>>o'donnell: thank you. >> o'donnell: an important development, no doubt. mola lenghi, thank you.tors are on the scene helping with the investigation and the manhunt. a law enforcement official tells cbs news that authorities have thus far not ruled out terrorism as a motive. we get more now from cbs' catherine herridge. >> reporter: tonight, a sweeping law enforcement probe is unfolding. herridge. frank james scrubbing social media to connect the dots. there are some postings posly connected to our person of interest where he mentions homelessness. >> reporter: sources tell cbs news investigators are canvassing for videos, eyewitness accounts videos, eyewitness accounts, building a time line to map the suspect's every movement. 5'5 hooded sweatshirt and during the shooting what appeared to be a gas mask to protect him from the smoke bomb he unleashed on commuters. subway car and u-haul van, linking the suspect to the crime. while terrorism hasn't been ruled out, suspects, involving a dispute or disgruntled or deranged individual. >> this does look like it was more pointed out tha

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. we have breaking news as we come on the air after a suspect opened fire on a crowded new york city subway car during morning rush hour. the suspect is still on the loose, but police just located an unoccupied u-haul connected to the shooter. there are a lot of questions tonight, more than 10 hours after the shooter deployed a smoke canister and opened fire on an n train about to enter a brooklyn station. we still don't have a picture of the suspect, but he is described as a heavy-set black male, standing approximately 5 foot five tall. at least 29 people were injured, 10 who were shot, and five listed in stable condition. cell phone video showed chaos and confusion as horrified victims ran from the smoke-filled subway car. heroic new yorkers were seen providing first aid. and president biden tonight praised the first responders and the civilians who didn't hesitate to help their fellow passengers. cbs' mola lenghi is g

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. tonight, there's a new round of punishment from the u.s. and our european allies following those russian atrocities in ukraine. for the first time, vladimir putin's two adult daughters were sanctioned. it is believed that the russian dictator and other kremlin leaders hide their wealth through family members. these latest sanctions come amid russia's escalating brutality in ukraine, including alleged war crimes in the port city of mariupol. the mayor there detailing what could be the highest death toll in a single town of this war-- more than 5,000 civilians killed, he said. and he also accused russian troops of using mobile crematoriums to burn bodies to cover their tracks. and there's yet more evidence of russian atrocities that are coming to light, including this attack on an ambulance outside a ukrainian children's hospital in mykolaiv. well, there's a lot to get to tonight, starting with cbs'

norah. >> o'donnell: weijia jiang, thank you. well, earlier, we spoke with joey and paula reed, trevor's parents, and swe asked how their son was doing. >> he's doing better. we spoke to him early this morning, right after he got on the plane. and he sounded a little subdued, kind of like he was maybe in shock, but then we spoke to him i guess about an hour ago, and he sounded much better. they got some fluids and food into him. >> o'donnell: the world woke up to this news. when did you find out your son would be freed? >> we had some indication frgz the state department over the last few days that something, you know, might be coming. and then we got the call in the early-morning hours today that it was happening. >> o'donnell: how was your son treated while he was in this russian prison? >> well, to our knowledge, he was never tortured, but at the same time, just the conditions, especially the last eight months, when he's been in solitary confinement most of that time, and just a horrible dudgeon type of conditions he's been in

norah. >> o'donnell: scott macfarlane, thank you. >> o'donnell: scott macfarlane, thank you. turn now overseas to ukraine. the tragic loss of lives from the brutal siege in mariupol is becoming clearer tonight. ukrainian authorities say more than 20,000 civilians have been killed in the city. meanwhile, a senior russian military commander said that moscow wants complete control of not just eastern ukraine, but also the southern region as well. cbs' chris livesay reports tonight from kyiv. >> reporter: mariupol has fallen, russia says, thanks to its muslim chechen fighters who shared this video capturing their celebration. some ukrainian forces are still holding out. capturing mariupol would be a much-needed victory for vladimir putin and a sign of what may come in eastern ukraine, now at the center of his war. but his recent defeats in and around kyiv expose unresolved weaknesses, starting with russia's armored vehicles. this is made of aluminum? >> yes, that's why it explodes and burns and melts so easily. >> reporter: ukrainian military expert yuri zbanatski takes me throug

to address it. >> o'donnell: ukrainians can be exempt from title 42. how do you respond to critics who say, "this is discriminatory against those from central america." >> so what we do on an individualized basis is evaluate whether a ukrainian family and, frankly, other families, from other countries, qualify for our discretionary authority of granting humanitarian parole. and that's not specific to just ukrainians. we apply that across the board. >> o'donnell: but is there a double standard here? >> there is not. >> o'donnell: do you have a number of how many ukrainians have come through thus far? >> i don't have a number, but i believe we had close to 3,000 last week. >> o'donnell: we just heard from manuel bojorquez at the border. he also immediate roxana ruiz ramierez from honduras. she's been waiting for nine months to claim asylum and that gang threats have put her life at risk, too. what do you say to migrantsz like roxana? >> what we say is do not take the dangerous journey. we are building an asylum system that has been dismantled. we are pro

rn grant: so should you. . >> o'donnell: on >> o'donnell: on tomorrow's "cbs evening news," the drastics tonight's "cbs evening news." i'm norah o'donnell here in our nation's capital. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> right now at 7:00. >> crazy. surreal. >> it is usually pretty quiet here. >> i kidnapped baby found safe after a frantic search in san jose. what we know about the people in custody and the tip that led . >> this is apparent's worst nightmare. we are fortunate this resulted in a positive outcome. >>> elevated drought emergency. new water restrictions and possible penalties coming to people in the east bay. >>> and the two big bay area cities that could vote any minute to prevent cars from a pair of popular destinations. >>> right now streaming on cbs news bay area, police say the kidnapping of a three-month-old baby in san jose was no random crime. thank you for joining us this evening. i am elizabeth cook. >> and i am ryan yamamoto. >>> this morning about six miles from where he was taken yesterday afterno

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this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us as we start a new week together. tonight we have breaking news: for the first time in more than a year, the travel mask mandate is not in effect. on and mask mandate was struck down. that means that tsa will not enforce the rule at airports that means that the t.s.a. will not enforce the rule at airports and other transportation hubs. now the news comes after a federal judge in florida today ruled that the c.d.c. exceeded its authority and failed to follow proper rule making. the question now is whether the federal government will appeal that judge's decision. also the association of flight attendants is weighing in urging calm from passengers saying it usually takes 24 to 48 hours to implement new procedures. now the c.d.c. still recommends masks for all travelers. now all this comes as covid-19 cases are once again on the rise driven by the ba.2 subvariant. cbs' nikki battiste will start us off from philadelphia where

, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, ♪ ♪ ♪ >> o'donnell: good evening,ers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. we come on the air with some breaking news as cbs news has just learned that the u.s. is preparing a major new shipment of artillery and ammunition to ukraine, rushing to get it there in time to be used against this new russian offensive. russian forces have launched a full-scale attack into the donbas region, with what the pentagon estimates to be an additional 13 battalion tactical groups. the attacks stretch across a 300-mile line from the region's southern tip to the northern end near the city of kharkiv, which remains under intense shelling. civilians continue to be targeted, and humanitarian corridors have now been closed. ukrainian troops are dug in and are mounting a ferocious defense, claiming they've been able to repel russian advances so far. president biden held a video call with allies this morning to discuss the situation. so we've got a lot of news to get to tonight, and cbs' charlie d'agata will start

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this thursday night. tonight, in an extraordinary move to help americans combating rising gas prices, president biden is going to drain roughly one-third of the oil reserve. that is the largest release ever. this is actually only the fourth time this measure has been taken. it happened during the gulf war, after hurricane katrina, and the 2011 libyan civil war. president biden will tap into one million barrels a day. but that's only a drop in the bucket, when it comes to domestic oil consumption. the u.s. currently uses around 20 million barrels a day. and americans aren't only seeing sticker shock at the gas station. the commerce department today says people are paying sharply higher prices for food and other necessities. inflation is rising at the highest rate in 40 years. gas is up 47% from just a year ago, and on wall street, stocks tumbled to the close, with all three major indexes falling more than 1.5% on the da

stand with us. >> o'donnell: we end this >> o'donnell: we end this week as we always do, "on the roade is special. cbs' steve hartman found a story of dedication and perseverance that hits close to home. >> reporter: you're welcome to listen in, but i chose this week's story mainly for an audience of one-- this 12-year- old named ted. >> yes. >> reporter: ted is my nephew. >> very hard. >> reporter: and he says sometimes his blindness feels insurmountable. >> i thought, like, i was doomed. that does sound a little immature. >> reporter: a woe is me kind of feeling?" >> yes, i really want to be like everybody else sometimes, you know? >> reporter: and that's why when i heard about this drag race attempting to set a new world speed record, i thought ted and others like him had to meet the driver. in 2012, dan parker of columbus, georgia, got in a crash. he suffered a traumatic brain injury so severe, it blinded him. >> i never imagined i'd be back in the seat of a race car. but i've been a racer my whole life. i just had to figure out another way to do it. >> reporter: a machinist by tr

>> o'donnell: manny bojorquez, thank you. and still ahead on tonight's cbs evening news, the investigation into the grew some plurd of a new york city mother whose body was found in a duffle bag. and the u.s. postal service announces plans to cut cost. how will it impact delivery times. >> o'donnell: tonight the new york city plises department is looking for the killer of a woman whose body wade a buffel m her home in queens, nypd searched the family's garage and left with evidence, police forces tell cbs the 51 year old mother of two was stabbed more than 50 times an suffered blunt force tram blanca the u.s. postal service said today it is lowing slivero delivery time for more than a third of all first class packages as part of this effort to lower costs and reduce its reliance on air transportation. instead it will use more trains and trucks. the new policy scheduled to go into effect may 1s will add up to one or two days for some packages traveling long distances most package delivery times will be uneffected. and coming u

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting tonight from new york. >> o'donnell: good to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us as we start a new week together. tonight ukrainian officials are warning residents in the eastern part of the country to flee ahead of an expected major assault by tens of thousands of russian troops. the pentagon is seeing an early indication that russian troops are trying to resupply after pulling out of the north. new video shows a convoy of reinforcements heading toward the donbas region from inside russia. as a reminder that women and children bear its brunt of war, we learn today that nearly two thirds of ukraine's kids have been displaced and the situation is only getting worse. in the besieged port city of mariupol, residents have gone weeks without running water, electricity, food and medical supplies. we have a lot of news to get to tonight and cbs's nancy cordes will start us off from the white house. good evening, nancy. >> reporter: good evening, norah. there are several troubling new signs that russia is marshaling

norah. >> o'donnell: debora patta, thank you. the white house strongly condemned vladimir putin today and president biden's national security advisor jake sullivan made it clear that the u.s. does not believe this was a random accident or a rogue act, but part of russia's plan. cbs' weijia jiang reports from the white house. >> reporter: president biden today said he was right to accuse vladimir putin of committing war crimes, and that he must face consequences. >> the truth of the matter is you saw what happened in bucha. this war, he is a war criminal. we have to gather all the details so that we can have a wr crime trial. >> reporter: the president also said he plans to seek new sanctions against russia, even though existing ones have yet to deter putin. what function will an additional sanctions package have when you announce it? >> sanctions are not alone going to solve any of these problems, but they are a critical tool in ultimately producing a better outcome to this conflict than would otherwise be. >> reporter: the admin

i'm norah o'donnell in our nation's capitol. good night.s, on the way tonight and tomorrow, part of an unsettled weather pattern continuing into next week. i am tracking it all in the first alert forecast. >>> live look at marin, where dozens of students came home from a school trip to washington, d.c. with an unwanted souvenir, covid-19. >> they will fool you and get into your house and take whatever they want, which is exactly what happened. >>> a bay area families life savings gone. the disguise the thief used to pull off that crime. >>> tonight, oakland voters say they want the final word on the a's waterfront ballpark plans. >>> attention, amazon shoppers, the m line online retail giant is rolling out a price hike. >>> now streaming on cbs news bay area, a live look toward the bay where dark clouds are rolling in ahead of a fresh round of rain. good evening. >> first alert meteorologist paul hagan tracking the radar and timing. >> most of us will have to wait until later tonight and early tomorrow morning for the first drops to hit the

>> o'donnell: robert costa, thank you so much.eaking news just coming in, a federal judge is temporarily blocking the biden administration from ending a trump era pandemic restriction that allowed u.s. immigration officials to quickly expel my grants, that was supposed to happen on may 23rd. 21 republican lead states filed suit to block the termination of this rule known as title 42. let's turn now to new mexico where the sheriff's office today released never before seen videos and photos of its investigation into that deadly shooting on the set of alec baldwin's western, rust, omar villafranca shows us the evidence and has the new details. >> tonight for the first time we're seeing actor alec baldwin holding the infamous gun before the tragic incident that killed cinematographer helena hutchins. >> she came in here and went across her chest. >> new body camera video released by the santa fe sheriff's office show the frantic moments after the shooting with luchins on the ground,-- hutchins on the ground surrounded by first respond

norah. >> o'donnell: wow, charlie d'agata, thank you. and we've got this news that's coming in just momenting ago. the department of justice is weighing in tonight on the national travel mask mandate being overturned. it says that if the c.d.c. concludes that requirement is still necessary on public transportation, it will appeal the florida judge's ruling. now, the news comes as the t.s.a. is no longer enforcing the mandate, leaving it up to business and individuals. cbs' errol barnett is at reagan national airport with the latest. ( applause ). >> reporter: there was jubilation in the skies as passengers found out masks were no longer required. >> no one is any happier than we are. >> reporter: one flight attendant celebrating in song. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: all major u.s. airlines made mask wearing optional once the t.s.a. said it would no longer enforce the federal rule. airport officials in houston today, carting away these mask requirement signs, the nation's busiest airports all making masks optional. the white house, hoping to keep t

i'm norah o'donnell in our nation's capital. weeken >> judge judy: you have a common property line. >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: and there's been some difficulty. >> announcer: neighbors in a land war. >> judge judy: you did a survey. >> she said that my survey was wrong. she didn't agree with it. and so she went ahead and built a fence on it. >> judge judy: the fence that she built was on your property. and you forced her to take it down. >> announcer: can the judge knock down barriers to peace? >> judge judy: if this is what is occupying your time, i think that you probably both need to be on some serious medication. >> announcer: "judge judy."e abr the courtroom >> announcer: "judge judy."e abr the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. captions paid for by cbs television distribution christine boiger is suing her neighbor, elizabeth allen, for damages resulting from the construction of a fence. >> byrd: order! all rise! your honor, this is case number 154 on calendar in the matter of boiger vs. allen. >> judge judy: thank you

.>> o'donnell: tonight, we begin with several big stories. president biden's unmistakable message to putin-- you will never occupy all of ukraine, as the u.s. sends $800 million more in military aid. the massive firepower headed to ukraine, 72 howitzers, over 100,000 rounds of heavy artillery, and more than 100 newly designed ghost drones. tonight, the civilians trapped in places like mariupol. these ukrainians taking shelter on a train, getting food donated to them. could the travel mask mandate come back? our interview tonight with white house covid response coordinator dr. ashish jha. out of control: 10 large wildfires explode across three states, the thousands evacuating tonight. florida's face-off with disney. lawmakers in the sunshine state vote to strip disney of its special tax status, but could taxpayers be the ones paying the price? military deaths: tonight, the navy investigation into a string of apparent suicides linked to uss "george washington." handy man arrested: an and accused of the brutal murder of a new york city mom polic

norah. >> o'donnell: debora patta, thank you. ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy detailed where his investigators got some of the evidence of russia's war crimes. in an interview with cbs' scott pelley for this sunday's "60 minutes," and they met at an undisclosed government building in kyiv. >> reporter: what evidence is there of war crimes across ukraine? "the ukrainian security service has intercepted communications," he told us. "there are russian soldiers talking to their parents about what they stole and who they abducted. there are recordings of russian prisoners of war who admitted to killing people. there are pilots in prison who had maps with civilian targets to bomb. there are also investigations being conducted based on the remains of the dead." should vladimir putin, prosecuted for war crimes? "look, i think everyone who made a decision, who issued an order, who fulfilled an order, everyone who is relevant to this, i believe they are guilty." do you hold putin responsible? "i do believe he's one of them." >> o'd

norah. >> o'donnell: weijia jiang, thank you.ukraine, the 234u678d secretary-geeral said he was shocked by how close the missiles landed near the hotel where he was staying. president zelenskyy called today's attacks an effort by russia to try and humiliate the united nations. cbs' chris livesay reports tonight from the capital. >> reporter: kyiv, once again in the crosshairs, after five missile strikes on the same day in the same city, the head of the united nations witnessed the russian devastation with his very own eyes. >> there is no way a war can be acceptable in the 21st century. look at that. >> reporter: from irpin to borodyanka, and bucha, antonio guterres visited where these bodies once lay. in mariupol, hundreds of soldiers and civilians, many of them wounded, continue to resist bombardment inside this steel mill. nearby, in the black sea, russian forces fire cruise missiles at ukrainian positions, they say striking weapons supplied by foreign countries, like the u.s. weapons ukraine desperately needs as the battle in

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this thursday night. tonight, the battle for mariupol has entered a new stage, with russia's vladimir putin claiming victory, even as he ordered his troops not to take the risk of storming an isolated steel plant. thousands of troops and innocent civilians remain trapped inside that steel plant in the city surrounded by russian forces. putin ordered his troops to seal off the plant to starve the ukrainians. meanwhile, west of mariupol, look at this, new satellite images show more than 200 mass graves, with what a ukrainian official estimates are 3,000 to 9,000 bodies. president biden announcing new funding forukraine today, with $800 million worth of aid and military weapons. that includes 72 howitzers, ammunition, and so-called ghost drones-- those are newly designed for ukraine to take out high-value targets. the pentagon said these will effectively create five new ukrainian artillery battalions. the president paraph

i'm norah o'donnell.out the two brothers in connection with the sacramento mass shooting. how the district attorney tried to keep one of them behind bars. >> this is something that could happen anywhere, and we all need to stop the craziness, stop the division. >> hearts hurting. how the sacramento community is coming together to pay their respects to the mass shooting victims. >> and he said come in here and brought them here where it was safe. >> the father is searching for the unhoused man who helped keep his daughter safe in the middle oh of oh the day chaos. >> much warmer tomorrow and even hot temperatures in store for us on thursday. i'm tracking how crosse we're going to be to record territory in the first alert forecast. >>> plus, the oakland skyline clouded in thick, black smoke. the challenging fire fight that left multiple people without a place to stay. >>> and later, the soap oprah unfolding in a northwest high above the u.c. berkeley campus. >>> and right now kpix 5 news at 7:00 and streami

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norah. >> o'donnell: holly williams in ukraine for us. thank you.ilitary did get a boost today in a phone call with president zelenskyy, president biden pledged an additional $800 million in weapons, ammunition, and security assistance. the president also approved the transfer of helicopters to zelenskyy's forces. tonight, cbs' david martin gives us an exclusive look at a shipment of u.s. military weapons bound for the battlefield. >> reporter: hundreds of javelin antitank missiles, pallet after pallet of the weapons that are destroying russian continuation, loaded aboard a cargo aircraft at dover air force base in delaware, bound for the battlefield in ukraine. what are the hazard here? >> the hazard are it's high explosive. these are javelin missiles. >> reporter: since the russian invasion began, the u.s. has committed more than $2.5 billion worth of weapons and other military equipment to ukraine. it arrives at dover in unmarked trucks driven from ammunition dumps located all over the united states. these javelins came in on monday, and were sch

norah. .>> o'donnell: michael george, thank you. tonight, a major reversal by an influential physician advisory task force on who should take an aspirin a day to prevent heart attacks and strokes. cbs news chief medical correspondent dr. jon lapook is here to explain. good to have you, dr. lapook. why was this change recommended? >> for years there's been a gradual evolution of guidance about who should be taking low-dose aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke. we have seen a shift away recommending it because of the risk, especially bleeding into the gastrointestinal track or the brain. there were two major recommendations today. first, adults 60 and over should not start taking aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease for that group, the risks are felt to outweighing the potential benefits. the second recommendation, if you're 40-59 and have an estimated 10-year risk of 10% or greater 10-year risk of having a heart attack or stroke, starting low-dose aspirin at say, 81 milligrams a day, may provide a small benefit. you

i'm norah o'donnell in the nation's capital.e them a passion. >> judge judy: that's nice. these women were passionate about canceling their memberships. >> announcer: a gym owner. >> he inappropriately touched a female on her buttocks, and i also had a client come to me crying because she felt like her personal space was violated. >> announcer: and constant complaints packed a punch. >> i tried to give him a chance, your honor. >> judge judy: if i were running a business, i would fire his behind. fast! >> announcer: "judge judy." you are about to enter the courtroom of you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. captions paid for by cbs television distribution boxing gym owner danny calhoun jr. is suing his former employee, boxing trainer charlando peoples, for violation of a non-compete agreement, defamation, and loss of business. >> byrd: order! all rise! your honor, this is case number 183 on the calendar in the matter of calhoun vs. peoples. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. partie

>> o'donnell: robert costa, thank you so much. and this breaking news just coming in, a federal judge is temporarily blocking the biden administration from ending a trump era pandemic restriction that allowed u.s. immigration officials to quickly expel my grants, that was supposed to happen on may 23rd. 21 republican lead states filed suit to block the termination of this rule known as title 42. let's turn now to new mexico where the sheriff's office today released never before seen videos and photos of its investigation into that deadly shooting on the set of what hapd and i can't say who that is, but i know it's not me. >> investigators are still waiting for phone records and ballistic information before they wrap up the criminal investigation. baldwin has not been charged. norah? >> o'donnell: omar villafranca, thank you. >> all right, tonight the world health organization is sounding the alarm about a rare and mysterious outbreak of severe hepatitis in children in the u.s. and europe. there are at least 172 quaises of this ser

reporting from the nation's capital.th norah o'donnell >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. tonight, wart in ukraine nears a turning . as russian forces surround the battered southeastern city of mariupol. russian soldiers and military hardware are pouring into eastern ukraine and ramping up its ground assault along the 300-mile-long front line. now, despite this ground assault thr front, russis not anyni vances a fierce ukrainian resistance. a senior u.s. defense official telling cbs news that the first of 18 howitzers have arrived in europe and are en route to ukraine where it's badly needed to repel the russian attack. moscow took the provocative move of test launching a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile, that's designed to evade defenses. and in some of the strongest criticisms yet from a russian oligarch, oleg tinkov today denounced moscow's massacre in ukraine and called for the end of this crazy war. we have a lot of news to get to today, and cbs' chris livesay will start us off from kyiv. good evening, chris. >> report

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this thursday night. we are going to begin here in our nation's capital, because today we had a front-row seat to something that has never happened in our nation's history. something that will no doubt change the lives of many americans for decades to come. today, the u.s. senate voted to confirm judge ketanji brown jackson for a lifetime appointment to the nation's highest court. for its 233-year history, the supreme court has weighed in on the most important issues in america that affect our everyday lives. but the court has not represented the diversity of the american people. president biden promised to change that, and six weeks ago, he nominated judge jackson, in one of the most consequential decisions a president can make. three republican senators broke with their party to vote for jackson: mitt romney of utah. susan collins of maine. and lisa murkowski of alaska. well, there are a number of other important fir

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this friday night. tonight, we begin with the tragic news of an american citizen killed while fighting for ukraine. 22-year-old willy joseph cancel, a marine veteran, whose family says joined the conflict in march, leaves behind a wife and an infant son. his widow tells cbs news that he did what not a lot of people would do-- sacrificed, leaving home to help other people. also killed, vira hyrych, a ukrainian journalist who worked for u.s.-funded radio free europe. she was killed when russian missiles struck her apartment building during yesterday's air strikes on the capital. and, this just in-- nato forces say they've scrambled jets multiple times over the past four days to track and intercept russian aircraft getting close to alliance airspace over the baltic sea and the black sea. and today, president zelenskyy announced the discovery of another mass grave on the outskirts of kyiv. zelenskyy said that more than 900

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norah. >> o'donnell: weijia jng, thank you. well, earlier, we spoke with joey and paula reed, trevor's parents, and we asked how their son was doing. >> he's doing better. we spoke to him early this morning, right after he got on the plane. and he sounded a little subdued, kind of like he was maybe in shock, but then we spoke to him i guess about an hour ago, and he sounded much better. they got some fluids and food into him. >> o'donnell: the world woke up to this news. when did you find out your son would be freed? >> we had some indication from the state department over the last few days that something, you know, might be coming. and then we got the call in the early-morning hours today that it as happening. >> o'donnell: how was your son treated while he was in this russian prison? >> well, to our knowledge, he was never tortured, but at the same time, just the conditions, especially the last eight months, when he's been in solitary confinement most of that time, and just a horrible dungeon type of conditions he's been in,

norah. >> o'donnell: chris livesay, thank you.resident, volodymyr zelenskyy, said today his country still does not have enough weapons to resist the invasion. the united states is hoping to answer the call by rushing a major new shipment of artillery and ammunition. cbs' david martin takes a look at the weapons that are just arriving today. >> reporter: as russia continued to pound ukrainian positions, the u.s. flew into europe the first of 18 howitzers bound for ukraine. at the white house, president biden met with his top military commanders to discuss, among other things, u.s. military aid to ukraine. >> weapons and ammunition are flowing in daily. >> reporter: ukrainian soldiers have begun learning how to use the howitzers, which takes a week, a week they may not have. >> reporter: time is not our friend. and the clock is a bit of an enemy here, too. >> reporter: even if they arrive in time, 18 howitzers are only a fraction of what the ukrainians need. although, later this week, president biden is expected to order a dramatic

better life. >> o'donnell: chaos erupted at u.s.l weekend, more than 12,000 flights were cancelled and delayed today. the disruptions were blamed on bad weather and other issues including staff shortages jet blue, south west, alaska and american airlines were among the most affected. hundreds of flights were cancelled today as airlines struggled to get back on schedule. tonight south carolina is celebrating its second national championship in women's basketball. the gamecocks shut down uconn be first team to beat the lady huskies in 12n scrrks aa title games. on the men's side north carolina and kansas are facing off in new orleans. the tarheels are playing for their 7th national championship while the jay hawks are looking for number four. that will be a good game. coming up next, music's biggest night, the big wins and the most memorable performances. if you have type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure you're a target for chronic kidney disease. you can already have it and not know it. if you have chronic kidney disease your kidney

norah. >> o'donnell: meg oliver, thanks.l china largest city remains under a strict covid lockdown tonight affecting more than 26 million residents with most being forced to remain indoors. here's cbs's elizabeth palmer. >> no one dreamed they would ever see this. shanghai, china's cosmopolitan dine mow empty and silent. at night between the high-rises a drone tells people to follow covid rules and bizarrely not to sing on their balcony. during the day, there is a frantic push by the government to get food to millions shut into their homes. but it hasn't been-- and social media shows protests. in this one the crowd shuts we're starving. while last week a man was filmed venting his furry on the phone. >> what am ppuy iatardrivi our death. >> construction crews have converted shanghai's convention center into a vast isolation ward for 50,000 beds. anyone who tests positive has no choice. as one patient posted on tik tos special bus and then check in to a facility filled with bunks and staff in hazmat suit, there has been econo

>> uh, no. >> o'donnell: none of us are perfect. none of us are perfect. >> sometimes it's the-- it's the tone or the flipinance of a remark. and i say, "that was a little harsh." what happens to joe-- and joe goes on for a explanation, and you can see the oher people like i wanopalking,e is so focused on answering the question, that he sometimes other people don't get a chance to jump in or to end a speech. because he's got one more thing to say and one more fact. and people are interested, but sometimes it's just time to stop. >> o'donnell: so you tell him to be less loquacious. >> on occasion, yes. that has happened on occasion. >> o'donnell: his off-script remark that vladimir putin cannot remain in power. some called it a gaffe. some people called it the unvarnished truth. what did you make of when he said it? >> first of all, when somebody said joe has a gaffe, a gaffe is when he speaks the truth. joe had just come from spending the afternoon with moms and their children that have been families destroyed by what's happening in

and he needs a purpose. >> o'donnell: the crisis gave new purpose to valerie, too.au and hunter were two and three yearsld. saying, i promise i'll love them like my own. >> o'donnell: she eventually married jack owens, and has three kids of her own, as well as an advocate for women. today at age 76, she chairs the biden institute at the university of delaware. what does the biden institute do? >> well, we try to educate the next generation of young leaders. >> we've got to stander up and we've got to fight. >> o'donnell: the 2020 campaign was the first she didn't manage for her brother, and it was also the first she didn't want him to enter. >> i believed that 2020 would be a bloody battle. the former president would stop at nothing. the best way to go after joe was to go after the family. >> by the way, where is hunter? >> my expectations were exceeded. but joe said, i'm doing it. >> o'donnell: she writes, joe was the right person at the right time to lead our country. the campaign had practiced that vice president biden would not respond. >> he was not going to ta

;;;;c block >> o'donnell: a (dr. david jeremiah) there may have never been another time in history when end times prophecy has been more aligned with the culture and circumstances of the world than it is today. i believe there are ten phenomenon we are witnessing today that were recorded centuries ago in bible prophecy. (male announcer) join dr. david jeremiah in his new series, "where do we go from here?" on the next episode of "turning point." right here on this station. >> o'donnell: a 6weekend benefit concert for ukrainian refugees hit all the right notes as it live streamed around the world. here's cbs' ed o'keefe. >> reporter: this battle for the people of ukraine is not fought with weapons but the power of music, 50 piano pieces by ukrainian composers played by 50 piano players raising nearly $90,000 so far. >> my piano family. >> reporter: the concert arranged by polly van der linde who runs the sonatina piano camp in vermont that i attended as a kid. when you put the call-out for volunteers, what was their r

. >> o'donnell: well, that's good. errol barnett, thank you. let's turn now america's southwest where a wildfire near flagstaff, arizona, has tripled in size, forcing more than 2,000 people from their homes. powerful gusts have fanned the flames as high as 100 feet in the air. the fire started sunday and has burned at least two dozen structures and charred an area larger than manhattan. about 1,000 animals, including horses and goats, have been moved to shelters. streaming giant netflix suffered its biggest stock loss in nearly two decades, losing more than $50 billion in market value. today's losses come after netflix announced its first loss of subscribers in more than 10 years, and now the company is considering some major changes. here's cbs' carter evans. >> reporter: the latest netflix blockbuster drama is netflix itself. >> special agent john hartley. f.b.i. >> reporter: the streaming giant lost 200,000 subscribers last quarter when it was expecting to add 2.5 million. one problem? customers are sharing passwords and netflix estimates mo

of those captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, the subway shooting suspect captured and in custody, facing terror charges. what we're learning about the trail of evidence that led police to 62-year-old frank james. >> we got him. >> o'donnell: new video tonight shows the man accused of shooting 10 people entering the subway, wearing a construction jacket, wheeling a bag. tonight, all the new details, the call to crime stoppers that may have cracked the case. and the answers to some of the big questions: how james was on the run for nearly 30 hours, where he got the gun, and his long criminal history. protecting america's largest transit system. after issues with subway cameras, our look at what's being done to keep millions safe. the powerful spring storm. the threat for severe thunderstorms continues. we're tracking the weather.

. >> norah o'donnell has a preview. >>> we have a lot of news to cover tonight. president biden calls vladimir putin a war criminal after allegations that the russian military executed civilians and littered body in the streets of the ukrainian city. >>> violent crime in america spiking nationwide. we ride along with fbi, working with police to crackdown on illegal guns. >>> a look back at the grammy awards with the sights, sounds, and heartwarming tributes on music's biggest night. that is tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> ahead in sports with 50 wins. the giants, and the question of tiger woods and the masters. will he, or won't he play? >>> coming up on our streaming service, cbs news bay area, we asked the doctor from stanford healthcare about the benefits of getting that second covid-19 booster shot, and if there are any potential drawbacks. you can watch our stream wherever, whenever. find us on pleader tv channels and 21 and any platform using the free cbs news app. ♪♪♪ my name is austin james. as a musician living with diabetes, fingersticks can be a r

>> congratulations. ( scattered applause ) >> o'donnell: the new maskless reality. what you need to know for your next flight or ride share, just as the c.d.c. warns of a more- contagious omicron strain.

. >> norah o'donnell has a preview. >> we have a packed broadcast for you tonight.man opened fire on a crowded new york city subway car after throwing a smoke grenade. the manhunt for the suspect and the latest on rising crime in the nation's largest city. all that coming up on the cbs evening news. >>> straightahead in sports, countdown to the warriors first playoff game in chase center. ♪♪ ♪ let's go out of town for the summer ♪ ♪ i wanna go across the trees ♪ ♪ just take my hand ♪ ♪ we will have fun till the sun goes down ♪ ♪ and we'll start over again ♪ ♪♪ >>> nba up top, and the warriors, without a full on scrimmage this week, no steph curry. that is the bottom line. exactly one month after he injured his left foot. curry did start ramping up his individual workouts with a full practice later this week to gauge his foot sprain, there is a chance he could see action against denver. the first round starting saturday night, 5:30 at chase center. these two gentlemen put it into perspective. >> it would be irresponsible to put stuff out there, in a playoff game with

>> congratulations. ( applause ) >> o'donnell: the new maskless reality. what you need to know for your next flight or ride share, just as the c.d.c. warns of a more-contagious omicron strain

we've got more ♪ ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs ♪ ♪ ♪ >> o'donnell: tonight, we're following severalnes as we come on the air. vaccine news for parents with young kids, the larming signals about the u.s. economy, and the president's massive request for more money for ukraine. as explosions rock the capital of kyiv, president biden reveals a $33 billion aid package. >> the cost of this fight is not cheap. but caving to aggression is going to be more costly. >> o'donnell: plus, what president biden wants to do with the money from the seized superyachts belonging to russia's richest. trevor reed returns home. the new video as the marine veteran steps foot on u.s. soil. covid vaccines for millions of young kids. the news parents have been waiting for as moderna seeks f.d.a. authorization for its vaccine for kids younger than six.

now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. good evening lawrence. good evening rachel, the white house counsel struck me as someone who i think understands the law. and that he had no possible claim of privilege that will prevent him from testifying to this committee. >> that is a very good points.