barack obama and vladimir putin meet on the sidelines of the g20 summit as a mutual solution to curb the violence in syria slips away. and with world leaders gathered in china, cybersecurity experts warn about potential hackers spying on the summit. plus, germany's leader suffers a blow after her party gets a stinging rebuke from voters in her home state.

hello and welcome to our viewers here in the united states and, of course, all around the world. i'm rosemary church. this is "cnn newsroom." u.s. president barack obama and russian president vladimir putin met on the sidelines of the g20 summit earlier. but a u.s. official tells cnn the talks with russia for a deal to establish peace in syria are over for now. the g20 summit will come to a close in less than two hours and it looks like it will come and go without much progress on the syrian issue. joining me now, matt rivers at the g20 summit in hangzhou and frederik pleitgen in moscow. russian and u.s. talks are over. no deal reached on syria. this is very frustrating. what happens next?

>> well, it really is a little bit surprising to those of us here at the g20 following these talks. yesterday there was a feeling of optimism that there might be some sort of deal. as late as yesterday afternoon, really, there was some thought here that we could be talking about an agreement that may have been reached between the russians n the u.s. in terms of coming up with a new ceasefire deal and perhaps coming to an agreement on some sort of cooperation between russian and u.s. forces in their ongoing fight against isis. it was late yesterday evening here that's secretary kerry from the u.s. came out and said negotiations would end for that day and pick up today. it wasn't just a few hours ago we heard from a senior u.s. official saying talks between both sides have ended for now with no deal in place. in terms of what happens next, that's the big question. i think it centers on what the differences are between both sides. u.s. official that cnn spoke to

wouldn't say what the exact differences are. are the differences really big and substantive or more technically -- technical minutia. that's a big question. that's obviously a big difference. how much is left for both sides to work out? if and when these negotiations will resume, what does that look like? those are questions right now that we don't have answers to. something we'll be following very closely. >> stand by there for a moment, matt. i want to go to fred pleitgen in moscow. now we understand this meeting between the president of the united states and the president of russia has achieved very little. and the foreign ministers as well. so where does it go from here? what needs to happen to get these two nations on the same page when it comes to forging some sort of peace deal in syria? >> well, there's certain things that certainly need to happen. it's a wide away of issues that led to the talks at this point

in time. a stalling, i wouldn't say failure all together. in the past couple of days, you have seen a situation where the u.s. seemed to be quite skeptical that a deal would be reached. you kept seeing the russians say they thought a deal was close and imminent. the russians announcing a deal had already been made but the u.s. saying it hadn't been made yet and there were still details that needed tock worked out. the other thing we've been seeing as well is a big shift on the battlefield in syria as well. the forces loyal to bashar al assad which is the side that russia supports in syria making pretty big gains around the aleppo area. some wonder whether or not that my have influenced the negotiations. whether russians may have changed some of their negotiating tactics or demanded new concessions from the u.s. because of the shift in the battlefield that's been going on there. a lot of things between the u.s. and russia have focused around the issue of aleppo. trying to get some sort of

ceasefire agreement. not really a peace deal but ceasefire agreement for the aleppo area. that's the area getting pounded right now. it was about humanitarian corridors, for instance, into the western side of aleppo that's held by the opposition where the russians said they could secure those corridors. the u.s. very skeptical that would be the case. then, of course, the big differences between who is an extremist that needs to be bombed and who is a rebel fighting the assad regime that should not be bombed. that's been a big issue between the u.s. and russia, identifying the groups of the two sides would combat together if an agreement came together. certainly they still seem to be pretty far apart if the negotiations have been stopped altogether and they're going to wait towards a later today. as president obama says, he believes it's very important to reach some sort of agreement because there's that big civilian suffering there in aleppo. certainly the two sides will continue and try to work something out. this certainly is a big draw

back now that has happened there at that summit in china. >> it is indeed. it's a process as you point out. these things take time. they can't be resofld in some side meeting like this. fred pleitgen live from moscow. many thaicnks to you. just after 10:00 in the morning there. let's go back to matt rivers and talk more generally on the g20 summit. have there been any concrete achievements made or just a talk fest? >> well, what you hear often from critics of summits like this one is they end up just becoming talk fests. the leaders of some of the largest economies in the world taking a group photograph, sitting around a table and you rarely see anything concrete come out of these meetings. there's certainly some validity in the sense we rarely see one specific thing, one sort of agreement that comes out of

meetings of this. proponents say it's never a bad thing for these men and women who lead some of the most important countries in the world to get a chance to spend time face-to-face together to establish some personal relationships so when there are major crises they know each other and may be able to respond better. it also depends on who you ask, whether there are successes or breakthroughs. if you take british prime minister theresa may, does she feel she was able to lay the groundwork for some new trade deals britain is forces to negotiate after the brexit vote. does xi jinping feel he got his message across that the world should be really in favor of free trade deals that would benefit his country? if those two leaders feel their messages were a success they'd probably call this a breakthrough. so really two sides of the issue there. some say these are just talk fests. others say they're very important to the world stage. perhaps some valid arguments to

be made for both sides. >> matt rivers from the g20 summit which ends in a couple of hours. here's there in guangzhou and it's just after 3:00 in the afternoon. with no peace deal in sight, the civil war in syria is escalating and growing more complex. we've just learned of multiple bombings in three cities. damascus, homs and tartus. this comes a day after government forces launched a fresh offensive against rebels in aleppo. syrian troops recaptured a military college in the southwestern part of the city. the syrian observatory for human rights says syrian forces backed by allies are trying to reimpose a siege on rebel-held areas in the east. a rebel fighter tells cnn they have succeeded. farther north, turkey says isis has lost control of its last bit of territory along the

turkish/syrian border. a trkish military official tells cnn the area is now under the control of the free syrian army. those fsa fighters backed by the turkish military captured more than a dozen villages over the weekend. syria isn't the only place where isis is on the run. libyan forces in sirte say they captured several buildings from the terror group on sunday. fighters loyal to libya's u.n.-backed government say they're advancing on isis' last holdouts there, and they launched their anti-isis campaign in may and have been aided by u.s. air strikes since early august. south korea says pyongyang has fired three ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast. paula hancocks is live in seoul, south korea, with details. let's go over what we know about these three ballistic missiles that were fired by north korea. >> the information we have is

from seoul's joint cheefrs of staff. they say that they believe that these missiles flew about 1,000 kilometers. they say that they assumed they were rodong midrange missiles and they actually were fired into japan's air defense identification zone. certainly a concern for tokyo. they say there was no prior navigational warning for this. and this is something that has been picked up by washington as well. a senior u.s. administration official telling cnn that this launch was reckless, saying it could potentially pose a threat to civil aviation and also to maritime issues in the region and those in that particular area. now certainley this does seem to be a concern for japan. the second time it has got to this particular area in japanese air space or waters or air space that japan has a great interest in. we did hear from japan's minister of defense. he wanted to heighten the state

of vigilance following this. we have had widespread condemnation. seoul has condemned this saying once again this violates united nations security council resolutions that the senior administration official from the u.s. also saying that this violates resolutions. they strongly condemned it. once again north korea showing that these resolutions are not going to prevent it from carrying out these launches. rosemary? >> a real concern for many people in the region there. paula hancocks bringing us up to date on the situation from seoul in south korea. it's just after 4:00 in the afternoon there. many thanks. hong kong's election results could rattle some nerves in beijing following a record turnout. at least one former leader of the pro-democracy umbrella movement, nathsan law, has won a seat on the legislative council. law and his fellow democracy activists support debating hong kong's constitutional arrangements, including potential independence from

china. a far right party has delivered a bitter defeat to angela merkel's christian democrats in her home state. supporters of the alternative for deutchland party or afd celebrated after exit polls showed them pushing into second place. mrs. merkel's party came in third according to the polls. her popularity has polled after germany took in more than a million refugees last year and the afd has seized on that discontent. >> translator: the established parties have lost people's approval because they fool the people over and over again. we do not have an asylum crisis. we have a problem with illegal immigration. a euro crisis because the german government ignores the fact the european project has died. >> mrs. merkel is expected to make a statement after the official results are released. hundreds of thousands of people filled the streets of brazil cities on sunday to protest the country's newly

installed government of president michelle tamor. the largest demonstration in sao paulo. more than 100,000 protesters showed up waving signs and chanting out with temer. the former vice president took office last week following the senate vote to impeach former president dilma rousseff. more questions arise over donald trump's stance on illegal immigration. what one of his biggest supporters said about the issue. plus, we are tracking hermine. the latest on the storm that just won't quit. and where it's heading after the break.

one of donald trump's more prominent supporters insists the republican presidential candidate is backing away from his most controversial immigration proposal. former new york mayor rudy giuliani says trump does not support mass deportations. and is open to allowing some undocumented immigrants to stay in the u.s.

his comments come just days after the trump campaign met with mexican president enrique pena nieto. >> we had ground rules for this meeting. one was we were not going to discuss paying for the wall because that's not something we're going to agree about. we wanted to find areas of common agreement and maybe the president's staff didn't brief him on it. maybe the president forgot it, but he brought it up. it wasn't at the beginning. the middle of the sentence. i just briefly said that's not on the table. the reality is they have a disagreement over that. >> a lot of pundits seem to give that meeting very high marks. there were reports that you and governor chris christie and others have been internally pushing trump to do things more like that, more presidential in tone for want of a better term.

but later that day, trump went to arizona and gave an immigration speech that was perceived as so harsh that even the republican national committee scrapped plans to praise that speech in a way, sir, did your side of the struggle within the trump campaign win the morning but lose the night? >> no, we won both. and both sides won and there aren't two sides. i think if you have to read the ap story that came out of that speech. the ap story says donald trump retreats on mass deportation. it is true the speech was delivered in i'd say a dramatic style because it was a rally audience. but if you read that speech carefully, that speech is consistent with what he said in the past and leaves a very big opening for what will happen with the people that remain here in the united states after the criminals are removed and after the border is secure. and he says in a very important

sentence which everybody seemed to ignore, but ap, he says there that at that time when america is safe, we will be open to all of the options. meaning that donald trump as he expressed in one of his interviews recently would find it very, very difficult to throw out a family that's been here for 15 years and they have three children, two of whom are citizens and that is not the kind of america he wants. his main focus of that speech, and i think the reason for the emotion in it was because of all those mothers who came up whose children were killed by illegal criminal immigrants. and all of the policies are largely directed toward criminal illegal immigrants. which the obama administration releases into the streets of our cities. >> so let me just -- >> which is actually, they have an insane policy. i was a prosecutor most of my

life called catch and release. >> mr. mayor -- >> they catch criminals and release them. >> i want to pd. so mr. trump will not be trying to kick out the d.r.e.a.m.ers or having a deportation force or wants to get all 11 million undocumented immigrants out of the country. >> what he said is after we secure the border and remove the criminal illegal immigrants, to a large extent. you'll never get to 100%, then and only then can we look at this in a very rational way in which we can look at all the options and be open to all the options. >> former new york mayor rudy giuliani speaking with our jake tapper. the clinton campaign says there's nothing benign about trump's pledge of mass deportations. her campaign released this statement saying, immigrant families know the meanings of humane and fair and can see straight through their cynical ploys. trump's message to immigrant

families is clear. everyone must go. a new cnn poll of polls shows hillary clinton's once double-digit lead over donald trump is now cut in half. the democratic presidential candidate has 42% support to trump's 37% in a four-way matchup. and john king breaks it down. >> donald trump says as we reach this point the polls are closing in his direction. to a degree, he's right. let's take a look. back at the beginning of the month just after the conventions, hillary clinton had a ten-point lead. these are averaging out all the national polls. the most reents ones, hillary clinton's lead is down to five points. donald trump is right. in the national polls, the race is tightening. here's donald trump's problem. when you go state by state through the key battlegrounds, hillary clinton is leading in all of them. some are relatively small but even florida at the beginning of the month was 1. now it's 4. ohio was 1, now a three-point

clinton lead. north carolina, very close. pennsylvania in single digits. a comfortable lead, seven points. virginia has moved in clinton's direction. her running mate helps there. wisconsin, closer than a lot think but still a clinton lead. colorado, a big clinton lead. that's the problem when you look at the battleground states. if the election were held today, hillary clinton would already be over the top, 273 electoral votes. donald trump could win all of these yellow states. he could win them all and not clinch the presidency. to get there he's got to turn some of these that we lean blue, he's got to turn some of the blue red. pennsylvania would be the biggest prize. hillary clinton, one of her biggest weaknesses, blue collar voters. >> john king looking at the tightening race for the white house. all right. want to turn to the weather now. in the u.s., the massive storm that's been beating up the eastern seaboard could regain some strength. the national hurricane center

says hermine is moving out to sea where it's expected to regenerate winds up to 120 kilometers per hour, or about 75 miles per hour. millions of people from virginia to new england are still under tropical storm watches and warnings. so let's get more on this. meteorologist pedram javaheri joins us now. this is a real concern. it is the storm that won't go away. just keeps rejen ratsing. >> it's a holiday weekend, too. what's hand is the storm has transitioned from being a tropical storm to a post-tropical storm. tropical storms feed off warm waters. post-tropical feed off cooler waters and upper level steering currents that help them. this particular storm is not tropical anymore. take a look at it. there's the presentation on satellite. it's fanned out. upper level winds pulling this system apart. winds at 70 miles per hour. get up above 73 miles per hour,

if t is a hurricane-force storm. the difference in a couple miles per hour is negligible. officially the storm was forecast to remain much closer to the shoreline. more of the piling up water on the immediate coastline and that causes significant coastal erosion and damage. at this point the storm has shifted 200 miles farther to the east. the wind component is more northerly. winds more parallel to the coastline as compared to directly toward the coast and piling up. the storm surge threat, two to four feet across hampton toward atlantic city, around new york city and long island as well. and notice north of it around portions of, say, connecticut, on into new hampshire there could see as much as 3 to 5-foot storm surge. here's the perspective. rainfall will want to stay offshore. still want to point out this is a dangerous storm as far as interacting. really turning up the waters to where they can make dangerous go

for beachgoers. the storm will want to push offshore into cooler waters and weaken. want to show you what's developing across parts of mexico. this is coming out of acapulco in mexico where we have another tropical storm. newton is our next storm in line here. has really intensified in the last couple of hours. the concern is the forecast tracker where the storm would be headed at this point. it takes it toward cabo san lucas. winds at 110 kilometers per hour, around 70 miles an hour. just shy of a category 1 hurricane. we know cabo is heavily populated and also a lot of tourism this time of year. active across this region. the storm system could move in and heavy rainfall, some dangerous winds associated with it as well around cabo san lucas. some time from wednesday toward thursday. let me show you damage coming out of japan as well from recent tropical activity. rosemary, this has been very, very busy. the first couple of weeks of september now typically

september is the peak season for hurricanes. the sun has been shining for months and warming up the ocean. it's now at a maximum across -- >> it is a worry. particularly if people are not ready for these sorts of things and the beauty of giving heads-up is people can be primed and ready. thanks ped ram. many people hope for a syria peace deal at the g20 summit in china. were those hopes fulfilled or dashed? what we have learned about the outcome of the u.s./russia talks. that's coming up. plus, the g20 puts many of the foremost leaders in the same place. we'll explain why security experts are concerned that puts their data at risk to hackers. back in a moment.

a warm welcome back to our viewers. i'm rosemary church. german chancellor angela merkel has suffered a political humiliation in her own backyard. exit polls show the anti-immigrant alternative for deutchland party surged into second place in mrs. merkel's home state. the center left social democrats finished first. they could continue to govern the state in a coalition with mrs. merkel's christian democrats. south sudan has agreed to receive 4,000 more u.n. peacekeeping troops to protect civilians in the war-torn country. there are already 12,000 peace keepers in the nation. the latest wave of violence began in july with clashes between troops loyal to the president and those loyal to the

former vice president. u.s. president barack obama is at his final g20 summit. he met with russian president vladimir putin on the sidelines earlier. but officials say the discussions between the u.s. and russia on the syrian conflict ended without an agreement. mr. obama may address that in his news conference after the summit ends. in syria, at least 14 people have been killed in explosions targeting government-held areas in several cities. that is according to syrian state media. the blast happened near homes, damascus and tartus. we're joined from amman, jordan. i want to start with what you know and what you've learned about these series of blasts in syria and who has been affected by them. >> we're continuing to get more information about these blasts taking place in several areas as

you mention in several cities. most of them regime-controlled parts of the country. also in the northeastern part of the country targeting a kurdish area. according to the state news agency, they say that there have been several explosions. the deadliest of which was on a bridge on a main highway leading to the regime-held coastal city of tartus. 14 were killed and 49 wounded. in syria's third city, homes, accoat least three people were killed and four others wounded when a car bomb detsinated at a military checkpoint at the entrance of a neighborhood. we've seen it targeted previously in the past. a third attack, according to the state news agency was near damascus on a main road. still not -- we don't have much

information about that attack and any casualty figures. to the northeast of the country, according to a spokesman for the syrian democratic forces, these are the u.s.-backed kurdish and arab forces fighting. a bomber on a motorcycle targeted a security force -- kurdish security force checkpoint in hasaka and at least five members of the security forces were killed in that attack and several others were wounded. so far there's been no claim of responsibility for this string of attacks, but this spokesman we spoke to says they believe that this bears the hallmarks of isis. we've seen attacks like this in the past claimed by isis. so far no claim of responsibility but there's always this concern that as isis loses ground in syria and iraq that it will be reverting to more thieves coordinated

high-profile attacks, but no claim at this point. >> let's go back to the g20 summit which hasn't offered much hope for those civilians caught up in the war in syria. what has been the reaction so far from the region to this lack of progress for peace talks between russia and the u.s. and what do people feel needs to happen next? >> well, over the past couple of weeks, we have been speaking to activists and residents in the city of aleppo in the besieged part, the rebel-held part of aleppo in the eastern part of that city. they haven't had much hope of any sustainable peace deal that would come out of these talks. they've always been very skeptical of russia. they see as the ally of the regime. they blame the russians for a lot of the bombings that this city has been through. so a lot of skepticism about what would come out of these talks. and they have seen cessations of hostilities in the past like the

one back in february fall apart. so there wasn't much hope but the real concern here, a key factor in all of this has been humanitarian aid. there has been this hope that maybe some sort of agreement would be reached as we heard from the united nations calling for any sort of pause in the violence to deliver much-needed humanitarian aid into besieged areas. and overnight we've seen very worrying development where the rebel-helipart of aleppo is under siege again after the rebel fighters last month managed to open up a route into the city. this has been blocked off again by the syrian regime and their allies. essentially putting eastern part of aleppo under siege again where we've seen the violence escalate, this humanitarian crisis unfolding. so this is going to be a major concern as we see that these talks have resulted in no deal. the impact on the ground, especially on the civilians. more than 250,000 of them just

in this part of aleppo and there are other besieged areas. the sdconcern is for them here. >> it is frustrating, heartbreaking. thanks so much. bringing us up to date from amman, jordan. watching the situation there. it is 10:36 in amman. the g20 summit in years past has been targeted by cyberattacks and many feared this year's meetings would be no different. our claire sebastian explains the digital threat. >> reporter: it was september 2013. a crucial g20 summit in st. petersburg dominated by the conflict in syria. the leaders at this point unaware some of their computers had been infiltrated. for two months before that meeting, according to cyberresearch firm, e-mails had been sent to several ministries. they contained attachments which

once opened downloaded malicious software allowing the hackers to spy on their targets. fireeye traced that hack to china. beijing denied any strinvolveme. it wasn't the first time the g20 was targeted. two years earlier, french government computers were affected with malware before a summit in paris. there was no conclusive evidence on who was behind it. >> definitely a major target for hackers. and nation state attackers. they're trying to steal data that can help them understand a government's negotiating position. >> spying at international gatherings is nothing new. the difference now, the internet makes it easier. >> in years past if you think about espionage, when it took play, it would cost any government an enormous amount of money. today for a minimal amount of money, couple hundred thousand dollars you can be very well equipped. >> g20 dell gations need to

equip themselves. they advise using clean or burner phones to avoid carrying personal data. avoiding hotel wifi and even adding cybersecurity experts to their physical security detail. we contacted several g20 delegations to see what precautions they were taking for the summit in china. none would comment although a former u.s. official told us president obama and all his staff all use encrypted phone and satellite links when they travel. the president even takes portable soundproof tents for secure communication. this is one from a 2011 trip to brazil. >> no question the landscape is changing. >> the firm crowd strike uncover evidence back in june the russian government was behind a hack on the u.s. democratic national committee. >> before nation states were engaging in espionage where they'd come into your network, steal your documents. now you have to worry about the public leaking of that

information. information, influence operations will be conducted against you. >> amid the public shows of unity at the g20, there may be more complex political plays in cyberspace. jihadists in syria are using drugs for an edge on the battlefield. what makes this amphetamine so dangerous and powerful? for families like this, filling a bottle like this is a struggle. why water taps are running dry in the west bank. that's when we come back. "hey! you get that memo too?"

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welcome back, everyone. many isis militants are being fueled by a black market drug that gives them more energy, more pain tolerance and a mindful of hallucinations. syrian authorities say they

seized 400,000 tablets of this drug on saturday. brian todd filed this report last november on just how dangerous it is. >> reporter: a capturedu sis militant named kareem tells cnn how he got his battlefield courage. >> they gave us hallucinogenics. >> when our cnn team interviewed kareem last year, he was being held in northern syria. it was impossible to know if he was telling the truth or if he was being coached by his captors. but now a u.s. official tells cnn it's believed some jihadist fighters are using the drug kaptigon. a dangerous and powerful amphetamine. >> keeps you awake. you can stay awake for days at a time. you don't have to sleep. and gives you a sense of well-being and euphoria and that you're invincible and nothing can harm you. >> reporter: the u.n.'s drug

czar said the al qaeda affiliated nusra front were believed to be smuggling the precursors to captagon. there's a robust black market for the drug in the middle east. the profits fund weapons purchases for the militant groups. >> people associated with he hezbollah have a history in the sale. some were angry they weren't getting a cut of some of this business. >> reporter: it was developed in the '60s and first used to treat people with hyperactivity. it's since been banned in the u.s. and elsewhere. while some question the drug's prevalence among fighters who preach islamic purity, they say jihadists can find justification. is it hypocritical? >> jihadist scholars would argue this is not hypocritical. that, first of all, it's not a drug that's being taken to get high. >> reporter: this psychiatrist who has treated thousands of

addicts say it can make a user hear voices and see things that aren't there. >> that can hurt you on the battlefield, right? >> absolutely. i think they've made the decision that keeping these guys awake for four or five days at a time and this sense of invincibility is worth whatever harm or side effects the drugs have. >> reporter: for whatever sense of euphoria and invincibility is might present, users can become psychotic, brain damaged and can get addicted to the drug for years to come. brian todd, cnn, washington. many families in the west bank face a serious water shortage. taps have been shut off and palestinians and israelis blame each other for the crisis. our ian lee travelled to the west bank to see firsthand how families are coping. >> reporter: it's a long journey for a 3 and 5-year-old. one kill meters there, one kilometer back.

but five times a day they journey to this spring. this is how the ismail family and the village fetch water. thousands of people rely on this stream used for cooking, drinking and cleaning and beating the heat. she takes me to her house to show me why. their faucet ran dry two months ago. every day i take my daughters to the spring to fill up tanks and bottles. water has become our main daily concern the mother of three tells me. the source of the water crisis in the occupied west bank is muddled. as palestinian authorities see it israel is to blame. >> the israeli national water company has cut off supply, sometimes by 50% and sometimes totally to some localities and towns and villages. i believe that this is part and parcel of getting rid of the indigenous people from their own

land. >> a 1995 agreement gives 80% of the west bank's water to israel. the divide is stark between palestinian towns and israeli settlements. palestinians store water in tanks on their roofs while settlers have communal tanks. palestinians also receive less than the world health organization's recommended 100 liters a day. settlers at times have faced shortages, too. israel's national water company recently announced a plan to increase the amount of water to settlements. cnn requested an interview but they gave us a statement. they accuse the palestinian authority of stealing water and not upgrading infrastructure saying the reasons for problems with the water supply is an increase in the demand of water for ag culture and drinking. the poor infrastructure, stolen water and delay in projects because the joint water committee hasn't met. that israeli-palestinian committee hasn't met in over

five years. while both sides blame each other, palestinians face health risks. many palestinians are forced to use unsafe sources like the artas spring. there is trash nearby. if you continue to look around over here, you can see that there's also animal feces. >> it's about 140,000 people in need of just basic water, safe water for daily life. their children, you know, get diseases. they see worms in the water. but they have no other choice. >> it's a risk the families continue to take as they're left with little choice but to gamble on the spring down the road. ian lee, cnn, the west bank. we'll take a short break here. still to come, dubai has added yet another stunning piece of architecture to its landscape. we take you inside the city's newest opera house when we come back. stay with us.

the doors to dubai's newest state of the art concert venue are officially open. the dubai opera house took more than three years to build to the tune of $330 million. here's a look inside.

♪ >> this is a genuinely groundbreaking technological marvel. ♪ ♪ >> it's a theater. it hosts productions and concerts, but it's much more than that. what we can do here that almost no one else in the world can do is transform ourselves very, very quickly. some buttons and a few strong arms, couple of hours work, and before you know it, we can be a completely different looking building. through the use of hydraulics, get rid of 950 seats here in the stalls. we can create a completely flat floor environment.

♪ >> it is wonderful to be able to inaugurate an opera house. there is the modern conception, but having the old opera house feeling. i was in the hall when they were doing the rehearsal. and that will tell me a lot of the acoustics and the possibilities of the theater, which i found it fantastic. ♪ it has been done a lot for culture already in this country. the icing of the cake is to have an opera house. et? ♪

>> magnificent. there is some good news and bad news to report about the world's endangered species. let's start the bad news. the international union for conservation of nature says the eastern gorilla is now critically endangered mainly because of illegal hunting. the population has declined more than 70% in the past 20 years, but there are others in the animal kingdom who have fared much better. the giant panda, a longtime presence on the endangered list, is being downgraded to vulnerable. the giant panda population rose 17% from 2004 to 2014. thanks so much for joining us. i'm rosemary church. connect with me any time on twitter. "early start" is next for our viewers in the u.s. for everyone else, stay tuned for more news with max foster in london, and have a great day.

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hillary clinton and donald trump now headed down the home stretch. both set to hit the campaign trail in battle ground states this week as both campaigns try to quash questions. and president obama in the waning hours of his final g-20 summit. he is meeting with vladimir putin this morning after meeting with turkish leaders on sunday. good morning. welcome to "early start."