you're watching the news line from berlin and rescuers in thailand say they're approaching the best possible condition to evacuate the boys trapped in a blighted came officials say a rescue could come within days before monsoon rains make flooding worse as the children spend their family's written messages telling them they're ok we'll get the latest from our correspondent. all about the hopes of a nation at the world cup in russia the host take on croatia later for a place in the tournament semifinals russia have already surprised by getting this

far and they keep their run going all the build up from sochi. and welcome to the program rescue officials in thailand have said they're approaching what they described as near perfect conditions for evacuating the twelve children trapped in a flooded cave they're now hoping to extract the group before new monsoon rains in the forecast because water levels to rise again we'll talk to our correspondent in thailand in just a moment but first this report on the mounting pressure to get the boys out soon. as our racing against the clock they have put pumps into action day and night trying to drain the water from the caves so the boys can get out. they also have

a plan b. that. we're drilling down from above we've already drilled holes in more than one hundred places eighteen of those times we were able to break through the rock. and one of these holes stretches down four hundred meters but still doesn't connect to the boy's location. but. meanwhile inside the cave the boys are trapped in an opening that's just ten square meters which means there's a limited supply of oxygen the challenge is to prevent carbon dioxide levels from rising even though rescue workers have been pumping in a steady stream of fresh air. time may be running short everyone is worried about the return of the monsoon if the rain starts falling the cave could flood completely. more on the story we're joined now by d.w. correspondent florian news who is following the story from the site florian there

are preparations for a possible evacuation in the coming days what are you hearing there from officials about the likelihood of rescuing the group. well that is the big problem here there is very little information given by the officials and at the same time we have hundreds of journalists who are all over the place. who might be talking to someone behind the scenes to someone who is definitely not an official they are tweeting information that we cannot corroborate so it is actually quite difficult to to really get the hard facts that we can really take as fact so the last official statement was this morning by the governor of the ex governor one must say now but he is the chief of the rescue operation here and he has basically said that they are still going forward with the diving. scenario

they are trying to. get the boys into shape and to teach them the skills that they would need to actually dive out the two other options waiting it out or maybe until the monsoon season is over is basically off the table because they just say staying in this paper for more months that even though even if they established the oxygen flow. that would just risk the boys how they could get psychologically ill so they don't want to do that plus when it actually starts raining even the dries up in which the boys are sheltered right now might still flood so waiting it out is not an option even the drilling seems less likely to happen because still the mountaineers here have not found any appropriate spot and they say even if they do. it would take way too long to actually drill an excavation hole into this mountain so we just wait for the diving rescue mission to commence now for iran

it's been a couple of weeks now that the boys have been in the cave for the first time the children have been able to communicate with their parents many of whom are anxiously waiting outside the cave of have a look at that. hope and desperation it's been two weeks since the ordeal began now letters hand written by the boys have emerged from the cave delivered to their loved ones by a diver. in won the twenty five year old coach apologizes to the parents. the parents the kids are still far and i promise to take very good care of them. thank you for all the moral support and i apologize to the parents. the boys reassure their families some right light hearted jokes. i'm doing fine the

air is a little cold but don't worry and don't forget to prepare for my birthday party. if i get out can you please bring me some group or can vegetables. to my dad mom and sister i love you you don't need to be worried about me i love you all with efforts to install a phone line so far unsuccessful this is the only way for the two sides to communicate directly. florrie an emotional message isn't a great situation what has the reaction been to how authorities are handling everything right now. well you can see the reactions that the oath already is i've actually taken behind me there's this green wall this fence that hasn't been there just a day ago so it's authorities here have stepped up security and containment efforts

they want to protect the rescue divers and actually want to protect them more or less from the press because yesterday there was a rumor or that was. one of the volunteers that was a diver an international expert who gave an interview to foreign media outlets which actually caused some confusion and so by now he's actually barred from the premises because thai authorities say he is not welcome anymore because he spread false information so a forty's actually tightening their grip on this whole scene and it seems that the mood is actually also getting much tenser. correspondent florian newish reporting from thailand thank you. to britain our prime minister tree's a man has won the backing of her divided cabinet for her plans to trade with the european union after brags that following hours of closed door talks at her country

residence north of london the cabinet agreed to seek a free trade area for export goods but not services london also wants to curb european migration to britain european commission has welcomed the u.k. proposal but says it still needs to assess whether the deal on offer is workable mevo is optimistic that an agreement can be reached i think talking to you repeatedly it is over the last week or so and obviously i've been talking to them about the hopes the need for us to increase the pace on both sides of for all of the considerations for the future this is a proposal that i believe will be good for the u.k. and good for the you and i look forward to it being received positively. hosts russia have exceeded all expectations by reaching the tournament's quarter finals but now they're clear underdogs as they face savvy croatia russian president

vladimir putin has hailed the tournament's joyous atmosphere and the home fans are dreaming of another unexpected party. russians have done football crazy at their home world cup and now fans hope that team compile of another upset and beat croatia in the quarter finals whatever happens president vladimir putin figures perceptions of russia will have changed because of the tournament. he tens of thousands of people came to russia from various countries it's them who are creating this wonderful festival atmosphere in russia and. i'm sure the overwhelming majority of people who came will leave with the best feelings and memories of our country and will come many times again. bowing out of the competition now is the last thing on the minds of day's resilient russian team but the game in sochi will be anything but child's play croatia boast

one of the best players in the world and rich and previously reached the semifinals in one nine hundred ninety eight. twenty years of pasta no one has managed to emulate but i believe in this team and i believe we can do better than the ninety eight with a little luck and several other things falling into place i'm certain we can do better than first. croatia staying cool as they plot to end russia's dream. all eyes will be on sochi later where that match is taking place sports correspondent all over there to break the game down for us. it's another huge day for the host nation a quarterfinal here in sochi that nobody thought was possible before the tournament and many are still struggling to believe russia in terms of talent are still the underdogs croatia is a very strong side with the likes of luka moderates and even rockets in midfield and talented attackers like even paris sit and mario monti you could shop top but

russia has been the underdogs throughout and the atmosphere generated here in the host nation has managed to carry the team forward and produce some really brilliant performances from the likes of autumn's uva and of course iraq in favor of the hero goalkeeper in that penalty shootout against spain it's sure to be a fiery encounter here at the fish stadium in sochi and however it turns out the host nation can be proud of the performances of their team that was a wild my at the world cup on friday which stopped powerhouse brazil knocked out of the tournament at the quarter final stage they lost to belgium to one the red devils are through to their first world cup semifinal since one thousand nine hundred eighty six. a game that started on the wrong foot for brazil when fern a de mayo deflected the ball into his own goal the thirteenth minute one nil for the belgians who could now do what they like most breaking on the counter kevin to brian i didn't think twice when he doubled the lead for belgium at the half hour

mark. i know a chance for keeper allison and now brazil really had an uphill battle to fight. ten minutes into the second half and the referee took center stage after gabrielle's zeus' fell in the six yard box the unanimous verdict no penalty. brazil did pull one back though through or not go a gusto in the seventy sixth minute and neymar had his moment too but belgian keeper t.-bo courtois denied the brazilian star deep in injury time. belgium to brazil one and the next footballing superpower crashes out of this world cup. after belgium's went over brazil bilby looking ahead now to their semifinal against france bath after lead blub be urged to nel there are plenty of fouls in the first half and this one content ollie's zero prove costly for or why anton rees mom took

the resulting free kick which was headed home by real madrid defender rafael that opened the scoring making french fans jubilant as they are in the second half griezmann himself doubled france's lead when this relatively tame distance effort was harmed into the net by earth wind keeper for now and domes lit up. or old famous filmmaker of them benders describes himself as a director and photographer he took thousands of polaroids while making his classic films such as paris texas and the american friend now the director has shared a selection of his pictures of raw landscapes film sets and himself an exhibition here in the german capital berlin. the inventor's was in his late twenty's a young filmmaker when he discovered his love for polaroid photography and his love for america the land of unlimited opportunities the city of new york in the heady seventy's would become his haven as it were. when i had

a bit of money for the first time i lived at the chelsea hotel. but then i ran out . and i ended up living at this hotel. only junkies live there of course i couldn't leave anything in my room especially my camera because it would just disappear the exhibition at seal berlin features polaroids then has got his first camera in one thousand nine hundred sixty nine in the lead up to the road movie alice in the cities which featured a photographer as the main character and polaroids have been inventors life ever since when he's not shooting films he takes photos of actors and friends in everyday situations. so a polaroid is valuable because it's one of a kind but it also has a practical value you can hang it on the fridge or stick it anywhere or give it away there was often somebody standing nearby saying oh i'd like to have that. many

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