dennis crowley feels very strongly about this and is committed to it so we will be watching. thank you so much. when it comes to tech and innovation, california's silicon valley is thought of as the place to be. from bloomberg shows another state has taken the title for the most innovative. that story is next. ♪ this is " bloomberg west," on bloomberg television, streaming on your phone, your tablet, and bloomberg.com. i am emily chang. oracle is buying responsis four $1 billion. marketing -- it sells software. is the latest acquisition for oracle just trying to get more cloud business. when you think of an area that is leading the place for tech and innovation in the united states, most people would think of sala con valley and california. takes on the crown for the most innovative state according to bloomberg. we look at the percentage of professionals in stem fields and patents and public technology companies and seattle is home to the likes of microsoft and amazon and their early presence in investments in the city have led to a budding technology community. google, from

christiane amanpour and candy crowley. all at the same table. >>> the economy is climbing back. i'm christine romans. the economy is growing at the fastest pace since the beginning of 2012. driving growth? businesses. do they expect demand from consumers to surge and what happens if consumers are not buying? another critical sector to watch, housing. sales of new homes up 25% in october. the sharpest gain in 35 years. positive jobs numbers show the economy is healing. 203,000 jobs added in november. the u.s. on track now to create the most jobs since 2005. the jobless rate lowest in five years. stock market may have taken a breather, but it is a banner year for stocks. 25% of americans hold three quarters of all stocks. many americans are more concerned where the next meal is coming from than the 401(k). fast food workers striking against poverty wages. the economy, jobs, minimum wage. that is the president's agenda for the next three years. alex is the business director and chairman of the economic advisers. also with me is a former adviser to presidential candidate mitt romney

state of the union with candy crowley starts right now. have a good day. xxxxx.political moments. a budget -- the dangerously escalating tensions and hotspots around the world. i'm proud of the people of ukraine and their steadfast efforts for democracy. >> hundreds of thousands in the streets of kiev in a face-off with cold war overtones. the uncle of kim jong unis executed wondering if he's consolidating power or losing it. senator john mccain joins us from ukraine. >> then, good evening.

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crowley. lets start with you and ask how this "new york times" report, the reaction to it, how does that back the debate over benghazi. >> i seized upon two threads in david kirkpatrick's very carefully researched, i think carefully written analysis. the first on the security aspect is, security was not being ignored. however, you had a murky situation that at the end of the day the state department and ambassador himself in benghazi felt this was a security situation that was still manageable. the piece opens with this stern message from a local operative saying, hey, it's too dangerous for you to remain here. on the other hand we want american development aid. send us mcdonald's and kentucky fried chicken. diplomats in these kind of situations choose to take the more optimistic thread. they weren't ignoring the security situation. by the same token, they were presented with an alternative operating scheme that the british had run where they made day trips into benghazi but consolidated their

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brian, have you ever spooned with candy crowley? >> candy crowley.now, what am i on, my third, fourth week at cnn? i don't think that's come up in orientation just yet. >> just sayin'. you might get a better time slot. >> anderson, how do you prepare for this? this is an onslaught. >> i love being with kathy. she is -- she a good friend of mine, and she's somebody i enjoy her company. she makes me incredibly nervous, no doubt about it. i never sweat more than i do in that time when we're -- even though it's freezing cold out, i'm usually by the end of the evening, i'm drenched in sweat, because i am nervous. but, you know, she makes me laugh and, you know, giggle in a way that i am embarrassed to -- the fact that i giggle that way. >> kathy, is it true you all and ryan seacrest and carson daly all go out afterwards? >> you know, it's interesting you would ask that question, because this year we had a plan to all have dinner together in harmony as a family, and anderson cooper sent an e-mail to all of us blowing us och, about something about meeting w

chief political analyst candy crowley has this recap. >> reporter: it was the year of living angrily.down and shut up. >> stand up for your country or do you want to take it down? >> reporter: this place is a mess. >> i resoundingly reject that aelgts. >> reporter: white hot rhetoric, icy cold relationships. that said, 2013 started as inaugural years often do. >> so help me god. >> reporter: nicely enough. >> my fellow americans, we are made for this moment and we will seed it. >> reporter: he was a popular president with an ambitious agenda, revamping the tax code, reforming schools, better job training, a new energy policy and renewed voting process, immigration reform and gun control. none of it has happened. turns out january was the kindest month. the president ends the year with an aprival rates that has gone south and focused on saving the health care reform he won in the first term. >> there was a time when i was young and invincible. after five years in this office, people don't call me that any more. >> reporter: another year like this and they will call him lame duck. paul,

next on the run down crowley and combs will react to the legacy and exploitation of it. later michelle bachmann on why americans see >> true confessions tonight. you think? >> you're committed leftist. i've known you more than 17 years and never seen you do anything approaching what al sharpton does. cutting you know? his stuff out. >> clearly you're praising mandela. i'm in the sure why you chose that moment to call him a communist. you knew we're doing the segment. discussion is that you've got to put ideology aside okay? you've got to put it aside sometimes. a man can be a hero in different circumstances. >> context was lost because if you were praising him not knocking him. >> right. right. so sharpton in taking nelson mandela's death and using it dishonestly to tack someone he doesn't like. despicable? >> it's not right. >> i wonder if he knew what he said. >> he knew. he knew. >> that is what nbc said last time. >> they do this repeatedly. al sharpton has been on this program. you guys had back and forth. >> i tried. i d >> he knew to take it out of context. he did

i'm candy crowley. a political tug of war brewing in the ukraine. a country sandwiched between russia and europe. ukrainian protesters are upset with their president for refusing to sign a trade deal with the european union. it's a move that would align the former soviet blocked nation with the west. instead, the president is turning his financially strapped country toward russia, which has offered economic assistance. nick payton walsh is in kiev as demonstrators gather for a mass rally today. nick? >> reporter: in many ways this country is split in two, candy. then in the west speaking ukrainian wanting to turn their eyes towards the european union. many thought that choice was made nine years ago with the orange revolution pushing the country in the western direction. they're back on the streets because the president didn't sign that deal with the european union that would push them in a westerly direction. more people came out on the streets, the police met with brutality. that brought more people on the streets, too, despite the freezing cold t

good morning, i'm candy crowley. it's a dreary day in the nation's capital. dreary and devoid of politicians. the president is on his annual christmas vacation in hawaii. and after a noisy year on capitol hill, leaders of both parties have gone silent over the holidays, some of them haven't tweeted in more than a week. that is some serious quiet. it gave us time to think about the year that was. as inaugural years often do, 2013 started with a newly re-elected president buoyed by strong approval ratings pushing a bold agenda. >> our journey's not complete until our wives, our mothers, and daughters can earn a living equal to their efforts. our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. our journey is not complete until we see the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see america as a land of opportunity. my fellow americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it so long as we seize it together. >> joining me now to sort out the 2013 moments that may have some shelf life into 2014 a colle

we want to go to the state of the union anchor candy crowley.hange the talk about benghazi and how it's used in the political arena? >> i'm not sure it will. next year is an election year. the fact is you point out there is a little something of everyone in here. there is, of course, that sort of belief that there were just no al qaeda involvement, it appears through this investigation, but no international terrorist group. this appears to be a band of militia which there are many bands within benghazi. the idea that it was the tape in part sparked others to join this ban and it was being stoked by the leaders of the militia. but it was not solely that. there was a preplanned attacked. it wasn't clear this is when we're going to do it. perhaps they took advantage of it and brought other people in. so it's pretty mercury. and there are also, i probably suggest to you that republicans will say well the people we talked to say it was clear it was terrorist borne. i'm not sure it will change the parameters of the debate. so we're getting word there

we take it up in the "chalk talk" joined by monica crowley and manufacture.: the president railing against income inequality in america. >> we believe this is the defining challenge of our time. making sure that our economy works for every working american. that is why i ran for president. this includes decreasing mobility, which poses a fundamental threat to the american dream come our way of life, and what we stand for around the globe's. lou: lou: i hate to point it out to the president and the president has been in office for five years. for crying out loud. the economic failures are not that of george w. bush, they are not of bill clinton, they are of hits. yes, the obama record poses a fundamental threat to millions of americans and he's got that right. take a look under mr. obama. the income gap, four times faster has expanded four times faster than it did under president george bush. under president obama, 6.7 americans in the millions have fallen into poverty. the same one that had the audacity to stand before the cameras and speak as though he had a

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crowley or some other people. over it that you know this is. the first couple of meetings i think they went over and had them in person and they were representatives of the state department ice assume the intelligence agencies were there i know the cia was represented. i'm not sure i just don't remember that the military was there. because at that point it was mostly nonmilitary matters. after that after the first couple of conversations they just had a daily phone call basically. they did it all you know there was none of this everybody gathered in a room it was they would say we really think you should hold back on this particular cable have and here's why and then we would discuss and decide whether to withhold it or not. and many of the countries where we've been traveling and. talking to be the editors or politicians there has been a concern that. these materials can have a destabilizing effect and that in a particular country when you consider. the consequences of not publishing that we considered it yeah we talked about it a lot i mean y

i'm candy crowley. we're following the latest on the deadly train crash in new york city. our coverage continues now. >> we want to continue with our breaking news coverage of this deadly train crash in new york city. we'll welcome our viewers in the states and around the world. here's what we know right now. at least four people have died. at least 40 others injured. this is according to two sources close to the investigation and when you look at these images, it looks like the train came shy of getting into the water. we know that at least five passenger cars went off the tracks. this all happened right around 7:00 a.m. eastern. you're looking at live pictures from wabc. with he have a crew on the ground. nic robertson joins me live by phone now. from your vantage point and from what you have heard from investigators, what's the latest? >> reporter: we can see the rescue workers as you can see from the helicopter pictures they still have ladders up against the side of the train and it appears at the moment that they have taken all of the people out of the carriages on th

with us to analyze is monica crowley and alan colmes.mes, you are about as far left as they come. >> way out there. a liberal loon. >> true confession tonight you are committed leftist. i have known you for more than 17 years. i have never seen you do approaching what al sharpton does cutting, you know,. >> full statement. clearly you were praising mandela. i'm not sure why you chose that moment to call him a communist. >> you should be sure because you knew we were doing the segment. and the discussion was you have got to put ideology aside. talking to dennis kucinich. put it te'o side sometimes. a man can be a hero in a dot of listen circumstances. now you are sure why i said it? >> the context was lost because you were praising him and not knocking him or name calling sharm ton taking his death and uses it dishonestly to attack someone he doesn't like. despicable. too strong a word? >> it's not right. i wonder if he he knew everything you said? >> he knew. a producer could have done it. >> that's what they said the last 8 times. >> al

watch out, charles payne and monica crowley are back.h more. ♪ look at this, it is a rally, stocks surging on the jobs report that came out an hour and half ago. last hour telling us a selloff is going to come this afternoon probably. charles payne is here, you disagree with that. charles: that has been the pattern. in those intraday sessions there was a point in the session we were up, in other words what the pattern has become, excitement in the daytime, morning and the professionals, the smart guys kind of selling into that. i don't think so. we will be challenged. stuart: are you or are you not protecting a 200-point rally at the close of trading? he will be happy with that? because the economy is stronger, profits are stronger, that is your theory, right? forget the fed. charles: profits have always been stronger. but the u.s. economy, the most vulnerable part of the rally, looks better. there are still some aspects which are worrisome. even if they get jobs, even if it goes up a little bit, they have been hesitant to spend money. o

, the brilliant candy crowley, thank you for joining me.0 in the morning. >> here's breaking news we have to get to now. as we reported a couple minutes ago, as many as six people taken to a hospital in mexico for radiation poisoning. think of the timing here because this happening days after that truck was stolen carrying that radioactive material. we're hearing about this after a lead from twitter. so rafael romo joining me here. people were wondering, we can't say conclusively these are the badifies in the hospital, but timing is maybe not a coincidence. >> major development. what the state run news agency in mexico is saying that out of the six people, two are in custody of the federal police. >> they are. >> which might indicate we have no confirmation yet, but it might indicate that those two are the suspects described by the driver of that vehicle that on monday morning was stolen from this location near mexico city, about 44 kilometers north. now, in total, six people, all six showing symptoms of radiation. all being treated at the

joining us now author, radio talk show host, monica crowley and david webb and matt patrick, radio talk show host. monica, i got to ask you, have you ever seen a president be so deeply critical and profoundly punishing of his own administration over the course of five years? >> well, i think on a superficial level, lou, you're absolutely right. >> i made it superficially? >> no, not you. butti think on an obvious level you're correct. it does look like he's slamming his own presidency here. i don't think it's a big mystery as to who barack obama is. you can call it socialism, you can call it leftism. >> the question was have you ever seen a ppesident be this deeply critical of his own administration. >> no. but i've never seen a president like barack obama. i think obama and the far left sees a rousing success. why? the ultimate objective is to move as many people into government dependency as possible. he's succeeding. >> let's counter this with the president's own words when they talk about the economy from time to time, they say it's head phd the right direction or getting better. th

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i'm candy crowley in washington. head to cnn.com/sotu for analysis and extras.ssed any part of today's show, find us on itunes. just search "state of the union" and from all of us here at "state of the union," a very happy new year to you and yours. "fareed zakaria gps" is next for our viewers here in the united states. ♪ >> welcome to this "gps" special report. i'm fareed zakaria. 2014 will be a year of surprises, events that no one can predict. there will be one great expe spectacle in the spring. one that never fails to move me deeply. india will hold its national elections. the largest democratic process in human history. more than 700 million people at 800,000 voting booths using 1.3 million machines will cast their ballots. aside from the extraordina

i'm candy crowley in washington. if you missed any part of the show, find us on itunes. "fareed zakaria gps" is next. >> this is "gps" the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria. we'll start today's show with a simple question, are america's kids falling behind the rest of the world? the recent release of international test scores suggests the answer might be yes. i have a powerhouse panel to talk about the problem and solutions, former new york city schools chancellor joel klein, teach for america's wendy kopf, sal kan, one of the most innovative educators of the world and tom friedman of "the new york times." then, to understand the protests that have roiled ukraine over the past weeks you have to go back a bit, to 1654. >>> and an execution in the her mitt kingdom, why did north korea's cokim jong-un have his n uncle killed and what does it mean for the world? >>> finally, how well do you know your world? you'll be surprised at what you don't know. but first, here's my take. in the midst of the extraor

mccain told our candy crowley russian president vladimir putin is putting pressure on other countries. >> i've watched him become more and more assertive in his desire as on old kgb ap ratchet to the restore the near abroad. pressure on estonia, latvia, that all of the so-called near abroad and ukraine is the crown joy, of course. >> the demonstration are the biggest in the rue cain since 2004 when protesters demanded the country's presidential electionen overturned. >>> the man who became the symbol of a new and united south africa has been laid to rest. about 4,500 people packed a giant tent today for the state funeral of nelson mandela. mourners joined heads of state and celebrities including prince charles and oprah winfrey to pay their final respects to south africa's first black president. mandela was buried in his childhood village of qunu. a military escort carried his casket to rits final resting place. >>> the great actor peter o'toole is dead. known for his role in "lawrence of arabia" and also known as a serious drinker. my next guest talks about a study released just this

here now monica crowley and alan colmes, both fox news analysts.t if the computer gets fixed and people do get lower premiums. possible? >> well, anything is possible ayens could land in the middle of the show. it's certainly possible. >> rove says it isn't. >> no. and i agree with karl rove. i think it's almost 100% collapse on itself. the web site will get straightened out. that's one issue. it was never about the web site. the issue is the policy itself. what we were told going into obamacare we said obamacare was going to give us massive increase and demand. right? tens of millions of new people in the system. >> that's going to happen? >> while restricting supply. fewer doctors, fewer. >> we did that last night. >> wait a minute, here is the kicker on the economic side of this. forget about the web site, it doesn't matter anymore. it's not about the web site. we were told increase in demand while restricting supply and somehow that was going to lead to lower costs and lower prices. that is economic nonsense. that's economics that makes no sens

this is state of the union. >>> good morning from washington, i'm candy crowley. a political tug of war brewing in the ukraine, a country sand wished between russia and europe. ukrainian -- european union. it's a move that would align the former soviet bloc nation with the west. instead the president is turning his financially strapped country toward russia which has offered economic assistance. nick payton walsh is in kiev as demonstrators gather for a has rally today, nick? >> reporter: this country sflit in two, east russians speak near the russia border there and in the west, speaking ukrainians wanted to turn their eye toward the european union. didn't sign that deal with the european union that would push them in a westerly direction. more people came out on the street. that brought even more people out on the streets too, despite the freezing cold temperatures behind me. but in the last few hours, you have heard a key development here. the president giving off signals suggesting that a deal could still be signed, we just heard from the eu, they don't take t

crowley or some other people. over it you know this is. the first couple of meetings i think they went over and had them in person and they were representatives of the state department i guess assume the intelligence agencies were there i know the cia was represented. i'm not sure i just don't remember whether the military was there. because at that point it was mostly nonmilitary matters. after that after the first couple of conversations they just had a daily phone call basically. they did it all you know there was none of this everybody gathered in a room it was they would say we really think you should hold back on this particular cable and here's why and then we would discuss and decide whether to withhold it or not. and many of the countries where we've been traveling and they're. talking to be the editors or politicians there has been a concern that. these materials can have a destabilizing effect and that in a particular country when you consider. the consequences of not publishing them we considered it yeah we talked about it a lo

monica crowley and our fox analyst.ressed to see your guy -- >> my guy. >> president obama. >> my guy. >> your idol. >> idol, messiah. >> is cited three times. >> it hurts. it hurts, bill. >> does it really? >> sure. but you know, there are lies and there are misstatements. you yourself said on october 29th that you didn't think that barack obama lied but that he just did not want to know or ask about the truth. >> correct, and i still believe that. and let me just explain, because i know i'm going to get the letters that, you know that won't go away. there are situations in life, and crowley and colmes both kno bad is developing, and there are two ways to do it, you confront whatever's bad or you run away from it, say don't tell me, i don't want to know. i think the president is in the latter. however, that doesn't excuse his behavior, because his deceit, falsehoods, whatever you want to say, has impacted negatively on the folks. >> deceit sounds intentional. a lie has intentionality to it. to make a mistake, like jeb

good morning from washington, i'm candy crowley. two stories we're following this hour. one is that train derailment in new york city. you're now looking at pictures of a metro north train that went off the tracks at this station in the bronx shortly after 7:00 this morning. about 100 firefighters are responding to the scene. cnn has been told at least two people are dead. the number of injuries unknown at this point. service has been suspended on part of new york's hudson line. we are monitoring developments on this and will bring you more information as it becomes available. here in washington, obama -- the obama administration as briefing reporters right now about fixes to the troubled healthcare.gov website. saturday was the administration's self-imposed deadline to resolve most of the site's problems. i want to bring in cnn's joe johns. joe, what's the bottom line here? >> good morning. the bottom line question was whether or not the administration was able to deliver on the promise to get the website functioning for the vast majority of users by november 30th. just

that day his friend danielle crowley is filming from the back of her boyfriend's motorcycle. >> theysking around if anybody wanted to videotape, so i agreed. it's a fun experience. >> aaron and the other riders love doing stunts and can't resist the thrill of the open road. >> around here there's not many places. it's easier just to go on the road. it's not as safe. it's not safe at all, but we come out here on the road and we ride our bikes and bedo wheelies. >> the wheelie is aaron's personal favorite. >> when you first start out doing wheelies, it's probably like one of the scariest things you've done. you are like, holy cow, this thing has tons of power. and you get off and your hands are shaking. >> that august day seems perfect for a joy ride. after all, to aaron, what day isn't? >> it is a perfect day for riding, really. just not my day. >> danielle crowley isn't expecting anything out of the ordinary, just the boys doing their usual antics. >> that's what they like to do. it's their fun, it's their release. you know, he's going to do a wheelie, he's going to come back down an

. >> candy crowley, thanks so much. candy crowley starts at the top of the hour, 9:00 a.m. right here on cnn. >>> all right. in sports, the alabama and auburn game. did you see this? it really lived up to the hype. >> yeah, i did. >> in fact, at the 78th iron bowl it's being called one of the greatest football games ever with one second left, bama, the two-time defending national champs went for a long field goal to win but auburn caught the missed kick in the end zone and ran it back all the way 109 yards, scored a touchdown and beat the number one team in the nation. check out ing radio announces after they lose their mind after seeing this. >> oh my god! he's going to run it all the way back! auburn's going to win the football game! he ran the missed field goal back! he ran it back 109 yards, they're not going to keep him off the field tonight. holy cow! oh my god! auburn wins. auburn has won the iron bowl. >> you watch that. it's one of those moments that -- >> i got chills. >> it's crazy and i'm not a bama fan. the

"i'm candy crowley in washington. from all of us merry christmas and happy holidays.ia gps" is next. >>> this is "gps" the global public square. welcome to those of you around the world and in the united states. i'm fareed zakaria. first, a star studded panel to look back at the year and ask what were the smartest moves on the international chess board? the biggest blunders? the most impressive players in 2013? then, the federal reserve signaled this week that america has emerged from its depths.

candy crowley, cnn, washington. >> thanks, candy. a lot to unpack from 2013.ng in our political panel. hillary rosen, cnn political commentator. a.b. stoddard, associate editor of the hill and ramesh, senior editor of the national review. want to start actually with some news about obamacare. some big numbers that we got yesterday and today. two million site visits. the call center has received more than 250,000 calls. 129,000 provided their e-mail addresses. now, this probably isn't that much but considering how far down they were before, it's progress. what do you think? do you think if this continues to get better with regard to the website, that it's going to be a much better political issue for democrats, or is it much deeper than the website? >> well, i think the website is not the only problem with obamacare right now. there are other challenges the program faces. if this ends up being a success, it will be the legacy of this property, it will exonerate democrats as well as president obama. the problem is that just because you become an enrollee doesn't

i'm candy crowley in washington. a deadly winter storm that already caused havoc from texas to tennessee is arriving in the northeast. those are our live pictures from around washington, d.c. this one from the capitol looking out. that is the washington moon oument that you're looking at. things are starting to get rough here. so we'll continue to monitor all of this that is beginning to hit the east coast and work its way up the mid-atlantic. so warning to folks already out there. this is likely to turn into freezing rain and ice. so lots of care out there on the rootdz today. we've already seen what it's done in other areas of the country. >>> meantime, all the world is a stage and there are lots of actors these days. at an international forum saturday, president obama acknowledged the u.s. would accept a peaceful nuclear energy program in iran. meanwhile, 8 a-year-old merrill newman is back on u.s. soil and with family after being detained in north korea. pyongyang said it deported the 85-year-old veteran of the k

candy crowley, cnn, washington. >> thank you very much. we want you to vote on the top ten overall stories of 2013. go to cnn.com/yir, year in review. i'm brooke baldwin. thank you for being with me. happy holidays to you. in for jake tapper, dana bash. "the lead" starts right now. >>> all they want is christmas with their little girl. i'm dana bash. this is "the lead." the national lead, a family hoping for a christmas miracle will now get a second opinion. after a young teen goes in for routine surgery and comes out brain-dead but is it already sadly too late? we're talking to the girl's devastated mother. >>> also in national news, civil rights leaders call up president obama, saying his picks for the georgia bench could set back voting rights for years. civil rights icon, the reverend joseph lowrie, joins us. >>> the world lead. pope francis tells the holy see that this isn't an episode of "the view." stop talking and start serving this christmas. i'm dana bash in for jake tapper. we begin with the national lead and something any paren

candy crowley, cnn, washington. >>> a shocker from new york's mayor elect revealing a family secret in that's next. they're not really looking. not at the rings. i can feel them looking at my thick, flaky red skin. do i tell them it's psoriasis? do i speak up and say it's not contagious? or do i just say... have a nice day!" when your psoriasis has gone from uncomfortable to unacceptable, visit psoriasis.com to connect with a psoriasis patient advocate from abbvie for free one-to one education and support. sign up at psoriasis.com, and talk to your dermatologist. family of newly elected mayor of new york bill deblasio is catching many by surprise. in it, his daughter's battle with addiction is revealed. >> i've had depression, like clinical depression for like my entire adolescence. and so that's been something that i've always dealt with. or not known how to deal with. it made it easier like the more i drank and did drugs to share some common ground with people that i wouldn't have. >> now joining me now to talk about this is margaret connly. margaret, i mean, it's a pretty amazing vi

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