anchor: hello and welcome. the headlines this hour, the leaders of the two largest counties meet face-to-face to defuse tensions ahead of the g20 summit in bali. president zelenskyy said russia's retreat signals the beginning of the end of the war. and republicans in the united states brace themselves for a big announcement from donald trump. the former u.s. president widely expected to announce a run for the white house tomorrow. ♪

joe biden sat down with his chinese counterpart, xi jinping, for over four hours this monday. the high-level meeting taking part in bali ahead of the g20 tomorrow. president biden said it was no need for a new cold war and did not think china was planning a hot one. however, they discussed north korea's nuclear program into the thorny issue of taiwan. >> i absolutely believe this is not a new cold war. i have spoken many times with xi jinping and we were candidly clear with each other across the board. i do not think there is any imminent plan by china to invade taiwan and i made it clear our policy on taiwan has not changed at all.

i made it clear that we want our issues to be peacefully resolved so it never has to come to that. i am convinced he understood exactly what i was saying. anchor: for more on the meeting between the u.s. and chinese presidents, our reporter from bali. reporter: presidents xi jinping and biden spoke over three hours in discussions discussed -- discussions described as candid and direct. their first face-to-face meeting since biden became president was to ease tensions and describe their redlines. taiwan remains a contentious issue and the white house said during the closed-door meeting, joe biden criticized "china's increasingly aggressive actions," and added the u.s. opposes any unilateral anges chinese state media insisted that joe biden said multiple times at the u.s. does not support a taiwan independence or

the idea of two china's. on the ukraine war, both sides agree a nuclear war should never be fought and as expected, joe biden also called on xi jinping to do more to reign in north korea's provocative actions as of late. no major surprises. it was a meeting that seems to have gone to plan. afterwards joe biden gave a press conference where he declared there need not be a new cold war. he also announced his secretary of state would shortly traveling to beijing to continue to build on that relationship. anchor: in other news, ukraine's president visited the liberated city of kherson today. volodymyr zelenskyy striking a defiant tone as he met with residents after one of the biggest successes for ukraine in the war so far. he said this is the beginning of the end of the war. >> it was not pleasant to see

destroyed houses, destroyed ordinary cafés. this is what the russian federation did in our country. it showed the entire world it can kill. but you, all ukraine, our armed forces, our national guard, our intelligence officers proved it is impossible to kill ukraine. anchor: for more on the story, here is our reporter. reporter: access to kherson city is still tightly controlled. it has not been easy to get in, as members of the national press are reticent to let people through given the vast amounts of unexploded ordinance still left around the city by retreating russian forces. tripwires, minds and so on. they are being cleared as we speak. the president of ukraine did show up as well, a great surprise during a massive crowd to hear him speak. he hailed their courage and said the city was put back on its feet.

municipal workers are working to restore communications. there is still a lack of food and medicine as well as a lack of electricity and running water. the services are hopefully underway being restored. elsewhere, ukraine is intent on pushing forward with its momentum. it wants to keep the russians on the back foot, although there is still a danger of the russians are not that far away on the east bank of the river. anchor: the un general risk -- assembly passed a resolution calling on moscow to be responsible for ukraine, and paying reparations. 73 states abstained. ukraine's president said it was a victory. volodymyr zelenskyy tweeting that the aggressor will pay. the head of the cia met with his russian counterpart today. during the meeting today, they

did not discuss aettlemen for the wharton ukraine but it did warn -- but war in ukraine, but there will were warnings about consequences. this is the highest level meeting between the u.s. and russia since the war started. u.s. -- u.k. and eu ministers slap new sanctions on iran. the efoign minister says it sends a clear message and the french president said the crackdown would make it harder to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement with the country. britain and france have signed an agreement this monday that aims to prevent illegal migrant crossings of the english channel. london will pay pis to boost security. the deal will see a 40% rise in

the number of security officers patrolling beaches in northern france. democrats in the united states are taking a victory lap after retaining control of the senate. a win next month and georgia will give them an outright majority. republicans are introspective after the red wave they expected never materialized. some of the party are pointing the finger of blame at former president donald trump. reporter: despite the republicans's poor performance in midterm elections, donald trump is still expected to announce he will run again for president in 2024. he has billed his very big announcement on tuesday as perhaps the most important speech given in the history of the usa. many in his party would like to see the former president step aside.

the knives have come out for trump as fellow republicans blame him for election losses. >> it is donald trump himself and he's planning to announce for president on tuesday, is it a good idea? >> i think it is a terrible idea for him. reporter: many republicans accused trump of backing far right candidates with positions that proved to be too extreme for voters. one of his most vocal critics and longtime opponent, former house speaker paul ryan, said trump was a drag on the ticket and the gop is suffering from a trump hangover. a republican senator expressed his frustration on twitter, saying it is time to bury the gop and build something new. meanwhile, donald trump has gone on the attack, using history social account to target senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, accusing him of investing funds in the wrong races and seeking to destroy the republican party. as trump and gop critics

continue to few t some republicans are pinning hopes on 44-year-old ron desantis. his star is on the rise after he easily won reelection as governor of florida. the one time trump protégé could turn out to be the former president's biggest rigel -- rival. anchor: we can bring in lawrence douglas from amherst college, and host of a guardian podcast. thank you for joining us. it seems like the former u.s. president is ignoring advice to delay this planned announcement until after the georgia runoff. listeng to what members of the republican party want? lawrence: donald trump doesn't listen to advice from anybody, that has been his political style that has been successful a long time. now it seems like that pattern

of success is coming to an end. but no, it doesn't surprise me at all that he would not us into other members of the republican party, inasmuch as he considers himself the standardbearer and the head of the republican party. anchor: the former vice president mike pence is due to be making the rounds in u.s. media this week. his book is supposed to come out tomorrow, titled "so help me god." he certified the election that put joe biden in the white house, so clearly him and donald trump do not see i tied. could he become -- do not see eye to eye. could he become a more moderate republican on the ticket in 2024? lawrence: it's possible, we seen someone like ron desantis is powerful in the gop. it's possible that mike pence is also planning a challenge to trump should trump declare his candidacy, as many of us suspect

he will tomorrow. and we know for example, that pence in the book about to be released, described trump's actions on january 6. somewhat tepid given the extremity of the actions, but even pence described them as reckless. anchor: it did not go so well for candidates donald trump endorsed in the midterm elections. we saw the results. for instance, dr. oz in pennsylvania. given things did not go according to plan for the former president, how does he feel he can run again considering many of his voters are not listening to him? although his base is still very much there. lawrence: again, it is hard for me to get into the mind of trump that i could imagine him thinking the following -- that there is really only one trump

and the others who carry the banner of trumpism just are not as good as he is and lack the charisma. while it is disappointing, it is perhaps unsurprising that his loyalists lose because there's only one great trump is down there, trump himself. anchor: one of the names many figures in the republican party been throwing around in the aftermath of the midterm is of course ron desantis from florida. yet in the past he signaled he would not run if donald trump was to run again for the presidency. do you think that has started to shift, his thinking has started to shift in the aftermath of how he fared in the midterms? lawrence: again, obviously it is just speculation, but i would imagine yes, of course. i would not take on face value what a politician says in the past.

his star is definitely on the rise. it is obviously the case that trump considers desantis already a threat, we have seen that in recent messages coming out from trump. he is directing his ire at desantis himself. so yes, it is very possible desantis would decide to run against trump and no doubt many people in the republican party would welcome such a move. anchor: we saw what one term of donald trump looks like, where he packed the supreme court, we know what the supreme court has done since then, he contested the election, so doubt -- sowed doubt in the democratic process, hired members of his family to the white house. what would a second term look like? lawrence: again, it's not something a would like to imagine, but i think we would see perhaps an escalation of the

demagoguery and authoritarianism we saw in the first term. when trump chose the members of the supreme court, that was something within his constitutional prerogative to do so, that was something engineered by senate majority leader at the time mitch mcconnell. the way in which trump has systematically attacked integrity of our electoral system and worked to undermine the faith and our constitutional processes, that is the thing i think is exceptionally dangerous and that's where i think the danger would lie in a second trump presidency. though i honestly don't see that happening. anchor: we will see how things pan out and what his announcement does mean tomorrow. lawrence, thank you for joining us. in other news, a mascot for the paris olympics in 2024 was unveiled today.

organizers picking the hat that has come to symbolize liberty. they are sporty, love to party and are so french. reporter: introducing the olympic and paralympic mascots for the 2024 paris summer games in the colors of the french flag. while many mistake the creatures for birds, they are inspired by a hat, a symbol of liberty in the french revolution. the games president explained the message behind the mascots. >> it was so important the mascot would also have an ideal, not just an animal or object, but the sense of the games, that's why the mascot had to carry this symbol and the cap is a definitely the idea of let's do altogether the revolution of

sport, to celebrate sport in a new era through paris 2024. reporter: france is the birthplace of the olympic mascot, the first ever created for the 1968 olympic games, a simple figure on skis. the first 2024 toys will be unshelved in paris this week. the plan is to produce 900,000 before the games open in july 2024. olympic fans can cozy up with a mascot crafted with a revolutionary spirit. how french indeed. anchor: it is time now for a look at the day's business news with brian quinn. as world leaders gather in bali for the g20, there is a corresponding gathering called b20. brian: for business.

monday featured appearances by some of the world's most successful business magneates. including jeff bezos, he gave an award to musictar dolly parton to be used for terrible giving. then, jeff bezos himself plans to give away most of his $124 billion fortune during his lifetime. elon musk addressed the b20 via candlelit video link. he was unable to attend in person due to a court case over a tesla pay package. he's also dealing with chaos at twitter, hemorrhaging money in an advertiser exodus. the tesla founder, spacex ceo

and chief twit announced he may have bit off more than he can chew. elon: i have too much work on my plate, that is for sure. i am working the most i can work, morning till night seven days a week. this is not something i recommend, frankly. bryan: checking on markets, london is no longer king of the hill for european stocks. paris's exchange is europe's most valuable stock market. u.k. businesses have sent british share values down. european indexes finished monday and positive territory, industrial output eating estimates for september. on wall street, markets dropped

suddenly on mondays close after struggling to gain ground all day. friday brought an end to the best week since june. investors are trying to parse signals from the u.s. federal reserve governors on whether the data will means lower interest rate hikes. amazon shares closing down more than 2% after the new york times reported the company plans to lay off 10,000 corporate employees starting this week. bitcoin broke back above $16,000 monday as cryptocurrency exchanges seek to reassure investors on their liquidity and solvency in the wake of the collapse of ftx last week. bitcoin over the trading day has sunk down around a quarter of a percent, around 16,000. the crypto sector was already in the midst of a so-called crypto winter, losing two thirds value from its $3 trillion valuation one year ago. the implosion of ftx further

battering confidence and leading to a chorus of calls for more government regulation. we have a report. reporter: shock waves still being felt in the crypto world following the multibillion-dollar collapse of crypto exchange ftx. key players in the sector are calling for new regulation, including the head of ftx's top rival, binance. >> we do need to increase the clarity of regulations and sophistication of regulations in the crypto space. reporter: ftx file for bank of c on friday, marking a stunning fall for the chief executive, sam bankman-fried, once called the king of crypto. recently valued at 32 billion dollars, ftx collapsed in a matter of just days. as reports of financial trouble emerged, binance announced they

would liquidate their entire holding of the ftx native currency, and users rush to liquidate assets worth some $6 billion in just 72 hours. a deal for binance to acquire ftx for pennies on the dollar was abandoned as auditors discovered a financial black hole on ftx's books. analysts say more regulation is the solution. >> how can a decentralized otocol be regulated? the gateways between the traditional finance system and the new internet native monetary systems like that coin, that's where the regulation can and should take place. reporter: while experts warn of a cascading crypto crisis, the industry is seeking to reassure investors. binance said it would establish a liquidity fund to curb follow.

bryan: a sector that's always been volatile getting some extra and we have not seen the last of that. anchor: thank you very much. it is time for truth or fake with catalina. good evening to you. in today's segment you are focusing on twitters blue check verification fiasco. catalina: the blue check is unavailable after imposter accounts erected on the platform -- erupted on the platform. twitter offered the service of verification for anyone willing to pay eight dollars a month. here is an exclamation. it is called twitter blue. a premium subscription service for $7.99 a month where you can get this verified blue check that allows you to, according to elon musk, allow you to get

priority and replies, mentions and search, which is essential to defeat spam and scam, give you the ability to post long videos and audio, and have as many ads in your twitter feed. this feature would also allow you -- it would have widespread verification to democratize journalism and empower the voice of the people, which is the road to his primary mission, twitter the number one source of information, and ironically enough, it became the number one source of misinformation this weekend. anchor: what i see on my twitter is elon musk's tweets at the top of my feet. give us example of imposter accounts. catalina: twitter quickly rewound the feature after celebrity, politician and corporate imposters invaded the platform. elon musk said going forward,

parody accounts must include parody in their name. we have a fake donald trump account where they take full responsibility for january 6. we have a fake mario on nintendo of america. we also have a fake tesla account. even mr. musk was impersonated with this tweet, i regret to inform tesla owners that the batteries we contracted out might have a tiny bit of child labor involved. even though some of these impersonations were parody accounts, some of the fake accounts were less humorous as this user points out. this fake profile right here, reporting on the death of jimmy carter. we have the tweet here, the fake

tweet from this imposter account claiming the carter center announces the death of jimmy carter, the 39th president of america. this account was quickly suspended after making this fake announcements. anchor: did a fake account really cost a pharma giant $16 billion? catalina: one of the most disruptive accounts that was impersonated, eli lilly, a fake account that falsely announced insulin was now free. if we compare handles from the real eli lilly company, you can see the twitter handle is lillypad. a very deceiving imposter. following the announcement, eli

lilly was quick to disprove the announcements. however, it was too late, as the company's stock plummeted following the fake announcement on twitter. as was pointed out, did a twitter blue tweet cost eli lilly billions of dollars? yes, it cost them more than $15 billion to be exact. following these changes on twitter, elon musk did announce, he did warn us, please note that twitter will do lots of dumb things in the coming months. hopefully it won't cost everyone billions. anchor: at least we have been warned. catalina, thank you. more news coming up, stay with us.

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amy: from the u.n. climate summit in sharm el shaikh, egypt, this is democracy now! >> nothing takes place on the outside of the official venue. there is no people summit, no demonstration. many of these things are illegal here in egypt. amy: