seek seizure of his assets. >> you just said doesn't happen to regular people. he has proven for decades he is not a regular guy when it comes to legal judgments against him or things to be concerned about. do you really see tish james being able to seize his buildings, many of which if not all of which are heavily mortgaged already? >> let me clarify. what i said was, this happens to regular people. i may have misspoke.

if you don't pay a judgment against you, the party that you owe the creditor can go to court and seek to seize your bank accounts, your property. attorney general james will do that if he doesn't pay. i think he will find a bond company who will come up with the bond. if he doesn't, believe me, she's going to accepted her attorneys in court to seize his property and his assets. >> i'm sure you said it right. to his presidential immunity claims. we are waiting on the supreme court decision. he is asking the judge in his classified documents case to shield him from those charges based on presidential immunity and what he says was an unlawful appointment of the special counsel. is there a difference in any of the claims? if we do get the supreme court decision soon, does that presumably apply to all of his immunity claims? >> no. florida is in the 11th circuit court of appeals.

his d.c. circuit court of appeals decision, judge cannon technically does not have to follow that. it's what they call persuasive authority, but it's not binding on her. the supreme court refuses to hear the case, then it's the d.c. circuit court of appeals has a decision and then the 11th circuit could do something different for the florida case. it's an odd he was president he designated these documents he willfully retained after he left the office, he designated them as personal. therefore, he can't be charged with willfully retaining classified documents. they also conveniently forgot that he is charged with obstructing justice, for attempting to delete video surveillance footage. you cannot refuse to comply a grand jury subpoena by saying,

it's my property, you can't have it. i don't know how that presidential immunity argument is going to play with the 11th circuit with those other charges, the obstruction and conspiracy and scheme to conceal. >> how about the georgia case? after the evidentiary hearing, we have a date for summations, closing arguments. this while we await the judge's decision on d.a. willis' potential disqualification. that's for this friday, march 1, 1:30 p.m. willis filed an objection to use cell phone data of nathan wade that they began their relationship earlier than the date they claim. what's latest with the use of the data? what are he expectyou expectinge this friday? >> they can't prove d.a. willis has a conflict of interest, that she has a personal stake on interest in the defendant's conviction or she financially benefitted from mr. wade. now they have decided to try to

prove that they both were untruthful when they testified, that wade's affidavit was untruthful when they testified to when they became a couple, when the relationship became romantic. >> can i interrupt? how do they know what they're talking about? these were professional colleagues. >> exactly. even couples will disagree about when they became a couple. this data they have is -- they are saying that his phone wall in the location of where her condo is. he testified, mr. wade, that he could have been at a restaurant or another place. just saying that the cell site data says his phone was in the vicinity of her condo does not prove they were in a romantic relationship. i guess they are trying to throw everything up at the wall and see if it sticks. >> yeah. that's typical trump playbook. thank you so much. the u.s. sends a message

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17 past. breaking news. new word from president zelenskyy on the dire military situation in ukraine. zelenskyy saying he hopes to present a blueprint for peace to russia in a summit this week. those remarks coming at a news conference held to coincide with the two-year anniversary. 31,000 soldiers have been killed in the war, giving the first official for more than a year now. richard engel was at that briefing and asked zelenskyy this question. >> reporter: my colleague from italy, i just returned from the frontline area. things look very difficult right now. by your own account, you are outgunned seven to one.

the frontlines aren't really moving. where they have moved, it's been in russia's favor. my question is, is this the weakest time ukraine found itself in since that initial phase of the war when russian troops were literally at the gates of kyiv? >> translator: a complicated question. i don't think this is the weakest point. it was a shocking moment on the 24th of february two years ago. now it's the very strong moment for our unity. if we get divided in our partners inside of ukraine, in this case that would be the weakest point. at this moment, we don't have something like that. we understand there was focus, a better one, to this event.

we understand how important it was for journalists to pay attention to this tragedy. but still, the focus of the leaders was also diverted from ukraine. the attention was diverted, and certain regions of the world are starting to forget we have a full-scale war. i think that was the most difficult period. >> richard spoke with him one on one. we are working to turn that video around to speak with richard about it later this hour for you. joining me now, nbc news national security and global affairs reporter dan daluce. do you have a sense for the blueprint? >> first of richard's question. >> first of all, alex, response was really interesting. it was fairly honest and

candid. the war between israel and hamas diverted the world's attention. it clearly concerned his government that the world was sort of forgetting that there was this massive war still playing out on his territory. as far as the framework for peace, he is talking about this proposed summit that switzerland wants to hold later this year. he's saying russian representatives would be welcome. of course, the ukraine idea of a peace plan or a framework is light years from what russia and russian president vladimir putin talk about, really, because russia still does not recognize ukraine as a sovereign country anymore. there is no sign that they would even be satisfied with the territory they have seized as is. the two sides are far apart but it's significant that he is referring to that. i think the white house has always said that the argument

for providing more of records -- it's to give ukraine a leverage when there are finally peace talks and to persuade putin that he can't win. that is really where things stand. it's significant that he admitted how many ukrainian troops have been killed. that is a first. they have not said that publicly. there were 31,000 killed in action, just a horrendous number, obviously, by any measure. >> yeah, 100% do. i grieve meal -- in retaliation for the continued attacks on commercial shipping. the houthis say they are striking over their opposition to the gaza war. without a cease-fire, are these continued strikes the pentagon's best chance at deterrence? >> you know, i think they see it that way. the administration feels they just don't have a choice.

u.s. allies agree with this. the uk is involved in these airstrikes. they had 18 targets yesterday. this is not the end of it. the houthis are not ready to relent. they are saying they are going to continue. the idea is, overtime, they are going to run out of some of the weapons that they are firing, at least a more advanced missiles, so the hope is they are able to protect commercial shipping which obviously is now really affected by this. cargo ships have to go around african instead of through the suez canal. overtime, it will sort of have this effect, but it is an open question. they may get to a point several months from now where we are still engaged in these airstrikes. this is a really difficult problem. it's part of why we have a massive navy, why would justify a very expensive military, to preserve freedom of navigation, the free flow of goods. these are international waters. the houthis are threatening the whole global economy with what

they are doing. >> yeah, supply chains, absolutely. dan de luce, thank you so much. joining me right now is mira hawk, former state department senior adviser. welcome back to the broadcast. let's talk about these airstrikes. have they've been effective? is any form of diplomacy possible here? >> the problem with the diplomacy in this moment is so much of the region is in chaos. the houthis will tell you part of why they are attacking commercial shipping is because of what is happening in gaza. in their logic, they are saying it relies on israel to stop its bombardment in gaza. what we all know from having watched the houthis participate in the civil war in yemen is that they are an iran-backed and indy and they have been trying to get recognized, legitimacy, and take over yemen's governments. whether or not israel does what it's going to do, the houthis have already declared their interest in trying to get

global attention and be a bad actor in the region. >> so, does this situation only escalate until a cease-fire happens? does a cease-fire stop all of this? >> a cease-fire will certainly take some of the wind out of their sails because that veneer, that narrative that they are sharing with the rest of the world about this being directly related to the invasion of gaza, once that disappears, it becomes even more clear that the houthis are really about power and trying to take control of yemen and parts of the region. the challenge still remains for commercial shipping. the challenges still are there for those who are trying to do business or have to get business and supply chains through the red sea and mediterranean. >> let's talk about the mediators from the u.s., from israel, egypt, and qatar who met this weekend and made some progress in the hostage deal talks. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said this morning there is no precise timeline.

is it more the u.s. can do to get a deal? >> you will have certain people here in the united states saying about the united states cannot certainly put more pressure on netanyahu by conditioning arms sales and the military trade with israel on whether or not israel behaves in more humanitarian manners. that's not on the table for the biden administration at the moment. what we are seeing is the biden administration supporting conversations that are about a hostage deal, that are about a potentially six-week pause. on the flip side, netanyahu has said very clearly that he still plans to go ahead with the invasion of rafah, that last stronghold in gaza. that is going to continue. he has put on the table the idea of redeploying israeli forces elsewhere in gaza and not the potential full scale occupation that has been anticipated so far. >> let me also touch on the fact that netanyahu said he's

going to have some sort of a plan for the civilians and they're safe evacuation there in rafah. let's play that. here it is. >> the reason you have that population in rafah is because we actually clear them away from the other places, the combat zones that we had. that's why they are there. there is room for them to go north of rafah to the places that we have already finished fighting in. >> okay, a couple of things there. first of, all let's talk about the complications of moving 1.5 million people out of rafah. to where? i mean, if you look at any of a map of gaza, the northern half, if not almost two thirds, is destroyed. what he says move them back up north, to wear? >> to what? to houses that are in rubble? to no functioning hospitals, no functioning electricity? it is accurate that the israeli defense forces said to go to the south where you will be

safe while they invade the north. it is taking a back that promise of safety from the south. it's also a change, though, from this idea that they had pushed we hind the scenes, somewhat, of arab states taking in the palestinian refugees, egypt in particular. egypt has made it clear that they are in no economic position to take in 1.5 million refugees. they will consider it a violation of that landmark treaty, the accords, the camp david accords which essentially made peace between israel, egypt, and other arab states. so much of the recognition of israel and its credibility in the region is at stake when it comes to how netanyahu decides to proceed in rafah. >> yeah, i'm glad you brought that up. anyone who wants to get more information, you wrote a great article on msnbc.com. you can talk all about that as well. nayyera haq, thank you so much. coming up next, new legal questions emerging since

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lawmakers in alabama are rushing to protect ivf access after the supreme court ruling declared embryos are children. republicans across the country, including trump, if issued statements in support of ivf. however, 125 house republicans, including the speaker, have a cosponsored a bill declaring life begins at conception with no exceptions for ivf procedures. joining me now is michele goodwin, professor of constitutional law and global health policy, co-faculty director at georgetown law school. welcome. i'm glad to have you here to talk about this. the attorney general of alabama says he does not plan to prosecute medical professionals or patients who undergo ivf. does that mean that they are out of the woods? >> no, not necessarily. it doesn't mean that they are

out of the woods at all. one thing to let people know, as americans all across the country are deeply alarmed, the supreme court's ruling was alabama supreme court, not the united states supreme court, so these matters are confined to alabama. they are deeply troubling and alarming. some people may live in another state but have had their embryos cryo preserved in alabama who would be deeply conserved and after this particular ruling. it's a ruling that is deeply jarring. the supreme court in its dobbs decision, which dismantled roe, there were justices who said that they should never or that it would not reach other areas of reproductive rights. well, here we are. we see that it has affected ivf. you are absolutely right. there are republicans scrambling now because they see that this is a bridge too far. for those that have been antiabortion, they've also been pro natalist. if you really care about people being able to have families, assisted reproductive technologies, ivf has been one

of the ways to do that. about 20% of american couples are infertile. ivf has helped them. it has also helped people who are older parents be able to conceive. it has also helped lgbtq couples as well and single individuals. this really is alarming for so many people. amongst them are a lot of republicans who are deeply concerned. >> yeah. in fact, you are a prognosticator of this. i will get to that in a moment. i want to ask you about legislation. what would that look like? to protect ivf, is it even possible to do that while keeping this ruling standing that an embryo is a person? >> well, that is a great question. it's wonderful to be on with you. know that this is actually not the first time that the alabama supreme court has reached in this direction. they have been chipping towards this even before they had a person ballot initiative. that is to say that, when the state was, and it still is, criminally prosecuting women

who had complications during their prenatal court, such as women who have taken a drug during pregnancy, so many women alike that have been prosecuted in alabama. they have been part of the silent victims in some ways of this kind of policing of reproduction. even before dogs, the alabama supreme court, when those kinds of prosecutions were challenged in a case where a woman had privately confided to her medical provider that she was seeking prenatal care, she wanted to keep her pregnancy but it had drug use during pregnancy, she was a victim amongst hundreds that were similar. when she challenged that, the alabama supreme court said they saw no difference between a 12 year old child and a fetus and no difference between a fetus and a non viable fetus. even though we've had dobbs in between, the state of alabama has been at this for sometime. it makes it very complicated for state legislators in alabama. >> i was referencing that you, michele, published a legal paper six years ago warning of

this exact situation. you say laws against endangering a fetus or embryo, quote, serve as proxies to chip away at abortion rights and are part of aggressive legislation efforts to end abortion by imposing duties, burdens, and sanctions on pregnant women and sometimes their doctors. some republicans have claimed that this is not about abortion but you think it is. >> well, it has been part of that movement. thank you so much for referencing that article which was written at a time in which people thought that abortion was safe and you would never have to consider ivf. the lawmakers who were proposing legislation even if it did not pass at that time were saying that what they wanted was constitutional rights embedded in embryos so they could juxtapose that to the constitutional rights that women have and the constitutional rights of women should not be above those of embryos and fetuses. they were articulating that. i was simply documenting it at that time, even six or seven years ago in the piece that you have referenced.

>> extraordinary. georgetown constitutional law professor michele goodwin, good to me you here on the air. i look forward to seeing you again. thank you. reverend al sharpton on the south carolina primary results, plus donald trump's comments about black voters. black voter n 's updated covid-19 shot too. there's nothing better than a subway series footlong. except when you add on an all new footlong sidekick. we're talking a $2 footlong churro. $3 footlong pretzel and a five dollar footlong cookie. every epic footlong deserves the perfect sidekick. order one with your favorite subway series sub today.

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adam schiff for senate. i'm adam schiff, and i approve this message. former president donald trump won a decisive victory over nikki haley in the south carolina republican primary last night. the exit poll's paint a picture which could be a problem if trump's eventual public anomaly. exit polls show trump ran away with republican voters in the state but hailie beat him amongst independents 60 to 39. reverend al sharpton is joining me right now. it looks like you are in your car on your way to work. we know you will be on in about an hour in 20 minutes, my friend. what do you make of that breakdown of trump's support among independents and moderates in the fact that nikki haley really beat him in that? >> i think it is very, very

troubling for the trump crowd. if you are dealing with a very conservative estate, a red state like south carolina, and independents are going against you, that could be a bad forecast for other states that are not as red, certainly those states that could go out of the way. this is a decisive win. let's not forget that almost 40%, 40% that voted against donald trump, i would not be popping the champagne bottles in the trump camp. >> last night, our colleague lawrence o'donnell actually called trump's south carolina numbers disastrous, noting that he got 96% of the vote in his democratic primary. trump walked away with a little bit less than 60%. do you agree with the assessment of the night?

>> i certainly do. when you compare new hampshire, which is more of a democrat- leaning state, and the president can get 96% and trump is in a state leaning more conservative republican with both republican senators, lindsey graham and tim scott, actively campaigning for him, he could not even get two thirds. i would consider that as close to disastrous as you can get for a president who basically is an incumbent republican in the eyes of many of them in the state. >> there is another exit poll. this is from saturday. 61% said that a convicted trump would still be fit to be president. do you read that, rev, as most republicans are just not bothered by trump's many legal cases? >> i think that many republicans, unfortunately, are not. i do not think that that is going to work with most american voters, including

independents, to think that it will not bother us, that a person convicted by their peers as being a criminal and probably a felon, since we are dealing with 91 fell in cases -- that is disturbing in the least, if i were going to say that a comment saying disturbing is about as low on the totem pole of adjectives i would use. >> hey, are you worried at all about this movement in michigan ahead of tuesday's primary there, the movement for democrats to vote on committed, being supported by russia tlaib and beto o'rourke coming on board with that, the former texas congressman? it's one thing in the primary to do that when joe biden will be the democratic nominee, whatever the vote says at the end of the day on tuesday, but can someone like that bleed over into the general election?

ten people recall thinking, well, i voted on committed. did he want me to vote for joe biden? does this worry you? >> it should be concerning to the biden people. it should be concerning to those progressives who do not want to see donald trump win. certainly, to make a statement that you want to see the president be more aggressive against netanyahu and some of the actions, many of us agree, but once you turn people on committed, the challenge is, how do you make them commit in november? suppose there is no change. suppose netanyahu isn't hardened and the united states still has to deal with its military options and therefore must have some commitment that remains, that keeps them safe in terms of their military commitments in that area with israel. how do you then tell people

that you tell to be an committed in primary to vote in the general? how do you cut that, slice that apple? i don't know. i think that is something that is risky when you are talking about donald trump who, in fact, came in talking about banning all muslims. it's a very, very precarious position, i think, that could be dangerous unless there is something that breaks in the middle east or they have some logic that i have not heard and that would work with the voters that do come out on tuesday and are on committed. >> one more question to you, a quick one here. on friday, as you are well aware, a speech to a group of black conservative, trump said he is discriminated against with his criminal cases and that black voters like him because of his moshe. i want to play with you a republican congressman byron donalds said defending trump's remarks. here it is, rev. >> this is political persecution from the department of justice and from radical d.a.s throughout our country.

this is something similar that black people had to deal with with the justice system themselves. >> were you offended by his comments, congressman? >> no, i wasn't i. i understood what the president was talking about. like i've said now for the third time, he talked about all of the reasons why minority voters want to support him. >> what do you make of all of this, rev? >> first of all, i think that it is hogwash to think that donald trump, who we know very well, those of us that come from new york, has never stood up for blacks that were mistreated by the justice system. in fact, he himself was sued with his father for discrimination in housing. he himself called for the death penalty for five young black and brown young man in new york who were later proven to be innocent of what he wanted them to be executed for and even then he stood by his statements and said that he does not think

that the city or the conference save them. you are not talking about anyone that has ever identified with wrongful persecution of blacks. you are talking about someone who stereotyped blacks as criminals when he said the mugshot, when he said that his four indictments, he was saying because we are criminal, because we are people with mugshots. i think, particularly when you find that he was given a mugshot because he was indicted for election interference, we had people that went to jail to get us the right to vote and some of us had been fighting to maintain that when donald trump's supreme court, he appointed three of the justices. they've taken out two of the voting rights acts. i think it's a leap that does not land to act like he was speaking about the persecution of blacks, something that he has clearly never articulated or concerned and has a record, as i have outlined, of being on

the other side of those bad prosecutions. >> we are going to land in the studio in about an hour in 12 minutes, my friend. i will let you get out of the car. thank you so much as always. i love speaking with you. you can watch the rev on politicsnation coming up at five pm eastern right here on msnbc. this breaking news for you, nbc news sat down today with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy who hopes to present a blueprint for peace with russia this spring. joining me now once again from kyiv, ukraine, nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel. thanks for coming back. what is zelenskyy's message as the war is heading into the third year? >> so, as promised, we were able to turn around a clip for you which i will play in a second. his message for the third year, and that's really what they are doing here in kyiv, there is a bag conference. you might hear clanking behind me as they are taking down the stage. the entire ukrainian government was gathered here in the center of the city yesterday and today

as part of this two day conference to mark the two year anniversary of the russian invasion but also to relaunch this country. what do they do? what kind of piece can they make in the future? what about their supply of weapons and aid? they are watching very carefully as the u.s. has become less reliable. they were encouraged that canada pledged billions of dollars yesterday, that the leader of italy was here as well also looking to make agreements. they are hoping that, if the u.s. suddenly changes policy radically, if there is an election of donald trump or reelection of donald trump and he decides to pull the plug on ukraine, president zelenskyy said, well, we have to be prepared for every contingency. mostly, they were saying that they need weapons and they need them now because it's already costing ukrainian lives. he updated the death toll for the first time in one year and

said that 31,000 ukrainian men and women in uniform have died thus far fighting russian troops over the last two years. this is a little bit of that conversation that we had. you just returned from several areas along the front line in the south and the east. soldiers there told me they have to ration their ammunition. they don't have enough weapons to advance. they can only defend themselves. in some cases, they are losing a territory. what happens to your country if this american aid does not arrive? >> we will lose a lot of people. we will lose territories. the united states focused on interior questions, political questions. it's a tough period, election period. that is why it is a little bit

slow. the answer is, if to give us a strong package on time, our steps will be more strong on the battlefield. we will lose less people. we will win. >> does he have a realistic hope for peace? >> yes, he does, i think, but the way they see it here is peace means also not losing the war. i spoke to him at length. probably the longest part of our conversation was what he fears could happen to this country if vladimir putin were to take over. he thinks that vladimir putin would destroy the cities, would erase ukraine from the map, erase it politically and culturally. he was saying that they have no choice but to fight, that if they make some sort of a deal and give up territory that

putin will continue to come for them. he wants to have some sort of peace, but the peace planned that he outlined is a very long one. it's one that russia has already rejected out of hand, russia has rejected this formulation where zelenskyy, and this is the peace plan that he outlines, goes worsens a delegation, perhaps not led by zelenskyy himself, but there is a peace delegation that goes to geneva in the spring. at that conference in geneva, they come up with terms. the russians are not invited to the first peace conference. they come up with terms. they worked through committees coming up with a full list of demands which are then presented to the russians and then they would discuss those and potentially join a second peace summit with russian participation to come up with an end to the war. it is a long, complicated formula with ukraine setting the terms of the deal. as i just mention, it's a

formulation that russia has rejected out of hand, calling it absurd. >> richard, so grateful that you are able to give us a preview of what we can see more of a nightly news tonight and later on after that here on msnbc. you are the best. that's all i have to say. thank, you richard. >> thanks. it was a signature effort of president barack obama. ten years later, a look at what my brother's keeper accomplished. keeper accomplished. plus 10% off all bases. ends monday. i know what it's like to perform through pain. if you're like me, one of the millions suffering from pain caused by migraine, nurtec odt may help. it's the only medication that can treat a migraine when it strikes and prevent migraine attacks. treat and prevent, all in one. don't take if allergic to nurtec. allergic reactions can occur, even days after using. most common side effects were nausea, indigestion, and stomach pain. relief is possible. talk to a doctor about nurtec odt.

new today, a look at thprog by former president barack obama. my brother's keeper launched ten years ago and has helped thousands of young men and boys of color since then. trymaine lee has the story. this week marks the anniversary of one of president barack obama's signature efforts, my brother's keeper, aimed at bolstering the lives of young men and boys of color. this anniversary comes on the heels of another important date in american race relations, the killing of trayvon martin. with these two anniversaries

inextricably linked, we decided to go to one of my brothers keepers model communities, north, -- to see how ten years later the program continues to shape the lives of young men and take teach them to save themselves. >> reporter: for some young men of color in newark, new jersey, it can feel as if the world has put a target on their backs. >> mental health, drugs, sometimes resources from teachers and staff -- >> reporter: here, these teams know there is a group of brothers who have their backs. >> how are you feeling? how is your day? we don't get asked those questions except when we come to spaces like this. >> the teachers and the staff, everyone takes care of you. >> reporter: -- administrators say students get mentoring, or models who look like them and one-on-one attention. >> i'm not a product of my environment. >> reporter: the students are

in a program called men of excellence, part of a community network helping to empower young people like joshua and abraham to see in themselves what society may not. that network is the my brother's keeper alliance, the initiative for black and brown boys started by then president barack obama in 2014. it was the presidents response to trayvon martin's senseless death. >> if i had a son, he would look like trayvon. >> reporter: my brother's keeper, funded through public and private partnerships, provides mentorship, education, and job training. >> if we don't save young people, young people save themselves. we are but facilitators of them in that journey. >> in places like newark, we are seeing concrete reductions in homicides. >> reporter: newark mayor ross peralta credits the partnership with mbk and other community based programs for a historic drop in homicides to a 60-year low in just over a decade.

>> doing that work, we began to integrate ourself with the everyday functions of the city. we saw dramatic changes. >> the reduction of homicides represents young man that are living today that will be fully present. i'm trying not to get emotional. they will be fully present in their families, in their communities, in our democracy. >> reporter: in the decades since he began, and became has reached thousands of young men with positive results and what the organization calls model communities like newark and yonkers were mbk is credited with helping to elevate the highest graduation rate for young men of color in the state. >> we are very explicit about the fact that there is nothing wrong with our young men in our city. there are problems. they are not the problem. they are actually our greatest resource. >> reporter: last year, abraham was in court ordered detention. now, he is the president of men

of excellence. joshua, like countless other students across the country, felt through the administrative cracks and hadn't been in school since the pandemic. >> it made me think about the future of becoming something i wanted to be. my mom said -- my mindset is how good of a life i'm going to leave. >> newark is just one of dozens of cities across the country that have my brother's keeper as programs. ten years in, leaders say the data is promising that their efforts to make sure young people have access to opportunities and mentorship and job skills is actually beginning to pay off. >> that is great news. thanks, for mainly. that's going to do it for me on this edition of alex witt reports. we will be back next saturday. msnbc prime weekend is next. is. coughing, aching, stuffy head, fever, power through your day, medicine. when i was your age, we never had anything like this. coughing, aching, stuffy head, fever, what? wifi? wifi that works all over the house, even the basement.

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