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u.s. president, joe biden, is on his way to south korea on his first asia trip as president. he will also be visiting japan and meet with leaders of india and australia as well. the asia trip comes later in biden's presidency than he may have liked. he wants to affirm the importance of our indo-pacific alliances. kevin, we'll begin with you. joe biden has been focusing much on the war in ukraine. this an attempt that they can walk and talk and chew gum at the same time. >> it's meant to reaffirm the u.s. commitment to the key alliance in east asia with south korea and japan and demon...

su semiconductor plant. the other stop is japan. but as biden makes the rounds, there is also growing concern over what north korea might do next to rattle the saber. the united states preparing for the distinct possibility that kim jong-un would conduct a missile test, an icbm, in coordination with biden's trip. wouldn't be the first time he did it. more on that in a moment. let's begin in seoul, south korea, cnn's jeremy diamond is there. tell us what the biden administration hopes to accomplish on this trip, both in south korea and japan. >> reporter: well, jim, president biden ha...

america's commitment to allies in the region of course after months of focus on ukraine and russia's invasion there. the president's first stop is south korea, where he underscored the importance of this region and this moment. listen. >> so much, so much of the future of the world is going to be written here in the endopacific over the next several decades. we're standing at an inflection point in history where the decisions we make today will have far reaching impacts on the world we leave to our children tomorrow. >> the issues the president is facing and tackle anything asia are ...

choices will echo for decades. >> we're standing at an inflection point in history where the decisions we make today will have far-reaching impacts on the world we leave to our children tomorrow. >> plus some new numbers in the too close to call pennsylvania republican senate primary. georgia is the headline state next tuesday. already an early voting record there, and in several of the big georgia races, choosing a candidate means saying yes or no to donald trump and his big election lie. and phone calls. handwritten notes. new details today about trump's deep personal involvement...

>> looming in the background, china, which has been flexing its military power in the region recently. north korea, which may launch a missile test during the president's visit to the pacific region. and, of course, the war in ukraine. president biden called out vladimir putin in his remarks today, and he's set to sign off on a major aid package while in asia to help ukraine. cnn's white house correspondent jeremy diamond is in seoul following the president. so, jeremy, what else happened on biden's first day there? >> reporter: well, alison, in his first remarks in south korea, pres...