don't forget that cbs this morning is coming up next. here is a picture of the great highway, southbound lanes are closed. have a great day, everyone. good morning to our viewers in the west. it's thursday, january 31st, 2019. welcome to "cbs this morning." brutal subzero cold spread from the midwest to the northeast. entire cities have shut down to protect people from the dangerous chill. see how long this blast will last and the potential risks from spending too much time outside. a sperm bank threatened to sue a client for trying to contact a member of her father's biological family. why a system designed to use anonymous donors is struggling with new dna technology that reveals genetic connections. tax season shifts into high gear today. how the government shutdown could affect your return and the tax law changes you need to understand. plus, behind the scenes with

operation shield. atlanta's plan to keep super bowl visitors safe. and are you better off in los angeles or new england? our annual tradition lookinging at the hometowns of the super bowl teams. but we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> it's brutal. the coldest i've ever been. >> you don't have to be out. just stay warm. >> it's freezing cold. even though i'm layered it don't matter. >> millions wake up to bone-chilling cold. >> painfully cold. people's lives are at stake. >> president trump is under fire for slamming his own intelligence cheech chiefs afte directly contradicted his views on foreign affairs. >> he is becoming a national security threat himself. >> in venezuela, there were new protests against president n nicolas maduro. >> the league will consider rule changes to avoid bad calls like the ones that cost the saints a trip to the super bowl. >> our officials are human and

they're foot goinot going to ge right every time. >> more details in the alleged attack of jussie smollett. police are looking for two persons of interest. >> the michigan school administrator who went viral for their snow day serenade are at it again. >> ♪ ♪ you see a bad winter ♪ when the winter vortex passes through ♪ >> chicago so cold, they had to deliberately set the train tracks on fire. that's called chicago improv. >> on "cbs this morning." >> these are all videos from chicago. some people are having fun with this. it's so cold, you know, you can fry an egg on the sidewalk, you can freeze an egg in a frying pan in chicago. these guys froze a shirt. >> this is a board. >> and this lady -- i don't

know, she decided to -- i don't know why she decided to do this but she -- >> the banana broke in half! >> yes, right. >> this morning'sye opener is presented by toyota, let's go places. >> i like the egg, the frozen egg. that was one i hadn't seen before. welcome to "cbs this morning." gayle king is enjoying some time off. we're going to start again with the weather. nearly 90 million americans are now in the grip of dangerous cold as the polar vortex spreads across more of the country. at least nine deaths are connected to the historic winter blast that's causing major disruption across the midwest and northeast. >> temperatures across the upper midwest feel like the negative 50s with the windchill. for a second day, the u.s. postal service is suspending mail delivery in many areas. six states are affected. energy companies in minnesota

and michigan are asking customers including major automakers to cut their use of natural gas. demarco morgan is in minneapolis. hopefully warm. with how people are coping. demarco, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the temperatures are dangerously cold. so much so that it's pretty much brought life to a standstill across the midwest. affecting everything from the zoos, aschools, air travel, eve utilities. the polar vortex is delivering a third day of dangerous snow and subzero cold. whiteout conditions caused havoc on the roads. in some places, dropping up to 12 inches of snow. >> you can't see anything. >> reporter: in pennsylvania, at least 27 vehicles were involved in a massive crash. critically injuring at least two people. the cold once again proved deadly. a student at the university of iowa was found dead outside of a university building. where temperatures dipped to negative 22 degrees. officials say weather was a

fact f islso disruptinweek. more than 2,000 flights have already been canceled for today. hundreds are delayed. and utilities are dealing with a dilemma of high demand. in minnesota and michigan, energy companies are asking millions of customers to conserve natural gas to avoid stressing the system. michigan's consumer's energy company asked the big three automakers to suspend operations at their michigan plants. all complied, including gm, which shuttered 11 plants across the state. at chicago's trinity united church, the homeless are offered a warm place. >> this is the type of cold where people not only get hypothermia, from bite, but that people's lives are at stake. >> reporter: according to the national weather service, just ten minutes outside in negative 32 windchill will give you frostbite. but midwest farmers don't have much of a choice. they have to keep working. >> you get the job done. >> reporter: this dairy farm has

been in his family for three jern ration generationings. he says the key is finding ways to adapt. >> warm up, go outside. you're in and out a lot. >> reporter: when it's all said and done, this system could cost the u.s. billions of dollars. similar to the same system that happened back in 2014. it cost the u.s. economy $5 billion. so it's a lot of money we're talking. >> hopefully things will start heating up, demarco, we don't want to upset mrs. morgan, your mom there. i know she was worried yesterday. don't need her calling our producers saying "get my son inside." demarco, get inside, thank you. >> reporter: i think she knows i'm staying warm. >> lonnie quinn, new york station wtbs tv is here to show us and mrs. morgan how long the frigid weather will last. >> good morning. good morning, mrs. morgan. what we've got for you guys is hope. how about that, hope. there will be a warm-up but not today. we've already recorded an

all-time record low in moline, illinois. you've never been 29 below zero. rock ford, tied an all-time record at negative 27 degrees. 3 degrees, the record for new york city and jfk. the polar vortex is bringing the cold air to the northeast today. still roughest in places like duluth where it's 28 below zero. you're 6 below in pittsburgh. about 4 degrees officially in new york city. factor in the winds and the windchill in duluth is 50 below zero. madison, wisconsin, 20 degrees below zero. the best you're going to do today in new york city, about 15 or 16 degrees. per, you get up to 9 degrees. madison, wisconsin, you never get out of negative numbers. the warmest feel you have today is about 8 degree also below zero. when does this polar vortex lift? that's on sunday. there's going to be a huge swing. look at some of the changes. you look at a place like

minneapolis. minneapolis, okay, by the time you get to sunday, will be 47 degrees. that is 70 degrees warmer than they are as of right now. for a place like, well, atlanta. atlanta will be 58 degrees super bowl sunday. little chance for a shower. 30 degrees warmer than you are this morning. the coldest we will get here in new york city is, right now, outside. over to you, pal. >> thank you, lonnie. that makes me happy i'm inside with you. >> there we go, yes. climate controlled studio. >> exactly. in a new interview, president trump says he will stay out of making decisions about special counsel robert mueller's final report. the president told the daily caller website he had not spoken to acting attorney general whitaker about the russia investigation coming to an end. he also said i could have gotten involved in this. i could have terminated everything. many people thought that's what i should do. allegations of collusion with russia are a hoax but said he would allow mueller's probe to continue. one of the world's largest

electronicsmakers is changing its mind about a giant project the president praised in the wisconsin backed with record subsi subsidies. fox conn based in taiwan promised to build a 20 million square foot factory in wisconsin and provide 13,000 jobs. state lawmakers approved about $4 billion in tax breaks for the company. in 2017, the president said the project showed that manufacturing jobs are coming back. here's what he said. >> one of the truly great companies of the world will build a state of the art manufacturing facility for the production of lcd panelled products in wisconsin it investing million, millions of dollars right here in america, and creating thousands of jobs. >> that is no longer true. fox conn said yesterday it will now build a technology hub at the site. primarily for scientists and engineers. not blue collar jobs. fox conn says global marketings

have changed but that the wisconsin project remains a pray yard for our company. political pressure is growing in venezuela where two men claim to be the country's rightful leader. the elected president nicolas maduro is trying to hold on to power. president trump is praising opposition leader juan guaido's, quote, historic assumption of the presidency. and tweeting, "the fight for freedom has begun." gu aido plans to set out his plans for the country this morning in an address to the nation. elizabeth palmer is in the country's capital caracas where protesters are demanding change. >> reporter: every day brings a new twist in this epic battle for power. the opponents of president nicolas maduro feel they're on a roll. waving flags and chanting freedom. venezuelans hit the streets again yesterday in a peaceful demonstration against maduro.

his rule, they say, has ruined venezuela. they've had enough of food shortages, hospitals without drugs, a gross corruption and dirty politics. especially maduro's re-election which they believe was rigged. >> translator: we want free and decent elections. we deserve them. we have fought for 20 years against this. we can't take it anymore. >> reporter: the man leading the anti-maduro fight joined the protesters, juan guaido, head of venezuela's national assembly. he's now being recognized as interim president by the united states. in an op-ed in today's "new york times," guaido called for global backing. the military's withdrawal of support from mr. maduro, he wrote, is crucial to enabling a change in government. but maduro is doubling down. state television broadcast futures of him calling on troops to defend their commander in chief and, for now, the military appears to be standing firm.

maduro had a warning to the united states. any military intervention by america, he said, would turn into another vietnam. so clearly the role of the army is key. everybody here is watching to see if there are signs that the military will switch sides. in fact, juan guaido in that op-ed in "the new york times" does say that he's already having secret talks with members of the armed forces. john. >> elizabeth palmer for us on the spot there in venezuela. chicago police are looking for two potential persons of interest in a possible hate crime against actor jussie smollett. police say a surveillance camera took these images of the two men on the night smollett says he was beaten. the starch the tv drama "empire" said his masked attackers yelled racist and homophobic slurs. dean reynolds is tracking the investigation. >> reporter: good morning. investigators are hoping the fbi

can enhance those images and provide more distinguishing detail. the men in the images are not considered suspects, but police do want to talk to them and find out what they may have been doing when smollett says he was abeing tattac attacked. the two images seen in these images were also spotted sitting on a bench when smollett walked past them across the street. they then appear to get up and follow him. the three of them are never seen on camera together. about a minute later, investigators say another security camera captured smollett returning to his apartment with a noose tied around his neck. the rope was untied but still on his neck when police arrived 45 minutes after he says he was attacked. ♪ i give you all of me smollett, a gay cast member of the fox hit show "empire" told police two masked white men shouting racist epithets and gay slurs beat him up, knocked him

down the ground and doused him with an unknown chemical after he left a subway restaurant around 2:00 a.m. on tuesday. he said his attackers allegedly yelled maga country, a reference to president trump's campaign slogan. smollett is known for speaking out against racism and bigotry. like in this 2017 music video. he is also a frequent critic of the president. the actor was the target of a threatening letter last week which the fbi is now investigating. chicago mayor ramhm emanuel. >> what was alleged done here has no place in the city of chicago. >> reporter: police sources tell us that smollett says he was on the phone with his manager during part of the altercation. and yet investigators say neither man has been willing so far to release his cell phone

for examination. >> all right, dean, i know investigators want to get to the bottom of this. thank you. a new report claims the drug company accused of helping engineer and profit from the opoid epidemic considered expanding into addiction treatment. the article is purportedly based on secret parts of a lawsuit filed by the state of massachusetts against purdue pharma. and members of the sackler family who own the company. the suit alleged purdue sold oxycontin and downplayed its dangers. tony dokoupil has been closely following this story. tony, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. according to propublic lia, blad out portions of the lawsuit accuse pharma of wanting to capitalize on addiction treatment. the article cites internal correspondence between purdue pharma executives discussing how the sale and treatment of opoid addiction are naturally linked.

prublica reports while oxy sales were declining, purdue touted the fact that the addiction treatment market was expanding. propublica specifically names kathe sackler being involved in a project allegedly meant to help them break into the treatment market. the redacted documents also reportedly show that richard sackler complains over e-mail that a google alert was giving him too much information about the drug's dangers, imagine that. in a statement, purdue pharma called the release of this redacted information part of a continuing effort to single out purdue, blame it for the opoid crisis and try the case in the court of public opinion rather than the justice system. now the fate of massachusetts, according to a court order, has until midday friday to release blacked out portions of the lawsuit. so who released it early? at this point, it's unclear. the attorney general's office in massachusetts told us it wasn't

them and, in fact, they would not confirm the content of the prop propublica article. the fbi is investigating a tunnel in florida that may have been built to rob a bank. utility workers found the tunnel on tuesday night. they were checking a reported sinkhole and noticed a power cord running through it. they followed the cord and found an entrance nearby in the wood. >> would like to say i saw something like this in movies, however this hole is so small -- yeah, it's unique. >> reporter: the tunnel runs about 50 yards. it apeers to head towards a branch of chase bank. a wagon and generate we're also found. workers used construction equipment to dig up the tunnel. the bank was never robbed. the fbi says it has not identified any suspects. new orleans saints say they were robbed and nfl commissioner roger goodell addressed that yesterday. he says the league will consider

rule changes after the controversial play that may have cost the new orleans saints a trip to the super bowl. referees missed a pass interference penalty against thithe los angeles rams. the rams went on to saints in overtime. >> yesterday, goodell acknowledged the mistake. >> it's a play that should be called. we're going to make sure we do everything possible to address the issues going forward and see if there are improvements we can make through instant replay or anything else. >> goodell downplayed the idea of idea of adding another referee. he says he never considered overturning the results. and super bowl liii will air right here on cbs. you can watch it and all the pregame fun starting at 3:00 p.m. pacific time thissunday. countdown is on. well, apple escalates its fight with facebook over privacy. ahead, the iphonemaker's claims against the media giant and how

it says personal information was good thursday morning. the rain has come to an end for the most part with dry conditions through the afternoon. we have mild to warm daytime highs, partly sunny skies. 62 in san francisco, 63 in oakland, mid 60s and san jose and santa rosa. we have a strong storm moving in bringing the iranian.

we have much more news ahead. an oregon woman who conceived her daughter with a sperm bank says the company hit back hard when she tried to reach out to the donor's biological relatives. see how dna testing is colliding with privacy. plus, how his texts became public. why his security team wants to investigate the leak of those

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welcome back. it is extra busy on 101 through mountain view. chp has all lanes blocked temporarily to clear an accident to the right shoulder. elsewhere, at the san mateo bridge commuting out of hayward into foster city, expect 835 minute drive time from 880 two the 101. the golden gate bridge is bogging down and letting at the northbound 101 at lucky drive. we are down to 4/10 of a mild visibility in fairfield, a quarter mile in napa and 1/10 of mobile and santa rosa with fog. mild to warm with daytime highs mainly in the 60s, rain returning friday afternoon here

♪ ♪ ♪ welcome back to "cbs this morning." here are three things you should know this morning. u.s.-china trade talks will resume when president trump meets with vice premier. the talks are aimed at reducing the trade imbalance and ease tensions between the world's two largest economic powers. if a deal isn't reached by march 2nd, president trump has threatened to raise tariffs on more than $200 billion worth of chinese imports to the u.s. a very big deal. drugmaker tryst pharma is recalling infant ibuprofen. the oral suspension drops may

contain ibuprofen concentrations above 10% above the specified limit. toxicity is typically a concern when levels are 700% higher than the recommended dose. side effects include vomiting, stomach pain, diarrhea and permanent kidney damage. nasa researchers have found a gigantic hole growing in antarctica's thwaites glacier. the hole may have held 14 billion tons of ice which has mostly melted over the last three years. the hole allows more heat and water to get under the glacier which causes it to melt faster. scientists say thwaites glacier is responsible for 4% of the sea level rise. an oregon's woman's attempt to connect with the anonymous donor may lead to a lawsuit. danielle teuscher reached out to

relatives. the cryobank sent her a cease-and-desist letter. ana warner spoke to teuscher says her plan genetically related to her daughter is now in jeopardy. >> it's one woman's story of unexpected consequences that raises complicated questions. can anyone who is a donor expect anonymity when so many people are connected and finding genetic relatives online dale. >> she's really into music, singing and very athletic, very strong. >> danielle teuscher's 9-year-old daughter zoe is con seefred from an anonymous donor. >> she's definitely a social butterfly which she did not get from me. >> she wanted to know about her daughter's ancestry and possible health issues so when she and other family members decided to get dna test from company 23 and

me over the holidays she added one for zoe and lo and behold turned up to be one of the anonymous donor's relatives. >> i imagine you were surprised. >> yes. >> it sounds like you didn't go looking for that. >> not at all. >> it came from northwest cryobank which offers anonymity. the apparent relative she found on 23 and me listed themselves as open to messaging. >> i said i don't want to cross any boundaries, i just want to let you know that we're out here and we're open to contact if you are. >> the relative responded, i don't understand. so teuscher said she let it go. then she got this. a cease-and-desist letter from northwest cryobank telling her not to contact the donor or learn more information about his identity, background or whereabouts. the bank warned it could seek $20,000 in liquidated damages. worst of all, it took back four

additional vials of donor sperm that she purchased, sperm she'd planned to use to have zoe's genetic siblings. >> what was that like for you getting that? >> devastating. i was shocked. i was crying for days. like, i could barely eat. >> because why? >> i felt embarrassed almost. like, here i thought i was doing this thing i thought was in the best interest of my daughter and then it just came back on me in such a harsh way that made me feel like i did something terrible, like i was a criminal. >> northwest cryobank told us it does not prohibit dna testing, but said concern arises when one uses dna test results to contact a donor and/or his family. the bank says clients like teuscher have contractually agreed to not seek the identity or attempt to contact these individuals. >> teuscher said the contract was online.

>> you just click the boxes. >> plus, she says, it's not all about her. >> my daughter is an actual, living, breathing, feeling, human being who did not sign that contract. >> and contracts or not, many donor-conceived children and their families are finding each other. >> all of us, thousands of us have made these connections. >> wendy cramer runs the donor sibling registry, a group that connects donor-conceived children and their families. her own donor-conceived son has found 18 half-siblings, most of them through dna matches. >> it's a right for everyone to know the truth about their own dna, their own background, their relatives and their medical histories. >> northwest cryobank says not all donors would want that opportunity. it told us there is a human being on the other side of the gift who may have a partner, parent, job and children of his own and uninvited contact could jeopardize these relationships and families, but experts say in

2019 that contact may simply be unavoidable. dr. peter mcgovern is an infertility specialist. >> the problem we have now is that the science has kind of overstepped where we are in terms of legality. >> do you think that it's even possible to promise someone that they will remain anonymous as a donor in the current environment? >> i think despite our best efforts we cannot promise that anymore. >> but teuscher says with the loss of her vials the promise of more children may be ended for her. >> they literally took my babies. my future babies. >> after we contacted northwest cryobank for this story, a representative sent teuscher saying the bank would refund the money for the vials of the donor's sperm, but did not offer to give her vials back. this is the only letter threatening legal action that

they've ever sent to a clieno his knowledge, but complicated questions and opinions on both sides here. >> it's very interesting because we have more and more people who experience infertility. they use egg donors. they use sperm donors for lots of different reasons and the law has to catch up with this because some people want to help, but they do want to remain anonymous. >> right. in some countries, for example, the uk when a child turns uk a donor-conceived child anonymity is gone. northwest cryobank told us that they have a more similar procedure to that for many of these cases, as well. >> i wonder how that will affect donors. >> yeah. >> thank you, ana. and super bowl liii will have huge crowds of fans and a lot of police, but that's only part of the security story. ahead, see how atlanta is protecting the big game from potential threats on the ground, in the sky and even on the internet. and if you're on the go, subscribe to our "cbs this morning" podcast. hear the day's top stories and

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♪ ♪ the rams and patriots will take turns playing defense during sunday's super bowl, but other defenders at the stadium will not get a break. small army of security is in place to protect 1 million visitors who will be in atlanta this week. mark strassman is there with a look at super bowl liii security lineup. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. every super bowl's layout and security plan is a little bit different. here in atlanta, a hard security perimeter of a quarter mile surrounds the stadium and inside that perimeter 13 of the 15 official nfl events will take place and thousands of downtown security cameras will become this plan's eyes and ears. for security officials, this is their super bowl, too. they've huddled for the last two years trying to map out a lockdown defense against potential threats. >> this is the nerve center. >> reporter: erika shields is atlanta's police chief. from the security operations center she'll direct more than

40 government agencies throughout super bowl week. >> so what is it that keeps you up at night. >> it's when you don't know. the challenges you're going to have everyone in one space and so you really have to ensure that the perimeter is locked down. >> reporter: there's obvious physical security like seven miles of fencing that rings the stadium and bomb-sniffing dogs. every arriving truck here gets an x-ray inspection by u.s. customs and border protection officers or cbp. we flew along with their patrolling black hawk helicopter through the 30-mile no-fly zone in place around the stadium. >> so for the outer perimeter to prevent an attack by vehicle you'll see sanitation trucks, cement barriers, water-filled barricades. anything that will stop a vehicle from crashing into the crowd. >> reporter: inside the security perimeter, what's known as the super bowl campus, you can spot

a significant police presence, everything from these traffic barriers to law enforcement drones. there's also security you can't see against a threat no one can see. >> a massive cyber attack last year crashed the city's computers for two weeks. so disruptive, police officers making traffic stops could not run license plates. atlanta mayor says atlanta's security systems will be backed up in case it happens again. >> it was like waking up from a nightmare to know that our system his been taken down in the city. >> is the city more prepared for a cyber attack now than it was a year ago? >> we absolutely are. >> reporter: homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen told us there is no known threat against sul. ♪ >> reporter: but its high-profile status automatically makes it a potential target. >> it's a huge part of our culture. a lot of americans and others will be tuning in on sunday. as a result we all work very closely together to make sure

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." here's a look at some of this morning's headlines. "the daily beast" reports jeff bezos has launched an investigation to hu his text messages ended up in the national enquirer earlier this month. "the daily beast" says investigators allegedly hired by bezos suspect the leak was politically motivated. the intimate personal attacks detailed his alleged affair with tv news anchor lauren sanchez. the chief executive issa i longtime friend of president trump. an amazon spokesman declined to comment. we reached out to bezos, but did not immediately hear back. the reno gazette reports that the department of energy disclosed it secretly shipped plutonium from south carolina to nevada. the state of nevada had tried to block the transfer in november, adding they didn't study the potential dangers of trucking the material. yesterday the justice department said the plutonium had already

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down lombard street. many neighbors tell county officials they're this is a kpix 5 morning update. good morning . it is 7:56am san to drive down lombard street. the residents are tired of the traffic jams and want relate. congress eliminated the individual mandate and 2017 which imposed a tax penalty on those without insurance. the oakland, first fridays pushed back due to the weather. the event will now happen march 1. we have news updates throughout the day on your favorite platforms including our website at kpix.com .

welcome back. it is 7:57 am. we have a crash westbound just before highway 13 blocking two lanes.

the caltrans camera showing how bad the backup is, slow from the grand and beyond. we take a live look at the bay bridge where the metering lights are on. at the nimitz freeway, traffic is bogged down. the rain has moved out and the fog has moved in. here is visibility with some trouble spots. this is a mile and a half in concord, 1/10 of a mile in fairfield and santa rosa, one quarter mile in napa. we have dry conditions through the afternoon with mild to warm daytime highs. 62 in downtown san francisco, 63 in oakland and redwood city. fremont with a high of 61, mid 60s in san jose and santa rosa. we have a break today torrow mo wind returning friday afternoon. we expect heavy rain friday

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♪ good morning to our viewers in the west. it's thursday, january 31st, 2019. welcome back to "cbs this morning." the mayor of south bend indiana is thinking about the white house. talking about his hometown survival and the idea of being the first openly gay president. plus, all the good things about the places that our super bowl teams call home. but, first, here's today's eye opener at 8:00. ♪ >> nearly 90 million americans are now in the grip of dangerous cold as the polar vortex spreads across more of the country. >> the temperatures are dangerously cold, so much so that it's pretty much brought life to a standstill across the midwest. >> the windchill in du

lieutenant is 50 below zero. madison, wisconsin, 20 below zero. pittsburgh 22 degrees below zero. >> every day brings a new twist in this epic battle for oh, and right now the opponents of president nicolas maduro feel that they are on a roll. >> the men in the images are not considered suspects, but police do want to talk to them and find out what they may have been doing when smollett was attacked. according to propublica blackout portions of the lawsuit show that purdue phrma showed of creating the addiction also wanted to capitalize on addiction treatment. >> the american kennel club has recently they will be opening a dog museum in new york city. yeah, admission for the dog museum is going to be $20 or $15 for students and seniors, or $10 for good boys.

>> you never know. people shell a lot of money for their pets. >> got a play date for george. >> i'm bianna golodryga with norah o'donnell and john dickerson. gayle is enjoying some time off. almost one in three americans face dangerous and potentially record-break cold in the arctic blast. at least nine deaths are tied to the winter storm and frigid temperatures. actual low temperatures this morning are still bell below zero in the midwest, and in the single digits closer to the coast. windchill watches and warnings stretch from the dakotas all the way to maine. norris camp, minnesota had the coldest recorded temperature yesterday. yes, it was negative 48 degrees. it's almost hard to believe. despite these freezing weather, 52 people finished the arrowhead 135 race this week in minnesota. it covers 135 miles on foot, bike or ski. temperatures at the finish yesterday ranged from 35 to 17 degrees below zero. i can't see their faces, but it looks like there's just a small

opening so that you can breathe. you can barely see their eyes. >> imagine how painful breathing is in that kind of cold weather. hardy souls. >> hardy souls. house democrats are reopening border security talks without offering any money for the president's border wall. 17 house and senate lawmakers from both parties met yesterday. they are trying to make a deal before government funding runs out, again, on february 15th. the house democrats are offering to add 1,000 customs officers, use new technology to scan for drugs at entry points and expand border protection operations. democrats would not say yesterday if they are willing to consider any new physical barriers on the border. lawmakers would be, quote, wasting their time if there's no discussion about a wall. he told the daily caller wednesday out he's still considering declaring a national emergency to get money for it. the iowa caucuses are 368 days away, and the potential field of democratic candidates is quickly going.

the mayor of south bend, indiana, pete buttigieg, launched a presidential exploratory committee last week. the 37-year-old has spent seven years in charge of the city he grew up in. he's a harvard graduate. he's a rhodes scholar. he's known as mayor p he was also deployed to afghanistan for seven months with the u.s. navy reserve, and he's got a new book out. it's called shortest way home. one mayor's challenge and a model for america's future. the mayor is here for an interview you'll see here first on "cbs this morning." mayor buttigieg, welcome. >> thanks for having me. >> how is the great state of indiana? >> very chilly but other than that we're good. >> also wanted to say our condolences. i know your father passed away on sunday. >> thank you, appreciate that. he would have been watching if he could. >> thank you for being here. so you're 37? >> yeah. >> your town, you represent a town of 102,000 people, did i get that right? >> yeah. >> what qualifies you to be president of the united states? >> well, look, for starters the experience. i know that i'm the youngest person in this conversation, but i think the experience of

leading a city through a transformation is really relevant right now. look, i've got moreienc in government than the president of the united states. i've got more years of executive experience than the vice president, and i have more military experience than anybody who has arrived behind that desk since george h.w. bush. i get that it's not a conventional background but i don't think this is a time for conventional backgrounds in washington right now. >> explain what that experience means when the rubber meets the road. how will that help people in the country? >> it's the instinct to do the job, so whether we're talking about the presidency or a job like governor or mayor. there's three parts to it. it's bringing people together. it's implementing good policies, and it's capably running an administration. all of those have been missing right now in washington. and i think, you know, american mayors in cities of any size, i think they represent one of the levels, maybe the only level of american government left that's generally working well. >> well, we all like to say that all politics are local, but the last time a sitting mayor was nominated to president for a

major president was 1812. why should you be different? why should you be the outlier? >> doing better the last time a reality tv star was elected president. things are changing tech tonically in our country. we can't keep doing what we're doing, nibble around the edges of a system that doesn't work. the experience of the industrial midwest is the kind of experience that politics, forgive me, but here on the coast has been ignoring, and especially in my party, that's come at a terrible cost. >> let's talk about something that you're familiar with, and obviously that's time served overseas and afghanistan. you spent seven months there. what do you think of the president's potential plan now of moving troops back home? should they come home now? >> we've got to get out of afghanistan? there's people almost old enough to be deployed who weren't even born when 9/11 took place. we've also got to make sure that the way we do it doesn't leave ulnerae as some i assessmeve said we wou w aow terriltelibalingotalk a

if the serious about putting their weapons aside that could be a pathway to peace, but i'm a little puzzled that we haven't had the afghan government itself that we recognize as a legitimate government at the table. we've got to make sure that they are involved because any peace we come up with could very quickly collapse if we don't have them as a party. >> those peace talks have not included that? >> it's shovel diplomacy, right? they sit down with the taliban in doha, and we're told that they were conferring with the afghan government giving them i guess a heads up, but we've got to find a way to get them to the table. >> when you talk about nibbling around the edges, the other democrats that are running, they are not nibbling around the edges, talking about medicare for all, some are talking about getting rid of private insurance so that's the competition you have. what's the idea you have so big that nobody would mistake it for nibbling around the edges. >> we've got to repair our democracy. the electoral college needs to go because it's made our society less and less democratic, and we

can talk about a lot o di policy ideas and will on everything from security to healthcare, but, you know, our party has a tendency to lead with the policies, go to the 14-point plan and give you the binders and powerpoints. first we've got to explain our values and explain why democrats are committed to freedom, to democracy, to security, and that democracy piece has to be fixed before anything else will go well in this country. >> just to clarify what john is asking about. do you support medicare for all? >> i do. i also think that on the road to get there there are a lot of other things not being talked about enough. >> mayor bloomberg who will likely join the race said it would bankrupt this country. >> well, it would bankrupt this country if we didn't pay for it, and right now in washington a lot of things are being done that aren't paid for. by the way, my generation is the one that's going to face the bill for that, so as somebody who is god willing planning to be here in 2054 when i reach the current age of the current president, i care a lot about making sure that anything we do is sustainable, but this is also the norm in most developed

countries, so the idea that it is radical or impossible to do something that the citizens of most western countries already enjoy, that just doesn't add up to me. if other people can't have that, why can't americans have that, too? >> a conversation many people in the country are having including potential presidential hopefuls. thank you so much. again, our condolences for the loss of your father. >> appreciate it. "shortest way home" comes out on february 12. and this morning on the "cbs this morning" podcast ed o'keefe and elaine quijano break down the potential democratic field for 2020. you can listen on any major podcast platform. >> ahead, will the longest government shutdown in history delay your tax ji >>od thsday morning. the rafor mostpart his company and would dry conditions through the afternoon. we have mild to warm daytime

highs with partly sunny skies. 62 in san francisco, 63 in fremont, mid 60s in santa rosa.

there's more news ahead. there's much more news ahead. our more perfect union series finds a coffee house where customers are challenged to help somewhere else. see why the whole town is benefitting from it, and which super bowl team is in the best place, the rams or the patriots? mo rocca is backing new england. >> reporter: i'm in rhode island. of it may be the smallest state, but it's got the biggest football fans. meanwhile, michelle miller headed to los angeles. >> from the hollywood hills to randy's doughnuts. all the best of l.a. coming up on "cbs this morning." all the best of l.a. coming up. ,

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beautiful shot of a cold washington, d.c., and today, by the way, is a key smimilestone the count down to tax days. the 2018 returns are the first since the tax cuts and jobs act went into effect. a recent nerd wallet study said almost half of americans don't understand how the law affects them. well, they're in luck. cbs news business analyst and certified financial planner jill scl schlesinger is here. good morning. let's start there with the government shutdown. the longest in history. will it impact taxes at all? >> the irs is sticking to the april 15th deadline, unless you live in a disaster area as declared by the federal

government or maine, massachusetts, or washington, d.c. you have a few extra days. the reality is, go as if it's april 15th all the way through. the irs also says that even though they have a skeleton staff in january, they're set to give you your refunds within three weeks. that's the normal time if you're an electronic filer. six weeks if you're a paper filer. a couple of things they have done, though, for people who under withheld their taxes because of the new tax law change, they're giving you a little bit more leeway. you'll want to check that out. pretty much the deadlines are as is. >> what are some of the biggest changes we can expect to see this year? >> i think most people will be very pleasantly surprised to say, hey, i can claim the standard deduction. it does make completing your returns so much easier. so the standard deduction nearly doubled almost for individuals and for families. i think that's important. we also saw a doubling of the child tax credit. up to $2,000 if your kids are under 17.

that's a nice benefit that you get right there. what we also know is fortunately, for many taxpayers, almost two-thirds will get a tax cut in 2018, you know, two-thirds of taxpayers, 6% are going to be unhappy. they will pay more. those are usually in high-tax states like new york, california, connecticut, and new jerseys of the world. i'm so sorry about that, but that is the way the law changed. >> yeah. remember that being a big issue when it was first passed. will refunds be drastically different this year? >> it's interesting, if you look at the last tax year, we had about 3/4 of taxpayers who got a refund. the average refund was $2900 for tax year 2017. now this year tax experts say there could be an additional 20 to 0i6$60 billion of refunds. there's a caveat, of course, two things. one, you may have gotten that

money in your paycheck because your withholding changed so you may not get as big a refund. and the refund is not a tax cut. it's a loan you made to uncle sam for the whole year. so you want to adjust your withholding for next year. >> important to keep in mind. if you have any questions, go on the website, do not call, you'll be waiting forever. >> absolutely. thank you so much, jill. >> thank you. michael jackson's family is stepping up its effort to push back against the disturbing els made in a new documentary. ahead jermaine jackson's emotional defense of his late brother. you're watching "cbs this morning." wear. new aveeno® cracked skin cica ointment. with shea butter and triple oat complex. for fast relief and a protective barrier for lasting relief. wear what you love, aveeno®. let's talk about thisd when we meet next week. edward jones came to manage a trillion dollars in assets under care by focusing our mind on whatever's on yours.

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jermaine jackson is responding to renewed sexual assault claims against his late brother, music legend michael jackson. the hbo documentary "living neverland," premiered at the sundance film festival last week. in it, alleged survivors accuse the king of pop of sexually abusing young boys. in an interview on british television, jermaine jackson became visibly emotional as he spoke about the 2005 court case that cleared michael jackson of molestation charges. >> he was acquitted on all of this because there was no real evidence. just leave us alone. leave him alone. let him rest, please. let him rest. >> in that case, one of the documentary's main accusers, wade robson, testified that jackson had never molested him. he has since made allegations to robson told tmz he hopes the movie will help other survivors.

>> it's beyond michael. i can't change what happened to me. but what i can do now is try to make a small impact on what happens to others. >> in a statement, the jackson family said, quote, the creators of this film were not interested in the truth. michael jackson was and always will be 100% innocent of these false allegations. football analysts are weighing the odds, trying to determine whether the patriots or the rams will win super bowl liii. but there's another big battle brewing off the gridiron. ahead, we go to both teams' home territories, home turf, to see how they stack up. your local news is coming up next. east coast versus west coast.

announce a 5- thou the safe return of this is a kpix 5 morning update . it is 8:25 am. i am kenny choi. the daly city police are expected to announce the $5000 reward for the return of 38- year-old christa mahoney last seen at john's grill steakhouse in san francisco. teachers are voting on whether union leaders should go ahead to strike or call a strike against thdistrict e bankcy to borrow $5.5 billion to keep the company running and they want the repayment of those loans top party moving news upd

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a bankruptcy judge will consider p-g-&-e's request to borrow 5-and-a- half billion dollars to keep the company running. the utility also wants to make repaying those loans the top priority moving forward -- putting the banks ahead of wildfire victims. yesterday -- another judge found the company violated its probation -- which orignally stems from the san bruno pipeline explosion in 2010. it is a busy ride out of oakland into san francisco. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, stacked up at the maze. it is a 40 minute ride from the mcarthur raise -- maccarthur maze toward the central freeway. we have an accident on 580 at grant avenue. we have one crash blocking the right lane, and one vehicle is

overturned. we will show you the map and you can see how bad it is. it is slow-and-go at highway 13 due to these two accidents. 880 is not looking much better, northbound is pretty slow. we have an accident blocking one and one south at the lawrence expressway in the center divide. we have northbound 87 with the motorcycle crash. the rain has moved out and we are dealing with the fog. several locations dealing with dense fog, 1 1/2 miles in concord, 4/10 in fairfield and 1/10 of a mile visibility in santa rosa with the thick fog. we have mild to warm daytime highs, 62 in san francisco and mountain view. 61 in san rafael and fremont with mid 60s in santa rosa. we have a stronger storm system with the wind riding afternoon

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♪ ♪ while most of the sports world, it is right now focused on the super bowl on sunday, this is some pretty super bowling right here by a 10-year-old kid. >> with this strike he became what is believed to be the youngest person in new jersey to ever bowl a perfect 300 in league competition. [ cheers ] >> do you ever take money from grown-ups? >> no. but i want to when i grow up. >> yeah. no money changes hands. you're just bowling for beers, right? [ laughter ] >> no. >> what do you think about kids guards >> i just think they're bad. >> you think they're bad? now that you've bowled a perfect

game, is there anything? maybe you want to host the oscars? >> yes. >> what are you looking forward to? >> and he goes on to say being one of the best bowlers in the country, and i think he's got it. he's got the skill. and he's good in an interview too. >> i still like the guards. gutter guards. i'm not a very good bowler. welcome back to "cbs this morning." right now it's time to show you some of this morning's headlines. "usa today" reports a drug company hiked the price of blood pressure drugs after its competitors had their drugs recalled last summer. now, that's according to data from a health care analytics firm. it found that in july alembic pharmaceutical increased the price of its drug from 329% to 649%. representatives of alembic did not respond to questions from "usa today." >> the "washington post" reports senator rand paul was awarded more than $580,000 in damages

and medical expenses after a neighbor's attack broke six of his ribs. paul sued next-door neighbor rene boucher after he was tackled while doing yardwork at his kentucky home in 2017. the two men had a long-simmering feud over lawn maintenance. boucher earlier pleaded guilty to assaulting paul and served 30 days in prison. the "wall street journal" reports life insurance companies in new york state can now officially evaluate your social media use when setting premium rates. new york is the first state to set specific guidance on how life insurers use algorithms in koemging through applicants' records to assess risks. insurers will have to prove the information does not unfairly discriminate against customers. >> maybe posting those exercise videos will lower my rates. >> the "san francisco chronicle" says about 60 adult elephant seals took over a northern california beach during the government shutdown and they are not going anywhere. authorities say there was no staff to discourage the animals from gathering in a popular

tourist spot in point reyes national seashore. now, the seals knocked down a fence and they moved into the parking lot. there are no plans to move the seals, while some of them, though, are nursing their pups. so let them be, take care of the babies, and they'll move on. >> they're like a rogue gang. >> i know. >> wait till the sharks hear about this. and cbs norfolk virginia affiliate wtkr reports on the navy's first all-female flyover. it's to honor the first naval woman jet pilot. the tribute will be for retired navy captain rosemary mariner. she died last week at the age of 65 following a battle with cancer. the flyover will take place saturday in maynardville, tennessee during mariner's funeral service. >> beautiful way to honor her service. well, patriots and rams supporters think their team has what it takes to win super bowl liii. but how do the cities zmp as part of our annual tradition, we decided to find out. "cbs sunday morning" mo roca

went to patriots country in new england. and cbs this morning's saturday, it's a fighting weekend between these two, co-host michelle miller went to los angeles, the home of the rams. michelle, good morning. >> good morning. everyone who knows me knows i was pulling for the new orleans saints. a big fan i am. but i am originally from l.a., and i'm always proud to show off the city of angels, which coincidentally is where our mo roca is this morning. hey, mo. >> good morning, michelle. trust me, i'd rather be joining you from beautiful new england, but i'm holed up here behind enemy lines at this hotel suite in los angeles. so we might as well just begin our tale of two cities from here. ♪ >> welcome to beautiful and sunny southern california, where there's no better place to live out the american dream. whoo! ♪ praf.

>> okay. so it's the dead of winter in new england. what can i say? we like the seasons. and in providence, rhode island you get to enjoy them all. >> wait a second. providence? aren't you supposed to be back in boston? >> as great a city as boston is, michelle, the patriots play for all of new england. besides, we both spent the past two years looking at all things boston. the daily fresh catch in the harbor. >> one, two, three! >> colonist costumed re-enactors dumping tea. we all remember your truly olympic-level ice skating performance in boston common. it wasn't like that was a body double. besides, rhode island isor t colony to take military action against the british crown. right here in narragansett bay. ♪ but most importantly, polls show patriots fans from rhode island are the most enthusiastic in all

of new england. >> hard to beat a super fan like "snl" alum taran killam. >> whee! >> have you seen his instagram page? >> i love this. let's go rams! >> check out this view, michelle. the rhode island coast and newport harbor have long been the destination of titans of industry. like the vanderbilts and taylor swift. ♪ shake it off ♪ shake it off ♪ california love >> now, this is a view. and this is the griffith observatory, where more than a million and a half visitors come every year and look to the stars. ♪ california >> if you prefer your stars closer to the ground, no better place to see them than on the streets of l.a. oh, my god, look! >> hi, michelle. >> it's captain america, chris evans. >> stop the presses, michelle. america's oldest continually published daily newspaper is the

"providence journal." and providence is the home of cory pesaturo. you know, the three-time world champion on the accordion. you know that song. it's "a grand old flag." written by providence's own george m. cohen. ♪ >> currently on tour here in los angeles, mo. >> well, as i'm sure he knows, providence has the most donut shops per capita of any city in america. mm. fruity pebbles. >> do you want a donut? that's a donut. and randy's donuts is a classic l.a. landmark. >> sorry to bug you, michelle. but the mascot for the big blue bug pest control company is the largester replica in the world. >> you are spoiling my appetite, mo, and that's hard to do in l.a. i mean, whether you're craving the critically acclaimed korean barbecue or these taquitos on

olvera street, you can experience l.a.'s diverse culture through cuisine at nearly 30,000 restaurants in l.a. county. ♪ >> well, a bunch of chefs came from johnson & wales university in providence where some of the world's to have chefs earn their chops. >> maybe they ought to teach you how to make a french dip, mo. the sandwich was created right here at philippe's. or maybe it was cole's. either way, they're both delicious. >> hey. it's the largest bell cast by paul revere. hit it. and get this. people in l.a. can thank providence for powering american expansion out west. since the largest locomotives ever were built right here. >> what about the world's shortest railway? angel's flight was built right here in downtown l.a. back in 19

01. isn't it cute? >> cute isn't the word i'd use to describe gillette stadium in foxborough, massachusetts where the patriots rule. meanwhile, the rams headed to l.a. without a stadium of their own. wa, wa. >> you're right, mo. but their temporary home the los angeles coliseum has been called the greatest stadium in the world. >> the crowd goes crazy -- >> built in 1923, it is the only venue to host not just one but two olympic games. i was in the opening ceremonies back in 1984. it will host a third in 2028. and this is l.a. stadium in hollywood park. future home of the soon to be nfl champions. it will be ready by 2020. check out those hard hats. they've got a rams logo on them. that's the kind of attention to detail you've got to have when you're building a tom brady haa dynasty, with super bowl win

number 6 on the way. and there's so much more new england to explore. let's go! now, i'm thinking portland, maine. or you know who has great pizza? new haven, connecticut. so much to see. montpelier, vermont. >> all i've got to say is it is 5 degrees at the patriots stadium right now. >> in foxboro. >> yeah. foxboro is not the place to be. >> guys, that was so well done. very funny. great acting. >> acting? no, that was me. >> my goodness. that was her essence. >> i'm directing that to mo. mo, very funny. as usual. >> i do all my own stunts. i want to be clear about that. >> including eating that donut. >> fruity pebble. >> the termite sculpture. my favorite part. >> big blue bug. that's all i need to say. >> aren't you feeling good in that like what, 70 degree weather? isn't it fabulous? >> loving it.

>> well, thanks to both of you. th was afun. nice to always focus on different cities. and choose other than boston because there's lots of fans from connecticut and the rest of new england as well. >> and as always, may the best team win. >> and a shout out to our producer, joe young and craig shea. >> a lot of fun. >> mo, thank you. >> thank you. >> you can watch super bowl liii and all the pregame action here on cbs starting sunday at 5:00 p.m. central, 3:00 pacific. and earlier that day on "cbs sunday morning" you can catch musician linda rondstadt and oscar-nominated actor sam elliot. plus be sure to check out the newest episode of mo's podcast, i'm a big fan, mobituaries, all about folks heaved their time. >> ahead on our series "a more perfect union" meg oliver takes us to a coffee shop with something special up its sleeve. >> this cafe outside chicago

brews up coffee and compassion thanks to this lady. wait till you see how her simple idea has changed so many lives for the better. that story coming up on "cbs this morning." good thursday morning. the rain for the most part has come to an end with dry conditions through the afternoon, with mild to warm daytime highs and partly sunny skies. 62 in san francisco, 63 in oakland with mid 60s in san jose and santa rosa.

in our series "a more perfect union," we aim to show that what unites us as americans is far greater than what divides us.

today we introduce you to an inspiring woman behind a small coffee shop about an hour south of chicago. meg oliver shows us how this jojo jjof -- this java joint is percolating with great coffee and acts of kindness. >> reporter: on this corner in crown point, indiana, sits a cafe at the heart of the community. every day at cafe fresco, a small staff bustles behind the counter, brewing coffee and inspiration with handwritten encouragement on its cup sleeves. >> yes. >> reporter: do you have a favorite? >> i think this one. believe there is good in the world, be the good. >> reporter: some might say 31-year-old breanne zolfo is better than good. the former nanny opened this coffeehouse six years ago and on a whim started writing the uplifting messages for customers. >> i hoped that it would add positive light to their day. >> reporter: customer reaction was overwhelming. so much that she took it further.

>> have to drop change in a salvation army jar and film it. >> reporter: challenging them to perform good deeds for a free cup of joe. >> pay for someone's coffee. donate clothes to a homeless shelter. >> reporter: how many free cups of coffee have you gone out? >> thousands and thousands. >> reporter: is that such a good business plan? >> i mean, i feel like if you're spreading positivity, people want to be a part of positivity. good people helping good people. >> reporter: the fabric of crown point is tightly knit. and for zolfo serving that community goes beyond the walls of her cafe. instead of pocketing the cash from the tip jar, she pays it forward every month. >> how are you? >> reporter: on this day, she uses the money to surprise shoppers at a nearby supermarket. >> have a good day. >> what just happened? >> i paid for your groceries. >> what was that for? >> positivity. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> give me a hug. thank you. >> of course. >> aww. >> reporter: the people come to

thank you? >> yeah. >> reporter: what's that like? >> we had this one person that he was homeless, and we had bought a bike for him, and he came back two years later after we had purchased the bike for him. he said, you don't know how much you've changed my life. because you bought me a bike, i got a job and got an apartment. and -- even talking about it makes me cry. >> reporter: how has this changed the community? >> i hope that it's spread positivity throughout not just this community but others that are around us. for us to play a small part in a lot of people's lives is the most amazing feeling. >> reporter: it's a java-inspired boost the entire community of crown point can rally behind. >> come on -- all right. on three. one, two, on three. yeah. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," meg oliver, farm i a spreading kindness. it can be done very easily. >> see what the simple kindness of donating a bike can do, changed someone's life, right? >> i want to go visit.

that was a great story. ahead, two michigan school officials are getting attention for their creative school closure messages.

♪ stay at home stay at ♪ ♪ watching tv of the storm ♪ clean your room and have fun ♪ ♪ we'll see you back real soon ♪ when this vortex has passed on through ♪ if you've been surfing the web you've probably seen the michigan school administrators channeling their inner elsa. the performance has become a sensation on line. they adapted "let it go" from "frozen" to tell students that classes were canceled because of the extreme cold. their

the sheriff's department is investigating after 2 people were shot.. and one of them this is a kpix 5 morning update . it is 8:55 am. i am kenny choi. the sheriff department is investigating after two people were shot and one died just after 4:00 yesterday in avenue toss. there is no threat to the community. open workers are expected the rally by the hundreds for in recent wages and staffing. this is the beginning of the 2019 contract negotiations between the city and one of the largest unions. looking at the golden gate bridge, and drivers could face a $10 told by 2023 and a second meeting is planned for the proposed toll -like february 5. we have news updates

throughout the day on your favorite platforms including our website at kpix.com.

as you work your way along 680 we have a report of a new accident southbound blocking three lanes speed at about 30 miles an hour in this area. give yourself extra time while taking 680 this morning. looking at the san mateo bridge, extra busy with brake

lights across the span, 30 minutes from 880 two 101. here is 101 at poplar avenue and we get have a crash on 101 near third avenue. it is improving a bit but commuting along the peninsula you have pocket slowing at the sfo. looking at the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights are on with a slow ride out of the maze. the rain has moved out and we are tracking areas of fog. we have a mile and a half in concord, two miles in fairfield and napa, and down to 1/10 of a mile in santa rosa with dense fog. we have dry conditions through the afternoon with mild to warm, above average. 62 in san francisco, 63 in redwood city and 61 in san rafael and fremont. we get a break today into tomorrow morning with a strong storm moving in friday

afternoon bringing rain, wind and saturday showers on sunday and monday.

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