because i know, if nobody's watching. >> your mom is watching. >> she is. she's is it only person in the world i know that is always going to be there. >> to see our full conversation, make sure you tune in "red table talk" on facebook. watch this monday, 12:00, eastern. thanks for watching. our coverage continues. a hearing democrats spar with president trump's acting attorney general over the mueller probe and the conversation with the president. virginia's lieutenant governor faces impeachment after a second woman comes forward accusing him of sexual assault. president trump will declare coalition forces captured 100% of the territory controlled by isis. many believe the war against isis is far from over. these stories are ahead. welcome to viewers in the u.s. and around the world.

i'm natalie allen. this is "cnn newsroom." thanks for joining us. the trump administration's acting attorney general is being threatened with a subpoena, once again, after a contentious day of testimony over the russian probe. democrats say matthew whitker failed to answer questikey ques about his oversight. here is jessica schneider. >> reporter: this hearing highlighted the partisan divisions on capitol hill. republicans calling it unwarranted while democrats dug in. now, after hours and hours of questioning, the committee chair says he is not satisfied and not sure he believes all of whitker's testimony after several back and forth exchanges. acting attorney general, matt whitker making an appearance.

>> this is pointless. >> if this is the way we are going to go, we will have plenty of theatrics. bring your popcorn. we may need to set up a popcorn machine in the back. >> reporter: igniting a political fire storm. >> the decision not to recuse yourself in december 19th, is that correct? >> what's the basis for that question, sir? >> yes or no. >> mr. chairman, again, what is the basis of the question? >> i'm asking the question, please answer yes or no? >> you are asking me a question, it is your understanding. can you tell me where you get that? >> no. i don't have time to get into that. >> reporter: trying to cut the chairman off. >> i see your five minutes is up. i am here voluntarily. i have agreed to five minute rounds. >> i think that's a fine place

to end the five minute rule. >> the committee point out, we didn't enforce it on acting attorney general whitker. >> reporter: he denied the special counsel's investigation which whitker oversees after taking over for the doj. >> at no time have i promised commitments regarding the special counsel's investigation. >> yes or no question. have you communicated anything you learned about the investigation to president trump? yes or no. >> mr. chairman, as i have said earlier today in my opening remarks, i do not intend today to talk about my private conversations with the president of the united states. to answer your question, i have not talked to the president of the united states about the

special counsel's investigation. >> reporter: he's under fire for being a congressmen tater before joining the justice department, which republicans pointed out was not the reason for the hearing. >> nothing but character assassination, harassment of our witness. >> reporter: whitker who has been briefed on the mueller investigation declined to use the label which hunt. >> i have not interfered with the investigation. >> are you overseeing a witch hunt? you would stop that, wouldn't you? >> it would -- we haven't received the report. bob mueller is going to finish his investigation when he wanlts to finish his investigation. >> reporter: this isn't the end of the investigation. the chairman has a list of questions he wants answers to, including when he was briefed on the special counsel

investigation and whether or not he had conversations with the president after the briefings. nadler says he doesn't find the insistence that he didn't have conversations with the president credible. jerry nadler is threatening a subpoena, if it's necessary to get those answers. jessica schneider, cnn, washington. >> let's talk about what happened there on capitol hill. we have a professor at the university. always good to see you. thanks for giving us your time. >> thank you. >> i heard earlier, matthew whitker was basically snarky. he didn't want to be there. he said he would be there. didn't want to talk about the investigations with mueller. he didn't give up much. did that surprise you? >> it didn't surprise me. he's in a difficult place.

he doesn't want to lie to congress. as we have seen in the past, you get in big trouble for lying to congress. he had to be careful about what he said. a lot of things he said, the democrats didn't really like. they accused him of filibustering or not answering questions. he was very cagey about one particular line of questioning, about his conversations with trump, what was said. sometimes he did answer these questions and other times he said he couldn't answer the questions about the conversations. >> did he say anything that was revealing or open as far as the investigation and the search for truth that's underway with the investigation? >> i think where he was most firm is on answering questions whether or not he was interfering with the investigation. he tried to claim, i want to say i have not been interfering with the investigation in any way. he tried to clarify he had not

been leaking information about the story of roger stone's arrest. so, he had some things he was firmer on. for the most part, the democrats were getting frustrated that he wasn't answering questions clearly enough. that's why they feel they have to go forward with more questioning. >> he stood his ground, didn't he? was that important, you mentioned president trump, was that important regarding his allegiance to the president? >> well, based on what he has said in previous interviews when he was a congressmen tater, he doesn't like this investigation. he's been a vocal critic of the investigation and viewed as being very loyal to the president. that's what democrats think is why he was hired in the first place. he didn't have experience. they were worried he might be political and he didn't recuse himself, which they are critical of. he should have recused himself

based on past feelings. on one level, he probably has coinciding feelings about the investigation that trump has, but he's eyeing his political future and he needs to figure out a way not to alienate his future. >> revealed the ongoing partisan division, did it not, in washington? it was called pointless by republicans. whitker wasn't having it from the time he sat down. republicans called the questioning harassment. did they have a point where, in some respect democrats got to him? >> well, the republican -- the leading republican on the house judiciary committee was upset about the line of questioning. it was outside what the questions were focusing on, whether or not whitker was interfering in the investigation, what his conversations were with trump and they felt that's what it

should have been kept down to. so, you know, similar to the investigation regarding the hearings involving judge kavanaugh, they were getting emotional about the fact it was becoming a circus. you saw the emotion in doug collins voice, it was a circus. there were grounds of suspicion for the hiring. a representative from new york asked, why were you hired? what happened? how did you get the job? there's suspicion about the fact he interviewed for a counsel to support the president in dealing with the investigation and him claiming that he never spoke about his feelings about the investigation. so, there are a lot of issues coming from both sides, but ultimately, we are going to see more questioning going forward. >> we will probably hear or not hear, depending on what happens next from matthew whitker. it was interesting to watch.

as always, we appreciate your insight natasha. thanks, natasha. >> thank you. another story we are following, political chaos in the state of virginia. governor ralph northam is hanging on while the attorney general is embroiled in a different racial controversy. meantime, top democrats, including some presidential candidates are demanding lieutenant governor justin fairfax resign over sexual assault allegations. we are on this one. >> reporter: it seems in many ways the situation in richmond, virginia is getting more complicated by the day. already the governor and attorney general under a cloud of scandal because of accusations of racist photos and appearing in black face in the past. now the lieutenant governor who is under fire is facing allegations from a second

accuser. that woman, meredith watson says justin fairfax raped her back in 2000. watson says she believes fairfax targeted her because she was a previous rape victim. watson's attorney supplying the media with e-mails showing watson told people for many years about fairfax raping her in college. one of the e-mails came as fairfax was beginning his political career. a group of alumni asked for donations. watson responded saying, quote, justin raped me in college. i don't want to hear anything about him. please, please, please remove me from any future e-mails about him, please. thank you. now, fairfax is denying the claims. he says this is not true. he says he plans not to resign. fairfax says he doesn't want to

resign, the calls for him to do so are coming from all corner's of virginia. to take it a step further, a democratic delegate says he will file articles of impeachment against the lieutenant governor if he does not resign beforehand. of course, this comes as the state is reeling from the controversies involving the governor and his medical school yearbook. there was a racist photo that appeared under his name. the attorney general who admitted he appeared in black face in college as well. the only update is the governor doesn't appear to be going anywhere. he told members of a cabinet in a meeting on friday, he plans to serve out the balance of his term. cnn, richmond, virginia. the clock is ticking for the u.s. government to hammer out a deal to keep the government funded and open.

republicans and democrats are gauche yaiting a key element of border security and hopes president trump signs it before the february 15th deadline. sources tell cnn, the latest includes $2 billion for a border barrier. that's less than the 5.7 billion mr. trump wants. we are closely watching the u.s. military border patrol agent and authorities as they beef up their presence in eagle path, texas, the town that borders mexico and some 1800 migrants in mexico are waiting to cross the u.s. border there to seek asylum. most of the caravan is from central america and authorities want to prevent a mass rush into the united states. martin savidge is there. >> reporter: i want to give you a bit of the lay of the land of eagle pass to show where the concern is. these vehicles are part of what is actually a park and part of a

golf course. they are facing into mexico. you have customs and border protection as well as the texas state troopers here. there were a lot more of them earlier in the day. it's thinned out a bit. in the background, you can see one of the two bridges that are ports of entry that connect the united states and mexico here that pass over the rio grande river, which is essentially the border between the two countries. something else that's new is on the other side of the border, you can see, perhaps clearly one vehicle but there have been more. we believe those to be the mexican federal police and since the u.s. is showing a show of force on inside the border, the mexican authorities decided they are going to do the same thing. it shows you there is a kind of stand off going on here. it's because of the immigrant caravan. that caravan is said to be

1800-2000 people, central americans, mostly, who are being housed in a warehouse or factory-like facility across the border in mexico. the concern is there could be a rush across the bridges there. they are adding wire, they are adding complexes, containers to try to slow or prevent any kind of mass rush of a crowd coming across. there are other security measures being implemented as well. there's a sense there's greater cooperation with mexican authorities, certainly between the two communities and on a higher level. whether that's because there's a new administration installed in mexico. no one will clearly say. they will say mexico is controlling this caravan more than they have any recent ones. it could be a reason why there is at least some hope that this will be resolved peacefully. it's just going to take a lot of time.

martin savidge, cnn, eagle pass, texas. the national inquirer's deal could be in jeopardy. the latest on the allegations of blackmail and extortion as questions emerge about the ties with saudi arabia. what's that about? we'll explore it. venezuela's opposition warns the military against rejecting aid for the country. the president maintains help isn't needed. we'll have the latest from venezuela. i had this chest cold, but my medicine kept wearing off. (coughs) ah! i missed you! then i discovered mucinex. one pill lasts 12 hours, and i'm good. mucinex releases fast and lasts 12 hours, not 4. let's end this.

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welcome back to "cnn newsroom." jeff bezos allegations against the "national enquirer" could spell trouble. there are more questions about the magazine's alleged ties to saudi arabia. our brian todd reports. >> reporter: inquiring minds may be in legal trouble. reviewing claims the "national enquirer" attempted to extort jeff bezos, the billionaire founder of amazon and the owner

of "the washington post." they accused david pecker of trying to blackmail him saying the tabloid would not publish salacious pictures of bezos and this woman, lauren sanchez with whom he had an affair, but only if he would stop investigating the tabloid. >> this story is about people at the pinnacle of very different professions. the richest man in the world, the white house, the most powerful man in the world and the most vulgar and awful and powerful tabloid in the world. >> reporter: the saga began in january when the "national enquirer" posted text messages with bezos and sanchez. he did not deny having an affair. bezos hired investigators to see how they got the texts.

representatives told news organizations he thought the leak of the text was policically motivating. that led to letters and e-mails from american media's lawyers threatening to release the compromising photos if he didn't say the coverage of the scandal wasn't politically motivated and call off investigators. instead, bezos went public saying he would rather exploit the tabloid's tactics, but why? >> what we have learned is they will attack the enemies of their friends and they might expect something in return. >> reporter: in a lengthy blog post, bezos suggests that, pointing to david pecker's relationship with president trump as well as stories of pecker and ties with saudi arabia. >> we know there's a history of david pecker and ami looking for opportunities with saudi arabia, looking for investment from saudi arabia, looking for

acquisitions in saudi arabia, a way into the market. >> reporter: they have been at the center of the post of the murdered journalist. bezos appeared to question why ami published a 97-page glossy magazine praising saudi arabia. >> what ami said at the time, what american media said at the time is people are fascinated by royals. this is saudi royalty. this is an exciting time in saudi arabia. >> reporter: ami could have gone after him to please president trump. they have long complained the post's coverage is unfair. the times with pecker go back to 1990 and helped cover up an affair with a playboy model. >> he has a long relationship with president trump. he put his money where his mouth is. he paid off karen mcdougal for

silence. >> reporter: they agreed to provide information on hush money deal. cnn learned that deal could be in jeopardy if they found pecker of ami broke the law, they could lose their immunity in hush money cases. ami says it believes it acting lawfully in reporting the bezos money but the board is going to investigate bezos' claims. they reject insertion they were influenced by any outside forces, political or otherwise. a spokesman at the white house says he doubts if president trump is even aware of all the bezos reporting and asked if his government ever tried to get ami to put out negative stories about bezos. saudi arabia's foreign minister said, quote, as far as i no, flat out no. brian todd, cnn, washington. ignored a legal deadline to tell congress whether he thinks

the saudi crown prince ordered the murder of the journalist. under the magnitsky act, he had 120 days to determine whether the saudi crown prince was responsible and whether to impose sanctions. the white house says the president has discretion not to act on committee requests. members of congress say he's violating the law and are pushing for action. republican senator, lindsey graham, a trump supporter says there will be strong bipartisan effort to impose sanctions on saudi arabia. mr. trump previously has not agreed with the conclusion the saudi crown prince ordered the killing. venezuela's dualing leaders are involved in another political stand off, this time over aid meant to help people across the country. american relief items are stockpiled in neighboring columbia. they are not moving. venezuela's president says his

country doesn't need the help. the opposition leader says he will try to deliver aid to venezuelans as early as next week. he's also warning the military against stopping the delivery. >> translator: we have spoken clearly to the armed forces. it is now a humanitarian issue to prohibit the aid, which i insist is destined to save lives in this first stage. it could be considered a crime against humanity. >> the head of the red cross is working with both sides, meaning guaido and mr. maduro to distribute the aid. president trump is set to declare the end of the isis -- not everyone agrees it's over. plus, we will take you to the front lines in syria where that final battle for isis territory is taking place. stay with us. much more ahead. i'm a veteran

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my name is antonio and i'm a technician at comcast. we're working to make things simple, easy and awesome. welcome back to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world, this is "cnn newsroom," i'm natalie allen. here are the top stories. sparks flew as donald trump's acting attorney general was grilled by a house committee, many questions focusing on the oversight of the russia investigation. he testified he hasn't spoken to president trump about it, but wouldn't answer if he agrees with mr. trump that the investigation is a witch hunt. democrats are lining up to demand the resignation of virginia's lieutenant governor.

this, after a second woman accused justin fairfax of sexual assault. he denies both. this, coming while the state's governor and attorney general are involved in racial controversies. u.s. president trump announced his meeting with kim jong-un will be in hanoi, vietnam. it was a contender for the summit set for february 28th. mr. trump is looking forward to meeting kim again. in brazil, officials are investigating the calls of a fire that killed at least ten young football players. it broke out early friday, burning the dormitory where the teens were sleeping. three others were injured, one in serious condition. the u.s. president says he expects to announce next week that coalition forces recaptured 100% of the territory once controlled by isis. he did not address concerns they

continue to fight covertly and could regroup. >> the united states military, our coalition partners and the syrian democratic forces have liberated virtually all the territory previously held by isis, syria and iraq. it should be formally announced sometime, probably next week, that we will have 100% of the caliphate. >> german chancellor angela merkel is contradicting mr. trump. she says isis fighters are being pushed out of the last remaining territory, they are becoming a dangerous asymmetrical force. the area isis controls has shrunk. president trump says he wants to withdrawal all u.s. forces from syria. secretary of state, mike pompeo says a troop drawdown is not the

end of america's fight against terror. it is clear on syria's front line the battle against isis as a territoryial entity is down, but the war on isis is far from over. >> reporter: fighters are loading up for the final battle against what's left of this so-called islamic state. now, holed up in a tiny corner of land in eastern syria. with coalition air support, the u.s. backed syrian democratic forces have driven isis out of all but a sliver of territory along the euphrates river. it's easy to see plenty of movement inside the enclave a half mile away, as gunfire echoes across no man's land.

the active fighting stopped a while ago, these soldiers say. incoming or outgoing, okay, outgoing, he responds. he was, however, mistaken. so, the soldiers here have told us it's been quiet for the last at least week or so. but, just a moment the soldier was telling me that, there was an incoming round landing right over there. so, quiet, i guess in this instance is a relative term. this is the commander of the anti-isis forces at the front and warns against assuming the war is almost over. isis isn't finished, yet, he tells me. it's still in this area. it's still fighting. it still has sleeper cells in the areas we liberated. isis was at its height, one of

the supporters favorite slogans was the islamic state remaining and expanding. that, now seems like a very long time ago. as the islamic state collapses, they are leaving behind their spare change, so to speak. this, a five durham coin, now, not worth anything. worthless, like the debris of their utopian delusion. let's talk more about what is and isn't going on with isis with the chair of contemporary middle east studies at the london school of economics. good to have you on, we appreciate it. thank you. let's begin with the mixed messages from the trump administration, the president saying isis will be defeated in days. the secretary of state saying the u.s. has more work ahead.

which is it? what do you make of the messages? >> it's very confusing. it's very confusing not only for all of us who know a bit about isis, but even for the american public. remember, if there's one particular audience that president trump cares about, it is really the domestic audience, his base. he will say whatever it takes to satisfy the political base. this is what matters to him. the physical, territoryial state is almost dismand led, almost. they are still fighting in syria. i argue that isis already shifted into the second phase, which is insurgency. few americans know that isis, now, has been able to carry out multiple attacks in iraq. in fact, we have already a low intensity insurgency in iraq. in syria, american generals and many of us who know a bit about

isis believe there are thousands of active combaters, isis combaters even though the physic physic physical territorial states. the fact i would argue is the next phase, the next phase of the fight against isis is as difficult as the dismantling of the caliphate. it is dynamic, adaptive and will most likely go under ground and buy its time and basically, recover in the next three years, unless the real fight, which is not military, basically both in iraq and syria takes place. >> absolutely. we know that they have spread to africa and are working there to train more people in northern

africa. the question is, how do you fight that? how does the world continue to keep a watch and try to dismantle these sleeper cells and small units? >> you know, let me be direct. i mean, i think the military aspect of the fight against isis is very crucial. now that the physical state is dismantled in iraq and syria, in fact, what we need is really nonmilitary means to hammer a deadly nail in the coffin of isis. what i really mean, you need to help devastate the societies in iraq and syria and other places, recover. reconcile, rebuild and my take on it is that president trump does not really have the will or the vision or the ability to really appreciate what it takes to basically defeat isis. in fact, he takes investments.

it takes diplomatic investment. the united states, along with others must help devastate the societies in iraq and syria and yemen, not only end the conflict, but in the post war construction. this is really a long strategic vision for a devastated region that president trump was all humility. he doesn't care about the post war reconstruction. he cares about his own political base at home. we have won. we have defeated isis. isis is not defeated. it's degraded. there's a huge difference between defeated and degraded. in fact, let me say this one, i hope the president does not declare victory because if he does, this might really come to haunt him in a similar way to the mission accomplished statement by his predecessor,

george w. bush when he declared the mission was accomplished on the invasion in iraq. we know what happened between 2003 and 2007 or '08. the fight, the battle against isis goes on. this is what the president and his advisers must realize. not the military means, but the social political and diplomatic aspects of this fight. >> right. you always point that out when you come on the program because you can't physically see pockets of isis in syria. that does not mean they have gone away. as you say, defeated, but not degraded. the question for you is, the secretary of defense of the united states highly regarded, mattis quit over mr. trump's decision to pull out of syria. the question is, who is he listening to now? who is around this president

that will, you know, get him to respond in a way that is constructive in taking this next action that is needed? >> it's not just general mattis who fundamentally disagreed with president trump. most of the president's generals have made it publicly, they have said it publicly that the fight goes on. isis is not defeated. the second phase is very complex. the insurgency, the counter insurgency phase. this president was all humility. he doesn't care about facts. in fact, he has mastered the art of falsehood and he does not listen to anyone. he does not care about nuances. he does not care about distinctions. again, what he cares about is his political base, a now political base. he tries to tell his political

face, president barack obama failed to defeat isis, i did it. isis is not defeated. american generals, everyone in the civilian, basically community, myself included. i have written a book on isis two years ago. i know not only isis is not defeated, you have between 30 and 40,000 al qaeda affiliates in syria. american generals estimate there are 50,000 isis in iraq, not to mention the sign up in egypt, yemen, africa and other places. we have to show humility and say, yes, the military aspect of the fight is very important, but we need to make strategic investment. the post par reconstruction, in terms of healing, reconciliation, rebuilding the devastated societies and giving people hope because isis and al

qaeda, basically, they are nourished in conflict zone. they are social parasites. unless we pull out the rug from under their feet in syria and iraq and other places, they most likely, sadly and tragically, they will basically adapt and resurface under a new name and a new brand and a new identity in the next year or so. >> right. the ideology is there. we always appreciate your expertise. thank you so much for coming on. >> thank you. brexit threatens to make it harder for britain's to get goods from the eu. so much so it could leave britain asking where have they all gone. that's next. unfold as predicted. unfold this. new neutrogena® makeup remover single. and remove 99% of makeup. 100% rain or shine. neutrogena®.

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profile brexit is backing a new political party registered this week. the fiery former leader of the united kingdom independence party says it is the brexit party and he would stand as candidate for european parliamentary elections in may, if brexit is not delivered by then. there are just 48 days until britain is set to leave the eu. with no deal in place, there is concern the price of imported goods in the uk could jump dramatically and worries outside the uk as well. exporters in the netherlands are the latest to warn brexit could have a devastating effect on their trade. here is simon in london. >> reporter: this is the largest distribution center in the world. every day the fresh blooms are carefully sorted and inspected before being shipped around the globe from this warehouse in

amsterdam's airport. the dutch flower industry is a multidollar business for british florists. >> we buy it and transport it to england, then we sell it. >> reporter: 80% of the fresh flowers sold in the uk are shipped in from the netherlands. under the existing arrangements, it comes unhindered ensuring they arrive quickly. if the uk and eu cannot come to an agreement, it could be subject to tariffs and delays at the border. >> wait to get the flowers in the country, it affects the freshness of the flowers. >> reporter: for an industry that depends on it -- >> we can order from holland until 4:00 in the evening and it's here first thing in the morning and we process and

deliver it. obviously, that's not going to happen. >> reporter: exporters in the netherlands are game planning what might happen. until there's a deal, there's no way of knowing exactly what will happen at the ports and what the costs will be. >> it is still very much uncertainty we need to cope with so that's giving a feeling at the moment. >> reporter: for those whose livelihoods rely on the flower, the road ahead could be a bumpy ride. cnn, london. another big snowstorm is hitting the state of washington in the u.s. up next, why the governor says this one could be the worst in years. derrick will be here with the forecast.

derrick van dam is here. if you are watching from seattle and other parts of washington state, they are getting buried by snow for the second time in a week. >> i saw friends posting on social media about cars lining up, 20-30 cars in a row to get gas at the gas stations in seattle ahead of the storm.

let's be honest, it hasn't panned out to be the worst storm in history, but paralyzing for the city. let's show you what they were dealing with. this is yesterday. the brunt of the storm hadn't settled in yet. these are daytime videos of what's taken place. there's wind and snow. the snow is piling up. there's still the middle of the night on the west coast. that looks bitter, bitter cold. we have had quite a significant outbreak. it looks like we are going to have a parade of storms. more chances of snowfall for seattle. let's talk about how rare this is. the forecast for this particular storm calls for 6-8 inches. during the course of the year, seattle usually only receives 6.8 inches of snowfall. they might get their entire year's worth of snow in one snowstorm. remember, we had snow last week and we have more snow in the forecast. so, seattle, tacoma

international airport, 6.4 inches, so far. by the way, that is a daily snowfall record for that area. some locations to the north and west of suburbs of seattle received over a foot of snow. by the way, the last time we saw over eight inches in seattle was back in 1990. that sttotal was just over nine inches. it's still snowing there. there was a bit of dry air intrusion, which limited the snowfall near the city. we had temperatures hovering above freezing as well. that limited the snow totals in seattle. nonetheless they are getting hammered by winter weather. it's not only there, it's the western part of the u.s. including see area nevada. the snowfall is totaling up over the days to come and we'll measure that in feet, by the way. there's the parade of storms. another one coming in sunday and monday night. one after that, tuesday and wednesday. you can see the additional chance of snowfall for the pacific northwest.

there's the snowy forecast for seattle. got to get this in here. look at what's happening in hawaii. not too much activity on the satellite right now. look what's developing. this is a kona low. it is going to smash the north shore of the big islands. anywhere from oahu and maui, we have potential for 15 feet of waves. on the open oceans, we have the potential of seeing waves in excess of 60 feet. that is not a mispronunciation, 60 feet or more. let me take you to the beaches on the north shore. this is actually honolulu. they are closing down the beaches. everybody wants to go swimming with the big waves. that is not a good idea. >> that's a little much. >> surfers. >> thank you. the top stories are up after this. stay with us. when we started our business

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