trump. >> reporter: but experts say trump delivers a victory to putin every time he says something like, quote, nato is as bad as nafta, which a diplomat says he told g-7 leaders behind closed doors last month. >> trump is basically handing him a gift that putin has long sought. in fact, this was a goal of the soviet union throughout the cold war. divide the united states and europe. we never thought a u.s. president would be the one to carry this out. >> analysts are worried about the long-term implications that trump's leniency towards putin is going to have. they say it could send signals to the russian president that he can meddle in elections in america and elsewhere or that he can take aggressive action against other countries and that america won't stand in the way. signals that are very dangerous when it comes to vladimir putin. jim, when you're at the summit in helsinki, we'll all be watching that very closely. >> we'll be looking for some independence between the president and vladimir putin. brian todd, thank you very much. breaking news next, the standoff at the statue of liberty between a protester and police. we're learning new information. are you done yet?