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welcome to our viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. i'm natalie allen. >> and i'm george howell. from cnn world headquarters, "newsroom" starts right now. it is 4:00 saturday afternoon in singapore and ten days from now, history is set to unfold there . >> that's right, the summit between donald trump and kim jung-un, that is back on. president trump made the announcement on friday. this after an unprecedented meeting at the white house, he and the number two-man in north korea, that country's former spy chief met face-to-face in the oval office. >> that man kim yong-chol hand delivered a personal letter from the north korean leader. jim acosta reports from the white house. >> reporter: after meeting more than an hour with the north korean envoy carrying a letter

from dictator kim jung-un, president trump emerged from the oval office and declared the summit he canceled last week back on. >> i think it is a getting to know you meeting plus. we'll see where it leads, but june 12th we'll be in singapore. it will be a beginning. i don't say and i've never said it happens in one meeting. you're talking about years of hostility. >> reporter: the president already making it clear he is not expecting to sign on to an agreement in singapore that will guarantee north korea gives up its nuclear arsenal, but he signaled he is taking the pressure off the regime. >> i don't want to use the term maximum pressure because we're getting along. why would i do that when we're talking so nicely. >> reporter: there were some conflicting comments from the president who described the letter as nice and interesting. >> a letter was given to me by kim jung-un and that letter was very nice letter. oh, would you like to see what was in that letter?

moistu how much? how much? >> you can give us a flavor of the letter? >> it was a very interesting letter. >> reporter: then he revealed he hadn't read it. >> i didn't open it in front of the director. i said would you want me to open it? he said you can read it later. i may be in for a big surprise, folks. >> reporter: fellow republicans like mitch mcconnell are urging caution. >> if you fall in love with a deal, and it is too important for you to get it, and the details become less significant, you could get snuckered. and i think the president is fully aware of that as he life-assuming this meeting occurs. >> reporter: still the upcoming superintendent mitt has lowered tensions at least rhetorically. >> they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> reporter: for the moment the name calling has stopped. >> rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself. and for his regime.

>> reporter: but reaching an actual agreement that leads to a breakthrough will take more than talk. former president bill clinton chased a deal with north korea through the '90s, but it didn't last. >> this agreement represents the first step on the road it a nuclear-free korean peninsula. it does not rely on trust. >> reporter: mr. president left for camp david without the first lady but with his children who came under attack this week from comedian samantha bee. >> do something about your dad's immigration practices your feckless [ bleep ]. >> reporter: the president said why aren't they firing samantha bee. total double standard. and he had used the word back in 2013. the president offered to continue talking with the leaders of canada and mexico

after slapping on tariffs. >> i love canada, i love mexico. >> reporter: canada's prime minister described the tariffs as a betrayal. >> they are an affront to the long standing securities partnership between canada and the united states and in particular an affront to the thousands of canadians who have fought and died along side their american brothers in arms. >> reporter: as for that letter from kim jung-un, the white house says the president did finally read it, but the question is not what is in the letter, but what is in a potential deal with north korea. t if the president can reach one. judge being jim acosta, cnn, the white house. james mattis is already in singapore for a previously scheduled event. >> he said one thing in particular will not be on the table at the upcoming summit, the u.s. troop presence in south korea. >> any discussion about the number of u.s. troops in the republic of korea is subject to,

one, the republic of korea's invitation to have them there and the discussions between the united states and the republic of korea separate and distinct from the negotiations that where going on with dprk. >> let's break all of this down now with alexandra field following the story in seoul. the summit is back on again, the optic seem promising for sure. but as for the details on things like denuclearization, did anything of substance really come out of this? >> reporter: right, those details, george. certainly we've heard the administration say that their aim is the complete irreversible denuclearization of north korea. they haven't said how they will accomplish that. first of all, mike pompeo said earlier this week that he wouldn't be publicly discussing the shape or elements of any kind of deal and certainly president trump has tempered expectations by saying that he

doesn't plan on going to june 12 and signing a deal, this is a get to know you process. certainly the goal from the u.s. is to get all the weapons out of north korea, all those nuclear weapons. no indication of how quickly they think that could happen or how exactly they incentivize north korea to agree to that without a major concession like a troop drawdown or withdrawal from the korean peninsula which you've heard u.s. officials say is not on the table when it comes to these negotiations concerning denuclearization. we know that those weapons are considered key to their survival, so the objective from u.s. officials has been to convince north korean leaders that the country is safer without its cache of weapons than with those weapons. a tough task and certainly the administration isn't laying out how they will accomplish that, they are just saying they are ready to go to the table with north korea even if all the details are not hashed out yet. >> looking at it from 50,000 feet right now, it feels like it is more about the optics than

the details. so obviously time will tell whether this is more of an instragram moment or if in fact there will be something substantive that comes out of the meeting. so thank you so much, alexandra field. we'll stay in touch with you. one would certainly hope it would be amounts more than instragr instragram. but let's talk about that with a research associate at the senator defense stu center for studies. before we talk about expectations, what are your thoughts on behind the back and forth, it is on, it is off, that we saw from the white house in the past few days? >> well, i think this is part of president trump's negotiating style if you look at what he's written about negotiating in the art of the deal for example. he says you must be very very careful of not showing total commitment to reaching a deal because if you do that, then the other side will, as president

would say, send blood and you are as president trump would say dead. so he has made it quite clear to everyone involved that he is not totally committed to a deal and will walk away unless the north koreans make significant concessions. >> do you think the white house knows what it wants from this initial meeting? >> i think so. i've got confidence in president trump's negotiating style. i know lot of people do not. but he is an experienced negotiator. mr. pompeo, the secretary of state, has been meeting with the north korean official and they no doubt set uncertain targets, certain immediate quick wins let us put it that that will be reached in singapore. it is not just going to be a get to know you meeting, it is a get to know you you plus meeting as president trump says. and i expect that there will be some concrete statements coming

out of that in respect of arms control. >> how should do you think the u.s. approach denuclearization in this initial meeting? >> north koreans will not give up their nuclear weapons anytime in the near future, but president trump cannot admit that. so it will be aspirational. both parties will say we are working towards denuclearization, we are going to try to get rid of all nuclear weapons, but it won't be an immediate thing. they will have to be immediate objectives and i suspect some of those immediate objectives will include getting rid of those ballistic missiles that are capable of hitting the united states with nuclear weapons. that must be the main objective of the united states in these negotiations, to rid itself of that threat. and if president can come away from these negotiations or the process of negotiation with a time table that is medium term

whereby that threat is removed, that would be a major achievement. >> and i know you say you respect the president in how he comes to things with his negotiations, but neither leader has a smooth track record when it comes to negotiation. they have played games, issued threats, dangled misinformation in front of the world about t. t here is what the president had to say about the initial meeting on friday. >> i think it is a getting to know you meeting plus. and that can be a very positive thing. >> so how do you envision these two men sitting across from the table? how might that go? >> well, the first thing is to set the tone. president trump is again correct, there has been a lot of vie due practice difference language bandied about. he noose change the atmosphere and i think he is going towards that.

and then they will start moving to the talking points which have been agreed. those talking points, the main issues will be set out on a piece of paper and they will work their because through it. the north koreans will demand certain concessions, they know what the americans are prepared to give. the americans know by thousanow or less what the north koreans are prepared to give in the medium term and the key question is the timing and verification and process of the negotiations. president trump is not going to fly back to the united states from singapore without some plan, some kind of roadmap which will involve more meetings and more objectives being reached. and i suspect there will be those objectives, the ballistic missiles, possibly a freeze on nuclear weapons testing and ballistic missile testing and a promise by the north koreans not export any of the weapons out of the country in exchange for

certain economic concessions, sanctions relief, et cetera. the timing and the verification of the key points with those issues are i believe ultimately resolvable. >> all of that sounds very positive and we hope that we'll have some good news after this meeting and we'll talk with you again. martin, thank you so much for joining us. the u.s. defense secretary has a blunt message for china. james mattis says the united states is in the indo pacific to stay. during a speech on saturday, he called out beijing for turning artificial islands in the south china sea into military outposts gristling with heavy weapons. >> the placement is tied directly to military use for the purposes of intimidation and coercion. >> china claims 90% of the entire south china sea.

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canadians have served alongside americans in two world wars in korea. from the beaches of normandy to the mountains of afghanistan, we have fought and died together. that canada could be considered a national security threat to

the united states is inconceivable. >> canada's prime minister there explaining how deeply offended his country is by hefty tariffs on steel and aluminum levied by the trump administration. >> mexico and the european union also stunned. on friday, the eu lodged a formal complaint before the world trade organization calling the trump tariffs illegal. canada, mexico and the eu say they have no choice but to retaliate with their own tariffs on u.s. goods setting the stage for a global trade war. that is a scary word being thrown around. it is just beginning it seems. >> wilbur ross is now in china for trade talks after the white house said it would pursue tariffs on $50 billion of chinese goods. for more, here is jeff zeleny at the white house. >> reporter: we are restoring our wealth at home. it is about time.

president trump hailing the robust monthly jobs report. an economic ray of sunshine amid rising fears of a trade war. >> we have reached one more historic milestone with 3.8% unemployment. >> reporter: in may the economy added 223,000 new jobs, bringing the unemployment rate to an 18 year low. he was so eager to trumpet the years, blow yeahe broke years o protocol by signaling it before the announce. . the president declared looking forward to seeing the employment numbers at 8:30, yet despite sustained signs of a booming economy, new fears of a global trade car in the wake of the new tariffs on steel and aluminum. the u.s. allies denounced the move and vowed retaliation. canadian prime minister justin trudeau said they are totally unacceptable. >> this is not about the american people.

we have to believe that at some point common sense will prevail. but we see no sign of that in this action today by the u.s. administration. >> reporter: the trump tariffs were also contempted by the editorial page of the "wall street journal" that scolded the president for starting a needless trade war with america's best friends. the paper typically supportive of the president went to say so much of donald trump as genius deal maker. the fears of a trade war playing out in key red states across the country with unknown consequences. from carmakers in tennessee to farmers in wisconsin, and in kentucky home of senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. he said a trade war could stifle economic growth. >> you've got toyota impacted. you've got farmers impacted. i don't think anything good will come out of a trade war and i

hope we pull back from the brink here because these tariffs will not be good for the economy. >> reporter: the president pushing back on the criticism. >> they are our ally, but they take advantage of us economically. and so i agree, i love canada. i love mexico. i love 'em. but mexico is making over $100 billion a year and they are not helping us with our border because they have strong laws and we have horrible laws. >> reporter: on the president making clear some of his anger is about immigration, of course that has been a constant refrain since he started running for the president is i. as for the new tariffs on mexico, canada and the european union, chief economic adviser larry kudlow here said it was simple will iy a family quarrel suggesting all of this is a negotiating tactic. jeff zeleny, cnn, the white house. leslie is the head of the

u.s. and america's program at the royal institute of international affairs and also teaches at the university of london. good to have you with us to talk about the situation. let's start by listening to the reaction from the european union about what they see as a betrayal forcing these u.s. allies to defend themselves from an ally. >> our offer was you take this gun away from us, we sit together as friends and equals and we discuss and eventually this could lead to negotiation. this of course would require a mandate. so we never got this. and now that door for the moment is closed. >> clearly the european union has to defend its interests and this is why as announced by the president yesterday the european union will today proceed with the wrchto settlement case and

impose a number of tariffs. >> so where do you see this going? >> europe has faced a number of setbacks in its relationship with the united states in recent days, certainly the decision to pull out of iran. and now this. now, this has been anticipated for some time and the you european union has been drawing up a list of potential tariffs to retaliate with. so this will undoubtedly be the next step. i expect it will be moderated because of course it is in nobody's interests to see a trade war escalate rapidly, but it is a very troubling situation and hard for those in europe to understand why it is that the united states president would seek to use tariffs on the grounds of national security when it is a very difficult justification to back up. >> let's take a look now at the retaliatory measures planned by mexico, by the eu and canada. you get a sense there of the goods that are at stake here. these are products mainly from

red states, so clearly the states that will feel the burn. should the republican party or as the former speaker of the house john boehner jokingly called it the trump party, should the party be concerned about the impact on these states? >> well, absolutely. and remember that it is very hard to understand what the economic logic is behind these tariffs. we understand politically that the president is very concerned about the midterm elections, he is very concerned about holding firm to those campaign promises. he is thinking about his base. but broadly speaking, there are far more people in the united states that stand to lose than stand to gain. so this is not popular for the republican party. it doesn't look like the reaction from europe as you have shown and elsewhere will be good in terms of the impact on those that trump is seeking to court. but the other thing that is

important to remember here is that the threat of tariffs has been in place for some time. and even in this period prior to the actual decision -- the announcement of tariff has been a very negative effect as well because of course what has happened is that it has driven the behavior of steel consumers in the united states to actually buy more than they otherwise would have. on so t so the impact is already being felt and of course this will make it worse because now the question is what will the response be. >> leslie vinjamuri, thank you very much for your perspective. the former chief strategist at the white house has been speaking out to cnn. >> steve bannon spoke to fareed zakari and he made a prediction about one of the president's main campaign promises as the u.s. heads toward midterm elections in november. listen. >> i think that the wall is central. the wall is not just totemic, it

is central to his program. i believe that what he is going to do, as we come up on september 30, if that appropriations bill does not include spending to fully build his war, not some $1.6 billion for prototype, i mean to build the southern wall, i believe that he will shut down the government. i believe the government will shut down in the run up to the election. >> a bold statement there. bannon was fired from the white house last year after having worked on the campaign and in the administration. when we come back here -- >> public execution, secret executions. you are talking about a regime that is investing heavily in its tools of death. >> a stark reminder of north korea beyond the photo on -opph. plus social list prime minister taking power in spain, a populist government forming in italy. how it could all affect that continent, ahead.

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vladimir putin and dufd haonald have met before on the sidelines of gatherings last year in vietnam and germany. and the u.s. commerce secretary wilbur ross is in china for trade talks, this after the white house said that it would pursue tariffs on chinese goods. the decision caught beijing off guard because it had already agreed to buy more u.s. goods. it wasn't that long ago the highest profile american that north korean dictator to kim jung-un had likely ever met was basketball star dennis rodman. >> but since then, a look at the space of developments. but we're reminded of the past year, why such calm now. brian todd has this perspective. >> reporter: kim jung-un is on a roll, one of his top lieutenants, a man believed to have a lot of south korean blood on his hands and who led a major cyberattack on the u.s., met in

the oval office with president trump. and in a remarkable moment, got a handshake from the president. >> this is an amazing turnaround in events. >> reporter: all the more amazing considering that less than sick months ago this violent impulsive dictator was considered an international pariah. >> at the end of 2017, kim jung-un was a leader who hadn't even met the president of china. and was very reclusive, much like his grandfather and his father. and really lived up to the monday i any kerr leader moniket king dom. >> reporter: and cnn was told plans were being drawn up for a possible military strike. then came kim's new year's day speech expressing his desire to soften relations with his enemies, the so-called olympic thaw with his sister extending a warm hand to south korean president moon jae-in. two meetings between kim and

moon including the optics of a grou groundbreaking summit and announcement of a planned summit with president trump. >> we'll be meeting on june 12th in singaporesingapore. >> reporter: there were two meetings with xi jinping and along with secretary of state pompeo and now the russians want in. a crucial question now, what made kim change. >> the maximum pressure campaign, the sanctions regime against north korea, has taken a serious bite out of the regime. kim jung-un has been quite desperate. >> most important, he now has the weapons. he has the weapons. and he has the delivery system. so he feels more confident. >> reporter: fueling kim's confidence? the fact that the u.s., south korea and china have been willing to look past his egregious human rights violations. >> we did not talk about human rights. >> you are talking about five to six political prison camps,

120,000 men, women and children held in political prison camps pursuant to a system of guilt by association, induced malnutrition, torture, public executions, secret executions. you are talking about a regime that is investing heavily in its tools of death. >> reporter: a record that a veteran diplomat says trump and his ald llies might have to loo past to reach the ultimate objective. >> if we are to lower the agenda to include denuclearization, human rights, we'd have to include japanese abductees would be an example, biochemical weapons, conventional weapons. it does get overcrowded. so i don't blame them for prioritizing denuclearization and security at the highest. >> one of the dangers of embracing kim jung-un as a states man, federal security experts warn that president trump, moon jae-in and their allies could lose sight of kim's

ultimate objective, staying in power. and they worry that leaders will look past the fact that he will do anything to stay in pow, including cheat on a nuclear deal or maybe even start a conflict. brian todd, cnn, washington. and now to europe, some major political shakeups to tell you about, first in spain where in less than an hour's time, a new prime minister is at the time to be sworn in. sanchez takes over after rajoy lost a no confidence vote. >> meantime sanchez says he plans to keep rajoy's budget and is open to talks with catalonia separatists, but will not support independence. and now to italy, a country entering a new political era. the law professor and political novice will lead their new popeye lust you'populist you're

skeptic government. how do you characterize this day for italy?ulist you're he row s government. how do you characterize this day for italy? >> it is an interesting day. today is the republic day, a day to celebrate the formation of the republic in 1946. traditionally both of the populist leaders have stunned this day saying there was nothing celebrate, today they find themselves in the vip box with a president who just a week ago didn't want them in the government. and i think that underscores the complicated situation we have here, the euroscepticism, the idea that italy is a slave to brussels, some of these feelings i think are going to be seen in legislation as this government starts to try to put forward. they will have to pass a confidence vote sometime next week and after that i think that you will see a strong push toward anti-skepticism, nationalism, anti-immigration, lifting of russian sanctions, the list goes on and on. and i think that is worrying the

rest of europe. >> and that was my question, how has the european union responded to this. what are you hearing? >> well, the european union i think was very nervous about a week ago when the government tried to put in place a very eurosceptic economics minister. the leaders right now have moved that controversial figure to become the minister of european affairs to try to renegotiate some of italy's debt issues and some of the other stipulate lapgs stipulations that italy doesn't feel that they can abide to. but i think there became a fear in the chaos that new elections would just strengthen the populist movement and i think that everybody is just waiting and watching and wondering how italy will get itself forward, how long this populist government might last. these two populist parties really have very little in common, they share some principles, but really not a lot in terms of practice.

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struggling to recover from last year's hurricane maria. >> it is hard to imagine that is the case, but that is the case. 20,000 homes still have no power. officials on the island are worried that even a smaller storm could mean the repeat of what we saw in last year's crisis. leyla santiago went to see how residents there fair. >> reporter: this looks like progress. it is actually a sign desperation in one of the areas hit hardest by hurricane maria in puerto rico. he says they are repairing the power themselves because they are almost at nine months without power and they feel abandoned. s has no experience doing this, climbing poles, working with live wires, restoring power. something he says he learned in one day from a retired power worker. using any materials they can find, their risky mission has turned the lights back on for

more than a dozen. this home is next. >> i feel bad because no power, no light. >> reporter: and tarps are still being used. roads washed out. emergency plans are still being worked out. and the mayor says his municipality cannot take another storm. so how frustrating is that as the leader ever 30,000 people? >> it is difficult and hard because you see the eyes of the people the frustration. >> reporter: he says he doesn't have the basic resources or the money to respond to a natural disaster. eight months after maria, parts of the island are still dealing with what fema calls the longest power outage in history, more than 10,000 still in the dark. can this power grid, can it sustain a itself if another hurricane were to come? >> the most honest thing to say about our grid is that it is

weak or fragile. >> reporter: walt higgins is the new ceo for puerto rico's you power authority tasked with fixing a power grid never built to handle cat 4 or 5 hurricanes. just weeks app ago, an island wide blackout was caused by a fallen tree. higgins promises though most without power not all will have it restored in a matter of weeks. what he cannot say is what will happen if another storm plunges the island into darkness. >> my straight answer to that is we are readier this year than we were last year. >> reporter: and people on the island will be counting on it for their very lives. a harvard study now indicates a lack of power after maria is partly to blame for more than 4600 deaths, far more than puerto rico's official death toll of 64. will this be enough? >> you know, yes. >> reporter: for fema's part, it is showing off this warehouse full of disaster relief supplies. the plan for the next disaster compared to maria preparations

to have seven times more water and meals, six times more generator, eight times more tarps. all on the island before the next hurricane. the agency admits it has learned some lessons. >> will fema be ready for a faster response if a hurricane is -- >> no doubt. no doubt. ru >> reporter: but for those here taking matters into their own hands, any sign of recovery is a victory. >> you get a little emotional. >> oh, yeah. you know how long that i don't see the light on in my house? nine months. nine months. >> and now another hurricane could be around the corner for the next season. >> yes. i guess i got to do it again, my hand again with the people. >> reporter: the hope here is that power returns before the next storm. and i talked to seven mayors

from across the island, asked them all the exact same question. are you prepared if another hurricane were to hit? one would only say i'm as prepared as i can be, and he acknowledged the vulnerabilities of the island. but the rest pretty much immediately said no. when i asked what the biggest issue would be should that happen, all agreed that it would be the vulnerable power grid. leyla santiago, cnn, san juan, puerto rico. and she has been covering this so extensively, so many important things to share. >> they are hanging on to a thread with what they have and barely building it back. derek is here to talk about hurricane season. it will be a powerful one. >> i was on the ground reporting with leyla and what we say was absolutely devastating in puerto rico. it was incredible. we all know how economically strapped that that particular territory is. and the problem here is that the

poor often suffer disproportionate local during a natural disaster like this. get to the grafphics, and you se the 2018 season that is upon us. but if you recap 2017, it is terrifying. we were talking in the commercial break that the span between hurricane maria and irma was really only about two weeks. so lots of lessons learned. you can see how active compared to average the 2017 season actually was. and now we are starting to enter in to a new hurricane season in the atlantic ocean, begins june 1, ends november 30. and of course you know that we've been talking about a tropical storm or subtropical storm that already impacted the gulf coast. that was subtropical storm alberto. that has since fizzled out. but we are expecting an above average season as we just have now entered into the hurricane season in the northern

hemisphere. you can see the actual forecast from the national oceanic atmospheric administration, 10 to 16 named storms with one to four of those being potentially major. that is category 3 or higher. winds of 111 miles per hour. we've highlighted the storm that has already been named. and the new storms that are, well, set to develop of course assuming that they do. now, what is interesting is that the damage here actually increases exponentially with the storm strength. so some of the storms that we s saw irma and maria, look at that, the damage starts to increase as you go into those higher thresholds of winds. and it is not only the wind that caused damage. some misconceptions there, it is actually the flooding associated with the storm that can bring the most death and destruction according to in-so tescientists.

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the abc television network is considering a version of the show "roseanne" without roseanne. the network canceled its show just days ago after roseanne barr's racist comments over a former obama adviser. >> but now cnn is told that they are talking about rebooting the show that would keep many cast and crew employed. we'll see. if you are paying attention to political conversations lastly, it may seem we're in a brand new age of vulgarity. >> celebrity, politicians and even tv personalities have been insulting each other a lot. nick watt points out it is getting worse. >> reporter: samantha bee calls the first daughter a feckless [ bleep ] on tv. >> who the hell talks this way? >> reporter: and roseanne bharr

likens valerie jarrett to an ape. and this is just this week. president said this of kanye west. >> jackass. >> reporter: george bush caught calling a reporter this on a hot mic. >> asshole. >> reporter: and kathy griffin posing with a severed head. and kelly sadler joking senator mccain's opinion doesn't matter because he is dying anyway. and there is now even more exaggerated pearl clutching for political point scoring on both sides. as one commentator tweeted, good morning twitter, what shall we pretend to be outraged at today. now we all have a platform. without social media, how did anyone vent when harry truman called general mcarthur a dumb son of a [ bleep ]. trump tweeted why aren't they firing notal lebts samantha bee for her horrible language. a total double standard, but that is okay.

double standard? because roseanne's show is canceled after the valluerie jarrett tweet? >> the president is pointing to thehypocrisy. >> reporter: but he's called media rapists, called chuck todd -- >> sleeping son of a bitch. >> reporter: crickets. in fact trump supporters spin it into a positive after the president called a bunch of countries [ bleep ]. hang on, i can't say that on tv? >> one of the reasons that he won and is in the oval office today is because he isn't a scripted robot. >> reporter: economics might not be trickle down, but instability just might be. >> they do it because we have a white trash racist president. >> reporter: too strong, tom. i demand you apologize and are fired. we'll try to keep it civil in our next hour.

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