the death toll now topping 1,000. that s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a half century later, nasa counts down to its next moon shot on its most powerful rocket yet. and later, marching to his own beat. how music is opening doors for a texas teen. to become the best person that i can ever be. i mean you only live once, so i have to make it great. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from new york with jericka duncan. good evening and thank you for joining us on this sunday. we begin tonight with a developing story out of ukraine. this video shows new attacks near europe s largest nuclear power plant. overnight, fighting there is reported as intense, and the plant has been repeatedly damaged by days of shelling. it is controlled by russian forces but operated by ukrainian engineers. international experts say the latest shelling underlies the risk of a nuclear catastrophe. now to a political battle for control of congress. a cbs news poll o
and for the first time since 2018, a sister sequel, serena will play alongside her sister, venus, in the women s doubles after accepting a wild card draw. can t wait to see that. well, when we come back, how a marching band program has been instrumental in this texas teen s success. as been instrumental in this teen s success.
Roots of Music Student Showcase Tonight
The Roots of Music organization, in partnership with Artisound Productions, will livestream its student showcase tonight, Wednesday, May 12 at 6 p.m. via Facebook. The program provides music history and theory as well as instrumental instruction and ensemble performance preparation. It serves kids ages 9-14 from low-income households, and provides students with hot meals and round-trip transportation to reduce common barriers to participation. Five days a week, 12 months a year, the program delivers over 2,500 hours of music education and other academic tutoring, over 30,400 nutritious hot meals, 1,400 bus journeys, and supplies over 150 instruments for student use.