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Welcome back. right now protesters in windsor, canada, are being cleared off a critical border bridge to the u.s., which they have been blocking for days now. the so-called freedom convoy has been suffocating supply chains across the canadian border as they fight against covid mandates. today another convoy is planning to stage demonstrations in buffalo, new york. we have reporters on both sides of the border. let's begin with cnn's miguel marquez in windsor. miguel, what's happening right there? what does it mean they're being cleared out? >> reporter: come over here. police have been moving ...

National economy, kate. the impact of this border closure for perspective, we're talking 8,000 to 1,0000,000 trua day. the busiest and in terms of dollars and cents, woe're talkig about 400 million per day across this location and known as the auto capital of the u.s. in windsor, we're the auto capital of canada and supply chain on both sides of the border built up and tightly integrated. when the border is closed, there is an immediate reaction because of just in time delivery schedules. there is an immediate reaction on both sides of the border. >> it seems a standstill. you've been working ...

Were having and what the next moves would be. it's very disruptive to the auto industry. we are the auto capital of canada. just the other side of the river, about 1.5km away is detroit, michigan — the auto capital of the us. and all of the supply chains that support the auto industry in north america rely on smooth and efficient border crossings and this has to be open, there is no alternative, but to get this bridge open because plants are starting to shut down, running out of supplies. and so, things have to happen, action has to be taken. we have an injunction and if people will not leav...

Vaccine passport requirement on march 1st. saying they were doing it because it is safe to do so. not because of the protests, but despite them. but this showdown isn't over. demonstrations are still going on in ottawa and at other border crossings. and copycat protests are popping up from belgium to new zealand where authorities blasted music like barry manilow tunes and the macarena to try to disperse the crowd there. miguel marquez joins us in windsor, ontario, at that ambassador bridge. you have some breaking news. what's going on? >> yeah, look, while the bridge here is open, there are co...

Support public health and public health measures have been put in place to try to deal with the covid crisis and what this is doing in the view of a lot of canadians is just not productive and in fact, it is hurting people and hurting a lot of people in this community because theirjobs are affected and the jobs of people down the line are affected and so, you know, people in canada are watching very intensely to see what happens here happens in ottawa and then if this protest is shut down, what happens in other places. two other protests pop—up? what will happen in those cases, what will gov...