right now, at midday, trouble on the fact. the circuit problem that caused last mufrnt's deadly crash could be widespread than first thought. the health care overhaul debate comes to a head. republicans say there is no way to pass the reform by the august deadline. and the president hosident prep pitch his plan to the nation. and there is a strange request jackson made in his final days, and a fourth child

jackson may have kept a secret. good morning, to you, and welcome to you. i am yoejoe krebs. >> and i am eun yang, filling in for barbara today. authorities found human remains at the facility, a former asylum for mentally challenged adults. somebody trespassing on the property made the discovery. the facility was run by the d district and closed in 1991. according to investigators, the remains have been there for a long time, and it's unclear if they came from a human. and metro is taking an issue with theor rhet tt circuit arei

metro says riders are not in danger, though. megan mcgrath is now at the station with more. >> reporter: good morning, joe. an article in the "washington post" says metro found issues and problems with circuits on a number of their lines, not just in the area of the crash. and those circuits are not properly detecting the presence of trains. now, metro is taking issue with that article. they say they are doing detailed tests of the circuits, and in doing so they have found issues that likely would have gone undetected under previous maintenance procedures. they say they are fixing the issues, and saying it's not a safety risk, and it's nothing like the failure that was seen in last month's crash. trains run slower than normal through the work zone there. and crews are inspecting track circuits in the area, and so

trains headed to virginia are restricted to 15 miles per hour. >> they are like delaying going down, and they pick up speed. >> the inspections are an in-depth analysis. minor iues have been found but nothing like the failure that prevented the monitoring system from seeing the train involved in last month's crash. >> there is no comparison between the two whatsoever. what occurred was that we had a circuit, and what we know today, it would not detect a train. what we are finding today is one area over a three-day period of time, for less than a second. >> reporter: he was taking up issue with the report of the washington post, which says the circle failure at the heart of

the crack may be a wide system failure. and in this time of heightened awareness, they decided to make repairs anyway. >> we are being conservative, and going through and making adjustments, and in some places replacing circuits that you would not normally detect if it were not for this deeper analysis. >> reporter: others voiced concerns, and others had confidence. >> nobody is comfortable any more on metro. not any more. >> not, not worried. not at all. >> reporter: metro officials say they don't know how long they will be testing and doing work on the circuits, but riders can expect periodic delays until it's all done. back to you on the studio. >> thank you very mu, megan. happening today, president

obama will take his plans for health care reform directly to the american people. he will discuss the massive overhaul tonight at a news consequence fruns. and resistance is not just coming from republicans. the democrats are also questioning the $1.5 trillion plan, and they are haggling how to bring it down and pay for it. >> they want us to squeeze everything we can out of the current system. >> either this bill fails or it will change dramatically. >> the president is still pushing for a vote this summer, saying without a deadle in tis nthn,owothing happens.n, re>> p>demantbail o p wl explain the health carnla w p in a primetime nere cfe onnc tonight. you can watch it starting at 8:00 right here on nbc 4. in idaho, a candlelight vigil will be held tonight for theaptured soldier in

n.ghanta bowe bergdahl was htage hostage earlier this month. he said that he is afraid he will not see his family again. his family just released new pictures showing bergdahl in his younger days, and expressed gratitude for support. >> and we ask your concern for our son is shared with all of the american service members in harm's way around the world. we are very grateful to all of them. >> that was the sheriff speaking on the family's behalf. and there are reports he was captured after he stepped off base alone without his weapon. new add midday, crime is down in the county by 15%. and the department remains under the crowd of allegations that some officers were part of a corruption ring. kimberly suitors has more on

that now. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. if you were here 15 minutes ago inside iverson mall, and you would have thought a crime occurred and it was the opposite. the police chief and county executive, jack johnson, announcing initiatives that they hope will bring crime down further. earlier, police showed off their work. they say even though burglaries are up, they want to show off the thoands of dollars of stolen property that was recovered from pawn shops. we asked one mall-walking senior, if this out shines the corruption, and we asked the police chief if showing off the good work the police do is a diversion tactic. >> we are niors, and we depend on them a lot. we have trusted them. we don't want to lose our trust

in them. and it hurts me to hear that about them. >> is all of this crime-fighting, though, restore your trust a little bit? >> not really. >> we are not diverting away from the main goal. the main goal is to attack crime, and we have a professional police department, and it's about accountability and integrity. i continue to promote that, and that's what this is all about. we will continue to work hard and do the right things. just like anybody else, we don't have a perfect organization. my faith tells me that even my god, jesus christ, had an imimportant organization.th haf. >> those allegations, gambling protection, and transporting stolen goods. five officers in prince george's

county, and d.c., might be involved. one officer is already off the prince george's county police course, and today the police chief and county executive johnson want to restore public trust and their hoping the public will continue to partner with them in bringing down crime. reporting live in prince george's county, i am kimberly suitors, news4. back to you. the virginia governor is expected to call a special session. there is a ruling that would affect drunk driving and dna. the sixth amendment right to confront witnesses against him applies to lab technicians that a simple lab report stating the findings does not count. states across the country are trying to bring in forensic examiners into court to testify about the test that they run. minor league baseball is coming to louden county.

county supervisors approved the policeman to build the stadium. the hope is an atlantic team will play there. the supporters say things will not be that bad. >> i received a lot of feedback from my constituents sayg they are worried about what that will do to traffic. >> irn virn mentally, the impact is not as dramatic of what would have been. >> the planner has plans to build 14 residential units and condos and a performing art center and hotels in the area. and the green light was given to a pilot presume that will allow beer and wine in libraes. critics express concern about potential lawsuits. we had a foggy start to the morning. a lot of the moisture, certainly, is still out there. pretty steamy right now.

>> let's check in with tom kierein for a check on the forecast. >> wknow what we have been missing. we have had humidity return, and breaks, and humidity coming and going over the early part of the summer, and now it's back. 82 in washington now. and the low 80s in montgomery, fairfax and prince george's county. and it's quite humid there around the bay, and maryland. and the dew point is 68. when it's in the upper 60s to around 70, that is quite humid. not as humid to the west, though. out in the mountains, the panhandle of west virginia, it's not not too bad. but quite a bit of cloudiness coming up through virginia. but there is quite a bit of sunshine south and east of us. overall, partly sunny afternoon, and rather humid. a slightly chance of thundershowers. and we will reach 80s which is typical for midsummer here. a look at the rest of the week

and weekend will come up in a w minutes. let's get a look at the roadways. jerry, any problems out there? >> unfortunately, yeah, we have a couple issues to deal with. it's still tough. the latest problem, and there have been several throughout the day, was an accident just north of duke street. everything is over to the shoulder, but we are still looking at delays. after that you will begin to pick up to and across the 14th street bridge. and now, between new hampshire avenue, heading over towards university boulevard, that construction is back again. likely to find lunch delays coming out of college park to southern springs. and then the woodrow wilson bridge, traffic looks like it's moving along. a little good with a little bad. back to you. >> thank you, jerry. we want to go back to breaking news in maryland, where authorities uncovered what they

believe human remains. the remains were found lt night at the forest haven facility, a former asylum for mentally challenged adults. somebody who was trespassing on the property made the discovery. >> it looks like the authorities are outside the facility right now. the building there on the property, it's not completely clear whher the body was found -- or the remains were found inside the building, or outside the building. once again, authorities are on the scene. you can see the yellow crime tape surrounding the building there. we will keep you informed as we get more information on this story. it's 11:13. 78 degrees. coming up, new details in the motive of the murder of the parents of 13 children. the murderers may have left behind what they wanted to steal. and there might be a second chance on the trip of a

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the father of two children trapped inside a burning suv is thanking the men and women that saved their lives. when this car caught fire, both

children and their mother were trapped inside and the entire scene was caught on tape. >> reporter: the grateful father of young d.j. harper wanted to thank those that saved his son's life. >> first i want to take a minute to thank the firefighters and brave citizens that helped get my son out of the vehicle. >> it was a horrific inferno, the suv carrying d.c. and his mother and sister flipped and burned on the streets of milwaukee. neighborhoods and two off-duty firefighters rushed to the scene. and the mother and little girl were pulled three. 4-year-old d.j. was trapped until the brothers risking their own lives cut him loose. the brothers dowsed the flaming clothes with the garden hose

from the neighbor. >> one of the main stays of early burning is to stop the burning. they put him on the ground and smothered out the burns which was appropriate. >> they describe the fiery scene that faced them. >> it was horrific. the car was engulfed in flames, and the child was just, you know, inside there screaming. all i could see was the child's face. >> reporter: while each brothers suffered burns, their bravy is now rewarded from heart-felt thanks from d.j.'s family. >> there is no words that can express how grateful i am. >> reporter: the boy's father talked about the grief and gratitude. >> i try to hold it together, and i just want to thank everybody, the citizens of milwaukee for helping us. this is -- angels all around us. >> reporter: angels that came

together on a sunday evening in milwaukee to save a boy's life. for today, kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >> officials say the 4-year-old suffered burns to 30% of his body. he remains in the hospital. joe? >> thank you. and millions witnessed an inspiring sight, an eclipse. it lasted more than six minutes. this is what it looked like in india. the moon covered part of the sun to start the nearly hour-long phenomenon. and seals came out to honk at the sight. and acaream workers used the animals to help educate groups of students in the audience about solar eclipses and about

sunglasses and green hats. >> what do the seals think about the whole thing? >> the seals? >> yes. >> well, we are going to have a chance to have a total solar eclipse here in the united states, and i will tell you when in just a minute. hang on. today, though we had our sun eclipse by clouds. e startthmo g.inrn morning. thud clos pushed into washington, and it's still quite sunny to the south and east. as we go back in time this morning, the sky is rather sunny here in washington. but if we could squeeze a couple hours to 30 seconds here, can you see the clouds rolling up out of virginia from the south and they continued to move in. at the surface you can see the haze in the atmosphere, the low-level humidity, and you can see the clouds coming in from the southeast there. and then the live picture of the sky watcher camera showing it's mostly cloudy in washington. as we look at the view from our city camera, the clouds are beginning to push over

washington. just to the east, though, there are a few breaks with sunshine powering down. right now 82 in washington. the next total solar eclipse in the united states, will be august 21st, 2017. all the way from the pacific northwest, across the northern plains, and all the way through the tennessee valley and down through the carolinas. and the united states will be able to see a total eclipse coming up in 2017, in august of that year. now, let's c take a look around our region at this hour. the radar not setwing any precipitation. a we did have a morning thundershower pa to the south of us. in the wake of that, we had clouds rolling in. where the clouds are thicker, it's cooler. around 70. culpepper, and shenandoah is cloudy, too. montgomery, fairfax and prince

george counties are cloudy. it's just near 70 right now. these are the current dew points. when they are in the upper 60s, that's quite humid. it's continuing t move in on a southeasterly flow that will be with us throughout the day today and into tonight. over the last six hours you can see the cuds coming in from the southwest, and we have a low coming in out of e southea southeast, giving us increased humidity. and here is the d.c. prepare tory acy.emad and this is in washington. i taldke washington. i talkedo th ttuesde s tnthere t weather. honderful . wtirfdeme time. sh viheedofdem sh towviheedofdem o rnad t as wro fmpa s frompashuttle. ispe etlshutee. ihank terea tschshhe trenk teac wo metier. and we had a wonderful time. a terrific school. over the last 12 hours, we have developed rain in the ohio and

tennessee valley, associated with a low pressure and front there. that will come up our way. the main low will past to the west and north, and ahead of that we have the humidity sweeping in. and then the next 36 hours, you see the color where we could get thundershowers in the mountains. and there is a tropical system staying to the east and moving up to new england, perhaps by monday morning. today, we will have clouds in and out, quite stmy, an a small chance of ang passi afternoon shower, as highs climb in the upp 80s. and then as we get into this evening, it will be rather steamy, 70 owtorrmo. and then a chance of an afternoon passing shower tomorrow. probably no severe weather. and then partly cloudy to mostly y. ne0 onne saturday. over the weekend, maybe thundershowers on sunday, and that's the way it looks.

our time is 11:23. 82 degrees out there. still ahead at midday. >> more questions than answers in the investigation into michael jackson's death. now word that jackson may have a fourth child kept a secret from the public. >> and who ended up with the most famous hotel in washington after yesterday's auction. ñ 3iio ño

welcome back. the watergate hotel had a minimum of $25 million. it's back in the hands of the lender, which holds a note on it. >> it will help the community that live here and the people that work here, to put their guests up. it became part of the whole entity. >> the new york bank that now owns the hotel says it will market the property in hopes of finding a new buyer. and that's part of the complex made famous the resignation of president nixon. over the years, skinny jeans have gotten skinnier. they are so tight they could

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let's take a look at what is happening at 11:30. metro has a half dozen problems with the trains. the manager denies the report in the "washington post," the trains cannot be detected by the ntce.er center. anthey sayer the se t not t same problems discovered and connected to last month's crash vigil fortest fir classri pte f

bowe bergdahl is being held hostage by the taliban. and there are reports it happened after he stepped off base without his weapon. we are following breaking news where authorities have recovered what they believe to be human remains near the forest haven facility. those remains were discovered last night. the facilities was a former asylum for mentally challenged adults that closed in 1991. somebody trespassing on the property made the discovery. and president obama is hoping to convince every-day americans the health reform will help them. after a string of interviews, he looks to offer a dose of reassurance about change. >> if you like your current

plan, you will be able to keep it. let me repeat that. if you like your plan, you will be able to keep it. >> polls show most back his ideas. but they are wary of the trillion-dollar cost. >> we are making significant headway. >> reporter: lawmakers are haggling over how to bring it down and pay it. conservati conservatives want to save money. >> they want to save everything we have out of the current system. >> reporter: republicans see the majority splintering. >> either this bill fails or it will change dramatically. >> reporter: experts are split, too. the may yoe clinic warns the use plan with lower quality and raise costs. >> even though they are moving in the right direction, we don't think that they have gone far enough. >> the nation's biggest doctor's group supports it. >> by improving quality and reducing unnecessary costs, we

totally agree with it. >> backers are looking to the president. >> barack obama is the quarterback, and he is calling the plays. >> reporter: he insists nobody is keeping score. it should lead to savings, for the government and premiums. and president obama will frame the debate that way, and will tonight even though negotiators here have yet teo prov c that ir possible. youan c watch president's primetime news conference tonight at 8:00 right here on nbc 4. nearly a dozen high school students from our area are hospitalized in china after several contracted cases in swine flu. we brought you the storystir fa on 4. the quarantined teens come from several different schools as they come from an exchange progra at the university of u maryland. irey begin t tinho italsp

in spital. arents me, their p aren tried to take it all in stride. >> it's not exactly what they had originally planned. but they have seen a lot -- well, they see how the chinese health care system works. they had a chance to bond asgro. that's thgr th terrif, m h petrifor t them had met prior os hiench f t chosen for thi heprm.rahi nghinese government is yipaor f>> ngyior their tad the hotel sls and the hotel staynd a is offering to let the students finish their stay in china if they finish to do so. and human trials of the swine flu vaccine are under way. the goal is to control the swine flu virus which has already killed more than 700 people worldwide. s montgomer county >> phician has been convicted on dr arges. eric greensburg was found guilt possession of drug

paraphernalia. his wife was also facing drug charges. she applied for a rehabilitation program yesterday instead of going to trial. police in wilmington, delaware, are looking for vandals that left a school trashed. the vandals went over the roof into an interior courtyard and smashed a window to get in. they destroyed desktop commuters, and left the classroom halls and floors littered with books and markers. and we are learning about the december akrags of a historic cemetery in illinois. they moved and discarded bodies in order to resell funeral plots. and authorities released pictures to see what kind of condition the cemetery was in. there were extensive holes to the vaults themselves. and investigators recovered more than 200 pieces of evidence.

>> based on other evidence we are collecting during the course of the investigation, we may be required to dig deeper. >> workers at the cemetery will be guiding investigators where bodies may be p hidden. and there are new details in the murder of the parents that adopted children. and the safe was found in the home of byrd and melanie billings. and police have not confirmed these reports, but they said the killers took a different safe from the home which contained papers and jewelry. seven people have been charged with the killings. and some are dead and some are injured and missing after torrential rain in china. more than 10 inches of rain in a

single day. yet., no sign of rainyet. 11:37, and here is tom in storm center 4. >> now it's acting like midsummer usually does. and we have a few breaks in the clouds. it's partly sunny now, warm and humid. 82 in washington. below 80s for the prince george and fairfax counties. we have the summer humidity on the increase. and as we also have the clouds on the increase coming in from the southwest, a southeast you areally flow off at atlantic. and there is a light chance of an afternoon insure. highs reaching the upper 80s. tonight should be partly cloudy. warm and humid. should be good weather for the nats and mets game at the park. and we may have passing trigger

thundershowers tomorrow. and then 90 by saturday afternoon. sunday, it looks like we may have another chance of showers and thundershowers, and then remaining rather steamy monday and tuesday with a small chance ofassing thundershowers both of those days. that's how it looks. >> thank you, tom. let's check with jerry edwards once again to see if the roadways are settling down. >> a lot of roadwork causing a lot of delays. this is the inner loop of the capital beltway. the left hand exit will take you to i-66, it's jammed. somebody is going on vacation. and any way, construction is in the left lane, and as a result we are looking at delays leaving springfield. it has been a busy morning, but all the lanes open to the 14th street bridge, filly. >> thank you, jerry. and there is new questions about michael jackson and a secret fourth child this morning. a british tabloid said he could

have a son, a 25-year-old dancer, who sat with the memorial service. he looks like michael jackson's youngest son, blanket. and police want to talk to another one of jackson's doctors for the third time. >> reporter: when michael jackson died inside his mansion, his cardiologist, dr. conrad murray was with him. now the spokesperson confirms investigators are asking for more records and want to interview him again, too. investigators have interviewed him twice. in a statement overnight the lawyer says the corner wants to clear up the cause of death and we share that goal. we don't have access to the most important information in this case. the toxicology report. he should not be a target, he said, of criminal charges. dr. murray was the last doctor standing when michael jackson died, and it seems all the fury

is directed towards him. there is continuing confusion over michael jackson's final resting place. by most media accounts, after the memorial service, his body was taken to forest lawn funeral home to be stored, but not buried. there is a reason. several friends tell nbc news there is disagreement inside the family. jermaine spoke about it on french television. >> i was against my brother being put in forest lawn is the place. i am not sure if he is in the kript or whatever it is, but i was totally against that. i fought to get him at never land. it's his work. it's his imagination. >> this is a really large family. they all have their own agenda. some of them are super stars in their own right, and some of them really need the michael jackson name in order to be financial, and their financial sec sus is what they are putting

first. that's why everything is taking so long to come out. >> reporter: we are learning more about michael jackson's private moments. we got an exclusive first look of "rolling stone." the magazine reports jackson was excited about the comeback concerts, but strange demands. >> he would have an english manner in the countryside, where his kids could play, and the second one was at the end of the tour, at the end of the show, he would be put in the guinness book of world records for some sort of accomplishment, and there would be a big ceremony. >> and another note about dr. conrad murray, his attorney says his client's life has been turned upside down because of all the accusations. and he needs to travel with a bodyguard now and is harassed wherever he goes. after the break, susan boyle is back. the singing sensation talks

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parlment today. they stride to stop bills on media ownership. they tried to use a couch and other furniture to block parties from entering the main hall from the national assembly. politicians from both sides starting to shove and wrestling each other. >> that's what you call a disagreement. and people gathered to watch the longest solar eclipse of the 21st century. this is from the coast in japan. the total eclipse was visible for almost 40 minutes. the moon covered part of the sun to start the nearly hour-long phenomenon. there are reports one woman died while gathering in india to watch the eclipse. during the eclipse, thousands of peop rushed into the river to take a bath. that's when the 65-year-old woman who was in the water at

the time died of sufficient indication. and roethlisberger has been accused of assault. no criminal client was filed in the case. the woman is seeking $39000 in damages. roethlisberger's attorney says his client has never sexually assaulted anybody and charges will be exonerated. henry lewis gates says his front door was jammed, so with theelp of his driver he pulled it open. and a bystander called police thinking it was a burglary. gates was arrested on disorderly conduct charges, shotting this

is whracial. and a bk "eat this, not that" have a list of the worse of the worse foods. the worse frozen meal is stoefers. and the worse sandwich is the tuna melt from quizno's, and it has 133 grams of fight. the worse mexican dish is chilly's. it has as much fat as 44 strips of bacon. >> i don't know if i want to know, you know. >> yeah, plus i can never eat more than 35 strips of bacon at a time. that's my limit. cnbc courtney reagan joins us live now. >> good morning to you both. stocks are a bit lower right now. the dow is down better than 13

points. we are snapping the seven-day winning streak we enjoyed. yesterday stocks had a decent day of gains, so then that sort of helped markets overseas, and asian markets closing higher. and the stream of earnings continues to flow. here are some of the highlights we heard from many companies today. eli lily is raising it's guidance, and it did report lower revenues. morgan stanley reported a $1.2 billion loss to pay back the t.a.r.p. funds. and apple has not lost any of its shine. the company reported a blowout set of earnings last night. they sold more than 5 million ipods. people are cut k back, but not cutting back when it comes to their appleproducts. and fed chairman bernanke is on

the hill today, and he did speak yesterday. he says right now he is keeping intere rates low while they can, and banks should be lending to customers that are credit worthy. for right now, he is keeping the rates low. president obama will speak tonight, also addressing the state of the economy as well as other legislative measures going forward and that includes health care and energy, and that will be held tonight as a six-month report card. starbucks summer promotions do appear to be helping that customer. the customer traffic has picked up. starbucks cut prices and rolled out cheap food and drink combination. mcdonald's launched a massive marketing blitz for its coffee. >> thank you, courtney. >> thank you. it's now 11:50. 82 degrees. still ahead this morning, iphone

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boyle was an anonymous woman from scotland, but now practically a household name worldwide. after her run on "britain's got talent," she shot to stardom. and the star talked about her success today. >> it felt like a demolition ball? >> the impact. it was like a demolition ball. >> the journey you have been on, everybody around the world, suddenly people saying who is this susan boyle? are you having a good time. >> it's unbelievable. it's undescribable. >> boyle is now in london working on her debut album coming out this fall. as to what she will be singing, bale says it's surprised. a florida church is teaching about giving in an unusual way.

a church gave their churchgoers an envelopeith money inside. they had to pay it forward, and pass it on to somebody that needed it. one man gave it to a waitress that seemed to be havg a bad day. >> i started to explain what our church was doing, and before i could get it out, she said is that the baptist church in the middle of the town, and she said i already had two other people that has given me money because of what your church is doing. >> the church hopes to n spire other random acts of kindness. let's find out about some of the stories for this afternoon. >> well, coming up this afternoon, on news4 at 4:00, going the extra mile. how far some car companies are going to put y behind the wheel today. what you need to know before you try to take advantage of the car

deals. plus, she is one of the most fashionable first ladies in history, and now people are talking about her new 'do. and now, we will talk about a procedure that will have you sandal-ready in a few minutes. we will talk about that at 4:00. >> thank you, and we'll be there. let's get a final check of the weather now with meteorologist, tom kierein. july acting like it out to, here in washington by midsummer, the usual heat and humidity have arrived. no precipitation here. one shower south of harrisonburg. and it's slowly drifting to the north and east. elsewhere, no precipitation, temperatures in the low to mid-80s now here in washington, and it's in the upper 70s to the far west and north, and over the last six hours, we have had clouds beginning to build moving in from the southwest. we will see them in and out through the afternoon.

small chance of a passing thundershower and highs reaching upper 80s. a greater chance for an afternoon or evening thundershower tomorrow as a weak cool front comes through. and that means lower humidity for friday and saturday. another chance of showers and thundershowers on sunday. and tuesday, it will remain humid into next week. we want to tell you more about the breaking news we told you earlier in the newscast. human remains being found at forest haven. and we are told that is a hoax. no human remains were found. of course, that was a facility for mentally ill, and many, many years ago it closed back in 1991. any reports of human remains being found, that's a hoax. and your prayers? >> 17-year-old came up with the

idea of a new app. and you can type in your prayers, and something fun, i guess, if you want to put your prayer on your iphone. >> if you get text messages back, be sure and let us know. >> that does it for us, "news4 midday," and be sure and tune in at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00 today for all the day's news. >> and we will be back tomorrow at 4:55 in the morning, and we hope you join us then. until then, have a great fios guy! where ya headed?

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