his parents were in court today. >> this has been very draining, and i'm thankful that it is almost over. >> reporter: all three men have already been sentenced to life in prison after their murder convictions. the federal charges carry a maximum life sentence as well. the jury started deliberating late this afternoon. they have adjourned for the night with no verdict. the arbery family is hoping for a decision by wednesday, that will be two years since his death. jericka. >> duncan: wow, janet shamlian for us in georgia tonight, thank you. more than 25 million americans are in the path of two major winter storms, states from montana to michigan are experiencing bitter cold and heavy snow with some areas getting nearly two feet. an arctic cold front will bring dangerously cold temperatures to millions from denver, high of just 10 degrees, to cheyenne and rapid city, south dakota, highs two licoptragree.atin

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continue to loosen covid restrictions as the omicron surge eases. the average daily number of new cases dropped to about 100,000 per day. the pace of new infections are dropping in every state but maine. but two years into the pandemic many businesses are still struggling to recover, that's especially true of restaurants. cbs' kris van cleave reports tonight from denver. >> reporter: bright marten was intended to be a denver mainstay bringing neighbors together over fried chicken and frosé. instead, jared riggs' dream has been dashed by covid. >> i feel we're a canary in the coal min. >> reporter: like nearly six out of ten restaurants nationwide riggs saw his business plummet by more than half, forcing him to shut down. >> probably harder in 2021 than in 2020. >> reporter: omicron and inflation was a double whammy. >> double whammy. >> reporter: riggs was a part of a program helping restaurants but it ran out of money after just a third got help.

charcoal chicken missed out on covid relief, now omicron and staffing shortages are clipping their wings. >> it's hard to navigate. >> reporter: chief operating officer elizabeth nicholas says rising costs are also a challenge. chicken prices jumped 8% in a week. one in four colorado restaurants now say they are thinking of shutting down in the next six months. this isn't just a story here in denver, it's an issue facing restaurants across the country. nationally, 91% of restaurants report difficulty hiring. 89% have raised prices. as many as eight in ten say they are in danger of closing without assistance. >> we are on the verge of an extinction event for this industry. >> reporter: an extinction event. >> it's that dire. >> reporter: but further covid relief remains a nonstarter in washington. >> reporter: do you get the sense congress is hearing your pleas?

>> no i think we got forgotten. >> reporter: feeling forgotten, and now starting over. kris van cleave, cbs news, denver.

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olympics ended with flourishes and fanfare. >> look at that photo op. right there. the athletes wore masks in a virtually empty stadium because of covid protocols. the bobsledder elena myers taylor carried the flag for team u.s.a. but meyers taylor came back strong in beijing winning a total of five medals. >> i want winter sport within our country to be for everybody pele i think you get out to our sports, the more they continue to grow. >> reporter: the biggest headline of these games involved the failed drug test of 15-year-old russian figure skater kamila valieva. >> we're incredibly frustrated. >> reporter: sara hirschland the c.e.o. of the u.s. olympic and paralympic committee. >> our duty to provide an opportunity for athletes to compete on a level playing field. >> reporter: the scandal renewed

debate over how to prevent olympic doping. sunday focused on the symbolism of the games as the olympic flag was passed to the mayors of milan in the host of the 2026 winter games. >> the beijing olympics officially coming to a close. >> reporter: covid ruled our lives here. now we all hope these are the last games amid a pandemic. jericka. >> duncan: let's only hope and pray. jamie, phenomenal job covering the olympics, thank you. still ahead, a kentucky derby winner is officially stripped of his title while his trainer is suspended from racing. a college basketball coach faces discipline after this brawl on court.

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>> duncan: there's big news tonight in horse racing, medina spirit was officially stripped of his title today as the 2021 kentucky derby winner. after the derby the colt tested positive for a banned steroid. the horse later died in december family dollar issued a recall for many products sold at the stores. the company said is not aware of customer complaints or illnesses linked to the problem.

up next, a multi-million-dollar collection of african-american history and the retired school teacher who shares the lessons she's learned.

>> duncan: one of the largest collections of african-american artifacts is going on the auction block, and what might be more incredible than the collection itself is the retired school teacher who spent a lifetime putting it all together. here's cbs' dana jacobson. >> african-american soldiers have captured this nazi flag. >> reporter: for the past 60 years, former new york city school teacher elizabeth meaders has been assembling artifacts documenting the african-american experience. >> i have a love not just of african-american history, but i love history, and history is the basis of patriotism. >> reporter: her collection features over 20,000 items. >> this is a martin luther king signed civil rights letter-- >> reporter: including

memorabilia from civil rights icons and superstars of the sports world. >> over here, we have a life-size wax figure of hank aaron. >> this could be a museum whether here in new york or any town or city in america, it's a ready-to-go museum. >> i have weaponry from the civil war. >> reporter: now just shy of 90, meaders is putting her collection up for auction. it could be worth llions. >> i'm shocked to know a pokemon card can go for a million dollars.hicollecon. >> reporter: a prayefothe preservation of a priceless archive. dana jacobson, cbs news, new york. and that is the overnight news

for this tuesday. check back later for cbs mornings and follow us online at any time at cbs news.com. reporting from our nation's capital, i'm jerika duncan. this is cbs newsflash. i'm tom hanson in new york. we begin with the supreme court, sources tell cbs news that interviews for president biden's nominee is under way. mr. biden said he will select an african-american woman to serve the high court by the end of the month. after a few months of relative quiet, cicely's mount etna is roaring back to life. and we are going to get to see it through her perspective. britney spears signed a $15 million book deal. that comes months after her

conservativeship ended. this is the "cbs overnight news" >> duncan: good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm jericka duncan in for norah. war in eastern europe is getting closer after russian president vladimir putin declares the independence of two breakaway regions in ukraine. after the announcement putin ordered a "peacekeeping operation" to begin in the two regions, meaning the deployment of russian troops and weapons into those areas. tonight we want to show you these unconfirmed pictures that appear to show russian forces being bused into eastern ukraine. one u.s. official tells cbs news this could be a precursors to a larger invasion or this could be

putin's only move. in an hour-long speech, putin demanded ukraine immediately end its military operations in the east of the country or face responsibility for possible bloodshed. the white house says president biden is imposing financial sanctions in response. nato, the united nations, the european union and the united kingdom all condemned putin's decision. we have full coverage of the story from inside ukraine, but first, to cbs' weijia jiang at the white house. good evening, weijia. >> reporter: good evening to you, jericka. tonight president biden is also condemning latest moves by vladimir putin and vowing to respond with additional even more severe economic penalties. but the white house is still scrambling to find a way to stop putin from launching a full-scale attack which appears to be more likely by the hour. tonight, new signs that a military invasion could be

imminent. russian president vladimir putin's decision to recognize the independence of two separatist regions in eastern ukraine, and his order to have the russian military conduct so-called peacekeeping operations there, is raising fears that this is the first wave of a larger attack. the white house responded by saying president biden will impose sanctions on anyone doing business in those two republics, while european allies slammed putin's move as a violation of international law, and said they, too, would respond with sanctions. in a late-night address, putin delivered a lengthy rejection of ukraine's sovereignty, slammed nato's refusal to ban the country from ever joining, and called out the u.s. for having missile capabilities near russia. >> translated): that's like having a knife against our throat. >> reporter: with the crisis escalating, president biden huddled with his national

security team today and had emergency calls with ukrainian president zelenskyy, plus the leaders of germany and france. a possible biden-putin summit proposed by emmanuel macron and tentatively agreed to by the white house, looks to be in jeopardy. putin, who oversaw nuclear military drills this weekend, has up to 190,000 troops on ukraine's border with nearly half of them in a position to attack. u.s. intelligence indicates that the russian president has already ordered commanders to move into ukraine. >> it could happen any day. today could be that day. >> reporter: the biden administration has pointed to ongoing false flag operations staged by the russians to frame ukraine as a another sign of escalation. national security advisor jake sullivan acknowledged the chances of a diplomatic resolution are diminishing. >> what we have done is indicate to the world that this is not

something russia's been provoked into, this is a brutal war of choice that russia will be perpetrating on its neighbor. >> reporter: tonight, the white house is also issuing dire warnings that the russians have formed a hit list of political dissidents and activists in ukraine that they will kill or detain, and that americans who are in moscow could be targeted if a military invasion unfolds. jericka. >> duncan: weijia jiang for us at the white house. let's now go to eastern ukraine where there are fast-moving developments there. cbs' holly williams just traveled to the front lines. holly, tell us, what are you seeing and hearing at this hour? >> reporter: good evening, jericka. tonight, we're watching those unverified videos online that purportedly show a russian military convoy heading into the breakaway regions of ukraine putin has recognized as independent. ukrainian officials say it's still not confirmed whether

russian troops are moving in. russian-backed separatists in the region have been fighting a war against ukrainian forces for nearly eight years. today we went to the trenches of that bloody conflict. we traveled to the frontline with ukrainian soldiers. we're going to a position on a front line that ukrainians say is quite active, they say it's recently been targeted with artillery by the russian-backed separatists. ukraine says the separatists are trying to provoke them, and targeting civilian areas including the village of novognativka where they seem shell shocked. "we're on the brink of nervous breakdown," she said. the ukrainian soldiers say they have orders only to fire back in self-defense. they say this artillery hit was a close call just two days ago. private valery says he a is a business man. >> we're not afraid. we are on our land and we are ready to protect it.

>> duncan: what about the larger consequences of this conflict? >> reporter: this is not a regional dispute between neighbors, it's about the rights of a sovereign country, about protecting ukraine's young democracy and stopping president vladimir putin from doing what he's done before, which is invading russia's neighbors and taking chunks of their territory. authoritarian minded regimes around the world will be watching to see what happens next. jericka. >> duncan: holly for us in eastern ukraine, thank you. more than 25 million americans are in the path of two major winter storms, states from montana to michigan are experiencing bitter cold and heavy snow with some areas getting nearly two feet. an arctic cold front will bring dangerously cold temperatures to millions from denver, high of just 10 degrees, to cheyenne and rapid city, south dakota, highs of just 1 degree. the n.t.s.b. is investigating

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resources. the company built this 180 foot tall rig on the shore of the sultan sea, the first part of a $500 million project. it's trdrilling 8,000 feet down where salt water reaches 700 degrees inside reservoirs. this lithium has always been here and nobody cared about it until now? >> we all knew it was here, but at the time it was not a market. >> are you at a point whereas much lithium you can get, you can sell to an automaker? >> yes. get more drill riggs like you have in the background drilling at once, we have customers for sure. >> reporter: general motors is making a multi-million dollars investment to get first dibbs on the lithium, as it plans on 30 fully electric vehicle models by 2035. mostcomes have south

american and all of it is processed in china. president biden said securing a national supply of lithium is a national security issue so we don't have to depend on other countries for this vital resource. since it's an american resource? is it going to american auto m makers? >> 100% at this point. he plans to also have a power plant that will have 100% power from lithium, that will have a less impact on the environment. down the road, an existing plant is switching to mainly lithium production. >> these things are no joke. >> he is saying that when they opened the plant a decade ago, geo-thermal energy was the focus and the liquid lithium solution was a bi-product.

>> well, lithium was not worth very much ten years ago. so, the economics of lithium have really changed the game. >> so you have a lot of opportunity here. >> yes. and it's a big place. there's a lot of opportunity for a lot of us. >> at the sultan rivera, there's never a let up in progress. >> opportunity has been promised in the desert for decades. the sultan sea was opened in 1905, in the 1950s it was briefly playground for the wealthy and well known. but run-off from nearby farms eventually helped to create a toxic stew. eclipsing any hope of a thriving resort destination. >> the hype is real. >> eduardo garcia said this time is different. there's potential for thousands of new jobs and a tax base that could finally help clean up the environmental mess. >> you sound excited about this, but often times these companies

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>> reporter: life has largely gone back to normal but the battle against the pandemic still rages inside health care facilities. even in tiny owingsville. >> the only thing that seems comparable and not close is a battlefield and we have been fighting for two years. >> reporter: he is the only doctor on the covid battlefield at this family clinic. he sees 40 patients a day. a third do -- a third due to covid. >> i try to not talk about what is going on. if i think about it, i cry. 35 people are no longer here. >> some of them were close to you, i understand? >> yeah. i have had friends, i have had family members. one of my mentors growing up who was like a mom to me. she lost her battlely. >> reporter: 20 miles east in moorehead, the patients in this

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some medical researchers are making great advances in helping paralyzed people work again. we have the latest. >> michelle ricoti was paralyzed in a motorcycle accident five years ago, his spinal cord severed, doctors in switzerland helped him walk again with an electrical implant attached to his sign. >> i walk where you want, i hold on and i could do the stairs. >> researchers say it's the first time that someone this injured has been able to walk again. this is not the cure for spinal cord injury. but it's a critical step to improve people's quality of

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>> that is the overnight news for this tuesday. reporting from the nation's capitol. this is cbs news flash, i'm tom hanson in new york. we begin with the supreme court, sources tell cb smp news that interviews for president biden's nominee are under way, mr. biden said he will select an african-american woman to serve the high court by the end of the month. and after a few months of relative quiet, cicely'ses mount etna is roaring back to life. take a look at the video.the vi. volcano launched ash in to the air. no injuries were reported. and we are going to get to see it through her perspective. britney spears has reportedly signed a $15 million book deal to write a tell-all memoire,

this comes months after er it's tuesday, february 22nd, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." threat of war. russian president vladimir putin ordered troops into russian-backed regions of ukraine. how the u.s. and the rest of the world plan to respond. hate crimes trial. jury deliberations are under way for three men convicted of killing ahmaud arbery. what social media posts reveal about the defendants. living with covid. england drops all pandemic restrictions. the concern now as people try to return to normal life. [ speaking foreign language ] well good morning and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well good morning and good to be hopes seem to be slipping away with the prospects of war higher than ever.