lus we re live in paris where french voters prepare to decide on their next president. and marjorie taylor greene becomes the first member of congress to testify under oath about the january 6th insurrection, but it turns out she doesn t remember much about that day. russia s military now confirms its objective in ukraine is to take full control of the black seacoast and establish a land bridge between russia and crimea. ukraine s president warns if that happens russia s aggression will spread to other countries. mariupol says evacuation will attempt to get under way today. an estimated 100,000 civilians still remain in the city. and we ve been telling you about ukrainian soldiers and civilians who have been holed up in mariupol s steel factory. translator: we all really want to return home. we want to return to our lives, to see our parents, relatives and so on. we really miss them. ukrainian troops in a small town outside of kyiv are being honored for halting russia s
deadly blast in afghanistan. the taliban say the explosion hit a mosque in the northern part of the province during friday prayers. this is the latest in a wave of explosions to strike afghanistan this week. most of the attacks were claimed by isis affiliate and taliban rival but we haven t heard a claim of responsibility in this latest mosque blast. u.s. house minority leader doing damage control with republicans after leaked audio reveals critical comments in the days after the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. and a georgia republican may not be able to seek re-election because of her alleged actions before and during the riot. we ll have that story after the break. stay with us. to make it easy for you. custom ink has hundreds of products to helelp you feel connected. uploload your logo or start your design today at customink.com