u.s. embassy employees in havana. the state department employees believe several of them were subjected to akust stick attacks possibly by sonic devices. at least two serious health problems. i want to bring in correspondent patrick oppmann who was in havana and a former member of the joint chief of staff and retired chief of cia operations. this is fascinating. s patrick, let's talk about this. the state department addressed the situation in a briefing earlier today. let's take a listen and then we'll discuss. >> some u.s. government personnel who were working at our embassy in havana, cuba on official duty. so they were there on behalf of the u.s. embassy there. they've reported incidents that have caused a variety of physical symptoms. we don't have any definitive answers about the source or the cause of what we consider to be incidents. we can tell you that on may 23rd, the state department took further action. we asked two officials who were

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u.s. embassy properties are seized and shuttered we'll bring you the details. on the u.s. to lead he is a sanctions against venezuelan president nicolas maduro and there has to opposition figures for president. then extreme weather and middle america could mean your prices go up at the grocery store we'll tell you why. good afternoon it's tuesday august first four pm in washington d.c. i'm on your part until you're watching our team america we begin today as moscow's ordered the u.s. to cut its diplomatic presence and russia by more than seven hundred fifty personnel by september two diplomatic properties have also been seized and only sue has out one of them and has more on the impact of the new measures behind me is the summerhouse that the u.s. diplomatic mission must vacate by today as part of russia's counter sanctions against washington as you can see right here the property has been locked and sealed as of today and this comes just one day after the u.s. diplomatic staff claim that they were denied access to this summer house right here and according to sources from

u.s. embassy. texas residents flee devastating floods is a shocking response from some trump opponents who are less than sympathetic towards the plight of the mostly republican state they will tell about. also ahead belgium demands compensation from israel after sixty you funded schools a bulldozer in the west bank. and the u.s. sanctions against venezuela take hold but it seems goldman sachs has managed to dodge the restrictions early billions in the country's state oil company could the big connection were on top of it coming up. here in moscow right now good afternoon and for me kevin i want you this our first breaking news to bring up to speed on the be right but i guess if you're just tuning in to us it's coming from afghanistan where at least five people we're hearing now have been killed in an explosion in the center of kabul this morning the suspected suicide bombing hit an area near the u.s. embassy and a number of other diplomatic buildings local journalists also worry updated me. we know

u.s. embassy in havana were targeted by a covert sonic device that caused hearing loss. affers experienced such serious health problems they had to return to the u.s. for treatment. according to a state department official, the workers were not in the same place at the same time. also reported a variety of concussion-like symptoms. >> the fbi is looking into the case. the trump administration responding to the incident by ex-y pelling two cuban -- expelling two cuban diplomats from their embassy in washington in may. cuban officials call the reaction an overreaction. the foreign ministry is taking the matter with great seriousness. >>> first lawsuit has been filed against president trump's ban on transgender members of the military. five unidentified active duty transgender service members are seeking to block the measure claiming it is unconstitutional. they say the president's three-tweet directive has resulted in immediate concrete injury by threatening their reasonable expectation of continued service. the ban has not been formally implemented. the pentagon refusing t

u.s. embassy the actual u.s. embassy is quite well protected and a lot of the transportation for u.s. diplomats and officials is by helicopters because they fear these sort of attacks the people of afghanistan don't feel safe in cities in villages in districts in the highways and unfortunately i think that's the challenge for the afghan government and its western allies to really deliver on providing security. the blast comes just a week after donald trump announced his new war strategy for afghanistan. so expand authority for american armed forces to target the terrorist and criminal networks that so violence and chaos throughout afghanistan organizations like the taliban or i saw in afghanistan sometimes called as k these organizations don't send e-mail they send messages like this and there's no question there's a link to what trumps just recently announced with a new program and i've got somebody but there's something else you've got to look at as well is the trump has made he has pinpointed one of the big problems that his campaign will confront which is the role of pakistan he's

u.s. embassy staff. >> i told mr. lavrov repeatedly the situation is bad but it can get worse and it just did. does it make our life more difficult? of course, it makes our >> reporter: all this as tillerson tries to quiet rumors he might quit over disagreements with the president. >> he calls me late at night on the weekends when something comes into his head and he wants to talk, but i think if we are not having those differences i'm not sure i'm serving him and so that's -- the relationship between the president and myself is good. >> reporter: and brushing off concerns about the president's foreign policy tweets like recent ones blasting china for north korea. >> how complicated is it for you to do your job with sometimes the president, the commander in chief, contradicting u.s. foreign policy on twitter? >> just like anything else it's part of the environment in which we work. we will adapt to it. >> reporter: today tillerson joins defense secretary mattis at a closed briefing with the senate foreign relations co

u.s. embassy. elsewhere as texas residents fleeing the devastating floods has put a shocking response from some trump opponents who are less than sympathetic it seems towards the awful plight of the mostly republican state we'll tell you about . belgium demands compensation from israel after six eve funded schools have been used in the west bank our correspondent travels there first found take a look and. as u.s. sanctions against venezuela take hold goldman sachs seems to have dodged said restrictions after plowing billions into the country state oil company. just past ten am this tuesday morning here in moscow right now over a good morning for me it's kevin zero in with you here today and first breaking news and that's coming from afghanistan in the last hour or so it's about an explosion that's this morning hit at the entrance of the bank of kabul in a particularly sensitive area near the u.s. embassy in near a number of other diplomatic buildings let's go live to local journalist. who's on the

u.s. embassy in russia, lowering the boom on 755 personnel, more than half the staff. on state tv, putin retaliating after congress voted almost unanimously to sanction moscow. a veto proof majority. in estonia, the vice president saying president trump will go along with it. >> very soon, president trump will sign legislation to strengthen and codify the united states sanctions against russia. regrettably, last week russia took the step of limiting the united states' diplomatic presence in their nation. >> reporter: what happened to president trump's russia reset? >> it's an honor to be with you. >> neither side really knows where this relationship is going. it's a little bit like a couple of fighters, punch drunk,some why near the 15th round, still slugging it out but not sure how it all ends. >> reporter: north korea's launch of a long-range missile that could reach much of the u.s. >> we'll handle north korea. it will be handled. we handle everything. >> reporter: but the secretary of state is trying to do it alone. so far only two of 24 assistant secretary spots f

u.s. embassy in russia, lowering the boom on 755 personnel, more than half the staff. on state tv, putin retaliating after congress voted almost unanimously to sanction moscow, a veto-proof majority. in estonia today the vice president saying mr. trump will go along with it. >> very soon president trump will sign legislation to strengthen and codify the united states sanctions against russia. regrettably, last week russia took the drastic step of limiting the u.s. diplomatic presence in their nation. >> reporter: what happened to president trump's russia reset? >> it's an honor to be with you. >> neither side really knows where this relationship is going. it's a little bit like a couple of fighters punch drunk somewhere near the 15th round and still slugging it out but not quite sure how it all ends. >> reporter: the president wasn't talking about putin today. as for the other big foreign crisis, north korea's launch of a long-range missile that could reach much of the u.s. >> we'll handle north korea. we're going to be able to handle them. it will be handled. we handl

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u.s. embassy embassies properties are seized and shuttered will bring you the details and the u.s. levied sanctions against the venezuelan president nicolas maduro there as of two opposition leaders returned to prison. then and drug abuse problems in the united states could be the reason many people are out of a job but the question is there a solution to this epidemic inside. that evening it's tuesday august first five pm in washington d.c. i'm on your part impel and you're watching our team america we begin today as moscow has ordered the u.s. to cut its diplomatic presence in russia by more than seven hundred fifty personnel by september two diplomatic properties have also been seized artie's only suit is that one of them and has the impact more on the impact of these new measures. i me is the summerhouse that the u.s. diplomatic mission must be kate by today as part of russia's counter sanctions against washington as you can see right here the property has been locked and sealed as of today and this comes just one day after the u.s. diplomatic staff claim that they were denied

u.s. embassy to produce its staff members seven hundred fifty five people and now what we're seeing today is the u.s. reaction to that they are ordering the closure of the russian consulate in san francisco and then an exposed one in here one here in washington d.c. and one city and it's very interesting given that just days ago president trump himself was again expressing confidence that russia and u.s. could finally find common ground and improve their relations let's take a listen. well i hope that we do have good relations with russia i say it loud and clear i've been saying it for years i think it's a good thing if we have great relationships or at least good relationships with russia that's very important and i believe someday that will happen it's a big country it's a nuclear country it's a country that we should get along with and i think we will eventually get along with russia. so in stark contrast to that we have this backlash coming from the state department and the state department spokesperson in a statement today did say that the move comes in quote the spirit of parity whic

u.s. embassy experienced unexplained ailments, symptoms including headaches and sleeplessness. sources say some suffered permanent hearing damage and some had to return home. state department spokeswoman heather nauert: >> we don't know exactly where this came from, okay. we can't blame any one individual or country at this point yet. >> reporter: but so far, the investigation has shown that the culprit is likely a high-tech sonic device that can't be heard by humans but, clearly, can be harmful. officials believe it was operating in or near the homes of embassy workers. the question: who put it there and why? >> it's audio, but it's beyond the range of our ears. >> reporter: vince houghton is an intelligence historian and curator at the international spy museum. he says cuba, or even the russians, could have been carrying out an intelligence operation that went south. but houghton and other intelligence experts say it could have been a routine intimidation campaign taken to another level. >> so this could be new technology that has had a side effect that no one expected. on th

u.s. embassy staff will have to leave that embassy in moscow. statement. how hot is this back-and-forth between russia and the u.s.? russia's decision to expel those diplomats a few weeks ago. >> the state department is not requesting that any russia nationals leave the country, just that they close these facilities. they made it quite clear that they want this to be the last of this issue for the moment and it want to improve relations. they are trying to cool it off. president trump was asked about what he made of the russians decision if you expect. "we are trying to cut down on payroll. i'm very thankful that he let go of a large number of people because now we have a smaller payroll. there's no real reason for them to go back." fit this into what we've seen at the state department lately. statee a secretary of who wants to bring the budget down. >> it has that ancillary affect. i'm sure he would have liked to have orchestrated it in a different way. at the same time, tillerson is seeking to have better relations with russia. a spokesperson said he and

u.s. embassy in russia. the u.s.has approximately 345 americans currently in moscow, and at consulates and in other russian cities. according to a 2013 state department report, a big chunk of the people who will be dismissed will be russians. the locals, who have jobs at the american embassy and those consulates. putin claimed that this was in response to new economic sanctions, passed by the senate and the house, and set to be signed by the president. but these are also a delayed response to the obama administration seizing two russian compounds in december, and expelling 35 russians, who president obama said were spies. on friday, putin seized two u.s. diplomatic properties, and ordered the u.s. embassy in moscow to downsize its staff. now we're learning that putin also wants the local staff members out. last week, we learned that donald trump plans on signing that sanctions bill into law. he hasn't done it yet, but the white house says he plans on doing so. in the meantime, the president and the state department h

u.s. embassy. clearly that was the elephant in the room. i think there's an effortly senior tillerson to work on some of the other issues, like syria, like ukraine. he said there could be some foreign movement on that, but clearly it was a tense meeting, it was a tough discussion, and i think the russians don't have a hell of a lot incentive to make it look like a successful meeting, but russia's insight on to the north korean resolution passic sanctions, so i think there's some cooperation going on behind the scenes, but certainly the opticsics nor have the good. matthew, just talking to you here, the fact that tillerson said serious mistrust, the election meddling calling serious ms. trust, how how do you interpret that? >> it's an under statement. i think tillerson was right to express that. but i think the russian counterparts, sergei lavrov was equally critical of what it's done, russians call it a witch-hunt a world that our president has used as well. the u.s. sanctions, to lift it away from the president was in their words a power o

u.s. and russia. the embassyow announcing it will temporarily stop issuing non-immigrant visas in russia and for any it is you can now only get them in moscow. it's a direct response to saying the u.s. had to reduce personnel by 755 people. moscow's order calls into question russia's seriousness about pursuing better relations. a state tdepartment saying it means staff needs to focus on u.s. needs first. about 250,000 russian tourists visit the u.s. every year. what has russian's response been? the foreign minister was frosty saying the u.s. is trying to provoke discontent of russian citizens against their own government. he did say there would be no immediate reciprical action but i don't think anyone would surprise first degree relations continue to spiral. >> thank you. >> just ahead. details on a bizarre murder case involving a sunken sub marine and it was the event of the summer but how much did the solar eclipse cost businesses? we'll tell you, next. people wou. psoriasis does that. it was tough getting out

u.s. embassy compound located 500-hertz away from the bank and taliban has claimed responsibility.mbiguous pharmaceutical research. agreed to pay 11 billion ford format. being treatment could drastically improve treatment of patients with the most advanced cases of cancer. generating sales of one $57 billion worldwide in 2022. in the fight wasted as first i many key items. amazon added a nurse to cross promote some of its products. buying whole foods for 13 points $7 billion that's what's happening now. cheryl: thank you so much. obviously to the south of texas commend the entire text says national guard has been operated in response to tropical storm harvey. african texas national guard vice-chief of operation brigadier general wendel hagler. good morning. so many questions for you both. rescue operations underway throughout the night. if texas getting the support that it needs another 12,000 national guardsmen enough right now? do you need more? >> first of all, i would like to extend my sympathy for those folks caught up in this very significant storm. to answer your question, t

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u.s. embassy. ng behind the embassy crumbled into a tangle of concrete and steel, turning the sidewalk red with blood. a passing bus, its windows blown out. people on board incinerated. >> almost simultaneously, 415 miles away, another deadly blast. the target, the u.s. embassy in dar es salaam, tanzania. >> simultaneous attacks become the hallmark of al qaeda demonstrating its power. >> the death toll stands at 210. 5,000 people were injured. >> this attack is very sophisticated. it is very coordinated. this is an enemy that we were not prepared for. >> overseas tonight, secretary of state madeleine albright spent the day in east africa. >> i went to kenya. i also went to tanzania to see what had happened. basically, still trying to collect the facts. we began to be able to trace that to osama bin laden. >> we will not be intimidated or pushed off the world stage by people who do not like what we stand for. >> bin laden's group is suddenly a real player. and the clinton administration decides to do

u.s. embassies talking in tanzania and kenya. nder if terrorism like that, poised or assisted the u.s. in how to handle 9/11 once that happened? >> well, i mean, it was an early warning. i mean, here was an al qaeda group, one almost no one had heard of blowing up two embassies almost simultaneously, in early august of 1998. unfortunately, the warning that that that should have given to everybody was not fully heeded. it was hard to imagine that al qaeda would attack later in the united states, even though they attacked a wide range of american targets in africa and yemen, and certainly when bin laden made these statements, he strongly implied he would attack the united states as well. >> peter bergen thank you so much, what a reflection, the '90s. the full episode, terrorism hits home, tonight at 9:00 eastern time only on cnn. >>> also tonight, the cnn original series, history of comedy, shows us how some comedians push the limits on network television with satire. >> the idea was parody. >> why are there newspapers all over the

u.s. embassy experienced unexplained ailments. symptoms including headaches and sleeplessness. sources say some suffered permanent hearing damage and some had to return home. state department spokeswoman heather nauert: >> we don't know exactly where this came from, okay. we can't blame any ne individual or a country at this point yet. >> reporter: but so far, the investigation has shown that the culprit is likely a high-tech sonic device that can't be heard by humans but, clearly, can be harmful. officials believe it was operating in or near the homes of embassy workers. the question: who put it there, and why? >> it's audio, but it's beyond the range of our ears. >> reporter: vince houghton is an intelligence historian and curator at the international spy museum. he says cuba, or even the russians, could have been carrying out an intelligence operation that went south. but houghton and other intelligence experts say it could also have been a routine intimidation campaign, taken to another level. >> so this could be new technology that has had a side effect that no one expecte

u.s. embassy in moscow who aren't u.s. citizens. they're russia citizens.for the various tasks that they carry out. my suspicion is the majority of people who get let go are going to be the national russian nationals. it will be up to the united states to state. it's not just the state department staff and people elsewhere. you've got nasa in russia working through the consequence lats and embassy. you've got the drug enforcement agency, all sorts of government agencies have representatives there. so is it will be up to the u.s. government to decide which areas they want to cut back on. i mean, the visa distribution system, you know, the consequence lar services. that could well suffer. >> all right. it's so good to have you, matthew chance in the studio here and not to just see you through the screen. thank you. we appreciate it. always learning something from you, matthew. >>> all right. still to come, some american diplomats in cuba suffering from some bizarre symptoms. the u.s. says they were targets of an acoustic attack. who was behind it? [woman] so

u.s. embassies in africa. mber 11th, 2001, terror attacks, congress authorized the use of military force in afghanistan and u.s. bombers began their campaign the next month following with coalition ground troops, coalition of americans and others. in 2010, a military surge by the united states added another 33,000 troops. these are soldiers and marines. that officially ended in 2012. the surge ended but 68,000 troops remained in afghanistan. in 2014, there was a plan for withdrawal that called for about 5600 troops to remain -- 5600 troops to say there by 2015 and the u.s. military would exit at the end of 2016. that didn't entirely happen. there are still 8400 u.s. troops stationed in afghanistan alongside several thousand international forces. now, president trump is faced with a list of options that include raising the number by another 3900, getting india and pakistan, two countries by the way that are at war with each other, to take a bigger role in the conflict, or making no firm deadline for either withd

u.s. embassy and local hospitals for more information.of that barcelona terror attack continues right now on the "today" show includes new details police in spain foiled a second attack overnight. >>> at 6:58, b.a.r.t. police continue their crackdown on fare jumper. if you watch "today in the bay" you probably know officers this week are citing fair evaders. thousands have been caught without proper fair are and fac fines. a dozen people were cited. three more received warnings. >>> now time for a look at weather and traffic together. the forecast with kari. >> looks like a great weekend. high temperatures will be in the mid-60s. breezy winds and inland areas. we're going to see highs today reaching into the upper 80s. the eclipse on monday. >> a last look at traffic. >> bigger last night at 10:00. one lane of 680 still closed. now a disabled vehicle from the 680 over to westbound 80. that's your alternate. the rest of the bay moving very well. >> thank you for joining us. we'll be back 7:25. >> join us for "today in the bay" at 11:00. .

u.s. embassy in havana and other facilities. several u.s. diplomats suffered unexplained hearing losses. they've now been attributed to some secret sonic device that was deployed. cuba says it's looking into the matter. >>> and authorities are trying to determine what caused a house explosion in milwaukee. neighbors saw flames shooting 75 feet into the air. the home was being renovated but is now just a pile of rubble. no injuries have been reported. investigators say there's no indication this was caused by a gas leak. >>> now to a tragic construction accident in austin, texas. a worker crushed to death under slabs weighing up to 40,000 pounds. they were being lifted by a crane when they shifted and fell. local and federal authorities are investigating the cause of that accident. >>> and mexico is bracing for the first hurricane hurricane season. >> we're talking about franklin, which has already triggered flooding on cozumel island and is now a category storm packing winds of 85 miles per hour, taking aim at mexico's gulf coast. accuweather's justin povick joins us. >> guy -- diane, ke

u.s. embassy in havana were essentially targeted by people unknown and were so physically traumatized by thesee, acoustic attacks that they had to go back to the u.s. for treatment. and the cuban government has not issued any kind of statement to officially deny this, but one cuban official i did speak with said they were aware of the situation, it was brought up with them months ago. at the time they denied it, they continue to deny it, and they feel this expulsion of the diplomats was over. before relations improved with the united states, brooke, there used to be this sort of tit for tat where tires might be slashed, people might be harassed, diplomats in havana or diplomats in the u.s. if they were carrying out work that cuba did not like. they strenuously said to me they were not behind this. the u.s. seems to be pointing the finger at cuba and said once again u.s. diplomats are facing some sort of harassment here in havana, enough so that two had to leave and we've seen this expulsion response expelling two cuban diplomats back to cuba. a difficult situation, brooke. >> let's go back a s

u.s. embassy and a number of other diplomatic buildings in kabul journalists. that's the details. we know from kabul police. suicide attacker who had explosives in his backpack was identified by a guard at the new kabul bank almost twenty to thirty meters from a suit square a little bit more from the u.s. embassy would sexually quite forty five and have really protected and he managed to determinate as explosives this is an area that is very much central there's a lot of security the people of afghanistan don't feel safe in cities in villages in districts in the highways and unfortunately i think that's the challenge for the afghan government and its western allies to really deliver on providing as security we attack comes just a week after donald trump announced his new war strategy for afghanistan. we will also expand authority for american armed forces to target the terrorist and criminal networks that's so violence and chaos throughout afghanistan. let's discuss the deadly scenes on cross live to a former member of the afghan parliament tons or you're very welcome to the progr

u.s. embassy in havana, cuba u.s. authorities believe sonic authorities were targeting state department employees working in had van a they suffered physical symptoms similar to a concussion. two diplomates left with serious health problems. since late 2016. >> we don't have any definitive answers about the source or the cause of what we consider to be incidents. we asked two officials who were credited at the embassy of cuba in the united states, to depart the u.s. >> more questions there but cuba denied any involvement in the mistreatment of u.s. diplomates. the u.s. removal of the two cuba diplomates back in may, quote an over reaction. >>> time right now is 4:44. katie, we have such a glorious day yesterday. i took a walk. >> so nice. >> yes. >> feels so nice. >> i hope everybody had an opportunity to get out, enjoy what we had while we had it. even though today is a repeat performance, we have got to get it to go away and something need to move through and that will start to happen by this weekend, but for now, y

u.s. embassy in moskow says it is temporarily ses pending nonimmigrant visas in russia. the u.s. was forced to make the move after russia demanded that american diplomatic staff be reduced by nearly 700 people. >> cresten, good morning. how could this move affect u.s./russia relations from here on? >> reporter: well, this is clearly a continuation of this tit for tat that's been going on between a direct response to russia's decision to limit u.s. personnel in russia by 755 in a statement the state department said russia,'s decision to reduce the united states diplomatic presence here calls into question russia's seriousness about pursuing better relations. a spokesperson for the state department also tweeting that because of russia's move, the u.s. consular services there really need to focus on u.s. citizens first. so this is for nonimmigrant visas that have been suspended. it really does effect russian tourists applying to come to the u.s. about 250,000 russian tourists visit the u.s. russia's foreign minister lavrov was asked about this directly. and he said this will require

u.s. embassy has given the same warnings to its citizens. violence comes after a similar attack in january last year when 30 people were killed at another cafe in the capital. responsibility for the 2016 attack was claimed by al qaeda. the west african nation borders molly which has long -- borders mali which has long battled extremists. >> with more on a french national being among the victims, there is jonathan walsh at the french foreign office. the president condemned the terrorist attacks that took place last night in the capital of burkina faso. he said in his communique that he would talk during the day with his counterpart. to evaluate the situation. he already said that france, whatever happens, remains committed+ to working alongside other countries, against terrorism. one french citizen has been killed in last night's attack. france -- justice here in france, has launched an official inquiry. claire: turning attention to kenya where the opposition leader has urged people to stay away from work this monday. he said the election las

u.s. embassy. do you know how close? >> that's right. we're talking not far at all. the u.s. embassy just down the road from where the bombing happened. police think the target was a bank, though. again, five people dead at this point. but those are initial reports. we could, in fact, see that number go up. back to you. >> kristin wright for us. keep us posted. >> yes. >>> 5:06 right now. hazing, underage drinking, violence and sex assault are some of the major concerns parents have when they send their kids off to college. those accusations have led to major university. justin finch is live near the campus in northwest d.c. with more on the concerns about underground student groups there. justin? >> reporter: aaron, good morning. you know, fall classes here at american began this week. at this point, 18 students are now off the rolls, expelled at this point. another student is now on probation. that's after the university has found they were all tied to a ring that you mentioned of physical violence, sex assault, underage drinking and hazing. they call themselves ei or epsilo

u.s. embassy in cuba. >>> 5:24. new details on an update to an apparent sonic attack at the u.s. cuba. the state department says 16 government workers and their family members started suffering symptoms late last year. they are now being treated in the u.s. and in cuba. the state department says multiple agencies are investigating activity that could have cause that had severe hearing loss. >>> 5:24 and leaders at yosemite are ramping up the campaign to reduce paint. rangers posted video about what park visitors can do to lighten the load of garbage to landfills. that amounts to 2,200 tons per year. >>> a look at the observing coliseum this morning where the a's today will honor one of their legendary pitchers. the team will dedicate stadium d gate for hall of famer dennis eckersley. fans will go through the dennis eckersley gate. the former a's star will be on and tomorrow the team is giving out 15,000 eck bobble heads. the new star wars movie may still be months away but that doesn't mean won't feel the force of the hype sooner than that. >> maybe even as soon as next friday. t

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