WEBVTT 00:01.869 --> 00:04.704 JANIS MACKEY FRAYER IS IN NEW ZEALAND, WITH THE LATEST. 00:04.705 --> 00:05.605 NEW ZEALAND, WITH THE LATEST. >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, 00:05.606 --> 00:06.406 >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, KRISTEN. 00:06.440 --> 00:08.608 KRISTEN. THE HIGH-STAKES MISSION 00:08.609 --> 00:11.277 THE HIGH-STAKES MISSION CONTINUES THIS MORNING TO 00:11.312 --> 00:14.180 CONTINUES THIS MORNING TO RECOVER EIGHT BODYIES FROM WHITE 00:14.182 --> 00:14.514 RECOVER EIGHT BODYIES FROM WHITE ISLAND. 00:14.548 --> 00:16.616 ISLAND. THE AIR IS TOXIC. 00:16.617 --> 00:17.717 THE AIR IS TOXIC. THE TEMPERATURES ARE SCORCHING. 00:17.718 --> 00:19.285 THE TEMPERATURES ARE SCORCHING. AND THERE IS A THREAT THAT IT 00:19.320 --> 00:21.021 AND THERE IS A THREAT THAT IT COULD ERUPT AGAIN. 00:21.055 --> 00:23.023 COULD ERUPT AGAIN. A PHOTO TAKEN FROM THE MILITARY 00:23.024 --> 00:24.258 A PHOTO TAKEN FROM THE MILITARY SHOWING THAT THE ISLAND LOOKS 00:24.292 --> 00:26.326 SHOWING THAT THE ISLAND LOOKS LIKE THIS MOONSCAPE COVERED WITH 00:26.361 --> 00:26.993 LIKE THIS MOONSCAPE COVERED WITH THICK ASH. 00:27.028 --> 00:29.429 THICK ASH. THEIR TEAMS NEED TO WEAR 00:29.464 --> 00:31.064 THEIR TEAMS NEED TO WEAR PROTECTIVE SUITS AND USE 00:31.099 --> 00:32.499 PROTECTIVE SUITS AND USE BREATHING DEVICES TO SET FOOT ON 00:32.500 --> 00:33.100 BREATHING DEVICES TO SET FOOT ON THE ISLAND. 00:33.101 --> 00:35.535 THE ISLAND. THEY DID RECOVER SIX BODIES. 00:35.537 --> 00:37.237 THEY DID RECOVER SIX BODIES. THEY WERE ABOUT 1,000 FEET FROM 00:37.271 --> 00:38.105 THEY WERE ABOUT 1,000 FEET FROM THE CRATER. 00:38.139 --> 00:39.640 THE CRATER. BUT A GROUND SEARCH FAILED TO 00:39.641 --> 00:40.707 BUT A GROUND SEARCH FAILED TO SHOW THE TWO OTHERS. 00:40.709 --> 00:42.042 SHOW THE TWO OTHERS. THAT’S WHY THEY’RE FOCUSING ON 00:42.043 --> 00:42.843 THAT’S WHY THEY’RE FOCUSING ON THE WATER. 00:42.877 --> 00:44.812 THE WATER. DIVE TEAMS WERE OUT THERE TODAY. 00:44.846 --> 00:46.613 DIVE TEAMS WERE OUT THERE TODAY. THE ISLAND’S ABOUT 30 MILES 00:46.614 --> 00:47.514 THE ISLAND’S ABOUT 30 MILES OFFSHORE FROM HERE. 00:47.515 --> 00:49.449 OFFSHORE FROM HERE. THEY SAY THE WATER IS 00:49.484 --> 00:50.850 THEY SAY THE WATER IS CONTAMINATED AND THE VISIBILITY 00:50.852 --> 00:52.319 CONTAMINATED AND THE VISIBILITY IS NOT GOOD. 00:52.353 --> 00:55.055 IS NOT GOOD. THERE WERE 47 PEOPLE ON THE 00:55.089 --> 00:56.323 THERE WERE 47 PEOPLE ON THE ISLAND WHEN THE VOLCANO 00:56.357 --> 00:56.723 ISLAND WHEN THE VOLCANO EXPLODED. 00:56.724 --> 01:00.060 EXPLODED. AND IT SPRAYED DEBRIS AND 01:00.094 --> 01:01.795 AND IT SPRAYED DEBRIS AND SCALDING WATER. 01:01.830 --> 01:03.163 SCALDING WATER. SURGEONS ACROSS NEW ZEALAND 01:03.165 --> 01:05.265 SURGEONS ACROSS NEW ZEALAND WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO TRY 01:05.266 --> 01:06.867 WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO TRY TO TREAT THE TERRIBLE BURNS. 01:06.901 --> 01:09.103 TO TREAT THE TERRIBLE BURNS. HEALTH OFFICIALS LOOKING FOR 01:09.137 --> 01:10.738 HEALTH OFFICIALS LOOKING FOR COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD FOR 01:10.739 --> 01:11.972 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD FOR SUPPLIES OF SKIN THEY CAN USE 01:11.974 --> 01:12.773 SUPPLIES OF SKIN THEY CAN USE FOR GRAFTING. 01:12.774 --> 01:14.174 FOR GRAFTING. MUCH OF IT WILL COME FROM THE 01:14.209 --> 01:15.942 MUCH OF IT WILL COME FROM THE UNITED STATES. 01:15.977 --> 01:17.678 UNITED STATES. 25 PEOPLE REMAIN IN HOSPITAL, 01:17.679 --> 01:19.079 25 PEOPLE REMAIN IN HOSPITAL, MANY IN CRITICAL CONDITION. 01:19.080 --> 01:20.581 MANY IN CRITICAL CONDITION. ANOTHER PERSON DIED OF THEIR 01:20.615 --> 01:22.116 ANOTHER PERSON DIED OF THEIR INJURIES OVERNIGHT, NOW BRINGING 01:22.150 --> 01:23.884 INJURIES OVERNIGHT, NOW BRINGING THE OFFICIAL DEATH TOLL TO 15. 01:23.918 --> 01:26.520 THE OFFICIAL DEATH TOLL TO 15. THIS HAS BEEN A DEVASTATING WEEK 01:26.555 --> 01:26.887 THIS HAS BEEN A DEVASTATING WEEK HERE. 01:26.922 --> 01:28.655 HERE. ALL ALONG, THERE’S BEEN THE 01:28.690 --> 01:30.057 ALL ALONG, THERE’S BEEN THE QUESTION ASKED WHY WERE PEOPLE 01:30.058 --> 01:31.492 QUESTION ASKED WHY WERE PEOPLE ALLOWED TO BE ON THE ISLAND IN 01:31.493 --> 01:32.393 ALLOWED TO BE ON THE ISLAND IN THE FIRST PLACE? 01:32.427 --> 01:34.262 THE FIRST PLACE? IT’S AN ACTIVE VOLCANO. 01:34.296 --> 01:39.200 IT’S AN ACTIVE VOLCANO. THE ALERT LEVEL HAD BEEN RISED. 01:39.234 --> 01:40.835 THE ALERT LEVEL HAD BEEN RISED. IT’S A VERY POPULAR TOURIST 01:40.869 --> 01:41.268 IT’S A VERY POPULAR TOURIST ATTRACTION. 01:41.269 --> 01:44.705 ATTRACTION. AND IT HAS BEEN FOR 30 YEARS. 01:44.739 --> 01:45.439 AND IT HAS BEEN FOR 30 YEARS. THE COUNTRY’S PRIME MINISTER 01:45.474 --> 01:48.275 THE COUNTRY’S PRIME MINISTER SAID THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO ASK 01:48.277 --> 01:48.709 SAID THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS. 01:48.743 --> 01:49.443 THOSE QUESTIONS. THERE WILL BE INVESTIGATIONS. 01:49.478 --> 01:50.911 THERE WILL BE INVESTIGATIONS. NOW, THE PRIORITY IS VERY MUCH 01:50.946 --> 01:51.612 NOW, THE PRIORITY IS VERY MUCH IDENTIFYING PEOPLE, WHICH HAS