idea, nato expected to invite finland to negotiate. and sweden also 1kexpected to announce its intention to join the alliance a. russia has warned both countries saying that there would be consequences. let s go live to helsinki and bring in nic robertson. put these developments into context for us. reporter: huge developments. rapid change in public and political opinion here about nato membership as you have when russia invaded ukraine. fins no longer felt safe. they felt threatened by russia. saying that the country should join. good for finland. good for nato the next steps and they are fairly low hurdles, if you like. the prime minister discussing over the weekend. the foreign affairs committee to put their paper forward and the parliament to vote in the session. i spoke yesterday with one of the prime minister s and they said look, already over 180 of the 200 are ready to vote yes to join nato. this is all but a foregone conclusion. the nato secretary-general saying f
Welcome back. A few quick notes, an exclusive about my first interview with liz wahl, the network has issued a response. We put it on line. And tomorrow night, well have my interview with the opposition leader. That does it for 360 from kiev. Erin Burnett Outfront starts now. Next, was u. S. Intelligence caught off guard in ukraine . Serious questions about when the United States knew about a russian invasion. Plus, a mother drives a van with three children inside into the atlantic ocean. Was it an accident . Well hear from witnesses. And we have new video of what happened that night. A surprising admission today at the Oscar Pistorius trial. A witness said the blade runner asked a friend to take the fall for another shooting that was weeks before he shot and killed his girlfriend. Lets go outfront. Good evening, everyone. Im erin burnett. Outfront tonight, america caught offguard. Serious questions about whether u. S. Intelligence failed to predict whats happening on the ground in ukr
This is cnn breaking news. Were following this breaking news. Bill cosby now charged with three felony counts of aggrav e aggravated indecent assault stemming from a 2004 allegation. The comedian engulfed by news media as he entered a Pennsylvania Court for arraignment. Cosby did not enter a plea but he was forced to surrender his passport before going to a Police Station for booking. Tonight hes free on 1 million bail. Were also following terror fear surrounding the new years holiday. Senior officials tell cnn that president obama was briefed on overseas threat on possible attacks on new york, washington, d. C. And los angeles. The sources say the threat doesnt mention specific locations in those cities. Were covering that and more this hour with our guests including congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of hawaii. Hes a member of the Armed Services and Foreign Affairs committee and our correspondents and expert analysts are also standing by. Lets begin though with the sex Assault Charges again
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