i want to show you the ground video right away traffic snarled through the area after a grinding head-on truck collision closed new york state freeway in rocklin lanes, new york state police say one of the vehicles involved was headed northbound jumped the divider and slammed into oncoming traffic. that happened just about quarter to 10, 9:47, we have one person confirmed dead at the scene as you mentioned, and new york state police tell us the wreck includes one tractor trailer, two box trucks and another vehicle, but having looked at that seen it looks like a good deal more than that to me. cargo and truck parts litter the northbound lanes, paramedics have erected barriers to shield the gruesome scene, as i mentioned i-87 into new jersey and the freeway in both directions backed up will be for some time. lou young. also investigators are

trying to determine what set off a huge explosion at a high school, three construction workers were injured the force of the blast last night knocked out windows cbs 2 is life from the scene in marble hill, good afternoon. we're getting a better sense how bad the damage was from that explosion here last night you can see a lot of crews from the building city here, inspecting the damage but the schools chancellor says despite what's happened students will start class on schedule. >> part of the 6 floor science classroom of john f kennedy high school blown out, desks and computers untouched we know building just hours before. >> this is really scary, nothing to take lightly about, if this happened earlier, there was about 200 kids there at the school yesterday for summer bridge. >> today, police turning away for that program.

>> telling me to go home. i make sure to kids don't come in that's what i was told, let me in. >> investigators back at the school trying to isolate the cause of the explosion after 8:00 thursday night that toured through three stories of the school. school's chancellor says the students will still be able to attend class on september 9th. >> all is under control, it will take us at least a week to bring it into right conditions. the fire commissionerconfirms a gas line played a factor. >> the lab has gas supply, no one mentioned smelling gas the contractors did not mention smelling gas, what caused the explosion we don't know but we'll get to the bottom of it. steven who watched the emergency response from his near by apartment, jolted by thethunderous noise. the bed is moving, i'm

moving, the floor is moving, we're all moving. >> for three construction workers at the school, far worse. the force and the fire leaving them with severe burns. school staff concerned whether the building was safe for students at all. >> now, at last check those three construction workers still in the hospital, two in critical condition. this afternoon but as we mentioned a lot of investigators trying to pinpoint the cause of that explosion, reporting live, cbs 2 news. thank you. a brooklyn man is in police custody, he was behind the wheel when his wife was thrown from their vehicle and killed. investigators say this happened before 11:30 in bay ridge after the couple left a local pub. they say 29-year-old danielle fell out of the backseat of an suv as her husband turned onto bay ridge park way. witnesses told police the two may have been arguing before

they got in the car and the door was not closed properly all the way. no charges have been filed. a case of subway rage lands a woman in the hospital this noon police are looking for her attacker scott is live with details. >> police say it was a case of subway rage on the train, and shocked even subway riders in new york city. >> the subway riders, you might want to think twice before sitting next to this woman. >> that was terrible. it was terrible. police say this woman pushed, scratched and bit another subway rider, all because that rider tried to sit in a seat that had this woman's bag on it. >> it was like, oh my godlike people really do that now a nowadays. >> where morning rush hour subways are jammed to the gills. cops say it happened last

friday on an f-train from queens they say the 45-year-old victim asked this woman to move her bag so she could sit down, that the woman ignored her, but that the victim sat down anyway, that's when cops say this woman became engaged, pushing the victim, pulling her hair, scratching her chest and to bleed. >> to beat somebody up over that, that's terrible. police say -- it stopped at 21st street, they say the victim was taken to a hospital in stable condition. >> that was crazy, all she had to do was take a bag and sitdown and be courteous to others. at least say the suspect is still out there that she has not yet been apprehended, live in queens bridge, cbs 2 news. thank you. crews are struggling to get a handle on deadly wildfires in

the west, almost 30,000 firefighters are battling at least 80 fires that forced thousands of people to flee their homes. >> fast moving wildfires forced more evacuations over night in north central washington, a dozen major fires have scorched almost 400,000 acres across the state many of the firefighters battling the flames paused to honor three fallen brothers killed near the town. 31-year-old richard wheeler, 26- year-old andrew and 20-year-old tom. >> he is a great son. >> wonderful son and we loved being his parents. worked as a firefighter to pay for college. >> he was fun and smart and. >> cheerful and kind and he was going to be -- >> in the light of our lives the center of our lives. the deaths who left people

who live in a small town stunned. >> this is really hard, not an easy thing at all. >> firefighters say with wildfires practically burning in every corner of the state, this is one of the worst fire seasons ever in washington. chris martinez, cbs news. four other firefighters were injured including a 25- year-old who has third degree burns over half his body. huge crowds are expected in central park next month to see pope francis, it is a possible new stop on his visit to the city. >> police commissioner bill says details are still being worked out but the location may be on the pontiff's final itinerary. >> no visit is complete without a stop at the central park. and pope francis does not want to miss out. and said the public may have the chance to catch a glimpse of him there when he comes here next month.

issues about central park are routes, et cetera, opportunity for the public to see him. >> the pontiff has several events on his official schedule for his short trip, including mass at madison square garden, but you need a ticket to attend. details about routes or other ways the public can see him have not been released yet. this is the first time we've heard central park publicly mentioned as a possibility. saying the visit will be different than anything they've ever dealt with from a security standpoint because of his desire to have a personal connection with the people. >> i was here for the '95 visit, the security of the pope was enhanced by the vehicles he traveled in, but limiting the exposure of the public in terms of getting close to him and touching him et cetera. this pope has made it quite clear that he is going to

participate with the crowds in a different way. >> said one of the dramatic changes he visits is the speed of the motorcade. >> the process has slowed down significantly, but that was usually with the benefit of armored vehicles and in this instance, we're going to have to adjust to a pope that wants to have a lot more opportunity to mix with faithful. >> the police commissioner says they are working on a plan with homeland security and the secret service that accommodates the pope's wishes but keeps him safe as possible. when the pope does arrive. >> when the pope does arrive amtrak is taking steps to deal with the ridership, run extratrains and cars to add more passengers. amtrak says reservations will be required on all express, northeast regional, and keystone service trained friday september 25th through monday the 28th.

for more information go to cbs newyork.com. and address the service at the 9/11 memorial and hold mass at madison square garden and of course we'll be bringing you complete coverage right here on cbs 2. just ahead, a couple caught on camera ripping off a pricey boutique, how they got away with thousands of dollars in merchandise with so many cameras on them. wouldn't it be nice to pay a couple dollars for a meal like this? the new jersey restaurant that lets you pay what you want. >> an unusual backyard pool party, a local family watches helplessly as another family takes it hostage. changing skies over head, variety in the area, we'll talk about that have your weekend forecast and some new numbers for danny.

it is all coming up. . don't forget to follow us on facebook and like our page, find us at cbsnewyork.com/facebook. police in west chester county are looking for two brazen shop lefters. one made an exit with tens of thousands of dollars of purses stuffed down her pants.

we have this exclusive store from bedford hills. >> reporter: wednesday afternoon, this duo walks into penny pincher starts browsing no red flags here, 5 minutes in you see the man look around, then snatch this brown bag worth $4,700. he then passes it to his accomplice, takes it and shoves it under her dress and what looks like spanks. a customer even walks by next up, a black bag worth $5,000, again, it goes under her dress. the third steal, a nearly $10,000 bag. there goes the woman stuffing it with the others again, she then immediately grabs a seline tote worth $4,200, off to the dressing room as the man engages the staff and buys a few shirts, both sidestep the sensor, they check one last time and head out. her waddling, then running more than $24,000 in her undergarments. staffers say clearly these two

are professionals, considering they were undeterred by 5 employees, 13 cameras and signs pointing out the cameras. >> she was sociable, so was the man. >> he was rather friendly, definitely tried to gain our trust, did a good job. two of us were in the back working in the office on computer things. >> we also have a lot of appointments come in throughout the day. >> once the two left, the owner got a pit in her stomach, they shut down the store and figured it out. in broad daylight as you saw in the video, the two took off this way, a local business owner says he saw them get into a black honda with jersey plates and drive off. consignment shops are said to be on the look out. police are looking into whether the pair is responsible for a similar robbery back in july in roslyn on long island. just ahead pay what you want restaurants are letting diners pick their price how you can take advantage of this before the deal is done. >> here is something you don't see every day, see what they

took with them as a parting gift. john has a look at your weekend forecast when we

return. .

eating out can be costly, wen new jersey restaurant is giving customers a break. >> they have no prices for you to name your own price. >> reporter: owner and chef of blue and its more rational joining restaurant called next door are set to close on august 29th when their lease expires, wanted a unique way to thank his customers for 10 years of business, for the whole month he has letting them whey whatever they want. >> everyone said, don't do this because people are going to take advantage of you. >> he said it's been quite the opposite. >> people are leaving good money, they get to try some good food, eat something as opposed to junk food. >> it is the fine dining restaurant that usually costs 28 to $30, now sized down to smaller portions. >> we have had a few customers who came in and left, maybe four or five dishes and left four or five dollarsnd a few customer who is actually had

four or five dishes and left $200. for customers we spoke with the toughest decision wasn't what to order but how they were paying fairly. >> i wish they would give us a bill, i'd feel more comfortable that way. that's pretty interesting you can really decide, you know, whether you like it and what you want to pay for it. the chef says this pay what you want concept has been so popular with his customers that he is even considering extending the lease of his restaurant for another month or two. reporting from montclair new jersey, cbs 2 news. i'd have a tough time. >> yeah, i'd rather just have a bill, i want to give you. >> i would be worried i wasn't paying enough for something, very cool for them, though. you know someone that's priceless, john elliot. >> only 99-cents for six nuggets. good afternoon, and good afternoon to you, too. weather watchers, they are on the job today, a lot of folks reporting nice numbers 70s

loving the 70s at lunchtime, but also some interesting observations this is charlie, 71 degrees right now which is great a tremendous amount of water last night look at the volume there, well over 2 inches and a lot of locations over 2 inches, it is interesting, though, this is adele, she is saying, yeah what rain? she didn't get very much last night, she'd like to see a little bit more. you head to the south shore this came in from nancy 81, clouds over head, and it is still a sauna out there. we're seeing nicer depoints for the city north and east but still dealing with gray skies and humid conditions, you see a hint of blue on the screen this is the camera from the empire state building, partly sunny 79 winds out of the northeast. winds from 73 to 82, almost a 10 degree spread there monticello to the hamptons, dew

points still in those sauna- esk, but the 50s north and west, it is 11-degree drop further to the west and to the north that's even a little bit more pronounced. beautiful sun for the hudson valley, lingering clouds with a few showers still parading through the islands, but, nicer air is going to nose in for the bulk of your friday, much of the area, after just a super incheses, and 1.77. the city about technically a third of an inch, the rain helping with the pollen count, that's nice down today but up in a big way, over the next few days, real quickly the future cast keeps the chance of a shower in the forecast likely east and north of the city this afternoon. saturday shapes up nicely, saturday night you may see a few more clouds and there is a stray shower possible on your sunday and then we see some more heat and humidity first

part of next week. you know what this weekend was sort of due for a wet weekend, six of the eight, they've been dry, much of the area will see another dry one, i want to give you an update, hurricane danny is a category 2, winds northwest, we'll see impact over the weekend, our weekend, stray showers sunday, saturday looks pretty good. nice tomorrow. thank you, john. coming up a wild scene caught on camera. >> a new jersey family taken by surprise after finding another family splashing around in

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. with less than three weeks to go before his network debut, stephen colbert is putting his stamp on broadway, near the ed sullivan theater, the late show with stephen colbert appears on september 8th right here on cbs 2. coming up tonight beginning at 5:00, concerning new study about viagra and a possible connection to a certain skin cancer how it has doctors warning men who take the little blue pill. leaving children alone in a car is not necessarily a crime in new jersey, the ruling by the state supreme court that's raising eyebrows these stories and much more tonight beginning at 5:00. a major surprise for a new jersey family.

>> there's bears in the pool! >> the family shot this video a mama bear and her five cubs decided to cool off in the family's backyard pool, the bears spent several minutes splashing around playing with floats, and on the slide when they left, they took a pair of the floatties with them. that would freak me out. >> if that was in my backyard. >> the heat has been unbearable. >> i couldn't resist. that's it for us at noon thanks for joining us. we're back at 5:00 have a great weekend. look how beautiful it is... honey, we need to talk.

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