[tomkat]

as good as the news is that they're still alive,
there are at least two or three hours to go until it's known whether it's gonna actually end happily ...

[BJClinton]

It's back at the top of "Breaking News"

[2Jedismom]

I see it's back as breaking news. Good! I intended to stick around for a while anyway.

This is just the best news! I got chills when the first "9 for 9" posts started coming!

[Brimack34]

Too be fair cnn only beat fox by minutes. And once taht happened fox has been doing a fair job.

[Petronski]

Thanks to Management for restoring this thread to the spot where late-comers can find it most easily.

I wonder how the families reacted, in their private moments, to a finish like this.

I'd do a bunch of tears-of-joy rejoicing, and shortly after my loved one emerged, I'd probably fall deep asleep in emotional exhaustion.

[Desdemona]

"there are at least two or three hours to go until it's known whether it's gonna actually end happily ..."

I was wondering...isn't it a two hour round trip? And they have to do it nine times...after the provisions...that's roughly 20 hrs. right there. Then don't they have to decompress? Or are the bends no longer a problem?

It sounds more like 48 total. The governor did say to be patient.