charts. >> i really, truly, in this moment, feel like a superstar! >> we're behind the scenes with hollywood a-listers rehearsing their parts as last night's i ndie spirit awards set the stage for the glitz and glamour tonight. >> "moonlight "! >> will it be lit by moonlight? plus how politics will figure into the evening. celebrities already speaking their minds. >> for the first attack on democracy is an assault on free expression and civil liberties. >> we're right there on the red carpet. why it's not really red. and why this year's fashions are more exclusive than ever. with a vote of confidence from the host, jimmy kimmel. >> no one does oscar like "gma." thanks to jimmy kimmel for that shoutout on a sunday morning. thanks for joining us, everybody. it is oscar sunday. there it is, the dolby theater. in los angeles. a little wet there. will gather tonight for the 89th academy awards. >> there's the rain drops that rob had us put on the screen. their put up shades to protect the red carpet from the rain. once the stars run the gauntlet of fans and photographers, they'll head up there for the awards. >> we're covering the angles this morning, the front-runners, the fashion. the possibility that some of the winners will get political from the stage tonight. dan, you mentioned something that maybe it's not real, the red carpet. we'll get to the bottom of that. >> it's apparently not red. we'll be talking about that. speaking of politics. there's a lot of news coming out of trump world. we're going to be covering that as well this morning. first, here, though. we do have breaking news involving a vehicle that crashed into a crowd at a pre-mardi gras parade in new orleans. >> dozens have been hurt. and adrienne bankert is right there on the scene with the very latest on this investigation. good morning, adrienne. >> reporter: good morning, all the -- paula. we're here at university hospital. one of thean the injured are being treated. because this happened on a street adjacent to the parade, people were still throwing beads as the frightening scene played out. overnight, chaos during the final week end of mardi gras. at 6:42 p.m., this gray pickup truck was seen driving on carrollton avenue. >> new orleans and north carrollton avenue. a vehicle struck a crowd. >> reporter: moments later, that truck barrelling into a crowd of revelers with some of the biggest crowds. the driver striking two cars and a dump truck. >> we got multiple injured. multiple injured. >> reporter: before running over and injuring more than two dozen people. >> it sounded like the car was revving up the engine. and when i turned around, i see everybody running towards us. almost like trampling over us. they're screaming get out the street. >> reporter: most of the parade watchers in the truck's path had to be sent to the hospital, some in critical condition right now. the driver, immediately arrested. >> we suspect that that subject was highly intoxicated. >> reporter: as ems and police officers raced to help the injured, the parade can be seen marching on just beyond the horrific scene. debris littering the streets, this car mangled from the collision. >> it happened so quickly. you didn't have time to think about it. >> reporter: one of the witnesses that we talked to said from his perspective, just feet from the truck, he saw the driver trying to swerve to avoid people. police are investigating. dan? >> adrienne, thank you. we move to president trump who is escalating, yet again, his war with the press. announcing now that he's not going to attend the annual white house correspondents' dinner, where the president and the media normally exchange jokes. also this morning, there's a headline that won't make anyone in the white house laugh. a top republican calling for a special prosecutor to investigate team trump's ties to russia. david kerley is covering it all from the north lawn. david, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. the questio whether other republicans join that call for an independent special prosecutor to look into the allegations that have fueled the president's battle with the media? that is, did his campaign have repeated contacts with the russians leading up to the elections? after dining with his daughter, ivanka, and jared kushner, and others at his hotel in washington, d.c., this morning, the president is battling reports again of tieing to russia. with the senior member of his own republican party now saying those reported contacts need a special investigation. >> we need to investigate their activities and we need to do it because they're bad people. >> reporter: congressman darryl issa saying the attorney general should bow out and appoint a special prosecutors. >> jeff sessions, who was on the campaign and was an appointee, you're going to have to use the special prosecutor's statute. >> reporter: the white house says both chairman were asked to try to tamp down the media reports. >> we're fighting the fake news. it's fake. sparring with the news media, he took to twitter to announce, quote, i will not be attending the white house correspondents' association dinner this year. please wish everyone well and have a great evening. he has attended in the past as a guest. even the target of president obama in 2011. >> you fired gary busey. these are the kind of decision that would keep me up at night. >> reporter: the white house correspondents' association responded saying the dinner will go on. it will be a celebration of the first amendment. paula? >> certainly will. david, thank you for your worthing from the north lawn this morning. a fiercely divided democratic party still reeling from losing the white house has chosen a new national leader who wants to ensure that trump is a one-term president. tom perez, the former labor secretary under president obama. he won a tightly contested race. becoming the dnc chairman. gloria riviera is in atlanta where it all went down. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, paula. so many democrats here in like finally their party is turning a new page after the devastating loss in november. now president trump chimed in rather quickly, with some rather insincere statements, tweeting he was happy for the new dnc chair tom perez and also his own republican party. the dnc chair came right back at it on twitter vowing that democrats across the country will soon be the president's worst nightmare. overnight, the embattled democratic party finding new leadership. after a contentious race for national chair, tom reperez, former labor secretary under president obama, edging out rival keith ellison. >> we need a chair who cannot only take the fight to donald trump, we need a chair who can lead turnaround and change the culture of the democratic party. >> reporter: in a show of came in second to be his number two. new deputy chair ellison is the first muslim to serve in the u.s. congress and has widespread support. >> we're in this mess because we lost not one election but a thousand elections. >> reporter: the two men now charged with restructuring the party still reeling from hillary clinton's devastating loss. congressman waters, your party is recovering from the worst political defeat in modern american politics. what has to happen now? >> well, first of all, we have to be unified. i think we saw indications of that after the vote was announced here today. >> reporter: a key question, of course, will be how many progressives who supported bernie sanders and supported the man who came in second, keith ellison, will now get behind the new dnc chair? the president had more to say this morning over twitter. he wrote -- the race for dnc chairman was, of course, totally rigged. bernie's guy, like bernie himself, never had a chance. clinton demanded perez. that's what the president had to say about all of in this morning. paula? dan? >> gloria, thank you. let's bring in chief anchor george stephanopoulos. good morning. >> good morning, guys. >> the democrats are in rough shape. in that they've lost the white house. both houses of congress. nearly two-thirds of the state houses. what is the strategy going forward? do they try to take on trump in an all-out war or try to cooperate? >> i don't think the leadership has much choice. because you see at the grass roots of the democratic party right now. you have seen at town hall meetings all across the country. the democrats of the grass roots are pushing for full-out opposition to donald trump across the board. that could pose a dilemma for those democrats in states won by donald trump who are up in 2018 in the senate, who might feel more compelled to cooperate with him. but all the energy at the grass for all-out opposition.tic side the russia situation is not going away. we just heard that darrell prosecutor to investigation this. is that likely to happen? >> right now. it's likely not. it's important that a key top republican has broken -- this is someone who went after hillary clinton, as well. you saw republican members of congress get pressure on health care and russia. some republicans now saying donald trump has to release his .'re seeing the energy bubble at this point, it's not reached a critical mass that would cause president trump to buckle and call for a special prosecutor. >> tuesday night, we'll see president trump speaking to a joint session of congress for the first time. what do you expect to hear? and what do you expect, as we're hearing from some people, heckling? >> i'm not sure about overt heckling. we might not have a "you lie" moment like we saw up against president obama. a lot of democrats are talking about bringing guests to the chamber who they say are victims of president trump's policies. refugees. undocumented immigrants and others. this is the president's real first chance to lay out in more specific detail what he wants to do on obamacare and tax cuts. even though we're now 38 days in, the president hasn't said what he wants on those big issues. >> george, thank you. always a pleasure to chat with 'll go one on one with the newly elected dnc chair, tom perez. and ahead of the president's first joint address to congress, george will speak to the democratic leader, nancy pelosi. all coming up on "this week." we should say on tuesday night, george leads the powerhouse abc news team for live coverage of the president's address to congress. that starts at 9:00. politics may play a prominent role at the oscars tonight. >> it won't come as a surprise to a whole lot of people. this awards night could be one of the most political that we have ever seen. so, what kind of fiery attacks can we expect? chris connelly is in hollywood for us this morning. good morning, chris. >> reporter: good morning, guys. behind me, you see the stairs, up which performers, presenters, and winners-to-be will ascend. and into the dolby theater where, on oscar night, you'll have an open mike and millions of viewers and some people, one expects, with a few things on their minds. tonight, at the 89th oscars, the talk is expected to get a little political. because it already has. >> it's our time to tell our elected officials to do their job. >> reporter: on friday, instead of the oscar party, united talent agency kicking off academy award weekend with united voices anti-trump rally. >> we must speak for those who cannot speak! >> reporter: all five directors of this year's nominated foreign language films, signing this letter, condemning nationalist politics. we want this award to stand as a symbol ofhe nations and a freedom of the arts. actors speaking their minds from the awards show stages. >> and this immigrant ban is a blemish and it is un-american. obes, meryl streep using her lifetime achievement acceptance speech to put then president-elect trump on blast. >> when the powerful use their position to bully others, we all lose. >> reporter: trump firing back in a tweet. meryl streep, one of the most overrated actresses in holly road. tonight, streep is nominated for the 20th time. a record for actresses. she's scheduled to present, too. >> where we have a man sending us to war. >> we've got to have equal rights for everyone. >> equal rights for women in the united states of america. >> reporter: as you see, politics is a perennial topic of conversation from the stage at the the oscars. this year won't be any different. interesting to see the reaction in the house if things get contentious up on stage. we want to get to some of the other new this is morning. so let's go to ron with the rest of the headlines. >> good morning to you, dan. paula. diane, robert. >> we were waiting. >> we're going to begin in houston where police are looking for the woman who fired into a crashed car, killing an 8-year-old girl. the girl's mother says a d hit her car.le ran a red light a third car drove up, got out of that vehicle, and fire shots the. one of those shots killed damari atkins. a third grader. new details in the assassination of the half brother of north korean leader kim jong-un. malaysia's health minister says skim jong name died within 15 to 0 minutes of being poisoned at the airport. the officials say the airport is safe. safe for the travelers going through there. no the announcement coming two weeks after nam was killed. a military judge says sergeant bowe bergdahl can stand trial, despite comments from then candidate donald trump that he should be executed. bergdahl walked away from his base in afghanistan in 2009. he spent five years as a taliban prisoner. he faces a trial that could get him a life sentence. a florida man is facing arson charges for allegedly setting a fire at a country club and then posting video of it on snapchat. a teenager who saw the video called police. police say anthony stowers admitted to starting the fire. but says he didn't remember it because he was drunk. no one was hurt in that fire. turning to sports. gonzaga went into the final game of the regular season saturday with a chance at a perfect record. guess happened? the number one ranked bulldogs, 29-0 going into that game. 20-point favorites. shot out to an early lead. but unranked byu, brigham young, came back to upset gonzaga, winning by eight. spoiling their chance at a perfect season. finally some real dedication on the links. pga golfer shawn stefani. trying to get himself out of a water hazard. stripping down to his underwear to hit a shot out of a pond or lake on friday. >> children, close your eyes, please. >> seems he didn't want to get stuck playing the rest of the round in wet, muddy clothing. he gets regarbed there. despite the extra efforts, he missed the cut. >> i gotta start watching golf. >> there you go. >> i've been missing out. all this time, i had no idea. my new favorite sport. >> he's looking for an underwear sponsor at this point. >> he may get one, huh? >> yeah, or a wetsuit sponsor. didn't see that coming. let's get it back over to rob for the weather. >> hard to believe this happened end of this is very spring-like stuff we endured yesterday. look what happened in parts of pennsylvania, there. luzerne county, a tornado warning. the damage looks like it may be one. national weather service going out there today. you see the debris. the damage. hail, as well. not only there, but up and down this line. this is richmond, virginia the golf ball-sized hail. severe weather through western parts of massachusetts. several thousand people without power for a time there. the front now pushing east. we saw flood watches for northern new york and new england. the snow has been melting. yesterday, temperatures in the lower 70s across burlington, vermont. all-time record for the month of february. now, it's freezing. temperatures falling a good 20, 30 degrees. with the winds, it feels like if the tens and 20s. winter is coming back. temperatures midweek f to 50s in buffalo. maybe into the 70s across d.c. >> next half hour, we'll go west coast. not because of you. but we're going to go out there and talk about california and more snow in seattle. back to the oscars now. they're making the final touches this morning for the big show tonight. >> did you know that the big carpet is not really red? >> it just appears red, right? >> kayna whitworth is looking at how it all gets put together. you're looking lovely, by the way, this morning. >> reporter: oh, paula, thank you so much. normally, i'm covering a bit of natural disaster. we have a whole different flood on our hands. in just a few hours, a flood of stars will take to the carpet. but as you mentioned, is it really red? according to "the l.a. times dwts color is called academy red. it's a bit more of a burgundy. the actual color remains a secret. why? it's specially formulated to make sure everyone dazzles in their gowns and tuxes. this morning, as the nominees are waking up for one of the biggest nights of their lives, the stage of the dolby theater is getting glammed up. adorned with 300,000 sparkling crystals. overnight, some of the biggest names in hollywood, already feeling out the stage. lin-manuel miranda and dwayne "the rock" johnson feeling at home. mike. all in preparation for the big show. those who don't get to take home a real statue could get a 24-karat gold chocolate oscar. famously crafted by wolfgang puck. >> we have something for everybody. sushi. pasta. miniburgers. >> reporter: 1500 guests greeted by a july. t ice raw bar. mountains of caviar. 30 pounds of edible gold dust will be on hand. the dazzling room adorned with flowers flown in from all over the world. all coming together for the perfect way to unwind after a long day of glitz, glamour, and red carpet galore. so the theme of the governor's ball is magical transformation. and that edible gold dust is part of the gold dusting for the white truffle popcorn. i mean, it just sounds fantastic. my magical transformation might be gaining 30 pounds if it went to that and all i can think about is food now. >> well, apparently we have food on set later. >> we do? >> truffle popcorn. >> lots of stuff. >> popcorn, and by the way, lobster corn dogs, paula. >> yes! >> i didn't know there was such a thing. >> like a contradiction in terms. lobster corn dog. >> sounds like someone in the midwest would have created. there you go. kayna, thank you. abc has your complete coverage of the oscars. don't forget to tune in tonight when "gma's" on the burgundy carpet, should we call it now, for the stars' arrivals. it all starts at 7:00 p.m. eastern. the awards at 8:30. we have a big afterparty here on abc hosted by lara spencer and "blackish" star anthony anderson. plus, there's more. on monday morning, tune in to "gma" for the full wrap. i feel like i'm in one of those infomercials, and there's more. coming up on "gma" this morning, an incredible rescue caught on camera. a snowboarder stranded overnight in blizzard-like conditions. through alive. every year, on the eve of the oscars, they hold the independent spirit awards. who won last night? what does it portend for tonight? 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what will you be wearing in honor of the occasion? >> perhaps my wife and i will break out the matching onesies. that we wear sometimes on nights where we're going to feel slothful. she's promised to make a funfetti cake. so now that i've said this on national television, bianca, it's official. >> it's your official cheat night, right? >> sundays are cheat nights. >> together in your onesies. the secret for happy marriage, everybody. >> i'm realizing i could get in trouble for everything i have just said. we start this half hour with high drama in the mountains of lake tahoe. >> a snowboarder buried waist-high in the snow. unsure that his calls for help were being heard. eva pilgrim has more. >> reporter: this dramatic rescue after a fun day on the mountain taking a seriously wrong turn. watch as aarin yu waves for help after spending a brutally cold night on a california mountain. >> this is the first time i had been in a situation that was so dire. i was scared. i tried to keep calm. >> reporter: yu was at the top of a chair lift when a snowstorm hit heavenly mountain. whiteout conditions. >> i realized something was amiss. i looked around and it looks like i was pretty distant from a groomed path, a trail, or some manmade structure. >> reporter: this cell phone video showing what he was up against. stuck in chest-high snow. he couldn't get a signal to call for help. instead, sending frantic text messages. his business partner, david sutton, got one of those messages, immediately calling the ski patrol. yu decided to stay put. using a tree to block the wind and elements. sleeping there overnight. >> it's pitch black overnight. you can't see anything. you're just feeling your way around. >> reporter: this x dug in the deep snow, marking the spot where yu was finally found. frantically waving his arms for help. and as you can see he's doing just fine. after all that, he only has mild frostbite on his fingers. and this is the craziest part. turns out, he was less than a mile from the resort the entire time. >> wow. >> so close. yet so far. we're glad he's okay this morning. let's go back to rob with more on the snow out west. >> yeah, i'll tell you what, a mile is a long way to go when you're talking about snow that's like this. mammoth mountain getting crushed, about a five-hour drive from l.a., where the oscars are happening today. heavy rain this morning will taper off. might be a couple of showers around red carpet time. it will be chilly as well. not the best of weather out there. another round of potentially lowland snow. for seattle. one to three inches expected for the valleys. an unbelievable wint >> this weather report is brought to you by the u.s. army. beautiful weather for the daytona 500 today. two questions that you don't really hear on the same day. who is your driver? 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>> reporter: the film independent spirit awards. >> it's exciting to be acknowledged among these incredibly talented people. >> reporter: never so much "moonlight" in the middle of the day. >> moonlight. >> moonlight. >> moonlight. >> reporter: taking by storm the show that honored lower budgeted films not made by a major studio. a luminous coming-of-age drama winning six awards. including best feature and best director for barry jenkins. >> it was a movie made for $1.5 million. i only say that because there was no director in me that could have made this manifest itself without the cast and crew. >> every time you step on to a platform and you see people that you respect show respect and love back towards you, it's -- it's overwhelming. >> reporter: hosts john mullaney and nick kroll setting the tone. >> these films are, to quote the president, sad, exclamation point. >> casey affle withdrawn man from the outskirts of boston living in the shadow of his older brother. what a reach. >> reporter: he won best male lead for "manchester by the sea." >> i'm not sad and morose. >> reporter: female lead meant to "elle's" timeless isabelle huppert. >> new cinema is always independent. >> reporter: outside, the nominees took the opportunity to pose for paparazzi, show their d mingle a bit. lly shannon who won for her soul-searing, straight-from-the-heart work as a cancer patient in "other people." >> i want to dedicate this award to all the moms who would go to the end of the earth for their families. i really, truly, in this moment, feel like a "superstar." >> reporter: o.j., made in america, winning best documentary. whatever happens at the oscars, an amazing year for independent film, guys. >> certainly. that's so true. the oscars have been criticized in the past for the lack of diversity when it came to nominees. this year, they're making history. >> reporter: what a difference a year makes. three of the best picture nominees chronicling the african-american experience. and not a bad chance that three acting categories might go to people of color. we're a long ways away from the oscars so white days, at least in this year. >> i say a big bravo to that. this has been a great year at the movies. i have made no bones about the fact that i'm a massive "moonlight" fan. do you think "la la land" is going to win? >> reporter: my feeling is if you were going to bet the rent money, i would go with "la la land." there are a lot of potential rivals. we'll all be waiting to see what is going to happen. there could be upsets all along the way. if you were going to bet, you would bet on "la la land." >> i still can't get over "dances with wolves" beating "goodfellas" back in 1991. >> reporter: gotta move on. gotta move on. >> i hold a grudge. >> 25 years ago. gotta turn the page. the heist is over. >> this is a discussion i have had with my wife many times before. chris connelly, always amazing to have you covering the oscars for us. thank you so much. >> feels like sunday morning therapy. >> thanks for having me. >> thanks, chris. coming up on "good morning america" this sunday. fashion forward. the lengths that the best dressed at the oscars are going to to make sure their looks are ultra exclusive. and one contender will be celebrating whether he wins or not. we'll tell you why. coming up in "pop news." with diane macedo. ♪ just dance dance dance i'm good.? 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the most adventurous dressed. >> oh, my gosh. you know, i have to give that one to nicole kidman. did you see her at the s.a.g. awards? the green dress with the feathers and the parrots. and the sequins. you look at somebody like janelle monae. i hear she's going to be wearing a custom elie saab dress. she sticks to black and white. that's her uniform. she's told designers that she'll only wear black and white. >> meryl streep making news. denying claims by karl lagerfeld that she refused to wear chanel because she's wearing something somebody paid her to wear. she said she's never paid to wear anybody. what's your take? >> i'm going with meryl. a lot. but to tell you the truth, pay-to-play has been a dirty secret for a long time. a lot of the designers do pay the actresses, especially the oscars. and the jewelry has been going on for years. >> thank you, joe, for getting up so early. you're looking dapper. have a great time tonight at the oscars. thanks for joining us. >> of course. thank you so much. and "pop news" with diane macedo is next. >> we have oscar trivia. >> we do. are your allergies holding you back or is it your allergy pills? 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>> i like this. >> very regal. >> oscar-centric, of course. if we're going to be talking snack like we're at the movies. i brought you a spread. >> thank you, thank you. >> we're going to start with a quiz. this year's contenders, question one, which acting nominee appears in two films nominated for best picture this year? >> mahershala ali. >> mahershala ali. >> oy -- i, okay, fine. >> let her finish the question. >> the answer is? >> uh huh. >> mahershala ali. >> and he just had baby, right? i'm not giving everything away. >> i mean, forget it. we can just not do -- >> come on. >> paula. >> don't give up, macedo. >> question two. who shot their oscar nominated role in just three days? is it naomie harris, michelle williams, or jeff bridges. >> i know, i know. >> i'm going to say jeff bridges. >> michelle williams. >> michelle williams. >> you're all wrong. it's naomie harris. she only had three days to do it all. >> it was such an intense role. that's really, really, >> you got it, diane. >> if lin-manuel miranda wins, he would be the youngest to have an egot. an emmy, a grammy, an oscar, and a tony. who else achieved this feat? >> whoopi goldberg. >> whoopi goldberg. >> it's a trick question. all three of them. >> no, no, no. >> they've all gotten it. if lin-manuel wins this, he'll set a whole new category. a mpegot. he'll win a whole new category. he has a pulitzer prize and a mccarthy award. >> a pulitzer prize? >> it sounds like a sandwich. what is it again? >> a mpegot. >> sthat a sandwich. >> i may not be pronouncing it correctly. and as paula laid out for us. we're congratulating mahershala ali this morning. even before we know who the oscar goes to. he and his wife have welcomed their new daughter. >> i heard they had a baby. >> he shared the news on instagram. breaking news. we're hearing it right here for the first time. 2-22-17. #pisces. this is their first child. he says he's even excited about being tired. so you know he's pumped about this. >> i'm sorry for delivering the news ahead of schedule. >> a huge, huge, huge year for him. an incredible actor. congratulations to him and his family. >> big, big moments. and then, of course, no oscar ceremony is complete without the thank you speeches. we want to thank rob and renee israel for the popcorn. we have all kinds. apple crisp, sinfully cinnamon. jalapeno. i want to thank twizzlers, m&ms, and junior mints just for existing. my mother, my father, for being supportive of me. >> okay. all right. all right. >> should we play the music? >> don't forget to tune in tonight when "gma" is on the red carpet. it starts at 7:00 eastern with the a big afterparty here on abc hosted by lara spencer and antony anderson from "blackish." great "pop news." tune in monday for a full wrap of the evening. we'll see you tomorrow. >> well, we are feeling cooler today. 38 degrees at the airport. the feels-like 29. bundle up. winter returned to the area, at least for a day. the temperatures in the afternoon upper 40s and with the wind feeling cooler than that. now over the next 48 hours or so, we are heating up. tonight a cold one 34 degrees with a dry but tuesday and wednesday the best chance for the wet weather and keep the umbrellas on hand. we are going to heat back up. late monday night and early tuesday specks of green is showing up. also into tuesday morning, very early, the showers will be coming into the row region. wet ahead for wednesday. now to the extended forecast. expecting to hit 70 by wednesday. take the umbrella. the lows coming up. for the latter half of the week cooling off and 56 on thursday. cooler friday and saturday with the highs in the 40s. friday something to watch, a clipper system bringing in just rain, but if that cold air is coming in quick enough it could be snow flurries friday mo into the upper 20s by friday night. it looks like the heavy coats getting a workout. just remember the average this time of the year in the daytime in the upper 40s and low 50s and overniebt in the low 30s. it looks like we have a roller coaster ride of temperatures through the end of the week. have a great end to the weekend and enjoy the sunshine. starting right now on "this week" with george stephanopoulos. >> now you finally have a president. finally. it took you a long time. >> in just two days, the president addresses the nation. >> the era of empty talk is over. it's over. >> his first speech to rally congress has questions about ties to russia continue to cloud his presidency. will trump now face new nipt investigations? 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