>> welcome back. you are watching "live from paris." joe biden been speaking in the wake of the midterm vote. he says it has been a good day for the democracy -- for democracy. results are still coming in. the count continues. the republican red wave did not materialize and biden says a young people turned out and voted. mosley for the democrats. russia in retreat at kherson. moscow pulls pat -- pulls back its troops.

ukraine is able to liberate so much of its own territory. kyiv is being cautious and says it has no sign of a russian pullout. tensions between france and italy over an ngo ship carrying migrants rescued in the mediterranean. paris condemning italy's refusal to let the vessel dock as unacceptable. this is "live from paris." ♪ mark: thank you very much for being with us. have been listening to joe biden speak live in washington. he is taking questions from journalists. we can give you a just of what he has been saying. joe biden starting out by saying it has been a good day for democracy. his words. he says basically, voters turned

out in record numbers in these midterm elections. he said young people between 18 and 30 turned up in historic numbers and the key issues, climate, gun-ctrol, student debt relief, and the issue of abortion. . on abortion, biden made a strong statement, it is worth noting he is a roman catholic, but his -- but he said he wouldeto any attempt to ban abortion. this comes in the wake of the june overturning of roe v. wade ruling. by the u.s. supreme court, which is leaning bias toward the republicans, which has meant many women cannot get abortions in their own state. there are many issues, he pointed ou the house may well go towards the republicans. the situation in the senate hangs in the balance. that could go down to the vote in georgia, which needs to be rerun. that will be resets an

election in december. all i can do, biden said, his continue to make the life of the american people better. let's take a listen to joe biden. pres. biden: yet, at least i don't know them all yet, here is what we do know. while th press and the pendants are predicting a giant red wave, they did not happen. democrats had a strong night. we lost few -- fewer seats in the house of representatives than any midterm election in the last 40 years. mark: joe biden speaking a little earlier in washington. let's bring more analysis of the situation. we have an analysis galore of these midterm elections. william galston at the brookings institution. a pleasure to have you on france 24. thank you for being with us. what is your reaction to biden's statement about it being a good

day for democracy? william: he is right about that. the governors elected, many of them democrats, but some republicans, are committed to electoral integrity and the rule of law in election administration these are not people who will put their thumb down and attempt to distort the results. and that is true for republican governor brian kemp in georgia, who has demonstrated that by standing up to donald trump in, 2020, as well as all of the democrats including in wisconsin, pennsylvania, and in michigan, who were elected or reelected yesterday. mark: there is a sense that the fear that there could be a mini january 6 replication, that looks like it will not materialize?

william: there are two issues. does the outcome of this election mean there will not be any violence at state houses? no one can guarantee that. but the outcome of the election makes it much less likely that violence will be done to the integrity of the election returns through manipulations either during elections or after the fact, and that is geinely good news for democracy. mark: in terms of what happens next, we are looking at the big questions of how will congress pan out? how will the violence be going forward? do you have a sense, because we are hearing there could be a republican majority in the house. we are hearing the senate could go to the democrats, or maybe the other way around. . i am seeking clarification. what sense do you have? william: well, we are all seeking clarification. [laughter] we are closer to the counting

than you folks are, but that does not mean we know anymore, unfortunately. we will just have to wait. it seems clear at this point that the republicans will attain a majority of the house of representatives, certainly a smaller one than they were hoping and democrats were fearing. i actually don't think the margin in the house of representatives is going to make that much of a difference. if there is republican control of the house, there will be party unity, and the republicans will do what they have said they are going to do, witches is launch a number of investigations of biden administrationfficials, and even of president biden's son. they may try to impeach and remove some of those officials. and i also take them at their word when they say they are not going to allow a budget of the united states to be enacted

without very significant cuts in spending, which i believe president biden will not agree to. so, no one can rule out the possibility of a government shutdown of the sort we h a few years ago. mark: i hear exactly what you are saying. is this why biden made a point of saying in his news conference just now, that he is willing to work across the aisle? he wants to cooperate, as he said it, his republican colleagues? william: first of all, that is what he always says and he reallyeans it. because he spent decades in national public life during which,ff and on, but quite frequently, the two parties were able to get together on significant legislation. that also happened during the first two years of his presidency, by the way. he wants to have that kind of

partnership, and he believes that it is not dead because of the bipartisan legislation that was passed particularly this year. and it is also, in these divided times, where a lot of americans at the center of the political spectrum are sick and tired of all the heat out of washington, which is accompanied by very little light, that the two parties re-learn the art of cooperation. mark: can i ask you a question about the youth vote? 18 to 30, as joe biden was talking about. he said young people turned out in historic numbers. climate, gun control, abortion, these big issues. is that what is driving that, or is this issue, maybe it is a combination, but you were saying people are sick of what is going on in terms of the cereal nation -- nature of politics?

william: perhaps. it will take a lot of research and discussion with young people to find out. in the meantime, what we do now is that the issue of abortion turned out to be as significant as it was during the summer. that surprised a lot of political pundits. mark: biden making that statement that he would veto any attempt to ban abortion, how important do you think that will be? william: the issue of abortion has already had a major impact on these midterm elections. and it is very clear, based on results in state contests, that even in relatively conservative states like kansas and kentuck there is no public appetite for the kind of sweeping restrictions on abortion that

many republicans have been pushing. they are simply on the wrong side of that issue. the majority is against them. president biden, i'm sure, will continue to align himself with this majority. as much as he can. people thought this election was going to be a referendum on joe biden, and it turned out to be at least as much a referendum on supreme court lost that andhe referendum. mark: that is a very interesting observation. i was going to ask you, was it about biden and trump? there was another factor in play, clearly. william: there sure was. mark: thank you for joining us, it is always a pleasure speaking to you. senior fellow at washington. thank you very much. william: my pleasure. mark: our analysis continues here at france 24, throughout the night, looking for all

reaction on issues related to the midterms. the counting continues, just to reinforce that we are trying to keep across everything as it happens. we heard earlier from joe biden giving his react -- given his reaction. let's move on to the situation in ukraine. russia has announced a withdrawal from kherson. this is a major coup for kyiv and a blow for moscow. kherson is the only regional capital that the invading russian forces have taken since february 24. kyiv is being cautious saying kherson will only be liberated when the ukrainian flag flies there. reporter: there is no sign of vladimir putin and the russian state -- in the russian state televised broadcast and which his defense minister orders a retreat from kherson, the only regional capital moscow had captured since the invasion began. >> i understand that this is a ry uneasy decision. at the same time, we will save

the lives of our servicemen and the combat capability of our troops. >> i agree with your conclusions and suggestions. began to call off troops and take all measures to ensure the safe transfer of personnel, weapons, and equipment across the river. reporter: the russians anti-establishment of a new defensive line to the east of the river. wary of a trap, ukrainian authorities are treating the staged orders with caution, whether ukrainian presidential advisor warning, we see no signs russia is leaving kherson without a fight. kyiv's forces zeroed in on the city and cut off supply lines as part of a counteroffensive that has pushed back russian troops. >> we leave for combat two to three times a day, firing the whole ammunition load. around 50 or 60 shots per day. we are firing at late infantry vehicles and ground troops. russians are not putting up

their heavy military equipment. reporter: kherson was one of four regions russia declared it had annexed in september. it's withdrawal from the regional capital imperils its control from the rest of the area, which plant -- which forms a land bridge from russia to crimea. moscow had already ordered the evacuation of civilians from the city, some 150,000 people. relocating them to russian occupied territories in the east of the country. mark: we are watching all developments in ukraine. tensions mounting between france and italy over the fate of an ngo ship carrying 234 migrants. paris is calling the refusal by italian authorities to let the vessel dock unacceptable. it was the latest european standoff over where to disembark migrants picked up, after trying to reach europe from north africa with italy frustrated after taking the bulk of those reporter: france has denounced

italy's refusal to take in a migrant chef with 234 people on board. -- ship with 234 people on board. it sailed away from italian warders -- waters tour de france. a spokesman branded italy's refusal to allow the ship to dock. >> the current attitude of the italian government's refusal to accept the ship, to all of the rules that have been agreed upon, is simply unacceptable. reporter: meanwhile, the ngo sos has made an urgent appeal to the french government. >> french maritime authorities should provide us a port without any delay. it is not possible for us to wait any longer aboard this ship. we have no clear perspective ahead of us. reporter: italy had previously allowed passengers on three other vessels to disembark, but

it stood firm on a fourth. this all comes as italy's new far right government, led by giorgia meloni, has vowed to stop the tens of thousands of migrants who arrive on the country's shores each year. mark: that is it for this part of the program. stay with us. more news and analysis to come here on france 24. ♪ >> special events. >> from november sixth to 18th, egypt will host the 2022 climate change conference. the climate crisis is a growing threat to the world's population. we will be there conducting interviews and debating climate issues. but also bringing new reports and special editions. cop 27, 12 days to tackle climate change, on france 24. >> hello, everyone.

this is "inside the americas." the u.s. midterms saw more of a pink wave than a red one, as joe biden's democrats fared better than expected. in today's show, we will break down the results so far. we will take a look at the effect of what it will have on the last two years of joe biden's term. america was all about the midterms this week. tuesday's vote was much less of a disaster for the democrats then the republicans may have been hoping. the gop does look on track to win the house of representatives, and block much of president joe biden's agenda for the last two years of his term. monty francis joins me on set to talk more about all of this. this was not the red wave. it seemed that everyone was predicting that. monte: i think the thing to watch is how republicans are reacting to all of us. . donald trump is out on his social media site, making a -- making accusations about the deal -- the legitimacy of the

results. a majority of the republican candidates running for office denied the results of the 2020 race. they don't consider joe biden to be a legitimate president. there are gop candidates who have lost their challenging results of their own elections and taking a page out of the donald trump playbook. jeanie: what about donald trump himself? what do these election results say about his influence on american politics? monte: i think it means he may not be the queen maker he thinks that he is. having said that, many of the republican candidates he backed did not win. dr. oz in pennsylvania, for example. there were others like brian kemp who won the governorship in georgia without the backing or support of donald trump. having said that, the republican party it stands now, is still very much the party of donald trump. mr. trump: this is the year we are going to take back the house. reporter: republican candidates are still talking about 2020. one by one, they are lining up

behind donald trump, embracing his false claim of a rigged election two years ago that he lost to joe biden. >> i think trump won in 2020. reporter: a vast majority of republicans running for federal and state offices have either questioned or flat out denied the 2020 results. 70%, according to the new york times, some 370 gop candidates. a demonstration that trump has not lost his grip on his party. >> donald trump maintains a certain power, because he has a personal influence. a kind of charisma, even though more and more people think it is a perverted charisma. nevertheless, it counts. reporter: there are indications republican candidates will use the same trump strategy, and refused to accept the results of their own races. kari lake, who is running for governor in arizona, has refused to say she would concede if she loses. >> my question is will you

accept the results of your election in november? >> i'm going to win the election and i will accept that result. >> if you lose, will you accept that? >> i'm going to win the election on i will accept that result. reporter: six other republican candidates running for governor across the u.s. have denied the 2020 results. the worry, say experts, is that they, along with election officials in those states, could wield influence over future contests, and potentially overturn legitimate election results. while most gop candidates for senate and house seats have backed trump's election claims, a few republicans have stood up to donald trump. liz cheney, a senator from wyoming, an outspoken critic of the former president, has already been expelled from the party, having lost her primary to a trump-endorsed candidate. voters meanwhile appear apathetic. a recent poll by the new york

times found most americans feel u.s. democracy is under threat, but that inflation and the economy are more pressing concerns. jeanie: let me bring you back in here. donald trump. , expected to announce he is running for president again for 2024. there is talk about another republican favorite who could challenge him, florida governor ron desantis. monte: desantis won a huge reelection victory in florida, beating his democratic opponent by 20 points. we know he has -- he is under donald trump's skin. trump is obsessed with these 2024 poles, and he has given desantis ron dissing timoney's. desantis is a shrewd politician. he was educated at yale harvard law. he injects himself into national culture wars. he constantly rails against what he calls woke ideology. entering the pandemic, he was outspoken against mask mandates. the new yorker said that he "channels the same rage as the

former president, but with greater discipline." i should underscore that, he has not said whether he will make a run for the white house two years from now. jeanie: thanks. american voters are not known for their huge turnouts at the polls, but this midterm election pushed a lot of people to cast their ballots early. almost 46 million people voted early, either with mail-in votes or in person. higher than in 2018. with the democrats coming out more than the republicans. while abortion may have been one of the big issues in the campaign, that was overshadowed by the economy, as charis garland reports. reporter: it is on many voters minds, and words on many americans lips. >> i think inflation -- >> inflation -- reporter: after peaking above 9% in june, inflation remained high at 8.2% in september, and consumers are feeling the pinch in the supermarket aisles, with

the price of flour up 24%, and the cast of eggs at 30%. on top of this, mortgage rates are the highest in 20 years, just over 7%. republicans made the economy one of their main campaign issues, but for some voters, it is not the be all and all. >> people are more worried about inflation but they don't understand we have global inflation. it is easy to point the finger and look at gas prices. reporter: the big picture shows the u.s. economy is not doing so bad. household wealth, for example, has increased by $32 trillion since the start of the pandemic. jobs are not hard to come by with unemployment at just 3.7%. gdp was at 2.6% in the third quarter. the figures beat expectations but growth has still stalled over the last year. a reuters poll shows a large majority of voters from both sides of politics felt worse off financially, or no better

compared to last year. jeanie: the u.s. midterm elections do not include a race for president, but the outcome is often seen as a referendum on the current leader. joe biden was not that visible on the campaign trail this time around, and there is a reason for that. despite his compliments, poles joe biden does not have a majority of support form the american public as you found out. monte: from action on climate change, to gun control, to overseeing the biggest vaccine rollout in u.s. history. joe biden has a list of the completions he can point to during his first two years in office. republicans were able to block items on his agenda, including voting rights protections and abortion access. he managed to keep campaign promises on forgiving student debt, lowering the price of prescription drugs, and appointing the first black woman to the u.s. supreme court. an importantly -- and importantly, the passage of a infrastructure bill, the largest

in american history. on the foreign policy front, he has been credited with uniting nato allies, and the west against russia for its invasion of ukraine. but all of it has not served him so well in the realm of public opinion, with the polls showing his job approval hovering around 43%. it has had an effect on the campaign trail. while welcomed by some, other democratic candidates wanted biden nowhere near their states. >> do you want president biden to come to ohio and publicly campaign with you in this final lap? >> no. i will not be asking the president to come in. monte: political analysts say despite items are compliments -- biden's accomplishments, historically, the president and his party lose support halfway through their term. additionally, there are persistent concerns about biden's age. he turns 80 later this month,

and has not officially said whether he will make another white house bid. polls show three in five democratic voters want him to run in 2024. jeanie: that report from monte francis who is with me. what do the election results say about joe biden and his real influence on democratic voters? monte: it's interesting. we saw in that piece, tim ryan telling biden, stay out of ohio. tim ryan ended up losing that race against the republican. at the same time, you see one of the few democrats who ask for biden's help on the campaign trail won his race against dr. oz. there may have been a mialculation on the part of some democrats as to whether they should solicit or invite president biden's help. monte: thank you -- jeanie: thank you for that. thank you for your hard work on the midterms. thank you for watching. we will see you for the next "inside the americas." ♪

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