hey, everyone. good friday. we're so happy you are with us. i'm vicky nguyen. >> i'm ellison barber.

"nbc news daily" starts right now. ♪ today, friday, august 4th, 2023, fallout. voters sound off after former president trump was arraigned for the third time. plus, the warning from a judge that has already set the tone for the trial. america at work. the new july jobs numbers are out. why economists are calling it a goldilocks report. and why that is good news for your wallet. let's talk. the screen writers and actors unions are sitting down with the studios today. after weeks and weeks of clashes. are they any closer to a deal? and a resting development. more and more young people are staying in bed all day. there's a term for it. bed rotting. how to know when it goes too far. >> that will be the conversation. and we begin with the political and legal fallout from former president trump's third indictment. the former president is heading

back on the campaign trail tonight and in alabama for the first event since being arraigned in federal court in washington, d.c. the former president pleaded not guilty to four charges thursday over allegations he conspired to overturn the 2020 election. special counsel jack smith was sitting feet away from mr. trump as he faced the judge. the former president claims this case is politically motivated and a new poll taken after the indictment shows 65% of americans think the charges against him are serious. nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian is in washington, and nbc's julie jester is in new hampshire for us. ken, let's start with you. you were outside the courthouse as this arraignment was happening yesterday. the judge gave a somewhat president. themer what did she and what are the steps in this case? >> reporter: as she was instructing mr. trump on the conditions of his release, she told him he couldn't commit any crimes, obviously, while free, she also made a point of saying that it was a crime to bribe or

intimidate or threaten both a juror and a witness in this case. which is not a normal, typical admonition given to a defendant in washington, d.c. and it really did set a tone, setting the stage for potential controvers over mr. trump's comments attacking prosecutors and judges on social media. as for what's next, there are two important dates coming up, august 10th, each side has to submit a brief, describing how long they think this case would take to try, and when they think it would go to trial, and then there will be a hearing on august 28th, during which the judge will set an initial trial date. and i should add, some breaking news in the last hour, mr. trump has pleaded not guilty to the new charges in the superseding indictment in that separate federal case down in florida. he is waiving appearance at an arraignment scheduled for next thursday, guys. >> ken, you also have some new reporting about possible legal defenses for the former president in this case. what can you tell us?

>> reporter: that's right, there are a number of legal cases. this is new territory for the justice department. using these three criminal statutes, or four, actually, in the way that they did, and mr. trump is going to argue a couple of things. one, that he was listening to the advice of lawyers when he contested the results of the 2020 election, so he couldn't have been committing crimes. two, that he genuinely believed that the election was stolen from him. and so he didn't have criminal intent. and there is also an argument to be made that the way the justice department has charged this case is legally problematic. there are problems with all of these defenses, principally, mr. trump, there are a lot of people who say that they told mr. trump that he lost the election, and so there's an argument that he knew he lost, and plaercht what you'res who advised him about these strategies have been unnamed con conspirators in this indictment. so it will be difficult for them to testify and it's been, the prosecutors certainly, part of the crime, but there are some

complex legal wrangling to come in this case, and that may affect the timetable and the schedule. guys? >> julia, let's bring you in here. new hampshire is clearly an early critical state in the primary calendar. what are voters there saying? >> reporter: we're at a county fair here in new hampshire and a town that narrowly went for president trump in 2016 and swung six points for biden in 2020, and the voters we have spoken to here for the most part are not really paying attention to this week's indictment and arraignment of the former president. i even asked several voters, does this third indictment feel any different or seem any different to you than the first two, and for a lot of them, they're just kind of blending together, because there is this exhaustion and fatigue involving trump's legal woes, and for voters that are on the fence, they are more concerned about kitchen table issues, but for trump's base, nothing that he does could sway what they think. here is what some of them told

me a bit earlier. >> the indictments are ridiculous. you know, they just look for anything. you can't tell us that he had anything to do with any of the violence that went on, because he didn't. >> i think it is a ploy to keep him out of office. that's all it is. >> do you think it is hurting the race at all. >> i think it is helping him. >> reporter: so trump supporters here are sticking with the former president, and the voters that never supported him, the options are open for them. but in terms of the impact the indictments have here in new hampshire, it's not really having much of one. vicky, ellison? >> julia jester and ken dilanian, thank you so much. at this hour we are following a big development in the gilgo beach murder investigation. >> authorities announced this morning they identified the victim known as jane doe number search, remains of karen vergata were found in 1996 east of gilgo beach on fire island.

and it is not clear yet if she is linked to suspect rex heuermann. ron allen has more. what more are we learning about karen? >> reporter: she was 34 years old. she disappeared back in 1996. and while one set of remains were found on fire island, another set were found in 2010, near gilgo beach, and that's what connects her to this ongoing case. authorities have explained why there are two sets of remains, but she also was an escort, like we know that four of the women who have been identified as also victims there, at gilgo beach as well and those similarities to the case. and authorities didn't answer any of the questions about whether there is a suspect, or any more details, and the main focus today, was to identify this individual, and there were a total of at least, up to 11 sets of remains found at gilgo beach and seven have been identified and the suspect, rex heuermann has only been charged in connection with three murders. he is the prime suspect in a

fourth murder of a fourth woman, and he of course has pleaded not guilty, and he is being held without bail. >> in august of 2022 -- >> ron, before we let you go, what can you tell us about why it took so long for authorities to identify these remains? did any of karen vergata family members speak out during that time or have they since? well, it's a complicated process to identify and to work with dna that is that old. remember, this now stretches back some 27 years. here is what the d.a. had to say about the identification process. take a listen. >> in august of 2022, approximately six months after we formed this gilgo task force, dna profile suitable for genealogical comparison was developed from the remains of karen vergata. in september of 2022, the fbi was able to, was able via a genetic genealogy review, to identify ms. vergata

presumptively as fire island jane doe. >> reporter: again, the key development in terms of identification is this genealogical work that they are able to do with dna now which occurred from an increasing number of law enforcement departments, how they're solving these old cases but again, the bottom line as of now, there is no connection with this identification, of ms. vergata to the suspect rex heuermann who is charged with three murders. >> thank you. new data out today shows the job market still pretty solid. the labor department says in july, 187,000 new jobs, 13,000 than expected and the unemployment rate ticked down slightly from 3.6% to 3.5%. the new rate is just above an historic low that was set back in the 1960 rs. let's bring in nbc news business and data reporter brian cheung. this report has been called the goldilocks report. what are the big take-aways. >> talking about the heat of the labor market, there were months,

2003, 00, 400,000 jobs added. 187,000 is something more consistent with a normally growing economy. so if you're thinking about need a glass of water, 200, 300,000, too hot for the economy, and too much and now lukewarm, which is just about right for the federal reserve, which has been raising interest rates to try to deliberately take the temperature of this economy down on inflation. and when you look at the jobs report, we saw wages, 4.4%, that's how much more people were getting paid, in july of this year, compared to july of last year, and that is pretty good when you consider that inflation is now finally coming down, and inflation, 3%. so the pace of your wallet growing is a little bit faster than the pace of the price tags growing, and that is certainly welcome news. >> cheers to that. goldilocks, water. >> happy friday. >> happy friday. >> thank you, brian, as always. let's turn now to other financial headlines. thousands of baby monitors are being recalled due to burn risks and you have yet another chance to become a billionaire, tonight. >> i get suckered into it every time, when it starts getting

like this, should i buy? morgan brennan has more on the cnbc mun minute. >> how do you? >> hammy friday. thousands of baby monitors are being recalled because of the lithium ion batteries could overheat and burn someone or start a fire. phillips avent recently referred nearly two dozen reports of the parent unit of their digital monitors overheating. leading to search minor injuries. the recall affects models 630 and 843. the fcc is levying a record fine for some of the people responsible for those annoying auto warranty row bow calls. the agency announced thursday a network responsible for five billion robo calls, the 500 million numbers over just three months, will have to pay $300 million in fines. the next mega millions drawing is tonight. with the jackpot up to 1.35 billion dollars. so what would you do if you got the grand prize? some winners do the obvious, like starting a trust, buying a dream house, or traveling, and

others, not so obvious, a 2011 mega millions winner built a water park in albany, new york. a 2008 powerball winner started a women's wrestling tv show that lasted one season. but hey, anything is possible, including winning the ticket, which is one in 302 million chances. >> what would you do? >> i would pay off the loans and get a vacation house for your parents. what is your wild thing you would do? >> well, travel the world with my family. just the whole world. stop wherever we wanted. no schedule. home school along the way. and just explore. >> how about you? >> between the amusement park and the first season wrestling show, we'll go for your pick, morgan. >> amusement park. maybe some place warm. >> we love it. >> morgan brennan, thank you so much. coming up, hollywood writers are meeting with executives from some of the biggest studios today.

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comes as the writers approach 100 days on the picket line. actors joined the strike two months ago. or two months into the strike, rather. on july 14th. bringing production to a grinding halt. nbc news correspondent dana griffin joins us now from los angeles. day fla, both sides sitting down today, any word on progress? >> reporter: ellison, not at this hour. but we are monitoring for updates. i got to tell you, i saw something that we have not seen in months. even outside of our own studios, take a look, we have some video, for the first time, this is what is considered a sanctioned joint strike, with the actors, and writers, for the first time, this is outside of nbc universal, and they say this is to sends a message to the company, which by the way is our parent company which is also represented in these negotiations by the amptp, they think that this construction outside of our gates and sidewalks for months has been making it difficult for large crowds to gather, so as you can see, earlier, they were in the

streets marching with police blocking off lanes to keep everyone safe. i reached out to nbc universal for a statement in regards to this possibly being a tactic used to keep them away, and it reads in part, from day one, we have supported the guild's right to demonstrate at entrances to our property, and have actively been looking for solutions to increase safe access during. and it goes on to say that we have hired d.o.t. officers daily to help control traffic and stop construction in key areas and created new walkways connecting our busiest gates and added new rest areas with tents and water all in support of the demonstrs. no getting b to the negotiations, ually s th sevters, andsked one if he thinkshat are gett close to reacha al, here is his sponse. >> i think the aude is cautious optim eventually, we will reach a deal with the studios. use the strikes. and if theytinue to refuse

to engage wi us and refuse to negotiate, we will remain on strike. period. >> reporter: now, ellison, if that deal is reached today or in several more weeks remains to be seen. >> i know you will keep an eye on it. thank you so much. well, ellison, when we talk about ai and robots, we often think about them taking over especially when it comes to our jobs but here is reassurance at least for now. as more robots are being built, there have to be humans to create them and maintain them. and now we have a robotics company in south san francisco, what do they make there where you are? and how will we see all of this happening in the real world? >> reporter: hey, vicky, great to see you. you said. it we're here at zipline in south fran. the company uses robes to make deliveries more efficient and environmentally friendly. the workers here are creating parts for the fleet of autonomous delivery drones which have been used to deliver covid vaccines to hospitals and e-commerce packages to walmart

customers.s. take a lisisten to the company' ceo. >> before, we were using a human to do one delivery at a time, driving a car one at a time, to go and make deliveries, and now we're training that human to maintain and manage a fleet of robotsts, so that the h human c now do 50 deliveries in an hour, rather than five. and that enables us to pay that human a lot more. >> reporter: zipline is looking to add about 100 workers in all kinds of roles from electrical engineering and fabrication and much more. >> we can pay people more, talk about, kate, how this benefits workers. >> reporteter: yes, i i think i some cases, aututomation expert would s say that this really removes more menial and repetitive tasks to certain jobs. one great example is chipotle on the auto avocado, and doing the prep for guacamole and doing the

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his lead attorney was the grandmother of a former san francisco district attorney. here are some other stories. california is taking a creative approach to managing water consumption. safeway is running into problems with pricing. first, a tragic update on a bay shot in oakland last month. an 8-year-old was struck by a stray bullet on 580 on july 14th. his family is now reporting that he is paralyzed from the neck down. they started a gofundme to cover costs to bring limb home and to make a transition into his new life. police have not said whether they made any arrests. inspectors have discovered that some safeway stores have been overcharging. they uncovered a lot of discrepancies. customers can dispute charges. we reached out for comment but have yet to hear back from safeway.

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of idaho students have released their client's alleged alibi. bryan kohberger's defense team says he was out on a long drive by himself around the time of the killings. the 28-year-old is facing four counts of first-degree murder over the deaths of four college students last november, at an off-campus house. the judge entered a not guilty plea on bryan kohberger's behalf of the trial is set to begin in october. top kremlin opposition leader alexei navalny has been convicted of extremism charges by a russian judge and sentenced today to 19 years in prison. the conviction is navalny's fifth criminal conviction and the third prison sentence. he is already serving more than 11 years in prison on fraud and other charges oopgs which he denies. there has been yet another ride malfunction at an amusement park, this time at cedar point amusement park in ohio. cell phone video captured the moment the ride stopped forcing riders to walk down to the side of the 205-foot rollercoaster. this incident comes after another cedar point

rollercoaster stopped during the preview of the ride back in may. two american military members are facing charges over allegedly spying for china. the fbi and justice department made this announcement thursday in a statement to "the wall street journal," the spokesperson for china's embassy in washington, says that beijing doesn't know the details of these cases but it opposes the united states accusations against china. let's bring in nbc news global security reporter, hey, dan, what more you are learning about the two sailors and their alleged crimes? >> this is really an extraordinary case, both of these cases, and one of the sailors based in san diego was allegedly passing on information about the amphibious ship the uss essex, that he was assigned, to including very sensitive details about the ship's weapons systems, and vulnerables, and the other sailor, based in ventura allegedly was passing on information to another chinese intelligence officer, of

military exercises in the pacific, sensitive information about the movement of ships for that exercise, and even blueprints of radar systems in japan. let's hear what the federal prosecutor, randy grossman had, to say yesterday. >> when a soldier or sailor chooses cash over country, and hands over national defense information in an ultimate act of betrayal, we have to be ready to act. and that's exactly what we have done here. >> so it's strong words there, and obviously, very hefty sentences, if these sailors are found guilty. >> yes, didn't you say one faces potentially life in prison, dan? big picture, talk to us about these, the charges and also the accusations of espionage, what does it mean big picture for u.s. and china relations overall? >> well, the u.s. has been accusing china of conducting brazen espionage efforts across the board, including industrial

espionage and hacking federal government emails. obviously, both sides try to gather intel on each other. and it will not make a very tense relationship any easier. here ses what was said at that same press conference yesterday about how china's conducting itself. >> these cases highlight the enduring and egregious meaning by which the prc will stop at nothing to attack the united states. and the strategic plans to become the sole world super power for a campaign of ripping off, replicating, and replacement. i will say that again. ripping off, replicating and replacing. >> so again, very stern warnings here, what looks to be a kind of an intelligence war in the shadows. >> all right, dan de luce, thank you very much. an air force veteran who wants to start a family claim

these was denied a critical benefit by the department of veteran affairs, she says it is because of her same-sex marriage. this veteran is taking her fight to court. here is nbc news correspondent valley castro. >> reporter: a decorated air force veteran says she was denied fertility treatments because her spouse is a woman. >> this is someone who has served nearly 20 years in the military, she loves her country, she loves military service, but she's shocked and disappointed that she is being treated like a second class citizen. >> reporter: ashley sheffield is now part of a class action lawsuit against the department of veterans affairs. she medically retired from the military in 2021, at the age of 38. the lawsuit details sheffield's exposure to jet fuel and pfass during her service resulting in ovarian adhesions which can cause infertility and says the v.a. recognizes her conditions as service connected and compensating for loss of the use of the reproductive organ. ready to start a family after marrying her wife in 2021, she

sought ivf treatments but was sent this letter of denial from her local v.a. program stating quote, you are not qualified if you're in a same-sex marriage or if the sperm is donated from someone other than a male spouse. i am sorry. >> i was incredibly surprised as a lawyer in the civil rights field that ashley came to us and showed us this letter that the government was telling her in black and white, due qualify for a benefit because you're married to a woman. >> sheffield lives in massachusetts. the first state to recognize same-sex marriage in the country, and last year, congress passed the respect for marriage act. >> now, the law requires that interracial marriage and same-sex marriage must be recognized as legal in every state in the nation. >> sheffield's attorney says the v.a. is citing language in the 2021 appropriations act, that outlines the eligibility for ivf coverage. the veteran and her spouse must be quote a cis gender, opposite

self legally married couple. >> is it fair to say that her fertility may have been affected by her service to our country, given what she was exposed to, and now that same country is refusing to take care of her because of who she is married to? >> that's exactly right. she put her life on the line. she sacrificed a whole lot of things over more than, over two decades in the military. and you know, her body was impacted by her service. we think that the government has an obligation and duty to provide her with the benefits that she deserves and she has earned through her service and through her sacrifice. >> a v.a. spokesperson telling nbc news the department does not comment on pending litigation. in a statement, the v.a. press secretary pointing to the president's fiscal year 2024 budget submission that includes a proposal to expand access to fertility treatment including for single veterans and those in same-sex relationships. >> it is our view that the biden administration has the full

authority to provide these benefits to ashley sheffield and every other couple that is in a same-sex marriage. >> now, sheffield has sought out costly private fertility treatments while hoping changes are in the near future for lbgtq + veterans and other families like hers. valley castro, nbc news. a big shakeup happening yet again in the florida education system. the college board says florida has quote effectively banned advanced placement psychology. the nonprofit organization says it's all because of what critics call the state's don't say gay law, or parental rights law, it bans instruction of sexual orientation and gender identity in florida classrooms. nbc news correspondent guad venegas joins us now. why is the florida board of education, what are they saying about this, and how are parents and students reacting? >> as of now, the college board has indicated that they will not modify the course. and they believe including sexual orientation and gender

identity is necessary in order to have a complete course that offers the entire human experience, which they think is required, in an advanced placement psychology course. now, the florida department of education has said in response to the statements that they have not banned the course, the course is still listed in the directory. they are saying that they are encouraging the college board, as theay, to stop playing games with florida students and continue to offer that course and allow teachers to operate accordingly. the department of education has asked the schools to modify the course, but again, the college board says they will not be modifying it, so now, students are sort of stuck, days before school begins, especially those who were planning to take ap psychology, with parents and school administrators reacting to the news. >> guad, ap psychology is one of the most popular ap courses in the country. are we hearing anything in the american psychological association about all of this?

>> so, vicky, it is, 28,000 students in the state of florida, took the ap test last year, that's about 10% of the nationwide number of students who took the test last year, and the american psychological association has spoken, they are backing the decision made by the college board, indicating t an advanced placement course that ignores the decades of science studying sexual orientation and gender identity would deprive students of knowledge they will need to succeed in their studies in high school and beyond. and again, the news coming from the state to the schools came yesterday, so yesterday, the schools were informed that they have to modify these classes, so we will have to wait and see what they decide to do, moving forward. vicky? >> so close to the school year, too. thank you so much. good news, ya'll, the goat is back. the most decorated gymnast ever, simone biles, will compete for the first time in two years this

weekend. after making her headlining withdrawal at the tokyo games. and she is not stopping there. she is also allegedly eyeing a run for the 2024 paris olympics next summer. here is nbc's maggie vespa. >> reporter: after years out of the olympic spotlight, simone biles, widely considered the greatest gymnast of all time, is on the comeback trail. the 26-year-old search-time olympic medalist and 25-time world championship medalist is set to compete at this week's u.s. classic outside chicago. biles says she is overwhelmed by fan support, adding, excited to get back out on the competition floor. this, after a headline-making hiatus starting with a sudden exit from 2021's tokyo olympic games. biles blaming a bout of the twisties, a mental phenomenon that destroys gymnast's ability to judge where they are in the air. >> it is about getting lost in the air and hurting yourself, and i think people didn't understand that either, did they? >> it is not something they

could physically touch or see, it's inside of my head. >> biles later withdrawing from all competitions to focus on her mental health. writing at the time, she felt like she had the weight of the world on her shoulders. while she has been away from the matt, biles has two years of personal milestones, including last year, receiving the presidential medal of freedom, and in april, marrying nfl star jonathan owens, all while leading a chorus of athletes championing mental health. this weekend, biles will be back together with teammates like sumi lee and jordan childs and the all-star usa gymnastics team is already looking ahead to next year's paris olympics. chiles talking to savannah in paris earlier this summer. >> it is an amazing thing to be able to be here and just to be in the environment and everything like that, and i'm beyond excited. >> excitement building as team usa fans look forward to a big comeback, this weekend. >> for those keeping score at home, biles this weekend is registered to compete in all

four events, that's beam, floor, vault, and uneven bars, and then to kind of map out the road to the olympics, this is the core hydration class, this is a qualifying event for nationals, and as we know, nationals is one of the events that they use to choose team usa for the olympics. and so the fact that biles is registered here, she competing here, it is indeed a big sign that she could be back on the road to the olympic stage. back to you. >> maggie, thank you. a new tiktok trend suggests spending all day in bed may actually be good for your mental health. coming up, what you need to know about bed

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whoever heard of bed rotting? basically that's where you just sit or lay in bed all day. eating snacks. watch max. from their bed. >> have you ever heard of this new self care trend that is taking the internet by storm? >> in today's mental health check we are talking about bed rotting. it doesn't really have a great name. >> i think it is the branding. >> exactly. >> but it is a trend that is being embraced by a lot of young people online and the goal, you stay in bed all day, and you do nothing. joining us now for more on the trend is amy, a licensed psychotherapist and host of the

podcast mentally stronger. amy, good to see you. for starters, let's go over, what exactly is this bed rotting trend and why do people say they're doing it? >> basically it involves spending time in bed and doing something passive, read magazines, something on their laptop or lay their all day and some people are saying they're doing it because they're so stressed out and overwhelmed and they need a break from everything and this is a way to do it, and it is part of saying i'm not going to be productive today, i don't need to be involved in anything and i am just going to stay in bed. >> let's talk about the science of recharging. because taking a break and just being like i'm going to do nothing today, it can be really good, especially for mental health reasons but what actually happens to your body if you take too much time? >> we definitely don't need to be productive all the time, and it is important to recharge and take a timgd. but it's not good for us all the time. you don't want to do it for too long and for people who have pre-existing mental health conditions like depression or anxiety, it might actually

worsen your symptoms. or for people who have trouble sleeping anyway, you really don't want to spend all day in bed, it will increase your sleep problems, and it is also not good if you're just avoiding your problems, because those problems are still going to be there once you get out of bed, so we don't want it to get in the way of solving the issues in your life either. >> we want to look at the benefits of recharging on our screen, amy, and what is the research of whether bed rotting is an effective way it recharge versus other ways of recharging? >> well, we know that taking a break from everything can reduce the stress hormones that are released in your body, things like adrenaline and cortisol stop being produced so therefore it does decrease your heart rate and your breathing slows down and your blood pressure goes down, and people say their immune systems get better, they can focus and they can concentrate better, and we sleep better, and for people with chronic pain, it relaxes their muscles, they often say their chronic pain gets better, so taking a break from everything in the right space and in the right amount of time could be good for your mental health in

several ways. >> so amy, walk us through when people should say okay, wait, too much of this, it's not good, i need some help because maybe this is something more serious. >> yes, if you relax for a few hours in bed, it probably isn't going to be an issue but if you start to feel worse, if you're zapped of energy, if you start dreading getting out of bed or facing the real world, then you know it is becoming a bigger problem and it is doing more harm than good. >> and looking online, against the burnout culture people are rebelling and want to do antiwork trens like quiet quitting and bare minimum mondays and what is triggering this shift and why is it so popular among younger people. >> younger people are stressed out and feel like they're overworked and underappreciated and looking for ways i'm going to be anything but productive today. and what better way to do that than saying i'm staying in bed and i'm doing absolutely nothing and i think people are finding it is a way to push back against that so-called culture that we saw for long and their way of

saying i don't have to be on all the time, and i'm going to take a break and i'm not going to feel bad about it. >> very quickly, amy, give us some alternate good healthy ways to recharge. >> you can just take a short dirj detox. turn off your electronics for a half a day. you don't necessarily have to stay in bed. go out in nature. go for a walk. read a book. do some yoga. other ways you can recharge as well. >> all of the things on the screen. and they sound so much better. >> i love a good walk. >> absolutely. >> and getting out and in touch with nature. >> amy morin, thanks so much. >> thank you. a whole lot more news ahead. you are watching "nbc news daily." -well, i'm not 100% sold yet. -okay, have you considered -- it's fine, flo.. shshe's not ininterested.. i geget it. not eveveryone wants s to save momoney. -w-what's she e doing? -i donon't know. i geget it. not eveveryone wants s to save momoney. renters s and homeowowners can bundndle and savave. for whwhat? a trip t to bora borora? bora borining. okay, yoyou know whahat? i'm in. bora borining.

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