>> julie: tonight, how soon they could reach the surface and the dangerous journey that awaits them. also tonight, new details on a horrific school shooting. a man accused of opening fire on a group of elementary school kids, injuring two of them. now the hero construction worker tackled the suspect to the ground. speaking out. > >> [ inaudible ] >> a new chapter in the space program as the u.s. prepares to say goodbye to the aging shuttle fleet. astronauts will soon rely on soviet technology to reach the stars. >> it has worked for 50 years flawlessly. >> we begin with a developing story out of washington state. we must warn you, it is disturbing. there is word that police are investigating what may have been a scheme to sexually assault a group of young women and teenagers. cops in the town of ross rosalyn, outside seattle, rushed mostly girls to the hospital after they apparently overdosed on an unknown substance. it happened in a house party last night. when they began sweeping a man who had been with a girl drugged and nearly unconscious. we will bring you more on the story as soon as we get it. miners may be 7 # hours away from seeing the loved ones on the surface. a drill breaking through chamber that men have called home for two months now. [ bells ] the ringing of the bell signalling the joyous news. families have been keeping vigil since the early august disaster. they arrived and they bore a hole 28 inches in diameter. now specially designed cap chule will be lowered and raised through the chute. the capsule equipped with three air tanks, wireless communication and shock absorber. they will go down and assess each of the miner condition and decide the order in which each map is rescued. chel lee continues to recover from a monster earthquake that rocked the nation a month ago. they are showing resilient spirit to an immense challenge. but the latest achievement brings daunting risk. steve harrigan is following the development from the mine streaming from chile. >> reporter: it was a siren, the found that the families hear and the nation has been waiting for, for two months. it meant that the rescue workers broke through more than a half mile of rock. the escape hatch reached the miners half a mile underground since august 5. the next move is likely to test stability of the rock. if it's too weak, we have seen the steel casing going toward the mine. it will be welded together and inserted in the mine. if those are not necessary and the rock is strong enough, we could see the capsule lowered two or three days from now. the first minors could be up as early as tuesday. this will not be a quick process. we are talking 33 miners. this could be a two day rescue. still in question whether they will wait for each other here at the mine or be helicoptered to town. some saying we survived as group in the mine and want to be rescued as one. >> gregg: thank you. fox news is the election headquarters. tea party activist drumming up support in richmond, virginia. big names among the crowd of thousands. a new poll coming out who tea party people want to see as the next president. results may surprise you. julie kirtz in the d.c. bureau. >> reporter: fiscal conservative wins big at the tea party convention meeting in virginia. several thousand tea party activists gathered in virginia energized about the mid-term in 24 days. chris christie was the favorite. coming in second, sarah palin. speaker of the house newt gingrich, fox news contributor and senator demint. ron paul told fox he hasn't ruled out another white house run. this afternoon, he revved up the tea party crowd with an anti-washington rift, about controlling big government spending. >> today, though, i am pleasantly surprised to find out there are so many of you who really care. and you're sick and tired of what you have in washington, d.c. [ inaudible ] >> christie said to be president you have to want it more than anything else in the world and he said i don't. but the tea party do and they have the clout. they are motivated and they have shaken up the republican party. no g.o.p. presidential hopeful in 2012 can expect to make a go without winning the tea party support. that's why the outcome of the straw poll today unscientific; something we're all watching. >> julie: completely entertaining. thank you, julie. we are focussed on what is important to you. instead of asking am lists or -- analysts we are turning to you, the voter. everyday people telling us what concerns they have about the government, and what they want washington to do about it. it's part of the series listening to america. william la jeunesse has more. >> i give you my word -- >> what politicians say. >> together we can change america. >> isn't what voters wanted to hear. >> it's about your life, not mine. >> we're in la-la land as far as i'm concerned. >> in atlanta. >> my concern is they don't tell you much about specifics. >> they're talking about jobs but they're not doing anything about it. >> in new york. >> all i hear is political fight, commercials on tv all day. >> it's what i've seen, with the grass roots people. >> in seattle -- >> i'd like to see shift toward more collaboration between parties. >> i'd like them to lean back off the government. >> they take too much control. >> what concerns me is we are spending and we think we have a bottomless pit and we don't. >> compared to seattle, they were more liberal and less worried about the fed's role in the economy. >> it's relative. today we might need more government control to get the economy back on track. >> to be focussed on the economy is a good thing. >> in atlanta, more conservative. >> that is a concern for me. the government needs to stay out of the private sector. >> to me, it's a bad thing. government has too many hands in the kitty pool. >> many voters believe washington is broken. congress is dysfunctional. and many candidates are not listening to them. both camps are believing that the election is about the president agenda. now local issues that help define congressional candidate. in los angeles, william la jeunesse, fox news. >> julie: a nightmare scenario. gunman opened fire on a crowded elementary school yard. young children ran for their lives, some brave guys ran straight for the shooter. we'll hear from one of the heroes and hear them describe the incredible effort to prevent a massacre. they're sitting ducks. so today gunman torched fuel tankers bound for the u.s. military in afghanistan. this is as the american border crossing dispute with pakistan takes a new turn. details next. you might also want to try lifting one of these. a unique sea salt added to over 40 campbell's condensed soups. helps us reduce sodium, but not flavor. so do a few lifts. campbell's.® it's amazing what soup can do.™ ♪ can't help it, can't help it ♪ ♪ can't help it, no no no... ♪ come on. ♪ can't help it, can't help it, no no no ♪ ♪ you drive me crazy ♪ and i just can't stop myself, uh! ♪ ♪ can't help it, can't help it, can't help it. ♪ [ man ] i thought our family business would always be boots. untilne day, my daughter showed me a designer handbag. and like that, we had a new side to our business. 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>> they're there all the time. i can't let them go. sorry. >> all you have to do is mirror -- >> the pop culture is on the rise. there is a certain escapism to it. it's fun. >> is that your real hair? >> it is not. i can only believe to have hair like this. >> are you here for the coimic-con? >> i'm here for comic-con. >> a lot of characters. ticket for three-day pass for the weekend is $65. doesn't feel like the economy was bothering anybody. except for the unemployed man. back to you. >> julie: great job reporting peter. thank you. i want to correct myself. i said brett favre would play against the giants. i meant the jets. i'm not a football fanatic as you know. thank you. i apologize. they blasted off carrying an american in space. up next, the glimpse in the united states new effort to send americans in orbit aboard a russian spacecraft. the technology dates back to the soviet era, so can it be trusted? update on the crew expected to dock soon with the international space station. new double stuf oreo heads or tails. let's practice. stufy, can i get a refill? 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[ female announcer ] scope outlast. it's about time for a mouthwash that lasts even longer. now that fresh breath feeling lasts up to 5 times longer. what will you outlast? >> julie: imagine if john lennon were alive today. he would be celebrating his 70th birthday. ♪ ♪ >> julie: fans worldwide coming together to pay tribute to the music legend's life. thousands gathering today around the imagine mosaic in strawberry field, in new york city central park. he was shot outside the apartment in 1980. strawberry field was dedicated in his honor. it was named after one of the songs, of course. the plaque there listing 120 countries all endorsing the area as garden of peace. fans say he would be singing out about peace if he were alive today. >> leading people in singing love songs and sharing the vision, inspirational. that's what brings people together. he had a very inspirational vision. >> he probably would be making music i think. sure. >> i can't imagine what he would be doing right now. sure we missed great music him not being here anymore. >> julie: to mark lenin's birthday, the solo albums are rereleased and the new film about the early years is coming out called "nowhere boy. " it appears john edwards has not escaped the legal trouble surrounding his affair with a former staffer. according to the website daily beast, prosecutors unsealed 20 new subpoenas related to the case. investigators say in the 2008 presidential race campaign illegally funneled money to riley hunter to reportedly keep quiet about the affair. the woman who later gave birth to edwards' love child. no word on who the subpoenas are or when they may testify before the grand jury. final check of the top stories now. late word tonight 33 miners trapped underground in chile could be freed by wednesday. family members cheering today when a drill broke through the miner's chamber. they had been stuck in a collapsed mine for two months now. in days crews will lower capsule to carry each miner one-by-one up to the surface. police in california saying the suspect in yesterday's horrific school shooting is not cooperating. witnesses say a man climbed over a fence and then opened fire on a group of elementary school children in san diego. two children were hurt. but both are expected to recover thankfully. neighbor of the suspect tells the local paper he has often heard yelling obscenities and racial epithets in the apartment. on this day in 1888, towering tribute to the first president is finally opened to the public. crews began building the washington monument 40 years earlier to memorialize president george washington achievement. concern over funding, pace of construction and the civil war itself eventually halted work. for 25 years it stood incomplete. until then president grant ordered construction to resume. the monument stood as theal taste building at 555 -- as the tallest building at 555 feet. marvel for americans to enjoy 122 years ago today. and now, you know the news as fox reports this saturday october 9, 2010. i'm julie banderas. thank you for watching, everyone. see you back here tomorrow, same time, same place, same