the third, juan palma is on his way up. ou tell us from your viewpoint there near the mine? >> reporter: yes, as you say, juan illanes is on his way up. i'm going to tell you on the counter there, well, he has done about 300 feet so far. so still got a ways to go. that will probably take him a good ten more minutes to come up. but here at camp hope, thistent village where the families have been camping out. awaiting for news of each and every miner since this disaster began. and as each miner has come to the surface, there has been pure joy. pure joy followed by hugs and tears. tears of joy but also a release of the zpres the anxiety that they have been clearly feeling throughout the day as the moments tick down. at one point the relative and family members broke out into a rendition of the national anthem as well. when the second miner mario sepulveda came up, there were a lot of laughs, too. because mario sepulveda, we became very familiar with him in the course of the disaster. he was the miner that tendered to narrate th

juan illanes palma. we've been so caught up. i don't think we've introduced ourselves. >> i'm colleen mcedwards. >> and i'm michael holm. we've been covering this for viewers around the world. our u.s. viewers joining us as we continue to watch this amazing rescue effort in progress. >> absolutely. let's get the latest now on what's happening at the mine. and carl has been following the miners' saga since day one. he joins us right now live from the san jose mine in chile. carl, what is going on right now? what stage are we at with the rescue of this third miner on his way to the surface? >> i think you guys are absolutely right. our name really don't matter tonight, do they? the names that matter are florencio, mario sepulveda, miner number two. and the third member, juan palma. he is possibly just three minutes from the surface. and after those three name, we then want to hear 30 more names. we want to count them back up to the surface. they went down at august 5. at about 2:00 p.m., became far from normal. one day turned into

this is the -- the 51-year-old, father of, 52-year-old, juan palma. next up, interesting, fourth man in line, all of this order determined by psychological/physical health. fourth man up, 24-year-old colombian, excuse me, bolivian. worked in the mine a to days. lived in the country for a while. >> that is right. in fact he may be the one exception to the health issue. there was a little politics, because morales was coming. >> right. not the warmest relationship between the countries. >> no, in fact between the two countries. >> yeah. we do want to show a few more images. as all of this unfolds. of course, much more on "good morning america," tomorrow, but as our special extended edition of "nightline" wraps up, just to share some of the most triumphant moments from -- from the first man coming to the surface. inconceivabl inconceivable. ten weeks trapped pe low. >> it is not over. the possibility for things to go wrong. the fact that it went so smoothly. is encouraging. >> more tomorrow morning on "good morning america." good night, america. ♪ ♪ >> j

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that would be juan palma. he's 51 years old.and after that, we can get some miners with health problems. and the capsule does look like it's been taking a beating going up and down some of the paint seems to be chipped off. we heard word from the president pinera said this mine will not reopen. so some blow back from this crisis. the mine will be shut down. this mine had a history of safety problems. it's going to be out of business. back to you in new york. >> steve, as i understand it, president sacked the head of the mining industry, fired him? what is the reason given? >> disappointed in the safety report of the mines. certainly heads had to roll after this. as far as mining minister, he's been ot scene as much as the president here and has become a popular figure in his own right. he waved through the crowd of reporters and cameras to become a very popular figure here. so both president and one minister getting a boost. hard to imagine having 33 miners trapped for two months could give your political career a boost but that

that would be juan palma. he's 51 years old.and after that, we can get some miners with health problems. and the capsule does look like it's been taking a beating going up and down some of the paint seems to be chipped off. we heard word from the president pinera said this mine will not reopen. so some blow back from this crisis. the mine will be shut down. this mine had a history of safety problems. it's going to be out of business. back to you in new york. >> steve, as i understand it, president sacked the head of the mining industry, fired him? what is the reason given? >> disappointed in the safety report of the mines. certainly heads had to roll after this. as far as mining minister, he's been ot scene as much as the president here and has become a popular figure in his own right. he waved through the crowd of reporters and cameras to become a very popular figure here. so both president and one minister getting a boost. hard to imagine having 33 miners trapped for two months could give your political career a boost but that

miner number 3, juan palma, 50 years old, should be out any time soon. and bearing witness at the escape hatch is the president and the first lady. the president has been closely associated with this rescue operation since its very beginning. they are standing with palma's spouse. we have seen so far, two dramatic greetings between husband and wife, husband and children. families really... overcome with joy. but also some relief from the stress when you walk around this tent city and see people who have been waiting for two months with one idea in mind -- is my husband, is my father, dead or alive? you can really sense the anguish for at least two families now is over. and some encouragement for those down below as well that so far it's moving smoothly. the wheel is turning, the cable is pulling and the capsule is holding. good news so far. two up and 31 more to go here in chile. >> steve, there was a report that there might be a second capsule, as sort of a backup. is that true? 33 trips down that mine shaft, plus the practice sessions could cause a lot

that would be juan palma. he's 51 years old.an get some miners with health problems. and the capsule does look like it's been taking a beating going up and down some of the paint seems to be chipped off. we heard word from the president pinera said this mine will not reopen. so some blow back from this crisis. the mine will be shut down. this mine had a history of safety problems. it's going to be out of business. back to you in new york. >> steve, as i understand it, president sacked the head of the mining industry, fired him? what is the reason given? >> disappointed in the safety report of the mines. certainly heads had to roll after this. as far as mining minister, he's been ot scene as much as the president here and has become a popular figure in his own right. he waved through the crowd of reporters and cameras to become a very popular figure here. so both president and one minister getting a boost. hard to imagine having 33 miners trapped for two months could give your political career a boost but that is the affect here.

miner number 3, juan palma, 50 years old, should be out any time soon. and bearing witness at the escape hatch is the president and the first lady. the president has been closely associated with this rescue operation since its very beginning. they are standing with palma's spouse. we have seen so far, two dramatic greetings between husband and wife, husband and children. families really... overcome with joy. but also some relief from the stress when you walk around this tent city and see people who have been waiting for two months with one idea in mind -- is my husband, is my father, dead or alive? you can really sense the anguish for at least two families now is over. and some encouragement for those down below as well that so far it's moving smoothly. the wheel is turning, the cable is pulling and the capsule is holding. good news so far. two up and 31 more to go here in chile. >> steve, there was a report that there might be a second capsule, as sort of a backup. is that true? 33 trips down that mine shaft, plus the practice sessions could cause a lot

juan palma, and carlos solis, from bolivia., an environmental assistant. osman araya, a carrier pigeon handler, and a singer. this is jose vidal, a drilling, serving as a secretary for the miners, and carlos lagos, a drill operator. mario heredia, the oldest of the group, mining since he was 12 years old, for more than 50 years. alex salazar, a heavy machinery mechanic. jorge orellana, and this is edison pena, and so far these are the 13 that we have seen and i believe we have the picture here of victor zamora, the one we are waiting for right now, also a carrier pigeon handler down there. cnn.com, lots of interactivities. we'll talk you through this, including the device they are using to get the guys back up. take a look at that. these guys are being reunited with the land they were singing about a couple months back. >> we're getting ready to see victor zamora coming up in the fenix capsule. stay with us. more breaking news coverage right after this. see, expedia lets me mix and match airlines. so i can take one airline out.

haze name is juan illanes palma and he was brought up just over an hour ago. among his accomplishments was fighting in the conflict with argentina. we know his letters to his wife were full of humor and optimism. while we don't want to jump the gun, the person we are talking about bringing up now is the only bo livian, carlos mama mamani solis. and he has the president of his country has promised to help him after his rescue. we are looking at pictures now, live pictures of the family watching and waiting for his release, which should be coming up within the next few minutes. as we have been saying, this has been going like clock work. not to jinx it but it has been going according to plan so far. >> we are looking at live pictures. as we wait for the fourth miner to come to the surface and it has been extraordinary, the wormd watching. we have received lots of tweets and postings from people all around the world on facebook. this has been a story that more than many that we have covered certainly in recent time has really -- here we go. here he is making it t

this is juan llanes palma. number four, carlos maman sole liz, the one from bolivia. jimmy sanchez, only 19 years old. he is the youngest in the group, working as an environmental assistant. we have been hearing about his writing to the family. osman arequiria. jose ojeda vidal, 46 years old, originally a master driller. serving as a secretary for the miners. this is claudio llanes las vegas goe -- lagos -- >> we have pictures of the 15th miner, victor segovia. what we're doing throughout the day, every time someone is rescued, we move them upward into the section where we learn more about them there. be tell you about those that are not rescued. there are families still concerned, keeping an eye out for loved ones waiting. every few minutes we have been getting amazing new pictures like this, where you get to see the capsule working its way up. we watch live as it becomes basically unveiled, and they can come out. >> this is victor segovia rojas. >> he was the writer and kept a journal. he helped keep the rescuers informed really about the well-being of all of the mi