our ramy inocencio is there. >> polls have just opened in the past hour and look at this line. >> quijano: the n.f.l. is issuing a final punishment for players involved in the nasty fght on the field. "eye on earth," fishermen find a possible solution for an ocean filled with plastic. >> and a simple ac of kindness, the group hug that went viral. >> this is the cbs weekend news. >> quijano: good evening, i'm elaine quijano. tonight a strong storm is slamming parts of the northeast. but it is just a precursor of a one-two punch that could impact millions of people over the thanksgiving holiday. snow hammered parts of the ohio valley overnight. now that snow is in new england where some areas could get up to eight inches. but this week two more systems will be moving in, threatening 250 million americans with rain, snow and ice. jeff berardelli is tracking both systems, jeff, time this out for us. >> the timing couldn't be much worse. it's tuesday, it's wednesday, huge travel days. mainly the western and central parts of the country because of that big dip in the jet stream. starts on monda

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ramy inocencio tonight has more on the election widely considered a referendum on pro-democracy protests. >> reporter: lines all across hong kong were never the norm for local district council elections until now. half a year of people power protests, eye-wincing police brutality and violence from fringe protesters pushed an angry, civil society to turn out. polls have just opened in the past hour, and look at this line. the opposition has called on people to vote early in case there was some kind of interruption, and people are clearly heeding that call. alice and her 21-year-old son adrian, a new voter polled for pro-democracy candidates. do you think full democracy can be achieved? >> no, that's something i want to believe in, but i know the world is kind of cruel. >> reporter: at the same station, hong kong's beijing back leader carrie lam cast her vote and again pledged to listen to the people. >> i appeal to all registered voters in hong kong. so come out. so cast your vote. >> reporter: and they did, delivering a major rebuke to her government in a de facto referendum. opposition

ramy inocencio is in seoul, south korea tonight. >> reporter: as americans woke up for thanksgiving, more provocation from north korea. it came in the form of two projectiles. north korea said it successfully tested a super large multiple rocket launcher reaching an estimated height of 60 miles. they traveled up to 230 miles before crashing into the waters off japan's west coast. south korea's joint chiefs of staff responded by urging the north to cease all acts of aggression. japanese prime minister shinzo abe referred to them as ballistic missiles, which represents a serious threat to the entire world. on monday, state media reported that north korean troops had conducted artillery drills near the country's sea boundary with the south. in recent weeks, north korea has ramped up its displays of military force, while warning the united states that a crisis could be at hand if a new nuclear deal isn't reached by december 31st. north korea's economy has been struggling since the u.s. imposed sanctions over the country's nuclear program, but talks between the two countries have been sta

ramy inocencio is in seoul, south korea tonight. >> reporter: as americans woke up for thanksgiving,e than provocation from north korea. it came in the form of two projectiles. north korea said it successfully tested a super-large multiple rocket launcher reaching an estimated height of 60 miles. they traveled up to 230 miles before crashing into the waters off japan's west coast. south korea's joint chiefs of staff responded by urging the north to cease all acts of aggression. japanese prime minister shinzo abe referred to them as ballistic missiles, which presents a serious threat to the entire world. on monday, state media reported that north korean troops had conducted artillery drills near the country's sea boundary with the south. in recent weeks, north korea has ramped up its displays of military force, while warning the united states that a crisis could be at hand if a new nuclear deal isn't reached by december 31. north korea's economy has been struggling since the u.s. imposed sanctions over the country's nuclear program. but talks between the two countries have been stalle

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ramy inocencio is in hong kong. >> reporter: this was the scene at hong kong's polytechnic on monday,arricades made of bricks, metal, and other debris slocked entrances to one of the city's top schools. with hundreds of police dressed in riot gear positioned outside. here, a police vehicle is seen attempting to cross protest lines. the demonstrators repelled the moving truck with molotov cocktails, causing it to ignite and forcing it to retreat. the driver survived and the fire was extinguished. s down ro escape on the a roadway. those caught trying to leave were arrested. to disperse crowds that a police spokesman publicly described as murderous. but protesters fought for control, using slingshots, bricks, molotov cocktails, even a bow and arrow. this photo shows the arrow piercing an officer's leg. the university's student union president just told me 200 to 300 protesters are still barricaded inside these buildings. as for the government, they say aol this chaos has "reduced the chance of this weekend's local district council election from going ahead as planned." inodemocracy cand

ramy inocencio is in hong kong. what's the mood there? >> reporter: good morning. supporters and their winning candidates cheered on line and on the streets. some people even popped champagne bottles when one reviled beijing protester lost his seat. others who lost even pub bowed while accepting defeat. that here is a major cultural act of apology. there all comes after the past half year of often violent protests. at times those have crippled the city, even damaged its economy. but demonstrators turned to peaceful action on sunday at the ballot box, looked past the months of chaos, and sent a very clear message -- they want democracy. the record turnout says they're angry at their government. and by extension, beijing and the communist party. and they're demanding the right to have one person, one vote, to elect their chief executive. now, they don't have that now, but the reality of these very local elections is that they're high on symbolism but very low on any political leverage for any real kind of reform. that means that the protests that we've been seeing ov

ramy inocencio is in hong kong this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.t's estimated msttill barricaded inside h's polytechnic university. about 1,000 protesters have been arrested orrid irid -- or i'd'd the past month. they're asking everyone to think of their family. this was the start of this week. police firing nearly 1,500 teargas canisters. anti-government protesters responding with fire bombs for offense and barricades for defense. this is the university now. a near ghost town with its undefended roadblocks and unlit molotov cocktails. an sos call for help made of helmets and towels belies the silence. s fello proster in the ng for school canteen. now he's calling on his brothers to leave. the few people left here just hiding in this maze of buildings and rooms across campus. with the protest movement now in its sixth month. university programs havese sent dozens of students packing. >> what really skaed me is when the protest reached university compasses. >> reporter: in 19-year-old left on a flight today after her program linked to the university