for more news download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm tom hanson, cbs news, new york. it's wednesday, february 23rd, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." wave of sanctions. the world begins to punish russia for sending troops into ukraine. why the u.s. isn't closing the door on diplomacy just yet. itary licopters crash. a pair of national guard blackhawks go down near a ski resort. what the pilots were trying to do. guilty verdicts. three men are convicted of federal hate crimes in the murder of ahmaud arbery. his mother's reaction and criticism of the justice department. good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. world leaders are taking action against russia over its military aggression with ukraine.

the nations have announced sanctions and other bans in hopes to moscow will not move further across the border. yesterday, president biden said the russian invasion of ukraine has begun. he leveled penalties against financial institutions and people who are close to russian president vladimir putin. it's unclear if they will will have any effect as new satellite images show russia's military build-up near ukraine's border. bradley blackburn is in new york with the latest developments on all of this. bradley, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. russia calls its troops in eastern ukraine peacekeeping forces, but yesterday here at the unitnathe etary ral sad tha peersion of the idea he is one of many world leaders now criticizing russia for creating an international crisis. the u.s. and its allies have started to roll out sanctions against russia for sending troops into eastern ukraine, a move president biden called the start of a broader offensive. >> to put it simply, russia just

announced that it is carving out a big chunk of ukraine. >> reporter: the sanctions announced tuesday target two russian state banks and several individuals linked to the kremlin. the president described the penalties as a first tranche and said more could follow. >> russia goes further with this invasion, we stand prepared to go further as with sanctions. >> reporter: russian leader vladimir putin showed no sign of backing down. yesterday he defended his decision to recognize two separatist areas as independent states and said moscow now has an obligation to defend them. satellite images showed new russian military deployments to the region. today here at the united nations, the general assembly is set to meet, and the deteriorating situation in ukraine will be the focus of the conversation. >> it is high time to return to the paths of dialogue and negotiations. >> reporter: secretary of state antony blinken canceled thursday's sit-down with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov. the white house says it's still open to talks. >> we're never going to

completely close the door to diplomacy, and i don't think the secretary of state said that either. but just to build on what he just said, diplomacy can't succeed unless russia changes course. >> reporter: u.s. officials say president putin and the kremlin don't appear to be looking to engage in serious discussions. and the list of countries sanctioning russia continues to grow. this morning japan and australia announced their own sanctions, and besides economic measures, president biden has also ordered more american troops, fighter jets, and other military resources into eastern europe to back up nato countries that border russia. anne-marie? >> all right, bradley blackburn in new york. thank you very much. in eastern ukraine the standoff is turning more dangerous by the day. holly williams is near the front lines traveling with ukrainian troops. >> reporter: as we approached the front line, there was heavy artillery fire.

we estimate just a few hundred yards away. [ gunfire ] those sound quite close now and have been maybe eight or nine at this point. these ukrainian soldiers told us it was russian-backed separatists firing on their front line positions. ukraine's been fighting a war against russian-backed separatists for nearly eight years. these muddy trenches carve up this country. the ukranian military on one side armed by the u.s., and fighters in breakaway regions now recognized by russia on the other. in recent days, there's been an escalation in the attacks. some hitting civilian areas, sending people into their basements for shelter. "there's no electricity, no cell phone signal, and nobody cares about us," said this elderly lady. as ukrainians buried two of four

fallen soldiers in a conflict that's torn this country apart. >> that was holly williams reporting. now u.s. officials say that moscow is arming the separatists. ukraine believes russia is trying to provoke more violence to justify a military action. we are following a developing story out of hawaii now where four people are dead after a helicopter crash at a military base. the chopper went down yesterday at the navy's pacific missile range facility on the island of kauai. the helicopter was being flown by a contractor in support of a training exercise. the victims all worked for that contractor. no word yet on what caused the crash, though. meanwhile, in utah, two national guard black hawk helicopters crashed with a few hundred yards -- within a few hundred yards of a ski resort. social media video shows the aftermath and the skiers around the downed choppers. the national guard said they crashed during

training exercises while trying to touch down in an approved landing zone. both helicopters were damaged, but no one was hurt. the investigation is under way. and we saw it in canada, now a convoy of u.s. truck drivers is preparing to protest all the way to the nation's capital. the truckers who are calling themselves the people's convoy began gathering yesterday in southern california. like their canadian counterparts, the truckers are protesting covid restrictions and vaccine and mask mandates here in the u.s. they're expected to start their cross-country drive to washington, d.c., this morning. >> we expect the convoy to grow by the thousands, and i would imagine by the time we get to d.c. there will be tens of thousands of people that are involved in this movement by the time we get there. >> the more than 2,500-mile trip is expected to take about 11 days. and it was two years ago today when ahmaud arbery was chased down and killed in georgia. three white men were convicted of his murder, and yesterday they were also found guilty of federal hate crimes. skyler henry reports.

>> reporter: ahmaud arbery's family raised their arms in victory tuesday. >> ahmaud will continue to rest in peace, but he will now begin to rest in power. >> reporter: a federal jury found racism motivated three white men to chase down and kill 25 -year-old ahmaud arbery while he was out jogging two years ago. defense attorneys for travis and gregory mcmichael and william "roddie" bryan tried to argue the men believed arbery was involved in criminal activity. but the jury sided with prosecutors who said the men were driven by racial assumptions, racial resentment, and racial anger. 20 witnesses testified, some claiming they'd heard the mcmichaels make racist statements. text messages and social media posts with the "n" word were also introduced to establish a history of racist views. the defendants sought a plea deal before trial, but the judge rejected it after arbery's family opposed. >> what we got today we wouldn't have gotten today if it wasn't for the fight the families put up.

>> reporter: attorney general merrick garland >> i cannot imagine the pain that a mother feels to have her son run down and then gunned down while taking a jog on a public street. >> reporter: garland said the doj will continue to bring hate crime cases where the facts and the law are on its side. skyler henry, cbs news. >> all three men now face up to life in prison for federal hate crimes. they're already serving life sentences for the murder convictions. only william "roddie" bryan has the possibility of parole in 30 years. and president biden appears to be closing in on his choice for a supreme court nominee. sources tell cbs news that he's interviewed three candidates so far. they are ketanji brown jackson, michelle childs, and leondra kruger. it's not clear whether other candidates have met with mr. biden.

the white house says he is still on track to announce his selection by monday. and coming up, covid concerns. the latest on queen elizabeth's condition after she tested positive for the coronavirus. and the driver of a stolen party bus leads police on a high-speed chase. we will show you how it all ended. it's is the "cbs morning news."

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those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." "the des moines register" reports iowa governor kim reynolds will deliver this year's republican response to president biden's state of the union address. reynolds was praised by top republican leaders for common sense measures and fighting covid. iowa was the first state to reopen schools for in-person learning. reynolds also pushed back against mask and vaccine mandates. the state of the union address takes place on march 1st. "the san diego union tribune" has the story of a stolen party bus that led police on a long high-speed chase. you can see the bus speeding down several major roads yesterday while being pursued by the california highway patrol. the chase ended when it slammed into the back of a car north of los angeles. a 43-year-old woman exited the bus and surrendered to police. now this all began earlier when the real bus driver got out to pick up some clients in san diego. that's when authorities say the woman jumped in and took off.

"usa today" says the u.s. women's national soccer team settled their equal pay lawsuit for $24 million. the team sued the u.s. soccer federation following the team's fourth world cup win in 2019 claiming female athletes do not get paid as much as their male counterparts. the settlement includes back pay and equal pay with the men's team going forward. >> it is a huge win for us, for women's sports, for women in general. and it's a moment that we can all celebrate right now. >> both sides say that they hope the settlement allows the team to focus on soccer and grow the game. still to come, cirque du soleil gets ready for a new las vegas show. how new york city's night life is inspired what's ahead. ♪ dry eye symptoms keep driving you crazy? inflammation in your eye might be to blame. let's kick ken's ache and burn into gear! over the counter eye drops typically work

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on the cbs "money watch," target makes changes to its mask rules, and hershey's launches a new candy bar to honor women. diane king hall is in new york with those stories and more. good morning, diane. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. stock futures are pointing to a higher open this morning after all three major indices fell more than a percent yesterday. the russia/ukraine crisis continues to keep investors on edge. the dow dropped 482 points. the nasdaq skidded 166, and the s&p 500 lost 44. officially entering correction territory, dropping more than 10% from its january 3rd record closing high. no masks required at target anymore. the nation's second-biggest retailer said customers and employees don't need to wear a face covering regardless of eir ccination status unless

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our top stories this morning -- world leaders are responding to russia's military aggression against ukraine. the u.s. joined several allies in levying sanctions against moscow to try to deter further conflict. and yesterday president biden says the russian invasion of ukraine has begun after vladimir putin ordered troops into separatist-controlled areas.

and the convoy of truckers similar to what we saw in canada is set to protest covid restrictions and mandates here in the u.s. the truckers, who are calling themselves the people's convoy, began gathering yesterday in southern california and will leave today for washington, d.c. the more than 2,500-mile journey is expected to take about 11 days. who needs "jurassic park" when you have the real thing? scientists in scotland say they've made a rare fossil discovery. tina kraus reports. >> reporter: fossil hunters couldn't believe their eyes when they spotted a jawbone peeking out from the seashore on the isle of sky. >> we had to battle the tides to collect it. we almost lost the fossil. >> reporter: american paleontologist steve brusate and his team managed to get their hands on the largest terasaur ever discovered from the jurassic period. >> it's an exquisite skeleton. the bones are preserved in three dimensions. it's 170 million years old give

or take, and it's big. >> reporter: with a wing span of eight feet, it's the real-life version of hollywood's flying reptile. >> it's a new species. it's a scottish gaelic name that pays homage to where it was found here on the isle of sky. >> reporter: the fossil is 70% complete. so intact scientists built a digital model of its brain, revealing the creature had great eyesight. researchers say the teenage dinosaur had an arsenal of sharp teeth, weighed about 20 pounds, and was still growing. >> already back in the jurassic period they were getting much larger than we used to think. >> reporter: scientists call it the discovery of a century that pieces together a huge gap in fossil records. tina kraus, cbs news. coming up on "cbs mornings," how a controversial texas highway project is threatening to disrupt the lives of thousands of people, most of

them from communities of color. plus, we'll ask 12-time "jeopardy!" champion bartender austin rogers about his secrets for answering the quiz show's tough questions and his book on pub trivia. and fresh off its historic gold medal performance at the winter olympics, we'll talk with american figure skater nathan chen. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪