tonight on "nightline." buried. several already confirmed dead. more than a dozen more missing after a mine blast. now a frantic search for coal miners who may be trapped alive after an underground explosion. tiger 2.0. the lies, the women his health, questions about performance enhancing drugs after returning to the course. tiger woods faces the media firing squad. so did he survive? plus into the wild from big cats and bears to elephants, we journey to afar away place where animals are given the chance to

roam freagain and our cameras are there. good evening. i'm terry moran. we begin tonight with breaking news in america's coal mining country. we now know today's deadly mine explosion in west virginia has claimed the lives of at least seven workers. that number could rise substantially. at this hour, rescue teams are working frantically in search of 19 unaccounted for workers. it was mid afternoon, 3:00 p.m. at the end of the day shift when a massive explosion ripped through the mountain. miner steve smith was near the blast. >> it was almost like a tornado. we got -- it stopped us dead because we couldn't go any farther because there was so much air coming towards us. we couldn't move. we had to turn around and back

up and go back out the other way. >> reporter: another witness said the explosion caught the mountains on fire. first responders on the scene began a frantic rescue operation. helicopters in the landing zone took the injured and dead to nearby hospitals and morgues. the early reports, seven miners were killed and at least 19 are missing, trapped in the mine. and as so often in coal country, over the years, the families and friends waited for word. >> immediately people started bringing food and water, but mostly they pray. this is a praying community. this area is -- they come together really fast. so other than that, what can you do? >> reporter: west virginia has seen more than its share of coal mining tragedies. in 2006, the sago mine disaster trapped 13 miners for two days. only one survived. in a heartbreaking misunderstanding, mining officials released incorrect information leading families to

believe all the trapped miners were safe. hours later the grim news. last year, 34 miners died on the job in the united states. the explosion at the upper big branch mine today came the same day more than 100 workers were rescued from a chinese mine eight days after a flooding accident. 38 miners there remain unaccounted for. the upper big branch mine is owned by massey energy company. the mine has extra oxygen stored along emergency escape routes and airtight chambers which can keep trapped miners alive for up to four days. >> it's a risky operation. the refuge chambers have the ability to have 96 hours of oxygen in them, so we have time on our side. >> it's just a tough time for the area down there, and i think with all the safety features and

things we came along with, maybe we got in our heads that we weren't going to have another one of these things like this. it looks like we are. >> time on our side. we certainly hope so. our search will continue to nitor. we turn to brian ross. he reported extensively for "nightline" on controversiies fr massey energy company. what can you tell us about their safety record? >> this is the sixth largest mining company in the country based on production and it has a checkered safety record. federal safety records show this mi alone has had three fatalities over the last 12 years and in the last year, there are reports of a spike in violations by federal safety officials, six violations alone this year, one just last week. some of them repeat, almost all of them involving issues with ventilation, which prevents explosions from cold dust. as well this company over the years, other subsidiaries have had serious safety issues, the

company last year paid out $4.2 million in civil and criminal fines for another mine fatality that killed two people. >> that's a safety record of the company. of course they don't have any indication at this point what caused this explosion, but what about massey's ceo, a controversial guy, don blankenship. >> he has become very controversial. he's become a major factor in politics there raising millions of dollars to support certain candidates including members of the west virginia supreme court who voted in his favor in certain key cases. when abc news tried to ask him about that, he attacked our camera man and said you're liable to get shot if you take pictures of me. >> i remember that. brian, thanks very much on the reporting on the massey energy company. we will continue to monitor that situation in west virginia. we're going to turn in a different direction. big story today in the world of

sport masters week has arrived. that means the return of golfer tiger woods. today, the golfer has been center stage in a sex scandal played golf, fans watched and he sat down for a grilling that has been months in the making as john berman reportses. >> reporter: he has been playing golf since he could walk, but still it was a day of firsts for tiger woods. the first time in five months he played golf in front of people. >> encouragement i got, it was just -- it blew me away, to be honest with you. it really did. >> reporter: in the first time in five months, he answered questions in a roomful of reporters. >> how did you fool so many people for so long? >> tom, i fooled myself. >> reporter: first the golf. a four hour practice round in front of the patrons at augusta national. patrons is such a well mannered word and the people here warned not to shout were as patronly as

could be. >> this is one of the most famous turns in golf. there is no question tiger woods probably feels more comfortable here than almost anywhere else in the world. they were cheering for tiger, this new goateed tiger, he showed off some new behavior of his own. good behavior, smiling, waving, not the old grumpy golfer who would glare at any sound. >> come on. i'm going to try and not get as hot when i play. ju try to be more respectful of the game. >> reporter: former u.s. open champ andy north thinks it's a good thing. it's almost as if he's lost control a little bit. i think that bothers him a little bit. i think he needs to regain that control on the golf course. if he gets you upset, that's fine. >> reporter: woods was embraced not just by the fans but literally other golfers too. >> it's amazing how many hugs

i've gotten from the guys. i'm surprised by that, how well received i've been. >> reporter: for tiger 2.0, the embrace from reporters were not as warm. he had to answer questions about the other tiger, the women, the text messages, the mess. >> is there some element that wanted to get caught? >> i don't know. all i know is i acted just terribly, poorly, made just bad decisions and decisions that i've hurt so many people close to me. >> reporter: we learned his wife elin will not with coming to the masters this week and the consequences of his treatment on his son, charlie. >> people don't realize because of the time frame of it, i missed my son's first birthday, and that hurts. that hurts a lot. >> reporter: he was pressed on his relationship with doctor anthony galia, being investigated by the fbi for

providing performance enhancing drugs to athletes. >> he never gave me hgh. i've never taken that in my entire life. i've never taken any illegal drug for that matter. >> he was treated for an injury we never knew about in 2008? >> i started to train, started running again, i tore my akillees in my right leg. >> reporter: he refused to discuss the nature of his treatment and while he says he has taken vicodin and ambien in the past, he refused to say whether they were involved in his suv crash last november. >> well, the police investigated the accident, and they cited me 166 bucks. it's a closed case. >> reporter: he left out the part where investigators suspected was under the influence but was refused a subpoena for his medical records. nevertheless, we learned how he's getting by now.

>> i meditate religiously like i used to. i'm going back to my roots with buddhism with my mom. i need to do these things the way i used to do it. >> reporter: what he expects for the future in terms of money. >> what do you tell those sponsors who may want to support you about why they should get behind you? >> hopefully i could prove to the other companies going forward that i am a worthy investment. >> reporter: now that the question answering is all but done, what tiger 2.0 wants to do most of all is play golf. >> my first tee i'm looking forward to it. i haven't looked forward to that tee shot in a long time, not like this. it feels fun again, you know. that's something that's been missing. why? because look what i was engaged in. >> reporter: what he was engaged in, tiger 1.0. what this new tiger wants us all

to forget. i'm john berman for "nightline" in augusta, georgia. tiger woods says he expects to win this weekend. when we come back, we'll turn to an animal sanctuary where tigers and elfanltss are returned to the wild. an amazing challenge. ♪ [ woman ] nine iron, it's almost tee-time. time for new zyrtec® liquid gels. they work fast. so i can get relief from the pollen that used to make me sneeze, my eyes water. with new zyrtec® liquid gels, i get allergy relief at liquid speed. that's the fast, powerful relief of zyrtec®, now in a liquid gel. zyrtec® is the fastest 24-hour allergy medicine. it works on my worst symptoms so i'm ready by the time we get to the first hole. new zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air®. [ sps ] no!

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some of the most exotic kreecr e creatures call home. the hope is they return to their natural habitat as dan harris reports. >> it's going to see this shot. >> reporter: his job requires him to talk to a tiger. >> that noise is a tiger greeting. >> reporter: this one is named arang. >> all the tigers know me. >> reporter: tiger cub around the house would be pretty neat. >> good n. you lose your furniture. >> reporter: he is impressive. this one is named dara. both of these big cats were confiscated in a law enforcement operation from people who were keeping them as petses. they cannot be released into the wild. >> he's a dangerous neighbor. no one wants him around. i think the world is not ready to carry on keeping tigers.

>> reporter: he's getting into a hunting crouch there. that was play, i hope. >> might be an idea just to position ourselves. >> is this electric fieed? >> yes. >> reporter: there are roughly 1200 animals here in cambodia. >> this is quite a common forest deer. >> reporter: most of them rescued from the foreign illegal animal trade. the foot looks pretty go. sometimes animals who have endured the worst can be given a second chance. this is chuk, the first elephant recipient of a pros these sis. nick was called to the scene when chuk was found alone in the jungle. >> he was alone and lost in the jungle. >> reporter: they think he may have walked into a snare. >> he was incredibly thin and wouldn't have survived.

i hand fed him, everything he ate, everything he ate. he's here today. >> reporter: now chuk has a friend and protecter named lucky. in this desperately poor country that is very rich in exotic animals, many people make money by selling animals as pets or as food or as use in traditional medicine. >> kind of fun to watch them eat. >> they're great, yes. >> reporter: this center is run by the cam bodian government with help from the wildlife alliance. that's who nick works for. while here, these animals get protection and affection. but also in the best case scenarios, training to reenter the wild. >> keep your eyes on the gibbon. >> do they attack? >> yes, they bite. >> nick is training these to be

wild again so they can go back to where they belong. there she goes. your job gives you a front row seat of animal cruelty. >> yeah, absolutely. absolutely. see some terrible things. many animals have lost feet. wildlife is seen as food. it's been that way for centuries. >> reporter: everywhere you see animals bravely soldiering on despite injuries. this bear is named ralph. he's got three legs. a lot of these bears don't have all their legs because they got caught in snares. these are sun bears, which look like half bear half golden retriever. while we're here, the wildlife alliance mountses a raid to rescue two baby blackberrys. this woman this the baby bears

tied up in ropes. she is now facing five to ten years in prison. >> we had to provide all these branches so they feel secure. >> reporter: the bear cubs are brought here to be treated by an australian group called free the bears. >> what's the prognosis? >> compared to others, it's nowhere near as good as they have in the past. one has lost their entire foot. another one has lost all her claws. >> reporter: it must be tough to see baby bears come in this condition. >> it's extremely disappointing and depressing. >> it seems like what you do is take animals who have had the worst possible experience and give them a pretty cozy place to live. >> this isn't the end of the line. if we think they're up to life in the wild again, we rehab them and release them. >> nice. before we leave, chuk and lucky give us a show, kicking soccer balls. >> look at this. >> and spinning their handlers

around like pieces of wood. then they dance the dance. for a price, of course. >> she doesn't dance for nothing. >> reporter: for "nightline," this is dan harris in cambodia. some great work done at that sanctuary. thanks to dan harris for that. when we come back, human scavengers. we join them on the prowl for a good deal. not anymore. now it describes everything we choose and buy. eat and drive. well, what if green could be simple again? as simple as say doing the laundry. presenting future friendly from p&g. the products you use every day designed to do one of three simple things: save water, save energy or reduce waste. because when green is user friendly...

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everyone everyone likes a good deal but how far would yogo to find one? you may not want to follow this northern california couple into the dumpster, but if you follow some of their tips you could save big. for jeremy hubbard, extreme thrift is a sign of the times. >> 41 foot sailboat. >> reporter: we are on a tight wad shopping spree where the internet is flush with bargains. >> a toilet. someone right here in the hills is giving away a toilet. >> reporter: where clothes are scrounged from sidewalks. >> could this be another one of my favorite shirts. >> reporter: and lunch is fill fehred from abandoned trees. >> these are really sweet. they are delicious. >> reporter: and then at the end of the day, when the shopping is done and not a dime has been spen we still manage to get some change.

>> wow, this is an ancient penny. this is 1944. >> 1944 penny. >> reporter: kristen an ann na lee has turned sting 82 into an art form. from their home in san francisco they get by as self proclaimed scavengers. in fact. they wrote the book on extreme penny pinching. they call it the scavengers' manifesto. that's anything from thrift shops to coupon clipping, to yard sales to finding stuff in the street to. >> anything. >> reporter: salvaging, swapping and repurposing is how they decorated their home. they say 95% of their belongings were scavenged, the nick knacks, carpet, even the paint. >> the paint is called mismixes.

the paint stores sell it for a huge discount. it looks cool. it looks like we planned it that way. we did not. >> reporter: the meager approach. taking other people's junk and making it useful again is an idea they say more of us should embrace during this recession. if we could just get past the stigma. >> i don't encourage people to go past their ick factor. >> reporter: at yard sales and thrift stores and occasionally in trash bins is where they get most of their clothes. the total spent between the two of them on clothes for this entire year. >> $12. this is my tiffany ring which i found lying in the street. >> reporter: that brings us to the scavenger's code of ethics, if you find something valuable, try to get it to its owner. if you can't, it's yours.

other rules, don't steal, don't am, don't harm the environment, but their biggest money saving strategies come from food. there's all that free fruit found on empty lots in the neighborhood. >> feel like a hunter gatherer. we got about eight pounds of fruit. that's about $20 at least. >> reporter: there is some free food they just won't touch. >> to me, i won't really scavenge food from wet dumpsters. >> reporter: if they need to go grocery shopping it's at a no frils store. their average bill for a month, a little more than $100. >> food can be really cheap in this country. >> reporter: changing the way they purchase by barely purchasing anything at all, it's how they approach shopping on this store, online and on the sidewalk. >> free furniture. >> reporter: their mission, to

transform all of us into miserly scavengers. >> yuck. >> reporter: there is a cheap skate, they say, in all of us. >> not going to take that one. for "nightline." jeremy hubbard the scavenger life. here's jimmy kimmel. >> jimmy: thanks, terry. kellan lutz, music from she & him and brooke bu

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