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russian for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone. i'm tom hanson, cbs news, new york. it's friday, february 25th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." breaking overnight, ukraine fights back. military forces take down a russian aircraft which slams into a residential building. the latest on the all-out war. the innocent victims in ukraine. homes lost and lives shattered. how citizens are dealing with the attacks. the cost of conflict. the financial impact you may see from gas stations to supermarkets. well, good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with day two of the war in ukraine. russia continues its brutal
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invasion as casualties mount. you can see major damage in buildings on fire here in the capital of kyiv. russia has resumed missile strikes on the city, and ukrainian president zelenskyy says moscow is not only focusing on the military but also civilian targets. ukraine says at least 137 people including civilians have been killed in russian attacks with hundreds more wounded. in a televised address, zelenskyy claims the russian military advanced, has been temporarily stopped throughout most of the country. he said that he is determined to stay in kyiv and said he believes that he is, quote, target number one of russia. meanwhile, president biden nounced tough new sanctions against russia. u.s. officials say vladimir putin aims to topple the ukrainian government. bradley blackburn is in new york with the latest on all of this. good morning. >> reporter: anne-marie, good morning. ukrainian officials say russia has now launched missile strikes
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against kyiv, and russian troops are making their way toward the capital. overnight, the foreign minister said the last time the city was targeted like this was by nazi germany 80 years ago. russian forces appear to be converging on kyiv. [ siren ] air raid sirens sounded followed by reports of explosions across the city. residents were told to take shelter as world leaders braced for kyiv to fall. >> this is the opening salvo of a massive invasion, and we see this continuing and threatening kyiv and threatening other major cities in ukraine. >> reporter: while it's difficult to verify casualty numbers, volodymyr zelenskyy said 137 ukrainians were killed during the first day of the invasion, and he insists civilians are being targeted. russian leader vladimir putin pressed ahead with the offensive despite widespread condemnation and growing economic sanctions.
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diplomats called for an immediate end to the hostilities. >> i repeat my appeal from last night to president putin -- stop the military operation, bring the troops back to russia. >> reporter: president biden blamed russia for launching what he called a war without cause. >> putin is the aggressor. putin chose this war, and now he and his country will bear the consequences. >> reporter: the white house says 80% of russia's banking assets are now subject to sanctions. world leaders are now strengthening those sanctions with one major exception -- china. the chinese are instead easing some trade restrictions on russia and criticizing the sanctions. anne-marie? >> bradley blackburn in new york. thank you so much. one of the first cities targeted by the strikes was kharkiv. it's about 20 miles from the russian border, and it's ukraine's second biggest city. holly williams met with some of
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the innocent victims of the deadly attack. >> reporter: a russian fighter jet over kharkiv according to a ukrainian official. russia claims it isn't targeting civilians, but in the town of chuhuiv, russians bombed this apartment killing at least one and injuring 15 residents. "i never thought this would happen on our land," said olena kurilo, a local teacher. the outskirts of kharkiv have been pummelled by shelling, ruining homes and shattering lives. after months of stoical calm in the face of a possible invasion, there's now panic buying in supermarkets. a rush donate blood and a search for shelter from russian missiles and air strikes. >> i get up at 5:00 and listen a lot of bombs.
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>> reporter: andriy ostapenkso showed where he and hundreds of others will likely sleep, the city's subway. with the trains halted, people are camped out with their children and their pets. marina omelyanenko works in i.t. and is here with her mother. they heard it was too dangerous to flee the city by road. >> it will be scary to stay at home at night, it will be dark. >> reporter: many civilians in ukraine are trapped in the firing line with nowhere to run. holly williams, cbs news, in eastern ukraine. secretary of state antony blinken is weighing in on the attack. he talked to "cbs evening news" anchor norah o'donnell last night. >> when president biden addressed the nation today, he said that putin wants a new soviet union. is there intelligence to suggest that president putin will advance beyond ukraine? >> you don't need intelligence to tell you that's exactly what president putin wants.
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he's made clear that he'd like to reconstitute the soviet empire. short of that, he'd like to reassert his influence around neighboring countries that were once part of the soviet bloc. >> blinken was asked about the safety of ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. he said zelenskyy remains in the country, and reiterated the u.s. will continue to support ukraine and its allies throughout europe. across the united states, people are showing their support for ukraine. [ chants ] supporters chanted and sang songs outside the white house yesterday. they rallied just hours after president biden accused russia of a brutal assault. in san francisco, there was a protest outside city hall. organizers said they wanted the most severe sanctions against russia and an increase in military and humanitarian aid to ukraine. on the cbs "money watch," wall street reacts to the russian invasion, and how
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moscow's possible retaliation to crippling sanctions could impact the world's economy. diane king hall is in new york with those stories and more. good morning, diane. >> reporter: good morning. whiplash on wall street. stock futures are pointing to a lower open this morning after wall street's huge turnaround yesterday. the market fell sharply at first following russia's invasion of ukraine. but it rebounded after president biden's afternoon address to the nation. the dow ultimately closed up 92 points, bouncing back from a more than 800-point plunge. the nasdaq came back after tumbling more than 3% to rally 436 points, its best day of the year. and the s&p 500 added 63. president biden is trying to ease fears about rising gas prices because of the russia/ukraine war. yesterday on twitter he said his administration is taking steps to bring down the costs. he warned american oil and gas companies not to exploit the conflict, to raise prices for profits.
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according to gas buddy, the nationwide average for a gallon of glean is now $3.57. that's up 23 cents compared to last month. analysts believe prices will continue to rise possibly by up to ten cents over the next week. at issue, russia supplies more than 10% of the world's oil. there's concern that moscow could limit sales of oil and other energy products in retaliation to sanctions. even worse, the conflict could have an impact beyond the pumps and affect everything from automakers to grocery stores. >> we also could see agricultural prices for wheat and corn because they're big exporters. we could see metal prices -- when we look at iron ore, palladium used in chips that we ned in cars. >> reporter: the war could also complicate decisionmaking at the federal reserve which had been planning to raise interest rates to fight inflation. the fed's next meeting is in a few weeks. >> thankougs,"pu senat ben s who
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called the first round of u.s. sanctions against russia too little, too late. and coming up, supreme court selection. president biden picks his nominee to the high court. when we're expected to find out who it is. and winter weather warning. the powerful storm that's making its way across the country, where it's headed. this is the "cbs morning news." ♪
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breaking overnight, president biden has chosen a nominee for the supreme court. sources familiar with the process tell cbs news that mr. biden has made the selection, but there's no word on who he picked. he's vowed to name the first black woman to the high court. the white house says that he's on track to announce his nominee by monday. mr. biden has reportedly interviewed ketanji brown jackson, michelle childs, and leondra kruger. it's unclear whether he met with anyone else. tens of millions of
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americans are facing brutal winter conditions this morning. a cross-country storm is making its way from the southern plains to the east coast. the heaviest snow is expected in pennsylvania, new york, and much of the new england area. the governor of new york warned residents to be ready. >> just because you go to bed and it looks like spring outside, when you wake up it's going to be a very different world. it's going to feel much more like december. every county in our state has a winter storm warning advisory or watch in place. >> more than 1,000 flight were canceled into and out of dallas-fort worth international airport yesterday. that's according to flight aware. some people slept there while others kept trying and trying for a new flight. >> we were supposed to go out on delta last night. every flight got canceled. we jumped on to a jetblue ticket that we found yesterday, all of those got canceled. >> parts of the dallas area could still see freezing rain or
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here's here's a look at the forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ the biden administration is expected to loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines today. the cdc is set to announce new metrics based on case numbers, hospitalizations, and local hospital capacity. the change comes as nearly every state has dropped indoor mask mandates. the seven-day average of covid cases is just over 75,000, and that's the lowest amount in nearly three months. there are new developments in the death of george floyd. jurors returned a guilty verdict in the federal civil rights
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trial of three former minneapolis police officers involved in floyd's killing. naomi ruchim explains. >> reporter: after less than two days of deliberation, a jury in minneapolis convicted three former minneapolis police officers of violating george floyd's civil rights. the fired officers, j. alexander kueng, thomas lane, and tou thao, were found guilty on all charges. >> this is just accountability. it can never be justice because i can never get george back. >> reporter: all three were charged with depriving floyd of his right to medical care, while derek chauvin pressed his knee into floyd's neck for 9.5 minutes. king and thao were also charged with failing to intervene. prosecutors said the defendants chose to do nothing and caused floyd's death. the defense argued the men deferred to chauvin as the senior officer and cast blame on inadequate training policies of the minneapolis police
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department. all three ex officers testified in their defense. the case came down to the legal concept of willfulness, the intent to commit crimes, and the prior knowledge that the action is against the law. the three former officers face another trial in june on state charges of aiding and abetting murder and manslaughter. naomi ruchim, cbs news. >> chauvin was convicted of murder in a state court last year. he's serving more than 22 years in prison. he also pleaded guilty in the federal case. that sentencing date has not been set yet, but it could change from 20 to 25 years. so up next, sean penn is in ukraine. why the oscar winning actor and filmmaker is in the war-torn country and what he hopes to accomplish. s to accomplish.
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the country. ♪ across the world a show of support for ukraine. the ancient coliseum in rome is lit up in the colors of ukraine's flag, blue and yellow. top government leaders there condemned the attack by russia. in melbourne, australia, public buildings, sports stadiums, and landmarks were also illuminated in blue and yellow. the country's prime minister said his government would supply ukraine with nonlethal military equipment and medical supplies. and he's one of ukraine's most famous faces and also the mayor of the capital of kyiv. former heavyweight boxing champion vitali klitschko says that he's prepared to fight to protect his country. he says that while he hopes there's a nonviolent way to resolve the conflict, he's prepared to take up arms and join the battle if necessary.
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>> we help our diplomats, ukrainian diplomats, give all to stop this aggression diplomatic way. if not, we have to prepare to take weapons in our hands and defend the country. >> his brother and fellow former heavy weight champion wladimir joined ukraine's reserve army earlier this month to help defend his country. and filmmaker and actor sean penn is in the unlikeliest of places right now -- ukraine. he's in the country working on a documentary about the russian invasion. the office of ukraine's president posted a facebook picture of penn at a briefing yesterday. penn met with the deputy prime minister and spoke to journalists and military personnel about the invasion. he was also there in november to work on the project. coming up on "cbs mornings," the rock band foo fighters is going from the stage to the screen. front man dave grohl tells us how he came up with the storyline for their new horror film, "studio 666." i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." .
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oligarchs, state-controlled companies, and technology exports to russia. but they stopped short of sanctioning putin personally. world leaders are condemning russia's invasion of ukraine. pro-ukrainian demonstrations are growing across the globe. tina kraus reports from london. [ chants ] >> reporter: from tokyo to beirut -- [ chants ] to london -- >> i want all people around the world to stop putin. >> reporter: their strong support for ukraine. >> this is so horrifying and shocking and appalling. >> reporter: even among russians like tatiana ruzayk who lives in the uk with her three children. >> there's a slight hint of shame in all of this because this is my country who is starting the aggressive invading war. >> reporter: you feel guilty. >> of course i feel guilty. everyone i think feels the same. >> reporter: one world leader after another is denouncing russia's invasion.
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>> this hideous and barbaric venture of vladimir putin must end in failure. >> reporter: european leaders are promising to hammer putin with tough sanctions. >> it is president putin who is bringing war back to europe. >> reporter: for ukrainian katerina volovyk the war is personal. her family is in the line of fire. >> of course it's horrible. i'm stressed. i'm nervous about my parents, and i'm really afraid that a lot of people die. >> reporter: others are in disbelief. >> it's shocking. it's just -- sorry. >> reporter: i see that you're tearing up. it's quite emotional. >> yeah. [ chants ] >> reporter: protesters know these signs won't stop the war, but they hope someone listening will. tina kraus, cbs news, london. coming up on "cbs mornings," tomorrow marks ten years since trayvon martin was shot and killed. gayle king has the first look at
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a new cbs report special that explores the legacy and impact of martin's death. we'll talk to history-making bobsledder elana meyers taylor. could the most decorated black athlete in olympics history call it quits? and a rock band foo fighters is going from the stage to the screen. front man dave grohl tells us how he came up with the story for their new horror film, "studio 666." that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪
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