this is bbc news. good morning if you are an earlybird, if you are on a night shift, hopefully not too much longer to go. the headlines: china has warned of counter measures, unless the us revokes a $1.1—billion arms deal with taiwan, as chinese military drills take place around the island, which some see as a precursor to an invasion. the white house says the us is providing taiwan with what it needs to maintain its self defence capabilities. there are fears of food shortages in pakistan, after devastating floods washed away nearly half of the country's crops. so far around 1,200 people are known to have been killed and unicef says many more children could die from a rapid spread of diseases,

like cholera and malaria. the russian energy giant gazprom says it has scrapped plans to reopen a key gas pipeline to europe. the company claims it can't restart nordstream 1 because of an oil leak in a turbine, which will have implications for europe's energy supply this winter. people in jackson, mississippi struggling people injackson, mississippi struggling to cope with an ongoing water crisis. it is now the fifth day they have been forced to live without clean running water. more than 150,000 people injackson, 150,000 people in jackson, mississippi's 150,000 people injackson, mississippi's state capital predominantly black population affected. the problem started after flooding affected a water treatment plant. i don't want no groundwater, i don't want no ground water. me and six kids, i have to

constantly remind do not brush your teeth with your daughter, do not wash your face without water. this is currently life for most of the 200,000 residents in jackson, mississippi, queueing for a basic necessity, water. thank you for everything, man. the resident four in this area say they have been dealing with problems with the water supply for years. this time, a pump failed after recent flooding. schools have been forced to switch to online learning because toilets wouldn't flush. 0fficials here are asking for more support from central government. president biden says he will do what he can. we've offered every single thing available to mississippi. the governor has to act. there's money to deal with this problem. and that help has come in the form of the national guard supplying people with bottled water they can drink, wash and cook with. it has been terrible. it is so terrible and i really fault our governor, our officials, period. i really fault all of them,

because all of them should work together and solve this problem. it shouldn't have just started now, it should have been fixed years ago. this isn't a quick—fix problem. the roots lie in years of underfunding and infrastructural neglect. but residents don't have that kind of time to wait. they need clean, usable water now. chi chi izundu, bbc news. now on bbc news, the travel show. iam i am uncovering ancient treasures among spain's leaving sandringham. this is a melting pot of cultures, and all of those people have left this archaeological site which is perfectly intact on the millennia. the northernmost city. here is a clue stop the site is really significant. castles that happen burned,

besieged, rebuilt. scots, robert the bruce have all had connections with this place. and why greenland is becoming a bucket list destination at the top of the world. we decided on greenland. the reason was to experience climate change at the height of it, so to speak. the huge sand dunes of southern spain are some of the largest in europe. and yet they remain

relatively unknown, even amongst the most explored travellers, with even fewer people are aware of the treasures concealed beneath the moving sands. i am meeting eddie, a writer and travel journalist who specialises in uncovering hidden places. she is going to guide me off the beaten track to find out more about the living sand dunes of southern spain. where are you taking me today? we are taking the wild way to the beach. we can see this is the beach. we can see this is the way because we have not beach grassy. there are no signs. i said beach grassy. there are no signs. isaid it beach grassy. there are no signs. i said it was a wild way. i am glad that eddie is here to show me the way on this one. wow. look at this! yes, you have your desertjune just there. this is the sand dune, one of the largest sand dune standing at over 30 metres high and 200

metres high. this is in the nature park, one of the most unspoiled and off the beaten track areas. one of the best ways to think about this coastline is which is endlessly shutting down the centuries is as a living sand dune. now with climate change, the wind is getting stronger and pushing with them these dunes. so they are really moving? _ are really moving? yes, exactly. these dunes have been battered by hurricane force winds, forcing them inland and revealing some remarkable hidden history concealed below. if remarkable hidden history concealed below.- remarkable hidden history concealed below. if you think about it in — concealed below. if you think about it in terms _ concealed below. if you think about it in terms of - concealed below. if you think about it in terms of history i about it in terms of history this is a melting pot of cultures, you have africa, europe, all of the mediterranean and then the travels across the atlantic, and all of those peoples have left their vestiges, there archaeological sites along this coastline which have been perfectly intact down the millennia.—

perfectly intact down the millennia. g , millennia. my next stop is cape trafalgar. _ millennia. my next stop is cape trafalgar. 60 — millennia. my next stop is cape trafalgar, 60 kilometres - millennia. my next stop is cape trafalgar, 60 kilometres downl trafalgar, 60 kilometres down the coast where archaeologists from the university have just discovered some remarkable ruins tanks to these moving sands. when you discovered and realised it was a term, you must have been preparing to find some bones in here, right? we have found arrowhead. pendant. gasps. i can't believe i am holding a piece ofjewellery i can't believe i am holding a piece of jewellery from thousands of years ago.

amazing. and these are the last of the mysteries which this magnificent coastline is concealing. finding neolithic terms is extraordinary enough, but this coast is even more buried treasures. in fact, i can see people lying on the beach towel is probably not knowing that beneath them could be a whole ancient roman settlement. settle m e nt. if settlement. if you are on the beach and you leave your umbrella in a windy area, after some hours it will be completely covered by the

sand, and this is what has happened here. 50 sand, and this is what has happened here.— sand, and this is what has happened here. sand, and this is what has ha ened here. ., ,, happened here. so what can you tell me about _ happened here. so what can you tell me about this _ happened here. so what can you tell me about this site? - tell me about this site? what are these wars? this is the roof more or less of the roman baths. well, so much deeper. how far do we go down? four metres. four metres! and we expose a bit more of it to see what is down there? yes, of course. four metres is a long way down, this will probably take me more than the afternoon, i would say laughs. i think i am going to have to accept defeat pdf. aside, the archaeologists have purposely decided to cover part of the site with sand protected from the elements, a decision which may prove difficult in the long—term, thanks to the strong winds and shifting sands. to find out if there is an alternative method of preservation i have come back to the start of my trip, the home to an ancient roman city dating back to the second century bc, and one of the most

significant and well preserved ancient roman archaeological sites. with the wind blowing so constantly you may not be able to preserve these ruins covered in sand for future generations, so there is an alternative, which is to create something like this place. this was forgotten for 2000 years, and then suddenly some sand shifted and we discover it was in fact and we discover it was in fact a really important place. yes, it would have _ a really important place. yes, it would have been _ a really important place. yes, it would have been really - it would have been really famous, people talk about the products from here all around the mediterranean, the banquets from the romans, they would love to have products from here. it love to have products from here. , . , here. it is an interesting side, here. it is an interesting side. we _ here. it is an interesting side, we have _ here. it is an interesting side, we have these - here. it is an interesting - side, we have these incredible ancient ruins and then over there someone is applying suntan lotion and sunbathing on the bed. i guess this is like... the coast in one image there. here we have our history, our past and our present. laughs. i was hiking up on that enormousjune and you can see how the sand was really

shifting inland. if that is happening all around the coast here, is this a good thing for revealing exciting archaeological finds or concerning thing about the preservation of those fines? i think this is a great example of how to do things right, but it also took decades to breath excavate, preserve and make the right combination between research and visitors, and it would be great if some can be open to the public so there is a route that people can do. let's hope that if it is handled correctly this part of spain can uncover and preserve more incredible historical sites for future generations. no matter what direction the wind blows. and if you are thinking to heading to this part of southern spain anytime soon, here are some travel show tips on things to see and do. if you are a medlow bath, visit this

andalusia village, every february they hold a festival showing how much the spanish love that book. you will find all kinds of traditional mouthwatering local dishes on sale there. and in true spanish style there is plenty of drinking and dancing way into the night. if you prefer a slightly more tranquil trip, trip, head for donana park, home to the siberian links. it is also great for birdwatching as it is on the road where huge flocks of birds migrate to and from africa every year. and seville of course is usually high on everyone's list. it is southern spain's largest tourist destination and for

good reason. filled with historical architecture, palaces and museums, it is also where you can find a very unique bar set in an historic islamic bathhouse dating back to the days of muslim spain. it is one of the few places that you can see original 12th century moorish decoration like this still in situ. still to come on the travel show — we are day tripping on the scottish highlands. i’m show - we are day tripping on the scottish highlands. i'm not auoin to the scottish highlands. i'm not going to say — the scottish highlands. i'm not going to say there _ the scottish highlands. i'm not going to say there is _ the scottish highlands. i'm not going to say there is oral - going to say there is oral there isn't a creature in the likeness but i have seen some strange phenomenon on the water. and, could this be the next mossy destination for the more adventurous travellers among us? now everything is just busier than 2019, the hotels are completely booked, cruise ships are back. don't go away.

with restrictions relaxed, i am travelling across the uk to see how the country's top attractions are doing, to meet the people getting as excited about travel again, and hear their plans for the new normal. this time i am in the scottish highlands. hello from inverness, the northernmost city in the uk, and the gateway to the scottish highlands, it is also home to a very famous resident, nessie, aka, the longest monster, but i want to see what else is in the city. pre— pandemic, inverness welcomed up to 1.6 million visitors per year. it is also one of the country's fastest growing cities. now, i have heard there is an unofficial official cake of inverness. and it is made by a family run bakery that first open shop

here back in 1898. it is called a dream ring. it is very dreamy. it looks like a doughnut, but100% dreamy. it looks like a doughnut, but 100% not a doughnut. inverness castle used to be a prison and courtroom but now it is undergoing major renovations to turn it into a visitor attraction.— renovations to turn it into a visitor attraction. this is the . rand visitor attraction. this is the grand entrance _ visitor attraction. this is the grand entrance lobby. - visitor attraction. this is the | grand entrance lobby. stuart started on — grand entrance lobby. stuart started on this _ grand entrance lobby. stuart started on this project - grand entrance lobby. stuart started on this projectjust . started on this projectjust before lockdown and it is expected to be fully completed in 2025. ., u, expected to be fully completed in 2025. ., a, a, , expected to be fully completed in2025. ., a, a, i, in 2025. you can already see the opening _ in 2025. you can already see the opening in _ in 2025. you can already see the opening in the _ in 2025. you can already see the opening in the wall - in 2025. you can already see| the opening in the wall there, we will let the public still out there onto the new terrace. the top of the inverness castle, this is the view you get. castle, this is the view you net. , , castle, this is the view you iet. , ., get. this is spectacular! inverness _ get. this is spectacular! inverness is _ get. this is spectacular! inverness is a _ get. this is spectacular! inverness is a great - get. this is spectacular! | inverness is a great wee get. this is spectacular! - inverness is a great wee city and the sites really are significant. it is had castles that have been burnt, besieged, rebuilt. mary queen of scots, robert the bruce have all had connections with this place. so when people come, what would they expect to see? 50.

when people come, what would they expect to see?— they expect to see? so, they should get — they expect to see? so, they should get fantastic - they expect to see? so, they i should get fantastic immersive experiences that tells them stories of the highlands, find out about places they have never heard about and hear stories and never heard about and hopefully that will inspire them to visit these places, which are dotted around the far reaches of the highlands. did ou find reaches of the highlands. did you find with _ reaches of the highlands. did you find with the pandemic it reframed your thinking of how to create the spaces? it galvanised our design, in a way, so we have to try to figure out ways that we could loop around and avoid passing over tight spaces.— over tight spaces. because before that, _ over tight spaces. because before that, that _ over tight spaces. because before that, that wasn't i over tight spaces. because i before that, that wasn't even part of the considerations was to mark one systems were not really a thing. we to mark one systems were not really a thing-— really a thing. we tried to make it — really a thing. we tried to make it not _ really a thing. we tried to make it not obvious - really a thing. we tried to i make it not obvious though. really a thing. we tried to - make it not obvious though. you feel like you're exploring a castle. �* , ., ~ ., , feel like you're exploring a castle. �* , .,~ ., , ., castle. because who knows what 2025 will look _ castle. because who knows what 2025 will look like _ castle. because who knows what 2025 will look like so _ castle. because who knows what 2025 will look like so i _ castle. because who knows what 2025 will look like so i guess - 2025 will look like so i guess some ways, the pandemic has future—proofed the design of the visitor attraction? definitely.— the visitor attraction? definitel . ., .,

definitely. for some though, it has not been _ definitely. for some though, it has not been about _ definitely. for some though, it has not been about getting - has not been about getting through the past few years. but rather, a chance to start something new. my next stop requires a little carjourney out into the highlands, where from july to october, the heather grows wild and in abundance.— heather grows wild and in abundance.- thisl heather grows wild and in | abundance.- this is abundance. hi, cat! this is beautiful. _ abundance. hi, cat! this is beautiful. it's _ abundance. hi, cat! this is beautiful. it's great, - abundance. hi, cat! this is beautiful. it's great, isn't l beautiful. it's great, isn't it? we are _ beautiful. it's great, isn't it? we are looking - beautiful. it's great, isn't it? we are looking for. beautiful. it's great, isn't it? we are looking for is| beautiful. it's great, isn't i it? we are looking for is the nice blooming parts of the heathe. so what kind of flavour does this to the gym? it is multi—, earthy, subtle smell to it. when you put it in gin, you distil it and gives the lovely honeysuckle, early quite subtle floral taste to the gym.- floral taste to the gym. daniel is collecting — floral taste to the gym. daniel is collecting heather— floral taste to the gym. daniel is collecting heather to - floral taste to the gym. daniel is collecting heather to make | is collecting heather to make gin, one of the main local exhaust botanicals that he uses. it all started as a hobby after moving back to inverness during lockdown. 13 months ago, he turned gin making into a business, with plans afoot to

run experiences for visitors to make their own.— make their own. one of the packages — make their own. one of the packages will _ make their own. one of the packages will be _ make their own. one of the packages will be that - make their own. one of the packages will be that you i make their own. one of the i packages will be that you can hand forest botanicals that you can take to the distillery and you can make your engine, your own blend of gin.— own blend of gin. well, with our heather _ own blend of gin. well, with our heather in _ own blend of gin. well, with our heather in hand, - own blend of gin. well, with our heather in hand, it - own blend of gin. well, with our heather in hand, it is - own blend of gin. well, with i our heather in hand, it is time to head to his distillery a couple of miles away along loch ness. , , ., ., couple of miles away along loch ness. , , ., . i ness. give me your hand? i would love _ ness. give me your hand? i would love to. _ ness. give me your hand? i would love to. it _ ness. give me your hand? i would love to. it took- ness. give me your hand? i would love to. it took me i ness. give me your hand? i | would love to. it took me 86 attempts to get our launch product and where it is today. 86 attempts? yeah. i believe this to do with magic overnight, it would be a shame not to try it so as they say in the business, here's one we made earlier. i the business, here's one we made earlier.— the business, here's one we made earlier. i like that one. as was so — made earlier. i like that one. as was so close _ made earlier. i like that one. as was so close to _ made earlier. i like that one. as was so close to the - made earlier. i like that one. as was so close to the lock, l made earlier. i like that one. j as was so close to the lock, i cannot live without sale is high to nessie. the lock stretches for 23 miles and contains more water than all of the lakes in england and wales combined. lots of good hiding

spot, then! there we go, we have passed the red and green markers which means we are actually on loch ness. so, given that we have done over 400 trips, with tourist, all hunting for the loch ness monster, how many times have you seen nessie?— you seen nessie? gary i think claims to _ you seen nessie? gary i think claims to have _ you seen nessie? gary i think claims to have seen _ you seen nessie? gary i think claims to have seen nessie i claims to have seen nessie three times but i always tell the guests he has not seen nessie since he stopped drinking. nessie since he stopped drinking-— nessie since he stopped drinkina. �* , ,, ., , drinking. laughs. that was why ou ave drinking. laughs. that was why you gave me _ drinking. laughs. that was why you gave me the _ drinking. laughs. that was why you gave me the champagne - drinking. laughs. that was why you gave me the champagne at| you gave me the champagne at the start! .,. , you gave me the champagne at the start! .. , ., you gave me the champagne at the start! , ., . ., . ., the start! exactly, a chance to see the monster! _ the start! exactly, a chance to see the monster! i'm - the start! exactly, a chance to see the monster! i'm not- the start! exactly, a chance to | see the monster! i'm not going to say there — see the monster! i'm not going to say there is _ see the monster! i'm not going to say there is or— see the monster! i'm not going to say there is or there - see the monster! i'm not going to say there is or there isn't - to say there is or there isn't a creature in loch ness. but i have seen some strange phenomenon on the water, like the waves. you know, they really catch you out and you see a log on the surface travelling the wrong way against the current and you think how can that be? there is lots of scientific explanations for it but it can be quite

interesting. asides from nessie, it is a beautiful trip past castle ruins through stunning landscapes, a perfect way to end my day trip to inverness. and as more tourists return, perhaps something else will, too. bagpipes skirl. 0k, to finish this week, we are off to finish this week, we are off to northern greenland. a place where dramatic glaciers, spectacular icebergs and are rich inuit culture combine to make a once—in—a—lifetime bucket list destination. but this most northerly part of the world is on the group brink of change in more ways than one, as keith wallace now reports. lying inside the arctic circle is the coastal town of illicit. it's a place that lives up to

its namesake, meaning iceberg in greenlandic —— ilulissat. this place is a unique place because of the icebergs. it gives me a thrill because i never know how the water is going to be and how the ice condition is going to be. amid the pandemic, _ condition is going to be. amid the pandemic, tourism - condition is going to be. amid the pandemic, tourism camel condition is going to be. amid the pandemic, tourism came to a standstill here. but now, it's blooming again. this is my sixth season working in tourism. people come here to meet inuit. tourism. people come here to meet inuit-— meet inuit. they know us for bein: meet inuit. they know us for being welcoming _ meet inuit. they know us for being welcoming but - meet inuit. they know us for being welcoming but also, i meet inuit. they know us for i being welcoming but also, they come here obviously for the ice. and the northern lights and the wales. i ice. and the northern lights and the wales.— ice. and the northern lights and the wales. i see more and more people — and the wales. i see more and more people knowing - and the wales. i see more and more people knowing about i more people knowing about greenland. more people knowing about greenland-— more people knowing about greenland. , ., ., , , greenland. trump wanted to buy greenland. trump wanted to buy greenland back— greenland. trump wanted to buy greenland back in _ greenland. trump wanted to buy greenland back in 2019, - greenland. trump wanted to buy greenland back in 2019, which i greenland back in 2019, which made a lot of people search about greenland. also because a

lot more people are talking a lot more people are talking a lot more people are talking a lot more about climate change. we used to come up here to ilulissat _ we used to come up here to ilulissat to see the big icebergs. ilulissat to see the big icebergs-— ilulissat to see the big iceberus. ~ . ., icebergs. we decided on greenland. _ icebergs. we decided on greenland. our- icebergs. we decided on greenland. our reason i icebergs. we decided on i greenland. our reason was icebergs. we decided on - greenland. our reason was to greenland. 0ur reason was to experience _ greenland. 0ur reason was to experience climate _ greenland. 0ur reason was to experience climate change . greenland. 0ur reason was to experience climate change at| experience climate change at the hub— experience climate change at the hub of— experience climate change at the hub of it, _ experience climate change at the hub of it, so _ experience climate change at the hub of it, so to— experience climate change at the hub of it, so to speak. i experience climate change at. the hub of it, so to speak. the nature is _ the hub of it, so to speak. the nature is amazing. _ the hub of it, so to speak. the nature is amazing. in - the hub of it, so to speak.- nature is amazing. in austria, we also have glaciers but not such an experience. the local population — such an experience. the local population is _ such an experience. the local population is less _ such an experience. the local population is less than - such an experience. the localj population is less than 5000. but ten times more visitors are expected this summer. 2018 but ten times more visitors are expected this summer. 2019 was the busiest _ expected this summer. 2019 was the busiest tourist _ expected this summer. 2019 was the busiest tourist year - expected this summer. 2019 was the busiest tourist year ever - the busiest tourist year ever in greenland. then came covid and every thing shut down completely. greenland closed their borders so as a tourist, you could not come here and now, everything is even more busy than 2019. all the hotels are completely booked and cruise ship southwalk. == are completely booked and cruise ship southwalk. -- are back. tourism _

cruise ship southwalk. -- are back. tourism is _ cruise ship southwalk. -- are back. tourism is growing - cruise ship southwalk. -- are back. tourism is growing in i back. tourism is growing in importance but there are still challenges. towns are spread out and transport links are limited. but soon, three new airports will be built. everything will be new, completely new airport, a future runway will allow passenger planes between 300 passengers to land and take off. you now in the future will be able to fly from copenhagen, frankfurt, london, new york city. frankfurt, london, new york ci . ., frankfurt, london, new york city. local officials say they are making efforts - are making efforts to avoid over tourism. irate are making efforts to avoid over tourism.— are making efforts to avoid over tourism. ~ ., ., over tourism. we tried to learn from iceland. _ over tourism. we tried to learn from iceland, so _ over tourism. we tried to learn from iceland, so we _ over tourism. we tried to learn from iceland, so we often - over tourism. we tried to learn from iceland, so we often go i from iceland, so we often go there to learn what they have done, like, when it boomed. there is a glacier, meaning the southern glacier, it is one of the most active and fastest moving glacier in the world.

because of the ice in the ocean, ilulissat is both a juristic city but also a fisheries city so it is very important for the local community.— important for the local community. important for the local communi . , , community. this unique place is a unesco _ community. this unique place is a unesco world _ community. this unique place is a unesco world heritage - community. this unique place is a unesco world heritage site. | a unesco world heritage site. it is also seeing the impact of climate change. that is explored at the ice fjord centre in ilulissat�*s newest attraction. the arctic is warming faster than the rest of the planet. for centuries, the inuit have lived with the ice. the traditional ways of life are also shifting. dog tourism business. ~ . business. we have three slippers. _ business. we have three slippers. it's _ business. we have three slippers, it's a _ business. we have three slippers, it's a unique i business. we have three i slippers, it's a unique kind business. we have three - slippers, it's a unique kind of read. they are adapted to being out in the nature and also when it is very cold outside. it's

lovely to ride the sled dogs and also going for hunting or fishing. the snowmobile has taken over the task of the sled dogs? well, that's all we have time for, sadly, on this week's show but here's what's coming up next week. as more front flemming as we trace a journey across the uk as the country prepares for a bumper summer following two years of travel restrictions —— from cat. i following two years of travel restrictions -- from cat. i was thinkin: restrictions -- from cat. i was thinking about _ restrictions -- from cat. i was thinking about how _ restrictions -- from cat. i was thinking about how i - restrictions -- from cat. i was thinking about how i could - restrictions -- from cat. i was thinking about how i could do| thinking about how i could do something different. the

afternoon tea taxi tool would be ideal because it encapsulates the back of the taxi and is proving popular. it sounds like a good one! join us thenif sounds like a good one! join us then if you can. don't forget in the meantime to check us out on social media and you can find all sorts of other great travel content from the bbc. until next time, from me and the team here in southern spain, it's goodbye. hello there. september can often be a contrasting month as the battle between summer and autumn really takes shape. in fact, on friday, we saw a high of 27 celsius — 80 fahrenheit — in suffolk. it was pretty humid as well. but out to the west was a different story and as we head through the weekend, we will see heavy,

thundery rain with the wettest of the weather continuing out to the west and the winds, well, strengthening to gusts in excess of 40mph at times. so, this low pressure not really going very far, very fast, and it will flick these frontal systems in an anti—clockwise direction around that low — that's where the heaviest of the rain is likely to be. take a look at the accumulation totals as we go through the weekend. take a look at northern ireland and parts of south west scotland — the darker blues, the brighter greens suggest that we could potentially see as much as 50—100mm of rain before the weekend is through. so, that's where this relentless wet weather is likely to be, but elsewhere, we will see some sunshine. and if you dodge any showers and keep that sunshine, once again, you could get some warmth. some of the showers merging together in sort of organised bands up through parts of east anglia towards north east england, but with the sunshine, we could see highs of 24 degrees. through saturday night into the early hours of sunday

morning, as the low shifts position a little, we might see a squeeze in the isobars with this next pulse of wetter weather — that suggests that we could see those winds gusting in excess of 40mph. and some of that rain, again, quite heavy — the brighter greens suggesting that, across north west england, south west scotland and, at times, parts of northern ireland. there will be showers elsewhere, but not everyone will see the showers. it'll be a slightly windier day generally but with the wind direction still coming from the south, we could see some more persistent showers arriving across the channel coast by the end of the day. but again, those temperatures may well peak at 24 or 25 degrees — that's still into the high 70s. early into next week, that low pressure really stays with us, so we will continue to see frontal systems moving in across the country. it's not going to be consistent in terms of where the showers are likely to be, but some of us will see showers on and off throughout the week, and some of them could be heavy.

good morning welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today: the funeral of mikhail gorbachev, the last leader of the soviet union, takes place this morning. members of the public are invited, but president putin won't attend. pressure on rail firm avanti west coast — its boss steps down as the company faces mounting criticism over its reduced timetable serena williams battles to the end of a top flight career in tennis as she crashes out of the us open and bids an emotional farewell to the fans.

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