this is the "cbs overnight news." speaker of the house nancy pelosi led a secret congressional trip to kyiv. the meeting was revealed today. pelosi is the highest ranking american to visit ukraine since russia's invasion more than two >> also today with the war's casualties mounting, they visited the orthodox christian day of the dead. cbs's charlie d'agata has more today from bakhmut. >> reporter: we got confirmation

today that the president zelenskyy tweet that the evacuation of civilians had begun. so far 100 people had been evacuated. they're working on the evacuation and many more in coming days. the first few to escape described the hell they've endured for weeks. when the shells started landing i thought my heart would stop and i would not survive, says this woman. they are now headed to the relative safety of ukrainian held territory even though the u.n. said it had brokered a deal with the russians and red cross. the first successful evacuation after so many failed attempts still came as something of a surprise as did this. house speaker nancy pelosi greeted by president zelenskyy on the streets of kyiv along with six other democrats in a show of support to discuss america's additional $33 billion u6789 s. aid package to ukraine.

your fight is a fight for everyone and so our commitment is to be there for you until the fight is done. >> reporter: but winning seems a long way off. the russian military releasing this video that says their high precision missile attack on odessa's area in the south. there are few places in the country out of russia's reach. >> reporter: this is what is left of an industrial site bombed by the russians after they learned ukrainian forces had been using it as a military base. it's the indication of the onslaught facing soldiers and civilians along the front line. exhausted front line soldiers returned to the base after weeks of fighting well aware there's more to come. the first sunday after orthodox easter here is like a memorial

day to honor fallen soldiers of the past but with the war raging on and the death toll climbing, the past is all too present. >> charlie d'agata joins me from bachmut, ukraine. what can they expect now that they've a triefd safety? >> the evacuations they can be received, if i can do that in my car, that's fine. the aid workers told us, those coming up from mariupol and hundreds more remain trapped. this week congress faces new pressure to approve president biden's latest request for billions more in ukraine war

aid. cbs's natali brandt is at the white house. a major event for the speaker to continue. >> that's right. speaker pelosi and members who traveled with in ukraine about the need for weapons and i intelligence. >> we spanned with you until victory is won. >> reporter: they say they left with a better understnding. it comes as congress is crafting ll bits. >> that 33 billion is sag cantlie if we took russia on. >> all that we can do to help the ukrainians fight for themselves and achieve their

freedom is critical because what we don't want is putin ultimately to think that not only can he win in ukraine but advance beyond it. >> reporter: while there's bipartisan support behind the latest round of assistance, the question remains how quickly it can get passed especially if it's linked to coronavirus funding which has stalled over a clash of immigration policy. >> we need covid aid, ukraine aid but we will do it. >> we'll do it altogether, which is my preference, we'll see. it will not bag down the pr process. what's the time line on passing this? >> jericka, the house is not in session in d.c. this coming week. we know democratic leaders are trying to get this done as quickly as possible this month

ahead of the memorial. we know president biden will be traveling and they manufacture javelin antitank missiles. caught on camera. a frightening confrontation at a gas station near detroit. an argument between two women escalated as one deliberately smash her car into two vehicles, and they took a baseball bat to it. switching geergs to nashville. the life of country music great naomi judd will be honored at the country music hall of fame. she was expected to be there but died near nashville.

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. this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm jericka duncan in new york. thanks so much for staying with us. as russia's invasion of ukraine grinds on. there's another battle raging in both countries. this one for the hearts and minds of christians. hundreds of orthodox churches are breaking away from the russian orthodox church because of its support for the war. at a special midnight

services. he led them through their recent orthodox traditions. this weekend he's leading them on a much less conventional trip. they joined the istanbul orthodox based church. by separating from moscow, we are adopting it. there are 100 million orthodox. in a sermon in early march he railed against the influences of the western world, the excess

consumption and gay pride parades. we're talking about human salvation. >> supporting the war, in fact. >> andre snetsinon. you've got to close so that remains. >> how about a as church goer, unbelievable. >> the church should be independent. >> reporter: fare ceril was ordained and he was his simple formula. the guns are, of course, coming from the track. >> putin sees this war. admission from god.

>> you're saying that the church has created the ideological yu underpinning for the war. >> i protested against that. >> in soviet times priests were pushed to keep in it but father krf yril which created fiction with putin. what do you mean it's a marriage of convenience? they can rinse with them so it's not possibilities. >> those resources are vast says another former insider who also worked for him. >> rough estimations that he's

definitely a billionaire and in fact he's one of the putin's oligarchs. >> wait, you're calling the patriarch an ollie ioligarch. >> he sees the russian church spreading the message of the defender of kmorgsal even exceed that. the main motivation chower. before the war ukraine had many orthodox churches loyal to moscow. now they have broken away in protest, something that's not so easy to do in russia. still, this priest from a parish outside moscow said he felt

compelled to speak out. the responsibilitiesbility of what is happening lays on all of us. when he talked about this, he was questioned by russian police, fined and warned of a criminal proceeding. >> you're seeing people in rush shot got a process for t. they doubt,t' ppening.but >>she ch. differs, the region's religious map was changing. >> that was seth doane reporting. closer to home inflation which has been running in a 40 year who i, shipping costs are down

nearly 30% and the cost of used cars are falling quickly. that's good news for those trying to get by on a fixed income including thousands more forced back into the workforce. >> i decided i better put on eyebrows. >> she unretired and got ready for a renewed vitality. i thought i could make it. >> what happened? >> the economy. it overwhelmed me. with pricessoar up to 10,000. we shadowed her on the first day. buy there at 66, learned to bag groceries.

bither will train to do the stores books. >> okay. i'm getting used to this. it's going to be the rest of your life. >> hannaford usually hires seniors that want to work part time. now they need to. >> we certainly hear from folks that they're struggling. >> would you be surprised to hear of more pattys? >> no. >> after two hours bithers feet hurt, her back hurt. >> when do you see yourself retiring? >> i don't see when -- the last life phase, no, not for patty biten. brattleboro, vermont. >> higher prices are taking a

toll on our nation's farmers. >> reporter: farmers are facing growing costs at tricounty fertilizer. prices are way up. >> fertilizer's up 3 to $400 a ton in some cases. some cases as much as $5 a ton. now the war in having what is needed. >> with the sanctions, it's limiting the large amount of semi-. that's making it more expensive to grow crops. now ukraine is not farming, not producing things and shifting out. >> ukrain is one of the world's leader suppliers of wheat, corn,

in other calvin. ily make an assistant. like new jersey's 4 city brewing. >> rain has gone off 18, 20, 25 pounds. you're talking maybe 1,000 pounds per batch. it's a lot of money. >> the price of continue is going up because return shah is a problem and it's not going to affect us right now. it's going to effect us. >> the owners believe they'll' eventually

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after two years of covid restrictions, the new arts season is opening with great fanfare. in spain, curators of a new exhibit are encouraging visitors to visit famous works of art with their noses as well as eyes. >> reporter: art lovers are taking the time to stop and smell the roses, not on the street but inside the gallery. >> the painting has between 80 and 90 objects that produce odor of some kind, mainly flowers. >> visitors are breathing new life into centuries old artwork like this piece named the art of smell. >> they can press the screen and

the smell comes out. >> it's a powerful way to experience art. >> carlos rodriguez thinks it's fantastic. the smells are really authentic. some perhaps a little bit too realistic. alan yanno said smelling the animal was not the best but i really liked the scent of the jasmine. >> it's nice and good but the painting is still the most important thing to see. >> reporter: the museum in madrid is the latest to fill the air. that is the overnight news for this monday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, make sure you check back with us later for cbs morning and of course following us online at cbs news.com. reporting from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm jericka duncan.

this is cbs news flash. i'm elise preston in new york. humanitarian workers are administering aid to people who are leaving mariupol to a town more than 120 miles away. that includes mental health for ukrainians stranded in the middle of the war zone for nearly two months. the u.s. marshal services looking for an alabama escaped in inmate. the two are not related. buy know na judd was present as the country music hall of fame inducted iconic mother/daughter duo the judds.

it came after naomi passed at the age of 76. for more news download the app on the cell phone. it's monday, may 2nd, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." mariupol evacuations. some civilians leave a steel plant bombarded by russian forces as a top democrat vows u.s. support until the fight is done. massive manhunt. a capital murder suspect breaks out of jail with possible help from a corrections officer. my mama loved you so much. and she appreciated your love for her. >> celebrating naomi judd. how the music legend was remembered at the country music hall of fame. good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. ukraine says the evacuation of civilians from the city of