year. ha hallie, back to you. nbc s gadi schwartz there for us. we re watching up from bow live virgini boliv bolivia, where a strike has all but shut down hospitals. you re looking at a fire right after firing tear gas. doctors are protesting a new law that penalizes hospital workers heavily if they re found to have done harm to their patients. the threat is up to nine years jail time. the seizure of all documents. and you see signs that say we are not criminals, we save lives. the photographer here david mercado from reuters. we d love to hear your thoughts on facebook, twitter and snapchat, thanks for watching this hour of msnbc live. we ll be right back from sunny palm beach.
live news conference in spanish. we ll get it translated and give you the latest. you are seeing the president of chile and the president of boliv bolivia, addressing reporters and family members that are still there, about the 14 miners that now have been lifted from that mine. we are following every angle of this story. we ll bring you what they have to say. we ll have more from the miners, and you will continue to see these rescues, all 14 of them as we get ready for number 15. victor segovia is next. one word turns innovative design
we have complete around the clock coverage. a federal judge has ordered the u.s. military to immediately cease enforcement of the don t ask don t tell policy. there have been several protests over his issue. last month a california judge ruled. unconstitutional. the justice department has 60 days to appeal. looks like miami may be spared hurricane paula s wrath. the storm packing 100-mile-an-hour winds will head northeast and reach western cuba. mario gomez was the ninth miner rescued about 7:00 this morning. he was the oldest miner down there, 63 years old. he was actually prepared to retire on the day of the cave-in. his wife didn t want him to go to work that day. he lost three fingers on one hand in a previous mining accident. his sister watched the rescue unfold from her home in bolivia.
juan palma, and carlos solis, from bolivia. jimmy sanchez, the youngest miner in the group, an environmental assistant. osman araya, a carrier pigeon handler, and a singer. this is jose vidal, a drilling, serving as a secretary for the miners, and carlos lagos, a drill operator. mario heredia, the oldest of the group, mining since he was 12 years old, for more than 50 years. alex salazar, a heavy machinery mechanic. jorge orellana, and this is