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. greta: we go straight to adam housley in chile. edison pena, married, reportedly among the most depressed of the trapped men. asked rescuers to send a photo of the sun. he tried run everyday for exercise. is a fan of elvis presley and asked for elvis music to be sent into the mine so they could have a sing along. the stories keep coming, reporter: they do. you hear supporters coming by. these are the kind of celebrations, listen. these are the celebrations, ....
Together, about 35 miles away. greta: i assume the first 17 days was hoping they would hear something from the surface that people recognized they were alive. how did they pasttime? reporter: you know, it is interesting. the first hole was only the size of a baseball, maybe bigger you get some things down to them. the eventual hole was the size of a bike wheel. bibles were sent, clothes, toiletries, a guitar, one was a musician. there were all sorts of medical supplies sent down. that s why people asked earlier in the day as we saw each within come up and how wonderful they were, people were saying they look good, shaven, they look clean. it is because that second safety hole the size of a bike tire was used to get all those supplies down. the larger hole only two feet across, to bring them out. ....
greta: you missed this rescue in chile over the last 24 hours, here it is! [ applause ] reporter: his wife, his friends everyone is cheering down the hill, up there. now the moment where he gets to hug his wife. [ applause ] ....
In 2002, here at the rescue site. i have been up now for over 40 hours watching. and it s nervous anticipation for a rescue that is getting very close to getting completed successfully, as it was here in cue creek. you are exactly right, greta. they are very focus focused until everyone is safely out of that mine and then the celebration will begin. bill, it s fascinating here because when the cameras were down in the mine, just to be able to watch those men down there, to put up at the bottom of the mine and see them. we were just getting a glimpse of it. imagine being there for 69 days and wondering: am i ever going to get out of here? will they ever reach me? will they ever rescue me? and see it one by one unfold down there. it must have been extraordinary. reporter: it is incredible i extraordinary. the technology has increased and improved since 2002. it s amazing. ....
The hospital? they came to the hospital. greta: what does she want to say to him? that he s very strong and that she loves him very much. and that it is a great day. she says a great day for her country and the entire world. it has been a great event here. she keeps talking about how strong he is and how the strong come last. that s one reason why she was proud he came up at number 28. she was very nervous throughout the entire time, as you might imagine. but her son came up towards ....