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Our top story. we're following the protests under way right now in hong kong. we have live video for you. huge crowds of people are now marching to hong kong government offices. they are demanding the city chief step down, after she suspended but did not withdraw a controversial expedition bill. they say civil rights are in jeopardy if the bill isn't killed outright. let's go to anna coren. tell us about the crowds you've been seeing, anna. >> we are here in hong kong's legislative council. and that's where the sea of humanity, all dressed in black, this is where they are heading. they started...

>> great to see you here this morning as well. we do have breaking news that we need to get to right now because the protests in hong kong are turning violent. police firing tear gas as you can see and using high pressure water hoses to try to disburse these massive crowds. demonstrators are forcing lawmakers to delay a debate of that controversial expedition bill. cnn's ivan watson is live in hong kong with all of the breaking details. what's the situation, ivan? >> reporter: it's a tense standoff, come take a look over here, this is arguably like the fifth avenue of hong kong and it's curr...

We'll speak with the mayor of el paso along the border. what does this deal mean for his city on the border with mexico. plus a new cnn poll out this morning gives fresh insight to democratic candidates in the all-important early voting state of iowa after a weekend blitz through that state. who came out on top? some stunning pictures out of hong kong. look at those protests. the organizers say there were more than a million protesters on the streets of hong kong, protesting a new expedition bill. really the chinese government's crackdown. the question is, this time will it make a differen...