involving people, technology, and medical expertise from around the world. down below, what might have turned into lord of the flies chaos instead became the 33-men democracy with miners organizing, choosing leaders, deciding on the honor of who would be the last to leave. while up above the race to save them was on, and so was the countdown to rescue. in the hour ahead we ll take you inside that race, moment by moment, the challenges and setbacks, how they were overcome, the mechanical and human ballet that made it possible. all the elements that led first to images of miners safe underground and ultimately to the incredible sight of those men emerging one by one from weeks of darkness. we ll start at the beginning with tom foreman. reporter: august 5th, 2:00 in the afternoon. 2300 feet underground, a shaft collapses in the san jose copper and gold mine. 33 miners are somewhere behind the rubble. their condition, unknown. the chilean president promises every effort to re
down below, what might have turned into lord of the flies chaos instead became the 33-men democracy with miners organizing, choosing leaders, deciding on the honor of who would be the last to leave. in the hour ahead we ll take you inside that race, moment by moment, the challenges and setbacks, how they were overcome, the mechanical and human ballet that made it possible. ultimately to the incredible sight of those men emerging one by one from weeks of darkness. we ll start at the beginning with tom foreman. reporter: august 5th, 2:00 in the afternoon. 2300 feet underground, a shaft collapses in the san jose copper and gold mine. 33 miners are somewhere behind the rubble. their condition, unknown. the chilean president promises every effort to rescue them, but new collapses complicate the formidable task. august 12th, the miners families have set up camp on the surface to keep watch on the drilling. a week has passed and an official says there is little chance the men s
and medical expertise from around the world. down below, what might have turned into lord of the flies chaos instead became the 33-men democracy with miners organizing, choosing leaders, deciding on the honor of who would be the raft tlast to leav. in the hour ahead we ll take you inside that race, moment by moment, the challenges and setbacks, how they were overcome, the mechanical and human ballet that made it possible. ultimately to the incredible sight of those men emerging one by one from weeks of darkness. we ll start at the beginning with tom foreman. reporter: august 5th, 2:00 in the afternoon. 2300 feet underground, a shaft collapses in the san jose copper and gold mine. 33 miners are somewhere behind the rubble. their condition, unknown. the chilean president promises every effort to rescue them, but new collapses complicate the formidable task. august 12th, the miners families have set up camp on the surface to keep watch on the drilling. a week has passed and
the parents who were there the whole time are being charged by police. and celebrity talk stalking. a new website makes its easier than ever to track your favorite celebrities whereabouts. now, stars are saying it makes stalking even easier. does it go too far? such a big news morning. we decided to wear matching outfits. we re going with the gray look this morning. three days later, it s heart warming to watch the video of the miners coming out one by one. such an incredible story. also, big news from your beat, the business world, this morning. big fish in the mortgage mess, paying a big fine. the largest ever for a ceo. the co-founder of countrywide financial has agreed to pay $67 million to settle with the federal government. he was one of the most vilified in the mortgage mess. he s the first to pay up personally. also, brain injuries are often hard to detect, even fatal before doctors know that something is seriously wrong. but the army may have come up with
whole time are being charged by police. and celebrity stalking. a new website makes its easier than ever to track your favorite celebrities whereabouts. now, stars are saying it makes stalking even easier. does it go too far? such a big news morning. we decided to wear matching outfits. we re going with the gray look this morning. three days later, it s still so heartwarming to watch the video of the miners coming out one by one. such an incredible story. also, big news from your beat, the business world, this morning. big fish in the mortgage mess, paying a big fine. the largest ever for a ceo. the co-founder of countrywide financial has agreed to pay $67 million to settle with the federal government. he was one of the most vilified ceos in the mortgage mess. he s the first to pay up personally. we also have medical news this morning. brain injuries are often hard to detect, even fatal before doctors know that something is seriously wrong. but the army may have come