i'm elise preston in new york.person peace talks between ukraine and russia are expected to resume in turkey. the talks come more than a month since russia invaded ukraine. turkey's president is calling for russian troops to cease-fire in ukraine. >>> the fda is set to approve a second covid booster shot for adults over 50. booster shots wie available for those who received their first booster at least four months prior. >>> "coda" took home the academy award for best picture, but will smith slapping chris rock on stain following a joke about his wife jada overshadowed "coda's" best picture win. during an acceptance speech, smith apologized to the academy. >>> for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connect to tv. i'm elise preston, cbs news, new york. >>> it's monday, march 28th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." [ applause ] >>> oh, wow. wow. >> oscars controversy. actor will smith slaps chris rock on stage. what led up to the shocking moment. >>> for god's sakes, this man cannot remain

i'm elise preston in for anne-marie green. there will be a new round of talks today as the war intensifies between russia and ukraine. officials from both countries will hold a video conference in hopes of brokering some type of peace deal. national security adviser jake sullivan will meet with his chinese counterpart in rome. he's warned china not to help russia get around sanctions leveled by the u.s. and other countries. this after a deadly russian air strike on a military training base that has hosted nato drills. it happened yesterday morning in western ukraine, roughly 15 we have more from bradley blackburn. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there were antiwar protests across europe yesterday as the threat from russia moves closer to ukraine's western border. president zelenskyy is again president zelenskyy is against calling for a no-fly zone and warning with the missile attacks nato countries could be next. russia escalated its threat to europe on sunday with an attack just a few miles from the polish border, ro

i'm elise preston in new york. and russian leaders are set to meet virtually for another round of talks after russian forces invaded the border nation. ukrainian officials say they will push for a cease-fire, and direct talks between the ukrainian and russian president. the red cross warns ukrainian citizens in mariupol could be living a worst casario if they can't access humanitarihum aid.e organization says the hundreds of thousands of city residents face shortages of food and medicine. and ukrainian soldiers helped evacuate more than 5500 people near the nation's capital kyiv. refugees are escaping the country through several humanitarian corridors. for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connect to tv. i'm elise preston, cbs news, new york. >>> it's monday, march 14th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." russian air strikes intensify. dozens of people are killed after missiles hit a military training base just miles away from poland. the u.s. warning if there's an attack on nato territo

i'm elise preston in new york.aine rejected russia's demand for citizens in mariupol to surrender. russia reportedly told ukrainian citizens they would be allowed out of the besieged city. this comes just hours after russian forces bombed an arts school, sheltering nearly 400 people. fighting continues on the streets of the coastal city. if mariupol falls to russia, t soviet nation would gain accese to forces in western and southern ukrai military experts say however combat has depleted troops. water, food and electricity are all running low in mariupol, where authorities say about 40,000 people have fled in the last week. nearly 3.4 million people have evacuated ukraine since the start of the invasion. for more news, download cbs news app on your cell phone or connect to tv. i'm elise preston, cbs news, new york. >>> it's monday, march 21st, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." refusing to surrender. ukraine rejects russia's demand for people in mariupol to give up the fight. we have the latest. >>> supreme court

>> elise preston in new york.hank you very much. >>> the deputy white house press secretary has tested positive for the coronavirus. karine jean-pierre took a test upon returning from europe yesterday. she last saw the president during a socially distanced meeting on saturday. under cdc guidance, mr. biden would not be considered a close contact. this comes as the fda is expected to authorize a second booster shot for people 50 and older as soon as this week. approval from the cdc would likely follow suit. advocates say that this could potentially save lives. people 75 and older make up 75% of the deaths from covid in the u.s. >>> and in texas, three separate wildfires have merged into one massive fire burning near the ft. hood military base. it triggered hundreds of evacuations yesterday, and at last check burned through more than 17,000 acres. it's not clear what started the fires. crews are throwing water on the flames from the ground and from the sky, but it is still 0% contained. >>> in colorado, residents go

elise preston in new york. thank you very much. >>> so breaking overnight, the white house says president biden will visit poland this week for talks about the war in ukraine. part of a very important week for the president which includes a visit with nato allies and hearings for his supreme court nominee. scott macfarlane has more. >> reporter: president biden's arrival at the white house from a weekend trip to delaware is just the beginning of a busy week of travel as the president heads to belgium mid week to talk about nato's military support and humanitarian efforts to help ukraine. the white house press secretary says there are no plans for the president to visit ukraine itself. the trip comes as the number of refugees has eclipsed three million, and amid growing concern that some nato countries could be drawn into the fight. >> american troops will not be on the ground in ukraine at this moment. the president has been clear on that. >> reporter: before the president departs, his nominee for the supreme c

elise preston is in new york with the latest developments. elise, good morning. >> reporter: anne-marie, good morning you do. today's peace talks comes as the united nations calls for a humanitarian cease-fire, hoping to give aid to millions of civilians caught in the war zone. three days into negotiations between ukrainian and russian delegations begin today in turkey. after more than a month of war, ukrainian officials are hoping a cease-fire can come from this round of talks. in his nightly address, president volodymyr zelenskyy said his forces have recaptured some areas around kyiv. the russian forces are now focused on areas in the south. ukraine's military intelligence chief says it's part of russia's new goal to split the nation in two. >> the situation in mariupol is so dire we needed to get out. >> reporter: she fled last week with her mom but hasn't heard from her dad. >> i don't have a home to go back to because it was bombed and it collapsed. >> reporter: for those who remain among the hollowed out buildings, every day is a struggl

elise preston, cbs news, new york. >>> you know, speaking of sleep, today is national napping day. apparently it's been around for more than 20 years. and it makes sense today considering most of the country had to spring forward sunday losing an hour of sleep. so you have shown naps can improve memory, boost creativity and lower your risk of heart problems although there are a luxury for parents of small children. i would know. >>> coming up, pizza and ice cream sounds good, but do they go together? we will tell you about a new mashup in the freezer section. >>> and coming up on the streaming service cbs news bay area, we will go live to the south bay office of congressman as >>> coming up at 5 :00, a close look at mask rules and which district are not taking them off. >>> and before we go here at 3:00 just. >> time for pi day because there's a thing for everything, we have a pizza inspired ice cream. it's made from cream cheese and mozzarella base. with tomato jam swirls and basil crust cookies. i don't know about this one. and i know paul remains unconvinced. >> i am out. >> yea

>> elise preston in new york. thank you so much, elise. >>> well, damage assessment teams are fanning out across texas and oklahoma this morning following a series of powerful storms and possible tornadoes. at least four people were injured near austin, texas, as suspected twisters like this one near the oklahoma border sent debris and trees flying, damaging homes, cars, and buildings. two schools among other buildings were severely damaged in jacksboro, 60 miles northwest of fort worth. >> i'm thankful to report we have no injuries of students or staff, and i'm not aware of any parents who were on any of our campuses that sustained any injuries. so we feel very blessed to have that news. >> the superintendent says classes will most likely be canceled for the rest of the week. >>> in dallas, a rare rain delay in the nba. a leak was discovered in the roof of the american airlines center. it pushed back the start of the mavericks/timberwolves game by about 15 minutes. another round of storms zeroes in on alabama, lo

cbs' elise preston is in jersey city, home of the peacocks. : adriana, you can see and feel the peacock pride on and around the campus of st. peter's university as the fairy tale team advances to the elite 8 of the n.c.a.a. men's basketball tournament. cinderella has done it again. the 15-seed st. peter's university peacocks from jersey city, new jersey, took down the powerful purdue boilermakers on friday, earning their spot in college basketball history. >> to just play basketball and have fun. that's all we do. >> reporter: these underdogs are the first number-15 seed to ever make it this far in the tournament. >> gro u as a kid, you dream of moments like this. >> reporter: moments that have captivated the nation since the small jesuit university upset number-2 seed kentucky in the first round. >> obviously, we have a lot more fans now, but i don't think it affects us while we're playing. i feel like we-- there's no pressure. we were just going out there like we would if nobody was in the stands. >> reporter: this newfound fame and national

i'm elise preston, cbs news, new york. ♪ ♪ news." >>> good evening. thanks for joining us.ssued a new warning to russia today after waves of missiles struck a ukrainian military facility less than 15 miles from the border with poland, bringing the fighting ever closer to nato's borders. dozens of people were killed and more than a hundred were wounded. there was also heavy shelling northeast of kyiv. today, ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy visited soldiers at a hospital in the capital as russian forces advance on the city. among the war's casualties, american journalist brent renaud was killed when russian troops opened fire on his vehicle near

i'm elise preston, cbs news, new york. >> this is the cbs "overnight news." >>> good evening on thisthanks for joining us. joe biden's strong words for vladamir putin are reverberating around the world. that includes warnings from some allies about reckless rhetoric following russia's unprovoked invasion of ukraine. on saturday, the president called putin a dictator who cannot remain in power. today, the united nations estimates at least 1100 civilians have died and more than 10 million have been displaced in a war that's gone on far longer than the kremlin expected. this weekend, ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy accused the west of cowardice for its failur p

or connect to i'm ae elise preston, cbs news,w york. >>> this is the cbs "overnight news." >>> good evening so much for joining us. >>> today, defense secretary lloyd austin told cbs' "face the nation" that russia's invasion of ukraine had essentially stalled. he described vladamir putin as moving his forces into a "woodchipper" of ukrainian resistance. but the invasion is a disaster for ukraine. this is the city of mariupol, or what's left of it. today, ukraine's president enpe israel's parliament. he accused russia of wanting to impose a nazi-style final solution on ukraine.

elise preston. hamish de bretton gordon is a chemical and biological weapons expert.king civilians, because putin wants the civilians to surrender, and breaking their morals is the easiest way to do it. we have seen that in syria. because we have had red lines about the use of chemical weapons. president obama's red line in august 2013 disappeared in a puff of smoke and we did nothing. so i think putin does not think the west will react, and he's in desperate straits. he either retreats back to moscow and, you know, the end of putin, or he does something demonstrative. but what i'm doing at the moment, i have been training civilians in ukraine for the last three weeks on how to survive these dreadful chemical and biological attacks. we learnt a lot in syria and thousands of people whose lives were saved, and i am publishing a free book online today which is how to survive a chemical and biological attack, and i will send you guys the link as soon as it is up. if putin knows that the chemical weapons are not going to be as effective as he hopes because civilians know w