♪ ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> diaz: tonight, russian reversal. in a major setback, moscow pulls back troops from around kyiv, leaving behind land mines, bodies, and destruction. but the fighting still rages with no end in sight. cbs news is there. >> reporter: i'm holly williams in dnipro, ukraine. with russian forces withdrawing in parts of northern ukraine, there are fears they're regrouping to attack in the est. >> diaz: also tonight, president biden salutes a new attack submarine with russian relations at cold war depths, while on the home front, inflation proves a tough fight. >> reporter: i'm scott macfarlane in washington where there is an economic balancing act-- a red-hot job market with prices burning through paychecks.

>> diaz: new oscars fallout after will smith resigns from the academy. >> reporter: i'm marci gonzalez in hollywood where the academy is weigh potential punishment for the actor. >> diaz: weekend journal: the podcasting priest with a hit. and later, art of war, as drawn by children in ukraine. >> we hope people looking at these pictures can feel compassion. >> this is the "cbs weekend news" from chicago with adriana diaz. >> diaz: good evening. since russia's powerful army thundered across ukraine's border, nearly six weeks ago, very little has gone according to plan. troops have been met with fierce resistance, and tonight, especially around kyiv, those forces appear to be in retreat. ukrainians reclaiming towns and villages in the capital region are finding a dystopian landscape, one of death and

destruction. today, pope francis, visiting malta, rebuked russia for its "savage war." and as the fighting rages in several other parts of ukraine, so does the suffering of civilians. we begin with cbs' holly williams in the city of dnipro. >> reporter: good evening, adriana. the u.s. says it has evidence that this invasion has been a strategic disaster for russia, and ukraine says russian forces are now slowing withdrawing from the north of this country, but there are fears they're regrouping elsewhere and where russian troops have been forced out, they've left devastation. vladimir putin's original battle plan appears to have failed. his troops have taken heavy losses, and ukrainian soldiers are recapturing towns, including irpin, just north of the capital, kyiv.

homes are shattered and charred and hundreds are dead according to local officials. >> i hate them. i hate them with-- from the depth of my heart. there are no excuses for this. >> reporter: other places are still occupied. this video appears to show russian forces trying to disperse civilian protesters in the city of energodar. in zhytomyr, russian air strikes hit around 500 yards from serhii popov's home last month, destroying this neighborhood. >> when we heard this sound of missile approaching, it was really scary. it was like-- it was sound like it's going to hit directly in our place. >> reporter: popov is a champion ultramarathon runner. he's won races all over the world. but this war has put his

glittering sports career on hold. he told us he plans to volunteer to fight, though this elite athlete will need some retraining. >> i realize that i can't stop russian missile by my hands. i have to have some skills to be-- to be in the army. if my time will come, i will do what i have to do. >> reporter: ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy warned last night that as russian forces withdraw from northern ukraine, they're massing in the east and preparing to strike again. his government wants more help from the u.s. and its applies. colonel henadii sheludko of ukraine's air force told us they need f-15s and f-16s from america to stop russia pummeling this country from the air. >> it's our land. it's our people. it's our children. it's everything we have in this life. >> diaz: holly williams joins us now from dnipro in eastern ukraine. holly, what do we know about

russian public opinion at this point? >> reporter: well, adriana, some russians have simply voted with their feet. they've left their country, either because they're appalled by the invasion or because they're worried about the impact of sanctions. and we don't have have an exact number for, that but one estimate put it at around 200,000 russians. however, not all russians feel that way.ssians feel that way a new opinion poll from a respected group found vladimir putin's approval rating is up to 83% since the invasion, up from 69% in january. we should point out, though, that russia's media laws have got even tougher since the invasion, and many russians rely on state-controlled media for their news. >> diaz: holly williams and our cbs crew, thank you. tomorrow on "face the nation," margaret brennan speaks to the man at the center of this conflict, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. today, a display of american naval power as president biden and first lady jill biden formally commissioned the uss

"delaware." the president says the u.s. nuclear attack submarine will enhance national security, although he made no reference to the global turmoil from russia's invasion of ukraine. the ceremony at port wilmington was delayed two years by the pandemic. for the president, fighting inflation appears to be the immediate battle as prices stun american consumers. cbs' scott macfarlane is at the white house. scott, good evening. >> reporter: adriana, good evening to you. an economic balancing act for the biden administration. a scorching-hot job market with inflation burning through america's paychecks. a saturday of sticker shock at the checkouts, the gas pumps and the grocery stores. compared to what it was a few weeks ago, how did it look at the register? >> it was a lot more expensive. some things more than others, but it doesn't matter what it is. i mean, the produce is more expensive. the packaged foods are more expensive. i've got two kids. >> reporter: aida rageai sayseas she's taken to cut she's taken to cutting coupons again. a u.s. department of agriculture

report forecasts a big jump in prices in poultry, dairy items, and eggs. as gas prices also stubbornly hover above $4 a gallon. >> could come down fairly significantly. >> reporter: president biden this week announced plans to at that point nation's strategic petroleum reserve to bring down prices. the white house is celebrating a blockbuster jobs reporter showing not only 431,000 new jobs last month, but fatter paychecks across america, wages up more than 5% from last year. >> even though we create aid record number of jobs, we know-- i know-- that this job is not finished. we need to do more to get prices under control. >> reporter: as paychecks are becoming easier to find but harder to stretch, susan lee says especially for people she knows on fixed incomes. what did you think when you saw what it cost at the final tally. >> i just don't know how they do it, they make ends meet. >> reporter: as for gas prices, the biden administration has announced tighter fuel standards for cars and trucks, saying it will save drivers hundreds of dollars a year, but not for a

couple more years. adriana. >> diaz: scott macfarlane, thank you. sarah palin is returning to politics. the republican and former alaska governor has joined a field of 50 other candidates. that is crowded. they're all vying for the state's lone u.s. house seat. it had been held by representative don young, who died last month. a new covid wave could be coming, testing our ability to live with the virus. cbs' michael george joins us with the details. michael. >> reporter: adriana, good evening. covid is down, but not out. and health experts are concerned the u.s. isn't doing enough to prepare for a potential spike of the ba.2 subvariant opinion today, new york city's mask mandate for two- to four-year- olds remains in place after an appeals court stay late friday. the ruling has the support of mayor eric adams. >> covid is a-- a formidable opponent, and we're going to

continue to pivot and shift as we move along. >> reporter: nationwide, new covid cases are still low, but rising in the northeast as ba.2 becomes the dominant strain in the u.s. this as the number of americans getting vaccinated is at the lowest levels of the pandemic. that has some this week sounding the alarm about the lack of federal funding for testing and vaccinations. >> we have to get the money. it's not going to last past probably june 1. >> reporter: ba.2 is causing enormous problems overseas. the u.k. hit a record of nearly five million new cases last week. and in china, one of the world's largest cities, shanghai, has locked down its 26 million residents to conduct mass testing. and back here in new york, the performance of macbeth on broadway was canceled after star daniel craig tested positive for covid. adriana. >> diaz: michael george, thank you. there is new fallout from will smith's slap at sunday's oscars.

he's resigned from the academy of motion picture arts and sciences. cbs' marci gonzalez in hollywood has more reporting on the disciplinary action that could come next. marci. >> reporter: adriana, good evening. while the academy did accept his resignation, this is far from over, with several punishments still being considered. first, the slap, then, the fallout. now will smith is getting a jump on the academy by resigning. >> will smith's team by saying we're resigning, they took away what was the easiest piece of punishment that the academy had in its arsenal. >> reporter: the resignation means smith can no longer vote for academy award nominations, a first repercussion with more to come, according to the "hollywood reporter's" chief tv critic daniel fienberg. what are the options on the table for the academy? >> the easiest option is simply to say, "yes, you're not a member anymore. but in addition, you won't be allowed on the stage or to

attend the oscars." >> reporter: when the academy's board of directors votes on disciplinary action on april 18, it could also make the 53-year- old ineligible for future nominations or it could take the actor's oscar back. >> the minute you do that, you open up questions about all of the other oscars that have been won by people over the years who have committed crimes. they don't want that. it's not going to happen. >> reporter: and smith says he will accept any further consequences the board deems appropriate. so far, chris rock has only said he's still processing what happened and will comment eventually. adriana. >> diaz: thank you. the n.c.a.a. women's championship is set. >> the south carolina game cocks are one win away from title number two. >> diaz: south carolina ousted louisville last night, and yukon defeated stanford to clinch spots in the final game

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neither he nor anyone else could have imagined. >> going from genesis to the revelation, you don't get the story. you have to read the bible in a certain order. >> reporter: bible scholar jeff cavins joined father mike to break the complicated book into a daily podcast, with readings, prayers, and reflections. >> in the beginning god created the heavens and the earths. >> my producer said you're number one in the country. and i said, number one what? joe rogan, ben shapiro-- you're number one in the country. and i am, like, it's two guys from minnesota reading the bible! and it rose to number one. >> reporter: who could have thunk it. >> we were shocked. >> reporter: they are 238 million downloads and counting, landing this billboard in times square. they have listeners of other faiths and they have atheist followers too from around the world. are you surprised so many people are so interested in hearing the bible every day of the year? >> so that doesn't surprise me. what surprised me is the one

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>> diaz: >> diaz: finally tonight, pablo picasso once said, "painting is just another way of keeping a diary." well, that's certainly true for some of ukraine's children. here's roxana saberi. >> reporter: a cry for help, a message of gratitude, and reflections of a world shattered-- these images of war are emerging from the minds and hands of ukrainian children. >> now it's not the environment in which we want them to be grown. but it's a reality. >> reporter: the drawing helps them express their emotions. >> absolutely. >> yeah. >> reporter: after russian troops invaded ukraine over a month ago, artem and nastia bykovetz fled the capital with their two kids. on the way, six-year-old sonya drew what she left behind. is that your cat?

>> yes. >> reporter: sonya's art inspired her parents to collect drawings from other ukrainian kids and post them online for everyone to see. >> also, we know that children want to have appreciation. >> to feel not alone but part of a bigger community. >> reporter: from age five up and, each child tells a story. >> like, maria, 11 years old, she's very talented. >> reporter: she drew a woman soldier? >> yes, a sniper, a woman, yes. it's her mother. >> reporter: her mother is a sniper? >> yes. >> some pictures show real world-- bombs, missiles. >> killed soldiers. >> reporter: others dream of peace, past and future. >> it's created like a parallel world, you know, in which you could feel say. >> reporter: artem and nastia, who are still searching for safety in town after town across ukraine, say encouraging kids to

draw can also help parents like them. >> to sit somewhere and turn on their fant scpeas fut on the paper gives the parents also an opportunity to recharge the battery. >> reporter: and they hope these creations will show the world the strength and suffering of their nation. >> we hope that people looking at these pictures can feel compassion, to support kids, to support ukraine. >> reporter: because when the war ends, they say, it's ukraine's children who will rebuild their country. roxana saberi, cbs news, london. >> diaz: the incredible power of art. that is the news for this saturday. and this note: this weekend marks the start of ramadan. to our muslim friends, family, and colleagues, ramadan mubarak. i'm adriana diaz in chicago. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

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