this is bbc news. the headlines... crews in baltimore have recovered the data recorder of the cargo ship that crashed and caused the collapse of a bridge. and amidst anger from israel, a un rights expert accuses the country of acts of genocide in gaza. my report finds that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the threshold indicating that israel is committing the crime of genocide against the palestinians as a group in gaza has been met. public satisfaction with the nhs is at a record low, according to a new report. now, let's get a bit more on our top story this hour. crews have now found the data recorder of the ship which crashed into a major bridge in baltimore causing it to collapse.

six missing construction workers who were on the francis scott key bridge at the time are now presumed dead. these are live pictures from the scene. the focus is turning to the investigation into what went wrong. as well as the recovery operation. president biden has promised all available resources to teams on the ground and plans to travel to baltimore as soon as possible. let's speak to our us special correspondent, katty kay. other key stories in the us at the moment too. good to see you. what more help than the federal government provide to baltimore, both in terms of the immediate need and then helping the area, because so much trade, so manyjobs depend on the effective functioning of that port? on the effective functioning of that ort? , ., on the effective functioning of that art? , ., ., on the effective functioning of that port? first of all, there is the focus on _ port? first of all, there is the focus on the _ port? first of all, there is the focus on the families -

port? first of all, there is the focus on the families of- port? first of all, there is the focus on the families of the i port? first of all, there is the l focus on the families of the six people who died, all of whom were construction workers on the bridge that night. and all of whom were immigrants to the united states. it is a reminder that american labour in situations like this does run on immigrant labour into this country, all hispanic families. there is a focus on them and on the families first of all, and president biden going out, he has said that the federal government wants to bear the cost of the repairing of this bridge. it is an important bridge because of baltimore being one of the most important and busy ports in the most important and busy ports in the country. thousands of people go across that bridge, i've got it many times, thousands crossed a bridge every day, it is important to trade, so they need to get it up and running quickly. everyone is now thinking of a bridge that collapsed in pennsylvania and that was repaired in the space of a week one year ago. this will take longer than that, everybody knows it will take longer, but they need to get up and moving again in order to get the economy of that area of the economy of the eastern seaboard of the united states moving as it should be. , �* , . ~'

be. president biden will be taking some time away _ be. president biden will be taking some time away from _ be. president biden will be taking some time away from the - be. president biden will be taking. some time away from the thoughts be. president biden will be taking - some time away from the thoughts of elections of course, to look at the situation in baltimore. speaking of politics, the supreme court in the us has become more embroiled in politics in recent years it seems thenit politics in recent years it seems then it has for quite a long time. and that includes looking at reproductive rights. the supreme court has been looking at the issue of abortion pills, hasn't it? how much time is this going to take up for the supreme courtjustices, do you think? especially in this election year? it you think? especially in this election year?— you think? especially in this election year? it is interesting, because even _ election year? it is interesting, because even while _ election year? it is interesting, because even while we - election year? it is interesting, because even while we have i election year? it is interesting, l because even while we have this bridge collapsing in baltimore, it is a reminder to all of us that this election campaign is in full swing now. and abortion is an incredibly important election issue, democrats thinking it will turn out their supporters, while you have some anti—abortion activists, as you saw in the supreme court yesterday, trying to push for more restrictions. they were trying to say that the abortion pill should be

banned in the united states. it sounds like the supreme court is not going to take this case up, it doesn't sound like the republican— appointed as doesn�*t sound like the republican— appointed as democrat— doesn't sound like the republican— appointed as democrat— appointed judges sounded pretty sceptical, but even hearing like that, even of the supreme court doesn't take up this case, even if they decide to keep access to this pill in many states, it is still a reminder to american voters and to politicians of the importance of this issue, and from there are a dozen states, that since there are a dozen states, that since the overturning of roe v wade a couple of years ago, have banned abortion in almost all cases. so this drug mifepristone is not about to be used in those states in any case. but democrats think this will still drive people to the polls in november. still drive people to the polls in november-— still drive people to the polls in november. speaking of polls in november. _ november. speaking of polls in november, polls _ november. speaking of polls in november, polls ahead - november. speaking of polls in november, polls ahead of - november. speaking of polls in november, polls ahead of the i november. speaking of polls in l november, polls ahead of the big poll, what is the latest polling data saying for them i think there is new data for president biden, i believe? ., ~ believe? yeah, i feel like we will send believe? yeah, i feel like we will spend the _ believe? yeah, i feel like we will spend the whole _ believe? yeah, i feel like we will spend the whole of— believe? yeah, i feel like we will spend the whole of the - believe? yeah, i feel like we will spend the whole of the next - believe? yeah, i feel like we will spend the whole of the next six. spend the whole of the next six months of this election campaign

bouncing around the poles. at one point it will look like donald trump is up in the polls, thenjoe biden looks like he is up. yes, you're right, there is a new bloomberg poll showing biden a hair ahead right, there is a new bloomberg poll showing biden a hairahead in right, there is a new bloomberg poll showing biden a hair ahead in those critical states, the swing states that we call them, that will determine the outcome of this election. he has had a string of bad news polls over the last couple of months, now they seem to be good news polls. the biden team when i speak to the campaign, they seem to be relatively confident that actually they think they have got this election. i think that when it comes to choice between trump and biden, that people will choosejoe biden. they should see signs that the economy is getting better, maybe thatis the economy is getting better, maybe that is why there is this latest poll. i don't think any of us should think that one poll is going to be determinative. what we hear today from this bloomberg poll will actually have a huge effect in november, there is still a lot of this race to run.— this race to run. that is a very important _ this race to run. that is a very important caveat _ this race to run. that is a very important caveat to _ this race to run. that is a very important caveat to add. - this race to run. that is a very important caveat to add. we i this race to run. that is a very - important caveat to add. we cannot take one poll is a sure sign of

anything. and then a donald trump, he has been talking about bibles recently, tell us more.— recently, tell us more. yes, joe biden has _ recently, tell us more. yes, joe biden has been _ recently, tell us more. yes, joe biden has been out _ recently, tell us more. yes, joe biden has been out around - recently, tell us more. yes, joe biden has been out around thel biden has been out around the country campaigning. he was in north carolina just yesterday. donald trump meanwhile was in court on monday for one of his legal cases, and then put out a post on truck truth social suggesting that americans buy a specific bible that a friend of his has published that also has the constitution printed in it. it is a $60 bible, this is a direct pledge by donald trump to get those evangelical christians who won him the presidency in 2016 back out to the polls. the polls still suggest that evangelical christians in the us that do support donald trump, but he has put out this video saying that it is time to make america pray again. it is kind of a little bit of an orca performance, if you ask me. if doesn't look the most relaxed, but worth taking a

look. . , most relaxed, but worth taking a look. ., , ., , most relaxed, but worth taking a look. . , �* , , look. donald trump outselling bibles and sneakers- _ look. donald trump outselling bibles and sneakers. is _ look. donald trump outselling bibles and sneakers. is he _ look. donald trump outselling bibles and sneakers. is he making - look. donald trump outselling bibles and sneakers. is he making money i and sneakers. is he making money from these sales?— and sneakers. is he making money from these sales? he's making money, he sa s from these sales? he's making money, he says none — from these sales? he's making money, he says none of— from these sales? he's making money, he says none of the _ from these sales? he's making money, he says none of the money _ from these sales? he's making money, he says none of the money will- from these sales? he's making money, he says none of the money will go - from these sales? he's making money, he says none of the money will go to i he says none of the money will go to his political campaign from the sale of this $60 bible. but he has not said that the money won't go to his legal bills. at the moment, donald trump has enormous legal fees and enormous legal finds that he has to ny- enormous legal finds that he has to pay. he has not said in this truth social post about the money will not go to pay some of those legal fees, so watch this space. maybe if you buy a $60 bible, it can also help donald trump's legal campaign. thank ou ve donald trump's legal campaign. thank you very much — donald trump's legal campaign. thank you very much for _ donald trump's legal campaign. thank you very much for that _ donald trump's legal campaign. thank you very much for that round—up. decay a special correspond in washington. turning to haiti now, where ongoing gang violence has plunged the crises—stricken nation into yet more chaos. illegal weapons from abroad are fuelling the gun violence. and that will be one of the many huge challenges the country's new, unknown, leader will have to tackle. the un has already warned that arms trafficking has powered the gangs

who have taken over. our correspondent nomia iqbal reports from cap haitien. gunshots parts of this volatile nation are now a war zone, flooded with guns and gangs. haiti is a country that doesn't manufacture weapons, yet its people are living in a state of terror perpetuated by hundreds of armed gangs. juliette points to where she was shot. gangs ambushed an event she was working at in port—au—prince. translation: | said - to everyone, "run, run, run" because they are shooting, and then i was shot twice. ten people were killed, including her business partner. she struggles to talk about what happened. juliette fled to cap haitien, carrying her belongings and bullet scars. this shared space is all she has. gangs have taken over the home she owns in port—au—prince. translation: at the beginning, our

political leaders didn't do anything i to stop these gangs. they let them grow and grow and grow. and now it's too complicated to stop them. the gangs are everywhere. more than 30,000 people have fled the capital, paying high prices to take the bus to cap haitien. there's a moment of relief as this father sees his 14—year—old son has made it safely. translation: the “ourney was very long. _ more than six hours. i was praying the whole way. there were a lot of gunshots in one area. our busjust missed them. another passenger has a message for america. translation: all the guns here are from the us. - if the us want to stop this, i they could do it in one month. there is no exact number for how many trafficked firearms are currently in haiti. a un report said some estimates put it at half a billion

legal and illegal weapons here as of 2020. weapons are being smuggled into haiti by air, land, and sea. there have been seizures in the country's main ports, including here in cap haitien, where guns and ammunition are hidden in shipping containers. they then end up in the hands of violent gangs, who are becoming haiti's de facto rulers. the chief prosecutor here says he's never seen it so bad in haiti. for me, it'sjust like a nightmare. with guns being so prolific, is there a fear the violence could spread beyond the capital? are they scared of coming here? of course, yes. because we're not playing with them. anything can happen. because if this is a gangster that comes, he's not coming to play. so we're not playing with them either. the us state department announced a plan last year to work with haitian police to tackle gun trafficking.

but with no head of state and effectively no government, gun violence is yet another vicious circle haiti is trapped in with no clear way out. nomia iqbal, bbc news, haiti. how quickly can you see your doctor if you are ill? have you had to wait for an operation? are you happy with your health service? well, here in the uk, public satisfaction with the national health service has hit the lowest level on record, according to a long—running survey. let's take a look at a few of the stats. fewer than one in four, 24%, people were satisfied with the health service last year, down five percentage points on the previous year. satisfaction was at 70% as recently as 2010. the main reasons for dissatisfaction are waiting times for gp and hospital appointments, followed by staff shortages and the government not spending enough money on the nhs.

however, support for the founding principles of the nhs remains high, with 91% believing the nhs should be free of charge when people need to use it, 82% agreeing it should be primarily funded through taxes. for more on this, let's cross over to our health correspondent, nick triggle, in the newsroom. hello to you. let's talk through this key statistic, a fairly big drop in confidence i think it is fair to describe that figure. absolutely, this is the gold standard survey, to measure public satisfaction in the nhs. it is published every year, but this year in the lead up to a general election, clearly it is being poured over. 24% of the public are satisfied with the nhs last year. that is 29 percentage points down from 2020, and a long way down from

the all—time high of 70% in 2010. this survey goes back to the early 19805, this survey goes back to the early 1980s, so it gives us that historical tracking of what the public have been thinking about the health service. since 2010, since the high of 2010, we have seen waiting times in all parts of britain, in england, wales and scotland getting worse, whether that is waits for routine operations such as knee or hip replacements, or waits in accident and emergency departments. and clearly that is making a product to satisfy. in fact, waiting times was the single biggest reason for dissatisfaction, followed by lack of staff, and then funding. and then waste in the nhs. so i think this poses all sorts of questions about how much funding the nhs gets, but also how it is set up. does it need reform? i think those are all questions we will hear in

the lead up to a general election. these delays were they not only have a physical impact obviously but a huge impact on people's mental health as well as they wait. absolutely. we often talk about waits for routine treatment, but these treatments, whether hip or knee operations, cataract operations to help restore eyesight, can make the difference between people being able to work or not, or being able to socialise or not. what is interesting with this survey is the public still back the idea of tax— funded system, free at the point of need. but what they were split about is whether actually the nhs needs more funding. 48% said they would be willing to pay more taxes to increase the level of funding of the health service, but 42% said they wanted it to stay the same, and 6%

said they wanted to see taxes reduce, less spent on the health service. you can see there is not a clear message there about funding and tax levels. but what is clear is that people are losing confidence that people are losing confidence that the nhs will be there when they need it, with public satisfaction falling to the lowest level ever recorded. . ~ falling to the lowest level ever recorded. ., ~ falling to the lowest level ever recorded. . ~' , . let's speak to professor pat cullen, chief executive of the royal college of nursing. shejoined me from belfast. thank you very much for your time today. we all know that doctors and nurses work incredibly hard, all the other staff in the nhs as well, so it must be disappointing to hear these latest statistics. {iii be disappointing to hear these latest statistics.— be disappointing to hear these latest statistics. of course it is, and it is a _ latest statistics. of course it is, and it is a message, _ latest statistics. of course it is, and it is a message, that - latest statistics. of course it is, and it is a message, that if- latest statistics. of course it is, and it is a message, that if you | and it is a message, that if you think_ and it is a message, that if you think back_ and it is a message, that if you think back to the industrial action that our— think back to the industrial action that our staff were involved in, it was for— that our staff were involved in, it was for this— that our staff were involved in, it was for this very reason, the message _ was for this very reason, the message that they were giving. it

has been — message that they were giving. it has been repeated today. they have received _ has been repeated today. they have received this news, and i to nursing staff this _ received this news, and i to nursing staff this morning, with sorrow reatty~ — staff this morning, with sorrow really. there things have got so, so bad. really. there things have got so, so had~ and _ really. there things have got so, so bad. and they face that every day. but hope — bad. and they face that every day. but hope that the public share their view that— but hope that the public share their view that things must change, they message _ view that things must change, they message that i think has been given loud and _ message that i think has been given loud and clear to every politician for the _ loud and clear to every politician for the next general election. is that voters will make the make the nhs the _ that voters will make the make the nhs the central issue for them. and do the nhs the central issue for them. fific do the members of nhs the central issue for them. fific do the members of the royal nhs the central issue for them. e"ic do the members of the royal college of nursing broadly agree with what the public are saying on this server, that the key issues are waiting times, a lack of staff and funding? {lit waiting times, a lack of staff and fundin: ? u. , , waiting times, a lack of staff and fundin: ? u, , , ., ., waiting times, a lack of staff and fundina? , , ., ., , funding? of course they do, that is what nursing _ funding? of course they do, that is what nursing staff— funding? of course they do, that is what nursing staff have _ funding? of course they do, that is what nursing staff have been - funding? of course they do, that is| what nursing staff have been saying every _ what nursing staff have been saying every single day, that with tens of thousands— every single day, that with tens of thousands of nurses absent from the nhs, _ thousands of nurses absent from the nhs, it— thousands of nurses absent from the nhs, it is— thousands of nurses absent from the nhs, it is impossible to address the waiting _ nhs, it is impossible to address the waiting lists. it is impossible to -ive waiting lists. it is impossible to give the — waiting lists. it is impossible to give the excellent, safe care that our nurses — give the excellent, safe care that

our nurses are so expert in doing, with— our nurses are so expert in doing, with so— our nurses are so expert in doing, with so many— our nurses are so expert in doing, with so many people missing from the workforce _ with so many people missing from the workforce every single day. the people — workforce every single day. the people that are missing out on this are members of the public, they have said it _ are members of the public, they have said it again— are members of the public, they have said it again in this survey. but also _ said it again in this survey. but also i _ said it again in this survey. but also i think— said it again in this survey. but also i think we have to stop and think— also i think we have to stop and think about our nursing staff and our doctors and all our health care staff that — our doctors and all our health care staff that are struggling every single — staff that are struggling every single day within an nhs that has been _ single day within an nhs that has been depleted with resource from year—on—year. it is been depleted with resource from year-on-vear-_ been depleted with resource from year-on-year. it is a big question, but where — year-on-year. it is a big question, but where do _ year-on-year. it is a big question, but where do you _ year-on-year. it is a big question, but where do you begin _ year-on-year. it is a big question, but where do you begin to - year-on-year. it is a big question, but where do you begin to turn - year-on-year. it is a big question, | but where do you begin to turn this around? what are the first steps? the politicians need to stop with the platitudes, that is what our nursing — the platitudes, that is what our nursing staff are saying, they need to look— nursing staff are saying, they need to look at — nursing staff are saying, they need to look at a — nursing staff are saying, they need to look at a costed workforce plan that follows the plan the government released _ that follows the plan the government released last year. but it needs to have _ released last year. but it needs to have a _ released last year. but it needs to have a cost, — released last year. but it needs to have a cost, an investment plan aligned — have a cost, an investment plan aligned with that. it needs to be realistic — aligned with that. it needs to be realistic. of course nurses and doctors — realistic. of course nurses and doctors and others are up for

transformation, but you must start by investing right at the point of when _ by investing right at the point of when the — by investing right at the point of when the patient is requiring health services, _ when the patient is requiring health services, and we heard today that is in primary— services, and we heard today that is in primary care, in general practice, _ in primary care, in general practice, with our general practice nurses— practice, with our general practice nurses and — practice, with our general practice nurses and doctors, it is in community care, and it is also within— community care, and it is also within the _ community care, and it is also within the care home sector as well. so that— within the care home sector as well. so that is— within the care home sector as well. so that is where we need to start, and we _ so that is where we need to start, and we need to take the pressure off our hospitals, where most of the conversation is held, and most of the investment is held. so we need to tackle _ the investment is held. so we need to tackle the patients loss of your front _ to tackle the patients loss of your front door — to tackle the patients loss of your front door and put the resources in at that— front door and put the resources in at that point, in primary care, prevention _ at that point, in primary care, prevention and public health, and not at _ prevention and public health, and not at illness or service but we should — not at illness or service but we should look at a wellness service. thank _ should look at a wellness service. thank you — should look at a wellness service. thank you very much, chief executive of the royal college of nursing. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

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turning to gaza now, and in the last hour, francesca albanese, the un special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied palestinian territories has been speaking about the situation there. her report finds there are "reasonable grounds" to believe that israel is committing genocide against palestinians in gaza. take a listen. israel has committed three acts of genocide with the requisite intent — killing members of the group, causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group, and deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part. the flagrant and systematic slaughter of palestinian civilians, the deployment of unlawful weaponry, the utter obliteration of vital civilian infrastructure, including the deliberate targeting of all gaza's hospitals and the man—made starvation of the palestinian people, transcend the realm of war crimes and crimes against humanities that had been seen in the occupied

palestinian territory before. the monstrosity unfolding is accompanied by a pervasive anti—palestinian narrative and dehumanisation emanating from the uppermost layers of israeli society, including high—ranking officials with command authority, and frequently reflected in soldiers' actions on the ground. this reflects the intent of �*dolus specialis�* — to destroy in whole or in part, which is what distinguishes genocide from other atrocity crimes. in the case of gaza, there exists a chilling clarity of this purpose — the systematic eradication of an entire people, or at least a significant part thereof. one of the key findings is that israel's executive and military leadership and soldiers have intentionally distorted �*jus in bello' principles,

subverted their protection functions in an attempt to legitimise genocidal violence against the palestinian people. the only reasonable inference that can be drawn from the unveiling of this policy is an israeli state policy of genocidal violence toward the palestinian people in gaza. israel has already dismissed herfindings. its ambassador to the un in geneva, meirav eilon shahar, has described the report as "an obscene inversion of reality" and accused ms albanese of questioning israel's right to exist. our correspondent imogen foulkes was at the press conference in geneva and joins us now. tell us more about israel's response to this report, as well as other key pieces of reaction to what miss albanese has had to say.

of reaction to what miss albanese has had to say-— has had to say. well, israel is unsurprisingly _ has had to say. well, israel is unsurprisingly furious - has had to say. well, israel is unsurprisingly furious at - has had to say. well, israel is unsurprisingly furious at this | unsurprisingly furious at this report, to be fair, it has been furious with francesca albanese for quite some time, because she has been very outspoken about human rights in the occupied territories, in cars and in the west bank. i think the fact she has come to this conclusion, not a court of law the un, but the fact she has come to the conclusion that there are reasonable grounds to believe that israel is committing genocide in gaza, the word genocide is a very big word, it is a very big word to use against israel, which obviously its foundation is a state was very much as a consequence of the genocide that happened here in europe in the second world war. against thejewish people. so the israelis are very angry, very upset, but what i would

say is that here in geneva, which is the humanitarian arm of the united nations, there are also people who maybe won't use the genocide word, but there are very many human rights experts and humanitarian agencies who are saying that there is hunger verging on famine in gaza, the use of very, very massive bombardment, 70% of those killed are women and children, that there are grounds certainly believe that violations of international law are taking place. although, not as i say, many want to use the word genocide. what although, not as i say, many want to use the word genocide.— although, not as i say, many want to use the word genocide. what does ms albanese says — use the word genocide. what does ms albanese says she _ use the word genocide. what does ms albanese says she wants _ use the word genocide. what does ms albanese says she wants to _ use the word genocide. what does ms albanese says she wants to happen i use the word genocide. what does ms j albanese says she wants to happen as a result of this report? she albanese says she wants to happen as a result of this report?— a result of this report? she wants an arms embargo _ a result of this report? she wants an arms embargo that _ a result of this report? she wants an arms embargo that to - a result of this report? she wantsl an arms embargo that to countries that are exporting weapons to israel and economic sanctions. she said quite interestingly in this press conference just half an hour ago, "we can do this, we have done it before." she is right, these kind of

sanctions have been imposed on russia, for example, a very different conflict but when an aggressor is seen by the international community to be violating human rights on a massive scale, these are the logical consequences. this is how the international community theoretically works. israel of course has many friends, not least of the united states, the united kingdom, large parts of western europe. but interestingly, the next report by francesca albanese will be looking that if countries continue to export weapons, could they be complicit in possible genocide? imagine, thank you very much. imogen foulkes reporting from geneva. you're watching bbc news.

we see mixed weather today, essentially it will stay unsettled into easter weekend, because no pressure will be dominating and around that we have weather fronts which are focusing these spells of rain. these are the top temperatures this afternoon, may be making 13 across eastern england. a lot of showers coming in from the south—west, but we still have wet weather in scotland. that should attend to move away. the will drift northward and then we will see further wet weather coming in to england and wales over night. they could be sleet and snow over the tops of exmoor, the cotswolds and over the welsh hills. what chilly air we have overnight, especially in northern ireland and scotland, where we have clear skies. there will be a slight frost into tomorrow. let's focus on the weather in the far south of england on thursday, because it will get windy, and it is around these coastal areas that we will likely have some large waves,

and that could mean a travel disruption. the winds will strengthen around this swirl of showers and spells of rain, which are moving up from the overnight rain moves into scotland and northern ireland, although it shouldn't be as wet in scotland as it has been today. temperatures in the central belt are likely to reach 10 degrees, which is an improvement on today. top temperature will be around 12 degrees when we see some sunshine and fewer showers towards the south—east. low pressure still in charge as we head into good friday, there are some weather fronts bringing rain into spain and france, not far away from the south east of england. it looks like we will stay in a showery error. there will stay in a showery error. there will be some sunshine at times, but as it warms up just a little bit, will be some sunshine at times, but as it warms upjust a little bit, we will see those which i was breaking out, they could turn heavy infantry, particularly for western areas. top temperature 13 or 1a on good friday. if you are travelling elsewhere, further afield into europe, the warmer air is going to be across the eastern side of europe on a

southerly breeze and in the eastern side of the mediterranean, they could reach the mid 20s. for western europe, it is called a weather, it is wetter, particularly across spain and portugal. but we still have that area of low pressure over the easter weekend. it will not be a wash—out, when the sun comes out it will feel quite warm, the trouble is that showers are not too far away, particularly in the west.

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this is bbc news. officials in the united states have recovered the data recorder from the ship that destroyed a bridge in baltimore amidst angerfrom israel, a un rights expert accuses the country of acts of genocide in gaza. my report finds that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the threshold indicating that israel is committing the crime of genocide against the palestinians as a group in gaza has been met. and check your passport — the message to millions of britons planning a trip to europe to avoid being caught out by a ten—year rule. hello, i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction.

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