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.

for the first time in 233 years, a black woman will sit on the supreme court. judge ketanji brown jackson will speak at the white house today following her groundbreaking confirmation. here's natalie brand. the the yeas are 53, the nays are 47, and this nominatio% is confirmed. >> the senate chamber erupted in cheers and applause as ketanji brown jackson was confirmed to the u.s. supreme court. at the white house, jackson and president biden watched the historic vote which will make her first black woman to sit on the high court. all senate democrats voted in favor of jackson along with three republicans, mitt romney, susan collins, and lisa murkowski who crossed party lines with their support. >> if i had to think of an adjective to describe all of us, it would be elated. >> reporter: during confirmation hearings last month, judge jackson spoke of her family's experience with racial segregation before civil right laws were enacted in the 1950s and '60s.

>> my parents taught me that unlike the many barriers that they had had to face growing up, my path was clearer. >> reporter: in south florida, the student council of the miami-dade high school jackson attended years ago watched the vote. >> for her to become such a world-renowned position, a supreme court justice, i feel i can accomplish just as much or more. >> reporter: jackson who is 51 will be the first public defender to sit on the supreme court. her nomination faced stiff opposition from republicans who claimed she was too liberal and soft on crime. >> if we were in charge and had a say, there would be some less extreme filling this seat. >> reporter: jackson will become the third black justice in supreme court history after thurgood marshall and clarence thomas, and for the first time in the court's 233 years, four of nine justices will be women. natalie brand, cbs news, capitol hill. jackson will join the

supreme court when justice stephen breyer retires this summer. it will also mark the first time two black justices are on the court at the same time. the covid outbreak among government officials in washington, d.c., is spreading. house speaker nancy pelosi tested positive yesterday, a day after appearing unmasked at the white house event with president biden. her spokesperson says that she is fully vaccinated and boosted and is not showing symptoms. maine senator susan collins tested positive late yesterday afternoon shortly after voting to confirm ketanji brown jackson to the supreme court. her office says she's experiencing mild symptoms. and this morning ukraine is bracing for more gruesome discoveries of massacred civilians after russian forces retreated from the area around kyiv. in a nearby town, ukrainians are combing through the rubble left behind by russian shelling. searchers say they found more than two dozen bodies yesterday. president volodymyr zelenskyy says what happened there is

worse than bucha where images of dead civilians brought worldwide outrage. laura podesta with the latest. laura, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the international community brought the hammer down on russia yesterday in a historic move. the country was suspended from the u.n.'s human rights council. as horrific images continue to come out of ukraine, the west escalated its pressure on moscow thursday. >> the the yeas are 413 -- >> reporter: congress voted to suspend normal trade relations with russia and ban energy imports, reinforcing executive actions taken by biden. >> adopted. >> reporter: the european union approved a plan to phase out russian coal. and at the united nations, the general assembly suspended russia from its human rights council. >> russia is not only committing human rights violations, it is shaking the underpinnings of international peace and security.

>> reporter: the u.s.-led resolution passed 93-24. it makes russia the first permanent member of the u.n. security council to have its membership revoked from any u.n. body. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy welcomed the move but reiterated more needs to be done. "ukraine need weapons which will allow us to win on the battlefield," zelenskyy said in his nightly address. and he said the atrocities in the kyiv suburb are worse than what happened in bucha. >> there are many more towns russia has occupied and more towns it is still occupying. places where we must assume russian soldiers are committing more atrocities right now. >> reporter: zelenskyy warned russian propaganda may be staging scenes in mariupol to blame on ukrainian forces. ukorean -- ukrainian officials say more than 300 civilians were killed by russian

forces in bucha alone. and despite mounting video and audio evidence, russia continues to claim the allegations are a setup to justify western sanctions. anne-marie? >> all right. laura podesta outside the u.n. thank you very much. breaking overnight, israel says a palestinian man who opened fire in a crowded bar killing at least two people and wounding several others was killed in a shoot-out with security forces. the attack happened yesterday in a busy area of tel aviv filled with restaurants and bars. officials say the suspect fled after the shooting but was tracked down near a mosque hours later. police are calling it an act of terrorism. this is the fourth deadly attack in israel by palestinians in less than three weeks. and two men accused of impersonating homeland security agents have a detention hearing in washington today. court records show the men posed as federal agents as part of a sophisticated scheme to get close to members of the defense community and real secret service agents. prosecutors say that the men are a flight risk citing travel to

iran and possible links to pakistani intelligence. they were arrested wednesday during an fbi raid at a luxury apartment building in washington. officials say the men gave expensive gifts to secret service agents including rent-free apartments, iphones, and a flatscreen tv. they even offered to buy a $2,000 rifle for an agent assigned to the first lady's security detail. >> they 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. >> the secret service says all personnel involved in the matter are now on administrative leave. coming up, tiger woods brings the magic back to the masters. where he stands after the first round of play. and later, rockers reunite for a cause. why pink floyd is releasing new music for the first time in nearly three decades. this is the "cbs morning news." ♪

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about the $3.6 billion all-cash offer. it determined it could reasonably top the cash and stock deal offered by frontier. now the two companies previously announced a deal in february to merge, but jetblue's surprise bid could derail that agreement. spirit's possible merger with either airline could allow them to better compete against the nation's bigger airlines. on the cbs "money watch," amazon fights back union organizers, and baseball fans are returning to the ball field with their appetite. diane king hall is in new york with those stories and more. good morning, diane. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. stock futures are pointing to a flat open this morning. yesterday wall street saw a late-day comeback led by health care and technology shares. the labor department also reported that new applications for unemployment benefits fell to a nearly 54-year low last week. yesterday the dow gained 87 points. the nasdaq added 8. the s&p 500 was up 19. amazon says it plans to file objections after workers voted

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it says major league fans are expected to eat 19.1 million hot dogs and nearly 5 million sausages at games this season. some of the ballparks have their signature dogs like the crack -- crab mac and cheese dog or the jalapeno cheetos hot dog or just plain old ketchup. >> or one of each. it sounds delicious. thank you so much. up next, a reported jail mixup. why a man arrested in connection with the shooting of lady gaga's dog walker was released from jail this week.

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starring real life married couple sarah jessica parker and matthew broderick went dark last night after both tested positive for covid. broderick tested positive on tuesday with the show going on with his understudy. yesterday sarah jessica parker tested positive. no word yet on when performances will resume. and one of the men arrested in connection with the shooting of lady gaga's dog walker was released from prison on wednesday reportedly by mistake. the dog walker was wounded last year when two of the singer's french bulldogs were abducted in the hollywood area. the dogs were later recovered. the man accused of pulling the trigger, james howard jackson, appeared in court this week where charges against him were dismissed. according to local reports, a replacement case should have been filed. but the paperwork was not updated. and the group that hands out the academy awards will meet today to discuss possible punishment for will smith for slapping chris rock at the oscars.

the meeting was moved up after smith resigned from the organization last week. possible actions could include making smith ineligible for future awards or banning him from future oscar ceremonies. and a new pink floyd collaboration is dropping today. ♪ david gilmore and nick mason of pink floyd teamed up with ukrainian singer andre klinyak to record "hey, hey, rise up," a ukrainian anthem and is the first new music from the legendary rock band in 28 years. klinyak is recovering from shrapnel injury after joining the fight against russia. proceeds will go to the ukrainian humanitarian relief fund. coming up, idris elba talks about his movie "sonic the hedgehog 2" which opens today. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news."

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our top stories this morning -- ukraine is bracing for more gruesome discoveries after russian forces retreated from the area around kyiv. in a nearby area, ukrainians are combing through the rubble left behind by russian shelling. president zelenskyy says atrocities there are more dreadful than what happened in bucha where images of dead civilians brought worldwide outrage. for the first time in the nation's history, a black woman will sit on the supreme court. yesterday the senate confirmed judge ketanji brown jackson 53-47. three republicans joined all 50 democrats in voting for jackson. she will celebrate her confirmation at the white house today with president biden. and childcare centers across

the country have struggled to find enough teachers. one atlanta school found help in a surprising place -- a local community of afghan refugees. here's mark strassmann. >> reporter: at the frazier 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 childcare 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'm not -- i'm from afghanistan. >> reporter: fahima is a 33-year-old refugee from kabul. >> children's no different.

every children same. >> reporter: you have your little badges there. which one do you use the most? >> listen to me. listen, ears. >> reporter: a universal maternal language. >> in the beginning we weren't sure what to expect. at the end of it, we are hoping to be able to hire them all as part of our team. >> reporter: a life-changing moment for the entire school. mark strassmann, cbs news, atlanta. coming up on "cbs mornings," grammy-nominated country singer jimmy allen talks with nate burleson in nashville about his journey into country stardom. an investigation into the murder of a texas airline manager gunned down outside his home. "48 hours" has a preview. and actor idris elba talks about his new movie, "sonic the hedgehog 2," which opens today. 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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