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better bay area. that includes improving our economy and solving supply chain issues. more than a dozen small trucking companies operating in the port of oakland's howard terminal. we were told they would have to vacate in 30 days. last-minute solution. >> we are completely caught off guard. we don't know what to do at this point. >> vincent cheng has been operating out of oakland's howard terminal for over a year. he said he never expected to get this letter from the port of oakland, saying he had 30 days to vacate the property. more than a dozen other trucking companies got the official notice. >> we knew that they're interested. without we had a little bit of
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time. >> he admits that he rents month-to-month at the port. >> we had the expectation that this would come. this would put us out of business. >> tenants have long been aware of the temporary nature of their rental agreement. we will be reconfiguring this location as a temporary container yard to help supply chain efficiency in open. the state and feds have identified the port of oakland as one way to help ease congestion. critics say removing trucking companies in the middle of a supply chain crisis is not the answer. >> at take us very personally. we are not just -- a lot of them are family-owned and operated. companies will soon have a place
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within the port of oakland to continue to do business with the city. >> is -- details are still being worked out but they are hopeful they can keep working. >> we want to see if there is a solution. >> just minutes ago, the port of oakland tweeted to our staff we are going to try to help relocate many of the tenants as i can. we wwe wwe wwe wwe wwe w >> not to today's pandemic headlines, california sent a new record high test positivity rate, 21.4%. booster shots are underway since the cdc give the final signoff and these are for pfizer shots only. it is day four since classes resumed in san francisco public schools. every day the number of teachers and educators has grown. today was almost 900. this may have been due to a
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planned sick out organized by a group of teachers. >> thi>> thi>> thi>> thi>> thi>t really trying hard to keep it together. we saw more sick outs today. how many of those were new cases? it is not clear. they don't know. some schools surveyed their teachers to try to determine the impact of today's sick out in the classroom. we checked three san francisco schools to see the impact they may have had. school. the call to action was organized because many feel the district has failed to protect them during this latest surge. abc 7 news obtained in email to parents from the rentable of
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sunset. i don't anticipate saying that sunset will be impacted by the sick out. i feel confident that we will be able to have school as usual. there'll have some sort of repercussion. some people just want to be safe. it is a surge we are concerned about. support his son's teacher. >> we need to have n95's. the response from the district is omicron is not as bad. people are just going to get it. >> this special education teacher came down to pick up some test kits because none of them have been delivered to her site.
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>> we are on the list to have distribution. >> across the bay in in some teachers there are hoping there sick out plan for tomorrow will have an impact. the kindergarten teacher kimberly chose against calling in sick. >> we know how hard that is on parents but my own children are middle schoolers and high schoolers and i will be keeping them home tomorrow. this is in solidarity. >> the principal at oakland asked them to keep this at home tomorrow. the printable said it is highly likely that no instruction will be provided because teachers have indicated they will not report to work tomorrow.
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>> any other schools in oakland impacted? >> we are only hearing about tech but the district thinks or will be impacted. they are saying that if you have not heard or received an email, assume that classes will be held tomorrow. then again, be prepared. >> thank you so much. >> a cruise ship docked at san francisco today along with rotavirus patients on board. the ruby princess says it conducted covert tests and detected a small number of positive cases. all of them a symptom attic -- asymptomatic. the passengers we spoke with say they felt very safe. >> hunting of room to get around and everything like that. it was not crowded at all. >> they are very thorough. you have to wear your mask at all times. even outside.
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>> the ruby princess arrived in the bay area before dawn after a 10 day trip to mexico and left on another 10 day trip to mexico. the santa cruz county officials say the omicron surge is putting a strain on hospitals and they are telling people unless you are really sick, just don't go to the er. dustin dorsey. >> in santa cruz county, health officials are feeling the impacts from the surge of omicron. it is something they say they have never seen before. >> we are watching the peak that we had last winter, last january. that was probably the most severe stream in recent memory. the difference this year is the intense rate of this bike. extreme staff shortage is making life even more difficult at local hospitals.
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the county is urging the public to not only come to the emergency room if absently necessary. >> we wanted to make sure theyhe were the sickest. care of those who were sick. >> winter symptoms become so severe you have to seek attention? there are key things to look out for. >> if your fevers are going for more than three days, you really feel faint, you have dizziness when you stand up. or you really have problems with your breathing. >> there is a way to avoid the symptoms and the er. >> you are 15 times less likely to end up in the hospital were
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even more less likely to die if you are vaccinated. >> in santa cruz county, dustin dorsey, abc 7 news. >> with the highly transmissible omicron variant, we are being advised that because masks don't provide enough protection. today on our newscast, we spoke live with the infectious disease specialist. he explain's which masks provide the best protection. >> if you are in a store for a long time, and 95 or k and 95. >> most important, be sure the mask fits and air is not able to leak into the sides. vaccines are still our best protection against coronavirus. the vaccine team is here to answer your questions. go to abc 7 news/vaccine and
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click on the big blue box to submit your question. >> let's move on and give you a look outside. this looks foggy tonight. it will turn to rain by the morning. >> it is a light tracking for tomorrow. if you are out and about, you may notice a little drizzle out there. oakland is reporting drizzly conditions. this. here is a look at the timeline. the drizzle turns over to rain. 5:00 in the morning, it is right around the mendocino coastline. this starts to spread from the north bay to san francisco. you will notice if he gets to approach parts of the san mateo coastline. we will make sure to give us a little extra time. i will be back to let you know if there's any more rain for the weekend. the forecast is coming up.
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>> a san francisco high-rise as a problem deep down. it is sinking and tilting. tonight, there is a new solution. also -- >> we are trying to find out the entire story, what happened that day. >> she was in-house chamber when you're go when the capital was attacked. believe that he is gone. >> her brother is the recruiter who was killed on 580 this week. who was killed on 580 this week. ♪ dry eye symptoms keep driving you crazy? inflammation in your eye might be to blame. let's kick ken's ache and burn into gear! over the counter eye drops typically work by lubricating your eyes and may provide temporary relief. those drops will probably pass right by me.
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>> tonight we are learning more about david when. he was shot and killed on an east bay freeway. dion them sat down with his sister as she shared fun memories and told us how she hopes to carry on her brother's legacy. >> as i his body in the bag. they had put the flag on him. it is just really hard to believe that he is gone. >> it is not the tragedy itself that she dwells on when thinking of her big brother david. nor is it the last moment she had with him at highland hospital on tuesday night. >> i saw a couple trickles of blood on the floor. that is when i knew he really did try everything to bring him back. >> david is a training and was
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driving his personal car when he was shot and killed along 580 and oakland near the bay ridge toll plaza. >> as i was driving to the hospital i thought you left the man. >> i just smiled thinking about him because he is so funny. everyone loves my brother. you can hit him. he is a cool dude. >> barbara credits their upbringing for her strength. he was about to graduate the the sheriff's office. >> we wanted to change. he was proud to be in law enforcement. >> as the investigation continues, the alameda county's shares of a says david was killed for no apparent reason. -- county sheriff's office says
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david was killed for no good reason. >> if you come forward, it would help me find closure. a lot of the time, the way tha y people are raised. >> barbara will carry david's life lessons with her. >> just keep working hard. care for people and have a genuine heart for people. don't take life too seriously. enjoy the small things in life. >> in san jose, abc 7 news. >> great family. this is important. there is no official online fundraiser for the family. the family won't get that money. however, if you would like to help, the charitable foundation has opened an account at the police credit union. francisco's only them tower
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proposes a new solution to stop the building from sinking any further. not everyone is convinced the engineer on the project answered questions today. melanie woodrow has the story. >> when it comes to san francisco's meaning and sinking millennium tower, the number one concern is the building. >> hopefully to the positive satisfaction. that will begin recovering. >> the government audit and oversight committee held a hearing to discuss a proposed fix of 18 piles instead of the 52 pile fix. >> how many can we actually install and accomplish the problem objectives? >> i am not sure i know how to
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respond that you did not all asked that question at the beginning. why would you over design something and spent tens of millions of dollars more than you had to? course a retrofit caused the building to sink even more. >> this is a lot worse than the disease. question department -- >> the department of building inspection is providing help for the project. they have until the end of february to determine whether or not to accept the new proposed fix. roger pike is not affiliated with the project but has been highly critical of it. >> i don't think this passes the smell test. the design team is panicking because they are out of the settlement agreements. >> melanie woodrow, abc 7 news.
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>> the millennium tower opened on a per 23rd, 2009 following four years of construction. tennis learned it had sunk and was tilting to the northwest. the next year, residents filed a class action lawsuit claiming the millennium partners knew about the sinking as early as 2008. in august of 2019, a tentative agreement was reached on a $109 fix to stabilize the building and compensate residents. we reported taxpayers would pay 30 million of that $100 million. >> there was only one day of rain over the next seven days of our forecast. >> coming up this weekend, it is monday night football, doubleheader saturday. a special edition of and it fell countdown coverage begins at noon on saturday. the chiefs take on the broncos. kickoff is at 1:30 and then the
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by then caribbean countries in honor of the three rise men. -- wisemen. mike nicco found the baby. it is considered good luck if you have the figurine. it is tradition for the lucky person shooter of yesterday on february 2 -- lucky person to throw a fiesta on february 2. >> let's turn our attention to the forecast. >> we coming and it will be early tomorrow although some of the roads are already slippery because of the drizzle tonight. let me show you alive picture from sfo. it is still overcast across that
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region. visibility down to a mile and three quarters. four miles in half moon bay. it never quiet cleared out of the area. we did not expect it. you can see all of that fog. as we take a look at the temperatures, the san jose camera showing you a nice view of the shark tank. it is cool outside. being. foggy night with drizzly areas. we do have chilly mornings coming up this weekend with some fog. it will be dry otherwise. tomorrow is a light level 1 storm system.
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really red around cloverdale and by the time we go to 8:00 a.m., north bay is getting wet, san francisco is starting to see the rain and at 11:00 a.m., scattered around the entire region, passing through petty -- pretty quickly. in terms of rainfall totals, it is not going to be a lot. most of you will be anywhere from 300 -- three hundredths tomorrow morning, not only will be have poor visibility because of the rain coming but also the gray skies. be prepared for that. 40's and 50's out the door. afternoon highs will look at this. 58 in san jose, 58 degrees in antioch. today, the temperatures were in the low 50's to the low 60's. if that is too chilly for you, just wait, next week.
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i do want to show you the next opportunity for rain if you buy this computer model, it looks like some snow on thursday and rain in the bay area. this was extended to help youyou plan as we look toward next week. speaking of the accuweather forecast, a rainy start today with a light of a one system. the wet weather will go downnn with cooler conditions saturday and sunday. definitely some fog around and then we go with mostly cloudy on monday but notice the temperatures are coming up, upper 50's to low 60's. more sunshine in-store. around thursday, there is a slight chance of some rain. one computer model is more wet than the other. we will keep you posted. >> it has been exactly one year since the insurrection of the capital. tonight, a look at how lawmakers marked the anniversary and how people -- what people think now that 12
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>> local leaders rallied this evening at civic center plaza to mark one year since the dead the attack on the u.s. capitol. speakers labeled the siege as a violent end of the attack against all americans, against our democracy and our freedom and urged people to stay involved with the political process and to vote. >> now i ask all members to rise for a moment of silence in their memory. silence to mark the january 6 anniversary. the gathering was mostly democratic house members joined by liz cheney at her father, former vice president dick cheney. >> president biden blasted donald trump. >> he accused the former president of spreading the -- spreading the fraud claims that left five people dead and 140 officers injured.
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>> we must be clear about what is true and what is alive. >> president biden blasting the web of lies that led to last year's deadly capital attack. he did so without once mentioning trump by name. >> because his bruised ego matters more to him than the democracy or constitution. he can't except that he lost. >> some of them used chemical your tent armed with flagpoles as weapons when they stormed to the u.s. capitol. even erecting gals on the capitol grounds while chanting. some of the police officers who defended the capital that day sharing their harrowing stories with david near -- muir. >> it crossed my mind that this might be it. >> democrats pausing for a moment of silence. >> i was within 30 feet of these
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nasty bigoted insurrectionists. press republican lawmakers absent from the memorial ceremonies today except liz cheney investigating january 6. dick cheney by her side, saying he is deeply disappointed with current gop leadership. the gop lawmakers were in georgia for johnny isakson's funeral. mitch mcconnell blasted democrats for trying to exploit this anniversary for partisan goals. in washington in the u.s. capitol, faith abu bay. >> today, and getting answers as he blasted his gop allies who are still not speaking out against the violence. >> i am disheartened there are so many republicans. they say that some people came
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there for judgment protests and there were some bystanders that got caught up. there were hundreds, thousands of people that came with the goal of inflicting violence. >> republicans are not condemning the insurrection because they fear trump supporters will vote them out of office. >> the south bay congresswoman was also any capital. she is on the committee investigating that day. >> we are trying to find out the entire story, what happened that day, the plot leading up to that day and also to see what administrative changes should be made to help prevent something like this from happening again. >> she says the committee has received more than 45,000 documents and interviewed more than 350 people. another local lawmaker says the country is more divided than
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they were a year ago. >> just like september 11, just like pearl harbor, a moment like that where the citadel of democracy is attacked, that both parties would come together, as i was running through hallways and narrow staircases and bumping into republicans, some of them rallied with the president. i thought this is rock-bottom. as may be what it takes for all of us to come together. even republicans who condemned the president in the days after like lita mccarthy are now embracing and hugging the president and trying to erase history. we can't erase what happened that day. >> swallow says the violent rhetoric coming out of washington will continue until republican leaders show courage and take a stand against donald trump. >> for a complete look back at january 6 year later, check out our collection of stories. you will find it on your roku apple tv, amazon fire tv.
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>> facebook is being sued for the murder of a security guard. the guards sister has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. facebook's algorithm helped recruit members for far right extremist groups. the company did nothing to stop it. the alleged shooter met and andd accomplice for a facebook group. in a statement to abc 7 news, facebook says we have band or than 1000 notarized movements from our platform and worked closely with experts to address the broader issue of internet that it was asian. these claims are without legal basis. >> a scheduling nightmare. that is what covid is doing to high school sports. a look at the solution so kids can keep playing. >> the death of my son has shown me that whatever happens to any of us had better be the business
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department have been working to do the same. set point has has more on some of the challenges facing local sports. >> our schools are doing the right thing for our kids. >> this is the commissioner of the central coast section. it governs haskell atlas and many public and private schools from king city to san francisco. we have school systems that have closed down. there are other schools that have multiple positive tests. >> we are ready for this to be gone but the violence is not done for us. >> studies done before omicron show that outdoor sports in general are safer for high school students. she says we can't be too
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careful. the has updated its guidance on what is called an indoor mega event. right now, the event indoors is 1000 people. a much statewide, high school sports are seeing some relief to help with scheduling nightmares caused by postponements. the interscholastic federation has opened up. >> the number of vaccinations are amongst our teenagers. >> fuentes, abc 7 >> covid cases are surging in
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every state and there is a new warning from health officials that some poplar testing sites may not be what they appear. rena roy has that story. as a country battles a record number of covid-19 cases, the first wave of pfizer booster shots going into arms. >> i did not have any concerns because i put my trust in the vaccine and i knew that this would make a difference in our community and our country. the cdc signing off on those third shots as officials raise to get this. >> we are unfortuna are boosted. boosters work. we are not seeing a lot of fully boosted people. >> everything has a risk and a benefit but we look at it, this is the right thing to do right now to keep her safe. >> also taking precautions are
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those winning in long lines to get tested for the virus. now a new warning from health officials including illinois and pennsylvania where fraudulent testing sites have been popping up with possibly fake tests. >> it did not even cross my mind that this would not be judgment. press there are those taking advantage of those crazy times. >> the u.s. averaging more than 550 new cases per day. over 126,000 americans now hospitalized with covid. >> have seen a drastic increase in regards to hospitalization. this is at -- the accused positivity rate is at its highest it has ever been. quartz the rain returns tomorrow. tomorrow. we won't have the wet weeken mmm. hey jack, how'd you get this spicy cluck sandwich to have the perfect amount of spice? i call it, jack's spice squad. who's in the squad? [whispering] it's me.
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he is behind classics like the last picture show, paper moon and mask. he also acted in several projects. he was 82 years old. >> a new limited series premiering tonight looks back at the brutal murder of emmett till in mississippi in 1955. the focus of women of the movement is on his mother and how she made his death a turning point in the fight for civil rights. here is sandy. >> never happens to any of us had better be the business of all of us. >> we see and hear how one woman made a difference. >> from a woman's point of view, it tells the story of the mother of emmett till. this was the tremont -- trayvon martin of the 50's.
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>> he was accused of flirting with or whistling at a white woman. >> what happened next is dramatized in women of the movement. >> where is he >> -- where is he? this 16 year old cousin was with him and survived to see what happened. >> when he stepped in my eyes to be shot. alive. >> came to a recent screening to support the show. >> is very powerful. i think it brings accuracy and validity to the story. that is very important to our family. >> relate aunt is played by adrian. >> we are so honored to have them with this process.
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>> she sees a larger message here for our viewers. quartz a regular mother can change the world by fighting back whenever people tell them to sit down. >> powerful. women of the movement heirs at 8:00 p.m. followed by the world see in stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. >> one last check on that rain coming. sandy is with us. >> the rain has made a huge difference in many parts of california and the bay area in the last two weeks. look at the red. it went from 79 to 17% with all of the storms. the extreme drought shrinking, significant improvement in the bay area. we are still not out of the drought. 43.8 nine inches of rain. yearly average is just over 44 inches.
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tonight, we have the drizzle, tomorrow morning, make sure we grab those umbrellas. the showers will linger into the afternoon. when you travel up there, use caution, it is a rain and snow mix. , tomorrow, a few pix of sun,un, certainly showers winding down in the afternoon. a chilly weekend in the morning. certainly drive for the weekend. >> thank you very much. >> not too much. >> no draymond tonight for the dubs in new orleans.
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offense all night long. andrew wiggins says i will do it myself. 360 spin move, the warriors by 11. steve kerr was notsteve ke the pals led by one. it is 70-67. the warriors will have final highlights tonight at 11:00. a community college in salt lake city. this game wasn't even on the schedule. covid has wrecked everything. this makes it a three-point game. one last chance. they lose for just the second time this season. 79-74 is your final. onto the nfl. this is the 49ers question. who is starting at question --
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at quarterback? jimmy garoppolo work trey lance? -- or trey lance? kyle shanahan has said that if jimmy's thumb is ok, he will start. he is throwing the ball despite the ligament injury. if you are to believe george kittle, it sounds like jimmy might be good to go. >> i can't really tell the difference. i think he was better than he did last week but i don't know what it is like to play with chipped bones in my thumb while trying to throw the football. we have been playing for our season ever since the vikings weekend. the only difference now is there is no guarantee that we have a chance to save the season after this week. >> after a myriad of accusations levied at the buccaneers by antonio brown, bruce arians had a chance to respond. you can see brown through his
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shirt and stormed off the field. they kicked him off the team. he has had issues on and off the field. he claims that the buccaneers were trying to force them to play on an injured ankle. bruce said brown was frustrated. >> i went back and approached him about what was going on. that is when i said you are done, get out of here. that is the end of it. >> bruce is no-nonsense. >> the joker is not vaccinated but he was given medical clearance by oakland officials to play. and then australian board officials rejected his appeal. he has been in quarantine for the past couple of days. the tournament starts in a week. can you imagine flying all the way to australia thinking you were going to play and they say
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now. people think our rules are strict? australia is way tighter on restrictions as soon as they get a few cases, they lock things down. it is different. >> clearly. >> he is the defending champion and the big name the tournament. >> at 8:00, women of the movement followed by let the world see. you can watch all of our newscasts live and on-demand through the abc 7 bay area connected tv app. download now and start streaming. that is it for this edition of abc 7 news. thank you for being here with us.
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♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are... a delivery driver from fairfax, virginia... a professional storyteller from west simsbury, connecticut... and our returning champion-- an engineering manager from oakland, california... ...whose 26-day cash winnings total... [ applause ] and now hosting "jeopardy!"-- ken jennings. [ applause ] thank you, johnny. welcome, everyone. today across our social channels, we've published stats for "jeopardy!"'s big four-- james holzhauer, matt amodio,
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our returning champion, amy schneider, and myself-- and we found some interesting distinctions. for example, amy's $950,000 in earnings means she's averaging $36,500 per game. that puts her in third place all time. james holzhauer's in the lead by a mile with $75,000 per game. but amy is right in between matt amodio and myself. so, historically speaking, as you know if you've seen her play, very much the real deal. welcome to terry and geoff. let's play "jeopardy!" good luck to all three of you. here are the categories you'll be dealing with in the jeopardy! round. first... then... each response will begin with those three letters-- m-a-l. and finally... amy, where to? movies by quote, $200.
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