Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. Good to be with you. Im meg oliver in for annemarie green. A kansas water slide park will be closed today after the death of a young boy. The waterslide is the highest, 17 stories high and park officials who say the rides are inspected daily are searching for answer. Brian webb in new york is here. In july 2014 after several delays that included extra safety testing. Since then, thousands of people have stood in long lines to take the ride and there havent been any reports of problems until today. A day after the tragic death of caleb schwab at kansas citys schlitterbahn water park, officials have yet to determine what happened. A full investigation is under way. Right now, our focus is on that family. Killed on the waterslide sunday afternoon. The ride certified as the worlds tallest by the guinness book of World Records features 168feet plunge at 65 miles an hour. 264 stairs lead to the top. Our lifeguards
Want somebody thats going to shortcircuit. All this as we learn about the results of a new abc Washington Post poll that points to good news for clinton. And going for gold. Victories for team usa on the first day of competition. The teenager taking aim and stealing the spotlight. And the swimmers adding to our medal count, as gma sits down with Serena Williams. I have so much fun playing with venus. Her big hopes at the big games. Good morning, everyone. Great to have you with us. Were going to get to all of the olympic action coming up. Including key u. S. Victories on the court and the field. Both the Mens Basketball Team and u. S. Womens soccer teams off to a strong start. Usa. They are off to strong starts. Were starting with the breaking news involving the disgraced former olympian, Oscar Pistorius. Were learning this morning he was sent to the hospital after being found in his prison cell with injuries to his wrists. Hes denying it was a suicide attempt. Either way, it is a shoc
The consumer alert tonight. Phone hijacking. Thieves taking over your cell phone, creating a fake i. D. , and running up huge bills. Good evening. Thanks for joining us on this sunday. Im tom llamas. We begin with breaking news. Tragedy at a major American Water park. Word of a child killed on the worlds tallest water slide. The park now closed through at least tomorrow. The investigation just under way. Marci gonzalez with the latest. Reporter that tragic accident happening this afternoon. Authorities confirming a 12yearold was killed. And were now hearing from park officials. We are saddened to share that a young boyed died this afternoon. Reporter billed as the Worlds Largest water slide, taller than the statue of liberty. Features a 168foot drop. The park is now closed, and will remain closed tomorrow, pending a full investigation. Park Officials Say the ride was inspected, and were told the boys family was at the park with him at the time of the accident. Park officials still aren
Developing this morning. Tampa police say a man shot a motorcyclist in the back during a case of road before 7 last night. At nebraska avenue and 109th avenue. Officers say there was some argument between Carlos Rodriguez and ezekiel henson. When rodriguez turned around to walk back to his motorcycle. Police say henson shot him. Hes now charged with aggravated battery. Rodriguez is in the hospital. But is expected to survive. Fox 13s Alcides Segui is covering this story. Well have an update from him at 430. Hillsborough county deputes are looking for carjacking in tampa. Theyve identified one of them as lemarcus ashley. Deputies say ashley and 3 other men. Met with the victims in the area of porpoise drive and tuna drive in tampa last week. Then forced the victims out of their car at gunpoint. Took their clothes and wallets. And drove off. Anyone with information is asked to call the Hillsborough County sheriffs office. This morning. Were remembering and mourning the sudden loss of a p
This is on the money. Your money, your life, your future. Now, becky quick. We begin with football. The nfl has kicked off another season and business is booming for americas favorite sport. But there is i a dark side taking a toll on players long after theyve left the game. That is this weeks cover story. The nfl will make an estimated 13. 3 billion this year. That is more than 50 increase for the year 2010. Most of that revenue comes from Television Fees and with good reason. The top 12 shows of the fall 2015 season were all nfl games. And the league keeps growing. Professional football is returning to los angeles this season for the first time in 22 years. Football is also going global. Mexico city will host a monday night Football Game in november. And the nfl has played games in london since 2007 and is considering adding or moving a team there permanently. But despite the success, football also has a dark side. Boston University Researchers found evidence of degenerative brain di