Lasted so very long and needed such a long and measured safety response. so a lot of joy that this ended well. sophia, thank you so much for bringing us the very happy ending. yes, thankfully. day two of the brics summit getting under way in johannesburg with leaders gathering to address a general session. they will speak and later answer questions as well. vladimir putin is attending virtually because he d be subject to arrest on war crimes warrants if he did appear. the summit is focusing on two main issues, whether to expand brics to more countries and thousand create a trading and investment system that would not rely on the u.s. dollar. but it is not clear if it will make any substantial progress on either issue. we have a team covering this brics summit. kristie lu stout is in hong kong, but let s begin with david