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Continuing coverage of what can only be described as nothing short of a miracle. a little after 11:00 p.m. eastern time, just after midnight in chile, the first of 33 miners, florencio avalos was brought to the surface. cheers, tears, so many hugs following as the roar of the crowd overtook the scene in copiapo chile. the first miner brought to the surface that is appropriately named fenix 2. continuing our reporting live from msnbc, world headquarters in new york. joining me now from cleveland ...

Thats 28 inches wide through the hardest rock on earth. the capsule, 26 inches wide. the fenix 2, as the miners are climbing in, its working flawlessly. the engineering involved in this, the tests, all of the efforts that have gone into this, an estimated 1,000-plus people involved in preparing all aspects of this rescue. the helicopter pilots taking them to the hospital, the reports from the hospital thus far that everybody looks great. i mean, you could not have thus far a happier ending, and ...

Point. we have 16 up, 17 down. up next is omar ryegadas, 56 years old. the capsule, the escape capsule, the fenix 2 is operating as intended. it started out that it was taking slightly more than an hour and thought it would extend into tomorrow night. now the pace, the tempo picked up. the rescues are happening that much faster. spokesman from the government just stopped by and said that in calculations that theyre putting together right now, all 33 may be out of the mine by around midnight, 1:0...

>> there it goes. the colors of red, white and blue. the chilean flag. >> manuel gonzalez. >> were hearing the people cheer here for chile, chile. >> that was how it all played out at 10:25 p.m. rescue worker manuel gonzalez entered the mine on the fenix 2. the families, the crews, the engineers and the world waiting. then the first victory. >> there it is. look at this. amazing. it is arriving as we look at it. there it is. the capsule entering. the folks are singing the

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