tina krause, cbs news. >>> still ahead, how soon you will be able to immerse yourself in the artwork of pablo picasso right here in the bay area. >>> a lot of news we are following tonight, starting with winter weather that's not giving up. more than 50 million americans still feeling the effects of a monitor winter storm. >>> plus the political bombshell. what vice president mike pence is now thing about his former boss, president donald trump. >>> coming up at 5:00, a fight over bike access on an east bay trail. the push to open up more of the park. that story and mor >>> if your life isn't feeling disjointed enough, a new art exhibit in san francisco will take viewers into the art of pablo picasso. it's called imagine picasso. it features more than 200 works. it is billed as an immersive experience. tickets online, standard price, 40 bucks. it opens on wednesday. >>> the new way to experience art, right? >> yeah. there was one recently here in san francisco. van gogh. >>> that's it for kpix 5 news at 3:00. cbs evening news is next. >> streaming 24/7 on cbs news bay area. enjoy you

tina krause, cbs news. >> and that is the "overnight news" for this friday.o check back later for cbs morningings and follow us on line at cbsnews.com. that's where you will find my podcast. this week, i'm congressing with a democratic congressman about his journey from the nfl to congress. i'm major garrett. >>> this is cbs news flash. i'm tom hanson in new york. ukraine is bracing for a second day under assault, as a full-scale invasion by russian troops grinds on. the ukrainian government reporting powerful blast through the night in kyiv, with some strikes hitting residential areas. in a chilling address, president volodymyr zelenskyy said he's the number one target but vowed to stay with his his people. and warned of russian sabotage groups breaching the capital, and declared ukrainian men 18 to 60 are banned from leaving as thousands flee the conflict. as global leaders call for a cease-fire, the white house is demanding the lease of hostages at the chernobyl nuclear plant captured by russian forces. for more news, download the cbs news app on your ell

tina krause has the latest from london. >> reporter: heavy gunfire echoed across kyiv overnight. day break made it clear that ukraine's capital city is on the verge of an all-out assault from russian forces. ukrainian troops are fighting back, saying they destroyed this russian convoy on the outskirts of kyiv. ukraine's president, zelinsky is vowing to stay pout you the in the capital and fight on, rallying ukrainians to defend their nation. he reportedly refused american help to evacuate, saying, he needed more ammunition and not a ride. ukrainian tv is even airing instructional videos, showing people how to make hole testify cocktails to launch at the enemy. -- how to make molotov cocktails to launch at the enemy since putin unleashed an invasion killing more than 100 people and forced more than 100,000 to flow ukraine. the u.s. and european allies sanctioned putin himself as well as his foreign minister and members of his national security team. the pope said that russian troops are not advancing as fast as anticipated. >> we see clear indications the ukrainian forces are figh

tina krause, cbs news. >>> the australian reopening comes as other countries are lifting restrictions. >>> despite her covid diagnosis, queen elizabeth carries on with her duties. the 95-year-old monarch tested positive yesterday and buckingham palace said she is experiencing mind old miner cold-like symptoms and earlier this month, prince charles got covid for a second time. a palace source said he had met with the queen days before. >> it's quite reassuring that we are hearing that she has mild cold-like symptoms. it is still too early to say because many progress to more serious symptoms after a week or so into the illness. >> we are learning she is part of a larger outbreak of covid among her staff. >>> coming up next on kpix5 and cbsn news bay area, anxiety of avocados coming to an end. the import ban from >>> new at noon, president biden's search for a new supreme court justice is now under way. >> interviews have started with at least one person having a sit down with the president last week, according to a source. no word on how many candidates will be questioned. an announcem

tina krause, cbs news, london. >>> coming up, we are sometimes about cats getting stuck in trees. this was a little bit different. the power pole rescue involving a sloth. >>> i'm in washington, and tonight on the "cbs evening news" and investigation into decades of toxic drinking water >>> coming up at 5:00, would be robbers go after a peninsula jewelry store, but the owner wasn't having it. how he fought back. that story and more with ryan yamamoto and me coming up on the news at 5:00. >>> before we go at 3:00, we love animal rescue stories. a sloth lined up an electrical pole in columbia, in a rural town. the neighbors called the utility company to check on it. a worker on the job hereby climbed up, and you see him trying to reach up to get the little guy. the sloth was trying to get away, but then he stuck out this broom, and eventually the sloth grabbed on and came down. you can hear people cheering in the background. it took about 20 minutes. poor little guy. the sloth was not hurt and released back into the wild later that same day, with a face only a mother could love. >>

tina krause explains. >> reporter: scenes like this of pollution from the pandemic scattered on streetsgging oceans, got engineer arthur prong thinking. >> this can be a mask today, it can be something else tomorrow. >> reporter: his company, mini whiz, is giving old facemasks a new life, recycling them into wireless phone chargers. taking inspiration from hollywood's "wally robot" who wa left to clean u planet, he recited -- created a machine doing the same. >> these plastic waste, especially the masks, is almost 100% made from plastic >> reporter: all that plastic creates a hard shell, which is made into a wireless charger using electronic parts. >> this is a function that everyone needs or wants. especially during the pandemic. >> reporter: bank executive cindy lynn saw her recycling efforts pay off, after asking employees to hand over their used masks. she says, we collected around 10,000 of them, and they were converted into colorful phone chargers as gifts for everyone. one charger is made every three minutes in a venture he hopes (dr. david jeremiah) there may have never been ano

tina trace has more from london -- tina krause has more from london. >> made it clear that ukraine's capital city is on the verge of an all-out assault from russian forces. ukrainiantrops are fighting back saying they destroyed the russian convoy on the outskirts of kyiv. ukraine's president is vowing to stay put in the capital and fight on, rallying ukrainians to defend their nation. he refused american help to evacuate saying, he needed more ammunition and not a ride. ukrainian tv is airing instructional videos showing people how to make molotov cocktails to launch at the enemy. the conflict has entered the third day since russian president putin unleashed an invasion that has killed more than 100 people and forced more than 100,000 to flee ukraine. the u.s. and european allies sanctioned putin himself and his number will of the unusual security team. russian troops are not advancing as fast as anticipatedd. >> we see clear indications that ukrainian forces are fighting back and bravely defending their country. >> reporter: thousands are taking shelter underground. many in subways,