new jersey. all northbound lanes of the western spur of the turnpike are shut down because of a fiery tanker truck crash. >>> we are following breaking news in bridgeport, connecticut. police just released this video of a 17-year-old girl escaping her alleged kidnapper's car. the young woman was walking to school on boston avenue early monday morning when the female driver of that gray toyota lured the girl to the car and then attacked her. the young girl managed to bail out of the vehicle. it's not clear if the young woman knew her attacker. if you have any information, you are asked to call bridgeport police. >>> new tonight, tracy morgan is back to work. check out photos exclusively obtained by e news. the comedian was snapped wearing a coach's interview on the site of "fist fight" in atlanta. it comes more than a year after morgan was critically injured in a limo accident on the new jersey turnpike. you don't have to wait for the movie to come out to see him. he's returning to "saturday night live" next week, october 17th. >>> coming up, the unbelievable escape attempt one suspect made with hi

the northbound side of the new jersey turnpike's western spur completely shut down. they have that closure in place at 15w. however, if you are on route 280 for some reason they are letting you get on to the new jersey turnpike. you are just going to come to a dead stop there. they have flipped the signs encouraging you over to the eastern spur. that is on the left side of your screen. you can see not really very much better, so if you can avoid the turnpike at all costs that would be your best bet. even the southbound side eastern and western spur. as you said you can see the smoke for miles. it is jam packed beyond belief, and unfortunately it's only going to get worse. we will keep you updated as we get more information on this. back to you guys. >> what about injuries? front is. >> you know, we have not heard anything about injuries yet, but i can't imagine this was a very good accident. clearly this tanker truck caught fire. we do want to show you one other thing here short of as a side note, if you look a little further up the new jersey turnpike, we've got two

. >>> and video shows the moment a tanker went out of control on the new jersey turnpike and burst into flames. today in new york starts now. >>> good morning, everyone. thursday morning, october 8th. >> storm team 4 is here with the forecast. chris, it seems not just like a nice morning, but a super nice morning. >> super nice. if you'd like to categorize it that way, i'd say so. in and around the city we still see some 40s in this suburbs. we're seeing 51 at sussex. west hampton at 45 degrees. we have a clear to partly cloudy sky right now. that's the way this day plays out. recovery back to about 67. we'll flirt with the 70 degree mark. let's get the first check on this morning commute. >> good morning kwb everyone. you may have just seen video from the tanker accident that took place yesterday on the new jersey turnpike. the accident investigation is finally over and just moments ago the area of the turnpike reopened. that should not affect your morning commute which is fantastic news. let's look at the gowanus expressway. there's an accident on 39th street. both directions not movi

let's talk about the new jersey turnpike. if you're there or heading there, this is something you want to think about. we have the new jersey turnpike northbound side, accident in the truck lanes. crews are out doing guardrail repair. we have two lanes closed down as a result of that. in fair view, broad street closed both ways between fair view avenue. accident with a downed pole, downed wire. crews are out there as well. a minor delay inbound at the george washington bridge, lincoln and holland, they're doing just fine, and then mass transit we have that ongoing track work on the new haven line of long island railroad, path trains are okay. street cleaning rules are suspended. metered rules are in effect. >> thank you. it's 5:32 and still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, the big headache for anyone looking to fly on southwest airlines today. what is leading to delays and missed flights. >> and new this morning, a deadly fire on staten island. what investigators say may have caused the fire. >> also ahead space travel t

. >> we're in bordentown, new jersey right now off of the new jersey turnpike there is an accident inside the exit ramp off exit 7 around 206. reports of property damage right there and one toll lane blocked so watch for that if you're heading out the door off of the p.a. turnpike this morning, for -- these are 0 our cameras above the schuylkill expressway. just to show you the closures as you can see signs blocking off the ramp from the schuylkill into the vine street expressway that's closed this morning between the schuylkill and broad street. wilt be there until about 5:00 a.m. you can see flashing lights and police activity there. they have been opening these closures a little bit early and ahead of schedule which is a good thing for travelers in the morning. 422, great through there, eight minutes eastbound from 29 to the schuylkill expressway, watch out for ongoing construction around route 100. >> thank you, jessica. it's all over the news here and across the country, headline after headline reporting teachers and students getting too close and having inappropriate relationships.

new jersey southbound near newman springs road. pretty serious accident being cleared through that spot. new jersey turnpike eastern spur north near 15e we still have an accident being cleared away, lots of activity, lots of lights as you go through that spot. we also have a problem in watchenniers falls. southern state parkway going west near grand avenue. that's an accident. traffic starting to back up. show you that activity on the eastern spur of the turnpike, lots of lights and you can see that right over here. street cleaning rules are in effect. we start with breaking news, a powerful earthquake rocking cities across south asia. epicenter in northern afghanistan. we have video just in to the eyewitness news room. the quake was first reported as 7.7. it was also felt in neighboring pakistan and across northern india. this video showing the confusion that it set off in india. in the pakistani capital, people poured out of office buildings in a panic reciting verses from the koran. there is no word on the extent of damage or injuries. >>> back here at 6:02, memorial plans are coming together for the fou

. >> friday traffic, we have a few problems this morning right around the new jersey turnpike. one out in mansfield township. a vehicle fire on the inner roadway northbound south of the p.a. turnpike. the right lane and shoulder is blocked. all of the new jersey turnpike inside of the exit ramp 7 around 206 there's reports of property damage and a toll lane blocked. so watch out for those. over to the vine street expressway these are our cameras above the schuylkill expressway at the entrance where 676 crosses that. so you can still see police activity blocking off some of the lanes, we have the westbound and the eastbound closed between broad and the schuylkill but i checked my cameras on the vine, they are allowing westbound traffic through eastbound lanes have not opened yet. so we'll have a full update on that and when these will be open with that construction clearing when i come back in the next ten minutes. >>> thank you. a man is the in stable condition after he was shot in the neck in philadelphia's brewerytown neighborhood. cameras at 29th and girard as officers gather

what a mess on the new jersey turnpike tonight. the fuel tanker went up in flames on the northbound side of the western spur of the turnpike in carney after colliding with an suv. the driver of the tanker is still unaccounted for at this hour. the driver of the suv is expected to be okay. eyewitness news crew driving by the scene saw the flames shooting up. firefighters used foam and water to put out the fire. this is now a live picture from newscopter7. eyewitness news reporter jim dolan on the ground with the very latest. >> this traffic isn't back to normal yet but the skies over new jersey have finally cleared but man, this was an enormous blue skies for well over an hour and a half. you could see the fire from as far away as manhattan, thick black smoke when a tanker truck overturned here filled with fuel and it caught fire. the driver of that honda is expected to be okay. we're not sure what that had to do with this fire. the driver of the truck is still unaccounted for at this hour. all of this happened on the northbound wes

first of all on the new jersey turnpike northbound, that accident just being cleared a terrible accident from yesterday. the q train, ongoing track maintenance, and keep in mind new jersey transit lirr on time that's your northbound time on the new haven line opposite side boarding on the west haven and also at the millford stations. alternate side parking rules are in effect. back over to you. laurie, ken? >>> debbie thank you. 4:34 as debbie just mentioned the new jersey turnpike just reopened after crews worked through the night to clean up that incredible wreckage from a deadly fiery crash. eye witness news reporter mall or it hoff is live with the latest and a new video of the crash. good morning. >> reporter: ken, good morning. that's right. just in the last half hour all lanes here have reopened. this as an extensive and ongoing investigation is now under way. if you take a look here you can see where 15 w toll plaza just beyond this area all three lanes on the northbound western spur that were closed as a result of this accident have now been reopened. moving and then the driver

he was on the new jersey turnpike earlier this afternoon, saw a van carrying mattresses. the mattresses spilled on the roadway. he watched cars swerve to avoid them, including a tunker truck which flipped on a guardrail and erupted in flames. he had a dash camera rolling the entire time. >> it felt like i was starting to burn my arm and i my leg, justnbeing as close as i was. >> reporter: kevin howard can still feel the intense heat from the flames. the truck driver from michigan was on the new jersey turnpike wednesday afternoon when he first spot advance carrying several mattresses. >> i saw a mattress up ahead. it l ked like it scattered out into the lane. >> reporter: watch as cars swerve, including a tanker truck. truck. it was trying to avoid a small white suv in front. it tried to maneuver around the suv and flipped over the guardrail. the truck instant burst into flames. >> i wanted to get the guy out. but being a tanker and as a big as the explosion was, i mean, you could see where i got was as close as you could get. the heat. >> reporter: the awful crash unfold

these are our cameras around the new jersey turnpike. you can look closely here it's in the right-hand shoulder. the southbound side of route 73. right around fellow ship road or the new jersey turnpike. traffic is moving by the scene. there was a police officer back here, i'm not sure what he was doing in the center lanes. just use caution if you are traveling through. should be cleaned up in the next couple minutes. seem to be doing a good job there. as far 55 in new jersey, southbound between exit they 9 and vineland. use 35. the right lane will be closed for construction until about 3:30. and more construction, so not in new jersey but heading to new jersey this might affect you between route 9 and new castle avenue. the west lane is closed heading into new jersey. >> we're following a developing story. >> this is causing problems for people. thousands of southwest airline customers told to show up hours earlier than normal because of a computer glitch. matt delucia is here in the studio with more. >> passengers are still feeling the

>> the new jersey state police now investigating the possibility of a mattress and a box spring being on the roadway, being on the north brown new jersey turnpike and having something to do with the serious accident taking place on the northbound turnpike about 3:15 this afternoon. we just want to show you some shots from newscopter7 a little bit earlier today. that's when the flames were really raging from that tanker truck and it burned for nearly an hour and a half. i'm talking about raging inferno right along the highway. the northbound western spur of the turnpike was shut down completely while firefighters were trying to deal with putting out that fire. the flames were black smoke billowing in to the air. as a matter of fact we can still see that smoke in the air. now we're going to show you shots from ground shots. we actually drove by the scene, the you can still see all of the thick smoke but you can see the flames shooting out and as we got closer and closer to the truck, you could feel the heat from those flames. it was extremely hot as we were passing by. motorists were still allowed to go southbound on the turnpike at that time. of

about the crash. >>> plus, a dash camera reveals exactly what caused that fiery wreck on the new jersey turnpike. it's video you saw first on 4. "today in new york" starts now. good morning, everyone. it's thursday morning, october 8th. i'm darlene rodriguez. >> i'm michael gargiulo. we want to start with a check of the weather. let's check in with chris cimino. this is an overall pattern with some changes. just a pattern that's going to favor us. >> for the most part, we're still looking at temperatures averaging above normal for next several days. every once in a while, something to tweak that. for the most part, nothing in terms of chilly air heading our way soon. we're seeing temperatures generally in the 50 to 55-degree range. the city up to 62. we've risen a couple degrees in the last hour. some of the suburbs still 40s and 50s this morning. low 60s in town. your day planner, a mix of clouds and sun. i think more clouds early. we'll break up the clouds in the afternoon at times. 67 by noon. forecasting a high temperature of 69 degrees. it's shortly after 6:00 a.m. let's see how treating us

in new york an accident blocking the center lane on the new jersey turnpike. route 18 close in both directions between tenant road and newman spring's road due to a crash. alternate side parking rules is in effect city wide and remember to be safe, don't text and drive. >>> time for you sports update. the mets are in kansas city. first pitch tomorrow night. >>> yesterday it was rivalry in sunday in the nfl. jets up a touchdown against the patriots. let's move to the 3rd. ivory on the swing get into the end zones. the jets off a point. the jet with the chance to extend the lead. he dropped it. he said he want ed to walk back to new york after missing that one. then it was brady time. he marched down the field. watch this. he's open. pats win it by a touchdown 30-23. how the >>> how about the giants looking for revenge for their first week loss to the cowboys. the giants take a 17-3 lead. matt castle with three interceptions on the day. he brought the cowboys back. watch this catch. this is gr just toifed at 20678 ed -- tied at 20. dwayne harris, they pay him th

news. >>> a commuter alert. the jersey turnpike just re- opened moments ago following yesterday's fiery accident. police say debris on the roadway led to the a crash and there's new video of the moment of impact. this is video taken yesterday afternoon. mattresses fell on to the turnpike. and an suv swerved and hit the tanker which slammed into the guardrail and exploded. and another drive shot cellphone video and felt the intense heat. >> as we pulled up, i opened the sunroof and put my hands tot take the video and the heat was like putting your hand in an oven. and i'm 3.5 lanes on the other side of the barrier. and it was extremely hot even from that distance. >> the truck driver was killed. the flames so intense his body was not recovered for hours. >>> time now for traffic and weather on the 2s. >> good morning. it's going to be another beautiful day but we will see more clouds as the day progresses. right now, a cool, crisp fall morning. calm wind, relative humidity at 72%. and on the vortex sat lie and radar -- satellite and

>> the new jersey turnpike busy morning for us in news copter started in newark, went out to queens and now we've got first live pictures of this accident. this is eastbound on the newark bay extension of the turnpike, left lane is blocked, tow truck just pulling up, of course this roadway loaded up with alternate volume and it has been for months, this morning extra heavy delays beginning all the way back on interstate 78 by newark airport. live over the turnpike, channel 7 eye witness news. >>> john, thank you. >>> over to debbie where we have major problems on the long island expressway. >> starting to see extra heavy traffic on the lie, we'll go to the maps westbound it's a motor parkway an accident being cleared so do watch for delays there, lirr jeff branch back on or close metro north new jersey transit on time, subway on time overnight track work cleared, george 20 minutes in, lincoln 30, holland about 10 and new do watch out for delays on route 4 eastbound with an accident and the garden state parkway north bound still heavy into 131 with an accident let's go outside i'll show

for the 42 freeway new jersey around the new jersey turnpike in runnemede drive times great, 5 minutes north from 55 to the walt whitman bridge, these lanes northbound are heading toward the philadelphia area, or to 295. so they are moving great. flying through the conshohocken curve now, all lanes in the green so good news there. eastbound from the blue route to the vine street expressway into the center city area a 12-minute trip. we'll have more drive times around the philadelphia area. p >>> back now to our breaking news. a house fire in philadelphia that sent one person to the hospital and led to a dramatic dog rescue. nbc 10's monique braxton is live on the scene. >> reporter: chris, we've got new information for you. neighbors tell us the victim who was burned extensively here in this house fire is in his 40s, they say that he was burned on his face, chest and arms but he was communicating with firefighters as well as his neighbors. neighbors say the victim climbed out the second floor window with one dog, then went back inside to rescue a second dog. their age is 15 and 17, ver

flames raging out of control along the new jersey turnpike. after a tanker explodes into a massive inferno. that black smoke seen in the air for miles around. a dash camera in a truck just a few cars back captures it all. the music is rolling inside the cab as that chain reaction crash begins. you see the tanker ahead swerving to avoid quickly building traffic but it overcorrects, hits that suv, loses control and flips over. in an instant it ignites into a fireball. you can see him right there running toward the scene but he is unable to reach the tanker. >> i didn't even get very close before the heat was overpowering. >> reporter: the fire burning so pavement. traffic on this major roadway backed up for miles. >> a lot of people are getting outside their car, the police was telling them to go back >> reporter: the tanker driver was killed in that crash. the driver of the suv is recovering this morning. investigators blame it all on this mattress that so quickly slowed traffic. resulting in that inferno. highlighting the danger of unsecured c

breaking news out of north jersey now this is video from wabc helicopter there in north jersey showing incredible and huge tanker fire which is unfolding right now in carny new jersey on new jersey turnpike. carpe is norm of new york west of jersey city. this intention fire has several lanes northbound side shut down right now obviously well north of us. but if you talk about shut down anywhere on the new jersey turnpike bound to have ripple effects and ramifications. well, south of there as well. we'll continue to monitor this developing story. breaking news in carney, new jersey as "action news" continues today. but in the meantime, actor richard gere is coming back to philadelphia. but this time, it is not to film or promote a movie. instead, he'll accept the liberty medal on behalf of his life long from the dalai lama. the constitutional center made that announcement today. he had to cancel because of health. gear and several others will accept the 27 liberty medal in his place. october 26, tickets are free and limited and will be available starting on friday. >>> and it is time now for the "action news" traffic report. let's get over to matt pellman. we're talking about the tanker f

we do have a car fire in new jersey, northbound, the new jersey turnpike, northbound, near route 206.t right lane is blocked in and around this area still. not causing too many slow downs, though, just took a peak, and looking pretty good right there. yes, the big temple versus notre dame game. 9:00 a.m. to noon at independence mall, then market street closed from now until 1:00 p.m. is sunday. nicole, over to you. >> meisha, thank you. we are learning about possible new charges against convicted child molester jerry sandusky. pennsylvania judge says prosecutors must consider a new criminal complaint filed by a boston man. that man says sandusky sexually as ought the him in the late 19 80s. the judge ruled the pennsylvania state youth of limitations which has exception of state employees which sandusky was at the time. legal judge asked for new trial yesterday -- sandusky asked for new trial yesterday. >> yes, ma that was sandusky on list way into court. that will judge said the hearing called on pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane to turn over any information she might have a

. >>> and we've got breaking news in new jersey, a car has overturned on the new jersey turnpike. shannon sohn is live in news copter 7. shannon. >> good morning, shirleen, yeah, bad accident here. this is on the ramp from the southbound western spur. as we bring this shot in, you can see a car completely upside down and off the roadway. took down two poles in the process and did some damage to the guardrail as well. what we are hearing is miraculously only minor injuries here. as you exit the new jersey turnpike on that western spur, hopefully they will get this cleared up sooner than later. >>> thank you. new this morning, in a post- game tailgate party ends violently in dallas. a man is in critical condition after being shot outside at&t stadium. this happened after yesterday's game between new england and dallas. the suspected shooter was captured after falling while running away. >>> it is 6:15. actor randy quaid will be in court today after being arrested while trying to cross the border from canada into the u.s. quaid and his wife are being held in vermont on several felony

, looking pretty good, very nice shot of the new jersey turnpike in both directions moving to the eastern and western spur, things going well on the turnpike, the entire length not bad. metro-north, lirr and pass trains on or close and the alternate site and affected a. juliet: thank you, no charges were filed against the driver of a van carrying mattresses, not secured, they flew off, that ultimately caused the fatal crash. ben: mattresses and box spring fell onto the road, the driver of a gasoline tanker swerved to all lead the slowing traffic in part because mattresses and a the tanker burst into flames killing its driver. juliet: rail service could cease in three months unless the fed act soon. ben: it has to do with the deadline for the positive train control system, a safety system the feds want put in place after the terrible amtrak crash in philadelphia earlier this year. let's go to teresa priolo live in rutherford, new jersey with the story, and what n.j. transit is doing about it. >> reporter: this is huge. for those familiar with how important n.j. transit is to th

again on the new jersey turnpike. not sure whether this is northbound or southbound lanes but obviously there's going to be a big backup there on the turnpike as the chopper pulls out a little bit wider. you see fire trucks on the scene. i'm told -- which lanes is this? northbound lanes of the new jersey turnpike shut down as this tanker fire you see right here just developing in the last few minutes or so. we'll continue to watch this and try to get more information on whether there are in fact any injuries. to other news, a time line of when volin i val volkswagen wil cars. the recall is start in january and all cars should be fixed by the end of 2016. up to 11 million diesel engine cars worldwide have software designed to cheat u.s. emissions tests. most cars recalled will need a software update but some might need new parts. >> now your nbc 10 first ahert weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. >> as we head into tonight we will see mostly clear skies and as we head into tomorrow, temperatures will stay nice and

new jersey turnpike in front of newark airport no problems in either direction, the accident on the western spur, that investigation has been completed, all lanes reopened and no delays to worry about, trains on or close to schedule. ben: thank you, higher on the new jersey turnpike killed the driver of a tanker truck and shut down traffic. juliet: all the northbound lanes are open after being shut down for hours yesterday afternoon. the intense flames and black smoke burned for an hour-and-a-half. officials say some matterses on top of a van to imus, the driver of the tanker truck swerved to avoid them, flipped over a guard rail and burst into flames. i have seen this so many times, people really need to get this stuff tied down. ben: it has happened in front of me. ben: and suv was involved. juliet: this driver was not hurt. ben: the nypd is investigating after several officers and a pummelling the suspect. here's the surveillance video, on september 11th the suspect had stolen a cellphone from the emt's car, of not emt trace it down, cobb's tried to subdue him, but emt punch him several

once the project is done you won't be able to see the building behind me from the new jersey turnpike. what you will be able to see is the indoor amusement park encased in glass. in new jersey, christine sloan, cbs2 news. >> extra lanes have been added to major roads around the american dream complex and new jersey transit will run additional trains to secaucus into manhattan once the complex opens. >>> now to an update on the plan to build a giant ferris wheel on staten island. the new york city council gave the final approval to recommend changes focused on a parking garage next to the wheel. work will be finished in 2017. will provide views of new york city, new jersey and beyond during a 38-minute ride. >>> a family farm that's become a north jersey institution is now making way for a supermarket. cbs 2's meg baker says this farm though is going out big. >> reporter: the pumpkin patch at depiero's country farm in montvale new jersey is busy. for the last time. >> i have a really big pumpkin. it's like a -- big as that. >> reporter: kenny depiero's has worked at her farm all her li

new jersey roads starting with 42. correct. and right around the new jersey turnpike in runnemede. moving along nicely. a little blurry because it's so dark. northbound or 295 no problems, you can see the drive time great. a 5 minute trip north from 55 up to the bridge, the rest of the area bridges this morning are still in the clear. we have no problems on the tacony palmyra, the betsy ross or the ben franklin. watch for construction, something we're used to for some time. ongoing construction now on the new jersey turnpike southbound to 195, that exit ramp is closed right now. and that's going to be there until about the end of november. katy. >> thanks, jessica. beginning today in lehigh county you'll have two new spots to drop off unused expired medications. county and health officials will announce the placement of the drop boxes at two lehigh valley locations. you can use the boxes to dispose of unused prescriptions and over-the-counter meds. officials say it's unsafe to simply throw out the medication or flush them down the toy lext >>> we've learned about a shortage of life saving medication fo

and also staying in new jersey here, so much construction going on on the new jersey turnpike.u take that you know it's been giving you headaches and we've got it out there today blocking the left lane until 6:00 a.m. northbound near exits two and three and also until 9:00 a.m. southbound between exits two and one so you've got construction out there restricting some areas just to one lane getting by on the new jersey turnpike so that's causing problems. over in chester county the construction is cleared on the pennsylvania turnpike here westbound between downingtown and morgantown so traffic there moving better. let's do your commuter traffic report right now. if you're coming in from upper merion and you were to take the schuylkill expressway and then go on martin luther king drive, it's a 31 minute ride but if you were to stay just on the schuylkill it's only a 23 minute ride so your better bet, take the schuylkill right now. no need to do any alternates 'cause we've got light volume none accidents on the schuylkill and here's a look at i-95 at 413 in bucks county, the overn

. >>> plus, new information about that fiery crash on the new jersey turnpike. video moments before the wreck. >> also weather and traffic on the 4s coming up as we take a look there at both levels of the george washington bridge. don't forget to follow us on facebook and twitter. revealed. we're going to bring you the winner as soon as that announcement is made. >>> experts say now is the time to get your flu shot because it takes two weeks for your body to build immunity against the virus. doctors predict this year's vaccine is going to do better than last year's. last year's was only 19% effective. >>> and a consumer alert for whole foods shoppers. the chain is recalling papillon organic roquefort cheese because it could be contaminated with listeria. you can bring it back to whole foods for a refund. find more information on our website, nbcnewyork.com. >>> today the islanders kick off their season. their inaugural game at the barclays center in brooklyn. the team moving from nassau county for that. they're going to take on, as did the rangers, the stanley c

all lanes are closed down as a result, and then going up on to the new jersey turnpike eastern spur north near 15e, that is an accident that is being cleared away. we have this situation as you travel on to the new jersey turnpike going on to the southbound side, the car lanes ramp to 7a is closed through november. what you need to do is use the southbound truck lanes to exit at 7a to get around this issue. mass transit doing just fine. street cleaning rules are in effect. ken over to you. >> thank you. at 5:56, we are counting down to the tcs new york city marathon. it is less than a week away. central park construction crews were hard at work yesterday putting together a temporary building just steps from the finish line. the marathon pavilion will host prerace event this is week for runners, race supporters and the public. the pavilion opens just about an hour from now. you can see the tcs new york city marathon right here on channel 7 sunday november 1st, special live coverage starts at 7 a.m. >>> we're closing in on 6:00 and breaking news ahead, video just coming in from that massive

more than a year after he was critically injured in the crash on the new jersey turnpike this was soe return to host saturday night live. the here's a bit of his opening mono log. >> a couple months ago i called lorn michaels. i said when i get back on my feet i want to come home. here i am. >> hey, people are wondering, can he speak? does he have hundred percent mental capacity. the truth is i never did. i might be a few points higher now. >> that is great. >> so he set up a bit he claimed was a prophet i can moment from his other tv show 30 rock. this was taped back in 2012. an episode where his character was nearly killed. thirty rock co stars tina fey from upper darby, alex baldwin, i don't know why i'm telling you this but anyway they were all in support of him. >>> former jersey shore star jenny jwow farly is now a married woman, alex. >> she married her boyfriend of five years, roger matthews yesterday. she and nicole, they were on the show. >> snooki was there. >> yes, she likes to be called nicole now. >> the whole world was shocked. we were devastated. like we could not bel

captioncolorado.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> an inferno on the new jersey turnpike. huge orange flames,thick black smoke. traffic at a standstill. and it all started with flying mattresses. good evening, i'm dana tyler. let's get right to that breaking news on the turnpike in kearny. here's a live look at the scene from chopper 2 right now. as you can see things are cleaned up. it took an hour and a half to get the fire under control. cbs 2's lou young in newark with more. lou. >> reporter: traffic is sluggish northbound on the

crews are still working on the new jersey turnpike as we faux for a ride, northbound up near exit number four, route 37 in mount laurel, on the northbound side of the turnpike. septa doing some track work. they will than using shuttle buses for next couple of months on the the lansdale doylestown line between colmar and doylestown station. that will kick in after the morning rush hour. so they will do trains for the the morning and afternoon rush hours, and then ride the bus during the midday. crew is still working here, a live look at woodhaven road, out near the roosevelt boulevard. so anyone heading west from i-95, franklin mills, you are squeeze over in the one lane and they should be out by 5:30. they are good at picking up before we get in the height of the rush hour. they are still working on the the roosevelt boulevard here, the the inner drive is closed, between ryan and woodwar. little will bit of the slow go here southbound i-95 into girard avenue and they are working i-95 up near route 413. bridges look fine and mass transit running with no delays. chris and lauren, back to y

30, holland 10 and going outside over to 18 northbound very busy here getting up towards the new jersey turnpike right through the construction zone. alternate side parking rules are in effect. still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, a rutger's football star wants to get back on the field after assault charges against him are dropped. >> and parishioners stand by a priest accused of pointing a ri-state ford dealers thank you for helping protect our children. >>> 6:52. welcome back, assault charges have been dropped against a now he wants to play ball again. rutgers suspended leonte carroo after he was charged in a brawl. the woman he was accused of slamming on to concrete told the judge she did not want to testify. earlier in family court a restraining order against carroo was lifted because the woman said it was not needed. rutgers has not announced if carroo will be allowed to play saturday night. >>> a priest accused of pointing a gun at an 8-year-old boy. dozens of parishioners joined father kevin carter during his arraignment in hackensack. carter pointed a civil war era musket at the

the northbound truck lanes of the new jersey turnpike from an earlier accident, no delays through the area so we're ending on better news. alternate side parking rules is suspended for columbus day. pay the meters and be safe, don't text and drive. >>> breaking news now. there's one fatality in the triple shoots in the flat iron district. three women were shot just after 4:00 a.m. >> ilana gold is live at the scene with more. ilana. >> reporter: mary, we just learned that one of the women shot out here has died. this happened moments ago. it was just outside the motivo night club. police have been blocking off this area all morning long as they investigate. they are trying to get more information on the shooter who took off after opening fire. three women were shot out here at 4:00 this morning. bullets hit them in the shoulder, foot, hip and back. we just learned a 24-year-old woman has died. the other women now at bellevue hospital, win in critical condition, the other in stable condition. police tell us there was a fight in the club early this morning that spilled on to the sidewal

then onto the new jersey turnpike southbound. the car lanes the ramp to exit 7 a closed down through november. so you have to use the southbound truck lanes to exit at 7 a. to the garden state parkway, of news copter 7 above and we have the delays on the garden state parkway which are basically not even there. going into the 150. it's a really good ride on the garden state parkway. as you head up through newark this morning. other than that you know, it's pretty busy. out there. >> it seems like it's very busy. >> way do go. >> thank you heather. wow. >>> well, i have a short and sweet weather forecast for you. it's sunny and it's warm. and it's a gorgeous sunrise outside. across to 59th street and fifth avenue. a really pretty morning with a lot of sunshine and temperature 59 degrees that's going to be the 7:00 temperature. we've got a southwest wind that will warm us up very fast. normal temperature should be around 42, 45-degrees and about 35 in the suburbs. it's really going to be a warm day. 8:00 and 70 by noontime this afte

a couple of issues on the new jersey turnpike at exit 7 there's property involved one of the toll lanes is blocked right there in mansfield township. the turnpike northbound approaching exit 6. we have a vehicle fire out this morning blocking the right lane and blocking the shoulder, watch for a couple of issues on the turnpike in new jersey, matt. >> thanks, karen. >>> a sheriff's deputy in board of education field california is back behind bars after escaping from police custody. he was arrested for waving a gun at a group of minors. he was in the handcuffs in the back seat of a patrol car and managed to remove his handcuffs. police searched for the deputy for days and found him yesterday and arrested him again. >>> police in ohio say an observenet man made a difference. steve adams called 911 after spotting the car. the driver was wanted for killing his ex-wife in knoxville, tennessee. he was arrested for kidnapping their 2-year-old daughter. >> she peeked out behind the headrest and waved at me. >> she knows i'm there to help her or something. >> reporter: he was taken into custody

turnpike in new jersey looks good, no problem for 78, westchester doing fine of of the tappan zee bridge, no issues to the cross westchester, sawmill or through way. let's look at your commute on staten island, there's the expressway by bradley avenue, east bound to the verrazzano and west bound, cross bronx by the alexander hamilton bridge smooth sailing, no problems with the major deegan underneath and if you're taking grand central in front of la guardia airport both directions doing fine. i am not hitting on curtis. that. have a nice day because the world is going to end with the leader of a christian group says the world will be destroyed october 7th, 2015, that is today, by a great fire. guess you'd better bet going. chris mccan predicted may 21st, 2011, was going to be the rapture. we were all waiting for that, there were billboards all over the place but nothing happens, mccan left himself some wiggle room. said there's a strong possibility the world will end today but, quote, there's an unlikely possibility that it will not. i think you are not. kerry: curtis sliwa, posted "the

juliet: the new jersey turnpike is up and after a tractor-trailer crashed and went up in flames. we will have the latest on what might have caused the accident. >> get ready for some crazy looking characters. con get started today. we need to quiz teresa priolo once again. she is out there. and she is woefully inadequate when it comes to her knowledge of science fiction. >> he was doing a little eye rolling about whether i was legitimately sick on my extended vacation. we are going to -- >> everyone was doing and i roll. juliet: up by wanted to stay on longer why not just -- i do have that time. that is my question the judgment to understand this. all. juliet: thank you for being here, thank myself for being anniversary. ben: you leave and it is your now she wants to celebrate her anniversary. she couldn't just be making it up. juliet: start samantha has kept track, she knows all, she is a wizard. >> meteorologist: i marked the occasion as well and guess what? it came up on my time hop, you know what that apps is? i am thinking about it. it had a picture. >> no one cares about yo

chester county, a crash at broad street at state treat and one in bushling ton county, on the new jersey turnpike past exit 5, luckily the speeds there are in the mid-60s. we'll take those speeds. >> thank you matt. much more to come tonight, scientists are studying the use of certain oils to help calm a child with autism. just how this works coming up on health check. >> cecily tynan is live at the zoo. >> hi monica and brian, i have rocky here and rocky is a box turtle and an active turtle as well. all turtles have shells for protection, and if they feel threatened, they pull in their heads and they can close it up like a box. he is not feeling threatened at all. he wants to get some exercise, i will feed the sloth hanging out at the philadelphia zoo. back to you. >> all right rocky that and much more. you . >>> officials say that a scottish nurse had click complications of ebola, doctors say it stays in her brain, she is okay but will remain hospitalized for sometime. >>> marijuana use is rising among adults in the u.s. and so problems with it. the% able of adults using marijuana nearly double

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heading over to new jersey on the turnpike and the car lane southbound out between interchange 13a. there's an accident on the shoulder. not causing much of a problem. >>> breaking news in manhattan. large fire broke out on the west side of manhattan. firefighters on the scene. chelsea, west 17th street. many people grabbed their phones. "today in new york's" katherine creag is there. >> reporter: michael, it is so smokey around here but also in the flat iron district where the smoke was traveling toward, you can see what firefighters are doing right now, trying to extinguish the flames. you can see all of that smoke there on 17th street. the location of this fire, 221 west 17th street. we want to show you some video sent to us. it was an incredible fire when it broke out. the fire broke out around 3:00 a.m. on the fourth floor and the flames engulfed the upper floors. at least three floors were burning. this is a low rise building which is actually under construction. online, we found the project. this will be known as the dorian chelsea residences. multi-million dollar residences.

then we have another one on the new jersey turnpike in the car lanes southbound before exit 14. we have one on the turnpike extension eastbound. that will affect people heading to the holland tunnel. 109 may be a better option. exit 19, an accident is out there as well. back to you, darlene. >> thank you very much, lauren. we'll be right back with chris's forecast. >>> mix of sun and clouds looking at a high in the upper 60s. low of 60 tonight. showers and maybe a thunderstorm by evening hours. 65, return to sunshine saturday. sunday and monday look beautiful. upper 60s to the low 70s. darlene. >>> coming up on the "today" >>> 7:30 on this thursday morning, 8th of october, 2015. it's a pretty fall day here in rockefeller plaza. thank you for starting your morning with us. >> let's see what's making headlines this morning. hillary clinton made a break with the white house, saying she opposes the new pacific trade deal between the u.s. and 11 other nations. as secretary of state, clinton supported the deal. >> president obama called the head of doctors without borders to personally

ben: in new jersey and new york drivers pay one third of all tolls collected in the united survey. the new jersey turnpike authority brings in the most money collecting the one$.4 billion in 2013. the port authority and mta came in second and third, each collecting more than a billion dollars each. theresa: we are heading they yankee stadium. if you are planning on heading out for tonight's give you will pay a big, big. tickets for tonight's wild card game, $180 a pop on average. on the secondary market. still that is a deal compared to the other wild card game tonight. the pirates cubs game in pittsburgh, an average of $300. the cheapest seats a yankee stadium going for $52 so that is not bad. to see what could be the game. ben: we hope there are many more to come but we will see. duke is out at the stadium in the bronx. duke: awhile guardian between the yankees and the houston astross and that an afterthought yesterday when the news came out that cc sabathia will enter an alcohol rehab facility. that is the big news that came out about lunchtime, the yankees were set to work out. cc sabathia took steps

it's 4:48 and we are learning more about the driver of the fiery crash on the new jersey turnpike killed when his tanker truck overturned and burst into flames as you can see on this video. jsk transport says kumar lived in newark. he worked for the trucking company in the lastnine months. he crashed wednesday in kearny after swerving in order to avoid mattresses that had vehicle. that driver stayed on the scene, has not been charged. >>> 4:49, and five new york firefighters are hurt battling flames in an apartment building. the fire started last night at about 8:30 in a building on 163rd street in the longwood section. officials say the three-alarm blaze started between the top floor and the roof and quickly spread. all the residents made it out safely. about 10 to 15 people may need to relocate. the injured firefighters were not seriously hurt, and the fire is under investigation. >>> a california commission votes to give more room to some of seaworld's largest residents, $100 million expansion has been approved to triple the size of the tanks that hold the entertainment park's killer

right now a live look right there at the new jersey turnpike by new york's liberty airport. >>> severe beach erosion on the jersey shore. some beaches including those devastated by hurricane sandy appear to have lost most of their sand. many places where they have protected dunes between the ocean and homes the surf cut out a large cliff. places with the steel seawalls that fared better. after hurricane sandy they tried building up the beaches naturally. in some places they put in corrugated steel. >> that was expensive. this was a bit of a controversy. >> concerned of getting four, five days of pounding surf. you see what it can do. it's only sand. >> right back out. >> water is stronger. hopefully we'll ease that problem for the time being. wind has shifted to the north. we have a beautiful afternoon heading our way. after a chilly start, starting in the 40s and 50s. jacket wearing weather. 73 degrees today. less wind. tonight looking at a clear sky, 40s in the distant suburbs. one more day in the 70s tomorrow then we'll back it down a little bit to more seasonable temperatures. seas

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. >>> a closer look now at the fiery tanker truck crash on the new jersey turnpike. the truck was carrying 8500 gallons and exploded ball kearney. was killed. cbs 2's to who crash and on when i gave me explanation to the it reporter: the trucker whose dashcam video captured a tanker swerving hitting a guardrail and crashing then bursting know flames on the new jersey turnpike now releasing more video giving a glimpse into what happened moments before. a cargo van with mattresses and box springs on top driving on the northbound lanes. the tanker truck passing by the dashcam. >> i originally thought an suv cut in front of the truck at the last second. >> reporter: now kevin seen here trying the the his video shows another car one mattresses loose on the a car maybe sort of kind of lane a to try to avoid the mattress and was brake. sure other driver saw. you get this close, it's avoid of think it that miss car. >> reporter: that truck indiscernible bill owns training school for truckers. he too with gallons of fuel it was tip drivers have to quarter the road especially

this is northbound on the new jersey turnpike just outside of new york city last night. actually the late afternoon, during the evening rush hour, and overturned tanker, burst into flames, shutting down traffic on the new jersey turnpike, folks are out of their cars trying to get home for the evening rush hour. so if you knew anyone headed to up new york yesterday afternoon, they were most likely delayed. good news roadway reopened this morning. going back to the maps here, again, speaking of fires, cobbs creek parkway, with a lot of fire equipment, three alarm ers, expect detours in the area through the morning rush hour, then construction crews are still out there, north along two # five, working on the ramps to the 42 freeway, until about 6:00 or so. same deal, 42 north, if you are coming in toward philadelphia, trying to access northbound 295, that ramp blocked until 6:00. use the black horse pike, as your alternate, to get to up 295 then for the gang in northeast philadelphia, still working on the boulevard. inner drive blocked between woodward and rhawn. all part of