in fact, the new hole, this potential corridor to safety, elevates their risk of death or serious injury. translator: when the cold air came in and mixed with warm air, it cooled the rock inside the mine. and we could hear it cracking and the rocks falling as they broke off. despite the dangers, the rescue begins to shift from aspiration to actuality. a top priority is testing the phoenix. the rescue cage that will haul the men one at a time through a half mile of rock. why did you decide to cool capsule the phoenix? why? i think it is sort of a rebirth to a new life. for that new life to happen, the 33 miners need to fit into the phoenix. it s only 22 inches wide. when i told them they would have to start training, they
cheering each other. and i m very superstitious about stuff like that. guys, they won t fit through a 12-inch hole. in fact, the new hole, this potential corridor to safety, elevates their risk of death or serious injury. translator: when the cold air came in and mixed with warm air, it cooled the rock inside the mine. we could hear the rocks falling as they broke off. despite the dangers, the rescue begins to shift from aspiration to actuality. a top priority is testing the phoenix. the rescue cage that will haul the men one at a time through a half mile of rock. why did you decide to cool it? why? i think it is sort of a rebirth to a new life.
some rock falls, some small rocks, breaking off from inside that rescue shaft and crashing into the fenix capsule even though it is made of metal. just imagine that the damage a heavy rock could do if it fell several hundred meters on to the rescue cage. that has not happened. rescuers are trying to avoid that kind of thing. the other problem rescuers have caused are very keen to avoid, any kind of medical problem with the miners themselves. that s why they re pumping a supply of enriched oxygen into the fenix capsule. that s why they ve made such a big effort. putting video and audio link booze sboo the capsule so the miners have constant communication with the surface. they can feedback technical information. if they begin to panic, they can immediately get in could not tack with psychologists as well. there has been every effort to mitigate any effects that might occur if that capsule started to spin on the way up. that is why over the last six hours, prior to these miners
his father also a miner. his wife, jessica, is of course talking about how she s nervous and she has been over the past few months giddy at the chance to get to see her husband after 69ing aonni agonizing days. we ll continue to follow the latest as these pictures are broadcast from chile. let s get a closer look at that rescue cage, that fenix capsule lifting the miners to the surface. we have a mock-up of the pod in the studio in atlanta. we ve talked about just how small it is just around two feet in diameter. some of those men had to lose weight to fit in it. what s it like? what we really wanted to show our viewers and give them a really good idea of what it s like for the miners to go inside the capsule.
certainly an exciting day. i know the miners will be excited. we ve been, you know, working with the chileans with regards to fluid loading protocol. we want to make sure that thewey begin the assent in the rescue cage. we don t want them to pass out on the way up as any military recruit standing at attention for a long period of time might attest to. so it would be important to make sure that the miners are well protected and well hydrated for that event. what immediate health test would they have to take once they reach the surface. immediately when they reach the surface, they will have a primary survey done by the physicians and medical staff on sight just to make sure that there aren t any critical