department, and city library. they want better wages, better working conditions, and the city to address nearly 800 job vacancies. we will bring you more details as we get them. larry: let's get to our other top story, drugs, and crime, lack of safety. cited as the reasons for the latest books of the city. some employers are now being told to work from home amid concerns it is simply too risky and unsafe to come into their downtown offices. thanks for joining us. i'm larry beil. kristen: i'm kristen sze. as part of our work to build a better bay area, it includes digging into the challenges to san francisco's economic recovery. we heard about the doom loop focusing on the city's most controversial areas. today we are looking at the south market neighborhood. that area around the federal building has been a hotspot for drug users and dealers. larry: many of them gather in plain sight, with security

right there. abc7 went out to assess the situation. reporter: we've done this story how many times and talked about the open drug market? but we are focusing on it again because of what you said, one federal agency telling its employees work from home, it's not safe. they say the optics are not good. the moment we arrived, we found a group gathered in front of the federal building. do you realize you are in front of a federal building and you are doing drugs? they don't care, you say? they said you can come and do it? another man showed us his paraphernalia, which included aluminum foil and a straw typically used to smoke fentanyl. >> this is [indiscernible] reporter: he gave his

unused needles to another man. are you using fentanyl or heroin here? >> fentanyl and crystal together. that blase behavior no surprises the security at the federal building. guards occasionally come out to ask them to move. one guy told me off-camera this is all they can do. this is a daily occurrence? >> yes. every day. reporter: the chronicle reported the u.s. department of health and human services which has a regional office here has told its employees to work from home in light of the conditions at the federal building. supervisor matt dorsey lives nearby. >> we are not solving anything if we don't solve the lease staffing. reporter: he says he knows of another situation involving the daycare center used by federal employees here. >> they were sharing with me that they are doing everything they can to hire people to do childcare work. and among 18 or 19

a large majority of them decided that they had no interest in working here once they found out where the location was. reporter: the federal gov spent $3 million making improvements to the outside of the building which included a galvanized steel fence to keep the plaza free of drug users and the on housed -- the unhoused. but it's clear to anyone that benches outside provide people with a chance together and stay. jane, who is unhoused, says they are being asked to move more frequently. >> not even the library over here allows it. so far, this was the only spot that was safe for everybody. >> when they gather at one place, the police another spot -- move them to another spot. reporter: this local resident has been using social media to document his experiences. >> when i used to travel around the country and people would ask me where i was from, i would think san francisco -- i would say, san francisco, they would

say, oh such a beautiful city, now where i tell people where i live, they asked me, are you ok -- ask me, are you ok? we are definitely sing a different version of san francisco in this area. reporter: while local businesses have been urging employees to come back to work in person, supervisor dorsey says this action taken by the u.s. department of health and human services also hurts those small shops in the area that are trying to make ends meet my of course making those workers come into their stores. larry: thank you. the owner ofa a iconicn -- an iconic san francisco business is sending a message to state officials. the owner of gump's took out a full-page ad to the cry the state of the city also demanding immediate action. the open letter says, as we prepare for our 166th holiday season at 250 post street, we

fear this may be our last because of the profound erosion of the city's conditions. joining us to talk about the reputation of san francisco his insider -- is insider phil matier. what is your reaction? >> it is understandable. somebody bought a business that was struggling to survive in san francisco. a historic one that goes back almost 100 years or so. it's an investment firm out of new york and they want something done. . they've got an investment here. they are not alone. we are seeing it all-around union square. it's a reminder. city hall needs to be constantly reminds her. otherwise they will issue another statement and move on to the next issue they want to move to. larry: there are plenty of reminders every day. the story was focusing on the federal building. the fed is saying, don't come to work here. it is not safe. what is your take on that? >> the biden administration

was telling workers to start going back to work. san francisco workers only come into the city and work for the city many of them three days a week. the idea was to try to get the federal workers back. but the department of health and human services says, we are not demanding you get back because we don't think maybe you should come back to this one. and with good reason. you saw the photographs. that's not new. that's been going on for years. they put up fences around the federal building. it's interesting. it is located a couple of blocks away from the welfare office in san francisco where people pick up their checks. that whole stretch has turned into a defective wheeling and dealing some -- defacto wheeling and dealing zone. you are talking about the federal building that has cameras on them. larry: they don't care. they know nothing is going to happen. >> they busted two people for dealing, they were being watched by the feds there.

there is no deterrent. people are not being deterred by if you read some of the reaction is -- they are not being deterred by it. some of the reaction is, it's not the prettiest picture in many levels. larry: feuding over who was responsible is not going to get us very far. let's talk about the doom loop narrative. the mayor has been very vocal of it being skewed. is it? >> yes, it is. if you go outside of san francisco, they don't get by without saying it is not what it used to be. here's the catch 22. unless you have that being said, city hall won't do anything about it. they didn't do anything before it started. now they say, how do we change it? how do we change the image? some of their ideas make sense. diversify the downtown, add more police, get out there and enforce the laws.

the other idea is a little wacky. let's put a state park in union plaza where there is a lot of dealing going on. i'm not sure that will solve the problem. another thing they are doing is community ambassadors. now they've got 74. they started with eight. retired cops walking the streets. helping people out. now the supervisor's saying i want some in my neighborhood. some of these retired cops are saying we are not up for that kind of work. we need more actual police, not retired police. they need more police, more observance, and more work with the feds. chp's coming in to make arrests. i feel the fed are going to be making arrests pretty soon here as well. larry: you can't just snap your fingers, it takes time, but we need more boots on the ground from wherever they come. >> we need more events going on in the city that

change people's impression of it. another chapter. larry: to be continued. in a book that doesn't end. kristen: police are investigating the gruesome discovery of a woman's body in golden gate park. officers were called to the area before 7:30 p.m. last night. lands music festival.e outside our describing their shop over -- shock over how the body was reportedly found. reporter: the area surrounding 20 2nd avenue and fulton in san francisco, quiet by monday morning. this past weekend, tens of thousands of festivalgoers packed golden gate park. late sunday, a grisly discovery was made off the woods. >> it's horrifying. it's a very sad circumstance. our neighbors, everybody came out of the house. because the officers were there. they had it all taped off. people were aghast.

shocked. reporter: michelle honeywell lives nearby, sharing her shock over the news. our media partners at the san francisco standard say a woman was found dead inside a large duffel bag. a dog walker first encountered the body. reporter: an officer saidreporter: -- >> an officer asked if we had camera footage. this is not that kind of neighborhood normally. it was very sad. very shocking. i'm disappointed that had to happen on a nice weekend. reporter: the discovery was made not far from the three-day outside lands music festival. organizers have directed questions to the police department. we broke the news to megan hyatt during her morning run. she grew up in richmond. >> i have a 12-year-old. i would normally be happy to let them wander through the park by themselves. so, yeah, completely horrifying. reporter: those who frequent

the area say while horrifying and concerning, they continued to feel safe. >> i've been -- there have been random things happen over the years that i wouldn't want to limit the freedom that we have with this glorious park. because of one really grisly, terrible thing that happened to somebody. reporter: amanda del castillo, abc7 news. kristen: police are asking for help in a case. . the woman was walking 7:30 p.m. he was seen wearing a black hoodie and black pants. police say he approached the woman from behind and groped her before taking off on a black mountain bike. anyone with information is asked to contact us -- contact the sheriff's office. larry: emergency warning sirens after the tragedy and maui

-- in maui. and teacher recruitment. ways to keep incentive to make it happen. and the driverless car debate. the saga hit another bump in the road this weekend and now someone the public utilities commission to reconsider. meteorologist: clouds and moisture moving through the bay area sky today kept inland temperatures below 100. i will have the forecast, coming up when abc7 news

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larry: in maui, the official death toll has increased to 96, a number that is likely to rise. the fire is now the deadliest in american history. hawaii's governor has issued an emergency proclamation, the fifth he has handed down since the firestorm that would love to cap on fire really spending. the economic toll from the fire, a staggering three to 7.5 billion dollars. federal officials are getting a firsthand look at all the devastation. fema's administrator has been on maui since saturday. >> nothing can prepare you for what i saw during my time here. nothing can prepare them for the emotional toll of the impact this severe event has taken on them. larry: the white house says there's no plans at this time

for president biden to visit the disaster zone. sirens on maui were not turned on before or during the fires in lahaina. here in the bay area, sirens are being used in some areas, and in some areas, those sirens are off-line. they are not working. reporter: we thought we would take a look at that. i'm up here in the berkeley hills. they are actively installing some cutting edge to better warn people. some fire stations station seven on shasta road, this is a new siren that went up in the last year and they have more they will be installing. the question today was, how effective are sirens? you hear a siren and it tells you something is wrong, but it takes time for people to process. joe traynor is an expert in the

design and operation of disaster warning systems. >> i think there are really good -- they are a really good first signal to a search for more information but they need to work in tandem with other kinds of warning systems that can give more depth and detail. reporter: things like news reports and tax message alerts -- text message alerts. maui has scores of towers to warn of natural disasters like tsunamis and fires. as to why officials didn't sound the sirens? >> they didn't have the policy or they didn't have the decision-making systems in place to know when they would and when they wouldn't activate those systems. reporter: in san francisco all the sirens were taken off line in 2019 because they were vulnerable to cyber security threats. they said they need significant

funding to upgrade the siren system but the funds have not yet been allocated. so the sirens remain off-line. it's a different story across the bay in berkeley. sirens with solar powered battery backups are being installed in the hills and can be activated by phone, computer or satellite. the berkeley fire chief said the sirens can emit tones and prerecorded templates or custom messages on the fly. so far, 10 of are set up here in berkeley. five more will be brought online by the end of the year. leslie brinkley, kristen: the menlo park police department are warning people after someone spotted a mountain lion this morning. a person saw the mountain lion along the ckence line of the sharon heights golf club after 8:00 this morning. fish and game offia say the mountain lion does not pose a threat to residents and shows no

signs of aggression. larry: happening tonight, and overnight traffic alert. we will tell you what's going on with the golden gate bridge. starting at 9 p.m. tonight, some of the southbound lanes will be closed for roadwork and repaving. that is the direction heading into san francisco. other lanes will still be open but plan for some minor delays. the closure will run until 5 a.m. each morning through thursday. a little bit of extra time. kristen: i'm hearing we are going to warm things up again. larry: it is warm inland. this is your classic summer spread. blustering inland. pretty cool here. meteorologist: it would've been more blistering inland today, but we had the high clouds moving through. here's a look at what's going on on live doppler 7. you can see clouds and moisture moving in a semicircular direction from east

to west through the bay area. associated with this low-pressure system off southern california. that monsoonal moisture is being picked up and brought into the crl where we've got -- into the sierra where we've got thunderstorms. right now we are looking at surface wind speeds that are relatively light. it is generally a few degrees warmer than at this time yesterday because of the presence of those clouds. it's been quite a warm day still. here's a look over san francisco . mainly blue skies. it is 68 here in the city. 75 oakland, 84 san jose, 79 palo alto, 63 half moon bay. we see mixed sky conditions over the golden great. lots of blue. high passing clouds. 89 santa rosa, 79 mid to upper 90's for fairfield, concord and livermore. a little bit of a buildup,

isolated cloud buildup over the bay. otherwise, skies are blue. passing high clouds and patchy drizzle overnight. triple digit inland heat with us the next two days. we expect a cooler pattern developing at the end of the week. into the late-night hours, skies will clear mostly for a while. some of the moisture, still flowing up from the southeast. it could produce some sprinkles or spotty drizzle during the overnight/early morning hours. lows tonight on the mild side. low to mid 60's away from the coast and bay. mid to upper 50's elsewhere. tomorrow, hot inland. 101 for fairfield, 100 antioch and livermore, 101 cloverdale. and the shoreline, upper 70's to mid 80's. kind of a hot day. here's the seven-day forecast. we hold onto the heat

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kristen: time for consumer news. larry: michael finney's here with the headlines. many of us are wary of ai. now it's going to ruin our vacations? [laughter] >> we have solid evidence of a potential issue. of how ai is going to affect our lives -- let me give you an example. ai could ruin your next vacation. travel guides are being found, i can put together facts or figures by compiling information from real sources but one taken -- when put together, that information could be outdated or just wrong. when searching for information,

check to see if the writer is an actual human being with a background as a travel expert. breakfast is going to cost you more potentially. florida grows most of the oranges used for juice in the u.s. crops have been slammed by two major hurricanes, a freeze, and disease. this harvest is expected to be less than half of last year's. things turned out much worse than that. instead of the usual 40 million boxes of apples, less than 16 million were produced -- not apples, i'm having issues today. orange juice has hit three dollars per pound on the futures market. last year, the price was less than two dollars. federal student loan debts meant resume in october -- loan payments resume in october and many are not financially prepared. a study finds almost half of those said to start paying off their loans say they will not be

able to make those payments. the three year moratorium on student loan payments ends with a trillion and a half dollars owed. money not repaid can be collected by the federal government by taking a portion of your social security payment when the borrower retires. they are going to get that money back. keep that in mind. people don't know this. we have a lot of people we get calls from. saying they are taking our money. and that is student loans from years ago. kristen: california leaders, working on recruiting more teachers to the state. tony thurman hosted a teacher recruitment summit in sacramento today. the summit served as a session to brainstorm with a wide range of educators to recruit and retain teachers. >> the joy of teaching is what we want mor people to experience and consider pursuing teaching as a profession. if we want to attract

keep them, we need to ensure they are appreciated and respected for the important work that they do. kristen: a panel of educators came up with goals to attract more teachers by increasing compensation, improving working conditions, and support systems. the blind side scandal. the oscar-winning movie that millions fell in love with is now the center of a new lawsuit alleging it was all based on a lie. larry: also, slow police response times. digging into sf pd records to find out why some crime reports can take days to file. business owners say they are simply fed up. kristen: and taking steps to stop traffic jams. robo cars caused more over the weekend and now one su

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>> building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc7 news. ♪ kristen: of a crime that is no longer progressed in san francisco and you are not injured, it could take days for the police to respond. larry: melanie woodrow joins us in the newsroom. you spoke to a business owner who was victimized two weeks in a row about how long it took police to come and take a report. reporter: exactly. the owner of the bakeshop was not waiting days but she finally resorted to contacting someone she knew within sfp 80% of the. she has resigned herself to the idea that it was simply her turn to be victimized in san francisco. there's plenty of sweetness inside fillmore bakeshop, along with bitterness as well. two times in two weeks the

owner had to call 911 for help. she discovered someone had broken in using a cinderblock. >> there was glass outside. i walked in, all the lights were on. the tables were turned over, glass was everywhere, the cash box was missing. huge mess. reporter: she says she called 911 around 3:45 a.m. but no one responded. >> i called 911 a second time and they woman very kindly and sincerely told me, you are just not a priority, they will get there when they get there. they have more important things to deal with. reporter: three hours after the initial call, she says police showed up. >> that was only after i was able to contact someone i knew and asked them to please send someone by. three hours to me is unacceptable. reporter: tracy mcrae tells abc news

over and there are no injuries, it is a priority c call. >> c priority calls have come into the police department and it has been days before an officer has gotten out to that location to even take a report. the response is definitely tied to the number of officers we have out there to handle the calls. we are way below where we should be. reporter: sfp details the team it cannot confirm the response time for this incident but understands the frustration one calls for service take longer than expected. a spokesperson said the department is currently short 599 officers. also that sf pd is on track to hire 100 officers over the next fiscal year. after replacing a broken window and stolen cashbox, eight days later, she needed police help again. august 3, she says someone came to the bakeshop before opening and asked for food. >> have to let them know

that i can't do that, they started to get more agitated. before i know it, they go across the street, grab something, throw it at our window, another window was broken. it was the adrenaline of trying to lock the door to be safe and shocked it took that turn. reporter: she also shared pictures of her bruises following the second incident. this time she says police responded in about 20-25 minutes. but she says if an incident is over but medical attention may be needed, it is a b priority call. an a priority call would be an active crime happening in the moment. >> we are trying to get to that call under three minutes. reporter: she says the man from the second incident returned to the area. she called police again and says they responded within 30 minutes and identified the man. he's currently in custody

for vandalism and battery charges. he also has an outstanding warrant from alameda county for failure to appear while on probation. the office plans to vigorously defend him. the two incidents in a matter of days with varying response times have taken a toll. >> at this point, i feel like, you know, you are on your own, and that sucks. as a taxpayer, that's scary. it's scary and it hurts honestly. >> if i was a small business owner, i would feel incredibly on an island. i'm not getting what i'm paying taxes for. the services i'm supposed to be getting. where are my tax dollars going? reporter: sf pd tells abc7 news it expanded its civilian ambassador program which acts as a force multiplier by having real time with police to improve response times.

but she fears people that feel defeated and the will stop reporting crime. >> if you never call, you never get that stat. we don't change the way. we may try to police that area to catch the person who might be doing the crime. because you don't feel worthy enough. reporter: sf pd of course urges anyone who is a victim or witness is a crime to contact them. the police department also made mention it academy is the largest class since 2020 when the covid pandemic caused widespread hiring and retention challenges. melanie woodrow, abc7 news. larry: to get in touch with melanie and the team, called the number on your screen or go to abc7news.com/iteam. kristen: new tonight, san francisco may taking direction to address concerns over rubble taxis after the state's utilities commission give them the green light to start charging for rides 24/7.

we will take a closer look at how the city is planning to move forward. reporter: a bizarre futuristic scene on friday night, raising new concerns about rubble taxis in san francisco. 10 cars stopped together, blocking traffic in north beach for about 20 minutes. they blamed outside lands for disrupting bandwidth connectivity. >> what it says to me is that when cell phones fail, if there a power outage, if there is natural disaster like we saw in lahaina, that these cars could can just streets at the present -- congest streets at the precise time when we would have to deploy emergency apparatus. reporter: days after expansion was approved, supervisor aaron peskin, now taking action against that decision. >> the city of san francisco will be petitioning the utilities commission asking them for reconsideration. potentially if need be taking

this to a court of competent jurisdiction. appealing to the department of motor vehicles. we are not trying to put the genie back in the bottle but we are standing up for public safety. reporter: robo taxi interference was one of the primary concerns raised ahead of the expansion vote, with san francisco firefighters reporting more than 50 such incidents. the commissioner acknowledged those concerns during the hearing. she was the lone no vote against expansion and called for better training. >> when additional training will be provided for first responders so they will know how to communicate with these driverless autonomous vehicles. reporter: the fire department says they are not against modernization and new technologies, but any vehicle that endangers the people of the city and visitors and would put its passengers between a fire engine and a fire is not ready for prime time. crews did not respond for

comment today. peskin says he thinks the kinks can be worked out. >> it's not going to be there way or the highway, pun intended. larry: coming up,the blind scandal. the retired nfl player whose life was profiled says it was all based on a lie. and long live the lazy. la-z-boy's latest item will hope

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kristen: time now for the four at 4:00. you might've seen a maui snorkeling company apologizing after it received a backlash for running a tourist trip while the island recovers from the devastating wildfires. video went viral over the weekend showing a boat from maui snorkeling in the water off the coast. this is not that exact video. people could be seen paddling in the water and seconds later, the video showed trucks rolling by filled with supplies for the relief efforts. maui snorkeling claims intended to donate 100% of the proceeds from the trip to the maui food bank. the company's letter also said it is not the right type of vessel for relief. super complicated and difficult. larry: this is not only

human tragedy but economic tragedy for the people losing employment in addition to those that have lost their homes, in addition to those who -- who knows where they go from here? if you have a company that is going to provide proceeds to help, there should be a time for that, but probably this is not the time. it is too soon. that would be my take on it. spencer: i agree. it's just not the time. you have to be respectful of how devastated people's lives are from this tragedy. you can't look like you are having fun in the water. ama: so many people lost their businesses. to other businesses suffer -- do other businesses suffer if they were not exactly hit? every business is going to be hit. kristen: right. the ripple effect. that company said they will not run anymore tourism from this point on until more time has passed. but i also have seen people on

facebook posting their hawaii trips right now. larry: yes. that's really about timing -- really bad timing. here's what it looked like before, after. is heartbreaking. we got it. major drama involving a former nfl star, the inspiration for the hit movie, "the blind side." he says the family adopted him. when he was held under a conservatorship, giving the family legal authority on business deals involving him. now the retired football star is asking to end the conservatorship and prohibit the family from using his name and pay him his fair share of profits that they made off of his name. with more questions than answers on this. -- way more questions answers on this. he played for the nfl for eight seasons. not only did he make enough money but he was fully capable

of handling his own funds. why he would be under a conservatorship makes absolutely no sense. why almost 20 years later, he's coming to protest this, i would've been there day one. >> have we heard response from the family yet? larry: not that i've seen. kristen: i wonder if sandra bullock will have to eventually say something. she played the role in the movie. it is shocking. larry: really strange. kristen: very strange. >> it'll be interesting what actually happened. what is true and what is not. larry: the family made millions of dollars off their cut of both the movie and income that came from -- insular income that came from the movie. kristen: amazon is overhauling its deliberate process and customers may not be happy about it. they are starting to packaging or eliminate it altogether, meaning your order may show up on your doorstep without a box. that means your neighbors

could see what you buy. they say the change is part of the effort to reach goals related to its climate impact. spencer: and the delivery people can see what you are buying. ama: amazon can see it when you order it. [laughter] spencer:: when it's being boxed up. that's right. meteorologist: i like it -- kristen: i like it when they bundle items. >> sometimes you get a box, you open it, with this tiny thing inside. i'm thinking, what? will it get to the point where you see a box on somebody's doorstep and you are like, there should be something really good or something really embarrassing in there, i'm taking it. [laughter] kristen: you would want something that's embarrassing? [laughter] >> no, maybe. [laughter] larry: package thief, ama.

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purchase vip tickets can enter an hour early. it'll take place at san francisco's iconic ferry building. if there is one involved, i know who would be right there -- wine involved, i know who would be right there meteorologist: or fromage, cheese. it's good with wine. here's a look at our forecast headlines, as we view the embarcadero. passing high clouds and patchy drizzle with us overnight. not so much as we saw last night and today. triple digit inland heat with us the next two days. a cooler weather pattern developing at the end of the week. overnight, passing clouds, patchy drizzle. temperatures on the mild side, low to mid 60's inland. highs tomorrow up to about 100, slightly above in spots like livermore, cloverdale.

lots of meant to over 80's around the bay shoreline. mid 60's on the coast. we have one more day of triple digit heat coming our way before temperatures moderate a little bit thursday. a further cooldown friday-sunday. it starts to warm up again on monday. larry: pickle ball problems. the widely popular sport now getting the attention of doctors. kristen: they are warning about the high potential for injuries. but the good news? there are ways to stay safe. we will share tips (♪) (♪) (♪) (♪) (♪) (♪) (♪) visit your local volvo retailer,

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larry: tonight at 8 p.m., the bachelorette, stay with us for abc7 news at 11 p.m. does it seem like -- doesn't it seem like everybody's talking about pickle ball these days? there have been about 19,000 pickle ball injuries nationwide to date. if you play, how can you make sure you don't get hurt? our sister station in l.a. has the story. reporter: bob makes lots of friends playing pickle ball. >> it's a short paddle, it's not a string game. it's with a plastic ball as opposed to a core rubber ball. reporter: even among friends, competitive spirits can lead to getting hurt. >> i've had two injuries. the last one that i had

was my patella tendon tea in my left -- tear in my left knee playing in a tournament. reporter: 50% of those injuries occur in people 50 and older and most of those are fractures and sprains. >> they occur mostly in the lower extremity. usually from a sudden lunging, jumping twisting type of maneuver. reporter: bob's injury to his knee was intense. >> he did a sudden lunch and what happened was his thigh muscles contracted suddenly and actually ripped the tendon from off of the bone just below the knee cap. >> the first four to six weeks, you are pretty immobile. then you start to gain confidence and the brace starts to come off. you sleep with the brace for the next five weeks. reporter: how can you keep safed from strains and dislocations?

doctors say stretch before and after playing, know your limitations and drink plenty of water to avoid dehydration or your next could be the emergency room. larry: abc7 news is streaming 24/7. that the streaming tv app to join us wherever you are, whatever you want. that will do it for this addition of -- edition of abc7 news at 4 p.m. abc7 news at 5 p.m. is coming up next. ♪

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