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breaki overnight, the house judiciary committee publishes their 658-page impeachment report tracie potts willwn straight ahead. >>> a major story rocking the airline industry as boeing nears a decision on cutting or halting 737-max production steve sedgwick reports. >>> fighting the fakes how social media companies are scrambling to keep phony

breaki overnight, the house judiciary committee publishes their 658-page impeachment report tracie potts will have a breakdown straight ahead. >>> a major story rocking the airline industry as boeing nears a decision on cutting or halting 737-max production steve sedgwick reports. >>> fighting the fakes how social media companies are scrambling to keep phony videos offline. >>> the race of a lifetime for an 84-year-old man who ran a marathon at the bottom of the world in antarctica. "early today" starts right now good to be with you on this monday morning i'm frances rivera. >> i'm cori coffin a brutal winter storm continues to barrel across much of the country. it is affecting 82 million people as it stretches about 2,000 miles. the massive system has already been hammering the midwest, and winter weather alerts began in the plains and parts of the northeast, bringing snow and ice, snarling traffic, and causing dozens of crashes. the missouri state highway patrol reporting 500 wrecks. they say four people died from weather-related causes five people were killed in two separate crashes in neb

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we'll find out when the charges are unveiled in less than an hour. >> we will be watching. tracie potts in washington this morning, thank you, tracie. >>> coming up at 5:45 and 6:45. scott mcgrew will have more on coverage of today's announcement and as soon as the house announcement takes place. nbc news will cut in with that special report. news in san francisco this morning where police overnight surrounded a home in the inner sunset. >> officers and s.w.a.t teams shut down a major street there and a major thoroughfare. t tom, in the last few minutes, you've seen some major changes. >> we certainly have. good morning, you guys. yes, police are starting to move out of here. they do have a suspect in custody. i was able to talk to a sergeant on the scene and this happened where judah and 11th the accident was judah and 10th or judah and 10th and judah and 9th. we do not have the exact address and the sergeant told me just briefly that there was a male, a man with a gun in an apartment. there were three people in the apartment who felt threatened. he told me all three of those people go

if the articles are approved, the president will face an impeachment trial in the senate early next year. nbc's tracie potts us from d.c. with the latest tracie, what can we expect from today's hearing? >> reporter: it's not a hearing per se it's a meeting of the rules committee where they talk about what tomorrow is going to look like, how long the debate may last, which actually could bump this vote into thursday. but the plan for now is debate and a vote, a final vote on impeachment tomorrow now, of course, this is all based on those two articles of abuse of power and obstruction of congress related to how president trump was dealing with ukraine pushing them to investigate his rival joe biden, and trying to freeze their aid from the united states in the middle of all that the president's personal attorney rudy giuliani was a key figure in this relationship with ukraine. and giuliani now tells "the new york times" and fox that he was actually behind getting rid of the ambassador to ukraine. >> this hit piece -- and it's a hit piece. >> of course >> also has you on the record admitting that you forced out

and i have this picture here that i'll show of donald stratten who again this weekend will be joining ken potts as loren brunner is interred, to join the other men and women who lost their lives that morning. this is an opportunity for us to once again say thank you to the 2,403 people overall at peril harbor who were killed, to the people who survived who went on to fight the second world war, our veterans today who live and continue to live the legacy that was given to them that december 7 morning. so on saturday as we join our families in weekend work, i hope that we'll take a little bit of time to reflect once again on a dark chapter in american history that led to a great american century, to be thankful to the men and women who serve our country, to the men and women who fight for our nation each and every day, to the people like ken potts and lou cantor and donald stratten who continue to remind us each and every moment why this nation is worth fighting for. mr. president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from washington. ms. cantwell: mr. president, i come to the fl

and that there will be one final meeting of lawmakers to confirm that before the announcement this morning. >> thank you for bringing us up to date with the latest. that was tracie potts live from washington looking like losses will continue for the three major indices there. triple digits for the dow. >> that is it for "street signs. i'm joumanna bercetche >> and i'm julianna tatelbaum. "worldwide exchange" is up next. ) the moth without hope, struggles in the spider's web. with every attempt to free itself, it only becomes more entangled. unaware that an exhilarating escape is just within reach. defy the laws of human nature. at the season of audi sales event. no cover-up spray here. cheaper aerosols can cover up odors in a flowery fog. but febreze air effects eliminates odors. with a 100% natural propellent. it leaves behind a pleasant scent you'll love. [deep inhale] freshen up. don't cover up. febreze. doprevagen is the number oneild mempharmacist-recommendeding? memory support brand. you can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. >>> it is 5:00 at cbs. stalling out futures point to another day of losses the fed

lawmakers will present their case to the judiciary committee. tracy potts live for us in washington. what can we expect today? >> reporter: marcus, expect both sides to be laid out today, lawmakers listening to their colleagues on a different committee about the investigation, the witnesses, the evidence and whether to begin the process to draw up articles of impeachment against president trump. this morning, lawmakers for and against impeachment will present their case to the judiciary committee. >> there is overwhelming evidence that the president sought to coerce ukraine into interfering in our election. i think he was acting on concern about ukraine being the third most corrupt country in the world. >> reporter: members of the intelligence committee will break down their report, findings from the evidence and more than a dozen witnesses. then the judiciary committee will begin discussing what articles of impeachment to consider. the chair says those articles or charges may be ready this week. >> i think the case we have, if presented to a jury, would be

impeachment investigation enters new days after nancy pelosi says her party will draft articles of impeachment. nbc's tracie pottss now from washington. good morning, tracie. >> good morning, courtney. the process begins today an important day in considering impeachment. both sides, democrats and republicans for and against will present their final arguments to the judiciary committee. then that committee will begin considering and even writing articles of impeachment. >> reporter: this morning, lawmakers for and against impeachment will present their case to the judiciary committee. >> there is overwhelming evidence that the president sought to coerce ukraine into interfering in our election. >> i think it was acting on concern about ukraine being the third most corrupt country in the world. >> reporter: members of the intelligence committee will break down their report, findings from the evidence and more than a donz witnesses, then the judiciary committee will begin discussing what articles of impeachment to consider the chair says those articles are charges may be ready this week. >> we have a very lock case.

the white house will not participate in upcoming hearings, saying the inquiry is baseless tracie potts joining us with the latest from d.c. good morning a lot to watch for today >> reporter: we do, phillip. this is like making final arguments before the committee that's going to make the decision they will hear both sides and then begin to deliberate and even write or draft the articles of impeachment this morning, lawmakers for and against impeachment will present their case to the judiciary committee. >> there is overwhelming evidence that the president sought to coerce ukraine into interfering in our election. >> i think he was acting on concern about ukraine being the third most corrupt country in the world. >> reporter: members of the intelligence committee will break down their report. findings from the evidence and more than a dozen witnesses. then the judiciary committ disct articles of impeachment to consider the chair says those article s r charges may be ready this week. >> we have a lock solid case the case, presented to a jury, would be a guilty verdict in three minutes fl

potts is live where history may be unfolding. >> reporter: it is. so we now know that impeachment is a reality. what about acquittal? will the president get a trial anytime soon? there's question after what house speaker nancy pelosi said last night after the vote throwing a bit of a twist into step two. for only the third time in u.s. history -- >> the yeas are 229 -- >> reporter: -- a president has been impeached. >> it doesn't feel like we're being impeached. >> reporter: president trump at a campaign rally aiming his ire squarely at house speaker nancy pelosi. >> americans will show up by the tens of millions next year to vote pelosi theout of office. >> reporter: pelosi won't say when the house will send articles of impeachment to the senate so they can try president trump on abuse of power and obstruction of congress. she says she is concerned republicans won't run a fair trial. >> the majority leader in the united states senate says it's okay for the foreman of the jury to be in cahoots with the lawyers of the accused. that doesn't sound right to us. >> reporter: impeachment came after ten hours of spirited debate

will. -sounds good. alrighty. servicenow. works for you. >>> the house impeachment inquiry begins a new chapter to get to a fact finding mission. tracie pottsth the latest from washington >> you are right about that. today will start to sound like a civics lesson with four constitutional experts being asked questions about democrats and republicans. that testimony today from three witnesses selected by democrats and one selected by republicans. their job is to explain what it takes to move forward with impeachment. what does high crimes and misdemeanors mean and what does brianry mean and what type of evidence is necessary to prove them that starts this morning after a scathing 300-page report by democrats summarizing the testimony so far their findings that president trump abused power and endangered national security by pressuring ukraine for a biden investigation and withholding aid. the white house and the president don't agree with that. president trump out of town at this nato meeting tweeting and watching the proceedings his team, his legal team has decided not to participate in today's hearing. there will likely be more. we are expe

steps meanwhile the white house confirmed that it will not participate in any upcoming hearings calling the inquiry, quote, completely basis. nbc's tracie potts joins us. >> reporter: this is a process, and we continue to say this is a significant idea well, this one is because it's essentially final arguments before the judiciary committee with members of the intelligence committee breaking down their report what they found in the evidence, in the witnesses and then they could actually start writing articles of impeachment on that judiciary committee today. chairman nadler says he expects that it's probable that those articles will be completed this week and that the focus here is about protecting the next presidential election. >> this is a matter of urgency to deal with because we have to make sure that the next election is conducted with integrity and without foreign interference >> it's going to go nowhere. and i think the american people know this is a waste of time >> reporter: meantime, the president's personal attorney rudy giuliani just back from ukrainpected to deliver some sort of statement or report e t sa findings there. frances

tracie potts is live in washington where will you makers released a scathing new report. >> in about an hour that report will be in the hands of the judiciary committee as they open their hearing and their part of this inquiry. the report condemning president trump for putting pressure on ukraine to do what he calls a favor and now the judiciary committee takes over with testimony focusing on what's the law here. phase two of the impeachment inquiry begins this morning with a civics lesson, testimony from four constitutional scholars. >> we'll hear from a number of legal scholars about the meaning of the terms bribery, high crimes and misdemeanors. >> liberal law professors predominantly and one republican witness. >> reporter: president trump and his attorneys chose not to participate, calling the process unfair. >> we want biden, we want the son hunter, where is hunter. we want the son. we want schiff. we want to interview these people. >> reporter: today's hearing the intelligence committee making the case for impeachment. it argues president trump abused power and endangered nati

capitol hill, where just about 24 hours from now, the stage will be set for the final house debate on impeachment. "today in the bay's" tracie potts reports from washington on what to expect and how soon we can expect the final house vote. >> reporter: the house rules committee today setting the stage for one final debate on impeachment. >> we want to make sure that we protect a process or doesn't turn into a circus. >> reporter: debate, then a vote expected tomorrow on two articles against president trump, abuse of power, and obstruction of congress. it's a tough vote for politically vulnerable democrats, like michigan's alyssa slotkin, with mixed reaction back home she's voting yes. >> i feel that in my bones and i will stick to that regardless of what it does to me politically. >> i don't think they have direct evidence and for that reason i think donald trump should be acquitted. >> reporter: expecting to be impeached, president trump is focusing on his senate trial. he wants his personal attorney, rudy giuliani, to testify. >> he sees all of the hoax that happens when they talk about impeachment hoax, the russian collusion de

potts joining us now with details from d.c. tracie, we've got a historic day ahead of us. >> no question we have a bit of a run-down also, phillip, about how this historic day will play out, starting with a vote on the rules in the morning and then six hours of debate evenly divided between democrats and republicans. many of the arguments that we have heard in the last several weeks and especially in the last week or so on these articles of impeachment abuse of power and obstruction of congress. now, there are some procedures that could drag that out, but the instructions to lawmakers at this point is to expect a vote sometime early this evening. president trump says he won't be watching he gave scathing comments both in person and in a letter to house speaker nancy pelosi talking about impeachment as unprecedented, an election nullification scheme that's a war on democracy he claimed that more due process was afforded to those accused in the salem witch trials here was pelosi's response >> your reaction to the president's letter >> no reaction it's ridiculous. >> you have no reaction? why not? >> i haven't really fully read it we've been working i've seen the e

tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> coming up on "today in the bay" at 5:45, scott mcgrew will have much more on the impeachment vote in his "checks & balances" segment. we'll bring you the special report as soon as that vote comes in right here on nbc bay area. we are watching and expecting that special report to come in at 6:00 this morning and that's when we will hear more information about what's going on with the impeachment hearing so stay right here with "today in the bay," as we continue to update you on that information. >>> cupertino leaders are looking for answers in america's vaping epidemic. today they'll talk about ways to cut teenage vaping. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live from cupertino with more on that and a look at new legal action against one of the largest ecigarette makers. kris? >> reporter: hi there, laura. president maker also feel a lot of pressure from communities coming at them from different angles from banning the sales to taking the makers to court to looking for more medical research. i want to start you off here in cupertino, there is

he's been extruded from the republican caucus, i hope all of them will read the vol aluminuminous evid here. there's no rival factual high pottains in order to extract from president zelensky. the promise to make an announcement that the president's rival, joe biden, was being investigated. and he also wanted zelensky to discredit what our intelligence community, the fbi, the cia, the senate committee on intelligence, everybody has found that it was russia that attacked our election in 2016, not ukraine. and yet, he wanted zelensky to come forward and say, it wasn't vladimir putin, it was ukraine that had done it. so the evidence points overwhelmingly to that. there's no other rival story out there, which is why the president's private lawyer, rudy giuliani, continues to galavant all around the world in search of conspiracy theories that will further validate other conspiracy theories. >> and giuliani is just back from a visit to ukraine, where presumably he was digging up what is obviously described as dirt as far as the bidens are concerned and the democrats are concerned. and just within the last hour or so, he was spotted

will then hold an impeachment trial. coming up on "today in the bay," at 5:00 a.m., our washington insider tracie potts breaks down what's expected on wednesday. she'll also forecast what may happen after that vote. >>> acstiffists plan to rally outside the pg&e in san francisco following governor news newsom's rejection of the settlement plan. he decided that the settlement did not go far enough to ensure safety improvements. protesters today are demanding pg&e make restructuring and safety a priority. organizers say at least 111 californians have died this year due to fires and power outages. >>> happening today, san francisco leaders appear poised to try to turn over a new leaf, when it comes to cleaning up city streets. the most recent came last week, when oracle's open world decided to move its annual convention to las vegas citing conditions on city streets and as a major reason why. mayor london breed scheduled a news conference for this afternoon in union square. our investigative unit spent a lot of time covering the story, in its diseased streets series which you can still link under the unit section of our hom

officer, which puts him into the prime spot to take on the top job when current chief david potts steps down. strain willeral election. sterling has climbed against the dollar rising o.37% today to $1.30. that's the first time the pounds gone above $1.30 since 10 may. against the euro, it also rose to its the highest point since the beginning of may. today's gains mean the ftse100 is on track to stem a run of four straight sessions of losses, which has seen the index shed more than 3.5% amid worries over global trade. that's all the business news. some breaking news. the brexit party has removed the whip from one of its meps, john longworth, with immediate effect. the brexit party chief whip says we regret having to remove the whip but we've been left with no alternative afterjohn longworth repeatedly undermined the brexit pa rty‘s repeatedly undermined the brexit party's brexit strategy over the last few months. the party shall not be deflected from or undermined its campaign to win labour seats. we are receiving a great reception from disenchanted labour voters and believe we have a good chance of winn

will he ever be tried? for now, that's up in the air with house speaker nancy pelosi, holding the cards to when that trial might begin. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live for us in washington, following those developments for us this morning. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: marcus, good morning. president trump who is tweet being this this morning really wants this trial, and so do democrats for different reasons. lawmakers are leaving capitol hill today with president trump's impeachment trial in limbo. >> as of today, however, we remain at an impasse. >> reporter: no agreement between senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and minority leader chuck schumer on when that trial might begin. >> we'd like to see a fair process. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi says she's withholding articles of impeachment to ensure the trial includes current and former white house officials. witnesses democrats want. >> she's going to force the negotiation between schumer and mcconnell on her terms. >> reporter: the president suggests democrats are embarrassed. >> they're ridiculous, phony, fraudulent articles. they don't want to put them in because the

electric vehicles profits from large suvs will pay for this gm olds 70% of the large suv >> president trump bashing the articles of impeachment. here is tracie pottsresident trump rallying overnight in pennsylvania unleashing on democrats. >> what happened all of these horrible things remember, bribery and this and that where are they this is impeachment light. because they want to win an election >> republicans believe impeachment is dead in the water in the senate. >> i would be totally surprised if there were 67 senators who remove the president >> impeachment moves forward in debate and committee vote tomorrow >> this is a crime spree in progress that moves us to act with urgency. >> democrats accusing the president of abuse of power and obstruction of congress for pushing ukraine to invest gate biden, freezing the country's aid and refusing to let white house staff testify. >> no one including the president is above the law >> the evidence is overwhelming and uncontested. >> anticipating the president will be impeached next week, republicans want to move quickly. >> i have no desire to make it a long trial i'm looking for 51 people to join me

she will lead the house and viewers through what is needed for impeachment. "today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us live from washington, where lawmakers have released a scathing, new report. way, she's also one of the three that testimonies selected to be on this panel. today there was one selected by republicans. they will now have this testimony focusing on the law and that report focusing on democrats' findings of all of the testimony and evidence so far. phase two of the impeachment inquiry begins this morning with a civics lesson, testimony from four constitutional scholars. >> we'll hear from a number of legal scholars about the meaning of the terms bribery, high crimes and misdemeanors. >> liberal law professors predominantly and one republican witness. >> reporter: president trump and his attorneys chose not to participate, calling the process unfair. >> we want biden, we want the son hunter, where is hunter. we want the son. we want schiff. we want to interview these people. >> reporter: today's hearing follows a 300-page report from the intelligence committee making the case for

potts is live from washington where history is unfolding. tracie? >> reporter: marcus, good morning. good morning, everyone. impeachment is now a reality, but will acquittal be a reality for president trump? there is a bit of a snag in getting that trial started in the senate. for only the third time in u.s. history a president has been impeached. >> it doesn't really feel like we're being impeached. >> reporter: aiming his ire at house speaker nancy pelosi. >> americans will show up by the tens of millions next year to vote pelosi the hell out of office. >> reporter: they will try president trump on abuse of power and obstruction of congress. she says she is concerned republicans won't run a fair trial. >> the majority leader in the united states senate says it's okay for the foreman of the jury to be in cahoots with the lawyers of the accused. that doesn't sound right to us. >> reporter: impeachment came after ten hours of spirited debate. >> the president is the smoking gun. >> you did it. you did it. now prove us wrong. you did it. >> reporter: republicans united against impeachment with three, then two, democrats joining them. the senate di

candidate will walk through the doors of number 10 downing street as prime minister after clearing up as many votes as they can on election day. it is a big big day in the u.k. and charlotte potts is in london for you she's standing outside the battersea a polling station in the southwest of the u.k. capital and it's raining there thank you for being there charlotte an election that few people want to talk to us about turnout on this rainy day and what animates the voters. well at least get him back to speed the voter turnout in the morning was huge really long lines people heading into this polling station that you see behind me and when i asked them why they came out in such great numbers on this gloomy day they said well it doesn't matter they know that the outcome of this election could shape great britain for decades and the 2 main parties the conservatives and labor offering completely different versions of how they want great britain to look like especially on this contentious issue of which is driving voters to the polls boris johnson promising of course to get done repeating that very simple message over and over and on the other hand of the labor party saying he wants

will not be removed from office. so, we're pretty much walking through the process with an outcome that's known >> all right tracie pottstest on the impeachment inquiry and trial, thank you very much for that we appreciate it. >>> when we come back on the show, a live report from doha with our own hadley gamble on her exclusive conversation with treasury secretary steven mnuchin, that's next when "worldwide ehae"etns teth quick break ♪ think you need to buy expensive skincare products to see dramatic results? try olay skin care. just one jar of micro-sculpting cream has the hydrating power of 5 jars of a prestige cream, which helps plump skin cells and visibly smooth wrinkles. while new olay retinol24 provides visibly smoother, brighter skin. for dramatic skincare results, try olay. and complete your routine with the olay eye collection. brand power. helping you buy better. ♪ >>> the trump administration celebrating its trade agreement with china what treasury secretary stephen mnuchin is saying about that agreement amid questions over details. >>> presidential candidate elizabeth warren once again on the defensive over

potts joins us. can you walk us through the time line how likely is it we see the house formally impeach the president by year end? >> highly likely it will happen before year's end. in fact, it is likely it will happen next week before the holiday break. the process here is debate in the committee tonight, a committee vote in the morning and full and final vote on impeachment expected and likely next week. the house of representatives is controlled by democrats. they have been orchestrating and pushing for this effort to impeach. what is not likely to happen is president trump eventually being found guilty and removed from office because our constitution says that process has to happen in the senate, which is controlled by his party, republicans. they are already saying they do not expect 20 republicans to cross party lines and vote against this president based on the evidence they've seen so far. that evidence of two articles of impeachment or charges, obstruction of congress for not allowing white house officials to testify and abuse of power for the so-called quid pro quo forcing the biden invest gags in ukraine. saying they think thi

has been impeached but will he ever be tried in for now that's up in the air with house speaker nancy pelosi holding the cards when this trial began. "today in the bay's" tracie potts has the details from washington. >> lawmakers are leaving capitol hill with president trump's impeachment trial in limbo. >> as of today, however, we remain at an impasse. >> no agreement between senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and minority leader chuck sumer on when that trial might begin. >> we'd like to see a fair process. >> house speaker nancy pelosi says she's withholding articles of impeachment to ensure the trial includes current and former white house officials, witnesses democrats want. >> she's going to force the negotiation on her terms. >> they're ridiculous, phony, fraudulent articles and they're ashamed of them >> welcome to all -- >> reporter: democratic presidential candidates weighing >> what we have to do is we have to stop being obsessed over impeachment. >> we need to restore the integrity of the presidency. >> no matter what happens in the senate, it is up to us in 2020. >> reporter: even with the trial uncertain, some senators have already made up their m

potts joins us live from washington, d.c. tracie, outline for us what are we in store for this week and what is so monumental about what could happen >> sure. well this will third time in history that the house has impeached a president. and we are fully expecting that to happen by midweek overnight, a 658 page report was released outlining those charges that you just mentioned. they'll outline some rules tomorrow and then the vote is expected to happen on wednesday. now, there are a handful of democrats who are not planning to vote along with their party, just a few in fact, one famously is leaving the party, he says he also has some issues in his district in terms of re-election. but he says he's leaving the party to vote no on impeachment. but the numbers just don't add up for president trump on this and so we do expect that he will become the third president in the united states to be impeached on wednesday the big question after that, as your guest just said, is what happens in the senate with the trial? they are still working out details about how that trial will work. there are still decisions being made about whether witnesses will be called the p

potts live in washington. they're expected to lay out two formal charges. >> exactly. and now democrats are telling us those charges, at least five sources told us overnight those charges will be abuse of power and obstruction of congress. this after what turned out to be a contingent hearing yesterday. >> the gentleman will suspend. >> it lasted over nine hours. much of it what you heard there. democrats argue the evidence is overwhelming. republicans say -- the president tweeting the isis sheer, political madness. both sides have now laid out their case. >> the president's conduct was a trifecta. checking all three boxes. >> it's a disgrace to our country. it's a hoax and it should never, ever be allowed to happen, again. >> well, that was happening inspector general's report came out saying that the fbi looking into the origins of the russia investigation found lots of mistakes by the fbi, but no political bias by the fbi against president trump. the fbi director christopher wray says the mistakes are unacceptable and he's putting in place 40 corrective actions as a result of that report. the focus the ismornis morning, articles of impeachment. president trump still camp

potts joins us live in washington this morning and we know where this is headed. >> reporter: we seem to know based on what's been happening the last few weeks and tomorrow rules will be set foredebate for the final vote expected to happen on wednesday. >> no president is supposed to be a dictator -- >> reporter: accusations and evidence, the house judiciary committee's 658-page report released overnight, outlines two articles of impeachment against president trump, abuse of power for withholding aid to ukraine, while pressuring the country to investigate political rival joe biden and obstruction of congress for blocking white house staff from testifying about it. the final impeachment vote is expected wednesday. >> there's not going to be any republicans in the house. there will be a handful of democrats who will vote against impeachment in the house. >> reporter: including new jersey democrat jeff van drew, who is reportedly switching parties to vote no. while most democrats vote yes. >> we cannot take the risk that the next election will be corrupted through foreign interference solicited by the president. >> reporter: after wednesday the focus moves to the sena

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