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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 occup...

this. president biden is set to speak in a few hours and all of this is occupied and announced a referendum this week. . and it's important to put some degree of qualification as to what russia says it's going to do. 300,000 is a lot. it is as people with military experience and those and the manpower has been pretty bad and it's likely the groups russia has called on have already been tapped to join the war. with it right equipment to actually be impactful because they've really been struggling to keep their armed forces together over the past six months. this is an enormous task f...

it's the top of the hour on "cnn newsroom." i'm alisyn camerota. >> i'm victor blackwell. today the attorney general accused donald trump, his family and organization of a pattern of fraud and deception that was, her word, astounding. letitia james is suing the former president for $250 million, alleging fraud that spanned years before he entered the white house. also named in the suit, three of trump's adult children and two executives of the trump organization. they're all accused of inflating or deflating assets for their gain. >> over the course of our investigation we found that...

is a monster move again, and they have signaled that they are not done and project nag the interest rates are going to be going significantly higher from here, and the message that the fed is trying to convey is clear. they are serious about trying to get stubbornly high inflation back down, but the moves they are making here have lifted the interest rates to the highest level since 2008, and now the fed was late to this inflation fight. they did not start raising interest rates until earlier this years, and they have been forced to play catchup, and that has forced the interest rate...

our hearts go out to you. >> i think it is such a beautiful way for it to be sent off with people around and people here for days and days. that is exactly what she wanted. >> and this is a humanitarian crisis created by human hands. it is an all hands on deck moment. >> they're coming into southern states. what is a governor supposed to do. they're trying to send a message to the rest of the country. >> to make sure that no one is homeless and hungry and that we always continue to treat people like human beings. >> i'm pamela brown in washington. you are live in the cnn "newsroom." ...