now the source involved in the matter agree that after so long of being in captivitity, that his captures more than likely he no that he was working undercover. in an exclusive interview with cnn s christiane amanpour in september, here is what was said about him and two others held in ir ir iran. translator: is he an american who has disappeared. we have no news of him. we do not know where he is. we are willing to help. and all the intelligence serves in the region can gather together to find his wear about about thes and we re willing to cooperate on that. this is the same thing they ve been saying since the beginning about this. a levinson family spokesman tells me about the risk created by the story and praying for his safety. all they say, is they want us to
it s emotional, exhilarating, exciting, and it s good news over at the san jose mine. you re looking at a live picture, the wheel for the seventh time, going counter-clockwise going to get number seven. it s been, monita, the longest shift of their lives, 68 days, suffering the trauma and captivitity of being in a dank environment and dark environment for so long. but in a 15-minute ride up, they re going to go through in that missile-like capsule and through solid rock to freedom and fresh air. miner number seven, monita, is jose vidal.