going to be important and it's also going to give us insight into who inside the west wing is helping to steer the president in some of these directions. is it steve bannon, nudging him one way, or is it as we have been seeing at least in the run-up to this trip, more h.r. mcmaster, putting him where it is sort of a smoother interaction with some of the european leaders, at least that's the hope, trying to put pressure on china. again, hans said it, you said it, not a lot of great options. there just aren't. so it's a very difficult test i think for president trump moving forward. >> a little stagecraft question for you. are you really right at the intersection there? that's what it looks like. like you are literally on the corner. >> reporter: yes. we landed about two hours ago and t the camera ready for you. we will go talk to some folks. you will see a shameless plug later tonight on "nbc nightly news." >> look forward to it. thank you both. we will be talking to you through the course of the day. coming up next, 41 states