former professional boxer. for more news download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm tom hanson, cbs news, new yo . it's friday, april 22nd, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." new phase of war. the u.s. is rushing more weapons to ukraine after president biden says the conflict with russia is now in a, quote, critical window of time. reversing course. philadelphia's ending its indoor mask mandate. why city officials changed their mind just days after enacting the policy. airplane altercation. video appears to show mike tyson punching another passenger. what led to the scuffle. good morning. i'm diane king hall in for anne-marie green. president biden says russia is setting the stage for a critical

new phase of the war in ukraine as the battle for control of the eastern donbas region escalates. yesterday mr. biden said the u.s. is rushing an additional $1.3 billion in military and economic aid to ukraine. it comes as new satellite images show whatt appears to be mass graves near the port city of mariupol. that's where ukraine says russia has been burying thousands of mariupol residents killed in the fighting. bradley blackburn is in new york with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. vladimir putin has now claimed victory in mariupol and other cities in the donbas are under intense attack. it's why the u.s. and western countries are rushing supplies to help ukrainian forces that are running out of ammunition and time. the offensive in donbas has lent new urgency in the effort to help ukraine. >> we're in a critical window of time where they're going to set the stage for the next phase of this war.

>> reporter: yesterday president biden said the u.s. is rushing another $800 million worth of military equipment to kyiv. the shipments include advanced long-range artillery and anti-tank weapons systems. >> our unity with the ukrainian people is sending an unmistakable message to putin. he will never succeed in dominating and occupying all of ukraine. >> reporter: the president also announced $500 million in direct economic relief for ukraine, money intended to keep its government running. during a meeting with his defense minister, russian president vladimir putin declared victory in the strategically crucial city of mariupol. putin ordered his troops not to storm a steel plant where ukrainian soldiers and civilians remain holed up. putin said they should blockade it so tightly that not even a fly could escape. ukrainian officials say the battle for mariupol isn't over yet. they insist images show mass graves near the city where they accuse russia of burying up to

9,000 civilians. ukrainian officials say the photos are proof the russians are committing war crimes. and while the fighting goes on, ukraine's president, volodymyr zelenskyy, has been named a recipient of this year's john f. kennedy profile in courage award. president zelenskyy, by the way, says he proposed a truce with russia during orthodox easter sunday this weekend, but his offer was rejected. diane? >> bradley blackburn in new york. thank you. just days after becoming the first major u.s. city to reinstate its indoor mask pmandate, philadelphia is reversing course. yesterday the board of health voted to lift the mandate starting this morning. it cited decreasing hospitalizations and a leveling of what had been a sharp increase in most cases. the decision to reinstate the mandate on monday drew sharp criticism and lawsuits from businesses and residents. the city is recommending that

people still wear masks in indoor public spaces. president biden is expected to mark earth day today by signing an executive order protecting some of the biggest and oldest trees in the nation's forests. sources tell "the washington post" the plan will safeguard old growth forests. scientists say old trees collectively store billions of tons of carbon dioxide in their trunks, branches, and roots. the plan reportedly includes restoring forests devastated by drought and wildfires but does not ban the logging of old trees. wildfires burning in several western states could dramatically grow in size as strong winds return. half a dozen major wildfires have raced across arizona, new mexico, and colorado over the past week. ahead flag fire warnings are also in place in parts of texas and nebraska. the tunnel fire near flagstaff, arizona, has burned more than 20,000 acres, destroyed more than two dozen structures, and forced the evacuation of

hundreds of people. >> the environment is not very friendly. it was blowing 70 miles an hour, rocks were hitting everybody in the face. it was very smoky. we're working directly in the heat. these guys are working incredibly hard. they know the values at risk. this is their community. >> yesterday for the first time since the tunnel fire started on sunday, helicopters were able to drop water on the flames. some of the sexual assault victims of former u.s. and michigan state gymnastics team dr. larry nassar are seeking millions of dollars. 13 victims want the fbi to pay them $10 million each, alleging the agency's bungled investigation led to more abuse by nassar. last year the justice deartment's inspector general said the fbi made fundamental errors when it became aware of allegations against the doctor in 2015. he is serving decades in prison for assaulting female athletes. lawmakers in florida handed governor ron desantis a major victory over disney.

they're going after the state's largest employer after the company condemned the law that critics believe targets lgbtq students. here's manuel bojorquez. 70 ayes -- >> reporter: florida's legislature made good on the governor's threat. the move strips disney's special improvement district which allows it to govern and tax itself to provide roads, power and emergency services around its theme parks. it's been that way since 1967. >> we call it epcot -- >> reporter: but things soured when disney publicly criticized florida's parental rights and educational law which opponents call "don't say gay" because it prohibits school instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in grades k through 3. >> we're certainly not going to bend a knee to woke executives in california. >> reporter: this week, governor ron desantis asked lawmakers to dissolve disney's special district. >> is this retaliation? >> no, i don't think so. i think that when you kick the

hornet's nest, sometimes issues rise up that you weren't aware. >> reporter: republican representative randy fine wrote the house bill. >> disney's charter allows them to build a nuclear power plant. these are not things that make a lot of sense. >> reporter: he says taxpayers won't have to foot the bill with disney out. >> what he's saying is absurd. scott randolph, orange county's tax collector says residents could be stuck with a $163 million bill. >> for the citizens of orange county, you're talking a financial fiasco. anything that comes with a normal municipal government would follow orange county with zero additional revenue. >> reporter: manuel bojorquez, cbs news, orlando. coming up, in-flight trouble. new video appears to show former boxing champ mike tyson repeatedly punching a passenger on an airplane. and later, a scary ride. a hot-air balloon bumps through a residential neighborhood before making an emergency landing. this is the "cbs morning news."

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our top stories this morning -- president biden says russia is setting the stage for a critical new phase of the war in ukraine. he announced the u.s. is rushing an additional $1.3 billion in military and economic aid to ukraine. it comes as new satellite images show what appears to be mass graves near the city of mariupol. ukraine accuses russia of burying as many as 9,000 civilians there. and just days after becoming the first major u.s. city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate, philadelphia is reversing course. the board of health voted to lift the mandates starting this morning. it cited decreasing hospitalizations and a leveling of what had been a sharp increase in covid cases.

on this earth day, people will help recycle and conserve water, but others are choosing to protect the environment after death. danya bacchus explains. she was very strong and put up a really good fight. >> reporter: dawna agosto lost her mother to bladder cancer last april. >> i knew that she wanted to be cremated and have some of her remains spread with my father's remains. >> reporter: instead of a traditional cremation, dawna did decided to go with an echo friendly aqua-mation to decompose the body. >> it does not put emissions into the air. >> reporter: phil barrick is the president of the company in escondido. he says water cremation uses 90% less energy than flame cremation. how do people get ashes? >> at the end of the process you still have the bones, the bones are them run through a processing machine that

basically turns it into a very fine powder. >> reporter: aqua-mation is just one approach to environmentally friendly burials. some people want to give directly to the earth by turning their body into compost. >> what body composting is is a managed biological process that occurs inside of a vessel. >> reporter: seth viddal is the manager of the natural funeral in lafayette, colorado. colorado, oregon, and washington are the three states where body composting is legal. the funeral home built a chrysalis composting vessel that turns remains into soil. >> and inside that vessel we place wood chips, alfalfa, straw, and then a microbial brew of both bacteria and fungal agents, and over the course of about four to six months the body along with those other organic bulking agents are converted into a beautiful, rich, living soil.

>> reporter: the soil is then given to the family or donated to sanctioned farms. vidal says most of his clients want to give back to the earth as their final act, a way to protect the environment after life. danya bacchus, cbs news, escondido, california. coming up on "cbs mornings," ben tracy joins scientists on a mission to learn about mysterious deep sea creatures and how they protect our planet. and singer/songwriter boy cs new album. that is the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thank you for watching. i'm diane king hall. have a great weekend. ♪