alan pizzey has that story. and he ain't heavy. see why this 14-year-old is carrying his younger brother on his back for 40 miles. >> i really just wanted to do something for him. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> good evening, i'm jim axelrod. the prosecutor in new brunswick, new jersey, is charging a truck driver with death by auto. just after 1:00 this morning, tracy morgan was airlifted from the keep of the accident on the new jersey turnpike just north of trenton. he was on his way home from performing when his limo was hit from behind by a tractor trailer. vinita nair picks up the story. >> reporter: police say a trabtor trailer park slammed into the back of morgan's chauffeured limo bus, overturning it and causing a chain reaction that involved six investigation. comedian james mcnair, one of morgan's writers, was killed. four other bus passengers are in critical condition, including morgan, who was taken by helicopter to a hospital in new brunswick, new jersey. his publicist released this statem

alan pizzey has that story. and he ain't heavy.is 14-year-old is carrying his younger brother on his back for 40 miles. >> i really just wanted to do something for him. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news."

alan pizzey has that story. and he ain't heavy.hy this 14-year-old is carrying his younger brother on his back for 40 miles. >> i really just wanted to do something for him. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news."

. >> axelrod: allen pizzey reporting for us tonight from rome. alan, thank you. an iraqi post on the border with syria was seized by sunni militants today who killed 30 iraqi soldiers, including the commander. this is exactly what the isis militants want, to erase the border between the two countries as they try to create a larger islamic state. clarissa ward joins us from baghdad tonight. clarissa, how significant is the seizure of this border crossing? >> reporter: well, jim, this is a huge strategic win for isis because it essentially allows them now to move heavy weapons and fighters quickly and easily from their base of operations in syria all the way here into iraq. and the iraqi army fought for three long days and incurred heavy casualties, trying to defend al qaim, which gives you a sense of firstly how important a target it is, and secondly, just how fierce a fighting force isis really is. >> jim: now,as isis has made gains, we have seen shiite militias mobilizing, most notably in baghdad. what role are these militias playing now? >> reporter: well, that