ben tracy, detroit. >>> the city of venice is 1600th birthday, very little to celebrate. the once thriving destination. a wave of covid-19 sweeping across europe. chris has the story of the city of canals. that is if each candle equals each century. it's artistry -- >> a birthday, it's 300th, they are not celebrating. >> the situation we are in, he said, all of venice is on top of the tables. since the pandemic, venice has gone from one extreme to the other. 10s of thousands of daily tourists, many in cruise ships used to barrage the city and distress the locals. once even slamming in to a pier. today, all gone. taking 90% of the city's revenue with them. but in 1600 years of venitians sailing the seas, this is not the first time they have dealt with viruses. they gave us the word quarantine. they were on this island to keep them from spreading the plague. the black death as it was known, gave birth in the 17th century on this haunting doctor's mouth. the long nose ensuring social distancing. so, this is like ppe, this is like the mask and the gloves? yeah, right. >> beca

ben tracy off the coast of maine. >> a pro soccer team in england is leading the way and going green, on and off the field. the minor league club was down on its luck until a new owner started to focus on a different kind of goal. here is cbs' mark phillips. game we call soccer but the e - brits who invented it understandably changed much in years. but in a minor league team a couple of hours west of london, soccer, sorry, football is being reinvented they are the first vegen, carbon neutral professional sports team. and they got here because they were so bad. >> they were not winning or making money. >> yeah. >> they were about to go under when dale vince when a owner of a company stepped in to save them. did you have the big idea then that you would take this long established club that was in financial difficulty and not just rescue it but turn it in to what it's become this ideal? >> no, all of that kind of grew organically, it was without any thought other than saving the club and anything else was apparent. one thing at a time. >> reporter: the first thing that became apparent wa

cbs' ben tracy continues our series "eye on earth: our planet in peril." >> reporter: every spring, the cherry trees surrounding washington's tidal basin erupt in billowing blossoms of pink even their monum even their monumental neighbors can't compete. >> yes, they're beautiful, aren't they? >> reporter: but sean kenneally, who has worked this park for 24 years, says there's a creeping concern. >> i've definitely noticed the water getting a little higher every year. >> reporter: due to climate change, water levels near the nation's capitol are rising faster than almost anywhere else on the east coast. the tidal basin is hit hard because the land here is also sinking. every day, twice a day, the tidal basin now floods at high tide, and this walkway alongside the water disappears underneath it. as the water starts to roll in, where the sidewalk ends become its own tourist distraction. what's been the impact on the cherry trees themselves? >> so, in some areas, we've lost cherry trees. they've been flooded out. flood waters could also inundate the memorials to jefferson and martin luther

cbs' ben tracy explains why the biden administration is trying to ban the mint-flavored tobacco. >> reporter: a big move tonight in the battle against big tobacco. the f.d.a. says its proposed ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars will help save lives, particularly among those disproportionately affected by these deadly products. >> menthol chilled. >> reporter: the f.d.a. says menthol, with its cooling sensation and flavored cigars, make it easier to start smoking and harder to quit. menthols make up 40% of the cigarette market. they are the choice of 85% of black smokers, compared to just 30% of whites.for decades for decades, tobacco companies targeted menthols to black communities. >> this is a marketing strategy of the tobacco industry. >> reporter: phillip gardiner has been trying to get menthols banned since 2008, but big tobacco always won. >> you have a product that is worth $70 billion a year, and, so what if it disproportionatelt kills black folks? they're dispensable. >> reporter: in a statement, the parent company of phillip morrip says science and evidence does not supp

. >> ben tracy reporting. >>> yesterday, of course was earth day with millions around the world doing their part to help clean the enawess, polluti waterways persist, we dump less than we used to. we spoke to some of the people working to fix the problems. >> on a windy day, north of new york city. >> this is a magnificent river. >> reporter: john lipscomb helped a certain land luber understand his love of the waterway. he has been patrolling the hudson river for decades, marveling as salt water from the ocean flows up and worrying what is going in every time it rains. >> bottleps,igaretteit. a vl indicr. >>orter: i whathat as a resear samples nearby. >> so we have a lot of these areas where the water just runs straight off, it can carry whatever is on here. so trash but chemicals and things like that. in urban areas where you have a high concentration, definitely something to be worried about. >> reporter: the epa calls polluted run-off one of the greatest threats to clean water. >> marshes are critical to ecosys ecosystems. >> reporter: we were ankle deep in something that you can d

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ben tracy takes us inside for an exclusive look. >>> and first on "cbs this morning," united airlines announces a plan to address diversity in its ranks. that's the "cbs morning news" fr this tuesday. thank you for watching. i'm diane king hall. have a great day. g hall. have a great day.

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." >>> i'm ben tracy in washington. thanks for staying with us. president biden announced sweeping new sanctions against russia for its interference in u.s. elections, military moves in ukraine, and the massive cyber warfare attack on u.s. computers. the attack last year was known as solarwinds. it allowed russian government hackers access to at least 18,000 government and private computer networks including the departments of state, justice, treasury, energy and commerce. and cyber experts say the hack continues to this day. bill whitaker has the story for "60 minutes." >> i think from a software engineering perspective it's probably fair to say that this is the largest and most sophisticated attack the world has ever seen. >> reporter: brad smith is president of microsoft. he learned about the hack after the presidential election this past november. by that time the stealthy intruders had spread throughout the tech giant's computer network and stolen some of its proprietary source code used to build its software products. more alarming, how the

for "cbs this morning," ben tracy off the coast of maine. >> bigger than potatoes by 2051. >> honestly, they're delicious as potato chips. they sell it every corner of new york. kids love it. find it in the supermarket. >> it tastes good, too. >> gets in your teeth. >> gets in your teeth, they can eat it outside. >> i like what ben was saying seaweed is having a moment all the things you can do, seaweed pesto, who knew. >> i don't think they recommend it raw off the frank is a fan of fast. he's a fast talker. a fast walker. thanks, gary. and for unexpected heartburn... frank is a fan of pepcid. it works in minutes. nexium 24 hour and prilosec otc can take one to four days to fully work. pepcid. strong relief for fans of fast. this is the sound of an asthma attack... that doesn't happen.four days to fully work. this is the sound of better breathing. fasenra is a different kind of asthma medication. it's not a steroid or inhaler. fasenra is an add-on treatment for asthma driven by eosinophils. it's one maintenance dose every 8 weeks. it helps prevent asthma attacks, improve breathing, ne

our senior national environmental correspondent ben tracy joins us live from washington, dc for a preview. this morning we have already seen reporting on how fire crews are battling climate change with controlled burns. what other stories can viewers expect from cbs news this week? >> reporter: good morning. thanks for having me. i am glad you are excited about this because we definitely are. this isn't just one day on earth day. we are doing this all week long. this morning, you will see my colleague mark phillips expertly captain a boat in the english channel and he will give us a status update on the state of the world's oceans and water in terms of rising sea levels, how that's changing weather around the planet. debora patta in africa will have a report this week about how they're turning mountains of plastic waste into building blocks. i will take you off the coast of maine where we visit with seaweed farmers. seaweed is something considered that could be a sustainable crop on a changing planet but also something that could capture and store carbon that's down in the ocean. then als

. >> reporter: i'm ben tracy off the coast of rhode island. we'll show plans to install enough of these to provide power for more than ten million homes. >> reporter: how are these little guys part of the plan to tackle discrimination, climate change, and inspire the next generation of black farmers? that's a lot. i'm michelle miller in sloansville, new york. that story coming up on "cbs this morning." >> and all that special coverage and more, "eye on earth: our planet in peril" kicks off monday on "cbs this morning." and cbs news will bring you a series of reports on climate and environmental stories across every broadcast and platform all next week leading up to earth day. >> you are very busy. you're in the ter. this is somebody who just took the red eye in from california. >> that's right. >> he started -- >> i noticed that mark phillips got to go sailing. you got to go waist deep in new york harbor. >> new york harbor. not as picturesque but important. >> yes. >> took the redeye back today. bravo you. i'm choking on my own spit. when hum

widow tracy and then tracy and i talked. and she put me in touch with beau. it went on from there i'm honored to be playing a small part in helping beau tell the story. >> one of my favorite and least sick favorite things about telling stories is that when you're working with someone is been through atraumatic experience, there are times when your heart is breaking as they tell the story but at the same time you're wanting to help and just tell the story like if you are leading them through something. i'm going to give the things you did intentionally to help guide both of the trauma of telling the story? >> sure, i've had the honor of interviewing more than 100 goldstar family members. the most important thing i try to do go to each story without preconceived notions whatsoever. everyone grieves differently. everybody handles it differently. but with beau, when we first met i flew to oklahoma, we sat down and talked. right away i think things clicked. there were times when beau said hey man, this is just too much i need to

widow tracy i'm so honored to play a small part in helping to tell this story. >> one of my favorite and least favorite things about telling stories is that when you are working with someone who's been through a traumatic experience there's times your heart is breaking to tell the story but at the same time you are wondering if it's helping to tell the story, if you are leading them through some things. so i'm wondering, tom, are there things that you did intentionally to help guide to go through the trauma of telling the story. >> i have the honor of interviewing more than 100 go serve family members worked on some with books and with veterans as well the most important thing i try to do is go in to each story with no preconceived notions whatsoever. every grieves differently. everybody handles it differently. but with bo when we first met i flew to oklahoma and we sat down and talked and right away i think things clicked. there were times where both said, hey man, this is just too much. i need to step back. the minute he said that i said i got it. and took over and i was happy to d