translator: how was the trip? translator: it was good. translator: did the cage behave? translator: yes. the rescuer being asked about translator: everything was fine. that s the voice of the translator describing what they re saying, that it s hot and humid. obviously we ve known that, 85 to 90 degrees. that s what they ve been living in. they ve been having problems with that gate from the beginning. the operation was delayed a little bit last night if you recall in the early hours because of the gate on the fenix capsule. but one of the rescuers being asked whether or not there were any problems with it, he said
over the last 24 hours? reporter: well, i think, you know, you d have to go back to each one of those individual rescues and see at the moment that each miner stepped out of the fenix 2 rescue capsule and went back into the arms of the people they most loved in this life. it became a little bit routine toward the end of the day, to see the fenix capsule going so smoothly up and down. but what was completely not routine was the way that each family celebrated in its own way, a rebirth of sorts for the miner and a rebirth of sorts for the family. because this is what all the families i ve spoken to have said, that this really does mark a before and an after. these miners and their families cannot simply go home and pick up the pieces of a normal life. their lives have now been changed forever. and tonight, here in camp hope,
and there you see manuel gonzalez, the first rescuer hugging and being applauded by the other miners. beautiful moment. incredible. so now it seems fitting that he will be the last to leave this mine. we want to bring that live to you, of course. so stay tuned. we ore going to take a quick break as we follow this, the capsule still descending. you can see, that s a live picture of manuel gonzalez waiting waiting for the capsule to emerge. you just see him in shadow. he s being watched very closely. they re having conversation with officials above ground. we re going to bring you his there he is. translator: don t forget to say good-bye at the end before you jump inside the cage. let s take a quick break so we can capture this moment live. also some of the medical hurdles some of the miners now face. we ll be right back.
the first one down, last one back. he was also well, all the rescue workers, extraordinarily risking their lives to help 33 of their colleagues, their miners, now all back safe and alive. i want to check in once again with cnn s karl penhaul. karl, it s been a remarkable 24 hours, i think, for everybody involved. for you, what what happens now, what sticks out in your mind over the last 24 hours? reporter: well, i think, you know, you d have to go back to each one of those individual rescues and see at the moment that each miner stepped out of the fenix 2 rescue capsule and went back into the arms of the people they most loved in this life. it became a little bit routine toward the end of the day, to see the fenix capsule going so smoothly up and down. but what was completely not routine was the way that each family celebrated in its own
aura, it s incredible being here, witnessing this human drama. there was a lot of tension. everybody started clapping when he successfully arrived. we waited and waited. we were told it would take between 15 and 17 minutes and it seemed like two hours. after 15 minutes we saw the capsule pop up, he came out. his greatful family was there, and we knew it would work with a human being. and then number two. and number three. a problem with the capsule, they had to take the wheels off. there was a problem with the door. there was a problem with the oxygen canisters. but nothing endangered any of the miners. as the day wore on, now we re at 21 1/2 hours we started forgetting about the tension, it seemed to work very well. we knew what we weren t going to forget about, what we weren t going to get tired of is the emotion. they say i can t see enough of this. every story s a little different, as you were talking about before. the families came up, they