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Dwayne the rock johnson stars as legendary life guard mitch buchanan, the role made famous by David Hasselhoff in the popular tv show. Here you were stepping into the iconic role. Was it daunting . Was it daunting . It was exciting. It is so daunting youre like, hold on a second, i need another cup of hoffee. A cup of hoffee. A cup of hoffee. Have you ever been a life guard . I have never been a life guard, no, but ive given many mouth to mouth. Resuscitation. In the context of saving somebodys life . No, i literally just made out with no, im kidding. Reporter johnson plays a devoted life guard who butts heads with a new recruit played by zac efron. Hey, one direction, you here for qualifiers. Im mad brody, i dont have to try out. I have two gold medals. I love the dynamics between you and zac efron. Some of the nicknames . Malibu ken, one direction, new kids on the block, sweetheart, cupcake. He was the one coming up with all of these, call me high school musical. Hes feeding the lines . Feeding me the lines. The rock making headlines in gq magazine. Apantly it is not enough to save the bay, but you want to save the world. Should i call you president Dwayne Johnson . No, you should not. A lot of people are taking it seriously. Yahoo said, the rock might made a good president. It was the headline. It was a flattering thing. Why do you think you would be a good president . I didnt say i would be a good president. Aur so smart. I love you for that. Why would you want to be president . I dont know if i would make a good president. I know i have a certain skill set and i think it is in that skill set that people see and that people would want me to run. I also think thats reflective of them wanting to see a better leadership happening right now. And the slogan would be make america rock again. For now johnson will continue to rock that redd bathing suit. Paula ferris, abc new, miami. I think i like all of the giggling going on in this interview. 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After a fiveyear break it is back with a fourth installment. Mom, alicia silver stone, hatches the bright idea to road trip it to memas 90th birthday. As you guess, there is a catch. This is an unplugged road trip. No phones, no ipad s, no internet. Everyone, hand our your device also. You tricked up. This is totally not cool. You want me to read . Im r texts. Bas t whats the difference . Uhhuh. Without devices theres nothing to do. Look at the scenery, read a book. Read a book its summer vacation. Estimated time road, 47 hours and 1 minute. Critics are about as excited for the movie as the kids were. To take the trip to memas house theyre giving it a 25 splat on Rotten Tomatoes. Says the adults acting is crude and clownish. The kids actors are insufficient rabble. Dennis harvey call also it an amiable, fast paced that should win over fans. I gave the clip a 25 rating. It was all right. This morning on world news now chaos in times square. A man rams his car into crowds of people, mowing down pedestrians, killing a young woman. We have new details about the driver and new video in. Hours ago, Police Taking a new step to protect one of the most popular Tourist Attractions in e dent is calling the investigation into russian meddling and the campaign a witch hunt and he says the special counsel hurts our country terribly. All of this happening asis firs oklahoma. This asst f heat wave in the northeast and snow in colorado. Then check out who is getting toned up for swimsuit season. The new tricks this old d is learning to get in shape for the dog days of summer. We will have that story coming up in the mix. It is friday, may 19th. From abc news, this is world news now. A good morning to you all. We begin with the deadly crash in New York Times square. A driver is in custody t accused of mowing down a crowd of pedestrians. Take a look at the video we are getting. Investigators say the navy veteran, richard rojas, struck 23 people after driving the wrong way, then speeding down the sidewalk for more than three blocks. 18yearold Alyssa Elsman, seen there, was killed. She and her sister were visiting the big apple from michigan. The 13yearold sister is among the injured. Overnight Police Installed concrete barriers around times square to protect the tourist attraction. Authorities say it is an isolated incident. Abcs gee owe beniti zblrks. Reporter unimaginable horror, a car blowing into packed times square. The car koreaning into a thick crowd of people. You see the maroon honda accord moments before barrelling into pedestrians, mowing them down. Authorities say this is the man who brought times square, one of the most heavily watched, guarded and surveilled places in the world to a total and horrific halt. Hands out to his side, expression on his face snarling, the car he turned into a weapon and carnage behind him. The man, 26yearold richard rojas, a u. S. Citizen and former navy bret from the bronx told them he smoked something before plowing into a pack sometimes square. Rojas told police he thought the world was coming the an end. In the immediate aftermath pedestrians helped Police Apprehend rojas and forced him to the ground. Squirming and struggling in the cellphone video, Police Escort him into a waiting squad car while all around unimaginable carnage. Firefighters dousing the car, trying to put out the flames. We did get a very Quick Response from Police Officers on the scene, from fire units, people were treated and transported as quickly as possible. Reporter First Responders scrambling to help nearly two dodds eninjured, ambulances taking them to nearby hospitals. 18yearold Alyssa Elsman, visiting from michigan was hit, she did not survive. Pandemonium in the streets, pedestrians in shock. Annie donahay crossed the street when the car came down the sidewalk. First it was like a foot away from her and she was hit. Reporter and that was the woman who you were walking right next to . And then i started to cross the street. And 30 seconds later she was dead. Reporter and right there you can see the destroyed bumper of the car just a block away here on times square. One of the busiest spots in the country, now completely shut down. In all directions this usually jam packed area evacuated, leaving only police. Rojas is in custody. Initial drug tests have come back negative for alcohol and positive for drugs. Right now Police Believe this was not terrorism but the suspect has been accused of violent behavior in the past. They are still investigating right now. Gio benitez, new york. I was in that area a couple of hours ago and it seemed as if it was locked down. I want to take a look from our cameras at this Early Morning hours and you can see whens the last time you saw the cross world of the world looking like this . It is a rare scene that times square is empty, but security extremely heightened in the area right now, obviously for good reason. We will have much more from times square later on gma, and of course we will keep you updated on the investigation as we learn more about it. But were going to move into the other big story. The white house in turmoil. President trump slamming the russian investigation, calling it the greatest political witch hunt in american history. During a joint press conference with the president of colombia, President Trump repeatedly said he did not cooperate with russia and he also denies asking james comey to drop the fbi investigation into former National Security adviser Michael Flynn. Abcs maggie rulli has more. The entire thing has been a witch hunt. Reporter President Trump speaking out for the First Time Since apointment of a special counsel to investigate russian meddling in the election and their possible solution with the trump campaign. Theres no collusion between certainly myself and my campaign, but i can always speak for myself and the russians, zero. Reporter during a meeting with Network Anchors behind closed doors, the president also saying, i believe it hurts our country terribly, because it shows were a divided, mixed up, not unified country. It also happens to be a pure excuse for the democrats, having lost an election that they should have easily won. I think it is a very, very negative thing, and hopefully this can go quickly. But on capitol hill it is hard to find a lawmaker who backs the president s assessment, even members of his own party. I think it is a serious investigation. Reporter is this a witch hunt . Oh, i i think ill not characterize what it is. Reporter as the man who appointed the special counsel to lead the russia investigation smiles for cameras. Behind closed doors, Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein briefs all 100 senators on why he decided a special counsel was necessary. He said to make sure that the integrity of the department of justice was protected, and to make certain the American People felt it was going to be handled fairly and justly. Reporter he was invited to the hill to discuss firing of former fbi director james comey, a position that still needs to be filled. Maggie rulli, abc news washington. Speaking of comey, President Trump say also he is very close to naming a replacement for james comey. According to the president , former senator Joe Lieberman is a finalist for that job. The comment is getting strong reaction from lawmakers because lieberman has no experience in federal law enforcement. And the white house is hoping to hit the reset button as President Trump embarks on his first foreign trip today. The president is making five stops over eight days in the middle east and europe starting in saudi arabia. He is expect to address the fight against terrorism and israeli, palestinian peace. He will meet the pope and attend nato and g7 summits. The Stormy Weather through the plains has produced more than a dozen tornados. Look at this one. It is massive. It touched down in a rural area of southwest oklahoma and tore through northwest texas as well and South Central kansas. Wow. It went on for a while. The storms are also bringing heavy rains and hail along with some flash flooding. So far there have been no reports of injuries or major damage. Forecasters say more potential dangerous weather on tap for today. Woukt meteost justin joins us with the details. Good morning to you. More Severe Weather today and it is over the same area, stretching from kansas and missouri all the way south into texas along interstate 35, damaging winds, flooding downpours, large hail and tornados. The northeast turning cooler over the interior but still talking about 80s in boston and 90s from philadelphia heading into d. C. Meanwhile, the snow continues over the rockies. Highest terrain will be miss fisheruring it in feet. Kendis, diane. Justin, thanks. The last of four prominent statues honoring the confederacy comes down in new orleans. The city is removing a monument to general robert e. Lee. Pro the lee statue will come down during the day. An Online Auction site cashed in on remnants of the beatles day. It sold off pieces of their actual hair. Strands from each of the fab four pulled in more than 10,000. They were apparently and swept up in march 1964 as the guys were filming a hard days night. Pauls hair brought in close to three grand. A french bidder took george and ringo at about 28900. And john came in at about 1400. So ringo didnt do that bat at 2900, you know. Ringo got a little respect. How much did yours go for . I tried to give it away for charity and they refused it. They just went with strands. You went with the whole thing. It is the whole thing. Youre so generous. By the way, i dont care how special anyone is. 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Officers say neither child was wearing a seat restraint. The baby apparently slept through the whole thing. The kids were taken to a relative. The mother is now free on bond. Four automakers reached a settlement to compensate car owners over defective air bag inflaters. Toyota, bmw, mas dah and subaru agreed to pay 553 million to nearly 60 million vehicle owners. The airbags can explode with too much force. They have been linked to 16 deaths and nearly 200 injuries. A judge must approve the agreement before it goes forward. New developments in the deadly amtrak train crash two years ago out side philadelphia. The engineer at the controls is now behind bars facing criminal charges including eight counts of involuntarily manslaughter. Reporter was a family that pushed for criminal charges against the amtrak engineer. Youre under arrest. Reporter brandon boston was at the controls outside philadelphia when his amtrak train derailed, traveling at more than 100 miles an hour when it hit a 50mileanour corner. Investigators concluded the engineer lost situational awareness. Eight passengers were killed. Prosecutors declined to charge bostian, but a private criminal complaint was ordered by a judge after pressure from that family. Among the 200 injured, aaron and barbara levine. Mr. Levines lunged were crushed, his recovery pain staking, and he awaited this day. They put handcuffs on him, thats appropriate. Definitely. Only took two years. Ace prn cell is appropriate. Reporter he faces misdemeanor charges and one felony carrying a maximum of ten years in prison. His attorney calls the engineer a scapegoat who faces trial for this deadly derailment. Such a hosh situation. That derailment resulted in deaths of eight people. Coming up in next half hour, the new details in the sudden death of former fox news chief roger ailes. 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Sneaking. Sneaking what . Devices. Reporter fiveyearold taylor and her brother eightyearold jackson are desperate to play on their devices. Guys, i told you only ten minutes of device time. Reporter theyre mother autumn says the kids use of electronics is out of control. I never get tired of my device. No, you can wait to check on your youtube. First thing out of their mouth is hey, mom, i want to get my device, what do i have to do, do i have to read, do i have to do this . Definitely frustrated. Reporter there are meltdowns at home. I cant believe that i reporter and on the go. All right. So here is jackson throwing a fit because he cant play with the game. Reporter is there some sort of test or experiment a parent can do to see if their child does have a problem with this . Number one, it is negatively impacting their lives. Is their schools, their academics to suffer, are they socially isolating. Reporter autumn says she has had enough. We have to find control. Reporter abc connects the family with child psychologist dr. Victoria dunkly, author of the book reset your childs brain y she coined a name for kids obsession with devices, electronic screen syndrome. The child goes into a state of hyperarouse will and the brain starts to malfunction. So you see problems with focus, behavior and mood. Jackson, it is hard for him to focus. I would say my daughter, shes more behavioral issues. Reporter dr. Dunkly convinces the family to do a fourweek electronic fast. And then we can see, do they still have attention symptoms, are they still misbehaving as much. What were going to do is actually have no devices four four weeks and were area going to s what happens. Mom locks devices in storage, and as the days go by the kids start to try some new things. When the kids come home and they just go outside, which isnt something they had done before. Reporter and they join a class. Well, me and taylor, we both joined jujutsu. Reporter at the end of week spending more time together as a family. I like to play with my sister even more than i did before. Reporter jackson is spending more time reading. Dr. Dunkly finds that taylors meltdowns decreased and her Attention Span increased dramatically. It is easy to see when kids are too attached to their technology, but what is not so obvious is all of the other problems that can be related in terms of their mood, behavior and focus. Reporter as for the future of those devices there is a time and place for it. So were trying to find that balance. I think we all have to be really careful that we realize that social media does not replace the social experience. Reporter Elizabeth Vargas, abc news, new york. They say theyre going to continue to keep the electronics fast going as long as they can. They sayso far it has been going great. Good. Sounds like a great idea. And the kids have only asked for their devices twice. Like i guess it is only limited to kids. Share. 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This friday morning on world news now, tornado outbreak. Severe storms racing across the country. Twisters spotted in a number of states and iis not over yet. President trump claires himse declares himself the victim of a witch hunt. He is blasting the special counsel appointed to investigate russias interference in the election. New this half hour, president ial photo bomb. A reporter was doing her job at a baseball game when a certain someone decided to have a little fun. And Willie Nelson has a message for Jeff Sessions. Smoke pot. Huh . Why the 84yearold Country Music hall of famer is telling the attorney general, the nations top cop, to grab a joint and toke up. That story ahead in the skinny. It is friday, may 19th. From abc news, this is world news now. Something tells me Jeff Sessions is not going along with that plan. I dont think he is. I dont think hes like, thats all a ruse. We will get to that again in the skinny, but we want to talk about the developing story right now. Million also of people are reeling from nearly a week full of nasty weather, battering much of the central u. S. And unfortunately much more to come. The radar shows Stormy Weather moving there the upper midwest, pounding the area with heavy rain, hail and wind. The system is producing tornados that touched down throughout the heart land. As many as 20 in texas, oklahoma and kansas. Abcs rob marciano reports from the storm zone in oklahoma. We have another funnel coming down. Reporter the time to repair is over as storms fire up in the heartland. Look at the storm. It is titanic. This is a serious situation. Reporter a rare forecast and a major Severe Weather outbreak on the way. Look at all of the storm, the tornado is kicking up. Reporter strong damaging tornados and monster hail possible. A door nade owe doing damage here in oklahoma, produced by this thunderstorm. The leader edge is over us. You see the clouds, tells you how turbulent this atmosphere is. Public schools in Oklahoma City let out early ahead of the storms. It is the latest in a deadly multiday outbreak. Over three dozen report editor na tornados reported since thursday. Winds gusting to 165 Miles Per Hour with a 27 mile staff with this one outside of wichita. This time of year the systems move slowly, so not far from here eastern kansas, oklahoma and texas will have a Severe Weather threat all day friday. Rob marciano, abc news, oklahoma. As a rule of those tornado watches and warning in effect for much of day. Accuweather meteorologist justin pavas join us ush est good morning to you. Severe weather to the south plain it and unfortunately more large hail reports, destructive wind reports and tornado possible along with flooding downpours, stretching from san Antonio North and eastbound towards st. Louis. A busy afternoon. The northeast, depending on where you are. The northwest portion of the northeast is cooler and windy. Still hot along 95 from new york city to d. C. , even boston into the 80s. Notice there could be a couple of thunderstorms over the virginias. Snow begins to wind down later on in the day, while the west is heating up. Kendis, diane. Things are heating up in the west, but still a little snow out there. Thank you, justin. President trump is issuing one denial after another as he faces questions about russian interference in the election ahead of his first foreign trip. The president told reporters that the appointment of a special counsel hurts the country and shows that were divided. He called the mounting allegations of collusion and obstruction ridiculous, shooting down explosive reports he tried to pressure james comey months before firing him. Did you at any time urge former fbi director james comey in any way, shame or form to close or back down on the investigation into Michael Flynn and also as you look back no. No, next question. That blunt answer sets up a showdown with comey who reportedly took detailed notes on his conversations with the president. And earlier the president said in a tweet, the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in american history. Thats what he called it. And congressman seth moultin fired back writing, as a representative of salem, mass chew et cetera, i can confirm that is false. Breaking overnight, three people are injured after falling from a ferris wheel. It happened in washington state. A witness says one of the ferris wheel carts flop upside down ejecting three riders. Authorities say a sevenyearold boy and two women were injured. One woman in critical condition. A driver plowing into a crowd of people in the middle of the day. Taking a live look at the area, you can see the major roads through times square are still closed as police are working to beef up security. Theyve started mounting concrete barricades the try to secure that area. Of course, we know it is a huge tourist attraction, so many people walking through there day and night. We will keep a close eye on it for you. But looking at the case, police say earlier in the day a navy veteran drove the wrong way down the street, then sped along the sidewalk for three blocks. According to police, 23 pedestrians were hit, including an 18yearold tourist, Alyssa Elsman of michigan who was killed. Police say the navy veteran who is pictured there, tried to run by was tackled by a supervisor at a nearby planet hollywood. He spoke to abcs geo beneates. I ran toward him and tackled him. At this point an off Duty Police Officer assisted me as well as two other passers by. And we subdued him, got him to the ground. We waited for the police to come and they showed up seconds later. Reporter you went over there and you tackled him, you stopped him . I stopped him. Reporter from doing anymore damage. Thats correct. Reporter a lot rojas told o hearing voices and expect to die. The incident raised fears terrorism due to the recent vehicle attacks in europe. New york citys mayor says right now it is being treat as an isolated incident. A federal grand jury indicted the former tennessee teacher accused of kidnapping his student. Tad cummings is charged with transporting a minor across state lines for the purpose of engaging in criminal sexual obstruction of justice. They were found in california after a 30day manhunt. Fbi agents say cummings plan to take the teen to mexico. Police in charleston, South Carolina are searching for a unique suspect. A person in a dinosaur costume who apparently deliberately spooked carriage courses. Police say the man or woman in the costume growled at the horses which startle willed them and then caused the carriage driver to fall into the street. The driver suffered minor injuries. No one else including the horses were injured, but a unique case. Im sure the police there will have to solve thinking of the lineup again. The police lineup. With the any of these suspect cincinnati. The guy dressed in the barney costume or that guy. The game of thrones costume. All right. Well, it is not every day you get photo bomb by a former leader of the free world. But george w. Bush game and on camera shoutout during wednesday nights text ras rangers game literally shouting hey while Sports Reporter emily jones was giving a report from the stands. Jones wrote on twitter, my most favorite photo bomb ever. Id say. He went all out. He didnt just go with the fun facial expression. Hes living that commentary there, just living life. He was managing partner of the team, the rangers, before he was president. She said she went up to him after and said, did you just photo bomb me . And he said, yep, i sure did. Is the person behind him in the video, i just noticed, kind of looked like does he still get secret Service Protection . I think he does. Kind of looked Like Secret Service behind him in the sunglasses. Yeah, of course. You think thats the security thats the guy . I dont know. I bet it is. Those are my spidey senses. Wow, very intuitive. Investigative work there. Nailed that one. Thanks, jerry. Thanks. Still ahead, a School Employee facing charges after video surfaces of his encounter with a student. Police say it shows the employeeifng the student in the air by his neck. Hear house his lawyer is defending what happened. Later in the skinny, chers admission. The surprising comments she made about some of her biggest hits. But first, a look at todays forecast. Theres no talking to you you said that youre leaving takes time to believe it world news now weather brought to you by liberator medical supply. Youre gonna be the lonely one because your carpet never stops working theres resolve carpet care. With five times more benefits than vacuuming alone. It lifts more dirt, pet hair and removes odours. 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Pauling prices, and since it is a buck bucks like it pun,ck yeah, falling bucks. We got it. We just didnt it. No. I didnt hear you. Cricuhhuh. School employee is now facing charges after snc video captured him the shows thearold dangling. Cs joseph goldeniii, aankin promis school. He is facing charges including endangering the welfare of the child assault. The boy was not hurt. The death of Rocker Chris Cornell was ruled a sue side. His body was found in his hotel room wednesday night after this concert in detroit where he was performing with sound garden, his group. In addition to his music, cornell also start a foundation to support children facing poverty and abuse. He is survived by his we and n death of fox news founder roger ailes. Former fox Host Bill Oreilly posted a podcast overnight calling him a visionary but saying hatred towards ailes brought him down in the end. Reporter new details in then roger ames. This Police Report from may 10t head in his palm beach mansion. Then while in hospital, ailes slimmed into a coma and died from internal bleeding. The news of ailes death even taking his former employees by surprise. 20 minutes before the top of the hour, the drudge report has a story right now, and this is a fox news alert, that roger ailes, one of the founders of the fox news channel, has died. Fox news, he was at bombastic and he was controversial. We came up with we report, you decide, fair and balanced. Reporter but last year ailes was the headline, forced to resign after accusations of Sexual Misconduct and Racial Discrimination at the network. He was a powerful force, shaping american politic goes and the media. Hills former colleagues paid tribute on air. He was a presence and he will be missed on this channel. He will be missed. Reporter roger ailes wife said he died surrounded by family. She called him a patriot. He was 77 years old. Next, the revelation from cher. What she is saying about her own music. The skinny is next. Own music. 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However, in an interview with billboard magazine she says her own songs arent her favorite, especially her early hits that made her a star like half breed and gypsies, tramps and thieves. She went on to say she doesnt like getting old and she thought at this age she would be dead. This it mark her first award performance show in 15 years. Kicking off at 8 00 p. M. , opened by nicki minaj. I hope this is the pg version of the song. The whole thing is going down here on abc, you dont want to miss it. Im guessing cher wont sing those songs. However i hope she sings a little if i could turn back time. If i could turn back time sneet if i could back time a little will and grace love there. I have never agreed with cher more. Do you believe in love what about the echo. No, still nothing . Look, it made you happy. Whats not to love. Yeah, come on. I agree with her. Im with you, cher. Our floor manager is losing it right now with laughter. Sunday night, abc. Next to another major event playing out this weekend. Were hearing new details about the welding of a royal aunt. Pippa middleton, sister of duchess kate is getting married to 40yearold Hedge Fund Manager james. Among those guests that will be there, her weddi itself will be scottish them, complete with a bagpiper and is estimated to cost more than 428,000. What yeah. If youre wondering how one gets a bill like that, one thing is this 130,000 glass conservatory which was erected on the grounds of the family home. It will comfortably house all 300 guests. Okay. So the guests will eat 52,000 worth of beluga caviar donated by an anonymous russian benefactor. Okay. Royal niece Princess Charlotte will serve as bridesmaid and royal nephew as page. Pippa has reportedly personally vetted all of the wait staff, forcing them to sign confidentiality agreements and surrendering their phones on site. Understandable. Back here at home, Willie Nelson had worse for Jeff Sessions. 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The story that came out tonight as reported is false. New clues in that massive cyberattack. Was north korea behind the hack . Hitting 150 countries and more than 300,000 computers. It could be someone else using north korean code researchers say, but the country has ha long of com criminality. We beginhis deral investigation and there appears to be a paper trail. Abc news confirming shortly after an oval office visitn february, former fbi director james comey wrote a memo saying during that meeting President Trump asked him to shut down his investigation into national skurlt adviser Michael Flynn, but the white house is pushing back, saying the president has never asked mr. Comey or anyone else to end any investigation. Look at the way ive been treated lately. Especially by the media. A bombshell announcement. The department of justice appointing a special counsel to take over the investigation into russias interference with the 2016 election. The man now leading the investigation, former fbi director robert mueller. Killed by caffeine. A 16yearold child dead after drinking a mcdonalds latte, large mountain dew and an energy drink. The Nuclear Scientist breaking her silence about the firestorm about what she said on the pageant stage about health care and feminism. Im going to own what i said. I am privileged to have health care and i believe it should be a right. I hope and pray moving Forward Health care is a right for all worldwide. Youre doing the next segment. Dont be silly. Shouldnt you be getting ready he is so funny. It looks delicious. Food for everybody. Thank you. I like to share. You know what wednesday is . No i have no idea. What are you doing with poor frank . He likes playing in paper bags. It is National Brown bag it day. See. You know, it has nothing thats not what it thoos do with. It is a brown bag and he likes to play with sometimes we get a little wild at night. But i dont always finish. 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