for for "the pbs newshour" i'm stephanie sy.y deliberation in the trial of three former police officers involved with the killing of george floyd. the verdict is being closely watched in the ongoing around police. chi lens. and the treatment of people of color. those larger questions have led black hearns to question whether or not navarro -- and how she gaped with that very question. it's part offory su reece, grace matters. >> black persons have considered move eight broad. and some have done so suck fly saysfully. stephly drayton has had in his own ex-person. very and she joins me now. tiffany, welcome to the newshour. >> thanks for joining us. i want to get to all the details in your book and onstory. the use of the world refugee for a lot of americans conjure as very specific story. i'm curious why you chose that word. >> i it reand that's presightly what my life had come to at that "mlb tonight" when i decide that -- as a black woman who has foughter in way through doling with poverty, violence. beings in the neighborhood

stephanie sy has the story. reporter: from quebec city to toronto to ottawa and cities in between, protesters are taking to the streets. blaring horns, waving signs and banners, and condemning canada's covid-19 restrictions. >> i am here to denounce that the unvaccinated for two years have been shamed. it goes against free no speech in canada. reporter: protests are now in their 11th day. they initially started as a convoy of cross-border truck drivers demanding an end to vaccine mandates. on sunday, ottawa's mayor declared a state of emergency after the so-called freedom convoy paralyzed the heart of the capital city. as of january 15, all truckers entering canada are required to be fully vaccinated against covid. the u.s. has a similar mandate. nearly 80% of canada's population is fully vaccinated and canada's transport minister estimates about 90% of its truck drivers are. but the protests are no longer justbout truckers. other canadians have joined in, directing rage at prime minister justin trudeau and stri

stephanie sy has more. udy, this is the first recall election in san francisco in 40 years. at the heart of this was strong oppositiono the amount of time san francisco's public school students were out of the classroom, doing remote learning during the pandemic. here's what one parent had to say. >> kids had only about six weeks of in class instruction last year, i mean before summer break, so that is a huge loss when it comes to kids who are coming from difficult socio-what situations -- socioeconomic situations. stephanie: but the board also became the target of controversy as it prioritized equity issues, critics would say, over educational imperatives. to help us understand what's happening, i'm joined by politics editor scott shafer with kqed in san francisco. scott, all 3 school board members that were eligible to be recalled were, by more than 70% of voters, alison colins, gabriela lopez, and fawuuga moliga. was this a direct result of the length of school closures? was that a sentiment shared by a l

stephanie sy takes a closer look at how one mother was pulled into this world of disinformation and how out. stephanie: in her home yoga studio in topanga canyon, west of los angeles, seane corn can breathe deeply and tune out the noise. but when she logs on to her instagram, it's impossible to avoid it. a yoga instructor for nearly 30 years, corn has more than 100,000 instagram followers. but,a few years ago, she began noticing a dark change in tone on her social media. seane: i started to receive a lot of information from my friends just via text, online, sending me all this propaganda, pizzagate and their talk of drinking the blood of children. stephanie: the look of the posts blended in with the other content on her feed. seane: they'd be beautifully curated, the font, the colors, the layout, the photography. stephanie: corn saw that those carefully curated facades were being used to peddle conspiracy theories about the covid vaccine and qanon, the belief that child sex traffickers and pedophiles have infiltrated the government and that president trump was sent to stop them. what's

stephanie sy reports >> sy: april stringfield has been laser-focused on a single goal for much of her two and three jobs because i was determined that i was going to get a home. from home health care, to motel, i did a call center. i just kept my fingers crossed, kept doing what i'm doing, working hard, saving money. >> sy: with the help of habitat for humanity, stringfield, her 13-year old son azayveon, and their dog tink, moved in to a house in williamsburg, virginia two months ago. a house of her own. >> getting something i always wanted to see a dream come true. still in shock, just a little bit. that it is finally true. >> sy: the house is unique. this is not just any ordinary home. >> right, yes, it's a 3-d printed. >> sy: a 3-d printed home, one springfield saw go up before her eyes in just over a day-layer by layer of concrete efficiently squeezed out of a printing machine pre-programmed with a digital blueprint. >> i watched it from, it was like flat land. and so, you know, building up. it was awesome. >> we're really excited to be doing these vanguard moves. >> sy: jonathan

. ♪ judy: -- stephanie: i am stephanie sy the newshour west, we will return to the rest of the programes. the top story on ukraine, where in the predawn hours images are coming out of kyiv. frequent artillery lasts heard and seen in the capital. ukraine is reporting its forces have downed another russian military trends -- transport planes out of the capital. or than 50,000 ukrainians are now considered refugees. they have fled into neighboring countries like poland. u.n. secretary general announced a scale of humanitarian efforts. the cdc loosened its covid-19 guidance on wearing masks in indore, public settings. the new standards as people don't have to mask up if case counts and hospitalizations are not especially high where they live. about 70% of the u.s. population would now qualify. details after the summary. johnson & johnson and three major u.s. drug distributors will pay $26 billion to settle opioid addiction claims. they stem from some 3000 lawsuits involving nearly every state and city, most of the money in the announcement goes to health care and drug treatment. longme okl

. ♪ stephanie: i am stephanie sy with newshour west.he program after the headlines. a new delay approving pfizer's covid-19 vaccine for children under five. the fda once more data on whether to authorize three low-dose shots instead of two shots for children. pfizer said it could be april before the data is ready. and, the cdc reported on findings that booster shots as lose potency after four months, meaning some need a fourth inoculation. a court in ontario, canada ordered truckers to end their blockade of the key bridge. the protests against covid vaccine mandates has clogged the ambassador bridge between tario and detroit, disrupting supplies to u.s. auto plants. the court order came after ontario's premier declared an emergency and threaten fines and jail time for the protesters. >> this is critical to our economy, and i will tell you it will not be tolerated. in saying that, i want everyone to work together and i want this to be peaceful, and we need to make sure that we get the goods to the facilities. stephanie: we will focus on

. >> i'm stephanie sy with newshour west.will return to the full program after the latest headlines. the standoff between russia and the west over ukraine sparked a stormy debate today at the united nations. russia accused the u.s. of bringing nazis to power in key out of. the added states said it is moscow that is the aggressive. in the united nations security council today, a fractious discussion over the crisis in ukraine. russia cruised the u.s., which called the meeting, of inciting panic and attempted to shut it down. >> the open format for discussion posed by e.s. is making this a classic example of megaphone diplomacy. >> but the meeting continued with russia in the hot seat. the u.s. pushed the kremlin to de-escalate its military buildup along its border with ukraine. >> this is the largest, hear me clearly, mobilization of troops in europe in decades. as we speak, russia is sending even more forces and arms joined them should >> diplomats from around the world urged russia to stand down or face consequences. >> the

stephanie sy has more. >> sy: judy, besides the compensation, the soccer federation has promised equalween mes and women's national teams in future competitions, including the world cup. that has generated a lot of excitement, even though the deal won't be final until a new collective bargaining agreement is ratified by the players' association. for a look at this big step toward equity, i am joined by julie foudy, retired two-time world cup champion and olympic gold medalist. she is now a sports commentator for espn. julie foudy, it's a pleasure to have you on this momentous day for women's soccer. who have you been talking to? were you jumping for joy when you heard the news? >> who have i not been talking to? we've got a 99ers text chain going on, abbey b wawbach becaue texting thanking the older gals for their contributions as well. it's a glorious day not just for soccer, it is beyond women's sports, what this current group hastood for and spoken up for and what they're going to set a global standard for how we should be treated particularly as it relates to women's sports. >> rep