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in ukraine it's confirmed a new offensive to push out putin's troops is under way. >> i'm debora patta in kyiv where president zelenskyy says his military is optimistic about defensive actions under way. clearing the air. air quality improves for millions of americans, but canada's wildfire fight heats up. survival story. four children found alive in an amazon jungle 40 days after their plane crashed. and later, an uber driver steers his life in a new direction earning a college degree on a free ride. ♪ >> announcer: this is "the weekend evening news" from new york. donald ...

Gone to college, no one from their family has gotten a degree so this opens up a door they never had open before. >> how important was this uber program? >> oh, my god, they were -- they were just absolutely essential for me where i am today. >> reporter: it's a big step towards keeping a promise to his mother. he is now aiming to get a ph.d. in criminology. >> i could be called dr. spann as my mom always wanted me to be. >> reporter: he plans to keep driver for uber all while showing his great grandchildren it's never too late to chase your dreams. kris van cleave, cbs news, phoenix. >> and t...

The record-setting snowpack over the winter has recharged the waterfalls at Yosemite National Park, which is home to one of the tallest waterfalls in the world.

Research into threats to giant sequoia trees and dwindling populations of salamanders, bats, and fisher populations, along with public safety improvements to the Mist Trail that climbs out of the Yosemite Valley, are among the projects the Yosemite Conservancy is supporting with a $17 million investment this year.

The pivot from being blasted by snow and pelted by rainstorms is speeding straight to the next challenge — a powerful melt that can engorge waterways and send torrential flows down wildfire-scarred mountainsides that are just out of the driest three years on record.