for more news, download the cbs news app on you cell phone. i'm tom hanson, cbs news, new york. it's wednesday, march 2nd, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." >> now's the hour, our moment of responsibility. >> the president's speech. mr. biden delivers his first state of the union. his new action against russia and the plan to fight inflation in the u.s. new missile attacks. russia takes out a tv tower in ukraine's capital killing several people. how world leaders plan to respond today to the deadly war. strike out. the first games of the major league baseball season are canceled after executives and players fail to reach a labor agreement. well, good morning, and good to be with you.

i'm anne-marie green. president biden laid out his vision for the coming year addressing an anxious and concerned america during his state of the union last night. the russia/ukraine conflict took center stage as mr. biden said airspace will be closed to all russiaian flights. a poll found that 71% of speech watchers felt the administration's policies will be effective against russia. about eight in ten speech watchers approved of the address altogether. skyler henry is on capitol hill with more on how it went. good morning. >> reporter: good to see you. the state of the union is strong according to president biden who almost immediately in his address condemned russian president vladimir putin for the country's invasion into ukraine while also calling on americans to rally around ukraine. now the president's unity-based speech went further than just foreign policy obviously, also focusing more on what the president wants to do in terms of his domestic policy agenda.

that includes urging congress to pass key elements of that stalled "build back better" plan as well as fighting back against inflation. at his first state of the union, president biden vowed to make vladimir putin pay a price for his invasion of ukraine. >> he thought he could roll into ukraine and the world would roll over. instead, he met with a wall of strength he never anticipated or imagined. he met the ukrainian people. [ applause ] >> reporter: some members of congress wore blue and yellow in support of ukraine. lawmakers stood and cheered for the ukrainian ambassador to the u.s. who was seated with first lady jill biden. [ applause ] >> thank you, thank you, thank you. >> reporter: during the hour-long speech mr. biden laid out what he called a unity agenda in hopes of building bipartisanship in congress. >> four big things we can do together in my view. >> reporter: included in that is fighting the opioid epidemic, improving mental health, giving veterans better health care, and cutting the death rate from cancer. >> we are stronger today than we

were a year ago. [ applause ] and we'll be stronger a year from now. >> reporter: mr. biden also argued that his economic policies will lower inflation. >> instead of relying on foreign supply chains, let's make it in america. > reporter: the president was to cut the cost of prescription drugs, lower energy costs, and cap a household's childcare spending. >> if we're weak at home -- >> reporter: our governor, kim reynolds, delivered the republican response. >> the president's approach to foreign policy has consistently been too little too late. >> reporter: president biden travels to wisconsin today to tout the infrastructure law congress passed last year. so as the president hits the road, something else to pay attention to will be how americans respond to not only the president's speech but also what the administration does in the weeks and months ahead, especially as democrats look to cling on to power here in washington with the midterms coming up later this year. anne-marie? >> skyler henry on capitol hill. e attacks krftrly a

week of bloodshed. over the past 24 hours, local officials say 21 people died and more than 100 others were injured after russia targeted residential areas in the second largest city of kharkiv. meantime, russian state media said there could be another round of talks today, but ukrainian leaders have yet to confirm the meeting. representatives talked for the first time on monday for five hours without reaching a peace deal. yesterday ukraine's state emergency service said a russian missile strike hit homes and buildings in a city about three hours away from kyiv. it released video showing flames and rescuers digging through debris to find possible victims. volunteers in kyiv are rushing to hand out food and aid to medics, the military, and residents, as russian forces approach the capitol. debra alfarone reports. >> reporter: the ukrainian interior ministry says at least

ten people died and dozens more were hurt when a missile slammed into this building in kharkiv. russian rockets also destroyed this apartment building. several people died. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy called it a war crime insisting the building was not a legitimate target. eyewitness video captured the moment a russian missile hit this television tower in the capital, kyiv, knocking out tv stations and killing at least five people. a 40 mile-long russian convoy remains stalled north of the capital city. a u.s. official says it has barely moved because of fuel and food shortages and logistical issues. meanwhile, civilians are fleeing ukraine to neighboring countries any way they can. >> i don't want to leave, but it's completely dangerous to stay here. >> reporter: president biden spoke with ukraine's president tuesday promising the u.s. will hold russia accountable.

the white house is also asking congress to approve $6.4 billion in military and humanitarian aid. about 150 lawmakers stood on the steps of the u.s. capitol wearing blue and yellow, the colors of the ukrainian flag, as a sign of solidarity. and the united nations general assembly will vote on a resolution demanding that russia immediately stop using force against ukraine and withdraw its military forces. debra alfarone, cbs news, the white house. the mass exodus of ukrainians fleeing their nation is growing. the u.n. refugee agency says at least 660,000 people have left ukraine for neighboring countries since russia invaded last week. most are women and children who have left their husbands, brothers, and sons behind to fight. thousands of residents crowded kyiv's central train station yesterday trying to escape. >> this is big tragedy for me to leave my city, and actually i don't know am i going to come back or not.

i don't want to leave, but it's completely dangerous to stay here. >> the u.n. says there could be as many as four million refugees as a result of the war. ahead on "cbs mornings," we'll talk with vice president kamala harris about the war in ukraine, the impact here at home, and whether the u.s. will take more action against russia. the state of texas officially kicked off the 2022 midterm election season. republican governor greg abbott easily won the gop race for his seat. he's running to stay in office for a third term. he'll square off against democrat beto o'rourke who won the party's nomination last night. in 2018 the former texas congressman helped energize a new base of voters in his close bid to unseat senator ted cruz. and this year's major league baseball season hangs in the balance this morning. yesterday officials canceled opening day and each team's first two series after failing to reach a labor agreement with the players unions to end the lockout. players rejected management's final offer during the ninth

straight day of negotiations. mlb commissioner rob manfred said the league and owners made several concessions, but they could not reach a deal. >> my deepest hope is that we get an agreement quickly, we're back on the field, and, you know, we get back into that market and compete effectively. >> this will be the first time regular season games have been canceled due to a labor dispute in 27 years. coming up, the queen of england is back to work. an update on britain's monarch a week after testing positive for covid. and later -- >> when he's really tired, he gets a bit grumpy and then he gets way over dramatic. >> two tired for school. a little boy's funny reaction becomes an internet sensation. this is the "cbs morning news." . this is the "cbs morning news." is now a good time for a flare-up? enough, crohn's! for adults with moderate to severe crohn's or ulcerative colitis, stelara®

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>> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. stock futures are pointing to a higher open this morning after another rough day on wall street yesterday. investors reacting to the war in ukraine shifted more money out of stocks and into u.s. government bonds. global oil prices soared heading back above $100 a barrel, the highest level since 2014. yesterday the dow jones industrials tumbled 597 points. the nasdaq dropped 218, and the s&p 500 fell 67. apple is now the latest tech company to hit the brakes on doing business in russia following its invasion of ukraine. while the company does not have any physical stores in russia, it is halting all sales of its products there. this includes a stop of all exports into russia along with limiting the use of apple pay and other services. the app store is still functioning, and software can still be updated in russia. coors light is mixing plastic carriers for its six packs. starting later this year as beer cans will be wrapped in cardboard packaging that is

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our top stories this morning -- in his first state of the union address, president biden vowed to check russian aggression in ukraine and said vladimir putin will pay a price. mr. biden announced the u.s. is banning russian planes from its airspace. he also outlined his domestic agenda saying his economic policies will lower inflation. and russia is escalating its attacks on ukraine. in the last 24 hours, local officials say 21 people died and more than 100 others were l ar in kharkiv millong russian conv remast offials s it has burily y

moved because of fuel and food shortages. and here in the u.s., shopping malls are losing business even before the pandemic. countless department stores have shut down over the past few years. as michael george reports, those empty spaces are getting a facelift. >> reporter: like many americans, cyvonne michaels' shopping habits have changed in the past two years. >> because of the pandemic i have not been going to the malls as much. >> reporter: online shopping continues to grow are ready to experiment at tyson's galleria outside of washington, d.c., a former macy's has been transformed into a new dining and entertainment wing with options like bowling. >> i think the consumer coming out of the pandemic is just looking to be out and experiencing life in a more normalized way. >> reporter: in rochester, new york, the marketplace mall is turning a shuttered sears into a large health care facility, reimagining what a mall can be. american dream here in new

jersey may be one model for the new shopping mall -- yes, it's got stores, but more than half the space is devoted to family ll coas, watar ice r spping male ginng isreanent. >> reporter: american dream opened five months before the pandemic, and the hope is traffic will pick up now that coronavirus cases are easing. >> they've changed -- >> reporter: stephanie cegielski with the trade group representing shopping centers says the strategy is offering an experience people can't get on line. >> we're seeing everything from fitness, from gyms, from movie theaters going into some of those large boxes to educational facilities. >> reporter: shopping centers finding new life by adapting to consumers who want more than just shopping. michael george, cbs news, east rutherford, new jersey. coming up on "cbs mornings,"

an interview with vice president kamala harris following president biden's state of the union address last night. she updates us on the war in ukraine. plus, we'll speak with south dakota's senator john thune for republican reaction to the president's speech. and tips on how to start investing. cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger will offer simple rules to help you succeed. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪