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viewers watching here in the united states and around the world. crowded but not chaotic. a day after the u.s. lifted its covid-era immigration policy, the scene at the southern border remains relatively calm. a breakthrough in bakhmut. russia acknowledges the setbacks in the ukrainian city after months of brutal fighting for every inch of territory. erdogan's toughest test yet after two decades in power. the turkish leader is facing the very real possibility of defeat in this weekend's pivotal election. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. >> good to be back with you. so fa...

held lee, and. helling low -- just ahead on "cnn newsroom." originally it was a 10, 11, 11, 1. either it's leaving in a few minutes or i've got a couple of hours. >> for the next few days, don't even try to fly southwest. cnn's k file uncovers more. >> it's clear george santos has emotional issues. >> the increasing number of migrants who got desperate in mexico and decided to enter the united states illegally and are stuck here in el paso. >> to the people of the united states, to the government of the united states, why don't they want her here? >> announcer: live from london...

6:00 eastern. > . tonight a critical moment in the war in ukraine and a crucial one for country supporting it with russia potentially just a couple months away from a spring offensive defense contact group led by america top military leaders met at the base failed to get german sign-off on the allies foremidible tanks, president biden was asked about it today. >> poland's goal to send the tanks by germany's other countries to ukraine, and >> ukraine needs all the help they need. >> as for ukraine's president, he says he needs more than western gratitude to hold off the russian >> ...

Rich environment, they just have to copy shooting. even that in and of itself is a difficult battle to fight. it's interesting, because ben weedman in the east, we have a report from him later on and i talked to him earlier and he talked to a ukrainian soldier who a monitors satellite images and radio communications and that ukrainian soldier was saying the vogner tactic they send waves of let -- badly equipped badly trained vogner personnel in the first wave, and the ukrainians have to waste you know, light up their petitions use a lot of ammunition to bring them all down to stop the waves,...

Ben weedman live in kyiv. thank you very much. fallout for george santos who admitted to lying about parts of his background. federal prosecutors are investigating his finances. here's eva mckend with the latest. >> reporter: these are blatant lies. my question is, do you have no shame? >> reporter: incoming republican congressman george santos facing his most contentious interview yet as he tries to explain lies he told about his life while campaigning for congress. >> i hear what you're saying. as i stated and i continue, we can debate my resume and how i worked with firms such as -- it's ...