SCIUTTO: Thousands of pro democracy protesters defying a police ban as well as threats from Beijing, even bad weather to march through the streets of Hong Kong by the hundreds of thousands -- unlike some of the previous demonstrations, this weekend's massive rally peaceful across the board. You could see them there holding umbrellas that's become a symbol of this pro democracy movement. Organizers claim as many as 1.7 million people of all ages joined in cramming streets and side-walks, that's about one in four of the population of Hong Kong. Ben Wedeman, he is live there in Hong Kong with the latest. And Ben, it's remarkable, the size of these protests, how long they have endured really through weeks now. What is the situation on the ground at this hour, and is the city growing impatient with these demonstrations?</s>BEN WEDEMAN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, it's 9:30 p.m. on a Monday evening. So, right now, the situation perfectly normal, but certainly, yesterday was a turning point in the sense that after two and a half months of these demonstrations, some of them which have been quite unruly -- for instance, we saw for two days, Hong Kong International Airport being shut down, some very violent scenes there. Despite that, 1.7 million people, a quarter of the population, that is according to the organizers, coming out to continue to express their demands for fundamental democratization of Hong Kong. Keep in mind, of course, Hong Kong is a mere 7 million people, part of a country China which has 1.4 billion people. So, in a sense, it's a drop in the sea. But for China, it is a serious irritant to see these people who are in a sense Chinese like the rest of the 1.4 billion coming out.
Thousands Cram Streets in Peaceful Weekend Protests in Hong Kong.