chicago police say shootings are down in the city, as a man is shot and killed overnight. we'll have a live report. police are investigating a sexting scandal at a west suburban *middle school. and the blackhawks learn their opponent in the second round of the stanley cup playoffs. good morning. i'm dan ponce. and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at 4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. >> which are finally going to break this grain pattern. we've had showers for the last few days. it rained on us a bit at the field. but it didn't affect the pitching. >> i heard the field was slick. the amount might have been muddied. >> there was a downburst of wind.

>> i'm sure you would have been fined anyway. >> we will look at your pitch later in the newscast. >> i won't be here. more rain coming our way but certainly not too much. the system will open up. we have been dealing with this since sunday now we have it really starting to weaken and flat right now our highs will be near 50. showers in the forecast up to 45 at the lakefront. 42 in joliet. 42 in kankakee. looking at the radar, showers continue to move through the region. nothing heavy. we will catch the showers off and on through most of the day. looking across the region, scene deal. today's temperature 49 degrees. 50 percent chance of rain there. 47 degrees today's high will be 50. spotty showers

friday evening friday's high of 57. sunshine and dry land on saturday. >> we will take it. let's take a look at the roads. we have a lot of construction from overnight they're taking advantage of this dry weather. but we have a three vehicle accident that caused all kinds of problems early this morning. gasoline spilling out onto the expressway. it happened near willow which is a big construction zone. to suvs at a street sweeper. the force of the crash ruptured the full tank and its bill gas all over the fuel tank. one of the suvs then crashed into a ditch. all inbound lanes were closed to mop up the gas. a bit of a squeeze through their we will bring you updates on the situation along with the rest of your travel times and coming up. >>a man was shot and killed in

the east chatham neighborhood overnight. it comes as chicago police release new april crime numbers. nancy joins us *live at 81st and cottage grove with more. good morning. the city's latest apparent murder was discovered here are around 2:00 this morning. police are responding to a report of shots fired and a man in his 20s was found shot in the head lying dead on the sidewalk at the corner of 81 and south cottage road. no one is in custody. this investigation is just getting under way in what appears to be the first murder of a first day of may. police were busy investigating other shooting incidents including one uptown which left two men injured. the 23 and 42 year-old man were shot in the leg and arms. they are in stable condition after a gunman opened

fire during an argument along west tyler. less than an hour before that, for the men were shot as the walking along south phillips in the south shore neighborhood. all expected to recover. the gunmen took aim from inside a passing car. the rash of deadly violence in the last 24 hours comes as the police department talks about latest crime statistics. overall crime was down 20% in the first four months. the number of shootings down by 3%. kerry mccarthy has put set special focus on illegal guns and the department recovered 1900 of those in the last few months. but there were two more murders so far this year in the same period of time as last year and notably, they has gotten off to a deadly start. back to you.

>>the investigation into a 14- year-old girl's shooting death continues ... as chicago police look at cell phone video that was recorded at the scene. friends and family of endia martin held a vigil to honor her memory last night. martin was shot and killed by another 14-year-old girl monday ... after the two got into a fight over a boy. the teenager is charged with murder, along with her uncle, donnell flora. flora, who was paralyzed by a shooting in 20-10, is being held on three-million dollars bond. police say flora gave his niece the gun that was used to kill martin. >> we need adults to take control of their household. take control of your children. enough is enough. >> there is a war in our neighborhood every day when we send our children off to school and not knowing if they're coming back home. that is a war. >>a 17-year-old is also charged with trying to get rid of the gun. police haven't ruled out more

charges tied to martin's death, as they review video that a witness captured at the scene. the storm system that brought 6 07 students sent inappropriate pictures to cell phones. most of them were pictures of themselves taken in the mirror. sixth and seventh and increase students are involved police say it doesn't appear the pictures were posted on social media. >> this is a junior high a thing. one boy to a girl or a girl to a boy. >> sometimes middle school students don't think through the consequences of their actions. >> they don't know if criminal child charges will be filed the students will likely be disciplined privately. >> stories this morning. chicago police are asking for

help in finding a man who sexually assaulted a seven-year- old boy in a restaurant restroom on the west side. it happened at the "great buffet" in the 25-hundred block of west cermak on saturday. the man spoke spanish to the boy, had a black mustache and numerous tattoos on both arms. he took off from the restaurant in a small green vehicle. a former daycare worker is out of prison, while she appeals her conviction, a decade ago, of shaking a toddler to death. a 14-month-old girl died in jennifer del prete's care at a day care center in romeoville. a judge ordered jennifer del prete released, after newly uncovered evidence pointed to her innocence. the judge also challenged the science behind "shaken baby syndrome." former state representative keith farnham will remain under home confinement, while he awaits trial for trading child pornography. the democrat from elgin is under court order to stay away from children. he resigned recently, citing health reasons. farhman isn't saying whether he'll fight the child porn charges, or try to plea bargain. five lawsuits were filed against the diocese of joliet accusing four priests of abusing minors decades ago.

at the same time, attorneys for the plaintiffs made public thousands of diocese documents on 16 priests who were accused of sexually abusing minors ... allegations the church found were credible. the lawyers say the church has a pattern of protecting priests over children. the old chicago cards are on their way out. as of this one is stopped selling the cards as part of the transition to ventura. you will not be able to load existing cards and starting in july buses and trains will stop accepting them and you will need to pay. >>the blackhawks finally have an opponent for the second round of the playoffs. five minutes in they had a breakaway and the game winner is scored. nailed it. game 1 to bar night at the united center. will have a full schedule in sports.

>> yesterday was the big day for demetrius. look at that. it's pretty close. >> i have my theory on this. >> onetime wasn't enough? >> we need to see it again. >> let's just keep it on a loop. demetrius i think he practiced too much. is he still in the building or did you walk out? are you still there? >> you did a good job. >> the wind was a crazy. >> i want no part of this. >> he is done. >> thank you very much. >> i think it was the camera angle. >> it was the wind and it was

muddy the was pine tar on the ball. we have showers continuing their rain will continue with spotty showers through the day. we will be dealing with that through the day. another round into friday. tomorrow we make 57. saturday 63. that speed up the ball through will be close to large temperatures next week to around 70. we have some blockage around the edens. >> coming up marcus is live at a huge rummaged sale. >> a talk to a man who was attacked by a coyote howl you can protect yourself and your pet. seeing *coyotes brings feo

some, and joy to others. and now that spring is here... the number of sightings is expected to go up. demetrius has more on these wild animals. naturalists can only guess their numbers... thousands in the area, with as many as five thousand in cook county alone. with so many of them among us, interactions with good and bad results are unavoidable. the blackhawks have secured home the black when a wild animu to me that means they have no fear.

>> a heat new coup these were in his area word had spread a neighbor's dog had been attacked by one earlier but he still was not prepared for what happened on april 9th as he walked his dog. >> i am screaming at the coyote and stomping my foot i did not realize another committee had come around now it goes up a notch. this coyote brushes and my leg and tries to take out my arm. >> brian picked up her dog and he yelled hoping to scare them off but it kept coming. >> now i turn this way and told her tighter i have a coyote over here and have another threat on my right. i'm going after this one it's like out of a movie. among the animals never turned away following him back to his house. >> we believe it's just that they are protecting their territory they don't want anyone to compete for their food source. >> in a pet control for 35 years

when they spot a problem coyote's he gets the call. >> most often the coyote take the dog and then people are very distraught. when that happens they usually call and we cannot and we put carries up to identify the problem. >> here is video of those coyotes. they say coyotes don't feed on pets mostly attacks are but territory. they didn't want to eat the dough to them she was competition. >> we believe it's just animals taking up the territory they don't want any animals to compete for food source. >> we came here to the trail sled museum of natural history to see one up close. there is a female on exhibit. >> she has been here for 11 years. she is thought to be at work and coyote pop and route 10-15 days she was taken because of a thought she was an orphan and brought to the animal

hospital. >> the coyote population in cook county is up to several thousands. they're not regulated. >> they live everywhere in every neighborhood within the county's and within most of the state. we can expect to see them just about anywhere. but the chances are not as likely. >> a harsh winter was likely took a toll their numbers are probably down but this time of the year we should expect more sightings as the mums are nursing their pups. don't be scared, be smart. >> are they dangerous to my family? they're not dangerous to people. coyotes are living out in the wild doing what they'd do. as a naturalist, enjoy it have fun with it and watch them but don't get near them. >> they are going to have a spring festival at the museum.

to find out more you can go look the animal doesn't have a name yet it's just an exhibit. but 10-3:00 p.m. you can go to the exhibit. it's a free exhibit. you'll start to see more of these crews as they prepared. >> i saw one the other week on the edens coming into work. >> don't walk your dog over there. >> you're such a smart alec it was a really serious story about the coyote formally known as the coyote. >> the toughest part of that story was to call them coyotes? i don't know how to pronounce it. breaking news tomorrow. >> i think you have to do weather today. >> this is what erin does every day now and headed over for my next part. 43 degrees right now wind at 8 mi.. we're talking

about grain we have some light showers through the morning possible and into the afternoon not a heavy rain but another day of precipitation. we can look back to april where it was about half a degree: the normal but our sixth cooler than normal month in a row. would have to go back to october to see a mountain that was warmer. that does seem to be the trend. right now temperatures are in the 40's. scattered showers continue across the region. we will be dealing with the showers off and on. me the light stuff as are low pressure system which has been with us for four days continues and flattens out. you can see the center of circulation in portions of southwestern wisconsin. later today the system opens up an hour weather will change. we will be dealing with showers today into friday expect considerable clouds. another chance of showers in the afternoon. saturday the rain

moves away and the temperatures will drop up for the weekend. today is jacket whether high temperature 50 degrees. mostly cloudy tonight. barrault 57 chance of rain. saturday we make 63. >> i call them coyotes had the pronounce it? cay yote? >> we had a serious crash will this morning on the edens. heading inbound at willow. right now we hear too left lanes are blocked. they are throwing sand down to mop up the gas bill because of that. one of the trucks involved still gas all over the roadway. they may have to do some land closures to mop it up. traffic is getting through in the far right lane but it's very slow. the saving grace is volume is pretty low. not causing any big backups. we

will let you know how this may change. right now sibylline all due to an accident at the willow which is a big construction zone. >> let's go out to lake forest. >> good morning. we are at the first presbyterian church here and i am wearing a winter jacket in may which is depressing but we're going to cheer you up. they have the rummage sale to end of rummage sales this saturday. for people who haven't been down here how long have you been doing this? >> 64 years. >> how many trucks worth of stuff? >> 3 semitrailers we have been unloading and unpacking since sunday. >> i just walked through the church. so much stuff. we have things for kids and you have designer dresses and wedding gowns. all kinds of stuff. >> we have something for

everybody. books and clothes and treasures and collectibles and toys. we have purses ... you can't even fit everything inside. out here you have a garden of luggage. >> if you want tennis or golf or fishing gear we have sports equipment and sports clothes and shoes for everyone. housewares everything. >> were going to check out all the toys. they're expecting to raise $100,000 for their mission will talk about where the money goes. lots of fun stuff we will pick through seated figure out what you want. >> coming up, the world's fastest bicycle. >> and coming up in sports more about the blackhawks next opponent. the schedule coming up. the blackhawks had secured e

ice for the second round of the playoffs. the wild and avalance in game seven... minnesota tied it in the final minutes for force overtime. five minutes into the extra period... the wild with a two- note: nino niederreiter scored the game winner for minnesota. the wild win 5-4 and advance to

play the hawks. game one is tomorrow night at the united center followed by a matinee on sunday. the series shifts to minnesota on tuesday and next friday. game five, if necessary, is back in chicago on sunday the eleventh. here's the rest of the morning sports. >> good morning. we thought the bulls would still be alive based on their regular-season wins but they were an easy out against washington. it will be a lively summer as the reshape their roster. players were packing up on wednesday after the game tuesday. rest assured that booz er is on his way out although he did not want top credit after game 5 or yesterday. augustine on the fence along with heinrich. if they don't return it will be their choice. >> i will always be a chicago bull no matter what happens.

we've always had a great relationship with my teammates who are coming back and the organization. there's lots of history. >> it's a business. they definitely gave me the opportunity i owe them a lot. it's not always about the money is what you feel comfortable with the way you fit in. i want to be here. >> cubs and reds in cincinnati game to in the very first inning anthony rizzo left center field. it's his fourth homer to-0. they had already given up by the third but castro delivers. the main man coming through there would get four runs in the ninth to beat the reds 9-4. and here he is tom skilling had weathered de i don't know why he didn't grab his bat. the sox to nail this burning all bullpen guys because of injuries it did not work. holiday against the era of

11. the tigers beat the white sox 5-1. that's morning sports. >> the team of engineers is try to break the record for the world's fastest bike. they have the pictures to prove it. eight engineering students at the university of liverpool designed this with a teardrop shape to shell. the have to lie down inside to cut down on wind resistance. the only way to see what you are doing is to use a video camera. if done right the bike can reach speeds up to 90 mi. per hour the bike will be tested in may. >> looks like something will help use sleep. >> that looks like a night time pill. something that helps dad

could sleep. >> it is just for to help you die slowly. >> it does look like a pill. we will have temperatures of 5:00 p.m. we will be at 49. chance of showers. >> right now update on the edens there in the process of trying to do the cleanup from a serious accident that happened overnight. that's on the inbound side at willow right in the middle of a big construction spot. at this point just the right lane and right shoulder are getting through. there is a chance they may have to do something closures and shifted these around as the mop up the gasoline that spilled. throwing sand down on the road. we have a pin in the accident at ferndale. they're working to extricate one of the victims from that car. and at o'hare ongoing construction we're showing you this map because it is early and we are seeing some really heavy

traffic already. we have speeds as low as 14 mi.. the right lane remains closed until 6:00 a.m.. already causing some big congestion for people getting through there. that's the latest on the roads more traffic in a few minutes. >> coming up life with the city's latest crime report. >> and ukraine's army is on full alert as the violence intensifies. >> and toronto mayor robert ford is taking a break from his reelection campaign to get some help. details next. >> and the clippers owner

chicago police say shootings are down in the city, as a man is shot and killed overnight. we'll have a *live report. police are looking for the man who insulted a boy in the bathroom of a west side restaurant. >> watching severe weather in the south with extreme flooding killing another person. >>good morning, i'm dan ponce. and i'm erin mcelroy. let's go to demetrius ivory for a check of the weather. hi, demetrius. >> the exact same system has been positioned to the west and it continues to bring showers. the strong thunderstorms are to

the south. the good news is this will get out of here tonight. it has been here since sunday. it will start to open up and move away as the get into tonight. the weather will change over the next 48-72 hours. it's 44 degrees right now. in wheeling is 44. dew points are down. right now radar shows showers moving through portions of kane county heading out. also into southwestern will county we are on the lookout for the showers to the morning and afternoon. not a high chance for rain but you will have the potential you can see that rain swirling around it will come in from the west. today, 49 degrees by 5:00 p.m.. chance of rain. 9:00 p.m. down to 47. not a warm day. 57 friday the weekend is looking good in the '60s. >> we just reopened everything on the edens after a serious

accident that happened early morning. this was at willow. to left lanes blocked. we're hearing everything has reopened to concede that reflected in the speed bumps. that's the good news for people who were stuck in the congestion coming in this morning. we do have an accident that has torn down and blocked off. working to extricate a victim from one of those vehicles. elgin o'hare a real headache the ongoing construction of boy to roselle the resurfacing project still has right lane closed. causing some big backups this morning. we're keeping our eye on that as well. >> a man was shot and killed in the east chatham neighborhood overnight. it comes as chicago police release new april crime numbers. nancy joins us *live at 81st and cottage grove with more. >> good morning. just hours into

the month of nate it is off to a deadly start. a man lies dead on the sidewalk here. his body discovered around 2:00 a.m. as police responded to reports of shots fired. the unidentified man in his twenties had been shot in the head lying dead on the sidewalk at the corner of 81 and south cottage grove. no one in custody. investigation just getting underway in what appears to be the first murder on the first day of may. police were busy investigating other shooting incidents including one uptown which left two men injured last night. the 23 and 42 year-old man shot in the leg and arms in stable condition after a gunman opens fire during an argument among the 800 block of west chrysler. less than an hour before that, for a man shot walking along the 7300 block of south phillips in the south

shore neighborhood. all expected to recover. the gunmen took aim from inside the passing suv. the rash of deadly violence in the past 24 hours comes as the police department touts its latest crime statistics overall, crime down by 20% in the first four months of the year. the number of shootings went down by 3%. the police superintendent has put special focus on illegal guns and the department recovered 1900 in the last few months. but there were two more murders during the first few months compared to last year and in this case, a police camera is right across the street here. that should help in this particular investigation. live in the east chatham neighborhood. back to you. >>taking a look at the *other

top chicago police are asking for help in finding a man who sexually assaulted a seven-year- old boy in a restaurant restroom on the west side. it happened at the "great buffet" in the 25-hundred block of west cermak on saturday. the man spoke spanish to the boy, had a black mustache and numerous tattoos on both arms. he took off from the restaurant in a small green vehicle. police in batavia are investigating a middle school sexting incident. detectives say six or seven rotolo middle school students sent inappropriate nude photos of themselves to about 12 students on their cell phones. most of them are selfies that were taken in a mirror in the last four to six weeks. sixth, seventh and eighth grade students are involved. criminal charges could be filed. are on their way out. as of this morning, the c-t-a has stopped selling the magnetic strip cards, as part of the transit system's transition to the ventra fare card. also you won't be able to *reload existing chicago cards. and starting in july, c-t-a buses and train will stop accepting them... and you'll need to pay by ventra.

the blackhawks have secured home ice for the second round. the minnesota wild tied the colorado avalanche late in game seven, and then five minutes into overtime scored the game- winner. the hawks host the wild in game one tomorrow night and game two on sunday afternoon. ukraines acting president is severe weather has killed 38 people since sunday. the latest problem is heavy rain and flooding. in florida and alabama some of the worst flooding. the water rose so high so fast people fled to their attic and rooftop to wait for help. high water washed away the grounds causing streets to collapse and leaving large gaping holes. more heavy rain also hitting states along the east coast. >> ukraine acting president is conceding that pro-russian militants have won the east. dozen cities in eastern ukraine, along the russian border. it is not clear who is in charge of the militias, or how they are organized.

the u-s says they are being backed by the russian government, which russia denies. ukrainian leaders say they are helpless and fear that not much more can be done until the presidential election on may 25th. the mayor of toronto is taking an immediate leave of absence from his re-election campaign, after a new video reportedly showed him smoking crack cocaine -- again. the "toronto globe" says it has saturday in what appears to be the basement of mayor rob ford's sister. yesterday, ford announced that he is taking time off, to seek treatment for substance abuse. he admits he has an alcohol problem that makes him behave irresponsibly. oprah winfrey is joining the list of possible buyers of the los angeles clippers. the n-b-a is trying to force the clippers owner to sell the team, after it banned him for his racist comments. forbes magazine estimates the team is worth 575-million dollars. oprah could be joining forces with media executive david geffen and oracle c-e-o larry

ellison to make an offer. geffen says winfrey really isn't interested in running the team.. she just wants the league to have another african american owner. there's a media stakeout outside the home of the woman who recorded donald sterling's remarks. every time v-stiviano leaves the house, she's wearing a visor that covers her face. on tuesday, she was wearing the visor and roller-skating when she told reporters that she will be president of the united states one day. her lawyer says reports that describe her as sterling's mistress are not accurate. the lawyer says the relationship wasn't sexual, even though sterling's wife is suing her to reclaim the apartment, cars and cash that he gave her. chicago's city council passed a variety of measures, but the one that affects the most people is the ban on plastic bags in stores. supporters of the ban say it helps the environment because fewer bags will litter the ground, block waterways, and kill animals. so stores will have to go with more expensive paper bags or re-usable bags. large stores will need to comply by august of next year. smaller stores have until august of 2016. "mom and pop" stores and

restaurants are exempt. >> this will push manufacturers to make plastic that is more recyclable. that is better for the environment. >>the council also approved new regulations for those tricycle taxis known as pedicabs. those are being banned from the loop during rush hour, and drivers will need to be licensed. the reporters covering the fire when the unexpected happened. >> you're pretty do you want to go on the date? >> you are live on the air. the live in one of these houses? are you evacuating? >> i live down the street and checking out the fire. >> the reporter kept going despite the shirtless man with the small talk. crustacean tracer on twitter for staying professional. >> you know that big house?

that's me. i live right down there. that's what that guy was saying. >> 43 degrees right now wind of the southwest at 8 mi.. right now its 42 in bartlett. 42 in joliet. one degrees cooler in union. april was slightly half of degrees cooler than normal but our sixth month in a row where temperatures were cooler than normal. today we start off cooler than normal as well. rain coming through low pressure system in portions of northeast iowa southwest wisconsin, all of that moisture swinging around bringing us the chance of showers. take your umbrella. you will need it. the system opens up as we get into the upcoming weekend. today's high temperature is 50. mar 57 saturday is dry and 63. >> still had a better and is reunited with his dog. >> and a high-school senior

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kwasi enin announced today in a news conference at his high school that he will be attending yale university. the 17-year old said the atmosphere played a big part in his decision saying yale had the strongest music program out of all the ivies. enin plans on studying medicine and music to become a doctor. >> seeing all for turtled brothers in a new movie trailer. michael they has directed the movie. teen-age mutant ninja turtles hits theaters august 8th. >> i would like to see meghan fox dressed like a turtle. but the newest to her turtle attraction. a blue whale is a big attraction for local people. it was probably killed by heavy ice and more than a week ago. as you may expect, it is starting to smell. the federal government says it is up to the town to get rid of the carcass. as the

weather warms up it's only going to get worse. we've had this issue in other areas. if the village doesn't clean it up it just sits there and rot. >> glad we don't live there. >> it's like the refrigerator. wgn. >> coz it spells great here. let's take a look across the region. 44 degrees is the temperature right now. two points to 38. six degrees of wiggle room. there is potential for fall. current temperature 39 degrees in crystal lake. this will indicate fall or rain this morning. st. charles is breeding at 39. the radar shows a few spots of showers moving through. southeastern cook county and portions of kane county will be dealing with this through the morning. the seven days forecast get us up to 50

degrees. off and on rain to are we clear out. saturday we made 63. sunday 60 degrees. >> here's the edens. everything is open after the earlier accident overnight that had to left lanes blocked. everyone is getting through. there were able to mop up the majority of the gasoline. once again its good. thornhill accident involving an suv looks like a semi truck that there were trying to have the driver extricated from. everything is shut down between york and supreme. at belgian we have ongoing construction still taking the right lane out until 6:00. look at the speed bumps as low as 15 mi.. that's bad considering light volume on the road. really congested through there. expect some extra time behind the wheel there. that's the latest in traffic. >> let's go out to marcus live

in lake forest with a bunch of stuff. >> good morning. i'm just doing my morning ritual of reading my 1973 woman's day magazine. one of the things you'll find at the church. they have their annual rummage sale. we are right now, this is the treasures room. as much as i treasure my women's day, you'll actually find some potentially the valuable stuff in here. >> it runs the gamut in this room. lots of vintage stuff collectibles and fine crystal and china. >> some of this crystal, i look at this and it's $8 for a set of crystal and over here we saw some of the potential fathers day items. maybe a nice crystal decanter this is only $8.

>> over here we have some cameras. >> if you like a vintage cameras check this out. we have some old fillmore cameras for about $25. >> lots of vintage stuff. silver and this is the destination for a lot of our shoppers. >> walking down the hallway you can wind around and find all kinds of interesting things. there's a toy section over here if you have a kid or maybe even a big kid in your life. >> its like santa's workshop. >> what every kid says when the walk in, toys everywhere. board games just $3 for some of those board games. >> we have lego. >> after wrapping up the you said a brand new toys were donated from a store going out of town. $7 for a $44 model. this is really cool all day

saturday. >> saturday from 7-4:00 p.m.. >> get here early because people line up early. all this goes to a great cause. >> locally and globally from chicago of boy to tanzania. >> we are going to have some much more to talk more about the clothes and all of the charity that this is going to. >> coming up, new news about sharknado and zack efron

zac efron is opening up about his problems with drugs and alcohol. in an interview with the hollywood reporter, efron admits to drinking too much and battling the temptations of hard partying like many young stars in hollywood. he has now joined alcoholics anonymous... though he says addiction is a "never-ending struggle." take cover. sharknado three is in the works. the second installment of the horror movie is due out in july. even so, the syfy network has announced plans for a third sharknado to hit another city. the first sharknado became a hit on twitter with social media users and celebrities raving about the movie.

coming up a live report on the chicago crime numbers. >> and a full look at weather and traffic we will be back.

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