. right now at mday a. nasty accident on the beltwaynarls the morning rush for thousands of people. we are on the scene with the latest. and the swine flu scare. who ould be concerned. people that like to get a tan, what you are doing could kill you. "news4 midday" starts right now. >> good morning, everybody. welcome. i am barbara harrison. da and i am kimberly in fordato.

a on theshe o othn snarled theh omnathna sed theor m cngtenimu for hours. ascrkeanher crashed, li f and burned thisorni mng nsr the van dorn street exit in alexandria. tracee wilkins was the first reporter on the scene and is there now. >> reporter: over my shoulders, they are towing the tanker. and this is a process that is still continuing. traffic on the beltway in alexandria backed up as far as prince george's county this morning, after a tanker flipped over and bursts into flames. traffic was a nightmare. it happened just before 7:00 a.m. >> when i got off the bridge, i just took route 1. it was so ridiculous. >> reporter: a driver hit another truck parked on the side of the road after he admittedly

fell asleep at the wheel. >> he sideswiped it and caused it to overturn, and the fuel spilled and ignited. >> the cab of the tanker was ripped from the rest of the truck and crushed. the driver escaped with only minor injuries. at one point the beltway was completely shut down, and then for hours several lanes remained off limits in both directions as they opened and closed lanes and nearby ramps so emergency vehicles could get to the scene. >> there was a cleanup crew that has been called. the vehicle overturned has to be up righted, and the recovery resources are on the scene to do that. >> reporter: once again, they have the southbound lanes shut down temporarily while they try to get the overturned tanker out of here and move some of the emergency vehicles out of here. i can tell you that just about an hour ago, my photographer got

caught up in the traffic. it took us about an hour and a half to get to the accident scene. it is really a mess. try and avoid it if you can. that driver has been charged with reckless driving. back to you in the studio. >> that is a terrible commute this morning. thank you very much. >> it looks like the mess continues. jerry edwards has more on the part of the coverage. good morning, jerry. >> the good news is progress is being made. as tracee mentioned, it takes quite a bit of work to get one of these accidents out of the roadway. and the good news, the tanker truck was not carrying fuel. and that was helpful. now, we do have the inner loop completely closed off, and as the officer said, a fuel spill

so the cleanup has to continue for a little while longer. there is another angle we can show you further down off of one of the traffic cameras, and show you that as it stands rightnow, the outer loop of the beltway, all of the lanes are open at this hour. the outer loop is getting by. again, it's the inner loop blocked off and will be for a while. do not anticipate trying to travel that stretch of the beltway for a couple more hours. and because of the osure, the delays extend back to the wilson bridge. all are carrying a lot of overload of traffic. we will keep you updated through the next hour. back to you. >> thank you, jerry. >> thank you. we are following developments out of a county where a man was found shot to death outside of his germantown apartment. this was a police involved

shooting. >> shots were fired. we know by at least one officer, we do not which officer or whether or not both officers fired their service revolvers. deceased male believed to be an adult, next to his body they found a gun and knife. we do not know if this male subject fired his weapon as well. >> this was in the 200 block of eagle's nest court. meanwhile, police in charles county are investigating a deadly stabbing and attempted robbery in waldorf. it happened around 10:00 last night. two men were standing outside when two other men approached them and demanded money. officers say it appears the victim put up a knife and one of them was stabbed. the victim was identified as a 30-year-old gutierrez who died athe ho.spital so far police hitpoli are lookir

> >>ce areli looking foren mftt thoust dwaunro hpe addun 1 1:00 innesota avenue and 18th street the men were conscious and in condition. and there are no suspects or known motives at this time. the battle over health care reform hits the road once again today. president obama is on his way to north carolina to try and garner support for his health care reform. the white house is changing it to health insurance reform as of today. he tk off a short time ago from st. andrew's base. and on capitol hill, some of the president's ideas are losing ground in congress. today we will get an idea whether president obama will compromise or push back. >> reporter: senate negotiators say they are bridging differences by the day. >> i think in the next hours and days, that gap will close very

significantly. >> the deal making a health care is aimed at making senate and house republicans onboard who blasted democratic proposals. >> they use words like reform and choice, but all their plan does is tax to fund new government mandates. >> new liberal democrats are angry, and they suspect the government plan will not have a government plan option, but a co-op. >> i would like to see a cedd b. >> reporter: obama backed the public plan. >> that's what medicare is, it's a government-run health care plan that people are very happy with. >> senate negotiators bet more votes would be won than lost, and backers need 60. >> that's the number one responsibility, and there are times when i have to set aside my personal pref yuerences for

good of the senate and the country. >> reporter: they are aiming for a committee report next week. one republican, lindsay graham, says the president will have to choose or strong arm something backed by liberals or give in on a bipartisan bill. in washington, brooke hart, nbc ne. you saw what a friendly crowd the president had at the aarp. and americans for prosperity will hold a meeting today where the president will be in raleigh. there is word this morning that swine flu may have hit the senate. five senate pages appear to have contracted the swine flu and are quarantined. they said it could be the swine flu, and doctors say they do not

plan to test them for the virus since the test is uncomfortable and the results would not alter the treatment plan already in place. and then they announced who will get priority for the upcoming swine flu vaccine. pregnant women are at the top of the list because so far of the 266 deaths in the u.s.,5 were women. that accounts for 6% of the death, even though pregnant women account for 1% of the population. doctors say they are vulnerable to complications that can lead to serious illess or death. and a friend of mine said it's cold outside. >> cold? >> i don't belve her. >> i have not been out in the last several hours. what is the temperature out there right now, chuck? >> it's cold in the studio, i know that. it's not -- >> yeah, that is for sure. >> temperatures outside are hovering close to the 80 degree

mark right now. and the dew points are near 70 degrees. so it feels like the droppi itrt there. and the eastern shore has helped boost temperatures there. and here is the look at the satellite radar loop. we are having some light rain showers in northern and western maryland, up in the panhandle of western virginia. all of the sunshine breaking out east of the bay, and that will help to destabilize the atmosphere today. and there is a slight risk for thunderstorms this afternoon in the yellow-shaded area. and it's east of i-95 where the threat will be. cloudy, warm, humid, and rain likely. today's highs, not much higher where we are right now, upper 70s and low 80s. if you like it hot, we will give youomorrow's forecast in a few minutes. plus a look at the seven-day. >> we had a second report that

said it's down right cold outside. >> that's two people that need to adjust their medication. it is now 10 minutes after 11:00. the temperature is 78 degrees in washington. that doesn't sound too cold for me. still ahead, our first sighting of michael jackson's doctor, as his home is searched by federalt ie dw' and this is the day we learn from somebody else who was in the house. and then the big warning about a popular tanning option that some say could be deadly. how using twitter ended up getting one woman sued. stay with,us mucus, much (announcer) when verizon brings 100% fiber optics straight to your home

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we learned the north carolina man accused of master mining the international terror plot grew up in the d.c. area. he attended high school in the area 23 yrs ago. federal authorities arrested him along with two of his sons and four other men. and they are all accused of want to go carry out what is described as a violent jihad overseas. and they are still searching for a eighth suspect that belonged to the group. and tomorrow president obama is scheduled to have a beer at the white house with henry lewis

gates jr. and the officer who arrested him. but today we are learning more about the woman that placed the initial 911 call. ron mott had that story. >> reporter: until now she tried to avoid the spotlight. >> hopefully soon we can exchange words. >> reporter: on tuesday, her mother spoke for her. >> it has been too much for my daughter. >> reporter: she works at a harvard office down the street from professor gates home. she was on her way to lunch when a woman drew her attention to the man's front door. >> she noticed two men trying to get in the house, and they barged in and smoke the screen door and got in. >> reporter: in his police report, he writes she observed what appeared to be two black

backpacks on the front porch. however, she only talks about race when asked. >> she was not concerned because of their color, she was concerned because of their behavior. >> reporter: the attorney says she spoke to the officer only briefly, and did not say anything more. the truth was, she never reported seeing two black men. she did call 911. she reported seeing two men, but she never once used the word black. >> the effort to make peace takes on an ora with the heads of state. >> there is no formal agenda. other than cold beer. >> that was ron mott reporting. and there is words that gates and the arresting officer may be related. that according to an irish news

website. the heat is on. a heat wave is all but melting parts of the pacific northwest this week. temperatures in portland, oregon, in this video, sailed past the triple digit mark reading 106 degrees. and that was not enough to stop these kids from getting out and having fun. unfortunately for them there is no immediate relief in sight unless you are in the pool. the triple-digit temperatures are expected to last until tomorrow. in north carolina, a powerful storm brought down power lines and trees last night. some of the trees toppled down on the house in charlotte. the house is too dangerous to live in. no word on how much damage the storm caused across the state. down in louisiana, torrential rains left high flood waters. two feet of water reported along the main street in spring hill. many roads around the town had to be shut down. a number of area stores were

also flooded. i am feeling good about what we have got. >> yeah, other than the arctic blast outside, not bad july day in washington. >> what was the temperature yesterday at this time? >> 82 degrees at 11:00 yesterday. not a lot of difference compared to today. because right now it's 79. >> and humid. >> yeah, the dew points are the same, and it's more humid today than yesterday, because the temperature and the dew point are closer together, and that's what makes the relative humidity is the water por. a little science quiz. and very humid. very july-like weather here in the washington area. plenty of heat and humidity coming our way. before the week is through, we have a break in the heat at least for now, as temperatures willing cooler than average later in the afternoon. very muggy 79 degrees today. and up to 70 now, and typical of

florida levels in dew point humidity. in the last 40 days, we had a little over an inch and a quarter of rainfall. and the showers in the forecast are more good than bad for most of us. outside right now, 79. frederick, maryland, 76. wind chester, virginia, 75 degrees. warmer down into southern maryland, and out on the eastern shore as well. a little break or two of sunshine put temperatures in those locations up in the low 80s at this point in time. rainfall amounts, we had a little this morning. you folks in charles county, quite the powerhouse thunderstorm went across there. lightning was reported with it. a lot of people at 3:00 a.m. wake up call, not courtesy of the kids but of mother nature this morning. and here is the check of live

doppler. not much rain around the immediate metropolitan area. and there are light showers in baltimore county, and more organized light rainfall up into the panhandle of west virginia as well. we will take a wider view of it. most of the central parts of virginia and down into tied water will break into a little sunshine, and that will help enhance the severe weather risk later today. general rain showers coming out of west virginia. and we will stay cloudy for the rest of the day. with a chance for some rain showers and a possibility of thunderstorms, again, our best risk for severe weather today will be south and east of i-95. you folks under southern maryland, out on the eastern shore, that's where the greatest risk will be. plenty of moisture in the atmosphere. and this little pressure going through the state of ohio, that will fire off rain showers and one or two strong to severe thunderstorms. that's the area for the risk for

severe weather today. and then we will show there are showers and thunderstorms going through portions of texas. and texas with the drought, they are missing out on the rain. and texas is three hours behind us. it's 82 degrees in seattle today. seattle might make 100 degrees for the first time since they have had weather records out there. never officially made it to 100. portland, oregon, yesterday, 106 degrees. their all-time record is 107, and they may tie that later this afternoon. if you have any friends out in the pacific northwest, mail them a sno-cone, because they will need it out there. and for us, thunderstorms will last until midnight tonight. and then tomorrow, mid-90s around town, with a heat index up near 100 degrees. if you like it hot and steamy, wait 24 hours. cloudy warm and humid today. a few strong thunderstorms cannot be ruled out.

bob and veronica will be here at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00, and keep you ahead of the storms. and then another chance of thunderstorms coming up friday afternoon, and saturday and sunday look like they will be more dry than wet. saturday, you may have to put slight chance of a shower in the early sunday timeframe. >> no mailing of a sno-cone. jerry has traffic. >> this is a parking lot -- no, it's not, it's the capital beltway, which is in essence a parking lot. the delays begin before you get on the woodr wilson bridge, and progress is being made. two left lanes are getting by. it's a very aggravated slow roll on the beltway getting over to van dorn street. and that is moving along, and it's the inner loop, and why these folks are not bailing out

like they should, i don't know. and inbound and outbound, 395, 14th street bridge, inbound and outbound, travel lanes are open. >> jerry, it's relaxing to sit in traffic, don't you know? >> maybe for you. therapeutic for me, it's not. next on midday, find out what happened to michael phelps yesterday that has a lot of people talking about the suit controversy. >> and you won't believe this. a. w gomoo bantehefr tom train. this baby got quite a t lc tweine world.in as we go to break. lrlkook t so right w ritonobc right now on nbcwashington.com.on ococgc

1:42 flat. phelps in a very rare silver medal performance. >> it's a feeling michael phelps has not experienced in a while, losing. but phelps lost the 200 to a virtual unknown, who also blew

away fe away phelps's world record. he was wearing a paulier than suit. and according to the international governing body, the suits will be banned by next year. a operator has been pulled from the job after she let a boy take control of the train. an 8-year-old boy was operating the controls. the city's transit department is investigating. it says there is a clear policy against anybody other than employees being in the cab. 11:27 is the time right now. it's 79 degrees here in washington. never-before-heard account of the day michael jackson died from somebody who was in the house when it happened. a big change to the cash for clun kers program. what you need to know before you

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two lanes are now getting by around the accident ensce. a police involved sine.hoot inho montgomery county this rnftinle m oneg an dead. a man w o found outside his apartment with a gun and knife beside him. and president obama will hold a reform insurance rally. the president has been meeting strong resistance to his plan from both romepublicans a snd s democrats. he will also hold a rally later this afternoon. will we see more rain this afternoon? >> chuck bell has the forecast. >> yes, indeed, more rain on the way. just a little rain across the air krau this morning. most places have picked up less than a tenth of an inch of rain. ex there is more rain down

across southwestern virginia, and central west virginia. this has a general motion that will take it right into the heart of the washington metro area in the middle and later parts this afternoon. and daytime heating as well. and you can see there is a big difference in temperatures. washington, 79. and maryland, 86 degrees. and there is a weather boundary laying across the area, right along the i-95 corridor. and the first batch of rain showers lifted out, but things will get more unstable and there will be a slight risk for strong to severe weather later this afternoon. the primary threat will be down in southern maryland, and the northern neck, down in the tight water regions of the virginia. and cloudy, warm and humid today. rain likely. and temperatures in the low 80s. and anothe check of the 7-day coming up before the news is done. >> thank you, chuck. let's head over to jerry. >> jerry, what is going on with the roads?

>> any movement? >> yeah, movement, and slow movement, but movement nonetheless. delays begin back before you get to the woodrow wilson bridge, all the way past telegraph road. and there is an additional lane open, three lanes to the left getting past the remanence of the accident. and hopefully before too long everything will be open. the outer loop of the beltway is not bad. kimberly? >> thank you. we could receive a verdict in the bonita jacks trial any moment now. however, the judge presiding over the case is not happyit wh the defense. bonita jacks's attorneys made a last-minute effort to mount an insanity defense, and they presented the motion at the bench out of the hearing of the prosecution that angered the judge. the motion could be a way to

preserve the rig of appeal. the judge said his verdict should not be influenced by anything in that motion. jacks was charged with murdering her four daughters, and leaving their bodies in the house for months before they were found. now to the latest on the investigation surrounding the death of michael jackson. fbi agents raided the home and medical office belonging to the singer's personal physician. it's the second time authorities have targeted the doctor's proper in less than a week. >> reporter: this is the first look at dr. conrad murray since jackson's death. he is casually walking around the country club just after the raid. >> this is the residence -- >> reporter: federal agents and the l.a.p.d. showed up at the upscale home, and the docto himself was there to greet him.

armed with a search warrant, they went inside, and miles away police were rumaging through medical records. >> they are looking for hard drives. notebooks. medical files to show notes that would indicate that dr. murray administered propofol to mr. jackson. >> reporter: court documents reveal he is the subject of a investigation. and his lawyer wrote he assisted the officers. he maintains dr. murray did nothing wrong. >> they know what happened the day michael jackson died. it's clear about that. what they are looking for is other evidence. did dr. murray prescribe these drugs to other celebrities? >> reporter: dr. murray

administered propofol to jackson on the day he died. they tell the ap they believe jackson had been using poropofo for two years, and needed it to sleep. a doctor would start the i.v. trip at night, and would only wake up when the trip was stopped in the morning. >> it's not like getting a pill or getting a shot, you have to keep the drug constantly going into the vein the entire time when the person is asleep. a few drops of it and you are asleep. a few more drops, and you stop breathing. >> reporter: it's so strong it's supposed to be used on until hospitals, and there was no sign of a heart monitor in jackson's bedroom, just a warm bedroom because jackson was always cold. >> this is unthinkable.

>> reporter: that was jeff rawsion reporting. and now jackson's personal chef is talking about her story. chase said she assumed jackson was sleeping late. and around noon, as she was preparing lunch, dr. murray came running downstairs and screamed for her to find jackson's children. now, what we first told you about yesterday, a justice attorney has died after being struck by lightning. he was jogging along the beach in the southern shores on monday night, and was found unconscious along the shoreline. there were severe thunderstorms in the area at the time, and believe the 49-year-old was killed instantly. friends say he was married with two children. more fallout now from last

week's huge corruption bust in noon new jersey. there was a bribe from a federal enforcement wanting to help with a development project. and 44 people were arrested in all. charges are including bribery, money laundering, and illegal dealing with human organs. ll says he will fight the charges. and this is a major initiative this summer, the newly created pawnshop task raided one, and they found a large number of items still in the boxes, and flat screen tvs, and vacuums and chainsaws. and some of the items had been confirmed as stolen. >> now all of a sudden somebody wants to get elected, so we have

to have a press conference. >> the items will be kept as evidence until the investigation is completed. when police hope to return them to their original sellers. today family and friends say good by to a teenager girl that was involved in a violent crash with a sheriff's deputy. investigators say the 18-year-old campbell was turning left on a steep hill when a deputy broadsided her car. the deputy came over the hill with lights and sirens on, and friends say it was campbell's dream to become a police officer. >> she went to try out for a state trooper, and was telling me all about it. >> and she dies in a crash involving one of the sheriff's deputies. >> i know. that's the most ironic thing about the whole thing. >> pat collins is rvinte interview. the deputy involved in the crash was critically injured and

released from the hospital on sunday. last-minute changes in the cash for clunkers program put the breaks on some deals already in the works. and last week the environmental protection agency changed the mileage figures on 100 different vehicles. some vehicles that were on the list are now not eligible, and others that were not on the list are now >>le> a ng> a budget battle is bre tgin mon omery county. m they are considering furhsug and layoffs becausethf oane budget short fall next year. mbtyh cilermeoumembe says the has an unemploaten rtcoe of 5.7%, which i theig in ears. the county implemented other

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how we could surf the internet. cnbc's courtney reagan joins us now with the stories, and the rest of the day's headlines. >> stocks are lower and have been that way all morning long. the dow is down 59 points right now. and we heard that the u.s. economy will grow in the second half of the year, but thinks the recovery will be much slower than usual. and asian markets did fall overnight. and europe is seeing some gains. and earnings continues. and coca-cola soar past estimates. and we have the latest mortgage applications, and it looks like they fell last week because of a drop in refinancing activity. and they say that was the first drop in four weeks. this afternoon, we will get the latest reading on business conditions and the fed's u.s. 12 districts, and that's about 2:00

p.m. eastern time. deal talks, microsoft and yahoo are officially teaming up to form a web search par innership. and they expect "a competitor to raise antitrust objections with the search deal with yahoo! ft.. madoff says he is surprised he was not discovered sooner. reports say he told them there were several times i met with the scc and i thought they got me. he also says they found all the money that could have been

recovered. interesting coming from behind bills. >> i wonder if he will write a book? >> he will not be able to benefit from it i am sure. and a family was rushing to the hospital with a baby on the way, and a fire station was at the right place at the right time. >> reporter: it's nap time for a calm 4-day-old baby, but when this boy came into the world, he made sure nobody was relaxing. >> we did not make it to the hospital on time. >> reporter: because on the way to the hospital, he decided he did not want to wait. >> as we were driving on oil well road, my water broke. i was panicked. i felt the baby was coming. >> reporter: dad was worried he might have to deliver the baby

himself. but then they found a police officer substation. just one problem? >> they did not have any med ic or anything. >> reporter: but there is where six firefighters were waiting, and they turned this lobby into a delivery room. >> we cleared everything against the walls and made the most room that we could, and laid down a blanket. >> reporter: on this floor, firefighter kenny garcia delivered his very first baby. >> i was involved when my daughter and son were born, and it reminded me of that. it was need. i never thought i would get to hold -- you know, deliver somebody's child. >> reporter: along with a new son, this family has a new appreciation for the firefighters and paramedics that saved the day. >> you never know what could have happened. i mean, in my way of thinking, they saved my wife's and baby's life. >> ethan will always have friends here, and he will always have quite a story to tell.

>> the father says both mother and son are doing fine. >> firefighters to the rescue. the time is 11:50. how one woman tweeted herself in big trouble. plus, meteorologwi, ell b bc wll, will be back with

reality dra maeen,que in slgo.sl he is buying a ry in e maryland suburbs. th kilid wsotl n be joining her, though it's a place to stay while w jo takes his pcela with the the condo is the condo is not too far from the bodyguard's office. the two were rumors to be having an affair. and a french artist is creating a larger than life sculpture of the singer. he said that he wanted to share his work with the public, so he made it in the middle of a popular park. it will be displayed in a paris gallery as part of a tribute exhibition to michael jackson. twitter is supposed to connect you to the world and let everybody know what you are thinking. when the people you are talking about find out about it, it

could connect you to a legal mess. alex perez has the story. >> reporter: he says he can understand why one of his friends can be upset. >> i had mold grong in my room and carpet on my walls. >> but the company did clean up the mess. amanda says the mold was never cleaned up and she took her frustration to twitter, where she posted a sweet h saying who said sleeping in a moldy place, ecaus verizon says it's caokay. and now they are suing. her neighbors are not so sure she did anything wrong. >> i never thought complaining about something, it would go that far. >> twitter false under the first amendment, i think. >> reporter: but it's creating lots of new work and complications for attorneys. >> when a tweet, like a blog or

posting, injured somebody, whether it's their business or individual representation, that's where the law comes in. >> reporter: verizon realty says they sued for a twe after she sued them claiming she violated the landlord tenant clause. >> i think the ironic part is the publicity they will get from this will hurt them much worse than that 17 followers on the twitter account. >> watch what you tweet. >> yeah, i guess so. watch out for a mike or camera or the internet. what are you working on, pat? >> working on a couple interesting stories for 4:00 this afternoon. planning a family vacation can

be tricky, if have you a family, you know that. and there are questions about where to go to make it fun for the parents and the kids. should you take your pets along. what about the costs? at 4:00 today we will show you web sites where you can get all of those answers. at 5:00 this afternoon a. smart phone application that will save you money when you go shopping. that's something that many of us probably need. join us for news4 at 4:00 this afternoon. >> pat, how much are you going to have to pay for the phone to save money? >> you have to pay to save. and chuck? >> cloudy and human outside. most of the light sprinkling now are along interstate 81. a few rain drops are making it to the ground in fairfax and montgomery coties. highs this afternoon, up in the low 80s. showers and thunderstorms are likely again this afternoon.

some of them could be on the strong side. we will keep you posted on that. a scorcher coming up tomorrow. a chance of storms on friday and tomorrow. sunday looks good. partly cloudy and 87 degrees as well. and early next week, a chance of showers coming up on monday. we may have to slide a little drop on sunday afternoon, and i am optimistic that most of the weekend will be a good one. >> that's good. thank you so much. >> optimism. we appreciate that. finally, it's nice to feel appreciated. >> two college students traveling across the u.s. to make sure people do by giving out free compliments. >> you guys are a great couple. >> i love your sunglasses. >> that's a nice brown shirt. >> i like your camera. >> it's a nice watch. >> brett and cameron are known as the compliment guys. they stopped in the district over the weekend on their mission to spread smiles. the purdue university students

are trekking up and down the east coast, visiting 10 cities in the compliment quest. >> and the cynics are out there going what are they sell sng what do they want. >> and they are just handing out free compliments, but how much are they worth? >> i will take them. >> midday, news4, and we invite you to tune in for more news at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00. >> we to tomorrow, bright and early, and we hope you will join us. until then, have a great day. >> see you in the morning. (announcer) when verizon brings 100% fiber optics straight to your home it also brings first-class entertainment, with picture quality pc world calls "razor sharp," america's top-rated internet and crystal clear phone, all for just $79.99 a month for the first six months. you can also get channel variety cable can't match. plus, additional packages are available with over 115 hd channels

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