they've all, um, made verbal commitments and showed great support in getting mark home. so we're we're hopeful and and you're just finally tonight, your message for mark. is for marcus. just hang on. don't slip. don't do anything to imperil yourself at at all. we're going to get you home and it is going to happen. um, and i hope that all of the people that have helped us all along can just send their, uh, good energy to rybinsk, russia, and, um, for him to stay healthy. >> and fogle looking forward, i have no doubt that you are and that he is looking forward to seeing you. and thank you so much for taking time with us tonight. we do appreciate it. >> thank you to outfront. we appreciate your help. >> thanks for joining us. the

news continues now. >> he will be remembered for being an honest man, a caring man, a family man, a man who loved god, a man who loved people. >> he left so much, you know, he had he left a nice path for anybody that wants to do something great. >> there are no specific, credible threats to the times square. >> new year's eve celebration. >> those who come here to visit and enjoy the ball drop will be safe. >> we've been talking about buildings, falling, planes hitting. um. but this isn't about buildings falling and planes hitting. it's about people. live from london. >> this is cnn newsroom with max foster and christina macfarlane.

>> hello. welcome to our viewers joining us from around the world on this new year's eve, i'm max foster. it's tuesday, december the 31st, of course, 9 a.m. here in london, 4 a.m. in washington, where funeral plans are taking shape for former u.s. president jimmy carter, who died on sunday at the age of 100. services honoring the 39th u.s. president will begin january 4th and conclude on january 9th. president joe biden has also designated january 9th as a national day of mourning. cnn senior white house correspondent kayla tausche has details of the state funeral. >> the late 39th president will be honored with a procession marked with many details to honor his legacy and his place in history, beginning on saturday, president carter's secret service detail will carry his casket to his motorcade, which will begin a procession that stops by his family's farm in plains, georgia, ringing the historic farm. bell 39 times. the motorcade will then travel to the georgia state capitol and then on to the carter

presidential center. his post-presidency hub for diplomacy, where he'll lie in repose for three days before then traveling to washington, dc on special air mission 39. he will lie in state at the capitol rotunda from january 7th to january 9th, and then on january 9th, he will be honored with a state funeral here in washington at the national cathedral. president biden will be among those eulogizing him. and after that funeral, president carter will fly home to plains, georgia, for a private interment and to be laid to rest well. >> cnn's eva mckend now has more on how residents in carter's hometown in plains, georgia, are reacting. >> it's a mix of sadness and pride here in plains, georgia, as the residents in this small town reflect on the life and legacy of president jimmy carter. and while the world in the coming days will recall his lifetime of service, his

courage, his compassion, his commitment to social justice here in plains, they are remembering jimmy carter as their neighbor. it wasn't long ago when they saw him walking on the main street here in plains, or even in the dollar store. some residents tell us. take a listen to how he's being remembered. >> i think he will be remembered for. just being an honest man, a caring man, a family man, a man who loved god, a man who loved people. and many want to see a better world. he'll be remembered in a lot of ways, but i remember jimmy carter and amy. >> he was someone that all everybody in the community always looked up to. somebody that always brought positivity and somebody that was spiritually strong. and this is somebody from worldwide that we're going to miss. and he left a very good example for us to live by. >> let's face it, the carters

will always be alive in plains. >> so we want to continue the spirit and continue the good in the world. >> folks here paying tribute to carter at a vigil service at maranatha baptist church, where carter led sunday school for many years. there will be multiple celebrations of life. carter will return here to plains on saturday before ultimately a washington based funeral service will be held where president biden will eulogize carter eva mckend, cnn. plains, georgia jimmy carter's grandson says he was the most selfless person that he ever met and vowed to do everything he can to keep his legacy alive. >> hugo rentzel posted photos on instagram of himself and the former president throughout the years. wentzel says carter was an incredible governor, president, business owner and family man who taught him to fish, hunt and cook. wentzel is one of carter's 11

grandchildren and the son of carter's daughter, amy. jimmy carter are pouring in from all around the world and across the political spectrum. crowds gathered at the carter center in atlanta to remember the former u.s. president. some left flowers and candles, even peanuts, to honor the peanut farmer who became president. atlanta resident courtney fitz says she talked to her three young sons about carter's important role in the civil rights movement, and she explained what she would remember about the former president. >> his universal kindness, the humanity. and president carter cannot be denied or understated. ever. and that's something that, as a mom, we're always trying to teach our young men. and he exemplified it every day. >> jimmy carter's death is front page news across the globe. germany's deutsche welle notes that carter was the first u.s. president to reach 100. canada's globe and mail describes him as an emblem of

selflessness and service. chile's la tierra notes that inflation and the iran crisis, the hostage crisis, were key events during his term as president. the usa today headline reads stature far beyond the office, and the irish times makes note of his extraordinary post-presidential life, which won him the nobel peace prize. we're going to turn now to a major loss for journalism. the veteran journalist and former cnn anchor aaron brown passed away on sunday at the age of 76. according to his family, he gained prominence for his live coverage of the september 11th terrorist attacks. >> the american. for those of you just joining us, let's just briefly recap what we know about an hour ago. about 845 eastern time, one plane crashed into the tower of the world trade center tower on the right. >> brown won the prestigious edward r murrow award for his 9/11 coverage. he also played a

major role in shaping cnn's evening news format. well, brown's former newsnight senior producer, john auerbach, says the anchor earned the respect of his colleagues and of the viewers. >> for the first part of the decade of this century, aaron was the face of news. whether it was nine over 11, whether it was the iraq, afghanistan invasion, katrina, indonesia. aaron was front and center of everything. and i think for viewers, his sort of calm demeanor, not yelling at you, not being hysterical, sort of gave everybody, i don't want to say a sense of calm because it's hard to say. >> there's a sense of calm in the midst of this chaos, but it certainly didn't make people feel any worse or more concerned about things. they knew they were getting the story. um, one of the things aaron always stressed,

i think, to reporters on the air and to his staff and to guests, that it's okay to say, i don't know as an answer because that's truthful and that's what we know at the time. um, so if you don't know the answer, say you don't have an answer and we'll move on to something else. and i think that's something that also viewers learn to appreciate. >> former cnn producer john auerbach remembering aaron brown as cnn's, sends its condolences to brown's family and loved ones. life does go on, though. in a matter of hours, people around the world will begin ringing in the start of the new year. in new york, people are expected to flood the streets of the city as usual, and security plans are already in place for that. cnn's lee waldman reports. >> an estimated 1 million

people will pack into times square tuesday evening to mark the end of 2024 and ring in the new year. three two, one. >> happy new year. >> organizers of new york's big celebration held a test run of the confetti drop on sunday. monday. city leaders laid out extensive safety plans for the event. >> we have plainclothes teams, canine teams and officers on horseback and helicopters and on boats. >> police commissioner jessica tisch says the department is ready to respond to any major threats or smaller scale crimes. >> we have been operating in a heightened threat environment since october 7th and we remain vigilant. additionally, since everyone will be in tight quarters, we will have dedicated pickpocket teams patrolling through times square. >> mayor eric adams says security is everyone's responsibility. >> so if you see something, say something. but most importantly, do something. notify any uniformed personnel.

>> spectators should expect to be screened by our counterterrorism officers at these access points. and once you enter a viewing area, there will be no reentry items that could present a challenge for authorities like backpacks, coolers, chairs, alcohol, and umbrellas are not allowed in viewing areas. >> rain is expected in new york throughout tuesday night. reporting from new york city, i'm leigh waldman, new york not the only city with wet weather forecasts for the new year's eve celebrations. >> rain and snow are expected across the northeastern u.s.. cnn meteorologist chad myers has the forecast for you. >> certainly, there will be rain in new york city, without a doubt. >> i mean, it may not be only right at midnight, maybe starting 9:00 10:00, showers on and off. >> there may even be a little bit of thunder and lightning. moving ahead, though, to 7 a.m. coming up here. rain in chicago all the way down toward indianapolis. rain. not snow on the backside. there will be some snow, but more of a nuisance than anything else.

now. right around midnight we could see some snow around detroit, maybe toward flint. some of those areas just to the west of detroit proper itself, and even maybe some snow showers for effect in chicago. but temperatures won't be that cold and really not cold anywhere. dc right around 50 degrees, and that's a midnight temperature. new york city 50 degrees as well. back out toward the southwest, though, paying attention toward the santa ana winds, now maybe 40 to 50mph here. we certainly don't want any fireworks going off here. starting fires with a wind of 40 to 50mph. so please be careful or don't even do it at all. back out to the pacific northwest. rain and snow depending on your elevation. not really going to be below 1000ft, but you're still going to see some snow there for effect on the hills. and then wow, look at this. by friday chicago all the way down to 12 for a morning low temperature. and that cold air gets all the way to the east coast and really all the way to the gulf coast. maybe not 12, but certainly the coldest air of the season so far will be

across the eastern part of the u.s. next week. >> well, extreme weather in scotland also putting a dampener on new year's eve celebrations. thousands of people head to edinburgh for the new year's festival. each year, hogmanay. but organizers had to cancel outdoor events, including the famous torchlight procession, the concert and the fireworks display at edinburgh castle. the forecast includes strong winds, rain and snow. pretty used to that in scotland, but on this occasion it's a bit too much. indoor events are still taking place, of course. now tickets for new year's eve fireworks at london are already sold out, but wind and rain could wreck that party to getting around the city. tough even on a good day. and as anna stewart found out, officials have been preparing for the crush of partiers for months now. >> from parties on the tube. to scenes like this, the

struggle to get home new year's eve is a big night and a major challenge for transport for london. >> time to see how it all works. i'm so excited. from the driver's seat. do you get nervous? like going into the platform and seeing huge crowds? >> it takes a certain individual to become a driver for you to have that nerves of steel. you come in in a platform. you can't be too jittery. you can't be too jumpy. you can't be too shaky. you've just got to come in knowing that in your mind, everything's fine. >> because fortunately for stefan, there are many more eyeballs on platforms on the night. >> so we have additional stuff all over the combine. we have additional staff, and we ask them to keep an eye out on absolutely everyone. >> the team here starts planning for new year's eve in july, and then they manage the crowds by watching it all unfold live from this control center. >> your safety is our priority.

>> to prevent overcrowding, you may have to queue outside stations for, well, quite a while. and once you've made it onto a tube, the party may continue giving drivers like stefan some light relief. >> it gives me something to do. look at, have a little giggle to myself, because obviously everyone's been out having a good time enjoying new year's eve, and i've been stuck in my little office. >> of course, the little office does come with a perk the power to chat to the passengers once again. >> mind the gap between the train and the platform. >> this is anna stewart from cnn. happy new year and please mind the gap. >> a dream come true for her. now it's the final countdown to 2025. of course, later this hour we'll go live to sydney, australia as they prepare to ring in the new year. down under. plus, holiday travel in the u.s. has millions of people moving through the country's airports today and tomorrow ahead. an update on how things

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>> two welcome back to cnn newsroom. i'm max foster. if you're just joining us, here are today's top stories. south korea issuing an arrest warrant for president yoon suk yeol. the president was impeached and suspended from power after he issued a short lived martial law decree earlier this month. he faces charges of abuse of authority and orchestrating a rebellion. after the warrant was issued, supporters of president yoon turned out to rally near his office. his official residence. five people have been charged in connection with the death of liam payne. the former one direction singer died in october after falling from the balcony of his hotel room in buenos aires. three people, including paine's manager, have been charged with manslaughter. two others have been charged with supplying paine with drugs during his hotel stay. and an indian made rocket blasted into space on monday carrying two satellites on the country's first ever space docking test flight. the test of the docking technology is expected to take place in a

week. we have some new information on the preparations for former u.s. president jimmy carter's funeral. the former president will lie in repose at the carter center in atlanta on january the 4th. he remains. his remains will then be transferred to the u.s. capitol, where he'll lie in state. carter's official funeral service will take place at the national cathedral in washington on the ninth, where president joe biden will deliver the eulogy. more now on carter's legacy. from cnn's tom foreman. >> reporter good evening. the u.s. embassy in tehran has been invaded and occupied by iranian students. >> the american hostages in iran, inflation and a weak economy and energy crisis to it all, confronted and confounded president jimmy carter during his single term in office. >> we attest once again to the inner and spiritual strength of

our nation. >> but in recent decades, historians and pundits alike have taken a second look at his presidency and are finding a legacy of success that does not lie in predictable political metrics. >> it was carter's personal integrity, his morals, his values. >> partially. why we're going to be celebrating his extraordinary life over the next couple of weeks is for that reason, legislatively, the democratic maverick and washington outsider faced stiff opposition from both sides of the aisle. >> yet he racked up a largely winning record for his issues in congress, for example, promoting job security and energy policies when gas lines formed and consumer prices soared, he steadily worked to improve the situation without pandering to voters. all of us must learn to waste less energy through shrewd negotiations. carter personally brokered the biggest, longest lasting mideast peace deal of modern times between israel and egypt.

congratulations to all of us. >> owe them our gratitude and respect. >> he vowed to bring every hostage in iran home alive and at ronald reagan's inauguration, he learned he had done it. >> the aircraft carrying the 52 american hostages had cleared iranian airspace on the first first leg of a journey home. and that every one of the 52 hostages was alive was well and free. >> after his presidency, carter worked endlessly alongside his wife, rosalynn, building homes for poor families, teaching sunday school, and striving to eliminate health threats in africa. >> we believe that in the next 2 or 3 years, we'll have zero cases of guinea worm in sudan. >> it wasn't about the amount of money that they could make with paid speeches and sitting on boards. it was about really

helping people. it sounds like a cliche, but i mean, it's absolutely true about the carters. >> all of this is making some historians rewrite their own history books to say jimmy carter, far from being the failed president that many people have imagined him to be, may be one of the more important presidents of modern times. tom foreman, cnn, washington. >> u.s. house speaker mike johnson, facing a tough fight as he works to keep his job, but it's unclear if he has enough support. despite an endorsement from donald trump. the president elect voiced his support for johnson on social media, writing. speaker mike johnson is a good, hard working religious man. he'll do the right thing and we can, and we will continue to win. mike has my complete and total endorsement. in an appearance on fox news, johnson spoke about what's ahead. >> to become speaker again or to remain speaker. it's not a matter of biology or chemistry or art. it's math. do you have the votes? >> i think we do. kellyanne,

i'm really humbled and honored to have president trump's endorsement for speaker again. he and i worked so well together, so closely together. and we have a lot of big things to do. he recognizes that what we need right now, i think my colleagues recognize this as well. this could be the most consequential presidency and congress of the modern era, because we have to fix everything and it has to start on day one, so we can't waste any time with a historically small majority in the new congress. >> johnson can only afford to lose one republican vote on friday, when the house gathers to pick its next speaker. the u.s. federal aviation administration is investigating a close call from last week at the main los angeles airport. lax. stop stop, stop. >> ooh ooh. >> a delta airlines flight taking off nearly collided with a chartered plane that had just landed, which you can see on the ground on the right there, the key lime air chartered jet was carrying the

gonzaga university men's basketball team, who were in town for their showdown against ucla. the air traffic controller urged the charter plane to stop before crossing the run. the rundown. and it did. but not a moment too soon. a delta spokesperson said its flight operated as normal. the holiday travel season does have some busy days ahead. come thursday, the tsa expects to have screened at least 40 million people. would you believe, in a two week span? cnn spoke with travelers dealing with airport delays amid one of the busiest days for holiday travel. on monday, they were surprisingly hopeful about the potential hold ups. >> not bad so far. we we just got all the bags checked, so hopefully security doesn't take too long and we'll be all right. >> i'm okay about it. things happen. >> okay. if it's only an hour, if it ends up being 5 or 6 hours, then you know you lose the the day in arizona. but you know what? it's vacation, so no complaints.

>> well, today there are already nearly 300 reported flight delays in the united states, according to the tracking website flightaware. cnn's whitney wild was in chicago on monday. in the thick of that holiday travel. >> it is another very busy travel season, especially here in chicago. area airports. the department of aviation here in the city says that between o'hare and midway, which is the other local airport here, they expect to process around 3.6 million passengers between december 20th and january 2nd. that is a big jump from the number that they processed in 2023. here at o'hare, for example, they think they're going to process around 3 million passengers, a more than 7% increase from the same travel season in 2023. so obviously, a very big jump throughout the day. we have seen big crowds. we've seen thin crowds. right now we're in a bit of a lull here. so you can take a look. you can see it's not exactly shoulder to shoulder. there are, you know, groups of people, but it's definitely not packed, certainly not as packed as we

often see at o'hare. the good news is security has been running pretty smoothly. i mean, at most we've seen today, you know, five minutes through security, 15 minutes through security. we really haven't seen those security times increase that much. what we know is that nationwide, this can look very different depending on where you are. so nationwide there have been thousands of delays, at least 105 cancellations within the united states into and out of the united states. so for some people, it is a little bit tricky out there. but for the most part, the people that we've spoken with are keeping good spirits. i mean, we spoke with one family who said that they were on their way to scottsdale, arizona. they were delayed, but they said, look, it's vacation. keep a positive attitude no matter what. that's what makes it fun. so good attitude. certainly making the journey part of the destination nationwide again. another very busy travel season on december 29th alone, tsa processed about 2.8 million people. so that is a big jump from that same number that they

processed that same same date from 2023. so again, december 29th, 2.8 million passengers, a big jump from december 29th, 2023. this has been a record breaking holiday season beginning in thanksgiving, running all the way through new year's. the hope is that this smooth process these, you know, pretty minimal cancellations, you know, somewhat minimal to moderate delays, don't extend much further because that is the last thing you want is to end your holiday weekend with a major travel delay. but so far, like i said, people we've spoken with are in good spirits. whitney wild, cnn, chicago. >> just ahead, our lynda kincaid is in sydney, australia, back home getting ready to ring in the new year. happy new year. >> max, we are excitedly looking forward to a spectacular display here. we'll have all the details in just a moment

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happy new year, max. >> from my spectacular hometown of sydney. as you can see, we are awaiting the 9 p.m. fireworks in just a moment. and this year it's going to be bigger and better than ever. there is a record number of fireworks, nine tons in total, and for the first time ever, there will be 80 new firing positions from this side of the bridge. and we have a prime view here at luna park right around the foreshore. about a million people have gathered, some staking out their position since midday yesterday. and here at luna park is a ticketed event. there are plenty of fans of yours, max and friends have seen here from peru, from italy. i want to welcome in a couple who are joining me from london, from india and manny, happy new year, happy new year to you and happy new year to everybody out there. so this is your first time celebrating in sydney. and what a spot i know. we see this every year. >> you know, watching it on the news in the bbc and stuff.

>> but this year we're going to make a special trip. >> yeah, we've always wanted to come. and this year we both turned 60. happy birthday. thank you, thank you. so this is our big trip. so we're so happy to be here. what a way to celebrate. do you think you'll end up coming back here for another new year's eve? having secured such a great spot this year? >> i think so, i think we'll probably be back again. we've done a bit of traveling about as well now, so we've literally just flown in back in from auckland today to be here, especially for this. >> and what's your wish for the year ahead? >> i think with everything that's going on, i just want everybody in the world to just come together and just be happy. yeah, it sounds a bit corny, but let's just love each other. >> yeah, that's the way to do it. let's do that. yeah, well, we wish you a happy 60th birthday and a happy new year. enjoy the spectacular fireworks. which, as i said, max, are going to be record breaking this year. but before we get to the fireworks, i have a special interview. you probably know men at work. we

do? >> yes, we do. yeah. >> men at work, a popular band all over the world. i interviewed colin hay, the lead singer, writer, musician. take a look. >> i come from a land down under. >> it's an iconic australian song. wonder around the time down under hit the airwaves in the 80s. come on, crocodile dundee was saying i'll slip an extra shrimp on the barbie for you. >> come and say g'day. >> it was a great fascination with australia. >> your record business as usual went to number 1 in 6 countries. that must have been mind blowing. >> don't tell me, america, what would you like to hear? that you hear the thunder. we did what very few people have ever done, you know, on their first record. sold millions of

records. it's phenomenal in the true sense of the word down under is practically our national anthem, beloved in australia. >> but around the world, people claim it from everywhere. >> you know, people in bolivia love it, you know, and they don't really know what a vegemite sandwich is. for example, not very many people do, but it's basically, at the end of the day, a song about celebration and love and wonder. >> our elvis, born in scotland, colin hay moved to australia aged 14 and practically grew up in his parents music store. >> when i went to australia i had a good year or so. i would go out in the street just to assimilate. i would start speaking like an australian bloke, you know, just just to not get into any fights. and so i would got it. >> between the sheets. follow up album, cargo went triple platinum. so your parents introduced you to the beatles as a youngin. and all these years later, you've had the chance to perform with the drummer, ringo starr. what was that like?

>> well, quite surreal really. the novelty never wears off. you turn around and you're playing and ringo's playing the drums. so it's. he was in the beatles. it's extraordinary. where are you two heading? >> colin? he made appearances on film. what the. and television. i come from a land down under. >> so that's what that song is about right now. >> he's touring the u.s. his wife cecilia on percussion. >> these are all my little babies here. they make me feel very secure. >> do you have a favorite? >> well, i love them all. i do love you all. >> do you have a favorite song? >> the land down under? >> can you sing us some of it? oh, no. will you be singing in the aisles tonight? probably. >> probably. >> we were teenagers when men at work was very hot in canada too. >> so. yeah. so i'm unstoppable. >> singer songwriter sia, well known for her hit unstoppable, caused colin

hay her inspiration. and i just remember watching it and seeing uncle curly go up and accept an award and thinking, this seems like a pretty good life. >> i remember she came to stay with us in new york when she was 11. i remember trying to get her to, you know, bribe her by saying, listen, if you have a shower and clean your room, you know, you can watch david letterman tonight and have haagen-dazs ice cream. and i remember watching her when she was on david letterman many years later. and so i was weeping uncontrollably in my lounge room watching her on david letterman. >> what's on the cards for you in 2025? >> i want to stay home a bit more and just be downstairs in the studio and messing around and just hang with cecilia, my wife and the dog. it's simple, simple things. >> happy new year, colin. >> happy new year, linda. >> and max. in the coming hours and special, we will have

performances from men at work, including the iconic song down under. we'll also have performances and an interview i got with sting when he was touring in atlanta. but right now we're about 15 minutes away from the 9 p.m. fireworks, also known as the children's fireworks, which this year are curated by an indigenous group known as we are warriors. and then, of course, the grand finale at midnight, where the entire sky will be lit up for some seven kilometers over four miles of fireworks from the harbor bridge. the sails of the opera house, skyscrapers, and of course, some floating barges in the harbor. >> max, one of the best. i love that idea of simple things as your sort of new year's resolution. absolutely brilliant. linda. thank you so much. if your new year's resolution is to save money and look fabulous whilst doing it, consider accessorizing. accessorizing yourself with walmart's working. it's not a birkin, but you can laugh all the way to the bank if you buy one.

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then he'll have more than anyone else in the history of the game. also going for history in this new year. the kansas city chiefs hoping for another super bowl and an unprecedented three peat. it could be a tall order, though. patrick mahomes and the chiefs have been riding their luck a lot this season. football's world governing body, fifa, is breaking new ground in 2025, launching an ambitious, expanded club world cup tournament in june. 32 of the world's best teams will head to the united states, but it remains to be seen how popular the tournament will be with broadcasters and fans. the united states will also co-host a new international ice hockey tournament in february. the nhl four nations face off features the u.s., canada, sweden and finland playing games in boston and montreal. women's sport will take center stage for much of the year. india hosts the cricket world cup in august and september, while the rugby world cup will be played in

england earlier in the summer and england's football team, the lionesses, will travel to switzerland to defend their european title in july and expect there to be fireworks in september, when the united states hosts europe in the ryder cup. europe are defending the famous old trophy, but they'll need nerves of steel in front of a famously partisan new york crowd. don riddell cnn getting ready hockey fans got an extra holiday treat at the l.a. >> kings game against the philadelphia fliers in los angeles on sunday. how was school? >> was it fun? >> did you get a lot of homework? huh? do you have any friends? do you have a best friend? does he have a big coat to go away oh, i will ferrell showed up dressed as buddy the elf, his character from the iconic christmas movie. >> only. buddy appeared pretty grumpy, pretending to smoke a cigarette as he watched the game. unlike the jolly and energetic character we're used

to in the movie ferrell's wife and their youngest son with him, but neither were dressed in costumes, as you can see, so they left it to him. thanks for joining us here on cnn newsroom. i'm max foster in london. see you next year. >> welcome to times square. that's night of my life. >> new year's eve live with anderson and andy tonight at eight on cnn and streaming live on max. >> hank used to suffer from what felt like a cold and flu

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