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fresh air. the trips have been going on for 20 hours and they started after midnight local time in chile with a 31-year-old father of two. >> the capsule broke the surface and avalos' young son watched. and then dad stepped from that metal tube and got to give his boy a hug for the first time in more than two months. rescuers chanted the nation's name. >> chile! chile! >> and avalos embraced the president. even as chile exploded in relief, millions around the world shared the joy, bulletins bringing the news to china. to israel. to australia. >> this is 9 news. >> and to spain. these...

were hugs there and lots of cheers. and all over chile, people are tuned to their television sets and they are waiting breathlessly for all 33 to come to the surface, as well as two rescue workers who courageously went down the shaft of the mine to get them out. >> you mentioned the president -- his approval rating is up today as well, as you can imagine. our fox news correspondent is in chile, watching this unfold. steve? >> reporter. >> easily 2:00 in the morning here in chile, but it's hard to imagine any people here are sleeping. this goes beyond any world cup soccer match. the e...

were hugs there and lots of cheers. and all over chile, people are tuned to their television sets and they are waiting breathlessly for all 33 to come to the surface, as well as two rescue workers who courageously went down the shaft of the mine to get them out. >> you mentioned the president -- his approval rating is up today as well, as you can imagine. our fox news correspondent is in chile, watching this unfold. steve? >> reporter. >> easily 2:00 in the morning here in chile, but it's hard to imagine any people here are sleeping. this goes beyond any world cup soccer match. the e...

The rubble instead of the ashes because 700,000 tons of rock caved in, trapping those miners on august 5. and for days, many people in chile thought there was no way they could survive. a drill bit made its way all the way down and then the foreman of this crew -- he has now become a national hero. he put a note on the end saying, we are alive. we are well. reuters senior correspondent, simon gardner is on the phone. he joins us now. simon, tell us about this remarkable event that we are watching live on television, the rescue, the likes of which has never occurred? >> reporter: yes. an incred...

The rubble instead of the ashes because 700,000 tons of rock caved in, trapping those miners on august 5. and for days, many people in chile thought there was no way they could survive. a drill bit made its way all the way down and then the foreman of this crew -- he has now become a national hero. he put a note on the end saying, we are alive. we are well. reuters senior correspondent, simon gardner is on the phone. he joins us now. simon, tell us about this remarkable event that we are watching live on television, the rescue, the likes of which has never occurred? >> reporter: yes. an incred...