we can cross live to paul robinson, professor of public and the international fairs at the university of ottawa. thanks for being with us here on our international market. so do you find the the auto mares decision to declare a state of emergency necessary? do you think that the protesters really put any sort of danger to the residence there? well, i think something could it have to be done that the truck has seemed to be settling in now for the long term even put up some some prominence structures including a kitchen and so on us. and you know, we're having a situation in which the center of town, right opposite parliament is sort of semi from the occupied. you can have a noise some, some distance away because of the permanent honking. have been stories of locals being harris to the story. and in the past 30 today about a woman who couldn't get her medicine for chemotherapy because of the drive, it just couldn't deliver it and things like that. so it is causing some serious problems and something needs to be done. now a protest is illegal, right? in canada, but with the state wrapping up its r

robinson in ottawa, he is professor at the graduate school public international affairs at university of ottawa in pittsburgh. we have dan caballo, he is a professor of international human rights law and author supplies to skate for russia. and here in boston, we have to meet re so soft. he is deputy director of the center for comprehensive european and international studies at the higher school economics. i generally cross talk roles and the fact that means you can jump anytime you want. and i always appreciate it. let's go to auto upon, i'm sure you came across the exchange that ned price had with matt lee of the associated press. and that's why i entered my introduction about heightened propaganda because it was truly an extraordinary media experience where the 1st of all, you have to believe me. second of all, if you doubt us intelligence and british halogens than you're somehow a stooge for the kremlin. i mean, is this where we have gotten to because there's, there's no evidence of anything we're waiting for godot, we're waiting for an imminent invasion. this has been going on since novemb

all robinson in ottawa, professor at the graduate school public international affairs at the university of ottawa in pittsburgh. we have danica. alex is a professor of international human rights law, an author of the plot to state from russia. and here in moscow we have to meet research. he is deputy director of the center for comprehensive european international studies at the higher school of economics. right. gentleman cross talk roles and effect, that means you can jump in anytime you want. and i always appreciate it. let's go to our upon, i'm sure you came across the exchange that ned price had with matt lee of the in. so.

robinson in ottawa, he is professor at the graduate school public international affairs at university of ottawa in pittsburgh. we have dan kabbalah. he is a professor of international human rights law, an author of the plot to skate for russia. and here in barstow we have to meet research. he is deputy director of the center for comprehensive european and international studies. at the higher school economics. i generally cross up roles and effect, that means you can jump anytime you want, and i would appreciate it. let's go to ottawa upon, i'm sure you came across the exchange that ned price had with matt lee of the associated press. and that's why i entered my introduction about heightened propaganda because it was truly an extraordinary media experience where the 1st of all, you have to believe me 2nd both, you doubt us intelligence and british tower. and then you're somehow a stooge for the kremlin. i mean, is this where we have gotten to because there's, there's no evidence of anything we're waiting for godot, we're waiting for an eminent invasion. this has been going on since november and

university of washington estimated 73% of americans are now immune to the omicron variant. we'll talk to dr. anthony fauci about the pandemic, after the news summary. busloads of canadian police began arriving in downtown ottawaed for a crackdown. they he been protesting against covid restrictions for nearly three weeks. today, work crews put up fences outside parliament, and the city's police chief warned that authorities won't wait much longer to make their move. >> we've been bolstering our resources, developing clear plans, and preparing to take action. the action is imminent. to those engaged in the unlawful protests, if you want to leave under your own terms, now is the time to do it. >> woodruff: most of the truckers insisted again they won't be moved, but as night fell, police arrested one of the protest organizers. in brazil, the death toll reached 113 today in flooding and mudslides near rio de janeiro, after 10 inches of rain fell in three hours. tuesday's storm swept away homes and cars in the city of petropolis. more than 115 people are still missing. authorities fear many were buried in the mud. back in this country, florida has joined states moving to ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

watch it on the nbc universal channel and streaming on peacock >>> cops in canada say they're investigating threatening and illegal behavior as crowds of people continue to gather in ottawahe so-called freedom convoid rolled into canada's capital city over the weekend, causing major chaos, and essentially has brought ottawa to a standstill it began as a rally against vaccine requirements for cross-border truckers, but it turned quickly into a protest gets the government's overall handling of the pandemic canadians officials say some carried signs with swastikas, other waving confederate plans, there were reports of people urinating on memorials the defense minister called the scenes beyond rep rehence iible. justin trudeau announced he himself has covid, described the protest as an insult to memory and truth. trudeau says the protesters do not represent the vast majority of canadians. >>> a new turn troops in ucontain are on high alert. should president putin give the order to invade. one of the quickest ways ton there was through chernobyl. it was here that a nuclear -- they weren't exactly transparent. you may have seen the movies as of late, chernobyl is a ghost town

what's happened in ottawa, as i understand, canadians, things are easing here, restrictions are pretty strong in parts of canada. there's a fatigue that seems to be universalt two years now. and we all understand we want this to be over, and there's a lot of real legitimate feeling that people are fed up. what you see, though, is a lot of the culture wars we're having here in our politics being exported, because of the presence of social media. you see this kind of thing exported to canada. you see the mask fights showing up in england, showing up in europe. in ways that directly represent, directly mimic fights we're having here at home. i think what you see is a university of cultural memes partly because of the prevalence of social media. >> yeah. and, phil, pardon me. also pumped up by foreign control forms not to say those involved aren't sincere and the people pumping it up over here opportunistic, but end of the day, whatever fatigue folks are feeling, it's understandable. pandemics don't care about your feelings. we're still trying to get this under control, still have enormous number of people dieing and a lot is permtiformative trg to pump it up

ottawa. none has left. considering there is a state of emergency in the city. it's clear that they are not going anywhere soon. >> sean: the support they are getting from the people seems universal. almost seems like a block party in new york. >> yes. it's like a canada day festival every day here. nothing but positivity on the streets. i would describe this as a family environment. it's hard to wrap your head around the way that the legacy media in canada is trying to spin the narrative. when you are on the ground here you see people from all walks of life that just want their freedoms back. it's been hard to be a canadian for almost 2 years. people want mandates lifted. the truckers brought hope to the canadians we may see these mandates lifted. >> sean: appreciate the report. also tonight we are following the efforts by the left and their allies to censor the trucker convoy like go fund me. they froze and gave no good explanation as to why and shut down the fund-raising page that raised $10 million claiming the convoy was connected to violence. there is little to no evidence we have found to support this phoney allegation. go fund me promoted the seattle summer of love zone b