If youre joining us from around the world, thank you for joining us. Im victor blackwell. Im Diane Gallagher in for christi paul this sunday. Breaking news. The operation to save the 12 boys and their coach, they have been stuck in a cave in thailand for more than two weeks. That rescue mission now under way. A local governor calling this dday. The highrisk mission starting just hours ago around 11 00 p. M. Eastern time so about eight hours at this point. Officials say that it should take about six hours for the skilled divers to reach the boys and then another five hours to exit. This entire operation, though, could take two to three days as the boys are being rescued onebyone. The monsoon rains will intensify over the next week. Translator yesterday, the water level was the lowest. And, today . The water level in chambers number one, two, and three, inside the cave is low enough to walk through them. The water of some parts recedes as much as 30 centimeters and considered the lowest
Location for them, knowing where they were. But it has been with bated breath we have been waiting to see what how old happen. The world has been watching as the rescue operation began about 10, 12 hours ago or so. It was a precarious situation. Oxygen levels dropping to very Dangerous Levels inside that cave, also the threat of monsoon season beginning. There have been cloud bursts, lots of rain but then it stops. Officials made the decision weve got to go in and do this now or never. They are categorizing this time right now as d kay. Word is that they a team of 13 divers, experienced divers and five thai navy s. E. A. L. S that have gone in to extricate these boys one by one. Its a 2 1 2 mile long precarious route filled with danger at nearly every ebb and turn of the way. The word is, although we dont have confirmation, that two of those boys have made it out to a waiting area. We have yet to see them. We have yet to independently confirm that. There are reports that two boys have
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President. Since his inauguration until july 2019, President Trump has spent 99 days here. For many, this 20 acre estate with its lavish decor and 500 paying members is a symbol of the potential conflicts of interest that plague the trump presidency. That is why we are here. This is a place where it costs hundreds of thousands of dollars to be a member. The price went up after he was elected president. It is funny to think this is Donald Trumps backyard in florida. We want to know if and how donald trump is actually profiting off of being president of the United States. Maralago is just one example. The trump Family Business has dozens of Properties Across the u. S. And around the world. Office towers, golf courses and hotels. They all pose potentially serious conflicts of interest, partially because they involve members or tenants indirectly paying the president of the United States. Are they getting benefits, actual access to not just the president but the president s seat. It is a n