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. >> how he's safe and on the surface after a terrifying ordeal mark dickey describes his days-long rescue from thousands of feet beneath the earth. it's friday, september 15. "early today" starts right now >>> and a good early morning to you. i'm jessica layton >> i'm frances rivera. a hurricane is barrelling up the east coast and though it's not expected to make landfall in the united states, we will still feel its impact after a potential tornado, hurricane lee will bring more severe weather to the northeast. angie lassman joins us in a few minutes with a closer look at the storm's path >> this sunday kristin welker makes her debut as host of "meet the press" and on her first broadcast she sits down with former president donald trump we should also note that an interview was also sought with current president joe biden. in this exclusive interview with trump, kristin asked him directly what he would do if he took executive office with criminal charges still hanging over him >>mr. president, if you were reelected, would you pardon yourself >> i could have pardoned myself. you know what?

tonight, renowned american cave explorer mark dickey finally emerging from turkey's morca cave, nine days after suffering a life-threatening medic emergency more than 3,000 feet from the surface. you can see mr. dickey there with that blanket around him. this was a delicate operation, a delicate mission. one that took a lot of manpower, and a lot of planning. rescuers slowly maneuvering him along the narrow cave, at times in a near vertical climb, fighting to keep dickey level for the last few hundred feet. making things even more difficult, the cave flooded with more than three feet of water. >> it's a very particular phase of cave here, because there are so many slopes, it's a bit tricky. >> reporter: dickey became trapped more than 3,000 feet from the surface in the cave. it is turkey's third-deepest cave. slowly navigating tight pass passages. some so small, they had to be widened to fit the stretcher. and david, any moment now, mark dickey will be taken from the medical tent you see in the distance behind under the circumstances, and he will be oded onto a helicopter that will fl

mark dickey now free and on his way to the hospital. let's get an update from cnn.ter: just over an hour ago, we heard the news coming from the turkish federation, from turkish rescue officials, saying that the cave rescue has come to an end, and that the ordeal of mark dickey has also come to an end as you see in those images. he was pulled out in that final stretch in the last hour or so. he seems fine, according to turkish officials. you see him in that video giving a thumbs up and smiling. but we understand that they are going to get him on a chopper and get him to a hospital in southern turkey as soon as they can for medical checks. now, as you recall, mark dickey was part of this expedition, a research group, an international group that had been in this cave, turkey's third deepest cave, when he fell ill just about ten days ago or so. he was suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding. he lost a lot of blood. and, so, the past ten days you've had all these different rescue teams that have been involved in trying to ensure that he gets the medical help. he got a b

. >> it is amazing to be above ground again. >> american cave explorer mark dickey speaking overnightbout this dramatic moment finally being hoisted to safety. he spent 12 long days trapped in a turkish cave after falling severely ill more than 3400ft below the surface. unable to ascend, dickey now describing his harrowing struggle for survival. >> my consciousness started to, like, get harder to hold on to, and i reached the point that i was like, i'm not going to live. >> abc's marcus moore reporting from the scene. rescue workers behind him emerging with dickey . >> you can see mr. dickey there with that thermal blanket wrapped around him. this was a delicate operation, a delicate mission, and one that took a lot of manpower and a lot of planning. recupera piano, more than 150 rescuers teamed up spending days beneath the surface, giving dickey life saving medical intervention for gastrointestinal bleeding, including needing a blood transfusion. >> all more than a half mile underground and then beginning the treacherous journey, pulling dickey some times vertically through the compl

remember, 40-year-old mark dickey fell ill in the third deepest cave in turkey about a week ago.g intestinal bleeding. since then, more than 150 rescuers have been involved in a complex operation to pull him on to a stretcher and bring him to the surface from depths of more than 3,600 feet. cnn's jumana joins us. >> as we're hearing, in the past hour, as of about 2:00 p.m. eastern time, turkish rescuers and the turkish caving federation are saying that this operation now has entered its final phase. they believe this is the final stage, and mark dickey, they say, is just over 300 feet as of an hour ago from the surface of the cave, and they are hoping that he is going to get out of there in the next few hours, potentially, they say, around 5:00 p.m. eastern. but we need to keep in mind, of course, this is a very fluid situation. this has been a very complex operation, so things could change. this, of course, operation began on saturday. it is a multinational effort with various rescue groups from different countries that have been working to get mark dickey out of that cave where

the celebration, the moment american caver mark dickey emerge from the earth. >> i don't know what tos ago while helping map turkey's morca cave. he was hit with severe gastrointestinal bleeding and vomiting, leaving him on the edge of death two-thirds of a mile underground. rescue teams first stabilized him giving him fluids and four liters of blood before working to bring a mount. >> as you can see, i am up and alert and i'm talking. i'm not healed on the inside yet. so i need a lot of help to get out of here. >> reporter: through three days and nights, seven international teams of rescuers ferried him up more than 3,000 feet using no fewer than 70 rope systems. most of the time he was strapped to a stretcher, hooked up to an iv, and always with a medic at his side. navigating waterfalls, near freezing temperatures and narrow papassages. sosome wide enend with expxplos. the finanal explosioion on the surface of joy and welcome relief, a multinational mission finally endnded in succccess. anand mark dickey will l now be taking a a helicopteter to the nenearest hospspital in ththe tf

>> reporter: look, this video showing us an alert and stable mark dickey and this is important, look,uthorities, emergency services are telling us that he is doing well. he himself said in a video that he released that he is feeling good and he's alert, but he's still not healed inside and that is really important because we've spoken about narrow passage ways they're trying to blast to try to expand. they are talking about stretchers and harnesses. in terms of the operation it's set to start on saturday if everything goes well and mark dickey is feeling healthy enough. 182 rescuers on the ground from various countries from around the world, 32 people are currently underground within the cave planning and preparing for this exit. making sure there is enough assistance at every stop. i want you to take a listen to some of what mark dickey had to say. >> i look forward to working with everyone to safely get myself out with their assistance. as you can see, i'm up, i'm alert, i'm talking, but i'm not healed on the inside yet, so i'm going to need a lot of help to get out of here. >> repo

see for yourself at botoxcosmetic.com. >> as you may have heard, on american caver mark dickey spent edly began suffering from gastrointestinal leading when he was more than, as i said, 3000 feet underground, and became too weak to make the journey back to the surface. a whole rescue operation of about 200 people were involved to get him out. dickey's condition became so severe at one point, rescuers gave him transfusions while underground. we're happy to report that he survived. he's in much better condition. and he joins us tonight from the hospital. mark, thank you for being here. i am so glad that you are alive. and in the light. i have been freaked out by this entire drama that you have been, imagining you so deep underground. first of all, how are you feeling? >> i appreciate you asking. definitely feeling much better than i have been. every single day, it's a steady improvement. i hear you on the freaking out, it's a crazy thought to think of yourself underground that far, how much rock, earth, everything on piled on top of you, how far away from the surface you are. so, freake

mark dickey is out he's safe.he plan is for him to be assessed on site, then airlifted by helicopter to a state hospital in nearby mersin, turkey tom? >> okay. great they got him out. molly, thank you >>> and another major story we're following. the fda today approving updated covid booster shots to protect against new variants miguel almaguer with more on when they may be available and who should get them. >> reporter: tonight's fda authorization is a major step towards new booster shots after the cdc meets tuesday vaccines from moderna and pfizer could go into arms by the end of the week. drugmakers say boosters should increase protective antibodies against the latest strains including ba-286 the cdc says the mutation shows the ability to infect the protected and even those who've already had covid. but it doesn't appear to be more severe. >> what this booster will do is protect us against severe disease. hospitalization. and the data so far indicate that the booster is well matched to those strains. >> reporter

so mark dickey fell sick saturday. that is six days ago, and so we are talking about something that has been going on for quite some time, and he has received six units of blood. he is stable and able to walk, but if you know anything about cavingsh you have to be crawling and climbing and certain states of physical and mental strength to be able to get out. we are anticipating this could take a matter of days to be able to get him out with the assistance that they are talking about. they are talking about a stretcher. and now, imagine a stretch ter taken underground to get through the narrow space, and that is not perhaps the best option. at this point in time from what we are understanding from the rescue operations, they are trying to stabilize him to get him in the better physical state, and this is a very experienced caver, and over three decades of kafingcaving a the world which will help him to pull through, but will he be physically able enough to be removed. many teams are on the ground the figure out firstly,

comcast business, powering possibilities. >>> as you may have heard an american caver named mark dickey000 feet below the surface of the ground. dickey reportedly began suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding when he was more than as i said 3,000 feet underground, became too weak to make the journey back to the surface. a whole rescue operation of about 200 people were involved to get him out. dickey's condition became so severe at one point rescuers gave him transfusions while underground. we're happy to report that he survived. he's in much better condition, and he joins us tonight from the hospital. mark, thank you for being here. i am so glad you're alive and in the light. i have been freaked out by this entire drama that you have been, imagining you so deep underground in these -- first of all, how are you feeling? >> i appreciate your asking. definitely feeling much, much better than i have been. you know, every single day steady improvements, and i hear you on the freaked out. it's a crazy thought to be that far underground just thinking about how much rock, earth, and just ever

his name is mark dickey.len ill and he is sick enough that he cannot climb out himself. he is stuck more than 3,000 feet down, and officials say it could take days to get him out. and now we have more on this risky mission ahead. >> reporter: kate, we don't know the full details of what really happened, but what we do know from the turkish caving federation is that american caver mark dickey, part of the international team fell ill a few days ago more than 3,000 feet from the entrance of turkey's third deepest cave. the hungarian cave rescue service involved in the rescue operation said that he lost a lot of blood as a result of the gastrointestinal bleeding, and he has received six units of blood, and his condition is improving and the bleeding has stopped and he is able to walk on his own, and in stable condition according to the turkish federation, a right now, he is at base camp which is 3,000 feet from the entrance, and it is a real logistical challenge to get him out of there, and it is a rescue operati

i think it is important to say, harris, mark dickey is no daredevil.t when he fell ill. he specializes in rescue and first-aid underground. now he is getting the full emergency care and treatment. >> harris: god bless him. greg, thank you. people in austin, texas are blaming left wing policies for creating a culture of crime and fear. rampant homelessness and surging crime and businesses are making tough choices to survive. murders in austin are up 30% since 2020. aggravated assaults up by 18% since 2017. 800 officers have left the austin police department. the ones who remain paint a bleak picture. >> we are a growing city. a city that should be up around 2,000 officers and growing right now. i've got about 1475 officers in our police department. i have detectives pulled away from their caseload to just help answer 911 calls because we don't have the resources to adequately police the city. >> harris: an austin police are so swamped they are telling some people who have been robbed not to call 911 but to call 311 or make an online report. in other wor

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mark dickey is more than 3,000 feet below the earth's surface. he's 40-year-olds old.xperienced cave explorer and caving instructor even who has been doing this for more than 30 years, but he fell ill, and now can't get himself out. officials say the rescue operation could take days. cnn's you mana karachi has the latest on this complicated and risky mission. >> we don't really know the full details of what really happened but what we know from the turkish caving federation is american caver mark dickey who was part of a local and international research team fell ill last weekend or early this week, more than 3,000 feet or 1,000 meters from the entrance of turkey's third deepest cave. the hungarian cave rescue service that is involved in his rescue operation right now say he's lost a lot of blood as a result of gastrointestinal bleeding. he got six units of blood and was stabilized, according to the turkish federation. they say his condition is continuing to improve. he's stable, able to walk on his own. and he's right now at base camp, and that is still more than 3,00

. >> reporter: new footage of rescuers and medics working around the clock to stabilize mark dickey, rescue, more than 3,000 feet underground. cavers from around the world have swooped to the rescue, providing life-saving aid to the while helping map turkey's third-deepest cave, suffered severe gastrointestinal bleeding. >> up. >> reporter: the veteran caver expressing his gratitude. >> going to need a lot of help to get out of here. >> reporter: measuring more than two empire state buildings deep, they are splitting the cave into seven parts, each with its own rescue team already in place, starting with a bulgarian team at the bottom, followed by rescuers from croatia, italy, poland, hungary, and finally, turkey. dickey, an experienced spelunker and rescuer himself, will also likely play a pivotal role in his own rescue, says mark dickey's colleague at the national cave rescue commission, greg moore. how tricky is it for him, do you think, to not participate too much? >> this is going to be a bit of a combination because he can use his hands to keep from scraping the wall or through

let's take you back to when mark dickey fell ill. six days ago he suffered gastrointestinal bleeding. he's received six units of blood. so this already has been on the go a few days now. 150 rescuers are currently there to try and assist, including rescue teams from the united states. overall we're seeing the message incoming using a stretcher is an option. but again, that is very difficult. it's very tricky and absolutely complex. he's currently stable. he's able to walk on his own. but if you know anything about caving, you need to be physically and mentally ready for such a huge journey out of the ground. even though with that kind of experience, he's been caving for over 20 years, his medical condition is not one that will allow him to get to the surface without this kind of assistance. overall i want you to imagine this. the empire state building. i want you to times that by three. that is how deep he is underground. there are various base camps under the surface, and we know that he's at one of the base camps right now. and in

it looks like they may be preparing for mark dickey to come to the surface in coming hours.r the media at the entrance of the cave. mark will be taken to a tent of the national medical rescue team. our understanding is he will be assessed when he reaches the surface and then he will be taken to a state hospital in a turkish city by military helicopters. they will assess him on the scene, make sure he's stable enough to travel. there's been a lot of activity in the last couple of hours. hopeful signs it looks like for mark dickey, jose. >> molly hunter, thank you so very much for that update. >>> as the nation mourns the almost 3,000 people killed on 9/11, we take a look at what's risen from the ashes. our stephanie ruhle goes inside the final public building of the site that's set to open soon, 22 years later. you're watching "josÉ diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. Ée diaz-balart reports" on msc.nb age is just a number, and mine's unlisted. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health versus 16 grams in ensure® high protein. boost® high protein. now availa

turkish officials say saving mark dickey could take days. surface. >> it is complete dark in the cave, except for whatever light people bring in. it is also a very cold cave, it is 4 to 6 degrees celsius. that means that you have to work hard to stay warm. >> he's at base camp home, although able to pull for an out, he'll need to be helped and stretchered through way points that speak for themselves. through desperado, and burrowing through --, tested beyond the limits and into the light. >> there is a lot of water in this cave. a lot of it is dripping, but some of it is in pools they have to go through. some of it is spraying off rock walls. so the rescuers are getting fairly wet. and mark will get pretty wet also. >> 150 people from around the world are working to get dickey out of the cave, to where his internal bleeding can be treated. until then, his life hangs in the balance. sam kiley, cnn, london. >> we'll continue following that. still ahead, another major hurricane brewing. this one is growing stronger and faster than most. hurrica

believe it or not, it took on hundred 50 people to rescue mark dickey. think it was something to do with internal bleeding, a stomach problem. at the deepest, deepest point of this cave, which reaches nearly 1.3 kilometres below ground, so you can understand exactly how difficult a rescue operation would have been. after being rescued, mark dickey said he didn't think he would survive the ordeal, so a lovely story, pulled out thereby rescuers. venice is often described as one of the most beautiful cities in the world — and soon you will have to pay little bit more to enjoy it. the italian city is expected to approve the trial of a fee for daily visitors, in a bid to control tourism. the charge of e5, which is around £4.30, will apply to all visitors over the age of 14. they will have to pay and book their entry to the city in advance. city council member for tourism says the trial will run during peak tourist periods next year. hello. we have seen the weather story gradually change over the last 24 hours stop under a frontal sinking south, it has brought

. >> in today's gma first look, america, an caver, mark dickey will be speaking about the life savingd his current health condition in a live interview on gma. here's abc news reporter andrew dymburt . in this morning's gma first look, the moment american explorer mark dickey is hoisted to safety after 12 days trapped in a turkish cave. >> it is amazing to be above ground again. i was underground for far longer than ever expected, within with an unexpected medical issue. >> the 40 year old rushed to a medical tent for treatment after becoming stuck more than 3400ft underground and suffering a life threatening emergency during a cave mapping expedition. the only feeling that i think i have is this. >> this curve of will i live now ? >> dickey's parents thanking the rescuers who helped. >> it was a real emotional roller coaster. the situation in with mark, how seriously he was hurt, how deep and hard to get to him. it was. >> and coming up at 7 a.m, michael strahan goes one on one with caver mark dickey with your gma first look. i'm andrew dymburt, abc news. new york. >> 557 this mornin

say hello to researchers mark dickey and his partner, jessica van joining us from hungary.k great. i don't think anyone could ever tell. welcome to our program here and congratulations. >> thank you very much. >> bill: let's get into it now. mark, you go below the earth and have gastro intestinal bleeding and you can't move. jessica, you start to ascend to get supplies to help him and how did you get out, mark? >> with the help of the entire international cave rescue community. it was one hell of a large event. i've heard it referenced as the most complex cave rescue that happened yet. i don't know if that's true but it was with the help of many, many people that i consider friends and professional rescuers. >> dana: how many days were you there waiting? >> i lost count under there. it is pure dark and days run into each other. i think it was ten days. >> bill: you know, i know you said he were determined to live. did you think there was a point where you weren't going to make it? >> there was one moment while i was waiting for jessica to get back with the supplies and my c

caver mark dickey closer to freedom, more than halfway back to the surface.than 1,000 feet below ground. a rescue crew working around the clock to help save dickey after he suffered from internal bleeding while on an expedition, mapping the turkish cave. >> our medical team is working really, really hard to try to keep mark's condition as stable as possible. >> reporter: the cave itself, the third deepest in turkey, with a known depth of nearly 4,200 feet. the terrifying ordeal unfolding 3,000 feet below the surface where dickey fell ill. unable to climb himself, dickey was placed on a stretcher. first responders have been scrambling to get through extremely tight places and steep passages. rescuers carried him to a base camp at 2,297 feet. >> with a stretcher you got to push and pull. you need people in front and back. you need team work to cooperate, move it along. >> reporter: now more than five days in and less than 1,000 feet down, officials hope they can bring mark dickey out on a stretcher by the end of the day today. that would be a remarkable conclus

>> i'm doing well. >> mark dickey from nearly 1,000 meters.nk everyone down here and thank the response of the caving community. the quick response of the turkish government to get the medical supplies that i needed in my opinion saved my life. as you can sea, i'm up, i'm alert, i'm talking, but i am not healed on the inside yet. so i need a lot of help to get out of here. >> joining us now is the u.s. ambassador to turkey, jeff blake, also former u.s. senator. ambassador, great to have you. he sounds pretty good given the circumstances. what can you tell us about this operation as it starts, your hopes and expectations for it? >> he does look good. and you saw him there. thanking the turkish authorities for, as he said, saving his life, and it's not just turkish authorities, but the caving community around the world. i first learned of this on monday long before it was on the news from the hungarian ambassador to turkey because they had already sent some of their cavers to help him out before he would -- knew he would need such help. so it's

forty-three of mark dickey suffered >> bleeding after starting his cave journey last week.s the very latest request to saint rescue crews have a difficult task in front of them would be a huge understatement. not only did they themselves that rescuers have the cross of the narrow passageways to reach the trapped american but then they got to pull him out on a stretcher. and it all goes according to plan this could take quite some time, up to 10 days. this started a little more than a week ago mark dickey is described as very experienced cave or breed certain vomiting due to >> bleeding when an expedition in southern turkey this happening more than 3000 people of the cave's entrance. one doctor from hungary has managed to reach dickey and treat him but his condition is so bad he cannot physically climb out on his own power. teams of a rescuers from all over the world have traveled to this cave site in turkey in order to help save the trapped american before it is too late. >> the cave is where the deepest in the world. it is the second deepest in turkey a cave made up of man

american trapped in a cave in southern turkey to the surface descending around 4100 feet to reach mark dickey. he was on an exploration mission when he fell ill with suspected intestinal bleeding. one photographer on site shows where dickey is now. >> 1050 meters almost the bottom of the cave. not more than that. this is about the cave. it's 40 degrees celsius. >> now with an update on a complicated rescue effort. >> concerns around mark dickey's health, operation to rescue him is underway. the american caver has been receiving you are general medical attention at base camp below ground in what is said to have a case of intestinal bleeding. according to rescues he's received a blood transfusion and is stable but this is a complex operation and careful preparation has gone into this mission and turkeyes caving federation says dickey is being taken by stretcher through the passages of the cave. you can imagine how tricky given the narrow winding nature of these passages. the descent is to be divided into 7 parts. with each segment being overseen by different teams. this really is a multinationa

mark dickey is trapped more than 3,000 feet below the earth's surface.year-old is an experienced caving instructor who is part of a research team in morca valley, the third deepest in turkey. they say dickey suffered gastrointestinal bleeding and needs to be pulled out on a stretcher. cnn is following this story today, so bring us up to speed, what's the status of the rescue right now? >> yeah. we have 150 rescuers on the ground from all around the world to try and get mark dickey out from 3,300 feet below ground. i want you to think of the empire state building and times that height by three. that is how deep he is right now. he fell ill six days ago with gastrointestinal bleeding. he's already received six units of blood. he's stable. apparently he can walk on his own but walking in a cave is not good enough. i want you to think of the narrow spaces when you're in a horizontal area seeing pressure coming through on your back and stomach. you've got to crawl and then you have the vertical spaces where you need to climb, you need to be taken up by ropes.

mark dickey suffered gastro best is gastrointestinal bleeding, look at this, he's in good spirits. >>tting out safely, i'm here talking but i'm not feeling it on the inside yet. i need a lot of help to get out of here. >> well, doctors say dickey is healthy and ready to be transported. but it will be a tough process because of his injuries. let's bring in the regional coordinator for the national cave rescue mission greg moore. greg, good morning, i know you know mark personally. so this must be tough to watch carefully here. but in terms of the rescue, what are the biggest issues that the teams will be facing this morning? >> as you to mentioned, the cave is a rather deep cave, one of the deepest in turkey. most people will think of this cave as 3,000 feet, simply a rope straight up and all of that. but the reality is there's going to be a lot of vertical challenges, whether they have to haul him up ten feet, and then haul him up again. this is a process that's very time consuming and they have to be very careful as they do that. >> greg, we've spoken with and heard from several resc

mark dickey is now less than 600 feet from the surface of the morca cave.ives to try to widen passages and allow a stretcher through. nbc news foreign correspondent molly hunter is following these developments. how much longer do rescuers think it will take to bring mark dickey out. >> the rescuers on the scene tell our producer that they're aiming to rescue him by tonight. it's about 5:30 local time. there's a lot of activity. the chief medical officer of the less queue team also tells nbc news, ana, that they already plan to have him airlifted when he comes to the surface. they've already chosen the hospital. he's about 600 feet from below the surface. we're talking more than 200 people from eight countries, 150 of those are serious experts, they say the remaining 600 feet is a slightly gentler, if you can say that, kind of incline to what they've currently already brought him up. it's been very vertical. rescuers using small explosives, very tight quarters. we understand that mike dickey is cocooned into a stretcher very tightly, they call it patient pac

mark d dickey i is finally emer frfrom the e earth afterer the ten days. he's being hoisted upup. ththis, he'll b be pass humann chain on t to waiting doctors and then on to a helicopter to the nearest hospital. >> it is amazing to be above ground again. i was underground for far longer than ever expected with an unexpected medical issue. >> reporter: that medical issue, severe gastric pain, then massive internal bleeding. dickey said he was on the edge of death. >> i kept throwing up blood, and then my consciousness started to get harder to hold on to. i reached the pont that i was like, i'm not going to live. >> reporter: a multinational rescue effort kicked in. nearly 200 volunteers and medics flew in, bringing down blood and fluids. teams from europe and turkey were each assigned stages to help dickey rise further, faster. 3,000 feet up, taller than two empire state buildings. most of the time, cocooned on a stretcher, hooked up to an iv and with a medic always at his side. navigating waterfalls, near freezing cold, and narrow passages, some widened with explosions. then just

mark dickey became trapped 3000 feet underground after he experienced gastrointestinal bleeding. the cave is the third best in turkey . on saturday rescuers started moving him on a stretcheher wit help from itatalian doctors. t stretcher is about halfway up. authorities expect the rescue to end sometime tonight or tomorrow morning. >>> time for your money what report. stocks rose to begin trading after losses last week. according to analysts. investors are getting on tech to begin the week. with the war markets are. we are in the green and things are looking good. >>> meanwhile, walmart is changing its pay structure for new hires. entry-level workers across departments including cashiers and stockers will make the same starting pay. some people and higher role such as baker, automotive and deli employees will receive higher wages as well and the retail giant those changes will not result in pay cuts for current employees and will not affect the company's minimum wage, which is $14 an hour. >>> malls in san francisco have seen better days. westfield pulled out of downtown and the

mark dickey is suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding and has been stuck deep inside the cave in southern0 cave rescue experts are rushing there to save dickey who is highly trained himself as a caver and even a cave rescuer himself. kelly cobiella is joining us with more on this. kelly. >> medical teams and rescuers are now working around the clock to help save an elite american cave explorer who suddenly became critically ill saturday more than half a mile down in one of turkey's deepest caves. overnight, a team of expert cave divers descending underground in a complex effort to rescue american mark dickey who is trapped deep inside a turkish cave. the 40-year-old joined an international caving expedition in southern turkey in late august but fell ill earlier this month 3,000 feet below the surface. that's more than half a mile. carl heitmeyer is an expert in these types of rescues and a long-time friend of dickey. >> he's got some type of internal hemorrhaging, and he was semiconscious for about three days unable to keep anything down, barely able to move or talk. >> reporter: a seriou

mark dickey has been stuck there since last week after suddenly experiencing abdominal bleeding.has become an international rescue effort in one of the most difficult cave rescue operations ever attempted. >> reporter: new footage of rescuers and medics working around the clock to stabilize mark dickey, in good spirits ahead of a dramatic rescue more than 3,000 feet underground. cavers from around the world have swooped to the rescue, providing life-saving aid to the 40-year-old scientist who, while helping map turkey's third deepest cave, suffered severe gastrointestinal bleeding. the veteran caver expressing his gratitude. >> i need a lot of help to get out of here. >> reporter: measuring more than two empire state buildings deep, they are splitting the cave into seven parts, each with its own rescue team already in place, starting with a bulgarian team at the bottom, followed by rescuers from croatia, italy, poland, hungary and finally, turkey. dickey, an experienced rescuer himself will likely play a pistol role in his own rescue, says this man from the national cave rescue c

deepest cave of unknowns, in the darkness beyond the power of a headlamp questions american explorer mark dickeyhoped to answer until he got sick. >> so far under the earth's surface. >> we showed that mark is okay. mark, are you okay? i'm doing well, but doing well. >> is all relative when you're in the ground nearly as deep as the empire state building, sitting on top of the world's tallest skyscraper. so deep that when dickey was felled by what's thought to be gastrointestinal bleeding, it took more than half a day for someone to go for help. then the time needed to return. i do know that the quick response of the turkish government to get the medical supplies that i needed, in my opinion, saved my life. it's now an international effort. >> six countries involved with teams, 30 people in the cave on friday. they're working to get dickey's medical condition stable so they can begin a rescue operation saturday. >> it could take four days, even if dickey is able to help. also know, as there are many vertical pitches within the cave rope after rope after rope and if he gets tired, then he will ha

questions american explorer mark dickey hoped to answer until he got sick. ar under the earth's surface. we showed that mark is okay. >> mark, are you okay? i'm doing well, but doing well is all relative when you're in the ground nearly as deep as the empire state building, sitting on top of the world's tallest skyscraper. >> so deep that when dickey was felled by what's thought to be gastrointest bleeding, it took more than half a day for someone to go for help. then time needed to return. >> i do know that the quick response of the turkish government to get the medical supplies that i needed, in my opinion, saved my life. >> it's now an international effort. >> six countries involved with teams, 30 people in the cave on friday. they're working to get dickey's medical condition stable so they can begin a rescue operation on saturday. >> it could take four days, even if dickey is able to help. >> also, as there are many vertical pitches within the cave rope after rope after rope. and if he gets tired, then he will have to be hauled up those sections of rope u

about ten days ago, mark dickey, who is part of this expedition, he was a researcher, he fell ill attrointestinal bleeding. but he was stabilized. he received several units of blood while he was in there. but it was such a logistical challenge to try and get him on a stretcher and get him out of what is turkey's third deepest cave, with a very narrow and winding passages. so they really had to work on this plan that went into effect on saturday. and you had these different rescuers setting up these different camps. it's been a seven phased rescue operation since saturday. they move a bit, stop a bit, rest, and then move again. and just in the past few hours, we've heard the news, we've seen the images coming out of mark dickey coming out of that cave after what has been a very difficult time for him, his family, his friends, and of course, all these rescuers who have been involved in this delicate operation, anderson. >> it's incredible they got him out. jomana karadsheh, thanks. next, we remember the nearly 3000 people killed 22 years ago today in the 9/11 terror attacks. important

mark dickey was part of an exploration mission when he suffered internal bleeding almost 4,000 feet beneath at a camp site still located about 300,000 feet down. you can see where he is on this winding cave map. that is deeper than two empire state buildings stacked on top of one another. of course a rescue team made it down to him and delivered him blood and are sending back a message tonight. >> mark dickey from nearly a thousand meters. i want to thank everyone that's down here and thank the response of the caving community, the caving world is a really tight knit group. it is amazing to see how many people have responded on the surface. >> rescuers say his condition does seem to be improving meaning that he will be able to start the trek upwards soon. because of the health condition and the complex cave structure, officials say it could take days before mark can actually get back to the surface. obviously we are wishing them the best. thank you so much for joining us tonight. cnn primetime with abby philips starts right now. a scary situation. >> i cannot even fathom that depth. pretty

you can see mark dickey's breath. the temperatures are between 38 and 42 degrees in there.mbers, the water is knee-deep. rescuers will have to squeeze through. they spent the last day or so slowly descending into the cave, attaching rope lines. there will be part of the evacuation for dickey. it is an excruciatingly slow process. rescuers have to rappel down 3,000 feet which normally takes about 15 hours. it can take shorter than that if someone is very experienced. on top of it all, they're having to assemble this evacuation line. we can actually show you a line of the morca cave in turkey. it gives you the idea of how far they have to go. there are some base camps along the way. that has helped with communications. there's a long delay in communications. it takes about six or seven hours for a runner to go from where dickey is up to a place where there is a communication line and then communicate the message to the surface. tough to know how far they have progressed because of the time delay but it could take four days, possibly longer, to get to the surface. >> thank you

mark dickey began suffering from internal e bleeding nine days ago leaving him unable to get back to assistance the rescuers are now slowly carrying him up over 3,000 feet on a stretcher. nbc news foreign correspondent molly hunter is following this story for us. molly, of course every single moment in a situation like this matters. have rescuers made good progress, and what happens now? >> reporter: yeah, zinhle we have some optimism this afternoon. we actually have an update from the emergency and disaster management authority on the ground there who now tell us they estimate that mark dickey may be rescued tonight, maybe as early as between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. eastern. that is totally an estimate. we don't know exactly what factors they are basing that on. i want to show you some new video. it shows him as you just mentioned on a stretcher. he is wrapped up on that stretcher completely cocooned. they call that patient packaging, so that they can move this stretcher on the pulley system up and down around rocks through very tight passages, and he won't slide off. we've also been tol

and they are sending back a message tonight. >> mark dickey from nearly 1000 meters.onse to the caving community, the caving world is a really tight-knit group and it's amazing to see how many people have responded on the surface. >> rescuers say that his condition does seem to be improving, meaning that he will be able to start the truck upward soon. but because of that health condition and the complex cave structure officials say it could take days before more can actually get back to the surface. obviously, we are wishing him the best. thank you so much for joining me tonight. cnn prime time starts now with abby philip. -- >> -- scary situation there. thanks, kaitlan collins. have a good night. and good evening, everyone. i am abby philip -- rematch between donald trump and president biden. and allies both men -- opponent so fatally flawed that there is no way they could possibly lose. if you look at the evidence, it's not too far off. trump, impeached twice, indicted four times and likely to spend much the next year inside of a courtroom. biden, according to new p

. >> reporter: it's been nearly a week since a frightening illness left mark dickey stranded 4,500 feet below the surface. >> and as you can see, i'm up, i'm alert, i'm talking, but i'm not healed on the inside yet, so i'm going to need a lot of help to get out of here. >> reporter: he suffered severe gastrointestinal bleeding while on an expedition to mark the cave, turkey's third deepest. this is the mouth of the cave you can see how steep it is, so rescuers have to rappel down and climb up multiple times a day, but they tell me, this is the easy part. the turkish rescue team says they're waiting for the all-clear from doctors and rescue teams who are using small explosives to widen parts of the tunnel. this rescue will rank among just a handful of cave rescues ever attempted at this depth, and this man was on the same expedition with dickey when he fell ill >> what makes it so uniquely difficult >> being deep and also being very cold, and it's long. it's so muddy. it eats up the equipment so quickly. >> reporter: he says the american explorer is made of tough enough stuff to endure t

we told you about this last week, mark dickey suffered gastrointestinal bleeding while more than 3000ft below the surface as rescuers have now brought him halfway out of the cave. we're told it could take a few more days, though, to complete the rescue mission and get him out. >> and more life saving moments have been caught on camera in florida. >> this happened just outside of west palm beach. that is 12 year old austin mcmillan pulling jason paquette from the bottom of the pool. austin turns away to call for help and he slips back into the pool again. jason slips back in. so mcmillan goes back over and pulls him out again. he then describes what happened next. >> and i gave him cpr. and where did you learn to do that? i just saw on tv. i wouldn't be alive if it weren't for him. he's an absolute hero and he always will be. >> just saw it on tv. >> austin's family hosted a cpr class for his friends and family this weekend to spread that knowledge. we keep getting these reminders of how important it is for us to know cpr and be up to date on it. >> absolutely. and to have a defibrillato

after being trapped more than 3,000 feet deep undergroun in turkey, rescuers successfull pulled mark dickeyier this week. well, now mark is sharing the incredible story of survival. ramy ininocencio asasked hihim plann going g back and his s answer, it mighght susurprise youou. >>>> i'm goining great. notot l 100% o on the outside i look pretty good. >> reporter: on the inside, doctors are still not sure what caused u.s. caver mark dickey t suddenly fall ill during a mapping expedition more than 3,000 feet under r a a turkish mountain. struck with severe internal bleeding and vomiting. >> at some point i just was in such bad shape i couldn't even check my own pulse. i was close to the edge. >> reporter: over the next ten days nearly 200 rescuers from europe and turkey answered the call for help. navigating his stretcher up vertical ascents througugh tight papassages pasa water palls and inin near freee cold. ununtil -- [ cheering an applause ] this is the moment we've been waiting and hoping for. his journey from the depth of the earth finally came to it ends. >> to what extent will this or

. >> american explorer mark dickey hoped to unlock the mysteries of turkey's third deepest caves. after all, it is what he does as a cave expert and researcher until he got sick, 3000 feet under the earth's surface. >> we can show that mark is okay. >> i am doing well. >> doing well maybe putting it lightly. dickey is suffering severe gastrointestinal bleeding and is in and out of consciousness and could not eat for three days. a doctor is with him in the cave and they have been able to send messages to the surface. >> i need a lot of help to get out of here. >> fortunately that help is coming from all over the world. >> six countries involved with teams , 30 people in the cave on friday. >> reporter: just reaching dickey and his team is extremely tough . the cave is more than two empire state building's deep. rescuers are splitting the cave and seven parts, each with its own team stage in place. starting with the bulgarian team at the bottom, followed by rescuers from croatia, italy, poland, hungary, and turkey. >> i do know that the quick response of the turkish government to ge