following in bill clinton's footsteps, former president jimmy carter won the release of aijalon gomesm north korea. gomes was arrested earlier this year for trespassing and sentenced to eight years hard labor and a nearly $700,000 fine. president clinton successfully won the release of two journalists last year. >>> rescuers in chile are breathing a sigh of relief. 33 miners trapped 2,000 feet below are alive and well. but now comes the hard part. mine officials say it could take three months to free them. the miners are receiving food, water, and oxygen through a small emergency shaft. >>> and if you thought you commutisad,heck ohis on afc m in c stretch andastedmegam > imneys have something in hem to aenrela genanimal-assisd er posn wher beer owls are nocd' re >> i w reny hlehe a fe tt t e whhdhdhdhd si ntroze tannd at g scott sn't alw optimiic.he lt his legs in horr accident tt left himepss ansuicid >> the way i lost my legs was in -- i was an 18-year-old kid sitting on the back of a ruck and working foa knocked off by an 18-wheeler when he tried to pass us. and as a result, i lost

georgia on tuesday, carter said his visit to pyongyang in late august which won the release of aijalon gomesthe request of north korea. gomes had been held since january, accused of illegally entering the secretive state. >> and they said that they would not let him go to anyone except me. obviously, they wanted me to come back over there. >> reporter: carter added it took him five weeks to get permission from the white house and state department before making the private trip to free gomes. carter said he hopes his recent visit to north korea will help restart the six-party talks on the country's nuclear program. >>> an international fair has been held in thailand showcasing renewable energy technologies. the event in bangkok, sponsored by thailand's private sector, attracted company and government officials from about 30 countries and territories. more than 120 companies set up booths. a company from taiwan exhibited a generator that can make use of winds blowing from any direction. a thai firm displayed greenhouses equipped with solar power generators. the exhibits also included the lates

carter hopes the release of aijalon gomes last month would help jump-start talks with the north.er president said he worked for five weeks to get permission to go to north korea. he said gomes would be released only if the former president showed up to get him. >>> in california, investigators are done collecting evidence from the scene of that gas line explosion. now they are interviewing witnesses. >> among them, neighbors and first responders who rushed to help. diana alvear joins us with more. >> reporter: for the first time, we're hearing the 911 calls from the night of the explosion, and what we hear are first responders clearly stunned at what they encountered. >> multiple houses. we're trying to get close. we have extreme heat. we have possibly several blocks on fire at this time. >> reporter: in the moments following the explosion, the scene in san bruno was pure chaos. >> from 6-2, be advised. san mateo has reports of occupants trapped at 1615 clairmont. >> reporter: first responders recalled what they saw as they drove up. >> there were residents fleeing the street, ru