overall u.s. economy. less than 1%. ed: another surprise from the mexican president. he said he will invite trump to his december 1st inauguration. he said he will break the deal withdrawal. under which the u.s. will help get on my development in central america, as mexico works to reduce northern migration. this is a fox news alert, very serious story. a former thai navy seal has died working to rescue the boys the cave. he was working in a volunteer capacity, he died during an overnight mission replacing oxygen canisters. they are now racing to pump out water from a flooded cave for those 12 boys and their soccer coach have been trapped since june 23rd. rescuers are in a race against time, but also the weather.
sandra: the mission to save a soccer team trapped in a flooded cave now turns deadly as rescuers warn that time is running out. we can no longer wait for all conditions because circumstances pressing us. we originally thought the boys could stay safe in the cave for quite some time but circumstances have changed and we have limited amount of time.
tonight, teams of divers and doctors in thailand are hitting new obstacles in the effort to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave. they ve been underground for almost two weeks, now suffering from malnutrition and exhaustion. doctors determining some of them aren t strong enough to even attempt an escape through the narrow water-logged passageways, this as a massive and dangerous amount of rain is on the way. matt rivers is outfrontd. it s a race against time in thailand. rescues drilling through rock and removing stones by hand and taking as much water out of the passageways while they can. translator: we re draining out the water all the time no matter what, water is still coming in. reporter: torrential rains are threatening to come in sunday threatening to wash away their efforts and hopes of a timely rescue. more than 2 miles inside the cave a supply of food and oxygen keeps the soccer team smiling.
weather is the biggest concern in rescuing a youth soccer team trapped in a flooded cave. monsoon rains are expected to pick up over the next few days kp that could reflood areas where the water has been pumped out. rescue crews searching for air vents in the hills above the cave. where they might be able to pull those boys out. he joins us now live. david, as we have heard, weather conditions are controlling the out come of the rescue effort. one of the options is having the boys wear oxygen masks and led by difrs through the cave system. there are intense dangers involved. what s the latest on that option? that is the main option at this stage. of course they d love to get the boying out that have been stuck
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