running. former president trump vows to continue his campaign even if indictments are handed down. a reality check from a former doj prosecutor. a live report from ohio as federal investigators head to a town only 200 miles from east palestine where another norfolk southern train derailed over the weekend. and good day. i m andrea mitchell in washington. the republican presidential race heating up 11 months ahead of the first primary contest. former maryland moderate republican governor larry hogan deciding not to run for fear of dividing the anti-trump vote he said, as other potential candidates avoid challenging mr. trump and his maga loyalists, who turned out for the cpac forum to hear the former president this weekend. i am your warrior. i am your justice, and for those who i ve been wronged and betrayed, i am your retribution. i am your retribution. i m not going to let this happen. and joining me now, vaughn hillyard who was at the cpac forum, national polit
limits in hand luggage. a ceremony is due to be held in brussels within the next few hours to officially welcome nato s newest member. this nato s newest member. is the scene live in brusse where this is the scene live in brussels, where officials are arriving to witness the raising of the finished flag here. finland has abandoned its long standing commitment to neutrality in response to russia s invasion of ukraine. the head of the military alliance, jens stoltenberg, told reporters it was a historic day; he said it would have been unthinkable just a few years ago. in response, moscow says it will strengthen its military presence in the region. let s listen to what mr stoltenberg had to say. in a few hours we will welcome finland as the slst member of our alliance. this will make finland safer and nato stronger. on this very day in 1949 the washington treaty, nato s founding treaty, was signed in washington and it s hard to imagine a better way of celebrating our anniversary
finland will become the 31st member of nato later on tuesday. the application to join the western military alliance was prompted by the invasion of ukraine by russia, with which finland shares a long border. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, has this story. finland only said it wanted to join nato last year. this afternoon, its flag will be raised at the headquarters in brussels, the quickest accession process in nato s recent history. president putin went to war against ukraine with a declared aim to get less nato. he wanted nato to remove our forces, our structures, from all allies that havejoined after 1997, meaning all allies in central and eastern europe. and he wanted nato to make it absolutely clear that nato s door was closed for any new membership. he s getting the exact opposite. he s getting more nato presence in the eastern part of the alliance, and he s getting two new members, with finland and sweden. finland s long frontier with russia, the scene of fig
spent on training places and technology over three years. the department of health say that figure is now £250 million. social care minister helen whately said the government s new plan focuses on recognising care with the status it deserves , but charities say this is just the latest in a long series of disappointments for the sector. live now to our newsroom, where we can speak to our health correspondent nick triggle. let s be clear here, the funding hasn t quite been halved, a lot of it has been held back but hasn t quite been halved, a lot of it has been held baci hasn t quite been halved, a lot of it has been held back but it doesn t to sa it it has been held back but it doesn t to say it doesn t it has been held back but it doesn t to say it doesn t mean it has been held back but it doesn t to say it doesn t mean what - it has been held back but it doesn t to say it doesn t mean what is - to say it doesn t mean what is happening now is a social care sector whi
ohio has left a town on edge, fearing for their health and their livelihoods. tonight the residents of east palestine question the people in power. ohio governor mike dewine. all we can do is give people the facts. as we test, we ll tell people exactly what we find. norfolk southern ceo. we will be here today. we will be tomorrow. and we will be here five years from now. we will not leave this community behind. it is the first televised town hall where residents share their stories. all i know is our town needs help. and demand the truth. good evening and welcome to our cnn town hall on the cnn train disaster. tonight we will facilitate a communication between a community demanding accountability and the leaders charged with keeping them safe. in studio with me here are some of the residents of east palestine, ohio, joined by their neighbors along the ohio-pennsylvania border. they have spent the last 19 days frightened and frustrated after a hazardous derailm