Than we feared we d be. in geopolitical terms the g7 almost always garners the lion s share of political and media attention in the west, and beyond, but when the bric5 summit began today injohanesburg, not only were brazil, russia, india china and south africa talking about expansion, there is also the ambition to become a counter to western domination as they see it. there s no shortage of countries lining up tojoin brics argentina, belarus, indonesia and nigeria among them, but while the leaders of the five nations are braodly in agreement about that, this morning, at the outset, brazil s president lula de silva insisted that brics is not meant to challenge the g7. here s emir. a greeting fit for the future leaders of the world. or at least those not wanted for arrest.
Greeting fit for rock stars. oh my goodness! i shook his hand. it was so exciting. look, i m shaking. they re shaking hands, they re talking to the children, they re accepting their flowers, they re just lovely. reporter: and then for the first time on the trip, the duchess responded to a reporter s question. how has your first trip to the u.s. been? really, really enjoyed it, thank you very much. reporter: it s been an action-packed three days in california. william wowed the polo fans in santa barbara, scoring four goals and leading his team to victory. the prize was even sweeter. and the biggest stars in tinseltown were out. all here to take in a royal eclipse. we can forget all the hollywood names, we ve got the big ones tonight. our very own british royal family. reporter: at a visit to an inner city art school there was playful banter between the couple. as kate e rked her brush over the canvas william turned and softly asked his bride, whatathe heck is that? th