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That. can be done in about ten hours. according to the government health minister here, he says that the first miner could be extracted as early as tuesday. brandy? >> all right, carl penhaul for us. thank you very much. appreciate your time. todays joyful exuberance has been a long time coming. the miners have been trapped for 65 days. on august 5th, the main ramp of the san jose mine collapsed, trapping 33 miners. later that month, on august 22nd, rescuers lowered probe 2,300 feet down into ...

Hint the search may need to wind down, the families are sending a clear message. keep looking. >> 33 men have been trapped underground since august 5th. their families prayed they were alive. those prayers have been answered. >> reporter: august 22nd, a stunning breakthrough. an exploratory drill hits a chamber deep in the earth and comes up with a note attached. all 33 of us are fine in the shelter. >> scenes of joy, tears of happiness in the outside of this mine, located at the northern part o...

Message, keep looking. >> 33 men have been trapped underground since august 5th. their families prayed they were alive, those prayers have been answered. >> reporter: august 22nd, a stunning breakthrough. an exploratory drill hitting a chamber deep in the earth and comes up with a note attached. all 33 of us are fine in the shelter. >> scenes of joy, tears of happiness on the outside of this mine located in the northern part of chile about 450 miles north of santiago, our countrys capital. we sa...

On display today in chile. one by one, rescuers hoisting the trapped miners into the bright chilean sunshine. this is alex vega, 31 years old and a heavy machine mechanic at the mine. he sufd foved four hours ago. some. these men have chronic conditions. im thinking diabetes and high blood pressure for some. how are they doing? >> reporter: were hearing theyre doing very well so far. of course, doctors have been in touch with them almost every day since they were discovered alive on august 22nd,...

>> 33 men have been trapped underground since august 5th. their families prayed they were alive. those prayers have been answered. >> reporter: august 22nd, a stunning break through. an exploratory drill hits a chamber deep in the earth and comes up with a note attached. all 33 of us are fine in the shelter. >> scenes of joy, tears of happiness in the outside of this mine, located at the northern part of chile, 450 miles north of santiago, our countrys capital. we said after 17 days we didnt kno...

Clear message. keep looking. >> 33 men have been trapped underground since august 5th. their families prayed they were alive. those prayers have been answered. >> reporter: august 22nd, a stunning break through. an exploratory drill hits a chamber deep in the earth and comes up with a note attached. all 33 of us are fine in the shelter. >> scenes of joy, tears of happiness in the outside of this mine, located at the northern part of chile, 450 miles north of santiago, our countrys capital. we sa...