michigan and chairman grandma last year that had 20 bipartisan cosponsors endorsed not only by the urban league and the naacp that those as well and passed unanimously in the senate unfortunately we ran out of time in the house so it did not become law. not yet. this legislation creates a national criminal justice commission much like the 9/11 commission that would review our criminal justice system at large from top to bottom, something that hasn't happened since 1965 and 18 months the commission will report backsdad u to us and make recommendations for changes that could be passed by congress this would allow us to systemically look at what is workingha and what isn't and what needs to be done to modernize the system including repairing the broken relationship between law enforcement and minority communities. the review that took place in 1965 with 200 specific ar and to take stock of those failures as i mentioned the bill that passed the senate unanimous had 20 bipartisan cosponsors and was supported by the national association of police organization in chief association and the national urb

it was endorsed not only by the urban league and the naacp, but the major police organizations in this country as well and it passed unanimously in the senate. unfortunately, we ran out of time in the house, so it did not actually become law. not yet. this legislation creates a national criminal justice commission much like the 9/11 commission that would review our criminal justice system rit large from top to bottom. something that has not happened since 1965. in 18 months the commission would report back to us and make recommendations for changes that could be passed by-- considered and passed by the congress. this would allow us to systematically look at what is working and what isn't. and what needs to be done to modernize our criminal justice system, including repairing the broken relationship between law enforcement and some of our minority communities. the review that took place in 1965 produced 200 specific recommendations and it's past time to once again, to take stock of the successes and failures of our criminal justice system. as i mentioned the bill that passed the senate

one of those leaders, justin robinson, is president and ceo of the houston area urban league. on monday we saw 6,000 folks wait in line in the hot texas sun to pay their respects. many of them did not know george floyd. what does that say to you, about him, about this movement that has come out of his death? >> well, that's typical houston. houston as a city that supports one another. we support our homeboys. george was one of us. we are a resilient city. we come back from various types of disasters, be they tropical storms or hurricanes or even the death of a beloved houstonian like georgia. >> judson, as the head of the houston area urban league, changes that you want to see come from all of this specifically. >> well, obviously police reform has to be top of mind for the entire nation right now. we need to make sure that people don't take our patience as a weakness, that they understand that yes, we are resilient, but at the same time we expect empathy. we want to make sure america works with african-americans. we believe that it's an important that black people are conside

, we go to louisville where we are joined by sadiqa reynolds, president and ceo of l louisvile urban league welcome you to democrcracy n! heardople e who had not this story, perhaps because there was no videotape inside ththe home of breoeonna, this ia young woman who was helping care for covid-19 patients. she goes home and -- explain exactly what happened. >> well, she is working. she goes home, she saiaid, she s risksking her life taking care f covid-19 patients. she goes too b bed, is my undederstanding,g, and her boyfd kenneth walker was there with her. at some e int in thehe night, te police showed up. it seems to be clear they y did fact not. as you k know, they y had a no k wawarrant. what they did not d do was announcece t themselves. so when they knocked, i ththinkt prprobably frightetened kennethe got up. he is a licensed gun owner. he had his gun. when they came to the door, he firered. one of the offfficers was shot. they fired back. they fired back in such a way sentthere were 22 bullets into that house. eight of t those blelets landedn breonna's body. at least one of those bu

who took part in today's house hearing on police reform, the president and ceo of the national urban league. mark, thanks so much for joining us. >> hi, wolf. thank you for having me. >> you heard today that very emotional plea from george floyd's younger brother. what do you hope will emerge from this hearing today and what is going on? >> i hope what will emerge is broad consensus not only among democrats and progressives and african-americans and other members of congress but broadly into the republican caucus that we need sweeping reform. that we need significant reform today in american policing. and i thought the hearing was a good hearing, broad based support. and i thought that the tone even set by many of the republican leaders was one of a willingness to work together. i hope it is not just talk for today and that it is really meaningful because this is what i think people in the streets, people across the nation want to see. they want to see an eradication of this system of policing which has become corrosive, ineffective, and deadly for too many young african-american men. >> di

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. >> reporter: mark muriel is president of the national urban league. >> this incident in minneapolis as though someone lit the powder keg of edge that we were dealing with. >> reporter: scenes like this in new york city where a police officer drove into a crowd of protesters aren't helping. along with mayor de blasio's initial defense of the video. he is now calling for a full investigation. the cities that faired the best proved listening may be the strongest weapon against violence. in santa cruz, california, the police chief kneeled in solidarity with marchers. and in flint, michigan, the sheriff asked protesters if he and his deputies could protest together. skpoo we' >>> and we're back here in los angeles on melrose where you can see some of the damage. this was a shoe store that was looted then stet on fire. nearly 400 people were arrested last night. 9 national guard deploying 1,000 troops to help keep the peace. and the mayor extending the curfew again beginning tonight at 8:00 p.m. steve? >> jonathan, thanks. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. m, ♪ ♪ >> announcer:

and president of the national urban league. good morning, gentlemen. thank you for being here. we're grateful to have your voice in this. charles, i want to start with you. you said something last night that i think got a lot of people's attention. you said, quote, you may be legally justified. but just because you can doesn't mean you should. help us understand what -- how you need to change that thought process in police departments and do you think the chief here in atlanta, chief shields stepping down, will make a difference? >> well, first of all, yeah. you know, the law is one thing. but your training and use of force is a separate issue. there's nothing more important than sanctity of life. you may be legally justified, but if it's not necessary or reasonable, if it's not proportional, that's with any use of force, then we need to hold those officers accountable. because you just don't shoot people unless you absolutely have to. it has to be a last resort. and sometimes under the law, technically, you could be justified. i keep hearing about, he didn't have a deadly weap

joining us now, mark moriele, president and ceo of the national urban league.k, my first question to you, i mean, why are we here again and also of, what stands out to you in that body cam video? >> well, first of all, thank you for having me, arthel. it's another just an act of outrage, another unarmed black man, killed with what i believe is the unnecessary use of force. to cut right to the point, this man was shot in the back because he ran away and then pointed a taser at the officer. the point was, is that the taser is not a deadly weapon, not a weapon that could severely injure the officer and the officer pulled out his gun and shot the man in the back. so the use of force was neither necessary, nor was it reasonable. if one considers the fact that force can be used only if, one, the officer's life it threatened or another person's life is threatened. and neither of those standards were met in this instance and the use of the gun in response to a taser was also dispro force portion net da -- disproportionate. that is the point. the man fled interest the p

those young folks, some are organic and on their own, some in the naacp in some urban league and somecompetition. this is a movement. and we need to stop are competing and start fighting the real enemy. thank you for doing what you all are doing. when i got here, they were marching. they kept marching. they didn't need anybody to come organise it. we will stay organised. and i really think them for their work. we wa nt to really think them for their work. we want to pause for eight minutes and 46 seconds. i want to to do this because of the pandemic when i ask you to take hands, but i want you to stand next to somebody with the right distance. —— i will not ask you to take hands. the amazing thing about this moment, people said they never saw marches all over the country. we've had that, but we never had any pandemic. the reason this is a different time is people came out by the hundreds of thousands and in risk of their own health to stand up. people that had been sheltered in, they broke out a shelter. the first flight i took was to come here. in many weeks. and maybe in gods own wa

[applause] our organizations call this a day of mourning, naacp, national urban league, legal defenseo come out , withs day of mourning field, that no legal they have outlined a legal enforce,hat we must everything from residents to police background. i talked to governor andrew cuomo today in new york and he change withgot to the backgrounds, and you have to know that if they stop you, you find out it everything they ever did. why don't we know police men have a pattern? [applause] with got to go back to consent decrees. under the obama administration, they had put certain cities under consent decrees. in baltimore, they put it under consent decree. one of the first things that happened in the nixon administration was, they stopped the consent decree. we have specific policies, that iswhy i am glad martin iii here today, because on august 28, the 57th anniversary of the march on washington, we are going back to washington, martin . that is where your father stood in the shadows of the lincoln memorial and said, i have a dream. but we are going back this august 28 to restore and , to

the naacp legal defense fund, the urban league, the national action network, even been crowned, the attorney for the families of george floyd, breonna taylor, michael brown, trayvon martin, said do not go forward with this bill, it's a nonstarter. we just got a letter signed by the leadership conference of civil rights and human rights, we need a group that had the duck, 138 organizations have signed it, all the major civil rights organization, i will redo a paragraph. the justice act they write is an inadequate response to the decades of pain, hardship that the black people have and continue to endure as a result of systematic racism and lacks policies that fail to hold police accountable from misconduct. the bill falls short of the comprehensive reform needed to address the current policing crisis and achieve meaningful law enforcement accountability. it is deeply problematic to meet this moment with a menial incremental approach that offers more funding to police and few policies to effectively address the constant loss of black lives at the hands of police. we therefore urge you to oppos

state legislature did act you know then you have to lead then you have to do things like what the urban league is going on the site were quick troop was the things they do want to deal with unemployment meals and giving them the training and given the background you know those are improvement but at the end of the day is equivalent to a prison in the ocean trying to call the police. the racial make a damn. police department many of them have sustained dramatically well well well well well frankly. most of the significant. we have keyed in this country as it relates to the civil rights of vance means the vast majority i'm happen to do the legislature a do 2 chords and so. that we get in the day that have been those could not have happened without protest the willing to sacrifice themselves because they had a day the brutality that they suffer and which we took to the courts and got free will ruin somebody's head to head to be on the receiving end in. you know when i look at where his body is right and my apartment was right around the corner here right so this spot in the pavement right here on

state legislature did and you know then you have to then you have to things like what the urban league is doing on a site where in the. things they don't want to deal with unemployment mail thing given the training and given the background you know those are improvement but then that a day is equivalent to a prison in ocean trying to call them through. the racial make. them police department i mean the. stance and dramatically change well. most of the significant achievements we have achieved in this country as relates to civil rights advancements the vast majority i'm happy and you do legislate to do chords and so. the rule is that we get in that thing that happened those could not have happened without the protest the willing to sacrifice themselves because they in a day the brutality that they suffer and which we did of courts and got favorable ruling somebody had to had to be on the receiving end in. you know when i look at where his body is right and my apartment was right around the corner here right so this spot in the pavement right here on this patch of payment this is where h

it supported by groups like the naacp the leadership conference of human rights in the national urban league. the house is expected to pass the bill this thursday. and then, it comes over here. but instead of taking of that bill, the justice and policing acts, senator mcconnell's brought a different bill to the senate floor. the justice act. but my problem with ithe is despiteds the name and a lot of the words we are hearing on the other side, it does not get us to where we need to be. in this moment is people are still marching and demanding more from change, we cannot confront these urgent issues with half measures or equivocation. i haveat serious concerns this bill does not respond to the nationwide call for justice. on like the justice and policing act that is going to pass the house, the bill we are considering here in the senate lacks critical reforms topr strengthen pattern and practice investigation reform that's urgently needed after we all saw the video of the police officers standing right next toh whether george floyd pinned down, pinned to the ground. i call on the department o

he is the president and ceo of the national urban league. he also served as mayor of new orleans from 1994 until 2002. a ba from the university of pennsylvania. >> thank you. bass, thankative you for your leadership on this issue. first, we at the national urban league strongly support the passage of the justice and policing act. to mr. floyd and underwood jacobs, i share our thoughts and prayers for you. your courage is admirable. thank you very much. and 1968, an 8 year. over 2000 black people were lynched in the united states. these murders were turned into public spectacles with people being tortured, mutilated, and burned. in front of hundreds of spectators. in 1922 the united states house of representatives have the courage to pass a bill to make a lynching a federal crime. supremacists in the united states senate filibuster that bill and blocked 200 attempts to pass that bill. a blockage which continues to this day in the united states senate. in 1922, the congress of the united states had demonstrated the courage to make lynching a f

of the national urban league and former mayor of new orleans marc morial. marc, we're just a couple of weeks after george floyd, after atlanta saw the protests. the response. and here we are, another use of deadly force video that showsp what goes through your mind, you a lot of pain, a lot hurt. a lot of, how can this happen? is my immediatecoesponse, but d to that, it underscores why we need a reimagination, a restructuring and a ne accountality system for american policing. american policing is, for thest art, broken. people can pick the word they want, but, uh, we need changesat he national level, and we need new initiativein new ways of doing business at the local level. this is not we'rene sweeping federal bill will fix this problem. but a sweeping federal bill is sential to address many of the accountability challenges, and that's why the justice and policing act is something we strongly support introduced this past week in the congress. and i'm not, i don't have 1/2 tight for a watered down version i don't have an appetr ah, symbolic bill. i thi we'

the urban league says the scott bill dances around the edges in a show of political posturing. we refuse to engage in that political posturing. we refuse to act like this is just a box we checked and then we can move on. we refuse to insult black americans by pretending, pretending this is a serious effort. people have suffered too long for that. we've been here before. this isn't the first wave of protests or the second. in 2014 after the murders of tamir rice in my city of cleveland and michael brown in ferguson, missouri, president obama's administration laid important groundwork for tax reform. they studied what reforms would be the most effective. they instituted consent decrees with cities to hold departments accountable. they created a road map that we could follow. but president trump undid much of the progress the obama administration made. the urban league put out a plan for reform around the time of the murder of tamir rice after michael brown's murder in 2014. since then nearly 1,300 black men and women -- think of that -- 1,300 black and men have been fatally shot

along the way and the urban league and i know part of my responsibility to be socially engaged to make a difference so i didn't even think about of joining the republican party. why would i ever think about joining the republican party? every african-american in every black person i knew of led to the democrat party because it's better to have a seat in the room and to be outside. >> losing a vote on a piece of legislation today that would have led to systemic change in the relationship between the communities of color and the law enforcement community. that somehow someway and the law enforcement and communities of color. that's just not true. in this spoke to the important issues. we wouldn't be here if not to the death of yet another african-american his murder is why george floyd has given us the opportunity to lead. and my friends on the other side. just said no. they just said no. and they didn't just say no to the legislation but along the way i sat down with many of them. senator schumer sent a letter there were five things in the legislation that needed to be improved not just

enforcement officials and civil rights advocates, including family attorney ben crumple, national urban league president, and houston police chief art acevedo. this portion of opening statements is two hours.

if the bill is wrong, the urban league of america is wrong. we have organizations, civil rights organizations, democrats and republicans. tell me another time when the 500 plus congresspeople, democrats, republicans, house icmbers and senators come together in conviction and to sy now is the time that america, that we condemn the dark history of our past and actually pass anti-lynching legislation, and not one man, and i do not question his motives because i know his heart, one man is standing in the way of the law of the land changing because of a difference of interpretation. this doesn't talk about bruising someone. it's a difference of interpretation. .. does the anguished cries of people in the streets -- i've had children break down with me this week wondering if this would be a country that values their lives as much as white people's lives. i've had to explain to grown men this week that there's still hope >> that we can make change in america, we can grow and heal in america. we can make this more perfect union. today is the day we ca

he's the president and ceo of the national urban league.ank you both for being here. >> good morning. >> it's good to see you both we were talking about events that were happening everywhere from fargo, north dakota, to nebraska to tampa and salt lake city marc, i wonder if you can talk about the massive issues facing cities everywhere. what's happening here. what can we do >> the george floyd issue in minneapolis struck an aorta in american life. that's why you see protesters of all races, kreedcreeds, colors, religions taking to the streets. most are peaceful. many have the intent of being peaceful and there certainly have been those that have intervened and have turned these protests into something much more ugly. but what these protests i think help us understand -- hopefully will help us understand is that the underlying issues of the police system, the criminal justice system, economic system has not been kind or fair i think this has been building for some time. we talk about the policing issues, whether it was trayvon martin, eric g

he is the president and ceo of the national urban league. he also served as mayor of new orleans from 1994 until 2002. he received his jd from georgetown law school and ba from the university of pennsylvania. you may begin. mr. morial: thank you. members of the committee, chairman nadler, representative bass, thank you for your leadership on this issue. first, we at the national urban league strongly support the passage of the justice and policing act. to mr. floyd and ms. underwood jacobs, i join in sharing our thoughts and prayers with you on your loss. your courage is admirable. thank you very much. 1968 -- and 86d year period -- 4742 people, mostly black, were lynched in the united states. these murders were turned into public spectacles with people being tortured, mutilated, and burnt in front of hundreds of spectators mocking their deaths. in 1922, the united states house of representatives have the courage to pass a bill to make a lynching a federal crime. however, white supremacists in the united states senate filibuster that bill an

our organizations have called this a day of mourning naacp, national urban league, legal defense fund, black woman's round table, lawyer's committee, all got together. said we're going to have a day of mourning. then we're going to come out of this day of mourning. some of our experts, others that know the legal field, they outlined a legal process that we must enforce. everything from residency to dealing with police backgrounds not being hidden. talk to governor andrew cuomo today in new york. he says we got to change where the backgrounds of stop of policemen. we know to know if they stop you, they find out everything you ever did. why don't we know when policemen have a pattern? [applause] we got to go back to consent decree. under the obama administration, they had put certain cities with patterns and practice under consent decrees. jamal brown said we were doing this in baltimore, they put it under a consent decree. the first thing that happened in the next administration, they stopped the consent decree. we have specific policies that need to happen. therefore, i'm glad martin

along the way i joined the naacp, joined the urban league in many organizations because i knew my responsibility was to be socially engaged, making a difference, the one organization i didn't think about joining was the republican party. why would i ever think about joining the republican party? growing up, every black person i knew of was went to the democrat party. it is better to have a seat in the room then be outside. that was the heritage i grew up in. let me fast-forward, lost a vote on a piece of legislation that would have led to systemic change in the relationship between the community of color and the law enforcement community and broke the concept in this nation that some way, i had to be for law enforcement and four communities of color, that was a false binary choice, just not true. this legislation, to the important issues that brought us here today. as senator perdue alluded to the death of another african-american, george floyd, his murder, is why the country has given us the opportunity to lead, to lead and my friends on the other side just said no. not now to the legislation,

the organization , an apology or statement of solidarity, and making grants to the naacp and the urban leaguend getting back to business. that playbook will not work on this occasion. on this occasion, ceos and boards will have to look deeply within their own policies and practices. how do weemselves transform ourselves. transformation is what will be required. that will require incentivizing performance as we do in every other facet of corporate life. boards to incentivize increase diversity, we do ensure theireos to c-suite are diverse. we do that because this is a market. markets have investors. i am hopeful that investors who have input in the market, investors like blackrock and many of the large fund managers, the asset managers, altogether say it is time we do better in corporate america. that means literally doing what we do with everything else, counting and holding ourselves accountable for delivering on those targets. definitely need to see some diversity at the top. that is african-american and hispanic -- i know you would agree with that readily -- i think to this day fortune 500

naacp, national urban league, dwns fu defense fund, all got together said we'll have a day of mourningbut then we going to come out of this day of mourning because there is something about experts he, others that know the legal field have outlined a legal process that we must enforce.ex legal field have outlined a legal process that we must enforce.e, others that know the legal field have outlined a legal process that we must enforce., others that know the legal field have outlined a legal process that we must enforce. everything from residency and dealing with police background. talking to governor quu know tod q in new york, he said that we have to change how we stop people. if they stop you, they find out everything that you ever did. why don't we know when it police men have a pattern? there was pattern and practice under consent decrees. they put it under consent decree. one of the first things that happened in the next administration was they stopped the ckoconsent decree. we have specific policies that need to happen. therefore i'm glad that martin iii is here today because on a

he is the president and ceo of the national urban league. he also served as mayor of new orleans from 1994 until 2002. a ba from the university of pennsylvania. >> thank you. bass, thankative you for your leadership on this issue. first, we at the national urban league strongly support the passage of the justice and policing act. to mr. floyd and underwood jacobs, i share our thoughts and prayers for you. your courage is admirable. thank you very much. and 1968, an 8 year. over 2000 black people were lynched in the united states. these murders were turned into public spectacles with people being tortured, mutilated, and burned. in front of hundreds of spectators. in 1922 the united states house of representatives have the courage to pass a bill to make a lynching a federal crime. supremacists in the united states senate filibuster that bill and blocked 200 attempts to pass that bill. a blockage which continues to this day in the united states senate. in 1922, the congress of the united states had demonstrated the courage to make lynching a f

bob woodson is the former head of the national urban league 's department of criminal justice.e next. you don't want to miss a word this man says. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ ♪ y-yeah ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ hey, hey ♪ lou: well, if ever there were a time to worry about this nation and our direction, it appears that this is one of those times. seattle mayor jenny durkan says the seattle police department will not enter the zone styled at capitol hill organized protest, or c.h.o.p., except in the event of a, quote, significant life safety issue, whatever that is. the police define a life safety issue as an active shooter, an assault, structure fire or a significant medical emergency like a heart attack or stroke. but since the radical left has taken over those city blocks, police response time has more than tripled in the preat this point including -- precinct including to so-called c.h.o.p., so not much of what she's saying has much relevance. the radical left has been leading the charge for weeks to defund the police department. the message not catching on with the american people, for some reason. acc

bob woodson is the former head of the national urban league's department of criminal justice, he joinss here next. you don't want to miss a word this man says. you ever wish you weren't a motaur? sure. sometimes i wish i had legs like you. yeah, like a regular person. no. still half bike/half man, just the opposite. oh, so the legs on the bottom and motorcycle on the top? yeah. yeah, i could see that. for those who were born to ride, there's progressive. lou: if ever there were a time to worry about this nation and our direction, it appears that this is one of those times. seattle mayor jenny durkin says the seattle police department will not enter the zone styled as capitol hill organized protests or chop, except in the event of a, quote, significant life safety issue, whatever that is. the police define a life safety issue as an active shooter, an assault, structure fire or significant medical emergency like a heart attack, or stroke. end quote. since the radical left has taken over the city blocks, police response time has more than tripled in the precinct, including the so-called c

the president of the national urban league, author of the new book, the gum bow coalition, 10 leadership lessons that help you inspire, unite and achieve. thank you so much for joining us. and looking forward to reading the book. clearly there's a lot of passion about bringing change. but what does that look like from your perspective? >> i actually had an opportunity to participate in the protests today in west orange new jersey with my teenage daughter, who was very passionate and determined to attend the protests near where we live. i was struck by the number of young people, the diversity of the crowd, the passion, interest. and i think the determination to see this as a moment of change. i think what the looks like is a concerted effort to bring about police reform, at the national level and at the local level. and at the national level, i think you can expect to see c p comprehensive reform at the local level. again, i think that will be the first step at the federal level and the most significant step in a long time too, do police reform. it's also playing out at city halls all ac

join the urban league. join many organizations in the community because i knew part of my responsibility was to be socially engaged in making a difference no matter how small that difference could be. the one organization i did not even think about joining, was the republican party. why would i ever think about joining the republican party. because growing up every african-american every black , person i knew of because if -- new of was led to the democrat party, because it is better to have a seat in the room than be outside. that was the heritage i grew up in. let me fast to where we are today and i will return to that. lost, i lost, a vote on a piece of legislation that would have led to systemic change in the relationship between the communities of color and the law enforcement community. we would have broken the concept that somehow, someway, you have to be for law enforcement or for communities of color. that is just not true. that is a false binary choice. this legislation spoke to the important issu

joining us now is bob woodson, welcome bob a former cl rights activist, he headed the national urban leaguel justice. he is the founder of the woodson center which helps residents of low income neighborhoods. bob, it's great to have you back with us, good to see you -- >> [inaudible] lou: -- and this movement if around the country, great to have you, this movement by these mobs to tear down statues, it is just befuddling. what is driving this, in your judgment, as best you can judge? >> well, the pretext of all of this, of course, was pursuing social justice and challenging institutional racism, and they used george floyd as a symbol of that. they're always trolling for other george floyds. the head of black lives matter went to houston when a 7-year-old girl was killed and raised $1 is 00,000 -- 100,000 reward money with anticipating that the villain expect person who kill her was white, only to discover that the murderer was black. and so then it's not a story after that. so they're always trolling for new symbols of their protests. but this is not about social justice. and, again, black

police sergeant and good the see you and mark moriel, president of the urban league, attorneyer and formeror of new orleans. just as we are seeing more video of the brutality that's been going on for years, people have had complaints for decades, we are also witnessing more charges now being pressed against officers accused of criminal behavior so what challenges do prosecutors traditionally face in pursuit of going after police officers for arrests and/or indictment? >> i think the challenge that they face is that the laws, both federal laws and laws of many states skew towards wide discretion for police officer and then the climate of public opinion in many communities has been to give the police officers e even more than the benefit of the doubt, to give them all doubt and i think that that climate the protests, the climate of public opinion, the call for police reform i think is beginning i hope to change how the public looks at these. what has happened in the age of technology is that video cameras are capturing incidents that have been going on and these video cameras, whether it's 1

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