this is the "cbs overnight news." breaking news from ukraine. a top adviser to ukraine's president says volodymyr zelenskyy met today with secretary of state antony blinken and defense secretary lloyd austin in the country's embattled capitol of kyiv. they would be the highest ranking officials to visit the country since russia's invasion two months ago. new attacks this weekend included this missile fired into ukraine as fighting rages in the east. today president biden sent this tweet declaring that kyiv still stands despite vladimir putin's unprovoked attack and on this orthodox easter sunday president

zelenskyy urged ukrainians to pray for those who are defending their native land. cbs news foreign correspondent chris lipsay is in kyiv and joins us with the latest. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. it's orthodox easter in russia and ukraine. a time when many had hoped for a holiday cease-fire. this weekend has been marred by shelling instead. it's easter in irpin, the site of a brutal russian massacre. today struggling to look forward. but throughout ukraine, it's not bells but bombs that ring out on this holy weekend. at least six cruise missiles slammed into the black sea port city of odessa. a strike on an apartment building killed eight people including a mother and her 3-month-old city officials say. >> translator: the russians are stinking bastards, volodymyr

zelenskyy said at a press conference deep underground. >> you said that the russian people need to learn their history and be made aware of how much they've made their neighbors suffer. how are they supposed to do that so long as vladimir putin is their president? >> they need to accept the fact they chose this government, he says. life in russia is a virtual reality. you should return to the real civilized world. it's wonderful. truth is wonderful. but it's a different reality in russia where state tv broadcast live pictures of president putin at an easter orthodox mass as the survivors of his war in ukraine celebrate the same holy day but without the family members his troops slaughtered. >> this easter is first. >> reporter: daria told us her elderly parents were shot dead in the street.

>> they destroyed our house and then they killed my parents by shooting them. >> reporter: what's your prayer for this easter? >> i want that the war will be finished and i want that -- i want putin will be died and i want that all russian occupants will be died also. >> and understandably some strong language from that woman that you spoke with, chris. that said, what could a visit from secretaries blinken and austin mean to the ukrainian people? >> reporter: well, at that press conference deep in the kyiv subway, president zelenskyy asked world leaders to come to ukraine, but if they do, to please bring weapons he's asking

for and not just to take, quote, tragic selfies. jericka? >> chris lipsay and our cbs news colleagues in kyiv. as always, thank you for your reporting. the u.s. and western allies are speeding up efforts to get more heavy weapons to ukraine to fend off the russian on slot. christina ruffini is at the white house with more information. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. president zelenskyy tweeted he was grateful to the american president and the american people for the support. it is the military support chris mentioned as well as the diplomatic that will be critical in the days and weeks to come. >> we count every minute, every hour, not every day. >> reporter: with the new $800 million shipment of u.s. weapons to ukraine heading to the front lines, the country's prime minister said today ukraine doesn't have time to wait for the next batch to work its way through congressional approval. >> every minute, every hour soldiers, civilians, children,

women are dying. because of this, we need faster decisions. >> reporter: the ukrainian military's ability to fend off russia in the east will depend on how quickly it gets heavy weapons from the west. russian forces have fallen back from kyiv and have not yet fully resupplied which could give ukraine a small window of opportunity. >> i'm certain that congress will be willing to support additional funds going into the military armament for ukraine. this is in our national security interests. >> reporter: the question is what if anything will secretaries blinken and austin bring with them other than diplomatic goodwill when they meet with president zelenskyy in kyiv. >> i think you always want some deliverable when you have a visit like that. >> reporter: the other outstanding issue is president biden still has not nominated a permanent ambassador to ukraine. jericka. >> christina ruffini at the

white house tonight, thank you. to france now. an election victory for president emmanuel macron. he won a second term after defeating marine le pen. she calls the result a win for her nationalist ideology and its supporters. cbs's elaine cobb is in paris. could you give us a sense of what happened? >> reporter: there were sighs of relief across france and beyond as it became clear that president macron had beaten his far right rival. the outcome was less certain earlier in the day as low turnout raised fears that le pen could do well. at his victory party macron promised the next five years won't be a continuation but a new beginning. but his celebration will be short lived. this election showed how deeply divided france is today. macron will have his work cut out for him trying to reunite the french. he knows that many of those who

voted for him did so to block le pen but both the far right and far left did well in this election and they will work hard to take seats in parliamentary elections in june. even as the two candidates celebrated tonight, he, his victory, she, her strong showing, there were protests in several parts of france against both of them, a reminder that for young french people in particular, neither will be given an easy ride in june. jericka? >> elaine cobb forus in paris. today 110 people were killed in an esi a illeg refinery depot. it happened late friday. many of the victims were, quote, burned beyond recognition. to mexico now where six people have been injured after a tour boat hit a whale or whale shark. take a look at this video that captured the crash right there.

the impact sent at least one person through the boat's awning. it happened off the coastal city it happened off the coastal city of le waxed. natural. sensitive. new dove ultimate antiperspirant. our unique water based formula and 6x more glycerin. helps restore skin to its best condition. new dove ultimate. we gave zzzquil pure zzzs restorative herbal sleep. to people who were tired of being tired. i've never slept like this before. i've never woken up like this before. crafted with clinically studied plant-based ingredients that work naturally with your body. for restorative sleep like never before. how did olay top expensive creams? like this ingredients that work naturally with your body. with hydration that beats the $100 cream in every jar of regenerist retinol24 collagen peptide new vitamin c and the iconic red jar can't top this skin shop now at olay.com are you one of the millions of americans who experience occasional bloating, gas or abdominal discomfort? taking align can help.

align contains a quality probiotic to naturally help soothe digestive upsets 24/7. try align, the pros in digestive health. and join the align healthy gut team up and learn what millions of align users already know. how great a healthy gut can feel. sign up at alignprobiotics.com also try align dualbiotics gummies to help support digestive health. from the very first touch. pampers, the #1 pediatrician recommended brand. helps keep baby's skin drier and healthier. so every touch will protect like the first. pampers

this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm jericka duncan in new york. thanks so much for staying with us. a surge in covid infections has some colleges bringing back mask mandates. cases nationwide are up 51% in the past two weeks and hospitalizations are even up 8% in the last week alone. that information has dozens of colleges and universities from texas to massachusetts reinstating a range of covid measures from masks to online classes to a ban on large gatherings. some health officials are pointing to great britain as a possible sign of what's ahead for the united states.

kris van cleave has more. >> reporter: across london life looks a lot like it did before the pandemic and covid restrictions are gone. how often do you see somebody getting in your cab with a mask? >> not very often at all. most of them have taken their masks off and kept them off. >> reporter: he is taking precautions keeping windows open. >> i feel safer especially when i'm on public transport and i'm indoors in a shop i still wear a mask. >> i don't think it should be you can't get a bus if you don't wear one. >> were you happy to see the mandate go away here? >> yes and no, it goes away with risks. especially as someone who does not have covid. >> reporter: in late february a new covid strategy was lifted. >> let us learn to live with this virus and continue protecting ourselves and others

without restricting our freedoms. >> reporter: similar to right now in the u.s., mask mandates in mass transit in british airlines ended as cases started to surge. driven by the ba. 2 variant, cases jumped 435% in two weeks after the decision to unmask. deaths doubled even as testing plummeted. across england it's estimated 1 in every 17 people had covid. do you think relaxing the mandates was a mistake? >> i think it was a mistake. once you remove the facemask mandate people will start to behave in a much more liberal way as if the virus doesn't exist, as if there's no need to be cautious. the virus isn't over with us. >> reporter: he expects the u.s. will see a spike similar to the u.k. >> essentially taking your foot off the brake all at once is

inevitably resulting in high levels of infection. >> reporter: by saying you don't need to wear a mask you're telling people they don't need to worry anymore. >> yeah, i think that's exactly right. somehow we could return to a prepandemic world where covid doesn't exist and sadly that's not the case. >> reporter: this seems to have peaked here but well over 200 people a day on average are dieing from the virus. one big difference from the u.k. and the u.s., vaccination rates. more britts have been fully vaccinated and far more have received a booster shot. i'm kris van cleave in london. the all england tennis club is banning all russian and belorussian players from the championships. while the athletes may not agree with the actions of their governments, allowing them to play would provide a boost to the regimes. and it's not only tennis players affected by the fallout from the war. we have the story.

>> reporter: with a message of peace, russian chellist performed at this ukrainian pianist and condemned the war as horrifying and unjustified. she was surprised when organizers canceled her concert in switzerland citing her russian nationality, not the musician herself. >> it was not a clever idea. not the right decision. >> reporter: did you feel it was unfair? >> i find it so controversial and not necessary. >> reporter: across the west venues are shunning russian musicians, ballet dancers and films in protest of russia's invasion against ukraine. >> reporter: in sports, too, russians have been side lined. teams barred from sporting events. canceled by formula one and tennis and the athletes banned from the paralympics. >> it's tragic, it's painful but it's necessary.

>> reporter: analyst jonathan isles say most boycotts work by economic sanctions. they penalize people for actions of their president. >> none of this is going to change the putin regime's policies, but it's a daily reminder to ordinary russians about how isolated their country really is now. >> reporter: he says it's happened in the past. in 1980 they boycotted the moscow olympics. four years later the ussr gamesn los angeles. >> the sportsmen and women and the artists that are banned are sometimes the biggest unintended victims. >> reporter: but they are victims? >> if you are a citizen of that state, you are treated as part of that state. >> reporter: since the war in ukraine began, russian soprano

and the conductor lost prestigious jobs but russian german pianist says most russian artists have nothing to do with vladimir putin and shouldn't be punished for staying silent since speaking out could endanger their lives. >> it is an absolute insanity to strip concerts away from young russian musicians because they're afraid. russians against war. >> lovett and oxymoron who have put on money to raise money for russian refugees appear ready for the risks just like quebeconois. >> are you afraid for your family back home in russia? >> of course, because we don't know what will -- what the next day will bring us. >> reporter: still, she says, she'll keep showing solidarity with ukrainians and using music to unite, even if it can't stop

the war. roxanne na sabare, london.

listen, i'm done settling. because this is my secret. i put it on once, no more touch ups! secret had ph balancing minerals; and it helps eliminate odor, instead of just masking it. so pull it in close. secret works. how did olay top expensive creams? like this with hydration that beats the $100 cream in every jar of regenerist retinol24 collagen peptide new vitamin c and the iconic red jar can't top this skin shop now at olay.com the battle against climate change has teams of scientists working to protect life thousands of feet below the

surface of the sea. ben tracy has that story this morning. >> reporter: as the sunrises along the california coast, we head out into monterey bay with researchers from the world famous aquarium. what are you doing out here today? what is the mission? >> we are looking for deep sea animals. animals far from the surface but also really far from the bottom. >> reporter: tommy nobles is the senior aquariast. they're looking for animals in the mid water of the sea. >> compared to some of the marine features we're familiar with, the sharks, dolphins, those sorts of things, how do these compare? >> the animals we're looking for in the mid water are a little bit more of the squishy, weirder looking animals. >> reporter: they are simply other worldly floating in the dark as what's known as the

oxygen minimum zone about 3,000 feet below the surface. the robot travels through so called marine snow, mainly fish scales, whale poop and a lot of micro plastics from humans. in these depths they have found this vampire squid, and this, a barrel eye fisch with a transparent dome head. it's been seen by humans less than ten times. it looks like outer space down there and a lot of these things look like aliens. >> to be honest, they're the earth lings and we are the aliens coming down to look in on them. >> reporter: that is amazing. they let us into the ships control room. it is really cool looking. >> yeah, it's stunning. >> reporter: just then they found this, a jelly fish so rare it doesn't even have a name. for now they just call it red x.

>> now we wait for it to show up in collection tube number 1. >> reporter: they extend the robot's arm. to collect it. >> today we've had a few good hits. they collected this red paper lantern jelly fish. and the bloody belly comb jelly. >> and he's in there. nice work. >> reporter: with the rover back on deck, the team rushes to transport their finds into larger jars inside this make shift lab. >> that is so cool. >> it comes with it. >> wow. >> these underwater discoveries are now the stars of a new exhibit at the monterey bay aquarium called into the deep. it took nearly five years to design and build this elaborate life support system of pipes, pumps, filters to replicate the deep sea environment.

>> this is the first one in the united states and the world we think of this magnitude. >> reporter: beth redmond jones is in charge of the world's exhibits. >> this is a chaps for people to see animals the world has never seen before. >> reporter: the science behind the display is about much more than that. >> we should call our planet ocean, not earth because 2/3 of the planet is covered by water. >> reporter: kelly benoit bird is the senior scientist. how crucial is the ocean when it comes to the mitigation of climate change? >> the ocean has taken up more than 90% of the heat produced by global warming. every year it sequesters 25% of the carbon dioxide. so the ocean provides critical life support. >> reporter: scientists are now studying the role deep sea creatures play as millions rise from the depths at night to feed in the cover of darkness. >> this is the largest

migration. every night they come up to the surface and then they migrate back down again at sunrise. if you were to make that move, it would be the equivalent of a 10k to get their breakfast and to get their dinner before they go back to bed. >> reporter: i'm far too lazy. >> me, too. >> reporter: what they're doing is no joke. scientists they might be responsible for sequestering 10% of the carbon dioxide. >> only when it gets into the deep sea does it stay out of there and the atmosphere. >> reporter: our oceans are becoming more acidic and rapidly warming. that's making storms stronger and more deadly and could impact the ocean life now working overtime to protect our planet. >> we're trying to understand exactly how much of a role this migration plays and what affects it.

>> reporter: but we already know enough to be thankful to these amazing creatures that dwell n the

an eco friendly retreat in london is billing itself as the first eco friendly retreat in the world. >> this is one of our rooms. >> reporter: at first glance it's a traditional hotel room. >> feels very homey. >> exactly. right. >> reporter: but a closer look at the first hometel reveals the planet saving secrets. >> when focusing specifically on carbon -- >> reporter: instead of fossil fuels, renewable energy powers the building. there are solar panels on the roof and geothermal pumps pull heat from deep underground. >> that converts 100% of our heating, cooling and hot water needs. >> reporter: the showers are a

guest favorite. >> the water pressure and the water temperature are perfect. >> reporter: and motion sensors help save more energy. >> when there's no movement, no heating and no electricity being burned. >> reporter: waste is a dirty word inside this plastic free property. clean and green is the name of the game. >> they're cooking here and recycling here? >> exactly. the food waist we'll compost and use that for our vegetable garden. >> even the carpets are recycled made from fishing nets collected from the ocean. >> it helps reduce plastic pollution and puts it through a new useful nice. >> all of the eco friendly features keep guests like jared brown coming back. >> i absolutely sleep better in an environmentally friendly hotel. >> this is the future. >> reporter: creators hope hotels around the world will follow their lead and sleep better doing their part for the planet. tina krause, cbs news, london. >> that is the overnight news

for this monday. reporting from the cbs broadcast center in new york city, i'm jericka duncan. this is cbs news flash. i'm bradley blackburn in new york. the u.s. secretary of state and secretary of defense were on the ground in kyiv sunday meeting face to face with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. they are the highest ranking officials to visit ukraine. the first all private flight to the international space station is coming back to earth after a week of delays due to weather. the four passengers reportedly paid $5 million and they won't owe more for their extra days in space. two animated films topped the weekend box office. the bad guys took in $24 million and sonic the hedge who can 2 was close behind. it's proof families are heading back to theaters.

for more news. download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm bradley blackburn. cbs news, new york it's monday, april 25th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." breaking overnight, wartime meeting. top u.s. officials visit kyiv to meet with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. what they announced as russia continues an all-out assault in eastern ukraine. the fate of melissa lucio. the texas mother is set to be executed this week. why a group of bipartisan lawmakers is seeking clemency for the death row inmate. protecting america's youngest. the former fda boss gives a possible timeline of when the fda will consider covid vaccines for children ages 5 and under. good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marre