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i'm optimistic because this is only one plan how to survive. >> reporter: that plan for survival relies on u.s. support, which has helped keep russian forces at bay in recent months. >> translator: it was very hard, but thank god our partners, including the u.s. and europe, helped us with air defense missiles. so we lived through the winter. >> i understand that. but americans will think, we have spent tens of billions of dollars supporting ukraine. >> translator: it would not be right to say we just need another year or a billion dollars. it doesn't work like that. ammunition is coming to us, but its production take place in the u.s. and the money stay in the u.s., and the taxes is staying in the u.s. >> reporter: we joined him as he inkpeblthed underground bunkers

a few miles from the russian border. they're also bracing for russian retaliation after president putin accused ukraine of supporting the isis terror attack near moscow last week. allegations zelenskyy dismissed as ridiculous. >> but that doesn't stop putin from attacking you anyway. >> translator: yes, and that's what i want to tell you. for him, he doesn't care what the reason is for attacking us. >> reporter: president zelenskyy told us he believes the russians are preparing to launch another offensive in may or june, norah. ideally he's hoping for missile defense systems and more artillery before then. >> charlie d'agata, thank you so much. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."

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viewers in the first two rounds, a record. and it's probably a safe bet that many who are watching are also wagering. according to the american gaming association, close to $3 billion will be legally bet on this year's tournaments, nearly twice the amount wagered on this year's super bowl. but the biggest reason to tune in -- >> for me, it's the moments. it's who's going to be willing to take the big shot, and then if they do succeed, that just gives me goose bumps. >> reporter: now, just to give you an idea of how popular caitlin clark is, you can still get a ticket for tonight's men's game in los angles for about 30 uk bucks. but the cheapest seat available for saturday's matchup between clark's hawkeyes in colorado is almost quadruple that, and floor seats were selling for as much as $1,300 each. norah. >> women's basketball on fire. carter evans, thank you so much. new video of that horrific school bus accident in texas. a startling admission from the

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zoo. finally tonight's heart of america. sports have long been a source of hope and joy during national tragedies, and today's opening day was an example of just that. the baltimore orioles held a moment of silence to honor the victims of the francis scott key bridge collapse and the brave first responders who saved lives. baltimore's morgan state university choir sang the national anthem in front of a sellout crowd, lending their voices to an orioles tradition. ♪ that our flag was still there ♪ >> beautiful. the giant american flag in center field is a replica of the one that flew over baltimore's fort mcren hi in the war of 1812 when francis scott key wrote the home that would become "the star-spangled banner". baltimore and its first responders, they are tonight's "heart of america."

♪ home of the brave ♪ and that's the overnight news for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings" and follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm carissa lawson in new york. the federal government granted maryland $60 million in immediate aid following the baltimore bridge collapse. barges are being brought in to start removing the mangled wreckage. officials say they'll need to clear the debris before resuming the search for the four workers who are still missing. a star-studded presidential

fund-raiser in the heart of manhattan brought together president joe biden and former presidents barack obama and bill clinton at radio city music hall. former president donald trump was in new york as well, paying his respects as a wake in long island for a fallen new york city police officer. and the who's tommy is back, rocking broadway after a 30-year hiatus. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm carissa lawson, cbs news, new york. tonight, we're 1,200 feet above the wreckage of the baltimore bridge collapse. >> terrible images like this one are a force multiplier. >> why the search for the missing is so difficult. >> oh, wow, so that's a vehicle. >> and on the water, what it will take to reopen the vital port. >> it's going to be an enormous amount of work. >> plus, we're learning new details about the construction crew's final moments as the city honors the victims. >> let us join together in a moment of silence.

>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we want to begin tonight with the salvage operation under way in baltimore as federal investigators start piecing together what may have caused that massive cargo ship to lose power before its catastrophic collision with the francis scott key bridge. hazardous conditions from broken and twisted pieces of the bridge is forcing divers to pause their efforts to find construction workers who are missing. what became clear is the sheer magnitude of the work that lies ahead, not just to find the victims and clear the port, but to get one of america's busiest ports up and running again. late this afternoon, the biden administration approved $60 million in emergency funding to help cover the initial costs of debris removal. governor wes moore warned residents of the long road ahead

when it comes to rebuilding the bridge and returning the port to what it was. the ntsb says the investigation itself could take up to two years. cbs's kris van cleave will start us off tonight with a firsthand look at the devastation. >> reporter: from the water, the scope of the accident is enormous. the cargo ship dali is almost as long as the chrysler building in new york city is tall. the wreckage sits where it fell early tuesday morning, blocking access to one of the nation's busiest ports. we're surveying the damage with the commander of the army corps of engineers. yesterday, and we spoke for a few minutes, and he made it clear this was the u.s. army corps of engineers number one priority. >> will this be an around-the-clock effort? >> we're going to go 24/7. >> that sounds like a massive effort. >> it is a massive effort. >> reporter: general scott spellman's team will work with crews from the navy and coast guard to begin the salvage efforts to clear the waterway and allow divers to recover the remaining four bodies believed to be trapped beneath the rubble.

it's not just all this debris that you can see and the massive cargo ship. it's also everything that sunk to the bottom. tons of debris that's 50 feet down. it all has to come off the floor before this channel and the port of baltimore can reopen. already there is a traffic jam of cargo ships unable to get in or out of the port of baltimore. plus two cruise ships that won't be able to return to the charm city port that employs 8,000 people. >> this is a core economic engine for our state, and we have to make sure that our workers are protected. >> reporter: new video shows traffic early tuesday morning on the francis scott key bridge and that construction crew filling potholes moments before the dali slammed into it. and now our first look on board the violent vessel as ntsb investigators work to gather evidence and continue interviews with the ship's 21-person crew. the dali's voice data recorder shows about 90 seconds after the first sign of trouble, the onboard pilot called for help, asking nearby tugboats to respond. less than a minute later, the mayday call.

then the devastating collision. the damage on board is extensive. part of the bridge came down on the bow, leaving a deep gash. cargo containers with hazardous material sit sheared open. >> when you get out here on the water and you look at that, you really get a sense from the massive effort that we're dealing with. >> reporter: that effort requires clearing a 700-foot-wide channel to get the port back open. the navy is bringing in the largest floating crane on the east coast. it will be here tonight. it can lift up to 1,000 tons but they think that piece of bridge laying on the ship weighs three or four times that, norah. >> wow. kris van cleave, thank you. tonight, we're learning more about the final moments of the construction workers who plummeted into the river. a co-worker tells cbs news the crew had finished their work when the ship hit. they were in their cars on a break, waiting for the concrete to dry before leaving and reopening the lane. and that's when the bridge collapsed. cbs's nicole sganga reports tonight on the search for their bodies.

>> reporter: baltimore county police surveyed the wreckage from 1,200 feet. nothing prepares you for a boat colliding into the bridge. >> even after you see it, it's still just so surreal. >> reporter: in the hours after the collapse, this thermal imaging technology was used to scour for victims. >> that was our main focus that night, around 4:00 a.m., when we first got here was utilizing the thermal imaging just to try to locate anybody. >> reporter: transmitting real time images like these to those on the ground. >> oh, wow, so that's a vehicle. on wednesday, maryland state police pulled the bodies out of the river, but divers are unable to reach the four people still missing. >> because of the amount of concrete and debris, divers are no longer able to safely navigate or operate around that. >> reporter: tonight we're learning more about the victims. the prth of maynor yassir suazo sandoval tells cbs news he wishes he could have stopped his

brother from going to work. moises diaz was scheduled to fill potholes on the key bridge tuesday, but his shift was changed. "every day we give thanks to god for life," diaz tells us. he's grieving the loss of six fellow construction workers, men he calls brothers. "i saw my friends as family members," and diaz tells us the miraculous story of his friend, julio cervantes, one of two rescued. he said cervantes escaped his sinking truck by crawling out the window. "he thought i'm going to die here. even though he can't swim, he survived." diaz tells us cervantes' chest was crushed during his escape. he's stable now, but even as he recovers physically, his friend says his trauma is his deepest pain, that he can't stop replaying the bridge collapse in his mind. norah. >> oh, it's a miracle he's alive. nicole sganga, thank you. back here in the u.s., a 22-year-old illinois man was

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he had a little knife. i saw the knife. and then he got in his truck, revved it up, ran over the mailman. >> reporter: roughly 20 minutes later, a sheriff's deputy took soto into custody. he's now facing multiple felony charges, including first-degree murder. soto appeared in court briefly today and is being held without bond. his next court date is next week. norah, if convicted, he's facing 60 years for each murder. >> awful story. >> awful story. sabrina franza, thank you. an alternative to pills, voltaren is a clinically proven arthritis pain relief gel, which penetrates deep to target the source of pain with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine directly at the source. voltaren, the joy of movement. ma, ma, ma— ( clears throat ) for fast sore throat relief, try vicks vapocool drops. with two times more menthol per drop, and powerful vicks vapors to vaporize sore throat pain. vicks vapocool drops. vaporize sore throat pain.

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm erica brown in washington. thanks for staying with us. vladimir putin insists he has no intention of starting a war with nato but says if the alliance provides air bases for the fighter jets promised to

ukraine, those bases will become legitimate targets. 42 of the u.s.-made jets are slated for deployment in ukraine over the next few months. inside the war zone, ukrainian president zelenskyy says his immediate need is artillery shells and anti-missile defense systems. he told our charlie d'agata that without them, ukraine might lose the war. >> reporter: we were originally supposed to meet the president on the front lines, but at the last minute, they decided it was just too dangerous. it just shows how unpredictable the fight has become with russian forces on the attack across several fronts. we met up with president zelenskyy at an undisclosed location close to the russian border in the east. bombed-out buildings as a backdrop are easy to find here. >> mr. president, i want to ask you first of all, can you describe what the front line fighting is like as we head into spring? >> what's going on now on the front line? >> yeah.

>> okay. so the situation is we're stabilized on the east. it's better than it was two months ago, two, three months, when we had a big deficit of artillery and ammunition, different kinds of weapons. >> reporter: but he says they can't hold that line much longer without more military aid and now. >> so you're expecting a counteroffensive in may, june from the russians? >> i think so. >> what sort of weapons do you need to stop that counteroffensive? >> translator: number one is anti-air defense and artillery shells. that's what we need. >> reporter: we joined the president on an inspection of vast new underground fortifications. >> while lawmakers struggle over the decision to continue supporting ukraine, do you think russians are taking advantage? >> translator: russia is using that 100%, not 50-50, 100%.

we have almost no artillery remaining. >> reporter: zelenskyy says he's aware the war in gaza has diverted american attention and resources. >> translator: first and foremost, we understand that there is a humanitarian disaster there. but, of course, it took attention away from ukraine. it's a fact. and when you lose attention from your region to other regions, then it is obviously good for russia. russia knows that the world's help and support is not focused on ukraine now. >> last month, you said if we have american support, we will win. if we don't have american support, we will lose. >> it's true. >> simple as that? ukraine will lose. >> but it's not simple. >> reporter: president zelenskyy said if ukraine were to lose, putin would be on nato's doorstep. he said while he's grateful for

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three decades working at boeing. >> initially he loved boeing. >> yes. >> reporter: rodney barnett says his brother, john, became concerned when he transferred to boeing's south carolina plant in 2010. >> what kind of problems did he tell you that he noticed in the factory? >> quality issues, procedures that wasn't being followed, shortcuts that was trying to be taken. >> reporter: barnett claimed he was retaliated against for speaking up. he left the company in 2017. >> he didn't go into a lot of detail, but i know he was like embarrassed at meetings. he would be called out. >> was his treatment at work -- did it wear on him? >> oh, yes. that would wear anybody down after -- i don't know whether it's seven or eight years. >> reporter: in a whistle-blower lawsuit, barnett alleged a litany of safety concerns. titanium shavings falling into electrical wiring, defective oxygen tanks, and managers urging him to cut corners. robert terk wits and brian

knowles represent barnett. >> the retaliation john faced was something he endured constantly. >> he wasn't trying to hurt boeing. he was trying to save boeing. he saw this coming, and he said at some point, you know, this is all going to come down on boeing. >> reporter: in recent months, boeing has grappled with questions about its safety culture, specifically repeated problems with its 737 max planes, including the mid-flight blowout of an alaska airlines door. barnett worked on a different plane but raised similar concerns. >> what was his reaction to those headlines? >> it wasn't joyful, i can tell you that. the whole thing was the flying public. he had their back. all these times he's had their back, trying to stand up, get safety concerns straightened out. >> reporter: earlier this month, barnett was found dead in his truck from what the coroner says was an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> do you believe this was a suicide? >> the investigation is going on right now, and, yeah, we're not

going to go to that. we're going to wait and see what the investigation brings out. >> do you blame boeing? >> i think if this hadn't of gone on so long, i'd still have my son. my sons would still have their brother. and we wouldn't be sitting here. so in that respect, i do. >> reporter: barnett's family intends to carry on his whistle-blower lawsuit against boeing. >> what is his legacy? >> that boeing changes and makes things right in their factories, builds planes that we're used to boeing flying. >> that's all he wanted, just the safety of the public. >> reporter: in a statement to cbs news, boeing said, we are saddened by mr. barnett's passing and our thoughts are with his family and friends. one final pount, and this is important. the company has said in the past that it both reviewed and addressed the quality issues barnett raised before he

retired. that was mark strassmann in south carolina. flags are flying at half-staff over the u.s. capitol after the passing of retired connecticut senator joe lieberman. he died after complications from a fall. lieberman was 82. ed o'keefe looks back on his complicated political career. >> reporter: joe lieberman became a u.s. senator in 1989. a centrist democrat and ally of bill clinton, he delivered a searing rebuke of the president at the height of the monica lewinsky scandal. >> such behavior is not just inappropriate, it is immoral. and it is harmful. >> reporter: though lieberman voted against impeaching clinton, his criticism was part of why al gore chose him as his running mate in 2000, making him the first jewish politician to run on a major party ticket. the duo narrowly lost to george w. bush and dick cheney after the supreme court halted the florida recount. in a 2012 "washington post" interview, he told me he tried not to between on it. >> i was raised in a family that

taught me life is about to today and tomorrow, not yesterday. >> reporter: back in the senate, lieberman led the push to establish the department of homeland security after 9/11 and to end the pentagon's don't ask, don't tell policy. bu he broke ranks with democrats in supporting the iraq war. >> the moment of truth has arrived for saddam hussein. >> reporter: lieberman lost his 2006 senate primary to an anti-war candidate but ran instead as an independent and held on to his seat. then just eight years after running to be the democratic vp, lieberman endorsed longtime friend john mccain's 2008 republican presidential bid. >> i'm here to support john mccain because country matters more than party. >> reporter: lieberman retired from the senate in 2012, roughly 50 years after first stepping into the chamber as an intern. >> america remains a land of dreams and a nation of dreamers. and as long as that is so, i know that our best days as a

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made of close to 300 interwoven triangles. >> i built the dome because i didn't want to go through the process of losing another house. >> reporter: the dome home is able to wilth stand winds topping 200 miles per hour, making it essentially hurricane-proof. >> whether you told people you were building a dome home, what did they say? >> they thought i was a kook. >> reporter: not anymore. the spherical home is also energy efficient because surface area is minimized. his electric bills are usually less than $100 a month, a third of what hi neighbors pay. domes have long been built for their resiliency, from the world's first dome stadium, the astrodome, to the majestic iron dome of the u.s. capitol. >> we really want to be able to show how geodesic domes are not just stable and resilient, but they're also eminently efficient and portable and practical. >> reporter: the smithsonian recently reassembled this dome, the first built in north america, after six decades in storage, part of a focus on extreme weather. >> we're absolutely not thinking

enough about the role of housing and structures in climate change. >> reporter: dome-shaped buildings made of concrete allows them to disperse tremendous weight without collapsing. construction costs are generally higher, but so is the chance of survival. >> how long will you stay here? >> how long do i have? >> reporter: a dome of self-defense for those living on the front lines of mother nature's beauty and her fury wat

discarded plastic, and scientists in europe say they've found a new way to drastically reduce plastic waiste. >> reporter: bubble gum could help save the planet by popping our problem with single use plastic. british scientists see it as part of the solution to the waste from billions of medical tests taken at home each year.

>> the pregnancy test, infectious daze, even used in veterinary medicine. >> reporter: researchers are creating prototypes of eco-friendly devices from not just recycled gum but old fridge parts and limestone. once the plastic waste is gathered, it's broken down and turned into tiny pellets. from there, it's shaped and molded into tests. >> we have the machinery, the skill sets, and all the knowledge that we need to be able to turn this into a mass-produced item. >> reporter: researchers say home tests meant to keep people healthy are harming the planet, producing about 18,000 tons of waste worldwide each year. >> but those same devices are also contributing to a growing burden of plastic pollution globally. it's ending up in our oceans, ending up in our soil, is being burned and contributing to carbon emissions. >> reporter: by using recycled materials, scientists believe they could cut the carbon footprint front-runner production by up to 50%,

creating a healthier you and a greener planet, and it all started with a stick of gum. ian lee, cbs news, london. and that's the overnight news for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings" and remember you can follow us online at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm erica brown. this is "cbs news flash." i'm carissa lawson in new york. the federal government granted maryland $60 million in immediate aid following the baltimore bridge collapse. barges are being brought in to start removing the mangled wreckage. officials say they'll need to clear the debris before resuming the search for the four workers who are still missing. a star-studded presidential

fund-raiser in the heart of manhattan brought together president joe biden and former presidents barack obama and bill clinton at radio city music hall. former president donald trump was in new york as well, paying his respects at a wake in long island for a fallen new york ty police officer. and the who's tommy is back, rocking broadway after a 30-year hiatus. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phon tv. i'm carissa lawson, cbs news, new york. tonight, we're 1,200 feet above the wreckage of the baltimore bridge collapse. >> thermal images like this one are a force multiplier. >> why the search for the missing is so difficult. >> oh, wow, so that's a vehicle. >> and on the water, what it will take to reopen the vital port. >> it's going to be an enormous amount of work. >> plus, we're learning new details about the construction crew's final moments as the city honors the victims.

>> let us join together in a moment of silence. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we want to begin tonight with the salvage operation under way in baltimore as federal investigators start piecing together what may have caused that massive cargo ship to lose power before its catastrophic collision with the francis scott key bridge. hazardous conditions from broken and twisted pieces of the bridge is forcing divers to pause their efforts to find construction workers who are missing. what became clear is the sheer magnitude of the work that lies ahead, not just to find the victims and clear the port, but to get one of america's busiest ports up and running again. late this afternoon, the biden administration approved $60 million in emergency funding to help cover the initial costs of debris removal. governor wes moore warned

residents of the long road ahead when it comes to rebuilding the bridge and returning the port to what it was. the ntsb says the investigation itself could take up to two years. cbs's kris van cleave will start us off tonight with a firsthand look at the devastation. >> reporter: from the water, the scope of the accident is enormous. the cargo ship dali is almost as long as the chrysler building in new york city is tall. the wreckage sits where it fell early tuesday morning, blocking access to one of the nation's busiest ports. we're surveying the damage with the commander of the army corps of engineers. >> the president called me yesterday and we spoke for a few minutes, and he made it clear this was the u.s. army corps of engineers number one priority. >> will this be an around-the-clock effort? >> we're going to go 24/7. >> that sounds like a massive effort. >> it is a massive effort. >> reporter: general scott spellman's team will work with crews from the navy and coast guard to begin the salvage efforts to clear the waterway and allow divers to recover the remaining four bodies believed to be trapped beneath the

rubble. it's not just all this debris that you can see and the massive cargo ship. it's also everything that sunk to the bottom. tons of debris that's 50 feet down. it all has to come off the floor before this channel and the port of baltimore can reopen. already there is a traffic jam of cargo ships unable to get in or out of the port of baltimore. plus two cruise ships that won't be able to return to the charm city port that employs 8,000 people. >> this is a core economic engine for our state, and we have to make sure that our workers are protected. >> reporter: new video shows traffic early tuesday morning on the francis scott key bridge and that construction crew filling potholes moments before the dali slammed into it. and now our first look on board the giant vessel as ntsb investigators work to gather evidence and continue interviews with the ship's 21-person crew. the dali's voice data recorder shows about 90 seconds after the first sign of trouble, the onboard pilot called for help, asking nearby tugboats to respond. less than a minute later, the mayday call. then the devastating collision.

the damage on board is extensive. part of the bridge came down on the bow, leaving a deep gash. cargo containers with hazardous material sit sheared open. >> when you get out here on the water and you look at that, you really get a sense from the massive effort that we're dealing with. >> reporter: that effort requires clearing a 700-foot-wide channel to get the port back open. the navy is bringing in the largest floating crane on the east coast. it will be here tonight. it can lift up to 1,000 tons but they think that piece of bridge laying on the ship weighs three or four times that, norah. >> wow. kris van cleave, thank you. tonight, we're learning more about the final moments of the construction workers who plummeted into the river. a co-worker tells cbs news the crew had finished their work wen the ship hit. they were in their cars on a break, waiting for the concrete to dry before leaving and reopening the lane. and that's when the bridge collapsed. cbs's nicole sganga reports tonight on the search for their bodies.

>> reporter: baltimore county police surveyed the wreckage from 1,200 feet. nothing prepares you for a boat colliding into the bridge. >> even after you see it, it's still just so surreal. >> reporter: in the hours after the collapse, this thermal imaging technology was used to scour for victims. >> that was our main focus that night, around 4:00 a.m., when we first got here was utilizing the thermal imaging just to try to locate anybody. >> reporter: transmitting real time images like these to those on the ground. >> oh, wow, so that's a vehicle. on wednesday, maryland state police pulled the bodies of alejandro hernandez fuentes and dorlian castillo cabrera out of the river, but divers are unable to reach the four people still missing. >> because of the amount of concrete and debris, divers are no longer able to safely navigate or operate around that. >> reporter: tonight we're learning more about the victims. the brother of maynor yassir suazo sandoval tells cbs news he wishes he could have stopped his

brother from going to work. moises diaz was scheduled to fill potholes on the key bridge tuesday, but his shift was changed. "every day we give thanks to god for life," diaz tells us. he's grieving the loss of six fellow construction workers, men he calls brothers. "i saw my friends as family members," and diaz tells us the miraculous story of his friend, julio cervantes, one of two rescued. he said cervantes escaped his sinking truck by crawling out the window. "he thought i'm going to die here. even though he can't swim, he survived." diaz tells us cervantes' chest was crushed during his escape. he's stable now, but even as he recovers physically, his friend says his trauma is his deepest pain, that he can't stop replaying the bridge collapse in his mind. norah. >> oh, it's a miracle he's alive. nicole sganga, thank you. back here in the u.s., a 22-year-old illinois man was

charged with murder today in connection with a stabbing rampage that left four people dead and seven others wounded. cbs's sabrina franza has more on what happened. >> reporter: rockford police say the deadly attack started around 1:15 p.m. on wednesday. >> i have another call coming in for a possible stabbing. >> reporter: according to authorities, the suspect, 22-year-old christian soto, had just smoked marijuana with his friend, jacob schupbach. soto claims it was laced and that he became paranoid and attacked jacob and his mother, ramona. >> he said he retrieved a knife from the kitchen at jacob's house and proceeded to stab jacob and ramona to death. >> reporter: soto then went on a rampage, police say, breaking into homes and attacking people at random. seven people were injured and two more killed, including 15-year-old jenna newcomb and postal worker jay larson. craig gar saw him being attacked in his front yard and called the police. >> he just kept stabbing the guy.

he had a little knife. i saw the knife. and then he got in his truck, revved it up, ran over the mailman. >> reporter: roughly 20 minutes later, a sheriff's deputy took soto into custody. he's now facing multiple felony charges, including first-degree murder. soto appeared in court briefly today and is being held without bond. his next court date is next week. norah, if convicted, he's facing 60 years for each murder. >> awful story. sabrina franza, thank you.

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to 25 years in prison for what prosecutors call one of the biggest financial frauds in american history. cbs's errol barnett has details from the courtroom. >> reporter: the former king of crypto was dressed in a beige jail uniform in a manhattan federal courtroom today, acknowledging a series of his own bad decisions. sam bankman-fried learned his sentence of 25 years after telling the court, quote, i'm sorry about what happened at every stage. prosecutors argued the mit graduate was motivated by greed, bilking unwitting customers out of more than $8 billion before the collapse of ftx, the cryptocurrency exchange he founded. judge louis kaplan agreed, saying the 32-year-old was remorseless. sunil kavuri was one of his victims. >> i lost a huge amount of money when ftx collapsed. >> how much? >> $2 million. so -- and that was for a family

home and for my children's education, and that's overnight. >> reporter: bankman-fried was once hailed as the future of finance with an estimated net worth of $26 billion. and enlisting celebrities including quarterback tom brady -- >> i'm getting into crypto. >> reporter: -- and basketball star steph curry -- >> i'm not an expert, and i don't need to be. >> reporter: -- to promote his brand. back in november, a jury unanimously found bankman-fried guilty of seven counts, including conspiracy, fraud, and money laundering. michael lewis wrote a book on the crypto star's rise and fall and has been in contact with him while detained. he says the man is hardwired for risk. >> you put your hand on a hot stove, and you don't know to take it off until it's burned to a crisp. he doesn't feel risk. >> reporter: now, there is no parole for federal crimes, but good behavior can reduce time served. bankman-fried's lawyers will appeal this sentence, and judge kaplan recommends he serve in a

medium security prison in the bay area of northern california, norah. that's closer to bankman-fried's parents. >> errol barnett, thank you so much. as russia escalates its attacks on ukraine, president volodymyr zelenskyy spoke with speaker of the house mike johnson today, telling him it is vital that congress passes a new military aid package. in an exclusive interview with cbs's charlie d'agata on the front lines, zelenskyy said ukraine desperately needs air defense missiles and artillery shells. >> reporter: amid the ruins of a bombed-out building in eastern ukraine, president zelenskyy seemed upbeat despite recent setbacks on the battlefield. >> one thing that strikes me is you're defiant still. you seem more frustrated than optimistic now. >> no. >> no? i got that wrong. you're still optimistic? >> no. i'm normal.

i'm optimistic because this is only one plan how to survive. >> reporter: that plan for survival relies on u.s. support, which has helped keep russian forces at bay in recent months. >> translator: it was very hard, but thank god our partners, including the u.s. and europe, helped us with air defense missiles. so we lived through the winter. >> i understand that. but americans will think, "we have spent tens of billions of dollars supporting ukraine." >> translator: it would not be right to say we just need another year or a billion dollars. it doesn't work like that. ammunition is coming to us, but its production take place in the u.s., and the money stay in the u.s., and the taxes are staying in the u.s. >> reporter: we joined him as he

inspected vast underground bunkers a few miles from the russian border. they're also bracing for russian retaliation after president putin accused ukraine of supporting the isis terror attack near moscow last week. allegations zelenskyy dismissed as ridiculous. >> but that doesn't stop putin from attacking you anyway. >> translator: yes, and that's what i want to tell you. for him, he doesn't care what the reason is for attacking us. >> reporter: president zelenskyy told us he believes the russians are preparing to launch another offensive in may or june, norah. ideally he's hoping for missile defense systems and more artillery before then. >> charlie d'agata, thank you so much. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."

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this year's men's and women's college basketball tournaments. in just a few minutes, the first men's game will tip off in los angeles right here on cbs. and cbs's carter evans has a >> quick spin. >> reporter: it's not just the excitement that makes for march madness. it's the drama of hitting rock bottom or achieving the seemingly impossible. >> no good! and oakland with a march memory of a lifetime. >> reporter: this year, most of the star power is in the women's tournament. still in the sweet 16, iowa's caitlin clark, lsu's angel reese, uconn's paige bueckers, and the entire undefeated south carolina team. >> they're great shooters. they're great personalities. really the women's game, all they needed was a bigger platform, and finally television networks have given them bigger platforms. >> reporter: viewership in the women's tournament has more than doubled since last year. for the men, more than 9 million

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new details tonight in that school bus crash in texas last week that killed two people, including a 5-year-old. newly released video from inside the bus shows a concrete truck crossing the double yellow line into its path, causing the bus to swerve and then roll. court documents show the truck driver admitted he only got three hours of sleep the night before, and he took cocaine the morning of the crash. the bus was packed with preschoolers on a trip to the zoo.

finally, tonight's "heart of america." sports have long been a source of hope and joy during national tragedies, and today's opening day was an example of just that. the baltimore orioles held a moment of silence to honor the victims of the francis scott key bridge collapse and the brave first responders who saved lives. baltimore's morgan state university choir sang the national anthem in front of a sellout crowd, lending their voices to an orioles tradition. ♪ that our flag was still there ♪ >> beautiful. the giant american flag in center field is a replica of the one that flew over baltimore's fort mchenry in the war of 1812, when francis scott key wrote the poem that would become "the star-spangled banner." baltimore and its first responders, they are tonight's "heart of america." ♪ home of the brave ♪

and that's the overnight news for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings" and follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm carissa lawson in new york. the federal government granted maryland $60 million in immediate aid following the baltimore bridge collapse. barges are being brought in to start removing the mangled wreckage. officials say they'll need to clear the debris before resuming the search for the four workers who are still missing. a star-studded presidential fund-raiser in the heart of

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