alex vega?xplain why he was doing it, but he was building a wall around his house. >> whenever i hear a noise, i get scared and look around me. my heart beats faster. i can't go into small spaces. i'm taking five or six pills a day now. if i don't take them, i can't sleep, and i wouldn't even be able to sit here. >> all but one of the 33 men, doctors say, have suffered severe psychological problems since the accident. and the miners complain they weren't getting the quality medical care and benefits they needed and were promised. 19 had already lost their disability payments. sebastian piÑera is chile's president. >> couple of the miners told me that they feel like they're soldiers. they're heroes during the war, and when the war is over, they're forgotten. >> well, that's part of life. that's a part of human nature. they were heroes. they will always be heroes. >> you know, if any of these miners get really ill, the story could still have an unhappy ending, couldn't it? >> yes, yes. and we are

it was my friend, alex vega, who proposed the 72 hours. he encouraged us to hold out longer.ut he was in an even worse state than us. >> translator: i had problems standing up. i had to do it very slowly. when i got up, i had to stop for about a minute because my sight would get blurry and everything turned black. i waited for my eyes to clear and then started to move. moving was so difficult because i was so weak. >> with their food almost gone, some of the starving miners were now considering the final taboo. >> translator: i could see people who were really weak. maybe they were closer to dying, but we never said this guy is ready to go. the older ones were more worried. they thought the younger ones could last longer. >> translator: it was a matter of who would fall first. that was the position. the first one to fade away, we would have pounced on him like animals. it was coming. >> translator: we could have easily ended up eating one of our companions. i always thought it could happen. >> translator: the devil came to visit us. we weren't alone. there was an evil presenc

election day, we have live team coverage for you and alex savage is covering proposition 30 -- proposition 30. but we start with jeanine della vega and the polls open in just about 30 minutes, good morning. >>> good morning, it is really starting to get rolling here, we have seen people drop off their ballots and we can see people doing that right now but they have been doing it through this drive through area where there have been cones set up and they will drive through here and it is expected to be very, very busy today. it started before 5:00 this morning and they were starting to beat the rush because of all the people who were starting to beat the rush today. things are running smoothly and hundreds are already at their polling locations setting them up in santa clara county and 46% of people who voted by male have already turned in their ballots. the registrar wants them to know about those locations and where they can be dropped off. >> you can talk about it at any pole location and we have 700 pole locations. we also have 5 drop off locations but you have people standing there taking it at the curb so they don't have to

vegas. why that may apply to some moving there. join us at 7 on tv 36. >>> alex smith opens up about his concussion. our sports director, mark, is up next. and tastes great! ive like champagne, martinelli's: since 1868. well, inside the brewer, there's a giant staircase. and the room is filled with all these different kinds of coffee. actually, i just press this button. brew what you love, simply. keurig. mark ibanez >>> there is one more thing to buy this black friday. the world series champion san francisco giants will begin selling single game tickets for the 2013 season. tickets will be available starting at 10 a.m. on friday morning for the giants game, in april, may, and june. they can be purchased on the giants' website or at any giants' dugout store. >>> the 49ers have two great quarterbacks but not really a quarterback controversy. >> they don't want to call it that. they always shy away from that. but no matter who starts, this is going to be a great game on sunday. you'll see it on channel 2. the saints in new orleans hosting the 49ers. new orleans got

vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and more than a dozen people are recovering following a carbon-monoxide scare at their home. we are talking with people who were hospitalized and alex, what are the lessons firefighters say we can all learn from this? >> reporter: well, first off, there were no carbon-monoxide fire detectors inside this house and he wants to emphasize they are life savers. somebody inside the home started to feel sick with headaches and they decided to call 911. firefighters were called out to the house and found an entire family with carbon-monoxide inside their blood. 13 people including two young kids had carbon-monoxide in their blood and they went to the hospital. >> i am glad we called everybody because we had a lot of people here thanksgiving so everybody had to go to the hospital. >> fire marshalls tell us this call was a good reminder for everyone to have working carbon- monoxide detectors and gas is especially dangerous. >> reporter: carbon-monoxide is odor less colorless and you can't tell it's there. a lot of heating equipment, if they are not functioning properly, they can be emitting carbon-monoxide. >> you can get carbon-monoxide boys

vega, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> well, inches of rain will be rolling in tomorrow and what is said to be the season's biggest storm so far, alex savage joins us with all of the preparations, alex? >> reporter: well, before the rain arrives, a lot of people will be stopping by this san rafael fire station to fill up their sandbags in preparation for the flooding to deal with all of that water which will certainly be an issue for homeowners. the north bay will be hit hard and of course nobody wants to be caught off guard. at san rafael public works, they have moved sand into various neighborhoods and sand bags will be ready to go as heavy rain moves in. it is expected to be the heaviest and the rain will be most intense in the north bay with several inches expected to come down. crews in this area have been checking the pumps, checking the drains and checking to see if they are ready for that rain. those downed power lines as well, those sandbags will come in handy for a lot of homeowners. >> it is easier to do it in advance of the storm if you water coming in where it shouldn't, you can divert it with sandbags. it is a cheap ea

vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in overnight news a nail salon in pleasant hill badly damaged after it went up in flames. alexavidge joins us now from the strip mall where it all happened with more on what fire crews discovered that is making them call this fire suspicious. >> the arson investigator here on scene it appears someone intentionally set fire to this nail salon. the reason red flags were raised this morning is because of the molotov cocktail or what appeared to be a molotov cocktail found outside of this business when the first crews arrived here. criminal investigation has been launched. work is being done inside this business. the fire was also suspicious because the front window of the place was broken. when the first crews got here. started around 11:30 last night at the magic touch salon. the alarm sounded inside the place. it's in a strip mall on contra costa boulevard. the fire inside was fairly small. crews knocked it out quickly but firefighters noticed what appeared to be an insipid area device. a beer bottle with some kind of liquid inside. a contra costa county fire investigator has be

vega. >>> in overnight news a beauty salon in pleasant hill badly damaged after it went up in flames. ktvu channel 2 reporter alex savidge joins us now from the area where it happened with more on why investigators are calling this fire suspicious. alex. >> reporter: this morning this is still a very active crime seen as arson investigator is out here trying to figure out who set fire to this beauty salon. you might be able to see the investigator inside still collecting evidence. the fire is is pushous mainly because -- suspicious because the arriving crews found what appears to be a molotov cocktail. the beer bottle had a rag stuffed in the top and sitting on the ground right outside the salon. investigator here tells me he is trying to figure out if a similar device was used to start the fire. the front window of the place was already broken when the first fire crews got here this was around 11:30 last night. the alarm sounded inside the magic touch salon which is in a strip mall. the fire was fairly small along a wall inside the building. it was put out quickly and then an investigation was launched. the cont

vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a pleasant hill beauty salon went up in flames overnight. alex savidge is live at the strip mall on contra costa boulevard and you just got an update from officials what they are -- what are they saying? >> reporter: well, the fire appears to be suspicious. there is what appears to be a molotov cocktail. the chief said he collected quite a bit of useful evidence inside this beauty salon. also, this woman showed up at the scene. she appeared to be the owner of the business. firefighters found a beer bottle. the investigator says he is trying to see if a similar device was used to start the fire. he's searching for glass pieces from a bottle inside the business. the front window was already broken when firefighters got here around 11:30 last night. that's suspicious in and of itself. this is in a strip mall on contra costa boulevard in pleasant hill. the fire outside was fairly small and knocked out in short order by fire crews. all signs point to an intentional start. >> when we arrive, our first attempt is to try to determine where the fire may h