now at 6:00, after a hot weekend rain is returning to the bay area for your monday morning commute. and our golden gate, bay and san mateo bridge cameras are showing it's wet outside. >> it'sslick, we're seeing a number of crashes on the highways. we don't want that to be you. please berel. good morning on this monday, september 16th. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's mike. >> hi, guys. let's look at that cell that is just off the marin county coast in san francisco all the way down to about pacifica. we'll keep an eye on this. it will be moving in. that will create maybe a bit of ponding on the roadways. it will bring us heavier rain and drizzle and mist. here's a look at the san mateo bridge. wet weather there. because of this, i put the storm impact scale on it. we'll have some areas of steadier rain like we're seeing in the north bay for the rest of us as we head throughout the

morning hours. even an isolated shower. that's 101 in the south bay. it is wet also. expect wet weather through noon. frances? >> mike, we're tracking numerous problems. our biggest is northbound 680 sunol. traffic is being detoured off the freeway. northbound 680 at vargas, things are crawling because of an accident involving a jackknifed tractor trailer and a fuel spill. traffic crawling through the sunol grade. here's a live shot of the scene. northbound traffic not getting by at all. it's going to take a while to clear this one. 885 might be an alternate. northbound 101 jammed in san jose because of an accident. traffic is heavy from highway 85 to the san jose airport. more accidents out there and lots of other slow spots. those are m doing ucoming

>> jobina fortson has been stuck in that backup for a while. >> we talked to her two times before. every time she was not able to move. any progress? >> no progress unfortunately. it's still a parking lot down here. we were able to get some clarify keg from the chp, not long ago. they tell us it will take hours to clear all of this up. they also clarified how much fuel has spilled. 4,000 gallons is what they clarified is the amount that spilled all over the roadways here. to catch everyone up on the situation, it started around 1:45 this morning. a tractor trailer that was carrying fuel jackknifed, another truck clipped punctured the part of the truck that was carrying that fuel.

a hazmat is here cleaning up. all traffic is being diverted off of the freeway at vargas road. there is at this point not an estimated time of when this will reopen. 880 is the way to go, regardless if you're in this backup, it's going to be very slow if not impossible to get through. >> thanks. it is 6:03. happening right now, vallejo firefighters have a three alarm fire under control at an abandon building. this is video from overnight. flames broke out 10:30 last night that was a compare on the former naval shipyard. crews contained the fire about three hours latelater. the interior is expected to burn a few more hours. it's not clear if anyone was hurt. developing this morning a santa rosa man could be facing murder charges in the death of a

13-month-old boy. >> on saturday police found the baby and the man unconscious in a home and they couldn't revive the child. amy hollyfield is live in our newsroom with what police believe may have happened. >> police believe drugs played a role in the baby's death. i just checked in with police. the man has not been booked into jail yet. he is still in the hospital. but the baby died. neighbors can't believe it. they say they wish they had known or could have helped. it happened in a house on the 400 block of darek street in san jose. a woman related to the baby called police sat afternoon. police found 29 patrick o'neill and a 13-month-old baby unconscious in a bedroom. they also found signs of recent drug use next to where the baby was found. >> our belief is as a result of his action the baby passed away. if we would have known about it, we would have called. >> police have not said what the relationship is between the child and o'neill.

they do plan to book him into jail once he's medically cleared from the hospital. he could face a murder charge. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. today in the north bay the novato school district will offer extra support to students after the death of a 16-year-old boy. a white four door car crashed into a brick wall at simmons lane and marion avenue yesterday. the 16-year-old driver was killed. two other 16-year-olds in the car were hurt. police say the car was speeding before it veered off the road. the identities of the victims have not been released. counselors will be on hand today as students and staff return to a mill valley elementary school after a man was arrested on suspicion of attacking an uber driver and stabbing a teen during a robbery. police say that 18-year-old john santiago rosales punched the driver in the face as he rode in his car on east blythedale and elm avenue. minutes later there was reports

of a teen robbed at park school. the teen is okay. the suspect turned himself in yesterday. he faces charges of battery and assault with a deadly weapon. ric ocasek the front man for the cars has died. new york city police found him unresponsive in a manhattan townhome. the band came out with six records between 1978 and 1987 including my best friend's girl and just what i needed. ric ocasek was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame last year. he was 75. steph curry is hitting the links today for a good cause. the foundation he and his wife run will hold the first ever stefan curry charity classic at harding park in san francisco. the goal is to raise $1 million to benefit youth programs to end childhood hunger, education and other initiatives. oracle's open world conference kicks off in san francisco today. it draws in tens of thousands of people. if you're in the area expect heavy traffic. howard street will remain open but surrounding streets will be

os. the businesses technology conference runs through thursday. oracle's chief technology officer larry elson will give the keynote today. a rally at stanford. what the health care community there is calling an epidemic. and the fight against vaping. the state taking drastic action to protect the public. and look how active doppler 7 is. especially across the north bay and heading into san francisco. we had some drizzle and delays pushing more than three hours at sfo. i'll give you a timeline on when the steadier rain

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6:10 on a monday. san rafael, some drizzle so far this morning. it looks drier than some other areas like the golden gate bridge, you can definitely see a sheen on the road from earlier wet weather. we have a cell moving towards e golden gate bridge. so it looks like it will get wetter in the next 15 to 20 minutes. wet morning at our beaches, small craft advisory on the bay after being wet this morning. you'll need the umbrellas this morning if you're out and about. here's a look at the east bay. we have wet weather through 7:00. at 9:00, we'll have some wet weather around. by 11:00, it's starting to taper. we'll try to get up to 71 this afternoon. in the north bay, wet weather

through 9:00. clouds and sunshine, then mid 70s this afternoon. in san francisco, wet through 9:00, by 1 11:00, clouds and sunshine. we'll try to get to 70. >> we have a traffic alert in sunol. northbound 680 traffic is closed approaching androtti. southbound traffic is also slow through the sunol grade. maybe take 238 and niles canyon road or avoid it altogether. southbound 680 slow walnut we have had quite a few accidents on the roads westbound 80 also slow through valet vallejo. a woman swallows her

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today's rally is on the dean's lawn at noon outside the there i a new ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes. >> this is happening in new york. new york's governor signed the emergency executive action to outlaw the sale of flavored e cigarettes. that order follows nearly 400 reported cases nationwide of lung illness following vaping. >> i'm not relying on waiting for the federal government. i don't expect them to do anything responsibly, to a responsibly, i've never seen them act responsibly. >> cuomo said he will order the state police and state health commission to enforce the new laws. michigan is the only state to outlaw flavored e-cigarettes. earlier this year san francisco and richmond banned the sale of all e-cigarette products.

an australian couple was surprised by a dearly beloved guest. the couple flew 10,000 miles to ireland for their wedding. while they were there posing for pictures, this deer photo bombed them. the photographer says the couple was going wild when they saw the deer and they loved it. >> that's a beautiful photo. >> it is. >> my gosh. >> what are you going to do? move it, deer? >> no. yeah. >> no one else has a wedding picture like that. >> i feel like that's a good omen for them. >> he didn't even try to eat the bouquet. >> very considerate. >> it was. >> that may or may not be true. >> those pictures it was true so far. we'll focus on the good. >> exactly. >> only believe what you see. >> that's what i'm going with. let's look at what's going on. here's what i see outside. traffic is slowing because of the wetness on the san mateo

bridge. we have -- what we've got there is a bit of drizzle that is developing once again. watch out for that. here's the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge, it is also damp. we also got on the other side of that some wet weather on the san rafael side. watch out. it will get wetter heading over that way. we have a wet morning. that's why it's a 1 on the storm impact scale. dry and breezy during the afternoon hours. comfortable highs through thursday. warmer than average, friday, saturday, sunday. you can see on the san rafael side of the richmond-san rafael bridge, the wet weather there. tiburon and on to the golden gate. this will be heldi inheading ov kensington, berkeley and oakland. we have watching the cold front move through the north bay. as it does, it will bring a chance of thunderstorm there's and also into the eastern part of contra costa county. you can see some of that yellow showing up. some of the heavier downpours in

solano county. out of the bay, by about 12:30, 1:00, into the monterey bay. here are the rainfall totals. a couple hundredths of an inch of rain. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. 60s at the coast. 70s at the bay. 80s inland. warmer than average friday, saturday, sunday. it will be wet this morning. that means accidents. here's frances. >> the biggest accident is northbound 680, sunol. there's a big rig accident blocking all lanes. traffic alert has been issued. it will be closed for a while. it's a crawl heading to the area. you want to avoid that mess. it's even affecting the southbound traffic as well. so you may want to consider 880 to 580. there's some slowing there as well. and there's also a new crash reported southbound 880 in hayward. eastbound 580 making your way towards dublin, there's an accident that will slow you

down. heavy traffic in the southbound direction. here's a live shot of the full freeway closure, northbound 680. this is past vargas.va bay bridge toll plaza backed up through the maze. we have an issue crash on the right-hand side. in the south bay, an accident as well. northbound 101 at trimble. it's been cleared from the lanes. traffic heavy northbound 101, even impacting traffic on northbound 87. southbound 880 also heavy through hayward because of an accident as well. and you will find slowing in vallejo and herculez because of earlier problems. it's our favorite story of the day. it's not. i thought we were doing something else now. >> okay. >> is this what we're doing? >> this is it. >> okay. all right. sorry. still ahead, president trump is coming to the bay area. we're hoping later this week. >> as you get your day into gear, we're looking live at outside. it's beautiful but a little rainy out there. you want to be careful on the roadways.

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the fall season. you can see the light rain falling on the golden gate bridge. not only from our tower cam but also live doppler 7. passing on to the dumbarton bridge, moving through the dublin grade hitting the sunol grade, sliding down to 237 in the south bay is another area of drizzle to steady rain. nobody is immune from getting wet this morning. >> all right. now we're getting to your favorite story. this woman in san diego, she has her engagement ring back after losing it in a strange way. >> she swallowed it while sleeping. jen that jenna evans said she dreamt that her and her fiance were facing off with some bad guys, and she dreamt she swallowed her ring to protect it. the woman and her fiance went to urgent care where the x-ray showed the ring was sitting in her stomach.

the doctor was able to remove it. >> i'm glad it was removed. i don't think i would have looked at it in the same way if i had to search for it. >> that was a nice way of putting it. >> evans now says she takes her ring off at night to avoid similar mishaps in the future. my question is would you just continue on with this relationship? >> yeah. >> is that a red flag? >> sometimes you have really vivid dreams. >> you're okay with it? if your mate goes ahead -- she took the ring off, she got a glass of water, she drank it, then went back to sleep and wakes up in the morning and is like i have something rumbling in my tummy. >> we can't judge. maybe it's if a one-time thing. >> i would stick with her through the urgent care process, then be like ghost. >> that is not love, okay?

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general motors workers walk off the job overnight. >> there's no second chances. this is it. >> and the new season of "dancing with the stars." a major shakeup before the season premiere and what actress kate flannery is most excited about before hitting the dance floor. >> she was getting it. >> she was excited. >> feeling the spirit. welcome to this monday, september 16th. >> hope you're having a great start to your week. the rain may make it difficult for some people. >> more like fred there dancing in the rain. >> legends. let's look at what's going on. we have -- wow, what? a storm impact scale?

yes. fog, mist and drizzle are turning into steady rain. even a chance of a shower with some lightning in the north bay and east bay. we are dealing with steady rain in the north bay. we have some rain moving again into the south bay moving across the dumbarton bridge and moving into the sunol grade. there you go. look at that. we have the benicia bridge, san rafael bridge, the bay bridge. light rain right now. expect drizzle to light rain through the morning commute. showers at 1:00. clouds, sunshine, breezy and cooler than average. please slow down so frances doesn't have to tell you about all these accidents. >> so many problems on the roads. the biggest one is sunol, northbound 680, all lanes blocked because of a big rig accident. an oil tanker spill. traffic is jammed northbound 680 out of fremont.

it's impacting southbound traffic as well. you may want to take mission boulevard and niles canyon road or avoid the area altogether and take 880 and 580. you will find accidents along that stretch. eastbound 580 through castro valley slowing because of a crash. southbound 680 jammed through sunol because of another accident. an injury accident reported southbound 880 at marina. more accidents to tell you about. that's coming up. >> now more on that big crash in sunol. >> jobina fortson is on the phone. she's been stuck in traffic. we were hoping you would be able to move a bit since we last talked. >> hi. i have moved probably all of about 20 feet over the course of an hour at this point. i think that's because someone took their foot off the brake and went forward a bit. we got more clarify keg from the chp. they are looking at about 4,000

gallons of fuel tt spilled all over the roadway here. this situation began around 1:45 this morning. a tractor trailer that was carrying fuel jackknifed, blocked initially two of the northbound lanes, then another thanker clipped the tractor trailer which punctured the portion of the truck carrying that fuel and that spilled all over here. no serious injuries. but it is a mess out here. such a parking lot. there's cars everywhere. now that the sun is coming up, people are starting to get brave enough to try to turn around and drive the opposite way on northbound 680 to get off on the on-ramp here. here's what the chp had to say about all the fuel. >> they will be out here cleaning up with absorbent. hopefully we can get this cheeped up before tcheep ed cleaned up before the rains come. >> the hazmat crew is out here

working to get everything cleaned. there is no estimated time as to when this will reopen. as you head out, please take northbound 880 or niles canyon road to avoid this. >> thank you. appreciate the update. hope you get moving. a possible shooting in santa clara county outside of san jose. deputies blocked off part of stewart avenue between rose and alum rock avenue with crime scene tape. medics could be seen treating one person at the scene. we reached out for more information. if we get that, we'll pass it on. in san jose, four firefighters are recovering after battling a fire that killed someone. neighbors say the book store's owner was served an eviction

notice. firefighters found a body in the basement. oil prices have jumped significantly after a major attack on an oil facility in saudi arabia over the weekend. >> the u.s. is accusing iran of taking out the world's biggest processing plant with half of saudi arabia's oil production offline, prices are up 20% as markets reopen today. senior u.s. officials tell abc news they believe iran launched 20 drones and a dozen cruise missiles in that attack. >> just a few days ago the administration was talking about lifting sanctions and having discussions with the iranians. now we're as close to an armed conflict in the persian gulf as we have been in decades. >> president trump says he is waiting on word from saudi arabia on the next move and he warns that the u.s. is locked and loaded to respond. iranian officials deny involvement in that attack. president trump is welcoming bahrain's crown prince to the white house today. the two are expected to discuss countering the threat from iran,

efforts to promote peace in the region and terrorism. bahrain plays a big role in middle east security. the country is home to the u.s. navy's fifth fleet, which is responsible for forces in the persian gulf, red sea, arabian sea and part of the indian ocean. this comes ahead of the president's visit to the bay area tomorrow. abc news learned the president will attend a fund-raising luncheon in palo alto. politico initially reported it would be held in atherton, but police there say he won't be there. activists are hoping to fly a giant trump balloon during the event. this will be president trump's first area to the bay area since he took office. he was last here in 2016 when he was running for the republican nomination. his appearance in burlingame drew some protests. it left some people with injured. the nfl is expected to meet with the woman accusing antonio brown of sexual assault and rape. a source confirmed the meeting to espn. the source reports that britney taylor provided the league with information in

advance of this meeting. the source is not expecting brown or his representatives to be there. taylor, brown's former personal trainer, filed a lawsuit against brown. he denies the allegations. brown made his debut yesterday with the patriots after his release from the raiders earlier this month. new calls to impeach brett kavanaugh. the disturbing allegations involving a former yale classmate. and you're looking at the big board of the new york stock exchange. we're starting the week down. and a ballroom bombshell. one of the biggest names in the new season of "dancing with the stars" is out before the competition begins. first you're never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. here is mike nicco. >> i got a tweet from roberta gonzalez, she said she stopped to see the showers. it's a healthy shower as you can see from live doppler 7. that's heading to sunol grade.

catch ou watch out. it will get wetter there. here is the golden gate bridge. this is the rich monday side of the richmond-san rafael bridge, it's wet here also. so, caution. you need it when driving anywhere this morning. the mass transit stops will be wet. wet on the bay, breezy and shoppy this afternooshop choppy 1-ho 12-hour planner. light rain through 9:00. showers, maybe a clap of thunder through 11:00. then clouds and sunshine mid to upper 70s this afternoon. peninsula steady through 7:00. showers possible through 11:00. this afternoon we'll hit the mid 70s under a mixture of clouds and sunshine. for the south bay, you've been misty and drizzly all morning. that will continue through 9:00. you have a chance of showers up until 1:00. you'll be stuck in the 60s. when the sun breaks free and everything dries up, you will hit the mid 70s.

dropping down to the mid 60s by 7:00. we'll look at live doppler 7. the timeline on this rain and when it gets to your neighborhood. he would know it's causing accidents out there. let's say hi to francis. >> good morning, everyone. it's been a mess on the roads. we've had a traffic alert all morning for 680 in sunsunol, northbound traffic taken off at vargas because of a big rig accident. it is causing 2 1/2 hour delays according to waze. sbou southbound traffic is also affected. eastbound 580 through castro valley, 680 has been heavy approaching the scene. southbound 880 at marina, an injury crash. another accident in hayward. a few problems in the east bay as well. southbound 242 heavy in concord on to westbound 24. and northbound 24 recovering

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let's look at san francisco from the exploratorium camera at pier 15. check out the thunderstorms east of redding. the fire threat out ahead of that is because of the winds gusting ahead of the rain before it gets there. that goes until 11:00 up in tahoe. that's been extended. 6:00 for the central sierra. 9:00 for the southern. you can watch the showers fizzle over our neighborhoods. stick in the mountains as we head throughout the morning and into the afternoon hours. developing this morning, a man is facing charges in the death of a 13-month-old boy. >> amy hollyfield is live in our newsroom with more on what police may have happened. >> what is shocking about this case is police believe drugs

were involved in the baby's death. police found the baby and 29-year-old patrick o'neill in the back bedroom of the house, located in the 400 block of darek street in san jose. neighbors couldn't believe the news. hearing about a baby dying. 13 months old. you know, it's terrible. shocking from talking to the neighbors. i checked in with police. o'neill is still in the hospital. they do believe that they will charge him and book him into jail once he is released from the hospital. police have not said what his relationship is to the baby. they do think he will likely face a murder charge. live in the newsroom, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. brett kavanaugh is facing calls for impeachment after

another allegation of inappropriate sexual we haif you behavior. it's from a "new york times" essay that was published on saturday. that claims a former yale classmate saw kavanaugh expose himself in the 1980s. the fbi did not investigate. he said kavanaugh's friends pushed him into a female friend's hands. the alleged victim has not spoken publicly. her friend says she does not remember the incident. several 2020 democratic candidates voiced their opposition against kavanaugh. >> i strongly opposed him based on his views on the executive power which will continue to haunt our country as well as how he behaved, including the allegations that we are hearing more about. >> senator elizabeth warren tweeted like the man who appointed him, kavanaugh should be impeached. kavanaugh supporters say the times essay, which is adapted from an upcoming book does not tell the full story. president trump defended him on twitter saying he is an innocent man who was treated horribly.

kavanaugh's confirmation last year sparked controversy. dr. christiris christine blasey testified from congress saying kavanaugh assaulted her. general motors employees across the country are on strike. they walked off the job at midnight after the union was unable to reach a contract agreement. nearly 50,000 employees are involved in the strike. workers say they want a number of things including better pay, affordable health care and job security. this is the first time gm workers have been on strike since 2007. a man is under arrest for the theft of a gold toilet. it was installed at the birthplace of winston churchill

for two days before it was taken. the theft caused major damaging and flooding. it is unclear what charges the man faces. >> i have so many questions. >> i have so many responses. >> how did he get away with it? how do you walk out of the palace, whatever, with the golden toilet? >> also it's called america. >> you're supposed to have answers. >> oh. >> okay. >> i said i had responses. not answers. the responses go -- the 20th season of "dancing with the stars" premiering tonight on abc 7. she broke her arm daught, chris brinkley did, during

so her daughter, sailor, will step in. kate flannery is another one of the stars, i got to talk to her about what she's most excited about on the show. >> this is live television, there's no other deal. there's no second chances. this is it. i'm excited by that prospect and the idea of the art of dance elevated to such a level. that's what i love about the show. it is just about the dancing. >> and also for the first time ever viewers will find out during the premiere which stars are paired with their favorite personal dancers. you can watch the season premiere at 8:00 tonight on abc 7. >> well, that is too bad. though i'm curious to see how ready her daughter is. >> yeah. >> when did they take that photo of her in that dress? >> i know. >> she was ready to go. >> when i was talking to kate during our interview, she was like we've been practicing. she said i'm sore. i'm ready. >> do you think they took her head and put it on christie brinkley's body? >> quite a testament to christie

brinkley. >> amazing. she kept herself in shape for dancing. too bad she doesn't get to live that out. unfortunate. watch that and see how it unfolds. let's turn our attention to the weather. delays at sfo nearing three hours. we have some wet weather heading your way in san jose. all of us will be wet this morning. dry and breezy during the afternoon and evening hours. comfortable highs through thursday. warmer than average friday, sat, sunday. those are the highlights. here you go. moving into the altamont pass. sunol grade down into the south bay, across the dumbarton bridge, 237, down into santa cruz, we have a line of showers out ahead of the cold front. this will make 17 very wet if it's not already wet. they had some drizzle during the overnight hours. got a heavier shower moving through daly city heading through south san francisco, brisbane. this will head over to the east bay. oakland, berkeley, richmond, heading up 80 to hees,

vallejo. the north bay getting some steady rain. this is the cold front. when that comes through, expect an uptick in the amount of rain you're getting. once we get behind that, you can see showers and thunderstorms will stay over the ocean away from us. here we go. severe threat across the northern parts of sonoma and also napa and into the eastern parts of contra costa and solano counties. you can see some yellows showing up from now through 9:00 as the cold front pushes through. after lunch, you can see at 12:00, we're already starting to clear out in just about all areas. some leftover clouds in the bay and south bay. during the evening hours, afternoon and evening hours we'll break out the sunshine. temperatures in the upper 60s to 70s. we're already in the 60s and 70s. dry tuesday, wednesday, thursday with temperatures in the 60s, 70s, 80s. 90s sneaking in for the weekend. >> with very a traffic alert,

680 in sunol because of a big rig accident and an oil tanker fuel spill. northbound 680 is closed after vargas since 1:45 this morning. we're hearing from the chp, they hope to have one lane, just one, reopened at 8:30 possibly this morning. so you know this will be a big mess. it will be out there for a while. i'll show you wither it is on the maps. it's causing massive delays on northbound 680 out of fremont. southbound 680 also a mess through sunol backed up into pleasanton. consider 880 and 580 as an alternate. we had problems there as well. also southbound 880 a crawl though san leandro and hayward with numerous accidents. numerous accidents around the east bay. lots of slowing. northbound 101 in san jose is recovering from an earlier crash. a new injury accident northbound 17 making your way out of the santa cruz mountains.

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all right. it's6:55. if you're just joining us or heading out the door, here is the 7 things to know before you go. a traffic alert on northbound 680 in sunol. a big rig accident has all lanes blocked. the storm impact scale is number two. it's a number one. light for rain, drizzle, even a chance of a thunderstorm this morning. this afternoon breezy and cooler than average. number three, vallejo firefighters have a three alarm fire under control at this abandon building. flames broke out in the

commissary. officials have not said if anyone was hurt. number four, a person died and four firefighters are recovering after a fire in downtown san jose. investigators believe the person who died may have been armed and that made it harder to attack the flames. number five, a san jose man could face murder charges in the death of a 13-month-old boy. police found the man and baby unconscious in a home. the also found signs of recent drug use. number six, president trump is scheduled to ahend a futt fund-raiser in palo alto tomorrow. and number seven, this san diego woman has her engagement ring back after swallowing it during a dream. she was facing off with bad guys in her dreams so she swallowed the ring to protect it. doctors removed the ring from the woman's stomach. >> let's hope she has better dreams going on going forward. >> yeah. >> is she afraid of getting married? is that what it was?

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