-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com good morning to you. we're coming to you a little bit early, in fact, an hour early on this wednesday october 13. >> we're following breaking news this hour, the rescue of 33 trapped miners in chile happening right now. >> yeah, we just saw the sixth

miner brought up. this has been going on since about 11:00 eastern time. the sixth miner is osman araya. like everyone else, he's been down in that mine for 69 days, just to watch the scenes of jubilation as the miners come up, the first one, florencio avalos. he came up. he was embraced by the president of chile, and just to see the smiles, it's just incredible. >> i mean when we first heard about this 69 days ago, there was really hope really that we'd be at this point right now where they were talking at least three to four months. a lot of what they understand took was never done before, and so there were a lot of questions as to whether or not this operation would be successful. and this morning it certainly is proving to be the case. as john said, the first man, 31-year-old florence yeo avalos made the 2-000-foot 15-foot

journey through the tube called the fenix capsule to freedom. let's take a look. [ applause ] >> he got a big bear hug by the president of chile. he was the man behind the camera underground. he was wearing sunglasses to protect his eyes from the glare of the bright lights. after spending the 69 days underground, they had light down there, but it was so dim. the second miner, mario

sepulveda came up. he burst out of the capsule, brought some souvenirs with him. he had a yellow bag with rocks that he handed out and got lots of laugh from the crew. let's take a look at this moment. there you see those moments of jubilation after he came out. he was the spokesman and video narrater for a lot of the camera and video shooting that happened down there. he -- he was shooting and sort of narrating these videos brought up to the surface so that loved ones who had been waiting for word about their

loved ones were actually able to see them and know that they were doing okay down there. meanwhile this is a live look as the seventh miner is now getting into this fenix capsule and preparing for that journey, that 15-minute journey back up to the surface. >> just to let you know a little bit about who number seven is. this is jose ojeda. he was in mining for almost three decades, is an active miner, but has taken an administrative role since then. he is a secretary for the miners. we've seen six people come up so far, and they were deemed to be the strongest. they were going to be the strongest to assist in the rescues, and then the ones with medical problems and then the strongest, the ones most mentally able to stay in the ground the longest would be the last to come up. so jose ojeda has had diabetes. he's had to have medication passed down to him for the almost two and a half months via

the little hole they drilled originally. this shows the hardship that these miners are working under as they are trapped underground and life goes on above them. 's the guardian for his deceased sisters 26-year-old daughter. one fellow had a baby born underground. you can imagine how ans she the family members are to have them back on the surface. our gary tuchman is watching this live, unfold. gary, what's happening from your perspective this morning? >> reporter: well, john and kiran, you might call it a life drama but it's actually 33 life dramas. i've been here the whole time. it's within going on since about 12:10 a.m. when the first man was pulled out, and it was an awe-inspiring scene.

we're on a perch about three football fields away. even though we don't see it close up as the viewers do, being part of the atmosphere and soaking it in is absolutely awe-inspiring. we were talking about mario, the spokesman for the families. he was the second miner brought up. by the way, he brought rocks as a souvenir. it would have been better if he brought the copper and gold but that's another story. after he was reunited with his family, he went to the reunion center. they have a building where they get to spend time, the family and miners for up to two hours together. he's so far the only one who has spoken. when he did speak it was very emotional. listen. >> translator: i was with the devil, but god won. i held on to god's hand, the best hand, and at no point in time -- how do i explain this.

at no -- at no point in time did i doubt god would get me out of there. once i found out there were such extraordinary people as there were up there working to get us out, another thing that's very important, we always knew that there was a great person mixed into all of this, aside from the great government we have. really, really trusted -- >> reporter: if mario sepulveda wanted to run for president, there's a good chance he could. they are heroes of this country. six have been rescued. 27 still to go. john and kiran. >> let me ask you.

has everything gone according to plan or have there been any hiccups in this rescue operation? >> reporter: everything has been going good so far. one thing they feared was after a couple of rescues they took some time to take the tires off the capsule and to take the oxygen tanks off and take a look at them. people were wondering if something was wrong with them and also the door. all these things -- there's no rush. the gentlemen had been underground for a long time, almost ten weeks. they want to make sure everything is perfect. they want to do the tune-ups and make sure everything is okay. this will take a while. this will probably go to at least thursday morning. so i suspect tomorrow, john and kiran, you'll be talk about about this, too, as more men are coming out. >> gary tuchman at the mine as we're watching this amazing history unfold. thanks a lot, fwar. well, no one has ever been trapped in a mine for as long and survived. this morning the so-called plan

b drill is getting an a-plus as these miners are brought to the surface. >> two gentlemen lived through a similar experience overseeing a rescue operation at pennsylvania's mine back in 2002 where nine men trapped underground were brought up successly through a similar capsule such as the fenix capsule. they join us this morning from pittsburgh. gentlemen, great to see you. thanks very much for getting up so early for us. joe, let's go to you first. when you see those scenes coming out of copiaco, chile, are you taken back to your experience? >> it's definitely an experience. we're getting to watch it today. back eight years ago, we were in the process of participating the rescue, so we didn't get to watch it on television. >> this is really surreal to be able to see these. we've gotten word that the

seventh miner is in that capsule and on his way up. dr. kunkel, i want to ask you. we've never seen miners trapped for this long. we're going to see the jubilation as they're reunited with their families. after that, they're going for medical observation. what are the biggest fiscal and health concerns for these men? >> i think initially they're going to make sure they're stable as far as their vital signs go and that their bodily functions are normal. that will be checked out both at triage site at the mine and also at the hospital. then the big problem that i foresee is the long-term mental health of these individuals. we saw some unfortunate outcome s not with the miners necessarily themselves but certainly with some of the rescue people. we unfortunately had a suicide

probably related to the experience of the rescue so there are some long-term medical problems. >> the conditions that they were existing in were terrible because they were hip-deep in water and the water was awfully cold as well. joe, what are the -- because you were there and as you said you didn't get a chance to reflect on that too much because you were so busy executing the rescue operation. but what are the people who are executing this operation, the ones that are bringing up the capsule, walk us through sort of what their process is like. >> well, i'm sure that they've had plenty of time since the miners were located to put a plan in place, and right now they're all trying to follow that plan to make sure the equipment functions as it's designed to do and just follow their plan.

and as you can see, they're not in any hurry. they're going to follow their plan and make sure the capsule's maintained, make sure the equipment's working properly, and continue through. >> and, d.c. con kel, the other concern, of course, is what that 15-minute ride is like or will be like, fears of panic attack. we understand they put a camera in the cage to monitor the miner's faces so they can see, indeed, if panic is setting in. but the first six we've seen made it up in pretty good shape. is that an indication of how it will be for the others or could it be a very different story for the vi the individual men? >> i think it will be very much dependent upon each individual miner's personal make-up. i think the fact that we've had six successes that at least on the face of things look without

problem, those individuals who have made the trip up successfully talking with the miners back underground, i'm sure, will be supportive for them. on the other hand those who have cl clause tre phobia or have a chance for panic attacks, we'll see. if you pan nick that situation, you get an overload of adrenaline and that can cause coronary basis spasm, perhaps in a worst-case scenario, even collapse or cardiac disrigts mia or heart attack. certainly hope that doesn't happen, but it can be a complication of a severe panic attack. >> joe, as we watch the scene in copiapo and watch the line bringing the capsule back up to the surface with miner number

seven in it. your process took place over a number of hours. you had nine people to bring up. they have 33 to bring up. they're 2,300 feet down in the san jose mine. what are the potential pitfalls that that can face now between now and the time they get the workers down who went up? >> well, you know, the equipment is a big part. i mean the equipment has to be maintained an onraited the way it's designed to function, but there's also the issue of ground control. you know, the capsule going up and down could cause problems within the borehole itself. the people on sight there did a good evaluation. they had to case the hole at the top toward the surface, but those are the kinds of things they're going to be looking at, you know, the condition of the borehole as the rescue continues

and also keeping an eye on the equipment, keeping an eye on that capsule. once we've seen them stop already and look at the roller wheels on the capsule, did some maintenance on it, i understand they had a problem with one of the doors. those are the kind of things they're going to be continuously looking at. you can see they're not in any hurry. the miners have been down there for 07 days. another day is not going to make a difference. the key here is to follow the plan and make sure everything follows in a safe manner. >> stay with us throughout the morner because we'd love to tap in to your expertise. we saw some pictures. i assume that is the daughter of his deceased sister, and he's the guardian of her. we don't know this for sure. we can assume, though, that that is because they had family members who were waiting for their loved ones to come up and be greeted by a very close family member so we can probably make an assumption that's her as he continues to make his way to

the surface. >> that's right. he would be the seventh miner making his way up, continuing throughout the night into the morning. we're going to continue to follow it. special coverage here will continue as we watch the rescue of these 33 chilean miners who were trapped underground for 69 days. we're going to take a quick break. we'll be back up in time to show you jose ojeda coming up to the surface. it's 16 minutes past the hour. [ slap! slap! slap! slap! slap! ] [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium rich tums goes to work in seconds. nothing works faster. ♪ tum ta tum tum tums [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ another day ♪ another dollar ♪ daylight comes [ dogs barking ] ♪ i'm on my way ♪ another day ♪ another dollar ♪ working my whole life away

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structure. there's a line running over it attacked to that fenix capsule and it's bringing miners up from more than 2,000 feet underground, the seventh one in that capsule. they've been underground for 70 days. the first miner emerged shortly after 11:00 p.m. eastern, and this operation will continue for the next day at least, we would assume. >> yes, because i guess the round trip is about 50 minutes on average by the time they bring them up. 15-minute ride, unloading them, letting them get accustomed to getting back on the surface, and then checking to make sure everything is okay with the capsule and the winch and sending it back down again. right now we're in the middle of the rescue of the seventh miner. we'll be seeing jose ojeda coming to the surface. six men rescued so far, each

man's journey taking about 15 minutes and, again, 27 men underground still waiting to be rescued. >> each miner is going to undergo a physical and psychological health tests set up in a on-sight hospital. and then they'll be reunited with family members. you know, you've got to wonder in a situation like this, how do you cope with a traumatic event like this? >> we're asking our next guest a professor at colombia university and the author of the book "on the other side of sadness." thank you for joining us. jubilation, relief as these miners are brought up to the surface. there, we see him. he came up pretty fast. this is jose ojeda. they started pulling him to the surface in the fenix capsule at 5:09 eastern time and it's 5:21.

let eilat this play out for a moment, dr. bonano, and then i'll get your take on it. he's the one who had diabetes, so let's see how he's doing.

[ applause ] chi-chi-chi le-le-le. >> he looks in very good shape, doesn't he? >> he certainly does. there were concerns because as we said he's been getting medication for diabetes since he was underground for 69 days, but, yes, he looks fantastic. >> what's really remarkable is they're coming up, scrubbed, shaved. they wanted to look their best for their loved ones.

obviously he didn't need it but many of them wanted shampoo. >> shoe polish. >> a group of prideful men underground there. here comes the reunion. we assume that's the daughter of his deceased sister. he's the guardian. chilean tv describes her as a stepdaughter. we know he's a widower, so we don't know that he's remarrieded. but we do know he's the guardian of his dead sister's 26-year-old ughter. >> and then you're seeing him getting a chance to congratulate and get some hugs from all of the others waiting. the dignitaries, the president of chile there as well as other rescu rescuers. he looks great. they there were concerns about the order. they were worried about their

physical state, perhaps suffering from ailments underground being in that kind of humidity for so long. there you see him happily lie down on the stretcher which is what they have to do at this point to get further medical evaluation. >> lingering, psychological impact as well. we were joined earlier the morning. when you see these men come up, dr. bonano. what would you say they've been through? >> right now this is the best period obviously they've had in a long time. and i think they're all going to be tremendously relieved. and they can let go for the first time in a long time. think what they just went through could have been one of the most stressful things they've been through in the entire ordeal, this coming up

through the shaft. >> that was one of the questions i was wondering about. there was a unity within the group. they say there was a natural order, a leader. they were helping each other. and 33. they were all together at least. nightmare conditions but at least they had each other. that would be the first time they were separating from the group and not really knowing what that ride was going to be like. what do you imagine was going through their heads? >> these were men that -- the fact that these are miners and these are men who are trained and also prepared for some of the kind of things like this that they'll endure. they basically, you know -- i think they had to steel themselves into simply doing this last bit. they had a lot of things going for them. think that's kind of remarkable about this particular ordeal. think in general, humans are remarkably resilient. this is what a lot of the research is about. we can and do endure these kind of events. these men had a lot going for them in the mine.

i wouldn't have wanted to have been down there. the fact that they knew each other, they had a social structure in place already, that is enormously important. they had tasks to do. there were a lot of pluses. >> so basically you keep them busy. you keep their minds occupied. and they have less opportunity to focus on the negatives, is that the principle? >> i think so. i think this is less a traumatic event and more involving stress. traumatic involves fear and immediate danger and there was some of that, of course. >> wasn't there all of that. the initial collapse, oh, my god, we're dead, we're never going to get out of here, we're half a mile underground, how are they going to rescue us? >> there may be some variability. some may be cool-headed because they're miners, but the stress is the real factor, months of dealing with the adversity. and in particular, you mentioned

controlling one's mind. you have two months to think about things. one of the miners said it was a battle between god and the devil. >> he said god held his hand so their faith obviously endured and helped get them through. the other interesting thing, how does this dynamic that they were able to have some contact with the outside world play into it. meaning the first few days they didn't and once they broke through with a smaller borehole they were able to send food, communicate, send cameras down there? how does that play out? >> i think that's enormously important. across all the research, the studies, the connection and support with other people is probably the single most important factor. lots of different factors come into play, but the fact that they were connected to and could talk with and hear and words of encouragement and knew that the world was watching, that probably is the single most important strength they could have had. >> a couple of other issues too looking toward the future is

reintegration in society, back with the family unit as well. sebastian p sebastian pinaro, he said some are going to have difficulty with that. do these miners make the decision to go back down underground? >> i think that -- in general i would suggest that most of the men are going to be okay psychologically, but one of the concerns, one of the risks is that sense of what happens after this all dies down? right now they here in this enormous sort of carnival atmosphere. that will give way remarkably quickly, and then they're actually back to normal life and they can reflect on the fact they spent two months in a very, very difficult situation and normal life can be very mundane if you're kind of expecting something else. >> so two things. one of them was interesting. i believe it was mario se pull

very da who said let us go back to our lives, i'm a mine eric not a movie star. there are probably those who will be forever changed. there are others that will probably fear going and doing it again in case, god forbid, it should happen again. how do you reconcile that? >> i think you described it perfectly. there will be all kinds of reactions to this. i imagine there would be quite a few men who will go back in the mines and they will decide that's what i'll do. there may be some who will decide i've had enough and there may be some who will seek the fame and good luck to them. i don't know what that will bring them. and there will be certainly men who will be -- issue the spot light. and i think all of those idiosyncrasies are very much like that. >> it does shine another spotlight on another issue and that's mine safety and mario sepulveda when he gave that

address to the world, he said the conditions have to change, we can't go on like this. he has a very big megaphone now. dr. george bonanos, stay with us. it's great to have you describe what the miners are going through. >> we're crossing the half hour now. it's 5:30 on the east coast. one by one the 33 trapped chilean miners are being freed this morning. just moments ago miner number seven brought safely to the surface in the capsule called fenix and the emotional rescue bringing tears to millions watching around the world. again, what we're seeing right now is the beginning of operation number eight, as they lower that capsule down once again. >> all right. let's take a look at some of the scenes that we have seen so far this morning. the miners coming up in the fenix capsule. [ applause ]

chi-chi-chi le-le-le, c-h-i-l-e! >> that was the second miner rescued. mario sepulveda, something of a rock star embracing co-workers and shouting out a chant of c l chile, chile, chi-chi-chi le-le-le. the way they rally their co-workers. >> he's quite a character. he narrated one of the videos. one time he said back to you in the studios. you know, you have to have those moments of levity amid what could have very ease by been tragedy. i was interesting in some of the background reading. there were some people who told the president of chile don't get

people's hopes up, don't get out there and say there's a good chance we'll rescue them. we don't know if that's the case. he said he really believed in his heart they would find a way to do it. >> they've been remarkably positive through the whole thing. when they first learned the 33 miners had been trapped underground, the world thought they're dead, how can they get to them. the pennsylvania mine, we saw nine rescued but they were only 3300 feet. the operation has been remarkable, nothing short of remarkable in keeping those men not only alive but keeping their spirits alive. >> it will be interesting to see if this is a blue print going forward, not necessarily just for mine accident bus for ways to help out in situations where people are trapped and the way that they were able to monitor not only a physical and mental health but also make them part of the rescue and be able to just sort of control so many

aspects of the rescue all the way down to the switch to the liquid diet on the way up in case there was any sickness or -- motion sickness on the way up. >> and they've had help from all over the world. nasa doctors and psychologists have been involved as well. of course, nasa has a great program for astronauts dealing with isolation. they're up on the international space station for six months at a time. they've been doing it since the 1960s. the apollo program and skylab in the 1970s. so they have a good sense of what keeps people well in situations like that. we're going to be talking with with folks from nasa a little bit later on this morning as well. as we watch the capsule, the line there, threading through that block, as the fenix capsule goes back down again, almost a half mile down again to pick up muner number eight, rescue number eight this morning. >> yes, as we have been saying there has never been a rescue quite like this. playing out on television with

the entire world watching. >> two oversaw the operation in pennsylvania in 2002. they're with us this morninging from pittsburgh. gentlemen. it's great to see you again. joe, you coordinated the rescue there at the cue creek mine. give us some idea because this operation is more than three times the number of people that you brought up from cue creek. what's going through the minds of the people that are in charge of this operation as they send that capsule down for the one-hour round trip? >> well, you know, like i say, they heevd a lot of time to put a plan together, and right now they're just trying to concentrate on executing that plan. i'm sure there's a lot of anxiety there because you're dealing with mother nature, and things can go wrong, especially with the equipment and so forth.

but the way things have been going to this point, i have to believe that the officials on site are feeling pretty good. you don't want to get complacent, but everything seems to be going pretty smooth, and they're going to stick to their plan. >> and, dr. kunkle, they're going to be talking about the order. what are some of the potential concerns, physically speaking, as some of the miners who may have had conditions are being brought up? >> i think the issue is it depends on what their medical problem is. individuals who may have had coronary disease or heart disease obviously are at fairly high risk. we know that one individual has had some lung problems of some type. i don't know what it is. most likely chronic obstructive lung disease. those individuals will have to

be monitored. that individual will have to be monitored pretty closely and watched for desaturation, lack of oxygen, on the way up. we saw the miner come up who had diabetes. he looks in really good shape. there would have been some concern with whether or not his vascular system could have maintained his blood pressure on the way up, but that seems to have not been the case, and he looked perfectly well. in fact, all the miners have. >> joe, what are your thoughts of the shape of the miners as you see them come up. there you see mario sepulveda high-fiving everyone and dancing around. compare that to the condition of the cue creek miners. the situation there was completely different for them. >> they were under for 78 hours but with no real condo u i it to

them. the miners when they were located have been provided with nourishment, food, water, medicine, you know, the things that you need to sustain yourself. the miners look like they're in great condition that are coming up down in chile. >> all right. and the miners in cue creek were wet and cold as well, correct, where these miners have had to deal with, 90-degree temperatures and 90-degree humidity. >> totally opposite. cue creek dealing with cold and potential hyperthermia and here they're dealing with the heat. two different ends of the spectrum, but, you know, cue creek was a water inundation. the miners tried to escape. they got wet during the escape. they had to fight their way back up to where they came from in water. so they were damp, and the mining temperature, 55 degrees. so, yeah, it was a little

different -- little different atmosphere. the manors at cue creek ended up getting close together, trying to get the heat off of one another. so it was a little different -- little different perspective. >> you know, we should point out as we look at the top of the pipe there, you can actually see condensation coming up as the very warm air from the mine hits the cold air in the desert. >> that's the other concern, dr. kunkle. there was the concern that because of the humidity and conditions down there, they were afraid of skin infections, perhaps fungal infections. the ninth miner coming up is coming up with lung disease and has two fingers because of a previous mining accident. he's going to be making his way up as well. in some cases, though, perhaps the monitoring of the food and medicine in some cases may have

helped improve the conditions of some of the miners who may have had diabetes or been overweight? there's no doubt about it. the ability to have the several months or two months that they've had to monitor and stabilize medical conditions, make sure that they had adequate medication and adequate therapy has made this much, much better than it would have been had they not been able to get medication to these men down there. >> your comment about the fungal disease is really an issue. most of the skin diseases would be fairly self-limited i think. the one problem with certain fung gal diseases in the earth is that some of these can be systemic, can actually infect the lung and result in long-term complications. we'll have yet to see whether that's a problem. >> yeah. certainly the conditions

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43 minutes past 5:00 here in new york this morning as a special edition of "american morning" coverage continues of the dramatic mine rescue unfolding in chile. we want to show you a shot underground now as they prepare to bring miner number eight up to the surface. they've had seven successful rescues so far starting at about 10:50 last night. miner number eight is getting ready the come to the surface,

claudio cortes. his girlfriend proposed. they have two daughters. >> the family, friends, president of chile, sebastian pinero. let's give you a quick recap of where we stand right now. about 15 minutes ago the seventh miner was rescued. each journey takes about 15 minu minutes. it's pretty remarkable but we have live pictures underground, down into the mine and now, of course, they'll prep it, and they will put claudio cortes in

it. doctors will keep close tabs on how they're reacting. they've got oxygen in there. they have to instruct them how to put them inside the capsule and get them ready to be hauled back to the surface again. >> apparently some of the other o miners are talking to them as well, let them know what to expect when they make it to the surface. let's check in with gary tuchman to learn what else he's learned this morning because he's at the mine for us. gary, we've been talking about how surreal it is to be half a mile underground, this operation, so calm, so orderly, as they prepare to bring miner number eight up to the surface. >> reporter: well, kiran, i said this a come of times. that shot underground, a half mile underground, is the ultimate live shot. i mean who would have ever thought we would see something like that. this has been an incredible

production. i should pout out they are not our cameras. it's the chilean government cameras but they're doing it up right. live close-up pictures of the reunion and the points behind me. what's amazing is this capsule looks like a toy. you'll see when it's undergrouchbltd you'll see. it looks like an amusement park ride. they weren't 100% sure it would work. they tested it without human beings but once the first person came up and was safely rescued, confidence increased dramatically. we're all excited. right now, seven miners safely up, 26 more to go. and wait till you see number eight. his girlfriend proposed to him. expect she will be there, and that will be some reunion. back to you, kiran and john. >> if she's not there, maybe

she'll be weight in the church. camp hope they've dubbed it. how have the family members managed to keep it going. >> camp hope. there's been a lot of hope this will end very well. keep in mind, john, for 17 days they didn't know if their miners were alive. this collapse happened on august 15. it wasn't until august 27 that they're fine, all 33 were fine. who knows what they were thinking underground. maybe they figured everyone forgot about them. each day since then increasing hope and now we've connell to this point where we've seen this toy rocket successfully rescue. >> they're saying this is untold millions of dollars. all of it to be able to free the

33 men. just an amazing show of force from around the world. now we're watching this rescue unfold as well with this shot underground right now as they prepare to bring miner number eight up to the surface. >> yeah. >> so gary, what's the process from heresome i know you haven't been allowed that close to the area where the miners are actually being brought up, but we see them being brought up in the capsule. they're allowed to greet loved ones as we saw with mario sepulveda. he led them in cheers. but what happens afterward? >> reporter: right afterward they go to a triage center that's been set up just in case there's any emergencies. there haven't been yet. after that they go to another building about five minutes away, a reunion center where they can catch up with family members. and cameras have been there too. we've seen hugs and kisses.

that's where mario spoke. after that all 33 miners are compeled to hop in a helicopter to go to a real hospital to get checked out and then go back to their normal lives. >> gary tuchman there. we'll see if life will ever be normal for these men who have endured so much, in the past two months more than anybody probably expects to go through in a lifetime. again, we just got word they're putting this -- we can see it right now. he's in there. again, they're given some instructions how to operate some of the equipment inside. i believe there's a 40% mix of supplemental oxygen as well as they make their way a half mile up. it takes about 15 minutes to get to the surface. >> it's sort of the ultimate open shaft elevator ride, you know, some of those old elevators where you have the cage and you go up between the floors. can you imagine?

it's only 21 feet across and more than 2,000 feet to go up, extreme darkness, wondering all the time is it going to get stuck or continue all the way up. you can manage what these guys are going through, even just in that ride. >> yeah, it's amazing. there was also talk, you remember, about concerns would everybody fit in this capsule. very small, as you said, just about two feet in diameter. and some of them were put on actual exercise regimens. had access to underground tunnels so they were able to exercise, some of them doing as much as an hour a day of jogging to get fit. i mean you want to talk about your life depending on losing weight, this is a perfect example of that. >> that's an amazing shot from deep underground as that capsule sappears into the shaft and heads up. in the first 17 days that the miners were trapped before rescue workers located them, some of the miners lost up to 15 pounds because they were

existing only on a very, very small amount of food. and then, of course, their dietary intake closely monitored after that. just an incredible job that officials have been doing in keeping these miners both healthy and keeping their spirits up as well. you can imagine what it would be like to be trapped even a few feet understoground. and while it may not make much difference when weather it's ten feet or a hundred feet, you say, oh, my goodness, i'm a half a mile underground. how with will anyone get to me. early word and perhaps not related to miners in full disclosure, the idea that it may have taken four months to get to them, but this drilling team who we're going to be speaking with later on this morning got to them almost two months ahead of schedule and now we see the remarkable results of their efforts in pinpoint drilling that shaft down 2,000 feet into

the ground. >> yeah. it was amazing. when we first heard the outside estima estimates of four months we were thinking how can anybody survive that lochlk chile's president sebastian a pinero was not happy with the estimates. that's why he ordered not one but three different options. there was plan a, b, and c of drilling. this was plan b. it broke through at 8:05 in the morning eastern time when that happened. in the meantime all eyes of the world have been on this. it's been a sleepless night for the residents to say the least. >> from the moment the first miner was released, nothing but pure happiness. >> reporter: amazing images shown tonight across chile, across the world in the home town of many of the 33 trapped mine aers.

they were galvanized by the images, the images of the crop miners reaching the surface. a number of people filled the town square. up coast, you see these images, cheers and shouts as they saw the miner reach the surface. one is roberto who's a miner himself. [ speaking spanish ] >> he says he's a miner as well. he's actually from a region that was hit by the tsunami this year in chile. he said he knows what it's like to be underground. he's not leaving any time soon. one of the many patriotic people here tonight who are here to support the miners. >> so there's a scene from the town. now let's take you back to the

mine, the san jose mine. there's a look at the mouth of the rescue borehole that they've drilled there. and miner number eight, claudio. when he comes up, he's going to be greeted by his girlfriend, the mother of his two children who sent him a letter down the first borehole that they drilled. it was one of first things that went down there, a proposal for marriage. they will be tying the knot as soon as he's pulled back up to the surface. >> the other amazing thing is almost taking for granted at this point that this fenix capsule, the apparatus that they're using, everything's gone so smoothly. it's working exactly to plan. now the eighth trip down and back up as we're about to see, and knock on wood, everything's gone according to plan. >> they're greasing the wheels

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much for being with us. the special edition of american morning on the 13th of october. we're following breaking new, and unlike most breaking news, this is breaking news which so far has had a happy ending. the rescue of 33 trapped miners in chile right now. >> just amazing. i'm sure when our alarm clocks went off this morning, like your yours, i look at my e-mail right away. first miner rescued. i thought, unbelievable, 69 days later and this operation went as smoothly as possible. we're now watching live as they're about to bring miner eight up to the surface, a man by the name of claudio