Hong Kong Protesters, Officials Will Keep Talking
BERMAN: This morning in Hong Kong, pro-democracy activists and government officials have agreed to several rounds of talks. This is a significant change in tone for the government which deemed the student protest illegal just last week. Question now is, will this framework for talks end the longer standing standoff? Andrew Stevens is in Hong Kong with the very latest. Good morning, Andrew.</s>ANDREW STEVENS, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, John. Difficult to say whether this is the beginning of the end here. Certainly, as you say, a major step forward compared with last week where the Hong Kong government was saying the occupation of Hong Kong is absolutely illegal and we won't be prepared to listen to the students. They are now saying they will listen to the students. They had talks about talks they resolve the issues that they are going to talk about. Now, the hard negotiations begin. But at least publicly, John, neither side is giving an inch of ground. They're both speaking to their pre-stated positions, which is the students want the resignation of the leader here, and they want changes to the democratic election process for 2017 for the next leader of Hong Kong. And the government will say it will go through with what it already decided to do. So, we don't know what's going on. What I can tell you around here at the moment, there has been a thinning out of the number of protesters coming to the main protest site in the central business district. But don't say we can't write that off. There are still 3,000 people down here. There are other protest sites in the city, which are still occupied as well. So, the students certainly at this stage, although the negotiations are going on, they are digging in here and showing no sign of abandoning these protest sites.</s>BERMAN: But no, not the mobs that we saw last week with you, Andrew. All right. Andrew Stevens for us on the streets of Hong Kong -- thank so much.</s>ROMANS: But another potential embarrassment for the Secret Service. "The Washington Examiner" reports a top ranking agent who worked on President Obama's presidential protective detail had his gun stolen from his car at his home in 2009 and was never disciplined. In fact, he was reportedly promoted. The Secret Service has had high profile cases of stolen or misplaced guns in the last few years.</s>BERMAN: Up next, some Monday night football action. Seahawks in Washington to take on the Redskins. Super Bowl winning quarterback Russell Wilson setting a career record, but not for passing. Laura Rutledge with all the details in the "Bleacher Report", next.