if tom foy had not survived, those guys may not have made their way here. so for his survival, we now have what looks like 33 men all making their way to the surface. >> we have come full circle. remarkable here as we see the third rescuer now going down in to the capsule, and he's getting ready to go down rescue cua cuani yanez. gravity pulls the phoenix capsule down. then the winch brings it back up with our next rescue. >> natalie moral is and kerry sanders continuing their extraordinary coverage as we watch the third rescuer get into the cap tulle. we're now in day 70 for the 33 trapped miners. now there are 31. florencio avalos coming up a little after midnight local chile time. then mario sepulveda and now juan yanez. waiting his turn to come to the surface and be reunited with his family. we'll have more from copiapo. and we'll return. ♪ [ female announcer ] mousse temptations by jell-o. decadently delicious. 60 calories. it's finally me o'clock. time for jell-o. try new chocolate mint sensation. so i got my nephew to build a website. i hired someone

talking to tom foy on the phone. and tom saying this would be emotional for him, to watch all this, because it would bring back the memories of what he went through, but you heard him talk about the condition they were in. look at these guys. it has been really kind of stunning to see how healthy they are. yes, there are other miners down there who have long-term chronic conditions like diabetes, heart conditions. some have developed skin conditions. they've been getting mega doses of vitamin d because they don't see the sun. they've been getting vitamin b, c, a. they've been treated as best they can. each has been given an aspirin. the idea is to thin the blood so they don't develop deep vein thrombosis on the way up. when i saw him walk out, it was like they said, an vater. what a ride to the surface, what a ride. >> kerry, it is striking both the way they're walking out and the way those rescuers are walking in. i won't say it's routine but they're stepping into that capsule with confidence as if they did it yeste

tom foy is in his 60s, trapped there three days, brought to earth and he's fine, he says he's settled and well adjusted, all he wants to do is work a hard day, not a minor anymore, but come home to his family at the end of the day. but for these younger men, they're going to be supposed to something they've never been supposed -- exposed to before ever in their lives, whether it's book deals or tv appearances, who knows who could come their way, and to deal with that and adapt, tom foy says is the biggest challenge for the men now, especially the the younger -- not the older gentlemen. he makes the point between age because he thinks when you're older you're a bit more settled and have different priorities but some of the men in the late 20s, 30s, they'll have enormous challenges and that will be part of the recovery going forward. martha: they do sort of a check of this capsule after one person gets out to make sure that it's safe, that nothing is damaged on the way up, that they can send it back down and get ready for the next person. imagine the anticipation, if you're a family mem

and my guest tom foy was one of the nine. he joins us from cue creek along with bill arnold. joe stefani. tom, how are you doing? >> real good. real good. >> geraldo: ever go back down after that eight years ago? >> no, i didn't. no, i don't. >> geraldo: do you miss it? >> i miss the guys and i do miss mining, tell you the truth. >> geraldo: why not going back down? >> i think i put my wife and my kids and everybody through enough misery so they said you're not going back. >> geraldo: 77 hours. what was the worst part of it? was it the water rising? >> well, survival was our biggest problem, trying to survive. the first. >> geraldo: go ahead, go ahead, tell me. >> the first 8 to 10 hours that was probably the worst right there because we was running out of oxygen. and we figured we had maybe about an hour left. i mean that was pretty critical right there. >> geraldo: so how did you get air? how did you get oxygen? >> well, they drilled the first air hole and then from there once we all got back up on our feet that is when we tried to go down and escape then and barricade, you

joining me now are blane mayhew and tom foy, they're survivors of the 2002 quecreek mine accident in somerset, pennsylvania. they were trapped underground for 77 hours. along with them bill arnold, one of their rescuers. as you watch this, what goes through your mind? >> it really takes me back to that same time eight years ago when we were here at quecreek. there's an electricity, a nervous anticipation. but it's also a very focused nervousness. we knew very clearly that the most dangerous part of the quecreek rescue was coming up when the capsule was going down. and i'm sure that the rescuers around that shaft in chile have that same sense of nervous anticipation. i'm quite certain that they've rehearsed this and practiced this many, many times. they want to make sure nothing goes wrong at this point. >> bill, the professional rescuers like yourselves, i have to wonder, a lot of us in our jobs, get into certain kinds of routines, but it looks to me like every one of these situations is different and there's no such thing as routine, is there? >> that's exactly right. we rehearse ev

and one of the miners was tom foy who ironically works for sinna rock. >> i knower that bunch of happy guys. they got to be happier than i don't know. when the bit broke through. that was one of our happiest days in our lives. it's really exciting. we just couldn't believe it. >> well the company's owner brandon fisher is in chile and says he has been treated like a hero by the miners and their families. the company in summer -- somerset pennsylvania. we have been tracking the miner's heers' progress log onto abc2news.com for the latest news and updates and look back at yesterday's amazing coverage of the rescue. >>> it's 5:33. a flag painted in the middle of a notingham street is now history. baltimore county crews removed it because some of the neighbors were in protest. the flag was right in the middle of alberta avenue written next to it was a support our troops. and a tribute to service member named justin. but an anonymous complaint brought out the county with a pressure washer to remove the flag. something that other neighbors say was not necessary. >> i don't see anything wrong

one was tom foy who ironically works for the company. >> i knower that bunch of happy guys. they got to be happier than i don't know what. when the bit broke through it was one of the happiest days of our lives. it's really exciting. we just couldn't believe it. >> and the companies owner's is in chile and he is treated like a hero by the miners and families. so, they are all out but you can watch those tearful reunions over and over again from four to five and yesterday afternoon listen to this. internet traffic went up way up live miners rescue got 4 million views per minute. so continue to follow the progress of the 33 survivors. logton our website at abc2news.com for the latest news and updates and a look back on an amazing day of rescue. >>> it's 6:04. parents, keep a closer eye on kids this morning. police in howard county say a 7-year-old girl was sexually assault as the playground. linda so is here with details. linda. >> reporter: jamie, the playground where police say it happened is a pretty business busy would be behind talbot springs elementary school in the oakl

also tom foy joins us a survivor of the creek mine flood of 2002. both work for center rock, inc.s welcome and thanks for being with us. >> thanks for having us, you are a great american. >> sean: you are a great american my friend. by the way, both of you guys are. first of all, i don't think we give miners enough credit for the hard work they do, those that are in the coal mines the difficulties, the risks they face. can you explain your role in helping this? i know you got back yesterday. >> we brought new technology down that basically affected an early evacuation of the miners. when we first heard about this and then 17 days later they found the miners and they were alive and estimates were getting them out by christmas. that wasn't an option for us. we pushed and prodded and we got ahold of the right people with the chilean government. they trusted us and our plan to let us come down there and use our technology. on the 33rd day of us drilling we broke into the mine. >> sean: you faced a lot of the difficulty, virgin rock. maybe you can explain how you came up with this plan

also tom foy joins us a survivor of the creek mine flood of 2002. both work for center rock, inc.ing with us. >> thanks for having us, you are a great american. >> sean: you are a great american my friend. by the way, both of you guys are. first of all, i don't think we give miners enough credit for the hard work they do, those that are in the coal mines the difficulties, the risks they face. can you explain your role in helping this? i know you got back yesterday. >> we brought new technology down that basically affected an early evacuation of the miners. when we first heard about this and then 17 days later they found the miners and they were alive and estimates were getting them out by christmas. that wasn't an option for us. we pushed and prodded and we got ahold of the right people with the chilean government. they trusted us and our plan to let us come down there and use our technology. on the 33rd day of us drilling we broke into the mine. >> sean: you faced a lot of the difficulty, virgin rock. maybe you can explain how you came up with this plan. the very narrow margin of