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A member of the rescue team, a retired thai navy seal, died from a lack of oxygen while on a mission to place oxygen tanks along a possible escape route. levels of oxygen in the caves have been dropping due to the number of rescue workers in the underground tunnels. another reason for the increased concern, the weather forecast. monsoons threatening more flooding over the weekend which could increase water levels in those tunnels and further hamper rescue efforts. nbc news correspondent janis ma...

Necessary to have an evacuation attempt of these boys and their coach. they were taking in air hoses, oxygen tanks, and he ran out of oxygen coming back out. his fellow divers tried to revive him and could not. it is a reminder of the dangers that lurk inside and the sort of decisions and risks that officials are calculating in trying to undertake this effort, which would involve taking 12 boys and a coach who dont know how to swim and getting them from where they are, which is nearly three mile...

Can send ground teams. it might seem counter intuitive but even if a cave is relatively well met underground it doesnt mean you know at what point above ground you need to drill down and find the specific chamber. at this stage it does look like the diving option or best case scenario pump enough water out of those chambers to crawl out to a large degree thats the best case scenario. when the rains come though the clock will be ticking and thats why you have all of these rescue workers from arou...

Has a very strong opportunity and chance of getting his pick through before the midterm election. >> all right. well have to leave it there. thank you for your analysis. >> thank you. >> thousands of tourist had to be turned away when a protest shut down new york liberty island. a small group of people were protesting immigration policy when one climbed the statue of liberty. she stayed for three hours until officers with ropes and a harness brought her down and took her into custody. seven othe...

12 days into the or teal those soccer players stuck in thailand. weather is the biggest worry in pulling them out and their coach. even though theyre pumping water out of the cave monsoon season is just beginning and water is continuing to flow in. david mckenzie is live with the latest. what is the biggest challenge ahead in term of getting the boys to learn to swim, to learn to scuba dive and pulling them out. does that still seem like the number one option? >> well, its possibly the only opti...

The russian foreign ministry spokeswoman saying essentially, tipping that on its head and saying the british are responsible for this mess and one day the world will essentially understand that. >> nic robertson, thank you very much. add intrigue to a possible russia/england world cup match in the semifinals. its a race against the clock in thailand. rescue workers are quickly trying to pump water out of the cave where a group of boys has been trapped for nearly two weeks. another round heav...

Its 9:41 eastern time. weather remains a major concern for rescue workers trying to rescue the trapped boys in thailand. heavy rain in the forecast is on top of the water inside the cave. workers pumping water out everyday but the flooding is still dangerous. >> were learning rescue teams have an emergency plan if the situation becomes critical. what is the emergency contingency plan? >> ill be honest. from what i understand i think the emergency contingency plan is an accelerated plan of their ...

Thought to be chinese tourists authorities say eighty people have been rescued so far with the search operation reportedly been suspended for the night. staying in thailand officials are warning that rescue workers are facing a race against the water to save a young football team who is trapped inside a floating cave complex for twelve nights forces being pumped out around the clock refusing flood levels by around a centimeter every hour but heavy rains are forecast which could jeopardize the co...

The fighting in daraa province its one of the last rebel strongholds after more than seven years of war. officials in thailand are warning that rescue workers face a race against water to attract and extract a young soccer team who have spent twelve nights in a flooded cape water is being pumped out around the clock reducing the flood level by around a centimeter every hour but heavy rains are in the forecast and could jeopardize the complex rescue operation u.s. secretary of state michael peo i...

[ ♪ ] >> dana: crews are working to pump water out of a flooded cave in thailand where 12 soccer players and their coach have been trapped for nearly two weeks. amid concerns that heavy rain cost make circumstances worse forcing the coach and the team to take a difficult dive through the narrow cavern. >> obviously zero visibility. and so, you know, it is a challenge. >> dana: and our senior foreign affairs correspondent here now with the latest. greg? >> dana, absolutely. the rescue workers l...