that s right. but the ball is in their court to come up with a political solution. we know on monday, she held a press conference saying that she wanted to set up a platform for talks to talk to stake holders. it s difficult to see how that s going to work when the overall protesters are vast and leaderless. whether they re the political establishment or business establishment, they want her to grant two of the five demands of the greatest protest movement, setting up a condition to inquiry and withdrawal the extradition bill that sparked off the summer of protests, when it started so many months ago in june. kristi lu stout live for us in hong kong. let s bring in andrew stevens at a pro-democracy rally. if you could tell us what is happening behind you. the crowd size and the sentiment
getting the government to listen to them. they continued to say the government is just not listening to them. we will say, we ve seen the fences that are keeping the rallies on the road and are being ripped up and tying into triangles that they will use as barricades against the police. this is one of the circumstances that tends to build for confrontation. the barriers are set up. a lot of the more violent pars parts of the protesters, start goading the police. police respond with teargas. at this stage, it s peaceful and determined. andrew stevens, live for us. along with kristi lu stout, we will monitor events in hong kong. still ahead, there s a
organizers claimed more than 100,000 people turned out. police say the figure was closer to 20,000. let s go to our kristi lu stout live in hong kong, there among the crowds. we get this issue has angered so many. tell us the mood there on the streets. the mood here is one of anger and determination. and all afternoon, we ve been here in hong kong s victoria park monitoring tens of thousands filter into the park, gather here and join the greater march against the extradition bill. this is the largest political protest i ve seen here in hong kong since the 2014 pro-democracy movement. i must also add the temperatures here are over 30 degrees celsius. that s hot. especially with the levels of humidity here. that s not stopped the elderly, the senior citizens, the families with young children and infants who feel so opposed to this legislation. that s why they re here. the hong kong government says
moving over there to get a sense of the situation there. but it s really hard to imagine what will happen as a result of this protest. that said, opposition is widespread. it s not just the ordinary people of hong kong who voiced their opposition to the bill but also the greater business community, even the american chamber of commerce. also the u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo who said he s expressed concerns about the extradition bill and fears it will undermine the rule of law in hong kong. tension is building but the opposition is widespread in regards to this piece of legislation. back to you. and will it resonate with leaders? we ll wait and see on that one. kristi lu stout, we can get a sense from your reporting the loudness of this rally. thank you. speaking of china, for the first time since trade talks broke down last month between that nation and the united states, the two are talking again. u.s. treasury secretary steve mnuchin has held a private
and good morning. i m carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. world capitals across the globe are reverberating with strong words condemning north korea s claims that it successfully detonated its first h-bomb. in a rare show of solidarity, nations are voicing grave concerns. cnn s kristi lu stout explains why this could be such a game changer. reporter: it s confirmed. it s not the first time north korea has tested a nuclear weapon, but this could be the most powerful one by far. three previous tests, all clustered within a few kilometers of each other between 2006 and 2013 were of atomic bombs or a-bombs. and we know how strong they are. this is what u.s. forces dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki in 1945 killing over 200,000 people. but today s test of what they claim to be a hydrogen bomb takes things to a whole new level. the h-bomb is unhads of times