they were, quote, no longer a nuclear threat. is north korea living up to the agreement they made with president trump in singapore. let's begin with abby phillip live at the white house this morning. abby, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, david. well, rudy jewel januariny, the president's lawyer went on television yesterday in an effort to help defend his client. but his statements actually might have created more confusion, leaving some white house aides a little bit more confused. a white house official distancing the president's press team from his outside lawyer rudy giuliani, telling cnn they are not coordinating after giuliani's aggressive and confusing media blitz. since the start of the investigation into potential coordination between the trump campaign and russia, to interfere in the 2016 election, the message from the president's team has been the same. >> there is absolutely no collusion. >> there was no collusion. >> there's no collusion. no collusion. >> reporter: but monday, giuliani appeared to open the