these are all little old school florida villas and they were just picked up and carried into the gulf. >> right now on "early start," neighborhoods changed forever by hurricane idalia. plus, concern on capitol hill as mitch mcconnell freezes up again while talking to reporters. and two u.s. adversaries becoming allies.

russia and north korea now talking about a weapons deal? ♪ welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm omar jimenez. idalia is still causing havoc. now a tropical storm, idalia is bringing widespread life threatening flash flooding to southeastern north carolina as it slowly heads offshore. allison chinchar is live in the cnn "weather center." what is the latest from the national hurricane center at this 5:00 a.m. forecast? obviously this hurricane now trap tropical storm has changed a lot over the last 24 hours. >> indeed it has. yes, the latest update still has the winds at 60 miles per hour, but they are gusting up around 70 miles per hour. the forward movement still pretty quick at about 21 miles per hour. we still have quite a significant amount of people without power right now. overall the bulk of them are across georgia and florida, but even through the carolinas, if

you add all of it together, you are looking at roughly 300,000 people. they are still looking at very heavy rain as the system begins to make its way over the atlantic. and again areas of virginia, north carolina, south carolina still dealing with some of the showers and thunderstorms. no active warnings at the moment, but we have had several tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings overnight and still possible for the morning hours today. flooding is certainly the most widespread concern. you've got several flash flood warnings here across portions of north carolina and it is no surprise when you look at how much rain has fallen in just really the last 24 hours, this huge swathe of orange and red color, you are talking 4 to 6 inches, but you will notice here this red and even the purple color right near the north and south carolina border, you are talking at least 10 inches of rain has fallen and remember, some of these areas are still dealing with additional rain this morning. hampton, south carolina, portions of florida, georgia,

and even north carolina all picking up some pretty significant amounts of rainfall in just the last 24 hours. the forecast does show continued rainfall through the morning across north carolina and virginia before finally starting to see the bulk of that rain begin to exit later on today. and especially once we get through the evening hours. overall some of these areas still expecting perhaps an additional 2 maybe 4 or 5 inches of rain on top of what they have already had. so again, you are talking significant amounts of water which is why the flash flooding will still be a primary concern for today. >> flash flooding being dealt with right now and even after of course the initial brunt of what was a category 3 hurricane blasting that coast. a lot to move forward with. allison chinchar, thank you so much. and cleanup is really just beginning on florida's gulf coast. tens of thousands of customers are still without power in the state's big bend area.

many roads remain closed and impassable. inundated water systems have led to boil water notices in multiple counties. it does appear there were one or two possible deaths but the good news is reports of injuries from idalia were few and far between. gloria pazmino is on the ground in florida with more. >> reporter: we are in crystal river and as you can see here, flooding is still very much a factor. however, this is actually an improvement from where we were several hours ago. these waters have started to recede in that direction is the gulf of mexico and the river and those two have come together bringing in a lot of this water inland. city hall here in crystal river had 8 feet of water when the storm surge came rushing in. hurricane idalia pummeled florida's gulf coast bringing winds of up to 125 miles per hour. the gusts strong enough to topple trees by this house in perry, florida.

>> no! >> we're seeing a lot of wind damage. >> reporter: the powerful category 3 hurricane making landfall wednesday and unleashing heavy rains and triggering record-breaking storm surge. streets along the coast swallowed by water. >> this is the rest of the town. water for as as far as as you can see. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of homes are without power and the widespread flooding forcing major highways like u.s. 19 to close. >> this road is shut down in major portions of my county right now due to the storm surge we're seeing. >> reporter: several thousand homes along the coast now under water. >> we have water at least 18 inches or higher that have gone into these homes. >> reporter: idalia turned northeast to georgia as a category 1 hurricane and then a tropical storm unleashing heavy rains and strong winds. all of georgia is now under a state of emergency. >> it is a dangerous storm. people need to prepare.

>> reporter: so even though the worst of the storm has already passed the state of florida, things here will still take a while to clean up, to assess the damage and as i said, even though the storm has passed, there is still the need to be careful when navigating these streets. the cleanup is going to take a while. we are in crystal river, gloria pazmino, back to you. meanwhile russia and ukraine are each claiming the other inflicted huge attacks within their territory. overnight russian officials say three drones were shot down. quite an explosion. and early wednesday morning russia experienced the biggest drone assault on its territory since it launched its war on ukraine. meanwhile russia hit kyiv with a massive bombardment, biggest officials say since the spring.

nada bashir is following the story from london. and i want to start with the drone attacks within russia. what is the latest there? >> reporter: well,ing we've certainly seen an uptick over recent weeks of the drone attacks on russian territory. as you mentioned, just this morning yet another attempted drone attack according to local authorities targeting moscow the capital in russia. of course as you mentioned, another three drones reportedly shot down. and russian authorities say their air defenses have been successful in thwarting these attacks, and this is just a day after the largest drone assault we've seen on russian territory since the beginning of the war. of course it is important to note that ukrainian authorities typically do not acknowledge or admit responsibility for such attacks. in fact we've heard from an adviser to the presidential office saying that ukraine aed heres to its strict orders not to use such weapons supplied by

its partners against russian territory. but we have seen a sharp increase in these drone attacks. this is becoming a key element in the war between russia and ukraine. of course we saw multiple regions targeted on wednesday by these drone attacks causing some infrastructure damage. and four military aircrafts sustained damage as a result. and several airports in russia forced to temporarily close. so this is having an impact and we've heard in the past from ukrainian authorities, while not directly claiming responsibility, they have said that they will continue to see an increase in the scale and range of russian attacks so long as russian troops remain on ukrainian land and waters. and we've heard from an adviser to the president who has said that the war is increasingly moving toward russian territory. this is becoming a key factor within the war and we could see

further attacks against russian territory. >> nada bashir, thank you so much. coming up for us, mitch mcconnell freezing in front of reporters again. see how it unfolded this time. and plus rudy giuliani could see significant penalties after losing a defamation suit in georgia. and millions of low salary workers in the u.s. could see a major bump in overtime pay. that is next. dove invited women who wanted their damaged hair trimmed. yes, i need a trim. i just want to be able to cut the damage. we tried dovove instead. so, still need that trim? oh my gosh!! i am actually shshocked i don't need a haircut. don't trimim daily damage. stop it with dove. i'jayson. i'm living with hiv and i'm on cabuva.

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what are your thoughts on running for re-election? >> what are my thoughts on what? >> running for re-election in 026. >> oh. that is -- >> did you hear the question? running for re-election in 2026? all right, i'm sorry, y'all, we'll need a minute. >> scary sight. second time a similar incident like that has happened in as many months. a spokesman told cnn that he felt moment tearily lightheaded and paused adding that while he feels fine, mcconnell will consult a physician prior to his next event. let's bring in a reporter on the

breaking political news team at the "washington post." great to see you. i want to start in part with what happened there. mcconnell ended up going to a fundraiser later on wednesday. but he is 81. he is not an outlier when it comes to being an older senator. how do you see age playing a more pronounced role in this next set of elections coming up? >> yeah, definitely something that we'll have to be discussing more. it is not only mcconnell with what we saw yesterday. there is also california senator dianne feinstein who has been making headlines because concerns over her age. but we're getting ready for an election in which the two frontrunners, president biden will be 82 in november 2024 and president trump -- former president trump just a few years younger. it is definitely going to start playing into what we consider our options to be going to the polls. that being said, you efforts that my colleagues have spoken to saying that they may be advanced in age, but they

have been living pretty healthy lives and they have good access to health care. so that is something that americans need to consider too when looking at the advanced ages and saying yes, we can acknowledge that they are older, but they look healthy and their doctors are saying that they look healthy, but it is more about what transparency we can expect going forward from them. >> yeah, and you may not be able to see it, but we have the average ages of senate side 65 years old and house side 58 years old. but even outside of capitol hill, you touched on it briefly, we're looking at the presidential election, and we have biden in his 80s and president trump close to be 80. sunday biden campaign co-chairman was asked about his age and here is part of his answer. >> while they talk about age, we'll talk about the things that americans are talking about and that is kitchen table issues. while they continue to talk about age, we'll continue to talk about the fact that they are not talking about banning

assault weapons, while they are banning books but not protecting our children in schools. >> so it seems like the campaign has a strategy for the age questions in that this is not going to on go away, we're essentially going to have to live with this through the elections. >> yes. and we're seeing a lot of polls that say americans are very concerned about biden's age. not that many americans are concerned about trump's age but they are only three years apart. when it comes down to 2024, the two of them continue being the frontrunnerses and end up being the nominees, that lot of democrats even though they are concerned about biden's age, i think about 80% say that they are still vote for him because as the president loves to say, like don't compare me to the all mighty, compare me to the alternative. and if the alternative is donald trump, a lot of the democrats won't necessarily turn on him just because of his age. that being said, if republicans were to nominate a younger candidate which again does not seem to be the case right now,

that could really kind of change the math here when it comes to the more moderate voter or independent voter who might think that younger nikki haley, ron desantis, could do a better job than biden is if it comes down to that. >> and for one of those, as you mentioned ron desantis, his polls have slid as of late, but he still is sort of seen as the person who has been in second place so to speak. he obviously had to deal with hurricane idalia. but more so on his governor capacity. and do you think his response to this hurricane will make a difference to voters at large in this primary? >> again, i think because, you know, it has kind of been very focused on -- i don't think that i've seen that much focus on desantis himself. i don't know if it is another instance of his campaign not being able to grab the moment and, you know, message around it, but still you know, a lot of recovery to be done and i hope

to see, you know, what they put forward on that. but this is coming one week after during the debate he did, you know, try to push against young republicans concern over climate change. so this is a good moment to kind of take on that and say this is real, that is happening and so maybe that is a message that he can use. during last week's debate he tried to push against it. climate change is very real to young republicans. so we'll see if his messaging changes. >> whether a hurricane or not, trying to break through what has been a hurricane of legal issues on the trump side has already proven to be an incredibly difficult task. but we'll see how things unfold as we approach the primaries. marianna, thank you. quick hits across america now. ♪ thousands of university of north carolina students attended a candlelight vigil for a beloved

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in southern ukraine, about 600 residents live just a few miles from the frontlines of the war. only the elderly and poor are left in this dangerous area under near constant shelling. they rely mainly on emergency services and the generosity of their neighbors to survive. melissa bell has more. >> reporter: the water is for the animals left behind. svetlana draws some each week as she waits to her own supply. or, rather, her village's. it is too dangerous for emergency services so she will carry it the rest of the way.

i can't abandon the people, she says. the elderly. and she quotes a soviet era saying if not you, then who. but even in the center, there aren't many people left. the russians are only five kilometers away. presi residential buildings like this one have been on the frontline for nearly a year and a half. the shelling say the few residents is day and night. about 500 residents left from several thousand before the war. so far they say the counteroffensive hasn't made things much worse but nor has it made things any better. it is dangerous every day, this man says. overnight the roof of that house was hit, there was shelling yesterday afternoon and a building was on fire just the other day.

as we in-dekspect the damage, a russian drone inspects us, exploding just as we leave. but little phases the local emergency services who have been showing us around. people are used to the war, he says. before a shell interrupts him. those the emergency services can't get to, role people like svetlana. she will now walk with what she can push on her bike for more than an hour towards enemy fire. but with her dog for company, she says, she is never afraid. melissa bell, cnn, ukraine. quick hits around the globe. we'll start in the state department is urging americans in haiti to leave immediately over widespread gang violence in the country. the u.s. is also backing a u.n. plan for a multinational police force there.

north korea says it fired two ballistic missiles into the sea on wednesday as a warning against u.s. strategic assets. this comes as the u.s. and south korea conclude joint annual military exercises today. and the u.s. approves the first ever transfer of military aid to taiwan, $80 million, through a program generally reserved for sovereign nations. the decision is likely to anger china. also, international western allies including the u.s. have joined the united nations in condemning the latest stunning military coup in gabon located in central africa, but many people there are celebrating. military leaders ousted and detained the president just minutes after he was declared the winner in a contested election. larry madowo is joining us live from nairobi.

this is just the latest in a growing number of military-led coups, a lot overlapping in time line and implications. walk us through what happened here and why. >> reporter: if this coup is successful, this will be the eighth in a former french colony in africa in the last three years. and this is still a developing situation in niger. i want to show you some celebration of the man who declared himself the transitional president of gabon. this general gama, others hoisting him up in the air celebrating him declaring himself leader. he is said to be the cousin of the ousted president bongo. that family has led almost 56 years continuously. his dad led until his death in 2009 and then he won the presidential election there. and just before this military coup, he had been announced the win forea third time of a seven

year term. but they say the election has been voided and they shut down the country's borders and dissolved all institutions because they think that election was a sham election. and then we saw this extraordinary video from bongo appealing for international help from his friends around the world. i want to show you a bit of that. >> nothing is happening. i don't know what is going on. so i'm calling you to make noise, to make noise really. >> reporter: a lot of people in gabon will not be sympathetic to that. it is a small country, just 2.5 million people. but a lot of people live in poverty because they see it as a mismanagement of he and his family the last few decades. so that is why celebration on the streets. and they think that they will take their chances with the military rather than the leadership of bongo.

>> larry madowo, thank you so much. coming up for us, idalia makes its devastating mark along the southeast. and we'll show you that it has reeked havoc on not just florida. ice works fast. ♪ heat makes it lastst. feel the power of contrast therapy. ♪ so you can rise from pain. icy hot.

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will go into the mid-morning area. and they expect the worst of it to actually come right around the time most people would be commuting for work. the emergency management director telling me that they anticipate that they could see moderate flooding and moderate winds. and that their concern is that they could have areas that they already consider to be trouble areas, experience extra flooding because of the king tide. when those waters are already very high. now, in speaking to the town manager here in carolina beach, they say they are most concerned about flooding in areas and are asking visitors to stay not just out of floodwater, but out of the ocean as well. because of hurricane franklin out in the atlantic as well as the oncoming tropical storm idalia. swells and currents are simply too strong they say for visitors and people who are not experienced surfers and swimmers. so they are asking visitors not to go into the water and that

they will extend that request likely into the holiday weekend even as the weather gets better because they feel that it still may be dangerous as the remnants of the storm remain below the surface. dianne gallagher, cnn, carolina beach, north carolina. a developing story right now, a deadly fire in johannesburg, south africa has now claimed at least 73 lives and injured 40 others in the city's business district. david mckenzie is live on the ground in johannesburg for a us. what are you seeing there right now? >> reporter: this is a terrible tragedy. this is a five-storey building that was crammed with people, many of them living tooth by jowl. the fire swept through the building very quickly. firefighters did what they can

to try to come in and get people out. i spoke to a man who survived, he said he had to smash his head through the window eventually to try to sdap. st escape. he has family members that are missing. more than 70 dead. and i want to show you some of the emergency workers are there, many of them exhausted. you might not see it, but people who tried to escape by any means tied blankets and comforters anltd then tried to claim down and get out. there have been bodies many of them burned beyond recognition and some of them children that have been led out on the street. this is also part of a bigger story. as bizarre as it sounds, there are many buildings in downtown johannesburg that have been hijacked by criminal gangs. they take over from the landlords, and then bring in people and squash them in there for very low rent and then this kind of thing can happen. people have been warning about this sort of tragedy because of the unequal nature of south africa because of the illegal

housing that crops up everywhere particularly in the city. i've seen people crying, people desperately searching for their loved ones. and that man who escaped, he just blacked out. we found him on the side of the street sitting down with his friends comfortabling around him. and serious questions will be asked how this could happen, that as just some forensic teams are coming in now as you can see walking in, they will have a very difficult time identifying some of those bodies tragically, omar. but questions will be asked how this happened. some people say it might be a candle, some believe illegal electrical connection. but the story is still unfolding. and we'll come back to you with any details. >> very active scene and it sounds like from the opposite direction of where the camera is facing there is a lot of community members there likely watching on to see what is happening behind you and images

of the blankets outside the window just gives you an idea of how harrowing it must have been to try to escape in those moments. thank you for staying on this. we'll come back to you. meanwhile 39 past the hour and a federal judge has ruled former trump attorney rudy giuliani has lost a defamation lawsuit. giuliani recently said in court that he could no longer contest the claim that he made false defamatory statements against two georgia election workers. damages in the case could cost giuliani tens of thousands if not millions of dollars. sara murray has more. >> reporter: more legal problems for rudy giuliani, a judge saying that giuliani forfeit as case that had been on going whee some election workers accuse giuliani of defaming them. he said that there was ballot tampering even though he didn't have the goods to back up the allegations. a judge said because giuliani

did not comply with discovery, did not hand over the documents he needed to as part of this case, he forfeits meaning he loses. that means that there will be a trial to determine what kind of damages he could end up having to pay out to these election workers. that could happen later this year or early next year. the election workers in this case said they felt gratitude about this decision. they said that rudy giuliani made their lives a living nightmare. meanwhile a political adviser to giuliani slammed this decision and said that giuliani wants to try to reverse it. it is hard to see how the new york mayor is going to do that though. one of the issues he cited over and over again are his cash flow problems. sara murray, cnn, washington. so to talk about this, let's bring in criminal defense attorney lexie rigden. let's start with georgia. let's listen to part of the conversation about potential damages. >> our expectation is that we'll be able to prove tens of

millions of dollars in compensatory damages before you get to punitive damages. so we expect it to be a significant damages case that we'll present to the jury and we're confident in our ability to document and demonstrate it. >> tens of millions? >> yeah, you heard me correctly. >> that is what you believe rudy giuliani could be ordered to pay? >> well, if we're successful, i would hope so, yes. >> off the bat, lexie, does that figure seem realistic to you? >> that seems like a lot. obviously the punitive damages are going to be a lot bigger. probably than the compensatory damages. and these damages are made up of two categories. compensatory are actual and presumed losses that they suffered. actual losses could be if they had to hire security for their home, presumed damages are the damages to their reputation. but the punitive damages are where the amount could really get high. but that is also where giuliani's financial records and the state of his financial affairs come into play because while punitive damages are meant

to deter the conduct of people doing that in the future, it is also not meant to necessarily financially wipe out the person who is responsible to pay them. so it seems high, but it really remains to be seen because there is a lot of public -- a lot of strong public feelings either way about this case and that could seep into the jury. >> and i want to go from georgia to new york now. a lot of cases going on here. but as part of the state's civil fraud lawsuit against donald trump, the new york attorney general's office says that trump inflated his net worth over a ten year span including by as much as $2.2 billion in one year. it is hard to keep up with all the legal troubles trump is facing. but contextualize this within some of the other cases he is facing. obviously this is a big deal, but how big of a deal is it compared to everything else he has going on of course at various jurisdictions? >> well, compared to a potential loss of your liberty, a civil

lawsuit is not nearly as big of a deal. and he has been deposed so many times. he has been sued because he has been a business own forea million years now. so this is smaller potatoes but not insignificant. and to put it in to context, because it is hard to think of how big these numbers are where you say that you are worth $2 billion but you are actually worth $1 billion, it would be as if you say on a loan application that you make $200,000 a year so you can afford a luxury car when you really make $100,000 a year. and you wouldn't have qualified for the loan otherwise. that is essentially what they are saying that he did. but he is defending this by saying that he never missed a loan payment so it is not like anybody suffered any damages as a result of it. he didn't prepare his personal financial net worth statements or the net worth statements for the business. he wasn't really skinvolved. and they were not minute to be relied on exactly the company's net worth or his net worth. >> so i think that i'll try to hit almost every city along the

east seaboard. let's go to d.c. a federal judge ruled that pete peter navarro will not be able to argue in his contempt of congress trial that trump asserted privilege to shield him from a house january 6 subpoena. hugh big of a blow is that to his strategy and do you read into that decision by the judge more than just that particular order that was given? >> well, it is interesting because this is a high profile case and the judge basically said that there was no "there" there. so he did the unusual step of actually testifying, most defendants don't want to testify. it wasn't in front of a jury, but it doesn't mean that his testimony can't be used to impeach him if he does testify. but this basically knocked him out of him being able to use executive privilege as a defense and that would have been potentially depending on the jury hearing it a vie only def viable defense. but now he can't use it because the judge said he didn't give

any speakscificity or even a sm signal that he invoked the executive defense on a phone call. so at the end of the day the judge denied his request and so he cannot use this in front of the jury. >> and the judge said in regards to some of those arguments that the navarro team was making that the arguments are, quote, weak sauce. >> weak sauce, yes. >> lexie, thank you so much. >> thank you. now new u.s. intelligence reveals russia and north korea are actively advancing negotiations for a potential arms deal. russian officials have visited pyongyang twice in the last month and intel underscores russia's desperation to get more ammunition for a failing invasion of ukraine according to that newly released u.s. intel. and paula hancocks is live in seoul with more. so what do we know about this potential arms deal here?

>> reporter: what we've been hearing in this intelligence report is that russia is looking for more ammunition, looking for support for the war in ukraine. and we have heard from intelligence agencies not just in the u.s., but also here in south korea in the past, that they believe north korea is providing some of that much needed ammunition, something that pyongyang has denied. but back in july, we know that the russian defense minister went to pyongyang, he was meeting very closely with kim jung-un and this is where he is believed to have discussed potentially an arms deal and also we saw images of kim jung-un taking him around an arms exhibition, images of the two walking past an array of weapons and military equipment. of course this would violate u.n. security council resolutions, anybody doing a military deal with north korea. but the fact that russia may well be looking into it is i ironic considering russia as well signed on to those

sanctions. let's listen. >> the united states is now able to share that the visit was more than just a photo-op. russia used this visit to the dprk to try to convince pyongyang to sell artillery ammunition to russia. >> reporter: south korean intelligence agencies also say that they believe earlier this month a russian plane that left pyongyang they believe with military supplies heading towards russia. >> paula hancocks, thank you so much. coming up on "cnn this morning," the senate minority leader freezing up again. the questions it is raising about his ability to serve. we or both quality insurance and great savings.s. (crowd cheers) here, take mine. (farmers mnemonic)

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volleyball day in nebraska serves up a world record for attendance at a women's sporting event.

andy shocholes has the bleacher report. a lot of football teams would like that type of attendance. >> right, they are jealous this time around. huskers got one of the best volleyball crowds in the country and now they can say without a doubt they have had the biggest ever. it was a sea of red at memorial stadium last night. 92,003 fans on hand to watch the match against omaha. setting a new world record for a women's sporting event. the school started planning for this event last spring but just had no idea how big it was going to get. >> i was thinking this morning there is only three things that shut down the university of nebraska. one, snowstorms. two, covid. three, nebraska volleyball in the stadium! >> so the previous women's

attendance record for a sporting event was 91,648 which was set during a champions league soccer match in spain last year. the previous u.s. record was the women's world cup final in 1999 at the rose bowl. to baseball, where not much going right for the mets this season, but it did for dj stewart on wednesday. the 29-year-old who started the season in the minors hit two home runs and then he came up to the plate with the game tied in the 10th inning and chatman will hit him in the ribs with a fast ball. a painful walk out for stewart. so the mets win 6-5 on what was a special night with fans chanting his name. >> it was awesome. a tough year as a team, but you enjoy the little moments. so to start the season in syracuse and come up here and hear that, it is really awesome. >> less than a mile away from

citifield, wozniacki pulls off the biggest win of her comeback. the mother of two upset the 11th seed to advance to the third round. once the match was over, the former world number one now ranked number 623 wiped away tears of joy calling it a dream come true. and she was face jennifer brady in her next match set for tomorrow. the men's side, we had a big upset. casper r uchltruud is out of tot after being upset by the first chinese man to beat a player in the top five of the atp rankings. and finally, we do now have proof that lionel messi is human after all. for the first time in ten games of messi mania, greatest soccer player of all-time did not score for inter miami.

he attempted seven shots against nashville last night, but six were blocked. the game ended in a scoreless draw. messi and inter miami next scheduled to play on sunday. but omar, we've just gotten so used to, oh, messi will score, he will win this game at some pints. and finally it didn't happen. >> which means that he will come back with a vengeance. we'll see. >> right. maybe get three goals next time out. >> exactly. thank you. that is it for "early start." just ahead, hurricane idalia leaves a trail of destruction along florida's gulf coast and it is not over yet. with 30 gram. those who tried me felt more energy in just two weeks! uuuhhhh... here, i'll take that! woohoo! ensure max protetein, 30 grams of protein, 1 gramam of sugar. enter the $10,0000 powered by protetein max challenge. ♪ ♪

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