i know. i m excited. we re thrilled for the fact that we re able to watch this, to see the president saying prayers, making the cross, thanking that this has worked so far so well. and to soon see florencio avalos make his way to the surface. you know, i went with florencio s father and his uncle into a nearby mine here. i went in with alfonso and wilson avalos. alfonso is a miner himself. and as we entered into the mine, he s 52 years old. he said that he had never felt nervous at all going into a mine, but knowing that his two sons are trapped down there, florencio and his other son renan, he just didn t feel comfortable going in there. i asked him, will you let your children go back into a mine after they exit this?
until he is up, no celebration and that is when he will be very happy. wilson has been out here, i joined wilson in a nearby mine along with his brother, who is the father of florencio, 31 years old, his younger brother, 29, also down in the mine. florenci to o will come up first, his brother latelier, clearly the hope everyone comes without a hitch. they think they have it set up to do that we will see here as it begins in minutes. how about those brave paramedics going down there first? this is an amazing story. kerry, thanks so much tonight. dr. charles marmer is the chair of the department of psychiatry at the medical center at nyu, also with us tonight is tony apaguard, mine advocate and former msha official and tony
? we are waiting for the arrival of the third miner. juan illanes palma. we ve been so caught up. i don t think we ve introduced ourselves. i m colleen mcedwards. and i m michael holm. we ve been covering this for viewers around the world. our u.s. viewers joining us as we continue to watch this amazing rescue effort in progress. absolutely. let s get the latest now on what s happening at the mine. and carl has been following the miners saga since day one. he joins us right now live from the san jose mine in chile. carl, what is going on right now? what stage are we at with the rescue of this third miner on his way to the surface? i think you guys are absolutely right. our name really don t matter tonight, do they? the names that matter are florencio, mario sepulveda,