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♪ people gathering at the pier here to sing as a tribute to the victims. somber mood here in new zealand. family members just went back into the meeting place for the community here. its been an agonizing wait since mondays eruption killed more than a dozen people, including american brothers 13-year-old matthew and 16-year-old berend hollander. originally from chicago. their parents, martin and barbara, among the missing and presumed dead. david, we have witnessed an urgent effort here as we ...

Young woman just beginning her journey. tonight, police have questioned a number of area teenagers, but they have all been released. there are no suspects. meanwhile, police have stepped up patrols at the park and around the nearby college campuses lester >> ron allen, thank you. >> now to a story that both horrified us and left us riveted in new zealand right now a grim and dangerous recovery operation is under way on the ground for eight presumed dead, in that volcano disaster eight others wer...

>> dave, thanks again. we will be talking to you shortly. still ahead, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is pledging to be in total coordination with the white house, as the impeachment probe heads to the senate. even though he will be a juror in the impeachment trial. >> plus, recovery missions are under way after a deadly volcanic eruption off the coast of nye zealand. we will have an update on the search operation. those stories and a check of the weather when we come right back. to be...

Another eruption. >> reporter: going by helicopter from a nearby navy ship, the eight member team needing protective gear and breathing devices to set foot on the island. the volcano officials say is highly volatile. authorities here are under pressure to retrieve the remain force desperate families, who boarded boats before dawn, for a prayer service, at sea. 47 people were on the island that day. the hollander boys from chicago. 13-year-old matthew, his older broth barron, dying of their injur...

In the coming hours, we have learned that the new zealand naval defense force which has a frigate off the shore here will make an attempt to recover the bodies on white island right now. they believe there are at least eight bodies. they only know the location of six. and this isnt a sure thing. its not guaranteed this is going to happen. it depends on the weather conditions and the geothermal activity on the island itself. even from here on the ground we saw a huge smoke plume. at times it rese...

Box. >> thank you. appreciate your coverage. >> thanks. it might be third time is the charm in israel with the third general election in less than a year. for the past two months, israeli lawmakers have been unable to form a coalition government after the last election. that triggered this third election. the official death toll from volcanic eruption in new zealand now stands at 8. it is believe eight more victims are still on white island but recovery efforts are on hold until a least frid...

Boats to the island to get there. we do know that the police and the scientists will actually be here on mainland assisting on the operation from a safe location. >> yeah. its a horrible story all around. what were hearing about the rescue operations for those who survived. some of the details are pretty remarkable. >> it really is heroic for those who are regular citizens, tour guides, helicopter pilots who took it upon themselves to rescue as many as they could. two kind of cases that really s...

Pilots who actually went to the island after the eruption. it was called the rogue rescue. they didnt have permission. they didnt have authorization. but they went to the island anyway risking their lives in dangerous conditions. and they saved lives that day. if you guys hadnt gone out there, what do you think would have happened? >> no one would have lived. >> reporter: they all would have died in. >> yeah. confident about that. >> reporter: mark law was the lead pilot on that mission flying o...

They believe are eight bodies currently lying right now on white island. it will be a dangerous situation. all day weve been water temperaturing the smoke moom, very large. it has not been an eruption, we should point out. but nonetheless, it is an active volcano. the defense force mans to go in in the morning. they know where at least six of the bodies are located. theyll get those first and theyll search for the other two if conditions are safe. it is very welcome news for family members who a...

Sailing back to shore, they turned around and pulled 23 people out of the water and passengers who had maybe limited training as first responders, were treating these burn victims. pouring cold water on them. trying to keep them awake and alive to get them to shore. a 90-minute trip back to shore. and then you had helicopter pilots who conduct this tours from here. despite the dangerous conditions to 90 back to the island with that huge ash plume and the eruption still happening, they chose to l...