s. holocaust memorial museum. citing security the president is expected to block refugees from syria. about 12,000 who fled the civil war there settled in the u.s. just last year. and jim axelrod met some of the new arrivals. >> reporter: in rutland, vermont, the katib family its getting settled. they're syrian refugees from a village near aleppo who arrived just last week. >> we couldn't bear the gunshots and the bombing, it started to happen, day and night. and my daughter was like running trying to hide in the house. and she calls my name all the time. >> reporter: the katibs are one of two families among the first of 110 refugees set to be relocated to rutland. but it is a process now in jeopardy by the president's promise which would halt the

rest of the families from arriving. >> i'm disheartened. but not defeated. >> reporter: marsha casell with rutland welcomes a group organized to get the refugees settled in, providing them with clothing and furniture. >> these are not the people that you need to fear. these people are -- are running for their lives. they have been victims to the very same people that -- that -- we fear violence. >> and all muslims are not bad people. >> reporter: don chiaffe, a retired teacher, applauds the president's promise to halt the refugee program temporarily and provide time to vet everyone coming here. >> it only takes one with a vest on to blow up some of my friends. it onto takes one. >> reporter: but the katibs were vet ford two years while living in turkey, and waiting to come. >> it is just lack of knowledge. rutland businessman, mike khalil, a u.s. businessman who

emigrated from syria, as mohammad khalil is asking the people of rutland for one thing. >> if they gave them a chance, the same chance that i got, they will see that these folks will be working hard. >> reporter: mike khalil should know he has a thriving real estate business in rutland. in fact he asked a client to help the refugees out and expects the fathers of two families to get jobs working at a grocery store there. >> jim axelrod for us tonight. jim, thank you. today president trump took his first flight aboard "air force one" to speak at the congressional republican retreat in philadelphia. we rarely hear from president trump's strategist, steve bannon but he talked about the media with "the new york times." bannon used to run right-wing breitbart news, he said news organizations were humiliated by the trump win and should keep their mouths shut and just

listen for a while. bannon added, the media has zero integrity, zero intelligence and no hard work. you are the opposition party, he said, not the democratic party. you're the opposition party. the media's the opposition party. >> one of the president's first acts this week was to pull the u.s. out of the transpacific partnership. a 12-nation free trade deal. dean reynolds has found some unease about this deep in trump country. >> reporter: there is a midwinter tranquility to the 2,500 acers of bob hemisoff's farm in iowa. across the snowy landscape you can hear early misgivings about the president's decision to renegotiate or withdraw from big trade deals. that's because one out of every three acres of corn he grows is exported. one out of every five jobs in his state is depended on trade.

so when the president talks of renegotiating trade deals, or dropping out of the transpacific partnership entirely, as he did this week. >> great thing for the american worker. >> reporter: iowa farmers get worried. >> it was a big market for agriculture. would have been a huge, huge benefit for agriculture. >> reporter: what does it mean to you as an individual farmer, not to have it? >> it is going to be more difficult to make a profit without having it. >> reporter: the tpp would removed trade barriers and according to supporters would have added more than $4 billion annually from u.s. exports. but critics said it would loper wages, cost jobs, and reduce american influence, by putting it on the same footing with weaker economies. they say, bilateral deals are better for america. he voted for the president and still supports him. but wishes farmers had been more persuasive. what would you tell him now? >> that our economy benefits from trade. he need to look at it from a

global economic standpoint. >> reporter: the farmers here say they're willing to give mr. trump a chance to negotiate better deals, scott, the president did say today, believe me we are going to have a lot of trade deals. >> dean reynolds on the farm. dean, thank you. coming up next, a white police chief apologizes for the lynching of a young black man nearly 80 years ago.

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today the police chief of lagrange, georgia, apologize ford a crime that happened long before he was born. david begnaud has the story. >> two elderly african-american women were standing in the hallway and pointed to some of the historical pictures. and one commented to the other, almost a whisper, they killed our people. >> reporter: once lagrange police chief researched the death of a local teenager, 77 years ago he felt the need to apologize for his department's role. >> what did the department do wrong? >> failed austin calloway in every way a police department could fail a citizen. >> reporter: 1940 in the jim crow south, local police never investigated the murder or tried to find the suspects in the death of austin calloway. in the middle of the night the black teenager arrested and accused of assaulting a white

woman was kidnapped from his jail cell apparently by white men wearing masks. word is they took him outside of town, shot him repeatedly in his hand, arms and head. james calloway was austin's cousin. >> you know, apology accepted. but there ain't nothing that can bring back anything that we lost. >> reporter: brian stevenson is director of the equal justice initiative. >> i think positive things have come out of these efforts. i think there is a new hopefulness about what might be achieved to advance racial justice. >> his death would make headlines and papers across the country, including new york, philadelphia, and baltimore. one of annest mated 4,000 people killed because of his race between 1877 and 1950. his murder was used to call attention to the killing of blacks in the mid 1900s.

>> the past influences and forms and shapes the present. >> reporter: after calloway was killed the local grand jury came back with one recommendation. they send the jail needed better locks. scott, the police chief just took the podium here at a local church in lagrange with the mayor and local judge. all three told the multiracial crowd, we are sorry. >> david begnaud tonight. thank you. we'll be right back. 48 hours of protection. ♪ i don't have to reapply this... not once! it's really soft and almost velvety... as you put it on. it's like reaaally soft. try dove advance care. for softer, smoother underarms. ♪ [joy bauer] two thirds of americans have digestive issues. i'm joy bauer, and as a nutritionist i know probiotics can often help. but many probiotics do not survive

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checkup? nailed it the president welcomes britain's prime minister to the white house tomorrow. here's mark phillips. >> i am not afraid to speak frankly to a president of the united states. >> reporter: there is plenty for teresa may to speak frankly to president trump about. >> there has never been a u.s. president like this. and certainly never been a u.s. president like this at an uncertain time. >> reporter: jonathan powell nose about dealing with american presidents. he was chief of staff when tony blair was prime minister and dealt with george w. bush, and bill clinton. but america's old al lies are learning, the old rules don't apply. >> everything from relation with russia, the iran deal, free trade, climate change, nearly everything you can think of on

the agenda, trump has a different position than most european governments. >> reporter: and the list grows with each new presidential pronouncement. now it's torture. >> we have a very clear position on torture, we do not sanction torture, we do not get involved with that, that will continue to be our position. >> reporter: from this suspicions about nato to cozying up to vladamir putin, european leaders are being challenged on how to respond to donald trump. as one former senior official confided, scott, they're afraid any public criticism will merely be met with a tweet. >> mark phillips, thanks. >> age is just a number to the williams sisters, both won australian open semifinals. now serena, age 35, and venus, age 36 will face off saturday in the finals. up next, the classic comedy that took on serious subjects.

finally tonight, memorials to mary tyler moore have sprung up at her star on the hollywood walk of fame and in minneapolis where she proved that a young single woman could make it after all. here's gayle king. ♪ how will you make it on your own ♪ >> reporter: it was 1970, for mary tyler moore the end of a long road from 1960s america. when she played laura petrie, a housewife and stay at home mom in. minneapolis, moore was mary richard, 30 years old, split from he boyfriend. cbs rejected the idea sunny was divorced for fear viewers would think she dumped rob.

>> secretarial job. >> reporter: now she was looking for work. >> what religion are you? >> mr. grant, i don't know quite how to say this, you are not allowed to ask that when someone is applying for a job. it is against the law. >> want to call a cop? >> reporter: hundred of women worked for cbs news. in the 1970s, women in the tv news rooms were rare. mary got the job, but there was another battle ahead. >> i would like to know why the last associate producer before me made $50 a week more than i do? >> oh, because he was a man. >> reporter: the mary tyler moore show took on social, use rarely mentioned on primetime tv. >> can i spend the night? >> reporter: sex. >> no. >> reporter: birth control. >> don't forget to take your pill. >> i won't.

>> i won't. >> reporter: and homosexuality. >> what do you mean he is not your type? he's successful. he's single. >> he's gay. >> reporter: by the end of the series mary had been promoted to producer. like mary, cbs's susan spencer worked in a minneapolis tv newsroom in the 1970s. >> there is not a woman reporter alive in this country today who ever watched that snow who wasn't inspired by her. >> i'm the producer. >> reporter: even with the title. mary had to fight for respect. >> ted, if you declare a winner now, you're fired. >> stand by, everybody. >> reporter: mary richard may not have shattered the glass ceiling, but she sure opened the door and millions of women followed her in. ♪ on your own that's the "overnight news" for this friday. for some of you the news continues. for others, check back with us a little bit later for the morning news and be sure not to miss cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm scott pelley.

hi, everyone, welcome to the overnight news. i'm demarco morgan. president trump's vow to build a wall touched off a border war between the u.s. and mexico. mexican president, was scheduled to come to washington next week to meet with mr. trump. the trip has been canceled. as far as paying for the wall, president trump says he is ready to slap a 20% tax on mexican imports. margaret brennan has the story. >> now its the dawn of a new era. >> reporter: president trump told republican law makers his new idea on how to pay for the border wall with mexico. >> well, we are working on a tax reform bill, that will reduce our trade deficits, increase american exports, and will generate revenue from mexico, that will pay for the wall if we

decide to go that route. aboard air force one, white house spokesman sean spicer said a 20% tax on imports would generate enough money. >> by doing that way we can do $10 billion a year and easily pay for the wall through the mechanism alone. that will provide the funding. >> reporter: back at the white house, chief of staff priebus told them that the 20% tax was one of a buffet of options and could range from 5% to 20%. mexico is america's third largest trading partner with more than $5 billion in goods traded annually helping to support 1.1 million american jobs. a tax on imports is designed to encourage american manufacturing and production. but could also lead to higher prices on imported goods for consumers. today, mexican president canceled a planned trip to washington next week to meet with president trump. the mexican president has repeatedly stated mexico will not pay for a border wall.

i reject the decision of the united states, he said, that far from uniting us, divide us. mr. trump did not back down. >> unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly, with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless and i want to go a different route. we have no choice. >> reporter: despite mr. trump's campaign rhetoric about mexico paying for that wall, today, white house press secretary sean spicer said "the president never said the mexican government would write a check to pay for it." >> president trump's plan to build a concrete wall from brownsville, texas, to san diego is already getting push back from u.s. mayors whose towns lie along the rio grande. the story from nuevo, laredo, mexico. >> reporter: president trump

points to breaches at the border like the hole along a stretch near el paso as reasons the nation must build a border wall. >> a lack of security poses a substantial threat to the sovereignty and safety of the united states of america. and its citizens. along the border, the congressman calls the proposed wall impractical. >> there are some areas i can see infrastructure, but you tell me how you are going to do this and a natural barrier like the rio grande. >> reporter: nearly 700 miles of the 2,000-mile-long border with mexico already have some type of fencing at cost of more than $2 billion. president trump put the cost of the entire concrete wall at $8 billion to $12 billion. though analysts say it could hit

$40 billion. there are some practical challenges, building on lands, remote mountains and national parks. dennis nixon was one of the trump campaign fundraisers in texas yet he owe poses the wall. >> bad decisions are made when you didn't have enough to make a good decision. >> coming from some one who spent a lot of time and money working or donald trump during the campaign. >> absolutely. >> to those who supporters who say the wall has to happen that's why we voted. what do you say? >> they're wrong. because they haven't looked at the data. my main argument is the river is an effective barrier that we can use to, provide that same level of security. >> reporter: this is it. the rio grande, which separates me here on the mexican side from our cameraman on the u.s. side in laredo. scott, nixon says he supports fencing targeted area. since canned date trump visited he vowed to build a wall. >> some republican leaders of congress have been lukewarm to president trump's agenda. taking part in the three day retreat in philadelphia. nancy cordes has the the story. >> so nice. nice to win. do we agree, it's been a while.

been a while since we had this position. >> reporter: president trump reminded republican tuesday that they're in the driver's seat thanks to his victory. this congress will be the busiest congress. >> reporter: urged them to work on bills to cut taxes and replace obamacare. >> i think congressmen, i think we have no choice. i think we have no choice. we have off to get it going. >> reporter: to the great relief of republicans here, president trump relied on prepared remarks and a teleprompter and avoided getting side tracked like he did at cia this weekend. >> if the looked honestly looked look a million and a half people. >> reporter: his false claims abut crowd size and voter fraud have been a distraction for republican leaders. so has his talk of reviewing the

ban on torture. is this a debate that your members want to have, and what is your take on the issue? >> well i think the direct ore of the cia made it clear he will follow the law. and i believe virtually all of my members are comfortable with the state of the law on that issue now. >> reporter: senate leader mitch mcconnell and house speaker paul ryan said to day they're learning how to and a half gate the ups and downs of the trump era. >> this is going to be an unconventional presidency. i think we are going to see, unconventional activities like tweets and things look that. just stug that we are all going to have how to get used to. >> reporter: mr. trump's quick action on a host of shared priorities has done a lot to soothe gop angst, over his unfounded views. >> later today, mr. trump will hold his first meeting as president with the foreign leader. british prime minister teresa may. both got their jobs following tumultuous elections that may be where the similarities ends. mark phillips reports. >> i am not afraid to speak frankly to a president of the united states. >> reporter: there is plenty for teresa may to speak frankly to

president trump about. >> there has never been a u.s. president like this. jonathan powell knows about dealing with american presidents, chief of staff when toney blare was prime minister and dealt with george w. bush and bill clinton. >> everything, free trade, climate change. everything on the agenda. trump has a different position than most european governments. >> reporter: and the list grows with each new presidential pronouncement. now it's torture. >> we have a very clear position on torture, we do not sanction torture, we do not get involved with that, that will continue to be our position. >> reporter: from this suspicions about nato to cozying up to vladamir putin, european leaders are being challenged on how to respond to donald trump. as one former senior official confided, scott, they're afraid any public criticism will merely be met with a tweet. the cbs "overnight news" will be

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who did you look to? >> my heroine was katharine hepburn. look at the first year episodes of the dick van dyke show. >> you are doing what? >> very definite katrina lynn help burn tone to my word you. occasionally, hear, oh, rob. oh, darling. ha-ha. >> you were copying and stealing from kate. >> i didn't know what i was doing. i guess each of just do what katharine hepburn does that will be good. >> did you think you had talent? or just lucky to be here. i hope they don't find out. >> always combination of both things. >> security and insecurity. off auto tal insecurity. yes.

i can just knock them dead on the best, and why would anyone ever want to see me? this is no good. >> i'm so great. i hope they don't find out. >> it's true. i think you will find a lot of performers say that. >> friends, family and millions of fans are mourning the loss of award winning actress and icon mary tyler moore. mary as we all knew her passed away wednesday. sunny was 08 years old. gayle king has a look back at the woman who could turn the world on with a smile. >> you've got spunk. >> well, yes. >> i hate spunk! >> reporter: from the very first episode of the mary tyler moore show, moore's character, mary richards embodied the qualities audiences grew to love. including an independence seldom seen from women on tv at the time. a single, career driven woman, juggling life at work, and at home. >> read it? >> all right. >> out loud! >> reporter: she played a successful female lead in a male dominated industry. and women everywhere took notice. >> she threw her hat in the air

and liberated all the women. i think women applauded her all over the country and world. >> reporter: she stood up for herself and her friend. she faced life with humor in a very human vulnerability. >> i'm not so different from her. i think there is a lot of us, a lot about us that is, similar. >> what? >> we're earnest. we mean well. >> oh, rob. >> reporter: america first noticed moore's comedic skills on the dick van dyke show. her portrayal of laura petrie earned her the first two of seven emmy awards. >> you see -- well i -- >> what? what? what? >> the show's creator, carl reiner was also an occasional co-star. >> i had seen, 23 different ladies to play dick van dyke's wife. the first line she said. i have seed this, this way.

it was a ping in her voice that got me, hilt me. moore tapped into an emotional honesty and intensity with the dramatic turn in the film "ordinary people." >> what have i done to make you so angry. >> it's not what you have done. >> reporter: nominated for an academy award, beth, a repressed mother mourning the death of a favorite son. >> there is a part of me that was, is like beth jarrett. >> which part? >> expectations, perfectionism. loathe to communicate any failings. >> the brooklyn born actress found success on broadway, in 2013, reunited with her mary tyler moore cast mates on the show "hot in cleveland." for her it was all about making people smile. >> of all the things you have done, you are proudest of what? >> i guess, would have to be the mary tyler moore show. >> would have to be wouldn't it?

>> yeah, i think so. because so many people have -- have, have said to me, on a serious level how appreciative they were of that series and what it did for them at the time. how it allowed them to stay home on a saturday night and be okay. not having a date because it was all right for mary. >> mary tyler moore's first big break came when she was cast opposite dick van dyke in the dick van dyke show. he spoke about his lifelong friendship with mary on cbs this morning. >> good morning, sir. >> good morning, young people. >> and back to you, young person. great to have you here. let's begin with having you remember the mary tyler moore you knew? >> that just brought back a lot of memories. you know, when we hired her, nobody knew she could sing and dance. i didn't know i could. the fact that we were able, we thought we were the best dance team since astair and rodgers. and we thought we were the best

comedy team since laurel and hardy. >> dick van dyke, she was 22 years old, did you click right away or did the chemistry take some time? >> it was kind of surprised me. she had to kind of mid-atlantic accent. kind of a katharine hepburn. i thought she is beautiful, do you think she can do comedy? and it was amazing how quickly she picked it up from maury and rosie, have such good timing. in no time had us laughing. i had the chance to watch her grow from 23 to who she became on the show. sunny was the best there ever was. you said we changed each other's lives for the better. how did she change your life? >> as i said, i didn't know i could sing and dance. she knew that she could. the chemistry that happened was serendipity, we became an improv group, could almost read each other's mind. it was like going to a part every morning. i would still be doing it if they would let me.

pardon? >> did sunny appreciate the symbol and the role that came to her, the role modeled that came to her because of the mary tyler moore show. i'm sure. she felt the responsibility. but she knew that she was an inspiration to a lot of young women. that show was a, thank god she fell into the hands of, the people she did. because they knew what to do with her. she was a -- >> think about this, dick van dyke. she was in two series, in two decades. two ground breaking roles, both times. how do you think she was able to do that and pull at off so well from what you know about her? >> well, always been my feeling that the vandyke show was -- a really kind of a training ground for what was to happen later. she learned comedy timing. she learned, by the time she hit that show, she knew twhut she was doing. she always had a talent as an actress.

but i don't know, she just found herself on that show. a wonderful to see. >> dick, what's the, what's the secret to this long and happy life you have had? >> cryogenics, drugs. no, i keep moving. i have to keep moving. that and good genes. >> yeah. >> telling you, dick, we were marveling abut you, 91 years old. we can still see the sparkle and twinklen your eye. really great to see, honestly. >> oh, thank you. i am still dancing. >> that's the secret. >> charlie, i always wanted to be interviewed by you, but not long distance like this. >> i'll come see you. >> come to new york. >> i will come next trip in l.a. silt down and have a wonderful

conversation. >> is that a promise? i will be here. >> yes, we have witnesses here. >> charlie always keeps his promises, dick. i know you talked to mary's husband, robert a couple days ago, what can you share with us about that phone call? >> yes. well, you know, even though it wasn't a shock, particularly, we had been dreading that moment for months now. carl was broken up. so kind to call me and carl and let us know. and so sad, not another one like her. the times have changed. >> and the legacy and gift she leaves us all its what in your opinion? >> i'm sorry? >> the legacy and gift she leaves us all is what? >> well, she did the first show

about a single woman in her 30s. who wasn't married. who wasn't interested in it. and i think, a lot of, a lot of ladies changed their course in their lives, after watching that show. who went out on saturday night when mary was on? >> the cbs "overnight news" will be right back. ♪living well come on up, grandpa don't let joint discomfort keep you down. come play with us! i'm coming. upgrade to move free ultra's triple action joint support for improved mobility, and flexibility. it also provides 20% better comfort than glucosamine chondroitin, all from one tiny mighty pill.... get in there with move free ultra, and enjoy living well. ♪living well you think it smells fine but your passengers smell this... eliminate odors you've gone noseblind to for up to 30 days with the febreze car vent clip break out the febreze, and [inhale/exhale mnemonic] breathe happy. ok, it says you apply the blue okone to me.y this.

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well it turns out the parliament building in london isn't doing too well either. >> reporter: your typical day in london to say it is cold and overcast. but that likely won't stop thousand of tourists from coming here to take photos of parliament. one of the most photographed buildings in the world. from the outside it is beautiful. but as the we saw firsthand on the inside, it's literally falling apart. the palace of westminister sits on the banks of london's famous river. the neogothic structure, the gingerbread house on the thames. within its walls are two, the house of lords and house of commons are the seat of government. and debate and shape the country's laws. >> mrs. speaker -- >> it led britain into war. >> on the beaches. >> reporter: will soon determine its path out of the european union. the palace auz almost lost to a great fire in 1834, narrowly survived the blitz in world war ii. >> big ben refused to stop work for a second.

>> reporter: neglect may do what hitler's bombs could not. >> if this was somebody else's house, it would have been, you know, pulled down by now. chris bryant, member of parliament, part of the $4.5 billion restoration project, thinks westminster doesn't need to save 1,000 years of history it need to be brought into the modern world. >> you want to keep it standing for 1,000 years or so. >> i want to keep it standing and a building that works for the 21st century, 22nd and 23 century. that means changes. >> much look the views from on top of parliament, the task of repairing the palace is simply breathtaking. sure, after centuries the roof may leak and be rusty and nothing compared to the problems beneath the hood. westminster has never been fully refurbished, though it has been modernized along the way.

but every time new technology came in, the old stuff stayed in place. palace engineer, andy piper thinks they have been layering on band-aids too long. >> seal the cable and work above all this. all need to be replaced and come out. >> goes up several feet. >> it does. like reverse archaeology. the newest stuff. >> so this is 2017. so what does that make all the way up there? >> 1950s. there is stuff here, 130 years old. >> wow. >> so, it's, anything from 130, down to 2017. >> reporter: nearly 200 years down the line, fire is still the biggest fear. >> you can feel the heat obviously. is this a fire hazard? >> everything you see around you, all of this, ancient electrical equipment, yes, huge fire hazard. that's why we have 24/7 fire teams to deal with the risk. problem if a fire took hold here, not sure we would be able to save the building. ♪

sometimes a career in law enforcement can begin with a midnight stroll. as steve hartman found out on the road. it had all the makings of a bad situation. >> it's not very well lit out here. >> late at night in an industrial section in california, the officer spotted a shadowy figure in a dark hoody. >> caught me off-guard. i don't see any body out there. >> you knew it wasn't right. >> it was the right. >> reporter: or was it. jordan duncan said he was minding his own business. >> i noticed it was a police car. i was like, okay, not going to move. i don't want him to think i have any weapons. >> reporter: jordan explained to the officer he was walking home from work. there was no crime. kid didn't need help. by all rights, officer keffer

could have and many officers would have just left him alone. but, keffer isn't that kind of cop. he gave jordan a ride. and more importantly, he gave him a listen. what struck you? >> just his, his drive, work ethic. to me that, that speaks volumes. >> reporter: as the keffer took jordan from pro form laboratories he started to really appreciate the young man sitting next to him. because this wasn't just a trip around the block. this was a seven-mime trek, a 2 1/2 hour walk to jordan's house. a whole town away, in california. >> he said you're walking? i said, yeah. i'm walking. >> reporter: not many 18-year-olds you meet have that kind of mind set. you know -- >> reporter: no. >> they don't want to walk to the store, let alone, walk seven miles to get to work. >> reporter: jordan says he started walking to work after his car breck down last may. he says people have offered him ride, but he wants to make it on

his own. when keffer heard that, he heard enough. he immediately made plans to visit jordan again. hey, jordan you remember me, right? >> how could i not. i said your you are not in trouble. we want to give you something. >> reporter: to ease his commute, keffer got the police association to buy jordan a new bike. >> i was just looking at the bike, like this bike is going to be cherished. >> reporter: he raised an additional $38,000 to help him buy a car and pursue his career goal, which is, to be a police officer. >> an honorable job. >> reporter: jordan even got to ride along on a shift. >> i wanted to show him what law enforcement does. >> reporter: you are not going to shake the kid. he's yours. >> he's mine, yeah. >> reporter: what started with a suspicious person may end with a perfect partnership. steve hartman, on the road, in california. that's the "overnight news" for this friday. from the cbs broadcast center in new york city, i'm demarco morgan.

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