they are trying to make up for it by doubling down on firepower. much of it indiscriminate. >> it is a combination of mostly missiles, artillery, rocket launchers. >> reporter: the russians continue to creep closer to the capital of kyiv, less than 10 miles from the city center in the west and 25 miles in the east. a u.s. official says they could en circle the capital within one to two weeks. that estimate of 5 to 6,000 dead, if correct, means russia has lost more soldiers in two weeks than the u.s. lost in the entire iraq war. the estimate for ukrainian military losses is between 2 and 4,000 killed in action. jericka? >> david martin really putting things in perspective with those numbers. thank you. there is some bad news to report on the u.s. economy.

consumer inflation jumped 7.9% over the past year. that's a near 40-year high. gas prices are up 38% year to year, not including the most recent spikes. and monthly rents are also skyrocketing, pricing some people right out of their homes. cbs's nancy chen reports from south florida which is seeing the nation's largest rent hikes. >> here we go. >> reporter: it's hard enough for jaime wolf, a single mom, to raise three kids. now her landlord is raising the rent, by nearly a thousand dollars a month. a 30% hike. >> previously i got 5%, 6% i think increases, sure. but a thousand dollars is impossible to prepare for. >> reporter: apartment sticker shock is happening nationwide. soaring nearly 20% last year across the u.s. but in the miami metro area, they're up nearly 50%. forcing wolf, who lives in boca raton to make sacrifices. >> they go to after care for a

couple of hours each afternoon that i can work, so we have to take that away for sure. this is about survival. >> reporter: diana stanley wants west palm beach which helps homeless people and those on the brink. >> they are scared. they have tapped into everything they can tap into. >> reporter: anna who didn't want to give her last name, she says her rent doubled and with few options, she may have to call a car home. >> you have to have a place to live. you have to have a place to bathe. >> reporter: i can see how hard this has been for you. >> yeah. >> we are all holding our breath saying, when will this end. >> reporter: the end may not be in sight. and stanley worries it may soon get much worse. >> we are going to have a massive increase in homelessness. i don't even think we have reached the tip of the iceberg on this. i do not think we have. and that's what scares all of us. >> reporr: surging rents leaving so many here feeling priced out and left out.

>> bye, sweetie. >> reporter: nancy chen, west palm beach, florida. >> such an important issue. turning now to weather, a major storm system already causing problems across the midwest is moving across the country with snow, rain and unseasonably cold temperatures. let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes from the weather channel's global headquarters. good evening, mike. the system is clearly going to have an impact across this country before it's over. >> it definitely will, jericka. there will be very few states missed by this winter storm. it's already put a good amount of snow in places like the west. a place like nashville could get coated in snow. here's the forecast across the south right along i-40 from texas and oklahoma right into nashville. tupelo, place like huntsville, alabama ended up getting late-season snow. does president stop there. big snow forecast into the northeast, interior northeast half to foot of snow. this could be accompanied by 50

mile per hour wind gusts, and then that cold air settles in. temperatures that will feel a lot more like january than they will march, with many of us down into the teens come sunday. and, jericka, if that weren't enough, on the southern edge of all this, the possibility of severe weather and tornadoes across the southeast. >> it's always something. mike bettes, thank you. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. i have a secret. i'm done settling. because this is my secret.

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we rode along with mental health counselor candice ashamey. a school counselor called 911 concerned about an absent student's well-being. >> what's the address? >> reporter: they cross the country 911 centers are inundated with similar calls. one study says up to 10% of 911 calls nationwide potentially involve mental health issues. >> we'll respond to your location. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., where mental health specialists respond, several dozen a day fit that category. >> put the knife down now! >> reporter: in the past police officers have been dispatched to the call. some have ended in tragedy. aurora's police chief vanessa williams says police with weapons aren't always the answer. >> a lot of times it isn't appropriate for officers to go to these calls. and to possibly escalate the

situation when it doesn't need to be so. >> reporter: aurora has two response teams. one teams a police officer with a mental health professional, this team does not. onl take cae is no apparent danger. courtney is the team's program manager. the fact that you're not armed, the fact that you're not wearing a uniform, do you think that helps in some of these situations? >> i think so. so, we always focus on what's least restrictive. why keep traumatizing a person in a vulnerable state? >> reporter: there are more than 800 mental health related calls during a month period. sergeant aaron bunch is a 16-year veteran of the aurora police. >> police officers are trained to do a lot of things. what they don't have are masters degrees in social work. >> reporter: the dadey we rode along to a potentially suicidal student, the teen waved off a

police response. from the nearby parking lot, they reach the student. >> i spoke with mom and spoke with kiddo, and we don't have any concerns for safety at this time. >> reporter: resolved without a siren or a gun in sight. for "eye on america," jeff pegues, cbs news, aurora, colorado. >> there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news." americans will have to wear masks on planes, trains and buses a little longer. a new ruling from the tsa. and the major league baseball lockout is over. so when will they play ball?

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written "signing with kay." >> i'm proud of her. >> reporter: her daughter is proving she can accomplish anything. it seems like she never lets somebody say, you can't do this. >> if they say that, that makes her go even harder. >> reporter: kayana plans to publish even more books. she wants to bridge the gap between the deaf and hearing communities. >> the letter i. >> reporter: like this?% >> yes, that's correct. >> reporter: okay. >> i'm here as living proof i can show people. i can learn and be an educator. >> reporter: she can also be an inspiration. michael george, cbs news, detroit. and that's the overnight news for this friday. for some of you the news continues. for others, check back later for cbs mornings and, of course, follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm jericka duncan.

this is cbs news flash. i'm tom hanson in new york. in just a few hours the u.n. is set to hold an emergency meeting to discuss unproven russian claims that ukraine is developing chemical weapons, something the u.s. says is a false flag to justify russia's possible use of its own weapons of mass destruction. 2.3 million refugees have fled ukraine. the mayor of kyiv says half the city has left with russian troops just miles away. and food supplies in some battered cities are reportedly running dangerously low. meanwhile, tech giants have fighting an information war as well. twitter just announced it will add labels to belarusian state media accounts to better surface credible information. ed move came after they had

russian propaganda on its site last week. i'm tom hanson, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." good evening, and thank you for joining us. i'm jericka duncan in for norah. tonight russian forces are maintaining their pressure on the city of mariupol one day after the bombing of a maternity hospital that sparked outrage around the world. officials say at least three people were killed in that attack, including a young girl. russian forces continue their advance on the capital of kyiv, but here you can see ukraine's military is fighting back, appearing to open fire on a column of russian tanks. u.s. officials warn that russian forces are operating with a,

quote, reckless disregard for civilians as they continue their constant bombardment of residential neighborhoods. two weeks of shelling has left large sections of the country in ruins and thousands of residents now stranded without food, medicine, heat and electricity. more than 2.3 million refugees have escaped to neighboring countries, many to poland where some of them today met with vice president kamala harris. but we begin tonight with cbs's charlie d'agata reporting once again from kyiv. charlie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, jericka. the russian government again declared a cease-fire and a a humanitarian corridor starting tomorrow in five cities, including here in the capital and the besieged city of mariupol. tonight the deputy prime minister said not a single civilian was able to leave that city today. a day after the air-strike that ripped through the maternity hospital in mariupol, no mercy in the response from

russia's foreign minister. it's not the first time we've heard pathetic shrieks about russian armed forces. he said the hospital was a legitimate target, being used as a base by radical militants. he was in turkey meeting with ukrainian counterpart for the highest-level talks since the invasion began. but any hope of a breakthrough lay buried beneath the rubble. city council officials say a child is among the dead at the hospital, adding to more than 70 children killed and countless more injured across ukraine. on a visit to neighboring poland, vice president kamala harris joined calls for russia to be held accountable. >> there should be an investigation. and we should all be watching. >> reporter: she also sought to reinforce u.s. ties with nato amid a disagreement after a

posed proposal to provide ukraine with old soviet-era fighter jets. russian troops continue to advance toward the capital itself, northeast of kyiv. drone video alleges to show a column of russian tanks coming uppe under fire and turning back. despite heavy losses, militarily russia still has the upper hand. today ukraine's information minister asked america and its allies to close down the air space once again so ukrainians could fight on the ground. >> each road on each street, there are ordinary people who are going to fight. for all the streets for all the roads, because it's their homes. that's the most important message. we won't give up. >> reporter: unable to break ukraine's defenses, russia seems intent on breaking ukraine's spirit.

what's not yet known is just how far they'll go. russian forces are slowly closing in on the capital here, now within just a few miles. tonight the mayor said half the city has already fled. as we have seen for ourselves, they are either taking up fighting positions or taking shelter and hoping for the best. jericka? >> charlie d'agata, thank you. tonight president zelenskyy says authorities evacuated almost 40,000 people today from a number of cities as a humanitarian crisis worsens. russian forces are making inroads across the entire black sea coast line where the residents who remain face the choice of flee or stay and fight. cbs's chris livesay reports from odessa, a city on edge. >> reporter: the shelling is ceaseless despite the cease-fire. russian forces firing yet gagai

on humanitarian corridors meant for thousands to flee the city of mariupol. instead, those spared are forced to bury the rest. some in mass graves. we have no gas. we're freezing, says tatyana nikolenko. bodies are being buried in the apartment blocks. we captain live like this. with no more running water, desperate locals turn to an old well. local officials say more than 1200 people have been killed in this city alone, and the devastation is by design. one by one, russia is targeting ukraine's coastal strong holds. kherson was the first city to fall into russian hands. though not without resistance, today it is attacking cities like nikalaiev as it makes its way to the crown jewel of the black sea, odessa. lose it and ukraine loses its last port and vital supply lines.

vladimir putin called it out in his declaration of war. it's been bracing for a fight ever since. men and women fill more than 10,000 sand bags a day, all volunteers like air traffic cont controller dmitra. how much can you sacrifice? >> i can sacrifice even my life just to save the people behind me. >> reporter: even your life? >> even my life. that's not much right now. >> reporter: if odessa falls, vladimir putin would dominate the northern half of the black sea, putting pressure on nato allies romania and bulgaria as well. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says an attack here is imminent. jericka? >> chris livesay reporting from odessa tonight. thank you. turning now to weather, a major storm system that is already causing problems across the midwest is moving across the country with snow, rain and unseasonably cold temperatures. let's bring in meteorologist

mike bettes from the weather channel's global headquarters. good evening, mike. the system is clearly going to have an impact across this country before it's over. >> it definitely will, jericka. there will be very few states missed by this winter storm. it's already put a good amount of snow in places like the west. places like oh, say nashville will be coated in snow. here's the forecast along the south, 40, texas, oklahoma, right into nashville. tupelo, places like huntsville, alabama late season snow. big snow forecast right into the northeast. some places in interior northeast, half a foot to a foot of snow. this could be accompanied by 50 mile per hour wind gusts and then that cold air settles in. temperatures that will feel a lot more like january than they will march, with many of us down into the teens come sunday. and, jericka, if that weren't enough, on the southern edge of all this, the possibility of severe weather and tornadoes across the southeast. >> it's always something.

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm jan crawford in washington. thanks for staying with us. each day brings new aim giulianis of the horrors of war with hospitals and apartment destroyed, civilians and soldiers dead and wounded and a flood of refugees fleeing for their lives. but one place you won't see any of that is russia. moscow's official line is, it's not a war at all. and if you say so, you risk 15 years in prison. imtyaz tyab is following the propaganda effort from london.

>> reporter: on state tv, an unreality. fou [ speaking foreign language ] this unreality is now the law of the land across russia with words like war or invasion banned. and anyone accused of spreading, quote, false information about the russian military facing up to 15 years in prison. that's led the last remaining independent russian news channels to close. >> russia is becoming absolutely isolated state. it really looks like north korea to me. >> reporter: she was an anchor for tv rain and has now fled russia. she says russians are only being told one story. >> the message is clear and very simple, that nato is right around the corner, that nato is threatening russia. >> reporter: across the country, protests are being crushed with an iron fist.

monitoring groups say around 14,000 anti-war protesters have been detained since the start of the invasion. a sitting russian law maker. how do you think putin's war on ukraine is going? >> the declaration is going well. >> reporter: you keep referring to it as a military operation. this is an invasion, a war. >> you and a huge part of western world, world of ukrainian myths. >> reporter: what is undeniable is support for the military remains high. the letter z initially used by russian forces to identify its own on the battle field has quickly become the potent pro-war propaganda tool for the kremlin. >> this letter is a symbol, it's scary. it's frightening. it looks almost like this swastik symbol. >> reporter: between 5 and 6,000

russian soldiers may have been killed since fighting began. has the invasion of ukraine been worse, all that russia is now experiencing? >> you know, we are proud nation and we love our country. we have no -- any other mother land. and we must protect it. >> reporter: now, the kremlin has been working really hard to stoke that sense of nationalism across russia. in fact, just this morning the foreign minister said moscow never wants to rely on the west ever again. >> imtyaz tyab reporting from london. inside the battle zone, a artillery targeted 18 health facilities, including this children's hospital in the city of mariupol. more than 2 million refugees have already fled ukraine, and vice president kamala harris in wausau yesterday pledged $50 million to help them. then there are the americans taking efforts into their own hands. christina ruffini is in poland

which has already taken in more than a million refugees. >> reporter: for many people who get here, getting out is just the beginning. they don't know exactly where they're going or where to wait for the next leg of their journey. that's where a para trooper on vacation in poland jumped in to help. the train statio in shemish is full of unexpected departures. missed connections and delays. in a crowded corner armed with a cardboard sign and google translate, sebastian conor is carrying out his self-appointed mission, finding rooms for refugees in transit. >> the only way i could think to help these people was get hotels and put them in a place where they could get a hot shower and a bed. >> reporter: this is how you're spending your vacation? >> now it is, yeah. >> reporter: conor was on leave in poem visiting thef taking a flight to ireland, he grabbed

this train to the ukrainian border and started booking every hotel room he could find. >> i saw the human tragedy. i saw this unfolding and i was like, i can't do nothing. doesn't make any sense. >> reporter: these four women and 6-year-old adam came from kyiv. their train for wausau didn't leave until the next day. so instead of sleeping at the station, they followed conor about 15 minutes through cold cobble stone streets to this hostel where they get four beds free of charge. did you think you would have to leave? >> no, even yesterday i didn't know if i should leave or -- or i should stay, yes. >> mother, brother, father, all of my friends stay there, and you cry, you cry, all cry when train go.

whole train is crying. >> reporter: in the face of overwhelming uncertainty, knowing where they're going to sleep tonight they say helps. and for this night, that's enough. now, conor had to go. his leave is up. but he's handed the effort over to polish volunteers who will keep filling the hotel rooms he's booked. he has a gofundme account with $3,000. >> christina ruffini. the price of gas is putting the brakes on a lot of travel plans. errol barnett reports. >> reporter: you can expect most of your travel costs to jump. some airlines now warning of reduced capacity as a result from the increase in jet fuel costs which will of course mean your airline tickets will cost more as well. oh, and yes, you can expect your trip to the airport in a rideshare, that will also be more expensive. >> i think it's like outrageous. >> reporter: across the country

americans are feeling the pinch at the pump. >> $85 just for this time. and i'm going to use this for what, three to four days? >> reporter: a recent poll from aaa finding 60% surveyed said they would make changes to their driving habits with gas above $4 per gallon. if it reaches $5 per gallon as it has in some states, three quarters said they would need to adjust their life-style. emmanuel, who did not want to provide his last name, is an uber and lyft driver in washington. high prices forcing him to add four extra hours to his ten-hour shifts each day. sounds really grueling if you're going to have to work a 14-hour day to earn the same amount of money. how does that make you feel? >> really, it makes you feel sometimes like you are sick, you are tired, not sick. >> reporter: air travelers are also seeing high prices at a time when covid restrictions are being eased and there is pent up travel demand. senior news travel editor peter

greenberg says airline prices are up 20% and will likely creep higher. partly due to jet fuel costs which are also increasing. that's prompted alaska and allegiant airlines to cut some flights. >> you have a big problem here. you're cutting routes. you're cutting capacity and increasing fares. how bad is it going to be this sum isser when you see that happening right now? >> reporter: now, the universal message from travel analysts is that with increased summer demand approaching, now 19 time to book your tickets for summer travel. hurry up and make those plans with your friends and families. you know, we've been talking about rideshares and airline tickets. but you can expect these price hikes across the board from rental cars to cruise ships, to buses, all of it will be more expensive in the weekends ahead. >> errol barnett at reagan national airport. the overnight news is back in two minutes.

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march is women's history month, a time to celebrate some of the often overlooked contributions women have made to american history, culture and society. a new exhibit here in washington recognizes their impact on the sciences. collectively known as s.t.e.m. that's science, technology, engineering and math. lilia perez is living her dream. she's a fossil preparer at the museum of natural history and she's part of a new exhibit making a powerful statement for science and girls. >> we are making a culture change, a culture shift here to show that women do belong in s.t.e.m. >> 923 statues on the national mall of women in science to inspire young girls to go into a field that right now is only 27% female.

do you still think the subtle messages that girls are hearing, that's not really a job for you? >> absolutely, there is still a stigma that women shouldn't belong in s.t.e.m. out there. >> space engineer sidney hamilton has her own statue. what message do you hope this sends? >> i hope it sends a message if she can see it, she can be it. >> i hope they see it and see themselves in one of these statues. >> hamilton like perez is overwhelmed by the honor. >> it is amazing to see i can be the representation that i didn't have growing up. it's amazing to see that when there are a world of people that told me no, that i could be here. >> here, showing yes, you can. those life size statues will remain on display here until march 27th. and that's the overnight news for this friday. for some of you the news continues. for others, check back later for cbs mornings. and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com.

reporting from the nation's capital, i'm jan crawford. this is cbs news flash. i'm tom hanson in new york. in just a few hours the u.n. is set to hold an emergency meeting to discuss unproven russian claims that ukraine is developing chemical weapons, something the u.s. says is a false flag to justify russia's possible use of its own weapons the mass destruction. 2.3 million refugees have fled ukraine. the mayor of kyiv says half the city has left, with russian troops just miles away and food supplies in some battered cities are reportedly running dangerously low. meanwhile, tech giants are fighting an information war as well. twitter just announced it will add labels to belarusian state media accounts to better surface credible information. the move came after they labeled russian propaganda on its site

last week. for more news, connect to the cbs news app or connected tv. i'm tom han n, cbs news, new it's friday, march 11th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." convoy on the move. russia's massive military convoy located outside kyiv has dispersed with many vehicles now repositioned with some in firing position. we have the latest on the ominous move. new missile threat. the extremely dangerous weapon north korea is believed of to just tested. jussie smollett sentenced. the form "empire" actor was defiant in court after learning how long he'll spend behind bars for falsely reporting a hate crime. good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we're going to begin with a troubling development in the wart in ukraine. we're l