exercise. that would be fantastic. my good a good amount of sleep. you are health you job captioning sponsored by cbs o donnell: tonight, as we come on the air we re following a number of major headlines. the government prepares 10 million mini-doses for kids under the age of five. when your children s dose might arrive at the doctor s office or pharmacy. as pandemic fatigue sets in, the chaos at school board meetings over masks, like this one in illinois. and in hospitals, healthcare workers who not only have to fight covid but are now facing aggressive and sometimes abusive patients and families. truckers shut down vital bridge. the so-called freedom convoy protesting vaccine mandates in canada, closes america s busiest land border crossing. security threat: the bomb scare for vice president kamala harris husband.
the remaining protesters blocking a key bridge between canada and the united states and it has now reopened. despite a court order to end the demonstration against covid restrictions, trucks and cars had continued to block the ambassador bridge in ontario. jessica murphy reports. it didn t take that many vehicles to block the busiest land border crossing in canada. demonstrators had been blocking the ambassador bridge for almost a week, part of widespread protests across the country over covid restrictions. but with a vital trade route in jeopardy, this blockade was hard to ignore. the financial impact to now is nearing $3 billion on our national economy, that s huge. after a court in canada granted an injunction to clear the bridge and the province of ontario declared a state of emergency, police moved in. it began a more than 24 hours stand off but early on sunday officers marched forward with tactical vehicles in tow and most protesters realised it was time to go home. i was hoping
thoughts on the fight for a more equitable nfl. first, my colleague with today s other top news stories. good sunday. more on today s call between president biden and zelensky. biden reaffirming in the call the u.s. and its allies would respond swiftly and decisively if russia invades ukraine. zelensky following the call saying the two talked about security, economy, existing risks, sanctions and russian aggression. pentagon s press secretary saying today, time is running out to negotiate a diplomatic resolution. canadian police began making arrests this morning near the ambassador bridge on the border with detroit. they are trying to clear the crossing there. demonstrators spent the last weeks protesting covid-19 related mandates. the bridge is the busiest land border crossing in north america. that creating supply chain problems and causing production delays across the united states and auto industry. the 56th annual super bowl is just over an hour away.
remove the illegal blockades at border crossings that have threatened not only the canadian economy but thuses of jobs. three canadian u.s. border crossing in michigan, in other words and montana have been at times cut off by demonstrations. the u.s. auto industry particularly hard hit by the protests. michigan governor sounding the alarm. every minute this goes on is lost wages. it s damage to our businesses. this is an illegal blockade. and while people have the right to protest they don t have a right to illegally block the largest land border crossing in north america. hundreds of millions of dollars a day are being lost. there are michiganders hard working, wanting to show unto their job and out of wok right now. u.s. auto makers are cancelling shifts and running on reduced capacity. by one estimate workers in meier could lose up to $51 million in
border crossings that have trapped not only the canadian economy, but thousands of jobs that depend on that active cross-border trade. reporter: in michigan, north dakota and canada border crossings have been at times cut off. the u.s. auto industry particularly hard hit. michigan governors sounding the alarm. every minute this goes on, it s lost wages. it s damage no our businesses. this is an illegal blockade and while people have the right to protest. they don t have the right to illegally block the largest land border crossing in north america. reporter: u.s. auto makers are canceling shifts and running on reduced capacity, workers in michigan can lose up to 51 million in wages this week. some truckers say they frustrated by the slowdowns. if they want to do there little show, let them do it.