Most analysts are expecting that the pressing Nuclear Threat from north korea will dominate President Trumps address. Our Global Affairs correspondent is joining us now, elise, secretary of state Rex Tillerson gave a Television Interview this morning saying he is hoping for a diplomatic solution on the north korean issue, though he did keep military options on the table. And other Administration Officials are also taking that hard line. Reporter well, thats right. I mean, listen, you can definitely sense this kind of increased military rhetoric against north korea, boras, i mean, i think its not just a military deterrent to north korea that if it, you know, take pros rock istive steps, particularly against the u. S. Or any of its territories, its not going to go well for kim jongun, but its also a message to china and other countries that if they dont, you know, really implement those diplomatic sanctions, those economic sanctions, you know, theres no more kicking the can down the road, nikki haley has said. Theres no more road left. Listen to her talking to dana bash on state of the union on the fact that the u. S. Feels its running out of options. I think we all know that basically, if north korea keeps on with this reckless behavior, if the United States has to defend itself or defend its allies in any way, north korea will be destroyed. And we all know that. And none of us want that. None of us want war, but we also have to look at the fact that you are dealing with someone who is being reckless, irresponsible, and is continuing to give threats, not only to the United States, but to all of their allies. So something is going to have to be done. Reporter and what is that have to be done . Boras, listen, privately Officials Say that the military options are not good, not only are the north Korean Nuclear arsenal very hard to find, a lot of it, you know, kind of hidden in the u. S. Doesnt have very good intelligence there, but north korea would be sure to respond and there would be clearly a reaction from north korea, a conventional response, and killing thousands of civilians. So i think youll obviously this is going to be a main focus of President Trumps discussions at the United Nations on the sidelines of the General Assembly, and as short of being on his list of things when he talks to the u. N. General assembly on tuesday. Right. Elise, the state department actually announced earlier today that secretary of state Rex Tillerson was going to meet his russian counterpart, what do they have to discuss . Especially with russias potential role in delaying kim jonguns track when it comes to developing a Nuclear Weapon that can fit on the head of an icbm . Reporter well russia has been pushing, you know, this option of if the u. S. Will stop its military exercises with south korea, perhaps north korea would stop its nuclear and missile test. The u. S. Has said thats foot in good option. Russia has signed on to some of these sanctions reluctantly. I mean, its trying to be a constructive actor, i think, and thats just one of the issues that the u. S. And russia, secretary tillerson and the foreign minister have to talk about. Theres also of course the iron nuclear deal. And conflict in syria. You saw over the last couple of days russia struck u. S. Backed Coalition Forces on the ground, even after we understand talking with the u. S. And saying they wanted to go in this area. And the u. S. Said no, we have our people on the ground. So, i mean, you have these Key International issues, and then you have the, you know, background of tension between the u. S. And russia. Not just on those, you know, diplomatic compounds here in the United States that the u. S. Has seized from russia and said that they cant use, but also the fact that russia keeps continuing to cut u. S. Diplomats from russia and, you know, kind of lessening the u. S. Diplomatic footprint there. So i think, you know, u. S. Secretary tillerson and foreign minister lavrov are trying to keep focussed their agenda on hand. Clearly the irritants and the relationships are going to be the elephant in the room. Plenty to discuss, elise, thank you, and i did want to point out. If you want to read more about nick kentucky haleys work at the u. N. And why she doesnt want to be President Trumps first secretary of state, check out the in Depth Profile in this months issue of state. Its a digital magazine. You can find it at cnn. Com state. I want to continue looking ahead to President Trumps debut at the u. N. General assembly on tuesday. Joining us now on our panel, cnn political commentator and former republican Lieutenant Governor of south carolina, andre bower, we also have cnn political commentator and former Democratic State senator from ohio, nina turner, eddie gene scott, formerly of cnn. Eugene, lets start with you, the white house has described the president s speech on tuesday as business as usual, but that can have multiple meanings when youre talking about President Trump. How far do you think the president is going to go to address the issue of north korea . I certainly think that its going to be a primary focus of the president s considering how significant of an issue its been in the news recently and the fact that north korea is a global issue. You will have people, leaders from Different Countries at the table who are deeply invested in their relationships with north korea from a perspective of trade and also from a perspective of National Security. And it will give the president and the state department and employees who will accompany him an opportunity to talk face to face about the best way to respond to the challenges facing the country right now. Nina, to you, President Trump has repeatedly said that he wants to tear up the nuclear deal with iran. Though just this week, he let a key deadline pass without taking any steps to undo the nuclear deal. Do you expect to hear him get tough on iran . What kind of language do you think well hear from President Trump . I think he will be tough. But its hard to predict what the president will say, one thing in the media, and one thing in the tweets. May be another thing on tuesday. The one thing we are guaranteed of is that he will be unpredictable. Andre, to you now, the president has said that the u. N. Is weak, that it is incompetent, that its a club for people to get together and talk and eluding to the fact that he believes that the u. N. Is ineffective. How do you think World Leaders are going to take his speech tuesday knowing that he is pushed for this America First isolationist type policy that takes us out of world agreements and isolates the United States from the world . Well hopefully as smartly theyll come to him and give them a reason why they should want him to stay and continue to be involved, but give him some feeling that hey, maybe if they hadnt in the past, and as engaged or payed what they should have that they in fact will change their ways. And thatll reassure our president that in fact there is as engaged as the United States is. What we want is fairness in the u. N. We want respect, but also people to feel like we want to feel like theyre doing their fair share and what was ultimately agreed on many years ago and the president , like so many americans, feel like they havent been treated right. Eugene, im curious to hear what you think about how World Leaders are going to be receptive to the president when hes planning to pull out of a paris accord, hes pulled out of the tpp, hes threatened to pull out of nafta, the mission of the United Nations is to bring the world together, donald trump is seeming to pull the United States out of that. I certainly think that is something quite a few World Leaders will be concerned about, the fact that the president will probably double down on the America First philosophy of Global Affairs that was so successful for him in this campaign. But that i think leaves quite a few questions. I mean, how does this respond to peacekeeping efforts and wartorn countries and africa and what does this mean for countries in asia that are dealing with conflict. These are issues we have not seen the president speak about often if at all, and they definitely would leave people who are concerned about America First to wonder if for the president that means america only. Nina, i want to focus on north korea and something we heard from nikki haley this morning on state of the union, im not sure if we have the sound byte. Duo not, but she essentially said we have exhausted every option. The u. N. Security council. Despite that. What else can the United States do at this point if youre hearing that from nikki haley. We agree that we have to protect ourselves, in that regard, any effort fwhobs threat of war can be taken, can be taken lightly. And we know that north korea is a powder keg, but we also have to worry about impact thatll have on south korea, the impact that will have across the world. So the president does have an opportunity, not just to affirm our strength, but also to affirm that not only do we need russia and china, but we do need the other World Leaders. He has made comments about the u. N. Council as being 193member club, but it is indeed a collection and a collaboration of nations that we need to not only keep the peace, but to look forward globally on what we can do to solve some of the worlds conundrums. So as the president of the United States, it is vitally important that he doesnt go to the u. N. General council with a onesided view, but that he understands that nature upholds a vacuum and if our country is not going to lead, who will . Somebody else will step up and it might not be the type of country that we would like to see. We cannot be replaced there, im hoping as much as the president has some anxiety about the u. N. Council and this socalled lack of respect that is given to the United States, it is a union of nations that is necessary. Andre, i wanted to ask you about this because the administration has brought up the potential that they would pass legislation or enact some kind of order that would cut off trade with any country that does business with north korea. From this white house, we have heard that china, accounts for about 90 of all trade done by the dprk, so are we essentially preparing to cut off trade with our biggest trade partner with the second biggest economy in the world . Well, i want to say number one i felt senator turner expressed herself extremely well. I actually agree with her almost 100 on what she said, but look, i would much rather us use economic pressure than to ever have to lose one life fighting them. And so i would love for us i think china at some point in time is going to buckle. And theyre going to say look, well have to do what we can to shut down north korea versus having to shut down trade with america. They lose more than we do. They stand to lose a lot more in trade, and we know we have a trade imbalance anyway, at the end of the day, theyre going to have to keep america happy way before north korea. That is the one key way to stop this from being taken this militarily. Cut him off and hes going to have no way to continue his path. That is the best way i see forward and the safest way. All right. We have to leave it there. Andre bower, nina turner, eugene scott, thank you for the time. Thank you. The president has long been critical of the u. N. From calling the assembly an underperforming to criticizing the halls decor. Now he needs u. N. Diplomacy to work. Richard roth has more. Reporter the flags are up, its time for another United NationsGeneral Assembly global get together. As always, the United States is the host country, a host with an edge from the very start of the year. For those that dont have our back, were taking names. Reporter much of the worlds big names will attend. None bigger than President Trump himself. Whose name has been just up the street from the u. N. For years. At the Trump World Tower building. This General Assembly is about one man, donald trump. And the big question is, will trump insult the u. N. Or will he try to make friends with the u. N. . Reporter trump, a new York Real Estate mogul has not always embraced the u. N. , nearly five years ago he tweeted, the cheap 12inch square marble tiles always bothered me. I will replace with beautiful large marble slabs if they ask me. No one asked despites years of renovation at the u. N. After his election, trump said the u. N. Was a club where people like to talk. Welcome to the white house. Reporter trump was more conciliatory when members of the u. N. Security council visited the white house in april. I have long felt the United Nations is an underperformer, but has tremendous potential. Reporter President Trump will speak to the entire world for the first time from here at the General Assembly rostrum, the leader who vowed fire and fury if kim jongun threatens the u. S. Will be closer to north koreans than ever in his life. The north korean delegation will be seated here in the front row, just 20 feet away from where President Trump speaks to the General Assembly. There have been some memorable speeches inside the General Assembly. Libyas Muammar Gaddafi tore a page of u. N. Charter, ugo chavez said the devil of george w. Bush was in the chamber. Translator and it smells of sulfur still today. Reporter u. S. President s are measured in tone. I think youre going to have the president who did the bombing on syria from the chemical weapons, the one that has gone against isis in both syria and iraq at record pace. Reporter other first time speakers include president emanuel macron of france. It is also the first u. N. General assembly for antonio. Most dangerous crisis we face is today the crisis to the nuclear risk in relation to the democratic peoples republic of korea. Reporter donald trump has made the u. N. Unexpectedly relevant. We thought that trump was going to trash the orls, but his single biggest Foreign Policy priority containing north korea is being handled right here in the security council. Reporter trump will also call for more reform of the u. N. Unclear if he, again, demands changing of the marble. Richard roth, cnn, United Nations. Coming up, hot on irmas trail. All eyes are on hurricane maria. Why this storm could wreak havoc on places already devastated by irma. Well show you the latest track next. Plus were following breaking news. Protesters returning to the streets of st. Louis for the third night in a row. After the acquittal of a white Police Officer and the death of an African American man. Youre live in the cnn news room. Stay with us. woman when you have type 2 diabetes, theres a moment of truth. 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