shawn wilczynski, moved and inspired by how well they dealt with this, how they worked together. the 17 miniers got stuck at the start of their shift just after 10 wednesday night.. at the cargill road salt mine in lansing,new york, about 40 miles outside syracuse. they were trapped about 900 feet underground when an elevator suddenly stopped on the way to the mine )s floor - the deepest in the western hemisphere. officials say the miners huddled together. blankets and supplies were lowered to them, until a large crane could be brought in. shawn wilczynski, mine manager - from cargill it is a difficult task - there s not a lot of cranes out there ready and willing to do that depth more than a dozen agencies assisted with the rescue ... as the miners were brought to surface in increments of 4 then 3, then 2 at a time. shawn wilczynski, mine manager - from cargill i m inspired by them butted the first 4 who came out of the mine, waited until the last two came out of the mine operations at the mine will put on hold for now, while safety inspectors investigate what caused the eleavto

crews lowered blankets and supplies to them, until a large crane was brought in. (: shawn wilczynski, mine manager) it is a difficult task - there's not a lot of cranes out there ready and willing to do that depth. kenneth craig: the miners were brought to the surface in groups. shawn wilczynski, mine manager) in true fashion they waited ntil the last ones were up, to make sure they were all good together. kenneth craig: operations at the mine are on hold for now, while safety inspectors investigate what caused the elevator to break down. kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. ((brian loftus)) the salt mine is the deepest in the western hemisphere./// ((brian loftus)) > a piece of cardboard. may have saved a baby's life. the reason doctors say.. this google device.. helped them operate on the child... in a way they never have before. news now at four... we sit down one on one with presidential candidate bernie sanders. how he's reacting to the news of a nuclear north korea... and his plans to keep the country in check. /// ((sherry swensk)) > start cleaning out the house and garage now..

((stop)) 3 (shawn wilczynski/cargill mine manager)"this is not a small thing that happened and i do still have that genuine concern for my fellow teammates, my fellow employees and their well-being." engineers say a bracket within the shaft became loose, blocking the elevator. shawn says the inspections and repairs will be done. 3 a single-engine experimental plane crashes in tennessee... injuring a man. it happened in lebanon near the town's airport. the plane landed in the backyard of a home. neighbors and witnesses say they heard loud noises coming from the plane before it went down. the pilot was taken to an area hospital with what was described as "serious" 3 the first medical marijuana dispensary in new york city officially opened in manhattan. columbia care is one of eight medical marijuana distribution centers now open in the state. to get an appointment, a patient must suffer from one of ten severe conditions including cancer, h-i-v and a-l-s. for now, columbia care will only distribute marijuana in liquid form as drops placed under the tongue. 3 a manufacturer has a new high- te

shawn wilczynski/cargill mine manager .. they persevere .. and once again.. it's impressive to see how well they managed the situation.. to be honest with you despite being shaken and cold... the rescued miners waited at the scene... until the last of their co- workers.... were pulled to safety. operations are suspended.... in that part of the salt mine.... until the cause is determined and fixed. in tonight's rwb 2016 politcoverage.. donald trump is raising questions about whether fellow republican ted cruz is eligible to run for president.. and others are now chiming in. john mccain.. who was born on a u-s military base in panama.. says he has questions about cruz's u-s citizenship. the issue came up because cruz in canada.. and trump says it needs to be addressed. sot ted cruz " as a legal matter the question is straightforward and settled law that the child of a us citizen born abroad is a natural born citizen." (butted to) sot donald trump "ted, he should ask for a declaratory judgment because that would clear it all up. i'm doing this for the good of te

(sot: shawn wilczynski, mine manager) (:18-:24)i'm moved and inspired by how well they dealt with this, how they worked together. together.the miners were trapped overnight in a salt mine elevator when it suddenly stopped. crews lowered blankets andndsupplies to the elevator while they worked on figuring out how to bring them up safely. after at ten hour ordeal, all 17-were brought 900-feet to the surface. risians are on edge tonight after authorities shot and killed a man they say tried to attack a police station. knife and was wearing a fake explosiviv vest outsidedethe station.witnesses say he shouted god is great in arabic before being shot. the incident comes as neighbors were marking the first anniversary of the terror attacks on the offices of the charlie hebdo magazine. france has also been under a state of emergency since a series of attacks that killed 130-people in november. another tough day for the markets. the dow closed today down 391-points. my colleague scott sanborn joins me now to explain how turbulce in chininis causing fluxuations across the globe. karen - as we've

shawn wilczynski / mine manager " they huddled together, they did what they could do to keep each other warm and keep each other's spirits up and they persevered the best way they could, they prioritized who should come out first themselves and it's very pleasant to see how well they managed the situation" on camera: the first 4 miners rescued waited nearly two hours until the last two were brought up to safety. cargill says the miners have since been reunited with their families. reporting from lansing, i'm alex resila. nbc news. >> << >> weather ad-lib mother-nature will provide another the morning) and drizzle, so with temperatures near freezing again, you'll want to watch out for slick spots on area roads and sidewalks. some, especially south, will see a late day snow/mix that will spread north across the viewing area tonight that will produce some light accumulations by tomorrow morning. light snow will continue throughout the day friday and will leave most of siouxland with 1-3 inches of the white stuff by the time it moves out friday night. our attention then turns to the arctic

positioning a crane which allow rescuers to descend the elevator shaft and retrieve the trapped shawn wilczynski - mine manager :35 - :39) 09;08;30;07 "they huddled together, they did what they could do to keep each other warm and keep each rescuers passed down blankets and hand warmers before sending the trapped miners. the first ones to emerge waited until the last man had been rescued. (sot / dennis griffin - lansing fire dept, asst. chief :50 - 1:00) 10 39 29 that's when we all stand ,look at each other and we say this was a win, we are all there was no incidence a representativ e for cargill salt mine said it appeared a steel beam broke, bringing the elevator to a halt. workers from the previous shift had just taken the same elevator to the surface at the end of their shift. new york governor andrew cuomo has ordered an investigation into the incident. chris pollone, nbc news, new york. >> tonya couch, the mother of a fugitive teen who used an "affluenza" defense after a fatal drunken crash, has returned to texas to face charges. a van carried tonya couch from the airport to the tarrant cou

(shawn wilczynski, mine manager - from cargill)i'm moved and inspired by how well they dealt with this, how they worked together.operations at the mine are on hold while safety inspectors try to find out what caused the eleavtor to malfunciton.the mine's floor is the deepest in the western hemisphere. 3 an 8-year old girl, and the power of social media prompt a toy maker to make a change to the monopoly game based on star wars.some fans were disappointed that no female characters were in toys and games based on the mega-hit movie.a young girl wrote to hasbro because rey wasn't included.her letter took off with the hashtag *where's rey*. now hasbro says rey will be added to new versions of the board game.the company says she was left out to avoid giving away the plot line before star wars was released in theaters. 3 take part in a pilot program.. with unicycles.it started in a texas gym class.. and the kids showed off their skills at another school that's getting the program next year. 3 lilia leblanc: (:09)"i want to show them because i loved it. and maybe they will to."(:13) alice pre

(sot / shawn wilczynski - mine manager :35 - :39) 09;08;30;07 "they huddled together, they did what they could do to keep each other warm and keep each other's spirits up." rescuers passed down blankets and hand warners, before they could get a basket down to get the trapped miners. a represenative for the mine said a steel beam might have broken. governor andrew cuomo opened an investigation to find out why. the mother of the "affluenza" teen is now in a jail in texas. a van carried tonya couch from the airport to the jail tonight. police arrested couch and her son ethan in mexico. investigators believe they left the country in november, after prosecutors looked into if ethan violated his probation. he was on probation for killing four people in a drunk driving crash. the teen remains in a holding facility in mexico city. tonight the texas state trooper charged with perjury is out on bond. trooper brian encinia turned himself in today and posted a 25-hundred dollar in the same room where police booked bond last summer. encina pulled sandra bland over last summer during a traffic stop. t

shawn wilczynski, mine manager - from cargill, "it is a difficult task - there's not a lot of cranes out there ready and willing to do that depth." )) ((paul joncich)) operations at the mine will put on hold for now, while safety inspectors investigate what caused the eleavtor to malfunciton. the mine operator says the mild winter has left them with a large inventory of salt and there is no hurry to resume mining. /// ((denise valdez)) > the relief at the pump looks like it's here to stay... saving drivers billions of dollars. ((paul joncich)) according to price tracker "gas buddy- dot -com"... 2016 should be the fourth straight year of gas price declines. ((denise valdez)) prices are expected to continue to drop... and while drivers will spend about 325- billion dollars on gasoline this year... that's actually 17- billion less than last year. the national average wil likely peak in may... somewhere around 2- 70 a gallon. right now... the average price in las vegas is 2- 54 a gallon... but some gas stations are selling for as low as 2-24./// > and check out this picture taken from ou

shawn wilczynski | mine manager: "most of them were saying they were doing good to cuddle up and keep each other warm, and to keep each other's spirits up and i'd say they were highly successful at doing that." that."the initial investigation shows the elevator had a mechanical problem.it will be lifted out of the shaft so it can be further inspected.the shaft is 23-hundred feet long... making this the deepest salt mine in the western hemisphere. there's new evidence today showing north korea may not have detonated a hydrogen bomb like it claims. japan sent planes to collect dust in the air after north korea's possible test yesterday.today japan says it didn't find any change in the u-s house of representativ es saying today it will vote as early as next week on legislation putting new sanctions on north korea.they include targeting access to hard currency... and stepping up inspections of north korean cargo. one year after the terrorist attack that killed 12 people at the "charlie hebdo" offices there...police shoot and kill a man wearing what appeared to be an explosives vest. he tr

shawn wilczynski, mine manager, cargill "i also think all the training that we've done, we do have two mine rescue teams that train locally and collaborate with the local agencies on a consistent basis and that collaboration and that cooperation paid off. again, this is something that you hope that you never have to use but when it comes to fruition that it ends the way that it has today." the first 4 miners rescued waited nearly two hours until the last two were brought up to safety. no one was hurt. the mine manager believes a beam came loose under the elevator and caused it to get stuck. police in texas are looking for five men who tried to commit a smash and grab burglary. security cameras roll as stolen pick-up into a dallas convenience store early wednesday morning. once inside --- they try to steal the store safe --- but it proves to be too much to handle. after repeatedly trying to lift the safe --- the five take off. they left the safe and a mess behind. they later abandoned the stolen truck. authorities in massachusetts are investigating why a tractor trailer burst into flame