to learn more and apply today. ♪♪ more than 4 million ukrainians have fled their nation in the wake of the russian invasion. most of them ending up in foreign countries with nowhere to stay. that got the attention of a college freshman here in the u.s. who stepped in to help. here's meg oliver. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: when the war started, this family spent eight terrifying days in a bomb shelter praying they would survive. >> it was really scary. >> reporter: on the other side of the world, 19-year-old abby shipman was at a protest in san diego that inspired him to do more. >> i saw there were millions of refugees flooding out of ukraine and ending up in neighboring countries, but the system in place there for those refugees to get in contact with hosts would not scale to millions of

fugees and was just not efficient. >> reporter: so the harvard freshman teamed up with a classmate creating a website helping refugees find housing. with added safeguards to protect vulnerable refugees. how many people have you helped so far? >> thousands and thousands. >> reporter: a week after it went live, they had reached the border and found the site. >> it was, yes! >> reporter: a host offered them their home in france for the summer. >> and now i, my mom, sister and daughter live in this place. >> what are you getting out of this? >> i'm not making any money or anything like this. i'm passionate about what you can do with technology. i think it makes the world better. >> reporter: helping families like aleah's find shelter and peace. meg oliver, cbs news. that is the "overnight news" for this friday. for some of you the news continues. for everyone else, check back later for cbs mornings. of course, you can follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's

capital, i'm errol barnett. this is cbs news flash. i'm tom hanson in new york. fighting rages on in eastern ukraine, as the russian invasion enters week seven. the ukrainian minister of foreign affairs called for more weapons, warning a battle for ne world war ii. the first privately funded and crude mission to the international space station is expected to launch at 11:17 a.m. eastern. the spacex mission will take three paying customers and a professional astronaut to iss for just over a week. each person reportedly paid $55 million. and at noon eastern, the academy of motion pictures, arts and sciences will meet to decide on sanctions on will smith after he slapped comedian chris rock at the oscars.

smith has since resigned from the academy. for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connecttv. i'm tom hanson, cbs news, new york. tonight, history on the nation's highest court. judge ketanji brown jackson will officially be known as justice jackson, making her the first black woman on the supreme court. >> on this vote, the yays are 53, the nays are 47, and this nomination is confirmed. a teary-eyed vice president, and the standing ovation from the democrats for the groundbreaking justice-to-be. tonight, the pictures from inside the white house, as the president fulfilled a campaign promise. fake federal agents. the shocking deception, as the fbi swarms a luxury d.c. apartment building andrrests two men. were they trying to infiltrate dr. jill biden's secret service detail? tonight, the cbs news reporting

about a possible link to iranian and pakistani intelligence. trail of death and destruction. we visit a ukrainian town where president zelenskyy says the situation is even worse than what we saw in bucha. mass shooting in israel. what we're learning about the attack that left at least two dead and eight wounded. white house covid scare. speaker nancy pelosi tests positive, one day after appearing this close to president biden. "eye on america": covid's toll on america's mental health among young people. and, tiger woods' big return. the golf superstar tees it up in round one at the masters. we'll tell you how he did. this is the cbs "overnight news." good evening, and thank you for joining us on this thursday night.

we are going to begin here in our nation's capital, because today we had a front-row seat to something that has never happened in our nation's history. something that will no doubt change the lives of many americans for decades to come. today, the u.s. senate voted to confirm judge ketanji brown jackson for a lifetime appointment to the nation's highest court. for its 233-year history, the supreme court has weighed in on the most important issues in america that affect our everyday lives. reprd the diversitof t an people. espromo change that, s, one of the most consequential - decisions a president can make. three republican senators broke with their party to vote for jackson: mitt romney of utah. susan collins of maine. and lisa murkowski of alaska. well, there are a number of other important firsts. it will be the first time two black justices are on the supreme court at the same time, and the first time there will be four female justices. cbs' jan crawford is on capitol hill. good evening, jan.

>> reporter: well, good evening, norah. you know, judge jackson's confirmation was contentious, but it was never really in doubt, and now with today's vote, she'll take her place in history. >> the yays are 53, the nays are 47. >> reporter: with vice president kamala harris presiding, judge ketanji brown jackson made history. [ applause ] the 51-year-old, who wrote in her high school year book she "hoped to be a judge," will be the supreme court's first black woman justice, fulfilling a campaign promise by president biden. he watched the vote in the white housthene democrats ceat>> we e begig anher chapter in our nation's quest for equal justice under the law. and that chapter begins with three letters -- kbj. >> reporter: the vote was bipartisan-- barely. as republicans left the chamber, one of them, senator mitt romney, stood alone. he and two other moderate republicans-- saying jackson is

qualified and the confirmation process broken-- joined all 50 members of the democratic caucus in voting yes. jackson's qualifications are out of supreme court's central casting. top ivy league and legal credentials; nearly a decade of experience as a federal judge. >> i stand on the shoulders of so many who have come before me. >> reporter: her confirmation hearings often were heated. >> no, senator, i didn't say "versus." >> that's exactly what you said! >> reporter: republicans say she's soft on crime, and extremist. >> based on her record, i believe she will prove to be the furthest left of any justice to have ever served on the supreme court. >> reporter: replacing justice stephen breyer, jackson won't change the balance of the current, solidly conservative court. but as the first black woman, her perspective and experience could have influence, and her voice already is being heard. now, for now, she's still judge

jackson. she won't become "justice" until justice breyer steps down at the end of the term, which probably will be in late june or early july, and at that point, she'll officially be sworn in and get to work. norah. >> quite a day. jan crawford, thank you. well, now to a story that sounds like it's out of a spy novel, but it's not fiction, and it has potential national security implications. federal authorities have charged two men with impersonating federal law enforcement agents and using financial favors to get close to members of the secret service, including the first lady's security detail. and we've learned that authorities are investigating whether the suspects have ties to foreign intelligence. here's cbs' catherine herridge. >> reporter: these images capture the moment both suspects were arrested. for more than two years, court records allege arian taherzadeh and haider ali posed as homeland security agents, as part of a sophisticated scheme to ingratiate themselves with members of federal law enforcement and the defense community, even offering to buy

a $2,000 assault rifle for a secret service agent assigned to the first lady's protective detail. while the white house spokeswoman declined to comment... >> i point you to the secret service. >> reporter: ...prosecutors told a federal judge today the men are a flight risk, citing travel to iran and possible links to pakistani intelligence, based on evidence recovered wednesday by the fbi from the suspects' luxury washington, d.c., apartments, including ballistic vests, gas masks, hand-held radios, and a drone similar to those used by s.w.a.t. teams. the documents say taherzadeh had gained access to the security system for the entire apartment complex, and one witness told investigators, taherzadeh said he had a list of every federal agent who lived there. the suspects' alleged gifts to agents included rent-free apartments, a cost of more than $40,000 each; as well as iphones and a flat screen tv. >> this is a very serious case.

>> reporter: tom o'connor is a retired fbi special agent. they've got a lot of money. what does that tell you? >> that makes these persons much more a target for being part of a foreign intelligence organization and not just a couple of yahoos that are trying to become friends with law enforcement. >> reporter: the secret service says all personnel involved in this matter are on administrative leave. prosecutors emphasize that one of the suspects had been to iran right before the alleged scheme started, and the government is considering bringing conspiracy charges against the men. the judge agreed to hold them pending a detention hearing on friday, norah. >> i cannot get enough details of this story. thank you, catherine. >> reporter: you're welcome. >> there's a lot more news ahead on the cbs "overnight news."

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investigators say they found 26 bodies today. vadim shandrekno is looking for the remains of his friend, volodymyr, who was at home inside this apartment building when it was hit by russian air strikes. vadim told us the russian soldiers wouldn't let him search. you think his, volodymyr's body is buried here? >> yes, yes, i wait and maybe i can see him. >> reporter: you can see his body. >> yes, his body. >> reporter: the russians also blew up this bridge as they retreated, locals told us. the ukrainians, as usual, are keeping calm and carrying on. in the nearby village of termakhivka, they told us the russian soldiers looted everything from clothing and silverware to refrigerators and washing machines. the head of the village, mykola oleksienko, showed us their clinic. it's hypodermic needles, medication. which he said the russians raided, leaving it wrecked. so it sounds like they came here hoping to treat themselves for

their injuries. russia's invasion of ukraine appears not just brutal, but incompetent and unprofessional. termakhivka is around 30 miles from the chernobyl nuclear site, where russian troops have also pulled out. but ukraine says the russians dug these trenches in one of the most contaminated parts of the exclusion zone, exposing themselves to significant doses of radiation. the kremlin spokesman admitted today that russia has lost a significant number of troops in ukraine, calling it a "huge tragedy." but he didn't say how many have been killed. norah. >> holly williams, thank you. let's turn now to israel, where at least two people were killed and eight wounded following a mass shooting that police are calling a terrorist attack in downtown tel aviv. the shooting took place in an area packed with restaurants. it is the fourth gunman attack in israel in the last two weeks. the cbs "overnight news" will be right back.

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all right. covid cases across the country are dropping, but that's not the case here in the nation's capital, where a surge of infections are getting dangerously close to the president of the united states. cbs' weijia jiang is at the white house with more. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi's positive covid test today came less than 24 hours after she was standing next to president biden for a bill signing. that interaction followed this one on tuesday, when the 82-year-old kissed the president. white house press secretary jen psaki insisted they are not considered close contacts by the cdc. >> their definition of it is 15 minutes of close-- of contact within a set period of time, and within six feet. it did not meet that bar. >> reporter: pelosi, who is quarantining with no symptoms, is the latest in a growing number of people close to mr. biden who have contracted the coronavirus in recent days, including his sister, valerie

biden owens; attorney general merrick garland; and commerce secretary gina raimondo, all of whom attended the same washington dinner on saturday night. vice president harris' communications director also tested positive after going, adding to a mounting list of west wing staffers. president biden received his second booster shot last week, and last night tested negative for covid. the highly contagious ba.2 subvariant is sweeping the nation's capital. cases in d.c. spiked by 56% in this past week. hospitalizations by 31%. experts say the good news is, many people are protected. >> we can expect more cases out there, but the vaccines are designed to keep us out of the hospital, and they're working. >> reporter: tomorrow, a large crowd is expected to attend an outdoor celebration for judge ketanji brown jackson here at the white house. despite the spike in cases

around the president, there are no plans to beef up mitigation measures, so those who will be close to him will be tested beforehand, but there is no mask mandate. norah. >> all right. weijia jiang at the white house. thank you. tonight, cbs news has confirmed the justice department is investigating former president donald trump's removal of presidential records to his mar-a-lago resort. trump took about 15 boxes of records to florida after leaving office, including some documents reportedly marked as "top secret." the national archives says those boxes contained classified material. we want to turn now to the alarming mental health crisis among america's youth that only got worse during the covid pandemic. a new study by the cdc found about one in five teens considered suicide early in the pandemic. in tonight's "eye on america," cbs' lilia luciano shows us what one school district is doing to save lives. >> reporter: in nicolas orr's

las vegas high school classroom, he's teaching more than science. >> right there, where it says "add file." i will be the first to tell you, you matter. you are loved. you're never alone. >> reporter: orr says his students returned from remote learning different. >> i have had to work with our social workers more times than i can count, because so many kids are hurting. >> reporter: and grieving. in the clark county school district alone, at least 30 students have died by suicide since the pandemic began. nationwide, the cdc says 44% of america's high school students reported they persistently felt sad or hopeless in the past year. to confront the challenge, the clark county school district started a weekly social and emotional learning lesson. >> honestly, it does help a lot, like, just that moment of five minutes of talking about, oh, today was not the best day. >> reporter: we met sierra vista high school students maurice, alex, and giovanna, as they discussed the topic of belonging. >> now that we're all back, i

feel like a lot of people are more-- they're not as willing to just, like, talk to someone new. >> reporter: what was the impact of that? what are you seeing happening in the school? >> people feeling alone, i guess, like they don't really have that many friends or they feel like they lost a lot of people. >> reporter: principal jessica lovell brings a therapy dog to school every day, and says her teachers know the job takes more than what's required. >> well, i think it goes back to that teacher as a-- kind of has to wear different hats. so, am i teaching right now? am i a therapist right now? am i talking kids down right now? am i talking about what's happening in the world? >> reporter: nicolas orr knows the consequences of missing the signs of ditress. >> if i didn't see this with my own brother, someone with whom i was living with, how am i going to see it in someone i see for 84 minutes every other day? >> reporter: in august of 2020, nick's 18-year-old brother, anthony, was one of the 30 students the district had lost to suicide. he had just graduated. he was popular.

>> yeah, popular. he kept everything hidden, and on his phone, or-- well, he didn't -- he didn't vocalize when he needed help. >> reporter: saving others is now his mission. >> we need to take a lot of pressure off kids, as far as grades and academics, and put more pressure on happiness and well-being and just, it's okay to not be okay, as long as you have a plan to get back to okay. >> reporter: for "eye on america," lilia luciano, cbs news. >> it is okay to not be okay, and there is help out there. still ahead, tiger woods makes a dramatic return to the masters. we've got our report from we've got our report from augusta na does daily stress leave you feeling out of sync? new dove men stress-relief body wash... with a plant-based adaptogen, helps alleviate stress on skin. so you can get back in sync. new dove men. a restorative shower for body and mind. ♪ pepto bismol coats and soothes your stomach for fast relief new dove men.

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cost him his leg. >> absolutely amazing that he can even walk the golf course, much less be a competitor in this tournament. >> reporter: the concern coming into the tournament was whether his body could hold up -- >> grabbing his back a little bit there. >> reporter: walking the six miles or more each day over the hilly terrain here at augusta national. >> so now, tiger for birdie. >> reporter: but after his round today, it all looks good. >> just exceptional stuff from tiger woods. >> i figured once the adrenaline kicks in and we get fired up and i get into my little world, i should be able to handle business. >> reporter: jim nantz anchors masters coverage for cbs sports. >> i think he's got a freebie, so to speak, because the expectations are so low. now, don't fool yourself-- his expectations are to win this thing. >> reporter: tiger woods is known for his game face. usually, he's all business, not a trace of emotion. usually. today, coming off the course, he was unable to hide a smile,

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child care centers across the country have long struggled t find enough teachers. well, one atlanta school found help in a surprising place. here's cbs' mark strassmann. >> reporter: at the frazer center, everyone's learning, not just the kids. seven new teachers-- all afghan war refugees. >> it's a win-win on both ends. >> reporter: susie riddick, director of child development. >> this opens up a new door for us. >> thank you. >> reporter: it's a four-month pilot program. ♪ ♪ the afghans, paid interns, become certified as child care instructors and will qualify for full-time jobs. as they teach, they're also taught-- english classes three days a week. >> sometimes i speak my language

with the kids. some kids say, "you are french?" i am not french. i'm from afghanistan. >> reporter: fahima imak is a 33-year-old refugee from kabul. >> children are no different. every children the same. >> reporter: you have your little badges there. which one do you use the most? >> "listen to me." "listening ears." >> reporter: a universal maternal language. >> in the beginning we weren't-- we weren't really sure what to expect. and at the end of it, we are hoping to be able to hire them all as part of our team. >> are we ready? >> reporter: a life-changing moment for the entire school. mark strassmann, cbs news, atlanta. that is the "overnight news" for this friday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back later for cbs mornings. follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from our nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell.

this is cbs news flash. i'm tom hanson in new york. fighting rains on in eastern ukraine, as the russian invasion enters week seven. the ukrainian minister of foreign affairs called for more weapons, warning a battle for the donbas region will look like world war ii. the first privately funded and crude mission to the international space station is expected to launch at 11:17 a.m. eastern. it will take three paying customers and a professional week. each person reportedly paid $55 million. and another noon eastern, the academy of motion pictures, will meet to decide on sanctions on will smith after he clapped

comedian chris rock at the oscars. smith has since resigned from the academy. for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connecttv. i'm tom hanson, cbs news, new york. new this is the cbs "overnight new news." good evening, and thank you for joining us on this thursday night. we are going to begin here in our nation's capital, because today we had a front-row seat to something that has never happened in our nation's history. something that will no doubt change the lives of many americans for decades to come. today, the u.s. senate voted to confirm judge ketanji brown jackson for a lifetime appointment to the nation's highest court. for its 233-year history, the supreme court has weighed in on the most important issues in america that affect our everyday lives. but the court has not represented the diversity of the

american people. president biden promised to change that, and six weeks ago, he nominated judge jackson, in one of the most consequential decisions a president can make. three republican senators broke with their party to vote for jackson: mitt romney of utah. susan collins of maine. and lisa murkowski of alaska. well, there are a number of other important firsts. it will be the first time two black justices are on the supreme court at the same time, and the first time there will be four female justices. cbs' jan crawford is on capitol hill. good evening, jan. >> reporter: well, good evening, norah. you know, judge jackson's confirmation was contentious, but it was never really in doubt, and now with today's vote, she'll take her place in history. >> the yays are 53, the nays are 47. >> reporter: with vice president kamala harris presiding, judge ketanji brown jackson made history. [ applause ] the 51-year-old, who wrote in her high school year book she "hoped to be a judge," will be the supreme court's first black woman justice, fulfilling a campaign promise by president

biden. he watched the vote in the white house with jackson, as senate democrats celebrated. >> we are beginning to write another chapter in our nation's quest for equal justice under the law. and that chapter begins with three letters -- kbj. >> reporter: the vote was bipartisan-- barely. as republicans left the chamber, one of them, senator mitt romney, stood alone. he and two other moderate republicans-- saying jackson is qualified and the confirmation process broken-- joined all 50 members of the democratic caucus in voting yes. jackson's qualifications are out of supreme court's central casting. top ivy league and legal credentials; nearly a decade of experience as a federal judge. >> i stand on the shoulders of so many who have come before me. >> reporter: her confirmation hearings often were heated. >> no, senator, i didn't say "versus." >> that's exactly what you said! >> reporter: republicans say she's soft on crime, and extremist.

>> based on her record, i believe she will prove to be the furthest left of any justice to have ever served on the supreme court. >> reporter: replacing justice stephen breyer, jackson won't change the balance of the current, solidly conservative court. but as the first black woman, her perspective and experience could have influence, and her voice already is being heard. now, for now, she's still judge jackson. she won't become "justice" until justice breyer steps down at the end of the term, which probably will be in late june or early july, and at that point, she'll officially be sworn in and get to work. norah. >> quite a day. jan crawford, thank you. today, the u.n. general assembly voted to suspend russia. those horrific images of civilians killed in bucha

prompted outrage. but president zelenskyy said the situation in a neighboring town is even worse. cbs' holly williams traveled to that town today. >> reporter: the russians have left the shattered town of borodyanka. now, ukrainians are picking through the rubble and counting their losses. investigators say they found 26 bodies today. vadim shandrekno is looking for the remains of his friend, volodymyr, who was at home inside this apartment building when it was hit by russian air strikes. vadim told us the russian soldiers wouldn't let him search. you think his, volodymyr's body is buried here? >> yes, yes, i wait and maybe i can see him. >> reporter: you can see his body. >> yes, his body. >> reporter: the russians also blew up this bridge as they retreated, locals told us. the ukrainians, as usual, are keeping calm and carrying on. in the nearby village of termakhivka, they told us the russian soldiers looted everything from clothing and silverware to refrigerators and washing machines.

the head of the village, mykola oleksienko, showed us their clinic. it's hypodermic needles, medication. which he said the russians raided, leaving it wrecked. so it sounds like they came here hoping to treat themselves for their injuries. russia's invasion of ukraine appears not just brutal, but incompetent and unprofessional. termakhivka is around 30 miles from the chernobyl nuclear site, where russian troops have also pulled out. but ukraine says the russians dug these trenches in one of the most contaminated parts of the exclusion zone, exposing themselves to significant doses of radiation. the kremlin spokesman admitted today that russia has lost a significant number of troops in ukraine, calling it a "huge tragedy." but he didn't say how many have been killed. norah. >> holly williams, thank you. covid cases across the

country are dropping, but that's not the case here in the nation's capitol, where a surge of infections are getting dangerously close to the president of the united states. cbs' weijia jiang is at the white house with more. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi's positive covid test today came less than 24 hours after she was standing next to president biden for a bill signing. that interaction followed this one on tuesday, when the 82-year-old kissed the president. white house press secretary jen psaki insisted they are not considered close contacts by the cdc. >> their definition of it is 15 minutes of close-- of contact within a set period of time, and within six feet. it did not meet that bar. >> reporter: pelosi, who is quarantining with no symptoms, is the latest in a growing number of people close to mr. biden who have contracted the coronavirus in recent days, including his sister, valerie biden owens; attorney general merrick garland; and commerce secretary gina raimondo, all of

whom attended the same washington dinner on saturday night. vice president harris' communications director also tested positive afgog, adding to a mounting list of west wing staffers. president biden received his second booster shot last week, and last night tested negative for covid. the highly contagious ba.2 subvariant is sweeping the nation's capital. cases in d.c. spiked by 56% in this past week. hospitalizations by 31%. experts say the good news is, many people are protected. >> we can expect more cases out there, but the vaccines are designed to keep us out of the hospital, and they're working. >> reporter: tomorrow, a large crowd is expected to attend an outdoor celebration for judge ketanji brown jackson here at the white house. despite the spike in cases around the president, there are no plans to beef up mitigation measures, so those who will be

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this is the cbs "overnight news." hello, everyone, i'm errol barnett in washington. thanks for staying with us. for three years now, republicans in congress have been probing the overseas business dealings of president biden's son, hunter. well, now, we've learned they're also looking into the foreign business transactions of the president's brother, james, and how the two biden's business deals may have been linked. catherine herridge has the latest. >> reporter: cbs has learned that more than 150 transactions were flagged as concerning by

u.s. banks for further review. some of those concerns, including large wire transfers. >> you've just got to make sure you have all the evidence. >> reporter: after nearly a three-year investigation, republican senator chuck grassly said he believes the president's younger brother, james, was instrumental in hunter biden's chinese business ventures. >> i think james biden was very much part of this. >> reporter: james biden has worked as an entrepreneur, and recently in the health care industry. >> we will focus on james biden, the president's brother. >> reporter: this week, grassley released bank records, indicating james biden's company was paid directly by a chinese consulting firm. these are records that come from the banks, no third party? >> yes, that's right. >> reporter: in our interview, he did not allege the bidens broke the law, but it is concerning that hunter and james biden were promised retainers

for their china work. after joe biden left the vice presidency. >> we have people with the biden name dealing with chinese business people, that have a relationship through the communist party. i think it's very concerning. >> reporter: this 2019 subpoena verified by cbs news shows federal investigators also sought hunter and james biden's business records from a major u.s. bank dating back to 2014. multiple sources tell cbs news the probe by the u.s. attorney in delaware is exploring whether the younger biden and his associates potentially violated tax laws, as well as money laundering and foreign lobbying rules. >> you're working a serious financial case when you're sending out that kind of subpoena. >> reporter: the president of public citizen, a nonprofit government watch dog, said potential conflicts are found on both sides of the aisle. >> the hunter biden relationship with these chinese firms is

problematic. ithink any elected official who is raising concerns about hunter biden should have been screaming about what president trump did when he refused to divest his own business interests. >> reporter: he's forevering to president trump's decision to maintain ownership of his global businesses but hand off control of his two sons. separately, the white house chief of staff said this week that president biden is confident his family did the right thing, adding these actions by hunter and james biden are private matters and don't involve the president. ns began outreach to james and hunter biden's legal teams and received no response. that was catherine herridge reporting. the federal trade commission is warning of a new scam targeting your cell phone. >> reporter: chris welch is an editor and reviewer at the verge. he normally writes about how technology can help you, but the

latest scam popped up on his phone, a text from himself. >> to see it has your own number is unsettling. so i searched it on twitter, and there was a big wave of people got this text. >> reporter: he said the text congratulates you for paying a bill and includes a link. >> the link took me to the website of channel 1 russia, which is lish a state media tv network. >> reporter: verizon says it significantly curtailed the activity and said, we're actively working with others in our industry and u.s. law enforcement, adding we have no indication of any russian involvement. fraud experts say our phones have become the contact method of choice for scammers, and we should treat our phone number the way we do other sensitive information. the national consumers league says phishing scams were the third most reported fraud claim in 2021.

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reality experience that goes far beyond the digital headsets you may already be using for your games, movies and concerts. carla evans brings us up to speed. >> i have a little challenge for you. >> reporter: from tron in the '80s. >> he's the one. >> reporter: to the matrix. >> a place called the oasis. >> reporter: and ready player one. >> yeah, that's me. >> reporter: once science fiction, the virtual world is becoming a reality. >> you can also grab one of these swords. >> reporter: she is one of the entertainment visionaries upgrading traditional 2-d movies. to an entirely new experience. >> there you go. >> it is crazy to think you're hundreds of miles away from me right now. >> yet we're standing next to each other. >> reporter: she showed us inside the virtual set her studio created for the animated interactive film, starring glenn close and kate wins let.

>> cheers. >> reporter: one day soon, you'll be able to inhabit the universe like "star wars" and "lord of the rings." >> are you talking about making movie where is we can come inside and look around and interact? >> absolutely. i mean, how cool would it be to be able to be in the universe that you love, one that you can never go to except in your imagination, but here we can build it. >> oh! >> reporter: from sports events to concerts, gaming and beyond, we could soon be spending a lot of time in the metaverse. >> the metaverse is the next frontier. >> reporter: something mark zuckerberg tried to bring main stream last year. >> hey, mark. what is's going on? >> reporter: it's a virtual space where we meet, play, and socialize. and silicon valley insiders say it's likely to up end the way we live our lives. >> we should think of it ad the next iteration of the internet. >> reporter: he wrote a book on the metaverse revolution, and

says seven of the world's largest companies are investing. zuckerberg's meta spent $10 billion last year, and microsoft acquired activision blizzard for $70 billion. >> most estimates for the value of the metaverse suggest it will be $6 to $10 trillion by 2032. >> trillion? >> that's right. >> how far away are we from the metaverse being something everyone is familiar with? >> we're almost there. >> reporter: he works for a company traditionally more familiar with spread sheets than interactive entertainment. >> i think the way we consume content has been kind of the same for the last 100 years. as we move forward, it will be in 3-d, the first time we can experience things in an immersive way. >> i'll get us out of here, i

promise. >> reporter: by watching the movie and interacting with it, could you change the outcome of the plot sflin >> yes. that's the power of being immersed in something. >> it's crazy to think this is the future of going to the movies. >> yeah, it's so exciting to be able to fully be inside the world and feel like you're really there. >> reporter: so far, pham studio has created eight animated films, each more interactive, pushing the boundaries of our imagination. >> you can carry the lantern and come with me. >> oh, look at that. >> i think it's just a different way to experience it. >> i dropped it. >> and it's a world that someone else creates that you could have never imagined. that's one that is very magical. >> reporter: it's just going to take some getting used to. carter evans, los angeles. >> so for american carmakers, the future is already here. the electric futcher that is. general motors gave us a look at the brand new electric hummer.

the company calls it a super truck, and it's also super expensive, starting at $110,000. that hasn't stopped 65,000 people from ordering the new hummer without even a test drive. but our kris van cleave got behind the wheel of one and got the ride of his life. >> reporter: the hummer is back, and leaving its 10 miles per gallon legacy in the dust. this 1,000 horsepower monster is all electric. >> it's just the next step. it's the future. >> reporter: he already has an old military humvee, and was among the first to get the 2022 gmc humor ev. >> i spend about $1300 a month in gas. and it's very high. it's a small mortgage payment. >> reporter: the gulf war made the humvee a household name. and 30 years ago, arnold schwarzenegger used his star power t help turn a

unapologetic suv that could go just about anywhere. gm added the h2 and h3 before gas prices halted production. duncan runs gmc. what message does it send when the iconic american gas guzzler goes electric? >> it opens everybody's eyes. it's a huge signal for the wider market at large. >> reporter: that signal is an electric future. the ford f-150 has been the nation's best selling vehicle for decades. its electric truck begins this spring. dozens of other new evs will hit the streets over the next few years. >> we're coming to the point soon where driving an electric car is the only financially sensible thing to do. >> total cost of ownership of an

electric car is close to eclipsing a combustion engine car. >> reporter: as gas prices climb, online searches for evs are searching, up 173% last month. 55% of gas powering car owners are considering going electric. gmc has 65,000 reservations for the new hummer, despite a price tag topping six figures. so we brake hard and floor it. you could say it's going fast. like 0 to 60 in three seconds fast. wow, you feel that. [ laughter ] we pulled almost a g. >> excellent. >> reporter: we're on a closed course outside phoenix. and under the supervision of engineer kirsten hanson. she believes this is the ev to silence critics. >> electrilelectric is the futu.

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more than 4 million ukrainians have fled their nation in the wake of the russian invasion. most of them ending up in foreign countries with nowhere to stay. that got the attention of a college freshman here in the u.s. who stepped in to help. here's meg oliver. >> reporter: when the war started, this family spent eight terrifying days in a bomb shelter praying they would survive. >> it was really scary. >> reporter: on the other side of the world, 19-year-old abby shipman was at a protest in san diego that inspired him to do more. >> i saw there were millions of refugees flooding out of ukraine and ending up in neighboring countries, but the system in place there to get in hosts was

not efficient. >> reporter: so the harvard freshman teamed up with a classmate creating a website helping refugees find housing. with added safeguards to protect vulnerable refugees. how many people have you helped so far? >> thousands and thousands. >> reporter: a week after it went live, they had reached the border and found the site. >> it was, yes! >> reporter: a host offered them their home in france for the summer. >> and now i, my mom, sister and daughter live in this place. >> what are you getting out of this? >> i'm not making any money or anything like this. i'm passionate about what you can do with technology. i think it makes the world better. >> reporter: helping families like aleah's find shelter and peace. >> that is the "overnight news" for thursday. for some of you the news continues. of course, you can follow us online any time at cbsnews.com.

reporting from the nation's cap capital, i'm errol barnett. this is cbs news flash. i'm tom hanson in new york. fighting rages on in eastern ukraine, as the russian invasion enters week seven. the ukrainian minister of foreign affairs called for more weapons, warning a battle for the donbas region will look like world war ii. the first privately funded and crude mission to the international space station is expected to launch at 11:17 a.m. eastern. thepacex mission w will take three paying customers and a professional astronaut to iss for just over a week. each person reportedly paid $55 million. and at noon eastern, the academy of motion pictures, arts and sciences will meet to decide on sanctions on will

smith after he slapped comedian chris rock at the oscars. smith has since resigned from the academy. for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connecttv. i'm tom hanson, cbs news, new york. it's friday, april 8th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." historic confirmation. judge ketanji brown jackson will become the first black woman on the supreme court. how the soon-to-be justice celebrated with president biden. under pressure. the u.s. and its allies cut more economic ties with russia, but ukraine's president argues it's still not enough. tiger tees off. the golf star is back at the masters after a car crash nearly ended his career. what he's saying after day one of the tournament. well, good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with a historic celebration in our nation's capital.