ukraine since the beginning of the invasion. i'm tom hanson, cbs news, new york. it's tuesday, march 8th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." safe corridor standoff. russia says it's offering a path to safety for the people in ukraine. why ukraine remains skeptical. hope and panic. emotional stories emerge as refugees leave their lives behind, but there are still acts of kindness amid the chaos and exhaustion. covid controversy, the state that's telling families healthy children should not get vaccinated. captioning funded by cbs well, good morning and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green.

russia is facing more pressure this morning to create safe passages for people who are trying to leave ukraine. the u.s. and its allies sounded the alarm yesterday at the united nations over the rising number of civilian deaths. they say the humanitarian crisis is getting worse as food and aid start to dry up. one of the proposed evacuation routes was in kharkiv, one of ukraine's biggest cities, but portions of it have been reduced to rubble over the past few days. ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy called for a global boycott of russia's oil exports. he's still pushing for a no-fly zone over ukraine. but the u.s. remains opposed to the idea. laura podesta is in new york with the latest. laura, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. the u.s. and other nato nations seem to agree a no-fly zone would increase the escalation of

the war, shooting down aircraft. instead putting an economic squeeze on russia seems to be the better approach, but americans are feeling that financial pain too. posting a video from his office, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says he's staying in kyiv as long as necessary to win what he called a patriotic war. an adviser to zelenskyy said there was progress during a third round of talks with russia yesterday on establishing humanitarian corridors, allowing civilians in some cities to escape. russia said it would open passages into russia and belarus, but ukraine wants routes to the west. >> the bottom line is more civilians are being killed. >> reporter: pentagon spokesman john kirby says russian troops have become frustrated by their lack of progress and have increased their reliance on long-range missile attacks that hit schools and hospitals >> i're having fuel problems, they're having food problems.

they're meeting a very stiff and determined ukrainian resistance. >> reporter: bombs could be heard going off this nearby children's holiday camp nou acting as a shelter. >> please, help us, i ask you. next could be here. i ask you. >> reporter: in washington, a bipartisan group of lawmakers support as ban on russian oil as a way to put more pressure on vladimir putin. >> you're doing it to make sure our american dollars aren't going to support a russian illegal war in ukraine. >> reporter: a new poll shows seven in ten americans support a new ban even if it means higher gas prices. the government is looking at venezuela to fill gaps and called on oil companies to increase production here in the u.s. more than 1.7 million people have now fled ukraine it. is the largest refugee crisis in europe since world war ii. cbs morning's co-host tony

dokoupil is at the poland/ukrainian border and is hearing stories of hope and dep separation. >> reporter: the acts of war have intensified since the russian invasion, but nothing prepared us for the sight of so many people battered and tired, walking out of their homeland. we saw mothers and grandmothers and lots of little children, some in their mothers' arms others in strollers or holding hands, many no taller than their family's luggage. there were those like this woman and then there were those like this woman, anxiously waiting for loved ones to cross the polish border. but the horrors of war are why this little boy and his mother hitched three rides overnight to get to the border. just the day before, she claimed, three of her friends were shot in the fighting and worse. >> hangings, rape, killings. >> yes. >> reporter: she told us the russians hanged one friend and

raped another. they left behind family members and her baby's father with almost nothing, unsure when they may be reunited. we found katia and her children resting in a quiet area warming themselves by a fire. she's worried about her brother who is fighting and her elderly parents who insisted on staying behind. but amid the fear and exhaustion, we also found acts of kindness, volunteers with warm food and drinks, boxes and boxes of supplies. but after walking for days and for miles, what people really want is just a place to sit down and get warm. when refugees are ready to move on, there's a bus to a more permanent relief center, a former high end shopping malcolm verted into a shelter, now housing hundreds. here they can charge their phone and wait for the call everyone is hoping for, the call that the war is over and they can go home.

>> that was tony dokoupil reporting. you can catch his updates from poland starting at 7:00 a.m. on "cbs mornings." and the conflict is hitting americans in the wallet, especially at the gas pump. gas prices are now at a record high, $4.15. that's according to gasbuddy. that's up 54 cents from last w week. analysts say prices will continue to go up. at one station in hollywood, one place is $7 a gallon. california has the highest prices, missouri, the lowest. one teenager is dead and two critically wounded at a shooting outside a high school in des moines, iowa. authorities say the shots appeared to have come from a passing vehicle yesterday. a 15-year-old boy was killed. he was not a student at the school. two girls were also shot and are in critical condition.

police say several the -- says the suspect is in custody. the school was immediately put on lockdown, and students were kept inside. >> i was thinking, i don't know if i might die today, i don't know if i might get hurt, if they're inside. i'm scared, i'm shaking. >> classes are canceled, and there's no word on the shooting. >> florida will be the first state to recommend healthy kids should not get vaccinated for covid. state surgeon general dr. joseph lapado made the statement yesterday at a round table including governor ron desantis. it included doctors who criticize lockdowns and mandates. the cdc and aamerican can academy of pediatrics do recommend the vaccine be administered to all children 5 and older. and queen ee lilizabeth helr first in-person meeting since testing positive for covid last month.

she met with canadian prime minister justin trudeau. the queen has returned to more duties. she canceled several engagements after testing positive. well, coming up, gambling scandal. falcons wide receiver ridley is suspended by the nfl. we'll have his reaction. and later a return to country music. wpi a big prize at the acm awards after a racial controversy last year. this is the "cbs morning news." . this is the "cbs morning news." i'm 53, but in my mind i'm still 35. that's why i take osteo bi-flex,

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been suspended and a new bill named after emmett till heads to the president's desk. the emmett till antilynching act is named for the black teenager whose brutal torture in 1965 became a pivotal movement in the civilian rights movement. in the past century, there have been over 200 bills introduced to try to outlaw lynching. the minneapolis "star tribune" says city teachers and support staff will go on strike today, while teachers in neighboring st. paul reached a deal to avert a strike. the teachers unions in both cities pushed for higher wages, smaller class sizes, and mental health services for the students. they're also asking for a higher starting salary for educational support professionals. >> we are willing to say we're going to do whatever it takes, including losing our own pay for our students because they deserve more.

>> all classes in minneapolis are canceled for today. and the "atlanta journal-constitution" says the nfl suspended atlanta falcons' wide receiver calvin ridley for at least one year for gambling on games. commissioner roger goodell said ridley bet on games during a five-day period last year while he was away from the team addressing mental health issues. he wrote on twitter he bet $1,500 total and does not have a gambling problem. still to come, get ready to blast off into space. how you can join nasa's next mission to the moon for free. mission to the moon for free.

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on the "cbs moneywatch," a new step for cryptocurrency oversight, and nasa is offering a chance to fly around the moon. diane king hall is in new york with those stories and more. i'm laughing because i feel like i'm overselling that story, but we'll talk about it later. >> that's all right. i actually like that one. let's get to the stocks first. stock futures are pointing to a higher open this morning, but that's after a huge selloff yesterday. the dow's industrial tumbled some 790 points. it's down 10% from its january 4 closing. a record high. what does that mean? territory for the first time in two years. even worse for the nasdaq. it slid 482 points falling into a bear market, dropping 20% from its november high. and the s&p 500 skidded 127. president biden is expected to sign an executive order on cryptocurrency this week. it will mark the administration's first step toward regulating how digital currency is traded.

the move comes as officials are raise concerns about rub's use of cryptocurrency to avoid crypto pling economic sanctions. two people familiar with the process says the executive order had been in the works before the invasion of ukraine. tech gurus will closely be watching apple for its first event of 2022. it's called peak devices. there are rumors apple could roll out a new and more affordable iphone. there could be upgrades to the macbook and imac. the virtual event starts a 10:00 a.m. pacific time. >> and nasa wants to fly you to space, sort of. the space agency plans to launch its artemis 1 mission later this year to help build a human presence on the moon. to celebrate it's allowing people to submit their name online. it will be put on a flash drive on the yore eyion capsule. you'll get your name on the capsule and a boarding pass for the historic mission.

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. opposition to the war in ukraine came to the russian embassy in washington, d.c. yesterday a protester put up a sign reading president zelenskyy way in front of the embassy to show support for ukraine's president. the protester told "the hill" the sign was a peaceful way of protesting vladimir putin's atrocities and honoring ukraine. supermodel gigi hadid is

showing her support for ukraine. she announced on instagram sh will donate her earnings from 2020 to ukraine. she wrote, may we all see each other as brothers and sisters beyond politics, beyond race, beyond religion. at the end of the day, innocent lives pay for war, not leaders. the post has received more than 2.5 million likes. >> and co-host dolly parton opened last night's 57th academy of country music awards by dedicating the show to the people of ukraine. >> now, i don't want to be political, and this is not. i'd rather pass a kidney stone than do that. but i want us to send our love and hope to our brothers and sisters in ukraine. >> later lead singer of the group old dominion said he was glad parton opened the show that way. morgan wallen won album of the year after being banned last

year for a racial slur in a leaked video. he did not address the issue last night. miranda lambert took home top prize, entertainer of the year, for the first time after losing five times. old dominion one for best group. and lainey wilson won song of the year for "things a man oughta know." the annual luncheon for the oscar nominees happened for the first time since the pandemic. stars walked the blue carpet yesterday in los angeles. along with the nominees were singer billie eilish for best original song. honorees will smith and denzel washington were honored as well as bradley cooper. he's a prodiegs deucer on picture "nightmare alley." it will broadcast march 27th. coming up on "cbs mornings," we talk with nascar driver bubba wallace about his new netflix documentary called "race." i'm anne-marie green.

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our top stories this morning. russia says safe passages to let ukrainians to escape the war could open today, although, ukrainians are skeptical. the u.s. announced the rising number of deaths. president zelenskyy said he's staying in kyiv as long as necessary to win the war. and gas prices in the u.s. are now at a record-high $4.15 a gallon. that's according to gasbuddy. it's up 54 cents from just last week. the biden administration is considering a ban on russian oil imports.

a new poll shows seven in ten americans support a ban, even if it means higher gas prices. >> and people from around the world have been showing support for ukraine. it has come in all shapes and sizes from the united nations to a small bakery in texas. here's omar villafranca. >> if people want to donate cash, they can donate it in this box. >> reporter: anna afan say've left to start a new life. over a year ago she opened up laika cheesecakes, but her loved ones are still in ukraine trying to escape. >> are you trying to keep in contact with your family? >> i am trying really hard to evacuate them now. >> reporter: anna had to do something, so the 28-year-old decided all weekend sales at her cheesecake shop would go toward helping the ukrainian armed forces. what she didn't expect was the response. people lined up sometimes for

hours to show anna and other ukrainians that they care. >> we probably had like a thousand people per day. i think like the entire san antonio people came honestly. >> reporter: she raised more than $72,000 in one weekend and plans to keep accepting donations. >> this is the least i can do. i'm not trying to make a hero out of myself, either, because the heroes are all there, and they are fighting. >> reporter: 6,000 miles away from home, but her heart is on the front lines. omar villafranca, cbs news. coming up on "cbs mornings," former u.s. attorney general william barr stops by the times square studio to tell us about his new book, "one damned thing after another." and bubba wallace stops by to tell us about his new netflix series, "race."

and milk bar owner christina tosi talks about her new book, "desserts can save the world." that is the cbs morning news for this tuesday. i'm anne-marie green. thanks for watching. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com