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 learning that a massive

40-mile convoy of russian tanks and vehicles appears to have dispersed and redeployed. in satellite images you can see vehicle tracks in the snow. mamany of the vehicles have mov to areas around kyiv including some being moved into forests and into firing positions. the question remains how long can ukraine's forces hold off russia which far outnumbers them. laura podesta is in new york with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, nearly western cities in ukraine showing a new direction in the war which has mostly been playing out in the east. this expansion of force could prove difficult for the

called russia's refusal to allow evacuations outright terror. and president biden is expected to make a major announcement on trade with russia later today. likely raising tariffs on russian imports which w will rp up financial pressure on the kremlin. anne-marie? >> laura podesta in new york. thank you so much, laura. russia's invasion of ukraine is in its third week, and things don't seem to be going smoothly for vladimir putin, at least not as smoothly as highway anticipated. david mariner shows how the strong resistance is inflicting heavy damage on the russian military. >> reporter: in many places the russians have not just bogged down, they've been stopped in their tracks. a u.s. official says hundreds of armored vehicles have been destroyed, and each one contains russian soldiers. his estimate of the number of russian dead -- 5,000 to 6,000

killed in action and three times that many wounded. as our partners at the bbc found, ukrainian soldiers are not intimidated by the russian legions. >> they have a lot of people, a lot of tanks, a lot of vehicles, but we fight on our land, and we protect our families. so it doesn't matter how they fight. we fight like lives, and they won't win. >> reporter: the russians are making good targets by sticking to the roads, in some cases running out of gas and sitting there. ukrainians are making good use of the thousands of anti-tank weapons shipped into the country. the head of the defense intelligence agency told congress he had underestimated the ukrainians. >> i question their will to fight. that was a bad assessment on my part because they have fought bravely and honorably and are doing the right thing. >> reporter: the russians have also lost an estimated 15 to 20 aircraft and 20 to 25

helicopters. most hit by missiles fired from the ground. 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, multiple rocket launchers. >> reporter: despite their losses, the russians continue to creep closer to the capital of kyiv. less than ten miles from the city center in the west and 25 miles in the east. a u.s. official says they could encircle the capital within one to two weeks. >> that was david martin reporting. breaking overnight, ukraine could soon be getting billions of dollars in aid from the u.s. late last night the senate approved a bipartisan spending bill. it includes $13.6 billion in military and humanitarian assistance for ukraine and its european allies. it's part of an overall $1.5 trillion bill to keep the federal government open. the white house says president biden looks forward to signing

the legislation. and vice president kamala harris says the u.s. supports calls for an international war crimes investigation into russia's action in ukraine. harris made the comments yesterday during a meeting in warsaw with the president of poland. she cited what she called the atrocity of bombing civilians and praised poland for taking a nearly 1.5 million refugees from ukraine. >> we will support poland in terms of the burden it is facing, and our collective responsibility to ensure the safety and wiellbeing of the refugees. >> she said the u.s. and poland are united after the biden administration rejected poland's offer to send fighter jets to an american base in germany for use in ukraine. the biden administration says two recent north korean missile launches were test fires of a powerful new long-range icbm. the new missile was first revealed back in 2020. the recent test involved a missile reportedly larger than

the intercontinental missile north korea launched in 2017. it was believed to be capable of reaching the u.s. overnight north korean state media released images of what it says was leader kim jong-un visiting one of its country's major rocket launch sites. the fall from grace is complete for former "empire" actor jussie smollett. he's been sentenced to time behind bars for falsely reporting a chicago in the amouf $120,106. are you fined $25,000. and you will spend the first 150 days of your sentence in the cook county jail. >> reporter: before being led away he responded to the decision -- >> if i did this, it means that i stuck my fist in the fears of black americans in this country

for over 400 years, and the fears of the lgbtq community. your honor, i respect you and respect the jury, but i did not do that. >> reporter: the judge called smollett a charlton and scolded him for taking advantage of his reputation as an advocate for social justice. >> you have another side of you that is profoundly arrogant and selfish and narcissistic. you wanted to make yourself more famous, and for a while it worked. >> reporter: before the sentencing, several people testified on his behalf including his brother and 92-year-old grandmother. >> jussie is loved and respected by all who know him, and i ask you, the judge, not to send him to prison. if you do, send me along with him. >> reporter: prosecutors argued for prison time, fines, and rest tu resttution to pay for the police investigation. >> he denigrated, degraded true hate crimes, and he marginalized the people who are true victims of hate crimes. >> reporter: smollett was convicted last december on five of six charges of disorderly

conduct for staging an attack on himself in january, 2019, in chicago. he told police two men wearing ski masks beat him up, poured bleach on him, put a rope around his neck, and hummered racial and anti-gay slurs at him on a chicago street. >> i am not suicidal! >> reporter: smollett's attorney said they plan to appeal. danya bacchus, cbs news, los angeles. coming up, commuter train crash. what caused this incident in the bay area that injured more than a dozen people. and mask mandate remains. why masks will still be required on planes and other public transportation at least for now. ready to shine from the inside out? say "yes" to nature's bounty. the number one brand for hair, skin and nails. with our signature blend of health and beauty nutrients to bring out more of your inner beauty. nature's bounty. live bountifully. new densify from crest pro-health. like bones, your teeth lose density over time, but crest has you covered.

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the construction crew was working on a project to switch to electric-powered engines. the government is going after people who stole pandemic relief money, and you'll need to wear your mask on planes a little bit longer. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." the "associated press" reports the federal government is extending its mask mandate for travel. the tsa says masks will still be required on planes and public transportation, including buses and trains, through april 18th. the rule was supposed to expire next week. officials say that the extra month will give the cdc time to develop new policies that will take into account the number of covid cases and the risk of new variants. "the new york times" says the justice department named a top prosecutor to pursue cases of covid relief fraud. associate deputy attorney general kevin chambers on the right will lead the department's efforts related to at least $8 billion in alleged stolen pandemic funds. more than 1,800 individuals and businesses are under investigation. and "the washington post"

says former trump adviser michael flynn pleaded the fifth during his meeting with the house committee investigating the january 6 attack on the capitol. the former national security adviser appeared yesterday for a deposition. flynn was subpoenaed by the committee in connection to a meeting he had with trump in december of 2020. he has backed trump's baseless claims of widespread voter fraud in the presidential election. still ahead, ready player one. the favorite or your favorite video game is going to be coming to life as a nintendo theme park is set to open in the u.s. we'll tell you when.

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video game fans have a big reason to smile this morning. supernintendo world is coming to the u.s. you're looking at a version in japan. next year, one will open at universal studios hollywood in california. guests will jump down the big green pipes and into the world of mario and company with rides and other attractions. i'm so into it. on the cbs "money watch," how the irs plans to tackle a massive backlog, and a salad sold at trader joe's is under recall. diane king hall is here in new york with those stories and more. good morning, diane. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. stock futures are pointing to a lower open this morning as investors continue to feel uneasy about what's ahead for inflation. the global economy and interest rates and consumer prices surged 7.9% in february compared to a year earlier. that is the biggest increase in the cost of living in four decades. stocks sold off yesterday. the dow dropped 112 points. the nasdaq lost 125, and the s&p

500 fell 18. the irs is getting some help to process a massive backlog of more than seven million tax filings. the agency says it plans to hire 5,000 new workers this month, and they don't need to have experience. it says people will be offered positions on the spot at job fairs in austin, kansas city, and ogden, utah. the irs plans to hire another 5,000 workers next year. united airlines is letting unvaccinated employees return to their jobs starting march 28th. the airline cited a steep decline in covid cases, hospitalizations, and the lifting of mask mandates across the country, though they're still required on planes. united is allowing 2,200 unvaccinated workers to come back to their previous positions. the company had some of the airline industry's strictest inoculation rules. and trader joe's is recalling some salad because the dressing may contain plastic. the 12-ounce crunchy law is with

chicken crispy noodling and peanut dressing saddal was shipped to arizona, california, and utah. they have use by dates of march 9th through the 12th. consumers are advised to throw the salads away or return them for a refundnd. anne-marie? >>ust a little too crunchy with those plastic pieces in there. >> i know. what was that? huh-uh. grea ekyou. you, too. all right. thank you. still ahead, batter up. regular season baseball is the agreement that ended a lockout. find your beat your moment of calm find your potential then own it support your immune system with a potent blend of nutrients and emerge your best every day with emergen-c hey! it's me! your dry skin! i know i can be challenging... but i'm deeper than what you see. i'm craving something we're missing. the ceramides in cerave.

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our top stories this morning -- new satellite images appear to show a massive 40-mile convoy of russian tanks and vehicles in ukraine has split up and redeployed. many of the vehicles have moved into towns and forests and into firing positions near the capital of kyiv. the u.s. is expected to announce today that it is suspending normal trade relations with russia, allowing to impose tariffs on russian its.> je sm ftaging aate cmef in chicago. he proclaimed his innocence and raised his fist as deputies led him from the courtroom. the judge also ordered smollett to pay $120,000 in restitution for lying to police.

today marks two years since the world health organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. since the omicron surge around the holidays, covid-19 cases are declining, and mask mandates are being lifted. dr. mallika marshall has more on what we've learned and what might be ahead. >> reporter: two years ago the world was facing down a new virus with many unknowns, especially that it was capable of spreading so easily. >> we already knew enough about it to know it was going to be serious. and it proved to be serious. >> reporter: nearly 800 million have since been infected, and more than 950,000 have died as the united states and the rest of the world experienced surge after surge from variants like alpha, delta, and omicron. dr. bill hanage is an epidemiologist with the harvard t.h. chan school of public health. >> everyone wants to know if there's another variant coming. i don't know. but i never bet against natural

the virus is done with us. >> reporter: what preparations should we be doing? >> we should be maintaining our ability to test. we should be enhancing our ability to as new vaccines if and when they are needed. we should be redoubling our efforts to get shots into the arms of those who need them most. >> reporter: the other big question -- will when we reach the endemic phase which doesn't mean the virus disappears but rather that we're not seeing large case spikes. >> i don't think we're in that state just yet, although hopefully we're going to be in a state where we've got an amount of disease that we can afford to not be obsessing about all the time. >> reporter: the doctor says while we're in a far better place than two years ago, we need to learn from this experience that pandemics don't simply go away. >> if we sweep them under the rug, they come back stronger. they come back harder. they kill more people. >> reporter: a lesson that lives on cg "cbs mornings," jeff pegues shows us how mental

health response teams are helping the police department in aurora, colorado, serve the community. plus, as we gear up for march madness, nate burleson talks with syracuse men's basketball coach jim boheim about coaching his two sons. and we'll look at the return of pep bands to march madness and hear how they're getting ready to play court side. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great weekend. ♪

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