good morning. it's friday, january 3rd. >> yes. we've been promised by drew, this will not ruin our weekend. it will jst make it if you're out late, make that a little wet. >> are you out at a 3:00 a.m. on a saturday morning? >> that's his business. >> where are we going? >> good point. right now we're dry but dealing with fog out there. visibility down to a fourth of a mile in fairfield. half mile in napa. less than two miles in santa rosa. we have issues in the north bay and through the delta with fog. the fog will lift pretty quickly today. chilly out there now. in the 30s and in the 40s. sutro tower is quiet. enjoy the sunshine and mild temperatures today. upper 50s to mid 60s. we'll go hour-by-hour and show you that rain coming up. first let's check the roads with jobina. good morning. >> good morning. happy friday. a live look at san francisco. 280 at king street camera.

it is very quiet. in traffic, we don't often use the q word. bay bridge toll plaza is very light here. no meter, lights on this morning. tracy to dublin, 25 minutes. dublin to mission boulevard, 15 minutes. highway 1 01 to cupertino, 15 minutes. crews are mopping up and making repairs after a water main break in menlo park. this is at pearce road. police say repairs could take a while. about 24 hours. developing news, we're learning more about the man killed after getting lhis lapto stolen at an oak laland starbuc. >> a group of montclair

neighbors are conducting a vigil. julian glover has more. >> reporter: this morning two of the suspects have been arrested thanks in part to surveillance video. they could be appearing in court today. witnesses tell us the person snatched the laptop from the 34-year-old victim, another held the door open and the other drove that getaway car that dragged and killed the victim. at means a third suspect is still out there. outside of this starbucks, wither it all happened, there's a growing memorial of flowers and post-it notes with messages of love left behind for a man many of the people who came here to pay respects didn't even know, but to his friends he meant so much more. >> he liked the outdoors.

he actually brought a lot of us together a lot of times for activities. he was a good friend. really kind guy. >> one of the most tragic details of the story, the victim was killed on new year's eve, which was his birthday. his friends found out about his death in the most awful way. his friends were gathered at his apartment for a joint birthday new years celebration, and that's when they got the call from police as they waited at his door that their friend was killed earlier that morning. those people had no clue. outside of the starbucks, you can see this growing memorial with so many messages of love, some of the post-it notes saying sorry for your loss. i hope you're in a better place. the victim's family asking abc7 news not to release his name or identity right now we're honoring that request as his cousin flies from new york and his parents fly from china to identify his body. so tragic. reporting live in the montclair

neighborhood of oakland, julian glover, abc7 news. >> thanks for the update. tensions between the u.s. and iran are high after a u.s. air strike killed an iranian general, qasem solemani. >> the order for the strike at the baghdad airport in iraq came from president trump. the pentagon argues that solemani was actively developing plans to attack american diplomats and service members throughout the region. top officials say he was behind recent attacks on a u.s.-led coalition base in iraq and that strike that killed an american contractor. mark esper said the u.s. is ready for what's to come. >> you know, enough is enough. we have all the capabilities inherent in the united states military to either respond to further attacks or to take pre-emptive action if additional attacks are being prepared. >> the president responded to the aby tweeting out this image of the american flag. iran's supreme leader is warning a harsh retaliation is waiting for the u.s.

anti government protesters are gathering in central baghdad and have mixed reactions to the death of the top general. not only was the general killed by the deputy commander of an iran-backed militia in iraq was killed. some thought it was a good thing believing it would be helpful in eliminating corrupt parties destroying iraq. others say the united states and iran should settle their problems outside of iraq. retaliation of the air strike will likely not just affect the united states but israel as well. the senate is back in session today after the holiday break. majority leader mitch mcconnell is expected to speak. he may address the house impeachment of president trump. speaker nancy pelosi has not yet sent the senate the two articles of impeachment but most lawmakers will not be returning to washington, d.c. until next week. building a better bay area can sometimes mean making tough decisions. in san carlos city leaders are looking to build more affordable

housing but that may mean demolishing an apartment building that houses tenants. there are plans to demolish these six affordable units on cherry street to build 25 to 30 units in its place. residents say they first heard of the plans through a newspaper article. one tells us even though there's word the landlord will find them alternate housing, he has more questions than answers. >> the issue is where is that going to be? do i move out to tracy? to the east bay? is it going to be someplace here in san carlos? i'm single and i can adjust a little bit, but, you know, there are people here that got families. >> the mayor of san carlos says they are in negotiations with the landlord. a driver weaving dangerously through traffic in sacramento. the crash that brought this chase to an end. watching tiny babies thrive. the local program helping parents track the progress of newborns in the nicu. and bringing in the storm impact scale for tomorrow

morning. a level 1 light system with scattered showers. the best chance of finding wet weather will be in the north bay. we'll go

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not worry, it's a dry forecast. rain returns well after midnight. this is 2:30 a.m. early saturday morning. some light showers. they will move into the north bay by 5:00 a.m. this front is fizzling and falling apart. by the time you wake up tomorrow morning, the rain is going to be out of here. talking about rain totals very light in nature. count your luself lucky if you k up a tenth of an inch of rain by tomorrow morning. jobina? >> i want to move over to an issue we're following, this is on willow pass road on the onwho onra-ramp to southbound 680. a trailer came apart from a truck. it's blocking the slow lane there. caltrans is on the scene. there is a slowdown there. they're working to get that cleared up. san jose, 87, nice and clear ride down there. richmond-san rafael bridge, smooth sailing as well. >> a mom on a mission to track down a hit-and-run driver.

she describes what happened when she was in the car with her two kids. and

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that sent her to the hospital over new year's eve. >> maria ortega is in a neck brace. she pulled up to a red light at winchester and williams road. that's when she says a driver rammed into the back of her car. that's where her two kids were seated. it pushed her into the intersection. >> i feel good. a little pain in my arm. here, not too much. my stomach. i'm fine. i'm fine. >> i'm surprisingly wondering how me and my sister are still walking. >> aside from a few scratches, both kids are okay. san jose police believe the person responsible turned eastbound on williams road and they were in a truck or suv. oakland police are cracking down on illegal side shows this weekend. police say in the past, side show activity has led to death or serious injuries and it will not be tolerated.

officers say if necessary, citations will be issued, vehicles will be towed and arrests will be made. officers will be looking for impaired drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs. puffins are not as bird brained as scientists previously thought. this video shows the first evidence of tool use by a sea bird. listen to the noise it makes? come on. there it is. [ laughter ] >> what is that? >> most activated cameras in july of 2018 caught the moment this puffin picked up a stick from the ground and used it to scratch its chest. experts guess the bird may have been trying to dislodge a tick and there's been a second instance of a tool used by a puffin in wales. two times means we can proclaim a puffin is smart. >> it is smart. >> now we're just getting smart

to it. >> now we're like oh. >> has a brain. >> right. >> meanwhile, you still like the cereal. >> yeah. >> peanut butter flavored. >> peanut butter flavored, any cereal. love. >> like capin' crunch but upgraded. >> half mile of visibility in fairfield. the number 10 is unlimited visibility. that's for much of the region. some fog this morning. otherwise a lot of sunshine later today. 36, good morning, san ramon. it's chilly in spots. 38 in mountain view. 41 in novato. 12-hour day planner, sun up at 7:25. we'll see a lot of sunshine throughout the day. it's a nice looking day. also a mild day. temperatures above average for this time of the year in early january. upper 50s to 60s early on today. 65 in san jose.

60 in oakland. 63 in santa rosa and concord. up to 61 degrees. continue, we do see some changes in our sky. we'll increase that cloud cover and we do have a chance of a few showers after midnight tonight. the storm impact scale, this is in effect for saturday morning. level 1 light system with scattered showers. the best chance of any showers will be in the north bay. this storm is pretty much out of here by the time most of us wake up tomorrow morning. mild afternoon today. early morning chance of a shower tomorrow morning. the weekend looks beautiful. that dry pattern continues until wednesday of next week. that's the weather. let's check traffic with jobina. >> good morning. thank you. looking live now at san rafael, 101. going to move over to the bay bridge, we do not have metering lights on now at the toll plaza. a nice clear ride across there. no problems as i think as last i checked it would take you about 11 minutes to get across the

bridge. drive time now, tracy to dublin, usual slow spot. that's moving quickly at 26 minutes. i'll go back up to concord, we're following this trailer that detached from a truck and was blocking the willow pass on-ramp to southbound 680. sounds like caltrans is trying to put in a closure to that lane that is blocked to get that trailer out of the way. >> "good morning america" coming up at 7:00. >> ginger zee has a live look at what's ahead. good morning. >> good morning. the u.s. strike taking out that top iranian military leader. a major escalation between the u.s. and iran. now iran is threatening retaliation. our team will break this down for you. >> an abc news exclusive, the three women who survived that horror in cleveland, they are speaking out in a new interview sharing their stories of bravery and resilience.

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the time is approaching 6:24 a.m. we are cooler across the entire region now than this time yesterday. you're feeling that chill in the atmosphere. let's show you those temperatures. 7:00 a.m., in the 30s and 40s. the jacket is needed as you go outside first thing. by midday, that sun effective at warming us up. into the 60s for lunch. most spots away from the coast will exceed 60 degrees. enjoy the mild air. that's weather. let's go to kumasi. >> thanks. a unique program is helping families of sick babies being treated at a cutting edge hospital in san francisco. it focuses emotional energy on the journey of recovery. the program is called tiny victories of life. so beaded strings help parents focus on the progress their parents are making. >> for each bead that has a figure, represents an achievement of that day. if the baby has to be rushed for surgery, they'll have a surgery.

the black beads are the baby's ivs. as the beads get longer and the baby gets closer to discharge, they can see how far their baby has come. >> hundreds of families created the beaded strings since the program started at sutter health's campus. each strand ends with a butterfly charm and it represents when babies can fly out of the hospital and go home. >> very cute. another sign of the times. california's oldest weekly newspaper is shutting down by the end of the month. don russell, owner of the mountain messenger, is planning on retiring. he said he's been trying for months to sell the paper but now he's giving up. the paper was established in 1853 in the sierra nevada. its major claim to fame is mark twain who wrote for the paper in the 1850s while he was hiding out from the law. he was only there for a few weeks. he wrote under his real name, samuel clemens. jeep is planning to unveil

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timeline. and some are calling it the dating super bowl. the busiest online dating day of the year is coming up this weekend. the most important things to know if you're looking for live. >> why is it today? it's just like christmas, new years, that's a loving time. >> that's loving time if you have a boo. >> correct. >> if you're looking to, as the kids say, boo up -- >> cupping season. >> it's in full effect. this weekend is when everyone's back. the holidays are done. people are trying to get on that resolution, they're like my resolution is to find me some -- >> like new year, new you. they'll respond quick to the dms. good luck. >> dms are open. >> what is not open so much is visibility in spots. foggy portions of the bay area right now. three quarters of a mile visibility in concord. a mile in fairfield. this is walnut creek. you can see the headlights

bouncing off that fog early this morp morning. w'll deal with that with the first few hours, otherwise a nice afternoon. we're dry today. a lot of sunshine by 4:00 p.m. we'll be above average for this time of year. rain returns tomorrow. here is >> that fog is moving in and we have a fog advisory for highway 4 and highway 160 around antioch and martinez. take your time as we head out the door. san mateo bridge looking much better, this is where we had our foggy spot yesterday. but that is looking good for the most part. walnut creek, 680, you can see there, the fog has definitely moved in. >> new this morning, the california highway patrol on the scene of a crash involving multiple vehicles in san jose.

we're told the driver of a white fan crossed a double yellow line around 4:30 this morning on story road. he swerved across the road and into a parked car on to the other side of the street smashing that car into two others behind it. the driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and fortunately nobody was hurt. developing news, tensions between the u.s. and iran are at an all-time high after u.s. air strikes authorized by president trump killed a top iranian general. >> now iran's leader says revenge awaits. ines de la cuetara has reaction from both sides this morning. >> reporter: tensions between the u.s. and iran reaching a boiling point. the department of defense confirming in a statement, at the direction of the president, the u.s. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect u.s. personnel abroad by killing qasem soleimani. abc news learning soleimani was

killed by a drone strike conducted by u.s. joint special operations that hit a convoy carrying soleimani as he was leaving baghdad's airport. >> mr. soleimani is not just a general. he is something -- almost a demigod within the eyes of the iranian people. he's been a hero of the iranian people for a long time. >> reporter: the pentagon argues soleimani was actively developing plans to attack american diplomats and service members throughout the region and says it was soleimani who was behind the recent attacks on u.s.-led coalition bases in iraq and the strike that recently killed an american contractor. the u.s. then retaliating by taking out 25 members of an iranian-backed militia, a move that kicked off two days of chaotic protest outside the aerican embassy in baghdad. defense secretary mark esper with a warning on msnbc on thursday. >> you know, enough is enough. we have all the capabilities

inherent in the united states military to either respond to further attacks or to take pre-emptive action if additional attacks are being prepared. >> reporter: the president responding to the attack by tweeting out the image of an american flag but just days ago insisting he did not want to go to war. >> i want to have peace. i like peace. iran should want peace more than anybody. >> reporter: and reaction from congress has been swift and polarized. republicans are praising the president's actions while democrats warn of war and question whether the president needed congressional approval. ines de la cuetara, abc news, new york. at the live desk, the air strike may cause more violence against the u.s. according to house speaker nancy pelosi. she issued a warning saying the air strike risks provoking further dangerous escalation of violence and that america and the world cannot afford to have tensions escalate to the point of no return. she said the president carried

out the strike without consulting congress. a man is critically injured this morning after he was hit by a car in san francisco. the victim was taken to sf general where he underwent surgery. san francisco police say a white honda driving westbound on fulton street hit a 20-year-old man at 43rd avenue just after 6:00 last night. the honda had the green light. police say the victim was walking in the crosswalk against the light and they're looking into whether he was distracted by his cell phone. police in the east bay say it was self-defense when a dublin resident fired a gun at his ex-girlfriend and another man during an attempted home invasion. the woman died. officers were called to the townhouse late wednesday night. police say the man woke up to banging on his door. when he looked out the window he saw his ex-girlfriend and opened the door. officers say then a man forced his way inside with the resident's ex. >> the male was holding a firearm. at that point, the resident had his own firearm and scared for his life and shot his way out of his residence and then called

police. >> for there to be a shooting here three doors down is very alarming. this a very safe neighborhood. >> the man with the ex-girlfriend was shot once and allegedly fired his gun and is in the hospital. the resident escaped unharmed and is not facing charges. in the north bay, authorities are investigating a deadly crash that happened near the bon air shopping center in greenbrae. sky 7 was over sir frances drake boulevard where the driver of that silver truck died. chp says they came upon the man last night. he was standing between two cars at anderson drive with a tire iron in his hand and glass at his feet. he took off in the pickup truck and officers followed. they believe he ran a red light and a white pick up t-boned his vehicle. the driver of that vehicle suffered minor injuries. palo alto police want to assure the community they are patrolling places of worship

after a church was vandalized last weekend. someone spray painted angry messages on the area's oldest african-american church saturday morning. the university ame zion church of middlefield road is a christian-based church between san mateo and san jose. police believe the suspect is a white man, 35 to 45 years old with blond hair. >> i'm so sorry for your loss. i hope you're in a better place now. those are some of the messages left behind on post-it notes outside of this starbucks where a man was killed trying to get back his laptop. we are hearing his parents are flying from china to identify his body. the latest coming up. and saying no to smoking. the company that is going nicotine free when it comes to hiring employees in nearly two dozens states. on saturday mornings, you can catch two hours of "good morning america." abc7 news airs from 5:00 to 7:00 a.m. "gma" will air at 7:00 and 8:00,

and then abc7 news appears at 9:00. more news here just ahead. >> first a check of weather and traffic starting with drew. >> tlaking a cool start to our day. cooler than yesterday by some five degrees. 30s and 40s as you step out the door this morning. future weather showing you by noon, midday, warming up quickly. already in the mid 50s, if not xe exceeding 60 degrees in some spots. 59 the high in the city. 65 in san jose. 60 in oakland. 63 in santa rosa. 61 the high in concord. it's a dry day out there. that will be changing tomorrow. high pressure is in control. we're watching a ribbon of cloud cover. this is our next front that will swing through early tomorrow morning and bring us scattered showers. on the storm impact scale, this is a level 1, light system on

our saturday morning. we'll track those scattered showers. the best chance of finding that rain will be in the north bay and by the time you wake up tomorrow morning this system will have already exited. that's weather. let's check traffic with jobina. hello. >> hello. good morning, everyone. happy friday. checking in on our mass transit here, the ferries are running on the winter schedule with no delays. b.a.r.t. has 55 trains running on time. all trains for ace on time as well. good start for mass transit. 880 at coliseum here. nice clear ride. no be pros that i'm seeing. same thing for emeryville. this is probably the busiest day i've seen so far this week coming off our holiday. wanting to move over to concord. we are still tracking this incident where a trailer pulled off and fell, detached from a truck here. this is willow pass road. the on-ramp to southbound 680. it is closed. caltrans is there on the scene

trying to get that cleared up. for right now it's not open. we'll be back with more news, weather

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the time is 6:43. we have some areas of dense fog. concord down to a fourth of a mile. less than two miles in fairfield. elsewhere, we see the number 10, we're doing well. where we have that fog, it's not everywhere. it is dense in some spots. starting out the weekend tomorrow. we have scattered showers first thing in the morning. much of the weekend is going to be dry. we'll go hour-by-hour, show you that rain coming up in about four minutes. reggie? >> thank you, drew. developing news in the death of a man who got his laptop stolen from an oakland starbucks. we expect to learn more about the man arrested in that case today. people are leaving a memorial

for the victim at the store. we're hearing from friends and family. julian glover is there this morning. >> good morning, reggie. we won't forget you. god bless you, sweet man. you're in a better place now. those are a couple messages left behind in this growing memorial that you mentioned for that 34-year-old man killed on his birthday, his 34th birthday on new year's eve trying to stop thieves who were trying to get away with a laptop that they stole from him. abc7 news is honoring the family's request as they fly back to the bay area to identify the victim and are not releasing his name now. killed on new year's eve when his laptop was stolen at this montclair starbucks. one of the suspects snatched the laptop, another held open the door and the third drove the getaway car that he was hit and killed by. so tragic. this morning we're hearing from the victim's cousin about why he

fought those criminals for his laptop. >> i know he had a lot of research on his laptop and also he's a great photographer. 's always so caring and he's always looking after me. >> this morning we're working to learn more about two of the suspects who have been arrested so far. they could be making their first court appearance today. we know a third suspect is still out there. back here live, you can see some of the messages left on those post-it notes on this memorial outside of the starbucks where this happened. again, our hearts breaking for the family as they travel from china. his two parents, to identify their son. the victim in this case, killed on his 34th birthday. a software engineer who we learned from his friends loved photography. an awful loss. reporting live in the montclair neighborhood of oakland, julian glover, abc7 news. now your morning money

report. amazon is reportedly threatening to fire employees for pushing the company to do more to combat climate change. >> an advocacy group founded by workers says amazon sent letters to members telling them they could be fired if they continue to speak to the media. amazon employees for climate justice has been vocal about the online shopping giant's role in contributing to climate change. amazon vowed to source all of its energy from solar panels by 2030. there's a big policy change coming for uu-haul. starting february 1st, they will no longer hire nicotine users in 21 states. employees hired before that date won't be affected by the policy. the decision is to promote a health-first attitude in the company. the 21 states where the change takes effect legally allows employees to be tested and fired for nicotine but that does not include california.

we're watching the dow jones, it was down more than 200 points this morning after the killing of that iraqi general. oil prices also spiked after the opening, but that has leveled now. we will see the aftermath of the attack on the markets. are you starting this new year looking for love? this sunday is expected to be the busiest matchmaking day of the year for dating apps. >> some expect massive spikes in new users, messages and dates. experts say this sunday is like dating super bowl because it's right after the new year and people are looking to get out there and fall in love. >> you don't have to have long, deep conversations by text. what you can do to see if you can build chemistry is take it to the phone. when you talk to someone on the phone before a date, actually speak and talk, you're creating a connection so when you get on the date, it doesn't feel so awkward.

>> you know people don't like to talk on the phone. >> they really don't. >> they're like text me. >> unless it's an emergency. is someone in the hospital? >> text me. >> still good advice. "gma" has much more on this coming up at 7:00 after a a a a news. >> it's all about that profile pick. >> and let's not catfish people, be honest. we don't want anyone surprised on that date on sunday. good morning. taking a live look at the golden gate bridge. we have a clear ride across. it's been a great commute so far for the most part. bay bridge toll plaza here, metering lights are not on. they were not on yesterday. so we built a little trend this week. we have some fog reported in contra costa county, a fog advisory for highway 4 and highway 160 and visibility is down to 300 feet i'm hearing in martinez from the chp. and, drew, i know you're keeping up with this dense fog as well.

>> yeah. it's in spots, but where it is it is chick. con concord, a fourth of a mile of visible. less than two miles in fairfield. we will show you that camera from walnut creek. you can see the headlights bouncing off that fog right now. it will be a foggy start for some first thing this morning. for all of us, it's a cool start. in the 30s and 40s. 36 in san ramon. 42 in san jose. we'll rebound nicely. we'll jump quickly temperature-wise into the upper 50s to mid 60s later on today with lots of sunshine. tonight, we'll see some changes to our sky. we'll increase that cloud cover and we do bring back some showers well after midnight tonight. the storm impact scale, it's a level 1 light system for your saturday morning. the best chance of those showers will be in the north bay. let's go hour-by-hour. if you have plans later on tonight, you are fine.

it is dry tonight. the rain returns well after midnight. this is 2:30 a.m. tomorrow morning. we have those light showers in the north bay. as the front sinks south, it will fall awart. by the time you wake up tomorrow morning, the rain is out of here. the next seven days, it's mild today. early morning showers tomorrow. the weekend is looking beautiful. sunday, soaked in sunshine, we'll stay through that dry pattern through wednesday of next week. jobina? >> thank you. it's time for our toyota tahoe report. we did hear drew earlier in the show talking about the good news for the snow pack in the sierra. this is a great weekend to get up there. squaw alpine, northstar and heavenly, just over three hours to get up there. and we're seeing all this snow coming down here, the base for heavenly, 28 to 51 inches there. so looking good. no chains required on any of the highways. that's also great news. sugar bowl, sierra at tahoe,

kirkwood, sugar bowl and sierra at tahoe, three hours there. and kirkwood, three hours and ten minutes to get up there. let's see here, looking a the base there, 40 inches to 59 in sierra at tahoe. it sounds like a great time to get up there. kumasi? >> thanks. happening today, marin county is starting a one-year pilot program to help reduce speeding. crews are installing these. they're portable electronic radar signs and they'll be along streets in the county where speeding has become a concern. the officials say the signs will be moved every three months or so to different locations because they've been shown to be effective for short periods of time. amazon go stores have competition. check out this autonomous store open at a shell station in campbell. it's called a nano store. you download an app and register your credit card. then once you're at the store, you will be sent an access code. you scan it, walk in, grab what you want, and go.

a receipt will be emailed to you as soon as you leave. a company called aifi operates that store. they plan to operate additional stores in gas stations in the coming months. >> coming up next, 7 things to know before you go. >> first at 6:52, those

good morning. it's 6:55. whether you're just joining us or heading out the door, here's 7 things to know before you go. number one, a u.s. air strike ordered by president trump killed iranian general qasem solemani. iran's leader is warning a harsh retaliation is waiting for the us. number two, the parents of the oakland man killed while trying to get his stolen laptop back are traveling here from china to identify their son. you can see this growing memorial outside the montclair starbucks where the crime happened. number three, a driver smashed his minivan into a parked car off story road in san jose this morning pushing it into two other cars. the man was arrested on suspicion of dui. number four, crews are mopping up and making repairs after a water main break in

menlo park. water was shut off on pierce road between alpine and menlo oaks. and number five, in accuweather, it's a dry day today. showers turn tomorrow morning. the best chance in the north bay and this system which ranks 1 on the storm impact scale is out of here midday tomorrow. number six, fog is beginning to impact our morning commute in contra costa county here. we have a fog advisory for highway 4 and highway 160 also in martinez visibility is down to 300 feet. number seven, the 2020 coachella lineup is out. rage against the machine, frank ocean and travis scott. lana del rey, little nas x are performing. coachella is happening two weekends in april. who's in? >> i think me. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> megan, can't wait -- >> that's the one festival i would go to. it seems pretty easy to get through it. >> does it?

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