sergeant. his children were so glad to see him just a few months ago. hello, everyone. it s the top of the hour. i m don lemon. thank you for joining us. we re going to begin tonight with the rescue of an international yacht racing team hundreds of miles off the california coast. the crew is competing in the clipper around the world race. it s like the tv show survivor except on the high seas. everyday people, cab drivers, teachers, bankers, compete against other teams circling the globe. and they chronicle their journey, as this video shows. now in the final leg of the 4500-mile race, they hit a monster wave and took out the communications equipment and injured three of its group, including these two members. now the coast guard has a cutter close enough to launch a helicopter. they re about 40 miles off the coast of sapphire but tn franci weather is getting in the way here. joining me on the phone is petty officer caleb critchfield. thank you for joining me. has the cut