cbs' debora patta leads off from kyiv. a warning, you might find some of the images in this story disturbing. >> reporter: good evening. more than a month of fighting have left russian forces stalled outside the capital. while russia claims to have turned its focus towards the east, we're seeing a constant barrage of artillery fire and aerial bombings across the country. what russia lacks in apparent military strategy, it makes up for in boastful videos like this one, claiming how oftheir cruise missiles heading 100 miles west of kyiv. but for ukrain a bombardment from the sky, it's hell on earth. the coastal city of mariupol has been decimated. reduced to twisted skeletons of steel and the hollowed out shells of apartment blocks. hasty burials provide fleeting dignity for the dead. the 100,000 people still trapped there have no electricity, very little food, and spend their nights in icy basements. did you ever think you would see this in your lifetime? >> no, i never imagined it. i saw children without fingers. i saw a c

cbs's debora patta leads us off from kyiv and a warning, you might find some of the images in this story disturbing. >> good evening, more than a month of fighting has left russian forces stalled outside the capitol and while russia claims to have turned its main focus towards the east, we're still seeing a constant barrage of artillery fire and aerial bombings across the country. wat russia lacks in apparent military strategy, it makes up for in boastful videos like this one claiming to show off their cruise missiles heading to zhytomyr 100 miles west of kyiv but for ukrainians at the receiving end of this constant bombardment from the sky, it is hell on earth. the coastal city of mariupol has been decimated, reduced to twisted skeletons of steel and the hollowed out shells of apartment blocs. hasty burials provide fleeting dignity for the dead. the 100,000 people still trapped there have no electricity, very little food and spend their nights in icy basements. >> did you ever think you would see this in your lifetime? >> no, i could never imagine this. i saw children without fingers. i

here's cbs's debora patta. >> reporter: an extraordinary act of defiance in a country where there is zero tolerance for criticism of russia's war on uk crain. marina ovsyannikova, an editor nor russia's state-run channel 1, bursting onto the set of the nightly newscast shouting "stop the war. no to war." and holding a sign saying "don't believe propaganda. they are lying to you here," bfore the channel switched to a different report. in a video posted online before her demonstration, she explained she was ashamed she'd let the russian people be, quote, zombieified. ovsyannikova was promptly arrested and appeared in court today where she was fined $280 for an illegal protest. speaking outside the court she said she was exhausted and needed to rest after being questioned for over 14 hours with no legal assistance. there are fears she could still face more serious charges at a later stage. it's not the first time russians have spoken out against the war. there have been widespread protests across the country with as many as 15,000 police arrests. earlier this month the kremlin passed a

norah. >> o'donnell: debora patta in kyiv tonight. thank you. let's turn now to that emergency nato summit. cbs news has learned that some of the first weapons from that $800 million aid package have arrived. and, despite putin's threats to supply routes, the defense department says it's not having trouble getting u.s. equipment into ukraine. cbs' ed o'keefe reports from brussels. >> reporter: president biden arrived in brussels this evening for the emergency nato summit. its mission: ramping up pressure on vladimir putin to stop the brutal siege of ukraine. there are growing concerns that conflict could get worse. the head of the nato alliance today discussing fears of a chemical or biological attack. >> and the use of chemical weapons with-- would totally change the nature of the conflict. >> reporter: president biden also acknowledged that possibility. >> i think it's a real threat. >> reporter: nato announced it's doubling troop deployments on its eastern flank, sending four new battle groups to bulgaria, hungary, romania, and slovakia. ukra

debora patta has the story. >> reporter: an extraordinary act of defiance in a country where there is zero tolerance for criticism of russia's war on ukraine. marina ovsyannikova, an editor for the state run channel one, bursting on to the set of the nightly newscast shouting "stop the war, no to war," and holding a sign saying don't believe propaganda, they are lying to you here, before the channel switched to a different report. in a video posted on line before her demonstration, she explained she was ashamed she let the russian people be, quote, zombie-fied. she was arrested and appeared in court where she was fined $280 for an illegal protest. speaking outside the court, she said she was exhausted and needed to rest after being questioned for over 14 hours with no legal assistance. there are fears she could still face more serious charges at a later stage. it's not the first time russians have spoken out against the war. there have been widespread protests across the country with as many as 15,000 police arrests. earlier this month, the kremlin passed a law that carries up to 15 y

norah. >> o'donnell: debora patta, thank you. well, at the heart of that ukrainian resistance are the private citizens putting their lives on the line. and a group in virginia is trying to help. spirit of america is the only nonprofit that is officially approved by congress and the defense department to work alongside deployed u.s. troops and provide private assistance in support of their missions. well, we followed their shipment of much-needed equipment. just over a month ago, the daily uniform for these ukrainians was street clothes or a business suit. >> what we have here is a really nice modern helmet. >> o'donnell: but now they are soldiers, soldiers for a volunteer army desperately in need of gear. enter spirit of america, a nonprofit that works hand in hand with the u.s. military to provide non-lethal aid to military partners. has the pace picked up in terms of sending supplies in? >> reporter: absolutely. >> o'donnell: we met coleen denny and terrel chandler in poland, where they're helping coordinate the aid. >> mostly,

norah. >> o'donnell: all right, stay safe, debora patta. thank you. well, it is going to be another night of dangerous storms across several states. the severe weather turned deadly early this morning and knocked down trees, power lines and damaged homes and businesses across the south. cbs's janet shamlian was in the storm zone. >> reporter: a powerful overnight storm in florida's panhandle killed two people in a mobile home, part of a system that has swept the south, leaving a trail of debris and destruction. >> everybody run out, get out. see it right there? ( siren ) >> reporter: across a dozen states, 25 reports of tornadoes, and almost 200 thunderstorms with punishing winds. power out to tens of thousands. and torrential rain. this is livingston louisiana. >> we were lucky to be alive. i was just thankful. >> thank god. ful to be alive. >> reporter: tonight, downed trees and power lines in mississippi, and this harrowing story from alabama. >> i heard something coming and it just got louder and louder and louder, and then i heard this boom. seem

norah. >> o'donnell: debora patta, thank you. we want to turn now to an exclusive cbs news and "washington post" investigation. tonight, our chief election and campaign correspondent robert costa and bob woodward have uncovered text messages between the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas and president trump's top aide, in which she repeatedly pushed to overturn the 2020 presidential election. here's cbs' robert costa. >> reporter: the stunning text messages detail an extraordinary relationship between ginni thomas and then-white house chief of staff mark meadows. just after then-president trump started his fight to overturn the 2020 election results. >> this is a major fraud on our nation. we want the law to be used in a proper manner. so we'll be going to the u.s. supreme court. >> reporter: the texts are among more than 2,000 messages meadows provided to the january 6 committee. the first message from thomas came the day before joe biden was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election. "do not concede," she

warning americans to stay norah. >> debora patta in kyiv tonight. thank you. >>> let's turn now to the historic confirmation hearings for the first black woman nominated to the supreme court. the day was filled with republicans attacking her record, and democrats defending her character. here is cbs news chief legal correspondent jan crawford. >> that, to me, is exhibit "a" of activism. >> reporter: on the second day of questioning, some republicans turned up the heat, continuing to press judge ketanji brown jackson on whether she was too lenient in sentencing child pornography defendants. >> any of these defendants-- >> wait, wait, judge. you think it is a bigger deterrent to take somebody who is on a computer looking at sexual images of children in the most disgusting way, is to supervise their computer habits versus putting them in jail? >> no, senator, i didn't say versus-- >> that's exactly what you said! >> reporter: and divisions among senators spilled over. >> no one case can stand in for a judge's entire record. >> okay, but i'm discussing

debora patta spoke to refugees who fled the fighting there. >> reporter: in an unusual interview, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy spoke to four prominent russian journalists, detailing the horrors of the war being raged in his country. the kremlin, of course, promptly banned it, but it was broad cast outside the country. given what we have seen on the ground, it is no wonder russia did not want it aired there. plumes of black smoke choked the sky after a russian cruise missile plowed into a fuel depot in lviv. firefighters battled for 12 hours to put out the blaze. around kyiv, fighting and bombings have intensified, leaving behind battle scarred landscaping. but it's mariupol where apocalyptic scenes show the real extent of the human toll of this war. valentino was born in this house, married and had children there. a lifetime of memories, reduced to rubble. "what is left for us? there's nowhere to live here now." alexander also stayed and is just grateful to be alive. "i survived," he says, breaking down crying, as he sends a message to his daughter. "thank god, your dad is alive.

but first let's go to cbs's debora patta in kyiv. good evening, debora. >> reporter: good evening. the pentagon confirms there has been some movement by a small number of russian forces pulling back from kyiv, but it's calling this a repositioning, not a retreat, and the indistrinity shelling of cities to the south and east continues.s. this may be the first real sign of progress, but it certainly falls short of a cease-fire so desperately needed. russian negotiator vladimir medinsky said ukraine's proposal to remain neutral by not joining any military alliance would be put to president putin. but it's early days, and there's skepticism in the u.s. >>>> we'll see if they follow through on what they're suggesting. >> reporter: boardroom negotiations far away from the batfield have yet to make any difference for ukrainians enduring the mounting horrors of this war. the port city of mariupol has all but collapsed. an apocalyptic scene of rubble, twisted metal, and the disfigured outlines of the homes where people once lived. "what else can i do," gennady asks. "there's nothing left fo

. >> i'm debora patta in kyiv where we are see the harm done to this' most innocent victims, at the capitol's children's hospital. >> duncan: also tonight colorado firefight, thoan

. >> reporter: debora patta, cbs news, london. >> o'donnell: back here, nearly half of the three million refugees that have fled ukraine are children. while millions of others remain behind. some of the most innocent victims trapped in the crosshairs of the war are those whose lives are just beginning. we get more on that from cbs' charlie d'agata in kyiv. >> reporter: the sound of new life below ground browns out the air raid sirenz and explosion above, a basement serving as a bomb shelter nursery for 21 surrogate babys. when the war broke out, it became too risky for their biological parents to come and get them. >> i think he is hungry. >> reporter: heka and gerhard's journey from germany to pick up their son leonard meant braving a 12-hour train ride straight into the war zone. you must have thought when the war started you have a son here. we have to go. >> it's horrible. horrible. and we want to earlier took them home where he is safe. >> reporter: under ukrainian law, biological parents have to be present in order to claim their nationality and citizenship, which leaves these babi

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