then got a big bear hug from chile's president pinero.the miners sent up to the surrendface. his brother is still down there. more on cnn "newsroom" when we come back on the other side of the break. hi. we're ready to switch our car insurance to progressive. today just seemed like a great day to save. oh, it's not just today. with our free loyalty program, you earn great stuff like accident forgiveness and bigger discounts just by staying with us. oh! ooh! so, what you're saying is, it gets even better with age. oh! tell me we're still talking about insurance. rewarding loyalty. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> let's see here, do we have a picture of the clock? okay. we've got the location, obviously, and then the clock. what is it, about four minutes or so? that's how long, and correct me if i am wrong, that's how long we have been into the official rescue, that rescue window of about 15, 20 minutes or so. is that what that is, chad? >> that is the time when the rescue capsule left the bottom. >> okay. >> keep looking at

they also met with the president, sebastian pinero, who promised to improve worker safety. he said, we will never again allow workers in our country to work in such unsafe and inhumane conditions. doctors say all the miners remained tense after their subterranean ordeal. some received dental care and treated for skin conditions. they are being released once medical exams are complete. >> from the psychological viewpoint, they are going to receive extra support at least for the next six months. >> reporter: family and friends packed up tents and supplies at camp hope grateful their long vigil is over. the mining minister says there's a lesson in this for everyone. >> from the miners, we -- the world have learned that you have fight until the end. you never can give up. >> reporter: in the coming weeks the men will have to decide whether they'll return to the mines. something most of the relatives are dead set against. >>> the american jet skier believed shot and killed by mexican pirates may have been a victim of mistaken identity. a texas newspaper reports the search for da

. >> the family, friends, president of chile, sebastian pinero.f where we stand right now. about 15 minutes ago the seventh miner was rescued. each journey takes about 15 minu minutes. it's pretty remarkable but we have live pictures underground, down into the mine and now, of course, they'll prep it, and they will put claudio cortes in it. doctors will keep close tabs on how they're reacting. they've got oxygen in there. they have to instruct them how to put them inside the capsule and get them ready to be hauled back to the surface again. >> apparently some of the other o miners are talking to them as well, let them know what to expect when they make it to the surface. let's check in with gary tuchman to learn what else he's learned this morning because he's at the mine for us. gary, we've been talking about how surreal it is to be half a mile underground, this operation, so calm, so orderly, as they prepare to bring miner number eight up to the surface. >> reporter: well, kiran, i said this a come of times. that shot underground, a half mile un

for the whole world. >> chilean president sebastian pinero. we were intending to run a sound bite from him after the first miner came to the surface. that was not it. that was a come from the chilean president some week before. this rescue took place. we apologize for the error there. >> we do have that sound bite and we'll get it for you later. he said the rescue had been a miracle and thanked all the technical experts who made a possible set. he said it was a night of emotion and said when chile is united, we're capable of doing great things. we'll get that sound bite for you in the minutes ahead. meanwhile, we're done for the moment. >> we are indeed. i'm colleen mcedwards. >> rosemary church and john mann will be along in about five minutes from now. stay with cnn. our continuing coverage of this incredible unprecedented rescue in chile. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com rt time sales associate with walmart. when william came in i knew he had everything he needed to be a leader in this company. [ william ] after a couple of months, i w

chile's president, sebastian pinero, is in london. he meets with queen elizabeth and prime minister david cameron today. he has become immensely popular since the rescue. he brought a rock from the mine with him as a tribute to the miners. seth doane has more on the miners' return to camp hope. >> reporter: the san jose mine was shrouded in mist. but, the memories for miners and their families were perfectly clear. for most, it was their first time back since the rescue. a dozen or so of the miners made the trek to this remote place so they could join together in a sunday mass of thanksgiving. before the service, we met juan carlos aguilar. he was the 29th man out. at 46, he's been a miner since he was 19. he told us today, i want to be by myself for a little while. adding, you don't know what it was like to be in there. >> reporter: is it difficult to be back here? after living through something so big, he said, all of us are going to be emotional. some of the miners have said they wanted to return to this place not only to give than

he was the first rescuer to go down appealed to president pinero to do something about it.esident, i hope this never happens again. i hope that the chilean mining will be different, that i hope things will be done correctly.ak at the overall mining in chile, certainly, there are very good mines, but then/mines like the san jose mines. 50 miners died in chile last year. it does account for 8% of the accidents. so the track record not exactly stellar. what's the government going to do about it? >> well, absolutely. here is two realities. and the government recognizes that. there's a huge mining industry with large companies, and they have very excellent, excellent standards of safety. overall, chile has a very good figures there. but then we have small miners. small mining. and because the price is high, we have small miners going with lower safety standards. and the government is going to push this. the sentence about the last miner message he sent to the president is a very fair one. so what we need to do here, in the country, is going to the small miners, increase the over

. >> reporter: hugs all around from chilean president sebastian pinero for the 33 miners still wearing protective sunglasses and confc bathrobes. the miners were taken to the hospital after their rescue where they were greeted by huge cheering crowds. inside more well wishers. the miners waving, even reaching out to their fans. meanwhile today we're hearing from the first rescuers to open the collapsed mine shaft. he described the moment he reached the men who were trapped almost a half mile underground for more than two months. >> they hugged me, they ran, jumped one of them was waiting for me. they hugged me, they congratulated me for being the first one, but more than anything i was very happy to see them. >> reporter: the knowledge of the miners was the key evidence of getting all the miners alive. >> i think this is an achievement of the heart. i think the main issue here is not only technology. technology is a true. but the main object was accomplished because we have very talented people and very brave people down there. >> reporter: tonight the miners are really just beginning

the president pi ne pinero said they'll make it up. eva morales, the president of bolivia came and joined the one miner who is from bolivia. carlos mamani, who could have a house in chile if he wanted it. i guess he feels at one with the people here and who wouldn't after being trapped in a brotherhood they have developed down below? >> you are teep keeping tabs on the 17th miner to come to the surface. thank you very much for the help. >> i wanted to mention we have heard from robert gibbs at the white house that the president may call the president of chile to talk about this situation and he may speak about the situation hearing from him in the rose garden later this afternoon so we'll be watching for that. david lariskey is founder of safety solutions international and former assistance secretary of labor for mine safety an enhealth. how would you characterize the more than two months we have spent watching this situation? when it comes to the fact they survived the mine fall-in and now they are being rescued. >> well, certainly, t

this miner known as the comedian of the bunch laughed it up with the president of chile sebastian pinero. this happened on august 5. 17 days later a small drill are broke through. a miner sent a note to the surface skrauled in red pen saying they were alive. rescuers sent a camera down and saw smiling faces. for more than two months the world watched as the miners hoped and prayed for a rescue. above ground more than 1,000 experts planned the meticulous rescue. while family members gathered at what is now called camp hope, tuesday many ofhe women spent the last two hours getting ready, having their hair done, putting on make-up. baby esperanza which means hope will meet her father for the very first time. falies will be back together, their lives forever changed. ♪ >> reporter: the excitement builds with each passing hour. throughout the overnight almost every hour on the hour, rescue after rescue after rescue. over and over these brave men won the hearts of people all over the world. 33 miners once strangers now international heroes. >> and natalie morales reporting there. we're loing l

we were looking one to the other miner and we as president pinero that, we are prepared to do whateverkes. >> reporter: it is still up at the embas as all 33 miners continue to be rescued throughout the day. many who pass by on massachusetts avenue have stopped to watch the spectacle that manyre calling a miracle. >> this i an example for the rest of the world. very grateful also to see the support from this country. >> reporter: company from all over the world have donated their services and equipment to this meticulous rescue operation including a heart and monitoring company from annapoli maryland. the past two weeks, a company has equipped the miners with these straps across their chests so when they exercise, doctors nearly a hlf mile up on the surface can ceck their vital signs. >> i'm tilting this back wards. you can see i moved so i got that. if i were to run around, bouncing in my seat, you'll see what happened. i'll go vertical and you'll see the tivity increase. >> reporter: the critical part of this technology is being played out on the screen today as one by one, the miner

he's sebastien pinero, the president of chile who has been there the entire time, staying with the men and his wife greeting each man coming up. during the celebration right now speaking to them about the pride of the nation and what's happened here in chile. the men brought up with oxygen masks, dark glasses to protect them from the sun, and also sweaters because it's going to be a very big transition for them. they are now being medically evaluated. also mentally evaluated. more than 1 billion people have been watching those rescues today. they will now be reunited with their families. and chilean miner rescued and miners with three terms trending on twitter in the bay area. and all across the world. the outpouring of support for these men, amazing. many people queeting the miners who said, i met god, i met the devil, and god won. some are tweeting that they cry every time they see the men unite with their families. there was that especially first miner who came up who was greeted by his son in a warm embrace. they justmi c ow wonderfulhaow twas. comedians who will actually play in s

and to the right, far to the right is sebastian pinero, the president of chile here. he's the one who came here because of the economic conditions that he was facing in bolivia. the countries have been at odds for a long time because they were battling over in the 19th century over some land that prevents now, because chile has claimed ownership of it, prevents bolivia from having access to the ocean. the pacific. so there have been longstanding disagreements. the bolivians believe that they should have access to that area, which they do not. and so the fact that this crisis has been able to bring somebody from the left and somebody from the right together in a moment where they can perhaps not only agree on saving the 33 lives but perhaps establishing a more unified relationship despite the various differences in their approaches to government, i think is significant. >> there was some talk of the president of bolivia traveling to the mine site for the rescue. do you know if he is going to do that or has arrived? >> president morales is expected to arrive tomorrow. h

. >> how this president, pinero, seized this moment and went to the extreme.early missed the tone button on bp. but this president -- it was tremendous outcome. >> we'll go live to the scene. kerry sanders has been taking us through this. the 10th miner now has reached the surface. 10 for 10, 23 still to go. and hoda kotb when "morning joe" comes back. exchange traded funds. some firms offer them "commission free." problem is they limit the choice of etfs to what makes financial sense to them. td ameritrade doesn't limit you to one brand of etfs... they offer more than 100... each selected by investment experts at morningstar associates. only at the etf market center at td ameritrade. before investing, carefully consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses. contact td ameritrade for a prospectus containing this and other information. read it carefully before investing. discover customersl are getting five percent cashback bonus at restaurants. it pays to switch, it pays to discover. ♪ [ upbeat instrumental ] [ rattling ] [ gasps ] [

at the hospital, one visitor really stood out, chile's president, sebastian pinero. he challenged the men to a soccer match and joked that the winners could stay in the presidential palace, but the losers would have to go back to the mine. as these 33 men have become global celebrities, their lists of invitations has grown, and i've been keeping a list. there's an invitation to the greek islands for two to sit on the sunny beaches paid for by a greek mining company. there are trips to spain and the united kingdom to watch soccer matches, to chile's coast paid for by the tourism board. the runner of the group invited to the new york marathon. even the president of bolivia would like them to come stay at his presidential palace. it's clear that the lives of these 33 men from a small mining community in northern chile is starting to change. seth doane, cbs news, copiapo, chile. >> all right, maggie. >> thanks, harry. >>> we turn to politics and a senate debate last night in nevada that could have a huge impact on the next congress. senate majority leader harry reid is s

he handed one to chile's president sebastian pinero who kept a vigil. we made a promise. hour after hour. another miner brought back to the surface. another emotional reunion with loved ones. at this rate, it will take more than 24 hours before all 33 miners are out of danger. do you know when your brother's going to be brought out? maria herrera's brother is still trapped. my brother is number 16, she told. we are not sleeping or anything. we are just waiting. after two long months, that wait may almost be over. for the remaining miners, their country and families. a sleepless night for sure, but also, a very happy, very joyous one, as well. a couple of hours ago the mining minister here tweeted that things were moving ahead of schedule. and it is operating like clockwork. back to you. >> one of the things we are really marveling at, seth, the condition of these miners when kay come out. when we first saw the pencils and they were gaunt and tired, they were exhausted. they looked like they were on life's edge. they're coming out of the ground now. they look remarkable. >

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