elderly couple. the son-in-law has been charged with murder. >> general motors has recalled 70,000 cars. they can shut down. recalls are chevrolet cobalts, and pontiac g5 g 5. keep it here, those are the headlines. on america tonight, so you canned in and bracing for more. the slow steady march of this blast of winter. knob wants two storms back to back. >> also tonight, the other extreme. tough choices and why all of us will feel the pain. you look up and go, gosh, couldn't someone make it rain. >> and a view beyond,

images from 25 years in afghanistan, and incite, from the man behind them. >> . >> and throughout the coming hours pressing further up the east coast, in all, well over 100 million people crossed 22 states from texas all the way up to maine, another vicious blast of winter they are facing. here in the nation's capitol we with are seeing the next stop of the deadly storm that covered the deep south before marching north, wreaking half vock and spawning controversy. >> we have extended the declaration of emergency through sunday evening.

>> the storm is still not over, mother nature is still right here. with very dramatic weather swings. >> no rest for the weather weary. with 150 million people still facing down the brutal and still developing storm. miserable enough. parts of north georgia, in north carolina, raleigh durham saw up to six-inches of snow, and treacherous ice too. philadelphia, nearly nine, new york city eight. so far. heavy snow came overnight to the nation's capitol nearly a foot of snow in the city, shut down the federal government, to the north is west outside the belt way, more than 15isms. 19 states are under watches or advisories as much more snow and rain, is on the way.

at least 12 deaths are blamed on the weather, most traffic related. seven traffic froze in place in north carolina, where drivers abandoned their cars and on the slick, refrozen black ice, hazardous roads remain littered with fresh wrecks. >> continue to stay smart, and off the roads in areas where you know the conditions continue to be bad. or may etch get worth of rain. >> that warning as the heaviest snow accumulations are expected overnight, and into friday. can, i 95 corridor, drawing a direct line with the storm track, and even where the storm has stopped falling in the south, branches coated with heavy ice, are snapping right off earlier today it was coming down like every minute there was one fall being. and it was like gunfire. >> tim packet on power lines. as three-quarters of a million holes are now

without power. in georgia, south carolina, north carolina, and alabama. more scatters in the mid atlantic region, and already the snow has brought cripples commutes and closed businesses and schools and ended the honeymoon for new york city's new mayor. who kept the schools open even as others shut their doors. but that snowball fight quickly became a twitter battle with nbc's al roker who tweeted why are schools all around new york city closed? it is going to take some kids or kids getting hurt before this goof ball policy gets changed. the mayor's come back, it's a different thing to run a city than to give weather on tv. >> the massive storm is bringing problem and opportunity for ordinary people.

mesh tonight correspondent has the tail of two paths in the storm. nobody wants two storms back to back, but, you know, when mother nature deals you just have to deal as well. >> i don't know and his dad joe are getting their best to deal. outside philadelphia. they are among 150 million people pounded by this snowfall. boom, boom, the power is out, no more. and then we have a cold night. >> not only did the family lose power in their home, their chinese restaurant had to close. >> i remember going with my dad to the

restaurant, and moving all the food around. but just as they reopened another storm shut their door as second time. today we are totally out. because of all the snow that has accumulated on the roads and the parking lot, we aren't able to be open for business, and we decided to remain closed because we figures a lot of customers wouldn't be able to make out of their homes either. >> washington, d.c., driver warren fudge is fairing a little better with the help of cab fair. okay, whats going on, man? >> not much. >> he says he needs two

jobs to help him pay the rent. >> that's why people also hire him from a cell phone app, it allows him to transport people in his own vehicle like a taxi. >> religion vagues, taxes and everything. and it's not like we work for owner, we are a partner with uber. so it is just like being self-employed. >> fudge takes advantage of days like this, when the roads are tricky, and the construction site is closed. his personal suv helps him make ends meet. >> you know, as far as winter time construction work, we go through periods where we with don't work as much. as we would in the summertime, and there's not much work available and with bills and rent being really high out there, it's just -- you

need two jobs to make it. >> like anconal, we paid for our ride as he navigated the streets and explained how he makes the best of such miserable conditions. >> feels pretty bad. but i have seen worse, and it's been much worse. as far as the plows they have done a good job. >> by midday we were the 9th customer, and he hoped to make an extra $200 by the end of the day. he said the bad weather is an advantage, because most part time drivers aren't willing to brave the roads. >> on a day like this, it is a good day, because there's nobody on the road. so -- there's more demand. everybody wants to go somewhere. >> i had a couple of people that needed to go to work and had no way to get there, and they showed me some appreciation, that one guy wanted to tip me, but

he went and got me a cup of coffee. coffee, soy appreciate that. that was a highlight of the day. as homes and businesses picture as that story is, there is a reason most are staying off the road, and that is because it is dangerous. aside from the traffic accidents there was a body here in washington, d.c. found underneath all that snow. and then in new york city, there's also a woman that was killed by a private snowplow. he was taking a risk, it was good that his day ended up happy, but it is dangerous out there. >> +sao now we look to what is next from our roof top, we get a look at the weather ahead from al jazeera, meteorologist up in new york, kevin? >> it's good to see that somebody else is outside for a change, yes, we are seeing a lot happening right now for washington,

d.c. you have gone through rain and sleet, and now the snow is beginning. what is happening to you. here is washington, d.c., you can see the green came through, the pink, and now we are looking at snow. but the good news if you look down here, there's georgia, the carolinas, of course they were hit pretty hard. this storm has continued to move up here, and new york is in a little bit of a break, because will be seeing almost the same kind of time line. they had a break, now they will see rain coming in, and then when this wraps around that means we will see it changing over. a lot of places saw very impressive snow totals. in millford, these numbers especially down here will be -- that's

where the storm system is making it's way up the seaboard. you can see what we have over the next 12 hours. washington, it will be much earlier than that, we will see you at probably 3:00 in the morning. new york three to eight, but washington probably only about one to two more inches for you. >> all right, kevin, thank you very much. i can assure you we are already experiencing quite a bit of the weather. on the historic flooding in europe, the worst flooding in over 60 years and it shows no sign of stopping. west of london, pressure on the river keeps growing, this winter is the u.k.'s wet nest 250 years. al jazeera reports, from what was until very recently, a river bank, but is now the river. well, this is the town of spain's because the river

is just a couple of blocks that way, but essentially because it has been rising this is the new bank of the the tems river, for a couple of blocks you have houses that have been flooded. this river runs for two smiles up this road. and essentially, a small stream back there has flooded other blocks as well. it is a very serious situation here, hundreds of people have been evacuated, hundreds of people have left their homes. some have tried to stay if they have a second floor. as long as they have electricity, they say they will say, they aa very very small pump is keeping the power station going. and the houses still do have power, when people lose power that's when they lose heat, and feel like they have to leave their homes. even though it has gone down a couple of inches. they have taken the

opportunity to get inside their homes and get what losings they have out. they have gone into check to see what is still there, what is safe, some people won't be able to go in, their homes still have water and this is not over yet. we are expecting more rain, and over the weekend here. and a lot of the water has been ending up here. in people have been relocated. many people are hoping to many people have been relocated. >> from one ex-people to the other, later in the program, digging deep to tackle another sort of weather emergency. >> you dig down deep enough, right there, that's dry.

right there. >> that's bone dry, just a couple of inches. >> california's deep drought, why it has led to tough choices for averagers and how it will impact your life and some surprising ways. and ahead after this break. deadly divisions unleashed in libya, with civilians in the crosshairs. why a manage to save it has backfired. a fault lines investigation next. >> we have to get out of here. >> truth seeking... al jazeera america's breakthrough instigative documentary series.

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consider this: the news of the day plus so much more. >> we begin with the government shutdown. >> answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> it seems like they can't agree to anything in washington no matter what. >> antonio mora, award winning and hard hitting. >> we've heard you talk about the history of suicide in your family. >> there's no status quo, just the bottom line. >> but, what about buying shares in a professional athlete? real perspective, consider this on al jazeera america zoo years ago, if united states intervened in libya to help overthrow

its dictator. the arab spring swept through the middle east, since then the country's spiraled downward as warring militias one support have had taken the law into their own hands. in the aftermath of a massacre fault lines correspondent returned to libya, to find out more about the people living in fear. >> we thousand that if we wanted one more day, benghazi, a city nearly the side of charlotte, could sufficient ear massacre that would have reverberate across the region, and stained the conscience of the world. >> two years ago, fault lines traveled to libya, as the u.s. and nato back rebelled fought to overthrow mom mar gaddafi. it was the only direct u.s. military intervention in the unrest that was sweeping the arab world.

now, benghazi is a word for political scandal. an obsession of the media in washington. after the murder of ask ambassador in 2012. >> i can't imagine sending folks out, after what we saw from the security cameras and the drones. >> mistakes were made. >> and i said that what benghazi is worse than watergate. >> meanwhile, on the ground, a country is unraveling. torn apart by the very militias they have helped to support. fault lines is here to find out what wet wrong. >> on november the 16th, after friday press, a peaceful demonstration formed in a residential neighborhood. local residents were protesting again the armed militia presence in their neighborhood. they were met with machine gunfire.

when the shooting stopped dozens of people layed dead, many more were injured. the massacre took place the day we arrived in libya. by the time we reached the scene, the men there told us the killers had left. the many lish sha men who had taken over were from a libya shield, a a militia that was set up but was largely decommissioned after some of its member opened fire on anti-militia demonstrators in june 2013. killing more than 30 people. some of the fighters said they had been present when the shooting happened. all that we spoke with were supportive of marry brothers in arms.

>> showing the graffiti on the wall saying saying muammar gaddafi still here. they are playing those supporters on the violence that took place. >> in another part of the city, the family of one of those killed held a mourning ceremony. when they went to the hospital mothering to identify the body he was hear fied at what he saw. >> half the body is missing. only a piece of metal holding together.

>> like that? >> yes. >> leave people alone. >> people waving white flags. to be united, we loe each other. it doesn't matter where you come from. in the district, from sea. from east, west. you have to be strong, and tight, we loe each other. >> in libya right now, assassinations bombings and kid p thattings take place almost daily.

security is in the hands of heavily armed mostly unregulated militias, with various regional and political. the belief in a strong central government like the one that exists on the gaddafi is rejected by separatist around the country that complain he favored some cities while leaving some impoverished. in most of the country, the central government exists in name only. >> well, this is yet another burial taking place. coffin after coffin being brought in. there were more than 30 people killed yesterday. and is scenes here are just remarkable. >> frustration is boiling over. the mourners here say the militia men, who now roam freely are worse than gaddafi.

the men who carries out the massacre. rah mort city about two hours east of triply. when they entered triply during the war, they were hailed by many as liberators. but libya's prime minister has called for all militias to withdraw from the capital. it's not the first time he has made that demand. >> i think we are at a stage on the brink of an narkky, and some of the things and the situations

we have seen border on that. there's a compete lawlessness, these groups have been operating with near impunity, these past two years. nobody is being held accountability for any of these violations. >> fall lines correspondent joins us now, two plus years on, what do two people think about the humanitarian project. >> well, that was the primary question that we had when we set out to make this. there's been a lot of reporting on the attack. and the death of the u.s. ambassador. but there hasn't been a great deal of attention to what is going on in the country. so the day we arrived was the day that the witness the worst violence that has taken place since the end of the revolution. is main concern is security. security is in the hands

of this patch work of militia groups from regional parts of the country, who are basically controlling the situation, without any accountability and very little oversite. and that's a problem not just in terms of the increasing violence, but also with the legal system. these groups are holding thousands of people in ash fair detention, often in quite bad conditions and there is rising evidence of the use of torture, the u.n. has been warning about this, so as you just heard from that haw moon rights watch activist, mrs. a concern about rising levels of an narkky in the country really facing a severe crisis. >> quick thought here from you, there just a few weeks ago, a couple of months ago now, what is it like today? >> well, benghazi is a very interesting play. we were there back in 2011 when the rebels were fighting against the military.

and it was a city united against a common enemy. there were thousands of people in the streets in support of the revolution nonnow it is a very dangerous place to be. there are assassinations the kidnapping that really symbol'sed what has gone wrong, and the u.s. con salt late building is there, it is still destroyed and we sat down with the u.s. ambassador to talk about the u.s. role in libya now, and she was saying that they are quite sprung by the political situation in washington, the fact that there is so much attention that's been paid to the killing of the u.s. ambassador, it is holding back to mission from what they would like to do on the ground. >> a lot to be concerned with. thank you for being with us, and you can see all of his report, libya state of insecurity on friday. 9:30 eastern, here on al jazeera america. this weekended our network brings you another program, talk to al jazeera, this week with hip-hop pioneer and

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>> now a snapshot of headlines. comcast buying time warner cable for $45.2 million. comcast is the number one pay tv provi

provider. it could face a hurdle. >> 400 activists have died in aleppo. shedding more bloodshed than peace after a second shot of negotiations between the government and the opposition. the united states, and russia promise to try to help break the stalemate. >> the sun is shining brightly at the sochi olympic games. the western hemisphere is experiencing a bitter blast. olympic athletes were competing in temperatures of mid 6 0s. men's alpine skiing was changed to an earlier time because of the weather. >> north carolina expected to see rain showers this weekend. it will not be enough to help the drought situation. it could rain for the rest of the year and it still will not be enough. pictures from above show how severe the situation is. snow-covered peaks, what a

difference one year can make. president obama travels there on friday to see the effects of the drought. "america tonight"'s correspondent reports that there's one group of farmers that have been hit particularly hard. >> for frank, the most devastating drought means hard choices. his grandfather started the ranch. he is calling a family meeting to decide whether to sell most or all of the herd that provided the family livelihood for three generations. >> we'll go through the cow herd. we have about 20 picked out. we'll cut 40 to 60 in the next month and a half. in two weeks things will change. it will rain, grass will grow. >> never in frank's lifetime and never in recorded history has

calve seen so little water over a 12-month period. >> you have not seen water up here for several here. >> about 7 inches on average. 15 inches below formal and the triest since california began to keep records. not enough to water cattle. >> that creek now - you call it a creek, and used to be a river - should be 15 feet higher. >> higher, and running right now. >> this is what frank wants to avoid. many of his fellow ranches made hard choices. at this weekly cattle auction, they came from all over the state. one by one the trucks filled the parking lot. normally this time of year 200 head of cattle would be up for

sale. on this day more than 1,000 hit the auction. janet burbank brought three truckloads, because she could not afford to raise them. her sense of loss overwhelming. >> one of the cows suck her ear out the trailer side. i saw the ear number and ear, i bawled my head off. >> for some ranchers things are so dire, they selling off calves. animals so young that they are barely weaned off mother's milk, a sure sign of desperation. >> there's a little black one here. they are tiny, who knows if they'll survive. they may go to nebraska, south dakota, feedlots. and the whether will be different. they are going young, but no one has a choice. we have to get rid of them.

we can't afford to keep them. >> harry sold 68, and is holding on to a dozen more, hoping to wait out the drought to hang on in the business where he spent his entire working life. >> didn't feel good. 52 years, and we took off some of the tail enders that are not doing what this - not doing good anyhow. i want to hold out until the middle of march and then we'll have to make a decision. >> bob wood told us he trimmed his heard. he started with 70, now has 50. >> i farm 200 acres of hay. it hasn't come out of the ground and i sold half my heard and used the money to buy hay and now we're getting to the point by the end of february, if we don't get decent rains and the

grass grows, we'll have to sell more. >> in this business one rancher's misfortune is another's opportunity. an internet camera allowed cattle men from around the country to place their bids. nearly all the cattle here are headed out of state. >> the viewer sees what is coming into the ring, as if they were here. when i entered the price, i tracked it. it goes to 86, i go to 87. they see it. they can tap in and make a bid. >> jim warren, the auctioneer and owner says the drought has driven hundreds of ranchers to the brink, forcing them to leave the business or start again. >> the sad part is a lot of people put a lot of effort, energy and time to produce a high-quality product. when they sell the cows, they have to start over.

>> the light rain falling is welcome here. it's not likely to make a dent in california's drought. this hay field shows why. normally the hay here would be about 18 inches high. and today it's barely an inch. >> so frank's 500 acre crop, planted at thanksgiving, may not survive. >> if you dig deep enough, it's dry. right there. >> bone dry a couple of inches beneath the surface. >> exactly. you see the tips burnt. one is lack of water, and two, we had frost three or four days ago. >> since frank has to hay to feed his cattle he has to buy it from far away farms. some californian ranchers are shipping in feed from utah and oregon. >> this is the reserve. i have 150 acres. i have to buy it, i'm buying another >> how far away does it come?

>> 900 miles. >> given the scars supply, the cost of that hay has skyrocketed. >> we don't try to buy much hay, but around here you are probably looking at, right now, probably a $3,000-$4,000 difference per load. >> the drought forced so many californian ranchers to shrink or sell their herds, that the meat-packing plant is closing. by april 13, '00 people here will lose their -- 1300 people will lose their jobs. >> a lot of folks we know personally. they are neighbours. my next-door neighbour to the west of me works for national beef and the sole provider of his family, with a couple of kid. that's a family that will be

impacted. >> the job losses from the meat plant add to the pain of the country that has the highest unemployment. one of the state's leading banks predicts it will cost the state 40,000 jobs. most in agriculture. >> the ripple is clear to see. at the 101 livestock supply down the road, chris avery fears the sell-off of california cattle will decimate her business. >> this time of year, they are getting back seats. they are doctoring the calves, getting back seats and using ear tags. i sell those, they sell them, and then i sell fly spray, wormers and fly tags. if they sell the cows, they will not buy that stuff. it makes a dent in my business. in california, they declared a drought emergency. ranchers can qualify for

low-interest loans. most farmers do not want to be deeper in debt. he want the government to think bigger, much bigger. >> you look at the clouds and go "couldn't you make it rain?", you can do everything else. we can go to the moon and mars, and spend billions of dollars, you know, trying to save a fish down the creek letting water out of a trillion dollar dam, but we want make it rain. >> for now he's gambling against nature. holding off on selling his cattle. time is running out. soon he and his family will have no choice but to leave the business that supported them for three generations. >> it's a little hard for us to imagine it in the east where we are feeling the weather at this hour. the drought situation out west is expected to impact the nation. we are joined by climatologists

from the national drought center at the university of nebraska, lincoln. talk to us about this. in chris's report we talked about california. this is a drought that goes behind california. it does, we are still under a drought that we trace back to 2010/2011. we had a big drought -- >> how much of the country? >> 60% >> 60% you say. >> 60% of the west is in drought right now. 95% of california. >> 95. so we are talking about states. this spread is across all kinds of states - idaho, so many places, and that means so many different kind of livestock and crops as well. >> well, yes. when you think about the agricultural impact with fruits and vegetables, but in california, a large

dairy-producing state, in addition to the ranching industry, the price of hay - have you to go a long ways away to find places better off to send you their hay. they've been in drought recently too. there's a lot of domminos that fall. >> you are seeing the impact has come along quickly, the reach of this spread out quickly. >> yes, we have seen the same issues and problems with the ranching community in the selling off of herds, generations of times and buildings. in the southern planes we see the same issue in the west. the west is different. we knew a lot of precipitation to be in the form of snow, and warm temperatures getting to be what we have got. that's not boding well. >> we are going to see this in food prices across the country, as well we may see it in other

areas. for example, the spread of certain diseases is exacerbated by drought. >> absolutely. health concerns and issues - when you lose quantity of water you have quality issues and concern about less now. there's pathogens, respiratory imnesses with asthma and other cases, with the dust that is blown and disturbed. >> we see it in arenas beyond agriculture. how do you ship products if there's drought? >> as you mentioned. not only transportation, put the lack of hydropower electricity. that will be an issue if it conditions on the path we are on. september to february is the latest time of the year. after march we are running out of weeks to put a dent in the

drought. >> in the east we think about the weather we are experiencing, and flooding and that sort of thing is having big impacts on the economy. drought has a big and long-lasting foect on the economy and expensive. >> droughts are one of the biggest causes of economic loss in the united states and globally every year. it's for two reasons. it has a large special footprint. they have a smaller spacial footprint. droughts can cover millions of spare miles. they can last hundreds of years. a few minutes to a few days. that's a real big difference to droughts and other hazards. >> thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you for having me on the show. >> when re return - inside afghanistan. behind the lens.

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consider this: the news of the day plus so much more. >> we begin with the government shutdown. >> answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> it seems like they can't agree to anything in washington no matter what. >> antonio mora, award winning and hard hitting. >> we've heard you talk about the history of suicide in your family. >> there's no status quo, just the bottom line. >> but, what about buying shares in a professional athlete? real perspective, consider this on al jazeera america >> in an act seep as defines, afghanistan set free 65

prisoners. hamid karzai warned western powers to maintain their distance from this decision. since september 11, 2011, it became unfamiliar to manners. for a photo journalist, afghanistan was a natural inclination. his collection of photographs a book entitled "afghanistan, a distant war", and his recollections are a summary of a long and difficult history. when i got to afghanistan a lot of people had been killed. the bureau was open for photographer in 1987, it had all the ingredients that a journalist and photographer would want that their territory. pakistan and bangladesh were

under martial law. afghanistan had the soviet army occupying for 10 years. the cash ear insurgency was about to kick off. it's not just the volatility, but a news value. you'd had to be out of your mind not to go. in the earlier days moouja dean fighters took a liking to the camera. >> the government radio station, television stations were the only ones in crow, but they would rarely go out and meet people. people tended not to believe it. they didn't understand the cycle of taking a picture and getting it printeded. they would never see the copy. this picture, shot in 1990 - he is still alive today, he is

essentially the first person to start looking for funding for global jihad outside of afghanistan. he was the recipient of a great amount of money from the c.i.a., and he also befriended osama bin laden. >> this picture is interest to me because it shows the government communist party newspaper sold on the street by a newspaper hawker. well, of course, an industrious boy. there's a good chance that he's not literate. what you can see is a person behind him, who bout the paper, is reading the paper out loud to the people around him, who are also unable to read the paper. >> there's a lot of homeless kids and families that are split, and children that go hungry and are left to forage

for themselves and set out by their parents to find wood for first, begging, to look for scrap. >> this picture is a family that is fleeing in 1993, their neighbourhood, because of interfactional fighting. it has taken over the country and what i found interesting was a tea cup and pretty much that is all they could get out, fleeing for their lives. i didn't have a problem with a camera until the taliban came in. they said that pictures of human being was not permitted, and particularly the photographs of women were not permitted. >> every trip in afghanistan had its unexpected moment. that's the nature of the region, the nature of the country, the nature of the story, it's a country without law. the people right now are very

hopeful. they have reached a certain amount of employment economic social improvement. schools have opened. at the same time corruption is rife, crime is up, kidnapping is up. there's no reel solid security. still quite sensitive to the people and surroundings. i tried to keep a balance as much as possible. the story i started in long ago and feel the narrative is strong enough for me and my curiosity remains. i'm curious where the country is going. >> ahead in our final thoughts this hour. why are film makers from india hitting the festival circuit

internationally. we travel to germany for information next. cl

the film makers fight against censorship. some say they are forced to modify the movies just to get them played. now the creative talents are flocking to germany. why from the berlin film festival. >> bolllywood is the public face of endian movies 1,000 of these are made every year, but for

those director whose go a little or a lot further, there may be problems ahead. one in particular censorship. she has called real uproar in india, not necessarily with fans but with those who decide whether a film can even be released. this film explores some of india's current big social issues rape, and homosexuality among them, and in places it is derogatory about gandhi. you can see it in full, but not in india, to show threat the director had to make huge unlucked changes. >> the first time we outright denial, they say our film is not even satisfy. we ail palatally film like this form a huge part of the berlin identity, of course,

you have big red carpet, you have the hollywood stars who all come to town to show their movies but away from this, you have these smaller independent films that show issues real life, that you often won't get to see, the things the sensors don't want you to see, but here they really do. which is why critics point out that film festivalle festivals are such an important tomb for those who can't or aren't allowed to have their voices heard. >> screen has been sold out. i know people who had tickets couldn't get in, so there's a good sign there's a lot of interest. that should reach india. it makes even more embarrassing for end jacksonville. >> they take a look at india's uncomfortable side, and it is a film that indeed makes the authorities feel less than comfortable.

india may be changing but movies like this may zillion be hard tore come by for some time yet. al jazeera, at the berlin film lynn film festival. >> am al jazeera.com, on twitter or at our facebook page, good night, more of america tonight coming up tomorrow. >> into welcome to al jazeera america, i'm thomas drayton, here are the top stories we are following. a winter storm starting in the south is now in the north-east. and blamed for 21 deaths.

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