hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and around the world. you are watching cnn "newsroom." i'm rosemary church. we're tracking developments in egypt where a high tide in the suez canal may help free the massive cargo ship. it has been blocking the water way for nearly a week now. not long ago came confirmation from canal officials that the ship is mostly free. video shows the back of the ship being dislodged by crews. now they're working to pull the

front out while keeping the freed stern clear and they hope to refloat it in the coming hours, but the ceo of a savage company working to free the ship said this was the easiest part and the bow is stuck rock solid. we'll bring in ben wiedeman joining us live from cairo. good to see you again, ben. the bow stuck but the stern is free. what is the latest information you have on this effort to free the whole vessel? >> reporter: well, we know that the high tide peaks in about an hour and a half and that's when egyptian officials are hoping that there will be progress made and free the bow. certainly the statement from the ceo from the dutch dredging company that the bow is stuck rock solid in clay throws a bit of cold water on the euphoria

that was in the air here in egypt. it appears that perhaps even though progress has been made, very impressive progress has been made, we're still not out of the woods or the water, so to speak. the plan was that if it was free and could float free it would be tu tugged about 30 kilometers north of there and, in theory, sometime today, navigation could be resumed on the suez canal, keeping in mind, there are about 400 ships either in the canal, the red sea, or the mediterranean waiting to make the passage. if this is the case, if the -- there is still a long way to go in terms of freeing the "ever given." those optimistic predictions may prove somewhat false.

>> ben wiedeman, many thanks. wonder that the end could be in sight is welcome news for the global village. for perspective on thing, we'll bring in richard made, an editor at "lloyd's list" and joins me live from london. thank you so much for being with us. >> good morning. >> the massive ship has been stuck in the suez canal for near lay week now. it's looking promising now but we don't want to jump the gun here. talk to us about the likely impact overall on business short term and long-term? >> everyone is being ultra cautious. it's now waiting to see how long it takes for the canal to get up. we saw over the weekend we've

been tracking a number of companies rerouting ships. what you're looking at now is several months of disruption in the global supply chain. it's not just a question of the canal being free and the ships going through, it's going to take several days to clear the backlog, regardless when they open it. we're tracking currently 372 ships. it's likely to grow. as i say, a lot of ships already rerouting. that adds another seven to ten days, depending on how fast they go. when they eventually get through the canal, those waiting, you'll see a lot of congestion at the ports. you're deferring the congestion. this is not a quick fix regardless of how quickly they get it open. it's not going it resolve this problem in the supply chain cheney time soon. >> we don't know what caused

this. it may have been a con mbinatio of weather conditions or human error. one thing is for sure because of the business impact, you talk about they need to figure out how to avoid this ever happening again. how would you do that? how concerned you it may happen again? >> i think, you know, suez canal has a good track record. regardless how it happened and the size of the ship, the investigation is going to start today in earnest once they free it. and i think we'll be looking to that report for lessons learned. i think the size of the vessel for the industry increased exponentially over the last decade or so. i think there will be some questions as to piloting rules and safety regulations but that is to come after the backlog is cleared. at the moment, the priority for

the industry and the companies is to get the backlog cleared. >> we know high tide peaks next hour. how confident are you it will be resolved sooner rather than later? what do you think is happening on the ship now? as they're trying to work the bow free knowing the stern is at least released. >> i've been talking to people on the ground over the weekend, and i think there was a sense of euphoria as it was refloating. as you said, it's not there yet. there are still some serious issues to deal with but it's looking more optimistic. we get to see it move so we'll keep our fingers crossed but i think everyone is being cautious to declare it as a successful operation quite yet. >> yeah. we'll watch at high tide about an hour and a half from now.

ric richard richard richard mead in london, thank you. u.s. experts are warning a new covid surge may be on the way. many states are reporting a rise in case numbers and michigan officials said that state is seeing a new surge. dr. fauci said the rise of new infections has been fuelled by a number of factors. they include new variants, more movements, and the easing of restrictions. >> when you're coming down from a big peak and you reach a point and start to plateau, once you stay at that plateau, you're in danger of a surge coming up. unfortunately, that's what we're starting to see. we got stuck at around 50,000 new cases per day. went up to 60,000 the other day. that's really a risk. we've seen that in our own country and that's exactly what is happening in europe. in several of the countries in the european union where they

plateaued and started to come back. >> as more people get vaccinated and restrictions start to ease, experts are urging people to continue mitigation efforts to help avoid a spike in cases. cnn's evan santoro has more. >> take this moment very seriously. >> reporter: top officials warning americans to keep focussed on the pandemic, despite the pulls of warmer weather and encouraging vaccine news. reservations on home rental sites are skyrocketing according to companies. a desire among americans to get out of the house, travel, and gathering for holidays like easter and passover are not a good idea, experts say. >> whenever we see surges in travel, around holidays or certain situations like we did over the christmas and new year's holiday and other types of holidays, you get congregation of people. those are the kind of things that invary bli increase the

risk of getting infected. >> reporter: cases are rising in some states, including michigan. they're now experiencing a third coron coronavirus surge. more than a quarter of americans have received their first dose of a vaccine, only around 15% are fully vaccinated. most states continue to expand eligibility guidelines. louisiana, among the states expanding vaccine eligibility, to all adults to over 16 on monday. this moment has all the ingredients for a new national surge, experts say. americans can prevent it. >> i know people are tired. we're asking people to hang on a little while longer in terms of the masks and mitigation strategies so we can get the majority of people vaccinated. >> reporter: in michigan, officials are making the vaccine available to every resident of the state over the age of 16 starting april 5th. they're urging people to get their appointments for that vaccine now. they said getting the vaccine as

quickly as possible is the best way to slow this new surge. and it could be the best way to prevent the entire country from having a surge of its own. evan mcmorris santoro, cnn, new york. in australia, they have started a three-day lockdown after ten new covid cases were there. queensland premier said she's concerned because the highly transmisble variant first discovered in the uk was detected. mexico's government released a report that shows nearly 120,000 victims of covid-19 may have gone uncounted until now. that would put the total number of dead in mexico since the pandemic began at more than 321,000. a 60% jump from the latest official number. in france, intensive care units are so overwhelmed with covid patients, health care workers will soon be forced to make tough decisions.

doctors in paris said within the next two weeks, they will have to select which patients get access to the icus and which do not. they said the growing outbreak is alarming and current measures are not enough to slow the spread. meantime, in england some of the country's covid lockdown rules were lifted today as the situation appears to be stabilizing. outdoor gatherings with up to six people are allowed and outdoor team sports can resume for all ages. more on all of this, let's bring in cnn's reporter in london. selma, it's good to see you. the easing of some restrictions will offer new hope. i know you're hopeful. what are the details about what people can and can't do? >> reporter: this is the first step in a rather long road map out of lockdown, rosemary. these are baby steps to begin to ease restrictions in this country. as you said, starting today up to two households up to six

people can meet outside to socialize in private gardens. outdoor team sports can resume. and for many people, this is a huge step, again. it seems minor in london, for example, we have been under stay at home orders since before christmas. now the government changing their messaging from stay at home to stay local. hands, space, fresh air is the new mantra. emphasizing to people stay outside. don't socialize indoors. it's not allowed. we'll see more restrictions ease on april 12th when retail will resume. we'll be allowed to get haircuts. little baby steps toward freedom. the prime minister to remain vigilant. v variants are still a real threat. you have about 30 million people who received the first dose of their vaccine and, of course, the authorities want to protect

those. but this is exciting. this is a big day. i'm going to get to attend a garden party and see my friends for the first time in months. i'm a little bit nervous but i am over the moon, rosemary. >> i'm so happy for you. that's great news! all very promising for people there in england. many thanks. a controversial election law in georgia has democrats up in arms. now they are pushing even harder for national law to protect the rights of all voters. plus, almost a year after the death of george floyd, the trial is set to begin for the former officer charged in his killing.

welcome back, everyone. u.s. president joe biden is under pressure to address two key issues facing his administration. gun control in the wake of the two recent mass shootings in georgia and colorado and the migrant crisis at the country's southern border. right now the president is hoping to focus more closely on his economic vision for the future. cnn's john harwood has more. >> reporter: the challenge for the white house this week is to maintain focus on what president biden considers his most

important priority. from the right, republicans are pressuring the white house to stem the flow of migrants across the mexican border that left so many children being housed in border patrol facilities that are inappropriate for kids. from the left, democrats are pressuring the administration to do something about gun control. now the administration does not want to focus on the border situation because there's no quick fix. even as they scramble for more health and human services facilities more appropriate for children. they don't want to focus on gun control because they snow right now that the democrats do not have the votes to pass either an assault weapons ban or backgrounds check. the white house is working on both fronts but don't have an expectations of success any time soon. what the president wants to focus on is the massive infrastructure and human capital development plan that his second priority after the covid relief bill. that's something the administration considers important and bold and

achievable. and the president will begin outlining that program called build back better in pittsburgh in a speech on wednesday. john harwood, cnn, the white house. democratic lawmakers are slamming the georgia voting law that was ushered in by the state's republican governor. it imposes stricter retirements for absentee voting, limits ballot drop boxes, and give state officials power to take over local election polls among other things. georgia-based corporations like coca-cola, home depot, and delta weighed in on the measure over the weekend. some democrats are calling on them to do more. recently elected georgia senator rafael warnock said both parties have an obligation to make sure that minority voices are heard. >> we have to pass voting rights no matter what. the reason why i have insisted that we talk to our republican sisters and brothers on the

other side of the aisle is because if we don't do anything else in the senate, we have to stand up for the democracy. the filibuster is about minority rights in the senate. how do you insist on protecting minority rights in the senate but refusing to protect minority rights in the society. >> georgia isn't the only state where it's happening. dozens of states proposed bills aimed at rolling back voting status. i spoke with ron brownstein. >> i think the answer is yes. the explosive element of the georgia law, i think it's a time bomb under the 2024 election, which allows -- gives the state more capacity to go in and basically replace county election boards and you can just imagine a republican-controlled

state legislative board in georgia going in and replacing democratic county election boards in fulton. they'll have the presidency hanging on the plan. it's hard to imagine any more explosive scenario for the country. look, whether you -- it's happening in iowa and montana and new hampshire and especially across arizona, texas not far behind. we see a sustained effort for americans to vote since the jim crow era. it's important democrats challenging this. it's hard with the republican majority in the supreme court. john roberts has been skeptical about voting rights throughout his career. if democrats are going to prevent it from happening, they have one option and that it to end the filibuster or pass a nationwide voting rights like contained in hr 1. >> this is happening right before everyone's eyes.

why is there not more outrage? >> yeah, you know, it's slowly building. and it is surprising. you know, process issues rarely engage the american public. we are, you know, we have to remember we're still dealing with the final stages of the pandemic that is up ended life for literally everyone in the country. caused the greatest public health crisis we've seen in a century. but, also, i think, democrats have understanding of the biden white house or some understandable reasons that are primarily focussed on that pandemic. there hasn't yet been a march on washington or georgia. there hasn't been sustained pressure on corporations in these states about whether they're going to acquiesce in this roll back of voting rights. i think there are a lot of people in the civil rights community feels the issue is not sufficiently engaged and it's coming to a head.

opening statement get underway in minnesota today in what could be the united states' biggest trial of the year. former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin faces murder and manslaughter charges in the death of george floyd last may. chauvin has pleaded not guilty. members of floyd's family will be outside the courthouse joined by supporters. they plan to kneel for eight minutes and 46 seconds. the amount of time chauvin pressed his knee into floyd's neck. the video taped incident sparked massive protests around the world. authorities have put major security measures in place ahead of the trial. crews are working to move a massive ship blocking the suez canal in egypt. while hundreds of vessels wait to move through the critical waterway. we'll have the latest on the operation plus the economic fallout. and as the situation on the

streets of myanmar kdeteriorate, president biden weighs in.

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part and that the bow is stuck rock solid. for more on all these developments, cnn's anna stewart is live in london. she joins us now. what are you learning about the massive ship stuck in the suez canal and the impact it's having on business costs? >> reporter: nearly a week, rosemary, of one of the biggest arteries of global trade being blocked. that's 12% of labor trade that runs through it. as you said, while "ever given" is floating and mostly dislodged, the dutch company said the bow is stuck rock study. there is hope that as the waters rise, perhaps the ship can get moving today. that's the hope for business. of course, there are some 300 plus ships stuck on either side of the "ever given." they have billions of dollars worth of cargo on board and they're stuck. they're hoping to get movement here. it was interesting looking at

oil prices, something that is traded and runs through this canal. investors hope it's the beginning of the end of the blockage. you saw brent crude down over 2%. i can bring you the prices now, though. they have popped back some of that. it's now down less than half a% for brent over 1% for wti. it will be interesting if we see it translate to the other commodities that we see through the canal. such as coffee when it comes from africa and asia. we saw prices rise in recent days. perhaps fears of shortages won't be realized. there's no doubt, though, if the ship gets moving again, and it's good news for businesses, it will take a lot of time for the delays to end. it's going to be an effect for the supply chain. also, rosemary, this comes as the worst time, really. global trade was under so much pressure due to the pandemic. the online shopping meant

there's ban shortage of containers of container ships. this exacerbated that. we won't see an end to trade delays and cost of business for some time, i think. >> yeah, so right. the timing just horrible. anna stewart bringing us the latest on that angle of this story from london. many thanks. our meteorologist joins us now. we are waiting on that predicted and imminent high tide to help in this effort to release the bow of this massive cargo ship and release it, hopefully. how likely is that, do you think? when you look at the numbers. >> you know we're now 70 minutes away from finding out. that's when the king tide, or the spring tide, as known, is typically observed here during a full phase of the moon which happened in the past 24 hours. that's what officials are counting on. giving us a little bit more tug increasing the tides a little bit more than you typically would see it there. in fact, we expect it to continue possibly over the next

two to three days. we see this observation of a massive ship that is locked in place. officials said they've made quite a bit of ground. they have dredged out about 30,000 cubic meters of sand. the bow area that didn't have any water underneath it has water underneath it. the propeller able to see some movement. a lot of good news coming out of this region. kind of now waiting on mother nature here to do its part and give us the upper hand at 11: 42 in the morning local time. again about an hour and ten minutes from now is when we expect the high tide to take place, which puts the water at about 6.8 feet or a little over 2 meters. within a six hour period, the water drops down to 1 foot and then within six hours after that, shortly after midnight into tuesday morning, local time, we expect waters, once again, maybe slightly higher at about 6.9 feet.

multiple rounds of possibilities here for officials to see what they can do as far as getting the ship to be free. as far as weather is concerned, of course, we know how he ended up here. sand storms gusty winds didn't help visibility and the concerns across the region. there's a disturbance over the portions of black sea. that's around wednesday morning. once we get the system to close in on this area, we could see winds once again pick up in intensity. right now we have the best window so far in the last seven days to make this happen. so hopefully. officials are hoping. >> yeah. it's a small window of opportunity. hopefully they can do it. they have experts on this. thank you for explaining that. and still to come, they were supposed to be starting a new life with their families in turkey. instead uighur children haven't had contact with their parents back in china in years. their stories next.

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u.s. president joe biden is weighing in on the worsingening situation in myanmar. more than 100 civilians were reportedly killed on saturday during protests against last month's military coupe. here's what the president told reporters on sunday. >> it's terrible. outrageous. >> ivan watson is following this from hong kong. he joins us now live. ivan, the u.s. is trying to figure out how it intends to respond to what president biden calls an outrageous situation there in myanmar. more protesters, though, are dying at the hands of the military. what is the latest on this? >> reporter: the violence is escalading and what was particularly obscene is saturday was this holiday in myanmar, armed forces day, where the

military threw itself a parade. the military dictator who declared himself ruler of the country after the coupe, reportedly hosting a black-tie dinner that night. during the same day, there was savagery out on the streets of more than 40 cities and towns across the country. the united nations' top officials there accusing the military of gunning civilians down of, quote, "wide spread lethal, increasingly systemic attacks." they're calling it a mass murder. more than 1 00 people killed in a single day, according to local media. the violence spread to the border areas and ethnic enclave controlled by the knu, where in the morning their armed fighters attacked a military post. according to their claims,

captured and killing a number of myanmar soldiers and that night the burmese military carried out air strikes and then continued on sunday carrying out air strikes in that border area. now driving some 3,000 people across the border, across the river into neighboring thailand. as the situation spins out of control in myanmar, the specter of refugees going to neighboring countries is growing of internally displaced people. that is growing as people are fleeing to the ethnic enclaves for safety. on top of this, the economy in myanmar is frozen shut, basically. you've got a civil disobedience movement that has paralyzed large sectors of the economy since the coupe and we're hearing that treatment, testing, vaccination for covid has all but stopped now.

you have the makings of a major disaster that one of the ethnic ma acco-- militia leaders descr as a failed state since the coupe. >> ivan watson, i appreciate it. hopes of starting a new life turned to sorrow. boys at a uighur school now find themselves left on their own. their fathers traveled to china with the promise they would return to turkey with the rest of their families. but instead, their whereabouts remain unknown. their sons left stranded. cnn visited the school and heard the harrowing tales of these boys. china faces growing criticism of its policies in the sing june region where up to 2 million uighurs and other muslim minorities have been arbitrarily detained in vast government camps, according to the u.s. state department. beijing has vehemently denied

allegations of human rights violations. calling the camps vocational training centers designed to stamp out religious extremism. arwa damon has the story. >> reporter: a sorrow far beyond their years at this uighur school. it hovers over those here on their own. in a foreign land. whose parents are missing in china. mohamed is 11 years old, brought to turkey by his father when he was just 5. with his older brother who was 7 at the time. their father left them with a uighur woman promising he would be back with their mother and younger siblings in a month. he never returned. my mother spoke to us and said they took daddy's passport. she told us he won't be able to come but that we would see each other again.

soon. his brother adds, "my mother told us that daddy was in the camps." that was the last time they heard from her. six years ago. we cannot verify the feat of their parents. they haven't heard their parents' voices or seen news of them since then. this school also doubles as a home for children missing both parents. around 20 of the 140 or so students here. they share similar stories. those who have passports are brought over by their fathers who leave them to return to china to get the rest of the family, and then is either barred from travel or believed to be thrown into china's so-called reeducation camps. in response to cnn, china disputed this saying the chinese government has never restricted the freedom of movement of any citizens, including the uighurs. all citizens, regardless of their ethnicity or religion, can

enter and leave the country freely, as long as they are not restricted from leaving the country for suspected crimes. but many in the uighur community say that practicing their religion, islam, is suspicion enough. hassan, now 15, has been on his own since he was 11. he vaguely remembers his parents being afraid to send him to school. when my father went back, the situation had become even worse, he remembers. travel outside of china was banned for uighurs. i tried to call but there was no way. com -- communication was entirely cut off. he struggles to speak of the past. of his parents, his siblings. it feels like the words are stuck in his chest. too painful to articulate. >> the only photos he has of his family, a photo of his father. that's it. nothing from his mother,

siblings, or his past. >> reporter: the memory of his mother's face has faded over time. nearly gone. "i'm afraid. to not remember one's family, it's horrible," he says. the brothers dream of a day they know might not come. being reunited with their family. if he could speak to his parents now, he would say -- "i want one of you to be with us." mohamed would tell them "i love you very much." >> for more on this, i want to bring in cnn's arwa damon who joins us live from istanbul in turkey. and their story is so distressing. what does the future hold for these boys? >> reporter: unless something changes, rosemary, they'll end up growing up in turkey with no more contact with their parents.

as much as the administrators at the school will try to comfort them, give them some sort of a sense of support, that's not really comparable to loving embrace of one's father or mother. and you heard the younger brothers there talking about what they would say to their parents with one of them saying that he would tell them i wish one of you was with us. it's almost as if it was too much for him at that stage to wish that both of them were actually with them. they're too young right now to be able to fully comprehend what the future is going to hold for them. hassan, on the other hand, the older brother who we spoke to, says that eventually at some stage, he wants to try to go find his parents after he's finished his high school education, perhaps. but that is also potentially very risky for him and may not be something he's going to be able to undertake. so there is this realization among these children that they are entirely on their own.

that's something that is terrifying and understandably terrifying. they don't have parents to comfort them when they have nightmares or when they're sick. they don't have the family around them to provide the love, comfort, and support that only a family can. that's what they're going to have to continue to learn to live with, rosemary, again, unless something, somehow changes. >> horrifying situation for those boys. many thanks for that report. still to come, covid restrictions being eased in parts of the uk. with that, authorities see a need to keep teens safe from gang violence. we'll explain. so when you need to show your cold who's boss, grab mucinex all-in-one... and get back to your rhythm. feel the power. beat the symptoms fast.

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mozambique's military said they're trying to secure the city. the terror group, which is believed to be affiliated with isis, attacked on wednesday. witnesses say many people died of trying to evacuate. we want to give you a quick update now on the covid-19 in the united states. health experts are warning of a new surge in cases and this comes as restrictions are being eased and more americans are on the move. according to the u.s. centers for disease control, more than 51 million people have been vaccinated. that is roughly 15% of the population. health officials estimate somewhere between 70 and 85% of the population must be protected to reach herd immunity. earlier i spoke to epidemiologist dr. larry brilliant about the likelihood of reaching herd immunity. heings plain -- explained why he was skeptical. >> i don't think it's

mathematically achievable. if you think of herd immunity of 80%. we'll get vaccinated and have full immunity, it's going to be tough to do in the number of years that this disease is going to be around and the rest of the world it's going to be impossible. one more vaccine, one more arm, one more vaccination going from 15% immunized to 20 to 25 to 50 is wonderful. it may not be enough when we have veariants arising around te world, a dozen animal species that now have covid. i worry that in addition to vaccinating everybody, we have to back to the basics and get contact tracing and testing and isolation really in a good place. >> right. you have said that we can get covid-19 under control with the

vaccinations, advanced testing, contact tracing. but you've also said all this will prepare us for the next pandemic. what do you think that will be? you talking about flu or another coronavirus? >> every year three to five novel viruss jump from animal to humans. a majority are in the influenza category. many are respiratory diseases like covid-19. i am concerned that just as we had for the past 20 years for the next 20 years, will be constantly beating novel viruss. not all of them will be as pernicious as covid-19, but we have to stay on our toes. that's why i'm hoping we'll continue to build up our ability to find out quickly and respond to them quickly.

when britain began to emerge from its first covid lackdown last summer, knife crimes surged. now authorities are worried that teens may never return to full-time school or afterschool activities. it could lead them vulnerable to grooming by gangs. >> reporter: it's been an agonizing lockdown. spent worrying about the vulnerable children. finally ready to reopen. more than seven years, she pored her life into this boxing gym. since her 20-year-old son lost his. >> it was one jab wound. that went through his heart. later on the message came to me that the man was actually remorseful of what he had done. >> reporter: senseless? >> very senseless. >> she made it her mission to keep local kids off these south

london streets amid a waive of knife crime in the uk that hit a 10-year peak before the p pandemic. >> if you're going to carry a knife, you've got a potential to kill somebody or be killed. >> reporter: knife crime has left parents desperately anxious as their children are now finally given more freedom. >> there's a saying that idle hands get up to no good and left to do nothing, what will happen to them? sadly knife crime has gone up. >> reporter: lee turner has four sons. she's signing her son up early but on edge each time his older siblings venture out. >> my son that is 21 i'm constantly worried every time he leaves the house because i just don't know where he's going, what he's doing. if he's going to return home. it's got to the point where i want to take them away and leave but where do i leave?

>> reporter: as part of the uk exited the first lockdown last summer, knife crimes spiked 25% and hospital admissions for stab wounds also soared. with so much disruption to education and afterschool activities, the fear is that as life gets back to normal, that trend will soon return. former children's commissioner ann longfield said knife crime is a symptom of broader problems. with a powerful gang culture getting minors into its clutches often to deliver drugs. >> you have ruthless criminals looking for young people as a commodity of choice. you have quite young children who will be targeted. st of course, the more they see, the more they're involved in, the more the gang leaders have over them. and the risk, of course, for those kids who have been out of school for a good part of the year now. >> reporter: london mayor has

proposed stationing extra police around schools to protect children and more money for programs like lorraine's where the officer already vents his support as a coach. >> i've seen children from ages 12 years old carrying knives. i've helped kids that have been stabbed on the street. the pandemic has definitely changed the way things are. people have become lost. >> covid brought the past year to a stand still but hasn't cured london of the knife crime epidemic as the empty streets fill out once more, the futures of many children hang in the balance. >> and thank you so much for your company. i'm rosemary church. "early start" is up next. you're watching cnn. have a wonderful day!

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