>> preston smith: he's-- he's-- he's such a good skier, for legally blind. s like-- >> andrew smith: they just get-- >> preston smith: "--no way." >> andrew smith: --mad at him if he's in the way, instead. >> julia smith: if we tell anybody that he's legally blind, then nobody believes us. they just give us a bad look. >> alfonsi: jacob was born with vision. soon after he learned to walk, he was on skis. family vacations were spent bombing down the trails in big sky with his family. but it was back home, at their ranch in north dakota, that an unexpected obstacle changed jacob's life. he started getting headaches, and began bumping into things. he was eight years old. >> jacob smith: i, like, ran into a wall or something. and my mom saw. and then it was, like, two days after i went to the eye doctor. and he took one look at my eyes, looked at my mom, and then just asked, like, "which hospital do you want," because my optic nerve was swelling and bleeding. >> alfonsi: did you have any sense that things were going wrong up until that point? >> jacob smith: no.

smith apologized to the academy. >>> for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connect to tv. i'm elise prestons 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 in power. >> president biden goes off script. how the white house is trying to walk back his comments about russian president vladimir putin. >>> two booster shots. the fda's plan to offer another jab for tens of millions of americans. >>> well, good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie gre

coming up on "cbs mornings," gayle king's interview with actor will smith about his oscar-nominated role in "king richard." >>> i'm elise prestonhe "cbs morning news." ♪ ♪ ♪ add downy to your wash for all the freshness and softness of home. even when you're not at home. feel the difference with downy. ♪ ♪ everyday favorites with the quality and style you love, means you get the best for less. take an extra 15% off sonoma goods for life. only at kohl's. allergies don't have to be scary. spraying flonase daily stops your body from overreacting to allergens all season long. psst! psst! flonase all good. >>> our top stories this morning -- another round of diplomatic talks are being held today between russia and ukraine as the war in ukraine intensifies. yesterday russian missiles pounded a military base in western ukraine. it happened just a few miles from the polish border which is a key nato ally. at least 35 people were killed. >>> and u.s. national security adviser jake sullivan is meeting with his chinese counterpart in rome today to discuss the war in ukraine. it comes after russia reportedly asked china for military and eco

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 in power. >> president biden goes off script. how the white house is trying to walk back his comments about russian president vladimir putin. >>> two booster shots. the fda's plan to offer another jab for tens of millions of americans. >>> well, good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with one of the most shocking moments in academy awards history. what was supposed to be a night honoring hollywood's best was overshadowed by a surpri confrontation on stage. while chris rock spoke before presenting an award, he made a joke aboutl . that prompted the "king richard" actor to get up, go on stage, and slap rock. smith told rock not to talk about his wife. the show carried on, and smith later apologized for his actions in a tweet. a ceremony organizer said the academy does not condone violence of any form. we are delighted to celebrate our winners who dese

preston. will .com the media mob can't help but try and make this will smith's story about something more than a slap as whoopi goldberg said on the view, itew was the right decision not to r escort smith to the award show because of his race. i'm not sure why this came up, but take a look. look. you decide the reason peoplede gotci and went over to him because is because i think a lot of people thought, oh my i god, iss he having a breakg and do we needa to get him and what do we need to do?. you know, and the reason they didn't go and take him out is because that would have beenn another 15 , 20 minutenu explanation of whyte we're takig the black man out five secondss before they're about to decide whether he's one nrsc or not. >>>> all right. let let's be clear, wildsmith wase wrong.ar o there are manyth otherer wayss he should have could have handled this . but at the same time, when you go after someone's family i've and i'm all for having free rein to sayay whatever they wan. the gloves came off as i saidlir earlier where i grew, we kind f of fought almost every day and talking chef as i

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