from the scene, kerry sanders reporting tonight, starting us off from chile. >>> another countdown under way tonight across this country to election day. just three weeks from tomorrow, the president running hard tonight to try to keep the democrats from losing too many seats in congress. our chief white house correspondent chuck todd with us tonight with a look at where things stand. good evening. >> reporter: look, election day inching ever so close and the white house is still searching for a message that's going to resonate, now with the president focusing all of his efforts on trying to get democratic voters to the polls. that means a lot of time in big cities like philadelphia sunday and miami tonight. with just three weeks left, democratic control of congress is tenuous. and that's why the president flew to miami to help save one house seat. republicans need 39 seats to win control of the house. ten seats to do the same in the senate. and democrats are engaging in trench political warfare. where it will help deploy the president to fire up his base like sunday in philadelphia. >>

thanks so much for all you've done the last several hours for us from chile. >> keep following that mine rescue on our website wgntv.com. we'll stream video from the mine as the paramedics are pulled out, all the rescuers. >>> other news: lynwood police officer brian dorian has been cleared. now what's next in the search to find the honey bee gunman who's apparently still out there. tom negovan has the latest from last week's shooting attacks. >> reporter: new developments today. a couple of the agencies on that task force looking for that gunman said they never stopped because they had doubts about brian dorian's doubts. gathered here at a local watering hole. along with brian for something that's still a little too somber to really be called party. they come and go all night. brian dorian's friends and family gathering for the celebration they knew was inevitable. >> it's not him. it's not his character. happy. >> i knew he's innocent. i knew he didn't do it. >> he's got the thousand yard stare like someone coming back from war. he hasn't been to war. >> reporter: it's been that kind o

psychological testing the latest live picture feed that we've got now this is what's coming to us from chile there you can see the wheel turning at the moment winching up the twenty fifth man to safety there but it's going down it's called the phoenix rescue capsule which is. less than two feet in diameter some of the mine has been put on strict diets to make sure that they can fit in there but it's been a momentous scene been watching this all afternoon as well the joy on the families. bases the tears running down their faces as they see their loved ones come back people but they one point of course in the early days of this thought they would never see again so these are the latest live pictures coming through each the tears and cheers as you can see as these miners are coming slowly back to the surface. more world news the u.s. state hillary clinton's wrapped up a tour of the balkan surf i will stop was possible after previously visiting bosnia and serbia in all three regions clinton tried to persuade the governments to make concessions and political reforms to better reflect multi ethnic

us. i'm thomas roberts. today, we begin with the final hours before freedom after enduring more than two months underground, chile's 33 trapped miners are now less than 24 hours away from being brought to the surface. tonight, rescuers are expected to begin hoisting the men up to no doubt what will be a celebration. kerry sanders filed this report for us yesterday from chile. >> reporter: teams here conducted a test. the escape capsule traveled 20 feet inside the steal pipe without a problem. so they went a step further and sent it down the shaft within feet of the trapped miners. >> we didn't send it down because we could risk that somebody could jump in. >> reporter: some of the equipment is still being anchored into a concrete slab. soon, the lift will be hooked up to a heavy duty wench. the capsule travels down the shaft for the first 183 feet inside that steal reinforcing pipe. past that, driven simply by gravity, it sides down the rock walls 157 feet through slight s turns. the trip up is expected to take no more than 15 minutes. >> who comes up first? the list remains secret tonight. what we know is that the men down below were all fighting for positions. each w

nbc's kerry sanders joins us from chile. kerry, the team and i were talking.ou have to lift these individuals in the capsule one by one. this could still be a slow process. >> reporter: a very slow process. let's talk about the great progress being made. the whole that they're digging, 20 inches around there or across it's almost done. the government officials believe it may be done friday or saturday. that's a moment for the families to cheer. that means the shaft is now completely open. i'm going to step out of the way to take a look at where they're drilling. you may see cameras and reporters in the foreground. that's because everybody is waiting for what is a dress rehearsal here. they're getting ready to go through the motions of what they think they will do after those miners are brought up. now, if you think about it, they're doing a rehearsal because they're very close to getting these guys out of there. initially, earlier this week, there were a lot of hopes and anticipation, tamron they may be pulling people out of here by saturday. today they reset

steve, thank you very much for joining us from chile what a great story. >> reporter: sure thing, thank you, thank you governor. ♪ ♪ hey big spender ♪ hey big spender >> well, last week, remember when i told you about the voter uprising in america is not altogether a reflection of the democrats and certainly not the pouring on of the republicans. it's that people who work hard in this country and aren't getting ahead, but slipping behind are a little bit steamed that their government takes money from their already shrinking paychecks and then spends it as if it all belongs to them. now, last week, i called them the clepto-kratts and take from the taxpayers and give it to special interest and projects and buy up political votes and before the clept-ocracy. the tea party and others say that's enough. one of the ridiculous rants about the tea party movement it's about people being retch and taxes. and poor angry about the rich peop people's stuff. i never grew up with much, but people had air conditioned homes and vacations and that gave me something to shoot for, something to dream for. n

nbc's kerry sanders joins us from chile., you get goose bumps when you hear they are very close. you certainly hope those words are true. >> reporter: two months now, consider that, down below, almost a half mile in the earth, waiting to be rescued. and the efforts. the engineering efforts are hard at work to get to them. they have three holes they're digging. plan "b." the chileans and americans working together is most likely to get to them first. a short time ago the family's anxiety was giving way to anticipation as they gathered here on one of the hills overlooking the mine, and they said some prayers, and then they started to chant. it's very interesting to see the change in the way their faces look and how they're reacting. there's a general momentum building that they believe this that this could happen as early as this weekend. another sign that things are falling into place for a rescue. earlier today we had some vehicles arrive here. these are the triage units. there was members of the military and others from the

she joins us from chile with more on this.nderstand you got an up close look at the fenix 2 capsule. did you climb in this, or were you observing from the outside? >> reporter: unfortunately it was turned on its side and it weighs like a thousand pounds. so there was no way for me to climb inside. i did ask, though, believe me. it's fascinating, i think, the technology of what went into in effort. it really was a super human effort to really make sure that everything worked smoothly. for that very reason in just 22 hours they had a completely successful operation. it was really remarkable to watch one by one by one as the last miner, luis urzua came out. the celebrations were truly something to behold. it was amazing being here for it. >> the doctors, what are they saying about the men's conditions? are they all in good health? >> reporter: they're -- they're in the hospital still. there's going to be a news conference later on the this evening. about it will individual status. but they say their conditions are normal. when i

setting doane joins us from copiapo, chile. >> reporter: it was an exciting and emotional day here at san jose mine. at times it seemed you could almost feel the energy in the air. that's because many woke up to the news they'd been waiting f for. the sound of success-- a signal that after 33 days, the drill finally broke through. to the 33 trapped men. that moment came while we were live on the "early show" this morning. horns honking. i have no idea if the microphone can pick it up, but this is---- it would appear they have broken through. spontaneous celebrations erupted with people running to the hillside. where 33 flags were planted when the miners were first discovered back in august. "i'm so happy i can't contain my heart," maria segovio told us. we first met her last week as she held vigil from a small camp she set up. she's been here ever since she learned her brother was trapped. for a while, she even slept upright in a chair. you've lived here. you've been here for two months. how is it to have this day come? "it means we're one step closer to fulfilling our promise," she t

nbc's kerry sanders joins us from chile. and kerry, is that true?reporter: well, it is just stunning, the sense of anticipation here. and that's all because of what's happening down with the drilling of the hole. they're getting much closer. and they're talking about the possibility of punching through as early as thursday or friday with a 20-inch-wide hole which means that then the rescues, they believe, might be able to begin. just moments ago, adding to the anticipation of perhaps a rescue as early as this weekend were the arrival of some of the triage units. some of the family standing out here waving flags, chanting as the triage units made their way here. there's a team of 14 medical experts, 2 paramedics from the military as well as 12 others who arrived here. and they're now staging their equipment. all the sort of things that they're putting in place for the final stages of the rescue. as we take a look live here, what you're looking at there, that really tall oil-drilling equipment there, that is what they call plan "c." and it is making p

and how good is karl penhaul covering this story for us from chile? thank you. >>> 69 days ago, these men were everyday fathers, husbands and sons. today they emerge as heroes for chile and the world. josh levs is here to tell us who they are. >> i will give you a rundown of those rescued so far but let's look at the amazing pictures. it's rare that the world is staring at happy pictures of reunions. we have high-res images on cnn.com. this is mario gomez, the 63-year-old, the oldest of the trapped miners. he will never go below again. claudio llanes, the eighth to cup up. i want to show you everyone who has been rescued so far. here it is, the list of the 14 so far rescued and we will talk about those down there. starts with florence joe avalos silva. he was a cameraman down there. mario sepulveda, the spokesman for the miners. 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 writi

he will be joining us live from chile right after the break. fewer pieces left behind.good son! [ female announcer ] new charmin ultra strong. enjoy the go. for an extra clean finish, try charmin freshmates. [ technician ] are you busy? management just sent over these new technical manuals. they need you to translate them into portuguese. by tomorrow. [ male announcer ] ducati knows it's better for xerox to manage their global publications. so they can focus on building amazing bikes. with xerox, you're ready for real business. >> larry: we're back covering the mine disaster and rescue. we're joined by tom, a survivor of the 2002 mine accident. harry, a survivor of that accident and leslie, his wife. they are all in pennsylvania. bill, what is your reaction to what is going on in chile? i can tell you that the rescuers, what they are going through right now, is a very nervous anticipating. they've had a very long rescue up to this point and i know that they are very excited about it coming to a thrilling conclusion. but they are also very focused and determined to make

nbc's kerry sanders filed this report for us late yesterday from chile. >> reporter: teams here conducted a test. the escape capsule traveled 20 feet inside the steal pipe without a problem. so they went a step further and sent it down the shaft within feet of the trapped miners. >> we didn't send it down because we could risk that somebody could jump in. >> reporter: his good move reveals the level of confidence here. the only reason the rescues are not underway is because some of the equipment is still being anchored into a concrete slab. soon an escape pod will be hooked up to a heavy-duty wench. the capsule travels down the shaft for the first 183 feet inside that steal reinforcing pipe. past that, driven simply by gravity, it sides down the rock walls 8,157 feet through slight s turns. the trip up is expected to take no more than 15 minutes. who comes up first? the list remains secret tonight. what we know is that the men down below were all fighting for positions. each wanted to be last, a sign of their brotherhood developed over the last two plus months. kerry sanders, nbc news, ch

also, more from chile, of course, we've now heard that 31 of the 33 miners have returned home. we have seth doane with usy going on in these men's lives so much new freedom, what's going on. what are they going to do next? i think that's what a lot of the country is wondering. >> so many financial overtures being made. >> literally thousands of dollars. >> i can't wait for the movie next month, it will have been interesting. we want to talk about restaurant tricks. you know everybody is guilty of trying to pull a bit of a scam here or there. trying to fudge the numbers a bit so to speak. restaurants, what do they do to actually get you to spend more of your money and also make money for themselves? we'll disclose a couple things out there but first this morning's headlines. kendis gibson is at the news defng. hi, kendis. >> i still want to figure out the ultimate trick how to get somebody else to pay it for. >> good job. >> we'll see. we'll start in chile, 31 of the 33 rescued chilean miners have been released from the hospital, back home this morning after more than two months trapped underground. our c

kerry sanders remains on the job, with us again from the hospital in chile where the miners have been treated. kerry, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. three of the miners are still here at the hospital. the others have all gone home. doctors here say their eyes are adjusting to the sunlight faster than they expected. most of the miners did spend the day here with loved ones. folks they once weren't sure they would ever see again. the miners can't escape the attention, even if they want to. like the superstars they now are everywhere they go, there's a camera or cell phone pointed at them. everyone in chile wants to see and hear from the miners. and some of what they heard today for the first time was anger. miner edison bena says, why do these mining disasters have to happen? because the greedy employers want to make money. the miners were looking for gold, and they may have found it, in survival. they want $20 million for their story. they have a pact they officially notarized while still underground to sell their story to the highest bidder, and divide profits equally

nbc's kerry sanders is joining us again from chile, and with a good day to you, certainly the kind ofg, but what's latest with the capsule test? how are they going? >> reporter: well, the capsule tests are going well. they have one of the three capsules here, and it's been designed to go down the shafts that are still being drilled. they are building three different shafts, and which ever one gets there first, they will use that one. the capsule itself is 28 inches around, and it will go down the shaft and then one by one it will come back up bringing up the 33 rescues miners. quite certain right now that there is no definition of who is number one and who is number 33. according to the experts here, the engineers say if there are any medical emergencies, they will be the first ones out, but after that they will leave it to the men down there to decide who goes next and who goes ultimately last here. right now no medical emergencies, so all signs are pointing to the fact that the shafts that are being drilled, that the first one could possibly break through by the end of this week, so

kerry sanders joins us live from chile with this.hat's the latest on the two men that are still in the hospital? >> reporter: well, the good news is that they're in such good condition that they are probably going to be released today. but they're just being monitored. you know, the doctors say that they're kind of surprised that all the miners' eyes are acclimating to the sun a lot faster than they initially thought. what their real concern is is about their mental health. three days after the rescues that stunned a worldwide audience, almost all of the miners are finally at home. the 12th man out was one of the first to be released. while in the hospital he complained about the media attention. some are bothering my family, pena said. on friday pena sought out the cameras, claiming the miners' concerns about safety were ignored. the employer, pena said, always cares for his money. his money and then what happens with the worker, what happens with the worker? no just go in. all 33 men are suing the owners of the mine and despite one

nbc's kerry sanders joins us now from chile. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. two of the miners are still here at the hospital. all the others have gone home, and doctors say that their eyes are adjusting to the sunlight much faster than they expected. but the longer-term issue, they say, will be mental health. three days after the rescues that stunned a worldwide audience, almost all of the miners are finally at home. the 12th man out was one of the first to be released. while in the hospital, he complained about the media attention. some are bothering my family, pena said, on friday, he sought out the cameras, claimings miners' concerns about safety were ignored. the employer, penasaid, always cares for his money. his money, and then what happens with the workers, what happens with the workers, no. just go in. all 33 men are suing the owners of the mine. and despite one report of fistfights underground the miners appear to be closer than ever pap growing, one daughter said, to pool all their earnings from interviews, appearances, books, and movie offers. and

karl penhaul joins us from chile this morning. and you can feel the anticipation building here. >> reporter: well, john, we have been here for seven weeks now watching this rescue operation unfold. and i have never seen things moving as fast as they are now. look over my shoulder there where you can see the lights. and that is where the rescue, where the extraction point is going to be. and things, as you say, everything is a go. the steel encasing is in place, the cement platform, we're told the cement has dried. and then we saw video of one of those test runs of the phoenix capsule, a capsule that is going to haul these men back to the surface. and that was dropped down, right down to the depth of almost 2,000 feet. and you can see they've attached the camera on it as it went down that shaft. it's going to be a tight fit, but you can bet as each miner comes up that shaft, it's going to be the ride of their lives. >> what's left to do? what are they waiting for before they send that capsule down there, i guess, with a paramedic a

. >> joining us now from santiago, chile, two members of the elite team of americans that helped drillto get the miners off. james was overseeing the operation when the drill broke through and jeff hart was actually at the controls the moment that the drill broke through into that chamber. jeff, what was that moment like for you when you knew that you had finally reached them? >> very, very exciting. and yet a big relief. we had a lot of stress come off of us at that moment because we knew we were there. >> as you guys have been watching this unfold, what are your thoughts on how smoothly things seemed to be running so far? >> well, we did a trial run there right before we took capsule down and it went down smoothly. we knew we had a good hole. we were expecting hopefully to have this capsule run without any major problems. it made us feel good that the hole was in good shape. >> this truly was an international effort to rescue these miners. how did it feel to be a part of this whole thing? >> it's incredible. actually, it's very surreal. you still walk around every day and wonder why

cnn's karl penhaul joining us from copiapo, chile. karl, every single miner who comes up, the emotion is just as strong as the first one. >> reporter: absolutely. and i think now we're going to be looking in the next few moments at yonni bearrios. he has a special place at camp hope where the families have camped out. we've all heard the salacious stories about his wife and girlfriend. that said those close to his family say he left his wife some time ago and moved in with his mistress. but really what the families here are grateful for is the fact that yonni barrios had paramedics training. he was the explosive expert on the shift on august 5th that got trapped but he also had paramedic training. when the rescuers found that shift alive 17 days later he was nominated as the doctor in the mine. and that really has led his companions, as you mentioned, to call him jokingly in the videos they've sent up dr. house after the u.s. tv series. but it is he who helped carry out the blood test and urine tests. he's checked the daily vital sign

diana alvear is joining us live from chile's san jose mine.iners in the capsule on his way out of the darkness into the light and the welcoming arms of his family. a beautiful moment in history. the world is witnessing it as it happens. let me take you back, 11:37 chile time when we saw the rescue capsule hit the ground in the mine floor. all of the miners gathering around it. families weeping, everyone cheering. an amazing moment. the moment when florencio avalos, the first, came to greet his family. a wonderful moment for chile and the world. we'll see this unfold for 12 to 48 hours as each of the miners comes out of the mine. now as soon as they come out we have been seeing them react in different ways. florencio avalos was stoic, hugged his family. and thanked everyone. you had mario sepulveda came out, handed rocks from the mine to rescue workers. and led the rescue workers in a soccer chant cheer. hugged the president of chile repeatedly. so much joy, so much exuberance in the miners, they're so happy to be out after 69 days trapped unde

chile and the 33 most famous miners in the world right now. they are recovering be, readjusting to life outside their small, dark, underground prison. cnn's gary tuchman joining us live from chile with the latest. they are all freed. what an amazing story, gary, you helped bring to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. what's going on right now? >> reporter: it is a great story, wolf. and we still feel great about it the next day, one of the rare breaking news, hard news stories that is just a good news story, makes everyone feel great, particularly here in chile, where they are celebrating. all the mine hearse to go to the hospital, it was mandated and the very good news, more good news is that there are no major health problems with any of these miners. the most serious problem, one of the miners displayed a case of pneumonia. >> unfortunately, it looks like our signal with gary went down. we are going to definitely try to clean that up. maybe he is back. gary, are you there? >> do you hear me now, wolf? >> yes, i hear you. go ahead. we hear you and we see you. >> a-ha. okay. some of the people walked by our satellite dish and blocked the signal, w

on. ,,,,,, >>> we're wondering about how they're an hour ahead of us, we checked out the vertical line from here to the west coast of chile, it's amazing. >> you're telling me that they're east of us? >> yes, by one hour. >> wait, wait a second! >> you can see, it's daylight there, not here. you had to run to the atlas again. >> i don't have time to do it -- >> you've got to be joking me. >> and sharon is consulting her maps and marty's consulting a map. >> and taking a look outside in baltimore. i always assumed -- looking it's dark. >> everyone would assume that. >> that's not chile, that's here. wait, that's baltimore. yeah, that's chile. >> wait a second? >> that's a geographical wakeup. >> >> i'm good on geography. and people are fleeing this conversation. >> and let's take a look at this, 52 degrees and north, north east wind and the drop for at 30.01. er and 61 ocean city. 52 easton and pax river, warmer and 57 on kent island. and the direct at 56 and westminster and bel air in the 40s. there's a coastal low getting ready to slam our way. low is out to the west and, well, it will be a wind swept, rainy day tomorrow

thanks for that great report from the mine in chile where all the great rescue efforts are going to be taking police tonight. that is "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. we will be right back an hour from now with another live edition of "hardball" as we cover this rescue of the chilean miners. right now it is time for "the ed show" with ed schultz. >>> good evening, americans and welcome to "the ed show" tonight from new york. i'm ed schultz. breaking news right off the top tonight, the nightmare is almost over for 33 miners trapped alive in chile at the san jose mine. the miraculous rescue effort about to begin as many of the families have been praying for this to begin for a long time. the miners have spent the past 68 days trapped a mile underground in stifling heat and darkness, writing letters and praying to pass the time, in dealing with the pressure of it all much the mental and physical fortitude these guys have shown is nothing short of extraordinary and miraculous. how have they done it? put yourself in their position. how would you have done it? they survived the first two and a half weeks on two days of emergency food rations, nothing bu

cnn's patrick opposeman joins us from northern chile with an update. patrick?good morning, fredricka. and yes, rescuers aretantlizing close to these men, saying they could reach them by the end of the week. the president said his hope is the men will be above ground by the end of next week. but rescue officials here said that the priority is not just getting them in quickly, but as safely as possible. >> translator: evidently, we have to do what is necessary to avoid any risks. i understand everyone's hope, including mine, is to get them out as soon as possible. however, we cannot run any risk, so we have to do what is required to secure the mine. >> reporter: and fredricka, working going on behind here today to get those men out, drilling continues as it has now, every day, 61 days since the men were trapped. you know, the rescue in and of itself will be an ordeal. two chilean rescue workers, one a navy commando, another pair medic, will be sent down to the men when they're ready to be pulled out by a capsule. the men who are the healthiest, physically and psy

use scotts winterguard. >>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> [cheers] >> 33 - underground 69 days. an international nightmare has ended. good morning, washington. remarkable images from chiles morning. glad you are joining us on this wednesday. i am alison starling. >> we will bring this to you all morning. we will the update from the scene in a few minutes. we just watched the seventh miner was brought to the surface. adam caskey, it felt different outside this morning. >>> yes, finally back to october weather. 48 in clarksburg. 54 in la plata. there will be a few clouds to the south of the material. . tires near 70, mostly sunny. upper 60's in outlying areas. there will be off and on jobless and the to an inch of rain expected -- tomorrow there will be showers off and on. >>> 66 eastbound in manassas, there's a crash near the visitors center. they were -- beware. there's a car fire in maryland. the outer loop, some equipment is getting ready to leave. new hampshire avenue before university blvd.. looks like they are opening all the lanes. we get to see bad as it unfolds. that. >>> an ordeal that has captivated the world is almost over. this is a live picture from norther

use. the drill pipe that i make, the seven inch drill pipe in chile, i knew that was the biggest drill pipe i could use. we started going back from there. and then as in, brannon fish we are the state-of-the-art cluster hammers out of pennsylvania, we got in touch with each other and started talking and slowly form a plan that we really felt would work. and more importantly, the government had enough faith in us to let us try it. >> i don't know if this is a dumb question or not. is all this technology that you used, what you're talking about here, is this technology meant to be used in the normal drilling process? or is an emergency kind of rescue situation like this? >> what we did has, i don't think has ever been done before. we were using normal drilling processes that would usually be used for a four or six inch hole. to follow a pilot hole with a 28 inch hole, finishing with a 26 inch hole in that kind of rock with all the curves we had to go around, nobody would ever do that. nobody would ever do that. we had to because we had men down there. >> was there ever a point down there where you thought, maybe this was not going

he had three family members -- trapped inside and joins us this morning from chile. good morning, sir. first, i'd like to ask you what it was like to be part of that massive celebration that we all watched? of. >> translator: it was tremendous. at first, we saw the reality of the situation. and after coming to the top and to be with us, we celebrated until about 2:00 in the morning. >> how are your family members doing? >> translator: everybody's good. everybody is happy, waiting to be reunited. they're in the hospital now, but we're waiting to see them in person. >> have they said what was the most difficult part of their experience? >> translator: when we first got there, we didn't know the situation. and the owners of the mine abandoned -- >> do you know if they will go back to their work as miners? >> translator: no, no members of the family want to continue working as miners. at least none of the family members do. we don't want to live the same experience again. >> what are they looking forward to in the future? >> translator: my brother-in-law plays the guitar

live from the scene in chile with expanded coverage in prime time. with us now is the safety solutions international c.e.o. in charge of the successful rescue of nine miners from pennsylvania coal mine in 2002, remember that? the cage used in chile today bringing those miners to the surface is similar to the cage they used at that mine. thank you. how tough is this? >>guest: this is tough. it is exciting. but also a very, very tough time. a lot of emotions right now from everyone: the family, the miners, rescuers, it's a trying time for everybody but a lot of excitement. >>shepard: what is the most difficult part of this? >>guest: the most difficult part is just the wait to get there, the unknown, i think, more than anything, not knowing when that cage goes up and down that shaft, whether or not it will be a successful round trip. there is a lot you do not know. what you cannot see and don't know gives you a slight bit of fear. >>shepard: when you did this in pennsylvania how much concern did you have about the stability of the shaft itself? it is one thing

. >>> and if you are just joining us, we want to know you another live picture from chile where all of the miners are above ground and free tonight. >>> these are pictures from chile where all 33 miners have now been freed. just a cute story here, the last miner, his wife actually gave birth while he was trapped. they named their little girl "hope." a lot of hope tonight now that all of those miners have finally been freed from 69 days trapped in that mine underground. >>> walmart and target are pulling products from store shelves because of their lead content. the tests were done in the bay area and found some items had had more than 45 times the legal limit of lead. rob roth is live in oakland tonight now with more on this. rob? >> reporter: many of the toxic items were purchased online but some of the toys came from this very walmart here in east oakland. officials here at the center for environmental health say they recently bought this bag of beans at random at walmart. >> we found lead 12 times the league limit -- the legal limit. >> the result came back at 60 times the legal lim

used to bring 33 men back to their families. it's certainly one of the greatest rescues in recent history. we would love for chile to take the banner from us and say they've done one better. >> not sure how it's going to be for the guys coming out. you have to hang in there and do your best. don't quit. keep on trucking is all you can d do. >> again, we'll continue to follow what's happening with the 33 men trapped in the mine in chile as they move to the next phase of the resrescue. >>> coming up, a father's crusade against bullying. he's keeping a promise, even though it's too late to help his little boy. each brita filter can take up to 300 of those bottles out of the equation. i'd get this tightness in my chest. so i went back to my doctor again. we chose symbicort to help control my asthma symptoms all day and night. [ man ] symbicort improves my lung function, starting within 15 minutes. symbicort will not replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. it is a combination of two medicines and should not be taken more often than prescribed. symbicort contains formoterol. medicines like formoterol increase the risk of death from asth

the tricks more and more schools are using to get the kids healthier. also the latest from chile as more miners are released from the hospital when they expect to break their silence. we're back in two minutes. [ male announcer ] how can you retire at age 55? just ask jerry brown. he gave california state employees collective bargaining powers. since then the unions have grown stronger and stronger. now state employees can retire at 55 with much of their salary for life. and taxpayers are on the hook for one hundred billion dollars in unfunded pension liabilities. no wonder those unions are 100% behind jerry brown. he'll just spend, and spend, and spend. >>> headed home as heroes. some of those chilean miners are tonight out of the hospital and now the world waits for a firsthand account of their ordeal. nbc damian trujillo is in the newsroom and they're all of a sudden worldwide celebrities. united and most of the 33 chilean miners have been released from the hospital following their ordeal trapped under ground for more than 70 days. you can see what it was like from this new ce

us today. a busy morning. we are monitoring breaking news from chile as the men are breathing fresh air after months underground. rescue workers are bringing the men to the surface. they are awaiting on no. 8 to come to the surface. much more on that in a moment. >>> first, traffic and weather every ten minutes. we start with meteorologist adam caskey. it is a little cooler. >> you will notice that when you step outside. it will be sunny and comfortable. october whether. -- weather. 51 in warrenton, 57 in prince frederick, 54 in fredericksburg. 48 in leesburg and arlington. 70 this afternoon. increasing clouds tonight, near 50. windy tomorrow morning. showers off and on to muggle from des moines into the evening. an inch of rain by the time it's over. cooler tomorrow in the '60s. >>> metrorail reporting emergency track maintenance at the foggy bottom station is complete, so everything is on all service system wide. 66 at the visitors center, two lanes are closed out of gainesville to manassas. outer loop at new hampshire avenue live in the camera. back to you. >> thank you. >>> we begin with breaking news from

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from deep in a well. the human spirit and a reminder of all that joins us together. john blackstone, cbs news, los angeles. >>> this morning on "the early show" more from chile on the rescuedners. i'm kendis gibson, and this is the "cbs morning news." kendis gibson, and this is the "cbs morning news." share an app, like our texas cheese fries. then choose two entrees from 14 chili's favorites, like our chicken fajitas with sizzling peppers and onions. the $20 dinner for two, only at chili's. may not be getting the nutrition they need to keep their bodies strong. carnation instant breakfast essentials supplies the nutrients of a balanced breakfast to help build strong muscles and healthy bones. carnation instant breakfast essentials. good nutrition from the start. carnation instant breakfast essentials. >>> marty is over in the first warning weather center. >> rain is on the way. it's a matter of time before it comes into your neighborhood. i will expand in just a second to let you know how much is sitting out to the west. that is a pretty good slug. all of that is headed our way. keep an umbrella with you. it will be a wet and windy day for a high temperature in the low 60

from underground down in chile. here's a live look at the scene in northern chile, copiapo. elaine reyes joins usive from the newsroom with the latest developments. >> well about 20 minutes ago the 15th miner emerged. almost half of the group of 33 is out and being cared f at a local hospital. the effort has been fairly flawless and steady. you're taking a live look at the rescue site. the capsule is on its way down to picup the th miner. a team engineers in that general vicinity there is working. between runs they have been prepng the capsule for a smooth de. each ride takes about 15 minutes for the miners going down to up. the rescues are moving a bit faster than expected. that's because the capsule isn't spinning as originally thought and with no damage the process has gone faster. even aew rescuers have made the trip down, half a mile underground to make sure everything is all right. now this morning chile's health minister said so far the miners look great and are in good condition. they haven't suffered any dizziness but are a little tired from the lack of sleep and the excitement as you ca