And thats that is under investigation. And the injuries are not life threatening but we are told nine of the 11 children were special Needs Children on their way to a school in west orange. All were alert when they take on the the hospital. Live in new jersey, cbs 2 news. Thank you. Parts of the new jersey turnpike have reopened hours after a fiery crash involving involving two tractor trailers. Reporter traffic this afternoon once again moving smoothly in all six northbound lanes here near. All the wreckage has here near exit 9. All the wreckage has been cleaned up after the huge fire. Commuters and people who live near the crash site grateful for a somewhat normal morning rush today. Chopper 2 over the scene as crews repaired the damaged guardrail, charred and mangled after this. A huge plume of flames consuming the northbound outer truck lanes of the new jersey turnpike near exit 9. My god. Reporter the fire ball erupting after two tractor trailers collided around 8 00 wednesday nig
Include one dog there are only three. So we are supporting those survivors with Mental Health care and spiritual care. Reporter there are also going door to door offering tips on devicing escape plans. Pointing out possible traps and checking for smoke detectors. Neighbor mychal edwards who called 911 this morning says what happened to tabatha in a split second could happen to anyone. Its really makes you think about things, and, you know, how fragile life is and how quickly it could be taken away and how decisions can really affect whether you live or die in case like this. Reporter yes, indeed it can. Now the dog that did survive is being helped by read paws. They are the animal advocates who work witness red cross. Now fire investigators as you see theres nothing but tarp left behind there. Thats covering holes where the fire just simi burned through. And theres not much left to the house either. The cars on either side fire investigators are working to figure out the cause of this
To come out of the house. I asked they called 911 they said no. Reporter the seconds it took him to grab his phone and call 911 tabatha had gone back in. To get the dog . Apparently get the dog dog. She did not makuta out. She did not. She was located on the first floor. Her dog perished as well. Her husband was out here for awhile for most of the morning just staring. You can see he was kind of in shock. Then i think when he found the news out that his wife did not make it, he just lost it. Reporter 39yearold tabatha seen here on her Facebook Page couldnt bear to see her frightened beloved dog run back into those flames alo alone. I just came up and its just bad. Thats all. Reporter it cost her her life. But so many pet owners understand why she did it. They love their pets. They want to go after their pets. Her dogs were her were everything to her. We always tell people once youre out stay out. I know its hard to do. You got stay out. Reporter well tabathas husband and her motherinla
Active, energetic and full of life. Final five and a half. I like to bike ride. Reporter sean also loves baseball and soccer and karate. You name it, sean plays it. Take that. Reporter say he keeps his mom and dad on their toes would be an understatement. But danielle and jordan friedman wouldnt have it any other way. This is how big he was. Reporter sean had quite a rough entrance into the world. He was born prime mature on october 12th, 2010 at just 23 weeks. He was 1 pound 3. 8ounces when he was born. He spent 111 days in the nicu at Saint Barnabas hospital in new jersey. Reporter the friedmans were thrilled to finally take sean home at the end of january in 2011. But then in june, they noticed something just wasnt right with their little miracle baby. He wasnt eating and wasnt gaining weight. You could hear him constantly breathing, um, and then he was turning blue also on occasion. You could see the struggles. Reporter after several appointments with ear, knows and throat doctors
72 degrees, partly cloudy to clear skies. A great day today with a little bit of a southwest wind going east. Up above i80, i 280, 64 monticello. Going to be a great day today. Sunshine, mid and upper 80s. A northerly to an east wind coming around to the south. Later on today well pick up thunderstorms tomorrow. Youre never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic. Reporter long island railroad, Jersey Transit and metro north all doing just fine, no major issues there. Three trains, l trains, m, all have track work until 5 00 a. M. If you are going onto the fdr drive both ways 60s and 70s, you have construction. A couple of lanes are closed down so you may experience delays but this should be cleared away by at least 5 00 on that. Could run late. You have construction here, George Washington bridge inbound lower level is closed down as a result. Outbound lower levels underneath the apartments have construction. A minor delay inbound. Lincoln, holland, they also have constructi