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newsroom" starts right now. it's 5:00 a.m. on the east coast and hours before president trump heads to the uk, the mayor of london is lashing out against donald trump. sadiq khan never held back his criticism of mr. trump and a new op-ed in the observer newspaper kan compares the newspaper -- he writes that donald trump is one of the most egregious examples of a growing global threat. the far right is on the rise around the world threatening our hard won rights and freedoms and values that defined our liberal democratic societies for more than 70 years. kan says mr. trump's -- ideals upon which america was founded and says it's unbritish to roll out the red carpet for him. in the meantime, president trump had comments made to the british

newspaper, the sunday times weighing in over the debate on brexit. mr. trump insisted he wouldn't pay the $50 billion price tag for leaving the eu. listen. >> if i were them i wouldn't pay $50 billion. that's a big number. i wouldn't pay $50 billion. that's me. i'm saying this from my standpoint. that's a tremendous number. >> some of these candidates are saying they'd walk away if they don't get what they want. others disagree. >> if they don't get what they want, i'd walk away, yes. i would walk away. this is their decision. you're asking my opinion. i would not -- if you don't get the deal you want, if you don't get a fair deal, then you walk away. >> let's get to reporting live from london with phil black. it's common knowledge that the president of the united states is no fan of the mayor of london and vice versa. the mayor is making his feelings plain and clear. >> yeah.

very plain, very clear and you're right, no secret they don't like each other since back in 2016. the london mayor argues in the observer newspaper that the state visit should not be happening. he says donald trump doesn't deserve the honor because his views, his policies are not compatible, he says, with british values. he says that president trump uses otherness, racisms and gives a long and comprehensive list of policies, comments, behavior that he says all add up to the fact that president trump should not be being honored in this way with a state visit. take a listen now to sadiq khan explaining why he feels this way. >> i don't think we should be rolling out the red carpet. i don't think this should be a state visit and why do i say that? i think our close allies akin to

a best friend. the thing about a best friend, of course, you stand shoulder to shoulder with them in adversity, but you have to call them out when you think they're wrong. there are so many things about president trump's policies that the antithesis of -- >> now, president trump is -- i should say kan not alone in feeling this way about president trump. they're expecting big crowds of protesters to mark trump's visit. indeed, other senior politicians in this country made it clear they feel the same way, too. the leaders of the main opposition parties, including jeremy corbin, essentially the alternative prime minister. they're staying away deliberately from the state banquet at buckingham palace where president trump will be the gefs honor, george. >> what mr. trump made his feelings known to the newspaper about british politics, including the outgoing prime minister and people who he sees

as strong contenders to lead the uk through brexit. tell us more about how those comments are being received ahead of this visit. >> there are some traditions with the state visits. generally, the tone is polite and respectful and the guest is not supposed to get involved with the domestic affairs of the host nation. but president trump defied that convention as you touched on there in newspaper interviews ahead of the visit. he has injected himself into the biggest political issues in this country at the moment. he's criticized prime minister theresa may's handling of brexit negotiations. he has effectively backed one contender in the upcoming internal party contest. the conservative party to determine who will replace here. in a sense, it's not a surprise because president trump did the same thing before and during a working visit last year. this is a delicate -- this is a different time.

it is a more delicate sensitive time. a time of greater uncertainty really. a time where president trump's potential to inject himself into the affairs of the country where anything other than polite, respectful language really has the potential to create political shockwaves that will be felt long after president trump departs. george. >> phil black with the reporting. phil, thank you. let's get perspective now it ginian tell rinehart. she's a lecturer at the university of essex. joining us this our from essex, england. welcome. >> thank you, george. it's nice to be here. >> the u.s. president undoubtedly will be a welcome figure to some who support him and in the op-ed it appears that the mayor of london is engaging those who oppose the president and his politics. he has this to say in a quote. rather than bestowing trump with a grand platform of

acceptability, we should be speaking out and saying that this behavior is unacceptable and that it poses a grave threat to the values and principles we've fought hard to defend, often together for decades. gina, this will be a divisive state visit in a politically divided country. >> there's no doubt. it's important to remember, though, there have been many controversial state visits, especially with queen elizabeth ii. she's been in her position for a very long time and she has hosted people that we would consider dictators and really brutal tyrants from around the world over the last 65 years. so even though there are a lot of objections to a state visit by donald trump, it's not unheard of for there to be a state visit. her job is not to make political statements. her role in this situation is to try to improve diplomatic ties.

i think that's exactly what they're trying to do here. >> okay. on one side, you have sadiq khan, on the other president trump praising boris johnson who he sees as a favorite of conservatives to be the next prime minister. he's supportive of nigel farage. all of this in line with mr. trump's world view and views with brexit. his presence there, does it somehow give a shot of energy to that movement? >> absolutely. there's no doubt about that. it also gives a shot of energy to the opposition. he's coming at a time that is probably the biggest political crisis here since world war ii. and the fact that he's willing to make statements about it is increasing the tensions and the divisions between people. the most recent election here, the top two vote getting parties were not the two parties that have been in control of parliament for the last several

years. they were two parties that usually don't get that much support. one was absolutely coming down on the side of brexit. that was nigel farage's brexit party. the other that beat him was the liberal democrats who came down very clearly against brexit. it's clear that people are moving toward the extremes of this debate. they are tired of not knowing what's going to happen and tired of representing this sort of indecision to the world community. >> there's also theresa may. you remember the comments made that she announced she was resigning. listen. >> i feel badly for theresa. i like her very much. she's a good woman. she worked very hard. she's very strong. she decided to do something some people were surprised at, some weren't, for the good of her country. i like her very much.

in fact, i'll be seeing her in two weeks. >> in his comments to the sunday times newspaper he criticized theresa may. what is it like to be theresa may to welcome this president as one of her last duties as prime minister? >> i'm sure it's unpleasant for her. he has not spent a lot of time saying nice things about her. he definitely, his comments have also been, at least partially gendered and misogynistic as well. at this point, she is essentially a lame duck prime minister. she tried very hard and she's up against -- she's in between a rock and a hard place. with one being the eu and the other being parliament and her own party. she's done the best that she can. she's relieszed that she can't do any more with calls from inside her party to resign, she's had to announce her resignation.

at this point, with the finish line practically there, she now has to entertain and host someone who has never been very friendly to her. i'm sure it's quite unpleasant. i'm sure that she won't let it show on her face. she'll be gracious and cordial to time. thank you for your time and perspective. >> thank you, george. now, to the issue of trade with mexico and president trump's threat of tariffs. mexico's president is open to negotiating with the united states. andres man yell lopez obrador says an agreement is possible and he's not interested in having a tariff war with the united states. while he says president trump's threat to impose tariffs in a dispute over migrants is unfair, he is taking a conciliatory approach. >>. >> translator: there are international options that we could turn to.

we think that won't be necessary. that we will achieve a good agreement through dialog and we won't resort to legal process he is. he want to maintain good relations with the government of the united states. >> a delegation from mexico will head to washington in the next few days. they're expected to meet with u.s. officials, including secretary of state mike pompeo. mexico's foreign minister tells cnn he hopes to find common ground. >> we are going to present our arguments to the administration. essentially, i think that the tariffs is a decision that can make great harm to our economies, mexico and the united states. mexico is the most important commercial partner of the united states right now. so i think that we have the arguments and the possibilities to reach some common ground. >> all right. as for china, a more

confrontational tone is coming on the issue of trade there. china says the u.s. bears the sole and entire responsibility for stalled trade talk between the two countries. china's defense minister, he had this to say. >>. >> translator: as for the recent trade friction, started by the u.s., if the u.s. wants to talk, we will keep door open. if they want to fight, we will fight. >> at that same conference, the acting u.s. defense secretary said the u.s. would not ignore china's behavior in the south china sea but didn't see a trade war. he saw ongoing negotiations. in virginia beach, virginia, grief and heartbreak in that community as people struggle to understand why a long-time city

workers went on a shooting spree. a memorial service is set thursday for the 12 victims. all but one were city employees. four others remain in hospital. the gunman also died. his family posted a note of condolence to the victims. but they told cnn that they were not aware that their son had any work-related problems. without any clear-cut answers, the city can only mourn. virginia's governor ordered flags half-staff. president trump ordered all u.s. flags lowered. a police officer who was injured in the shootout with the gunman is back home. he's said to be doing well. the city's mayor vowed to help virginia beach move pabst the -- past the tragedy. >> we will not be defined by this horror. we are a city of resiliency and resolve. the true character of our city is going to rest with our public, our citizens, and our neighbors that we share borders

with. >> dozens of fbi agents have now taken over collecting evidence in the case. federal investigators say the shooter used two handguns in the crime. >> i work in virginia beach, our partners with the fbi, we identified two weapons used in the shooting yesterday. both weapons are .45 caliber pistols. one purchased in 2016, one purchased in 2018. both pistols were purchased by the shooter and all indications are they were purchased legally. >> now, if police know the motive, they're not saying at this point. we do know the shooter was a certified engineer in the public utilities department and had been with the city for about 15 years. co-workers say that he was generally quiet and revealed no clues as to what he was about to do. 11 of the 12 victims were dedicated employees murdered at their workplace. the 12th was a contractor coming in for a permit. here are their names and faces.

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following it all. amanda, what was that like for liverpool fans? >> george, the players in the runup to this game have been talking about how much they wanted to repay the faith and the dedication of the tens of thousands of liverpool fans who had made their way from the uk here to madrid. so many of them without a ticket. and boy, did they do that. as you said, making amends for the heartbreaking defeat from 12 months ago, winning their first european crown since 2005. the celebrations went on long into the night into this morning here in madrid. fans in the city, in the bars, spilling out on to the streets. the players also stay here in madrid overnight. but they are now on a plane on their way back to liverpool, as you said, for that victory parade. the liverpool manager called it

the greatest night of his footballing life after that well-documented run of six defeats in six major finals, he finally at the third time of asking managed to get his hands-on that champions league trophy and give liverpool their first piece of silverware in his time there since he joined in 2015. the players were rightly delighted as well. have a listen. >> i could not believe -- just like i'm still dreaming. but i think from here i think we'll win the champion for -- >> what is the next thing for you? >> more trophies. >> amazing. amazing. we won the championship trophy and it was just amazing.

amazing, after long time to win the championship again. for me peps tespecially too, th second time. it's amazinamazing. >> he said his next is more, more trophies. it is ominous for fans of rival teams around the world. this has been a steady progression, a building process for them in liverpool. you do suspect now they're back. european football's top table. plenty more to come. >> they have a lot to be excited about. amanda davis, thank you. search teams headed up one of the highest mountains in india hoping to find climbers. an indian guide, four from the united kingdom, two americans and an australian failed to return to base camp one week ago. officials are now hoping to use aircraft in the search if the weather allows for it. let's bring in our reporter following the story. tell us more about the search and the use of aircraft.

>> reporter: well, george, two helicopters were, in fact, sent up earlier today, early sunday morning local time in india. they've now recently returned back. they conducted aerial surveys here around the mountain in the ind lan himalayas. it's about 24,000 feet, about 7,400 meters tall. choppers were trying to locate the climbers. they didn't have much louck. three ground search teams are up there, a fourth one will be dispatched there. officials say where the mountain is located, they've told us they're hoping to send up the choppers once again to do further aerial surveys if the weather allows, either later today or tomorrow as they try and locate these climbers. as you say, they've been missing since may 25th. they were part of a larger group of 12 climbers who all left together. the other four returned successfully back to base camp. but these eight did not.

now, officials don't yet know exactly what happened, whether they were lost on the way up or down the mountain and what exactly caused their disappearance. they're going to determine all that of as the search continues. officials we spoke to shortly before i came on air, they're hopeful of finding them alive even though they've been missing for about eight days, since may 25th. >> any keel, you'll stay in touch. it's been a treacherous climbing season in the himalayas. thank you for the reporting. floodwaters still rising in the midwest of the u.s. some residents are warned about the possibility of a levee breach. the details ahead. hey, hey, hey. >> on-stage drama in the race for the white house. dealing with protesters in california and crowds as well.

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this month. flood was brought in on issues tied to the mueller report. he represented former president bill clinton during his impeachment process in the 1990s. israel says it shows strikes on saturday against syrian targets, including artillery and air defense batteries. syria says it blocked some israeli rockets but that the three soldiers were killed in another strike. the exchange started when israel says rockets were fired from syrian territory. the city of virginia beach, virginia will hold a memorial service thursday remembering all people killed in a mass shooting on friday. all but one were city employees. four other victims remain in hospital. a police officer injured in the shooting with the gunman is back home and said to be doing okay. gun violence in the united states is a major issue in the 2020 presidential race. and impeaching president trump seems to be another issue. the democrats have been talking

about it. both topics this weekend center stage at their california state convention. we were at the gathering of presidential contenders and filed this report from san francisco. >> the day after the virginia beach shooting, many of the 2020 presidential candidates did speak to reporters sharing thoughts about the shooting and gun violence. but it was senator cory booker that made gun violence the centerpiece of his speech that he delivered to california democrats. >> it is time for us as a nation not to normal eyes the violence and the carnage of gun violence. >> the candidate who received perhaps the longest and most sustained applause from this crowd was elizabeth warren as she said that the party needed to steer away from small steps forward as she made the argument for a push for progressive values. >> about how you should settle for little bits and pieces instead of real change.

they're telling you something important. they're telling you they will not fight for you. not me. i'm here to fight. >> this convention is progressive politics on display and often more to the left than the voters of california. so when speaker nancy pelosi began to deliver her remarks and talk about the president and the mueller report, every time she paused, there were cries of the word impeach. john hickenlooper was booed by this progressive crowd as he warned democrats that if they move too far to the left, they would not defeat trump. there was an alarming moment for senator kamala harris at the move-on event happening at the same time as the california party convention. a protester jumping the stage as she spoke. >> hey, hey, hey. >> harris' campaign says she's

fine. she was able to continue with her remarks. that protester was led away. most of the 2020 candidates did already speak on saturday. the big name on sunday, bernie sanders. kyung lah, cnn, san francisco. arkansas has been hit hard by flooding. after weeks of rain and the city of little rock, arkansas, it's among those affected most by the rising water. take a look at this video, a view of the capital from a local bridge. -- capitol from a local bridge. residents have been cautioned to get out out of the way. the arkansas river snakes across the state from west to east. it is a major tributary of the mississippi river. the scope of the flooding in arkansas and the potential danger to those who live nearby, social security staggering when you see what's happening from the air. cnn's natasha chen has more on that. > this is my family's land

right here. it's all underwater. >> there's usually cattle all over his property. but he says most of the cows have been moved to higher ground. >> financially, this area will be devastated probably three to five years due to the lack of income and not being able to produce any crops. >> crops like corn, soybeans, rice which are distributed to other parts of the country. he spray pesticides and fertilizer for a living. he'll have to find work in other states. >> right now we're flying over a wildlife refuge. it's close to where the levee breached. the opening is bigger than it was a day ago. >> this dam farther north is structurally sound even with the unusually violent flow of water. senator tom cotton grew up in that area. >> it's hard to describe how abnormal this is. if you go up to the highway 7 bridge, there are entire baseball parks and even basketball goals now that are completely submerged underwater. >> we saw blackhawk helicopters

dropping larnd sandbags, one way they're trying to mitigate the damage and however difficult the challenge is, the mayor says they'll get through this together. >> this is dardenelle. i could literally put a facebook message out right now and within 30 minutes, i could have 100 people. that's how much i believe in this town. >> natasha chen, cnn, arkansas. natasha, thank you with what's happening on the ground. our meteorologist, derek van dam. those pictures tell the story. >> it's interesting to see the agricultural impact that the flooding will have, not only for the weeks and month to come but according to that pilot, three to five years economically and you can imagine food prices will go up as well. there are currently 67 flood gate -- reporting major flooding from north dakota to arkansas.

spanning ten states. let me show you video of a levee that's burst in the arkansas river. the mississippi river in st. louis is expected to crest later this week on tuesday, around 46 feet. that's the second highest level on record and that just brings back the memories of the 1993 flood. by the way, some locations in arkansas, oklahoma, missouri, have received 300 to 400 times -- 400% more than their usual may rainfall. so an incredible amount of precipitation. that's caused record levels on our rivers. of course, we continue to talk about the arkansas river because that particular river has seen so many levees that have burst banks and failed ultimately. we've plotted out all the river gauges. where you see the shading of purple, the purple circles from north to south, those are the gauges reporting major flood stage. for instance, here's the arkansas river ativan bure en.

we're talking about current levels 40 feet. flood stage -- the major flooding continues across that region. there is additional rain in the forecast. this is over the next seven days. we're spanning a long time here. we want to show you how it spans across the hardest hit areas that experienced the flooding lately. look out once again, oklahoma into kansas, arkansas, missouri. basically the entire mississippi river delta. this area has the potential for heavy rainfall today as we head into the early parts of next week as well. that's when we think things will ramp up. check it out. we are the owe into the second day of the atlantic hurricane season and we have the potential for tropical development. already, our computer models picking up on a low pressure system showing eerie tropical characteristi characteristics. it's a pattern we don't like to see. you said it last hour. i'll reiterate it. time to get the rain coats and goggles ready. >> really? >> blowing in the wind again.

>> thank you. the global glut of plastic waste. it's too often ending up in developing countries. it's a problem. >> it is a deplorable practice that a lot of countries, especially in the global north do to get rid of the waste that they cannot process. >> now, countries, including the philippines, they're sending it back. we'll speak to the leader of the greenpeace organization to save that country from becoming the world's garbage dump. stay with us. termites.

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and the world -- it's no strange toer trash either. decades of trekking up and down mt. everest left behind a sad legacy of food containers, of climbing gear and a lot of other things. climate change is melting the snow and ice to expose even more. so volunteers have been engaging in a 45-day cleanup campaign. their goal of removing ten tons of trash from mt. everest. and the leading scourge is plastic. most of it doesn't decompose and it's not easily recycled. many countries are moving to outlaw some types of plastic. tanzania is the latest of 30 african nations to join a ban on single-use plastic bags. even tourists are warned not to bring those items in their luggage. the government is fully committed to phase it out. >> once the ban is effective, the government is not planning on any extension. we will not tolerate anyone

caught using them. this will apply to all, even the supermarkets. no plastic bag will be allowed in the country. >> here's the thing. for many years, developing countries imported plastic waste as a raw material to be recycled into new products. sometimes material that couldn't be reused was dumped there. now countries like the philippines, they're sending it back. we have more. >> 69 containers full of canadian plastic trash on its way back home. it was sent from canada to the philippines over five years ago labeled clean and ready to be reprocessed. much was unwashed food containers, filthy and unrecyclab unrecyclable. on friday morning, the philippines sent it back. >> it is a deplorable practice. but a lot of countries, especially in the global north do. to get rid of the waste they cannot process in their own

countries. wherever waste happens, it impinges on human rights of the people who accept the waste. >> perhaps understandable that people in the philippines and -- picture perfect tourist beaches are unhappy about being treated as a dumping ground. protests like these prompted the government to send canada's ambassador home earlier this month with one message, take your trash back. canada agreed to take it and said it would dispose of this in an environmentally responsible way. promised to crackdown on trash traders that purposely mislabel rubbish as recyclable. countries are routinely listed among the top polluters. as studies reveal, a world increasingly swamped in plastic. countries like the philippines, malaysia, indonesia and vietnam say it's western waste littering their shores sent to poorer countries instead of being recycled. malaysia, like any other

developing countries, have a right to clean air, clean water, sustainable resources and clean environment to live in. just like citizens of developed nations. >> last year, china banned imports of the world's plastic skran for environmental reasons. which means 7 million tons of plastic needs to be recycled elsewhere. but reprocessing plastic is often easier said than done. especially when it's not clean. now, southeast asian countries are sending back anything that can't be recycled. countries like the u.s., australia and the uk have all been told to expect their garbage to be returned to them. malaysia and the philippines say their trash is their problem. anna curran, cnn. with greenpeace philippines joining us this hour from manila. good to have you with us. >> thanks for having me on your

show, george. >> we're talking about the trash trade. many discard their plastic waste. they don't think twice about where it goes, what happens to it. a lot of it gets shipped away to countries like the philippines. and there was a time when shipments like this seemed to be accepted. why the trend now, the plastics being turned back? >> uh-huh. i think it's mostly the amount that we've seen in the past few years. because of the past, a lot of it, i think 51% was going to china. so countries in southeast asia were not absorbing the impact from waste trade or plastic waste trade. china realized the reason they closed their doors, they realized they were getting a lot of unrecyclable plastics, plastics which was just filthy and it was ending up in their waste dumps and incinerators.

when they closed their doors, that's when the impact happened and that's why countries in southeast asia right now are sending back their trash to all these developed countries that have sent them. >> you know, it does semo owe the president of the philippines even made it very clear to canada that the trash is not welcome, to send it back to canada. the question here, what should other nations consider? what options should they look to now that the trend is that nations like the philippines are saying no? >> for developing nation, i think the option is to ratify the amendment which would prohibit the trade of waste even if they are labeled as recyclable. for developed countries and i guess that goes for all countries, developing or developed countries, it's time to look at waste reduction. it's time to look at a massive

reduction in plastic production. because a lot of municipal waste that have been shipped to developing countries is really mostly plastic, and we have to address the problem at root. the problem is we produce so much plastic that we can't discard what we have produced. >> what would you say to the average person because, again, you look at the chain here and really it starts with the person that goes to the coffee shop and gets the plastic straw and then discards it after a single use. what would you say to people, you know, who have choices to make? >> right. i would say the chain doesn't start with people. the chain starts with the plastic producers. in this case, it's fossil fuel companies. so if you look at the trend of plastic production, it's

projected to increase massively over the next decade. in the past, around, i think -- only around 4% of fossil fuel inputs will be used for plastic production. it's going to balloon to, what, several times what it is now. so that means a lot of plastic will still be produced by manufacturing companies, by these facilities that produce the polymers that produce -- that produce plastic from fossil fuels. that needs to be reduced. that needs to stop. what we are seeing is it is single-use plastic that is flooding our waste streams. and single-use plastic has to

go. and when you look at how consumers, ordinary people are being pressured about, you know, stop using straws, sop using plastic cups, et cetera, it's because technically they're left with no choices in a lot of places -- >> yes? >> i didn't mean to interrupt. to your point, you're saying really, though, it starts with the companies but certainly people have no choice, you say. but they have a choice to make. we appreciate your time. thank you so much for your time. >> okay. thank you. the u.s. president is headed to the united kingdom monday and he might be wise to avoid certain subjects when it comes to making small talk. the world's most famous monarch. you eat right... mostly. you make time... when you can. but sometimes life gets in the way, and that stubborn fat just won't go away.

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have a few pointers of our own about topics president trump should avoid. don't apologize for the last time you reviewed the guard together. >> he broke royal protocol by walking in front of the queen. she simply stepped forward. >> no point in reminding her of all those jokes. >> he's trying to beat her to the early bird special. >> be especially careful, mr. president, not to mention the tweet you posted about prince william's wife back when french paparazzi shot her sunbathing nude. only herself to blame, he wrote. who wouldn't take kate's picture and make lots of money if she does the nude sunbathing thing. come on, kate. definitely don't bring up what howard stern coaxed you to say about lady diana two decades ago. >> would you have slept with her? >> without even hesitation. lady di had super model beauty. >> really? >> positively leave out the part where you said she was crazy.

>> these are minor details. >> meghan markle isn't expected to be on hand for the state visit. but maybe the royals should stay mum about what meghan once said about trump. >> with as misogynistic as trump is and so vocal about it -- >> don't remind the president that 2017 parliamentary debate about whether he should be invited for a state visit. >> mr. walker i don't think it's in order to refer to pimping out our -- >> most of our royals keep president trump away from the tv where he might see this promo for coverage of the visit. it could cast a shadow on the festivities. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. one of the world's biggest bands invaded england. korean pop phenomenon, bts was at wembley stadium.

the stadium sold out in minutes. bts are said to have been inspired by the band's ability to bring asian culture to a western audience. >> amazing how they're not from the west and they're doing so well here and they're, like, doing really great things and, like, also asian representation. >> i think the entire army, the bts fandom are welcoming and there's always this notion of because we are fans of this group of people, then we all share something in common. and, like, we can be together in that, like, warmth of, like, almost a family. >> the group is set to perform a second night at the stadium on sunday. thank you for being with us for "cnn newsroom." i'm george howell at the cnn center in atlanta. the news continues here on cnn right after the break.

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