pump. senate democrats are considering a federal gas tax holiday which would last the rest of the year and could save consumers up to 18 cents a gallon. it's too early to know if the bill has enough support. norah? >> omar villafranca, thanks. tonight in an historic settlement a gun manufacturer is being held liable for a mass shooting. nearly ten years after 20 first graders and six educators were killed at sandy hook elementary, the families of nine victims have reached a $73 million settlement with remington, the maker of the rifle used in the attack. we get more now from cbs's nikki battiste. >> i'm very hopeful this creates precedent. >> reporter: after the murder of her 6-year-old son dylan at sandy hook elementary school, nicole hockly fought for change. she is among nine victims' families who took on remington, manufacturers of the semiautomatic ar-15 style rifle used in the massacre.

>> they will tell you this is used for hunting. where is the animal in this? >> reporter: families were able to navigate around a federal wall designed to protect gun companies from litigation, arguing remington chose profit over safety and deliberately marketed the ar-15 to troubled young men. >> i know the headlines there are going to be about the $73 million. that is just not really on my radar. it's more about the process of what we can now do with what we've discovered and how we can share that to everyone else. >> reporter: back in december 2012, the 20-year-old gunman entered the school and began a shooting rampage, killing 20 first graders and six teachers before taking his own life. >> the key was an incredible person. >> reporter: julian and matthew are siblings of 27-year-old victoria soto, a teacher who died trying to protect her students. why was it important for your

family to be part of this lawsuit against remington? >> we are sending a message to gun companies that your products are dangerous and you can be held liable for the deaths that come from these products. >> it gives us hope that people are going to remember who died at sandy hook, who vici is, and the fight that these families have put up to see this not happen again. >> reporter: remington, which is now filed for bankruptcy twice, has not responded to cbs's news request formmts lawyers for the nine sandy hook families say the gun maker did make all of its marketing materials public as a part of the settlement. norah? >> nikki battiste, thank you. now to a major development in the sex abuse scandal that has shaken the royal family. britain's prince andrew has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman who says she was sexually trafficked to the british royal by jeffrey epstein when she was just 17.

cbs's ian lee is in london with more. >> reporter: prince andrew's legal battle with virginia giuffre ended today when the two reached a financial settlement for an undisclosed amount. a statement filed in a new york court said andrew accepts that giuffre suffered as an established victim of abuse and unfair public attacks. how much pressure was prince andrew under by the royal family to settle? >> everyone in the royal family was obviously very keen to avert a full-blown trial. >> reporter: the settlement comes weeks before the second son was to be deposed under oath. >> there is no doubt in my mind that the possibility of his being dismanhattanled piece by piece, question by question, and his character being shattered to pieces during the course of the deposition, those are the reasons that prince andrew would settle. >> reporter: at the heart of the case is giuffre's accusation

that convicted sex offender, the late jeffrey epstein, trafficked her to the prince in the early 2000s when she was just a teenager and says she was raped by andrew, a charge the prince denies. >> i have no recollection of ever meeting this lady. >> reporter: is prince andrew' settlement an admission of guilt? >> prince andrew's settlement is clearly not an admission of guilt on his part, and it was drafted specifically that way. >> reporter: andrew acknowledged epstein's trafficking of young girls and says he now regrets his association with him. adding that he'll also be making a donation to giuffre's charity. norah, buckingham palace has declined to comment, but the deal avoids further potential embarrassment for the royal family as the queen celebrates 70 years on the throne. >> ian lee in london, thanks. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

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a lot of grace. >> reporter: stephanie epstein of "sports illustrated" watched. >> i was watching behind the heads of the skaters who were saying they believe in clean sports and that doping is wrong. all i can think of is another reminder for me of how this isn't about the skating at all any more. it's about whether she should be there. >> reporter: olympic officials said she blamed her positive test on a mix up with her grandfather's heart medication. results on a second sample are pending. in her first public comment since the scandal broke, valieva told the russian state broadcaster, these days have been very difficult for me. i'm happy, but i'm tired emotionally. tonight the "new york times" is reporting that valieva's test found evidence of two other heart medications not on the banned list. one anti-doping official said the prengs of all three of those drugs in an athlete the age of

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police in upstate new york have found a young girl reported missing in 2019. the 6-year-old was discovered in a secret room hidden under a staircase in the home where her biological parents were living. police credit an eagle-eye detective who noticed an odd section of the staircase that appeared out of place and they spotted a blanket. actor alec baldwin was sued by the family of the cinematographer he accidentally shot and killed on the process set of his western "rust". the family of halyna hutchins blames them on cost cutting measures by baldwin and other producers. baldwin claims he never pulled the trigger. there is big news tonight from our parent company, viacom cbs will be known as paramount starting wednesday. cbs, one of the founding names in broadcasting for nearly a century, will remain the same. the company announced the rebranding today while also revealing its streaming platform paramount plus show time topped

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studies have long found that listening to music benefits our mental health. cbs's nancy chen highlights an orchestra where the musicians themselves are the ones benefiting. ♪ >> reporter: there have been plenty of high and low notes for those on stage here at boston's storied symphony hall. when the musicians perform together, there is simply harmony. what does music bring to your life? >> music brings to my life everything. >> reporter: he was once a music director at juilliard and conducted around the world. >> i was able to learn and memorize complete symphonies overnight. >> reporter: but then the conductor was diagnosed with

bipolar disorder which cost him work. >> there is a constant up and down. people to like me. >> reporter: along with his wife, he started the me too orchestra. for people with mental illness and those who support them. musicians like josh santana. what have you found with the orchestra? >> playing music is so powerful when you all are joined by a common mission. >> reporter: the new england-based orchestra has inspired ensembles around the country all with the same focus, ending the stigma. >> we aren't trying to be the greatest orchestra in the world. we are just trying to create community. >> reporter: a community orchestrating inclusion and appreciation. nancy chen, cbs news. well, that's the overnight news for this wednesday. for some of you the news continues. for others, check back later for cbs mornings. and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's

capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is cbs news flash. i'm tom hanson in new york. we begin with an update on the shooting death of halyna hutchins, the cinematographer fatally shot on the set of the movie "rust". the family is suing baldwin and others for reckless conduct that endangered the crew. a new report on global warming is being described as a wake up call for the united states. the research from noah found sea level will rise 1 foot by 20 feet and 2 feet leading to damaging floods. olympic gymnast simone biles has gotten the gold and silver and now she's getting a diamond. the 24-year-old announced she's engaged to jonathan owens,

posting pictures of her new bling on instagram. connect on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm tom hanson, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." good evening and thank you for joining us. we want to begin with what is the biggest security crisis between the west and russia since the end of the cold war. in his first address specifically about the tensions, president biden today revealed a new number of russian troops now encircling ukraine, 150,000 soldiers. the president says the u.s. stands prepared to respond and that an invasion by putin would rally the world to oppose its aggression. a u.s. official tells cbs news that russia moved rocket launchers and long-range artillery into firing positions

yesterday. earlier today, the websites of ukraine's defense ministry, armed forces and two state-owned banks were brought down by a cyberattack. ukraine's government relesioned a statement suggesting russians were the perpetrators and experts have long said electronic warfare could be a precursor to invasion. cbs's charlie d'agata is on the ground in ukraine, but we're going to start with cbs's ed o'keefe at the white house. good evening, ed. >> reporter: good evening, norah. there is deep skepticism here at the white house about that purported russian troop pull back. the president warns an invasion of ukraine is still possible, but he had a message today for the russian leader. give peace a chance. president biden said today he isn't convinced vladimir putin is pulling back russian troops from the ukrainian border. >> that would be good, but we have not yet verified that. indeed, our analysts indicate that they remain very much in a threatening position. >> reporter: russian state media today showed what appeared to be some russian tanks retreating and putin announced he had

decided to partially pull back troops. but a u.s. official called the apparent withdrawal a smoke screen, and the president revealed there are now 150,000 russian troops encircling ukraine, up from 130,000. >> an invasion remains distinctly possible. >> reporter: the president's comments came hours after putin meeting in moscow with the german chancellor said he didn't want war, and that he wanted to solve the issue as part of a negotiation process through peaceful means. >> we should give the diplomacy every chance to succeed. >> reporter: president biden said diplomacy was still the preferred option, but he made clear putin's demand that ukraine never become a member of nato is off the table. he also had a warning for putin. >> though i've been clear that if russia targets americans in ukraine, we will respond forcefully. >> reporter: mr. biden's speech today is his first on the crisis amid weeks of diplomatic talks including a call today with the french president. and the deployment of thousands of u.s. troops to nato countries in eastern europe. members of the 82nd airborne

left for poland today. but the president made a point of explicitly stating the u.s. and nato are not a threat to russia. >> we're not targeting the people of russia. we do not seek to destabilize russia. to the citizens of russia, you are not our enemy. >> reporter: now, despite putin's claims that he's pulling back troops in the hopes for broader diplomatic talks, u.s. officials tell cbs news invasion by russia could still occur later this week. norah? >> ed o'keefe at the white house, thanks. the secretary of defense will head to poland to meet with u.s. troops in the nato country. that's where the u.s. has deployed 5,000 service members in hopes of hardening the alliance's eastern flank. it is out of concern that russia could steam roll through ukraine and move to take the former soviet republic of moldova. that would put vladimir putin on the doorstep of nato. and as president biden said today, attacking one nato country is attacking them all.

cbs's charlie d'agata is in lviv, ukraine, the new home of the u.s. embassy. good evening, charlie. >> reporter: norah, the president's address came a bit late for any official reaction here. ukrainians will be hopeful the u.s. is open to negotiations, but realistically, more fearful of what may come. the russian threat still has ukraine skeptical and on edge tonight. the foreign minister saying, when we see a full-scale pullout. despite russian reassurances, the u.s. officials tell cbs news those troops pulling back to their barracks are not front line forces, describing them as irrelevant, and they represent just a fraction of the rest of the 150,000 troops, missiles and warships that remain in place by land and sea. critically, that includes

russian troops on joint military exercises in belarus just a few hundred miles from the capital kyiv. a u.s. official tells cbs news that russian forces have moved into attack positions, and americans have been told to leave immediately. it's unclear how many of the thousands of u.s. citizens living in ukraine still remain here. some, like keith morrison, have sought safer refuge here in lviv, but no plans to cross the polish border. a full-scale invasion? >> yeah, sure. troops are coming to lviv, it would definitely influence our decision. >> reporter: now, there was that major cyberattack that you mentioned earlier tonight. it shutdown the websites of the ministry of defense and a couple of major banks. everything was up and running in a couple of hours. people we spoke to said it was probably something to test the system. norah? >> charlie d'agata in lviv, thank you. well, tonight president

biden warns that harsh sanctions on russia could have significant blow back on the u.s. economy, including possible price hikes and disruption to the nation's energy supply. a gallon of gas is now about a dollar more than it was a year ago. and we get more from cbs's omar villafranca. >> reporter: filling up your gas tank can empty your wallet. california has some of the highest prices, an average of $4.71 a gallon. this station near downtown l.a. was well over $6. >> holy mackerel, i couldn't believe it. it's crazy. >> reporter: texas has some of the cheapest prices in the country, an average of $3.18 a gallon. but that's no relief to eduardo martinez who drives more than 100 miles a day hauling construction debris. how often do you have to fill up? >> shoot, maybe like once, once or twice a day. >> reporter: how much is it to fill your tank up? >> well over $100. >> it looks like we're in for higher oil and gasoline prices for the long haul.

>> reporter: ed is an energy fellow at the university of houston and says despite the president releasing 15 million barrels of oil from the strategic reserve to help consumers, it's just a drop in the bucket on the global market. he says if invades ukraine, american consumers will feel the ripple effect at the pump. >> expect to see the price go up by another 50 to 75 cents a gallon if russia goes ahead with an invasion of ukraine. >> reporter: president biden says he will work with congress to protect consumers at the pump. senate democrats are considering a federal gas tax holiday which would last the rest of the year and could save consumers up to 18 cents a gallon, but it's too early to tell if the bill has enough support. norah? >> omar villafranca, thanks. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm scott macfarlane in washington. thank you for staying with us. novak djokovic is considered by many to be the greatest tennis player of his era, but his place in sports history is now threatened over his covid vaccination status. djokovic was banned from the australian open last month for having no proof of vaccination. he confirms he's not taken the shot and has no plans to, even if it means he may have to miss livas the sry fm>> rep novakjo breaking his silence, but not his convictions. the world's greatest men's tennis player says he's willing

to give it all up for his right to refuse the vaccine. no one likes winning more than novak djokovic. but not, says the 20-time grand slam champion, at any cost. are you prepared to forego the chance to be the greatest player that ever picked up a racket statistically because you feel so strongly about this jab? >> yes. i do. >> reporter: why? why? >> because the principles of decision making on my body are more important than any title. >> reporter: foregoing his legacy in order to forego the vaccine. in january he was set to travel down under for the australian open to defend his title for the fourth time. the only problem? australia requires vaccination to enter. have you received any vaccination against covid?

>> i have not. >> reporter: but the serbian superstar received an exemption because he says he tested positive for covid in december. however, upon arrival, authorities questioned unforced errors on his paperwork. finally, after 11 days of back and forth, he was deported by the immigration minister on health and good order grounds. >> is it good to be home? >> reporter: it was a dramatic grand finale in a country that lived through one of the toughest and longest lockdowns. they agree he should be kicked out. to the growing vax movement, the tennis champion had become a champion of their cause whether he liked it or not. what do you say directly to antivaccination campaigners around the world who proudly declare novak djokovic is one of us? >> i say that everyone has the right to choose to act or say whatever they feel is appropriate for them.

and i have never said that i'm part of that movement. >> reporter: he doesn't oppose all vaccines, but he refused the covid vaccine in the interest of not interfering with his intense athletic conditioning, a right to choose he defends for all. >> it's really the principle of understanding what is right and what is wrong for you. and me as an elite professional athlete, i've always carefully reviewed, assessed everything that comes in from the supplements, food, the water that i drink or sports drinks, anything really that comes into my body as a fuel, that can -- that i can benefit from. >> reporter: if this means that you miss the french open, is that price you'll be willing to pay? >> yes, that is the price i'm willing to pay. >> reporter: and if it means you miss we beimbledon this year, ts a price you're willing to pay? >> yes. >> reporter: now, the u.s. also requires vaccination in order to enter the country.

so he risk missing the u.s. open as well. when asked if he would reconsider getting the vaccine, djokovic said his mind remains open. >> that was chris livesay in rome. a growing number of olympic athletes are opening up about competing on the world stage. two-time medallist and snowboarad favorite jamie anderson who finished 9th place in the slopestyle event in beijing blamed her falls on mental struggles. and last year simone biles fueled conversations about the importance of mental health when she withdrew from some gymnastic events in tokyo. jamie yuccas spoke with several current olympians who shared their personal battles. she has the store any beijing. >> reporter: michael phelps and naomi osaka are some of the big name athletes who changed the game when it comes to mental health. now here in beijing, the u.s. olympic and paralympic committee is working to focus not only on physical health, but mental health as well. the right heae oreak or

>> after my last olympics, i put the pressure on myself to be perfect. i would be sad and depressed all the time. >> reporter: two-time gold medallist and snowboarading superstar chloe kim is one of the many athletes this year prioritizing mental health just as much as the physical. >> we are athletes, but we're human first and we need to take care of ourselves as humans first. >> reporter: nathan chen whose bronze medal finish four years ago was seen as a letdown. he strength enned his mind for beijing. and last week, won his first gold. >> you can be physically perfect and so ready to go, but if mentally you're not there, not much is going to happen. >> reporter: from the rink? >> i have days i'm like, wow, i need a boost of confidence here. >> reporter: to the ski slopes. >> and that's coming from someone who is defending a gold medallist. >> reporter: team usa is talking as much about their mental health as they are their accomplishments. until recently athletes often

fought theirik it'aken so long to goi, is because of how we've always looked at athletes. they're invincible, they're in des destructible. they can do no wrong, they can't lose. you're on such a high pedestal you're not allowed to fail. >> reporter: two years before winning shot put at the 2020 tokyo olympics, raven saunders hit rock bottom after she said she was not performing at her best. >> it felt like my coaches depth care. it felt like everyone around me didn't care. i was drowning and i was screaming for everyone to, like, help me, save me, but no one was there is what it felt like. >> reporter: in the spring of 2016 -- >> in the spring of 2016, what i saw happened was i bombed worlds and really, i just, i wasn't perfect. >> reporter: just like raven, figure skater and bronze

medallist gracie gold buckled under the pressure of becoming number one in the world. >> i was just very apathetic towards my training and toward skating in general. and i was more lethargic than normal and it just kind of kept going downhill from there. >> reporter: she battled depression and developed an eating disorder. >> on a really, really rough day, i was not awake for much of the day. during my depression, my eating disorder swung the other way to binge eating and grossly overeating and i put on a lot of weight in a very short amount of time. i covered all my mirrors up because it was upsetting to look at myself. so i chose not to look at myself. >> reporter: in the summer of 2017, gold showed up to a training camp almost unrecognizable. >> and it just seemed like i didn't want to skate any more, and like, why are you here? you clearly want to live a regular life.

and i thought, what? no, i don't want to some days live any life. like, it is not going well at all. >> reporter: it was a cry for help, and a year before the 2018 olympics where she was considered a gold medal contender, gold checked into a mental health facility for 45 days. are athletes a little different than the rest of the population in terms of how to deal with mental health? >> they are. >> reporter: the u.s. olympic and prioritizes mental health with a team of doctors here on-site in beijing. >> i think it's safe to say that everyone is using somebody around sports psychology around mental health to improve performance. you're here for anything and everything whether it's maintenance and well-being, whether it's a crisis, whether you're just feeling home sick and you want to talk to somebody once, but you actually have a therapist back home. >> reporter: the goal is to be proactive, not reactive. and athletes across the board are pushing for others to find

themselves outside of their sport. >> it took me awhile to understand the difference between who you are and what you are, but i was thankful enough that i learned my value and my worth and that i would be okay without that 4 kilogram shot put. >> i will always see myself and identify as a skater, but learning that that is just one facet, was difficult and fundamental and that my value as a person doesn't increase or decrease based on how i perform. but as me as gracie, i exist and can take up space if i get an olympic medal or if i don't. >> reporter: good perspective there. gracie is working on a memoir and doing an ice tour as well this year. all the athletes we spoke with are encouraged by the new u.s. opc outreach. dr. barclay said many athletes face financial challenges making this program necessary.

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on the next episode of "turning point." right here on this station. an oncology nurse was diagnosed with breast cancer. she had a good idea what she was in for. what she didn't expect was how being a patient made her a better nurse. mark strassmann has her story. >> reporter: nurse sharon kerber treats cancer patients. after a routine mammogram, she became one. >> i think like a lot of people i was a little late getting my mammogram due to the pandemic. i was diagnosed with breast cancer on may 3rd. >> reporter: scary? >> it was scary. i don't think anybody can be prepared for that moment. >> reporter: through chemo and multiple surgeries, the 48-year-old mother of four kept working. on the days that you worked, were they different than the days you had off? >> yes, i think i felt better on the days that i worked. i certainly wasn't thinking

about myself very much. >> reporter: just as you were good for your patients, your patients were good for you. >> oh, my patients kept me going through this. >> reporter: a cancer camaraderie game her therapy at the hospital near dallas. >> every time a patient would find out, they would look at me like they were seeing me for the first time. and then we could have more intimate conversations about treatments, side effects. >> reporter: has your personal experience made you a better nurse? >> oh, i think it absolutely has. >> reporter: kerber is now cancer free, and in remission. [ ringing bell ] a working, walking reminder to her patients there's hope. mark strassmann, cbs news, plano, texas. and that's the overnight news for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for cbs mornings and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm scott macfarlane.

this is cbs news flash. i'm tom hanson in new york. we begin with an update on the shooting death of halyna hutchins, the cinematographer fatally shot on the set of the movie "rust". the family is suing baldwin and others for reckless conduct that endangered the crew. a new report on global warming is being described as a wake up call for the united states. the research from noah found sea level willl will rise 1 foot by 20 feet and 2 feet leading to damaging floods. olympic gymnast simone biles has gotten the gold and silver and now she's getting a diamond. the 24-year-old announced she's engaged to jonathan owens, posting pictures of her new bling on instagram.

connect on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm tom hanson, cbs news, new york. it's wednesday, february 16th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." stark warning. president biden says he will not give up on diplomacy to ease tensions involving russia and ukraine but says an invasion would be met with strong repercussions. the latest on the situation. sex abuse suit settled. prince andrew and his accuser agree on a deal to drop the lawsuit against him. and alec baldwin sued. the latest development in connection to the deadly movie set shooting that left one woman dead. good morning. good to be with you. i'm tom hanson in for anne-marie green. we begin with the ongoing crisis