Sprinting down the highway to help save a driver on fire. Tonight we talk to the out of towners who found themselves in the middle of an explosion on the new jersey turnpike and ran to a strangers rescue. Good evening. Im kristine johnson. Maurice has the night off. At this time last night the fiery crash had traffic cbs 2s jessica schnedier live in East Brunswick where crews are back on the scene tonight. That fiery scene left repair crews a lot of work out here near exit 9 on the turnpike. Tonight while one of the drivers, one of the tractortrailers, recovers at the hospital, the people who rushed to his rescue are sharing their incredible video. Reporter thats Jackie Wilson shouting and racing to truck driver dale miller whos running across the turnpike with his pants literally on fire. I was saying get his pants down. Which just caused a big stir back home. Theyre saying here she is yelling at a truck driver to get his pants down. Reporter wilson and her husband were visiting her brother and were on their way back from a trip to dc when they witnessed two tractortrailers collide and ignite in to this inferno. While many panicked and kept driving, these three stopped, capturing their efforts on video. Its right in front of you. Youre 20 feet from it. What do you do, you know . Its not like you cant just sit there. Reporter wilson and her brother ran to the truck driver, put out the fire and pulled off his pants. You can see him dazed afterward and walking toward them with his belt in his hands. The truck driver was holding my hands and he was saying i had nowhere to go, i had nowhere to go. He was obviously in shock. Reporter as soon as the paramedics arrived, they took off, anxious to get away from the explosions and in disbelief about what just happened. How he got on the cabin not completely on fire was a miracle itself because there was nothing left of that truck within seconds. Reporter these three hope miller is okay but refuse to acknowledge they did anything heroic. Id just like to think if it was someone i knew, that someone would get out and help them and pay it forward. That truck driver is recovering tonight in serious condition at st. Barnabus medical center. Live tonight in East Brunswick, new jersey, jessica schnedier, cbs 2 news. Now to some breaking news in brooklyn. A shooting tonight in brownsville left one man dead and two others hurt. Now police are looking for the shooter. Cbs 2s matt kozar joins us live from the scene. Police were alerted to this shooting via shotspotter, the technology that uses censors to detect gunfire in neighborhoods. The shooting happened just about standing. If you look all the way down the sidewalk, just past the crime scene tape, you can see cops on the ground. Police are using those cups to protect the shell casings, the evidence. The gunman was gone. The shooting happened just after 8 00 here on saratoga avenue near the elevated train tracks of the three trains. Gun casings all across the street. Police tell us a 21yearold man is dead. Two other men, an 18yearold and a 20yearold both shot in their arms are being treated at brookdale hospital. The circumstances of what happened remain unclear but a neighbor who wouldnt go on camera because he fears for his safety told me he saw a man with a bandanna covering his face. Get out of the car, and start shooting, then get back in that car before he drove off. The nypd has security cameras all across neighborhoods. Youve probably seen them in your neighborhood. If you look down the block, you can see one. Those cameras are pointed directly where the shooting happened, although at this hour weve not yet heard back from police, so we dont have a description of the suspect. Reporting live in brownsville, brooklyn, matt kozar, cbs 2 news. Thank you. In new jersey it was a rough ride for school children. Lane 11 students were hurt when their bus crashed in to a building this morning in irvington. The bus goes through a red light, hitting an suv, then smashing in to a liquor store on springfield avenue. The bus driver and two other adults were hurt. Most of those were treated for scrapes, bones. I grabbed a few bottle waters and i tried to give it to the little kids because they were scared. Even the ones who were okay, they were scared and crying. The bus driver told police the brakes failed. Bus. New at 11 00, a man arrested for allegedly trying to rape a woman on the 3 train in brooklyn yesterday afternoon. Police say 40yearold alvero denica exposed and then touched himself on the southbound train near burgen station just before 2 p. M. When the victim tried to get away, alvero reportedly grabbed and pulled her to the ground. The victim screamed, and a Good Samaritan in the next car rushed over to help. A cbs 2 exclusive. The Citys Department of correction failing to fix fire hazards for a new report prepared for the agencys monitor. Major problems with sprinklers and stair wells that would be used for evacuations. The d. O. C. Says it is planning improvements but they could take more than a decade. These are people going to work every day as correction officers or inmates that we have to protect and house safely. The job of government is to keep everybody safe, whether its school children, senior citizens, or yes, even people who are serving time at rikers island. The Department Says it has evacuation procedures in place to make sure all workers and inmates are safe. Connecticut is being ordered to shutdown its death row. The command coming today from the state supreme court. It says the Death Penalty violates connecticuts constitution because it is indecent and without purpose. 11 men had been facing execution. The state had already abolished Capital Punishment for crimes committed after 2012. Police in brooklyn are searching for two women and a man accused of trespassing in a hospital Maternity Ward seen here in surveillance photos. Investigators say the suspects walked in to the nyu Lutheran Medical CenterMaternity Ward last sunday. They went in to a patients room and asked to take pictures with their baby. When the patient said no, they left the hospital, driving away in a white minivan. Its a disturbing sight in a queens park. A lake full of dead fish, and nearby residents cbs 2s Tracee Carrasco reports on the fish kill in flush ing. Reporter dozens and dozens of dead fish feel the lake in flushing queens. While these carp are swimming to the surface, gasping for air, trying to stay alive. Locals who have been watching the fish slowly die over the past few days troubled by the sight. They were taking the nets and dragging the fish out and throwing them in the garbage pails. Ive been here for 25 years. Never seen this kind of devastation. Reporter people at the park started noticing the fish in this catch and release lake suddenly dying on wednesday morning. The Parks Department tells us the water was low on oxygen, likely due to an algae bloom following the heavy rain on tuesday. Theyve been pumping fresh water in to the lake which seems to be providing some relief but many say thats not enough and fear the damage is already done. A medical engineer, i dont think that will help. They got to do something. 92 reporter the Parks Department tells us the lake has natural wells to keep the water flowing, but they claim the three wells dont all work and thats the real problem here. Usually theres only one well working on the west side of the lake and thats not enough to put fresh water back in to the lake. The Parks Department cleared away all of the pumps for the night and say theyll be back here to reevaluate friday morning and check on the fish. Tracee carrasco, cbs 2 news. The weather phenomenon known as el nino is packing a punch. The current el nino is already the second strongest on record for this time of year. Federal meteorologists say it could be one of the most powerful weather changers of our time. The last time el nino was this powerful was 1997. Theres certainly a lot of hype surrounding this tonight. Lonnie quinn is here to straighten it all out and tell us how it could affect our area. Bringing out the real simple facts of the whole thing, because el nino is a pool of warm water off the coast of peru. Thats the foundation. Thats your build ing block, and thats it. Thats the one element that we are seeing in place right now. But they talk about how this is the strongest one since 1997. Do you remember the winter of 1997 here in new york city . I do. It was mild. It was wet and wasnt all that white. It was rainy. That is how a monster el nino would affect the new york city area. It would be milder, wet winter. Could be storms up there but i think more wet than white. Lake tahoe, the west coast would pick up all the snow. The west coast could really use it with the incredible Drought Conditions theyre experiencing right now. Well see if it truly develops the way its looking like right now, but yet to be seen. Playing the lottery could soon get easier in new jersey. The state Senate Approved a bill today that would allow players to get tickets delivered. Courier services would have to register with the state lottery commission. Assembly passed a similar bill back in june and it now heads to governor christie. Parents shocked to learn just how easy it is for their daughters to be lured. Mckayla, are you crazy . Whats wrong with you what are you thinking . [ screaming ] still ahead at 11 00, the frightening abductions that mom and dad are in on and the lesson everyone can learn. Also after the explosion, new video out of china shows the extent of the damage and the survivors wondering where theyll sleep. Also, theres Something Big missing from these park benches. Millions of tax dollars spent, so where are the seats . 130 yards now. Bills got a very tough lie here. Looks like we have some sort of sea monster in the water hazard here. I believe thats a kraken, bruce. It looks like hes going to go with a nine iron. That may not be enough club. Well hes definitely going to lose a stroke on this hole. If youre a golf commentator, you whisper. Its what you do. If you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. Its what you do. This golf course is electric. Some new incredible video out of china where explosions rocked a warehouse at a sea port that housed hazardous materials. The fireballs were so big they registered as earthquakes. Many people posted pictures on social media but they were deleted by authorities trying to contain coverage. The police here are trying to stop us from shooting. This is what its like covering a story here in china. The stunning images show the skeletal remains of burned buildings and a lot filled with new cars burned to their shells. Chinese Officials Say 50 are dead but that number is expected to rise. A trio of wouldbe burglars picked the wrong homeowner to mess with. Their attempted crime started with a dramatic epterance, breaking down the had door of nathans kansas city home, but once they came face to face with is 62, 210pound homeowner who also has a blue belt in jujitsu, they made a quick exit. They were more surprised than i was and they were way more scared. He bought the surveillance camera after a previous burglar cleaned him out. This time around the suspects left empty handed. Though no arrests have been made. An eye opening social experiment is serving as a real wakeup call for parents and kids. Cbs 2s dave carlin shows us the frightening encounters all captured on camera. Michaela, whats wrong with you . What are you thinking . Reporter these parents are screaming at their underaged daughters after their girls put themselves in extreme stranger danger. The parents consented, allowing this man, kobe person, to conduct and videotape the chilling social experiment. I made a fake profile on facebook posing as a 15yearold boy. Reporter would the three girls he contacted meet with him all alone . Each time the had answer was yet, and each time the parents were there, at first hiding, in this case behind masks in the back of a kidnapper van. [ screaming ] stop it, its your mother and father. Reporter its tough and its scary and its getting peoples attention. 21 million views in two days. Reporter person, a professional prankster from clifton, new jersey, said he found the parents with a craigslist ad. The parents, including this man whos about to surprise his 12yearold daughter letting a stranger in the house, said not my kid. So imagine the shock. Youre 12 years old you could have been raped and murdered. Its really showing parents that this could happen to anybody. Reporter watching the video with child psychologist Susan Bartell are you crazy . Are you out of your mind . This poor father. Hes frantic. Reporter but shes not surprised. From my own personal clinical experience, many, many girls will go with strangers in to potentially dangerous situations. Reporter dr. Bartell wants parents and kids to watch the video together and then the parents lay down the law. You cant assume if theyre telling you theyve never done it or they wouldnt do it that its truthful. The rule is, you never go anywhere alone with the stranger. It doesnt matter how much youre tempted to. Reporter some say these parents went too far. But colby person said the parents did everyone a favor, parents who love their kids enough to scare them and save them. In midtown, dave carlin, cbs 2 news. That just frightens you to the core, doesnt it . Shocking. Other news now, more than 100 students, many from long island may be the victims of a charity scam. The kids were recruited by a local nonprofit to work concessions at jones beach theater in citifield. They were promised 9 an hour but they were never paid. Faculty at Freeport High School learned of the possible scam then contacted the nassau district attorney. An investigation led to the arrest of wheldon herron and ammany owns. Some were then handed a 36 money order as their summer salary. More than 6 million was spent on a Park Restoration project on the lower east side, but you certainly couldnt tell that by looking at these seats. Benches along the allen mall are broken and miss ing slats. It seems the original slats were found to be defective, improperly treated and not from the approved supplier. Broken benchvise been around for two years. The parks Department Says replacement slats have been ordered and expected to be there by the end of september. Turning now to our weather, lonnie quinn standing by with our friday forecast. Good stuff out there today and its going to get better if youre looking for some warmth to get to the beach and some humidity. Right now outside, your 60s, 70s. Ive got a 70degree reading. This is john, telling us how bad is the el nino going to be thats supposed to impact this winter . Its all about the sea surface temperatures around peru. Our sea surface temperatures are warm enough here. If the el nino is real strong, it actually bodes pretty well for us if you want a mild winter with rain instead of snow. Headlines look like this. A nice day is on the way for your day tomorrow. It will be a hot weekend. Beaches are going to be packed. Those sea surface temperatures hot in peru. Theyre hot in our area. Even the east end of long island, still running 74 degrees or above. Theres going to be a slight chance for a shower or storm. 85 to 89. Partly sunny for your weekend. Sunday, 85 to 88. The beaches and mountains basically do all just fine with that little chance for a shower sunday. Tomorrow though, that shower on saturday. Beautiful one on friday. Big heat will arrive as this air mass around the deep south pulls around our area. Tomorrow, 87. Then i see the 90s. Sunday. If that holds true that would be a heat wave. Keep in mind this rain chance saturday, this is not the type of thing that says oh, its a terrible saturday. Its a 20 chance later in the day on saturday. Combination of heat and humidity, and the heating of the summer. It is august. Thats a dog day right there. Steve overmyer is next with sports. [excited yelling] ah, yes you cant stop it aww. Your mom liked my post. Youre friends with my mother . Whoa. 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On the first series the lions carved them up. This was the fifth play of the game. Golden tate untouched. The first teem am team defense gives up 71 yards on the first drive. Ryan fitzpatrick knows chan gaileys offense. Get the ball Biggest Issue though, the same thing that bit them last year. Bad tackling. Ameer abdullah making 45yard run. The jets lose by 20. This may be just a dress rehearsal but theres a lot of work to be done before they can raise the curtain on the season. How quickly were you guys able to flip the switch . Timing. Weve got to build that relationship. Today was a good start. We had time this past week with them. But the more reps, the more experience we get, he understands the offense well. The player who suckerpunched geno smith spoke today for the first time with his Buffalo Bills teammates. He didnt take questions but he apologized to everyone except the man he punched. I want to apologize to the jets organization, the fans, teammates, and coaches. I apologize for what happened. Should have never happened. I should have walked away from the situation. It was never my intentions to hurt anybody. A familiar face finds himself atop the leader board of the final golf major of the year. And the lefties helping the yankees break out tonight. Introducing dunkins new fruit smoothies. Perfectly blended with real fruit and lowfat yogurt. Its a delicious choice you can feel good sipping. Discover the goodness of dunkins new smoothies today. America runs on dunkin. The yankees start a series with the blue jays tomorrow and now they take on the role of hunters. Toronto has won 11 straight and theyve knocked the yankees out of first place. Yanks trying to keep pace in cleveland. Did you know its National Lefthanders Day . It really is. Fittingly a southpaw getting the yankees on the board. Brian mccann sneaking it around the foul pole. Next inning, another lefty stick. Steven drew. The yankees have four runs on the board. That equals the most theyve scored in eight days. You know whats coming next. Theres another lefty. Brett gardner taking it to left. Yankees finally break it open. They score eight runs. 86 victory. Theyre a half game back of the blue jays, headed to toronto for three games beginning tomorrow. Mets 145 since that trade that brought them juan uribe and kelly johnson. Over the past few weeks they have the most homers in the league. Curtis granderson makes it 63. Lagares makes the most of it. The mets sweeping the rockies 123. Theyre 11 games over. 500 for the first time in 5 years. Dustin johnson has had his share of frustrating nearmisses in majors. After round 1 of the pga championship, he once again finds himself in first place. If there was any doubt about Rory Mcilroys left ankle problems, he certainly put it to rest with this shot out of the water. He parred that hole. The worlds number 1 finished 1 under par. Phil mickelson keeping the wisconsin crowds entertained with four birdies to go with four bogies. He just missed the eagle there. 10 years ago he won this event. Hes even par through 1. 6 back of your leader Dustin Johnson. Hes had the lead in five different rounds in majors this year but never the final round yet. Just a reminder, youll see the third and final round this weekend on cbs 2. Well just hope that Dustin Johnson can maybe take it home. I know, right . You just want him to win one. Right out of the gate. Thank you. Well be right back. I dont want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. Or wonder. Whether i should seek treatment. I am ready. Because today theres harvoni. A revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. Harvoni is proven to cure up to 99 of patients. Whove had no prior treatment. Its the one and only cure thats. One pill, once a day for 12 weeks. Certain patients. Can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. 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