ALL NEW THIS MORNING--LOOK AT THIS VIDEO.ONE CLOSE CALL AFTERANOTHER AT THE BUSSTOP... AS DRIVER AFTERDRIVER BLOWS BYSCHOOL BUSES,NARROWLY MISSINGKIDS GETTING ON ANDOFF THE BUS.NONE OF THESE CLOSECALLS HAPPENED HERE-- BUT IT DOES MAKE YOUTHINK AS YOU'REGETTING YOUR LITTLEONES READY THISMORNING.

AND THEDANGERS ARE VERYREAL...THAT'S WHY NEW YORKSTATE IS ABOUT TO MAKEIT A LOT EASIER TOCATCH DRIVERS LIKETHESE IN THE ACT..

ANDMAKE THEM PAY UP!7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER REBECCATHORNBURG TELLS USHOW.OUTCUE: STANDARD"45 SECONDS CAN EITHERSAVE A LIFE OR TAKE ALIFE."CAN YOU SEE THEYELLOW AND REDLIGHTS LIT UP ON THISSCHOOL BUS ONSHERIDAN DRIVE?

IT'S AFAMILIAR SIGNAL TODRIVERS TO STOP -- ANDNOT PASS -- BECAUSECHILDREN ARE GETTINGOFF.BUT TIME AND TIMEAGAIN - THAT DOESN'THAPPEN."LIGHTS ARE FLASHINGAND CLEARLY ONE, TWO,THREE .

THREE CARS ATLEAST ARE PASSING THATBUS AND THERE IS ONEUP HERE"NICOLE BURROUGHS ISA MOTHER OF TWO BOYSIN THE WILLAMSVILLESCHOOL DISTRICT.SHE'S BEEN ANADVOCATE FOR BUSSAFETY FOR YEARS...AND DOESN'T FIND THISNUMBER SURPRISING --ACCORDING TO THE NEWYORK STATE TRAFFICSAFETY COMMITTEE,SOME 50,000 DRIVERSPASSED STOPPEDSCHOOL BUSES THATD THEIR LIGHTS ONEVERYDAY LAST YEAR."I THINK PEOPLE NEED TOBE MORE AWARE OF ITAND I THINK SOMEPEOPLE NEED TOCHANGE HOW PEOPLETHINK ABOUT THESITUATION I THINK SOMEPEOPLE DONT THINK IT ISAS BIG AS A SAFETYISSUE AS IT REALLY IS."AND THAT'S WHY THESTATE SENATE IS VOTINGNEXT WEEK ON A BILLTHAT WOULD ALLOWBUSES TO BE EQUIPPEDWITH CAMERAS ON THEOUTSIDE THAT WOULDTAKE A PICTURE OF ALICENSE PLATE EVERYTIME A DRIVER PASSEDILLEGALLY.THE DRIVER WOULD BEFINED 250 DOLLARS."THERE'S A REASON WHYWE ARM SCHOOL BUSESWITH STOP BARS ANDRED LIGHTS THIS JUSTTAKES IT ONE STEPFURTHER AND SAYS LOOKWE ARE SERIOUS ABOUTTHIS AND WE ARE GOINGTO ENFORCE IT."NATS OF BUSTHE CAMERAS WOULDESSENTIALLY BE FREEFOR TAXPAYERS ANDSCHOOL DISTRICTS ACOMPANY WOULDINSTALL THEM AND THENBE PAID BACK USINGFINE MONEY"I THINK THAT IF YOUHAVE THAT ONE MORECUSHION OF SAFETY INPLACE THAT PARENTSMAY FEEL BETTER ABOUTTHEIR CHILDRENTRAVELING ON BUSES TOSCHOOL."AND A PILOT PROGRAMFOR THE CAMERASCOULD START AS EARLYAS THE NEXT SCHOOLYEAR RT 7EWN."ALL NEW TOMORROWMORNING AT 6...A 7 EYEWITNESS NEWSEXCLUSIVE.MORE THAN 100UPSCALE RESTAURANTWORKERS SHORT-CHANGED HUNDREDS...IF NOT, THOUSANDSOF DOLLARS ON THEIRPAYCHECKS.THE 7 EYEWITNESSNEWS I-TEAM DIVES INTOTHE STATEDEPARTMENT'SINVESTIGATION INTO THEBUFFALO CHOPHOUSE...AND WHAT'S BEING DONEABOUT IT.