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president biden held a bilateral meeting with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy at the g7 summit in japan as russia claims victory in the longest-running battle in the war. today zelenskyy denies that bakhmut is entirely in russian hands. >> i think no. but you have to transcend that there is nothing, they destroyed everything. for today, bakhmut is only in our hearts. >> cbs' elizabeth palmer leads us off in hiroshima, japan. >> reporter: he was a last-minute surprise guest, and he's definitely not the head of a g7 country. but there's no question who the undisputed big draw was on the last day of this g7 summit, president volodymyr zelenskyy. allied leaders sought him out for a chat and to reiterate their support. and president biden announced a

new multimillion-dollar shipment of u.s. military equipment was on the way. >> a package that includes more ammunition, artillery, armored vehicles to bolster ukraine's battlefield abilities. >> i think it will give us more strong positions on the battlefield. >> reporter: on saturday in an about-face, the white house cleared the way for u.s.-made f-16 fighter jets, piloted by ukrainians, to join the war. president biden said he changed his mind to give the ukrainians greater range as they advance. >> also, i'd like to ask you about the f-16s. you've green lit them now. what exigency now exists? that didn't exist that demands these planes? >> if they continue to do well, they're going to be in a situation where you're going to have the russians being able to stand off at a greater distance. they have to be able to be in a position where now those fighter jets, those f-16s, make a big difference.

>> reporter: from the battlefield, though, there was sobering news. russian fighters claimed they'd finally taken the city of bakhmut after months of fierce fighting. ukraine denied it, but admitted the situation is critical. in hiroshima, japan's prime minister showed volodymyr zelenskyy around the peace park, a monument to victims of the u.s. atomic bombing in world war ii. it was a sobering reminder that vladimir putin has implied he might use tactical nuclear weapons against ukraine. president biden was to have gone on from here to australia for more international security meetings, but domestic politics meant that he has had to cancel that leg of the trip. he's actually on his way home now, major, to take control of the negotiations over the debt ceiling. >> elizabeth palmer, we thank you. talks to avoid a government default will reach an important stage tomorrow when president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy meet face-to-face.

negotiations this weekend between mccarthy and biden emissaries made almost no progress, heightening anxiety in washington and in the financial markets. cbs' willie james inman is at the white house with the latest. willie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, major. house speaker kevin mccarthy and president biden spoke on the phone just hours ago, and both leaders agreed to continue those debt ceiling negotiations. the u.s. government could start defaulting on paying its bills in less than two weeks, which would be devastating for the u.s. economy. house speaker kevin mccarthy emerged from his office after what he said was a productive phone call with president biden. >> the agreement would be, let's get our teams back together so everybody clearly understands what we're talking about, what they're talking about. >> reporter: biden called mccarthy from air force one en route to washington from the g7 summit in japan, cutting short his overseas trip to address the crisis. mccarthy welcomed the chance to re-engage face-to-face.

the president said he's already addressed deficit concerns at the heart of the stalemate. >> i've done my part. we put forward a proposal that cuts spending by more than $1 trillion. on top of the nearly $3 trillion in deficit reduction that i previously proposed through the combination of spending cuts and new revenues. >> reporter: house republicans want spending cuts beyond what biden has proposed. two other priorities, recover billions in unspent covid relief funds, and impose work requirements for medicaid and food stamp recipients. >> i believe if you're an able-bodied man, you ought to be working. >> reporter: treasury secretary janet yellen says the deadline to avoid default remains june 1st. today, some republican lawmakers suggested the government can hold out till mid-june. yellen says, not so. >> the odds of reaching june 15th while being able to pay all of our bills is quite low. >> reporter: some democrats have urged biden to avoid default even if congress does not raise

the debt ceiling by invoking the 14th amendment which states the nation's debt should not be questioned. >> look, my view is the president should use all legal options out there. i think that is a legal option. >> reporter: major, president biden says that he is considering using the 14th amendment and that he believes that he has the authority to do just that. but he also admits, by doing so, it could be tied up in the courts. meanwhile, negotiators from both sides are meeting this evening with president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy meeting tomorrow at the white house. major? >> willie james inman, thank you. tonight, el salvador's president says his country is in mourning after at least 12 people were killed in a stadium stampede. investigators say hundreds of ticketholders blocked from entering a saturday soccer match knocked down an entrance gate. more than 100 people were rushed to the hospital.

this weekend, naacp issued a travel advisory for florida to protest a recent law signed by governor ron desantis. the civil rights group claims florida has engaged on an all-out attack on black americans and members of the lgbtq+ community. the governor's spokesperson dismissed the advisory as a stunt. a mission first today in florida. >> three, two, one -- engines full power -- >> spacex successfully launched four private astronauts to the international space station. their mission will last eight days. mark strassmann joins us from kennedy space center. what can you tell us about the diversity of this astronaut crew aboard "axiom 2"? >> reporter: hey, major. diverse in a couple of important ways. two men, two women. two americans, two saudis, including the first saudi woman to go to space. led by peggy whitson, america's most-experienced astronaut. 665 days in space and 10 space

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>> i'm major garrett in new york, thank you for staying with us. president biden returns to washington after wrapping up the g7 summit in japan. he will rejoin talks with house republicans aimed at raising the nation's debt limit to avoid the first federal default in u.s. history. while in japan, president biden told ukrainian president zelenskyy the u.s. would not stand in the way of ukrainian pilots training on american f-16 fighters. zelenskyy has been pressing the u.s. and other european allies to provide those kinds of war planes. meanwhile, in the shattered cities of ukraine, american volunteers are doing what they can to help the youngest victims of the war. >> reporter: they are a long way from home, new hampshire. four friends -- alex, rae, lisa, susan, steve -- this mission, common man for ukraine, mainly helps kids and mainly kids who have been orphaned by the war.

>> can i take your hands? >> reporter: though today they're visiting a school for the hearing impaired about two hours west of kyiv. like many around the globe, they watched in horror when the invasion began. >> we just looked at each other. one of us said, "well, we need to do something." >> reporter: they've raised money coordinated with rotary clubs in plymouth and poland to get help to those who needed it most. >> jackets, sleeping bags, food, comfort. >> reporter: a lot of the kids had come from areas under russian occupation, loaded onto trains by their parents for their own safety. has it been tough on you? >> of course it's tough. i'm a mom. i know some mom put that kid on a train, has no idea how she's doing. >> reporter: even here, far from the front lines, no child has been untouched by the war.

like 8-year-old sasha from the besieged city of bakhmut. are you happy to be here? >> reporter: teachers say he's hardly stopped smiling since he arrived. >> thank you. >> reporter: 14-year-old angelina fears for her father, who's gone to fight. it's been difficult for you? "yes," she answers, it's been very hard. she doesn't want to cry. the team also runs a counseling program in poland. >> we give them tools to face their long journey ahead, without a parent in a war-torn country. >> reporter: they're still raising money and will keep coming to ukraine to remind people, the war is not over, and neither is their work here. charlie degga, ukraine. the longest battle of the war in ukraine appears to be over. moscow claims its forces are now in control of the destroyed city

of bakhmut. the ukrainian military says some of its troops are still fighting in the city and others have made gains in the suburbs outside bakhmut. some americans have joined the battle, fighting alongside ukrainian soldiers. holly williams met one u.s. veteran using his voice as a weapon. >> reporter: in ukraine's capital, kyiv -- >> hi, thanks so much for being here. >> reporter: a u.s. air force veteran is making a podcast. >> the front lines at differnt times were the distance from new york to dallas. >> reporter: mark lindquist from rural minnesota wants to tell his fellow americans why ukraine's fight against russian invaders is so important. why should americans care what's happening in ukraine? >> i was a member of the u.s. air force, you know? the values that we fought for and decided to risk our life for, it's the same. same values here.

>> reporter: lindquist calls kyiv the new capital of the free world. it's been relatively peaceful since russian forces were pushed back from around the city last year. some americans might say, we're going through tough times right now, why are we giving tens of billions of dollars in military assistance? to help another country on the other side of the world? >> because i believe the united states of america has a responsibility. why not give this equipment to those that are fighting, actively fighting for freedom? >> reporter: lindquist was adopted from south korea as a baby, served in the u.s. military, and was running for congress before the invasion. but then he says he dropped everything to help ukraine. >> like i said, we raised $5,000 -- >> reporter: raising money for clothes, medicine, and generators. ♪ back home, he was also a singer with his own big band. ♪ ♪ i'm melt is away ♪ ♪ for the land of the free ♪

>> reporter: and he often performed the national anthem at sporting events. ♪ and the home of the brave ♪ >> reporteter: he's undodoubtedn american patriot. but now he believes it's his duty to support ukraine's fight for independence. >> why wouldn't you want those fighters on your side? >> reporter: the u.s. government says it's committed more than $35 billion in security assistance to ukraine since russia invaded its neighbor last year. ukraine's expected to launch a counteroffensive against russian forces in the next few weeks. poly williams in western poly williams in western ukraine. doveve men invitited dermatatologists toto test new w advanced c ce body w washes thatat start solg skinin issues inin the sho. it's a a very greaeat way to conontrol your r breakout.

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wrestler in history. but he says don't be fooled by his physique or the typical sumo stereotypes. what do you think most americans get wrong about sumo? >> translator: americans seem to have an image that it's two really fat guys who stand in the ring and just kind of hug each other. actually, sumo's so intense, even in a second there are so many different adjustments and things and movements, feeling your opponent, adjusting your techniques. >> reporter: sumo can be traced back to the eighth century. full-contact wrestling using a combination of brains, brawn, and even some judo. matches are often over in moments. as a professional, yama was a

two-time world champion who was rarely knocked down, until he was knocked out. after being accused of fixing matches a decade ago, he was forced to retire from japanese sumo. he's attempting to reinvent himself in america, predominantly getting paid to act as a sumo wrestler. ♪ including in a video for ed sheeran's 2017 hit "shape of you." ♪ last night you were in my room ♪ >> reporter: as well as a scene in "john wick chapter 2." yama also helps instruct at the yamamoto sumo dojo in torrance, california. alongside the director of usa

sumo, andrew freund. you don't look like a sumo wrestler. >> i'm sorry. >> reporter: freundt has spent the last 25 years trying to broaden the appeal of sumo in the u.s. by competing in and organizing tournaments, including the world's largest outside japan. because as beloved as sumo is in the east, freundt says that obsession became a casualty of assimilation in the west. >> i think a lot of japanese who emigrated to the united states over the past century didn't contiue the sumo tradition too much because there was a little bit of a push to become americanized. and because the american culture stigmatized sumo a little bit, because they were stereotyped as big fad guys, anner reason yoes

stereotype. they're not just guys sitting on a couch all day eating chips. they wake up at 5:00 a.m. they train all morning for about five hours in a row. literally five hours of working out with no break, no food, no water. >> reporter: yama's morning routine can cost him 10 to 15 pounds of sweat, which he replenishes with a protein and nutrient-dense sumo stew called chanko-nabe, part of his 10,000 calorie per day diet. but every wrestler is different. >> the interesting thing for most people to learn, actually, for most americans to understand, is that traditionally in japan, in sumo, you didn't have to be enormous. >> i can't do that. >> let's watch him do it first. >> reporter: regardless of size, the stretching routines are intense and give you an appreciation for the athleticism involved.

>> come on, push, push, push! >> i am pushing. you push. >> when yama's ready, he's going to go all the way down. >> he is not. >> yeah, he is. he can literally go to sleep. >> reporter: if you're willing to do the work, freundt says it doesn't matter who you are. >> then the referee will ssay -- >> please don't, please. >> reporter: or how you look doing it. >> he's hard to move, man. >> let's bring the eight quarterfinalists up to the stage! >> reporter: as freundt continues working to grow sumy's presence in the u.s., he says he'd love to see it become an

official olympic sport, something he feels is not out of reach. >> we have people from almost every background, every ethnicity, men and women. we have kids who have been practicing from age 6 or 7 with us. we've had guys come in here, like me, in their 50s or even older than that. we've had the full gamut of americana, basically. >> men and women are part of sumo today? >> yes. in fact, u.s. sumo open, since 2001, we have had not only the weight divisions for men but weight divisions for women. and that's kind of a requirement to potentially get sumo

it used to be that teenagers would count down the days until they could take their driving test. but these days, a growing number of youngsters, well, they're waiting to get behind the wheel. andrea lucia has that story. >> reporter: at 18, katherine franklin is learning to drive.

>> hello. i'm trying not to hit you. >> reporter: like all parents, her mother, amy, is learning to let her. >> i'm making more noises. >> just be like, unhh! >> reporter: katherine didn't feel the need to get a license the moment she turned 16. >> i really was not interested in driving. i didn't really enjoy the idea of it. >> reporter: more parents are getting that shock of realizing their kids are in no rush to start driving. the federal highway administration reports, back in 1993, more than 42% of 16-year-olds had licenses. that's now down to just 25%. in the same period, the rate of 18-year-olds with licenses has dropped from 72% to just below 60%. so what's changed? anxiety is something several teens without licenses told us was a major factor, including katherine. studies have shown today's teens are more prone to it. >> i don't know if you grew up watching car accidents on tv and

youtube. >> reporter: it's also easier now to get away withou having a driver's license. rideshare apps like uber and lyft are easily available. finally, there's the price. >> there's no small cost associated with driving. insurance rates skyrocket. >> reporter: americans, though, aren't ready to give up on driving altogether. by the time we're 21, the generational gap has nearly disappeared. a sign we may just be taking our time. >> should i go or let them? >> reporter: andrea lucia, cbs news, dallas. >> and that is the "overnight news" for this monday. reporting from the cbs broadcast center in new york, i'm major garrett. ♪ this is "cbs news flash." i'm matt piper in new york. uber's diversity chief has been put on leave after a work event titled "don't call me karen" focused on the experience of white women in america. "the new york times" reports employees felt the event was done in poor taste and said

chief diversity and inclusion officer bo young lee was dismissive of concerns raised about it by people of color. paul whalen, the marine vet wrongfully detained in russia since 2018, tells cnn he is confident that the government will get him home. the 53-year-old says he's been told the release of both he and detained journalist evan gershkovich are priorities. brooks koepka is on top of the pga again, winning his third pga champions p and fifth major for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm matt piper, cbs news, new york. center stage. ukrainian president zelenskyy finds solidarity at the g7 summit in japan, stockpiling pledges of military hardware ahead of a spring counteroffensive against russian forces. from the u.s., another $375 million.

i'm elizabeth palmer in hiroshima. president biden is on his way home from this summit having renewed his commitment to support president volodymyr zelenskyy and the people of ukraine. >> we will not waver. >> even so, moscow claims victory in the longest and bloodiest battle of the war. also tonight, debt deadline. the president says he might go it alone and invoke untested constitutional powers to avoid a government default. >> i'm willie james inman in washington where leaders of both parties are set to restart in-person negotiations. plus, spacebound. she's a former nasa astronaut helming a private mission to the international space station. peggy whitman's legacy is already out of this world. game changer. an ancient pastime helping to make new connections. >> chess is the ultimate equalizer.

>> this is the "cbs overnight news."ha you for joining us. jericka is off, i'm major garrett. we begin tonight with president biden doubling down on his commitment to stand with ukraine. the president held a bilateral meeting with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy at the g7 summit in japan. this as russia claims victory in the longest-running battle in the war. but today zelenskyy denied that bakhmut, battle-scarred and deserted, is entirely in russian hands. >> i think no. but you have to transcend that there is nothing, they destroyed everything. for today, bakhmut is only in our hearts. >> cbs' elizabeth palmer leads us off in hiroshima, japan. >> reporter: he was a last-minute surprise guest, and he's definitely not the head of a g7 country. but there's no question who the undisputed big draw was on the last day of this g7 summit. president volodymyr zelenskyy.

allied leaders sought him out for a chat and to reiterate their support. and president biden announced a new multimillion-dollar shipment of u.s. military equipment was on the way. >> a package that includes more ammunition, artillery, armored vehicles to bolster ukraine's battlefield abilities. >> i think it will give us more strong positions on the battlefield. >> reporter: on saturday in an about-face, the white house cleared the base for u.s.-made f-16 fighter jets, piloted by ukrainians, to join the war. president biden said he changed his mind to give the ukrainians greater range as they advance. >> also, i'd like to ask you about the f-16s. you've green lit them now. what exigency now exists that didn't exist that demands these planes? >> if they continue to do well,

they're going to be in a situation where you're going to have the russians being able to stand off at a greater distance. they have to be able to be in a position where now those fighter jets, those f-16s, make a big difference. >> reporter: from the battlefield, though, there was sobering news. russian fighters claimed they'd finally taken the city of bakhmut after months of fierce fighting. ukraine denied it, but admitted the situation is critical. in hiroshima, japan's prime minister showed volodymyr zelenskyy around the peace park, a monument to the victims of the u.s. atomic bombing in world war ii. it was a sobering reminder that vladimir putin has implied he might use tactical nuclear weapons against ukraine. president biden was to have gone on from here to australia for more international security meetings, but domestic politics meant that he has had to cancel that leg of the trip. he's actually on his way home now, major, to take control of

the negotiations over the debt ceiling. >> elizabeth palmer, we thank you. talks to avoid a government default will reach an important stage tomorrow when president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy meet face-to-face. negotiations this weekend between mccarthy and biden emissaries made almost no progress, heightening anxiety in washington and in the financial markets. cbs' willie james inman is at the white house with the latest. willie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, major. house speaker kevin mccarthy and president biden spoke on the phone just hours ago, and both leaders agreed to continue those debt ceiling negotiations. the u.s. government could start defaulting on paying its bills in less than two weeks, which would be devastating for the u.s. economy. house speaker kevin mccarthy emerged from his office after what he said was a productive phone call with president biden. >> the agreement would be, let's get our teams back together so everybody clearly understands what we're talking about, what

they're talking about. >> reporter: biden called mccarthy from air force one en route to washington from the g7 summit in japan, cutting short his overseas trip to address the crisis. mccarthy welcomed the chance to re-engage face-to-face. the president said he's already addressed deficit concerns at the heart of the stalemate. >> i've done my part. we put forward a proposal that cuts spending by more than $1 trillion. on top of the nearly $3 trillion in deficit reduction that i previously proposed through the combination of spending cuts and new revenues. >> reporter: house republicans want spending cuts beyond what biden has proposed. two other priorities, recover billions in unspent covid relief funds, and impose work requirements for medicaid and food stamp recipients. >> i believe if you're an able-bodied man, you ought to be working. >> reporter: treasury secretary janet yellen says the deadline to avoid default remains june 1st. today, some republican lawmakers suggested the government can hold out till mid-june. yellen says, not so.

>> the odds of reaching june 15th while being able to pay all of our bills is quite low. >> reporter: some democrats have urged biden to avoid default even if congress does not raise the debt ceiling by invoking the 14th amendment which states the nation's debt should not be questioned. >> look, my view is the president should use all legal options out there. i think that is a legal option. >> reporter: major, president biden says that he is considering using the 14th amendment and that he believes that he has the authority to do just that. but he also admits, by doing so, it could be tied up in the courts. meanwhile, negotiators from both sides are meeting this evening with president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy meeting tomorrow at the white house. major? >> willie james inman, thank you. tonight, el salvador's president says his country is in mourning after at least 12 people were killed in a stadium stampede.

investigators say hundreds of ticketholders blocked from entering a saturday soccer match knocked down an entrance gate. more than 100 people were rushed to the hospital. this weekend, naacp issued a travel advisory for florida to protest a recent law signed by governor ron desantis. the civil rights group claims florida has engaged in an all-out attack on black americans and members of the lgbtq+ community. the governor's spokesperson dismissed the advisory as a stunt. there is a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."

♪ this is the "cbs overnight news." tomorrow, brian kohberger, the man accused of killing four university of idaho students inside an off-campus home, is expected in court. cbs' danya bacchus has the

latest. >> reporter: murder suspect bryan kohberger will be back in an idaho courtroom to be arraigned for the stabbing deaths of university of idaho students madison mogen, xana kernodle, ethan chapin, and kaylee goncalves whose parents will be there. >> he's going to know that we're the goncalves family. he knows what he did to our daughter. he's going to feel all of us staring at the back of his head because he won't even turn around. >> reporter: a grand jury indicted the 28-year-old criminology graduate student on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary. what do we expect to happen tomorrow? >> tomorrow i think what we would expect is during the arraignment, the charges will be read and he will enter a plea. we expect that that will be a not guilty plea. >> reporter: prosecutors allege kohberger committed the quadruple murder at a house in moscow, idaho, november 13th. more than six weeks later in pennsylvania, he was arrested at his family's home. >> we know that he was arrested

based on cell phone data, based on the make and model of his car, and based, very importantly, on finding his dna on a knife sheath that was found at the scene. the prosecution already, i think, has a number of pieces of really strong evidence here. the defense, i think, at this point will say, why would he do this? what was the motive? there's no knife that was found. >> reporter: levinson doesn't believe kohberger will be offered a plea deal and says it could be up to six months or longer before the case goes to trial. >> danya bacchus, we thank you. today we heard from the marine veteran charged with second-degree manslaughter in the new york city subway death of jordan neely. in an interview with the "new york post," daniel penny said he is not a white supremacist and faced with the same circumstance would do what he did again. penny's attorney has said his client was trying to defend himself and other subway passengers earlier this month when neely, a homeless man with

a history of mental illness, began yelling and acting in a threatening manner. penny subdued neely with a chokehold. he told "the post," quote, it's tragic what happened to him, hopefully we can change the system that so desperately failed us. to the weather now. we're off to a raucous start to florida's rainy season. a storm system is threatening to bring heavy rainfall and flooding to the sunshine state this week. let's bring in meteorologist paul goodloe from our partners at the weather channel. major, atlantic hurricane season starts in about 11 days. so far the national hurricane center is latching on to this area, giving it a 10% chance of developing over the next five to seven days here. and that's a concern. seven days from now, we're in the middle of memorial day weekend. so we have to watch this area, yes, of course. and the models are watching that. i tell you what, there's another area of low pressure which has kind of drifted across parts of florida this week giving you rainshowers. that's the invest area. this is the other low pressure area we're going to watch.

that's going to be more impactful to our weather next weekend as it slides up the eastern seaboard. that's going to enhance our rain shower chances. where? across parts of the northeast and new england as we head through next weekend, which is memorial day weekend. major? >> paul goodloe, thank you. a mission of firsts today in florida. >> three, two, one -- engines full power -- >> spacex successfully launched four private astronauts to the international space station. their mission will last eight days. mark strassmann joins us from kennedy space center. what can you tell us about the diversity of this astronaut crew aboard "axiom 2"? >> reporter: hey, major. diverse in a couple of important ways. two men, two women. two americans, two saudis, including the first saudi woman to go to space. led by peggy whitson, america's most-experienced astronaut. 665 days in space and 10 space walks. a total of 2 1/2 days doing

spacewalking. she'd be my choice, too, as commander if i was a civilian going up. >> "axiom 2" is the second-ever private mission to the international space station. let's be honest, it's not space tourism. there's an objective here. what is it? >> reporter: they're going to do, over the course of an eight-day mission, about 20 different science experiments including how microgravity affects stem-cell growth. lots of time to focus on science and maybe a little time to look out the window back on planet earth, too. >> mark strassmann, thanks. there is a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news." doveve men invitited dermatatologists toto test new w advanced c ce body w washes thatat start solg skinin issues inin the sho.

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this was farmland, way outside the city of minneapolis. >> reporter: tom wrote about the history of this little-known place. he says the first tower was made of brick and supplied water to a local orphanage. but as minneapolis expanded, it outgrew tower number one. in 1931, tower number two was built out of concrete and with added company. >> around the base of the tower, you can see what are called guardians of health. >> reporter: there are eight of them in all. architect harry wild jones helped design the guardians, also known as water soldiers. jones wanted them there because at the time, typhoid, an infection that spreads through water, was making people sick in minneapolis. each of the guardians is nearly 30 feet tall from the ground to the top of the helmet. and each one weighs about eight tons. while they guard the water, eagles keep an eye on the neighborhood. each of them weighs about five tons. jones added them after a construction worker was attacked

by an eagle while building his home. both man and raptor survived the confrontation. the city stopped using the washburn standpipe in 2005, but people still look at it as a symbol for the neighborhood. volunteers keep the park clean, and a fence has been added to protect what the guardians can't. it's proof that no matter where you live, there's so much more to these towers than meets the eye. >> hopefully we'll be here for many more years and decades to come. >> reporter: john lauritsen, cbs news, minneapolis. when we return, a game changer for young asylum seekers. we will show you a program helping them make moves and connections.

finally tonight, a real-life queen's gambit in new york city where a nonprofit is helping young migrants from chess novices to chess champions thrive. here is cbs' astrid martinez. >> r reporter: m miangel vararg speaks little english, but she is fluent in the game of chess.

>> i have two medals and one trophy. >> reporter: vargas arrived at the u.s. southern border with her family last fall, and they made their way to new york city. after enrolling in school, she joined the chess club, run by the nonprofit gift of chess. she got extra training at the lively gift of chess meets held every saturday at a church in times square. samuel donez connected with vargas thehere andnd is winnnni medals of f his own. the sixth grader also arrived from colombia and had never played the game. >> i love chess. >> reporter: he says chess is fun and a good way to meet other kids who are just like him. about 200 migrant children are now participating in the program. >> the game of chess, they call it the great equalizer. when you play the game, the only thing that matters is how good you are over the board. >> reporter: russell is the group's founder, teaching chess to schoolchildren, people in prison, and communities in africa.

he started working with young migrants in january. >> seeing that they have the opopportunityy they might not otherwisise hahave. seeieing the smile on their fac when they win, seeing their reach their potential. >> reporter: vargas has an end game in mind. she tells us, one day she hopes to be a grand master. astrid martinez, cbs news, new york. >> and that is the "overnight news" for this monday. reporting from the cbs broadcast center in new york, i'm major garrett. ♪ this is "cbs news flash." i'm matt piper in new york. uber's diversity chief has been put on leave after a work event titled "don't call me karen" focused on the experience of white women in america. "the new york times" reports employees felt the event was done in poor taste and said

chief diversity and inclusion officer bo young lee was dismissive of concerns raised about it by people of color. paul whalen, the marine vet wrongfully detained in russia since 2018, tells cnn he is confident that the government will get him home. the 53-year-old says he's been told the release of both he and detained journalist evan gershkovich are priorities. brooks koepka is on top of the pga again, winning his third pga championship and fifth major title on sunday. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm matt piper, cbs news, new york. it's monday, may 22nd, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." debt ceiling showdown. president biden set to meet with speaker mccarthy today. time is running out to avert a national debt default. we're tracking the latest. idaho murder suspect due in cour