good sunday morning, everyone. welcome to today. i m lester holt. and i m jenna wolfe. if you recall, rescuers thought it would take until christmas to rescue the 33 trapped miners. imagine what it s like. they opened up the hole this is a very critical period to bring them up safely. 2,300 feet is a long way to travel up. we were live yesterday when word reached the miners. we saw the bell ringing, signaling the break through. what s it like for the men underground. we ll talk to an american miner whose dramatic rescue you might recall. he ll tell you about his extraordinary experience and what these men can expect, coming up. a shocking suspect coming up. was a teenager tortured for being gay? several suspects linked to a notorious gang are in custody. we ll talk about the phenomenon of 10-10-10. if you know someone getting married, you re not alone. they picked sunday because of the very unique date. does the number ten carry special meaning? we ll have that story
rescuers estimate the men have each lost close to 20 pounds. which is why the first supply tube sent down contained 33 jars of glucose and 33 doses of stomach medicine. one for each miner. one of their first requests? toothbrushes. just how to keep the men in good mental and physical health while the rescue hole is drilled is now a priority. these men face the prospect of being entombed for months. what will they face? thomas foye spent 78 hours trapped in the quecreek mine in pennsylvania in 2002. it was hell is what it was. name of the game is you never give up and just got to hope and pray and hope the good lord s going to follow through. reporter: being trapped underground for months is unprecedented. the families here say with confidence that their men will make it. there can be no wait with more anguish than the one we have just gone through, says carol, of the wait for word the men were alive. they are strong and they know we are sending our love. i came to bring him home
todd bridges, gary coleman, and dana plato child superstars. when the show wrapped in 1986, all 3 remained in the headlines, bu wrong reasons. todd bridges spent nearly a decade consumed with drugs and legal battles that left his career and reputation in shambles. before gary coleman s untimely death this past may, his legal woes, health issues, and marital problemsstae tabloids. and dana plato was written off the show when she got pregnant at the age of 18. broke and desperate, she was convicted of armed robbery what i need is i need help. i m sick. oprah: and later appeared nude in magazines and porn movies. in 1999, dana plato dies of an overdose. oprah: you know, there have been people who said that because of dana s issues with drugs, and gary coleman has had his problems we ve seen reported in the media, and you certainly have had your problems people have said that that whole kind of child cast was cursed. what do you say? i think we had very similar backgrounds w