ROMANS: Turning now to the pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's chief executive saying his government is open to talking with the activists, but he made it clear he has no intention of quitting. Our Will Ripley is in Hong Kong, in the thick of it for us. Good morning, Will.</s>WILL RIPLEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hey, Christine, yes. Things are really -- the tensions are escalating here. I want show you what's unfolding right before us here. The police came and tried to take down this barricade because they wanted to get supplies, food and water into the officers there. They actually took some of these barricades and put them over there. Protesters then came back, tied these ties and put the barricades back in place. There are also clashes happening around the city right now in the Mongkok neighborhood. The working class area of Hong Kong, where protesters who are against the occupy movement have been shouting and pushing protesters who are here in support of the movement. So the crowds are diminishing, but the tensions are rising and the city is saying, Christine, that there is a new element to the protests. In addition to the peaceful students, there are also people who they believe are looking to cause conflict, to provoke the police, to take this even further. But I have to point out, a lot of the students are pushing back against that small faction, telling them that they are here to keep the peace. They're trying not to see the situation escalate but it certainly is becoming more and more unstable by the hour. This as that meeting is scheduled to happen between the chief executive's deputy and the students. We'll see what comes of that and we'll keep following it -- Christine.</s>ROMANS: All right. Yes, you will. Thank you so much, Will Ripley for us this morning in Hong Kong. Fifty-three minutes past the hour. Payday loans online. New reasons not to do it. An EARLY START on your money next.
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