WE
WE HAVE
WE HAVE SEEN SEVERAL BURNED-OUT UNITS AND AS YOU CAN SEE,
FIREFIGHTERS ARE JUST ARRIVING
ON THE SCENE.
WE WILL LET YOU KNOW MORE AS WE
LEARN.>>> IT IS ABOUT 5:30 A.M.
IN THAILAND.
IN THAILAND. THE SUN IS SET TO RISE IN ABOUT
20 MINUTES.
20 MINUTES. THERE IS A NEW DAY TO GET MORE
RESCUES OF THE BOYS AND COACH
STUCK IN A CAVE.
THE WORLD CELEBRATED AS FOR THE
FOUR BOYS WERE RESCUED
OVERNIGHT.
OVERNIGHT. THAT LEAVES EIGHT BOYS AND
THEIR COACH WAITING TO BE
RESCUED.
RESCUED.
RESCUED. DIVE TEAMS HAVE BEEN PREPPING
FOR A SECOND ROUND WHICH THEY
ANTICIPATE WILL BEGIN AFTER
SUNRISE.
SUNRISE.
SUNRISE. OFFICIALS SAY THE YOUNG BOYS
RANGE IN AGE FROM 11-16.
THEY AND THEIR 25-YEAR-OLD COACH
UNDERSTAND THE RESCUE PLANS.
THEY ARE READY AND WILLING TO
FACE WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET
OUT ALIVE.
OUT ALIVE. DIVE EXPERTS SAY THIS IS
INCREDIBLY DICK -- DIFFICULT.
>> YOU CANNOT MAKE A HORROR
MOVIE THAT WOULD EVEN COMPARE.
I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN CAVE
RESCUE FOR 30 YEARS.
I CANNOT EVEN THINK OF ONE THAT
WAS THIS COMPLICATED.
>> OFFICIALS IN CHARGE OF THE
OPERATION SAY THEY ARE HOPING
TO BRING ANOTHER GROUP OF WAS
OUT AS EARLY AS TOMORROW.
>>> GIVEN ALL THE TWISTS AND
TURNS IN THE STORY, WE FIGURED
IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO TAKE
A STEP BACK AND SEE HOW WE GOT
TO THIS POINT.
THE TEAM HAS BEEN TRAPPED IN
THIS CAVE SINCE JUNE 23.
THAT IS WHEN THEY FIRST WENT
INTO THE CAVE DURING A
RAINSTORM AFTER SOCCER PRACTICE.
A MOM REPORTED THE BOYS MISSING
WHEN THEY DID NOT COME HOME AT
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. POLICE FOUND SHOES AND BICYCLES
NEAR THE CAVE'S ENTRANCE.
DIVE TEAMS STARTED SEARCHING
FOR THE BOYS ON THE 25th.
THEY DID NOT FIND THEM UNTIL A
FULL WEEK LATER, THIS PAST
MONDAY JULY 2. A WEEK AFTER
THEY DISAPPEARED.
THEY DISAPPEARED. SINCE THEN, IT HAS BEEN A 24
HOUR RESCUE EFFORT.
MELISSA CORREA HAS MORE ON
THAT.>> Reporter: THIS VIDEO
SHOWS US JUST HOW TIGHT IT IS
IN SOME PARTS OF THE CAVE.
BETWEEN HOSES, USED TO PUMP OUT
WATER, AND THE DOZENS OF DIVERS
TRYING TO SAFELY NAVIGATE THE
WHOLE THING BY FLASHLIGHT.
LISTEN. HERE'S A LOOK AT ONE OF
THE LOW SPOTS OF THE CAVE NOW
FILLED WITH RAINWATER.
EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE PUMPED A
LOT OF IT OUT, SOME PARTS ARE
SO DEEP, DIVING IS STILL
REQUIRED.
REQUIRED.
REQUIRED. THE TEAM IS ABOUT A HALF-MILE
UNDERGROUND.
UNDERGROUND. MORE THAN TWO MILES INTO THE
CAVE.
CAVE.
CAVE. THEY ARE SO DEEP IN BECAUSE
THAT'S WHERE THE HIGH GROUND IS.
YOU SEE ALL OF THE POCKETS OF
WATER IN THERE.
SOME OF THEM ARE DOZENS OF FEET
DEEP.
DEEP.
DEEP. OTHER SPOTS ARE SO NARROW, YOU
CANNOT MAKE IT OUT WHILE
WEARING AN OXYGEN TANK.
SO, THAT HAS TO BE REMOVED AND
THEN DRAGGED.
THEN DRAGGED. THE WHOLE PROCESS WE ARE TOLD
TAKES ABOUT THREE HOURS TO MAKE
IT FROM ONE END OF THE CAVE TO
THE OTHER.
THE OTHER. AUTHORITIES ARE CALLING THIS
RESCUE A WAR WITH WATER AND
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. THE
TIME. THE WORLD IS PRAYING. THE 25-
YEAR-OLD WHO IS IN THE CAVE
WITH THE KIDS AS A BUDDHIST MONK
. WE ARE TOLD THAT HE AND THE
BOYS ARE MEDITATING TO STAY
CALM.
CALM.
CALM. >>
CALM. >> BUDDHISTS HERE IN HOUSTON
ARE DOING THE SAME THING.
THIS IS THE TEMPLE IN STAFFORD.
THEY HAVE BEEN PRAYING FOR THE
SOCCER TEAM FOR THE LAST 15
DAYS.
DAYS.
DAYS. LISTEN TO THEM TALK ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF HAVING FAITH.
>> IF THEY ENJOY PRAYING, THEY
HAVE A GOOD LIFE.
IT IS ALWAYS THE DISASTER,
ALWAYS THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN
IN YOUR LIFE, THAT YOU'RE LIKE,
OH, THE PRAYING AND THE FAITH
IT HELPS YOU FACE THE AWESOME --
FACE THE OBSTACLE.
IS A HIGHER DIVINE THAT HELPS
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. >>
YOU. >> SO FAR, VIDEO SHOWS THE BOYS
SMILING AND IN GOOD SPIRITS.
AS TRIVIAL AS THIS MAY SEEM,
THE PRESIDENT OF FIFA INVITED
THE BOYS TO THE WORLD CUP
FINALS IF THEY ARE OUT OF THE
CAVE BY THEN.
THE THING THAT WE HAVE TO
REMEMBER IS, THEY ARE BETWEEN
THE AGES OF 11 AND 16.
THEY ARE SOCCER PLAYERS AND SO
THEY HAVE BEEN ASKING DIVERS
AND RESCUERS ABOUT THE WORLD
CUP.
CUP.
CUP. THEY
CUP. THEY HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE
MATCHES INSIDE OF THE CAVE.
AT THIS POINT, ANYTHING THAT
GIVES THEM HOPE, LET'S DO IT,
RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? >>
RIGHT? >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH THEM.
THANK YOU FOR THAT PERSPECTIVE.
WE HAVE UP-TO-THE-MINUTE
COVERAGE ON HER FACEBOOK AND
TWITTER PAGES.
TWITTER PAGES. AS THOSE RESCUES CONTINUE
TONIGHT, THE SURE TO TUNE INTO
THE