away. >> exactly. without congress action they will strike. new this morning, china's vast security apparatus is moving in to smother mass protests that have spread to 15 citys now. police are on the streets in force checking cell phones and calling some demonstrators to warn them against rejoining protests >> china's top health officials are promising to at least review covid-19 control measures, while still dodging any responsibility for the widespread public frustration with the policies and, frankly, its inability so far to control the spread in china. ivan watson is live from hong kong. ivan, you know, we've been talking about this over the last 24 hours, how would china react? would it course krecorrect or crackdown? it does appear they're cracking down. >> we're just getting a statement from the head of china's central political and legal affairs commission who has said that the country must, quote, resolutely strike hard