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we will see you back here at 6:00. >> the weekend news is next. news updates are always on kpix.com, we will see you in 30 captioning sponsored captioning sponsored by cbs >> diaz: tonight, battle for ukraine. the fighting intensifies across the country. invading russian forces close in on the capital, kyiv. today, this residential tower taking a direct hit. ukraine's president vowing not to surrender. cbs news is there. >> reporter: i'm charlie d'agata in kyiv, ukraine. we're on the streets of the capital with the latest on the russian invasion and what ukrainian soldiers and civilians are doing to stop it. >> diaz: ukrainians rush to borders seeking refuge. >> my country is dying for all of us. >> diaz: president biden orders more military aid to help repel the russians. also tonight, russian repercussions from the world of
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business to sports and the arts. >> reporter: athletes, artists, and companies are publicly condemning russia's actions. i'm michael george with the fallout now spreading across the globe. >> diaz: plus, the back story to a historic nomination. the women who made it happen. and later, shifting gears: auto dealers adapt to fast-changing times. >> surviving past this generation, that is something i think about a lot. >> this is the "cbs weekend news" from new york with adriana diaz. >> o'donnell: good evening. tonight, the united states and european allies took aim at russia with new, unprecedented sanctions further punishing the kremlin for invading ukraine. millions more in u.s. military aid is also on the way. across ukraine today, more heavy fighting, some of it street to street. russian forces captured more rural territory, but their push
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into cities is proving much harder. reports describe ukrainian resistance as "fierce." today, a russian military missile struck a residential building in the capital of kyiv, but the city is not going down without a fight. ordinary citizens gathered to make molotov cocktails, and ukraine's president remains defiant, vowing to defend his country again today. but the ukrainians are badly outgunned and casualties on both sides adding up. cbs' charlie d'agata is in kyiv with the latest. >> reporter: with the capital under siege, residents here are bracing for another wave of aerial bombardment. but the russian ground assault has met with ferocious resistance from ukrainian forces, and not just around kyiv, but in other parts of the country, too. the all-out battle for the capital has only intensified. ( explosion )
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ukraine's foreign minister said a russian missile slammed into an apartment building in southwest kyiv early this morning, tearing through five floors in the high-rise. we went out today to find a huge hole punched into the corner of the building, firefighter on the scene, shell-shocked residents dragging belongings through broken glass and debris scattered everywhere. yuri was just waking his wife with a birthday cake when it happened. "i live here and some abnormal person called putin came into my country for no reason, invaded my home, and bombed it." the mayor has told residents of this city to seek shelter at home, don't go out, and stay away from the windows. but many people are scared. and some have come here to the deepest subway station in the city, about as close as you can get to a bomb shelter. angelina ogul brought her mom and her dog here for safety.
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>> we keep calm. we listen to music. we try to get, like, good mood. >> reporter: try to stay positive. >> stay positive. >> reporter: the overnight curfew that had been in place has now been extended from 5:00 p.m. today to 8:00 a.m. on monday. ukrainian security teams are checking everyone on the lookout for russian saboteurs. when we were out on the streets today, we came across very jittery ukrainian checkpoint guards. they had their guns drawn, even on us. everybody here is on edge. the mayor says anybody caught outside between now and monday morning will be considered an enemy. adriana. >> diaz: charlie d'agata in kyiv, thank you. today, france intercepted and seized a russian cargo ship in the english channel. the ship was suspected of breaching new international sanctions. on board, a cargo of new cars bound for st. petersburg. president biden spoke with his
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national security team from delaware today. ed o'keefe is there. ed, tell us more about the steps being taken. >> reporter: adriana, u.s. and european leaders are now preparing to take extraordinary measures against select russian banks by kicking them out of what's called the swift banking system, a messaging system that allows for easier international banking transactions. in a joint statement, president biden and european leaders also say they plan to place restrictions on russia's central bank, an especially bold move against a major global and nuclear power. they will target oligarchs and others close to vladimir putin to identify and freeze the assets they hold around the world. as one u.s. official explainedhe world. it to us tonight, "we'll go after their yachts, their luxury apartments, their money and their ability to send their kids to fancy colleges in the west." >> diaz: ed, russia has been under u.s. sanctions since 2014 when it annexed crimea and it hasn't had much of an effect. will these new sanctions work? >> reporter: that's what they're designed to do, adriana. the idea now is to squeeze
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vladimir putin as much as possible and make his allies and family feel it as well. observers believe he could be worth anywhere between $125 billion and $200 billion, most of that wealth tied up overwhelmingly in offshore accounts that are held by relatives, friends and, in some cases, his lovers. and he's now on a treasury department list of sanctioned autocrats like kim jong un of north korea and venezuela's nicolas mauro. adriana. >> diaz: all right, ed o'keefe in wilmington. thank you. tonight be ukrainians that can are rushing west seeking refuge. tens of thousands of people have already crossed into five countries bordering western ukraine. cbs' christina ruffini is at a crossing in poland. >> reporter: their sense of security shattered by russian munitions, ukrainians are getting out. on the road, a crush of cars leads to border crossings in moldova, slovakia, romania, and poland. >> our parents are still in kyiv, so we are thinking about them and worrying. >> reporter: stuck for hours in
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traffic, this family, like many here, decided to get out and walk more than 12 hours to the polish border, where local and international aide agencies are scrambling to mobilize food, shelter, and clothing, including piles of children's shoes for the smallest refugees. we're at the border crossing between ukraine and poland and all day and yesterday we have seen a steady stream of people coming across. the difference is for the first time today, if you look up the hill behind me, we see a line of people going back into ukraine. we talked to women who are going to get members of their family, and a couple of military-aged males who said they are going back in to fight for their country. nearly 30,000 ukrainians have crossed into poland and about 11,000 have gone to romania. because men of fighting age are arred from leaving ukraine, many women and children are making the journey alone. >> i have a five-year-old kid, and i have also my sister, who has two kids, so we are really scared and don't know what will happen here.
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>> reporter: and this is only the beginning. nato has warned that if the conflict continues, as many as five million ukrainians could be forced to flee. christina ruffini, poland. >> diaz: the backlash against russia's war has spread through the worlds of business, the arts, and sports. we get more now there cbs' michael george. >> reporter: ukrainian-born soccer player oleksandr zinchenko was brought to tears today as his manchester city teammates, their opponents and fans showed support by playing ukraine's national anthem. russian tennis player andrey rublev made a bold statement after a win in dubai friday writing, "no war, please," on a camera lens. >> ovechkin-- score! >> reporter: but a different tone from washington capitals star alex ovechkin, one of the highest profile russians in sports and a close putin ally,
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who even campaigned for him. ovechkin called for peace, but wouldn't criticize the russian president. >> well, he's my president, but how i said, like, i'm not in politics. i'm an athlete. devastation right now for both sides. >> reporter: european football's governing body and formula 1 racing are canceling events in russia. and delta announced it will no longer partner with russian airline aeroflot. and here in new york, it carnegie hall has canceled the concerts of russian conductor valery gergiev, and pianist denis matsuev. both are outspoken supporters of vladimir putin. adriana. >> diaz: michael george, thank you. to the pandemic now. covid-19's retreat goes on marking another effort at a new normal. cbs' marci gonzalez is in pasadena tonight with the details. marci, good evening. >> reporter: adriana, good evening. most americans are no longer advised to wear masks indoors, as we see case numbers declining across the country.
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large crowds are celebrating mardi gras in new orleans this weekend, the masses, mostl maskless, as is much of the nation. >> we're finally going back into normal life. >> reporter: the c.d.c. now suggesting more than 70% of americans can stop wearing masks indoors, this prompted by a dramatic drop in covid cases from a january peak of 807,000 a day, to about 75,000. the government's new pandemic map showing county by county which areas have low, medium, and high risk rates. dr. peter hotez, a vaccine expert at texas children's hospital. >> i like the color-coding system to give people a sense of what's safe and what's not safe. >> reporter: what about the 28% of americans still in high-risk areas? what do you say to them? >> what you say to them is maximize the vaccination for you and your family members. the key is not just assume that we're done with this.
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that's what we're really talking about, a pause, not a permanent end to this pandemic. eporter: every state excep hawaii has rolled back its indoor mask mandates, but the c.d.c. says if another variant emerges, it could change its recommendations once again. adriana. >> diaz: marci gonzalez in pasadena, thank you. today marks the birth of a movement. it's been 10 years since 17- year-old trayvon martin was shot and killed by neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman. he was later found not guilty of second-degree murder. today, former president barack obama released this tribute: >> the perceptions of me as a young person weren't so different than the perceptions of trayvon. >> diaz: tonight, gayle king explores the legacy and impact of trayvon martin's death in a cbs reports special "trayvon martin: 10 years later." it premieres at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the cbs streaming network and the smithsonian
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>> diaz: there have been 115 justices on the u.s. supreme court, all but seven have been white men. a black woman has never been nominated until now. judge ketanji brown jackson, selected by president biden, could be the first. as cbs' nikole killion reports, the decision follows some powerful women leading the charge. >> i'm pleased to nominate judge jackson. >> reporter: as soon as president biden made his supreme court nomination official... >> thank you very much. >> reporter: ...for these women, it was pure joy. >> i was ecstatic. i was-- it was something that i personally had been working for. >> reporter: kim tignor is one of the founders of the group "she will rise." the collective has been dedicated to elevating an african american woman to the high court, launching a petition and a website to track judicial nominations. why do you feel it's important to have a black woman on the supreme court?
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>> first and foremost, because we've never had one. >> when thurgood marshall became a supreme court justice, evrything changed. so what we want to see is someone who can bring her legal acumen and her lived experience to those conversations and to those deliberations. >> the reality is we actually think that the absence of a black woman on this court is an abject failure, frankly. >> reporter: but what do you say to people who say, "this is just an affirmative action pick"? >> it's an interesting argument, because in this country, the people who benefit most from affirmative action are white women, and yet, no one claimed affirmative action when justice amy coney barrett was nominated and eventually confirmed. >> reporter: in 27 days. >> right. >> reporter: when it comes into the supreme court, only seven justices have not been white men in its 233-year history, something they hope will change when she is confirmed. >> it's going to be emotional, quite frankly, because there is the feeling seen component of
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>> diaz: a longtime fixture of american life is shifting gears, looking for a new model to survive. car dealerships are getting a lot less traffic as more purchases happen online and supply chain issues make new vehicles hard to find. but in tonight's "weekend journal" cbs' jeff wagner takes us to a small-town dealer navigating the challenges to its best sales year ever. >> reporter: along highway 55 in the town of kimball, the road to success is a generational journey. ancestors paved the way. >> this would be my grandfather, andrew, who started the business in 1928. >> reporter: family maintain it, and loyal customers trust it. >> i have to be thankful to our local area for supporting us, because it can't happen without that. >> reporter: steven maus is one of three brothers who own a.m. maus and son. there's no pressure. >> there's no pressure.
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>> reporter: he and ed run the sales arm of the business, while cary manages the service center. outside of selling and fixing cars, the dealership features a general store and gas station, the humble beginnings of this 90+ year anchor in town. >> the story when i was a baby they held up my hands and said his hands are almost big enough to fit around the gas nozzle so i could start pumping gas as early as possible. >> reporter: that multifaceted approach keeps the business hum. >> i'm sitting in our showroom right now and we have one, two, three, four-- five new vehicles. this is what we have for new cars on the ground. >> reporter: that's it. >> that's it. we typically have 80. >> reporter: despite the challenges of the pandemic, a.m. maus and son and son sold nearly 900 cars. that's more than the entire population of the town it calls home. >> it's solidly 80% of our sales right now are now sold orders. >> reporter: a sold order involves customers buying a car without seeing it in person. it means test driving an older
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model and trusting the sales person's knowledge. >> our customers have responded well to this. >> reporter: goodwill that's earned through years of honest sales. >> i mean, there's real quality of work and service there. >> reporter: david mclaughlin's grandparents bought a cabot and kimball in the 80s. they bought several cars at maus, the beginnings of a family tradition. >> we all get our cars from there. my grandparents bought five or six, my folks, six, seven, eight. my brother mike has probably bought least eight cars from them. >> that is the essence, is our customer base and our loyal customer base. >> reporter: taking care of them means taking care of their community. since so many of those paying customers are their neighbors. >> it isn't just where we do business. it's our backyard. >> reporter: barry belknap is the v.p. at harvest bank. it was the top donor of the project to build kimball's new library. >> the building we had it housed in was deemed not suitable. >> reporter: a.m. maus and son, located across the street, was number two. >> when you have people, whether it's business people or people
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within the community with civic commitment that have those sorts of traits, it's-- you know, this is what you can make happen. >> reporter: whether it's investing in their town or back into their business, steven says adapting to a changing world allows them to keep their values alive. >> i hope it's an indication that we're doing things right. >> reporter: while laying the groundwork for success down the road. >> surviving past this generation, that is something that i think about a lot, and what that's going to take, i hope we can do it. >> reporter: jeff wagner, cbs news, kimball, minnesota. >> diaz: that's the news for this saturday. first thing tomorrow, "sunday morning with jane pauley," followed by "face the nation" with margaret brennan. margaret's guests include wyoming congresswoman liz cheney. south carolina congressman james clyburn. and linda thomas greenfield, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations. i'm adriana diaz at the cbs news broadcast center in new york. great to be with you. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
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live, from the cds bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news . >> locals taking to the streets, rallying for ukraine. the push to take action now before it's too late video out of oakland, a fire truck smashes into a building. what led up to the crash. >> lanes shooting out of a san francisco apartment building. fire crews pull off more than a dozen rescues. the police department grappling with its first on- duty police killing and 80 years. later, school approval tanking, the ball painting a grim picture of how california voters, see their public schools.
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>> we begin with an outpouring of local support for ukraine. as the russian military approaches the capital city of tf. >> chopper 5 spotted this huge rally near san francisco's ferry building. demonstrators are scared the conflict could explode into another world war. >> thousands of people attended sand with ukraine rallies across the country today including washington, d.c., new york city, and atlanta. >> stand with ukraine! >> we will when! >> demonstrators are calling for nato peacekeepers to head to ukraine. john raymo spoke with local ukrainians who were devastated by the attack on their homelands. >> this year brutality has shocked the community and ukrainians here are saying, it's time to take action now,
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