. >> reporter: among the five children killed in monday's accident, 9-year-old zoe nash, her younger brother also in the bus, survived, but is in intensive care. >> there's no bringing her back, but we take the memories, you know. we take the memories away and we just try hopefully we move forward so this won't happen to anybody else's family, you know. >> reporter: today, extra grief counsellors at the victims' school. some students lost their best friends. shamika black told her 9-year-old son his friends are now in heaven. >> i can just tell him that i love him and that it will be okay. that the child, he received the wings and you just have to pray. >> reporter: federal records show the private outsourcing company using here in school bus drivers has been involved in 142 accidents, with three fatalities in just the last two years. tonight the ntsb says the hiring and screening of drivers will be a part of their investigation. lester? >> kerry sanders tonight, thank you. >>> president-elect donald trump did an about-face today on something that became a popular refrain at his rall

among those killed nine-year-old zoe nash, her younger brother 8-year-old zachariah was on the intensive care. >> it's so tragic for so many families. >> that bus carrying 37 students was not equipped with seatbelts. the ntsb expects the on-scene investigation to last seven-to-ten days. they have one key witness driving behind the bus. they are asking for any other witnesses to come forward. >>> there is good news in the fight against syria, a new airstrike killed a senior leader last week. according to a newta announcement. zplp hamaj's removal represents another blow to al qaeda in syria and shows u.s. continuation to pose a threat to the u.s., our allies and interests. >> he originally joined al qaeda and later mooed to a syrian affiliate. he had ties to terrorist groups throughout southwest asia. getting ready for a big day thanksgiving, now it's time to face one of the biggest travel days of the year. let's check in with meteorologist bill karins, how are we looking across the country, bill? >> it's a storm, i don't think it's a horrible storm. i don't think we have crazy delays out

we actually spoke to the godfather of one of the little girls who died, zoe nash, and this is what he told us. >> my middle daughter told me to come pick her up, she didn't want to ride the bus. i'm highly angry. our whole community is angry. it just don't make no sense. i'm done talking. i can't talk. >> tony oliver, that man you just heard from, not only did his god child die, zoe nash, but zoe's brother zechariah is fighting for his life at the hospital. many families going through that, the day before thanksgiving here in chattanooga, this community. >> all right, thank you so much. our thoughts are with those families. >>> coming up, what the tsa is doing to reduce airport wait times ahead of record holiday travel. that begins today. a live report coming up. will the weather impact travel? we'll have the latest forecast. plus, why millions of american workers who were expecting more overtime pay starting next month may not get that money. it is one of the stories we are updating around the news nation. you totanobody's hurt, new car. but there will still be pain. it comes when yo

among those killed nine-year-old zoe nash, her younger brother intensive care. >> it's so tragic for so many families. >> that bus carrying 37 students was not equipped with seatbelts. the ntsb expects the on-scene investigation to last seven-to-ten days. they have one key witness driving behind the bus. they are asking for any other witnesses to come forward. >>> there is good news in the fight against syria, a new airstrike killed a senior leader last week. accord announcement. zplp hamaj's removal represents another blow to al qaeda in syria and shows u.s. continuation to pose a threat to the u.s., our allies and interests. >> he originally joined al qaeda and later mooed to a syrian affiliate. he had ties to terrorist groups throughout southwest asia. getting ready for a big day thanksgiving, now it's time to face one of the biggest travel days of the year. let's check in with meteorologist bill karins, how are we looking across the country, bill? >> it's a storm, i don't think it's a horrible storm. i don't think we have crazy delays out there. this is what the delays look. as f

. >> reporter: among the five children killed in monday's accident, 9-year-old zoe nash, her younger brother 8-year-old zachary was also in the bus. he survived but is in intensive care. >> there's no bringing know. we take the memories away and we just try to live with that and, you know, just hopefully we move forward so this won't happen to anybody else's family, you know. >> reporter: today, extra grief counsellors at the victims' school. some students lost their best friends. shamika black told her 9-year-old son his friends are now in heaven. >> i can just tell him that i love him and that it will be okay. that the child, he received the wings and you just have to pray. >> reporter: federal records show the private outsourcing company used here in chattanooga to hire school bri been involved in 142 accidents, with three fatalities in just the last two years. tonight the ntsb says the hiring and screening of drivers will be a part of their investigation. lester? >> kerry sanders tonight, thank you. >>> president-elect donald trump did an about-face today on something that became

among the five children killed in monday's accident, 9-year-old zoe nash. her younger brothers, 8-year-old zachia was also in the bus. he survived but is in intensive care. >> so tragic for so many family, especially when you seat images. that bus carrying 37 students was not equipped with seat belts. the ntsb says it expects their on-seen investigation to last between seven and ten days. they have one key witness who was driving in a car behind the burks and they are asking for any other witnesses to come forward. >>> and there's good news in the fight against terror this morning. a u.s. air strike in syria killed a senior al qaeda leader last week. according to a new pentagon announcement. >> the removal from the battlefield represents another blow to al qaeda in syria and demonstrates continued u.s. determination to target al qaeda leaders wherever they pose a threat to the u.s., our allies and interests. >>> the egyptian al mussry originally joined damage in afghanistan and had ties to the terrorist groups throughout southwest asia, including those that

this is nine-year-old zoe nash. le says she is a sweet girl who loves softball and played basketball. her younger brother zach is expected to survive. zach learned about their big sister's passing when her mom told him that zoe had received her wings. the little girl would have turned 10 on december 12. her family still plans to have a birthday party in her honor. it's been touring the country telling folks about our heart healthy idaho potatoes, america's favorite potatoes, and donating to local charities along the way. but now it's finally back home where it belongs. aw man. hey, wait up. where you goin'? here we go again. that just tastes better. with more vitamins. and less saturated fat. only eggland's best. better taste. better nutrition. better eggs. . >>> we're back, this is cnn. softing, backing down, flip-flopping. call it what you will but the words candidate trump are different than president-elect trump. here are a couple can examples. first on torture. >> torture works, okay, folks? you know, i have the

zoe nash, she was nine years young and her uncle tells us she was a sweet, sweet girl, she played basketball, she loved softball. zoe's eight-year-old brother zach was also on the bus, he was injured and is expected to survive. we're told zach learned about his big sister's passing when her mom told him that "zoe had received her wings." the little girl would have turned 10 on december 12. zoe's family still plans to have a birthday party in her honor. we'll be right back. ♪ glad forceflex. extra strong to avoid rips and tears. be happy, it's glad. custom t-shirts and other great products for all of life's events. get free shipping and on-time delivery guaranteed. ♪ start today at customink.com. >>> we're back, you're watching cnn, i'm brooke baldwin. thank you for being with me. new developments on the individual who will help donald trump run this country when he takes office as president in 58 days. he has just named these two women to cabinet-level positions. he selected betsy devos, a school choice advocate to become his education secretary and he chose south carolina governor nikki hal

victims continue throughout the week. 10-year-old diana harris was laid to rest today. 9-year-old zoe nash's funeral is scheduled for thursday. three students remain in the hospital in critical condition. a fund has been set up to help families affected by the bus crash. it has raised over $150,000. meg, they tell me they expect that number to be even higher after the two organizations have had a chance to count all the donations that came in over the holiday. >> such a sad story. paula reid, thank you so much. coming up next, cyber monday. it's expected to be the largest online shopping day in history. >>> this last friday mall brawl in modesto, california made a strong case for shopping online. holiday shoppers have been flocking to the internet in record numbers this weekend leading up to the big event known as cyber monday. here's mireya villareal. >> reporter: bargains on tvs, toys, and technology was enough temptation to draw in hordes of shoppers across the country on black friday. but crowded stores with limited product have some second-guessing whether braving black friday is worth

we also spoke to the godfather of zoe nash, another girl who died from this horrific crash, and he said that this driver has to be held accountable and he wants to look at all the information, the driving record. why was that not looked at more clearly. >> now, this driver was in another bus crash already this semester? >> he was. it was two months ago he was in an accident. the incident report shows that there was a sideswipe incident. he's traveling in a large bus. these are narrow streets. apparently he got off the narrow street in a way where he sideswiped another vehicle. that was an investigation. he wasn't necessarily cited. there were no injuries. but it was a sense or an indication especially now that people are looking back with hindsight this is an operator of a bus who did not have clear control of the large vehicle on the roads they have to travel in this area. >> another update about the children, stephanie, for you right now coming in this hour. there are six children at the hospital. five in critical condition. and one is stable. >> all right, thank you both. we're going