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Kong. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, things have taken a turn in the last 20 minutes or so. police have probably fired a dozen canisters of tear gas. there were some protesters on that overpass, short of throwing bricks. you can see they're going in for a confrontation. what's unusual about the protest here today, earlier, there's debris all over the streets, both sides have pushed back. the police have pushed the protesters probably 500 meters back. then, you know, about 20 minutes ago, the protesters started advancing toward the police which is not something we've seen at protest befo...

Force. jo, as you mentioned this protest started against, one, the smart camera technology that china is well-known for in advances in artificial intelligence. this idea that cameras. we're not talking a few. we're talking millions, hundreds of millions of cameras throughout china and what's expected to be throughout hong kong that can not only use facial recognition to identify people, but know everything about them. so this, another sign for protesters here, of china's tightening grip and eroding hong kong's economy. and it's been what's propelling this protest today. you can see down here, ...

Eventually quash what is happening here. hong kong police tell us that they believe they can handle this on their own. they say that they don't want, or necessarily to have chinese intervention. the last thing hong kong police say they have is to see chinese apcs rolling down the street. they believe that they can contain the situation. however, what's different about this protest today, guys, compared to even last weekend, where we saw both sides appear to take a step back from animosity, it appears that both sides are again not afraid of digging in. and not afraid of clashes. >>ian th iajani...