a lot of mental health officials here, two even with the thai navy and the thai army. it's going to be weeks before they're able to process and deal with all of this. trying to keep them isolated for now. >> this is as shibani has captured the attention of the world. can you describe how much this has consumed people's conversations, the news media's coverage, the newspapers, the extent to which topic "a" across thailand. >> of course. first, there were almost 2,000 people here from all over the world, which is staggering. that seexemplifies the scale of this. everyone here knew the boys. it's not like it was a big city. it was like a family feel here with the boys and the team. it has rippled through this community. with everywhere we've gone, every street, every cafe, every restaurant, you see people watching the tv and watching the news of the rescue. the media access is controlled here, this morning, the media is talking to those at the rescue site, to make way of the official divers and the rescuers. and so, there really hasn't been that much footage or that much

and the coach and the thai navy.told them what was going to happen and said you choose your best men and out they come. so it was nothing to do with us. harry did not choose them. as has been suggested. so i think it was the bravest guys that came out first. >> so the risk level was incredibly high. and in my mind, the possibility, the problablility of success wa about as low as you can get. >> so you thought there's no chance of getting the 13 out! i didn't think there was no chance, but when i was flat out asked what do you think the probability of success was, i told the government maybe 60 or 70% chance. so i was expecting that we would accept casualties. maybe three, four, possibly five would die. making cars lighter, it's a good place to start, advanced oils for those hard-working parts. fuels that go further so drivers pump less. improving efficiency is what we do best. energy lives here. >>> it's now sunday the 8th of july. the 12 boys and their coach have been tried for 15 days. the conditions are getting wo

a thai navy s.e.a.l. and that underscored how challenging this will be and it could take hours and the parents won't know for a long time, all of the parents, whether their sons will come out safely from the back of that mountain behind me. >> david, this is such an international effort at this point. but the decision on who comes out first actually comes down to those boys, correct? >> reporter: it does. imagine the human drama unfolding in that cave system. the governor telling us it will be up to the boys and to a consulting doctor who is assessing their health, who will decide to go first. who will be the first one. and that first boy that they pull through is so important because then they get to test the entire theory how they will get the kids out, through this zero visibility tunnel under the earth in the water through possibly some glow sticks they mark some sense of where they are going with the specialist divers. imagine that decision. there will be several boys i'm sure ready to do it but some

thai navy s ea ls lost earlier, that one former thai navy seals lost his life. risk -- delicate. it really was and that the risk —— that is the risk that we as rescu e rs risk —— that is the risk that we as rescuers faced every day. there is another story going on in france right now with a good friend of mine passed away while cave diving is one of the rescuers lost his life going to get him. these are the kind of things that we face. every we go in ona things that we face. every we go in on a rescue body recovery, panic divers will take you outjust like that. it's just one of the risks that. it's just one of the risks that we take and it shows how professional the team on site are. to get them out against all odds. these boys don't know how to swim, that's a sure sign that somebody is going to panic and how those boys put their lives in these rescuers' hands and said, i trust you to get me out of here, i remember saying that tattoo—mac of my victims that had found a small air pocket —— i remember saying that to two of my victims. i said, remember saying that t

the thais are calling the shots. but the americans warn them, time is not on their side. >> we knew, at that point, that rains were coming. the plan that we have in place is gonna become unfeasible once these certain chambers and areas of the cave get re-flooded. >> reporter: as if the threat of more rain isn't enough, monitors in the cave detect an alarming drop in air quality. >> translator: the other factor that helped us decide whether to proceed with the rescue or not was the decreasing amount of oxygen in the cave where the boys and the assistant coach were located. >> we knew that there wasn't a zero risk option. but we knew that the option of leaving the kids there for four to five months was a bad option. >> reporter: they begin preparations for mission impossible, beginning with a key piece of equipment, which the americans supply. >> it was a positive-pressure full facemask that is a piece of equipment designed to go over your entire face. >> to ensure that the boys would be able to breathe, and the full f

in recent thai history, really. a huge operation with 1000 plus thai volunteers and teams flying in from all over the world including australia, the us andjapan. world including australia, the us and japan. the level of coordination has been something that is truly amazing. we have heard international teams commend the thais for their effort and vice versa. i do not think the country has seen anything like this before. what have the local press been saying and covering the story? coverage has been blanket coverage, nonstop. when you go into the streets, in the capital bangkok or elsewhere, pretty much everyone in thailand is talking about these boys. they have been talking about these boys since they were first trapped. and when the british divers found the boys last monday, which was news met with a huge positive reaction, an avalanche of goodwill on social media. it has brought thais together at this time. how big is the sport of caving in the country? it is fairly popular in parts of the country. it is definitely

there is a big support team with soldiers from the thai military and divers from the thai navy but itave experience working in these conditions and they welcome the international support that they have to use the experience wisely and the rationale is no point tiring eve ryo ne rationale is no point tiring everyone and wasting experience and energy, let people take their time, come back tomorrow, knowing the rescue method can succeed and knowing they can make it happen for the rest of the people stuck in the cave, but it will need more time. there are still risks. it is raining slightly now and the risk always was if rain started the water levels would increase and it was said they would increase and it was said they would speed that rescue up if it happened but at the moment it looks like they are taking care and putting the plan into operation and it is succeeding. four boys have been taken to hospital. how did they decide which boys to bring out first? may have had doctors in the cave over the weekend assessing the condition of the boys. the cave diving experts have been assessing

i'm sure they haven't been told about the thai navy s.e.a.l. and i hope they do not find out, any of them, until they are way out of that cave. but physically as well, they are in the prime of their health. so if anybody can endure these moments of tension, lower oxygen and other physical challenges, it's going to be young teenage boys. >> dr. daria gillespie, thank you so much for helping us understand the physical, psychological, emotional challenges of the boys, their doe coach and of their rescuers. >> meanwhile, rescue teams, of course, as we've said all morning, they are up against the weather. not just the difficult caves, but the heavy rains that have already begun. monsoon-level rains expected to intensify over the next week. cnn analyst alvin chinchar has been keeping us updated on a situation that only looks worse because of rain. >> we keep seeing that moisture come back and it's only going to be more frequent in the next couple days. here is the map. this is thailand. notice all of these colors coming in, the reds and oranges indic

the headlines: the thai cave boys finally go home after telling the world's media what it felt like to be rescued. translation: we heard a noise, we were afraid that they would walk past us. it was a miracle, i was shocked. making his mind up. president trump says vladimir putin is to blame for russia meddling in the us election. well, iwould, because he's in charge of the country, just like i consider myself to be responsible for things that happen in this country. so certainly, as the leader of the country, you would have to hold him responsible, yes. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: a warning from the water, warmer temperatures could tempt sharks into new parts of the oceans. and — cinema diplomacy. we take a look at rarely seen north korean films which will be shown at a festival in the south. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1 am in london and 7 in the morning in thailand, where the world has finally been able to hear the account of twelve boys who were rescued from a flooded cave last week. they've now left hospital and have given an eagerly anticipated news

their organiser, a thai rock singer who drew donations from her followers.tors and hiking equipment. i asked her what she would do tonight. oh, celebrate! all country, maybe all around the world celebrate for us, for the team, you know? for government, for everybody who has worked very hard. down the road, navy seals were celebrating. we've had to blur theirfaces. after weeks of holding its breath, tonight thailand is celebrating. they say faith can move mountains, thailand chose to put its faith in the men who venture inside them. lucy williamson, bbc news, chiang rai. all the while, teammates being reunited on the eighth floor of the hospital behind me and what a dramatic few weeks. they were stuck in a cave and waved goodbye to their teammates. they are being given soft and digestible foods and the first aid have seen their parents through a glass screen. health authorities are worried about infection. soon they can be in the same room as families, but they are going to have to wear protective clothing and be two metres away. it must be difficult. one, 11

there are rescue members from australia, the uk, the thai navy seals.d going around the site itself. now co—ordiating the rescue mission are two british cave diving experts, john volanthen and richard stanton. joining me now, another cave diving expert and friend of the british pair in thailand is martyn farr, who operates are diving training organisation out of crichhowell near abergavenny. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. what is your initial reaction to the latest development? this is absolutely fantastic news. the boys are starting to come out of the cave. that will be a massive morale booster. it obviously is an indicator that things are going very well at this point in time. clearly it isa well at this point in time. clearly it is a big ask for everyone involved. we all understand how critical this weather window, well, it is shrinking as we speak, but the right people are doing the right things, andi right people are doing the right things, and i am optimistic that things, and i am optimistic that things will carry on like this. you mentioned

i want to show this poignant photo posted on social media by the thai navy, the thai seal teams. they say we, thai navy seals, are ready to bring the south korea team hom-- soccer team ho. it's an incredible effort from around the globe hoping, praying to get these boys out. george. >> and we can't forget the fact that a former thai navy seal died, lost his life in an ef court, of course, to be part of this process, to get these boys and the coach thought of cave. that certainly underscores the difficulty and danger involved in the operation that is under way now. >> reporter: well that's right. the 38-year-old former thai navy seal gave his life to this rescue effort. it really underlined the danger of getting these boys out. but as you can see, george, the clouds behind me, it's been range on and off for a few hours and it will get only worse as say the local authorities here. they say if they have to wait to make this difficult decision, then they might have to start all over again because sections of that cave could flood and then you might be in the monsoon and that window c

ivan, you've been hearing from thai seals? >> they've been posting on their facebook page in thai and these messages are pretty important. quote, all 12 wild boars and the coach have left the cave. all safe. now waiting to see all divers to come out. whoo-ya. and another, quoting, waiting for thai navy seals to come out of the kacave who have been supporting the kids. please pray for them. just reminding us all that there have been professional, brave people who stayed in the cave for more than a week with the wild boar youth soccer team trying to keep their physical condition up throughout this remarkable ordeal and borderline miraculous rescue effort. that's the latest post. >> whoo-ya is a universal language we all understand. howl, how many times over the past 18 days did you think this was going to have a horrible outcome? >> i pushed that aside. i tried to keep a positive attitude myself and with all the coverage of this just -- and also understanding some of the cave divers, particularly the ones that found the boys to

led by the thai navy.we've been reporting a substantial military presence here in thailand to advise and assist. time and again i've been told, though, that the key members, if you can talk about the key members of so many key people, are the british divers, the civilian divers who first found those boys against all odds all those days ago, but spare a thought for the young boys and their coach right in that mountain behind me. we have to wait overnight here in thailand again for many hours, not necessarily getting the information they need. they might not even know that that initial operation was successful. the calms between that staging ground and the cave and those boys has been very difficult. they say they will take a pause, a rest, a reset and begin again tomorrow. >> david mckenzie thank you so much. we are staying on this story. i want to go now to fareed zakaria. thanks for watching. >>> this is gps, the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fa

a big support team of soldiers from the thai military and divers from the thai military and divers frome navy was candid they did not have the experience of working these conditions and it welcomed international support, but they have to use the experience wisely. i think the rationale is there is no point hiring people, wasting that experience and energy, let everyone take their time and come back tomorrow knowing this rescue method can succeed and hoping they can make it happen for the rest of the people stuck in that cave. it will need more time and there are still risks. it is raining slightly and the risk was always the rain got heavier, levels would increase. the man in charge said if that happened they would move more quickly to get people out as soon as possible but for the moment it looks like they are taking care putting the plan into operation and it is succeeding. we know that four of the boys have been taken to hospital. how did they decide who to bring out first? they have had doctors in the cave over the weekend assessing the condition of the boys, so the cave diving expe

rg: all the thai navy seals and the international divers are safely out. monsoon rains will flood thee caves for months to come. fergus walsh, bbc news. laura: the story of the great escape there. president trump's pick to becomt the upreme court justice is on capitol hill today hours after his selection was revealed on primetime tv. brett kavanaugh met with the republican leadership who will guide him through his confirmation hearing v democrats haowed to fight his nomination, fearing that he a could turn the court in more conservative direction, especially over abortion. republicans hold a narrow maerity in the senate and h to confirm him before the noveer midterm elections. judge kavanaugh is a well-known figure in washington who rose to prominence when he served under ken starr, the independent cosel who investigated president clinton. spoketime ago mr. starr with my colleagues katty kay and christian fraser. katty: what was he like to work with? a pleasure, privilege, extraordinarily bright, but also humble even though he w always at the top of his cl

this is based on the press statement released by the thai authorities here.ld select the fittest first and guide them, one by one, out of the cave. apart from the 18 divers, they have other rescuers and divers in other sections of the cave, the less hard section of the cave, the less hard section of the cave, guiding them through, a pooling system in some parts, guiding these boys out to safety. bill white house is from the british cave rescu e bill white house is from the british cave rescue council. he has been helping coordinate the rescue operation from here in the uk. what more can you tell us, and what war have you been hearing from collea g u es have you been hearing from colleagues on the ground? —— what more have you been. we are having problems with those lines. back to the live pictures from the scene. it is getting incredibly dark there. our correspondent on the ground said it was getting very dark but the operation continues as they try to rescue more boys coming out of the caves. reuters have confirmed a local report saying two of the boys have

these are very, very precious lives right now and the thai authorities are taking no chances.the pa rents chances. they didn't even let the parents see them, they have only seen them through glass so far. there is nothing wrong with them, they are in remarkably robust health given they staffed nine days and have been in complete darkness and then had the ordeal of the journey out. they will monitor them for infections. after a day or two the pa rents infections. after a day or two the parents will be able to go on with gloves and masks. within seven days, it is possible they will get out. they have been invited by fifa to the world cup final but given where they are now they won't make it, they will have to watch an television. there is the invitation to manchester united. if you look at the weather, it tipping down. you can see how vital this operation was. this kind of weather in the past flooded the caves and drove divers out. they had to get them out today and they got them out just in the nick of time. thank you very much. jonathan head in chiang rai. a day after sufferin

all the thai navy seals and the international divers are safely out.ccomplished before the monsoon rains will flood the caves for months to come. fergus walsh, bbc news. well let's go back now to jonathan who's outside the hospital. what can we expect to happen over the next fewdays , any word as to when we will see the boys? none at all, the authorities have kept them behind curtains and we have not had a single glimpse of them. it is partly about privacy and control, even their parents did not see them at first. the government says they have to be concerned about their health and welfare, they are worried about infections. over the next couple of days, i think we will hear from the parents, next couple of days, i think we will hearfrom the parents, certainly more from the government, we do not know if we will hear from the divers, they may come back to britain, but we will hear how the boys are doing and if the parents have seen them. it will be a slow process , have seen them. it will be a slow process, it has been such a big job getting them out, t

the request of the thai command center they were flown out from britain. underground they almost passed unnoticed, just two guys in dark shorts, t-shirts, and wellington boots. they made their first explore tear dive on wednesday, june 27th, four days after the boys went missing. the challenge was immediately obvious, water the color of cold coffee, almost no visibility, swimming against ator rent of water, the engorged stream that run through the cave. the divers war able to lay down a crucial guide rope and on the seventh day of diving, monday, july 7th, they pound the boys perched on a ledge and were met by an unforgettable chorus of little voices. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> how many of you? >> 13. >> 13? >> yes. >> brilliant. >> yeah, yeah. >> what day is it, the boys ask. >> monday. monday. you have been here ten days. ten days. your very strong. >> navy s.e.a.l. we'll come tomorrow with food and doctor and everything. we are happy too. >> thank you so much. thank you so much. >> okay. >> where are you from? >> england, uk. >> oh. >> what a nice s

for three days, thai military and international divers guided the 12 boys in small groups to the surfacerough narrow, flooded tunnels. they are now under constant medical observation while they recover from their ordeal. for the very latest, let'sjoin the bbc‘s sophie long outside the hospital in chiang rai. thanks very much, ben. i'm just outside the hospital on the eighth floor, the final four footballers and their football coach will be waking upfor and their football coach will be waking up for the first time in what must seem like a long time in a nice co mforta ble must seem like a long time in a nice comfortable bed. it was a massive operation. some people said it was too dangerous and two context to work but they pulled it off and now there are congratulations around the world. there have been tweets from the president of the us, saying congratulations on their behalf. he said it was such a beautiful moment, all freed, greatjob. theresa may, the british prime minister, has tweeted her last congratulations. when the last ambulance arrived last night there were cheers and applause

boy number nine is out of the thai cave. matt rivers has been reporting from the hospital location for a few days now. he has watched each of the boys come there for treatment. another boy is on your way, matt. >> reporter: yeah. if it follows the proprotocol, e and christine, over the last couple days, as ivan happened, boys will get treatment at the field hospital at the cave and taken to the ambulance to be taken to the military helicopter. it will land at an old airport south of where we are located and the ambulance will drive past us and go into the emergency room. that is what we are expecting. each time the boys have come out, they are trying to get them to the hospital as quickly as possible. we don't know the condition of the ninth boy who emerged from the cave. we know the conditions of the eight boys here which were rescued the last couple days. thai officials are saying they are in good shape all things considered. two had lung infections and responded to treatment. five of the eight had low body temperatures. n

thai navy s.e.a.l.s have released footage of it. the boys carried out on so-called political takmilitary wrapped in foil the last mile or so. we glimpsed a face here and there. each boy regularly clicked on t -- check on the way out by doctors. but the most daring part of the rescue happened off camera in the submerged part of the cave system. >> these divers, you know, they went in on three consecutive days. that is tough. you know, four, five, six hours each time. you know, in not so nice conditions. but super human. >> reporter: we know the boys were sedated in some way. an australian cave diver dr. harris was part of the team. >> you have to understand some of these kids couldn't swim. and they are being put into cold water and with wet suits on, full face mask. alien to them. so it was the only way. >> reporter: the most important thing was to have a full face mask with ps positive pressuosi enable them to breathe and not feel any anxiety during the process. it seems that the boys were somehow escorted out by payers of pairs of

reuters is reporting that six boys have exited the thai cave. this is according to a senior member of the medical center. they go to an emergency triage situation that's been set up to get a helicopter to the chiang rai hospital. if six boys have exited that cave, that's got to be extraordinarily good news. we were looking at maybe a 24-hour rescue operation from start-to-finish, from the first of thewater levels have been successfully reduced, it's potentially weak kids but making the way back out the same way they came in. many would be able to walk a good portion of that. would you agree with that? >> well, it's not like walking on a sidewalk. you're talking about walking over large boulders with slippery mud. they're wet. it's not a simple process to walk out. i would guess they're being assisted out, through some of the more difficult areas. and the areas where you might have to climb, vertical in nature, are being hauled up or down in those, which would make it substantially faster. a lot of the kids have last weight because of the nine da

ine thai authorities are t no chances. they are strictly quarantined. evir parents have not been allowed to go in and see them. they've only seen them so far through a glass window, although they will be allowed to go in t in the nw days. aside from that, as far as wese ca the doctors say they will have seven days in hospital. they cannoto home before that time. after that it is quite possible they will go home perfectly healthy, as though nothing had happened to them. this is a quite remarkable escape for these boya stunningly good ending. the rescue of the boys and their coach against all the arts has been hailed as a model of what a team of international cave experts and divers working authorities to make it happen. fergus walsh explains how they .lded o -- how they o pulled itff. k part in thechall, the 90 sear-and-rescue, including thai navy seals, british crse diand other international experts. it has gripped the world's attention. the british cave rescue council said seven of its divers had c been part of te rescue team helping to bring the boys

officials are telling me it's very much the thais in the lead. thai navy s.e.a.l.s, thai divers. there is a significant u.s. military presence on the ground. there's about 30 to 40 u.s. military personnel there, most of them coming from pacific command, coming from japan bases in the region. they're there to support search and rescue ifrefforts. and while u.s. divers did not participate directly in the recovery of these four boys from the cave, u.s. personnel were onsite in a supporting role, prestaging equipment like tanks, as well as providing potential medical support, should anyone need it to support some of the international people that were potentially going to participate in this recovery effort. now, we're told british divers may participate in future recovery efforts. the u.s. would support them with medical support, potentially, if anything were to happen. >> right. so there was earlier reporting that the united states had helped brief initially on the way in. did that turn out to be factual? >> that is correct. so when this plan was first developed, this kind of buddy

thai navy seefls released footage of it.he boys carried out on military stretchers wrapped in foil the last mile or so. we glimpsed a face here and there. each boy regularly checked on the way out by doctors. but the most dramatic and daring part of the rescue happened off camera in this submerged part of the cave system. >> these divers, you know, they went in on three consecutive days. that's tough. you know, four be, five, six hours each time. you know, in not so nice conditions. but superhuman. >> we know the boys were sedated in some way. an australian cave diver dr. richard harris was part of the too many. he is an anecessa. they had full wet suits, full face mask. alien to them but the only way. >> the most important thing was a full face mask which we acquired on sight with positive pressure to enable them to breathe and to not feel anxiety during the process. >> it seems then the boys were somehow escorted out one by one by pairs of divers before being put in stretchers preponderate uk, aufrmts, denmark, the divers

and they honoured saman kunan, the former thai navy seal who died while taking part in the rescue. president trump has again reiterated that russia did interfere in the 2016 us election. in an interview with cbs news, mr trump was asked if he held the russian leader personally responsible. and this story is trending on bbc.com it's what happened to this stretch of canal in western england, when someone left all of the gates open at a lock. as you can see, all the water drained away. they've since been put back to normal. that's all. stay with bbc news. and the top story in the uk: sir cliff richard says that senior bbc managers have to "carry the can", after he won his privacy case over the corporation's coverage of a police raid on his home. now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. the european commission slabs are record $5 billion on google. and now mariette, the world ‘s biggest hotel chain becomes the biggest company to announce it is breaking its habit of using plastic straws. good morning and welcome to asia business report. live from singapore. google has

they are also paying tribute to the thai diver who lost his life to rescue them.remony, that has been on for the last 60 minutes, but what is important to see here is how the families have come together, how the community has come together around them to protect them and give them them to protect them and give them the support that they need. also very importantly, the media has been asked the only film the ceremony but not to approach these families, not to approach these boys and to protect their privacy and help them move on. from here, the boys will be resting throughout the day and try to absorb what has happened around them in the last really a month, and how their own lives have changed. in many of them, it is also a time when they will be recounting their ordeal and sharing it with their family to lessen their burden. of course, they will be going back to school very $0011 will be going back to school very soon and as it said in a news conference, they look forward to being professional footballers. conference, they look forward to being professionalfootba

all the thai navy seals and the international divers are safely out.plished before the monsoon rains will flood the caves for months to come. fergus walsh, bbc news. earlier this evening i spoke to andrea danese, a child psychiatrist at king's college london who explained what effect this experience will have on the children. first of all, it's excellent news. i would expect them to also be elated, of course, by the fact of being rescued finally. many of them would still probably experience some emotional symptoms, maybe anxious, agitated and trouble sleeping, for example, and they‘ re agitated and trouble sleeping, for example, and they're still in the hospital, where they've been having some health checks as well, medical checks. visa very normal symptoms and most individuals, not only children exposed to such an ordeal will have these kinds of symptoms. i would then expect these symptoms will wane within a few weeks and perhaps only a minority of them, two 01’ perhaps only a minority of them, two or three of them, might have longer term mental healt

thai officials say the rescue is going better than expected. 4 boys confirmed rescued by thai officialshat 6 members of that boy's soccer team are out of that cave. the operation to remove those kids and their coach began around 8 last night. ambulances have been seen leaving the cave and heading to the hospital. this is the latest video into our newsroom this morning. right now it is unclear who was inside those ambulances. 3 foreign and five thai divers were taking part in the rescue and two divers will accompany each boy as they're gradually extracted. the boys and their coach became stranded when they went exploring in the cave after a practice game june 23. monsoon flooding cut off their escape and prevented rescuers from finding them for almost 10 days. when they were found they were malnourished and weak. over the last few days there have been growing concerns that more storms in the forecast could leave the boys trapped until october. oxygen levels in the cave were also begining to drop making the rescue more urgent. it takes 11 hours for rescuers to get from the entrance of the

thai children are warned about this mountain by their grandparents, that it swallows people and does them out. so far, this operation has proved that adage wrong. eight children have been counted out of its caves, four more are waiting with their coach for the rescuers to return tomorrow. the battle with this mountain is being won through careful planning and tight control, but it is also relying on a sense of unity among the country, the divers and the boys themselves. lucy williamson, bbc news, chiang rai. this operation has always been a race against time and a race against the weather. you it is raining heavily now and there were heavy downpours overnight. they are co nsta ntly downpours overnight. they are constantly managing the water level inside the cave, pumping out thousands of litres of water is all the time. the mission has now paused for the next 10— 20 hours. let's have a look atjust how complex this mission is. the operation to rescue the remaining boys and their coach from deep beneath this mountain has been risky, complex and daring. they have been stranded about two

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the thai navy seals and doctor are also out of the cave safely.y say they're not sure if by a miracle, or science. i'm kasia madera, in london. also in the programme: president trump arrives in brussels ahead of a key nato summit and bashes europe again on its record of defence spending. and les bleus are through! france make it to the world cup final after beating belgium. this is bbc world news — it's newsday. it's 1am in london, and 7am here in northern thailand where divers have rescued all twelve boys and their football coach from flooded caves, seventeen days after they got trapped underground by heavy rains. they are being treated in the hospital behind me. it was an unprecedented mission in its scale but they pulled it off. some say they cannot believe it, others say they cannot believe it, others say they never lost hope. there were cheers when the last ambulance arrived here. our first report is from our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head. would this be the day that saw all the boys and their coach out safely? with the sky dark

it's just one of a series of ceremonies of thanks the rescued thai boys will now participate in.ovice buddhists. as is customary, the boys have had their head shaved. for nine days, a thai lucky number, they will meditate, pray and clean their temple as well as pay tribute to the diver who lost their life trying to save theirs. how many of you? 13? the coach and 12 boys spent two weeks trapped in the cave network before a constipated mission to free them was launched. this afternoon at downing street, the british rescuers were honoured at the reception by the prime minister. rick was counting. i asked how many there were. we were very pleased but i think we were both aware that there is a big difference being alive inside of a cave and being alive outside the cave and that is why it took a week or so to make that happen. they are great heroes. john said they are not heroes, but i think every one of them is a hero. selflessly courageous. superbly, professionally confident. in australia, medals for the divers who described their cave diving hobby as odd. this doctor, the last man o

recall that one thai navy s.e.a.l. diver, a former, professional diver, died last week conducting these very dangerous operations, operations with razor-sharp rocks that required the kids to wear wet suits to keep from suffering hypothermia as they were pulled out from deep beneath the mountain here. poppy? >> it's remarkable. thank you for being there and for that reporting. keep us posted on the four others as they make their way out. these are the last ambulances, take a look, that the boys were headed to the hospital in. crowds are lining the route. you see them there -- look at the crowds cheering them on. these are the four final boys rescued, headed to the hospital. that's where international correspondent matt rivers is. matt, what can you tell us about the health, the condition of these boys now? >> reporter: i can tell you that everyone here is pulling for these boys. that moment a couple of minutes ago when people were cheering as the ambulances came in, that was a remarkable moment to be a part of people co

the thai boys rescued from an underground cave system faced the world press. looking happy and healthy, the wild boars football team talked about their 18 day ordeal. no food, and the only water they drink came down the wall. we will bring you the latest from thailand. also, in an exclusive report, dw follows the district mayor tried to build peace between people who supported the islamic state and those who resist it. south africa is the centntenaryf former president nelson mandela's birth. we find out why so many people have lost faith in the dream. and brussels reigns in another tech giant. the european unionon fines googe a record 4.3 billion euros, accusing them of reaching -- breached antitrust rules with its android operating system for smart phones and tablets. ♪ phil: i'm phil gayle. welcome to the program. the 12 thai boys who spent more than two weeks trapped in a flooded cave system have been speaking about their ordeal. after a rescue they described as miraculous, the wild boars football team spent the last week recovering in hospital. today they

a former thai navy seal passed out and drowned.gen levels inside the cave are dropping, and they are quickly running of options. >> i'm manuel bojorquez. we're flying over south florida, where a toxic algae bloom is threatening the wildlife and the economy. >> vice president mike pence at the immigration and customs enforcement headquarters. >> we will never abolish ice. >> secretary of state mike pompeo back in north korea today. im trying to lock down a time line for kim jong-un to dismantle his nuclear arsenal. >> a woman setting off fireworks and pointing them at people on a brooklyn street. >> it's crazy. it's stupid. >> southern california is preparing for unprecedented temperatures. >> triple-digit heat. n inhis is going to go down in the record books. >> golodryga: and the search for one very special car, "on the road." >> this is a needle in a haystack. >> well, i've seen magical things happen on facebook. >> golodryga: good evening. jeff glor is off tonight. i'm bianna golodryga. and this is our western edition. it couldn

everyone trapped in that thai cave is out. we were there for the final rescue. plus, new details on a plane crash in the mountains of alaska. all on board survived. but first, the headlines in 60 seconds. >> we're not sure if this is a miracle, a science, or what? but all 12 boys are out of the cave in thailand. >> the best of the best came to save these boys. >> the world came to the rescue. ( cheers ) >> supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh is meeting with lawmakers. >> the president made an outstanding nomination. >> now is the time to fight. >> it really is premature to render a judgment. >> we cannot be taken advantage of. >> after slamming our nato allies for days, president trump has a summit with them. >> e.u. chief donald tusk fired back. >> dear america, appreciate your allies. you don't have that many. >> another dust storm in arizona hitting the valley. >> an infant is found alive after being abandoned in the woods in montana. >> the baby is in good condition. >> george clooney injured in italy when his scooter collided with a car. >> clooney

a former thai navy seal passed out and drowned.gen levels inside the cave are dropping, and they are quickly running of options. >> i'm manuel bojorquez. we're flying over south florida, where a toxic algae bloom is threatening the wildlife and the economy. >> vice president mike pence at the immigration and customs

one ex-thai navy s.e.a.l. even giving his life for it. some here, perhaps this miraculous rescue from the cave that was once the boys' captor, all kismet. according to thai legend, the lush, beautiful mountain in the province is inhabited by the spirit of a mythical princess. in fact, locals say if you look closely, you can see the figure of the sleeping princess. >> the idea is if she's happy, she will smile favorably and help a good outcome. >> reporter: here on the outskirts of the fabled mountain, under the watchful eye of this majestic buddhist statue, sits the soccer team's home district of masai. one of the local youth teams that plays on this slightly ragged soccer field is dubbed the moopak, thai for "wild boar." the team is composed of kids from schools around the district ranging from 11 to 16. day one, saturday, june 23rd. this video was taken that fateful morning of the wild boars practicing on the field. posted on facebook by their 25-year-old assistant coach. known as coach aik. the boys used to practice on this soccer fiel

new video has been released showing a junior thai football team in good health despite their eleven day ordeal below ground food and medical supplies have reached the twelve boys and their coach scott haile reports from chiang rai just how and when the group will get out still not clear new video of the stranded thirteen shows a tiny baby seal emblem drawn on the cave ledge where the teenagers sock safety eleven days ago the word say path thirteen lives referring to the name of their youth football club meaning wild boar personnel from the navy seals are staying with the boys at all times reported to be in good health after treatment for minor injuries rescuers are under intense pressure to get the twelve boys and their coach out quickly there has been a part in the monsoon season rain but it's expected to start falling again in the next few days keeping water levels in the cave system down is critical for the rescue one option is to train them on the basics of scuba diving something one diving expert at the cave thinks will work if they use a full face mask. it won't take long it is ba

not clear whether thai officials will accept the offer. our twitter page is great resource for the information. >>> fourth of july is over but many are dragging on festivities, could see and hear a lot of illegal fireworks this weekend, creating majorst f is . concord this evening, a large brush fire that threatened a lot of homes. >> reporter: i was standing here last friday when ilose to twofi danger on the mindsd here will definitely be thinking about it this weekend. on the fourth of july, illegal fireworks were a problem all over the bay area. according to fire officials, they could be a problem this weekend. >> we know that historically fireworks use starts a week or two before the holiday and runs a week or two after the holiday. in the conditions we have right now, with the worsening weather from perspective of fire danger, we're watching it closely. >> reporter: hot and dry with breezy conditions, fire advisories and warnings. >> taxing our resources. had large fire in concord last friday. >> reporter: close to 300 acres burned in

we are talking about a group of 13 international divers as well as the thai navy seals.peration involves more than these people with countless departments involved in the operation that involves training of the water, drilling, examining the mountain, as faras the water, drilling, examining the mountain, as far as other support, support functions. inside the cave by other rescuers and agencies. it isa by other rescuers and agencies. it is a complex operation and has been well drilled over the past few days, as the head of the operation rescue centre told the media. hopefully there will be happy ending to this story as things develop. that is what we wish for. tell me more about why authorities changed their mind. they are calling this the right window of opportunity but in the early days we were told it could ta ke early days we were told it could take months. things changed because every rain was forecast over the next few days. thailand is in the middle of monsoon season. they are afraid they will have to battle more water. on that front, the draining operation has ach

the thai navy seals say they may have to go sooner than later. the oxygen levels could be reaching critical levels and the rains have been coming on and off today. if they start in earnest, it could flood in again. the noise behind me is an air compre compressor. they have specially equipped divers going in and out of this cave. the helicopter overhead is likely looking for sink holes or air vents into the ground if is still not sure where they will mount that rescue mission. but it could be sooner rather than later. >>> all right, the rescuers are working so hard there. elon musk just tweeted that they be sending engineers to thailand to offer assistance with the rescue. >> the secretary of state touching down in north korea tonight looking for answers to that and much more. live in seoul, straight ahead. wf the sugar you don't. i'll take that. [cheers] 30 grams of protein and 1 gram of sugar. new ensure max protein. in two great flavors. i knew at that exact moment, whatever it takes, wherever i have to go...i'm beating this. my main focus was

what are other thai officials saying?i mean, how far are they staging you from that cave? give us a flavor for what you're seeing on the ground that we can't see through the camera lens. >> so the area where the cave is it's pretty remote, it's up in a mountain. i would say it's off to our shoulder here, you can't see anymore because it is now night. on the drive up it's a very small, little road, extremely muddy. at the cave site it's even mud muddier. we were up to our almost knees in mud at some point. so it's a very rural area. pete: wow. that is incredible. gives you quite a sense indeed. abby: jeff, we'll check back with you shortly. thank you. pete: here's more with what may or may not be going on on the ground, anmarmirza, the coordinator of the national cave rescue commission. this news surprised us, anmar. we examined one kid not this quickly, two emerged. what does that tell you about the operation underway right now now? >> what it tells me is that they had a really good plan for what they were going to do and