a week there. coming up this after, i'll report on that what the people of north korea told me about the effect the rhetoric from president trump has had on them. i'll also ask an expert how affected the president's trip might be in keeping the tensions from escalating into war. that's coming up at noon today on msnbc. joining me now, josh bear row, and erin mcpeak. before i get to domestic policy there, a few questions about the president's asia trip as those of us in london are certainly watching it with interest over the north korea question. president trump claims he's going to seek the help of russia's president putin on had that front. how much leverage does he have given the vegs there in the states? >> i think it's not just the roilg investigation. this is a problem that the last three u.s. presidents have grap peld with and failed to resolve. you have russia, china, south korea, japan and us in this -- you know, these periodic