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Well. how will they do this in the timetable to get these children and coach out, do you suspect it will be a matter of days? will there be times to rest and continue pushing forward? how will it work? >> well, first of all, it's a five-hour trip normally back and forth in this cavern. so they're looking at six hours round numbers, per boy. i can only imagine that they can't bring more than one at a time at least three-quarters of the way. the most likely they're taking from start to finish they have a 5 1/2 to six-hour window. i don't want a chance where they'll get jammed up in between in th...

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Very good news to report. walk us through those boys and those still inside. >> well, we just had some ambulances go by behind us on their way to the hospital where all of the boys, as they're brought out of the cave, are being taken to a special isolation unit. they're going to be medically assessed. they're not even allowed physical contact with their parents yet. there's the risk of infection that doctors want to look at. and then of course just this harrowing ordeal that these boys have been through in trying to ease them back into the simple things like steady breathing, drinking water an...

Opportunity, i would assume, they might have some communication capability within this mask to where the two divers that are leading each of the teens outs of the cave system have the ability to talk with them and allay some of the fears and anxiety by hearing somebody's voice as they're traversing this cave system. >> how difficult is it to get used to wearing something like that? is it a short learning curve or can it be uncomfortable for some people when they first learn how to put it on? >> it might -- it's probably going to be a little uncomfortable at first as mammals, we breathe through...

Driver through this cave system. what are your thoughts on plan a? >> i think the reality is that this is outside the norm when it comes to teaching someone to actually scuba dive. the goal is to get these kids and their coach safely out. and the reality is i think the education they would receive would be just enough for the experts who are already there with them to be able to safely manage them. not really teach them so to speak if that makes sense. >> it makes sense. go ahead. keep going. >> validity on that is i think like anything else, the goal is give them enough so that they don't act...