>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
I’M MEGYN KELLY.
FOR OVER A WEEK NOW THE WORLD
HAS BEEN WATCHING WITH HOPEFUL
APARTMENTS
APARTMENTS ANTICIPATION AS A DARING RESCUE
WAS UNDER WAY TO RESCUE 12 BOYS
AND THEIR SOCCER COACH.
A DARING RESCUE.
LAST NIGHT, SUCCESS, AS THE LAST
TWO CAME OUT TO FREEDOM.
IT HAD BEEN INCREDIBLE TO
WITNESS.
WITNESS. NBC’S BILL NEELY HAS BEEN RIGHT
THERE FOR US WITH DAILY UPDATES
INCLUDING THIS ONE.
WATCH
WATCH WATCH.
WATCH. >> Reporter: IN THEIR HOSPITAL
BEDS 12 BOYS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE
WEARING SURGICAL MASKS NOT
DIVING MASKS.
DIVING MASKS. SOME JOINING HANDS IN THE THAI
GESTURE OF THANKS.
THE WILD BOAR SOCCER TEAM
REUNITED AGAIN.
REUNITED AGAIN. SOME PARENTS WATCHING BEHIND
WINDOWS.
WINDOWS. OTHERS ALLOWED IN THE SAME ROOM
BUT WEARING SURGICAL GLOVES OR
DPOUNS
DPOUNS GOWNS IN CASE OF INFECTION.
CELEBRATION HERE AND JUBILATION
AT A RESCUE THAT DEFIED THE
ODDS.
ODDS. BUT IT SO NEARLY WENT WRONG.
JUST AFTER THE LAST BOY WAS
TAKEN OUT, THE MAIN WATER PUMP
FAILED FLOODING THE CAVE SO
QUICKLY DIVERS SCREAMED AND
SPRINTED FOR THE EXIT.
THESE THE LAST FOUR TO LEAVE.
AND THEY LEFT EXHAUSTED.
DOCTORS OVERJOYED.
DOCTORS OVERJOYED. >> VERY HAPPY.
VERY HAPPY OF.
VERY, VERY HAPPY.
>> THE DIVERS HAD RISKED THEIR
LIVES AND WERE OVERCOME WITH
EMOTION, CELEBRATING WITH A
BEER.
BEER. >> WE FEEL VERY HAPPY.
NOW WE NEED BEER AND SLEEP.
>> GOOD DAY.
GOOD DAY.
GOOD DAY. >> VERY GOOD DAY.
>> THEIR BODIES CUT, MUD
EVERYWHERE.
EVERYWHERE. >> IT WAS A TOUGH DIVE, TOUGH
WEEK, TOUGH COUPLE OF WEEKS.
>> HAPPY?
>> HAPPY? >> HAPPY.
>> HAPPY. >> THIS WAS THE ONLY GLIMPSE OF
THE END OF THE BOYS’ NIGHTMARE.
ON A GURNEY, SALINE DRIPS
ATTACHED.
ATTACHED. ANOTHER BOY FOLLOWED.
THE DAYLIGHT SO BRIGHT THEIR
FACES WERE COVERED WITH BLUE
CLOTH.
CLOTH. JUST EIGHT HOURS AFTER IT BEGAN,
THE FINAL AMBULANCES SIGNALED
THE SOCCER TEAM WAS SAVED.
THESE BOYS HAVE HAD THE LONGEST
ORDEAL, 17 NIGHTS IN THE CAVE.
THE RESCUE COMMANDER CHEERED BY
THE WORLD’S MEDIA.
WE FINISHED, HE SAID, WHAT NO
ONE EVER THOUGHT WE’D ACHIEVE.
AT THE HOSPITAL MORE
CELEBRATIONS.
CELEBRATIONS. INSIDE THE BOYS REUNITED AND
WELL.
WELL. DOCTORS SAY THEY HAVE LOST FOUR
POUNDS.
POUNDS. IT TOOK EIGHT DAYS FROM
DISCOVERY TO FREEDOM.
>> THIRTEEN?
>> THIRTEEN? BRILLIANT.
BRILLIANT. >> THAT MOMENT THE TRIGGER FOR A
RESCUE FEW BELIEVED POSSIBLE,
DRILLING AND DIGGING, WAITING
AND BATTLING.
AND BATTLING. THEY HAD LUCK, THE RAINS HELD
OFF.
OFF. THEY HAD LOSS, ONE THAI DIVER
LOSING HIS LIFE.
THE BOYS DRANK WATER FROM CAVE
WALLS.
WALLS. THEY WERE WEAK IN BODY BUT
STRONG IN SPIRIT AND SO BRAVE.
DIVING FOR HOURS TO ESCAPE.
A HEROIC END TO A STORY THAT HAS
INSPIRED THE WORLD.
WELL, MEGYN, THE EXPLOSION OF
THAT WATER PUMP MEANT JUST 15
MINUTES LATER WHAT HAD BEEN DRY
WAS INUNDATED WITH WATER.
THIS REALLY WAS A VERY CLOSE RUN
THING.
THING. IN THE LAST HOUR, THE RESCUE
COMMANDER HAS BEEN DESCRIBING
EARLIER IN THE OPERATION THEY
WERE FIGHTING SO MUCH RUSHING
WATER AND THICK MUD THAT THEY
ACTUALLY BEGAN TO LOSE HOPE THAT
THEY WOULD GET THE BOYS OUT
ALIVE, BUT THEY DID NOT.
THEY TURNED WHAT LOOKED LIKE
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE JUST A WEEK
AGO INTO MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
ONE THING THAT WILL BE A GREAT
RELIEF TO THE BOYS WHEN THEY
HEAR IT, THEIR TEACHER SAYS THEY
CAN SKIP EXAMS NEXT WEEK.
>> BILL NEELY, THANK YOU.
YOU HAVE DONE A BEAUTIFUL JOB
OVER THERE.
OVER THERE. THANK YOU FOR THESE COMPELLING
REPORTS.
REPORTS. ALL THE BEST TO YOU AS WELL.
INCREDIBLE, RIGHT?
INCREDIBLE, RIGHT? INCREDIBLE.
INCREDIBLE. JOINING US TO DISCUSS HEADLINES
MAKING THE ROUNDS TODAY PLEASE
HELP ME WELCOME SAVANNAH
GUTHRIE.
GUTHRIE. >> OH, MY GOD, RIGHT?
>> THE STAGE MANAGER IS CRYING
BACK THERE, SHE’S CRYING TEARS,
GRABBING THE TISSUES.
>> SAME.
>> SAME. I CAN’T DO THAT STORY WITHOUT
GETTING TEARS IN MY EYES.
>> BECAUSE IT’S BEAUTIFUL AND WE
NEED SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL RIGHT
NOW.
NOW. IT’S LOVELY TO SEE THE WHOLE
WORLD COME TOGETHER IN THE CAUSE
OF THESE 13 BOYS.
>> WE TALKED ON YOUR SET, WHEN
DO YOU EVER BUMP IN WITH A NEWS
ALERT SAYING, WE HAVE GOOD NEWS
FOR YOU.
FOR YOU. >> I SAID I’VE BEEN IN THIS JOB
FOR TEN YEARS, I’VE NEVER SAID
BREAKING NEWS AND IT’S GOOD
NEWS.
NEWS. I’VE NEVER SAID THAT.
I GOT TO SAY IT.
I LOVE THE HUMANITY OF THIS
STORY.
STORY. THE IDEA THAT THERE ARE 13
LITTLE SOULS DOWN THERE, AND WE
ARE GOING TO MOVE HEAVEN AND
EARTH TO FIND YOU.
WE ARE GOING TO LOOK.
WE THINK WE’RE NOT GOING TO FIND
YOU.
YOU. THEN YOU’RE THERE.
NOW IT’S THIS FEAT OF
ENGINEERING AND COURAGE TO GET
THEM AND NO ONE HAS GIVEN UP, I
JUST THINK IT’S BEAUTIFUL.
AND THE WHOLE WORLD CARES.
>> EVERYBODY DOES.
>> EVERYONE CARES.
>> THE SPOT WHERE THE TWO DIVERS
FOUND THEM INITIALLY, LIKE
FINDING A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK.
HOW MANY ARE THERE?
THIRTEEN?
THIRTEEN? BRILLIANT.
BRILLIANT. THE MOMENT HE KNEW THEY HAD NOT
BEEN LOST AND THIS RESCUE
MISSION STARTS.
MISSION STARTS. TODAY ON YOUR SHOW, THE ONE
RESCUER SAYING WE WERE FULLY
EXPECTING CASUALTIES.
EXPECTING CASUALTIES. >> THE COMMANDER, U.S. FORCES
INVOLVED AS WELL, AN
INTERNATIONAL EFFORT.
INTERNATIONAL EFFORT. ONE OF THE COMMANDERS CAME ON
OUR SHOW.
OUR SHOW. HE SAID, WHEN I SAID THERE’S A
60, 70% CHANCE OF SUCCESS, I WAS
KIND OF BEING OPTIMISTIC.
SECRETLY, I DIDN’T THINK IT WAS
EVEN THAT HIGH.
HE SAID HE WAS CERTAIN THERE
WOULD BE CASUALTIES.
IT’S JUST INCREDIBLE THEY WERE
ABLE TO PULL IT OFF.
THE BOYS WERE SO BRAVE, THE
DIVERS WERE SO SKILLED.
>> THE PARENTS HELD STEADY.
>> THEY DID.
THEY ARE NOT MAD AT THE SOCCER
COACH.
COACH. >> I LOVE THAT PIECE OF IT.
>> THEY DON’T HAVE TO TURN IN
THEIR EXAMS NEXT WEEK AND THEY
GOT CHOCOLATE.
GOT CHOCOLATE. THERE’S NOTHING BUT GOOD HERE.
SOMETHING I HAVE TO SAY AND WE
SHOULD REALLY SAVE A THOUGHT FOR
THE THAI NAVY S.E.A.L. DIVER WHO
LOST HIS LIFE.
THAT UNDERSCORES THE COURAGE AND
DANGER.
DANGER. >> WITHOUT HIM PLACING THE
OXYGEN CANISTERS ALONG THE WAY,
WHO KNOWS.
WHO KNOWS. HE DID NOT DIE IN VAIN.
>> THEY SAVED 14 PEOPLE.
>> THINK ABOUT THAT LEGACY HE
LEFT BIN.
LEFT BIN. FOR
FOR -- LEFT BEHIND.
FOR ME IT’S THE STORY OF THE
MONTH.
MONTH. YOU FOLLOW LIKE THIS, PLEASE,
GOD, LET IT END WELL.
AS WE’RE GIVING OUT THANKS, ONE
TO THE BIG MAN UPSTAIRS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. ALL THE PRAYERS GOING UP.
>> THERE’S A CUTE CARTOON ABOUT
THE KIDS WHO WERE RESCUED.
I DON’T KNOW IF WE CAN PUT IT ON
THE SCREEN SO THE AUDIENCE CAN
SEE IT.
SEE IT. HERE IT IS.
STAND BY.
STAND BY. IT SAYS, THE WORLD HAS JUST
FOUND ITS MOST INSPIRING AND
COURAGEOUS FOOTBALL TEAM.
THESE ARE FOOTBALL PLAYERS.
THERE THEY ARE IN THE CAVE.
>> THEY ARE OUT TO SEE THE WORLD
CUP IN TIME.
>> YOU KNOW THEY ARE GOING TO BE
GETTING AN INVITATION FOR AT
LEAST -- I DON’T KNOW IF THEY
ARE GOING TO MAKE THIS YEAR.
ALREADY SOMEBODY ON THE FRENCH
TEAM DEDICATED THEIR WIN IN THE
SEMIFINALS TO THESE BOYS AND
INVITED THEM TO CERTAIN
FOOTBALL, SOCCER MATCHES.
AND SPEAKING OF THE WORLD CUP.
>> LET’S TALK ABOUT IT.
>> I HAVE TO TELL YOU, AS A
NONSPORTS PERSON.
NONSPORTS PERSON. >> YES.
>> YES. >> I TRIED TO BONE UP A LITTLE
ON THE WORLD CUP.
THEY SAID IT WOULD BE FUN TO
TALK ABOUT IT.
I THINK WITH RESPECT TO ENGLAND,
STRENGTH OF THE BOOK AND FLUENCY
UP TOP A POTENT COMBINATION.
ENGLAND AND CROATIA WILL
STRUGGLE TO CONTAIN THEM.
THAT’S FROM THE BLEACHER REPORT,
I DIDN’T SAY ANY OF THAT.
>> WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE
WORLD CUP, SO IT’S A 30-SECOND
SEGMENT.
SEGMENT. NEITHER ONE OF US KNOWS.
I’M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
THERE’S ONLY FOUR TEAMS -- THREE
TEAMS NOW.
TEAMS NOW. >> FRANKS IS IN THE FINALS.
>> IF YOU’RE NOT UP TO THE WORLD
CUP WE CAN ENGAGE FOR YOU
BECAUSE IT’S ALMOST THE FINALS.
>> WORLD CUP 101.
FRANCE IS GOING -- IT ONLY
HAPPENS EVERY FOUR YEARS, THE
WORLD CUP.
WORLD CUP. IT’S SOCCER.
IT’S SOCCER. THAT’S WHERE I STARTED.
IT’S SOCCER, EVERY FOUR YEARS.
FRANCE IS IN AND ENGLAND VERSUS
CROATIA TODAY TO SEE WHO IS ON
THE OTHER SIDE.
>> ENGLAND IS LIKE LONG
SUFFERING.
SUFFERING. THEY HAVEN’T GOTTEN IN IN TEN
TRILLION YEARS.
TRILLION YEARS. THEY HAVE THIS HILARIOUS
FOOTBALL ANTHEM CALLED THREE
LIONS IF YOU WANT TO GOOGLE IT.
IT’S HILARIOUS.
IT’S HILARIOUS. I LIKE THE SONG.
I’M ACTUALLY GOING TO LONDON
THIS WEEKEND FOR WIMBLEDON FOR
FUN.
FUN. >> OH, MY GOSH.
I’M SURE THE TRAFFIC IS GOING TO
BE A BREEZE.
>> I KNOW.
WE’RE DYING BECAUSE EVERYTHING
IS HAPPENING IN LONDON THIS
WEEKEND
WEEKEND WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. I SURPRISED MY HUSBAND.
WE’RE GOING TO BE, NO KIDS.
>> A TRUE VACATION.
>> WE’RE GOING TO SEE MY OTHER
HUSBAND ROGER FEDERER PLAY
TENNIS.
TENNIS. >> HE’S STILL IN IT.
>> HE IS.
>> HE IS. >> YOU PRESUME IT’S GOING TO BE
FEDERER VERSUS NADAL.
>> WE HOPE.
>> I WAS LOOKING UP FACTS ABOUT
THE WORLD CUP, I WANT TO SHARE,
TOO, WITH YOU.
NUMBER ONE THEY ARE SAYING MILK
JAGGER IS A CURSE, A JINX,
EVERYBODY HE ROOTS FOR IN THE
WORLD CUP LOSES.
HE’S MAD AT HIM, LIKE IT’S HIS
FAULT.
FAULT. >> THAT SAID MILK JAGGER, DON’T
ROOT FOR ENGLAND.
>> DON’T CYBER BULLY MILK
JAGGER.
JAGGER. HIS CHILD’S MOTHER IS BRAZILIAN.
SHE SAID IT’S NOT NICE.
SECONDLY, AN EDICT HANDED DOWN
FOR ONE OF THE TEAM SAYING THERE
WILL BE NO ACTION -- IF YOU KNOW
WHAT I’M SAYING -- DURING WORLD
CUP.
CUP. BRAZILIAN HAD TO SPECIFY, ACTION
IS FINE, JUST NO ACROBATIC SEX.
>> WE’RE BRAZILIAN, WE’VE GOT TO
HAVE OUR FUN.
I GUESS I PROBABLY -- I DON’T
WANT TO GET INTO THAT.
THAT PROBABLY GOES FOR ANY
EXTREME SPORT.
EXTREME SPORT. >> NO.
>> NO. THE TEAMS WHO ISSUED THAT RULE
WERE GERMANY, SPAIN, CHILE AND
BRAZIL, AND ALL OF THEM ARE OUT.
>> THEY ARE ALL OUT.
I THINK WE’VE LEARNED SOMETHING
HERE.
HERE. YES.
YES. >> ALL RIGHT.
SO YOU’RE GOING TO WIMBLEDON.
YOU’RE OBVIOUSLY ROOTING FOR
ROGER.
ROGER. >> I AM.
>> I AM. I LOVE ROGER FEDERER, HE’S LIKE
ME HERO.
ME HERO. I LITERALLY TURN 13 EVERY TIME
WE TALK ABOUT ROGER.
>> MIKE IS LIKE, I KNOW, TOO
MUCH.
MUCH. >> NOW MY DAUGHTER IS INTO HIM,
TOO.
TOO. SHE’S LIKE, I LOVE ROGER, I
CAN’T BEAR IT.
SHE LITERALLY SAID THAT.
WE’RE SO EXCITED.
WE’RE GOING TO GO AND HOPEFULLY
HE’LL BE IN THE SEMIS, FINALS.
WE’RE BIG TENNIS FANS, WE LOVE
IT.
IT. THIS IS LIKE A DREAM.
>> ENJOY THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NOW THIS YEAR IN WIMBLEDON,
SINCE ENGLAND LOOKS LIKE MAY BE
IN THE FINALS.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> THEY ARE LOOSENING THE RULES
AT WIMBLEDON TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO
USE THEIR CELL PHONES WHILE AT
WIMBLEDON SO YOU CAN KEEP TABS
ON THE WORLD CUP.
>> I THINK IT’S HAPPENING -- IF
ENGLAND IS IN THE FINAL ON
SUNDAY, IT’S PRETTY MUCH THE
SAME TIME AS THE WIMBLEDON
FINAL.
FINAL. >> THAT’S RIGHT.
>> CAN YOU IMAGINE?
>> THAT’S TOUGH.
>> YOU HEAR ALL THESE GROANS IN
THE TENNIS STADIUM.
OH, NOT YOU, IT’S THE SOCCER
MATCH.
MATCH. SORRY.
SORRY. >> I’LL BE LOOKING FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I DON’T REALLY CARE THAT MUCH
ABOUT TENNIS.
ABOUT TENNIS. >> YOU’RE GOING TO CARE NOW.