to avoid leaving fans hanging, both sides need to act fast to write up a deal with a hollywood ending. there is still hope a deal can be reached tonight. the writers guild has a history of working right up until the midnight deadline to reach a deal. we're also told neither party wants a strike to happen because it would be devastating for both writers and the studios, which are still trying to bounce back from the pandemic. back to you. >> nbc's miguel almaguer, thank you. and thank you at home for joining us. see you back here tomorrow, same time, same place. until then, reporting from new york, i'm ana cabrera. josé diaz-balart picking up our coverage right now. and good morning, it's 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific, i'm josé diaz-balart and breaking this morning, a historic collapse. first republic becomes the second largest u.s. bank failure ever with jpmorgan chase stepping in to purchase all of its assets. what this means for customers.

right now in texas, the manhunt is intensifying for the suspect police say fatally shot five of his neighbors execution style. what we know about the victims including one who was just 9 years old. flood waters are still rising in parts of iowa as residents are using boats to salvage what they can from their underwater homes. we'll take you live to davenport. and on this international workers day, as many as 1 million demonstrators are taking to the streets of france amid president macron's decision to raise the nation's retirement age. we'll take you live to paris. and we begin with breaking news on the state of the u.s. banking system. overnight, federal regulators moved to close down first republic bank and sell its assets to jpmorgan chase. this morning first republic's 84 branches in eight states reopened as branches of jpmorgan chase.

this is the third and actually the biggest u.s. bank to fail this year. it's also the second largest bank by assets to fail in u.s. history. first republic's collapse follows the failures earlier this year of silicon valley bank and signature bank of new york. despite all of this, a treasury department spokesperson says, quote, the banking system remains sound and resilient and americans should feel confident in their safety of their deposits, with us now to take a closer look at this is cnbc's dominic chu. good morning. what does this mean for people who have money in first republic bank that have been banking with them forever? >> it shouldn't mean anything bottom line, jose, for those depositors and customers at first republic. the rescuing entity, if you want to look at it that way, is literally one of the biggest banks in the world and certainly america's largest bank. with jpmorgan chase what you have is a scenario developing

where america's biggest bank in this instance is guaranteeing all of those customer accounts at first republic. the balance sheet, the strength, the financial stability of jpmorgan chase is not really questioned at all by anybody. so customers should feel safe about the money there. what it will do, though, is cast a little bit more scrutiny on just how some of these regional banks operate. we do know that other lenders out there have been linked a little bit more closely to some of the same stresses, jose, that you mentioned that brought about the failure of silicon valley bank and signature bank as well. >> how did first republic get to the point where it ended up failing? i mean, the second largest in u.s. history? >> so it was much of the same stuff that happened with silicon valley bank and signature bank. what happened was these banks basically over extended themselves by purchasing certain types of securities, whether they be highly rated mortgage bonds or treasury securities that didn't exactly match up to the kind of deposit and

short-term nature of the deposits that they had. what happened with the federal reserve when they raised interest rates, they lowered the price of some of those bonds and those bonds had to be taken losses on. that is what helped propel signature bank and silicon valley bank to the downside and it is what has now repelled first republic. with this particular development, it is the biggest one out there that we've seen since washington mutual in the great financial crisis. you know who bought washington mutual in the great financial crisis? it was jp morgan challenge. >> treasury department spokesperson saying, quote, the banking system remains sound and resilient. is this sound and resilient? >> so this is not, but the future may be, at least if you talk to jpmorgan chase's ceo jamie dimon. during an analyst call to

explain this deal and how it came to fruition, he basically said that this particular deal helps resolve this stage of the crisis, that there are only a handful of banks in america that are caught offsides the way that signature bank, silicon valley bank and first republic were, and that this pretty much resolves this stage of the crisis. for right now, it appears as though the rest of the regional banking system has escaped relatively unscathed. and by the way, over the last couple of weeks, jose, many of these companies, these regional banks in america have reported quarterly results where they've told investors that their deposit base has been relatively stable over the last four to five weeks. >> dominic chu, i thank you so very much. i appreciate it. right now a massive manhunt is underway for the man accused of killing five of his neighbors in texas on friday, including a 9-year-old boy. authorities are looking for this man, 38-year-old pran cisco oropesa. they say he allegedly opened

fire after he was apparently asked to stop firing his rifle outside his home. law enforcement considers him armed and dangerous. on sunday a vigil was held for the five victims as the community continues to grapple with what happened. the father of 9-year-old daniel laso returned to the scene. >> the father there saying my wife and my son are dead breaking down at the loss of his loved ones. joining us now is nbc's sam brock. what's the latest on the search for the suspect today? >> reporter: certainly it's heart wrenching what we're witnesses here, jose. i just got off the phone with the fbi. they told me there's no public

availability scheduled today in terms of updates from local and federal law enforcement and no indication there's been any material developments in the search, which of course begs the question what do we know right now for communities like this one. there's roughly 250 members of law enforcement across the board right now that are literally going through communities like this one, jose. i'm in cleveland, texas, right now, not far from that school where 9-year-old daniel guzman attended. whether it is surveillance, contact, anything that might help them piece together where oropesa went. as far as the dragnet that was established in the immediate aftermath of this massacre, that happened on saturday. it was a roughly two-mile wide dragnet. they had him tracked, the cell phone, the scent of his clothing and somehow he just magically disappeared because we are told that at that point they lost track of the murder suspect. it begs a lot of questions. we heard from the fbi directly who said that they have zero leads at this point. that it's all dead ends.

it is pretty rare to get that kind of an admission from law enforcement, and certainly not the message they want to be communicating right now, especially as it pertains to someone who is 38 years old, considered to be, as you mentioned, armed and dangerous. when authorities went to his house, they recovered at least three firearms, one of which was the rifle that was allegedly used to murder five people. the sheriff in this county says there was a conversation with his wife, did not disclose details, but it appears his last known contact was at some point on saturday. so fast forward now as authorities are ramping up their search certainly in terms of number of agencies involved, we have no sense right now how wide the scope is or what the geographical space is beyond specifically cleveland, texas, and the surrounding communities. here is james smith, he is special agent in charge at the fbi's field office in houston with more updates. >> we have over 200 law enforcement personnel from federal, state, and local agencies trying to bring this

subject into custody so we can bring justice to those five victims and ensure this community is safe. >> jose, there is an $80,000 reward right now for any information leading to oropesa's arrest. $30,000 from the fbi, and perhaps most materially right now we do know that there were calls the sheriff said, previously, to go to his house because of gunfire being discharged from neighbors. he couldn't say exactly how many times, but that does appear to be the trigger. as you mentioned for what set this individual off. according to authorities to walk nearby right down the street with an ar-15 rifle and to execute five people including a 9-year-old boy. >> just so horrendous. what are we learning more about the victims, sam? >> daniel guzman was 9 years old. he was the type of boy always

smiling. he believes daniel was trying to save his mother, and that's why he was shot as well. authorities also say there were two other women inside the house that were shielding three children inside and that they probably saved their lives in the process, those kids were covered in blood but are uninjured at this point, and it's also notable that according to one of the go fund me pages, there are six minors right now without mothers plural, and they're asking for any help that can be contributed. jose. >> sam brock in cleveland, texas, i thank you so much. turning to yet another wave of severe weather stretching from the midwest to the east coast. a state of emergency has been declared in virginia beach after a tornado tore through the area on sunday ripping down trees and power lines. in palm beach, florida, residents are picking up the pieces after twisters slammed into the area on saturday with winds gusting up to 130 miles an hour. meanwhile, right now in the midwest, the swollen mississippi river is expected to crest today

as communities in iowa grapple with major flooding, decimating entire homes and businesses. joining us now with more is nbc ease george solis who is in battendorf, iowa, just outside of davenport. what are you seeing today? >> reporter: imagine this scenario, people waking up this monday to have to commute to work, take their kids to school by boat. that is the reality for a lot of people here as this river is expected to crest today in some areas as much as 21 feet. here in this area about 16, 17 feet. the images here really telling the tale. take a look behind me. you can see this neighborhood, the mailboxes almost submerged under water. the people here in these communities who are used to this have this down to a science, right? you can see some of the flood walls that they have built, very intricate to make sure that water does not get into their garages, floods their basements. still, though, in some areas where this river has crested and is cresting, the inevitable has

occurred. homes have been water logged, possessions have been lost. residents emotional over what they couldn't save, even as prepared as they were. people in and out of these communities by boat over the weekend, some that i've spoken with who said, look, we know what we can expect here when this river floods, but even so this has been hard for us to watch. this came on us. it really just kind of creeped up on us little by little, and before you know it our homes were under water. so that has been sort of the tale, and i've asked a number of people, well, if you know it floods, why not move from your neighborhood, and they say, well, this is our home. we choose to live here because ordinarily it's beautiful out here. when events like this happen we rely on those flood gauges, we rely on the flood walls. we rely on everything that has been working up to this point to prevent total catastrophe. those walls and those mitigation factors have really done their job here, jose, but nevertheless, now -- >> george solis --

>> -- with the rivers cresting, we are expecting the waters to recede. thank you so much. appreciate it. once again to ukraine where they once again woke sirens. and later why donald trump's attorney requested a mistrial in the civil case involving a rain allegation against the former president. we're back in exactly 60 seconds. you're watching "josé diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. r. what will you do? will you make something better? create something new? our dell technologies advisors can provide you with the tools and expertise you need to bring out the innovator in you. meet the outdoorsies. wayfair's outdoor deal experts. and expertise you need

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ukraine, is nbc's ellison barber. what's the latest there today? >> reporter: jose, this attack started around 2:30 a.m., ultimately every single region in ukraine was under an air raid siren. russia's ministry of defense claimed they launched a targeted attack and that they were focused on hitting military-related spaces that housed ammunition, weapons, as well as equipment. they claimed all assigned objects were hit, but you can see the destruction. this is just one city, the city of pavloharad. a missile landed in a residential area damaging a number of buildings. you mentioned how many civilians injured here. in this one city 34, the regional governor says the youngest victim injured is just 8 years old. in addition to two women, a 45-year-old and a 55-year-old that are in intensive care. they say a lot of people have cuts, bruises, not to mention just trauma from going through

this experience, and the city of uman funerals are underway after a strike left 23 people dead. we were on the ground as rescuers combed through that building hoping to find any signs of life. the footage we have of the funeral is gut wrenching because it's for children killed in the strike. funerals were held for a 17-year-old and an 11-year-old. you can see a little boy in an orange jacket, there he is right there doing the cross. you see him crying. that is 11-year-old sophia's 6-year-old brother. this is a community still very much in mourning after just suffering a horrific loss. russia claimed in that instance as well that they were targeting military-related infrastructure, but that is not what they hit. what we saw there was residential buildings. it was apartments. it was a place where families lived and we're seeing the youngest victims there laid to rest by their families. jose. >> ellison barber in kharkiv,

thank you very much. and now to sudan where the u.s. government is working to get american citizens out of the war-torn country. this weekend the u.s. organized two convoys that made the long journey from the capital khartoum to the city of port sudan, armed drones escorted hundreds of americans during their escape from the fierce fighting between the military and rival paramilitary group. earlier today, saudi officials say a u.s. navy ship arrived in the port city of with hundreds of evacuees. nbc's ali arouzi joins us from hon don. what else do we know about what's being done to help the thousands of americans who are still in there and maybe want to get out? >> hi, jose, that's right. i mean, it's been a massive land, air, and sea evacuation with hundreds of americans going out. and as you mentioned, that convoy of buses that left khartoum for port sudan, over 500 mile treacherous journey, they were essentially on their own. there was nobody on the ground with them.

but as you mentioned, they were getting security overhead by armed drones that followed them along that entire path to get them to the relative safety of port sudan. and then from port sudan, they are being ferried over to the port of jeda in saudi arabia where u.s. officials are there to offer them consular support to help them figure out how to get from the port of jeda possibly to a transit location and from that transit location back to the united states. but also, jose, i have to tell you that the state department has sent a message out to the remainder of the american citizens that are there in sudan telling them that for the meantime, there isn't going to be any more evacuations that for now they've been put to a halt. that doesn't mean that they won't start up again, but for now they're not making any more evacuation, and they've told u.s. citizens that want to get out to try and make their own way to the port of sudan and then from there they can board a

commercial vessel that will get them to jeda. but for somebody traveling alone or in a very small group, that's a very dangerous journey from khartoum to port of sudan, 500 miles, no drones to accompany them or no u.s. officials. but if they do get there, they can get onto a boat and then from jeda hopefully back to the united states. it is a very long and very treacherous journey, and the ones that haven't gotten out yet are going to be in a bit of a situation until guidance is given by the state department. >> ali arouzi in london, thank you so much. coming up, magazine writer e. jean carroll is testifying today. trump's team has requested a mistrial. we'll be live outside the courthouse. you're watching "josé diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. now ports can know where every piece of cargo is.

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23 past the hour, this morning, magazine writer e. jean carroll is back on the stand for cross examination in the civil case centered around her allegation that donald trump raped her in a department store in the 1990s. trump has denied the accusation. earlier this morning, trump's lawyer joe tacopina formally requested a mistrial because of what he called unfair and prejudice shl rulings by the

court. i'm very fortunate and happy that you're able to be with us, and kristin gibbons feden, a civil rights attorney and former prosecutor known for her work in the bill cosby trial, she's also an msnbc legal analyst. take us right into that courtroom. you just came out. what'd you see? >> reporter: a lot of the same, jose. a lot of argumentative questions from joe tacopina, and a lot of efforts by the plaintiff successfully to shut down repetitious questioning. he's definitely getting some small admissions from e. jean carroll. for example, that she made 18 purchases at burgdorf goodman between -- i'm sorry, 23 purchases in an 18-year period of time that post dated the alleged assault or, for example, that she posted on facebook that she was a massive fan of "the apprentice." he's trying to show that she wasn't so traumatized by whatever happened between she and donald trump that she couldn't have gone to

bergdorf's. when he tried to ask her why she didn't call police. she said i am a member of the silent generation, jose. >> and so, lisa, what would be -- i'm just thinking from a legal perspective for tacopina to be talking about whether she liked "the apprentice" or whether she went back and purchased things after the alleged incident, what would be the legal logic behind that line? >> i think he's trying to show, jose that if she were truly sexually assaulted by donald trump she would have a problem revisiting the scene of the crime, for example, or if she were truly assaulted by donald trump she would find it repulsive to watch him on television, that she couldn't acknowledge that such a show was entertaining much less take to facebook and declare herself a massive apprentice fan. he's trying to make the jurors question whether in fact her

story is true by showing that she has been back to the scene of the crime, that she watched him on television all without apparent trauma or injury to her psyche. >> and so kristen, let's talk about this whole issue of requesting a mistrial. in a case like this when cross examination of a witness was supposed to get back underway, is this unusual? >> not at all. mistrial requests are not abnormal at all, generally and specifically not in high profile cases. in fact, a mistrial request was raised numerous times in the cosby trial, both cosby trials, in fact, and what it does is allows the defense to pave way for a potential appeal if in a criminal case the defendant is convicted or as in this case, if donald trump is found liable. it allows them the opportunity to file for an appeal, give the courts, the higher courts some type of substantive basis for the court case to come back down and allow them to try it again. but i think one of the things that's really important about

what you were talking about earlier is a lot of times defense attorneys will utilize this type of cross examination that the victim or the survivor went back to different establishments or remained in contact or delayed in the reporting, or in this case didn't go back to get camera footage and things like that to discredit a victim. those are called rape myths. those are really utilized to try to discredit a victim. it really doesn't. just because she went back doesn't negate the fact that donald trump may have sexually assaulted her. but these are the attacks that are typically seen in cross examination of susurvivors. >> i thank you so much for being with us this morning. hours ago, house speaker kevin mccarthy addressed the israeli parliament. we'll play for you part of what he had to say. plus, president biden confronts concerns about his age with comedy. you're watching "josé diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. ée diaz-balart reports" on msnbc.

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. 32 past the hour. house speaker kevin mccarthy has become only the second u.s. house speaker ever to address the israeli parliament. this morning mccarthy spoke to israeli lawmakers for about 20 minutes. he touched on a variety of topics from containing iran to peace in the middle east to the shared sense of community between the united states and israel. >> our values are your values.

our heritage is your heritage. our dreams are your dreams. america is grateful for our friendship with israel. we are a better nation because of it, and we must never shy away from defending it. >> nbc's raf sanchez is with us this morning from tel aviv. what else did mccarthy tell israeli lawmakers today? >> reporter: well, jose, as you heard in that clip, speaker mccarthy had a lot of warm words about israel, a lot of warm words about the u.s./israel relationship. he was at pains to stress in washington support for israel is bipartisan. it is shared by both democrats and republicans, and he is indeed leading a bipartisan trip here to israel. now, he also described israel as a thriving democracy, which is interesting because a lot of israelis are deeply concerned about the state of their democracy, and they have been out on the streets in their

hundreds of thousands protesting against israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's plans to weaken the israeli supreme court, a move they say would fundamentally damage israeli democracy. speaker mccarthy was asked about that proposed judicial overhaul earlier. i want you to take a listen to a little bit of what he had to say. >> israel's their own nation. israel can decide what they want to do, but i mean, having democracies, you want to have a check and balance. you want to have separation of powers, and i think in all of our conversations be it the president, be it the prime minister, be it members, i think everyone will agree there's some form of reform they believe they need to have, but we leave it up to you, your country, to figure out how to do that. >> reporter: now, you heard the speaker there basically saying this is not an issue for americans. we're staying out of it. the biden administration has taken a different tact. they have made it very clear that they are deeply concerned about at least the original version of this judicial

overhaul, and that has been a source of intense friction between the white house and netanyahu's new right wing government, and it is part of the reason that prime minister benjamin netanyahu is still months after taking office waiting for an invitation to the white house, something that normally comes pretty quickly for israeli prime ministers. speaker mccarthy making news saying if president biden doesn't hurry up and extend an invitation to netanyahu, speaker mccarthy will do so from the other end of pennsylvania avenue. he will invite the prime minister to address a joint session of congress. netanyahu has been burned at times in the past by being seen to meddle in american politics, being seen to be too close to republicans. so it will be interesting to see whether that invitation actually materializes or not. jose, you mentioned this is only the second address by an american speaker. the first was newt gingrich back in 1998, and it is worth noting that after his address to the

israeli ka net set, gingrich went and met with the palestinians. as far as we can tell, speaker mccarthy has no plans to do so, and he made no mention of the palestinians during his speech. jose. >> thank you very much. back here at home, republicans may be trying to change the dynamic when it comes to discussing abortion. republican national committee chair ronna mcdaniel told fox news sunday that candidates running in the 2024 cycle need to address the issue head on instead of just ignoring it as many did in 2022. >> abortion was a big issue in key states like michigan and pennsylvania. and so the guidance we're going to give to our candidates is you have to address this head on. the democrats spent 360 million on this and many of our candidates across the board refuse to talk about it. put them on the defensive and articulate where you stand, and that's going to be the critical message we have to get out before these -- before 2024. >> and with us this morning is

victoria defrancesco soto dean of the clinton school of public service at the university of arkansas, and she is an msnbc contributor. great seeing you. so tackling the issue of abortion, tackling it head on, is that going to be a winning tactic for republicans? >> well, jose we saw last week that nikki haley who is a gop hopeful for the presidential nomination did exactly that. she doubled down on abortion. she spoke about it, and notably as a woman she was very bold in her assertion that this is a pro-life party. it is a pro-life platform and this is what she is pursuing. i saw that illustration of ronna mcdaniel comments in nikki haley last week. in terms of advice, i think it's great advice if you are a republican and to want to get out of a primary. if you're in a state that has partisan primaries, they are

running in the republican primary. but it is a terrible idea in terms of a general election strategy. and this isn't just abortion. this is pretty much any issue, right? guns, economic, foreign policy, security, you run to the extremes in your primaries, but then when you want to get that middle where the majority of americans are in the middle, you need to moderate your message. so sure for the primary, but it's a real head scratcher in terms of wanting to get to the white house and having to win independents and perhaps a moderate democrat. >> that's the whole issue, the difficulty for candidates between -- the difference between primary victory and then general election victory. meanwhile, as florida governor ron desantis moves closer to announcing a presidential bid, his poll numbers are behind trump's. he's getting some advice from an unlikely source. democratic pollster mike penn wrote in a wall street journal

column, quote, to get back in the game, desantis has to put cultural issues to the side and run on character, competence, and common sense. so victoria, i'm just wondering, even though he hasn't declared yet, has his issues and his focus on cultural issues made it difficult for him to get through to a general election if he were to run and if he were to get through those -- those primarys? >> it's the same conundrum. in the primary the cultural issues play extremely well, but in the general they don't. it's puzzling because you see florida being very much a miracle case and having spent so much time in texas and seeing how the bushes and rick perry would always point to texas in their national runs, why desantis isn't doing the same, you know, florida is doing well economically. it did well economically during the pandemic, so i mean, i think that this is the type of stuff

that can unite republicans and democrats in saying, hey, we've got job growth. we've got dynamism. people are moving here, people want to come here. so i mean, that is the power house there in terms of the economy, but it's really been placed on the back burner in lieu of cultural issues. >> victoria defrancesco soto, it's great seeing you. i thank you for being with us this morning. >> gracias. coming up, pension protests in paris on this may day, our very own richard engel is live on the ground with the very latest from the french capital. there you see some live pictures at 5:40 p.m. france time. you're watching "josé diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. s. from big cities, to small towns, and on main streets across the us, you'll find pnc bank. helping businesses both large and small, communities and the people who live and work there

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streets to oppose that change in the retirement law going from 62 to 64 and the organizers say that that includes more than 500,000 people here in paris. now, the police have very different numbers, they say that just in paris no more than 100 thousand people have taken to the streets. it is very difficult for us to know. we're at ground level, everywhere we go we see many, many, many people, so tens of thousands at least, 100,000 i would say, it sounds reasonable if not more. so very big demonstrations. generally they have been peaceful. generally the atmosphere is festive, although there have been some clashes, there have been some incidents of violence, some smashed windows according to police who just put out a statement not long ago, they say more than 180 people have been arrested across the country, that there were three cities that saw violent clashes and

that more than 50 people were arrested here in paris and that one police officer was seriously injured when he was hit by a molotov cocktail. but that said, if you go away from the protests, if you go three, four blocks from here, you still see people sitting around in cafes having wine, having beers, bringing their families out with them, so it is not that this city is burning. this city is demonstrating. this city is taking action. they're trying to convince the government to change course. they want emmanuel macron not to implement this change in retirement and to go back effectively to the way things were before. it is not exactly clear when the new retirement law will come into effect. that is expected to be announced sometime in july, perhaps on july 14th on bastille day. >> richard engel in paris, i thank you very much. and now to some breaking news from florida, the governing board that oversees much of walt

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consistent with the apprehension rates in the prior administration and why is that? it is because of the extraordinary and exextraordinary heroic work of the united states border patrol. >> before we go this hour, some good news about big surprises and dreams coming true. there were tears celebrating 8-year-old noah thompson. here's his victory lap at advent health in orlando. the brave little boy finally finishing chemo after battling leukemia for nearly 800 days. >> this one is a soldier. you know what a soldier is? >> near philadelphia, it was career day at tawanka elementary school.

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to grand canyon university and found out their high school seniors were getting full scholarships. for many here, children of immigrants, the gift representing their american dream. but it was this moment from last week's london marathon that really lifted our spirits. there's par olympic athlete helping someone who collapsed. in a world that seems so divided. this was going to no doubt affect your time, right? >> for sure. for me, it was a great moment of just saying look, this is what it's all about. it's not about just when you cross that finish line, but it's about how you do it. >> a champion with a big heart putting others first. >> kind of a life lesson for

. >> there's always people less fortunate than ourself, but you need to be one of those individuals that puts your hand out for the greater good. >> there's always good news. that wraps up the hour. you can reach me on twitter and instagram. you can watch highlights on today's show online. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. another major takeover of a failed u.s. bank. the second largest in u.s. history at the fdic steps in late sunday night and gets jpmorgan to buy the assets. this as the president and congress face a looming showdown over the debt ceiling.

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