effects to the companies that are associated with the auto industry. so it s an enormous economic problem in addition to being kind of a cultural problem and dealing with this uprising that first started here in ottawa. the truckers have been here for about two weeks, laura. and the police haven t really figured out how to get them to leave. but the police responded much more quickly in windsor and detroit because of the economic effects of it, and as you mentioned the premier of the province doug ford went and declared an emergency today, got injunctions, and we re just waiting tonight to see exactly when police are going to move in because there s a 7:00 p.m. eastern time cutoff for that injunction and those truckers are supposed to be off the bridge, opening it up to traffic again. so far that hasn t happened. and we re waiting to see exactly when tonight or tomorrow that police actually move in and start making arrests if necessary and towing trucks away. and here we are two hour
depraved actions of senior officer derek chauvin. and standing by on crowd control does not excuse inaction either. the idea that the officers may be held accountable for not reining in colleagues when they do the wrong something is frankly something we haven t seen much of before. and frankly it could make all the difference in future police incidents. for more on this i want to bring in charles ramsey who led police departments in philadelphia and washington, d.c. commissioner ramsey, i m so glad you re here tonight and we re covering this. because it s so important. obviously so many officers could distinguish themselves say from the derek and say that s not who we are and what we do. you have a number of officers who might find themselves in the position of watching what their fellow officers are doing and wondering if they would be held accountable. do you see it the same way about this being an important impact how other officers may hold one another accountable? there is no qu
but the group that s left is very small and determined i got it. glen, to think about the idea of children being now and to think what it would be like if someone s not going to respect the piece of paper or the injunction or the police, obviously there s an aversion to wanting to abide by what the government is saying in the first instance. and so i really hope that this remains peaceful and that there can be a conclusion. glen mcgregor, thank you so much. i appreciate it. thanks, laura. you know, as i mentioned, there are concerns about this coming to the u.s. this is not just an issue happening in canada. we cannot lose sight of the fact that obviously what happens in one area of of north america obviously comes down here as well. and we re already seeing this. and as soon as even this weekend when we have the super bowl here in the states, we know that this might actually impact that as well. i want to bring in former deputy director of the fbi andrew mccabe on this issue.
block and impede the movement of goods, let alone be violent in any way. and people and services along that critical infrastructure, if that s impacted as well we ve got questions about how people view those protests, of course. and it s exactly why ontario s premier lashed out about after this having to declare a state of emergency just today. in fact, he called the demonstration a siege and went on to call it an illegal occupation. and more than that, he s promising severe consequences for those who are participating. and there are also big developments tonight because protesters have opened up one lane on the ambassador bridge that connects detroit to canada. and the largest land border crossing in north america. and a judge has now granted an injunction to give the police more power to end the blockade. power to clear the bridge and even tow vehicles if needed. and of course logistically able
far more lighthearted, my friend. but for now here we are again. and we know in the u.s. the impact of maybe a convoy of sorts converging on a government structure or even the capitol in the city. what are you hearing right now in terms of how this might be coming and hitting very close to home? well, laura, you know, i think that the department of homeland security did the right thing about getting this bulletin out to bring awareness in the law enforcement community to this issue. and particularly for those places that are not, you know, washington, d.c. or los angeles or new york but far-flung places that might also be targeted by this sort of activity. honestly, i m less worried about the super bowl and los angeles this weekend because you have a massive police presence there, a very well-developed law enforcement infrastructure already engaged to secure this high-profile event, the super bowl, that many, many people