a rare life-threatening bacterial infection in the skin of the perineum could occur. stop taking jardiance and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of this infection, ketoacidosis, or an allergic reaction, and don t take it if you re on dialysis. taking jardiance with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. a once-daily pill that goes beyond lowering a1c? on it with jardiance. ask your doctor about jardiance. cordes: there were juneteenth celebrations this weekend in galveston, texas. it was there 157 years ago today that the last enslaved people received word of their freedom, more than two years after president abraham lincoln had signed the emancipation proclamation. opal lee was one of the driving forces behind the juneteenth holida. she is now 95, but she s not done. cbs nicole killion spoke to the civil rights activist who is known as the grandmother of
reporter: that tenacity is now driving opal to erect a new national museum on her own land dedicated to telling the story of juneteenth. juneteenth means freedom. and i mean for everybody. reporter: for those who come after you, what do you want them to know when they hear the name opal lee? i want them to know that the little old lady dreamed and they can dream too. reporter: nicole killion, cbs news, fort worth, texas. cordes: tenacity personified. still ahead on the cbs weekend news, an icon makes an appearance at boston s fenway park. appearance at boston s fenway park.
For the past two decades, the museum has told the story of slavery and emancipation, and celebrated the accomplishments of African Americans throughout Texas — but now, it's about to make room for a bigger project.
successful invasion. what are you waiting for? reporter: ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky wants sanctions imposed now. but the biden administration reiterated, it will likely hold off until russia invades. the purpose of the sanctions has always been and continues to be deterrents. duncan: and nicole, this new warning to american citizens from the u.s. embassy in moscow about the threat of potential attacks. what more are we learning? reporter: well, jericka, this alert cites possible threats to shopping centers, metro stations and other public places in russian cities as well as the heightened tensions along the ukrainian border. it stopped short of telling americans to leave the country but urges them to have an evacuation plan. jericka. duncan: nikole killion at the white house, thank you. now to ukraine, where russia s massive military drills in neighboring belarus are raising tensions. tonight cbs charlie d agata is in the capitol of kyiv with the
russian commanders have received their orders to attack and they are getting ready for battle. today, russian military exercises in belarus near ukraine s northern border were scheduled to end. but now, they have been extended. and late today, president biden held an emergency meeting with his national security council at the white house. at the nearby lincoln memorial, ukrainian americans rallied in solidarity with families and friends back home. many of them demanding vladimir putin face punishing sanctions now for his aggression. cbs nicole killion is at the white house tonight and with europe on the brink of its worst war in decades. nicole, good evening. reporter: good evening to you, jericka. president biden spoke briefly with french president emmanuel macron following a meeting with his national security team. the administration is still hoping for a diplomatic off-ramp, warning russia could pay a steep price if it chooses war. president biden convened his national security t