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Colorado home and kidnapped a housekeeper. Hear what she says about the ordeal and what the man may have been after. Plus, schools that are not okay. It comes from a chicago principal who says that students are still struggling both med mentally and academically almost two years into the pandemic. What hes seeing at his school. And alcoholic drinks are making a cocomeback on southwes airlines. While some passengers raising a glass to that, one group has some real concerns. We are thrilled to have you this sunday, february 6th. Good to see you, Trchristi Sflpo russia seems to be closing in on ukraine, and the latest signs that Vladimir Putin may be close to an invasion here, hes reportedly assembled 70 of the troops and weapons that he would need for a fullscale invasion. That is according to two u. S. Officials familiar with the latest estimates. Russia continues to add to the forces in the region, almost daily, as the United States warns that an invasion would lead to horrific consequences. Cnn correspondent melissa bell has been following the developments from kyiv, ukraine. Melissa, walk us through these latest developments and what this Troop Buildup suggests. Well, these are some of the most alarming warnings weve had from american intelligence yet, boris. When were talking about is Russian Troops that are amassed on several borders of ukraine. And one of the most alarming, of course, is the buildup thats been happening across the russian border. What youre talking about is a border that is really a couple of hours drive from kyiv. The latest american Intelligence Assessment is that if Vladimir Putin wanted to invade, he could do so pretty quickly, taking the ukrainian capital within 48 hours. And if he were to carry out that multipronged attack from several different fronts, theres very little that Ukrainian Armed forces could do about it, given the strength of the capabilities that have been amassed on those borders. Beyond the american Intelligence Assessments that is being shared with lawmakers, but with european allies as well, as the u. S. Is trying to shore up nato unity in the face of this threat, we can see on Satellite Imagery that weve been receiving and we can have a look at shows that chose that border. Just about 50 kilometers from it, you can see where those capabilities have been changing. More men, more equipment, and also, aircraft that have been brought into several places. Again, very close to that border and worringly close to the ukra ukrainian capital, boris. That fortification almost looks as if this is a when situation as opposed to an if situation. We know that Emmanuel Macron is going to moscow today and to kyiv the next day. How much potential does he have to potentially detour this . Reporter he believes that he has the russian president s ear, and the feeling in western capitals is that some negotiation, some dialogue is better than none. But the feeling is that that window for opportunity for dialogue is narrowing. And the point is whether or not the russian president has already made the decision to invade, the point is that he could do so and do so with devastating impact, as we mentioned a moment ago, we could be talking about Tens Of Thousands of casualties, millions of refugees, and what would be the largest Land Invasion in europe since world war ii, christi and boris. Melissa bell reporting from kyiv, ukraine. Thank you so much. Turning now to the United States and wisconsin, specifically. There was a shooting at an apartment complex that ended with two people dead and another injured. This happened yesterday morning in brown deer near milwaukee. And you see this dramatic Video Showing officers running away from the scene. One of them holding a child. The officers say that just as they arrived, a suspect opened fire on them. Our officers were dispatched for a shots fired scene. Upon riarrival to the scene, ou officers were fired on from the second floor balcony. They set up a perimeter and requested aid from surrounding agencies. No officers were hurt, but the suspect, who has been identified as 26yearold man, is dead after an apparent selfinflicted gunshot wound. The relationship between the suspect and the victims, that isnt clear yet, but authorities do believe this incident stemmed from a domestic dispute. We know that the victims are a 23yearold woman and a 31yearold man. Police do plan to release their names later today. And police in virginia have arrested a suspect at a deadly shooting at a Hookah Lounge near the Virginia Tech campus. 24yearold jamel flint is charged with firstdegree murder and several counts of attempted murder. Police say that flint called 18yearold Isiah Robinson and injured four other people friday night at a bar. Virginia tech was placed on lockdown for several hours after that skmhooting and one of thos injured was a student at the school. This is one of the oddest stories were bringing you this morning. A man accused of prbreaking int Michael Bloombergs ranch in colorado, kidnapping an employee, and terrorizing her at gunpoint, hes now in custody facing state and federal charges. The woman is safe, but she tells investigators that her kidnapper was heavily armed, that he wanted to know information about the former new york mayors daughter. Camilla bernal has more details for us here. Reporter boris, christi, we now know that the man accused of kidnapping one of Michael Bloombergs employees was identified as Joseph Beecher and the information that we have is coming from an Arrest Warrant and from a criminal complaint filed in federal court. And according to those documents, beecher allegedly rammed through the gates of this ranch belonging to Michael Bloomberg in Rio Blanco County in colorado. According to those documents, he found that employee inside, who later told authorities that he was heavily armed and that he told her that he would shoot her face off. He also told this employee, according to these documents, that he wanted to create an international scene. He was also asking for the daughters of Michael Bloomberg by name. Once he found out that the daughters were not at the ranch, according to these documents, he made then this employee, who was not named in any of the court filings, to get into her truck and drive him around. They ended up in wyoming, and authorities were able to track them through the her ipad. Thankfully, she was okay. Now, he is facing a number of charges wel charges, including a federal kidnapping charge. And we know his First Court Appearance is on tuesday. But the documents did not specify who his attorney is at the moment. We did hear, though, from Michael Bloombergs spokesperson, who said that theyre thankful to Law Enforcement for bringing bang that employee or that victim to her family. Boris, christi . Camilla bernal, thank you so much. Pivoting to politics now. The Republican Party is determined to take back congress in this years midterm elections, but theyll have to sort through some major rifts growing in their ranks. Lets bring in political congressional reporter Olivia Beavers to discuss all things politics. Olivia, good morning. Thanks so much for sharing part of your sunday with us. Some of that division in the Party Centers on the big lie and what happened on january 6th. And were now learning more about what some lawmakers were doing in the days and hours leading up to the insurrection. This week, we learned that congressman matt gaetz met privately with mike pence, trying to convince him to overturn the election, and others like jim jordan spent time talking on the phone with President Trump that morning. How do you think the January 6th Committee will handle the inevitabilitthat those members will not comply with their investigation . Boris, that is a major question that weve been waiting for months to try to figure out, whether the January 6th Committee does actually move to subpoena some of its own members, because that sort of opens a pandoras box of using a tool that historically the house really hasnt deployed. And if it does, if House Republicans win back the majority, you can imagine that they would absolutely use that same precedent against democrats for whatever reason that they choose isser reason to do it. But, as you said, were slowly getting this drip, drip out of the January 6th Committee. I interviewed jim jordan some time last year, and he told me he speak to donald trump multiple times on the day of january 6th, but he has repeatedly said he doesnt know what time. Now, the more information were finding out, i think we have signs that the committee is building a timeline of when these phone calls took place. The public doesnt know them, but it looks like they know the timeline of when the mccarthy and donald trump phone call took place as well as the jim jordan phone call or phone calls. And were anticipating getting details on that likely in just a few months, perhaps in early summer. I do want to ask you about minority leader kevin mccarthy, because the pressure is growing on him to break precedent and potentially help out liz cheneys primary challenger. Cnn reported last year that some of the other House Republicans who voted to impeach trump got money from mccarthys leadership pac. So how does he navigate this midterm cycle, balancing these alaska factions,s within his party. He obviously wants to be speaker and its a very fine line to walk, isnt it . Its a very fine line, and gop leadership usually doesnt wade into primaries, but last year around this time, i was in florida watching basically the dam break when liz cheney and mccarthy were at the gop retreat. And that was when mccarthy started to move to oust liz c cheney as Conference Chair and from there the relationship has deteriorated. Mccarthys sort of way of responding to some of these things, like you saw with the rnc moving to Censor Cheney and kinzinger, is he doesnt weigh in. He remains silent. Cheney has been a thorn in his side. Its going on interesting, but if he breaks that precedent, whats not to say that, you know, some of the more conservatives in his conference dont push him to start getting involved in other primaries, where republicans voted to impeach. And potentially, primaries where former President Trump has selected multiple candidates to endorse. I want to ask you to expand on something that you alluded to earlier, because youve been Doing Reporting on what republicans plan to do with the January 6th Committee if they win back the majority. Whats their calculus . Whats their thinking . Were sort of hearing from republicans. I asked leadership, i asked freedom caucus, i asked more moderate members. Youre getting the goldilocks answers. Some say, you know, crumple it up, throw it in the trash bin, we dont want to have anything to do with it. Lets move on. Thats congressman dan crenshaw, there are more moderate members. And you have more of a middle where they say, lets use it to investigate Outstanding Security measures, and of course, they want to, you know, turn the committee and investigate nancy pelosi even though that shows that theres a lack of understanding with how the Capitol Security Works at the u. S. Capitol. And then theres members like matt gaetz and Newt Gingrich who want to turn it into a fallout weapon against those who were continue committee, investigate the investigators, and undermine the reality of what happened on january 6th, which is that Trump Supporters breached and attacked people in the capitol. Theyre trying to turn, claim that, you know, the government was behind it, or whatever Conspiracy Theory theyre trying spin. That is really where youre sort of seeing it. And it will, expectedly, if mccarthy becomes speaker, fall to him. But at the moment, there are a lot of ideas and it seems like there is a push at least use it as some sort of political tool. At some point, i think the Republican Leadership is going to have to answer for claims like the one thayou mentioned from madison hawthorne, the congressman suggesting that january 6th was a false flag investigation and it should be investigated. The deep state was behind it. Sure. Olivia beavers, thanks so much for the time. Always appreciate hearing from you. Thanks, boris. Of course. Later this morning, you can get more political analysis on State Of The Union with jake tapper. Senator joe manchin just one of several politicians who will be joining. Lisa murkowski will be on as well. It all states today at 9 00 a. M. Right here on cnn. Dont miss it. So more than two years into the pandemic, one chicago principal says, quote, our schools are not okay. He is so concerned that he penned an oped to parents about what hes seeing every day. We think we know whats going on. You listen to him and we do not. Hes with us, next. Stay close. So when my windshield cracked, i chose safelite. 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So many students are still struggling during this pandemic. Last month, new research showed that children are experiencing both mental and physical health problems, anxiety, depression, food insecurity, school di disengagement, all linked to school closures. Seth lavin is with me now. He has written this incredible oped in the chicago suntimes, highly suggest that you take a look at it. Talking about the difficulties that he sees each day in hi scs school. This was so eye opening. Wh we hear about it, but to hear about it in the way that you put it is extraordinary. Thank you so much for being with us. I want to read something you wrote about how children are not okay and teachers are not okay. His what you say. We knew this year would be hard. We did not know that it would be like this. A kindergartner throwing chairs. A second grader tearing up a classroom. A middle schooler swearing in your face, and then falling to the ground if tears. Every teacher i know feels like theyre failing. That is a lot of weight for a teacher to carry. I want to ask you about that in a moment. But i want to break this down into two different parts here and talk about whats happening within the walls of your school. Lets address the children part of this first, if we could. What do you say that they need the most and what is most distressing to you when you interact or when you watch them . First, good morning. Thank you so much for being here and drawing attention to this. You know, what do the children need, the kids need love. And it is hard right now. Its hard in schools, its hard in schools everywhere, but my purpose isnt to scare people or to make people think that the kids are bad or theres something wrong with them or something that needs fixing weve been out of community for so long that kids have missed a lot of what it means to be in community. So our jobs in school is to help them come back together and work through all of it and figure it out. What they need is patience and love and teaching, like they always do. Lets get to that teachers aspect of it. We all know how hard it has been to be at home with our family, with our kids, sometimes, and how overwhelming it is. I cannot imagine what its like for teachers who have an entire classroom full of kids that are struggling, as well. You had written about the teachers that the front line isnt holding, we know there were billions in Education Funds that were given out to schools from the government, but you say that you cannot build an addition on a house thats on fire. Relate to us the weight that these teachers carry and what they most request from you. Yeah, absolutely. My wife is a teacher at a School A Couple of miles away from mine, so i talk to her, of course, all the time. If youre a teacher, youre somebody who is caring for children relearning how to care for each other. These children have experienced trauma and hardship. Their emotions are bigger, their ability to build relationships is smaller. Their, you know, familiarity with what it means to be in school is just not there in the same way it would be for other kids. So if youre a teacher, youre taking 25 to 30 kids into their classroom who are feeling that way and need love and patience and attention and care and youre supporting them all day, all year. And theyve got to learn algebra. Its an incredible weight on teachers, because what teachers need to do most of all is the same thing we immediate to do as parents or adults with kids is to be present and loving and support them through the things that theyre feeling in a way that we ourselves are calm. And thats so hard for a teacher who has been through all of this, too, as a human. You mentioned your wife being a Teacher Pipsup that shes been out protesting the conditions of educators in chicago. So that probably makes for interesting conversations in your household. But what do teachers need most in that moment. When they protest, what are saying, you need to help us with fill in the blank. Absolutely. I mean, i dont speak for teachers, first, let me say that. But what we hear from teachers is, the most immediate protest in the Omicron Surge were for safety conditions. Teachers in chicago didnt feel that our School Districts were doing enough to keep them safe, to keep our students safe, and the communities we serve safe, especially with numbers so high. The most recent School Numbers in chicago were about that issue. But Teachers Want whats best for students. They want resources for kids. They want people in schools, social workers, counselors, people who can care for the kids and love the kids. Those the things i hear teachers asking for, for support. A lot of times what a teacher is asking for in school is for somebody to sport them for five minutes so they can have a group of people wok Work Together to solve the problems. The kids need so much help right now, theyre trying to make more of themselves to be ableo do it, so we need more. We are lucky to have teachers who are helping take care of our children. Theres no doubt aibout it. Seth lavin, i understand that you have an 8yearold who is recovering from covid. Hope hes okay and yall are safe. And let those teachers know that the work they do is not unnoticed. Thank you so much for calling attention to this. Absolutely. Thank you. A socalled Freedom Convoy Of Truckers in ottawa is making a lot of noise and residents have had enough. We take a look at whats led up to this standoff, next. From fidy keep you tuned in all day long. So when something happens that could affect your portfolio, you can act quickly. Thats decision tech, only from fidelity. 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A Criminal Court Judge will decide in may whether any sentence on the remaining charges will be consecutive or concurrent. And tomorrow, Jury Selection begins in the federal trial for the three white men who killed 25yearold ahmaud arbery. Arbery was out jogging back in 2020. He was chased down and shot to death. This Hate Crime Tile is moving forward after both gregory and Travis Mcmichael withdrew their guilty please last week because the federal judge overseeing the case rejected plea agreements. That means reached that they reached with prosecutors over the arbery familys objection. Last year, we sfpoke to a forme u. S. Attorney for the middle district of georgia. This is a different case, really completely. The question of the murder is not there anymore. Thats on tape. And state prosecutors made a decision to move forward without trying to get into too much evidence of motivation. Hay did not look for racial motivation or really present that type of evidence to the jury. This case hinges on whether or not this racial motivation was part of the reason that mr. Arbery was killed. And so well hear things, we dont know all of this yet, but we know about some texts out there that are disgusting and unsavory and comments that were made in the past and perhaps some things that are dealing with whether or not there was the Confederate Flag on the truck. And well hear about that. And again, what the prosecutors are having to do now in the federal case is show that this racial motivation was the motive behind the killing. And thank you to Michael Moore there. The mcmichaels and William Rotty Bryan have already been sentenced to life in prison after their convictions in Georgia State court last year. Nearly a decade after his death, miami honored the memory of Trayvon Martin on what would have been his 27th birthday. The tenth annual remembrance weekend started with a basic and a peace talk yesterday. George zimmerman shot and killed zimmerman back in 2012. Zimmerman claimed that martin looked suspicious walking from a Convenience Store with an iced tea and a bag of skittles in his hand. In the years following martins death, his family have become vocal leaders in the antiviolence movement. Some noisy protests against covid19 restriction are moving across canada and police in vancouver say they arrested five people there yesterday. In the capitol, demonstrators have shut down neighborhoods, residents are frustrated with that. Cnns Paula Newton Reports from ottawa. [ Horns Honking ] reporter the sound is deafening and yet protesters are demanding to be heard. All day long and at all hours of the night, those with the socalled Freedom Convoy Say that theyre staying put until Vaccine Mandates are dropped, the masks come off, and life returns to the way it was. This whole event has gone beyond just vaccines and it is now about the entire ordeal. Were asking for our freedom. Thats all we want. Reporter so theyve been free. Free to park big rigs right next to the prime ministers office, free to set up camp in front of the countrys national parliament. As angry and frustrated as these protesters are, residents say they feel like hostages and they want police to do more. I understand the police force does not want to directly lly intervene for fear of violence, but it feels like weve been left alone a little bit. Reporter so desperate was this woman, she appealed direct lit to the protesters. The downtown residents, children, elderly are suffer. Reporter they heard her, but they are not listening. It seems to anyone. [ Horns Honking ] its been nothing but disruptive. Theyre using theyre cl claiming their freedom while i cant even like hear i cant even hear myself. Reporter Ottawa Police say they have learned much in the past week, especially after reports of assaults, intimidation, and allegations of hate speech and symbols. Our goal is to end the demonstration. Reporter to try to do that. They have called in more reinforcements, moving to what they call a surge and contain strategy. But the beliepolice chief warns this remains, as it was from the beginning, an increasingly volatile and increasingly dangerous demonstration. Reporter and it is spreading, like the contagion itself, right across the country, a handful of protests, including a border blockade. And now canadas largest city, toronto, closing a large section in front of the provincial legislature this weekend as truckers descend and more worrying, closing off the agenda hospital row, where exhausted Health Care Workers carry on battling covid. Anyone who attempts to disrupt Hospital Access and routes of emergency operations, including ambulance, fire, or police will be subject to strict enforcement. And yet, both police d political leaders are warning, this now resembles an occupation, with no quick or easy end. Paula newton, cnn, ottawa. Thanks, paula, for that report. 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Well, the beijing Winter Olympics are the first to rely almost entirely on artificial snow. And that may be the future. The reason being, they say, Climate Change. Researchers say its threatening future winter Olympic Games and making conditions more dangerous for athletes. Cnns renee marsh has the details. Reporter no natural snow, a Winter Olympics first. Over 100 snow generators and 300 snowmaking guns are doing what Mother Nature did not, blanketing beijings bare slopes with snow. Its not quite ideal, but i would say were all making the most of it. You definitely dont want to fall. It feels like pretty bulletproof ice. Reporter Climate Scientists warn this scene will the norm as Global Warming threatens the future of snow sports. A new report finds that viab venues for the winter games are dwindling. Iconic winter olympic host sites like vancouver, norway, sochi, and the french alps are seeing temperatures warm and shorter and reless reliable of the snw cities. Of the 21 cities that have hosted the Winter Olympics, only one will be expected to have the conditions necessary to host them again if Greenhouse Gases arent reduced. I worry that the mountains around me wont have snow for the next generation or maybe even in my lifetime, with the path that were on. Reporter twotime Olympic Snowboarder elena hight says Climate Change is already impacting her sport in her hometown of lake tahoe, due to shorter winter seasons and a lack of snow, resorts have done away with this concave structure known as the half pike, one of snowboardings most famed contests. We dont have consistent enough snow for the resorts to be enticed to build them. So i see that and there are no younger generations coming into lake tahoe that will be able to be home and train in the half pipe and potentially pursue those olympic dreams. Reporter hight says that artificial snow as a substitute comes with higher injury risks, less training coupled with increased danger are a worrisome combination for those athletes. Environmental advocacy group, protect our winters, warns artificial snow has limitations. In order to make artificial snow, theres a temperature threshold. So you cant just you cant make artificial snow in 40degree weather. You still need cold temperatures. Reporter fake snow also comes with environmental risks. Beijing, one of the most waterscarce cities in the world, estimates it will use some 49 million gallons of chemicallytreated water to make snow for alpine sporting events, Something Enronmental advocates have criticized. So its actually causing the problem that were being asked by. I hope that we never get to the point where snowboarding isnt a viable sport, because of lack of snow. And, really, i think that we have the ability to make those changes now. Reporter well, artificial z can create a faster surface because its almost 30 ice compared to real snow, which is 10 ice, so its a harder and more slipperly surface, and that is what creates the risk of severe injuries when an athlete takeses a fall. But outside of the olympics, ski resorts and the towns and economies that surround them are also being threatened by Warming Temperatures and unreliable snow. Rene marsh, cnn, washington. Great information. Thank you, rene. So nothing says love like red roses on valentines day, right . Well, you might be able to find other things. What if you cannot find these flowers, though . Stay close. And no w get relief without a pill with tylenol dissolve packs. Relief without the water. Ever wonder what everyones doing on their phones . Theyre banking, with bank of america. The grooms parents . They just found out they can redeem rewards for a second honeymoon. Romance is in the air. Like these two. Hes realizing hes in love. 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Southwest says it will start serving alcohol onboard again on February 16th on flights 176 miles or more. Theyll be selling beer, wine, and liquor, but Southwest Airlines Flight Attendants call this move irresponsible and unacceptable. Lynn montgomery, the union that represents southwest Flight Attendants says the following. She has says, quote, we have adamantly and unegively informed management that resuming sales of alcohol while the mask mandate is still in place has the Great Potential to increase Customer Noncompliance and misconduct issues. Airline Flight Attendants have been on the front lines of ugly, unruly incidents onboard commercial flyings that really shot up in this pandemic era of air travel. Look at the latest numbers. About 323 were reported by flight crews. 5,981 incidents in 2021. So many of these incidents involve the federal Transportation Mask Mandate still in place until march 18, 2022, and they say many of them are fueled by alcohol. Flight attendants say they need all the help that they can get and this move is not helping them. Pete muntean, cnn, washington. Pete, thank you. Were about week away from valentines day. Oh, those pesky supply chain problems. Romance is not going to bode well, apparently, if youre waiting for some flowers. Florists across the nation are seeing Flower Shortshortage especially for what you need most on valentines day, red roses. Heres cnns karen calfa. Reporter six polblocks with wholesale flower vendors. Business in the Los Angeles Flower District really blooms in february, so much that the california flower mall, one of the districts large markets will stay open roundtheclock from Super Bowl Sunday through the end of valentines day. Its a good feeling. Youre buying flowers for all of that really helps. T. Reporter owner mark chatoff says his business faces the same Economic Issues as any other supplier. Reporter we are facing rising costs, logistics, transportation, which is part of logistics, shortages. Reporter Versane Gustov brings flowers to the markets and says disruptions from the Air Shipments are unlike anything hes seen in his 30 years in the airline industry. One Airline Cancels and whoevers behind it has the pressure to pick up whats behind. Reporter and the highdemand holiday Falling Ining On A Mons year puts on the pressure especially for florists tasked with final delivery. These are 2021 problems that are continuing into 2022, but it does get more difficult at valentines day. Reporter ken fees family h owned and operated york flowers in washington, d. C. For 80 years. He says hell have what he needs this valentines day, thanks to Lessons Learned throughout the pandemic. Weve had to change Design Stiles where we cant get certain flowers or certain supplies. Weve been practical and made changes so that we didnt try to force something that didnt work out. Reporter while florists like denaburg believe that supply will meet demand, flexibility and creativivity may enter the mix. If youre looking for something super specific, you might not be able to get it. The earlier you can order, the better. Reporter those big bouquets of red roses requiring a bigger effort at all points for the big day this year. In washington, im karen kafa. So so many of you are waking up to really cold temperatures if you havent steed outside yet, you will find out. Allison chinchar is live in the meteorological center. Earlier this morning you said, theres nothing such as bad weather, only bad clothing. I have to agree to disagree. If you think about it, you see bhsee people when its raing wearing fullon gear and heir not getting wet. A Ski Instructor said, just put extra layers on. I wouldnt necessarily just recommend staying outdoors for the sake of being there, but if you want to get out and walk the dog, just bundle up. The are a lot of places that are dealing with temperatures, even ones that arent necessarily used to it being this cold. 28 degrees in charlotte. 32 right at the freezing mark in atlanta. 29 in houston. And weve still got a lot of these areas that are out, if we can push this forward. Weve got some of these areas that are still dealing with Freeze Warnings and hard Freeze Warnings especially across the deep south. This is the last morning where we really have those extremely cold temperatures. A lot of these areas will be getting back up to maybe within about a degree or two of normal, boris and christi, maybe not today, but certainly in the next day or so. Thank you for the heads up, allison, we appreciate it. And thank you for spending some time with us this morning. We hope you make good memories today. Christi, always great to be with you. Dont go anywhere. Inside politics sunday with abby phillip is up next. To help block out food particles. So he can enjoy the game. 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