abrams sat down with me for an exclusive interview to discuss the situation with ukraine and her bid to become the first black female governor in the united states. >> honored to welcome to "the cross connection," georgia gubernatorial candidate and founder of organization fair fight. stacey abrams, thank you very much for being here. i know you're very busy on the campaign trail. we're honored to have you here today this it's an honor to be with me. thanks for inviting me. >> i want to get right into it, stacey, because nearly 4,000 soldiers and national guardsmen from georgia are deploying to europe amid the russian invasion of ukraine, their purpose is to rea sure allies. they're dealing with the impact of the war right there in georgia, and this is impactsing some of your would be constituents, so what impact has this had on the people of georgia? >> i think first and foremost, it has reminded georgians that