again, we're still waiting for the 29th man to emerge from the san jose mine and our steve harrigan joins us live from the scene where he's been there from the very beginning. what are you hearing, steve? >> shepard, they've changed the order a little bit. the man we are about to see come up out of the mine is 49-year-old juan aguillar. he's number 29d. the last 10 miners were put in a separate group known as the most able, most fit, most strong mentally. this man has been in the mines for 20 years. he's married with a family of three so some deep expectations here about his impending arrival now any second. so far, the timing of this operation as a whole has gotten better and better as the day goes on. the capsule itself has taken a number of blows and batters. you can see the paint pretty badly chipped on it but it's still functioning almost perfectly as well that giant fishing reel-like spool that's raising and lowering the steel cable that's pulling the capsule up has been functioning without a slowdown at all. there's been no pauses. we've been seeing the same scene really repeated o

we go back to our own steve harrigan standing by live at the mine, where the celebration continues. accounts, our best case scenario, it would take 36 hours. it took about 22 by my count to get everybody out. >> reporter: that's right this government has set deadlines and then beaten them. this rescue operation went faster. originally they thought it would take one hour for each miner to come out. by the end they were getting extremely efficient dropping the capsule down and pull it up. no damage, smooth operation with no delays technically. right now we've been seeing the shift foreman the supervisor, he's been talking to the president and he has really occupied a position of honor. during those first 17 days when these mine in darkness and presumed dead, this was one of the men who helped organized them into shifts of daytime and nighttime to keep people occupied, to keep people following a set of rules and to keep people together with discipline. he was given the position of honor to come out last. when he came out last, you saw the respect the president held him in calling him mr

our steve harrigan is live on scene. steve, we have watched them bring the thing up and down and now they are putting some sort of metal something or another down there. we don't have guide cans on this sort of thing. trying to make they have overlooked nothing. >> certainly, shepard. some last minute adjustments, there were rumblings beforehand that perhaps this process, this rescue operation was being stretched out for political reasons it might be able to happen earlier. that is clearly not the case. we see last-minute adjustments with basic tools with hammers and wrenches and much of the physical labor being done by hand. hoist the miners to history. earlier we saw escape shaft itself with that cable being lowered down there. likely some more adjustments need to be made to the capsule to make it go up and down more smoothly. not a straight path and not a lot of give room between the capsule and shaft itself. a couple of inches on either side. obviously not ready to go yet. expected to begin a couple hours from now but

standing by at the mine with the latest is our own steve harrigan. steve?> reporter: sean for the last two hours we've seen that capsule go up and down empty. what we are waiting for an announcement from the president of chile, likely to say any time now that the rescue operation has begun. after he says that, we are likely to see a navy medic get inside that capsule and be lowered slowly down to where those 33 miners have been waiting for 68 days. he's likely to take medical readings on each miner. provide any emergency medical attention and prepare the first o'first man for his rise to the top. the first will be among the fittest, strongest, they will be able to deal with adjustments. the last miner out has been a named. for two months now plus this entire nation has been waiting and watching and hoping. the government has thrown tremendous resources here out in the desert creating a tent sympathy. throwing up internet, tents, feeding the families for free. winning popularity throughout this crisis as we've seen the president's own popularity rise as he t

steve harrigan is live on the scene. steve, tell us what is going on? the whole world is watching we are all on the edge of your seats. >> reporter: greta, specially here among family members as well as the nation watching and waiting. so far in operation over the past two months has been carefully choreographed. the government has been public about what it intends. they set public deadlines. for the most part they've beaten those deadlines. tonight for the first time we are seeing something different. we don't have hard information to go on. one, the president himself has been on the scene out in the cold in this desert for more than four hours. obviously, putting a lot of pressure on the engineers to get things going. the second thing is, we've seen the capsule being worked on with hammers, with wrenches, by engineers for some time as well. it could be this could be the first sign of a hurd until what has up to now been a carefully choreographed, organized and successful plan. the rescue itself is likely to begin once the president of chile makes that

steve harrigan is live on the scene. he's following the story. check in with him for an update. ene is unfolding behind me. the pictures are providing by the chilean tv live. we're seeing the chilean engineers that is going over the capsule. this is a rocket ship that is a space age kapoor sue about to go -- space age capsule about to go to the mine. a navy medic is going down to test miners. this is a mixture of high-tech and low-tech. it has high-tech communication to communicate with the surface and it can mon nowhere the miners' medical condition on the way up. you can see what is going on here. several engineers pounding away with hammers and wrenching to get it ready to make its way half a mile toward 33 miners that have been waiting now 68 days in. back to you. >> shannon: all right, steve. great news to see the developments here. check in now with shepard smith. you have been following this like the rest of to used and it looks like the first person may surface in "fox report" tonight. >> we hope so. soaper, the better for all of the men trapped down there for so long. it

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we go back now to our own o steve harrigan standing by live at the mine where the celebration continueseve, by all accounts we were -- our best case scenario is it would take 36 hours.t it took about 22 by my count to get everyone out of there. >> that's right, sean. o this government has exceedingly set deadlines and then beat them.en it went faster than people thought it would. originally they thought it would take one hour for eachho miner to come out. hour by the end they were extremelyut efficient dropping the capsule e down and pulling it up. it was getting battered, but no damage.no a very smooth operation withh et no delays technically.chcall we have been seeing the shift foreman, the shift supervisor.s he has been talking to thed he president, and he has really opi occupied a position of honor. during the first 17 days when7 these miners were alone in anrkness and presumed dead, this is one of the men who helped organize them into shifts of daytime and nighttime to keep peoplehtti oplepied, keep people following a set of rules, and really to keep people together with discipline

in copiapo, chile, steve harrigan, fox news. >>> more now from the first rescuer to enter the mine.e was also the last to leave. manual gonzalez said it was un-forgetful. he describes what it was like when he first entered the collapsed mine. >> they hugged me, ran, jumped, one was waiting for me. they hugged me, congratulated me for being the first one. more than anything, i was very happy to see them. >> gonzalez spend 22 years working in chilean mine's. he says the rescue was a true team effort from the president to the people who brought them water every day. >>> a commuter alert now for metro riders, remember that price deduction that was promised by metro for smart trip cards? you can forget about that one. up next we'll explain why the price of those smart trip cards will not be slashed. tucker? >>> most of the rain is out of here. we're left with cool and breezy conditions. bring along the jacket as you head out the door. i'll have the details on your forecast and julie wright will be in and have a look at your on time traffic as well. that's coming up right after the break.

and i know i'll never forget and steve harrigan on site, i know you'll never forget. >> shepard, somelly gets me is watching these families embrace with each other. when you see a husband and wife kiss and everyone is standing around and applaud, first thing that comes to mind is the scene of a wedding. these embraces are something very different than that. these miners have had two months plus underground alone to think about what's important, what are the priorities? and we've seen -- we've gotten some glimpses of what they've been thinking about from their letters and now from the first interviews that have come out. and really, over and over again, we see a devotion and a dedication to family. and we're seeing that, i think, in some of those embraces between husband and wife and father and child. just the intensity of that emotion, that bond and it's all going on publicly and yet, there's no sense of nervousness or sense of being in the spotlight. they're oblivious to the fact that the entire nation and the good chunk of the world is watching. it's really just them at that moment.

steve harrigan accident fox news. >>> we have more now -- steve harrigan accident fox news. >>> we have more now from the first one to enter the mine and the last one to leave. manuel gonzalez describes what it was first like when he entered that collapsed mine. >> they hugged me. they ran, jumped. one of them was waiting for me. they congratulated me for being the first one, but more than anything i was very happy to see them. >> gonzalez spent 22 years himself working in chilean mines. he says the rescue was a true team effort all the way from the president to the people who brought them water every single day. >> quite a surprise for some people in oklahoma. they experienced one of the strongest earthquakes reported in the state. one woman thought a truck hit the laundromat where she was working in oklahoma city. the magnitude 4.3 quake hit wednesday morning, a bit stronger than the 3.6 quake that rattled d.c. back in july. >>> the drug war is at the center of the murder of an american in mexico and tonight police think they know why he was killed. >>> plus think you have time to get

steve harrigan reports. >> reporter: cheers and fears as rescue crews reached the container with the miners. >> this morning at 8:05 we finally broke into the gallery. >> with 28 inches wide. >> rescuers waived with drill bits getting through to the cavity holding the men. living inside the dark underground shelter for more than two months. >> this is too emotional for us, for the families. so much pain we've had. so much sorrow we've been through. and now the joy comes. >> reporter: officials originally thought the men would be trapped until at least christmas. workers say this is a huge victory, particularly after equipment setbacks in recent weeks. they had to push through nearly half a mile of hard rock in dangerous conditions to reach the miners. >> been here busting our butts. we have worked every day. we have fought the odds. we made it into the gallery. that's incredible. the whole place just exploded. it was great. >> but the waiting isn't over. officials say it could be several more days before the miners get out. they are deciding the safest way to bring all 33 men through

correspondent steve harrigan picks up the story. >> reporter: it began as mano y mano standoff between ecuadorian president rafael correa and the police over cuts. correa dared them to kill him if they had the courage. tear gas explodes near the president's head. he is shoved and escapes the mob and holes up inside a hospital. after 12-hour siege, 500 soldiers come to his rescue. under cover of darkness they form a human shield, as gunfire erupt, killing one and wounding dozens of others, including a presidential bodyguard. correa back in the presidential palace says there will be no more giving or forgetting. >> this is a failed attempt at a coup but they only made us stronger. >> reporter: the u.s. expressed support for correa. >> we believe this is the kind of action that is necessary to resolve this, you know, with an affirmation aof democratic values and that is what we hope for equador. >> reporter: by morning, the streets are calm and airports back open, but there may be more trouble ahead. equador government is in the red and defaulted on the foreign debt. despite the violence,

more have dental infections for lesions on the skin. >> and steve harrigan is out there on the scene.he's been telling us what's happening. and steve, what is the latest? what an exciting time for you to be there? what is the latest now? >> it's remarkable and that is being lowered again so we can see the third miner getting into that capsule. 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

more have dental infections for lesions on the skin. >> and steve harrigan is out there on the scene.he's been telling us what's happening. and steve, what is the latest? what an exciting time for you to be there? what is the latest now? >> it's remarkable and that is being lowered again so we can see the third miner getting into that capsule. 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

steve harrigan. >> we will pause and take a quick break as we continue to follow this enormous human drama that is playing out on worldñ÷ >> well, this story developed on august 5. here we are, 69 full days later, reporting good news for you. it could have gone either way. we are happy here at the >> we're happy to report that four miners have successfully been brought up alive in chile tonight. it has been an emotional night . >> t . >> being hoisted to the surface. i want to thank adam housley and steve harrigan who have done a wonderful job reporting from the scene there and dr. mark siegel, thank you very much for your advice and counsel here on the set. thanks going to do it for us. stay tuned to the fox newschannel throughout the day for more live developments.

back to you. >> steve harrigan streaming live from chile. thanks. a growing debate over whether to completely halt foreclosures across the country. it would mean some people can keep their homes, at least temporarily. that is far from the only effect. coming up, what move could mean for the entire economy. plus inside north korea. coming up, fox news hit streets of yong days after the announcement of the nuclear nation next leader. that is just ahead. journalists of fox news. this is the fox report. copd makes it hard for meo breathe. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now, i can join the fun and games withy grandchildren. great news! for people with copd, inuding chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both, advair helps significantly improve lung function. while nothing can reverse copd, advair is different from most other copd medications because it contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator, working together to help you breathe better. advair won't replace fast-acting hars for sudden symptoms and should not be used more

steve harrigan, fox news. >> a woman is under arrest tonight accused of killing her twin daughters in what police are called in a -- a murder suicide attempt. they responded to a call yesterday and found the girls and their mother. police say 28-year-old monica mccarrick stabbed the 3-year- old twins. she then fled started her apartment on fire before trying to take her own life. >> they made entry into the apartment and discovered a female with lacerations and injuries not consistent with a fire. >> the woman went under -- what went into surgery but is expected to survive >> a victim was walking north on monterey road with her 1- year-old daughter and they have a recent sketch of the suspect. they tried to buy out the suspect in he ran away. the suspect is described as being latino about 5 feet 9 inches tall with an average build. >> attorney michael cordova says that they took $25,000 to teach voters and they say the group only spent four days doing the outreach work and instead campaigned for the mayoral candidate and they say that the allegations are baseless. the group maintains

more have dental infections for lesions on the skin. >> and steve harrigan is out there on the scene. what's happening. and steve, what is the latest? what an exciting time for you to be there? what is the latest now? >> it's remarkable and that is being lowered again so we can see the third miner getting into that capsule. 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 fi

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steve harrigan monitoring the situation in ecuador from our south florida newsroom. steve? >> jon, this was a remarkable face-to-face confrontation between the president of ecuador and his own police, police are very angry over proposed cuts in their wages. at one point rafael asked the police if they were brave enough to try to kill him. he even loosened his tie and opened his shirt to show them he wasn't wearing a bullet-proof vest. [sirens] >> tear gas explodes near the president's head. he is shoved and then escapes the mob and holds up inside a hospital. after 12 hours siege, 500 soldiers come to his rescue. under cover of darkness, they form a human shield as gunfire erupts, killing at least one and wounding dozens, including a presidential body guard. back in the presidential palace says there will be no forgiving or forgetting. >> this was a failed attempt at a cou. but they have only made us stronger. >> the u.s. has already expressed public support for the democratically elected president. there is likely to be trouble ahead. a government that is $4 billion in deb

fox's steve harrigan has more on the rescue efforts. >> reporter: 33 trapped miners in chile may soone rescued. only about 100 feet remain before a drill breaks through a chamber in the collapsed mine. once the drilling is complete a video camera will be lowered through the shaft. then the rescue team will determine whether the miners can be pulled up through the exposed rock or the shaft should be encased with steel piping. >> after the break of the tunnel in the best scenario could be three to four days to start the rescue process. if we do a full casing of the hole, those three to four days could go to four -- i mean eight to 10 days. >> reporter: officials are now preparing for a room where the miners will be taken after they are pulled out. they have been trapped about 2,000 feet underground since august 5th. >> we set aside this place that we are calling the reuniting room for those miners that are in good enough health to stand and walk and are also calm enough to meet their families and loved ones. >> reporter: the miners' families are thrilled but anxious. they're holding a v

steve harrigan streaming live from the san jose mine in chile. re are some indications that the miners could even be out of there in just a matter of days. >> shepard, a lot of signs that this could end very soon. the drill behind me is just 500 feet away in from the minert could reach them within two days' time. how stable is the rock and will they have to reinforce it with steel casing? some real signs that things are about to change for the better. the miners themselves for one have begun packing up their gear, their mementos from half mile under ground sending it to the surface. one of the miners saying it's moving time. time to pack up and get out of here. >> shepard: what are the conditions like under ground, steve, do we know? >> shepard, of the conditions have changed dramatically since the 17 days in august when these 33 miners were presumed to be dead when they everywhere just living on a couple of cans of fish. the latest edition to their layers of fiberoptic lines so they can watch soccer. yesterday was one of the miners' birthdays. th

steve harrigan monitoring the rescue effort and he is streaming live from san jose mine in chile. > shepard: shepard, the sense of anticipation and exexcitement is building. caution the last few feet of this operation just before the miners are reached could be some of the most dangerous. basically, you are going to have a heavy hammer breaking through solid rock into the open area of the shelter where the miners have hold up. now helping the drillers in their work has been the miners themselves. 33 of them down there with camerassenned a a live feed up to the surface. they are helping the drillers know whether they're proceeding too fast or slow. >> when you are looking at those samples, it's hard to tell. we just tell them, guys, go get it, go take to the -- they show it to us. oh, okay. so what was nice is when we got the video it was perfect it looked like a gun barrel it was perfect. >> now, if the miners are reached later tonight or in the early hours of the morning, the first thing we're likely to see is a test. a test of the structure of the rock. is it sound enough to carr

>> shepard: steve harrigan live at the hospital in chile tonight. thanks again. we are now hearing president obama has called his chilean counter part earlier today to congratulate him on successful rescue. the white house press office reports that the president hailed the rescue as a tribute not only to the determination of the rescue workers and the chilean government but also the miners and the chilean people who have inspired the world. wal-mart workers, signing the papers to kick people out of their homes. that's the charge from a lawyer for thousands of homeowners in florida. it comes as prosecutors in all 50 states investigate a collosal foreclosure crisis. the attorney claims mortgage companies hired people with zero mortgage experience to be so-called robo signers. blindly signing any document put in front of them. not just wal-mart staffers assembly line workers, even hairstylists. >> they wanted to hire people that were basically unsophisticated in this way. usually people that didn't have very much, if any secondary education. people who would go alon

for the very latest on the operation, let's go down to chile and steve harrigan. tion. when the capsule is lowered down a half mile into the earth and the first of the 33 chilean miners will be pulled up. we've seen some of the clothing they will wear. protective to prevent blood clots. the first four up have been selected, but their names are being kept secret. their likely to be some of the healthiest, strongest of the 33 in case any obstacles arise. we're waiting the arrival of the chilean president. he's been a fixture throughout this rescue operation and he has seen his poll numbers climb as the nation has really gotten behind the miners and the government in the way they handled this. the operation is being carried out. likely to start at midnight here local time. that's in part due to concerns about the condition of the miners. they'll be wearing special sunglasses as well as protective clothing to prevent blood clots on the way up. it's likely to take a day in all and likely 15 hours away now from the first of those miners after 69 days finally coming up to

steve harrigan, fox news. >> and just enough progress to them give the miners renewed hope. >> absolutely. >>> still still to come, a tree with foreign roots is bring better health to the u.s. >> they're cultivating a huge seed bank with medical benefits and there you go. that is what we're talking b. >>> d.c.'s top cop is talking directly with the people, discussing what is behind a recent string of shootings in one neighborhood. >>> and planning to take metro to the nets home opener or the redskins tomorrow? what you need to know to get around weekend closures. >> keep it here, fox 5 news at 6 rolls on after this.  ring ring ring ring progresso. hi. we love your weight watchers endorsed soups but my husband looks the way he did 20 years ago. well that's great. you haven't seen him... my other can is ringing. progresso. hey can you tell my wife to relax and enjoy the view? (announcer) progresso. you gotta taste this soup. should we order panda blossom, panda moon... how about chinese at home with wanchai ferry? you can make it in just 14 minutes. mmmh, orange chicken. great. i d

a live update now on the mine rescues in chile from fox's steve harrigan at the scene. eve. >> reporter: a few minutes ago we saw miner number 25, avalos come up from the surface. his brother was the first miner up. both of them down there for two months. it's gone smoother than expected. the capsule moving up and down. banged up by the hard rock but no major problems or delay. originally the rescues were scheduled to take an hour an now they're coming in about half that time. back to you. >> thank you. continuing coverage throughout the night. glenn beck in a moment, but first, bret baier previews "special report". >> bret: what does president obama think he's done wrong? he speaks out about it less than three weeks from the election. we go coast-to-coast for in-depth coverage of hot races. join me at the top of the hour. back to glenn. ♪ ♪ >> glenn: there is reallying in more important right now than i guess the election as most people will say. i'm anxious to see what bret baier has to say on the elections. but there is something also very intriguing about the miners'

steve harrigan made a good point.rigan yesterday was talking about how in war the last man is sometimes the most important because you are bringing up the rear. that was something there was debate over the last few days who the last man would be. would it be the foreman? would he be the final one to come up? he will whole the record as the person who lived the longest underground in the history of the world. there was some squabbling a little. although these miners i have to say have been very strong together. they've stuck together from the outset something that has been very impressive. they are all -- i believe the last couple are still in the triage field hospital that's why the president is still here. and wants the last couple to go to the hop, they will all be there together, about 35 miles -- go to the hospital, they will all be there together, about 35 miles away. >> greta: i assume the first 17 days was hoping they would hear something from the surface that people recognized they were alive. how did they pas

steve harrigan has been watching. this has been going smoothly, steve.pause was to oil the wheels. one thing the government has done well is take ideas and help from all over the place. there has been no ego involved. the castle, 13' high and 1,000 pounds was built by the chilean navy with help from nasa and the drill reached the miners faster than expected, a drill that comes from berlin, pennsylvania, and there has been no ego involved and when countries get in a disaster situation like this, i am thinking of the russians with a intk that -- a intb that went down, there is a his indication to ask for help. and this president has not been shy about doing and it is paying off now. >>shepard: thank you. on the road to recovery, the united states auto factory creating more than 1,000 new jobs. and bmw is ready to leave the country in exports after $1 billllion overhaul. the first carmaker in the united states to send this many cars overseas. jonathan is on the road to recovery live at the bmw plant in south carolina. >>reporter: you can see the opening cer

steve harrigan, fox news. >>> chairman gray and i have reached the mutual decision that i will leave my post as chancellor of the washington, d.c. public school system. >> our other big story, michelle rhee is out. she is stepping down a few weeks after the man who appointed her, mayor fenty was defeated in the democratic primary. rhee was known for teacher evaluation and firing hundreds of school staffers. >>> d.c. police say it appears a double shooting in was not a random incident. it happened at the lot on w street northeast. larry hutchins was killed. another person was injured. the gunman apparently was in a dpw uniform but employees didn't recognize him. no arrests have been made yet. we will have more in a live report in the next half hour. >>> a 4-year-old child is safe after being caught in the middle of a carjacking. police think the carjacker dumped the car on southern avenue and take off when he realized the child was in the back seat sleeping. the carjacker is still missing. >>> an arrest in the stabbing of four people outside of an off campus bar in college park. leona

steve harrigan made a good point.rigan yesterday was talking about how in war the last man is sometimes the most important because you are bringing up the rear. that was something there was debate over the last few days who the last man would be. would it be the foreman? would he be the final one to come up? he will whole the record as the person who lived the longest underground in the history of the world. there was some squabbling a little. although these miners i have to say have been very strong together. they've stuck together from the outset something that has been very impressive. they are all -- i believe the last couple are still in the triage field hospital that's why the president is still here. and wants the last couple to go to the hop, they will all be there together, about 35 miles -- go to the hospital, they will all be there together, about 35 miles away. >> greta: i assume the first 17 days was hoping they would hear something from the surface that people recognized they were alive. how did they pas

steve harrigan is at the san jose mine now. e, first of all, how are they going to determine which miner gets to come up first? >> reporter: governor, likely the first thing that will happen is someone will go in the mine. likely a navy paramedic to go down and check out conditions of the miners. among the first few miners to come up are those with the severe health problems. one minor is a diabetic, one with high blood pressure. another is 63 years old. if very first miner to come up is likely someone fit and strong in case there are complicated on the way up, anything unforeseen. he has to be a tough guy if there is trouble. the bigger question if it takes one hour to take out all 33 miners, this could be a two-day operation. originally, the miners were supposed to be taken immediately to the hospital, and now the miners are saying no. they could be waiting outside the mine entrance until everyone goes to the hospital. >> mike: that is a remarkable story. these guys have had a unique bond they formed over the course of two mon

it is not over yet for then underground, steve harrigan has the story, from chile, steve?gh team, 8:00 this morning, the sire sirens went off, the sound families have been waiting for for more than two months at the mine and across chile, the symbol, the escape hatch reached the miners after more than two months of drilling. we spoke to a u.s. driller here at the scene and he said the work was the most difficult technically, and, also the most stressful, that he has ever had to face. >> this is the toughest operation i have been involved in, any time you make a mine you have to cut through rock or dynamite, and, that causes, obviously, the rock above it to be fractured. and, you will go there and they put the roof bolts and things to make it strong and we had to cut through all of that and this fact that we have been drilling, 33 days, and knew those guys were down there, they could see it and actually told us, hurry up, you guys, hurry up, we can see your... because we were about 33 meters. >>. >> reporter: there are challenges to come and the final rescue might take plac

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steve harrigan is streaming live from the mine in chile. he preparations underway right now, steve? >> reporter: jon, preparations throughout the day continue to be that capsule which will haul the 33 miners up from half a mile underground one by one. that capsule has been lowered to just within 40 feet of those miners and brought back up several times. that hole itself, the escape shaft has been reinforced on top. some of the final preparations had to do with media presentation. there's been a giant stage built with bulldozers for the media, this in addition to being a rescue effort is a very carefully-choreographed television event in chile and for the world. it is an event with political implications as well. the president has been very careful to tie himself to in the crisis and throughout the two months, if you can believe it, we've seen his ratings, his popularity rise throughout the crisis. having 33 miners half a mile underground has been very good for the president of chile. the country has supported the moves, the money spent and t

steve harrigan is following the development from the mine streaming from chile. >> reporter: it was a siren, the found that the families hear and the nation has been waiting for, for two months. it meant that the rescue workers broke through more than a half mile of rock. the escape hatch reached the miners half a mile underground since august 5. the next move is likely to test stability of the rock. if it's too weak, we have seen the steel casing going toward the mine. it will be welded together and inserted in the mine. if those are not necessary and the rock is strong enough, we could see the capsule lowered two or three days from now. the first minors could be up as early as tuesday. this will not be a quick process. we are talking 33 miners. this could be a two day rescue. still in question whether they will wait for each other here at the mine or be helicoptered to town. some saying we survived as group in the mine and want to be rescued as one. >> gregg: thank you. fox news is the election headquarters. tea party activist drumming up support in richmond, virginia. big names amo

steve harrigan is there, streaming live from the san jose mine in chile. what's happening right now, steve, how far away are we from seeing these men? >> bill, we could be about 12-14 hours away from the first minor, after 59 days, finally coming to the surface. as far as preparations, they finally finished that platform that's going to hold the wench that is going to pull that capsule up and lower it back down for each of the 33 miners, that trip could take 15 minutes to an hour, the first miners that go, the first four at least are likely to be healthy, strong minors in case there are setbacks along the way. we saw the clothing they will be wearing, yesterday, it's protective clotheing in part designed to prevent blood clots and the first person down into the mine will be a navy medic. he'll test all their vital signs before they come up. it's going to take perhaps a day in all for the entire rescue to begin and one of the reasons they are beginning at night, there is concern about the miners' exposure to the bright sun after two months underground, a rea

steve harrigan on the scene at the san jose mine in chile with the latest. this is great news. >> reporter: the entire nation has been watching this rescue operation. the sound everyone was waiting for a siren rang out 8:00 this morning then the celebration started. families went to hug each other and mark flags commemorating those 33 miners down a half mile underground. it took dillers two months to breakthrough half a mile of rock. they did that this morning. the miners themselves underground using a camera and live feed were able to capture that drill bit breaking through a sense of celebration here. for those drillers their part of the job is done. we spoke to one person who played a part in the rescue operation. he said this was the post difficult operation, not only technically, but emotionally. >> we weren't drilling for gold, copper or silver. if we failed we didn't lose money, we lost people. all of us on the team were keen lay wear of that. -- were keenly aware of that. >> reporter: the good mood continues to linger. major challenge ahead getting t

steve harrigan has the story in chile. >> the celebrations began this morning across the mine and the nation of chile where they have been watching and waiting for two months. family members hunging each other with joy with the latest breakthrough. now the rescue, itself. likely that the cameras will be loaded. if it's strong enough, we could see mine norcwhe miners l. they will send someone in the mine lie,ly a navy paramedic to detect conditions each minor faces. they have one diabetic, a man with high blood pressure and a 63-year-old miner. the first miner is likely strong and fit to deal with challenges as they have been many of the unexpected. back to you. >> jamie: thank you. this has been dramatic ordeal for the miners and their families. cave-in trapping them on august 5. no one knew if they were alive or dead until 17 days later. rescue teams drilling 2200 feet down before hearing someone tapping on their machinery. food, water and medicine lowered down the teeny, tiny shaft. with a small happened held camera. now the video of the celebration. soon we hope the first images of

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steve harrigan reports from the scene moments ago the first busload of family members arrived to greete earth in a few minutes. he's live with us now. steve, what do we know? >> reporter: shepard, certainly a sign the rescue is getting close many some family members have been moved from the camp, 1,000 yards away by bus near where the shaft has been opened up. they will be in a holding center. two family members at a time will be able to meet with the miners. over the last couple of hours we've seen more tests. adjustments on the capsule. engineers going at it with wrenches and hammers, trying to make adjustments. it going to be a tough fit. adjustments also with the communications. we've seen communications lines lowered down. they have a direct link with the rescuers on the surface. more information about who is going to come out when. a full list of all 33, in order, has been provided by the government. the first man and last man named. the last man was one of the men who was responsible for rationing that food during those first tough 17 days. of course, these miners have become a

and steve harrigan is at the mine in wh*eul lee -- wh eul lee where the -- chile where the rescue effort is in the last stage, and the miners know they could be less than 48 hours from rescue, steve. >> reporter: that's right, megyn these 33 miners really forming part of the backbone of kh*eulee's economy and the whole nation has been watching their every move watching and hoping for the best. they did get good news, they broke through to the miners after two months. the light of day is being seen down there, the heavy drill has broken through. they've been at it 24 hours a day since then. they've been reinforcing the escape shaft, the first 300 feet of it up near the top have been reinforced with steel casing sottered together so no rocks will collapse in when they are pulling out that capsule. they are building a a platform to hold the crank into place. the capsule could take 15 minutes to an hour to pull each miner a half mile up to the surface. the capsule will spin as well when it reesess. the miners will be on a liquid diet in the hours before they come up. debate in the order in w

stave harrigan, streaming live for us in chile. steve. >> jon, certainly the big news is they may start pulling those miners out on tuesday, but today also could be a great day, according to government ministers. the mine is just now 130 feet away from being reached, those 33 miners who have been down there for two months and this could mean close to the end for a long, anxious wait for the families here. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ it looks like life, laundry, knitting, children, but it's not. since the first day, maria says, i have one thought. to know. to know her two sons, half a mile underground, are alive. they send messages in bottles, they watch giant machines roar by. but mostly, they wait. on rocks. in desert sun. to know. >> reporter: now, when that escape shaft is ready to go, the first man down will be a chilean navy medic, he'll test the condition of those 33 miners down there. it may be that one of the fittest, one of the strongest, might be the first ones up to test the system, then after him, some of the wacker miners, those with hea

steve harrigan picks up the story, live in miami, extensive experience throughout latin america and southrica, steve, good morning, do we have it right? the police stepped in and did what and how bad is it for the president. >> reporter: it was a really close call for the president of ecuador, rafael correa and he was holed up inside a hospital 12 hours, surrounded by his own police, angry over cuts in wages, cuts in benefits, and he had to call in the army, to rescue him and he had the army and the police of ecuador firing at each other while they formed a human shooeld around him to get him out of there and he is safe now in the dprengsz palace, and three people were killed including one of his bodyguards and dozens injured in what might be just the start of more protests to come here, in ecuador. bill: things are got nettinot g back to nearly. >> reporter: now the violence calmed down but the roots of this is in -- deep in the country, and they are $4 billion in debt and, he vowed to continue the cuts and being president of ecuador is no easy job and they've thrown out three recent pre