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nearly two months of hostilities, israel and hamas are in the second day of a cease-fire, and with that, a series of prisoner exchanges that has included women, children, and the elderly at this hour, after long and dramatic day that saw a few delays and a personal intervention by president jill joe biden, 13 additional israeli hostages have been released by hamas. eight children and five women, along with four foreign thailand nationals. israel, saying that the red cross has confirmed the release. they are on their way to the rafah crossing in gaza. meanwhile, 39 palestinian prisoners have been released by israel. -- have promised to continue tomorrow with the third round. but in the interim, the white

house is trying to figure out how to push this truce forward into a lasting peace, and how to get as much humanitarian aid into gaza as possible. democratic senator, chemo smith, joins me in just a bit, as the clock ticks down. and later, i will talk with black media mogul, byron allen, his signature -- awards show premiers tonight. i will talk about power moves he's made in the entertainment industry and the changes he's going through after his star strikes. you don't want to miss that. but we begin tonight in israel. nbc news correspondent, david noriega, joins me now from jerusalem. dave it, it is midnight in israel and in gaza. what can you tell us about where we are, at this moment in time, with releasing both israeli and palestinian hostages?

>> reverend, we just heard in the last minute or two from the idf that the group of 13 israeli hostages, and additionally, for thai nationals are now in israeli territory, in the custody of the israeli defense forces. we also received, from the israeli prime minister's office, the full list of israeli citizens in question. this is a group of four families and then three additional individuals. all there are several children. 16 years old, 13 years old, -- noam or and alma or. we have a mother and daughter, 53 and 18 years old. we have the avigdori family, 52 years old. reverend, i apologize, i'm looking at this information as it comes out, minute by minute. but we can confirm that these families and individuals are in israeli territory. as far as the palestinian side, reverent, we have not yet seen those prisoners released.

i was in ramallah yesterday when the same thing happened and there was a gap between when the israeli hostages were released and when the palestinian prisoners were released. so, the fact that we've not seen those red cross buses leave the israeli military prison into the streets of ramallah does not mean that there is any reason to think that release will not happen. however, it's now past midnight and that one half of the, other half of the deal, the palestinian prisoners half of the deal, has not yet been fulfilled. this day two of the agreement will not be over until we see that convoy of red cross buses releasing palestinian prisoners into the occupied west bank. reverend? >> having said that, david, earlier, hamas accused israel of violating the four-day truce. i understand that it's now a qatari operations team in tel aviv, to ensure the deal to free hostages runs smoothly moving forward. can you tellmoat? >> yeah, reverend.

so, there was an extremely tense moment a few hours ago, earlier tonight, when hamas delayed the release of the hostages, accusing israel of fulfilling, of failing to abide by its end of the bargain. they specifically said that israel had not allowed the number of aid trucks into gaza, but they said they would. it's not just a question of whether those eight trucks get into gaza, but also of how far into gaza they make it. hamas wants a lot of this aid to be distributed in the northern part of the gaza strip. that's where the worst of the devastation has happened. we know that there are several hundred thousand gazans who did not evacuate or who are not displaced from the north into the south there. some of the most desperately in need of aid. hamas also accused israel of not releasing palestinian prisoners, according to the terms of the deal, which specified that according to hamas, that prisoners have to be released according to how much time they had spent in prison. we also do know, however, from the list of prisoners set to be released tonight, again, not yet released tonight, but set

to be released tonight, that it includes six palestinian women who are the ones who are serving some of the longest sentences. so, we do expect that part of the deal to be fulfilled, according to that list. i repeat, we have not actually seen those prisoners step freely out onto the streets of ramallah. until that happens, that half of the deal is not fulfilled. >> no, we understand from the white house, no americans are expected to be released today. but hopefully, soon. what more can you tell us about that? >> reverend, we just got the official list from the israeli prime minister's office of the women and children released from the gaza strip today. we are working to confirm their nationalities. as far as we understand it, there are no americans on the list. again, we are working to confirm that. this is one of the biggest questions pending in this four-day truce. we've been told that we expect some americans to be released during this period of four days. it's now day two and as far as we know, there have not been any americans.

there are two days left to see whether these families can be reunited with their loved ones. this is very day-by-day, hour by hour. in fact, minute by minute. again, at this moment we had earlier tonight were seen potentially like this entire agreement could collapse because the mosque was accusing israel of failing to meet its end of the bargain, it showed us just how delicate, just how fragile this process really is. we don't know that any step in this process is done until we literally see it happening in front of us, on our screens. this is what we are all waiting for, step-by-step, minute by minute. reverend? >> all right, thank you, nbc's david noriega in israel. we will come back to you if any new developments occur. joining me now is senator tim tina smith, democrat of minnesota. senator, let's start with the temporary cease-fire between israel and hamas, and the

release of hostages and prisoners. do these developments make you optimistic that a path to some kind of peace is on the horizon? >> well, thank you, reverend sharpton. i'm so glad to be with you today. these are early steps, they are first steps, but it's certainly encouraging to see that we could be on the path here towards some sort of cease-fire. this temporary cease-fire is allowing hostages to be released. the agonizing feeling of these families i, can hardly imagine. and of course, getting humanitarian aid into gaza is so extremely important. i am hopeful that this will be a moment where we can start to see a shift and we can move towards a more permanent cease-fire, so that we can look towards a future where there is a place for both israelis and palestinians can live in their own states, in a safe way. >> all right, let's switch gears a little bit.

two weeks after voters in ohio passed a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights, democratic lawmakers in your state are considering doing the same. ly in time for the 2024 election. activists are also pushing for 2024, for the same thing in nine states, like arizona, south dakota, missouri, and florida. many agree the issue could help drive turnout and help democrats up and down the ballot next year. what do you think, senator? >> well, i'm one of those who believe that this is a galvanizing issue for voters all over the country. you know, people have given if given a choice because between having the freedom to make their own decisions about their own bodies, and their own lives, including decisions about abortion, whether they have that freedom themselves or whether somebody else has that decision-making power over them, people are going to choose freedom every time. we've seen it in every instance, in red states and blue states,

and all the states in between, where there was a choice, people always shows having that freedom to decide for themselves. and you know, this is where the republican party is completely out of step with the voters of this country. including significant number of republican voters, large majority of independent and democratic voters. so, you know, republicans don't have a messaging problem here. the problem is much more fundamental and as voters are looking at who they want to represent them in the united states senate and who they want to have the president for them, the choice could not be more clear. >> now, republicans are also taking their lessons from democratic victories in ohio and virginia, and trying to find abortion messaging that works for them, going into next year. new york times is reporting that the leading republican presidential candidate, donald trump, appears to have, thus far, escaped the vulnerability that other candidates have on the issue. polling, near even with

president biden, among voters who want abortion to remain legal. what are your thoughts on donald trump being seen as a moderate on abortion? >> well, donald trump, it's a ridiculous idea that donald trump is a moderate on abortion because of donald trump, and republicans in the united states senate, the supreme court and roe v. wade, which protected peoples freedoms. because of donald trump, we have extremist judges all over the country that are rolling back peoples civil rights and peoples rights to reproductive freedom. donald trump has proven that he will appoint judges and make decisions that strip away people's reproductive rights. so, the choice between him and president biden could not be more clear. and that will become clear to voters as we move into this presidential election. i mean, the thing that people need to fully understand is that extremist republicans want a national ban on abortion. and that is going to mean that

all of the action that's been taken by state legislators and by voters in states around the country will be nullified if they are successful. that's why this election and why abortion rights is such a crucial issue in the senate races coming up, the 2024 and certainly in the presidential race. >> now, also i want to report that right now, we hear the released hostages are with idf special forces inside israeli territory, safe and sound. while there is time, i want to ask you about another development and tragic story that impacted your state since george floyd was murdered in 2020. i remember i was on the front line of that movement, i did the eulogy for george floyd in two of the locations and -- you are at the services. i understand that former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin, who was convicted of george floyd's

murder, was stabbed by another inmate and an arizona federal prison friday. and is reported as being seriously injured. no word has been released on chauvin's condition, but given the fact and the impact of floyd's murder and when it happened on minnesota, what is your reaction as one of the two senators from that state? >> well, on the murder of george floyd was a horrible moment and a galvanizing moment for racial justice all over this country and the reality that his murder, derek chauvin, is in federal prison, paying the punishment for his crimes, that is the reality. i am saddened, however, to hear of this violence against derek chauvin. every person who was incarcerated in federal prison should be there and the knowledge that they're going to be free from retaliation and from violence of any kind.

that holds true, should hold true for any federal prisoner, including derek chauvin. you know, it's interesting, reverend sharpton, that i hear from people who served in federal corrections institutions in minnesota as security guards about the terrible problems that we have with understaffing. roughly 21% of people, positions are not filled in federal prisons, as of now. and that means that both prisoners and the people that are there to secure them are in danger, because of that. so, it's a complicated situation and i hope that mr. chauvin will, while he's paying the penalty for his crimes, will be free from violence. >> all right, senator tina smith, thank you for being with us this evening. still to come on politicsnation, more on the news out of israel

and the release of the hostages on both sides. and later, i will explain what 16 dollar mcdonald's meal has to do with president biden's reelection campaign. but first, my colleague richard lui with today's top news stories. richard? >> rev, thank you. some stories we are watching for you this hour. police in agra falls identifying the two victims who died wednesday in the deadly explosion on the u.s., canada border. 53 year old annika and kirk navalny. witnesses say the car went airborne after it struck a cement median. caught fire and exploded when it hit a border crossing booth. police saying, the crash is under investigation, but not terrorism related. police across the country have reported multiple fatal auto accidents on thanksgiving day. more than 55 million people made road trips to see family and friends over the holiday. in georgia, a total of 14 deaths were reported thursday. and online spending on thanksgiving day jumped five

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nation. let's now bring in my political panel, carlos curbelo, former republican representative of florida, and april ryan, washington bureau chief for the gabrielle and msnbc contributor. thank you both for joining us. i want to start with the breaking news we have been following out of the middle east. the release of a second group of israeli hostages and palestinian prisoners, along with a pause in the fighting. i just wanted to get your thoughts on what has happened,

what's been happening, and it's political impact. carlos, let's start with you. >> well rob, look, this is an important development. the biden administration has been struggling on this issue, upsetting people on both sides of this debate here in the united states as to how involved we should be in this war and in which way we should be involved. but if lives are being saved, if hostages are being freed, that is all good news, obviously, for those families and there are a lot of american families that are waiting for their loved ones to come out. but politically, it should also help the president grow his credibility and get more people behind his approach to this israel, hamas war. >> april? >> yes, reverend al, president biden's poll numbers are drastically being affected and impacted by what's happening overseas. and one thing we do know for sure is that this white house is very elated about the release.

i think there will be more so elated when you see more americans come. when you see americans come back to safety and even come back to the continental united states. but here is an issue in this matter. the devil is in the details about the cease-fire. you have some who want a cease-fire, thinking that this is going to stop everything. others saying that it gives those who are angry with israel more power. so, we have to wait and see how this plays out. but right now for this moment, this has been a day for the administration, but it would be better once americans are released. >> all right, we see that president biden has taken a dip in the polls, though. you mentioned the polls, april. what is that you think the white house needs to be doing? what is it that they are not doing that's causing this dip in the polls? >> well, there's a loud segment of america that's very concerned, reverend al, with the fact that america is

supporting israel and the believe that this war and america's connection is helping to fuel for whatever reason this back and forth, this historic difficulty that just keeps ongoing. so, at this moment, the president has to figure out how to let the world know that he stands with israel, but also, he sees the problems in palestine, he sees the problems in gaza, and working to fix this, to quell the violence, and to ultimately may be, if there could be some kind of solution between the palestinians and israelis at this moment. >> now, let me bring it also back to the domestic issues. tonight, donald trump will attend south carolina's parliament -- will, a matchup between two of the states biggest college football teams. south carolina and clemson. his opponent, nikki haley's, alma mater trump has seen an uptick in

polls recently, as the new york times sina college polls show. trump ahead in five or six battleground states. meanwhile, president biden's poll numbers are getting worse in the latest surveys, from 13 pollsters this month. biden is down in all of them, but two compared to their previous months pulls. carlos, what are your thoughts on why biden is slipping in the polls? and trump is rising? >> well, rev, i think we have to put all of this into perspective. yes, donald trump has passed joe biden in a lot of polls, including the last nbc news poll. but at the end of the day, these are both two very unpopular candidates. the president, most americans would rather see neither of these two men running for president. now, having said that, president biden seems to be in a trap. he's trying to appease both his base and the political center. we have seen it in this,

israel-hamas conflict, where the presidents -- i happen to agree with to fully back our ally, israel, against a terrorist organization. he laid that out, but he's also tried to appease those who are, understandably, worried about innocent people who are in the way of this war on an issue like immigration, which is more of a domestic issue,. the president, on the one hand, is trying to appease immigration activists as, political base. and on the other hand, he's trying to show more strength at the border and typing border policies. president biden needs to start running to the center if you wants to get his poll numbers up. he is the general election candidate for democrats. he does not have a serious primary challenger. donald trump, on the other hand, rev, the reason he's in south carolina is because donald trump's a little worried about nikki haley. she's been growing in the polls and he has to face her one on one in some of these early primary states, she could give him a run for his money. >> now april, a washington post,

or i have to bring this up. washington pos story about a 16 dollar mcdonald's meal that went viral. details peoples exaggerated views about the weakness of the biden economy. as the biden administration tries to figure out how to improve its economic message. is working with social media platforms to combat misinformation online. how should the white house talk about its accomplishments and respond to negative pulling and misinformation? >> well, reverend al, you know this. politics is personal and for those who are going to mcdonald's or any other [inaudible] >> i think we lost april. so, let me go to you, carlos, with this. switching gears. to congressman george santos, who went on a bizarre tyre last night on x, where he railed

against the ethics report regarding him and in that report, and said he expects to be expelled and will wear it, quote, like a badge of honor. santos is expulsion will be a hot topic when congress returns to session next week. is this his confrontation approach helping or hurting him right now? >> rev, members of congress both sides, republicans and democrats, i would say especially republicans, are so disgusted by george santos that despite the fact that he has not yet been convicted of a crime, because typically that is the standard that the house is used to expel members, whether or not someone has been convicted of a crime. santos has not yet been convicted of a crime, but what he has done, his conduct, is so despicable that yes, it is very likely that the house can get to the two thirds majority they need to expel him and, of

course, he is crying out, he's desperate, he was clinging on to power. it's all he had left. and he's going to lose that. no, his approach has not helped him at all. he has made many enemies and he has embarrassed pretty much all of his colleagues. >> april, i trust you are back with me and i want to bring this to you. it was announced this week that virginia state university will host the second debate of the 2024 presidential election. the first time in u.s. history a general election presidential debate will be held were at a historically black college or university. what is the significance of this moment? >> as an hbcu you were, it's a big deal. it's a big deal because the structure of this nation is -- think about, this our funding fathers, our white founding fathers really push for ivy league's. the ivy league used to be the ones to lead this nation.

and now, reverent i'll, it has flipped. who is the vice president of the united states and where did she attend college? how are the university in washington d.c. and hbcu? can you say james clyburn, south carolina state. can you say subject richmond? morehouse. those who are leading this country have flipped the dynamic from the ivy leagues to our black ivy league, hbcus. many of these hbcus were born out of the massacre in slavery times, they wanted to make sure that the slave understood how to read christian books, the bible, okay? and they started out as many of these schools did as bible colleges, like my alma mater, morgan state university. and it grew into a college and then to a university. this is a big deal. hbcus are in their prime right now and it makes a big difference to show all america and it needs to be at a time,

for this setting and this venue, when people are talking about all of these anti-woke movements, all of these anti-, the book bans, et cetera, et cetera. >> and affirmative action, and other issues that will be issues in the 24 campaign. >> exactly. >> the only thing i'm going to be watching for is, will donald trump show up? he's not shown up to the primary debates so far in the republican party. i want to see if he shows up for this one. >> he needs to show up at an hbcu, he needs to. >> april ryan and carlos carmelo, thank you for being with us. more politics nation after the break. politics nation after the break. break. have heart failure with unresolved symptoms? it may be time to see the bigger picture. heart failure and seemingly unrelated symptoms like carpal tunnel syndrome, shortness of breath, and irregular heartbeat could mean something more serious,

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david, what can you tell me now? >> reverend, we've been getting information steadily over the last few minutes from the families of the hostages who have been released, giving details of who these hostages are. a couple of things stand out to me. the youngest of the hostages is three years old. this is -- she was released alongside other members of her family, including her 67 year old grandmother. sean huron. i'm also, based on this information, realizing that some of these families have been separated. in two cases, from what i can tell, families were kidnapped with mother, father, and children. mother and children were released, but fathers stayed behind. that's one thing we will have to really be paying attention to in the days and weeks to come, what happens to those adult males inside the gaza strip? who likely are not going to be released as part of this agreement. it's difficult to imagine what it feels like to be one of those fathers left behind.

as we continue to get more information from these families, we are also paying attention to the other side of this agreement. we are expecting the release of 39 palestinian prisoners from israeli military prisons. from what we know so far, that still has not happened. instead, we are receiving reports of chaos outside of the -- military prison where a number of these prisoners are expected to be released with large amounts of tear gas being deployed against crowds of palestinians gathered there to receive them. we were at that scene last night that saw something very similar. eventually, the red cross buses containing the palestinian prisoners were released. to add a little bit of context to that side of the deal, we expect 33 children and six women to be released from these prisons. some of these are people who are convicted and sentenced. >> i want to say that we are watching on screen some of the hostages entering into israel,

as we are watching this. this is some of the hostages being brought into israel. let me raise this to you, david. two senior administration officials tell nbc news that the biden administration is disappointed, americans have not yet been released. but these officials say they are hopeful three americans will be among those civilian women and children freed as part of the overall deal for 50 hostages to be released. what can you tell us about what to expect in the next few days? >> reverend, that's one of the biggest questions that at least folks watching in the united states have been expecting to get answers on, is when will americans be released as part of this agreement? we have been told in the days leading up to the implementation of this agreement that we can expect americans to be released. it's now day two and we have not seen that take place. this has been very tenuous and

fragile throughout this time. i can tell you now, though, as of just a couple of minutes, that we have confirmation that those red cross buses in the occupied west bank are now leaving -- military prison into ramallah. so, we should expect to see that other side of the agreement be fulfilled. this means we can tell you now, reverend, that day two of this agreement is being fully implemented. so, in terms of what we can expect in the days to come, in terms of what we can expect in the days to come, is some version of what we saw yesterday and today. you will see israeli hostages released from the gaza strip, possibly with additional foreign nationals released outside of the framework of the agreement. as we saw tonight with the four thai nationals and then sometime later, palestinian prisoners released in east jerusalem and the occupied west bank. as part of that agreement, to your question, we expect to see americans released at some point. but reverent, what i can tell you in general terms about this

entire situation is that we cannot confirm that anything happens until we literally see it happen in front of our eyes. this information is extremely fast changing, extremely fluid. the whole arrangement is extremely fragile. extraordinarily difficult to implement with multiple moving parts, multiple different political actors. nation states. it is very, very high tension. it's a high wire act and, you know, again, day two of four is over and all we can do for these days three and four is watch the developments unfold before our eyes. >> now, the biden administration is also -- pause in hostilities can last longer than the four days agreed upon. what are you hearing on the ground? how likely is that to happen, if you can make a prediction? >> that is right. as part of this agreement that was brokered by the united states, by qatar, and by egypt, a provision of it was at the

four-day cease-fire could be extended day by day, as long as hamas is willing to release groups of at least ten israeli hostages during each of those days. again, this is part of essentially three for one deal, where for everyone israeli hostage that is released, israeli authorities released three palestinian prisoners. it is very day-by-day, reverend. that is what i can tell you. the framework is in place for not to possibly take place, but we will not know whether it actually takes place until it happens. the other thing i will say is that both the idf and hamas have indicated that they intend to continue the hostilities, once this pause is over. it is a temporary pause. i have heard from a number of people in the last couple of days, particularly in the occupied west bank, there is a lot of hope that this temporary agreement could plant the seed for a longer process that eventually leads to lasting peace. however, what we hear from the two belligerent actors in this conflict, the idf and hamas is that hostilities will continue

after the pause is over. >> well, we can hope that civilians and women, children, and men, civilians on either side, are no longer the targets or recipients of any pain, that is no cause of life. nbc news correspondent, david noriega, thank you for being, giving us these updates. coming up, media mogul byron allen joins us to talk about the grio awards and his efforts to build his tv empire. that is next. tv empire th iats next my husband and i have never been more active. shingles doesn't care. i go to spin classes with my coworkers. good for you, shingles doesn't care. because no matter how healthy you feel, your risk of shingles sharply increases after age 50. but shingrix protects. proven over 90% effective, shingrix is a vaccine used to prevent shingles in adults 50 years and older.

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stuck in notorious los angeles traffic on the way to do this show. it was an adventure, to say the least. but it was worthwhile. because i was in town to see one of the second annual grio awards. the taped broadcast of the ceremony premiering tonight. the awards recognizing black icons, leaders, and legends across several fields, including yours truly from my activist work as head of the national action network. and we are joined tonight by the man behind the grio awards, one of america's most prominent businessmen and prominent black businessmen. with me now is media mogul, byron allen. founder and chairman of byron

allen entertainment studios. byron, thank you for joining us tonight and congratulations on the second grio awards presentation, what makes it so we're showing you can many ways, but i want to know, from the creator, what makes it unique, in your view? >> well, first of all, reverend al, thank you for having me on. you know, i created this show because many years ago, i was at a television convention and the great, late don cornelius, came up and said, brother byron, can i holler at you for a second? and i said sure, don. and he proceeded to say to me, i just wanted to stop and take the time and say, i see you, i see how hard you work. your excellent and i appreciate you. please keep doing what you are doing and he also said so often, we don't say that to people and we don't say it enough.

we need to say that more, to everyone, especially black people who get very little praise in the media. and it stayed with me and put a lot of gas in my tank for many years, which is why -- the show i say special thanks to don cornelius. and tonight, it is real simple. we see you, you are excellent, and we appreciate you. and the work that you've dedicated your life to doing amazing work for this country and for black people. not just black people, this country. because what you have done is you have helped to make us all better. i just wanted to say that to everyone who we given a word to tonight. >> well, you did that and it's on tonight on cbs network. but many of the celebrities receiving awards are familiar names. denzel washington was there, he will be on. eddie murphy, mariah carey, but how do you determine who gets recognized when you're talking about philanthropy, education,

where in my case, social justice? what was this year's criteria, byron? >> you know what? it is years of service, it's consistency, it's decades. you can't deny the music icon mariah carey, the film icon denzel washington, the television icon, you know, steve harvey, the inspirational icon, dwayne, the rock, johnson, the icon, eddie murphy, the comedy icon, you know, kevin hart. you know, also, doctor -- this is a woman, a black woman, 34 years old who led the team to develop a vaccine for covid-19. and i loved her speech. she said, you know, as a kid, i never imagined wanting to be a scientists and finding myself in a room with all of these superstars. we want to acknowledge people like that because it's very important. ben crump, last year. so forth and so, on so many people, journalists, cameron hull. so, a lot of people have given

so much and, you know, we just wanted to just say, we see you and we appreciate you, and we also want to inspire others because there are a lot of people out there who are struggling, and they're really having a hard time, and they just need to know, you have it, you can do, it you can get here. pretty much everybody on that stage, starting with very humble beginnings. and everybody had to go the extra mile to get to where they are and continue to stay where they are. and we just want folks to know, you can do this. we want you to succeed. we want to position you to succeed and your success is our success. and that is why, you know, giving dwyane johnson that inspiration award was important, because he does a lot to inspire people. everybody up there. we want to inspire you. and so, i think that is key and, you know, i think people come away from the show and they realize, you know what? i can do this. and that was something that eddie said when he saw me on the tonight show as a young comedian. he said, i saw byron and it

made me think, i can do this. as a kid, i was born in detroit, michigan, april 1961. i want to go to the factories and work with my grandfather and my father. my dad worked at ford motor company for 30 plus years, my granddaddy work that great lakes steal for 30 plus years. and i cannot wait to put on, get a lunch pail and put up a uniform, and go to the factory with them. one day, i saw barry gordie. my mother and my grandmother -- check out barry gordie's home. i thought, oh my goodness, this is amazing. i want to be like barry gordie. >> and you have done that, and some, as denzel said that night. you will see it tonight. i want to grow up and be like byron allen. byron allen, i want to have you back, talk about how you build the empire and what you're doing around that economic growth, what you're doing in a bid for disney and all -- you've had a strategy that sometimes we were on different hymns, but we always were in

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