during the pope's visit to d.c. the steps the federal government now taking to help ease traffic while he's in town. but first, bracing for more extreme summer heat in september. the heat index is already showing temperatures in the 80s for d.c. and it's only going to get hotter as the sun comes up. chuck bell is here with the headlines. good morning, the heat is coming back today and tomorrow at least. there will be a chance for a shower or thunderstorm later today but all eyes to the weekend looking awesome. air color will be code yellow. if you have respiratory problems you may want to slow down and avoid outdoor activities. temperatures 64 in frederick, maryland. 74 in washington. at prince george's county, 71 out the door, 92 at lunchtime and a risk a thunderstorm by 7:00 tonight. a check on traffic. tough morning, melissa. >> tough morning especially for our friends here in frederick

county, southbound at 15, motters station road, we're still closed box of that motorcycle crash, this morning, northbound at liberty road at 15 has the right lane blocked there. so that's not slowing things down too much. penn south, 15 minutes behind at this point. grab that extra cup of coffee, perhaps. bw parkway in and out of town just fine. 95, everything looking good. big look at the beltway and travel times coming up. developing right now, a massive manhunt in illinois for three accused cop killers. hundreds of officers have been searching through the night after they found a popular officer gunned down. news4's angie goff is at the live desk. >> aaron, that large-scale search for that three now stretching into day two, after the killing of lieutenant joseph gliniewicz known around town as

g.i. joe. the veteran officer and father of four was shot and killed after calling for backup by three men he called suspicious. we know that schools are closed. we also know that the faa is sticking to a no-fly zone over the search area this morning. the story is developing. and we will continue to keep you posted throughout the morning. eun. today, we'll be live at the hearing of six police officers charged in the death of freddie gray. they're facing charges of assault, murder and for one, depraved heart murder in this case. the motions will have a major impact on their trial. the big one whether to remove state's attorney marilyn mosley from the case. officers believe she's biased against them. lawyers for the officers want the trial moved for that same reason.

they also want their charges dismissed. prosecutors don't believe that will happen. the judge will consider whether to try the officers together in one trial or separately. the trial is scheduled for next month. today, baltimore police officers are not allowed to take leave as there's several protests planned. several occupant groups said they plan to gather outside. courthouse. at least one group is calling for nonviolent acts of civil disobedience there. be sure to download the app to make sure everything stays peaceful. news4's mark segraves will deliver a report from the courthouse. you can speak directly to d.c. police chief cathiy lanier today. that is the third meeting like this in three days. this will be at the 5th police district at north d.c. the meeting starts at 7:00.

a 13-year-old girl who was shot near the southwest water front metro station spoke at last night's meeting. take a look here, she and her mother and a lot of other residents went to a community advisory committee meeting to talk to officers and city leaders. there have been 105 homicides in d.c. this year compared to 73 at this point last year. police in prince george's county are trying to figure out how a man's body ended up in the potomac river. the body was spotted last night around 7:00 near the woodrow wilson bridge. there's no word who the man is or how he died. we're working to figure out more. former governor mandel's body will try lie in state. a funeral service will take place tomorrow. mandel died on sunday. he was 95 years old. huge crowds expected here

for pope francis' visit next month. now, the federal government is making moves to make it easier for everyone to get around. news4's kristin wright is live at the basilica of the national shrine with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's right, pope francis will celebrate mass here at the basilica three weeks from today. and you nome, his visit is obviously going to be very memorable, very meaningful for a lot of people. but it will also have impacts that will be a little more challenging. we're talking logistics here, really. this is the plan for federal workers. the u.s. office of personnel management just put out a letter to federal agencies yesterday, encouraging that they really treat the pope's visit kind of like a snow day. this is a quote from the actor director on the letter, opm encourages employees to telework or work from home, to keep the government operating while helping to minimize traffic and

support law enforcement efforts. the letter also says employees may request to adjust their work schedules to use their alternative work scheduled day off to take leave. during the pope's visit. to be clear, the federal government will remain open during the pope's three-day visit to washington. he's going to be here from tuesday, september 22nd, through thursday, september 24th. back to you. >> kristin, thank you. 6:06, your time right now, a public meeting happening in arlington. and county leaders could decide could decide to extend how long you have to park. the county is considering extending the meters. the county says the change will help to manage parking during peak time better. it as wants parking rules to be more in line with alexandria and

d.c. a police are monitoring a man who robbed a woman in d.c. he even had a tracking device on his leg. two big problems on 15. shut down at motters station. and i'm just hearing about brand-new delays on metro. coming up. first, certain foreign

developing story out of iraq right now where 16 turkish and one iraqi workers were kidnapped as they worked on a sports complex in baghdad. now, the workers were using security uniforms, they were

wearing masks. we'll continue to fill you in. fairfax county students go back to school next week but you may see buses out there doing practice runs. >> let's check in with storm team 4's tom kierein with the forecast. >> reporter: yes, we're at the fairfax middle school, it's empty now, but going to be next week 188,000 students go back in fairfax county next week. they're going to be starting 50 minutes late. so school buses will be on the roads testing out the new times. and otherwise, hazy and sunshine, and warming fast by midmorning, it will be around 80 degrees and quite humid as we get into the afternoon. let's check on the roads.

>> yecks, right now, we do have problems, red line to shady grove, delays. as far as roads go, 15 southbound at motters station road, all lanes blocked. traffic being pushed on to st. anthony road. travel times, no problems, 270 south, and germantown, looking good. and in town and out of town looking quite good. remember to listen to our friends at wtop 105 p.m. in the car. and an american hero telling jimmy fallon on the "tonight show." in your workout, turns out it's not all in

6:15 now, developing this morning, the son of a baltimore police commander is in jail, accused of murdering his roommate. police tell the baltimore sun that melvin russell got into a fight with his roommate on monday and both suffered stab wounds. russell survived, the roommate died. russell is the son of lieutenant kernel melvin russell who leads the neighborhood's outreach

efforts. as court hearings begin in the officers charged with freddie gray's death. anthony betts will be part of the panel discussion tonight. batts was fired after a rise in crime following gray's death. the panel will follow accountability and racial issues in the justice system. a man is waking up in police custody this morning in fairfax, accused of robbing a woman at gun point. john hudspeth is accused of robbing a woman at an atm last month. but the twist in the story is that hudspeth was wearing a county gps monitoring bracelet. they say it was meant to track his whereabouts, not what he was doing. the victim says more should have been done to keep him from striking again.

>> he got there, and i turned around and looked, he has a gun on me. then he was like, empty your account. >> hudspeth was provided latitude by the courts for travel for his job as an i.t. professional because he had no fixed office location. a new report this morning says more than half of the nation's immigrants received some kind of federal welfare. the center for immigration studies say that more than 51% of immigrants use benefits like medicaid, food stamps and housing. compare that to 30% of those born in the united states. now to decision 2016, an update for you, a change in the criteria means republican hopeful carly fiorina has a better chance of getting a spot in the next presidential debate. cnn will host it on wednesday, september 16th in prime time. fiorina will likely not score among the top ten candidates

based on national polling in july. but cnn said it's going to take data from last month instead. it will announce participants a week from tomorrow. vice president joe biden is not made a decision yet on the presidential race of 2016, but he is expected to speak at miami-dade college on the partnerships that employers play in helping americans join the workforce. tonight, "meet the press's" chuck todd will be part of a decision on 2016 at george washington university. starting at 7:00, a series of panelists will evaluate the candidates. they will also talk about the country and how people feel ahead of the election. seats are first come, first served. >> happening today, officials in loudoun county are considering using $50,000 in funding for a

war statue. county leaders recently built a similar revolutionary war statue. and many of you are not happy with plans to limit affordable housing in arlington county. a group criticized not happy with building one on colonial pike. they say it will have no access to high-achieving schools. demonstrators say county officials are ignoring their concerns. sweet briar college is making good on their payments. the payment is one installment to save the college in closure. the nonprofit formed after the former leader said the college would close because of financial challenges. friday, it will finally be back to school for several teachers in stafford county. they will be allowed into the brand-new high school at 8:00

a.m. last month, we started telling about the series of construction delays that kept them out of that school and pushed the start of classes back a week. county officials gave the building its first occupancy permit yesterday, meaning they think the facility is safe. classes will start countywide on the 8th but september 15th at that particular high school. today marks 70 years since the japanese formally surrendered marking the end of world war ii. a tribute to members of the greatest generation and celebrate the victory in the pacific. one of three americans hailed a hero for taking down a gunman on a train in france is getting some celebrity treatment, if you will. anthony sadler appeared on the "tonight show" with jimmy fallon and relevelled the moment that he and other service members decided they had were going to act. >> my friend got up and ran, my

friend alec got up and ran. and then i got up. i fully expected a gunshot to go off before we got there, but it never did. thank god. spencer hopped on him. a few seconds later, me and alec were there. ñ a little bit and -- championship. >> sadler said his friend spencer then helped another injured passenger despite being slashed by the shooter. we know the other passenger attempted before them to take down the shooter. he's from virginia, as a matter of fact. incredibly courageous men. >> just the quick thinking. all that training at the moment to save the day. 6:21 the time right now. >> let's check in with storm 4 team meteorologist chuck bell. good morning, chuck. >> well done by those american folks in france. my other half and i were on a high-speed train in france the

very day before that happened. you know when you're in a foreign country, you're always looking around to know that everything is on the level. so nice that people are ready to jump in when something like that happens. you just never know. outside, you know, the temperatures are mid-70s. a little fog in some spots, indicative of how many humidity is in the air. the overall impact on date between low and moderate. the impact is how much the heat slows you down. there will be a chance of thunderstorms coming our way later this afternoon. 66 in gaithersburg, that's one of the school spots. 76 in annapolis. 69 at joint base andrews. 72 at reston center. planning out your day, temperatures hovering around 70 now. 92 at 1:00, 94 by 5:00. there will be a chance for some showers and storms after 3:00 or 4:00 here in the metro. humidity forecast, heat index did near i100. so as we head towards the

weekend, most important, humidity levels going down. here's future weather for today. shower chances bubbling up well after 2:00, 3:00, the best chance foreseeing rain in the metro area comes between 5:00 and 8:00 in the evening. deep that in mind. storm team 4 forecast, 90 on the way. looks awesome with highs in the 80s for the weekend. red line delays at shady grove, sticking around because of an earlier problem at wheaton. southbound at motters station road. we're still shut down. this is going to last for at least 15 minutes. all lanes right there blocked box of a fatal motorcycle crash. traffic being pushed on to st. anthony road. 15 northbound at liberty road. we have the right lane blocked with an overturned tractor trailer. again just blocking the right lane. that's not so bad. 270 south at old hundred road,

you see a bit of volume there as you're headed around the bend. a big look at the beltway, beltway behaving nicely. inbound as you're passing. 50 headed into town a little slow. we'll have travel times in a few minutes. los angeles now the official u.s. candidate trying to land the 2024 olympics. boston dropped out of the running a few months ago. the mayor there saying hosting the game would bankrupt the city. l.a. hosted one in 1992, again in 1984, it will be two years before the host for the olympics will be announced rome, budapest and germany in the running. new virus testing ordered in rio after athletes got sick after swimming in contaminated water. testing is expected to be made in the bay where wind surfing and other water competitions are to be held. they will clean up the water

rather than find a new place to compete. you see how fast colds can spread in the office, and it's true for major league baseball. two players have chickenpox. it's dangerous for adults to get chickenpox and can lead to more severe symptoms than in children. well, if you don't hear it from your running friends enough there is proof that running makes you happy. scientists at the university of montreal say the hormone may be here at play. the primary purpose is to regulate your energy stores when your running level drops and sends signals to the pleasure center of your brain. they don't think it's the only factor here, but they say that people with lower levels of it could potentially get a better runner's high and be more inclined to get out there.

>> i start to feel better after you finish. not during. during, you're thinking, oh, my goodness, when is this going to end. panda lovers, we have an update for you, seems that mom and baby are doing just fine. we're learning that mei-san is eating and drinking. here he is, sleeping. >> mouth open, snoring. >> but they say mei-san is also making happy sounds. captured in this video of the baby panda when she left the cub briefly. they expect her to be more comfortable leaving her cub a little longer in coming weeks. sneak peeks of the cub. >> eating and drinking. >> after having all those babies -- >> well, you can have ice cream anytime of the year, if it

definitely helps keep you cool on a day like today. >> and if you have kids, you know how much fun it is to clean up the ice cream face. the new ice cream of the future. researchers found a new protein that can be added that helps slow down how fast ice cream melts and help keep it cold. >> researchers say that ice cream makers could certainly have that new additive as early as three years. it's a story generating a lot of outrage this morning, a special needs student left alongside the side of the road after the first day of school. what montgomery county is saying about this mistake. and a plan to protect the identities of millions of employees. what the government is doing to protect the victims and the price tag, you, the taxpayer, will be stuck with. and a live look at the national harbor. 73 degrees outside of our doors. chuck is preparing you with the

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new information just into our fuse room, a plan to honor a

young reporter killed at an on-air ambush. how students at madison university plan to honor alison parker. >> plus, the summer weather isn't ready to break away yet. even a chance nfor a thunderstorm. >> chuck bell tracking where you live in the hour-by-hour forecast. >> a hazy and some places a foggy start. so reduced visibility in some pockets. six mile visibility in gaithersburg, three miles in culpepper. temperatures in the upper 60s to low and mid-70s. planninging out your morning, temperatures near 80 before 9:00 a.m. and near 90 by noon. afternoon planner, hot, chance of showers and storms west of the metro as early as 2:00 or 3:00. temperatures in the mid-90s.

storms likely in the metro area between 5:00 and 8:00 p.m. do plan on it being a sweat box. >> that's not too appetizing. >> i wish i could make it sound better. southbound at motters station road. and traffic being push on to st. anthony road. a fatal motorcycle crash. 15 north at liberty road, right lane blocked there. and telegraph, that one just popped up. 66, looking good, eastbound and westbound this morning, remember, we have red line delays to shady grove. more on crashes on 15 and travel times in 10 minutes. right now at james madison university, friends, family and students are just minutes away from holding a vigil to remember alison parker. the jmu graduate were killed while filming a segment last

week. its visual will happen at the quad on campus. it will be very simple, giving the jmu community a chance to reflect on alison's life. more than $130 million of your tax dollars is going to pay for an identity theft protection after a huge data breach. the office of personnel management said they will give credit protection for employees and their children for three years. some of them want to know whether their information was exposed, and if so, how much of it. well, a federal white house aide now facing assault charges after being accused of shooting at a capitol police officer. prosecutors say barvetta singletary fired a shot at him from his gun. he was not hurt.

singletary was suspended from the white house. and the new video of a man wanted for questioning in a sex assault near the brookland station. friday after leaving that station. police are trying to figure out if the same man was responsible for another attack. that victim was attacked near the fort totten station late in july. in both cases the attacker was armed with a knife and left on a bicycle. unacceptable, that's how a montgomery county student explains as being left at a bus stop. she was supposed to go to her grandmother's house. instead she wantered for miles at hawkins finley road. her father drove around looking for her. her whole family searching for her. >> we couldn't find her, and when we did, what she had gone through. >> ashley arrived yesterday with the help from a new bus driver

with an attendant. montgomery county officials apologized to the family saying they will punish the bus driver who dropped her off on monday. university of maryland officers will hold a performance to honor grace mann. the performance happening on september 12th. >> the parents of a missing george washington university student are fly to get eastern cape province in south africa today. that's where nicholas upton went missing when pulled away in a rip tide three days ago. upton's parents say rescue crews believe he drowned and no longer searching for the body. the family raise on the gofundme page $42,000 to go there and search for him. the amount of cases in

maryland reported in the state reported last year. the virus has been found in mosquitos and horses in the area. maryland health officials warned that months the kke mosquitos a at dusk and dawn. and mark segraves broke the story that thousands will see their d.c. water bills double or triple next month. there's been so many complaints that d.c. officials will consider reducing the fees. for most it means $6.30 a month. but for residents with new homes that require sprinkler systems, it will be much more. >> it is $42 more a month. >> the fee is 175% increase in my bill. >> the sprinkler systems use larger water lines and the new fee is based on the size of the home's water line, as opposed to

how much water is used. that fee goes to replacing the city's ageing underground pipes. >> i developing story playing out in illinois at this hour as police comb through neighborhoods in the air and on the ground for the men who killed a well-known officer there. and we still have a big closure, southbound 15 here. all lanes shut down in frederick county. a problem on northbound 15, and metro delays coming up. but first, not backing down, what's next for a county clerk in connecticut

the county clerk who refuses to give marriage licenses to gay couples now headed to federal

court. jim davis refused to issue marriage licenses to several same-sex couples yesterday. davis and the staff will have to report to a per court tomorrow. she could be fined or sent to jail for her actions. it's 6:41, time to check out the weather and traffic on the 1s this morning. >> meteorologist tom kierein is in fairfax where the buses are doing test runs today. tom. >> reporter: right now on ol sten, the providence elementary school is off germantown road. the school buses is one of the centers where they do the transportation organization. there's going to be 1500 of these school buses on the roads these days testing out the new routes because many fairfax county schools starting later. new start time for the high school, 50 minutes later. almost an hour later, next tuesday getting back to school. getting back to school, the bus

stop forecast will be in the mid-70s. 90s feeling like summer, storms will be brewing during the amp and should be in the mid-90s. got a hazy sky right now. dry roads around the metro area. what's going on, melissa? >> right now, still got the red line delays as you're headed to shady grove. outbound, 450, bw parkway, and the crash there, all lanes blocked still a fatal accident at st. anthony road. as far as the main routes into and out 0 of town looking pretty good. 270 south, a cub minutes behind. capitol beltway. and north quantico, about ten minutes off. listen to our friends at wtop 105 fm. the tension in baltimore, as the case of freddie gray police

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an illinois community overnight, searching for any signs of the men who gunned down a popular veteran police officer. we'll take you live to fox lake in just a moment for more on those search efforts. but first, storm team 4's meteorologist chuck bell here with the forecast. >> all right steamy outside. temperatures in the mid-70s. temperatures today, 91 in davisburg, 92 in downtown washington. there is a chance of thunderstorms after 3:00 or 4:00 today. right now, southbound bw parkway, starting to see slowdowns inside the beltway. remember, 15 southbound there at motters station road we're totally shut down because of a fatal crash from overnight. it's 6:46, to a developing story we've been tracking all morning. hundreds of officers are scouring an area about an hour north of chicago. the three men accused of gunning down a popular police officer.

nbc's john yang is in the small town of fox lake this morning where the community is dealing with a huge loss. john, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. we've seen a memorial spring up here outside the fox police station. as schools in four districts are closed as police press this search. 48 canine units involved. six air units. officers from local police in the area, from county sheriffs in the area. from the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and fire arms, the u.s. marshal service, the fbi, all hands on deck, as they pledge to go 24/7 until they find these three suspected cop killers. this is north a community under siege and on edge, this is a community in mourning. mourning the loss of lieutenant charles j. gliniewicz. a beloved member of the police department here for more than 30 years. a member of this community for

even longer than that. married father of four. he led an explore unit for young people who wanted to explore law enforcement as a career. as i say, school is closed this morgue to press the search. schools were on lockdown shortly after this happened. and i'll have more details, to tell you more about this slain police officer coming up on "today." eun. >> we'll see you then, thank you, jang yang -- john yang live in fox lake. it's the first hearing since freddie gray's death. six officers facing charges of assault, manslaughter. one officer facing a murder charge. several motions coming up today that could have a major impact on their trial next month. the big one whether to remove baltimore state attorney marilyn mosley from the case. officers believe she's biased against them. officers are asking to have the trial moved for the same reason

and they also want their charges dismissed. prosecutors, though, don't think that will happen. the judge will as consider whether to try the officers together in one trial or separately. now, because of hearing, baltimore police officers cannot take leave, as there are several protests planned. several activist groups told the baltimore sun they plan to gather outside the courthouse. at least one group is calling for nonviolent civil disobedience there. mark segraves will be this this afternoon. in d.c. today another public meeting on the city's rise in violence. it's the third meeting like this in three days, and today d.c. police chief cathy lanier will be there. you can ask her questions at the meeting in the 5th district at 7:00. [ applause ] >> and a lot of people voiced

concerns about crime in the city. at last night's meeting. take a look, you can see people filled all the seats at this meeting in southwest washington. there have been 100 homicides in d.c. so far this year despaired to 73 by this time last year. we are now just under three weeks away from the pope's visit to d.c. he arrived here on september 22nd. and as you may know, it could have a major impact on your commute. anything that you're planning to do this in response, the federal government is taking action. this is kristin wright outside of the basilica of the shrine of the immaculate reception to tell us how it could help. >> reporter: yeah, the pope will celebrate mass here at the basilica three weeks from today. the pope's visit will certainly have major impact on washington. many of them memorable and meaningful but also some of them

challenging. this is the plan that we just found out from the federal government. the u.s. office of personnel pgt just put out a letter to federal agencies encouraging that they treat the pope's visit as basically a snow day -- snow days if they can. this is a quote from the letter. she says opm strongly encourages agencies to allow employees to telework from home. supporting law enforcement efforts. the letter as says employees may adjust their work schedule, use their alternative schedule off, take leave or comp time, during the pope's visit. in other words, opm is encouraging, suggesting to federal workers that they stay home, that they work from home if they can while the pope is here. to be clear, the federal government will be operating during the pope's visit which is

tuesday, september 22nd to thursday september 24th. this will definitely, i think, help a lot of folks. back to you. a new poll out just hours ago in advance of the pope's visit, it's about american catholic views on different kinds of families. the pew research center found catholics are largely accepting of nontraditional families. 87% of u.s. catholics said they're okay with single parent families. 83% say they're okay with families of divorced parents. and 66% say they would accept a family with gay parents. nine out of ten american catholics did say a family with a married mother and father is the most ideal. turning to meteorologist chuck bell now to talk about the heat wave. we're still talking heat wave in september, chuck. >> no kidding, we're only halfway through it. we've got today and tomorrow and maybe 90 as late as friday. even though the weekend is looking awesome, there's a chance for more 90s next week.

let's just focus on the forecast, labor day weekend looks amazing. outside, kind of a gloomy and cloudy and foggy start in some places. 76 in reagan national airport, here's the reason it feels so miserable outside, dew point, with the moisture, now at 70 degrees, and 95 yesterday, that was the 46th day above 90 this year. today will be number 47. a foggy and cloudy start will turn into a hot and humid day with a 30% chance of thunderstorms later this afternoon. not everyone is going to get wet. highest rain chances will be in the shenandoah valley and parts of northern virginia. technically everyone has a chance but slightly lower chances. running, get your run in early or take the day off. temperatures will be near 90 by lunchtime. early morning runners no break for you. planning on to going to the pool today, low to mid-90s. if you hear a thunderstorm, time

to get out of the pool or golf course. and radar, nothing on radar for now. future weather handles that with chance of showers coming in mid to late afternoon today into the evening hours. we'll be keeping you posted on that. here's your seven-day forecast. heat, heat, heat for the next couple of days but labor day weekend looks great. a check on traffic with melissa. good morning. still have this problem. going to be a long one here southbound 15 at motters station road. all lanes here are still there, traffic at st. anthony road supposed to be out of there at 6:30. still hanging around, we just talked to police. and southbound annapolis road, also an accident, starting to see backups on bw parkway. typical 66 inbound. typical northbound, prince george's countyoverall, no major problems. indian head getting a little red

before the beltway. and approaching the beltway and inside the beltway, 270 at montrose, normal volume headed southbound. today, you can go to a public meeting in arlington about how long you have to pay at county parking meters. that meeting will be in clarendon at 7:00 tonight. it will make it active monday through saturday. the meters are in force between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. now. it will make the rules in line with montgomery county, al alexandra and d.c. former governor mandel's body will be in state this afternoon. mandel died on sunday, he was 95

years old. it's 6:56, here are 4 things to know this wednesday morning. if you work for the federal government, you'll be able to telework during the pope's visit this month. opm announced a change to deal with huge crowds expected here. right now, students are gathering on the quad to remember alison parker. the jmu grad and her photographer were killed a week ago. download the nbc4 app to see the reports about the hearing in the freddie gray case today. a judge could dismiss the charges against six police officers or separate their cases next month. a massive man hunt at fox lake, illinois, unit gliniewicz was a 30 year veteran of the force. and planning on going to the beach today? good day. 95 today, 96 tomorrow.

yes, the weekend will be better. still shut down, southbound 15 at modders station road. all lanes blocked there box of that accident from overnight. westbound dulles greenway moved off to the side of the roadway. that is the broadcast. appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes. hope you'll join us then. until then, have a great

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