In new yorkstudios city, this is charlie rose. Good evening. , filling in for charlie rose on assignment. Demonstrators are protesting what they see as chinas attempts to strangle democracy in hong kong. They were initially met by a harsh police crackdown. The standoff continues as student leaders call for the resignation of hong kong chief executive c. Y. Leung. Joining me from washington is jon huntsman. He served as u. S. Ambassador to 011, and his009 to 2 former candidate to the republican president ial nomination in 2012. Good to be with you. Lets start by telling us what we are where we are right now in this dispute. How dangerous is it, and how does it play out . On the ground, we clearly have a standoff. That is likely to last some time, which likely accommodates the needs of both sides. It accommodates the needs of beijing because they cannot be seen as cracking down or doing anything drastic anytime soon, and it is a combination of the demonstrators and freedom seekers in hon
Gain since july and europe mixed for the time being. Our road map with more bad data from american retailers. Walmart sales and profits below estimates, kohls disappoints blaming on the weather or a weaker consumer. David tepper says theres a time to make money and a time to not lose money. Can you guess what time it is now . Cisco beats as sales fall. John chambers sends the stock higher. First up walmart did report numbers of 1. 10 a share, a nickel below, sales fell for a fifth consecutive quarter. The quarter forecast shy of consensus, weather shaved 3 cents a share off the q1 earnings, and kohls missed with quarterly results. Comps down 3. 4 , but walmart is the real story, jim. U. S. Comps down 1. 4, we were looking for a slightly positive number in this country. Comp traffic down 1. 4, really just not a great quarter. I like to scan these in preparation in coming up in the show and go over the release. Im looking for something positive, something that says double digit. So this
Lot of important stories, including new details on these clashes in portland, and a special report later with my own legal breakdown of a major Police Brutality probe, a story that we are staying onfor good reason and as mentioned, by the end of this hour, we will be on the cusp of hearing from two newsworthy guests, joe biden and hillary clinton, on the debut of the reidout with joyann reid so dont miss that there is a lot to get to our top story is the coronavirus surging across the country. About 3. 8 million americans now are confirmed to have this virus. Now, as youve probably learned, when we cover all of this stuff, thats the confirmed case count. It suggests, then, that tens of millions more people may actually also have the virus without confirmed cases. Nearly 142,000 deaths, as well these numbers mean that whatever you or i or anyone may feel about the pandemic, we may feel exhausted, overwhelmed, maybe even numb or over it the way some people talk, right . Those are all fee
Election be decided the same way . Also, as the nations attention has been focused on covid19 in the white house, the pandemic has been getting more problematic in many other parts of america and europe. Just how bad will it get this fall and winter . And, a preview of my latest special about the u. S. s role in the world after four years of donald trump. What does the rest of the globe make of america . And most important, can it come back . Dont miss the premier of how the world sees america tonight at 9 00 p. M. Eastern. First, heres my take. At this point with over 1 million covid19 deaths worldwide, spikes in various places from america to argentina, most of us have recognized that this pandemic is not going away tomorrow, that we will be living with it and its aftereffects for quite a while. But that realization can make us very gloomy for understandable reasons. The world being ushered in as a consequence of covid19 is new and scary. The crisis has accelerated a number of forces
Election be decided the same way . Also, as the nations attention has been focused on covid19 in the white house, the pandemic has been getting more problematic in many other parts of america and europe. Just how bad will it get this fall and winter . And, a preview of my latest special about the u. S. s role in the world after four years of donald trump. What does the rest of the globe make of america . And most important, can it come back . Dont miss the premiere of how the world sees america tonight at 9 00 p. M. Eastern. But first heres my take. At this point with over 1 million covid19 deaths worldwide, spikes in various places from america to argentina, most of us have recognized that this pandemic is not going away tomorrow, that we will be living with it and its aftereffects for quite a while. But that realization can make us very gloomy for understandable reasons. The world that is being ushered in as a consequence of covid19 is new and scary. The crisis has accelerated a numb