Republican Texas Governor greg abbott. A surprise to the volunteers who raced to receive those people. Some are families, men, women, and most that cant speak english, to defend themselves. As officials scramble to get them food and shelter. In new york, the mayor says his Sanctuary City is nearing a Breaking Point with more than 11,000 Asylum Seekers dropped off there since may. Were covering each city and all of the angles here and the impacts of this escalating battle. We begin there on Marthas Vineyard. Cnns miguel marquez. We know you arrived there a short time ago. What do you know about the migrants there and how they are doing right now . They are doing well, given everything they are been through. Everyone i have spoken to, i have spoken to about a dozen of them so far. They are all in san antonio, texas, yesterday morning. And then, they arrived here. We know a little about them. Theres about seven families among the 50 on the 2 planes. Theres four children between the ages o
announce another big interest rate hike spurring fears of a recession. hello, and welcome. it s wednesday, september 21st. 9 a.m. here in london. 11 a.m. in moscow where we re following a potentially drastic escalation of russia s war on ukraine. vladimir putin is ordering a partial mobilization to boost his military fight. the russian president says it begins today. those in the reserve and with previous military experience will be subject to it. cnn s covering the story from every angle. we re joined in london and nick peyton walsh is standing by. nick, to you first. this announcement of a move, partial prescription isn t entirely unexpected given the losses we re seeing russia suffer on the battlefield. what does this mean? reporter: what s startling is how fast this will go into action but i think it s fair to say relatively limited. for 12 hours we have been awaiting really a speech from the kremlin head and talk had been possibly he might call for mass mobilization
is a partial mobilization. putin also made an ominous pledge to use all means to, in his words, defend his country. translator: this is not a bluff. the citizens of russia can be sure that the territorial integrity of our homeland, independence and freedom will be ensured and those that try to black mail us with nuclear weapons should know that the prevailing winds can turn in their direction. reporter: putin s rare national address comes amid a fierce counter offensive from ukraine s forces and the kremlin-backed push for referendums that could lead to moscow annexing occupied parts of ukraine. let s go to cnn s international security editor nick peyton walsh. nick, a partial mobilization. i mean, this sounds pretty drastic but could putin have gone even further? reporter: yes, certainly could have. this is not the mass mobilization which many during the 12-hour delay before the speech came out this morning were thinking might have been on the cards. he is, it seems,
john berman is off. hurricane ian now churning in the caribbean with 75 mile an hour winds. the storm s path is uncertain and that has all of florida preparing for a major hurricane. people are waiting in long lines outside of stores. they are looking to stock up on supplies while they can. essential items like bottled water flying off store shelves. residents are prepping homes and business bes for the heavy rain, strong winds and storm surge expected to come their way. ron desantis already declaring an emergency for the entire state activate ing the national guard and a hurricane watch has been issued along the west coast of florida including the tampa bay area. carlos swau resident is watching preparations. we have chad myers standing by in atlanta. let s start with carlos who are is live for us near a sandbag distribution center. tell us about some of these preparations. reporter: good morning the storm preparations are well underway. schools have been closed through
republican texas governor greg abbott. a surprise to the volunteers who raced to receive those people. some are families, men, women, and most that can t speak english, to defend themselves. as officials scramble to get them food and shelter. in new york, the mayor says his sanctuary city is nearing a breaking point with more than 11,000 asylum seekers dropped off there since may. we re covering each city and all of the angles here and the impacts of this escalating battle. we begin there on martha s vineyard. cnn s miguel marquez. we know you arrived there a short time ago. what do you know about the migrants there and how they are doing right now? they are doing well, given everything they are been through. everyone i have spoken to, i have spoken to about a dozen of them so far. they are all in san antonio, texas, yesterday morning. and then, they arrived here. we know a little about them. there s about seven families among the 50 on the 2 planes. there s four children b