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good morning. it is straight up 5:00 and we'll take a look at the hour by hour forecast. >> a nice forecast for more day. patchy fog and look at the temperatures. 70s as early as lunchtime and getting close to morgan hill. the temperatures cooling off, but the rain is lurking offshore. you can see it there, but this commute is that fog that can slow you down. >> we will urge folks to slow down for the fog and we are looking here at the east bay. you need to slow southbound around auto mall. consider it completely blocked as you y go to the left. things are moving smoothly

the city braces a former bart police officer mehserle. he will learn his fate and faces up to 14 years in prison, but his attorney said mehserle is trying to keep a positive attitude. oscar grand's family is also on pins and needle this is morning. >> in a few short hours, mehserle will learn his face though he faces 14 years in state prison. he is doing his best to keep a positive attitude. >> i am not just nervous, i will terrified. >> he spent the evening at the los angeles county jail gearing up his client for what he expect

to be a very tough day. >> don't count on it ever going the way you think it should go because it never happened yet. >> he faces up to 14 years in state prison after a jury convicted him of involuntary manslaughter. michael insisted the killing was nothing more than a tragic mistake. >> this is not the man who would take the life of a human being. this is a man who went into law enforcement to protect life, not to take t. >> it's our proep and our prayer that the justice system allow us to see the system at work by giving him the maximum of 14 years. >> oscar grant's family said not even the maximum is enough and don't believe the shooting was unintentional and don't think mehserle is remorseful. >> we're haven't heard an apology. he has been in hiding, in court, and now on national television

and still hasn't expressed his condolences for our loss for his so-called mistake. if it was a mistake, shouldn't we be entitled to an apology. >> here tried his eyes out talking about seeing oscar grant laying on the ground with a bullet in his back and i don't see how anybody could say that she not sincere and he is not sincerely remorseful. >> he said his client plans to apologize in open court. >> she going to make a clear statement of how sorry she that his actions took the life of oscar grant. that's going to be clear. it's going to be emphatic. >> no matter what the sentence, he will live in a prison of his own making for the rest of his life. still, it's his hope he will be releaseed from jail soon. >> i hope he and i walk out arm and arm. this young man should not serve

another day. >> had the hearn said his client is ready to face whatever happens. oscar grant's family is trying to prepare for what certainly will be an emotional day for them as well. his aunts, uncle, mother and girlfriend plan to make public statements in court telling the judge how much they have been impacted by it all. in los angeles, i'm jody hernandez for today in the bay. >> thank you, jody. she is in los angeles. she will number court when the sentence comes down. coming up at about 6:40, we will check in with her live. go to nbc bay area and nbc bay nair.c area.com. the sentence will come down between 2:00 and 10:00 tonight. they will gatherner front of

oakland city hall. participants are asked to bring flowers, cards, and pictures in memory of grant. >> jobs were added for the first time since may. will it make a dent in the unemployment rate? a look at the labor department's latest job report. >> the labor department will release the october jobs report. this will be at 5:30, under a half hour. the general consensus among e n economieco economists say the creation of 60,000 nonfarm jobs which is heading in the right direction, but not enough. the economy needs to add 100,000 new jobs a month to keep up with population growth and 200,000 jobs to get the 15 million unemployed americans back to work. economists don't think the outlook for 2011 such better and the rate can stay high for quite a bit longer.

yesterday the federal reserve announced it would purchase 600 billion in t bonds hoping that the infusion will cash will boost the economy on other loans and making it easier for employers to start hiring again. later president obama will head to asia to negotiate new trade deals. the idea behind those is they will put more americans to work. we will hear from the president before he departs. >> the man accused of stealing ballots on election day will be back to work. he will not explain why he took the ballots. he grabbed the ballots, memory card and a teenager's cell phone. the missing ballots were found and fished out of a pond at san francisco's palace of fine arts. three days after the election, a few races are too close to call.

we checked the website and the latest numbers show san francisco district attorney camera harris holds her lead in the race for state attorney general. harris leads republican couey by 12,000 votes. when it comes to the congressional seat in district 11, jerry mcnerny holds a tiny lead. he leads republican david harmer by just 129 votes. absentee ballots are being counted in both races. >> voter who is have a say in who takes over gavin newsom's place won't have a say as the mayor of san francisco. the decision is in the hands of the board of supervisors. how the decision will be made is up in the air. on tuesday the president will get the ball rolling on setting up the process choosing an interim mayor. the president becomes the acting mayor until the majority approves a new mayor.

voters will get to elect a mayor next year. >> fog coming through the north bay. the lower the speeds and along the coast, give you a look at the san francisco commute. showing the speed limit with no major issues. at harding park, there continues to be the golf tournament. bart is running a special shuttle over there. >> nothing gets me choked up like a good election. >> whether ought to be good for goff. i heard the golfers from southern california saying this is like the weather they expect not from northern california this time of year. >> yesterday we saw upper 70s and close to 80.

high clouds going by and mike has been showing you san francisco where it's foggy across the bridge. 56 degrees and west wind at 7 miles per hour. a lot like yesterday morning. high clouds that eventually as we go through the weekend, it is spinning offshore and scoots towards southern california. a slight chance of a shower, but sunday seems to be the main event. we will definitely say rain in the forecast. 78 in san jose and upper 60s and 60s and 70s across the north bay. the seven-day forecast shows the end of the weekend cooler with rain at times midday sunday. back to you. >> thanks a lot. time is 5:10. we will update ow news that broke overnight on a deadly plane crash. >> america gets to fear the beard. the trip to the tonight show and what could be next for the car. >> the high speed rail could be done before it starts.

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it is clear out there, but you see there is fog. you want to watch your commute as you head out of the inland areas. we will have the traffic and weather in a monday. there no survivors aboard a plane that crashed into the mountains in the eastern part of cuba. we have photos taken after the flight went down. the cuban government said the flight crew declared an emergency moments before the crash. the plane was careering 68 people and 28 foreigners. it appears no americans were on board. it takes off from port-au-prince and lands in va ha van a. also this morning, the ceo of qantas said a faulty design may be behind thursday's mid-air jumbo jet blowout.

it said it's too early to tell what caused the engines to blow uh. world headers expect another disaster to strike haiti soon. hurricane tomas may take a toll. thousands of people are living in tents after the devastating earthquake earlier this year. it is a category one and hitting haiti's southwest coast and raising concerns and risks over flooding. the hurricane is expected to take a day or more to pass through haiti. this morning a jury will weigh in on whether a parolee convicted of killing two children and their mother should face the death penalty. he is accused of killing jennifer hawk pettitte and her

daughters three years ago. the lone surviving victim of the, tack, husband and father william escapeed from the basement after being tied and beaten. >> there is some relief, but my family is still gone. it doesn't bring them back. it doesn't bring back the home we had. >> hayes' suspected a comp police still faces trial to begin next year. >> medical marijuana is being delivered in one marin county city. the alliance for medical marijuana in fairfax will deliver pot to members next week. the collective has been working with the city's attorney since mid-summer to resolve concerns about insurance coverage. the independent journal said the

policy relieves the town of any damage caused by the delivery service. that policy also ensures delivery workers and the marijuana itself. the california high speed rail authority said the first bullet train line will roll through the central valley connecting fresno to merced or bakers feel. it will not serve the far northern or southern parts of the state. lawmakers wanted to connect l.a. to anaheim first. the entire line one way or the other is expected to be completed by 2020. is it the final frontier for the shuttle discovery? the final mission has been delayed three times, once to fix a leaky fuel valve and another time for an electrical problem and then stormy weather canceled another launch.

if the shuttle is able to lift off today, it will carry amazing history with it. discovery launched the first hubble telescope and took legendary astronaut john glen on the final ride. it will visit final parts and supplies to the stays station. >> halloween decorations to holiday discounts. it's looking a lot like christmas. black friday sales found on the day after thanksgiving in full swing from retailers. target, a mart, amazon and toys 'r us are catering to early birds. sears has done in two years running. you can check out retailer websites for the deals and go to cyber black friday.com. >> you may have received offers of rewards if you keep your money in certain banks. before you cash in, make sure the deal is a good one. bill slink.com said cash offers

have more than double and beware of the fine print. many require to you maintain an average daily balance and if you get bank cash, that money is taxable. >> what are can we say? fear the beard. he brought the world series trophy along with his signature mohawk and beard to the tonight show with jay leno. >> every sport has got a rally going. it was kind of a joke. let's just grow rally beards and see what happens. i'm not going to shave until we lose and go home. we won it all. >> who were your beard influences? >> the dos equis goy. >> fans are pushing for another late night appearance.

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59 degrees and a few high clouds. in oakland a pleasant start to the morning. northwest wind at 5. golden gate bridge, you will run into patchy fog this morning. currently 56 degrees. we will see clouds on the increase during the day. patches of fog for the morning. temperatures hanging on to the 70s and maybe close to 80 in the warmest spots. come this weekend, big changes by sunday. we will see temperatures drop as

much as 20 degrees from today's highs by the time we wrap up the weekend. the clouds are streaming in from the south. one system offshore that will get split apart and dive into southern california. tonight and saturday a slight chance of showers. a cooler start to the weekend and highs dropping off for saturday. sunday looks to be the main event. snow levels close to 6,000 feet in the sierra. if you head to lake tahoe, bring the snow cables for the weekend. in terms of rainfall projection, you can see the totals starting to stack up about a half inch to an inch for most of the bay area and all the rain coming down around midday. around the bay area, a mix of clouds and sun. 78 degrees around san jose. 60s on the coast. we will see the sea breeze picking up and just a little bit of cooling for the coast and peninsula. inland with 70s and that will continue towards the north bay. temperatures cooling and a

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the streets are safe after the sentence is announced. >> new jobless numbers coming out any minute that could indicate what's in store for the american economy. we will have them for you today in the bay. good friday morning and thanks for joining us. it's 5:30. >> laura has the morning off. a few seconds ago we got word that nasa skrabed the launch of discovery due to a hydrogen fuel leak. there has been a lot of trouble. the last for the year. >> they had three previous -- this one being the third attempts. all of them scrubbed. >> safety first. a look at the hour by hour forecast with rob. >> good morning. patchy fog that can slow the commute downright over my shoulder. let's go to the hour by hour temperatures. nice and comfortable and a mixed

bag of clouds and sunshine. temperatures upper 70s and upper 60s around san francisco. cooling down more on the evening and more on rain in the forecast. a closer look coming up in a few minutes. >> oakland police are monitoring protests planned over the sentencing of the former bart police officer convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the killing of oscar grant. we have a look at what police are doing to be ready. >> reporter: good morning. oakland police and community leaders are expecting a smaller turn out than in past demonstrations tied to oscar grant. oakland police officers will ob duty today and got law enforcement from outside agencies on stand by to help out just in case near downtown where peaceful demonstrations have turned violent after the former police officer was convicted in july of involuntary manslaughter for shooting passenger grant. anger boiled over as many

thought it was way too lenient. some businesses in the downtown area that were vandalized are boarded up. oakland police established an emergency operation center to keep the public informed. parking in the downtown area is limited today. mehserle shot grant at the bart station and his attorney is pushing for probation and the shooting was accidental and that he meant to grab his tazer and not his gun. in oakland, christie smith today in the bay. >> the u.s. department of labor released monthly jobs reports. bob redell is in the satellite center pulling together the latest information. >> good morning. there is a surprise. it's not in the unemployment rate. that is 9.6% for the third

straight month. the surprise is in the creation of new nonfarm jobs. the consensus was that it would be somewhere in the 60,000 range. it turns out it was 151,000 new payroll jobs created according to the u.s. department of labor. there were revisions revised september saying there were 110,000 fewer job losses and looking at august and september, the u.s. department of labor said there were 93,000 more jobs or they were revising the plift sector job creation number to 93,000, an increase. the 151,000 new job number for the month of october is the most jobs created in five months. this is certainly good new when is you consider you need 100,000 new jobs each month to keep up with the u.s. population growth.

still short of the 200,000 new jobs to knock down the number of unemployed americans. there 15 million american unemployed. you need 15,000 a month to reduce that number. no surprise that the unemployment rate is remaining at 9.6% for the third straight month. >> good news. thank you very much. we have new video coming into our newsroom this morning. a car driving right into a house in oakland this morning. what a mess. it happened on capistrano drive at 2:00. that knocked out power in the house. police took one person in the car and a second person was also in the car taken to a local hospital for injuries. other than that not told of other damage or injury to people in the house. the people in the car feeling the effect there. >> a judge said court psychiatrists need more time to decide if the man accused of kidnapping jaycee dugard is

competent to stand trial. a judge is expected to rule on phillip garrido's mental state in march. at that time he will also rule on a request from several news organizations to unseal documents in the case. garrido and his wife nancy face kidnapping, rape, and child pornography charges. they allegedly kidnapped jaycee when she was 11 and held her captive for more than 17 years. meantime lawyers say allowing jaycee's tale of terror to be public knowledge would make it impossible for finding an impartial jury. they described evil acts, but he questions if her participation qualifies as evil. outside the courtroom, the lawyer said he thinks it will be difficult to find jurors anywhere in california because

of the media coverage. >> four working mothers ask an alameda superior court judge to stop cuts to child air programs. they cut parts of a welfare work program. the program helps pay for child care for low income working families being slashed. they say the department of education failed to tell them what the alternatives would be. the judge is expected to issue a written ruling today at noon. 49ers have the week off. they will not play sunday. that gives more time to get over the london jet lag. the raiders host the chiefs at 1:15 on sunday. we don't know if the game will be blacked out. normally the decision is made on thursday, but they are so close to sold out, the deadline has been extended to 1:00. if it sells out by then, the game will be on here in the bay area. the sharks will be back home tomorrow. they are trying to figure out how to get the puck in the net.

the team has not score and they are shutout in st. louis. hopefully they will turn around tomorrow night versus the lightning at the tank at 7:30. the warriors are back at the oracle arena and host the utah jazz at 7:30 and the warriors are off to a good start. they are 3-0 at home and 4-0 overall. good fastball matchups. cal visits washington state. number 15 arizona will play number 13 stanford and that is a good matchup at stanford. that game starts at 5:00 in the evening. san jose state has a bye this week. >> earthquakes are in the middle of the playoffs. check that guy out. that's a fan. the team taking the bulls by the horn. they beat them by two goals. the hero was danville native who scored the series-clinching goal. a nice shot and the quakes

advance to the finals and still waiting to find out who they are going to play. they had a successful run. >> it's not fair because the red bull guys have wings. >> that's true. how do you dress up like an earthquake? we just shake a lot. you do that when you drink red bull as well. no generals there. we will show just the numbers for antioch. westbound highway 4 even on a friday light, we have the slowing. it's only in the 40s as opposed to the 30s. a lighter volume here and through pittsburgh. moving you over to the walnut creek interchange. at the limit and out of orinda and over to the tunnel, a nice move to the maze. no problems and no metering lights. if you are moving across the bridge from the east bay, keep in mind this afternoon they are scheduled to open the new connector off of the bridge. 580 westbound to northbound 101, easing your afternoon commute. that's a long project and we have two lanes instead of one or

the plan right now. heading into the city, look at that. you are dealing with fog and rob, there you go. tough to see, but what does it mean for the weather? >> at least we don't see much in the way of rain. 50s and 60s and 62 in oakland and the winds are light. with mainly clear skies early on, we did have the fog in the north bay and you are seeing around the golden geaj bridge. high clouds in the south and in terms of the rain, sunday will be the main event. the system that comes in first will fall apart as it crosses the bay. sunday we will see the gold front and that's when the rain will move through from about a third of an inch to close to an inch of rain. the north bay locations may pick up two inches in the hills around sonoma. cooler and breezy and a big drop as you wrap up the weekend. around the bay area, not too bad. 70s for most places and closer

to 80. 67 in san francisco. for the north bay, we will see highs in the low 70s. cooler tomorrow and then the rain rolls in on sunday with the temperatures really cooling down early next week. back to you. >> thanks a lot and time now is 5:39. getting ready for the mehserle sentencing. what police are doing and we will take a look at what businesses are doing. >> which city could be handing out a lot more parking tickets in the lead up to the new year and why they are doing it. >> we will tell you how san francisco's mayor is linking sailing and the giants's world series win and why this could mean big money. millions for bay area businesses. >> you are looking at a live picture of san jose's downtown. [ male announcer ] the turn changes everything.

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daylight savings time ends and you get to turn your clocks back an hour. do you know why we do it? today in the bay's tracie potts live in washington. why? why do we do it? >> because we want that extra hour of sleep. no other significant reason. actually this dates back to 1918 and the u.s. has gone back and forth with daylight savings time since then, but i have a couple of questions if you are ready. >> fire away. >> here we go. when was the last time the united states changed the start or the end of daylight savings

time? >> i will guess sometime during the second world war because of saving energy. >> i would say recently. it used to be earlier in the year and they pushed it back a few weeks. >> we have a long time and recently. >> scott, you have the historical perspective and you are both sort of right. they did make significant changes in world war ii, but the last time was 2007, a couple of years ago. >> we will give it to brent. >> number two, how many states do not recognize daylight savings? >> at least one. arizona does not. indiana used to or i think they changed. >> we have multiple guesses. i'm going with b, two. indiana and arizona. >> i will go with c, four. one of us is probably right. >> i think scott got it. it's two.

but actually interesting point about indiana. they did not recognize daylight savings. they changed that and now they do. >> we were both wrong. >> this is the worst score keeping ever. >> i think we are doing good compared to what i thought. we appreciate it. >> for more increases. >> dark early. we go to bed at 5:00 or 6:00 in the evening. it gets dark. >> you get the extra hour of sleep. any time i get any extra sleep. >> time now is 5:45. good morning to you. >> we will get to traffic and weather in about two minutes, but businesses in the east bay are on edge this morning. the sentencing for former bart police officer is expected today and they hope for peace and calm no matter what the judge decides.

today in the bay's christie smith is live with a look at how oscar grant supporters are reacting. christie? >> good morning. supporters say this is really a day to honor oscar grant. there many people who bring flowers and cards and photos to a gathering. some businesses like california bank here downtown are taking a much more cautious approach up to six large windows boarded up on this side of the building alone. we have new video for you this morning from where we are at 20th and franklin streets. the nurse's association is also boarded up with union bank. this is on one corner. just in case vandals get out of hand and following the sentencing for the shooting of oscar grant. some say they will take the day off and others doing nothing at all thinking it won't boil over taz did in july and windows are

broken and some were looted over the verdict. the city has sent out a letter urging businesses to do what they think is right. not necessarily close, but use common sense and a sense of calm. we should note that as we were driving through, park suggest restricted this morning in some parts of downtown oakland, including 17th street where a lot of the businesses were hit last time. live in oakland, christie smith today in the bay. >> thank you for the update. >> let's check in with mike. there may be traffic issues. bart especially. >> considerations as well. talking about parking restrictions and a couple of major roadways. watch for the signs throughout downtown. restrictions in place as we speak. a lot of folks will be heading in towards the warriors game. we suggest bart as an alternate and the great alternate for you.

with more folks heading in, the activity tonight because of the game will be here. bart is say great option between the area, but should there be a huge reaction? bart and ac transit are prepared to adjust the service. we will give you the updates throughout the day. the bay bridge is an easy drive and friday light. no major issues as far as the volume. we might have fog around the area. >> we have been showing that. heading through today, 70s and saturday looks dry. it's sunday that we will see the rain. clouds spilling in and this system is spinning offshore and heading towards southern california. a slight chance of a few showers out there for saturday, but you will see coming up sunday we will see a big drop and rain coming in. 78 degrees in san jose and upper 60 no, s 60s in san francisco. isolated showers along the coast, but sunday the rain comes

in and temperatures drop to 50s and 60s for highs into the start of next week. >> scientists are getting an idea of the long-term effects of the gulf oil disaster. scientists found deep damage to seacoral and other marine and several miles from the blown out well. vehicles found dead and dying coral coated with a brown substance. it may seem obvious, but more tests will be needed to figure out if it's the oil and came from bp's well. >> the san francisco department is trying to close a budget gap and you would think that would mean one thing. more parking tickets. the examiner said parking control officers have issued fewer citations in the past few months than anticipated. since july, parking tickets have brought in $7.5 million less than expected. the city is budgeted to bring in more than $256 million for

parking tickets during the 2010-2011 fiscal year. >> the polls have been closed for going on two years, but the rank process is still going on. the reg star of voters said the software that ranks candidates will start sorting at 4:00. until now the office has been counti counting mailed in and provisional ballots. earlier returns show the president protem don perotta as the front-runner. pa. >> almost half of americans will be considered obese in the near future. the projection is from from harvard and looked at how people have gained weight since the 1970s and have not figured out how to lose it. 42% of people will reach obesity before the epidemic will level off.

it's due to social interactions, easier access to unhealthy foods and a culture with less physical activity. >> san francisco mayor gavin newsom is trying to parlay the giants world series win into an americas cup. newsom is meeting with the organizers today to discuss the host agreement. competition includes italy and spain and both have been gotten their federal backing for respective countries. newsom said the city has one thing that italy and spain doesn't. that's the baseball world champs. he is hoping the victory parade will swing things in san francisco's favor. if you didn't make it out to the giants victory parade, you can have a chance to see babe ross in person. the initial mvp will be signing autographs for fans at the macy's men's store in san francisco. media has been told to get there by 11:00.

there is absolutely no telling when fans will start to lineup. do you have 4g service? cell phone providers are rolling out the next generation of service that prois faster speeds. they disagree on what 4g really is as they are meeting different standards. according to the international telecommunications communion that sets the 4g standard, none of the major cell phone companies have it right. right now meeting their definition of 100 megabytes per second, nobody does it. >> poetry on film. a bad guy turned good and others premiering in theater this is weekend. let's take a look at the box office. this is due date with robert downey, jr. trying to get home for the birth of his first child. he is 3,000 miles away. that's rated "r."

superstar brad pitt, will ferrell and tina fey. this is an animated film about a villain who decides to be a super hero and rated "pg." tyler perry's for colored girls explores what it means to be a woman of color and follows the lives of nine women including characters played by janet jackson and whoopie goldberg. it is rated "r." >> palo alto native james frankel finds himself trapped in a loan in 127 hours. you may recall this. a true story about the guy trapped in a utah canyon for five days. it is rated "r." i hate to ruin if for you, but you may remember from the news he ends up having to cutoff his own arm. again, rated "r." >> thanks a lot, scott. anyway, just under two years to

go until the summer olympics get under way in london. teams are getting ready to compete and that includes the water polo team. they have to do preparation early. it's two years away, but never too early to get ready. peter verelis joins us. it's early in the morning and have to get up and get it going. >> we are used to being up early for training. >> you practice early in the morning in palo alto? >> i'm training here at stanford and we are based in southern california north of los angeles in thousand oaks. >> how many bay area connections do we have? >> we have a few die guys and a larger training group with about 30 guys in the mix to make the team. four or five are from northern california. >> when you get it widdled down, how many will you travel with? >> 13. >> pretty competitive. >> very. every year is their own tryout

period and we widdle down the group. >> you have a lot of work to do, but out of the pool there is work to be done as well. you have to raise the funds to support the team and go to the games. how hard is that to do these days and in comparison to the other sports? there high profile sports that will get lots of contributions and lesser have a tougher time. where does water polo stack up? >> we have to supplement the budget and being a bit of a california-based sport, we don't have as much in the fund-raising base. >> this year one of the ideas was to produce this calendar and we are selling that in order to help raise funds that supports our training. >> we will be talking to you throughout the course and i will show the calendar coming up. we will talk to you coming up about how you guys are raying money and how the team is doing.

thank you for coming by. right now we want to check with scott. it's friday and he has gadget friday. >> the kids are wondering as they wake up, where is the xbox? let me show you tape of the connect system. this is new from xbox. it came out just yesterday. see the woman run something she is controlling the icon on the screen. the idea is that this can see you the way that wii can see you. there is a little sensor that means you don't have to use any sort of equipment at all. i will give it a try. i will give you a show here live. the connect adding on. i will step over here. i have the connect hooked up to the screen and i get the attention. i can play a game just by holding out my hand. we will select that one right there. i'm not very good at it. let me turn up the volume. i forgot about the volume.

>> can't you do that by waving your arms? >> i didn't do it that way. you stand in front and it can see you. we will skip and here i am in the boat. it tells me where to stand. then i can steer the boat by moving my body like this. you have never seen a news anchor jump with his butt to you. come over in here. jump in. right in the middle of it. if one person steps away, it's only mike playing. how cool is that. that's amazing that it can tell who is there.

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