health and how you can get better sleep at night. plus an anchor at our tulsa affiliate experiencing what may have been a stroke on air. i remember her when i worked in good morning. it's wednesday and it's going to be another hot one. >> yeah, the nation's power grid pushed to the limit overnight. is relief on the way? it's september 7th and this is "today." bracing for blackouts. >> the risk for outages is real and it's immediate. >> california sets a new record for electricity demand overnight with temperatures soaring, brutal heat expected to last for days while across the east millions begin cleaning up from flash flooding. the full forecast straight ahead.

breaking overnight, nuclear secrets, explosive new reporting this morning about just what was in those top-secret documents found in donald trump's country club. where the investigation goes now. wake-up call -- federal officials sounding a nationwide alarm over cyber attacks against schools after hackers target one of the country's largest districts. >> disabled systems, froze others, and had access to some degree of data. >> how they managed to stop the attack as it unfolded and what all schools should be doing to prepare today. vacation tragedy -- an american tourist attacked and killed by a shark during a family snorkel in the bahamas. a popular beach still closed this morning and the investigation under way.

all of that plus, on-air scare. >> a launch today at the -- at the -- at the event. >> the local anchor who experienced stroke symptoms live on television. >> i'm sorry. something is going on with me this morning. >> now on the mend and with us to share a message to save lives. and cold as ice. school officials in new york decide to eliminate snow days. and for kids around the country, a flurry of worry this morning that trend could spread. "today" wednesday, september 7, 2022. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." so nice to have you with us on a wednesday morning. that snow day decision here in new york, that's cold. >> oh, my gosh, wait.

i can't imagine. you get two days a year probably you get to play outside. we'll see how long that lasts. we'll have to check that out. >> kids everywhere not too happy about that. parents maybe so. we'll have more on that. later this morning as well, we have a "today" exclusive. julie chin, she's that beloved anchor from our nbc affiliate in tulsa, she's smiling this morning, but she had a health scare when she was delivering the news on air. she's doing well this morning. she has a really important message to share about the beginning symptoms and signs of stroke. so, julie, good morning. we'll see you in just a few. >> we look forward to that conversation. first, let's start with the ongoing problems being caused by that extreme weather. the big concern out west, of course, the power supply. >> yeah, it's really under pressure. soaring temperatures are now in their second week there. it's also fueling those dangerous wildfires and a threat of rolling blackouts now across much of the region. we're going to get to dylan's forecast in just a moment. let's get started with nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer who joins us from california. it is hot there, miguel. good morning. >> reporter: it is, savannah. california can't seem to catch a break. an excessive heat warning across so much of this area has actually now been extended all the way to friday.

that means the strain on the power grid, like what you see behind me here, will last a few more days as people use more power to keep their homes cool. this morning california continues to brace for blackouts. some cities in the golden state, including parts of silicon valley, were briefly plunged into darkness. but the vast majority of the state kept the lights on, even as energy demand hit an all-time record high overnight. >> the risk for outages is real and it's immediate. >> reporter: if blackouts are ordered, cities lose power. that means no ac as sweltering temperatures hover in the triple digits. nearly all of california and much of the west dealing with historic heat. several cities across the region above or near 100 degrees for the rest of the week. 50 million under heat alerts today. >> drinking water, keep hydrated. >> reporter: california now facing a double threat. amid the sweltering heat a deadly fast-moving wildfire tore through the city of hemet. >> everything lined up for a critical rate of spread.

>> reporter: two were killed as thousands scrambled to escape the flames. the inferno blew through here so quickly, many of the homes that were destroyed were lost in minutes. those that made it were protected by fire retardant dropped from the sky or random luck. from one extreme to another, the northeast drying out after drenching downpours. [ bleep ] >> oh, my goodness! >> reporter: new building from inside a building in providence showing the terrifying moment a roof caved in after heavy rain. >> my heart was racing for sure. i'm thankfully okay. >> reporter: nearly a foot of rain falling in rhode island. flooding dorm rooms at brown university. >> clothes and, like, bags and everything. we just piled it all up on the bed. >> reporter: this morning dangerous extremes -- floods,

fires, historic heat, and now the looming threat of blackouts. those smaller blackouts in smaller cities overnight only lasted for about an hour, but today will be another major test for california's power system as so many people turn up the ac. savannah? >> already, miguel, thank you very much. >> that brings us right to dylan dreyer for a quick look at what is happening out west and when they're going to get some relief. probably not until the upcoming weekend. we are going to continue with these record high temperatures. yesterday not only did we see several record high daily temperatures but also record high temperatures for the month of september. and we are going to continue with temperatures like this through the next several days, so we once again have heat advisories, heat warnings extending from california up to montana, even denver under a

heat advisory today. we also have the chance of some thunderstorms that don't produce rain, but they do produce the thunder and the lightning. the lightning could trigger some more wildfires as the brush is very dry, and we haven't had any rain in this area for quite some time. gusty winds with those thunderstorms would help spread the flames as well. take a look at where we're looking for record high temperatures again today. billings, montana, 103 for your forecast. salt lake city, 104. fresno, 109. the old record is 108. and then tomorrow we are going to see more of the same. however, by the time we get to saturday in los angeles, 86 degrees will feel better. sacramento from 111 to 98 on saturday, you're not going to feel as much relief. so even though temperatures will cool off for the week, it is still going to be brutally hot. savannah? >> dylan, thank you. we turn now to a significant development overnight in the fbi search of former president trump's country club. according to a report now one of the highly sensitive documents that was seized included information about a foreign government's nuclear capabilities. nbc's chief white house correspondent kristen welker has the story this morning. hi, kristen. good morning. >> reporter: hi, savannah. good morning to you.

intelligence officials say this new revelation is alarming because these documents in question are usually kept under lock and key and yet according to "the washington post," the highly classified materials were among the more than 11,000 government documents the fbi recovered in their search at mar-a-lago. all of it raising new questions whether the former president put national security at risk. overnight a stunning new twist after last month's search at mar-a-lago. according to "the washington post" but not confirmed by nbc news, a document describing a foreign government's military defenses including its nuclear capabilities was among the classified documents seized by fbi agents "the post" citing people familiar with the matter also reports the documents detailed top-secret u.s. operations so closely guarded that many senior national security officials are kept in the dark about them. the report says the documents contain information about such highly classified operations they require special clearances on a need-to-know basis not just top-secret clearance and are often kept under lock and key. >> this, in turn, is, as i say, the holiest of holiest of secrets which nations strive

very hard to protect and to restrict access to as we do in this country >> reporter: the justice department and fbi declined to comment, but overnight a spokesperson for former president trump tweeting "the washington post" continues to serve as the propaganda arm of the biden administration and instead of operating openly and honestly they collude in never-ending leaks and lies at the expense of the integrity of the fbi and doj. for his part, former president trump has dismissed as a hoax previous reporting that the fbi seized documents containing nuclear information. >> the shameful raid and break-in of my home, mar-a-lago, was a travesty of justice. >> reporter: it comes as the justice department is deciding whether it will appeal a

decision by a federal judge in florida to allow an independent observer to review the documents seized at mar-a-lago the ruling, a win for mr. trump, could delay the government's investigation by weeks if not longer >> kristen, let's go back to this document allegedly describing a foreign government's nuclear capabilities it's a short list. there are only a few countries that actually have nuclear weapons. what are the larger implications here >> reporter: savannah, that's absolutely right the number of countries with nuclear capabilities, as you say, is small. we're just talking about nine countries here in addition to the united states, the list including israel, china, russia, north korea, and the concerns here really twofold one, if the country is an adversary, exposing such information could really put lives at risk and even potentially compromise the sources and methods for obtaining it and if the country is an ally that could jeopardize the trust that country has in the u.s. bottom line here, savannah, all

of it, intelligence officials say, intensifying their concerns there could be real damage to national security, savannah. >> kristen welker in washington. thank you, kristen with kids heading back to the classroom nationwide, federal officials are issuing a warning, a warning about emerging cyber security threats crippling ransomware attacks crippling schools and this comes days after one of the largest school districts was hit tom costello has the story good morning >> reporter: schools in los angeles, the nation's second largest, are open today as scheduled. authorities say it's not yet clear who was behind a sweeping ransomware attack. there is a warning attacks like this will escalate as the school year gets under way putting districts with even the most robust cyber security measures at risk. this morning a new urgent warning from the federal government about the rising cyber threat against the nation's schools the fbi and u.s. cyber security say a ransomware gone known as vice society has been

disproportionately targeting the education sector with ransomware attacks. the government says the group uses various techniques to break into networks and withdraw data. ransomware attacks use technology that encrypts information and then isn't released until a ransom is paid. the government warning comes after a cyber attack on the nation's second largest school district over the weekend. los angeles school authorities say they thwarted the ransomware attack that was likely criminal in nature. >> it was attacked with a ransomware tool that temporarily disabled systems >> reporter: the school district notified law enforcement, then took their system off line >> by shutting down all of the systems, we were able to stop the propagation of this event and restricting its potential damage >> reporter: while the attack was carried out with a ransomware tool, the superintendent says the district

has not received a ransom demand and it's not clear who was responsible for the breach which is still under investigation school officials say the attack disrupted access to email, computer systems and applications forcing students and staff to reset their passwords. still, authorities say based on their preliminary review, the attack did not impact employee health care or payroll information, and safety and emergency mechanisms in schools were also unaffected the fbi says the district's readiness for such an attack made all the difference. >> the quick response from the l.a. unified school district, both in their preparation and in the notification, bringing law enforcement in to solve this problem together, is the key to

success. >> tom, the good news is l.a. was ready for that cyber attack. but what would happen in other school districts how prepared are they? >> reporter: you know, we've seen this across the country smaller school districts simply don't have the budgets to pay for cyber security defenses or staff and many have lost a lot of data in mega breaches and it's one reason why the u.s. cyber security agency offers extensive help online. any school district, hospital, business that needs help, at cisa.gov that's the cyber security and infrastructure security agency and they offer a wide variety of resources. anybody can take advantage of. >> all right, tom costello for us in d.c., thank you. we have craig here good morning >> good morning, savannah, hoda. good morning to you as well. we're following another major story for you. the race to secure that besieged nuclear plant in ukraine, the largest of its kind in europe. that plant has come under repeated attack during the war a top u.n. official now wants to see a safety zone created around the facility nbc's meagan fitzgerald joins us from ukraine with the latest meagan, good morning to you. >> reporter: craig, good

morning. you know, one of the biggest concerns for these inspectors is communication in and outside of this plant right now that's being done by mobile device, but the concern here, the issue, is that if shelling hits these cell towers, there may be no way of immediately notifying the world of a nuclear accident. this morning there are fears the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern ukraine is accelerate to go a potential disaster after five days inside the plant, a report just released by a team of u.n. watchdog inspectors found seven pillars of nuclear safety have been significantly compromised including physical integrity of the plant, safety and security systems not fully functioning, and urging concerns about an offsite power supply. >> a nuclear power plant without crucial functionalities including the cooling of their reactors and dispense fuel without this, we could have a very serious nuclear accident.

>> reporter: artillery strikes on monday caused a fire at the plant forcing the only working reactor to be disconnected from the grid ukraine and russia have traded blame for the intense shelling around the facility. >> they are playing with fire, and something very, very catastrophic could take place. >> reporter: meanwhile, a senior u.s. defense official tells nbc news moscow is also in the process of buying millions of rockets and artillery shells from north korea, a move the white house says shows desperation as russia's weapons supply shortage intensifies. while uk intelligence suggests russian morale is deteriorating. we spoke with a former russian paratrooper who fled he says the kremlin didn't tell the truth about the invasion so, for me, he said, just as for many others, the reason for this war did not correspond to my moral world views.

and just breaking, ukrainian energy officials say they're considering shutting the entire plant down they believe that could be safer than having the plant run on these backup diesel generators look, it's a big decision because this plant gives power to some 4 million ukrainians craig? >> meagan fitzgerald in kyiv let's talk tennis, everybody. an exciting run for frances tiafoe he will play in his first quarterfinals match at the open later today. on monday he stunned 22-time grand slam champion rafael nadal and now tiafoe will get a chance to punch his ticket to the semifinals on the women's side coco's magical u.s. open run has come to an 18 18-year-old coco gauff losing to france's caroline garcia straight sets. coco said afterwards she's proud of how she played in the tournament, and she is hungry for more one other note, jessica pegula in action in the women's quarters it's exciting to have all these

americans in the u.s. open >> i watched the coco match last night. garcia played the best tennis of her life >> she was a 10 plus can we shout out chrissie evert? the way she's calling these matches, she's been really great. >> chrissie loves the "today" show she might be watching. let's turn our attention to our top story, of course, the weather. we are bringing in dylan again >> good morning again. we had a rainy day in the northeast yesterday and we're still going to hang on to some of those showers, the gray skies. also going to get a little windier today with temperatures only in the lower 70s. dare i say that fall feel in the air across the northeast we're looking at showers and isolated thundershowers. beautiful across the midwest in the 70s and 80s but, again, the heat and the chance of thunderstorms and the fire risk will continue out west for several days that's a look at the weather across the country we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds twitching?

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>> all right, dylan. thank you. just ahead an american family on a dream vacation coping with tragedy after a fatal shark attack hi, kerry. >> reporter: the family was in the bahamas just snorkeling when from out of nowhere a bull shark attacked >> all right, kerry. we'll get more on that in a little bit plus, a woman on the receiving end of a lot of well wishes from a lot of people this week a member of our extended nbc family in tulsa experienced stroke-like symptoms live on the air. but, this morning, julie chin is smiling as she is with us. she will update us on how she's she will update us on how she's doing. what's the difference between prop 26 and prop 27? 26? not one dime to get people off the streets and into housing 27 generates hundreds of million to help solve homelessness. the choice is clear yes on prop 27.

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and they're building big things, new things, things that will change the way we do things. and you might not know their names, but these people get up every day. working together. to move us all forward. it's 7:26 this morning. good morning to you. i'm marcus washington. our top story this morning, another intense day of heat shaping up around the bay area. >> i'm bob redell outside the pleasant hill b.a.r.t. station. train service has resumed between pleasant hill and concord b.a.r.t. yesterday the temperature out here was over 110 degrees. part of the track between the two stations bent or warped slightly, and a piece of

equipment that would have allowed single-track service overheated. so as a precaution, b.a.r.t. set up a bus bridge. b.a.r.t. has since fixed that equipment and resurfaced the tracks. time to look at the forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall has a look at what we can expect. >> some schools are adjusting the bell schedule due to the heat. in dublin, starting out with mid 70s. for pick-up time, it's already 98 degrees. too hot for recess or lunch outside. let's look at our high temperatures today. even though these numbers are slightly lower than yesterday, it's still very hot and well above normal with our high headed for 103 in san jose. 108 in brentwood. san francisco headed for about 80 degrees today. we do still have today, tomorrow and friday with highs well over 100 degrees. but then high humidity is expected to come in for the weekend, starting on saturday. this may trigger a few isolated thunderstorms. we're watching out for that

chance across the region. we don't get real relief until early next week. >> can't wait until next week. thanks. we'll have more for you coming up in 30 minutes. i'll see you back here then.

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month for the air force. we want to say congratulations they're celebrating its 75th anniversary, and we're so happy because we have the ceremonial brass along with us this morning. we're going to hear more from them later in the show >> appropriate they were playing their theme song "off we go into the wild blue yonder." >> put a little pep in your step steve bannon, a longtime ally of former president trump, is expected to turn himself in tomorrow to face state criminal charges in new york. now the nature of this case is still unclear, but in a statement to nbc news bannon called the charges phony and added, quote, this is nothing more than a partisan political weaponization of the criminal justice system nbc news has reached out to the manhattan district attorney's office, but it declined comment. disgraced theranos founder elizabeth holmes requested a new trial. claiming a key witness, a former lab director, visited her house last month and expressed regret over his testimony holmes was found guilty on fraud and conspiracy charges in january and now she faces up to 20 years in prison at sentencing

that happens next month. the world's second tallest roller coaster is closing for good cedar part in sandusky, ohio, announced the 420-foot top thrill dragster is being retired. that decision comes a year after a small metal object flew off the coaster and struck a woman in the head. that ride has remained closed ever since it had operated for 19 years and drawn more than 18 million riders we have a lot more to get to including a popular beach in the bahamas having to be shut down this morning after an american tourist was attacked and killed by a bull shark yesterday. >> nbc's senior national correspondent kerry sanders joins us with the very latest on this one kerry, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. bahamian authorities say the victim is a 58-year-old woman from the bahamas she and her family were on a seven-day cruise from florida where they had stopped in the bahamas and decided to go

snorkeling and that's when tragedy struck we should warn you some viewers may find the video of her attempted rescue disturbing. in the crystal clear waters just north of nassau in the bahamas, a deadly shark attack. the victim, whose name has not been released yet, is a 58-year-old woman from pennsylvania she had been snorkeling with family members in a popular area usually considered safe. tour boat operators rushed the victim to a dock in nassau where a crew member appeared to perform cpr. a woman on the dock pleading for someone to bring fluids. >> i need an iv, iv fluids right now. >> reporter: the victim and her family had arrived in the bahamas as part of a seven-day cruise onboard "the harmony of the seas." royal caribbean saying the family was on an independent shore excursion not arranged by the cruise line adding royal caribbean is providing support and assistance to the guest's loved ones during this difficult

time bull sharks are among the most aggressive sharks in the sea there have been as many as six reported fatal shark attacks this year. bull sharks have been identified in several of those cases including one that left 17-year-old addison bethea of florida so badly injured her leg had to be amputated. five years ago also in the bahamas tiffany johnson was attacked by what was believed to be a bull shark. she, like the most recent victim, was also snorkeling at the time she told me t the end for meinking this is i am not going to die here >> reporter: now, five years later, tiffany, a mother of three, tells us she recently went back into the water but not all shark attacks have that kind of survivor's happy ending and now one grieving family is left wondering if there was anything they could have done to

prevent this tragedy at sea. experts say it's unlikely the victim could have done anything here with a bull shark acting on instinct the authorities right now in the bahamas say they are going to review the medical training for those who take tours just to make sure they are up to snuff on their training in emergencies like this. meantime, the bahamian coast guard has closed this beach and area near green cay off nassau indefinitely guys >> so scary and tragic kerry, thank you all right, well, still ahead this morning, raise your hand if you're a little tired because you stayed up late last night scrolling on that phone. we've all been there, done that. and coming up, we have some solutions that are supposed to help us all get a better night's sleep. >> first, guys, a "today" exclusive. we'll chat with julie chin, a beloved anchor in tulsa. she's all smiles this morning -- she had an on air health scare

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was likely the beginnings of a stroke we'll talk with julie about that in a moment. first, sam brock has more on her story. hi, sam. good morning >> reporter: savannah, guys, good morning thankfully julie chin says those initial test results came back great. in her words, the health scare came out of nowhere. now she's thanking co-workers for their quick action and the warnings signs of a stroke >> in tulsa -- >> reporter: anchor julie chin experiencing a medical episode on live television >> a launch today at the -- at the -- at the event. >> reporter: which she now says doctors diagnosed as the beginnings of a stroke the accomplished anchor and journalist from nbc affiliate kjrh in tulsa is producing

smiles just four days later after saturday's on-air scare. >> tv news, like, there's nothing you can't handle well, i guess god got me on that one. >> reporter: julie getting through it with immediate help from her co-workers who she says recognized she was having a medical emergency and called 911. >> we needed to get off air. we needed to make sure julie was getting the attention. >> reporter: in a facebook post the multiple emmy award winner writing a simple thank you before detailing what happened saying the episode seemed to have come out of nowhere i felt great before our show first, losing partial vision in her eye, then julie says her hand and arm went numb finally, she was unable to read the words on the teleprompter. >> and i thought my contact is not in my eye right. >> reporter: at which point she turned the show over to her colleague. >> i'm sorry, something is going on with me this morning, and i apologize to everybody let's just go ahead and send it on over to meteorologist annie brown. >> reporter: julie wants to make sure others recognize the warning signs of a stroke, from the impact on balance and vision to numbness in the face and arms, and struggling with speech

perhaps most importantly time is of the essence if you're experiencing any of those symptoms, seek medical help as soon as possible >> hopefully this story helps somebody else. >> reporter: and julie's co-workers point out she might be the only person in the world they know who would be apologizing for having a medical scare on air as for a stroke, doctors say they can happen at any age but a quarter of them happen before the age of 65. so it's important to be familiar with the warning signs savannah, back to you. >> sam, thank you. we're so happy to be able to check in with julie this morning. she joins us now hi, julie. you look great how do you feel? >> thank you good morning thank you for having me. i feel good. i'm so grateful. i feel good. >> well, you went, first of all, let's figure out what the doctors are saying i'm glad you feel great. but what do the doctors say happened what was the prognosis >> the doctors right now, and we're doing more tests, but they think it was the beginning of a stroke they think maybe my body

corrected itself midway so i didn't have a full stroke, but that's what they're saying right now. of course, you know, they wanted to make sure all the major things were okay, so we did mris, cat scans and blood tests and all sorts of things and they were able to let me out of the hospital and so now i'm just seeing more specialists and more doctors and getting more opinions because we really don't know what caused this and, of course, i mean, i want to mo what caused it so maybe we can prevent it from happening again. >> well, you're in your 40s, but do you have any family history anything that would make you think this was even possible >> no, no family history i think i handled stress well. i mean, no and i truly felt great that morning. i had a good night's sleep, which you all know on a morning show you don't always have i felt good. and that section that everybody saw me struggling with, i wrote that little section. i knew what i was trying to say like the back of my hand

it just obviously wouldn't come out of my mouth. >> well, you have a husband and an 8-year-old son, neither of whom were watching that morning, but when you were off the air you did text your husband, and we have i guess will show you what your state of mind was. you say i need help something is not run today my work won't work is working my help my. that's what you sent him what did he think or what did he say afterwards >> i never send messages like that obviously, and he just -- my dad lives nearby so he was able to -- my dad was able to watch our son. my husband hopped in the car and came and he met us at the hospital yeah, that just shows my state of mind that morning i just couldn't put any words together as hard as i tried. >> well, julie, you've been so kind to share a lot of gratitude to your co-workers who were

there with you on a saturday morning and really sprung into action and got you right to the hospital what's your message to folks who might be watching this and thinking, okay, maybe if i feel those things, i shouldn't just blow it off and take a nap or whatever, i should get immediate attention? >> first of all, i am so grateful to my co-workers. they are my heroes for sure and all the health care workers. you know, i would say there's -- obviously when it comes to stroke there's b.e. f.a.s.t., the acronym, but when it comes to anything medical, if you think you need help, if something is really not right, don't be afraid to ask for help. i tried to tough through it, and that wasn't -- that wasn't the best thing to do so whatever is going on with you medically, if something doesn't feel right, ask for help and for everybody else around if you see somebody struggling, help them. and i do want to say, too, that this is just proof to me, like, for people who are wondering, there's so much bad stuff in the

world but there's so much good because here is my little video clip that's gone all around the world and it's maybe not my proudest professional moment, but people have been so kind and they've been cheering me on and praying for me, and i just -- our family couldn't be more grateful >> i hope you do feel proud, julie. hoda and i were marveling at your presence of mind. julie chin from our affiliate kjrh in tulsa. are you going to be there saturday morning i heard you're thinking about going back to work you can take a day off >> thank you for having me >> you're welcome. i bet you that's a yes i get the feeling that's a yes from her >> she's dedicated >> glad julie is okay. let's go over to dylan dreyer for another check of the weather. we are going to have to deal with still a great day across the northeast. we have that storm system that brought us the heavy rain yesterday just sitting offshore. we have northeast winds.

it's much cooler than it has been it's gray, it's damp scattered showers and thunderstorms along the gulf coast. dry through the middle of the country and especially out west but with some dry thunderstorms that could lead to fires developing and spreading quickly because it will be gusty and, of co good wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're still dealing with this heat wave. we have 100 degrees from santa rosa to martinez down to livermore and morgan hill. we'll see highs over 100 degrees today. we do still have at least three more days of these excessive temperatures. and then the weekend is still going to be hot and we'll add in humidity. and that's your latest forecast >> all right, dylan. coming up next, just ahead, a major decision about those beloved snow days. the decision has kids everywhere wondering could they soon be

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