we're here to cover the rescue attempt of jessica mcclure, i need your hem. we're trying to shoot over the fence. do you have a ladder we could use. you knock on another door, and say, i hate to ask you this, but can i use your phone? that was the day before cell phones. >> cameras and microphones have been dropped down and jessica could be heard to call to her mother. >> and you couldn't widen the well and you couldn't come in at an angle. >> they drilled a shaft harrah lel to one she fell in. >> you had to drill a parallel well that someone could get through. >> the rescuers are making progress literally by inches. >> it was scary. >> lord help us all to remember that we are in your care. >> this is a gripping story because it is about a helpless little baby who had a name, who had family there. >> with the whole community gathered around, trying anything they could to get this baby out, a great human interest story. >> as the hours went on, you thought that the chances of her surviving were less and less. >> the ratings took a huge jump. people are calling

. >> jessica mcclure was playing hide and seek. jessica tumbled down a pipe and landed in a small about a foot wide. she was trapped 20 feet underground. >> i could see that it's just really a gripping story and it's not going to be resolved quickly. blow out all the commercials. stay until it's over. >> she's upset and crying. as long as she's crying we know that we have a chance. >> it has gone frustratingly slow. >> when we got there, i started knocking on doors, and i would say, i'm tony clark from cnn. we're here to cover the rescue attempt of jessica mcclure. i need your help. we're trying to shoot over the fence. do you have a ladder that we could use? you knock on another door and say, i hate to ask you this, but can i use your phone? >> that was the day before cell phones. cameras and microphones have been dropped down. jessica can be heard to call to her mother. you could not widen the well that she was in, and you couldn't come in at an angle. >> they drilled a shaft parallel to the one jessica fell in. >> so what you had