i am. i am. i am. this is d.w. news live from by the way rescuers in thailand say they're approaching the best possible conditions to evacuate the boys trapped in a flood indicate officials say rescue could come within days before the monsoon rains make flooding was this and the children send their families written messages telling them they're ok. also coming up england fans are celebrating their teams victory over sweden i am for the

first time in twenty eight years being led to our advancing to the city finals all the world cup. three lines but two goals pause there ahead of sweden the first coming from defend the harry mcguire england till now face either russia or croatia for a chance to make it to the wild card on. the a and. man i am. a man of the home free glad you could join me rescue officials in thailand say they are approaching the best possible conditions for evacuating the twelve children and their coach trapped in a flooded cave assistant the now hoping to get the boys out in the coming days before for call said monsoon rains cools water levels to rise again we'll have more from our correspondent in thailand in just a moment but first this report on the mounting pressure on the rescue efforts.

rescue teams are 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 like 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 rains start falling the cave could flood completely. fill the air nash's been reporting for us from the entrance all that case system he sent us this update on the challenges facing the rescue was at this point. well the official who will have to give the final go ahead they're pretty much caught between a rock and a hard place all these different scenarios have their own risk so. plan a that which is still being pursued is the dive option that is actually a very challenging route that the boys would have to pretty much make on their own . is really narrow and certain parts and those experienced seasoned rescue cave divers say it's one of the most dangerous places they have ever been in so that carries a whole lot of risk now the drilling operation is actually quite dangerous as well

the experts are not sure if they actually find an opening once they and they manage to actually drill down if there is not if there is not any additional danger because this this place where the boys are trapped in right now this might collapse once they break through with a bore hole so that has its own dangers now the last option just waiting out the monsoon season this is pretty much off the table because they say even if the boys manage to stay where they are right now with enough oxygen it could just harm their health it could cause psychological problems being trapped in a dark place for so long so they don't want to wait the earth already and we just have to wait and see when any rescue mission will commence. our correspondent florian nourished that well for the first time the children have been able to communicate with their parents many of whom are waiting anxiously outside the cave

let's have a closer look at the messages. of hope and desperation it's been two weeks since the ordeal began now letters handwritten 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 to all the parents the kids are still fine 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. and now some of the other stories making news around the world north korea has condemned the u.s. delegation for his handling of the latest round of high level denuclearization talks between the two countries pyongyang criticized the americans attitude and suggested officials made too many to mom's hours earlier u.s. secretary of state might have hailed what he called progress at the meeting in pyongyang. in japan at least fifty one people are dead amid record flooding dozens more are reported missing a week of heavy downpours has triggered landslides and caused rivers to burst their

banks across western parts of the country over a million people have been evacuated and for cost predict even more rain. miss them on the capital mogadishu at least nine people were killed when to call bombs exploded near the interior ministry minutes since then opened fire on security forces triggering a battle that lasted several hours the islamist group has claimed responsibility for the attack thousands of syrians are returning home to the southern province of a russian brokered cease fire between the government and rebels the deal was reached after weeks of bombardment by russian backed syrian forces to rise seen as the cradle of the uprising this box syria's seven years civil war the regime offensive has displaced more than three hundred twenty thousand people since mid june. time to head home for some villagers from province

more than twenty thousand people have begun returning from the border region near jordan. finally we can go home with more than five hundred people from our villages and. thanks me to god we will return we are house people. russian backed syrian forces had been bombarding targets in daraa for more than two weeks the goal forcing rebels in the province to surrender. retaking daraa would mark a symbolic victory for the syrian regime but for civilians the fighting meant being compelled to seek shelter elsewhere the violence prompted what's thought to be the largest displacement of people since the beginning of syria's civil war as people return much uncertainty remains in the weeks ahead. some will be lacking their houses and basic necessities after weeks of bombing others fear

a return of regime control could spell trouble for them and their loved ones. england did wrong see the semifinals of the world cup after beating sweden it's you know i'm joined in the studio by nick mechanic line of sports nick this was quite a momentous day for england wasn't it was indeed it's so surreal to watch there's a whole generation of fans who've never seen england which is i mean finals last i was ninety six that's another world cup semifinal which was nine hundred ninety since then of course germany won the world cup twice brazil of what it twice been seven world cup winners in that time it was actually incredible game to watch and it was have took these pictures. when you took the lead after half an hour when harry mcquire rose above the rest of the boats to school his first ever international goal the three lions have scored four goals from corners at this world cup more than any other team. in the second half they made it to with another

head when a cross from jesselyn god was turned in at the back post by took them steady on. few england fans ever saw their team getting this far but the players continue to exceed expectations. a corporation from too young and inexperienced players in bodies everything that makes care of southcott sight so good. three to four until the final whistle and threaten to get back into the game marcus beck came as close as anyone but some stellar stops from jordan pickford ensured that for sweden somalia was the end of the road for england meanwhile an incredible journey continues next stop moscow for. a quite the journey before this match there was some criticism some concern that england what really scoring in terms of open play two goals one of which came from this not just that enough to quash the criticism do you think to they just have to make this any fun they do just as he said i thought by some the finalists and just by their

performance today kind of has squashed that that that face that it's you know in the second game was a loss and his goal from open play if i may have done it and that just kind of will ease things up for england as a loss of course to do with our southgate the coach he's been there for two years he's got the best out of these players he's found they've got pace they've got a game plan and set pieces mean by open goals but here set pieces eight of them goals that thing that have scored of this tournament so far i've come from either free kicks all corners or penalties. but the change i've also seen in this ng in england is that they're fighting more they've got confidence in their own capabilities and we just saw jordan pickford at the end saving one of the shots from. one of those in the game and i give massive credit because he's been so good he's a finally a goalkeeper that england can be proud of so yes they definitely do that was a great save i have to say yeah what's the reaction been like off to that game there's been lots of fans of course really talk about this beforehand that in london all the fans are saying football's coming home and this is essentially what london looks like at the moment all celebrating one of what i want to see is i see

some of these these public screenings this was in peterborough before and the bees and the areas of the great and first go but this little guy in the middle with his peers to new england and a man who's not to. upset the scale there is him as well. do you think the england can go all the way. by this point in the tournament it's really comes the day before your form on the day i mean it doesn't matter we've done beforehand you're the last four in the tournament they england will be playing russia or croatia and those are two difficult teams russia of course running on this wave of euphoria because the hosts nobody expects them to get to the quarter finals if they get to the semifinals they've already exceeded any sorts of expectations if of course being to make it to the final they be facing out of france a billion that's a tough nut to crack i've been saying all along that france are going to win but that's before i saw in the semifinals of the first time in my second time on lifetime but it's incredible so yes that they can of course they can of was win the world cup all right i like your confidence and make mechanical. thank you. all the

while saying this a filmmaker has invented describes himself as a director and a photographer who 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 real landscapes film sets and himself an exhibition here in the german capital. to inventors 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 easy for me 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 order . many our time capsules of places that have since disappeared but for vendors a photo is always the beginning of a story. our minds are now at the top story we're following for you officials in time and say kid missions all roun cravings for evacuating the children trapped in a flood it takes their evening to get the group ounce of the coming days before new

monsoon rains cools water levels to rise. you're watching the news i'm headed home free stay with us plenty more coming up at the top of the hour thanks as ever you come. on freedom and the whole. world i come from the region is rich in history starting on talent what's so cool or any of your creation of the trinity and freedom this makes it especially difficult for independent journalists i see these many of the younger promising german who are now making names for themselves all over the. song by the way some might follow some with continue.