people everywhere. it was a thrilling moment. we re hopeful that there those celebrations duplicate themselves throughout the rest of today. behind me, i ve got the moen family, edward, kathleen and sarah. and as you heard the president expressing what all of us feel, the excitement, the thrill, the relief, the exhilaration. esteban rojas, the 18th miner. and now being taken to the triage center where he will be checked by the medical teams. looking physically well. you saw him kneel, cross himself, embrace his love to be reunited with family and friends and the whole rescue team. bruce, we were talking as mr. rojas was coming up in the cage about the emotional impact. you know, how do they assess that? what about the post-traumatic
rock incorporated. what does that feel like? you guys are like hometown heroes. i won t say we are hometown heroes, everybody pulled together here, there are a lot of guys who work here, everybody pulled together as a team. it s amazing to be a part of something that is so big and here we are the little town of berlin it s pretty awesome. reporter: how many miners did you see come up before you went to bed. i believe it was five, i think it was about 3:30 before i went to sleep. reporter: we ll continue to bring this live to you on fox, back to you. megyn: live to the scene in chile with adam housley as we await the rescue of the 19th miner pablo rojas. adam, tell us what is happening here. reporter: we ve been told what, two minutes, ron, two minutes before he comes up, the 19th miner. he is the brother of esteban rojas who we saw emerge and go into the of his family. he s 45 years old, his name is
is perhaps the greatest hero here. the true captain of the ship, got his men to work together and managed to keep them from panicking. does it surprise you that he took charge? it is natural the guy in charge is the boss. reporter: the boss, who decided to parcel out meager meals below. two teaspoons of tuna, half a glass of milk and a cracker per miner every 48 hours. that may have been what saved these miners lives. luis urzua is expected to be the last man to exit the san jose mine. psychologists will tell us some of the men will be stronger from the experience but many others will suffer from some sort of post-traumatic syndrome. the one thing that is certain none of these men will ever be the same. john quinones, abc news, new york. fascinating stories. and rumors the men could be offered book and movie deals. stay with abc news throughout the morning and the day for
to go any time, and i clans over to our guy, and now it s going down, i m told it s been put back into place, going down as we speak. the next miner up is the 18th miner, esteban rojas, who didn t actually have to trade that day, he traded days so he could go to a funeral of his uncle. he wasn t supposed to northbound the mine that day. he hopefully will be coming out within the next 30 minutes or so. they ve picked up the pace here, they re getting two miners out per hour, we re told they expect the operation to go smoothly like this, to end overnight. he also said that the video cable, we ve been able to see that video from the capsule itself, has been served on accident, he says it s not a big deal, does not in any way hinder this operation, they still have the bluetooth audio to keep in touch with the miners as they make that 14-16 minute on average trip to the surface. one more note, every time these miners step out and you see the families give
deepwater oil drilling is lifted. some say the ban was lifted because of political pressure of louisiana senator landrieu. she says that she will not lift the hold on the president s proposed budget director until she sees where the moratorium is actually lifted. the lead prosecutors in 49 states are launching a joint investigation to see if mortgage companies broke the law foreclosing on thousands of homeowners. the allegation, the bank employees processed foreclosure forms without ever reading them. the amazing story of survival is still unfolding in chile right now. 17 miners have been rescued so far. esteban rojas will be the 18th. on his way up in the capsule as we speak. with more on the effort, we re joined by bruce dial, a former mine inspector who spent more than two decades at the federal mine safety administration. thank you very much. first of all, talk to me about