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second term as president of the united states. security is high in washington, d.c, and temperatures are expected to plunge ahead of the inauguration, which has been moved inside due to the fearsome weather. the incoming administration is plotting a first 100 days meant to shock and awe. a massive immigration raid is reportedly in the works for the city of chicago, and as many as 100 executive orders will be waiting on the resolute desk in the oval office for trump's signature. trump and his allies want to use the power of the presidency to push through a maga agenda that includes massive tariffs, pardons for january 6th prisoners and a rollback of protections for lgbtq americans. the question for democrats is what will they do in congress and in the states

to push back on the emboldened, emboldened returning president with radical ambitions and no guardrails? joining me now to talk about all of it is delaware's freshman u.s. senator, lisa blunt rochester. senator, thank you for joining us tonight. >> thank you, reverend al, for having me back on your show. >> now, senator, let's start with the immigration raid in chicago. the wall street journal reports as many as 200 ice officers are being sent to carry out large scale deportations. >> starting tuesday. >> the city's african-american mayor, brandon johnson, says it is preparing for the operation. trump's border czar, tom homan, has threatened mayor johnson with prosecution if he fails to cooperate. what do you think this raid is all about? why is trump starting his second term

this way? >> well, you know, first of all, reverend, i want to, if you don't mind, take a moment to honor somebody who we just laid to rest here in delaware. our naacp president, richard smith, affectionately known as mouse. >> he specifically, it was even put in his program, his funeral program, that your show was one of the things that gave him both enjoyment but also information. and i think in this time, we're facing, you know, what this administration plans to do. >> we need to be prepared, ready. and as democrats, we are ready to fight. you know it. you will see as we go through this next couple of days what is in store. >> but i think back to the fact that most times when you have, you're on a sports field, you've

got to play book and they've got a playbook. usually you don't see what is in the playbook for your opponent. this time they put these things in project 25, 20, 25. and so we have a playbook. and i think it's important for us to do exactly what the mayor is doing and what we are hearing. across the country, people are preparing, whether it is attorneys, generals who are preparing, like in oregon, whether it is the mayor or whether it is members of congress, the areas that we're going to be able to work on in a bipartisan way, we will be able to do like we tried to work on immigration reform. >> we know we need comprehensive immigration reform, but for it to be heartless, for it to not be thought out in terms of what impact it will have on our economy and what impact it will have on the people. i think, again, they are showing their hand. >> president trump elect is showing his hand very early, and i can tell you without a doubt,

we are ready. >> well, let me join you in giving my condolences to the family. and i'm very honored. >> he mentioned it was mentioned in the show in his in the program of his services. but let me go to this subject. >> you and your senate colleagues got a sneak preview of what the incoming administration will be like during testimony from trump's cabinet picks this week, including defense secretary nominee pete hegseth, the attorney general nominee pam bondi, and homeland security secretary nominee kristi noem. >> what's your takeaway from those confirmation hearings? and are any of trump's nominees in danger of being rejected by the senate, in your view? >> you know, there are some that are very concerning. >> i mean, when you look at issues of our national security, we want to make sure that we

have people who are qualified, who are capable, but also who are competent to do the job. and so some of the nominees and the ones that you mentioned in particular, present real challenges. i serve on a the committees that also had hearings this week. i got an opportunity to question the incoming hud secretary, scott turner, and i asked him about his views on work requirements, because one of the things that we don't want to see as we have a housing crisis in this country right now, is them taking money away from programs that help people to be housed and to be first time homebuyers. >> we don't want to see those programs taken away. >> i also got an opportunity to question lee zeldin, who is trump's nominee for the epa administrator. we don't want to go backwards on all the major investments that we have made to save this planet and to create clean drinking water and clean air for our communities,

particularly our environmental justice communities. >> and then we have even ports across this country that we need to continue the investments in our ports and our roads and our airports and our rail. >> and then the other person that i got a chance to question was the incoming, incoming sean duffy, who would be department of transportation, as i mentioned. >> and so for us, we're going to take a look at every one of these on the merit. we will those who maybe can really do the job will make it through. but you see the difference in who is being put forward. i mean, when we had a general lloyd austin, he received bipartisan support. he was qualified, he was capable, and he received the support for us. we want to make sure that we're asking the right questions and getting making sure that we are ready for whatever is to come and that we're safe and that we're healthy, and that we have

a strong economy. >> and lloyd austin was the secretary of defense for our viewers to know and to see lloyd austin possibly be succeeded by hegseth is something that concerns me. let's turn to the executive orders. they have reportedly as many as 100 among them. we could see some of trump's most controversial policies, including a new muslim travel ban and end to birthright citizenship and order barring transgender athletes for women's sports. some of his supporters have called it shock and awe, but a new wall street journal survey finds what many voters find with many voters is maga lite, meaning trump policies. >> but without the bluster and the threats. >> does this seem like maga lite

to you? this does not seem like maga lite. >> i can tell you, reverend al, when i came into congress in the house in 2016, i came in with donald trump. >> i came in in the minority. and i can tell you that it was the people that stood up. and so, you know, there may be things that people, you know, resonate with on some of his policies. >> but what we as americans don't want to see are these kind of punitive measures. >> and so even thinking about this election, a lot of people kind of forget that, you know, okay, while he got 77 million votes, kamala harris got 75 million votes. >> and so not every person supports these kind of punitive measures. we also when he came in in 2016, they were going to repeal, replace, modify. they tried 70 times to get rid of the affordable care act. >> but it was the american people who stood up and said, no, you will not prevent me from

having insurance because i have a preexisting condition or my child is in college dropping them off the plans. we're going to fight. >> and i think it's important for us to remember even shows like this, places where we can get information that is true and fair is going to be really, really important. >> when you got millionaires and billionaires buying whole networks and buying social media platforms, we're all going to have to play our part in this very, very important moment for our country. but you also know i ran on a theme of bright hope, and i think it is always important to remember that bright hope shines brightest in the dark. and it's because each and every one of us does our part in this moment. so to all the lawyers out there that are going to help individuals that are being deported, we thank you to all of those churches and synagogues and places of worship that are going to bring safe harbor. we thank you for all the

people stepping up to run for office right now. we thank you. but let's get ready because we got work to do on that. >> thank you. >> senator lisa blunt rochester of delaware, thank you very much for being with us. president biden will be headed to south carolina tomorrow to spend his final day in office in the state, where his path to the presidency began in 2020. traveling with the president will be steve benjamin, a senior white house advisor to president biden and a former mayor of charleston, south carolina. mr. benjamin, before we talk about tomorrow's trip, i want to begin with a bit of a sound from president biden's closing address on wednesday. take a listen to this. i want to warn the country of some things that give me great concern. and this is a dangerous concern, and that's a dangerous concentration of power in the hands of a very

few ultra wealthy people. and the dangerous consequences if their abuse of power is left unchecked. today, an oligarchy is taking shape in america of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedoms, and a fair shot for everyone to get ahead. what did the president want the american people to take away from that speech? >> well, first of all, i can't say how proud i am of senator lisa blunt rochester and the way in which she articulates all of our concerns and in such a powerful way, the president is very clear about his vision as to what america ought to look like. and you've heard him say it time and time again. i've heard him say it to you, building an economy from the middle out and bottom up. the fact that the middle class helped build america, that working men and women helped build this colossus, the greatest and most powerful and

wealthiest nation in the history of the world. and that if we're not vigilant in ensuring that everyday people, the people that you advocate for every single day, have a voice, a real opportunity, just as senator blunt rochester just said, to get real news led from the fourth estate by men and women like you every single day. then we're entering into some really potentially perilous times. the president wanted to lift that up, and obviously it's been a cornerstone of this is not the first time. obviously, you've heard him use language like that, but with a different moment in american history, we have a chance to go to south carolina to be here and to talk about this journey that this amazing public servant has been on. i got to correct you. i was mayor of columbia, south carolina. okay. >> yeah. >> i wanted to correct that because i knew you when you were mayor of columbia. >> you and i worked together on some issues. absolutely. but going to the mother city, the holy city, charleston is a very special place. and it's a place where you may remember when the

president came to charleston in the wake of the emanuel nine massacre, to help funeralize our friend, our friend reverend clementa pinckney. and he went there to console the parishioners of mother emanuel. but he found himself, he and the first lady being consoled by the people there in the wake of losing his son, beau. it's a long standing relationship that, of course, blossomed in 2020, when the people of south carolina stepped up to make sure that joe biden would come into the white house as president of the united states following the first african-american president as vice president, bringing with him in tow the first woman president, and certainly all the other wonderful things he's done for all of america and certainly for african americans. a strong legacy, unparalleled, i dare say some people say lbj since lbj, some say since fdr. i think that history and legacy will treat the president's record incredibly well. >> 16.6 million new jobs, i

think fighting for rights and putting through legislation for protecting people's rights. >> he has certainly been, in my lifetime the most substantive president, probably, if not johnson, certainly roosevelt. and he's worked with many of us in the civil rights and women's rights and other rights community closely. >> in that spirit, he put out a symbolic declaration friday recognizing the equal rights amendment as the law of the land, weighing in on the 40 year battle to get a ban on gender discrimination written into the constitution. >> women's rights were a major focus of today's people's march on washington, which brought thousands of demonstrators to the national mall this afternoon. >> why is it so important for president biden to address this issue before he leaves office? >> well, i think we've watched

over the last two years women under attack in this country. >> i mean, just i'm not sure how else to say it. women's reproductive, reproductive freedom, rights to control their own bodies. with the ratification in virginia a few years ago, it's just important that that he he felt it was important that he step up and make that crystal clear. it's obviously a long line of incredible things he's done this week to make sure that the voices of those that might not feel heard from not just women in this country, but also those that may have been left behind by our criminal justice system. 2500 pardons for those who've been afflicted by the disproportionate and disparate sentencing of crack cocaine versus powder cocaine, those on death row who, under the last presidency. so we saw men and women being killed every single week, decided to commute the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on death row. and it's important also to recognize the overall

investments. and i say this not as a matter of opinion, as a person who's had the privilege to serve this president. but objectively, just looking at the facts, 16.6 million new jobs, more than any president in 50 years, 21 million new business applications, more than any president in modern history, $1 trillion in private sector investments. unemployment rates are down significantly. two years ago, the african-american unemployment rate lower than any time it's been since we started keeping data in the early 70s, working over $1 trillion in new infrastructure investment. we have we now lead the world again in science and innovation because the chips and science act, we saw the challenges of imposed upon us by the pandemic. we stepped into office four years ago, the greatest pandemic since 1918, the greatest economic disruption we saw since 1928, the greatest social unrest after the murder of george floyd since probably 1968, with the

murder of doctor king, and also attacking our democracy. on day six, this president stepped into office, along with kamala harris by his side and worked to reshape the battle, reshape the battlefield on behalf of everyday americans. we're very proud of the president's opportunity to share that at a place that he's called a very special place to him in south carolina. >> and as we mentioned, the president is heading to south carolina tomorrow for his last full day in office. >> south carolina is where black voters revived his 2020 campaign, and biden was instrumental in moving the state's primary to the beginning of the democratic calendar. >> what has biden's presidency meant to the state, especially to his african american residents and african americans around the country? as i said, i've been a part of those civil rights leaders that have access to him. what has his presidency meant? >> well, it's been incredibly

important. and, you know, we can't talk about south carolina and talk about president biden without talking about congressman jim clyburn and the role that the congressman has played for decades. but certainly over the last several years, and helping reshape the order of this, the way in which we select presidents. south carolina has always had a very early primary on the republican side, and a decisive role in helping determine the republican nominee. and the fact of the matter was that we needed a much more diverse system to select candidates that might appeal to a broader range of americans. so south carolina and nevada taking a more a more priority role in the process, along with new hampshire and iowa, was so important. and i think, again, a way in which the investments that joe biden has not made just in in america in the last four years, but for posterity, it reflects this idea that you have a man who's had the benefit of serving this country. for the better part of his life, he's not making improvements just for right now, not just for 2024,

2025. he literally is looking at how we build a more just and bountiful republic for each and every one of us for decades to come, long after we're all gone. and that's the way in which the president sees the world, and we're thankful that he he's he's rebuilding literally international alliances that we hope will stay strong. he more americans have health insurance coverage, 25 million people than ever in the history of this country. we have people who can actually afford prescription drugs, $2,000 cap on prescription drugs for seniors extended now to so many other people and the government able to negotiate the cost of prescription drugs. it's a it's a it's a it's a fundamental shift in the way in which we make sure that every single american has a shot at the american dream. and we hope and pray that over the next several years that working with leaders in congress like jim clyburn and lisa blunt, rochester and so many others on both sides of the aisle, prayerfully that we're able to preserve these gains on behalf of all americans. >> well, i want to thank you,

steve benjamin, senior white house adviser to president biden, former mayor of columbia, south carolina. and god's blessings on whatever you do next in life. >> i was familiar, worked with four of the last five president. >> one, we chose not to work together. let's put it that way. thank you for being with us. coming up, republicans, senators seem ready to roll over for trump's cabinet picks, but choosing loyalty over duty could come with dire political consequences. >> i'll explain next. >> in this week's gotcha. >> safelite repair safelite replace. >> nobody likes a cracked windshield. but at least you can go to safelite. com and schedule

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trump's white house portrait seems designed to intimidate. do you think this is what americans who supported trump voted for? >> i don't think it's what all americans who voted for trump supported trump voted for. certainly not. >> this is very trumpian. >> this should not be a surprise to anybody. he gets such personal satisfaction and, you know, feel it just feels so much bigger and better about himself when he's in shock and awe mode. >> the problem with it is the chaos that and the potential for chaos and real destruction that it has that it can cause. if you recall, in his first term, he had pretty much a shock and awe beginning of that term with executive orders and national emergency at the border and a muslim ban and, you know, travel ban, things like that. >> and we're going to see more of that only at a much greater.

and i would suggest even more damaging level, because there are no guardrails for donald trump now. you know, this shock and awe approach is going to be using tools that will allow him to circumvent congress and other constitutional authorities, you know, within our government. and it's really going to put us in a put him in a position where or i beg your pardon, he puts the country in a position where we're really, you know, at risk. we become at risk because it doesn't just impact us here at home. it impacts our relationships around the around the world, around the globe. and it impacts our security here at home as well. >> the biggest problem is that those people who have the ability to execute guardrails on him, the republican party. >> yeah. is going to do so well right there. staying with you. one place trump does seem to have an iron grip is the house of representatives speaker mike.

mike johnson just ousted louisiana congressman mike turner from his perch as chair of the powerful intelligence committee, due to what he called concerns for mar-a-lago, replacing him with maga loyalist rick crawford of arkansas. trump comes into office with more direct control over congressional republicans than he ever had, working with paul ryan and kevin mccarthy. does he also risk getting pulled into the infighting the house gop are famous for? >> well, under normal circumstances, you would suggest that it is a risk for him to get drawn into that. >> but i don't think donald trump sees getting drawn into the infighting within the very small republican majority. >> they have a very small majority. >> people should remember. and that fact is the best thing that, you know, that the american people have going for them right now is that that majority is so small. but i don't think trump sees getting pulled into those conflicts as

as a problem. >> he wants to be part of it. >> and he's so he uses, you know, as you the word you used earlier, intimidation. he wants to intimidate them. he thinks that that kind of intimidation makes him stronger. and he wants he wants to be part of making sure that maga republicans are leading the day, leading the moment in every way. and to be clear, there are very few republicans in government who are not maga republicans. >> now, michel, the incoming president, suffered a few setbacks, headed into his inaugural weekend. on friday, the supreme court upheld the tiktok ban, set to take effect sunday, although the president elect says he still intends to delay the enforcement by 90 days while he tries to negotiate a deal. and ohio republican governor mike dewine picked his own lieutenant governor, jon husted, to take over incoming

vice president j.d. vance's senate seat. even after trump urged vivek ramaswamy to seek the position. for a man who's built his persona around power. how strong do you think donald trump actually is, michelle? >> well, i'm not sure that the supreme court decision on tiktok is such a setback for donald trump because it gives him the opportunity to essentially swoop in and pose as tiktok savior. >> right? >> it's going to go, i think in some ways the optics of the are great for him. if it goes dark and then he gets to get it back up on monday because he has sort of, you know, no principles around this issue. he's just willing to go wherever he thinks, in whatever direction he thinks is most politically advantageous for him. i don't think we should read too much into certain governors defying him. >> i mean, we also saw that that in florida, ron desantis, you

know, rather than not rather than making trump's daughter in law, lara trump, a senator, chose his own candidate. >> and senators are in a little bit of a better position than members of congress to defy trump. but i think he's coming into office with a party that is pretty slavishly behind him. i don't see very many mechanisms, at least in the next two years, to restrain him. >> now, the other big news story we're following is the israel-hamas ceasefire, set to take effect at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow. your paper, the new york times, is reporting the first phase will last for six weeks, involving the release of 33 hostages and hundreds of palestinian prisoners, plus 600 trucks carrying humanitarian aid will be able to enter gaza. michele, what's your take on the agreement and the timing?

>> well, i mean, obviously, thank god. right. i think that the first anyone's first take should be thank god, thank god. >> we'll see some of the hostages go free. >> thank god. >> we'll see. >> and even if not a permanent end to the unremitting slaughter that we've seen in gaza, i do think that we should be wary. i mean, look, obviously trump, i think, has shown that there's much more room to twist bibi netanyahu's arm than biden was, than biden was willing to take advantage of. and so, clearly, you know, democrats, i think, need to contend with the fact that they were not willing to put the kind of pressure on the israeli government that it looks like trump was in order to get this big, telegenic win on the eve of his inauguration. that said, we don't really know what exactly trump promised bibi, and it very well might have been things that nobody would want

trump. i mean, that nobody would want biden to promise if trump promised, you know, that they can resume the war after phase one with even more deadly weapons. if he promised that they can annex the west bank, then this is going to look less like, you know, some kind of brilliant deal making and more just like a really, you know, a stunt. >> yeah. jennifer hahn and michelle goldberg, thank you both for being with us. still ahead, the latest on the devastating wildfires in california and a new wrongful death lawsuit from a family that lost four homes and a beloved lost four homes and a beloved loved one in the fires. ♪♪ nature knows best. that's why new chapter vitamins... ...follows her example. ♪♪ transforming nature's 4 billion years of wisdom... ♪♪ ...into supplements. with key vitamins, minerals, and herbs, sourced from whole food ingredients...

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first 100 days. >> it's a critical time for our country, and rachel maddow is on five nights a week. >> now is the time. so we're going to do it. >> settle in the rachel maddow show five nights a week, beginning monday. >> welcome back to politics nation. firefighters are continuing to make progress in containing the wildfires in los angeles. the eden fire is now 73% contained, and the palisades fire is 43% contained. at least 27 people are confirmed dead and 18 are still unaccounted for. president elect trump said today his plans to visit the area may be next week. meanwhile, the family of 59 year old al altadena resident evelyn

mcclendon is filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the utility company southern california edison, claiming they are partially responsible for the disaster. joining me now is evelyn's brother, zaire calvin, and civil rights attorney camilla moore, who works for the office of attorney ben crump, who is representing the family. thank you for joining me today. attorney moore, can you start by telling us a little more about the lawsuit? >> yes, absolutely. thank you so much. >> reverend al, reverend al, southern california edison had one job, and that was to ensure their infrastructure was safe and wouldn't pose a danger to the public, to the altadena community. and quite frankly, their failure to properly maintain power lines and transformers allowed unsafe conditions to exist, conditions that directly led to the untimely death of their sister, evelyn mcclendon. and what's particularly troubling is really

the sheer lack of urgency. also on edison's part, right? there's evidence to show that they knew that aging power lines, poorly maintained and poorly maintained equipment were at high risk of overheating or sparking, and yet they failed to provide adequate notice to the to the altadena community. >> now, zahra, i want to start by expressing my condolences for the loss in this tragedy that has touched your family. can you tell us about the fire? i understand that your family lived in five houses on the same block in altadena, and four of them were destroyed by the fire. >> yes, my family's hearts are shattered as we're trying to wrap our minds around, you know, the death of my sister. and it's just been. i mean, to lose a life and to have your sister burn up in the fire and understanding that, you know, the responsibility that they had a chance to do something about

it is heartbreaking to my family. like, we've lost so much in such a short amount of time that, you know, i just don't wish this upon anyone. our family properties are gone. we have multi generational wealth with all the homes that we have. the devastation of our community, neighbors, everybody is just inconceivable that they would let that happen and not turn off the fire, turn off the electricity. >> staying with you, zaya, what kind of person was your sister? what? what should people know about her and how she tragically lost her life? >> my sister was a god fearing woman who, you know, christ was the light of her life, and she would literally be on her with

her online community, just doing praise and worship. she's never been arrested for anything in life, ever. never been in trouble. she was a loyola marymount graduate. she became a bit of a recluse later on in life when she, you know, entered corporate america because it was hard on her. and, you know, she was just an amazing human being who never hurt anyone. she never hurt anyone. and she was a, like i said, a believer in god, in christ. and that was her walk in life was all about christ. >> now what what do you expect to happen to your family's properties? are you confident you can remain in altadena? >> no. the fear is that these companies and corporations, it's already happening. so to give an understanding to the public, imagine all of your friends, all

of your friends and family, everybody all being displaced at the exact same time. all my friends are calling me because they've all their houses have burned down in my neighborhood. so we're all going through the same pain and trauma and loss, literally talking to a friend. and everybody just wants to go home. people are pulling up to their properties and literally pulling up into the neighborhood and pulling over just because they want to be at home. what's been signaled by everyone over and over again is we want to go home. we're worried about people coming in and these companies taking over our properties because we have a big, strong african american population in altadena. and, you know, they're the biggest fear is that these contract and people are going to come in and offer money, and

they're going to try to rebuild it the way they want it built. and we don't want that. we want our community back to the way it was. >> well, sadly, many of us around the country will support you in that effort. and certainly when you decide what services you will do for your sister, attorney moore, what do you expect to accomplish with the lawsuit? what what do we have to hear? >> well, first, thank you, reverend al, for providing, you know, service, the eulogy services for miss evelyn mcclendon. and on your point, you know, this case, it just isn't about what happened to evelyn. it's about holding powerful corporations accountable. when they fail to protect the communities they rely on. right. these companies have a responsibility to act, especially in high risk areas. and when they don't. lives are lost. and i just want to say i'm also from altadena. i had a bankrupt los angeles firm, but i was raised in altadena. me and zaire, we went to rival high

schools. >> he went to john muir. i went to pasadena high school. >> my parents had to evacuate. they're also displaced. right. just like zaire said, altadena has a strong history of african american culture and activism. and so we will bounce back. and i'm just incredibly honored to be working alongside ben crump and andrews and thornton, our co-counsel, who has successfully sued other entities, corporate entities for fire litigation. and together we will get justice for evelyn mcclendon and other families in altadena. >> and this is real life stuff. when i talk to you and attorney crump on the phone and, and said i would come out and do a eulogy and whatever else we could do, i mean, i want people to get a sense these are real life people that lost everything. and of no doing of their own. attorney moore, before i let you go, i want to ask you about the incoming trump administration. trump has tapped right wing

lawyer or harmeet dhillon to lead the department of justice's civil rights division that handles hundreds of. anti-democracy demonstrators. discrimination and voting rights cases. dhillon has been an outspoken critic of diversity programs d transgender rights and criminal justice reform efforts. as a civil rights attorney, how concerned are you about this pick? we're out of time. but i had to ask you this. >> very concerned me and attorney crump. we were just at the us doj celebrating assistant attorney general kristen clarke and her amazing four years of advocacy while she was at the us doj civil rights division. and so we're very concerned, but we will remain vigilant at all costs. >> all right. >> and thank you again for being with us. and anything. thank you, reverend, and i and i appreciate you offering those

services and to others who have died in the community. >> and i really appreciate it. and i've been spreading the word about the help that you've given and what you've offered. and the community thanks you personally, reverend. >> all right. thank you. i'm very sorry for your loss. i'll be praying for you and joining you and your family. and thank you, attorney kamala moore, for all the work you and ben crump all the work you and ben crump do. more politics nation in a watch your step! that's why visionworks makes it simple to schedule an eye exam that works for you. even if you have a big trip to plan around. thanks! i mean, i can see you right now if that's...convenient. visionworks. see the difference. my customers ask how to get a better price on their meds, i tell them about single care. >> it's a free app accepted at pharmacies nationwide. >> before i pick up my prescription, i always check the

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