And the rain, of course, to get the final four boys and their coach out before the next downpour. Cnns matt rivers is at the hospital where the boys are recovering. Cnns ian watson is at the cave. Lets go first to matt rivers. Matt, what have we just learned from the press conference, from the authorities. Whats the very latest here . Reporter yeah, we just heard a prmess conference wrap up by authority here in thailand. Obviously, a lot of questions reporters are trying to get answered here. But a couple of key lines we can share with our viewers, we know that the four boys that were evacuated from this cave before were actually in better condition than those who were evacuated on sunday. They didnt really go into too much detail on that. Thats one of the consistent things between yesterday and today. The boys who have made it here to the hospital, and we should add, all eight boys that have been evacuated from the cave so far are on the eighth floor of that hospital behind me. We havent gotten a ton of word about their condition. But it does appear that the boys taken out today were in better condition than the ones taken out yesterday. Now, in terms of the operation itself, we know that it has wrapped up for the day. Rescue operations have shut down for the day. And what we were told at this presser was that rescue workers will need at least 20 hours with the timeline to prepare for the next operation, but that things could also change based on water levels. We know its july in thailand. It rains a lot. Rain is in the forecast and if those water levels rise in the cave, that of course increases the sense of urgency there. Mondays rescue was actually carried out four to five hours ahead of schedule because of favorable conditions. Basically, at this point, what divers are doing is resting, trying to get ready to take the remaining five members of this soccer team, of course, the four boys and their coach, out of that cave, but so far, it appears that todays operation went quite well. All eight boys in an Isolation Unit in that building there in the hospital behind me. And the recovery begins for them, while we wait with bated breath, really, to see if authorities can continue their successful streak here and come tomorrow here in thailand, extricate the last five people remaining deep underground in that cave. Absolutely. All right, matt rivers, thanks so much, matt. Were going to get back to ivan watson when we can reconnect with him. Hes at the cave following everything from the ground there. But lets now talk about the its dark, its deep, its dangerous. The rescue mission has gone remarkably well, considering what the divers, what those teams are up against. Cnns tom foreman is here with much more on that. So tom, lay out for viewers in the very unique perspective that you can bring here, what theyre up against. Reporter kate, it has gone remarkably well to the point of almost being miraculous. Look at it this way. These divers with covering 11 hours to cover the 2 1 2 miles in and back out again. Now theyre doing it in 9 hours with the boys in tow. And were learning more about exactly how theyre accomplishing that. Its roughly the same 18 divers who started the thing who are still carrying forward. So theyve taken on a huge burden here. What theyre doing with each boy is theyre putting each one into a wet suit and a full body mask. The wet suit to help them with the cold, maybe to help them move through those tunnels a little bit better. That boy is then tethered to the first diver who carries the air supply for both of them. Theyre all holding on to a line to get in and out and followed by yet another diver to make sure they can move safely through. But they are doing this in the most hostile environment you can possibly imagine. Look at this, this is the cave, and what we know about the layout, which is very limited. Theres still problems about what we know, but by some indications, a full kilometer or a quarter of this remains fully submerged. It may not be all in one place, but thats equal to 11 football fields that these kids and divers have to go through on the way out, underwater. And in some cases, when they go through the cave, theyre also passing through entrances that are really no bigger than a single human being, with cold and currents and limited visibility. Huge challenge. And yet, look where we are. We went into the weekend with that many people trapped in the cave, all of them, and now, here we are, by monday morning, and were passed the Halfway Point in terms of people getting out. Kate . Its really amazing how quickly things have changed. It was just last week they were still talking about it could be four months that they could be waiting this out. But tom, they have to pause now. They have to set up supplies again. They have to rest. How quickly do you think theyre going to be back at it . I think for all of that, theyre going to move as swiftly as they can. And theres one simple reason why. Water. The rains are coming back. They have been pumping at their height here more than 400,000 gallons per hour to make part of this cave walkable. They substantially lowered the water level. With the rain coming back on, they know that all of that could be lost. Thats why theyre wasting no time at all, as tired as everyone is, to say, get in there, get the last five, get it over with. Kate . Absolutely. Tom, thanks so much for bring us the perspective. With more perspective, underwater explorers, tim taylor and christine den zizen. Amazing how things have changed since we last spoke. We were talking about, this may be forced to wait this out for four months. Now you have eight of the boys out successfully. Give me your thoughts on how things have changed here. As far as my feelings about this thing, totally encouraged that this is going to happen. So i gagain, i dont want to cause any bad luck, but i think that this is amazing. This is an amazing feat and accomplishment. And im encouraged. Christine, everyones trying to offer some perspective, as so few people can understand what diving under these circumstances could mean. Under the best circumstances, someone has described it to me as, like the mt. Everest of diving and what theyre up against in this cave. What does it mean, then, to also have, essentially, someone who is as inexperienced a s a child then tethered to you and how to nafr navigate it . The challenges theyre up against in there . First of all, this is an excellent team. The divers that they have there, there are cave divers that are seasoned and the best in the world. So that team thats been assembled are at the top of their game. Thats to say that theyre also dealing with duress and fatigue and all, but theres an emotional issue behind everything here that theyre doing, including the kids. The kids are being very well taken care of, from everything we can see. That full face mask that we were all very cautious about actually seems to have been the right choice and the right option for them, and as much as what theyre doing with these kids is theyve already practiced. Theyre taking them into the water and pretty much just saying, just keep breathing, weve got you. And so theyre holding on to this child, its very tactile. Theres a lot of comfort for this child going through the water, knowing theres someone many front of him, someone behind him, and theyve got ahold of him and all he has to do is breathe. And thats making this job a lot easier for them. They didnt really try to do too much as far as teaching them. I would assume, theyre also managing their gas. When people think, a 12yearold has to get in the water and dive and do all the skills that are associated with diving, as christine said, theyre just breathing, they have hoses probably rigged to their own gear, so if the child breathes heavily or too much youve got to be able to gauge. You can gauge it, but they can also probably change tanks. They can plug in or valve over to another reserve tank, so the divers are carrying the gas source and can they have to just stay with them. In the event they need to communicate, this is an hours long these are hours that theyre in the water. If they would have to communicate with the child, how do they . I know how we would communicate in clear water, if were diving together. But if its if its completely dark, if its completely murky, what do they do . Typically, its hand signals. Its one, one two, one two three, you have stop, go, im having a problem. Theyll tug on the back of your buddys fin. And they can reach back and do the same thing. And in the full face masks, you can talk underwater if youre real close to each other. And get some knowledge from that. That being said, its not real efficient and the language has to be there. So theres another reason why the thai divers are key, because they can have the language barrier, if that was ever a chance for them to put mask to mask and try to talk through those full face masks. I would just add, im sorry, because weve worked with kids in caverns and one of the things you establish before you get them in the water is their comfort level. Make sure theyre ready. And then theyre also, as tim said, you really need to sort of let them know, if anything goes wrong, just grab my hand, pull on my hand. They may not remember all the signals that cave divers understand, tso with kids, theyre probably saying, if youre uncomfortable, grab my hand, grab my fin and theyll know something is not right and theyll stop and do what they can. But its going to be very, very simple for them. And tim, real quick, you said that the rescuers have these teams of 18, this team of 18 people and they need at least 20 hours to prepare for the next operation. The timing the change depending on the weather and the conditions. What needs to happen in these 20 hours . I mean, i would assume a large part of this is rest. Yes. These guys are taxed environment. Just the thermal loss of heat in their body, they have to replace. They have to eat, they have to sleep. They have to mentally get ready for this. And then keep in mind, they have to go back. So theyve took nine hours to get the children out. They have to go back in nine hours. So part of that 20 hours is probably them going back in to start this over again. Can i just get your reaction to the fact that where this started, they couldnt even find them. Then they found them alive and eight of them are out successfully. Just your experience as divers what this is. I think its the second part of this miracle. I think its fantastic. Its wonderful. I really give incredible credit to this rescue team. Because the kids, they know what they know. And theyre already under a lot of stress, but the divers knew exactly whats going on. They know the dangers, they know what can go wrong. So they have that stress with them the whole time, and its very emotional for them, knowing what theyre going in to do and what could go wrong. Whereas the kids, theyre being told, were getting you out, and thats all you can do. But really the dive team is who i feel for at the moment. And hopefully we will have the last four out tomorrow. This is a terrestrial apollo 13, thats what it is. Its if this is successful, which we all hope it is, its up with of those stories that this is the way you want it to end. You want all of these bright boys back. Who will be telling stories of this and things that theyve learned through this process, a lot to learn from the success so far. But again, still five people in there. Four boys and their coach. Lets see how the next 24 hours, 48 hours plays out. I really appreciate it. Great to see you guys. Thank you so much. Following some more breaking news out of london. British foreign secretary Boris Johnson has resigned. Hes the second cabinet minister to quit in 24 hours over how Prime Minister theresa may wants to handle the countrys exit from the European Union. Brexit, of course, just last night, the top brexit negotiator, david davis, turned his resignation into may. All of this has thrown the British Government into major turmoil. Prime minister may is speaking to parliament and shes defending her decisions. The cabinet agreed a comprehensive and ambitious proposal that provides a responsible and credible basis for regressing negotiations with the eu, towards a new relationship after we leave on the 29th of march next year. It is a proposal that will take back control of our borders, our money, and our laws. All right. Joining me right now, Cnn International diplomatic editor, nic robertson. Nick, what has been the reaction there . What does this all mean . Raucous, in a word. I mean, look, we all know what its like in houses of parliament. There are mps shouting, there are cheers, theres jeering, and the biggest jeer came when theresa may is saying, this is what we put forward to the European Union, this has been very challenging. And there were huge jeers and derision, because many see her as walking back in the face of that european opposition to the british position. And when she started back again, her voice almost sounded weaker. Look, this debate that were hearing in parliament right now is theresa may setting out everything that her cabinet had agreed on friday, sequestered without their mobile phones, theyd all agreed to this. Now monday morning, were finding out the cabinet hadnt agreed. Two key cabinet members and the current including the charismatic Boris Johnson are gone, theyve resigned. The question, will more people follow suit . Without perhaps you know, without sort of, you know, to be unexpected in this, the leader of the opposition absolutely castigated the Prime Minister saying, youve had two years to put together this brexit deal. You thought you had a plan over the weekend. It fell apart in two days. You cant leave the country, you cant save the jobs. But i think the most telling points the Prime Minister was getting from strong members of her own back bench who have been longtime critics of her brexit policy, who want to see a tougher brexit, who think eashe been backsliding on her original commitments. And that tells you there may be more people who may be minded to form a leadership challenge. And the fact we havent heard more from Boris Johnson through the rest of today tells us that perhaps thats the corps its going to come to. Theresa may is in a very weak position, put down by the opposition, no surprise there. But really given a rough ride by many members of her own conservative party. Thats where her weakness lies right now. And of course, on top of all of this, this is what she laid out is only her plan. A plan essentially to keep the conservative Party Together in these brexit negotiations. Theres no indication at all that the European Union will sign up or agree to this. And thats part of the problem. Because people think shes weak. The European Union will apply more pressure, they wont be happy with this and she may backslide further. Yep, can theresa may survive all of this is now the new question after we see these resignations. And now what does this all mean as President Trump will be heading there very soon next week. Great to see you, nic. Thank you so much. Coming up for us, break out your countdown clock. President trumps pick for the Supreme Court, he said he would make his decision by noon today. The latest details on one of the most consequential decisions of President Trumps tenure. Thats next. Still ahead, is Michael Cohen sending the president a message . His lawyers cryptic tweet after Rudy Giuliani asked cohen to tell the truth. Ooh, heaven is a place on earth uhp. I didnt believe it. Again. Ooh, baby, do you know what thats worth . I want to believe it. [ claps hands ] ooh im not hearing the confidence. Okay, hold the name your price tool. Power of options based on your budget and well make heaven a place on earth yeah oh, my angels ooh, heaven is a place on earth [ sobs quietly ] President Trump just minutes away from finalizing one of the most important and consequential decisions of his presidency. He told reporters by noon eastern that he will have settled is on his nominee for the Supreme Court. The announcement scheduled for a big primetime reveal. But theres no need to hype the gravity of this decision. That is not lost on the president. This morning tweeting this, i have long heard the most important decision that a u. S. President can make is the selection of a Supreme Court justice. Will be announced tonight at 9 00 p. M. Cnns abby phillip is at the white house for us. Abby, we are just hours away from that announcement. So where do things stand right now . What are you hearing . Reporter well, kate, as far as we know, it seems like President Trump hasnt fully settled on the person that he wants to choose for this position. Now, he is waiting up until the minute and perhaps for good reason. This is, as he pointed out, one of the most important decisions a president can make. It is his second Supreme Court pick of his presidency so far. And what he has gotten over the last several days is just an avalanche of feedback from conservatives inside of washington, outside of washington, weighing in on these four candidates you see on the screen. One of the key bits of information the president would have gotten is from Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell, who has weighed in telling the president who he thinks could be the easiest to confirm. Those would be Raymond Kethledge and thomas haidrdimaide hardima being the runner up last time around. And someone who people werent exactly sure would end up this in final four, and here we are. And it seems like the president is weighing that, but hes also weighing a lot of conservatives who have weighed in a lot of the other candidates. Brett kavanaugh who was seen as a favorite for this post up until the last few days ago. And Amy Coney Barrett, up with of the only women on the list and one of the few women in the finalest range here as we got into this last week. So the president is just hours away from this. I have to say, kate, leahes be shifting his timeline for deciding for several days. He has until 9 00 p. M. Tonight to make the final decision. And we dont know exactly when thats going to be, kat