i was so happy. - yeah. - university of west alabama. - i leave may 26. - to ohio?e you're gonna do something, get in trouble. and i'm gonna have to fly up to ohio. - imma be up there for a good minute. - when are you comin' back? - mom said i can come back whenever. i aint gon' miss it. i aint even miss my homeboys you know that? - dang, you aint gon' miss me at all? - nope. [laughs] - thanks. just, pink promise you'll be safe? - i'm gonna be safe. - and if something happens, you're gonna call me? if you need me? - what? how you gon' help? you like, how ma hours away? - uh, i could fly down there. - fly? wow- - or i can send you money. - bruh, i could get shot, and you know how long it'd take to get down there? - trust me- - i could be dead in an hour. - i'll drive the plane. - drive the plane? - yeah, put extra gain it. - extra gas? i'm sorry casey, but, you're gonna crash that plane. you're gonna crash it. - cross for the villain. twinsies. - this is not gta 5. this is not gta 5. [casey laughing] - ah, i'll miss you. growing up sucks. [somber music] [door slammin

toyota now saying this has led to a “periodic downtime” at engine plants in west virginia and alabamad factories in kentucky. today, president biden once again speaking with prime minister trudeau. >> the president expressed his concern that the united states -- that united states companies and workers are experiencing serious effects including slowdowns in production, shortened work hours, and plant closures. >> reporter: michigan's governor says she's willing to do whatever it takes to help. >> this is quickly turning into a homeland security issue on top of the economic pain they've already caused. >> reporter: and now a new warning of potential protests in the u.s. targeting this weekend's super bowl in los angeles. >> we're following that situation in canada very closely. we know very seriously that this event poses opportunities for people who wish to interrupt it. >> reporter: and david, i just spoke to a factory worker who tells me she's out of work and doesn't know when she will get her next paycheck. experts now estimate that auto workers could lose up to $51 million this we

impacted and we just learned this morning that toyota is slowing production at factories in west virginia and alabama. hundreds of miles away from this bridge in ontario. and all connected the north america economy is, especially when it comes to autos. it's not just the canadian auto industry or u.s. auto industry. they're really all joined at the hip. we also have to keep in mind that people are already dealing with sticker shock when it comes to cars. we learned just yesterday that new car and truck prices up by 12% in january from the year before, that is an all-time high. there's not enough new cars due to the shortage of computer chips, used car prices up by more than 40%. it's hard to see how these production impacts driven by the protests are going to help that situation. the key is going to be, how long does it last? does it get resolved this weekend and linger for weeks? also, which vehicles, which brands are actually going to be impacted? that's going to be key here. but kate, clearly, this is just one more challenge for an economy dealing with high inflation and shortages. >> the ripple e

it has led to shutdowns of auto plants and production cuts in michigan, west virginia, kentucky, alabamae a look at the latest. [horn honking] correspondent: a normal free-flowing artery. >> we want freedom. correspondent: choked to a standstill by those calling themselves a freedom convoy. it began in january in response to a rule imposed by both countries the truckers be fully vaccinated to cross the border. it is day five of protests at the ambassador bridge. the key transit point connects wins or -- windsor castle ontario to detroit. truckers have shut down the road. >> we want freedom from all mandates. that's what were fighting for. we are canadians and we want to be free canadians. correspondent: canada is our biggest trading partner, bigger than china, and the ambassador bridge is the biggest border crossing, 25% of all trade flowing across his bridge. it is a key economic problem, auto parts delivery stalled, manufactures, ford, toyota, gm scaling down production or entirely shuttg down plants. >> this is significant. for one, it comes at a terrible time. we are already short on

it has led to shutdowns of auto plants and production cuts in michigan, west virginia, kentucky, alabamacanada. paul solman has the latest. >> reporter: a normally free -flowing u.s./canada trade artery, choked to a standstill by protestors, many from the u.s., calling themselves the "freedom convoy." it began in late january, in response to a rule imposed by both countries that truckers be fully vaccinated to cross the border. it's day five of protests at the bassador bridge, the key transit point which connects windsor, ontario to detroit. truckers have shut down the ro. >> we want freedom-- freedom of all mandates-- and that's what we are fighting for. we are canadian, and we want to be free canadians. >> reporter: canada is our biggest trading partner-- bigger than china-- and the ambassador bridge is the busiest u.s./canada border crossing. a quarter of all trade between the two countries flowing across this one bridge. a key economic problem? auto parts deliveries, stalled; manufacturers ford, toyota, g.m., forced to scale back production, or entirely shut down plants. michelle kre

l led to a periodic downtime at engine plants in west virginia and alabama and factories in kentucky. the gridlock also forcing general motors to cancel shifts. >> the president expressed his concern that united states companies and workers are experiencing serious effects including slowdowns in production, shortened work hours and plant closures. >> reporter: ontario now under a state of emergency. those who block that crucial bridge could be arrested and face fines of up to $100,000. >> your right to make a political statement does not outweigh the rights of a million people in ottawa to live peacefully, free of harassment and chaos in their own homes. there will be consequences for these actions, and they will be severe. >> reporter: and the u.s. department of homeland security is now warning that protests like these could expand into parts of the united states, potentially disrupting the big game, the super bowl in los angeles tomorrow. gio. >> all right, elwyn lopez on the u.s./canada border. elwyn, thank you. >>> we're going to turn now to those rising costs from gasoline to gro

supply train from the blockades, has led to periodic downtime for plants as far away as west virginia and alabama. ford has curtailed capacity had to move its plants and fully shut down an entire assembly plant in ohio, because of part shortages, and if you don't care about car manufacturers, but there are canary in the coal mine of what this could do to our supply chain overall. it's not just car parts, by the way, that are being blocked from going over these bridges. our covid area supply chain is already spread thin, so these blockades have a lot of potential to cause very real damage. so maybe wondering, why after weeks, canadian officials have interest arrested everyone involved in these protests, or towed their trucks. the answer is complicated. it's partially because canadian police are the polite sort, they don't typically do this type of thing. it's also because trucks this big are actually incredibly difficult to tow, and some local towing companies have refused to help. ottawa police are currently investigating threats made against at least one towing company, threats made to believe t

alabama, there was a family reunion, of sorts. many of the people there were descendents of west africans who were sold into slavery a forced to come to the u.s. on the very last slave ship in 1860. we first brought y the story of the "clotilda" three years ago, when the hunt was on to find its wreck. in the first of a three-part series on confronting the legacy of slavery and racism in alabama, special correspondent megan thompson traveled to mobile to follow up on that search, and those working to revive the story of "clotilda's" survivors and the long-neglected community they founded. >> this is raw cotton. it's real, raw cotton. >> reporter: when we first visited lorna gail woods three years ago, she showed us her collection of artifacts and photos on display at a school on the northern edge of mobile, alabama. >> this is my granddaddy-- great-great granddaddy, charlie. >> reporter: in 1860, woods' great-great grandfather, charlie lewis, was captured in west africa and forced onto a ship called the "clotilda." it was the last known slave ship to arrive in america. >> somehow, in the bottom of that boat, they were praying and ch

production lines of his canadian factories are down and output has been curtailed at plants in alabama, kentucky and westvers in japan, toshiba falling at the moment after prophets missed estimates. we are seeing -- rising after declaring share buybacks. -- falling after a haidi: we're just getting the minutes from the latest rba meeting as of the rba. we heard -- testimony to the government last week, really trying to continue to strike this balance between conveying that clearly there's going to be issues if they waited too long when it comes to tightening but he didn't want to pull the trigger too quickly, saying given the inflation levels in australia are not as high as the u.s., there is a bit of a buffer space. we are seeing some of these lines coming through from the minutes of the february 1 meeting. prepare to be patient as it monitors the inflation situation. we heard from the chief investment officer of jb we are saying the rba did -- could actually see it being rushed into a short sharp tightening cycle which would leave a with less fiery -- leave it with less fiery power. some economists out

toyota says the plants in kentucky, alabama, and west virginia are also being impacted by the supplyain crisis that these protests are creating. g.m., ford, as well, and ambassador bridge handles a quarter of all trade between the u.s. and canada and for five days demonstrators have forced the 7,000 trucks that cross each day, $323 million worth of goods, to travel more than an hour north to the blue water bridge in port huron. delaying the delivery of parts to keep production lines and businesses open. industry experts say the longer these blockades last, greater the impact will be across the board for american consumers. >> americans are affected by the trade at the canadian border, number two trading part. disrupted, less supply of cars available and prices end up going up invariably for people, they cannot get the products that they want. >> why the michigan governor is demanding canadian officials take immediate action to end what she says has been an economic crisis for her state. >> it's been hurting us in michigan from day one. every minute this goes on has lost wages, it's d

manufacturers, just moments ago, we found that toyota just announced that toyota engine plant in west virginia, as well as alabamahe blockade gm had three ships that were canceled in lansing, michigan, up and running today but had to chart area cargo plane to bring in parts that were stuck at the border we're seeing issues with the plants in ontario for honda that makes civics, so you could see some delays there. ford is in the same boat, so you have all of these large automakers that are definitely feeling the financial impact listen in. >> the longer it persists, the more difficult it's going to be, to make up for any lost production >> and pretty much across the board, we have automakers that rely on just in time supplies. so they don't want to hold inventory. but with this massive bridge blocked, that means they're not getting their goods in time. you have the canadian government here, also in ontario, that has filed an injunction, they're going to have a hearing at noon today, and they have said on the canadian side, they are prepared to physically remove all the protesters if needed, but of course, they def

west virginia. and just today, a committee in the alabama state house approved a bill that would ban all abortion inducingn unsafe method of abortion in the early stages of pregnancy. 50 years of protection for women who are just trying to safely access medical care aides now seriously under threat, as republican lawmakers try to turn back the clock to a pre-roe america. irin carmon is a senior correspondent for "new york magazine" who has spent years covering abortion rights. she published an upcoming piece titled this is how roe ends on the upcoming supreme court decision. it's good to see you, irin. >> hi alex. >> put this in a larger sociological context for me. is this really about reproductive freedom? or is this part of a larger and sustained attack on the freedoms that women have won in the last 50 years? i mean, why is all of this happening right now? >> so, there is a practical answer, which has a lot to do with the conversation you just had, about clarence and virginia thomas. so, the very short practical reason that this is happening now and of course it has been happening for 50 years, but no

i wanted to go to and he said, one, you can't have 'bama on there, alabama. [ laughter ] so i ended up choosing schools like the westfort when you have people like that you've been around for at least a year and talked to for more years before that. >> i know you're excited to be reunited with your old coach. how have ou fans reacted to you leaving? >> yes, i am. they reacted kind of how i expected them to. i appreciate all the ou fans. i love all the ou fans, all the love and support they have given me throughout the season when i wasn't playing before i got there and then after i was playing, kind of, you know, they'll always be in my heart. >> i know they will. you had such a breakout year for them. we know, we're entering this whole new era of college athletics including being able to profit from using your name, image and likeness. was that a consideration in your move to usc? >> a consideration, obviously you have to think about it because it is a part of college football, and not that big, not really big at all for me, i've been fortunate enough throughout my childhood to be in certain situations in my life,

alabama and mississippi, rather than being tied to the coastline allowing greater transportation of access to people of all backgrounds and demographics. >> excellent. what else do you see? >> it goes a lot further west that be previously. it's all the way through green bay and iowa territory. where not that long ago, people were complaining about going into ohio. >> no more complaining about going to ohio. absolutely. other things? what do you notice? what about cities? any city names jumping out to you? what do you notice? >> a lot of the core cities like boston and new york are all connected by the highways, but also new cities like chicago and new orleans are also connected. >> excellent. so we have these colonial cities being connected to one another in a more concrete way through road and rail trt. we also have the emergence of new western cities. >> going off that point also now, there's ab ability for cities to pop up in the middle of the country, no longer just along sea port because they are able to travel easier than just through the water. >> excellent. so the economic transformations in the early national period, as we have seen, drastically all theed people's relationship to western lan

alabama overnight, turning over trucks and causing substantial damage. just one part of that massive system that seems to contain every weather condition possible. >> in the mid westews are cleaning up after snow and ice caused dangerous driving conditions leading to this massive pile up and more than 30-mile backup. >> here on the east coast, the major concern this morning, heavy winds up to 70 miles per hour. we've got it all covered, including al's forecast. let's start with nbc's maura barrett outside of chicago for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning hoda. to put it into perspective, yesterday morning it was 40 degrees here. surprisingly warm for the mid west in february. but then temperatures dropped dramatically, the weather moved in and we're left with piles of snow like this overnight. i'm about 5'7", so that is the kind of snow that we're talking here. and temperatures are in the single digits so the snow is not going anywhere any time soon. people across the country waking up to a similar situation. this morning in dallas to maine, millions under a severe weather advisory. moving east, slamming the south with strong winds and flooding. in alabam

alabama. his name is nicholas west. without alabama's tax credit scholarship, nicholas and his brothers would have no option to shall but to attend a -- but to attend a high school that they were zoned for, which was a school unable to deliver individualized training that they needed. thanks to school choice program, nicholas and his brother were able to thrive in different learning environments based on their unique needs and interests, by being in an environment that set him up for success, nicholas was able to earn college credits during high school, and he went on to start his own business. upon graduating from high school. i believe that this country owes you one thing. it owes you an opportunity. but what you have to do with that opportunity is up to the individual. for nicholas, he used his opportunity presented to him through the school choice to tap his full potential. it makes sense that we should increase access to the opportunities for young men and women, just like nicholas. we must deliver the same opportun

similar resolutions have passed in alabama, arizona, arkansas, idaho, louisiana, and west virginia.epresentative jody heiss is leading a similar mesh in your the house -- a similar measure in the house. it has 61 cosponsors from 26 states. two weeks ago, thousands of americans joined the march for life to stand up for the unborn. later this year, the supreme court will issue a decision on a case which strikes at the heart of roe v. wade. our current abortion guidelines, we only have five other countries that would be similar. two of those countries, china and north korea. what does that say about abortion in america? minimally, the court needs to return this to the states so that we don't have this policy put upon all the states, at least half of which disagree with it. whatever that decision may be, we must remember the millions of lives lost to the tragedy of abortion. madam president, as if in legislative session, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on the judiciary be discharged from further consideration and the senate now proceed to senate resolution 494. i further ask