how much left can really get we still have time to go. i'm going with his some scribe. all morning is like with ah ah, this is the w news coming to live from berlin, america, braces for donald trump's court appearance on criminal charges. the former president is back in new york before handing himself in to prosecutors later tuesday. the charges which have yet to be revealed are believed to stem from hush

money, allegedly paid during trumps 2016 presidential campaign. also coming up, nato gets ready to welcome finland as its newest member in a ceremony at alliance headquarters in brussels. the nordic expansion increases nato's border with russia applied over a 1000 kilometers and germany's vice chancellor makes his 1st visit to ukraine. and pledge is to help rebuild the country. as president lensky stresses that what kid needs most is weapons. ah. hello m terry martin. good to have you with us. former us president donald trump is preparing to surrender to prosecutors in new york later today as he faces an unprecedented court appearance. trump is the 1st sitting or former us president to pace criminal prosecution. tuesday will see his arraignment on charges linked to

alleged hush money payments to adult film actor stormy daniels just before the 2016 presidential election. the former reality tv stand president is the biggest story in town. the game arriving at trump tower, donald trump, heated quickly inside for more talks with his legal chain. his support has rallied loudly nearby, while others demanded justice. guiding him on off hooker's payment 10 years ago or 7 years ago is a misdemeanor. and it should not be a felony case by alvin bird. i don't think they have anything to walk them up for i think this is just a political persecution of somebody that they don't like. and on top of that i

turkish election interference. countries very divided at this point. so i think it's important that we understand that this is not outside of justice. a criminal case against trump would be unlike anything the u. s. has even experienced on choose day. he is expected to surrender himself at the district attorney's office. before being arraigned at the criminal court with the charges will be read to him. authorities a bracing for protests. as always, we will not allow violence or vandalism of any kind, and if one is court participating in any act of violence, they would be arrested and held accountable. no matter who you are. well, champ was the focus of attention in new york city. president joe biden was visiting a factory and minnesota. he has consistently refused to comment on the charges

against trump. monday was no exception. or livermore optimizon about the future of our country. just remember, and it's just important. remember who we are. we're the united states of america. there is nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing beyond our capacity. trump has bound to continue with his 2020 for presidential bid come. what may, in this case is even seen a surge and his support among republicans, but opinion in the country remains deeply divided with more americans than not saying he should face charges over the stormy daniels case of more or less. let's talk to scott lucas. he's a professor of us politics at university college dublin and joined us from birmingham in the u. k. scott donald trump is the 1st sitting or former us present to face criminal prosecution. how significant is this moment in

u. s. political history? why you just mentioned the immediate significance and that is we have never had a former president in this situation. we've never had a former president who is running to get back into the white house in this situation. but as significant as this is and sticking to the facts of the case, we're expecting felony charges. us outlets reporting at least who doesn't want to 30. this is a very serious case, not just for mr. trump's future, but for that of the you, us legal and political system. and by that i mean you have to narratives which are running here. you have the narrative which says the legal system must be allowed to do its work, whether that finishes up in the acquittal or conviction of donald trump. there should be no political interference. and the other narrative is precisely that type of gas lighting from donald trump and his allies, who will not deal with facts the case who will not uphold the legal process, but instead will try to undermine it. by blaming the district attorney,

by blaming the judge by blaming prosecutors. the grand jury who indicted mr. trump . in other words, you either support the legal system here or you support donald trump. there is no in between. hell could this effect? donald trump's chances of being reelected in 2024. now that's a big question, both u. s. and worldwide, but i'd start off with us and that is as an analyst. i think you have to begin with the idea that whatever you assess is going to happen in the campaign. you must keep it distinct from this case in the legal process. once you start political spell at speculation, you open up yourself to political manipulation. for example, the argument of trumpeting supporters, which is if you put me on trial, if you put me on trial, i will win in 2024. so you should think about doing that. we can talk about the fact that we still have almost a year before the 1st republican primary is being held. we can talk about the fact

that that will be a fairly crowded field is just included party going to run to santas, former vice president mike hunts, or were you unabashed, or nikki haley. and of course, we have a general election, but as 20 months away, that's going to be a very long twisted course stick with the legal case 1st, see where that goes. keep it to state from the campaign. there are more cases in the works against trump more legal cases. can we expect to see more indictments before the election? miss certainly possible. so let me give you a tick list of where we are. first of all, we've not only had indictments, we've had convictions of the trop organization and one of its leading officials, its chief financial officer in cases a few months ago, both in civil and criminal prosecutions over business malpractice. in addition to this case, which may not just be about the payoff to story daniels, but also about further business and tax malpractice, we've got the justice department's investigation of the events that led up to the

capital attack, including donald trump's election denial. we have a georgia grand jury that is considering specific charges of election interference by tromp and his allies, which could carry felony charges. and we've also got the justice department's investigation of trump taking documents top secret documents from the white house to his florida home. right. and then allegedly covering up that purported theft so much more to come on. this story of professor scott lucas from university college dublin, and joining us from birmingham in the u. k. thank you so much, gil nato is set to officially welcome finland as the 31st member. later today, the alliance will raise the finished flag at its brussels headquarters some hours before the formal ceremony. they'd ho secretary general against olden bag called finland's admission, the fastest on record truly historic. he said. but the native chief said no new

troops would deploy to finland without the nordic countries consent. finland shares of border with russia and applied for nato membership last year after rushes invasion of ukraine ending decades of military neutrality. on this, let's talk to des rosie burkhart, who is in brussels at nato headquarters. rosie, what does finland? joining nato mean for the alliance in practical terms. military, as you can see behind me, nato am getting ready to welcome finland. the flags of the existing nato allies are fluttering in the wind, but there is one flag full here which is currently empty. that is where a finland flag will be hoisted and once finland flag is waving in the wind here, finland will have officially waved good bye to its long held policy of military non alignment. for decades, finland was happy to be a partner of nato, but not

a member, but everything changed last year with russia's full scale invasion of ukraine and fins were forced to really radically rethink their security policy and their security set up. now what changes most importantly for finland, tiers that becoming natal means it becomes party to nato's article 5, that is a collective promise, a collected defense pledge, which nato allies take under which an attack on one ally is seen as an attack on all to day as finland formerly exceeds to the alliance that means that nato's borders with russia will more than double overnight. so it's not mere. putin wanted les nato on his borders will, that seems to have backfired, will be getting the exact opposite. finland's nato exertion did not come easily, rosy, turkey and hungary delayed it, and those countries are still blocking sweden's bed. what does that say about unity

within later? will you hear plenty of talk, terry? to day of a speedy accession, the fastest nato accession in history, but many had expected. it would be faster still. there have been some bumps along the road. finland's and sweden initially apply to join nato together in may. 2022. now that those and accession procedures got tied up with a row with turkey because anchor has in the past, accused sweden of offering safe haven to terrorist that something which sweden denies. and as you said, as finland flag will be raised here, roll sweden will still be basically standing on this side blades are most say we might see some movement on sweden's membership after the turkish elections. but hungry as you also mentioned is still holding out. so we don't have clarity on exactly when sweden will be joining finland. sweden had hoped to join together in that certainly a message were likely to hear from other members of the lights the day that there

is still a hope that when i go in this summer in the summer here in europe, there will be a major nato summit and that by that time, it is hoped by many, including nato secretary general, yet stilton berg that sweden too, will be a member of this alliance. but as you mentioned, it points to some disunity as turkey and hungry r, as i mentioned it still holding out and still not giving any clarity on when stockholm will be signing up. rosie, thank you very much. our correspond, rosie birch out there in brussels, to catch up on some other stories making headlines around the world today. russia has awarded the border of valor metal to leveling tazarsky, the pro war military blogger killed in an explosion of the st. petersburg cafe on sunday. the kremlin is treating the blast as a terrorist act and has accused ukraine of orchestrating. the incident could now see the russian parliament moved to tighten its terrors law. a massive fire has engulfed a shopping complex in bangladesh is capital dhaka. the blaze began in the early

hours of tuesday in the buying a bazaar known for its cloth vendors and some and home to some 3000 shops or me units, or aiding firefighters in the effort to control the place. no immediate turtle. we're reporting ukraine says russian suicide drones have struck the city of odessa and an overnight attack. ukrainian defense forces say they shot down 14 of the 17. iranian made sure hot drones unleashed on the strategically important port city on the black sea. according to local officials, one drone hit an enterprise in the region, causing a fire, which has since been put out. there were no reports of human casualties. germany's vice chancellor has paid his 1st visit to ukraine since the russian invasion, holbert hobbit joined president lansky on a visit to a ukrainian village where alleged russian war crimes took place. a year ago,

they visited a school basement where nearly $400.00 villagers were held captive by almost a month. for almost a month, 5 russian troops, 11 people died during the ordeal in the village north of keeping the lives. in discussions with ukrainian government officials, hobbit expressed regret that germany did not help arm ukraine before the russian invasion. we changed position, it took too long and it was too late to know that i think not all of them could heats who would say the same. but i fear your shame, that is, or too late, and part of my jewel torrents in the last year to have you bring weapons as often as many as dakota. and this is an ongoing promise. you are watching d. w. news live from berlin, just to remind are the top story we're following for you with this hour. donald trump is in new york,

awaiting his historic court appearance. the former president is staying in trump tower before he hands himself in 2, prosecutors. later today. trump faces criminal charges stemming from alleged hush, money paid during the 2016 presidential campaign coming up next. it's business with chris cobar. he'll be looking at the impact of opec's surprise caught in oil production. don't fit in get all the latest news anytime you want on our website. d, w dot com. i'm terry martin. thanks for watching. ah sometimes to rush out at u. t. the highlights for human books every week. now cannot will you become.