hello, i m victoria valentine. a very warm welcome to the programme. donald trump is spending the night in new york, at trump tower, before appearing in court later. he s set to make history once again, this time as the first president of the united states to be charged with a criminal offence. the charges relate to money paid to a porn star to keep quiet about an affair before the 2016 election. this is the scene live in new york. it sjust gone midnight, and thejudge has ruled that pooled media will be allowed to take still pictures in the courtroom, just before the hearing gets underway, but tv cameras will only be allowed in outside corridors. security measures will be in place with the authorities expecting demonstrations by the president s supporters and opponents. let s get the latest from michelle fleury in manhattan. donald trump has travelled to new york where he is spending the night in his namesake tamme behind me and he is reportedly meeting with lawyers going thr
hello and welcome. 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 russi
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
down survivors. this as the remnants of the brutal storm cause dangerous high tides and flooding right now in virginia. also tonight, we ll bring you a cnn exclusive report from a key city just recaptured by ukrainian forces. ukraine s ambassador to the united states joins me this hour to discuss all the latest news from the war zone. and we re tracking very dramatic developments in the oath keepers seditious trial now underway after both sides deliver opening statements and witnesses begin testifying. prosecutors accusing the group of concocting an armed rebellion against american democracy. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin our coverage tonight with a rapidly growing death toll from hurricane ian. autho authorities now say at least 104 people were kill ed in the catastrophic storm and now officials in one county are under fire over the timing of evacuation orders. ca
divided between nato and its adverse sorrow. at a time thanks to the boy in ukraine of extremely high tension. huge numbers of reserve, finland has been a close part of nato for years and will have no trouble fitting in. its neighbour to the west, sweden, is likely to follow suit in the coming months once differences with another nato member, turkey, a result. moscow says it will strengthen it forces nearby to confront what it sees as nato s threatening move and if the alliance appoints troops and equipment to finland as it has in the baltics, russia says it will take additional steps. paul adams, bbc news to ukraine and there are conflicting claims about who is in control of the eastern city of bakhmut which russia has spent months trying to capture. now the head of the russian mercenary group, wagner, released a video claiming control. the bbc has been unable to verify that. 0ur correspondent hugo bachega has more from kyiv on ukraine s response