violence and growing warnings from the mainland chinese government protesters are demanding democratic elections and an independent investigation into what they say is police brutality against the protesters. joins us now from hong kong charlotte what can you tell us about what's going on right now. there really are huge numbers of people back on the streets today we haven't seen it turned out quite like this in several weeks people marching peacefully through the streets that is despite the fact that there has been absolutely to rent show rain through most of the day we're seeing those really quite impressive pictures of people carrying that umbrellas through the streets now this march started victoria park not too far from here it was an