were hugs there and lots of cheers. and all over chile, people are tuned to their television sets and they are waiting breathlessly for all 33 to come to the surface, as well as two rescue workers who courageously went down the shaft of the mine to get them out. you mentioned the president his approval rating is up today as well, as you can imagine. our fox news correspondent is in chile, watching this unfold. steve? reporter. easily 2:00 in the morning here in chile, but it s hard to imagine any people here are sleeping. this goes beyond any world cup soccer match. the entire world has been waiting and now watching as those 33 miners who were collapsed inside a secluded area on august 5 are now beginning to come to the surface. so far the operation has gone smoothly. that wheel behind me is spinning to the right in a clockwise manner. miner number 3, juan palma, 50 years old, should be out any time soon. and bearing witness at the escape hatch is the president and th
his 7-year-old little boy sobbing there. the president of chile gave him a big hug and steve harrigan join us live. we wait for the second miner to come up in the capsule. it s happening now. describe again that meegsal moment when the first miner emerged. reporter: a 31-year-old down there with his brother two months. there was some snags beforehand with tests of the capsule. there is a concern about whether this would work. everything worked according to schedule so far. and there is some concerns and the nation was holding its breath and watching and waiting when he came out of the capsule, he walked over and hugged his wife and daughter. an emotional scene. the president there as well. he had been writing letters to the family saying he wanted to spend more time with his family make them a priority. and you sense when he hugged his wife there was a sigh of relief here. he was fit as well. and chosen first for a reason. there are concerns about snags and problem was the