. happening now as we come on the air, saying good-bye to a fallen officer. i'm barbara harrison with the final farewell to a local officer killed in the line of duty. dozens of schools shut down, hundreds of thousands of students sent home. not once but twice. i'm aaron gilchrest, we learned new information about one of two murderers that happened moments apart from each other. >> we have mild temperatures and a bit of a weekend today, big changes for the weekend. midday starts now. now to that breaking news out of los angeles where all schools are shut down after

receiving a threat. here's what school superintendent just said. >> i think the circumstances in the neighboring san bernardino, i think what has happened in the nation, i think what happened internationally, i as superintendent am not going to take the chance with a life of a student. >> school officials said that the fbi was notified about the threat. it came in electronically targeting several schools. they weren't specific. more than a thousand schools were closed. bus drivers were told not to leave their lots. all schools will be searched, when schools are cleared, classes will resume. that could be as early as tomorrow. stay with new 4 for further developments. right now the funeral for a montgomery county police officer is starting. chopper 4 is live over the covenant life church in gaithersburg. 24-year-old noah leotta will be

buried later today at judean memorial gardens. he died last week after being hit by a suspected drunk driver on rockville pike. kristin wright will join us in about ten minutes from gaithersburg. this is chris gordon live at the trial of william porter. the jury sent two notes with questions to the judge. the defense made two motions, including one for a mistrial and dismissing the charges. first let's start with the demonstrators here. a small group of demonstrators, they say they will be at the courthouse and in the evening. now, as far as the defense motion for a mistrial and dismissing the charges, they cite a letter sent from the baltimore school system yesterday with students warning parents that there could be civil unrest during these jury deliberations, as a result of the verdict warning that if

students skip school they could face disciplinary proceedings. so the defense wanted each juror to be brought in and polled to see if they read that letter and if it would have effect on the thinking. judge barry williams said he trusts the integrity of the jury. he told them every night not to read anything about the case and allowing them to continue with deliberations. along those lines two notes they ask for speakers, a laptop computer so they can hear and see the video and audio evidence. they also asked for magic markers, they didn't get the clerk's list of the exhibits in this case. the judge saying that's not evidence. we'll be updating you if there's any change throughout this hour on new 4 and of course on the nbc washington app. back to you. >> chris, thank you. new developments in the past 30 minutes about one of last night's murders in prince george's county. police tweeted the man who was shot has been identified as 52-year-old lewis montague.

they say he lived along 53rd street where he died. news 4's molette green is at scene of another homicide this one later last night in glend e glendale. molette? >> prince george's county police have not released information about the man who died here in the 9900 block of good luck road. only that it was random and residents are shaken. >> bullet holes. >> reporter: damage left behind near the pool area where a man spent the final moments of his life. neighbors say they heard the shots. >> everybody was shaken up. my daughter was scared, she slept in my room last night. >> i never heard no loud shooting like that. i didn't even know what it was. it's a little scary now.

prince george's crime solvers is offering a reward up to $25,000 for information in the case. if you know anything, give police a call. live this morning in glenn dale,

molette green. >> a live look atlas vegas strip. nine candidate also appear in the final republican presidential primary bid of 2015. donald trump is expected to be in the firing line as he is the front-runner. cnn's wolf blitzer will moderate the debate in las vegas. four other candidates will appear in an earlier debate. tracie potts will have the latest on the debate and which candidates are gaining ground in about ten minutes. we know we've got warm weather in las vegas. and we have mild weather across the region here. but it is breezy outside. look at our live tower camera. it was shaking a second ago. gusts up to 30 miles per hour. there we go. shaking again. that wind will stick with us throughout the day. not dying down until 7:00 this evening. current temperatures, holding on to 60 degrees in manassas.

shenandoah valley coming up a bit. again, right around 60 degrees today across the nbc viewing area. you can see it will be nice as winds are calm into the evening. getting into the weekend, big changes. going feel more like christmas around here. we have that forecast coming up. >> thank you, lauren. now on news 4 midday, an emotional moment here in washington. why the loss of this police dog from paris will be in the hearts and minds of many here in our nation's capital today. and we're sharing the warmth here on new 4 midday. these are live pictures from alexandria where we are collecting coats for

a touching act of cooperation today after last month's terror attacks in paris. a texas-based terror group is

donating a trained police dog to french officials in honor of diesel. is the police dog who died in a raid on the suspected masterminds of the attack. there will be a ceremony to celebrate the gift today at the french embassy in northwest washington. >> speed. liftoff. >> in just a few hours, that rocket will reach the international space station. three new crew members are on board right now to join the team currently in space. the first ever british astronaut is among those on board. >> the amount of goodwill behind him is stupendous. >> that was astronaut tim keeks father there speaking. the crew is scheduled to arrive at the iss shortly after 2:00 this afternoon. get ready to leave a little early. the new numbers that reveal which days will be the busiest for holiday travel and how many

we've got that wind out there gusting up to about 30 miles per hour at times. yeah. it's beautiful but hold on to your hat type of weather as we continue through the day today. big changes, tomorrow is fine. big changes getting into thursday. we have rain, so better bring that umbrella back out. bring that winter jacket back out. 20 to 30 degrees cooler temperatures force friday through sunday compared to what we were last weekend. today looking good. low 60s, breezy, but plenty of sunshine. so for the next three days, we're looking at temperatures right around 60 for today, upper 50s tomorrow. looking good for the next two days. by thursday, rain through the day. and then we drop for the weekend. details on that in a few minutes. >> we'll see you then. ment says hundreds of thousands of people

are using healthcare.gov in advance of tonight's deadline. you have to sign up by midnight under the affordable care act for coverage to start on february 1st. if you are not signed up by the end of january, you could face a nearly $700 fine. expect long lines at reagan national through the holiday season. we have new numbers from aaa for you this morning. the agency says more of us will be traveling between december 23rd and january 3rd. 41% of people will leave the greater washington area. that's about a 1% increase from last year. the agency says 2 million of us will be driving. it recommends to check your vehicle's battery and tire brs before you hit the road. you may not want to wait much longer to shop online for the holidays. why you're running out of time to get gifts in time for the

oliday local children and needy families warm. donate to our share the warmth coat drive. veronica johnson will tell you

right now colleagues and loved ones of a fallen police officer are saying good-bye. the funeral just started for montgomery county officer noah leotta. he was hit by a suspected drunk driver almost two weeks ago and died last thursday.

news 4's kristin wright joins us with more now. >> reporter: the service is happening now. it started about 15 minutes ago. we were talking to a police captain with montgomery county police department earlier today. he said there are a lot of things that get easier when you work in law enforcement but this is not one of them. officer noah leotta's body arrived to covenant life church a little while ago. he was welcomed with beautiful fanfare here today. it looked to be uniformed officers th s thas that carriedt into the church. law officers from near and far are here to pay tribute to him. the line of vehicles to the church lasted two hours.

officer leotta was local, he grew up in montgomery county, but it's clear the loss of this young officer is deeply felt in our community and beyond. >> respect many people coming in from close by, but also further away. >> reporter: the montgomery county police chief is supposed to speak at the service this morning as well as county executive ike legget and officer leotta's family members. after the funeral, there will be a procession to the cemetery. the person who hit officer leotta has not been charged, that's pending blood tests. the montgomery county police chief has been advocating and speaking with lawmakers in annapolis to hopefully tougher drunk driving laws in maryland.

this funeral has closed a number of streets in that area. until about 2:00 this afternoon, m muncaster mill road between shady grove and 124 will only be open to those attending the funeral. the procession will leave the church at 1:15 and travel to the judean cemetery. all the roads will be closed until about 2:15 this afternoon. right now a winter storm is dumping snow on colorado and wyoming. >> that's thanks to fresh powder that you can now take a snowmobile through yellowstone national park. the storm has moved out of montana. it left behind nearly a foot of snow in the town of boseman. no snow for us. >> still warm around here. but today is the day you can help people in our area stay warm as the winter gets colder. >> nbc 4 and the salvation army are partnering for the share the

warmth coat drive. veronica johnson is in alexandria with more on how you can donate. hi. >> that's right. we know it's nice today, but that's okay because i'm hoping that this nice weather will bring you, you, all of you out to come and see us. we're in alexandria, virginia right now, one of the locations that is serving as a drop off for share the warmth as we collect these gently worn coats to my right is mr. hunt burke, chairman of burke & herbert bank. why is this so important each year? this is four fifth year participating. why is this so important for the community? >> it's important to keep people warm during the winter. to tell you the truth, it's a delight for burke & herbert to team up with news 4, the salvation army, we all work as a team together. our customers are having a great time bringing in coats. it makes everybody feel good and warm inside as well as outside.

>> that's one of the things i noticed. the customers are even asking in the bank when is that time when you collect coats again? it's right now. it will run for several days. right through december 21st at any of those burke and herbert locations, which you can find online at nbcwashington.com. i wanted to bring in lieutenant kelsey bridges. once the coats are brought in, they're cleaned and distributed. that's where salvation army comes in. tell us about that. >> the salvation army has helped over 77,000 people in the washington, d.c. area. so many of those men, women and chirp will need coats this christmas season. it's nice to partner with burke & herbert to get those folks coats. >> i understand you can get a tax form? >> that's right. you can get a tax form for this year. >> get in your closet, get in

your kids closet, find those coats and bring them to a burke & herbert location. >> thank you. if you want your holiday gift to arrive by the 25th, don't wait to ship them. a study out this morning finds it is taking nearly a week longer for online orders to arrive than it did last year. they looked specifically at cybermonday orders. u.p.s. and fedex are getting swamped by a surge in online shopping this year. going on right now, secretary of state john kerry in russia meeting with russian president vladimir putin. take a look. here are the two leaders at this morning's meeting. kerry is trying to push a syria peace plan through calling on the two countries to find a common ground on the issue. moscow

moscow and kerry will hold a news conference with the russian foreign minister who he met with earlier this morning before president putin. some of you could be in for a nasty surprise in the new year. why you might not be able to access the web on your smartphone. that's in 60 seconds.

♪ more people protect their homes with state farm. talk to a local agent or find one at statefarm.com i'm melissa mollet. star wars is causing a stir this morning. the movie premiered last night. actors from top "star wars" saga visited the headquarters in new york city. they cracked open a box to "star wars: the force awakens," it's now on camera so you can get a sneak peek what's inside that box. a company in the boston issue now turning road kill into fashion.

petite mort furs creates neck muffs, leg warmers, hats, purses and more from road kill or accidental fur as the owner prefers to call it. the owner of the store says the fur is being thrown away so they never have to kill an animal to get it. animal rights groups say they have mixed feelings about the accidental fur business. here's something people will be talking about. if your phone is more than five years old, brace yourself. on january 1st you might not be able to surf the web. could it be? that's according to a new plan to upgrade how thousands of sites are verified. the new encryption plan may be too complex for older phones to

how do you like these temperatures, if we didn't have the winds t would be perfect outside. maybe we have to wait until

tomorrow for the wind to settle down and get the sunshine, for now enjoy it. low 60s in washington, d.c. taking the temperatures in the mid to upper 60s this afternoon for areas south. i think we'll stay in the low 60s around d.c. and areas to the west and north. definitely breezy, after 7:00, those winds will die down. it will be chilly during the overnight. not too chilly tomorrow, winds will be down, plenty of sunshine, upper 50s. thursday g chance of rain rolling through, an area of low pressure moves to the north a frontal system moves through. rain through the day, cooler as we get into the weekend. guys? >> thanks. sometimes you don't like service at a hotel, this is whatnot to do in a case like that. in guy drove his truck into the hotel lobby there. just missed two women working at the front desk. this happened in oklahoma. according to local newspaper, the driver was upset his credit card was declined. >> i'm ready.

>> today after 65 years at nbc, sour friend and colleague willard scott is retiring. willard was our weatherman in washington for many years. he worked alongside jim vance in the 1970s. al roker joined willard from his farm in virginia earlier. >> i said i'm expiring, not retiring. i said you better change the locks on that door. i retired twice before, you know. >> jim vance will be looking back at willard's remarkable career on news 4 at 6:00 tonight. >> a lot of fun this morning on "the today show." >> yeah. right now on new 4 midday, counting down on capitol hill. what's at stake if lawmakers can't come to an agreement. >> and we want to show you a live picture from the national archives. archives. we'll have an upd

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have all the fun? that's no fun. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. breaking news right now in los angeles, all 900 plus of the city's public schools are closed. we just learned it was a bomb threat that led the superintendent to cancel class. the schools were all evacuated and police are searching them right now. in baltimore, all eyes are on officer william porter's trial. he is charge with manslaughter in freddie gray's death back in january. this just in, former d.c.

mayor, vincent gray says federal prosecutors owe him an apology for their long investigation of his 2010 campaign for mayor that was ended last week without charges being filed against gray. gray has begun a round of media appearances expressing bitterness over the investigation that many tribute to his 2014 re-election loss. in his first interview with the "new york times," gray said the legal system was not fair to him saying i don't know where the justice was in this long investigation. adding it was time to have an impact on the election. they wanted to bring down the mayor of the district of columbia. prosecutors announced last week tre was insufficient evidence against gray to sustain a criminal investigation. gray is looking to revive his political career. a developing story a live look at the capital for you, where we are awaiting congress to vote on a trillion dollar spending bill. house speaker paul ryan says

lawmakers are close to an agreement on a spending bill that will avert a government shutdown but there's no deal just yet. congress is set to adjourn on friday. today in the fight against isis, presidential candidate hillary clinton will lay out her plan to fight the terrorist group. she'll make the announcement in minneapolis. clinton says law enforcement must tackle all aspects of the problem from recruitment to training, planning and execution. as president obama offers up new information on the fight against isis, his support may be lagging. a new poll shows his support is down as terrorism fears rise. according to the poll terrorism and national security are america's top public concern. obama's job rating has now dropped to 43%. the lowest level in more than a year. it seems 1 in 10 of you belief the country is heading in the wrong direction in the fight against terrorism. defense secretary ash carter says he wants to meet with saudi

arabia to discuss their plan to fight terrorism. they are bringing together an alliance of mostly 34 muslim countries to fight a serious violation of human dignities and rights. the alliance includes egypt, mali, nigeria, not seeyria, ira or iran. the greenbelt has decided to oppose harry hogan stance on syrian refugee. the council voted 6-1 in favor of senting a letter to the governor stating their opposition. another vote will be taken at the next meeting. your commute on metro is looking up. that's the feeling after meeting with the new gm. the riders union tweeted this picture. it's a note thanking paul weiderfield. he listened to rider concerns last night. they included single tracking trains during the week, work that used to happen only on

weekends. >> it's frustrating. i run my own business. i don't work 9:00 to 5:00. it's cost me tons of money. >> weiderfeld says he is open to similar meetings in the future. >> as we continue through the day, the winds are sticking with us, not dying down until after 7:00 tonight. as you pick up the kids from bus stop, it will be breezy. temperatures in the upper 50s between the 4:00 and 5:00 hour. there will be sunshine delays as you head home. looking good, even during wednesday morning's commute. at 7:30 t will be beautiful. nothing to worry about tomorrow good thing about tomorrow, we won't have the winds. we cloud up getting into wednesday night and thursday. rain for the morning commute on thursday. that rain sticking with us through thursday evening's commute. we don't have any rain for the weekend. looking good for both saturday and sunday. look at those temperatures, a lot cooler. that in detail in the seven-day

coming up. right now, fairfax county police are looking for this man in the burke area. chris gilio is wanted for domestic assault and brandishing a gun. maryland officials are taking steps to stop drug overdoses. yesterday the public health department freed up access to malaxadone. trained people will no longer need a prescription to get it. researchers says many on active duty show signs of invisible war wounds. at walter reed military hospital say over half of 800 brain scans on active military duty show blast related concussions. half of them show scars and gland damage. doctors say the findings are a good sign of traumatic brain injury, this may lead to better and earlier therapies. now new details in the story that a lot of you were talking

about earlier this fall. remember this cell phone video, two high school football players attacked a referee in san antonio, texas. now the coach accused of encouraging them is on probation and will have to do community service. he accepted a plea deal yesterday. he resigned from his coaching position after the incident happened in september. traveling for the holidays can be a huge undertaking. we'll show you some ways to make it easier and safer for travelers of all ages. you can watch new 4 midday from anywhere. all you need is your smartphone and a tablet, open the nbc washington app hit watch live tv now.

determine the time change that you may encounter to sort out medications. even with all those precautions, some seniors, doctors say, should just stay home. >> if you just had surgery or your immune system is permanently compromised, maybe try having your family come to you. >> another tip is don't overplan. it's a vacation let everyone have some down time. you may be ready for some down time yourself if you're flying with children. here's the upside. most people will be sympathetic to parents with fussy babies. though i sat next to a guy last week, he was not nice about it. some people may even try to help you out. there was a great flight attendant on that flight. the sympathy runs out as the person next you to gets older. i can attest to that. researchers found elderly companions lose patience with disruptive children quickly. if we're telling them to stay

home anyway, it doesn't matter. standing together. the big change, is that could be coming to uber and lift

the top u.s. airlines are getting us to our destinations on time. 73% of flights arrived on time. delta, hawaii and alaskan air had the best on-time rates. customer compliance still rising, they're up to 32%. well, we've got the wind out there today. we have it gusting up to about 30 miles per hour out of the west. temperatures still making it into the low 60s. it's beautiful out there. a few clouds trying to fill in, otherwise gorgeous. winds will come after 6:00, 7:00, year skies overnight and then talking about 30s, upper

30s north and west of town. by the time we get into thursday, we have a chance for rain. heavy rain likely through both commutes. we could get over an inch. we'll have to see if that is a storm team 4 weather alert day. otherwise temperatures drop on friday. look at the weekend. low 40s on saturday, upper 40s on sunday before we return to the 50s for christmas week. guys? >> thank you, lauren. a step towards better pay and more benefits for uber and lift drivers. seattle became the first city yesterday to allow the drivers to unionize. seattle's mayor says he has concerns about costs. management at both companies is vowing to challenge the law in court that could take years. right now on news4 midday, getting ready for a las vegas showdown. >> why tonight's prime time political faceoff could get heated. and i'm veronica johnson in alexandria, virginia for a share the warmth coat drive with my closest friends. when i return, i'll tell you

what you can do to participate.

a jury is deliberating in baltimore right now, testers are lined up outside the court where william porter is on trial for freddie gray's death. today the defense renewed a motion to throw out the case. it was denied. this is only the first trial coming after gray's death in april which sparked protests and

demonstrations. if officer porter is acquitted, it could lead to more protests. right now gop presidential candidates are preparing for a faceoff in las vegas. the fifth debate of this calendar year takes place tonight. tracie potts has more. >> reporter: new video this morning of black live protesters removed from a rally last night. the front-runner super confident before tonight's debate. >> many of them don't have a chance. you say what are you doing? go home and relax. >> reporter: he's number one in a new poll pulling 41% nationally. but ted cruz leads in iowa, among evangelicals and among the most conservative voters. number three, marco rubio is running a new ad in ohio and new

hampshire today going after conservatives. >> millions with traditional values branded bigots and haters. >> we have another three or four earlier on the stage, not one of them is being investigated by the fbi. >> reporter: at the venetian tonight, it is trump center stage, flanked by carson and cruz, chris christie back on the stage and rand paul barely making it in. to many voters -- >> there's not anybody i like 100%. >> reporter: still undecided. >> i want to see how this plays out. >> reporter: donald trump on top leading the national polls even after the comments he made last week about banning muslims from this country. from washington, i'm tracie potts, back to you. presidential candidate donald trump is getting help from virginia politicians, at least one known for his tough stance on immigration. trump's company announced yesterday that corey stewart would be the virginia campaign chairman. he helped push through an

ordinance that would require law enforcement to verify the immigration background of everyone they arrest. he won a third term as chairman of the board of supervisors. temperatures today in the low to mid 60s. mid 60s down to the south. looking good through tuesday, except the winds. winds gusting up to 3 miles per hour at times. plenty of sunshine. winds calming down after 6:00, 7:00 tonight. looking beautiful for the overnight. cool. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. chilly start to your wednesday morning. plenty of sunshine on wednesday, lighter wind. temperatures in the upper 50s. heading into thursday, rain all throughout the day. for the morning commute and then for the evening commute. that's all due to a frontal system behind that front much cooler air, only the low 40s on sunday. upper 40s on sunday. we return to the 50s for the week of christmas. i'm veronica johnson live in

alexandria, virginia in front of one of the burke & herbert banks where we are collecting those gently used coats. i have not seen you this morning, so hopefully you can get to one of those burke & herman banks. what happens once the coats are collected? >> we get them to our plant, we clean them, we take them up through the deadline, up towards christmas here. there's never too many. we work through christmas do whatever it takes to get the coats out to the people who need them the most. we know it will get cold, right? >> yes, it will. believe me this weekend and then again at the turn of the year. you can do so much to help people who are in need. here's the thing. any coats that you will not take? >> not that i can think of. you know, as long as it has two sleeves, buttons, zippers, we can put them in play. >> all right. so we're collecting coats of any

size. a lot of times you have children's coats. big need for that? >> very large need for children's coats. if you can go through the old closets and go through them. there's a large need with families that need the coats. >> i'm sure you hear that all the time. folks were going through their closets, they found coats that had not been worn and brought them in. i'm sure will you ask folks to bring those coats in. >> yes. we are marketing and looking for them as we go. sometimes it takes that word out on the street and word of mouth to get them in. we get the most coats in late. >> i wanted you to say that this has to be a challenge for everyone out there. in your neighborhood, in your office complex, set the challenge to say who will bring in the most coats. this weekend, it will get cold. go in that closet, grab the coat you need, the ones you don't,

bring them in to burke & herbert bank. it's such an easy way to help in such a big way. a new connection you should know about if you're expecting or know someone who is. a study out yesterday found a link between mothers who take antidepressants and an increased risk of having a child with autism. experts say the risk is small, about 1%. it does increase for women taking medication in their second or third trimesters. >> was incredible. beyond incredible. >> beyond incredible two days, seven hours, ten minutes until the first screenings of "star wars: the force awakens." a lot of you are counting down to getting in line now you're looking at the premiere in hollywood last night. the movie comes out on friday for the rest of us, screenings do start the night before. many of the showings in our area are already sold out. if you have a ticket, you need to know a lot of theaters are

bombing costumes, props, including masks, capes this is for security reasons these days. also mock weapons, even lightsabers are not allowed. check with the theater to make sure. >> leave yours at home. >> no problem. in 60 seconds, the trip of a life sometime for a girl whose story has touched a lot of people. and unusual weather makes for an unforgettable moment on live tv.

i'm melissa mollet, here are some stories lighting up social media. an 8-year-old girl from new york getting a much deserved special treat. little sapphire terry was badly burned in a house fire that killed her father, sister and her two brothers back in 2013. well, on a christmas message posted on facebook, she asked for christmas cards. and that message went viral. she received thousands of cards

and gifts from around the world. now the 8-year-old is heading on a trip of a lifetime to disney thanks to a non-profit group. she was told at a party with her friends just yesterday. >> running in the rain. i'm also single. so -- >> was supposed to be a short weather segment, but instead a shirtless jogger hit our tv screens and made quite an impact. ethan says after his match-making appearance, his facebook inbox is full of messages now. his page had 1,000 more likes. no date has been set as of yet. and one mother here used the infamous elf on a shelf as an educational tool. courtney bowles posted a picture of her own elf scout, buddy with the broken leg. she said her son has autism and does not understand the rules about not touching buddy.

they want to take buddy on their separate holiday travels. we have breaking news, hundreds of schools closed in los angeles because of a threat. >> we just learned they are not the only school system that received that threat. we're back with more from the live de

breaking news out of new york. the new york public school system says they have received an electronic threat targeting several schools. police say any have not considered this a credible threat, so schools have remained open. this happening a couple hours after the los angeles public school system decided to shut down all schools, more than 1,000 of them because of similar threats. the schools right now are being searched, they could open as early as tomorrow. that's the latest from the live des desk. >> if you're headed outside for this afternoon, just know it's

going to be breezy out there. winds are not dying down until after 6:00, 7:00 tonight. lower to mid 60s for the next three days we're looking good. temperatures will top out in the low 60s today. upper 50s tomorrow. then we've got that rain through the day on thursday. unfortunately. we could get about an inch of rain. possibly a weather alert day. we will have heavy rain on both commutes. breezy on friday, upper 40s. look at the weekend, it will feel more like winter around here. as we go into christmas week. everybody wants that snow for christmas, not looking like it temperatures move back up through the 50s just in time for christmas eve and christmas late next week. if it can't snow, might as well be warm. >> that's it for news4 midday. we're back this afternoon first at 4:00. >> you can get news and weather updates with the nbc washington app. hope you have great day. enjoy this nice weather.

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