right now at midday, major insprektns. southwest airlines is looking at its fleet after a airliner had a gaping hole in the cabin. how other travelers are reacting. from planes to trains, metro goes before congress today to discuss the changes it made in light of last month's deadly crash. plus the answers lawmakers are looking for today from sotomayor. good morning to you.

welcome to "news4 midday." i am joe krebs. >> and i am in for barbara harrison today. a football sized hole suddenly ripped open in a plane, a whole so wide passengers could see through to the sky. >> that was the terrifying situation on a flight yesterday that took off from nashville. and the sudden sunroof to the sky forced it to make a landing in charleston, west virginia. >> megan mcgrath has the story. >> reporter: everybody is pretty amazed of what happened. it's wild to see the sight of the hole that just opened up. and investigators are not sure exactly why the plane had this problem. they had never seen it before here at southwest airlines. as a precaution, they went overnight and inspected all the

737st in the fleet, and that's about 200 planes. they did not find any similar problems. all of the planes flew on the regular schedule today. but investigators are trying to figure out what happened last night. >> things are back to normal at southwest airlines following overnight inspections of the carrier's entire fleet of 737 aircraft. there were no problems found and no delays or cancelations. good news for passengers leaving bwi this morning. >> on time. get back at 1:00, i guess. >> investigators are still trying to figure out what caused a one foot by one foot hole to open up in a plane. and the flight made an emergency landing in charleston, west virginia. and startled passengers snapped

these photos of the hole. and the passengers found the incident disturbing, but not scary enough to change travel plans. >> you take your life in your hands every time you go, and that's the way i feel but willing to take the chance. >> scary, especially because i have the kids with me. >> still flying? >> yeah, i have to go home. >> the 737-300s make up 1/3 of southwest's fleet. the inspections did not impact the schedule at all today, and they did not find any similar problems on any other aircraft. in fact, southwest says they have never seen this sort of thing before, so they are tryg to figure out what happened, and what caused the hole to open up in the cabin. back to you on the studio. >> and thank you very much. >> thank you, megan. michael cunningham was

sleeping in his seat below the hole in the plane. aloud noise woke up, and he opened his eyes and sunlight was streaming through the ceiling. and that's when the plane cost cabin pressure. >> i was expecting a decome freshen of the plane, and everybody looked up and figured out what was going on, and 10 seconds at most, after the hole occurred, the masks droed down and everybody put their masks on. >> when the plane did land, the pilot claim to the cabin, and looked at the hole. he was greeted applause by the passengers. e-mail your thoughts to news4 midday at washington.com. we will rd some of the responses at the end of the newscast. news4 learned a popular staff member is dead after a

atboginut og buttimore'sre inner ha.orrb it washe t press second to jack evans. the 29-year-old was reported missing eteidr d hot n showotp u for workte yesprdaymo yg.rnin ce lilepornul pdulhe theodroy feth anrb, ord according t evidence, the body hasnee b identified as dew ai.ns it's unclear how many people were involved in the outing, but police are questioning them. today, metro goes before congress. this afternoon's hearing comes as federal investigators told the transit agency that it needs to make changes right now in order to keep the passengers safe. today at 2:00 p.m., a number of metro officers will be answering questions.

the investigation reveals the need for cash flow to fix problems. and a metro collided into another on the red line last month. the national transportation safety board is investigating the crash. spokesman say so far the circuit designed to stop and detect trains malfunctioned. they want to purchase a back up signal to send oddable and visible alerts when the circuits are malfunctioning. and the officials say it's easier recommended than done. >> it's something they acknowledge that would take sometime developing, and because of that we already started out reach in terms of vendors that are familiar with the business that can help us and we'll talk with them in terms of what they can create for us. >> the closest thing to the

backup system sigs in san francisco, within its public transit system. but that will not work. it will have to be developed specifically for this system, and that will mean millions of dollars. passengers we talked to say spend the money. >> where are they going to get the money? they cannot get money for other things. but i think with a dramatic example of how you have to keep up with the system. >> metro said they will create whatever is necessary to create the backup system if i will protect passengers. they have 30 days to come up with a response to the investigations. their final conclusion could take up to a year to conclude. they are looking at safety as they move along. the supreme court nominee, sonia sotomayor is back on capitol hill for day two of her confirmation hearings.

let's look live at what is going on at that hearing. the senate judiciary is questioning her on hot-button issues. she made a comment that a wise latino would reach a better judgment an a white male. she believes different life experiences inrich the legal system but rules according to the law. >> i believe my record for 17 years demonstrates fully that i do believe that judges must apply the law and make the law. whether i have agreed with a party or not, found them sympattic or not, and in every case i have decided i have done what the law requires. >> republican senator, lindsay graham, predicted sotomayor will be confirmed and if that happens she will become the third woman and first latino on the high court. >> and there is a sweeping health care legislation, and the

bill comes despite grumbling. a d.c. woman accused of tegh is in faur drsr back in court today. it's the second day of trial for jacks facing murder charges. and yesterday they saw video of sax being interviewed after she was arrested. she said that her children were weak and hungry, and one day they began to pass out. and at jacks' request the decision will be decided by a judge and not the jury. and there is beautiful weather out there. >> yeah, shaping up to be a beautiful day. almost like a spring day, tom.

>> yeah, almost ideal for outdoor work and recreation. we are in the upper 70s under a blue sky. look at the visibility. you can see it from here to infinity. right now it's just near 80 degrees across much of the region. this morning we started off very cool. temperatures in many locations were in the 50s. and we were in the mid 40s out of the mountains, and now near 70s. and a wonderful day around the beaches. it's in the upper 70s there. and water temperatures are getting warm enough for swimming. and the view from space, look at all the sunshine pouring down from new england, and the carolinas. and there is a northwest breeze, and low humidity continues to move through. we will have highs reach the mid-80s by midafternoon. and let's look at tonight and the rest of the weekend in a few

minutes. let's go to jerry edwards and the news4 traffic network. >> midday roadwork slowing you down. and on the inner loop, as you travel over towards university boulevard, the right lane is taken away. and around connecticut avenue eastbound on the inner loop, it's busy. and headed for downtown, along 395, northbound, and southbound is moving nicely. trouble from earlier in the morning is cleared out. travel lanes are open and we are looking good. joe, kimberly, back to you. >> thank you. a water main break made things dicey for drivers this morning. it shut down the area of 23rd and i street. and crews expected to wrap up repairs shortly. 11:11, 78 degrees. still ahead, more trouble for d.c. councilmember, marion bar y

barry, finding himself at odds with the rest of the counsel. and then an amazing story of survival. how this young boy managed to float down a river for eight miles, all thanks to his toy truck. b cpep#ú

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barry's use of contracts. and one says he is asking the d.c. inspector general to investigate several contracts worth several hundred thousand dollars that barry promoted. and dozens of people showed up at a public hearing about the islamic academy last month. it wants permission to expand the school, and that final vote has been moved to august 2nd. and the summer job program are getting ready for the first full project. and thousands of young people are doing river, neighborhood and block cleanups. and some gathered at ft. dupont park, and tomorrow it's payday. >> we are using a new system

that provides funds to the youth on what is called a total pay card that the youth have. and tomorrow morning, shortly after 6:00 a.m., all the pay is loaded in for the first pay period, as the mayor mentioned. >> those sound like small details. but they are very important. the mayor vowed this summer's program will be better than last year, because it was plagued by problems. some people got paychecks when they were not eligible to work, and the others that did work had the opposite problem and did not get paid at all. >> yeah, and it looks like a nice summer day out there. yeah, be careful. we might get used to it. >> it's a summer to remember. >> yeah. >> we have had almost every day in july with lower than below temperatures. july is running four degrees below average. and each day the average temperatures are 4 degrees below what they usually are. and we have the low humidity in place, and high pressure pushing

from the northwest. and then as we take a look at the view from the city camera, the blue sky over the potomac river. just a wonderful day around washington. and you can get on the booike trail. and the temperature is 78 in washington. we have only had four days, 90 degrees or higher in 2009. and radar, no precipitation under the blue sky. look at the lows we had this morning. dulles airport got down to a chilly 53 degrees. and bottomed out at 64 at reagan national this morning. and away from the waters, it was down in the low 60s. and southern maryland got down to 49. a cool start this morning. and now it has warmed up to the mid-70s there. and dulles is up to 80 from the morning low of 53. on the eastern shore, 77 in

sau sauls barry. we have a beautiful clear sky with us here all up and down the atlantic seaboard. and look at the cool air throughout the midwest. and michigan got down to 36 degrees. this is mid july, not winter. and boston now is at the 71 -- and caribou, maine, 65. and this area of large pressure is now drifting down to the south and sitting up over northern ohio. and we are still seeing the flow from the high. and the western side of the high pressure is pumping humidity off the gulf of mexico. and there is some showers there along the plume of humidity that continues to advance north. as we go forward over the next 36 hours, where we see the colors where we could see get

rain, and that's a long front that will approach us and come through on thursday, and perhaps give us some rain. we certainly do need it. it has been dry this july, about an inch and a half below average so far. and the temperatures the afternoon should make it into the mid-80s. a jen dull breeze out of the northwest. and then tomorrow night, clear, and a beautiful evening. we will have the temperatures again cool tomorrow morning around 60 as we start off wednesday morning. and during the day on wednesday, we wil heavincreasing high clouds as the front approaches, and it should be mostly really dry again and very cfortable throughout the day, and the highs in the mid-and upper 80s. and then wednesday night, turning more humid and clouds coming in, quite a steamy day on thursday. highs in the upper 80s to near 90. and there is a small chance of a morning sprinkle. but a greater chance of an

afterno afternoon thundershower. and then highs reaching the 80s and partly cloudy on friday. and over the weekend, another area of moisture, perhaps coming up from the southwest and drifting through a weak low pressure, may give us clouds and maybe a passing thundershower on saturday. and sunday and monday, we begin to dry out. and we may make it out to 80s for highs on saturday and sunday. >> it's too late. i am used to it. i cannot break out of this. >> yeah, it's too nice. thanks very much. and let's go to jerry, and see if the traffic is too nice. probably not. >> yeah, that's the case on the beltway north of town. and we can show you the pictures. this is near university boulevard eastbound as you travel from connecticuts avenue towards new hampshire avenue, and roadwork takes away the left lane, and eastbound that will begin at connecticut avenue pm

and outer loop at the beltway, things are moving along. and southbound between frederick and rockville, moving along nicely at this hour. joe, back to you. >> thank you very much. walking and biking to work is a great way to stay fit, but very few americans do that. according to a moo study, about 70% of workers walk or bike to work. a small percentage of active commuters did better on treadmill tests, fitness, when they did it. and blood pressure and insulin numbers were also better. safety concerns and distance were among the reasons why other commuters stuck to their vehicles. 11:21 is the time now. still ahead, new details in the michael jackson case. we could learn any day now what caused his death. another mission scrubbed. when nasa will attempt to launch "endeavour" again. and how president obama is getting ready for his, yes,

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for most of today's run. that's where you want them. on sunday, one of the bulls in the group been the off on its own and gored a runner. and a man was gored to death last week. that's the first time that has happened in 14 years. another day and another delay for the space shuttle "endeavour." nasa is hoping it will have better luck tomorrow. liftoff has been scheduled for wednesday at 6:03 p.m. and bad weather forced nasa to cancel the launch again. and there have been delays. "endeavour" is scheduled to deliver the final piece of the japanese laboratory to the international space station. and ryan zimmerman will not be the only d.c. player on the game. and president obama will throw out the ceremonial first pitch. he will be the fourth u.s. president to throw out a pitch at a major league all-star game. following kennedy, nixon and

ford, and obama will be accompanied by willie maze. and still ahead, a major scare aboard a southwest airlines airliner, when a hole ripped on top of the plane in midair. >> plus, alaska governor, sarah palin back in the spotlight today. the new criticism she has for obama's policies. and an amazing story about a 3-year-old boy, how he managed to survive after floating eight miles down a river. plus, it's the perfect summer day out there, but it will stay that way?

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they are trying to make those happen. and it's day two for sotomayor's confirmation hearing continues today. she said she doesn't think that any racial or ethnic group has an advantage in sound judgment, but that diffentreife experiences enrich the legal system. and a d.c. mother accused of killing her four dourz is back in court today. she was arrested in january of 2008 after her children's bodies were fou inside her house. and jacks told police her children were weak and hungry and began to pass out one by one. welcome back to midday. i am joe krebs. >> and let's get a quick check of the forecast with meteorologist, tom kierein. >> you said good morning, and you nailed it. it's a good morning. we have low humidity in place again. look at the blue sky. excellent visibility. temperatures are right there in the comfort zone, in the mid and

upper 70s right now. it will hold steady right here for another couple hours, and then peak in the 80s. and predawn, we had 60s for the lows. and a great day at the beaches. and virginia beach and the outer banks, a wonderful summer day under way there. a great day to be at the beaches. around the bay or hiking in the mountains, from the blue ridge to the appellations, a terrific summer day under way. and highs mid-80s and a fresh northwest breeze. and then for this evening, a wonderful evening under the stars, and then another chilly start tomorrow morning. not as chilly as this morning, but in the 50s to around 60 or so. and then tomorrow, a few high clouds coming in ahead of a front that will be arriving on a thursday. and highs reaching upper 80s, and still not very humid tomorrow. and then thursday, it looks like quite a humid day.

highs in the 80s. and then a thanes for a thundershower. and then friday, less humid again. and then here is a look at the weekend for saturday. maybe a little plume of moisture coming up from the southwest,so a chance of a passing thundershower and highs cooler, near 80, and then cooler on sunday. highs near 80 degrees. and then still not a lot of humidity around. and that is the way it looks on this tuesday morning. >> thank you very much, tom. let's head over to injury and see how it is looking out over the roads. >> the roadwork remains on the topside of the beltway at this hour. inner loop of the beltway between university boulevard and new hampshire avenue, the left lane is taken away. and you might want to think alternate detours for that. and the outer part of the

beltway, looking better. and then 395 northbound from the pentagon to and across the 14th street bridge, wide open, and the southbound looks good on this beautiful tuesday morning. back to you. >> thank you, jerry. southwest airlines inspected nearly 200 planes after a hole ripped open in the fuselage in a flight bound for bwi. flight 2294 took off from nashville when the hole opened up. the 737 had to make emergency landing. a one foot by one foot hole in the rear of the plane. witnesses say the hole was so wide they could see outside, and the cabin lost pressure. >> all of a sudden, the loudest noise i ever heard came out of nowhere. no explosion type of noise, just aloud roar.

it took me a couple seconds to wake up. i gothe t baseballap out of my face, and i look up and there is the n. >> investigators don't know what caused that damage, wever, soutdesdit inspect all of its 737-300s as a precaution msobnd no otler t, were found. news4 wants to know your thoughts about the sethey of t planes flying today. e-mail your thoughts at news4midday@washington.com. we will try toof rea somf e oth o at the e ondthe nook. a mtuagnideua wkeas q centered under the airrt runways in los angeles there were no flight delays or any damage reports. and sotomaynia sotomayor is in the hot seat. sotomayor is trying to reassure

senators that she would not take any preconceived notions about gun rights to the high court. she also defended her commend appear wise latino would reach better judgment than a while male. she said that she was trying to inspire hispanics to believe in their dreams. and different life experiences help enrich the legal system. >> my personal and professional experiences help me to listen and understand with the law always commanding the results in every case. >> and republican senator, lindsay graham, predicts sotomayor will get confirmed barring a total met down, in his words. if she is confirmed, she woobt third woman and the first latina on the high court. and sarah palin has written something that attacks obama's plan to reduce greenhouse gases

calling it a threat to the u.s. economy. and she borrows his "yes we can." palin writes it would undermine the recovery on the short term. and she adds "in addition to increasing unemployment in the energy ,seorct moreor american jobs will be threatened by the rising costs of doing business the cap and text plan." now to the latest on michael jackson's death investigation. we could find out just what killed the pop simger when the toxicology tests are completed this week. and jeff rawsion explains. when michael jackson died, details about how much money he had and how much he owed are still murky. jackson names two friends as

secure toerz. and in new court papers filed monday, the judge shut katherine out and sided with the men jackson named. they have the power to obtain all documents and records related to michael jackson, his entity and the estate and assets. >> katherine jackson is asking for a bigger role in the estate. >> as for t millions in the estate, sources familiar with the case tell nbc news it will be split lik this. 40% to katherine jackson, and 40% to michael's kids, and 20% to the children's charities. >> the way this will play out is the kred tcreditors and uncle sl get paid before the beneficiaries. that's the way it is. the full toxicology report could

come in as early as this week. nothing officially released yet. and we are learning more about jackson's history with prescription drugs. >> on verdict day he looked terrible, and he convieded in me that he was having trouble sleeping and worried about his children, and that was understandab understandable. i never watched him use medication, and i never saw anybody give it to him, but i was told from various quarters that he was using, and i hoped it was not to excess, but some people around him thought it was. i was not sure how interested they were in his welfare, and i did voice my disapproval from time to time. >> la toya jackson says her brother was murdered. and caroline graham interviewed

lat toya for four hours. she said she felt that it was murder, and not manslaughter, that somebody give him something and michael was worth more to some people dead than he was alive. >> and monday would have been jackson's opening night in london, and kickingoff his comebacktour. and so outside the arena, hundreds of fans came any way, with photos, and with anything michael. >> i think people need closure, and that's what is happening. >> that was jeff rason reporting. joe, back to you. police have four suspects in custody for the murder of a florida couple, and they say more arrests could follow. police believe as many as eight people may have been involved in the murder of the billings. video shows them creeping across e lawn in black.

and investigators say three of the nine children in the house actually saw the attackers. >> the children are coping very well. and they have -- we have kept them busy. they are wh family and friends that they truly adored. >> police say one motive in the billings murder was robbery. >> the u.s. supreme court stepped in and delayed the execution of a death row inmate in virginia. he was sentenced to death for raping and killing a 16-year-old in her virginia home. and he was convicted of raping and trying to kill her 14-year-old sister. the supreme court is considering whether or not to hear his appeal. he argues that he was tried twice for the same crime. and madoff has gone from a penthouse in new york city to federal prison in georgia. he was taken to a medium

security prison in atlanta. last month, the 71-year-old was sentenced to 150 years in prison for master mizing the largest ponzi scheme in history. a canadian boy had the ride of a lifetime on his toy fire truck. he just turned 3. sunday morning he was camping with his family along a fast-moving river. he decided to get on his toy truck, and drove down the boat ramp and into the river and was swept away. searchers found him eight miles down the river on top of the rocks, sitting on top of his toy truck. >> he never whimpered or cries or anything, and the only thing he had a bit of concern when they got him in the boat, and they rubbed him down to warm him up, he was concerned about where his truck was. >> he did not know he was in

danger, although he was pretty excited to see the police in action. >> keep him away from that lake. the time is 11:41. still ahead, a new way to spoil your pet. details about the new pet airline flying out of our area. and the economy is tough if you are looking for work,end find out why it mat e the perft eim t to start your own company. and theim safety of planes flying today, we want to know your impression of that. send us tn a-m eail to ai

man's best friend is definitely living the good life now. and a new airline for dogs and cats is taking off from bwi today. one airline is flyin out of new york, l.a., chicago and denver. service could be expanded to 25 cities in the next two years. >> from the time the pet is boarded on until the time the pet is taken off the plane, they will be watched regularly, and monitored. >> the cost for a one-way ticket out of bwi will be $150. the flights are already booked up for two months. get this, pets to enjoy organic meals in a private cabin. and that's better than the

humans get. >> do they get walked? do they have to be plane traine >> i don't know. >> some of us think more is better, but a new study suggests that may not be the case. and customers that belong to warehouse clubs more than they need to. and shoppers may do things they would not normally do like buy a 50 pack of cereal for for example. and the answer to avoid over shopping is simple, to make a list and stick to it. and other things making headlines this morning. >> we are joined by courtney with more. >> stocks are marginally higher today, following the nice rally we saw yesterday. and some of the financials are actually lagging a bit. we did hear from goldman sachs this morning as well as johnson

& johnson. both companies reporting. and golden sacks summing in much better than expected. and that's good earnings news. and the consumer price index jumped last month. and the ppi was up half a percent when food and energy are excluded. retail sales rose 6/10 of a percentage in june. and that was more than economists expected. and europe is higher. the u.s. budget deficit topped $1 trillion for the first time ever. the gap widened due to the big funds the government is spending for the recession. and the soaring deficit is also ratcheting up fears that the interest rates may go up as

well. in recent months, there was a corruption investigation. reports say the investigation has intensified. they have not been accused of any wrong doing. back to you. >> thank you very much, courtney. >> thank you. president obama is looking to beef up the nation's community colleges. he wants to pump $12 billion into the institutions in the next decade. he wants to train more people for the jobs available in the future. community colleges have been feeling the pinch lately. and enrollment is up because people are trying to get new skills in the tough economy. many people are losing their jobs in the tough economy, and some of them are discover ring the best way to find a new one is to do it yourself.

>> we report on the accidental intrapreneurs that might create the next big thing. >> every morning in his suburban washington apartment, tommy mixed up his special blend of salsa, and three days a week, he packs it up and sells it at area farmer's markets, and until october he was a graphic designer for an e-mail marketing firm. he was laid off in the worse job market in decades. >> i could not find another job. i had to do something. >> how are you? >> this business is his full time job, and he loves it. >> thank you so much. >> it's great. i am my own boss. in germantown, ohio, tom hodge found opportunity in general motors woes, and he took a buyout and started his own tool-making business. >> it's a hard fought dream. >> hodge hired his first employee, his dad.

>> he called me the vice president. >> for these few entrepreneurs, the biggest challenges lie ahead. fewer than half of new businesses make it past the fourth year, and through t years, the tough times like these produced some of the biggest success stories. like the panic when thomas jeffer sun thought it might be a good time to set up a laboratory. in fact, according to one study, more than half the fortune 500s started during down turns, and they did not have resources like start up nation.com, or mentoring organizations like s.c.o.r.e. >> now is the best time to start a business in recession, because you get good prices and good people because they are looking for work.

>> these new businesses are no substitute for traditional jobs, and no hlth care or retirement plan yet, and most of the proceeds go right back into the business. but it's one small benefit of an economic downturn, careers sliced and diced, but creating something completely new. and here is an unusual approach to happily ever after. and a woman is hoping her jeep wrangler will help her rangle a husband. she offered the jeep for a propose sxul a ring. she did it for a joke, and she soon had 200 to 300 e-mails. a lot of guys do a lot of things for a jeep. >> it's a good-looking car. >> yes, indeed. still ahead, meteorologists, tom kierein, will be back with a last check of the forecast. > we are looking for people

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specl screening last night. this is the sixth installment of the movie which follows the boy wizard and his friends as they battle a lord. earlier in the newscast we told you we wanted to know your thoughts about the safety of planes flying every day. >> one viewer wrote in to say, this viewer b aked flight with southwest airlines and this person wrote taos say i am still taking my flight this d.weeneken i will be cauti on my flight. >> another viewer rights, i am completely confident flying in airplanes today. while accidents still enppha, he safety records are impressive and the odds of being killed in an automobile is much higher, a fact that is overlooked. and thank you for letting us know what you think. >> it drives the home the importance of a seat belt on a lane. and let's find out some of

the stories for this afternoon. >> pat joins us with a preview. coming up this afternoon on news4 at 4:00, a new patient has a new lease on life. this is amazing. find out whether it may be right for you. and then lunch with lindsay. tonight she sits down with a man that may know tiger woods best. and energy shots, a new way to boost energy. but are they safe? we will get expert advice about that. for these stories and all the day's latest news, and your first word on weather, join us at news4 at 4:00. let's take a look outside and see what it looks like. we are actually having a gloerious day as we look at the lincoln memorial, pulling back from it. r, nocl bskeea s.ie tudy mlo cslo up in kye s rit w. andow hitidumy w.no

ca n sst'n i iethe0s o 7 o we stn inviiain a ndmandlary, and tom is going to give us a better detail on what the forecast is calling for. tom? >> temperatures around the regi a,reut beaiful bit wh the dry air in place. out of the unmotains, imot'sreaa gh.hid erehissur has been pushing in from th northwest. it wille whit uswi h uowere th l minhu icetyla p for thetlaes r he t afternoon, and highs reaching the mid-80s. and a northwest breeze around 5 to 15. and as we get into the evening, we will bottom out in the low 60s tomorrow morning. more humid on thursday. maybe afternoon thundershowers with highs in the upper 80s. back to you. >> thanks, tom. >> thanks, tom. what do an ice cream van, a kr church and rock 'n' roll train have in common? >> well, villagers built their

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