The temperature dropping to 15 degrees. The miners stuck in that shaft just as cold. They huddled together. They did what they could do to keep each other warm and keep each others spirits up. Its very impressive to see how well they managed the situation. Reporter teams above sending down blankets and heat packs. After so many hours a massive crane lowering a basket down to bring the miners up in small groups. Good news for the lucky 17. And the Fire Department says this is one of the toughest rescues theyve ever had. All of the miners are now home. They are okay. But nobody is going back into that salt mine until the problem is fixed. Gio benitez, abc news, lansing, new york. Long ten hours there in lansing, new york. Thanks, gio. The sun made a brief appearance in california before new rounds of rain this weekend. Another powerful storm hit coastal areas yesterday flooding low lying streets and look at that. It came one day after the weeks strongest storm drenched the state and much
Our top story this morning is wall street. Really got off on the wrong foot this year. Were keeping a close eye on the markets overseas at this hour. Its the worst start for the dow since 1896. The worst ever for the brother s p 500. So you can blame the hit to your 401 k on china. Abcs Marci Gonzales has details. Wall street stocks took a nosedive plunging 392 points, officially putting the market into correction territory. This is a weird start to 2016. Reporter it was the worst day for the dow in three months as troubles in chinas economy sent jitters across the pacific. Chinas stock market slipped about 7 thursday after its currency fell to its lowest level against the dollar since march, 2011. Trading in china was automaticallll halted setting off another slump in asian and european stocks. That will probably translate the u. S. Markets. Reporter oilrices plunged along with stock prices hitting their lowest level in 12 years. People are just not buying commodities. That suggests t
The new jackpot tonight, 700 million and counting. Why the sudden huge paydays . We ask, did they change the rules . Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a thursday night. And we begin with those long lines forming as we come on the air, donald trump, about to take the stage in front of a packed house in vermont. And it comes just as he unleashes a new attack. Using Hillary Clintons voice with images of her husband, monica lewinsky, then bill cosby. Meanwhile, hundreds are lining up for trump. The room holds less than 2,000 people, but trumps team handing out 20,000 tickets to the event. Former president bill clinton asked today, is his path fair game . The reporter asking him several times, and what the president then said. Abcs chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl on the campaign trail in vermont. Reporter today, as hundreds of his supporters waited hours in the cold to see him in vermont, donald trump dropped womens rights are human rights. Reporter a Tru
Using Hillary Clintons voice with images of her husband, monica lewinsky, then bill cosby. Meanwhile, hundreds are lining up for trump. The room holds less than 2,000 people, but trumps team handing out 20,000 tickets to the event. Former president bill clinton asked today, is his path fair game . The reporter asking him several times, and what the president then said. Abcs chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl on the campaign trail in vermont. Reporter today, as hundreds of his supporters waited hours vermont, donald trump dropped this bomb on hillary clinton. Womens rights are human rights. Video, featuring clinton with disgraced congressman bill clinton with monica lewinsky. Trump is challenging Hillary Clintons record on enabled the former president during his sex scandals. It hasnt been a very pretty picture for her or bill. To talk about his problems. Reporter but bill clinton will not take the bait. Campaigning in iowa today, he refused to respond to trump. Even when a r
It hasnt been a very pretty picture for her or for bill because im the only one willing to talk about his problems. And are you worried that your past could hurt your wifes campaign . I dont have a response. If he wins the republican nomination, well have plenty of time to talk about it. You know, it really is a distinct possibility actually. Just yesterday, Time Magazine put trump on their cover with the headline how trump won. Well, in the meantime, trump is also throwing punches at his closest competitor in the gop race. Were talking about ted cruz. Hes again raising the question of whether the canadian born senator is eligible to hold the Nations Highest Office and now trump is finding an unexpected ally on capitol hill. Abcs tom llamas is on the campaign trail in iowa. Reporter as senator ted cruz drove through iowa today, donald trump tweeted him a helpful message ted, free legal advice, how to preempt democrats on citizen issue. You will win. The senators answer. Thanks, but no