NEW : One miner 's sister says the drill is `` hope for the boys '' Platform , called CNN , will be part of operation to drill to reach the miners . Plan The men have been trapped for 36 days now , 2,300 feet under the earth . A drill is making progress ; Plan B drill has hit a snag . One miners have been trapped for Wednesday , 171 meters under the earth .
NEW : One miner 's sister says the drill is `` hope for the boys '' Platform , called CNN , will be part of operation to drill to reach the miners . Plan A drill is making progress ; Plan B drill has hit a snag . One miners have been trapped for Wednesday , 171 meters under the earth .