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Explain. some of the drama has to do with the cuban team. >> the cuban team was eliminated by the u.s. team on sunday in miami. on monday, the cuban team landed in havana without one of its players, a 26-year-old backup catcher has defected from his home nation. this confirmed by major league baseball officials to bob nightingale. cnn has reached out for comment. patrick oppmann in havana reports that the team was congratulated but has not said anything about the reported defection. as for the o...

Cubans, hes just trying to seek a better life outside of cuba. typically the cuban government calls these players leave desserters, and traitors and bans them for up to five years from returning to the island. this could be a decision that has a huge impact on his life. >> cuba likely will never allow him to play for the national team again. they dont really like cubans who leave in cuba. kind of like me. patrick oppmann, thank you so much for that. "the lead" with jake tapper starts after the...

Adrenaline, you are not kidding. i admit to being afraid but they are impressive creatures. >> reporter: creatures with more of a reason to try to protect. patrick oppmann, cuba. >> patrick is the impressive one in that story certainly. i dont think very many correspondents would go underneath and swim with sharks. very, very impressive. the huge demand for childrens medicine. pharmacies limiting how much you can bias flu cases soar. and next right here southwest airlines meltdown and the chie...

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Confusing and now maybe to clear as mud. >> maybe this is the third time is the charm, right? when bankman-fried first showed up in court we thought he would be extradited and wrinkles there but hes back in court today. our colleague patrick oppmann says bankman-fried has agreed to be extradited to the u.s. could face this eight-count indictment in new york so what will happen now, he will before anything possibly, any other wrinkles arise theyll try to get him on a plane and get him back to new...

Occurred. shortly thereafter, within minutes we saw bankman-fried be taken away under heavy guard back to the prison where hes currently being held. some of his u.s. representatives said that he had been eager to leave the bahamas and face the charges against him, charges that could lead if he is convicted over 100 years in jail. one of the reasons behind that change in his legal strategy is that he is incarcerated at the moment at a prison in the bahamas that according to state department and h...

Federal officials and then taken to an airport here in nassau where he most likely would be put on a private u.s. federal plane and then flown, we expect, to new york where he faces charge, eight charges and if convicted could lead to over 100 years in prison and so he would have to after arriving in new york, we imagine, hell be booked then the questions like whether or not he could receive bail. something that was denied him here in the bahamas will take place so while it may be the end of his...

And when you come out of the water, they say, this is the best dive of my life. the sharks we swim are are undeniably powerful and beautiful. at the top of the food chain, but never seeming to threaten us. >> the shot of adrenaline in your arm, they were not kidding. they were very impressive creatures. >> reporter: creatures that there are now more and more reasons to try and protect. >> hard to look past that myth. our thanks to patrick oppmann in c cuba. the upsets just keep on coming. worl...

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