she was attacked by perez who allegedly hit her in the back of the head with a large rock during an altercation. perez was arrested and charged with assault but now charges would be upgraded. and new orleans first full dressed mardi gras kicks off today. nonstop plans throughout the city fat tuesday. parade routes will be shorter than usual due to a lack of police officers available to monitor routes. parades canceled last year after officials deemed that festivities in 2020 had created a super spreader event. those are your headlines, ainsley over to you. >> ainsley: thank you so much, carley. hundreds of thousands of ukrainians are fleeing the country as russia's invasion continues. now day six as some refugees are having to wait nearly 40 hours in their cars to cross the border. fox business reporter connell mcshane is live in poland with the latest for us.