who also says today was very historic. the first day of school with parents and anxious students ready to jump into a new year. >> in this new facility, new curriculum they got. good thing. >> reporter: at ps 59 on staten island, mayor de blasio and school chancellor carmen forina greeting students. >> the first time any child anywhere in the city, any 4- year-old can have full day pre- k for free. >> reporter: 65,000 children are enrolled in the pre-k program. it's the largest pre-k program in the country. also the most expensive costing an estimated $400 million a year. >> this is probably the single biggest accomplishment in education in this country in the last two years.

>> reporter: the mayor estimates the prom is saving parents from paying up to $15,000 a year for day care for his daughter mia starting school today. >> for us it's biter sweet. she will be gone five days a week all day. but, you know, it's helpful that she will be getting a head start. >> whatever number of children want full day pre-k, whatever number of parents want to sign up their children for full day pre-k, it is guaranteed to them. >> reporter: 65,000 pre-k students are enrolled but the school system still has room for 10,000 more so they are actively reaching out to parents and in some cases going door to door to encourage parents to enroll their 4 year olds and they hope parents that do so. and you can call 311 if you have any questions about how to enroll your 4-year-old in a pre- k program. clark, channel 7 eyewitness news.

a high school in the bronx rocked by a powerful explosion over the summer is back open. the blast on august 20th blew the walls and windows off several classrooms at john f. kennedy high school in marble hill. the damaged areas are sealed off and the building is safe and air quality tests show there is no risk to students and staff. some 4,000 students use this building. >> just how hot will it get this afternoon in the classroom and bus stops? a big question for a lot of people. let's turn to meteorologist bill evans with the exclusive accuweather forecast. >> it's hot little wind. the wind is hot, too. so, it will be an oppressive day. more humidity than yesterday. yesterday we were in the 40% range for humidity. we are in the 60s to 70% range. the humidity is what makes it unbearable. you can see the hazy dome right over manhattan as we look from our camera in brooklyn.

87 degrees. 82 sunset park. 86 ridgewood. cooler than yesterday. we hit 90 during the noon hour yesterday but we quickly see the humidities, they can feel like 93 in brooklyn. 92 in the park and that will go to 95, 98 this afternoon because we have more in the way of humidity and the heating should get into the 90s. real feels in the mid-90s west of the city. upper 90 region. but then we will have a cold front coming in after a sticky stuffy afternoon. the last day of the 90-degree weather. the third heat wave of the summer. thunderstorms tomorrow. they could be heavily. we could get much needed rain. we are about 7-inches short of rainfall up until now. we will talk about that next in the accuweather seven-day forecast. back to you guys. >> thank you, bill. the stifling heat is forcing some schools to let students out early today. in clifton, new jersey, all public middle school and high school students will be released around noon. the elementary schools will

close at 1:00. morning pre-k programs will end at 11:10 and dismissal for full day pre-k will be 11:50. a number of districts in connecticut including stamford that will have an early dismissal today. in new york city, a full day of classes scheduled for all the students. some will be forced to sweat through it without air- conditioning. we have been talking about this all morning. meteorologist amy freeze is live in washington heights with that part of the coverage. >> reporter: it's hot out here, no question about that. and it's somewhat unusual in some aspects. if you look at the long term averages, 10 degrees above the normal. normal is over a 30 year period. if you look at the last three decades of kids going back to school in early september, the average high would be 78. we have been in the 90s. it's a long stretch. this morning as kids were walking into school it was uncomfortable. >> it's ridiculous. i am drenched in sweat. >> too much heat.

you can't focus at all. >> reporter: heading into school, students could already feel the heat. >> bring your duray, an ice rag, whatever you want. >> reporter: carmen forina has little sympathy for the first day back. >> one of the advantages of someone in the system 50 years, i remember when there was no air-conditioning whatsoever. like i say to my children and my grandchildren the story of all the things they had that i never had and i managed to survive. >> the department of education says 95% of educational department buildings have ac in some or all of the instructional spaces meaning a resource room or some part of the school has air-conditioning but not every classroom. last september the first three days of school were 87 degrees or hotter. so, it's unusual to have september heat but not unheard of. >> you deal with it. you just deal with it. >> it's september. >> it won't be hot for long. >> reporter: that's true.

we will get a break tonight. back live, washington heights at ps 143 junior high school, you can see outside the building, there are a lot of the window ac units. if you walk by schools in your neighborhoods you look up and say they have air-conditioning but most of the schools in new york city were built in the 1920s. with a window unit like that, say they had them in every classroom, the power supply for most of the schools couldn't handle every classroom having that type of ac so they are not all being used or being taken advantage of. live in washington heights, meteorologist amy freeze, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you, amy. head to our web site at abc7ny for tips to help you through the extreme heat and learn about signs of heatstroke and heat exhaustion. bill will be back with details on when the heat will leave us. firefighters knocked down a fire inside an apartment building on the upper west side. flames broke out on the first floor of 303 west 86th street.

the fire wasn't the big worry. the smoke was. it filtered through the high- rise. certainly concerned residents headed to the stairwells and made panicked calls to 911. firefighters say it was hectic at first. >> due to the nature of the smoke, a lot of people were reacting a bit more panicked than normal. so, yes, we had a lot of calls. it managed to get up through the stairs quickly. people were in the process of using the stairs got concerned. >> seven people were treated at the scene. one person went to the hospital for observation. new at noon, a landmark decision today marks a new chapter in new york city's attempts to have us live healthier lives. the board of health passed a rule requiring all restaurants in the city to post warnings about salt on their menus. eyewitness news reporter rob nelson in lower manhattan with more on what this means to restaurantgoers. rob? >> good afternoon. new york city is the first city

in the country to enact something like this. officials say it's simple. we americans and new yorkers simply consume too much salt. starting a few minutes from now they will require fast food restaurants to denote on the menu which items exceed the daily recommended amount of salt. this vote came down in the past hour or so. it was unanimous. we have been talking about it for months. today it's official. this requirement set to go into effect on december the 1st, three months from now. it will impact fast food chains with 15 or more locations around the country. critics, there are some, they say this is an example of overreach or culinary nanny state around the country. health officials say look at the numbers of the maximum recommended daily limit of salt is 2300 milligrams every day. 95% of americans consume a lot more than that. 3400 milligrams. that overconsumption of salt can lead to all types of health

issues, particularly cardiovascular disease and that is a big factor in heart attacks and strokes. heart does is the leading cause of death among new yorkers. leaders say restaurant food is the primary source of the salt. many popular food chains will use the salt to highlight the items high in sodium. city officials say this is not a ban, not back to the sugary drinks debate. they just want people to be aware so they can make better choices about their diet and health. >> this is information that doesn't change the food but provides people with information that they need to make healthy food selections. >> reporter: now, the new york city restaurant association has been opposed to this regulation from the beginning. a while ago, the group did release a statement, kind of reiterating opposition saying it will be costly. two, federal regulations are more comprehensive coming down

the pike and this is just another barrier to restaurants being successful, just another hoop that restaurants have to jump through. we will have a lot more coming up in later editions. reporting live in downtown, rob nelson, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you, rob. some parents may need to find a new way to get kids to school. that's because some bus drivers are threatening to go on strike. we will show you where and what is at the center of the fight. a frightening and fiery scene.

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the iran nuclear deal will be among the main topics of the candidates today. hillary clinton is defending the deal.

she spoke at the brooking think tank in washington. she said it's groundbreaking and there are safeguards for iran's nuclear capabilities. the republican candidates are saying that the deal itself is reckless. this afternoon donald trump and ted cruz along with sarah palin and glenn beck will rally at the capital building. action is needed now. those strong words from the president of the european commission. he addressed member nations about the migrant crisis on the continent. he points out that nearly all europeans were refugees at one point or another and asylum is a fundamental right. he is pushing for a plan to accept hundreds of thousands of refugees who are mostly from syria. the kentucky clerk jailed for five days refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples is expected to return to work on friday or monday.

in a statement, kim davis didn't say whether she will grant licenses when she goes back to the office. a federal court judge issued an order that says she will be sent back to jail if she interferes with her deputies issuing licenses. a daring rescue caught on camera. the delicate maneuvers to save two boaters. >> another chance to see the pope during his visit. what you need to do. >> another live look after the heat comes the storms. meteorologist bill evans is tracking wet weather next in the exclusive accuweather forecast. but first some of the back-to- school photos viewers have shared with us. love these pictures. look at that great smile.

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looking around outside, bill, everybody is in shorts. >> i have been so jealous of you coming out here. we get to feel it. it's hot. >> it was a bad idea for you to follow me out the door. >> suite weather is cool and crisp.

that is a high of 78. today 98. enjoy the ac. check this live picture out from the camera in astoria queens looking south. on the left is the sculpture, the socrates sculpture near the art gallery. that is an area where you can go that is shady. stay in the shade. keep it where you have access to water and frequent breaks if you have to work out in this stuff. humidity 57%. you tack on the temperature and we are looking at low to mid- 90s for real feels. normal high is 78. we are up to a real feel of 98 today. sunsets at 7:15 which should be a beautiful sunset. heat and humidity tack it on. this is the last 90-degree day for a while. the heat wave will end today, third of the season. showers and storms tomorrow could bring a lot of rain and lasted until tomorrow night. it will be a long period of rain off and 0 that could cause flooding. 88 kingston and poughkeepsie.

with the south facing shore like long island, a little cooler. hot when you look down the jersey shore because it's a land breeze out of the southwest. 96 is the real feel in brooklyn around queens, jamaica queens and st. albans, in that area. >> 93 essex, hudson, bergen county. southerly to southwest wind that oscillates back and forth and brings in the moisture. the temperature doesn't have to be so high for it to feel oppressive. cooler air is on the way. it will get here starting to roll into the area with the rain tomorrow. you see off to the west is a cold front that could give us the big rains tomorrow. there are showers and thunderstorms ahead of that. there might be one around tonight. you see this evening some pop up, if you are out, particularly away from the coastal sections. for your commute tomorrow morning, the rain starts and comes down hard, off and on through the day. heavily rain tomorrow as we get to the afternoon. that could rain out stuff like

the u.s. open, baseball, that sort of thing. then it's pushing through the area and gone after midnight and we are looking at a couple of great days of weather friday and saturday. we are seven inches short of the normal rainfall. tomorrow we could get 2 inches of rain in a lot of spots. look at the computer guidance showing 4 inches in montauk. much needed rainy day but there could be flooding. you have to be on the look out. it will turn nicer on friday. so, a spotty storm can't be and west. tonight a sticky storm will be around the area. then tomorrow the rain picks up for the morning commute and during the day and then a big round of rain in the afternoon and evening. so, a rainy day tomorrow. a good soaking much needed rain through the day. friday sunshine and saturday we have sunshine to start -- and a shot at a shower sunday. david and shirleen, you won't have to come back out here again and do that. >> we will come out in the rain

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a coast guard rescue. a bizarre moment at a european meeting and a close encounter with whales. some of the stories that were caught on camera. we begin with dramatic video of a coast guard rushing to the aid of two men trapped in april damaged boat off texas. officials say the fishermen heard a boat slam into the rocks and called for help. the coast guard dispatched a helicopter. a rescuer was lowered down to the men and minutes later a rescue basket sent to them. they were hoisted up into the helicopter and individually saved them. a moment at a european union commission meeting. an italian member of parliament started wearing an angel la merkle mask, and ran up to the podium. no word on why he was wearing the mask.

>> a kayakers close encounter. they were kayaking near the san juan islands when they realized an entire pod of killer whales were coming their way. they took out camera and started taking video. can you imagine this. the this kayaker felt an adrenalin rush and was pure luck they stumbled upon the pod. bill, you spend time on the water. any advice if you come upon a pod of wheels like that. >> run. >> where are you going to run to. >> some advice. >> she rush? that wasn't what that was. that was fear. >> magical. >> they are called killer whales. >> beautiful animals, though. >> thank you. queen elizabeth, ii is the longest reigning monarch in british history breaking her great, great grandmother queen victoria's record. the 89-year-old has been on the throne for more than 63 years

and seven months. today the queen innag gur rated a new train route -- inaugurated a new train route. much more news is straight ahead. a possible mess for students and parents on long island. school bus drivers threatening to strike. details in a live report coming up. a steal beam from the world trade center getting a new home in new jersey. plus, a jumbo jeter results in flames. several passengers hurt.

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our top stories, a big change coming to restaurant menus in new york city. restaurantgoers will see salt warning labels. the city board of health voting unanimously to implement the requirement. >> back to school. more than a million kids return to new york city classrooms this morning. in some cases they don't have air-conditioning. >> some students in other school districts are getting to go home early. schools in clifton, new jersey, districts in connecticut are dismissing early. >> meteorologist bill evans

will be back in a few minutes to update us on the back to school forecast. >> hello again, i'm shirleen allicot. >> i'm david novarro. as students head back to school, a possible bus driver strike could spell trouble for schools on long island. 1,000 workers at a school bus company are threatening to go on strike as early as tomorrow morning if there is no compromise in a meeting later today. >> kristin thorne is live in farmingdale with more. kristin? >> reporter: shirleen and dave, we are outside the teacher's headquarters. this is where members of the union will meet with federal mediators around 2:00 to reach an agreement to avert this strike. the union says that they want to strike because the 1200 members are not being paid or are being paid poverty wages.

the union says they have been trying for months to reach an agreement with bauman and sons. on top of getting ready for back to school this week, they are trying to come up with contingency arrival and dismissal procedures for parents. the union president says he doesn't want to see a strike but if they can't reach an agreement, so be it. >> many of our own members have children on the buses. the last thing we want to see is a strike. but the owners of these companies who are multimillionaires are more interested in taking care of their thoroughbreds on their horse farm in pennsylvania than providing a dignified wage for the people that do this important work. >> again, the meeting is set to begin at 2:00 this afternoon at the teamsters headquarters in farmingdale. the union president says they are willing to work through the night to try to reach an agreement but they don't have

an agreement by the morning, there will be a strike. live in farmingdale, kristin thorne, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> all right, thanks a lot. with many students heading back to school, we are getting your back-to-school photos and stories. it's wonderful. here are a few photos some of you sent as the kiddos left for the first day. keep sending them our way. use the #abc7ny. a piece of the world trade center find a home in new jersey. the tsa office at newark liberty airport received a piece of steel from the twin towers. it held a dedication ceremony hours ago. tsa was created in response to the terror attacks. there is a chance for a 20,000 people to get tickets to see the pope when he fists philadelphia, but they have to act quickly. the -- when he visits philadelphia but they have to act quickly. it will be available at 4:00 this afternoon.

at 8:00 p.m. 10,000 tickets for the pope's sunday mass will be up for grabs at world meeting 2015.org/tickets. eyewitness news is your go to source for information on the papal visit. for information on tickets, public transportation, road closures and much more, it's on our web site, abc7ny.com/pope. state officials are working to revoke the license of a suffolk day care center where two employees were accused of child abuse. side by side can continue to operate the next month under state. this comes after two workers were arrested and accused of force feeding children and slamming them on the floor. children and family services officials say the day care failed to correct violations cried last month including several relating to the punishment of children. now the scary scene on a runway in las vegas where a jumbo jet caught fire moments before take off.

more than 170 people were on board when the plane burst into flames on the tarmac. elizabeth hur has the story. >> reporter: good afternoon. thankfully there were no serious injuries. right now the ntsb is on the scene trying to figure out the exact cause of the fire. disaster averted. >> we have a fire. i repeat we are evacuating. >> reporter: with crews aboard this british airways flight wasting no time calling for help and evacuating the plane. >> may day. >> heavy fire services are on the way. >> reporter: they arrived within minutes quickly transporting 14 passengers from flight 2276 to a nearby hospital. >> i don't remember what i was thinking. >> all you could see was smoke and then all you could see was ash. >> reporter: 157 passengers and

13 crew members were on this flight in las vegas. according to experts, a mechanical failure could have caused the engine to explode sending hot metal into the flame starting the fire. >> the fire in the pictures is really the airplane itself, not the engine on fire. after they put the fire out, you could see how clearly that fire came to almost penetrating into the cabin which meant this could have been a serious accident. >> reporter: the quick thinking crew getting credit for saving the day and nearly 200 lives. >> quite happy that we were all okay. >> reporter: officials say it could be some time before we learn exactly what happened here. what they can tell us at this point, had this plane taken off while on fire, the result could have been catastrophic. elizabeth hur for channel 7 eyewitness news. we turn to meteorologist bill evans with the afternoon, after school accuweather forecast. >> it could be dangerous outside later on with the heat

and humidity. take a lot of breaks, kids, after school. you see how hazy it is. 93 in the park. look at brooklyn. you can see it's really -- 96 already as we go into the noon hour. that means it easily gets into the upper 90s for the real feel across the interior of new jersey, down the jersey shore. we are looking at 91 as the high and the temperatures drop to a muggy 77 later overnight. after school, be careful. kids, drink a lot of water if you have after school sports. parents remind them, parents, coaches, superintendents. 91 feels like 95 to 98. thunderstorms tomorrow. it might rain out after school sports. back to you. >> thanks. we now have the dramatic 911 phone call where two brothers are accused of trying to kill their parents. >> i was able to get to the phone. please hurry. >> the parents survived the attack. what police say the brothers

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deciding whether to move their trial out of baltimore. now to a disturbing story. two brothers accused of trying to kill their parents in atlanta. the terrifying incident played out on a chilling 911 call from their mom. >> 911, my children are trying to kill me. >> that is yvonne irving calling 911 claiming her own sons are trying to kill her and her husband zachary. >> my husband has distracted them and i was just able to get to the phone. please hurry. >> the momentary distraction of cameron and christopher giving her enough time to make this lifesaving call. please. >> they are trying to strangle us and shoot us. and they put xanax in our food. they thought we would sleep. they tried to attack us. >> minutes later police arriving at the home in this

upscale atlanta suburb saturday morning. according to police they discovered zachary irving coming out of the garage stabbed and in blood saying his son hit him on the head with a shotgun. yvonne is found lying beside her bed badly beaten. outside cameron upset according to the police report telling officers just shoot me now and i just tried to kill my parents. who does that. this video showing both young men being booked at the county jail. disbelief from cameron's high school friends. >> i can't imagine cameron doing something like that. >> both played football. christopher in this ncaa recruiting tape and getting a scholarship to the college of charleston. when police arrived at the house, there was a strong smell of gas and they later found a gas line tampered with. police suspect the brothers may have been trying to burn down the house. the fbi and atf are joining the investigation into a series of shootings on an eight mile

stretch of interstate in arizona. officials say nine vehicles in the last ten days were hit by projectiles on i-10 as it passed by phoenix. it began august 29th. a bullet shattered the windshield of an s.u.v. a few minutes later a tour bus has height. no one was hurt. police say the shooting may be an act of domestic terrorism. >> any time multiple shootings against american citizens on a high, that is terrorism. they are trying to frighten or hurt somebody. >> yesterday two vehicles were hit on the driver's side as well. one was a police sergeant personal vehicle. serena williams continues toward what could be tennis' first grand slam in 27 years after a family face off in queens. she advanced to the u.s. semi

open finals with a three set win over older sister venus. the sisters have met 27 times with serena winning 16. none of the previous 26 may have had so much history riding on the outcome. serene take goes to the semifinals tomorrow. >> serena was gracious to her sister. a lot of love. >> you felt it. web giant google thinking of something new. the company trying to stay competitive and roll out a grocery delivery service. but could we see it in our area? >> a meteorologist getting an a

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pretty soon you can search google for your groceries. the web giant will test out a new fresh food delivery service. it will compete against amazon fresh, fresh direct, google will roll out the new service in san francisco. it will be available in a

second city that hasn't been named just yet. the service won't begin until later this year. a 12-year-old british girl is proving to be a young genius. lydia sebastian achieved 162 on the iq test. that puts her in the 1% of the population. suggests she has a higher iq than albert einstein and stephen hawking. she said the test wasn't hart. >> i was very nervous before the test. i thought it would be really hard. as i started the test, it was a bit easier than i thought it was going to be. >> wow. she kind of rubbed it in there for the rest of us. lydia is not sure what she wants to do when she leaves school but she is leaning toward something math related. ruler of the world might be on the list. she can do anything. >> it does take a genius to tell us it's hot out there. >> thank you. >> but it does take an intelligent meteorologist to let us know when it will get

out of here. >> bill, you are just underneath genius. >> you are a smart man. >> first a kid slaps me upside this side and you this side. it is hot and humid. you don't need a weatherman to tell you which way the wind blows. i get it. >> as we go into the afternoon, here is what you need to know. there are thunderstorms on the way. yes, you walk outside and it's hot with this humidity and this heat. it will fuel the thunderstorms coming tomorrow. so, there you see the cumulus clouds over gotham at noontime. 88 degrees, double snowman. that is what golfers call that. 55% humidity is just enough to drive the real feel in the low end to the mid-90s. yesterday's high 97. we crushed the old record of 93 set in 1919. sayreville 90. long branch 88. it's a land breeze and, so,

that is why it's hot at the jersey shore. cooler on the south facing shores. 96 in brooklyn. coney island, brighton beach, that has 96 on it. it will go higher the next few hours into the afternoon and lee goldberg and jeff smith will have more at 4:00. we are looking at a cold front coming in for tomorrow. that rain starts. a few thunderstorms tonight. you see the futurecast, they start tonight then they build for the morning commute and the afternoon commute and we could have 2 inches of rain. much needed rain around tomorrow and you will see that it's out of here thursday night and sets us up for another nice weekend. that's how the summer has been. our rainfall and the futurecast showing 1 to 2 inches over much of the area. you run into a shower or thunderstorm, possibly a shower or thunderstorm in the morning, heavier through the day and

sets up a nice weekend. i don't have to tell you it's hot and humid. >> it does take a genius to tell us why it is hot and humid. thank you for letting me finish. after labor day a story about jobs. the fast food chain chipotle will be hoping to hire 4,000 new workers. all locations old at 8:00 a.m. most of the workers will be employed at existing locations. they plan to open 200 new restaurants this year. good luck. >> we will be back but first a look at what is coming up next

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hi, i'm diana williams in the newsroom. later on eyewitness news a big security upgrade for a local school. we will see the changes being made to make it safer for students and why it did not cost this school a dime. a contracting nightmare. a house left on stilts and nothing right now being done to fix this t. 7 on your side looking for answers. we will have that and more beginning on "first @4:00." david and shirleen. >> nina pineda on the job. thanks, diana. look forward to seeing that. when we are not on tv, we are all doing this, going through the feeds, twitter feeds. let's check out the stories being shared this afternoon, facebook and twitter and instagram. a doll from portland taking the internet by storm. can you see it here. she is being called the hipster barbie. she has her own instagram account. everything does. she has more than 240,000 followers because she has ice

cream. do you think that is the trick? >> yeah. >> this popular picture shows a hammock, hicking, doing crazy stuff. you mention barbie and media feed. >> love the outfits. instagram has a new most followed person. any guesses? >> taylor swift. >> you looked. >> i cheated. >> taylor swift is the big winner. her number of followers, 45.7 million. she edged out kim kardashian west for the top spot. beyonce third with 45 million. >> wasn't justin bieber the last. >> poor justin. also burning up the feeds the weatherman from england. you had to say different towns, massapequa. >> hauppauge. >> that is nothing compared to william dutton. he is talking about the warm

yeast place in the united kingdom. >> just up the road [ inaudible ] 21 celsius. >> what did he just say. >> he said brooklyn, queens, nassau county, and montauk. >> how do you know he said it right. he is so satisfied. >> it's wales, the town i grew up, my people. >> do to know this town? >> no. >> i am so gullible. >> there is one with a longer name. the full name has 85 letters. >> so, lesson, never complain. >> i'm impressed when bill evans says massapequa. >> way easier than what that guy said. >> tough town. >> give us a quick weather check. >> this afternoon feels like 98 again and gets more oppressive

the next couple of hours into the afternoon. then thunderstorms tomorrow. much needed rain. lawns are brown. all the lawns are brown and it's thunderstorms that will be off and on through the day tomorrow starting with the morning commute. so, when we are here tomorrow morning, that's when the heavy rains will be here. >> it is parched. >> that will do it for this edition of eyewitness news.

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