wallock, global trade watch. great to have you with us tonight. the president is going overseas, he doesn't have his party's support on this. does this put him in a tight spot? i mean how much push back is there from congress and does it matter at this point? >> i just got back from japan last mignight and one of the ths i was telling the parliamentarians whether is that the u.s. congress has not given president obama trade authority for the tpp. because in japan, the public just like here as they have learned what that agreement really is about and what it could do, all the new corporate powers, opposition is growing. so it seemed important that people there knew that here, as well, even if president obama is trying to push it, that congress hasn't given them the authority to actually make a deal. >> so how critical is this trip for the president to close this deal? could he close this deal and do