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other hostages, asking for more food and blankets, knowing he could be punished. diane foley was one of many parents in the courtroom. >> i think there's a relief, you know. this has been quite an ordeal, truly exhausting. >> reporter: earlier in the trial, kayla mueller's boyfriend was admonished by the judge for yelling in anger at the defendant. elsheikh is now facing life in prison. the death penalty, major, was taken off the table as part of the complex deal to get the case heard here in the u.s. >> catherine herridge, thank you. another deadly police shooting of an unarmed black man has led to protests and calls for accountability. 26-year-old patrick lyoya was killed after a traffic stop escalated in grand rapids, michigan, and cbs' adriana diaz is there. >> say his name! >> reporter: in grand rapids, there is frustration and anger over how a routine traffic stop --
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>> do you have a license? >> for what. >> reporter: -- escalated into a deadly police shooting, claiming the life of 26-year-old patrick lyoya. today, attorney ben crump, flanked by lyoya's parents, and a congolese interpreter, called for accountability. >> as his mother and father said, they believe their son was executed. >> reporter: on wednesday, police released several videos showing the entire confrontation. the officer first approaching the car. >> no, no, no. stop. stop. put your hands -- stop! >> reporter: lyola resists and runs. for two minutes, there's a struggle. the officer fires his taser twice but misses. the officer's body camera goes off. it's unclear why. but other videos show while on top of lyoya, the officer takes out his gun and fires one shot to the head. [ gunshot ] demoatic blo rly fled from the
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a fer life here. paick's life away.ottrick's lifo >> reporter: grand rapids police say they will not identify the officer unless he is named as a suspect. city leaders are calling for calm until the michigan state police finish their investigation. >> we'll see transparency. we will seek truth. justice requires that this matter be handled fairly and efficiently. >> reporter: the officer, who is a seven-year police veteran, is on paid leave during the investigation. michigan officers can use deadly force if they fear death or bodily injury. major, the police chief here says they released all the videos to be transparent with the public. >> adriana diaz, we thank you. elon musk took the twitter-verse by storm today with an unsolicited bid to buy the social media platform. musk made billions with electric cars and reusable rockets and says he now wants to turn
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twitter into the world's "platform for free speech." here is cbs' jonathan vigliotti. >> reporter: tonight, the richest man in the world is hunting for more, mounting a hostile takeover bid for twitter with a $43 billion cash offer. >> you made an offer to buy twitter. why? >> i don't know. [ laughter ] >> reporter: just 10 days ago, musk became the company's largest individual shareholder, announcing he bought a 9% stake, but he then declined to join the board, criticized management, and said it needs to be transformed as a private company. that would give musk unregulated control. >> if you're a privately run company without any s.e.c. oversight, you can do a lot of what you want. >> reporter: musk has argued the company needs to be a better platform for free speech around the world. >> it's just really important that people have the-- both the reality and the perception that they're able to speak freely
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within the bounds of the law. >> reporter: twitter's board is considering musk's offer, but that could take time, and musk may not want to wait. >> it sounds like if he cannot get a deal consummated in some timely fashion, that he's going to pick up his marbles and go home. >> reporter: and it's unclear how much money he has available to him right now. much of his stake in his net worth is tied up and linked to tesla. he would have to sell off a significant part of that share in order to finance this deal. major. >> with important context. jonathan vigliotti, thank you. there is a lot more news ahead on the cbs "overnight news." what if your entire day glided like new dove men ultimate? its hydrating water-based formula glides on without irritation
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wanted to own a home, but she never imagined this is how it would come together for her and her son. >> they tell you, 3d-printed house. your first thought is? >> what? literally. what is a 3d home? >> reporter: stringfield's house in williamsburg, virginia, is the first owner-occupied 3d-printed home from habitat for humanity. >> you can fill it. it's just good detail. >> reporter: the concrete walls of the three-bedroom house were constructed in less than 30 hours by iowa-based company alquist 3d. a machine like this could revolutionize affordable housing. >> oh, yes. that is the goal. >> reporter: company founder and ceo zach mannheimer says 3d printing cuts costs up to 15% by scaling back labor, materials, and time. prices for the homes start at $175,000. while there are concerns about displacing traditional construction jobs and some environmental impacts of this method, mannheimer knows this
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technology has potential. >> people cannot afford a home. that is the american dream-- or rather, was the american dream. we need to get back to that. 3d-printing technology is one way to do that. >> reporter: the company aims to build 200 3d-printed homes over the next three years, primarily in southwest virginia, breaking ground in what is now an empty field. alquist's goal in creating what would be the world's largest 3d-printed community is also to potentially revitalize the town and others like it in rural america. there's nowhere in the u.s. where someone working full time at minimum wage can even afford to rent a two-bedroom apartment, let alone buy a brand new home. he says the company is partnering with local and state governments to fix that. >> these towns were once vibrant, and these towns can wave their hands in the air and say our community is great and we want you to come here, but if you don't have a home, none of that matters. >> this is my room. >> reporter: for stringfield,
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laying the foundation of her home was the accomplishment of a lifetime. >> i cry sometimes. but i'm just so happy that i finally have a place to call my own. >> reporter: for "eye on america," nancy chen, virginia. there is a lot more news ahead on the cbs "overnight news." florida's governor signs new abortion restrictions into law. and pfizer will soon be seeking covid boosters for kids. what age group is being targeted. coarse hair thin skin when i'm shaving down there not just any razor will do venus for pubic hair and skin with a patented irritation defense bar for a smooth shave with blades that barely touch skin
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south of birmingham, a possible tornado tore roofs off homes. there were no severe injuries. up next, easter eggs for ukraine. how a virginia workshop is supporting the war orn country. when you humble yourself under the mighty hand of god, in due time he will
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in this easter season of faith and renewal, one virginia won issiey for ukraine with a tradition passed down through generations. here's cbs' jan crawford. >> we're going to hold this up into the flame. >> reporter: it's a season of hope, but this easter, in this northern virginia workshop, there also is purpose. learning how to make the beautiful ukrainian pysanky eggs, students are helping raise money for ukraine. >> there is also symbolism just in the colors. >> reporter: workshop leader stephanie cheeseman shows how to draw intricate patterns on the egg with beeswax, before dipping them in dye, a centuries old process she's teaching to honor her heritage and her people. >> my grandfather grew up in ukraine, and there is family
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there that we are in touch with. it makes me really upset how difficult it is for them right now, and i'm trying to do my part. >> reporter: the workshops at this episcopal church in dunn loring, virginia, have raised over $5,000 so far. there are countless others, like the web-baced pysanky for peace, with the goal of creating 100,000 eggs. >> this is actually an easy egg to do. >> reporter: cheeseman learned craft from her mother, chris. legend has it that a monster, representing all evil in the world, is held by chains that will weaken if there are not enough pysankey. >> we need to make lots of eggs. >> reporter: hope, one egg at a time. jan crawford, cbs news, washington. that's it for the "overnight news" for this friday. for some of you the news continues. for others, please check back later for cbs mornings and follow us on line any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm major garrett.
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this is cbs news flash. i'm bradley blackburn in new york. the u.n. world food program says ukrainians in mariupol are now being starved to death, and russian forces will not overnight, ukraine's president told his people to be proud they have survived 50 days under russian attack. california is delaying a plan to require all schoolchildren to be vaccinated against covid-19. it was the first state to announce a mandate for students, which will now be pushed back until at least the summer of 2023. prince harry and meghan met with the queen in person thursday reportedly for the first time in two years. they visited england on their way to the games in the
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netderlands. for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connecttv. i'm bradley black bburnlackburn, new york. this is the cbs "overnight news." good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm major garrett in for norah. tonight, a significant and symbolic blow to russia's ryht. missile sank the lead warship in russia's black sea fleet. the russian defense ministry says the ship sank while being towed to port because of an unexplained fire. it has not confirmed the ukrainian missile strike. ether way, this marks a loss for russian president vladimir putin's military as it tries to refocus and regroup ahead of an expected offensive in eastern ukraine. meanwhile, european leaders are drafting a resolution that would ban all oil imports from russia.
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we have a lot to bring you tonight, and we will start with cbs' chris livesay from kyiv. chris, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, major. a senior u.s. defense official says the flagship of russia's black sea fleet suffered an explosion when it was 60 miles off the coast of odessa. now, it can't confirm if ukraine struck it with its own missiles, but it was well within range. a shocking blow to russia, its powerhouse on the black sea now sunk. the pride of the rusan n the warship "moskva" was part of the fleet terrorizing the ukrainian coast. armed with supersonic missile launchers, it was originally designed in the cold war to take out u.s. aircraft carriers. instead, it was taken out by two ukrainian-made neptune missiles, ukraine says, which would mark the first time it's destroyed a major russian vessel at sea. moscow refutes the claim,
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insisting something sparked munitions on board to explode, but admitting its crew of nearly 500 sailors had to abandon ship. the pentagon says russia has pulled its remaining ships from the area. while just up the coast, mariupol on the brink of doom. many of the city's defenders have now been captured. russian tv footage purports to show them surrendering. but these diehard ukrainian forces, encircled by the enemy, say they will not give up. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says it's a cycle of death, but the blood is on russia's hands. >> they can kill us, and they will also die. "ialked him a minute miatd.>> . just look." we witnessed the aftermath of
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russia's attack in this town, where ukrainian soldiers are now clearing these homes of mines, meant only to terrorize civilians. locals say russians have left mines virtually everywhere, booby trapping trunks of cars, washing machines, even dead bodies. salt on the wounds of one more village that will never forget. "everything i had has been burned and blown up," says this survivor. "the russians are pigs." now, the hunt for those responsible begins. ukrainian investigators tell us they've already located the very towns where some of these russian soldiers are from, and they're determined to bring them to justice, even if it takes years, maybe decades. major. >> chris livesay from kyiv, thank you. back here at home, the subway shooting suspect made his first appearance in federal court. 62-year-old franjaenter a plea, without bail on charges of
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conducting a violent attack against a mass transportation system. cbs' mola lenghi is outside the federal courthouse in brooklyn. >> reporter: wearing a blue mask and khaki-colored prison clothes, 62-year-old frank james answered "yes" when asked by u.s. magistrate judge whether he understood the charge against him. after the hearing, his public defender cautioned against a rush to judgment. >> what happened in the new york city subway system on tuesday was a tragedy. it is a blessing that it was not worse. >> reporter: according to an fbi affidavit, james used a wisconsin driver's license to rent a u-haul in philadelphia, six days before the attack. a surveillance image shows him driving the van into new york city early on the morning of the shooting. two hours later, james is seen in a yellow hard hat and orange construction jacket entering a brooklyn subway station, wheeling what appears to be the same black cart later recovered at the crime scene.
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then, inside a packed train, police say james donned a gas mask, unleashed two smoke grenades then fired 33 rounds with a glock 17 handgun at captive commuters, striking 10 and injuring approximately 20 others. as terrified and bloodied passengers stumbled out of the smoke-filled subway car, james tossed his disguise and slipped onto another train. he rode one more stop, and then walked out onto the streets of new york city, leaving behind a rich pile of clues. police are now trying to determine his whereabouts during the 30-hour manhunt. this appears to show james the next day, walking in manhattan's east village, and sitting on a sidewalk bench, just hours before he called the police tip line and gave his location. >> they have their work cut out for them. it seems to me the only viable defense case here is a psychiatric defense. >> reporter: at today's hearing, the judge ordered james receive
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psychiatric attention while he's held until his trial. if convicted, he could face up to life in prison, major. >> with minute-by-minute details, mola lenghi, thank you. elon musk took the twitter verse by storm today with a bid to buy the social media platform. musk made billions with electric cars and reusable rockets and says he now wants to turn twitter into the world's "platform for free speech." here is cbs' jonathan vigliotti. >> reporter: tonight, the richest man in the world is hunting for more, mounting a hostile takeover bid for twitter with a $43 billion cash offer. >> you made an offer to buy twitter. why? >> i don't know. [ laughter ] >> reporter: just 10 days ago, musk became the company's largest individual shareholder, announcing he bought a 9% stake, but he then declined to join the board, criticized management, and said it needs to be transformed as a private company. that would give musk unregulated
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control. >> if you're a privately run company without any s.e.c. oversight, you can do a lot of what you want. >> reporter: musk has argued the company needs to be a better platform for free speech around the world. >> it's just really important that people have the-- both the reality and the perception that they're able to speak freely within the bounds of the law. >> reporter: twitter's board is considering musk's offer, but that could take time, and musk may not want to wait. >> it sounds like if he cannot get a deal consummated in some timely fashion, that he's going to pick up his marbles and go home. >> reporter: and it's unclear how much money he has available to him right now. much of his stake in his net worth is tied up and linked to tesla. he would have to sell off a significant part of that share in order to finance this deal. major. >> with important context. jonathan vigliotti, thank you. there is a lot more news
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this is the cbs "overnight news." washington. as russian forces gather for abassault on the eastern part of ukraine, they have one less weapon in their arsenal. the flagship of russia's black sea fleet has been taken out. moscow claims the ship, loaded with ammunition and cruise missiles caught fire, and all 500 crew members were evacuated. ukrainian commanders said they
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hit wit a pair of neptune anti-ship missiles. and president biden is sending $800 million worth of weapons to ukraine, including more javelin anti-tank missiles. david martin reports. >> reporter: 500 javelin anti-tank missiles are included in the latest round of military aid approved by joe biden. the javelin arrive in unmarked trucks at dover air force base in delaware, which is the hub of resupply flights for ukraine. >> there are 24 javelins in each stack, several hundred in all. once they're loaded thon 747, it's a 7 hour and 52 minute to poland where they will be turned over the ukrainian military. moving supplies through a giant warehouse at dover, the u.s. is one of 15 countries sending military aid to ukraine in an operation run out of germany by
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the european command's chief logistics officer. how much have you moved so far? >> we have moved almost 400 aircraft across u.s. and our allies. >> reporter: on a daily basis, how many flights are going into these countries on the border with ukraine? >> between 8 and 10 flights a day, and that's from approximately 5 to 7 donating countries. >> reporter: the javelins, combined with the skill and bravery of ukrainian soldiers, to win the battle for kyiv. now the russians are massing their forces for a bigger battle in the east of the country. and the u.s. will now start rushing bigger, more expensive equipment to the front. including artillery pieces along with 40,000 shells, and arm armored personnel carriers. even russian-made helicopters. >> we are in it to win. it's the top priority. >> how long can you keep it up? >> we can keep it up as long as
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it takes. >> reporter: the ukrainians do not know how to use all the american-made equipment, so the u.s. will have to start a training program to teach them. but with this major battle looming in the east, it will have to be a crash course. >> that was david martin at the pentagon. as the big tech companies gear up to take us into the so-called metaverse, there are new questions about how safe that trip will be. the metaverse is a next generation virtual reality world that researchers say could be worth $680 billion by 2030. but that money has already gotten the attention of scam artists. anna warner reports. >> reporter: if you want to know what can be great about the metaverse, talk to 12-year-old cooper stone. >> the metaverse is a virtual reality world, where you can go to concerts, you can see famous and really cool people around the world. >> reporter: cooper plays video games like fortnight and uses his virtual reality headset to play sports.
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and in the future, those experiences will likely seem much more real, as jason ruben of meta, formally facebook, told cbs news in february in an interview conducted in their virtual reality program. >> slowly but surely, the things you can do in the metaverse and the amount of time you spend in virtual reality in the metaverse will slowly increase to the point we become an immersive world. >> reporter: so it's no surprise companies are seeking to make money in the metaverse. but where there's money to be made, the criminals won't be far behind. kevin is with a cybersecurity firm. >> moment there's a valid metaverse spun-up that has a real mon my mechanism, they'll be there in day one. >>reporter: he shows us how conversations are already going on to exploit the metaverse for fraud. >> to sell identities, to sell
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social security numbers. >> so everything old is new again, just in the metaverse. >> what they're trying to achieve, money, and the goal, they're going to be aligned. >> reporter: cooper stone and parents say they already got scammed, when hackers broke into his fortnight account last year and charged up his parent's credit cards. >> they were like, cooper, did you spend $25 or $50 on this game without my permission? i'm like, no. >> we investigated a little bit more, and found out that he had not done it. >> everyone is looking to make money off the metaverse, and the hackers go where the money is. >> reporter: and caroline with a cybersecurity firm, says attacks can take on more disturbing forms. for example, if a hacker gains access to your vr headset. >> if a hacker can access that camera, they can see into your
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office. they can see into your bedroom. they can see inside of your home. that's called the camera attack. another one is called the overlay attack, when they can control what you're seeing and what you're hearing. >> reporter: not only that, some content in the metaverse might be disturbing to some users, especially children. as wong and i saw when we donned headsets to visit some vr worlds. in a program called vr chat, we found users, some who clearly sounded like children, making crude drawings we can't show here. and in a user created room in meta's horizon worlds, we were able to pick up guns lying randomly around the house, as other users fired them off. >> that's not comforting. >> reporter: another user, who sounded like a young child, played with one of those dpguns. >> put the gun down! no, you're going to kill us.
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>> meta told us quest headsets are designed for children 13 and up, with some experiences for people 18 and up. the company has set up safe zones inside the software so users can exit situations they might find uncomfortable. later this month, will offer a way for parents to lock specific apps that aren't able appropriate for teens. vr chat told us underage users are not permitted and banned if detected, and user safety is a top priority. >> i hear the companies say, it's just like the real world, you can't protect against everything. you can't protect against everything, but there are things that you can do. >> it builds the world. they create the experiences. everything is being monitored already. all of that is being monitored. it can be mon norred. it is the appropriate thing to do. it is possible. and it costs money and resources to do so. >> so they have to be willing to step up and do snit
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a pastry chef because you were a bad student? >> yeah. funny enough, i'm deep into education. i was told i was too stupid to pursue any other thing. i would told i would never do anything good with my life. now i'm in a field where people consider lame, so i'm like, let's be the best at it. >> reporter: a decade ago, 21 and speak nothing english, the chef moved to las vegas. his showmanship sparkled in this city of glitz. and he eventually started showcasing his work on instagram. now 31, the chocolate charmer has more than 6 million followers. his eye-popping images are produced by his wife and co-ceo fiona. >> perfect. >> reporter: this master work is called father nature. >> this is my favorite piece. like every piece of art, you look at it and it gives you an emotion. the way i was able to capture
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the look on his face, like an old soul, wise and calming. i didn't know i had it in me. >> reporter: even his most intricate creations take more than a week. under the right conditions, he says they can last about 20 years. although admittedly, losing a bit of flavor. if i snapped off his head, it would taste okay. >> it's delicious. >> reporter: he also founded this las vegas pastry academy. over ten weeks, students learn the craft and chemistry behind original desserts. he gave me a shot at building something simpler. lemon tacos. clearly, some people should stay out of the kitchen. but for him, this is the place where a chocolate genius transforms the mundane into the magical. ♪ ♪ >> i often say i'm not the best
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the ukrainian city of bucha was if scene of some of the worst war crimes of the russian invasion. some residents are slowly returning to this devastated city. that's led to some heartwarming reu reunions. tina krause reports. >> reporter: there are few sounds on the streets of bucha after the atrocities that unfolded. but a story of survival is warming hearts. meet nessy, who was separated from her family when russian troops occupied the city last month. the huskie howled with delight when she saw her owner again. volunteer soldiers returned her after finding her nearly dead in an abandoned car. it's not the first time troops in ukraine have looked out for
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four-legged friends left behind. playing a toy music box enticed this pup out of hiding near the frontline in kyiv. ukrainian soldiers found papers and they are still trying to find the family. but for now, bavaria has a new temporary home. olga says, i always dreamed about a big, black dog. so i agreed to take him in. she jokes her cat isn't so excited. olga says, my cat never jumped on top of the fridge before. now he's demonstrating acrobatic miracles because of this dog. soldiers in ukraine say as the war rages on, they'll keep fighting on not just for people, but for the animals, too. >> that's the "overnight news" for this friday. reporting for the nation's capital, i'm scott macfarlane.
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this is cbs news flash. i'm bradley blackburn in new york. the u.n. world food program says ukrainians in mariupol are now being starved to death, and russian forces will not allow relief supplies into the city. overnight, ukraine's president told his people to be proud they have survived 50 days under russian attack. california is delaying a plan to require all schoolchildren to be vaccinated against covid-19. it was the ftate to announce a mandate for students, which will now be pushed back until at least the summer of 2023. prince harry and meghan met with the queen in person thursday reportedly for the first time in two years. the duke and duchess of sussex
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visited england on their way to the games in the netherlands.r news app on yoellpho or connecttv.ackbn, cews, new york. it's friday, april 15th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." brink of collapse. a key city in ukraine is close to falling as russia also deals with a massive setback. bail denied. the man accused of opening fire on subway riders in new york city appears in court. how investigators are piecing together his every movement on the day of the attack. debatable decision. why there might be fewer presidential debates in the 2024 election year. good morning, i'm diane king hall in for anne-marie green. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is praising his people

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