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Call or go on line today. well, it's being called the apollo 13 of rescues. all members of a thai youth soccer team trapped in a flooded cave for more than two weeks are now safe. divers pulled the last four boys out and their coach earlier today. you can see them there being taken to hospital in ambulances. the last group of rescuers, that is three remaining divers and a doctor, followed them out. the thai navy s.e.a.l.s posted this photo a short time ago, bringing to an end a massive, complicated, really a miraculous operation that's captured headlines and hearts, you might say, around the...

I feel for at the moment. and hopefully we will have the last four out tomorrow. >> this is a terrestrial apollo 13, that's what it is. it's -- if this is successful, which we all hope it is, it's 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 they've 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. let's see how the next 24 hours, 48 hours plays out. i really appreciate it. great to see you guys...

The world watched neil armstrong, the first man on the moon. >> its one small step for man, one giant leap for man kind. >> shepard: hundreds of millions watched all around the world. since then, the space program has had setbacks. >> houston, we have a problem. >> an oxygen exploded aboard apollo 13. the astronauts made it back to earth. we've seen two space shuttled in destroyed. seven astronauts died when the shuttle challenger exploded after take-off. >> if future belongs to the brave. the challenger crew was pulling us into the future and we will continue to follow them. >> shepard: what ...

Years of footage of his kids growing up is so emotional. i love that film so much. my number five is interstellar, christopher nolan, no question. >> apollo 13 is number four for you. >> ron howard is one of the filmmakers who rarely misses. right now he's working on a han solo project in a really big film for him because he put his act is in this environment to make them feel the weightlessness of space, reduced gravity aircraft. tom hanks in the film. one quote cited at harris stars in apollo 13 but also john glenn and the voice admissions control in gravity. he's been a big space factor. >>...

Listening to the president of there i am reminded of the words of -- i believe -- the apollo 13 communications guy who said failure is not an option, is that an option here? >> first of all, let's characterize what it would be. it's not letting it fail, it is choking it to death. it would mean pulling out all the subsidies and taking that away. that's really not an option, that would put millions of people's lives at risk. i practice up in rural maine, i am the director of maine's doctors for america and our critical access hospital would potentially close. it's not like new york where you hav...