three days in a row now. >> storm team 4 meteorologist sheena parveen is out there with lauryn ricketts. she's in for chuck bell. >> we'll check in with them before the commute with jack taylor. >> it does feel great. you can feel the increase in the sticky necessary a tad. but nothing to complain about. >> i think we'll feel more before we head into the afternoon and even into really late this evening. temperatures are going to be at 91 degrees for daytime highs today. just isolated chances of showers and thunderstorms as we get into tomorrow also into friday. really not that bad. 71 right now is that temperature here in the d.c. area. 73 in annapolis. 64 in leesburg. we're all warming up today. topping out in the low 90s am going to feel a touch warmer than yesterday. even though woe were in the low 90s. when can we expect more shower

depression emily coming up in a little bit. hi guys. i'll take it. beach drive right now, still closed. unfortunately, the large tree down in the roadway. beach drive closed between tilden and blagden avenue. you're going to find unfortunately, the roadway blocked for the foreseeable future. plan ahead. no word as to how quickly they can potentially clear this from the roadway. crews are working for another hour on the rock creek parkway. traffic alternates by one direction at a time. a live look at the beltway. inner, outer loop. it is very quiet. good to see all green at this hour. nothing in your way. if you're headed out early, you should get by unscathed. back to you. >> jack, thank you. a loudoun county family is mourning today after a search for a mother, her son and cousin ended in tragedy. the search began after courtney ash and the two boys went missing on

her car was found overturned in a creek. the loudoun county sheriff says the car was driving in stormy weather when it hit a guardrail. >> that ford taurus flipped over and ended up in the water. it was found off evergreen mills road in leesburg. ash's body was ejected from the car. her son and 9-year-old cousin were found in the water. ash's mother is heartbroken. >> it was raining really, really hard when they left here friday. i, again, ask myself why didn't you make them stay. >> the mother of ash's cousin found the car yesterday afternoon. the family says the young woman has three other children, including a 2-month-old. developing this morning, st. barnabas road in temple hills is back open after a deadly crash. prince george's county police say the driver was in a

lot off branch avenue and lost control of her car last night. the car went into the road and hit another car with three people inside. they are all going to be okay. but the driver of that first car died. police have not identified the victim. right now, prince william county police need your help finding this man, robert bruce graham ii. take a look at his picture. he left his home in bristow around 2:00 p.m. yesterday. police believe he may need help. if you see him, call police. 5:03 right now. there's growing outrage from parents in a school sex abuse scandal and now a top official has been resigned a. signed. the principal from benjamin stoddard middle school in charles county will work for the county's office of supporting services. the change comes after investigators filed new charges against a former teacher's aide accused of sex abuse. carlos bell faces more than 100 charges now. there are at least 24 victims. prosecutors warn there could be

more on this a few minutes. new information about russia's retaliation against the u.s. >> angie goff at the live desk for us. angie? >> aaron and eun, we have brand new video into the live desk out of moscow. take a look. it shows we have personnel here and also have some trucks there that are being loaded with furniture that belonged to diplomats leaving the grounds of the u.s. embassy in moscow. this after russia's president, vladimir putin ordered that the u.s. cut 755 of the staff stationed there. this in response to pending u.s. sanctions against the country. back in december, the obama administration ordered two diplomatic compounds, one in the eastern shore in maryland for alleged meddling in the 2016 election. angie, thank you. 5:04. turning to the white house where aides will likely face a long day of new questions in russia

post" article. the report says that president trump himself dictated his son's original statement last month on questions about a meeting with russians at trump tower. that statement claimed a meeting was primarily about the adoption of russian children. e-mails later release by donald trump jr. show it was a means to deliver dirt on hillary clinton. one reporter who broke the story spoke last night on msnbc. >> what is striking about what we have learned is that the president did not want to describe the actual story of what happened and he had not just a hand in it but the most important hand in it. >> president trump's personal attorney dismissed the story saying in part, "the characterizations are misinformed, inaccurate and not pertinent." the white house is dealing with the fallout of anthony scaramucci's ouster as commun

tosh ands you would expect, the press is having a field day with this. check out the cover with the new york daily news with adios muchacho and the new york post says va'a mooch. >> hours before that happened, president trump praised his new man in charge. >> we just squwore in senator kelly. he will do a fantastic job. >> it follows the crude remarks by the staff last week to the new yorker magazine. tracie potts will have more on what led to scaramucci being pushed out a little later in the hour. right now, if you're about to head out on to the beltway, it's not just traffic that makes you hit the brakes. construction is under way along one of the busiest stretches of that road. >> that work is happening from the seminary road overpass in montgomery county all the way through the 270 split through kensington and

molette green is live from the area. >> i'm in the kensington area just past the roadwork zone signs here. maryland state highway, they're going to be bringing crews out during the nonrush hour times to do this work. they've already started. if you drive through this stretch, you already know about the bumpy and crater-filled pavement we're hitting a couple right now. first up, though, the work crews are going to be starting on the guardrails and the drainage. road resurfacing work that is much-needed still months away. long overdue. commuters are telling us they're bracing fox backup. >> do it now while you can before it becomes a big issue. >> it's good that they're doing it, but it's going to be very congested. not going to be good. >> you should know it's been about 16 years since they actually resurfaced this.

against the next market. always be careful. dozens of work zones. bumpy payment here. that is the latest live along the beltway in montgomery county. back to you guys. >> molette, thank you. mosquito protection for parts of prince george's county continues today. health department crews are heading to neighborhoods in the lanham area, including lanham woods, oakwood knowles and willed croft. they found the west nile virus in mosquitoes from last month. they urge you to wear protective clothing and insect repellent. police officers are trying to build better relation shins with the communities they serve today. this is part of national night out. neighborhoods will host block parties, seminars and safety demonstrations with police and other first responders. this is happening all over the country. you can find local events in our nbc washington app. just search national night out.

he's clapping for gio gonzalez in the bottom of your screen. how many times have you seen an opposing hitter clap for a guy who almost throws a no-hitter. >> a standing ovation from the crowd in miami. the reason? an amazing performance from nationals pitcher gio gonzalez. he almost threw a no-hitter against the marlins. it was already an emotional night. yesterday would have been his friend, jose fernandez's birthday. he died in a boating accident last year. he visited with fernandez's family before the game. he took the no no into the ninth inning. when he left the game, he was exhausted mentally and physically. >> i bet. that's a big one. the nats did go on to win the game. it's a nice way to end the night. >> i like to see the sportsmanship and understand what that was like for gio. what a nice showing of support. >> 5:09 now. sti

the fight to save two soccer star players, two younger brothers facing deportation for doing the right thing. details about an inmate escapee. the condiment they used to escape custody. a frustration many of us feel on vacation could have one tourist facing charge. the argument that led to him attacking a valet. just ahead. a nice start this morning once again. humidity is going to build throughout the day today, unfortunately. we're going to have plenty of sunshine. we have rain chances in the ten-day forecast. it's still fairly quiet this week. we'll talk about the rain

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it's a nice morning out there. temperatures at 71 degrees in d.c. it's a little cooler once you step outside the beltway. temperatures in the 60s outside the beltway. but we're all going to warm up to around 90 degrees. the humidity unfortunately continues to build today. looks like it's going to be with us through the rest of the workweek. could we see any rain. the details coming up in a few minutes. hey, lauryn. rock creek parkway. crews are still

they clear by 6:00 a.m. beach drive closed between tilden street and blagden avenue. that's a downed tree. it's beautiful so far out of frederick toward the lane divide. you should find no delay whatsoever. back to you. >> jack, thank you. parents and outraged prosecutors want answers in charles county. carlos bell faces more than 100 charges and officials warn there could be more victims. the principal also has been reassigned. >> news 4's justin finch is live in charles county with what parents need to know about all of this, this morning. justin, good morning. >> reporter: aaron, good morning. investigators are saying that benjamin stoddard middle school was the back stop for some of that alleged abuse. officials identified at least 24 young victims but they're still looking for at least 11

state's attorney as this investigation is not yet over. now take a look. as you mentioned here, we have charges, word of charges being filed against carlos bell. 119 charges filed. as many as 24 victims counted. this child porn probe. he's reportedly hiv positive and was a track coach and charles county aide. he's accused of recording himself on cell phones sexually assaulting middle school age boys and giving those boys marijuana as well. we now know that this abuse spanned more than two years. >> where was this taking place at that none of the teachers or staff or anybody that worked there said anything or did anything? >> we still need help from the public. we still need people who know something about this case to contact sheriff's

>> reporter: and bell is also charged with knowingly transmitting hiv. we can tell you right now, the ripple effects are also being felt at stoddard middle school. we'll have that angle coming up at 6:00 a.m. back in to you. >> justin, thank you. now, the charles county school district has a new website to help both students and teachers recognize sexual abuse. it has links to a lot of prevention resources. this is the one to the website darkness to light. it outlines five steps to help protect your children. you can find a link in the nbc washington app by searching protect kids. the school district also says it's rolling out new classes for both students and teachers. take a look at the man you see wearing a white t-shirt in this video. d.c. police need help to find this person of interest. it has to do with a homicide that happened on kansas avenue in northwest over the weekend. police are offering a reward that leads to his arrest. two people were shot on sunday morning. one

>> we have new details in that inmate escape we told you about yesterday morning. 12 prisoners managed to sneak out of an alabama prison thanks to peanut butter. >> this is some of the evidence found inside the prison. turns out they used a new supply of peanut butter to trick a new guard. investigators say the inmate smeared it over the number of his cell and convinced the guard to open the wrong door that allowed them to break free. 11 of the inmates were captured by this time yesterday. one man remains on the run. angie goff here at the live desk. this just in. breaking news out of northeast d.c. that's where investigators, d.c. police, on the scene right now of the shooting in the 4400 block of pond street northeast. this is near kenilworth gardens. at this point, one person was hit, one man. he apparently is being treated for nonlife-threatening injuries. po

searching for a suspect who got away in a burgundy chrysler 200. molette green on the way to the scene right now. we'll have more on the search for the shooter, as well as what led up to this incident in northeast. stay with us. aaron? >> angie, thank you. a former cop may face charges after an outburst while on vacation. surveillance video from the ocean sky in ft. lauderdale shows a hotel guest knocking ava lay attendant to the ground. the two men were arguing over an $18 valet charge. he used to work as a s.w.a.t. officer in georgia claimed the attendant was rude. ft. lauderdale police say the man -- it will be up to the state's attorney office whether to charge him. 5:18 is our time right now.

tropical depression emily could still dump even more rain on parts of florida this morning. it came ashore as a tropical storm yesterday causing minor damage, including flooding and power outages on the west coast of the sunshine state. many people felt winds of up to 45 miles per hour. >> you guys warned us it would be a named storms. no concerns around here with that storm. >> no concerns around here. we were watching it yesterday morning. it was an area of low pressure and then it was upgrade today a depression. i would say upgraded to a tropical storm. it was a quick switchover. tropical storm emily was a tropical storm. now it's a tropical depression. i'll show you the track in a second. it's not going to be affecting us. that's the good news. we have a nice dry stretch. that's going to continue. great day for the playground. if the kids want to head out there. it will be hotter this afternoon. temperatures around 90 degrees all week. the 80s return with a small rain chance. we'll be watching that

your weekend does not look like a washout by any means. 64 leesburg and manassas. clinton 68 degrees. 64 in gaithersburg. still comfortable. we'll be heating up quickly. if you're exercising. 78 degrees by 8:00 a.m. by noon. 87. this afternoon, more humid too. high around 91 degrees. locally, nice and dry. high pressure keeps us dry. there's tropical depression emily. not as much rain with it right now. it's going to be leaving florida soon. reemerging in the atlantic. it's doing that now. look at the track. >> we don't have to worry about it. >> it's nice to see. moving into the atlantic. worrisome on the east coast. for today, 91 degrees. mostly sunny. little bit more humid. if you're heading to the beach this weekend, friday, late chance of isolated shower, 81 degrees saturday. 80. few showers around, even thunderstorms. but then we start to clear out

a chance on saturday, mid-80s. each forecast coming up. good morning, jack taylor. >> sheena, good morning. a tree blocking beach drive between tilden and blagden. unfortunately, the roadway is closed until crews can remove the tree. you'll finds in virginia, 95 an early delay from stafford coming northbound, a brief slowdown there. falmouth to springfield looking good. if you're headed out the door, so far so good. back to you. all right, jack. thank you. they're supposed to be fighting fires. instead, they're fighting each other. the feud over a license plate that's divided a local fire department.

week for. now new episodes of game of thrones could be leaked online. more on the hbo hack just ahead. coming up today on ellen, an appearance by diane keaton. she's joining the comedian and the first ever male cover girl. you can watch ellen weekdays at 3:00 here on nbc4 and we'll get ou caught up

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beware of spoiler alerts for one of this year's most popular shows. hbo is dealing with the latest cyber hack. apparently hackers got their hands on the script for the next episode of the sunday night hit show game of thrones. the hackers also have an episode of ballers and the new show, room 104. hollywood is a big target for hacking. >> whether it's organized crime grupts or hacke e groups or hackers looking for the ain't to boast about it. it's having an impact on the corporations. >> the hackers -- so far no indication at this point whether the same individual or group might be responsible for the hbo hack. >> spoiler alerts everywhere abounds. you have to stay off line. >> i wouldn't want to watch the episode out of order. i would wait for it to be where it needed to be. >> it's wrong. >> that too. a

no one wants to find that at the office. i would never set foot back in here. >> new video that would take a look at your desk. what is she doing? just came out with basically his fists swinging. >> plus a political fight turns physical. how a comment over one of these popular hats led to a violent attack. we're keeping a close eye on the temperatures on this tuesday morning. a great morning as you make your way outside. you're going to feel a touch that of humidity already. it's only going to increase throughout the day. when do rain chances increase. sheena

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right now at 5:30, two brothers detained and facing deportation. why a routine check-in could force them out of the country. >> plus, firehouse fight. tension and threats of violence between the emergency workers we rely on. how a license plate sparked workplace conflict. >> it's the world's longest suspension bridge. hundreds of feet above the ground. we'll give you a closer look and tell you how you can take a stroll across it. "news4 today"

>> right now, though, a live look from our city cam this morning. thanks for waking up with us on this tuesday. we're working to get you out the door with everything you need to know. wtop's jack taylor will have a check on the commute. >> we begin with your forecast, lauryn ricketts is in with sheena parveen and they're outside for what's shaping up to be another beautiful day. we like this weather, especially for the first day of august. >> let's keep it going as we go through the week. the only thing, unfortunately, is the humidity is making that return. >> it is. you can feel it a little bit this morning. it's a little bit more damp and sticky. as we go through the afternoon, still a nice dry stretch if you want to get out and do anything outside. 71 degrees right now. clear skies. sun is about to come up. very nice outside currently. it's 71 in washington. but surrounding areas and most of the area in the 60s. 64 dulles, 69 in quantico. 64gate

temperatures will quickly climb, especially this morning. we should be around 80 degrees around lunchtime. feel a little more like summer today. >> if you're able to get out, you need the sun block. stay hydrated. dry stretch into the week and we're watching for showers. let's get a check on the roads. >> sheena, thank you. crews are still busy as they work this morning. we've got trees down, we've got the overnight work. rock creek parkway. p p beach drive had been closed down at tilden street and blagden avenue. live look on 395 coming northbound by duke street. volume pretty light. no worries springfield to 14th. in fact, the 14th street bridge, virtuallyo

we'll keep you posted. >> 5:33. now to our top stories. the days long search for a missing loudoun county family has ended in heartbreak. the bodies of courtney ash, her son and cousin were found in a creek in leesburg say the car lost control and hit a guardrail. it was found overturned in the water. >> ace principal reassigned following a sex abuse scandal against former teacher's aide carlos bell. officials warn there could be more victims. news 4's justin finch will have an update at 6:00. >> raising questions about what president trump knew about his son's meeting at trump tower. the president himself dictated donald trump jr.'s

that meeting. his personal attorney is dism s dismissing the story. they're searching for a new communication's director. scaramucci was ousted yesterday. tracie potts will join us with a live report from capitol hill with more on what comes next. it's 5:34 right now. we're learning more about that shooting at a gop baseball practice in alexandria two months ago. capitol police officers were initially directed to the wrong location that morning. the response team was directed to house minority leader nancy pelosi's home in georgetown. it's not clear what caused the mixup. some capitol police officers were on site because scalise has a security detail. an internal investigation is now under way.

two brothers from deportation. the two were brought to the u.s. as children fleeing violence from el salvador. they played soccer regularly with the bethesda soccer club. diego earned a scholarship to play in college. he's supposed to start in the fall but i.c.e. agents detained both brothers on friday. friends demanded their release at a protest outside of the department of homeland security last night. >> we're committed to fight for this. we support any bipartisan initiatives to try to bring relief to youth. but we also call a halt to deportation, a halt to the destruction of our community and our families. >> the brothers would not have been priorities for deportation under the previous administration, but president trump's administration has made it clear that any u

immigrant may be deported. we are working to learn when the man accused of shooting a woman during a road rage incident will appear in court. ernest stick he will is back in virginia after being extradited. he turned himself into police after the shooting on july 19th. this happened in alexandria off the beltway on the eisenhower connector. witnesses heard a van and suv honking at each other. two people got out of the van yelling and challenging the suv driver to come out. that's when police say he opened fire. the woman who was shot is expected to be okay. 5:36 right now. >> several montgomery county firefighters are requesting protective orders against a fellow firefighter. this stems from an argument over a confederate flag license plate at the bethesda fire station earlier this month. according to court documents, this man saw the license plate on a pickup truck for charles lee. during a

lee by saying he had a lot of guns. he told pat collins that the confederate flag set him off but he did not threaten anyone. >> never threatened anyone with a gun, never mentioned of a gun. i never told anyone any type of killing anybody. this has all been made up in retaliation for standing up to them for the confederate flag. >> lee was not available for comment. one request for a protective order was thrown out of court. another three will be considered by a judge. it's not small. >> see, this could not happen to me. what you're looking at right now is a snake inside an australian news station. this happened inside a news station. >> keep your -- i don't want the pay. i'm out. the show is over. >> the employees there -- don't they seem calm? we would not be

>> newsroom would be empty. cameraman found it curled up on a desk. >> the woman has handled these snakes before at her house. i think they're different kind of person in australia. eventually, you can see they put it in a bag and released it in the bushes outside the station so that it can slither back in? >> there's a hole somewhere needs to be plugged up. >> who would do the news if there was a snake on my desk. >> they would be the news is about to start? not today. >> not today. >> 35:38 right now. a political fight. a make america great again hat led to a bloody argument in the street. >> this is probably the worst drug situation in decades if got a century. >> plus, the opioid epidemic. more widespread than ever. the shocking number of americans who admit they've used powerful painkillers. >>

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week shows that about 1 in 3 people was using these drugs in 2015. that's nearly 92 million americans who took prescription medicines like oxycontin and vicodin. the survey was done by the national institute on drug abuse. nearly 5% of adults surveyed told researchers that they took these drugs without their doctors' permission. doctors say opioids should be used for people with severe diseases and only in small doses for a short period of time for other people who have pain issues. it's going to be a great day out there today. maybe you want to take time to get into the pool if you didn't do it yesterday, eric. temperatures today will be at 90 degrees. similar to yesterday. but today, we'll have that humidity building in. unfortunately. hot and humid day today but we'll talk about chances of storms coming up. right now, we'll talk about trachg on the roadways with jack

aught road at aught place. this could cause delays. authorities are aware. hopefully they'll rectify the situation quickly. those trying to get off the beltway are mainly af

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. right now on "news4 today," one week on the job and already out. the white house ousts its communications director. we'll tell you what's next. >> political attack. how the make america great again hat led to a beatdown on a d.c. street. are you daring enough to walk across this bridge. we'll tell you how to get there and how long it really is. search for a shooter is on in northeast d.c. right now. police on the

it's near here. kenilworth gardens in the 4400 block of pond street northeast. that's where police, d.c. police found a man shot. he is expected to survive. as for the search for the gunman, police looking for someone in a burgundy chrysler 200. molette green on twitter posting a video from the scene. she's on the ground talking with investigators and will update us in a live report coming up. that's the latest from the live did he say be. we just swore in general kelly. he will do a spectacular job. >> president trump praising his new chief of staff, john kelly. this in a sign that he's given him full authority, one of his first acts pushing out anthony scaramucci as communications director. tracie potts live on capitol hill. tracie, what was behind the decision? >> it was a decision by john kelly and an early

in. but this had been building from the inside and the outside. people like ivanka trump and jared kushner who lobbied for scare newschannel i to come in turned sour after that profane tirade that he gave to the new yorker, that there were confidants outside telling the president this was not going to blow over. once kelly was in and given final authority over the staff, he was asked to resign. >> tracie, begs the question then, with general kelly in place in the white house, will there be more changes on the way? >> the hope is there's stability. we've seen two national directors, we've seen two press secretaries, we've seen fbi director fired already. we're talking about an administration that's just over six months old. they're now looking for the third communications director. kelly is supposed to calm things down and bring some stability. in fact,

anticipate any other senior staff leaving. >> we shall see. tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. tracie, thank you. 11 before the hour now. a fight over a trump campaign hat landed a florida man in trouble with a mab -- in d.c. one of the men say it all happened quickly. >> he just came out with basically his fists swinging. and he immediately hit my husband and got him down pretty quick. i tried to intervene and stop him and he punched me in the face. >> the suspect is facing assault charge but is out of police custody. he tells news 4 that he acted in self-defense and that the incident was terrifying. the people who

park neighborhood in northwest washington. plans to replace the iconic uptown theater sign have been canceled. amc lowews owns that one-screen theater. they were planning to replace the 81-year-old sign with a new amc sign. the neighborhood wasn't happy about those plans. >> it's the same as walking past a mom and pop's restaurant that all of a sudden has an applebee's sign in front of it. >> i'd wonder why they'd done it, why they'd taken away something that's been a part of this neighborhood for so many years. >> residents tweeted, e-mailed and wrote letters to the amc to save the sign. an amc logo may be added but for now the sign would stay. it would be so different to do that. it is an iconic spot. >> check out this video that might make you dizzy. >> whoa. >> this is the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world. just opened in switzerland. >>

is, it spans five football fields, which is more than a quarter of a mile. it connects hiking trails to two swiss towns because of the beauty. the adventure. look at that scene. apparently, it's the highest point of the bridge, it stands at nearly 300 feet above the ground. you can't be afraid of heights for this one. it was built with a patented system that prevents it from swinging. could you imagine a wind gust. >> i think it would be fun. >> sheena says sign me up. >> i'm good. that's why god gave us the ability to make cars. >> i would goth not go on it if it was loaded with people. i've been on a suspension bridge like that in canada. you have these kids that start swinging it or jumping on it, because you think it's fun. you're behind them holding on. >> by kids, you mean 20-somethings. >> he looked a lot like

was weird. >> i mean, something like that you have to control how many people are on it at once. i'm sure they do. i'm sure it's fine. sneers here's a look outside. it's going to be a very nice day. weather outlook. temperatures will be warming up. your commute, yes. you'll obviously need the sunglasses. we have very clear skies out there. you will see some sun glare this morning. lunch outside. little humid. the pool will be sunny and warm. temperatures right now are comfortable still. you might notice a touch more humid. 66 in vienna. 73 degrees in washington. 67 chevy chase. if you're in prince george's county, temperatures mostly the mid to upper 60s. 70 riverdale. annapolis at 71 degrees. your wake-up weather looking good. 72 by 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m., close to 80. quickly warming up. nice and dry and we have that tropical depression still down in florida. not going to be messing with us as tropical depression

atlantic and staying out. we don't have to worry about it. we have a dry stretch really for the rest of the week. so the uv index will be staying at a high level. you'll get a sunburn in 10 to 15 minutes. you have the sun block on. if you're going to be outside. today, mostly sunny, 91. a bit more humid. as we go through the afternoon and we pretty much stay around 90 for the rest of the week. saturday, we have a rain chance. mid-80s across the weekend. really not bad. let's check on the roads this tuesday morning with jack taylor. good morning, jack. >> sheena, good morning. crews are still working. rock creek parkway, 10, 15 minutes or so. they'll head out. traffic alternates by one direction at a time. an issue, inside the beltway. off road, auth place. we get a live look in virginia down on woodbridge. a little bit of volume building. we've got this

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