alex vega celebrated his 32nd birthday singing him happy birthday through a video hookup. they ve even been sent cigarettes and a projector screen allowing them to watch soccer and movies. the men have shifts where they help clear the rock from the drilling. wednesday they recovered part of a drill that became detached. so far the miner haves been a help to our operation, giving us tips on what they re seeing down there versus what we re seeing. reporter: brandon fisher is among a small team of american drillers racing here to dig a tunnel to the miners. he has experience in mine rescues having helped pull out the nine miners from the 2002 queue creek mine disaster in pennsylvania. we wanted to come down here and do something. late last week their drill known as plan b was the first to break through the chamber where the 33 had been trapped. everyone on site started