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Do stand by. we have nbc's bill neely standing by. i know you've been following this story from the start. talk about where things stand right now and the emotion running through the crowd, the fact that two of those 13 are o out. >> reporter: we did know this was d-day for the rescue. those are the words of the rescue commander. what we didn't know was that freedom day was going to come so quickly. just about 15 minutes ago just along the jungle track, two ambulances gradually and slowly came down with we believe one boy inside each ambulance. the police chief has just confirmed that the firs...

Us from thailand. bill, i understand there was some sort of a heavy downpour there, a cloud burst of sorts. that can't be good news for those attempting to rescue these boys. >> reporter: no. not great news. it didn't last long. maybe half an hour. it does herald the beginning of heavier rains. it won't bother the rescue commander too much. it certainly won't do anything to flood any of the caves. the commander knows heavy rains are coming. in fact, in his last statement he said it's a war here against rain and against time. meanwhile we're learning more about the exchange of letters between t...

Back. they are filled with love, one promising to help his parents more, another pleads with a teacher, don't give us lots of homework. and from the youngest 11-year-old, reassurance. mom and dad, don't worry about me. i'm fine. get ready to bring me fried chicken. i love you. >> but there's concern too. the air is a bit too cold says one. another, i want to go back quickly. the only adult, their soccer coach says to the parents, i sincerely apologize. this is what faces the boys. as commanders weigh up an emergency rescue, a six hour trek through what's already proved a death trap. a thai nav...

Once they get to who's called chamber three, it is basically dry from then on, but you imagine going up through a jagged, i don't know, mountain range in new mexico. that's the kind of thing that we're talking about underground. so this is no walk in the park, and one boy when he came out yesterday had to be treated at the mouth of the cave because he just wasn't feeling up to it. and he was one of the strongest. the things they've gone through extraordinary. the divers, too. remember, one died. they've been drilling the walls of the cave. they've been diverting the river channels so when the ...

The last two weeks and one day. and the way it worked, according to the rescue commander is one diver put one boy literally underneath him as they went through the submerged sections of that cave. remember, even now it's possible there are boys walking or wading or even diving through this absolutely treacherous cave complex. so the divers put each of the boys actually beneath them. this is all happened faster than anyone expected. three hours faster. he now says they have used all the oxygen tanks and they have to resupply those tanks. so this remains an on going operation with nine people st...