Also ahead, delay, delay, delay, donald trump looking to push his federal Election Interference trial to 2026 like more than two years from now. Can he stall his way out of legal jeopardy . And the clock is ticking down in georgia, the new Security Measures there with just a week left for the former president and allies to surrender. Happy friday, its great to be with you, it is 10 00 eastern, im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york, and this among Hurricane Hilary is a cat 4 and barrelling towards Southern California. The National Weather Service Warning hilary could bring significant impacts to the southwest this weekend and into early next week. Now, this morning weve learned parts of Joshua Tree National park will shut down in anticipation of extreme flooding. Park officials telling the public to, quote, reconsider outdoor activities. If it makes landfall in california as a tropical system, that will be very rare. Its only happened one other time this past century. Lets get right to
how quickly and how easily it came off, how much better i felt, what a change it made so fast. i feel like anything is possible after accomplishing what i ve done with golo. it s the top of the hour on cnn newsroom. i m alisyn camerota. i m victor blackwell. the department of justice just delivered a major blow to the new gop-controlled house. in a letter to chairman jim jordan, the department signaled it may not fulfill house requests for information on ongoing investigations. as you know, there are now special counsel investigations into how president joe biden and former president trump handled classified material. cnn s sara murray and jessica dean join me now. what does the letter from the justice department say? reporter: jim jordan has asked doj for all kinds of things, all kinds of documents and staff briefings and in this letter, they re saying, thank you so much for your interest, but here are the guidelines around what we re going to be able to give you a
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,
get the u.s. island back online. president biden headed to one of the largest gathering of world leaders, while the white house once again trying to explain the president s comments about china and taiwan, and more. we star today with the national lead, the growing immigration crisis. right now officials and volunteers in delaware are making preparations, after reports and flight plans suggest a plane full of migrants could be heading their way from texas and a stop in florida. this all come less than one week after florida s republican governor ron desantis arranged to have nearly 50 migrants flown from texas to martha s vineyard, where former president obama has a home. critics accused the two governors of using human beings in a crass and inhumane political stunt, while the republicans say they are just trying to highlight a border crisis exacerbated by president biden s policies. to be clear, there is a crisis at the southern border. just last night the white house ad