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Quoping right now out of fm. it is day four in the search of two missing teenagers and there is still no sign of them. they were last seen on friday before beginning a fishing trip. the coast guard expanded their search now focusing 50 mile office the coast of jacksonville. stretching as far north as savannah, georgia, and as far south as cape canaveral. earlier today the teenagers moms appeared on the "today" show where they remained hopeful and say their sons have the tool toss s to survive. >...

The boat. >> reporter: with the gulf stream in mind they are searching north of where the boat was located. >> its been all hands on deck type effort. >> reporter: the operation, aggressive. the u.s. coast guard executing at least 36 different searches with the help from the navy. crews scoured more than 37,000 square miles, thats more than the size of indiana. >> these boys have been out there doing this forever. its not new to them. they prepare for these situations. >> reporter: the boys moms...

Where he could go and what he could do on the boat. correct? >> yes, there were. you know weve all been 14 at some point. and its equivalent to a child that gets his drivers license. and if you put a restriction you are only allowed to go within a ten-mile radius of your house. i can guarantee you almost every single child that has their drivers license has gone beyond that. thats what kids do. they push the boundaries and they push the limits when restrictions are put on them because they want ...

Experienced boaters. >> i think a lot of people think about, but the boys are only 14 years old, what were they doing out on a boat? we live in a boating community and this is part of the lifestyle here. >> reporter: the coast guard says right now the good conditions could work in austin and perrys favor saying a person could survive in these warm waters for four to five days. >> the boys are raised on the water. theyre raised on boats. so really is second nature to them. theyre going to be okay...

Floating devices with the cooler that was missing from that boat. the family says theres an engine cover and life jacket missing. the hope is these items are with the boys. >> i think a lot of people think about, but the boys were only 14 years old, what were they doing on a boat. we live in a boating community. this is part of the lifestyle here. we are surrounded by water. the boys are raised on the water. they are raise zed on boats. it is second nature to them. they are very very comfortable...

They push the boundaries and push the limits. when restrictions are put on them because they want to really feel independent. im not, im not mad at him for that. i was a kid too. i understand that. but its -- its something that happens. and i think a lot of people think about, but the boys were only 14 years old, what were they doing out on a boat? we live in a boating community. this is part of the lifestyle here. we are surrounded by water. the boys are raised on the water. theyre raised on bo...

Boys home to us. >> as we mentioned, the coast guard found the boat sunday night. one life jacket was on the boat. do you know if the boys both had life jackets? i know that they are, by all accounts in the descriptions ive heard, they were great with boating and they were considered experienced even though they were just 14. >> yeah we live in a boating community, and i know its difficult for people that arent from the boating community to really understand that. but the boys were very experien...

Found the boat and trying to continue to zone in on where our kids are. >> yeah. we know one thing i know about the boating community is they are very helpful in situations like this. i know these boys people are on the lookout for them. our prayers are with you. we are going to keep optimism alive. pamela nick and joe, thank you for joining us today. >> thank you. donald trump turning a different story here. topping a new cnn poll what is it about him? we are going to talk to his supporters, ...

The local boating community. >> it shouldnt be allowed to happen. it gives you a very uneasy feeling in the boating industry. we need safe boating practices so people dont get hurt. coming up, who says everything thats wet has to stay in the water? >> its like popcorn. theyre popping everywhere. theyre coming straight up. theyre behind us. theyre on the side of us. >> and -- >> what is that? >> when "caught on camera: wet and wild" continues. no students ever done the full hand raise in ap cal...

>> suddenly the menacing boat turns and moves in another direction. everyone on board breathes a sigh of relief. the attack is over and the passengers are unscathed thanks to captain nichols quick thinking. >> the whole event lasted maybe five to seven minutes. after numerous attempts of trying to create a collision with us, he skirted up the coast. he basically gave up. >> but the reason for the attack remains a mystery. the aggressive boater goes on to harass others in the area before being in...