>> people who pick up newspapers are generally older, and that's what happens. >> they're voting for mitt romney. melissa: that's all the time we have. be sure to walks fox businesss3 perry of the reporting of a live from tampa, florida. see you there. ♪ gerri: hello, everybody. i'm gerri willis, live from boston chump, massachusetts were in a little more than 24 hours mitt romney will take the stage at the convention center here to give his victory speech or the concession speech. right now romney and obama are in a virtual tie. romney is printing to the finish line with a campaign blitz in several key swing states. starting in orlando, florida, lynchburg in fairfax virginia where the polls show a dead heat between president obama and medtronic. then he is off to columbus ohio and finally will end up in manchester, new hampshire, before heading back to ohio for

tomorrow. springsteen joining president obama and a rally in wisconsin. spinning the final day of the presidential campaign travelling on air force one with the president. obama is going from madison, wisconsin to columbus ohio where he will only be 7 miles away from romney. after that he is off to do more income iowa, before settling in illinois will his -- where he will sit on election day with his family. no public events scheduled. with more on the last day of campaigning, joining me now, president of the american action for and former cbo director. co-host of the five on fox news and ed rollins, republican strategist and a fox news contributor. i want to start with you. you have so much experience with these campaigns. of course we have been watching all of these. polls which don't give us a clue to who will win tomorrow. big question now is, who has the

momentum? ed, hootie you think has the momentum? >> i think romney has the momentum back. he lost a little bit last week when sandy came into our lives and governor christie threw his arms around the president before he jumped on an airplane and flew off to las vegas for a fund-raiser. i think it's kind of got back up again. people are looking hard at the four years and not for ours and basically i think romney is a good alternative and that think people are moving toward him. number seven proved, and that think the polls of tightened up. gerri: andrea, we have an old saying on wall street that traders talk their buck. frankly, i think that is what has been going on with the campaigns when they talk to the media. they're all saying that the candid is going to wind. clearly not true. can you believe a word coming out of the mouths of these people who work for the campaign's? i mean, they both can't win. >> that's absolutely right. and you know what, i sympathize with the press team a little bit because i used to do that job

and i remember having to go out, put on your game face, looked good. you say, oh, the only poll that matters is the one that happens tomorrow. i really do think that the romney people inside feel very, very good. think about this. his base is energized. his base has been energized. independence seemed to be breaking for him. president obama has a problem with his base. that is what he has been focused on this entire election, making sure they turn up the way they did in 2008. the obama campaign is a bit more nervous. so take what they say with a triple upping of salt and may be whetherrromney says with a single up. gerri: all right. doug, you listen to what the obama campaign was saying today. they say that the fact that ron is going to stay on the campaign trail tomorrow, election day, signals weakness, that they are worried. have you read that? >> well, as you say, they are talking their buck. they, of course, have a need to because they have lost the momentum. it was a good thing when sandy

came through. every day the president is not talking about the economy, the debt, and his record is a good day for the president. we are back to those topics. the most important thing is we are seeing a map expand for governor romney late in the game. the fact that he is in pennsylvania, 30,000 people outside philadelphia says there is a lot of momentum. the same is true putting minnesota and plate. i don't think it is an act of weakness. i think it's time to lock down what will be a really big upset when. gerri: you know, somebody today wrote that in the wake of sandy, new jersey and new york were a cold katrina. i believe that it was -- i thought that was a fantastic ." but now, really, all eyes, and i want you to get to this c'mon ohio. everybody is wondering what will happen in ohio. extensive polling. people thinking seriously about where the southern part of the state will go, where the northern part will go. can romney capture the areas that are largely coproducing to act when you look at ohio, what

counties will you be watching to mark? what do you think will happen? >> rather than counties got three big cities and counties that surround them. one is cleveland, the democratic stronghold. obviously columbus and cincinnati, which is more republican. at the end of the day here, this is a state that has a tendency to switch. you have to remember that governor casey won the governorship. george w. bush won the presidency back again in 2004 in ohio. it is the bellwether. it's not just -- everybody always wants to say no republican has ever won -- well, no democrat has ever won either. can be lost to nixon in 1960, but otherwise it is a bellwether state. my sense is if romney will win the presidency, you might as well start right there and do it quick. gerri: ohio, critically important, obviously. other other states, counties, areas that you are watching

intensively over the next 24 hours to back. >> yes. i will be watching my home state of pennsylvania, bucks county where mitt romney was yesterday. a large district, a suburban district outside a philadelphia to see early on because we will get the results from pennsylvania hopefully first to see where the voters there are breaking, and then there are three others i would watch for, to others, i'm sorry. enrico county in virginia is one that bush won by eight points in 2004. obama, it flipped for him. he won by 56 over mccain's 44. brown county and was down see, this one went for obama, but previously voted president bush into office in 2000 and 2004. would county in ohio is the one that has picked the president since 1980. gerri: doug, the president on the campaign trail talking about his record on debt and deficit.

really? i was shocked to hear this. >> well, i mean, it is shocking that he would talk about this. his record is clear. the first president to run four consecutive trillion dollar deficits. he put out for budgets in a row that did not attain the debt problem as well, so there was never a plan in place to take on the big spending programs, medicare and medicaid, and he added a new entitlement with the affordable care act. so that is not a good place for him to go. he kicks inside the bulls and some commission pre famously. does not really have a big defense in that area. gerri: no kidding. i agree with that. we have the best panel in politics. stick around. up next, how nor'easter along the coast could be the october surprise for mitt romney. stay with us. ♪ ♪

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♪ gerri: parts of the east coast pummeled last week by superstar and san be bracing for another potentially damaging storm. forecasters say it could bring winds up to 55 miles-per-hour. more coastal flooding. the storm will also make voting tomorrow tricky in florida. for more, let's bring in tennis team at the fox weather center. great to have you with us. >> thanks. i wish i could bring eat better news. just dealing with such an impact from sandy. millions without power. we are hoping that neighbors get together to really help the folks that are in need, because temperatures are below freezing tonight. we will be dealing with another storm. let's start off with election day. not much to talk about. the potential for showers, maybe some snow, just snow showers across the midwest. not an organized system, and then or watching the development

of this nor'easter of the east coast, the southeast coast line. we will see light showers across georgia, south carolina, and north carolina. nothing to organized until we get into wednesday. election forecast looks good. you will watch this developing system that will eventually go up in effect is in the northeast. a few showers, and/or snow showers for the upper midwest and great lakes. west coast looks really good. we could see a few spattered showers across the northwest. otherwise no reason to get out and vote. less talk about this nor'easter. wednesday through thursday overnight were talking about rain heavier times. coastal flooding four very vulnerable areas. when the dust 60 miles-per-hour. snow for the mountains and interior sections and then beach erosion is. a lot of these parents have just been blown out to sea, so to speak. not a lot of protection. there is your future radar. starting to really wind up wednesday into thursday. just brushing along the coast.

the worst of the weather coming wednesday evening into the overnight and into thursday. look at these wind gusts. one of our computer models as we go further out in time. forty, 50, 60 miles-per-hour battering this very vulnerable coastline. the last thing these folks need to see heading into the midweek. back to you. gerri: thank you for that. it's going to be rushed if we have another big storm. thank you for that report. well, if the weather does get bad and it does get raining in the east coast, that could be good news for republican candidates. according to the journal of politics, for every 1 inch increase in rain above alexian than normal republican presidential candidates receive an extra two and a half percent of the low. it's totally scientific. all right. how big of a factor could weather play in the voter turnout? will superstar sandy be a factor? back with me now, former cbo director. co-host of the five. ed rollins, republican

strategist. to you. people make big, big issues out of the small things. whether really can play a role. i'm wondering what you think of sandy. how the people read the storm and the reaction to the storm? >> i don't think in the end this anti will have a big impact on the presidential election. people, think of us on the present doing his job. not much more. it did not move independence, and i don't think by and large this point to affect turnout, which is key. whether will matter, and the one place where sandy will matter, now that i think about it. there are a couple of districts, one in new york, one in new jersey where the coastal parts and the interior parts differ. in new york city is a very liberal coast with a more conservative interior. new jersey is the reverse. if you cannot go easily, places where sandy has badly damaged the coast, it could affect the outcome of those congressional races. gerri: to you agree?

do you think weather we will play a role? are we overestimated the impact of any nor'easter that follows? >> weather in general, i think, does play a role. when you're working on the campaign if you're a republican enthusiasm is in your favor the kind of your little bit of rain dance because republican voters are known to show up at the polls. they get out in snow, hail, sleek. they're typically the ones that show up and vote. that would actually, i think, hurt president obama. he has been trying to give voters out, even on a perfectly sunny day. as far s&p, at the congressional races are the races that are going to be most affected, but nationally i don't think sandy play a role. it hit to lose states, but i don't think it will move the kneele. gerri: we talked a little bit earlier about momentum in the campaign. you has it. of course, the obama campaign says they have the momentum. they say they have a lead in

early voting in many battleground states. they put up this this afternoon. a leading in ohio. a 24-point lead where almost 30 percent of voters cast early ballots. now, can we hang our hat on that information? what would it mean for the race if it were true? >> it's going to mean nothing on wednesday when they have lost the state. at the end of the day, there are two formulas that both of these campaigns firmly believe that is there a formula to victory. one has to be wrong. both will argue, and no players on both sides. good operatives. but they are convinced they're both point to go over 300 electoral votes. one model is wrong. my sense is that the obama model, which is try and get a brand new voters out to vote or intensify the young voters who voted for him for years ago the law no longer intends is their model. our model is to give senior

citizens, intends voters, republicans, the born-again christian element of our party, very intense. gone from being an anti obama voters to approve romney voter in the last 30 days, and that's much easier and much more intense. gerri: tweet talk abut every election being important. i've never heard anybody say a presidential election is not. it seems to me there is a lot stake. how important is this? >> from a purely policy matter this is a very important election. it is inevitable the next president will have to undertake fundamental tax reforms, a fundamental anti among reforms and put the united states on a sustainable budget trajectory or we will have a crisis that is worse, we went through in 2008. those are things the president must do, and there are very different visions for how that it's done. from the talks about a comprehensive tax reform on both the individual and corporate side that brings us into alignment with our international competitors. the president wants to raise taxes on individuals and has not said much about how corporate

reform does not add up in the same weight. entitlement reform, you know, romney and ryan have talked about medicare, medicaid. very specific plans. the president wants the status quo which will be sustainable. we don't really know exactly where the president will be, but he has not put out any plan, and we know what governor romney will do. these are big issues. gerri: i'm not sure the president actually wants the status quo. i think he has bigger plans for bigger programs. i was looking at some numbers this afternoon. we have about $51,000 in debt for each taxpayer. median incomes are lower than that. we are clearly spending more than we're taking in when it comes to the federal government. how sustainable is this and how important is the selection? >> it is not sustainable and all. i would say that i think as far as cutting spending goes, someone like paul ryan, being in the white house, much better bet that having will we have have

the last four years. very serious. of course he and mitt romney but have to corral a congress that does not seem to agree on anything. as we know, both parties think that spending is very seductive, but they have to do something, and that think it is a better bet for mitt romney in paul ryan. i would say entitlements, whoever gets in, romney said he will repeal obamacare. also, don't forget supreme court appointments. we could have two justices stepping down. that would be a huge, huge response ability for the next president. gerri: ed, i would give you the last word. what will we be watching for? what will be most telling about how the selection might go? >> early evening, having a lottery ticket. if romney was florida and virginia and north carolina, he's on his life. if he loses any of those three them there is a very long night and the probability is not great gerri: florida, virginia, north carolina. i have my list. abbey watching.

[talking over each other] gerri: thank you. a great panel. really appreciate your time. well, thank you. have a great night and tomorrow. now we want to know what you think. here is our question. will the presidential election be close or landslide? log on to gerriwillis.com, on the right-hand side of the screen announcing the results of the end of the show. coming up, voting problems already starting in battle ground states of florida. early voting with lines long and frustrating. details. mitt romney has vowed to start getting rid of obamacare on day one of his presidency. i'll ask one of his health care advisers will we should expect next.

gerri: a flood of hidden regulations set to be an least under obamacare. next, what this means for you

and your health care if the president gets reelected.

♪ gerri: election day, one day away from the future of your health care hang in the balance. obamacare taxes and rules on least after election day, rules that will be permanent if obama wins a second term and will romney, if reelected, repeal obamacare on his first day in office? romney's health care adviser, at least one of them. senior fellow at the manhattan institute joins me now. great to have you on the show. i want to start with helping people understand what is a stake here. let's talk about obamacare by the numbers. first of all, the tax increases. >> hi. so, over $1 trillion in tax increases. overall, the law increases spending of the next ten years by almost $2 trillion according

to the congressional budget office. cuts medicare by 716 billion, raises taxes by over 1 trillion. gerri: of course we were told that, you know, it would be a wash. in fact and obamacare would not cost taxpayers anything. what happened along the way? >> well, what they did claim was that they would try to make it so that it would not increase the deficit. the problem is, and you had dug holes in on your show who has written about this. the problem is, you know how it is with government programs. they spend more than the project according to the bureaucrats, and the tax increases generally don't raise as much revenue as people expect. what ends up happening is even though the congressional budget office is projecting that they will raise 1 trillion in taxes and spend 2 trillion, over time what will happen is the spending is likely to be above what the government has projected and the tax revenue will be below.

gerri: i have never seen it happen the other way, where government spending is less than what they anticipated, so i think your on to something. romney's plan. a lot of confusion out there about what mitt romney proposes for health care. we saw what he did in massachusetts. he seemed to be proud of it. what can we expect from candidate and president mitt romney if he were to win tomorrow? we will be repealed obamacare on day one? gerri: he will be able to repeal obamacare if he has a majority in the senate. feed on the fifth republican senators is going to be a lot harder. that is the important thing. he will do everything he can. there is a lot he can do at the executive branch. setting of the health care exchange. the other thing you can do is have the secretary of health and

human services who white is of some of the mandates and regulations that will hurt businesses, particularly small businesses. make health insurance more expensive. there's a lot you can do, but you won't be able to repeal it with the stroke of a pen. you have to have a congress that will repeal the law. gerri: allowing students to be on their parents' health care. what he struck down some parts of it and not others? >> this has been one of the things that has been overblown. actually, if you talk to any of the insurance companies, they will say, and they said this around the time of the supreme court decision because a lot of people thought the law would go down. they said, if the law goes down to much we will continue to

they make money selling these policies. clearly popular. families want to have plans were kids up to the age of 26 want to be on them, they will sell those policies. there in the business of selling products that consumers want. that is not a total nonissue. gerri: i appreciate your coming on. you have to come back and talk to us about health care. i appreciate your time. gerri: my pleasure. of the weather is okay. i'm headed up there. gerri: we will look forward to seeing you there. thanks again. >> thank you for having me. gerri: our pleasure. help for those hit by a superstar and sandy could comee3 from your taxes. and one of the most pivotal states in the nation. one familiar with three counts. florida with attorney-general pam body for a look at how the sons and state is preparing for tomorrow. after already having a tough weekend. stay with us. everyone has goals.

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♪ gerri: welcome back to "the willis report," live from massachusetts. 2012 race for the white house could once again hands on the key swing state of florida. both romney and the president made their last campaign stops here in hopes of breaking in the polls. with razor close results, many fear 2012 could be a repeat of the 2003 count. florida attorney general, pam ghandi, joins me with the latest pam, welcome back to the show. great to have you. a lot of people asking some very serious questions tonight about early voting in florida. they say, it is a fiasco and it is raising questions about whether we will see another 2,000 yet again in florida. your response. >> you know what we are focused

on? winning by a big enough margin where none of that is going to matter. and i have never seen such enthusiasm in my life as i have seen throughout florida. you know, i traveled florida with governor romney, and, paul ryan, and jeb bush has been a huge player, marco reveal is in our state. and i feel so good about florida. we are a red states. gerri: all right. let me ask you this question. just how serious are these early voting problems that people are describing? people want to know how it's going. is it a big issue? something we will have to come back and revisit? is it over blonde? >> well, i can tell you, we have poll watchers have been trained. attorneys are out everywhere. around the team, believe me, they are all over in the issues that could potentially happen. i know in orlando they had to extend the voting hours for more hours because there was a

suspicious package, and that was fair. poehl said to be closed. other than some issues like that and we will be fine in florida. gerri: all right. everyone is watching early voting all over the place because obama is claiming that he is leading in many states, especially swing states. you say that you feel like florida has momentum for mitt romney, and you were with him just this weekend in west chester, ohio. i have to tell you, i spent many years in westchester. interesting to hear that you were there. what was the crowd like? >> it was unreal. i mean,. [talking over each other] rock opened for mitt romney. those folks were there. they were not there to see kid rock. there were there to see mitt romney. over 30,000 people standing out in the freezing cold weather. we were all there with him. john mccain i mean, , rick santorum, rick perry, rudy guiliani cockade bailey hutchison, derek

, the champion and olympic skater, i mean, just a whole -- bob macdonald. the great governor of ohio. we just had a great event. the crowd was going -- they were going crazy. it was unbelievable, the support and standing out there and that whether to hear mitt romney. gerri: a critical state and a critical region for the candidate. absolutely true. i have -- i think one of the biggest surprise is the democratic party has done our seniors in florida. a recent poll shows romney with 57 percent of seniors in florida. obama 40% with something that you just could not have predicted because people thought that paul ryan's plan for medicare, medicaid was going tax absolutely put of seniors. what happened? >> well, they have been spreading their message. all over florida. wonderful everywhere.

a senior living in florida. $760 billion from the medicare system. and seniors are recognizing that. recognizing what is going to happen. small businesses are recognizing that. and so we are finally getting the true facts out there about how devastating obamacare is, not only to florida, but to the rest of the country. gerri: and i'm sure you will be back soon to talk with us about obamacare. what is going on there. thank you for coming on tonight. always a pleasure to have you on the show. thank you so much. >> thank you. gerri: with the race to the white house so close, tomorrow may not only be a long night, it could go down in history as one of the closest presidential elections of all time. that list is tonight's top five. number five, 1848, this election marks the first time every state in the union voted for presidents on the same date.

zachary taylor won the popular vote by nearly 5%, but only 36 electoral votes. number four, 2004, the winner was not determined until the following date when john kerry conceded george w. bush's when. the popular vote by nearly two and a half%. number three, all the way back to 1916. on the brink of world war one, woodrow wilson b. charles use by 23 electoral votes. more than 3 percent of the popular vote. it is an election most of us will never forget. we remember it well. the election beecher every count votes in florida, as we were just mentioning, and a turn at the supreme court before george w. bush was declared the winner over vice-president al gore. just five electoral votes. gore did when the popular vote by half a percent, and the number one closest presidential race in history, you're not pointing guess this from 1876.

this was like election 2000, only more so. recounts in three states. florida, louisiana, and south carolina. a huge split in the popular vote as samuel tilden, yes, samuel tilden won by 3% of lost the lead for college by one vote to rutherford hayes. remember that? i don't either. let's take a look at the pros and cons. held for those hardest hit by the superstar. they could come in the form of tax deductions. but is this the case with the irs? a lot involved in getting your money. tips on what to do next. what's next?

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away for free. but that created the very panicky was trying to discourage lines stretched for miles to get the free gas, and the national guard had to turn people way, even as the emergency response is lacked the resources they needed. the giveaway was canceled. even with rationing put in place in new york and new jersey, you would have to go back to the 70's and the oil embargo to see lines as long. officials say, once power is restored, the lines will be shorter. at least drivers are not paying too much more for gas. prices have risen $0.3 in new york and $0.7 in new jersey. a small price to pay. disaster relief from the irs. if you or someone you know suffered damages to a home as a result of hurricane sandy, you or they could be eligible for a tax break. for more on a catastrophic tax deduction and joined by managing director of wealth held financial planning. all right. i have heard a big tax deduction for health reasons. if you have a ig hospital bill,

i mean big. i have never heard of this. what is it into is eligible? >> hi. nice to see you. it's a casualty loss. something that under the irs code, specifically 165 allows you to take an itemized deduction for losses that are incurred as a result of damage or destruction from an event like hurricane sandy. there is a rule, though, that you have to meet with respect to the loss itself. it's only for itemized deductions, those who itemize, not people who take the standard deduction. and so that is one of the limits of. gerri: how big is your loss have to be? i assume they will let me claim it for some small amount. >> it has to be in excess of 10 percent of your adjusted gross income. so far, for instance if your adjusted gross income is $100,000, 10 percent of that is $10,000. your loss is to be in excess, and you only get to write off the loss in excess of that and%. there is a limitation.

one thing i think that is important, though, is that in the past there have been under disaster relief situations, situations under katrina, wilma, rijeka or that has gone away. they have been able to allow the loss deduction, even if eight is not over 10 percent of your ag i. that has not happened yet. we need legislation, but we might be seen at down the road. gerri: no doubt about that. i have to tell you, the thing that i wonder about do when you take this deduction, is it a big red flag to the irs? well, we definitely have to look at this person because does make sure it is everything it should be. well i get audited because i take the deduction? >> in this situation, i am in hoboken. this whole area, i think most of the area has been a disaster area, confirmed by the government. with the amount of filing that will be going in, i don't really think so. we have to make sure that we are not being a pig, not taking the

loss that is inclusive of the insurance that you will get for coverage because, of course, the loss will not be inclusive of the insurance. you have to reduce it by the amount received. gerri: you really need to be in an area that has been declared a disaster zone. number one, if you're even thinking about taking this deduction, you have to be able to prove their you deserved it. >> absolutely. you have to be able to production, but in this case, you know, even if you are not in an area considered a disaster under fema, the reality is this is a provision within the tax code that allows you take that loss. test make sure you document. of 44684 whereby you calculate and report a loss. this is not a credit, so it is not a dollar for dollar reduction in taxes. it's a reduction. gerri: exactly right. but trying to prove that, obviously i will need some kind of, you know, be able to prove that i had to replace a part of

my house or might arise or another structure on my property. is it worthwhile to take pictures? >> absolutely. taking pictures is really important. if you have any old receipts @%ke sure you get those. >> taking pictures important. keep resee thees emaybe you can go to company where you purchased the things you lost. maybe refinance, you have a or the gang refinancing the appraisal. if you have taken deducts, maybe that evidenc prior years, priors tax returns from irs. returns from the irs. but absolutely look taken parable's sales. look to real letters. gerri: but they're is a variety sources to go. rich, i have to tell you that is valuable advice for our viewers

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gerri: it has been one year since bank trend for day, next.

>> the one year anniversary of

bank transfer day, when when bank of america said they would charge customers a $5 fee to access their own money with their debit card, here of my response. >> i'm going to show bank of america just what i think of their fees. i know you are mad too. gerri: bank of america was not only bank that thought about changing such a fee, because much so much public backlash it never went into effect, bank transfer day, soon resulted. but how successful was it let's ask bill cheney, ceo of the credit union nation association, welcome back, how successful was your effort. how many people signed on with credit unions? >> it is great to be with you again.

thank you so much, 2.2 million people over 12 month period, the latest numbers are for june of 2012, so, it includes time before and after bank transfer day, 2.2 million net new members. gerri: is that more than usual? >> absolutely. to put in perspective average over last 10 years with 1 million a year, 2. who million is more than double that and the year prior to, that ending june of 2011, 550,000, it is 4 times growth we saw the year before, something happened with bank transfer day and it continues. gerri: i want to show our viewers difference in fees and interests paid between a bank and credit union, we have numbers here, it second tensive, you have noninterest checking, the fees for that minimum balances, on and on. how is this that credit

conditions can give consumers, in many cases, a better deal than some of the biggest banks in the world it seems kind of, not intuitive that would be the case. >> well we're family different, and -- fundamentally different in a number of different respects but primarily, a credited union is owned by its members and banks are owned by shareholders. we can return our profits to members in form of higher rates on savings, lower rates and loans and lower fees, we estimate that -- >> all right, let me -- we don't have a lot of time, i do want to get to some of the issues that i know our viewers have looking at credit unions, they are worried they will not be able to find a place to go to bank.

they are concerned about level of technology and support, do i have robust on-line web site like at a big bank. >> i understand that is one of the miless about credit -- myths about credit unions most of part of a national atm network there are several large set of co-op, 30,000 surcharge free across the country. that is more atms than bank of america has, and more than chase has, so, and in addition to that we have 4,000 shared branching locations, your credit union may not have 30,000 atms but have you a access to them surchange free, if you are the member of a credit union, they have on-line banking and on-line bill payment, and at credit unions it is really free, not only free if have you huge balances but free

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