out front now as promised jay bloom and his son shawn. jay gave up their seats for this trip. another father and son did take those seats. they went on the titan and as we know sadly and tragically lost their lives. so i appreciate both of you taking the time to talk to me about this. jay, i know initially you and shawn were both very intrigued by taking a trip on the titan. you're in that small group of people that just have that curiosity, you were curious. when you first learned that the titan was missing and then on those days hoping for rescue you're imagining like everybody else but for you it's different that it could have been you down there right. gasping for air. and then you find out it imploded and you keep seeing images of the father and son who took your seats. what went through your mind? >> well, it's very surreal in the beginning to know you had the opportunity to be on that sub. and you see all this -- it's everywhere. everywhere we looked. the most haunting thing about it is when you look at the news and i open my laptop on social media and self-it was every

jay bloom showed a message in which the director of oceangate offered him a $100,000 discount at the last minute. i expressed concern about safety and wrote me so many risks, of course there are, but it's safer than flying in a helicopter or scuba diving. he was absolutely convinced that it was safer than crossing the street. i'm sure he really is. he believed what he said, but he was absolutely wrong. i told him that due to the schedule we would not be able to participate in the expedition until next year. our places. shekhzade got to voodoo and his 19-year-old son suleiman davoud, the terrible and unprofessional idea of ​​​​making a tourist bathyscaphe from composite carbon fiber, not steel believed. the good director james cameron, the creator of the film titanic, said that, like the us navy, knew the death of the team less than a day after the loss of communication, many experts in the field of deep-sea vehicles wrote letters to the company that developed the titan that the device requires certification, because it is too experimental in nature to dive with people on board, so i

jay bloom from las vegas says for months stockton rush was trying sell him and his son 2 seats offeringknock $100,000 off the $250,00 price. when jay told him his son had safety concerns, rush responding, "i'm happy to have a video call with him. curious what the uninformed would say the danger is and whether it's real or imagined." >> he drank his own kool aid, he was passionate about it. it didn't come from a place of malice, it didn't come from a place of greed, he just had this vision, this belief, and he wanted the world to share it with him. >> reporter: he says those seats instead went to another father and son, shahzada dawood and 19-year-old suleman. shahzada's brother samad heartbroken, remembering his nephew. >> i think it's sad but also, his death also brought the world together. >> those heartbroken families tonight. gio benitez joining us once again. we now know the navy had detected a possible implosion on sunday, around the same time the sub lost contact. you're learning those families were given that information. >> reporter: that's right, whit. a defense official tells

jay bloom showed a message in which oceangate's director the last moment offered him a $100,000 discountern about safety and sent me a message with the risk, of course there is, but it's safer than flying in a helicopter or scuba diving. he was absolutely convinced that it was safer than crossing the street. i'm sure he really is. he believed what he said, but he was absolutely wrong. i told him that due to the schedule, we would not be able to participate in the expedition until next year, our places went to shehzade davud and his 19-year-old son suleiman davud non-professional self-idea of ​​making a tourist bathyscaphe from composite carbon fiber. they began to count. coranus director james cameron, the creator of the film titanic, said that, like the us navy, knew the death of the team less than a day after the loss of communication, many experts in the field of deep-sea vehicles wrote letters to the company that developed the titan that the device requires certification, because it is too experimental in nature to dive with people on board, so i struck by the similarity with the dis

jay and shawn bloom say the idea of seeing the wreckage of the titanic was interesting, but they weread feelings about that trip. something just felt so low off about it this time. and i was able to convince my dad not to go. it was a bad idea. and luckily he listened to me. i knew if i told them that we didn't want to go because of safety concerns, he would have just negated it and fought me on it and so i just told him it's a scheduling conflict and the family now says it's overwhelming to know that the tickets, they decided not to buy went to another father and son. it is now just about 758 special honors for the biggest star on the san jose sharks, the james morris memorial trophy goes to erik karlsson. for all the predictions were right. erik karlsson won the award for being the nhl's top defenseman, even though the san jose sharks really struggled as a team. karlsson had an historic season 101, points the most by a defense men in more than two decades. it's in the south bay landmark that has survived earthquakes, economic downturns and the pandemic is getting ready to celebrate

anchor: j bloom thank you for joining us on bbc news. great to speak with you. jayk you for having me. anchor: to ukraine now, and two weeks after the destruction of a huge dam, thousands of people are struggling to put their lives back together. ukraine blamed russia for the attack on the dam. andrew harding sent this report. andrew: a boat beached on the roadside. plenty of puddles and in places more than puddles. how can i live in this, asks anna. but the worst of the flooding is now over in this frontline city still targeted daily by russian artillery. somebody has helpfully marked the high water part in here on the garage door, the lines where the floodwaters slowly receded from this area. but there is mud everywhere. retired teachers, irina and eve kenya, clear through the wreckage of their home. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: we are like rats. we have endured so many disasters, the flood, as if we have become to immune to it all. flood rescue workers suddenly raced for cover as russian guns start up again. but many civilians here refused to be

now jay and shawn bloom say the idea of seeing the wreckage of the titanic was interesting, but they bad feelings about that trip. something just felt so off about it this time. and i was able to convince my dad not to go. it was a bad idea and luckily he listened to me. i knew if i told him that we didn't want to go because of safety concerns, he would have just negated it and fought me on it. and so i just told him it's a scheduling conflict. now the family says it's over whelming to know that the tickets they decided not to buy went to another father and son. the office vacancy rate in san francisco has reached a new record high of almost 32. preliminary data from the commercial real estate services and investment firm cbre says a net one point 9,000,000ft!s of office space was added to the market in the last three months. but industry analysts say the vacancy rate continues to rise due to less demand and remote work. the office vacancy rate is expected to peak by early next year at more than 33. well, it has been a rough time for businesses in san francisco since the pandemic hit