>> president trump with a face-to-face appeal asking the chinese president for help with north korea. plus why de compliment china for taking advantage of the u.s. on trade. >> republicans looking to receipt after democratic wins on election day. will gop lawmakers stand by an unpopular president? that is a huge question as we head closer to the midterms. welcome back to "early start." >> good morning. it's 30 minutes past the hour. president trump in china making a direct appeal to president xi to help solve the north korea nuclear crisis, the president lashing out at pyongyang and again while delivering a statement. >> mr. trump calling on all responsible nations to stop harming and working with what he calls a murderous regime. >> the entire civilized world must unite to confront the north