the threat of cyber attacks on our homeland. correspondent ashley strohmeyer has the latest for us tonight. good evening, ashley. reporter: hi, shannon. the state department hit back on russian claims it s reducing troop size along the ukraine border. earlier this week, russian officials said it d be reducing its force along the border yet nato and u.s. officials say otherwise. there s what russia says and then there s what russia does and we ve not seen any pullback of its forces. they remain in a threatening way along ukraine s borders. reporter: meanwhile, lawmakers capitol hill had becomey increasingly worried about a possible cyber attack on the homefront, this after tuesday s cyber attacks brought down websites belonging to ukraine s ministry of defense. president biden says his administration is prepared for an attack on the u.s., but missouri senator josh holly says that s not likely. oh, i don t think thi