there were no injuries and the cause is under investigation. the rest of the refine vi in operation, although the plant makes gas and diesel. analysts don't expect it to change fuel supplies or prices. simone manuel says she wants to be an inspiration after making history. >> as the first black american swimmer to win olympic gold, she came from behind the finish in the tie with a 16-year-old canadian style. they set a new olympics record. manuel said she was super surprised when she saw the result. >> while phelps was taking his medley, the baltimore ravens sent the tweet as they played carolina in their first game. pool. they ended up stopping the game to watch the race. phelps is from nearby in maryland. >> he says he can't get back to watch the ravens play. >> taking a look at the medal count. the united states leads with 16 gold medals. >> china second, japan third, and the u.s. also the overall leader there with 38 medals. >> coming into the olympics, there was talk simone biles would be the best u.s. gymnast in history. >> now that talk changed to her being the best ever. juju chang has more on biles' incredible performance. >> it's official. the world's greatest gymnast. >> reporter: simone biles springing into action. and grabbing that coveted title in rio winning the women's individual all around gold medal. standing tall at just 4'9", the 19-year-old unstoppable. defying gravity. air. landing a champion. joining the pantheon of greats. a dream come true for the ohio native. >> i was just a really hyper kid. i was always bouncing off the walls so gymnastics fit, and i didn't try any other sports. it was like gymnastics chose me, and then i've loved it ever since. >> reporter: her significant she flips back with a straight body and on the second body she does a flip and lands forward. >> i believe that her floor routine is the best and most difficult floor routine ever performed in the sport of gymnastics. >> reporter: her teammate, aly raisman impressing with a second. and russia taking home the bronze. biles relishing the victory with her teammates, leaving rio with of triumph. juju chang, abc news, new york. >> coming up today, michael phelps is competing in the 100 butterfly finals. >> katie ledecky set a record yesterday and the u.s. basketball teams are back on the court as well. the women take on canada. the women play serbia. >> let's hope the men play a little bit better than the last time against australia. time it game very close. >> the aaustralia came back. >> coming up, the three students who are lucky and grateful this morning. >> they were trapped in a cave. spending a lot more time underground than they anticipated. how they made it out alive. and later two movies with cgi characters but meant for pete's dragon is looking to smoke sausages at the box office. >> first we check out who will be feeling the heat the most. i'm thinking dallas. 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animated movies. >> you love animated movies. and evan goldberg. rogen is the voice of a hot dog waiting with his pals to be purchased that leads for saucy exchanges with nearby buns. >> waiting to get filled with my meat. >> right, karl. who in this package would let karl get up in them? put your [ bleep ] hand down. >> there's more where that came, including what's included as a jaw dropping good orgye. it gets 84% on rotten tomatoes. it's as much a sweet story about belief and faith as it is a vehicle for the filthiest jokes you've never dared imagine. >> and another calls it ballsy and dumb and brilliant in one bite. you can gobble it up like empty calories and overchew each joke. next from disney. pete's dragon is a reimagining of the 1977 original. pete is a wild orphan who spent a long time living in the woods on his own except for the company of his dragon. the dragon's name is elliot. the scenario is discussed by robert red ford's character and his on screen daughter. >> how long has he been out for six years alone. >> he says he wasn't alone. >> and then she sets out to determine where pete can come from. where he belongs and the truth about the dragon. pete's dragon is getting 87% on rottentomatoes. one says there should be more american family movies like and one is calling it one of the season's most heartening surprises. >> i'm assuming he wouldn't say the same for sausage party. that's the news for this hour. >> follow us on facebook at this morning on "world news now," a third accident on an amusement park ride just this week. >> a three-year-old air lifted after suffering an injury from a roller coaster. this has two young victims from the tennessee ferris wheel accident leave the hospital. breaking news from at least two people dead after a series of explosions rocked a vacation spot. this road rage caught on dash cam. a driver shoots into a vehicle with a child inside. hear how it started over wiper fluid. and the a huge day in rio from the pool to the gym. the americans golden yet again. we'll meet another team getting and we'll have their emotional celebrations. it's a national holiday there. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> was it the people of belize? >> no. >> no. >> not yet. >> it can still happen. >> the dream is ale. good morning on a friday. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. we begin with yet another major accident at an amusement park. this time a boy has falle pittsburgh. >> we have that situation. more on that in a moment. first, just a short time ago we received an update on the girls who fell from a ferris wheel. you remember this story. it took place earlier this week at the tennessee fair. well, two of them have now been released from the hospital. the third victim, a six-year-old, remains in critical condition with a brain injury. >> investigators blame a mechanical issue. all the rides owned by that investigation is beginning over what happened on the roller coaster. >> reporter: that three-year-old was air lifted to a hospital after riding a wooden roller coaster at the park just outside of pittsburgh. >> the boy was conscious while being treated on site. he was talking. he was alert with his family. >> reporter: officials aren't yet saying exactly how he was hurt on the ride called rolo coaster. the rules say guest feet tall must be accompanied by an adult. in this case, his older brother. this is on the heels of two accidents earlier this week. a ten-year-old killed at the schlitterbauhn water park on the tallest water slide in the world. >> it was a loud boom boom. i immediaknew immediately somebl off the raft. >> reporter: and monday three girls fell from a ferris wheel >> they screamed a little bit and hit the ground laying there. >> reporter: authorities in pennsylvania are now investigating what went wrong. it's still unclear how long the park will remain closed. linsey davis , abc news, new york. another bomb attack at a popular resort in thailand hours after twin explosions in the coastal town of wuhin. authorities say the attacks may be politically motivated possibly to undermine the military government. they ruled out islamic terrorism. in syria humanitarian aid arrived in the war ravaged city of aleppo. convoys delivered water and fresh food. a temporary cease fire allowed the supplies into the city. it got so bad residents were reportedly cooking leaves off trees for food. there was no running water for aleppo urged the president to try to intervene. only 15 doctors remain in the city to treat hundreds of thousands of victims. a new report finds at least 1500 people have been killed chemical weapons in syria. with more than 160 attacks. doctors now saying the use of chlorine bombs ishe new normal. a woman and two children were killed in a chlorine gas attack in >> the death toll is expected to rise after a building explosion outside of washington d.c. several residents of the apartment complex are unaccounted for including young children. suspend for the night. been dozens of people were injured when they jumped or fell out of windows. let's move to politics. more than 70 former republican party officials and stachers have signed a letter urging the republican national convention instead they want to use all resources to help win house and senate races. they say trump's divisiveness and recklessness as well as imp competence would turn it into a landslide. meanwhile trump is doubling down on the can claim that president obama and hillary clinton are the founders of isis. >> isis will hand her the mos valuable player award. her only competition is president obama. >> trump says when president obama withdrew from iraq, it cleared the way for isis. the clinton calls it another example of trash talking the united states. hillary clinton compares her plan to the economy to drufr's. clinton suggested she would create millions of jobs while into the recession. she warned his policies would only benefit the super wealthy. >> he would give trillions in tax cuts to big corporations, millionaires and wall street money managers. that would explode our national debt. >> clinton is also pressuring trump by releasing her 2015 tax returns as early as today. trump has refused to release his. the man who tried to scale the trump tower has a troubled past and a troubled future as well. the 19-year-old of virginia as undergone a psychiatric evaluation after being charged with reckless endangerment. he recently changed his name and told police he was climbing the building to get a private meeting with trump. federal officials are redirecting emergency money intended for other programs toward zika virus research. congress needs to approve a funding bill. health and human services is programs. hhs calls the move a short term solution. marijuana may be legal in half the country, but feds are keeping it on the list of the most dangerous drugs. they determined it has a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use. they will allow more research into the therapeutic effects. it's legal in 25 states more medical use. phelps rolled over their competition as they grabbed more gold for the u.s. the americans widened the lead over china in the medal count. the u.s. now up to 16 golds and 38 medals overall. >> reporter: 19-year-old simone biles is the queen of women's gymnastics in rio. on the way to winning gold in the women's individual all around final she mastered the and gravity along with him to become women's olympics champion. aly raisman captured silver. redempti redemption. the american women stole the show and shared a hug after the competition. for biles another step in what may be the women's best career of all time. in the men's 200 medley, versus phelps. phelps surged to victory and the gold medal becoming the only swimmer to win four consecutive golds in the same event. lochte finished in fifth. phelps swam in the 100 butterfly semi final. he placed second. simone manuel tied for a gold medal in the 100 medal free style. she becomes the first african swimming event, and it's gold, ryan murphy struck gold in the 200 meter backstroke. more adisappointment for missy franklin. her rio olympics dreams are over. >> nathan adrian and his u.s. co-captain qualified in the 50 meter free style. record. she was nearly seven seconds faster than anyone else in the pool. kayla henderson defended her judo title. she was forced to tap out in submission winning the contest. jim ryan, abc news, rio de janeiro brazil. >> seven seconds. that's incredible. i love watching the reactions. favorite. this was another great reaction. this happened after winning the first medal ever for this country. you not only get this kind of reaction, but a handshake from the british royal family. >> fiji beat the british in the final. players took to their knees as they received their medals. fiji's coach said he was a little bit lost for words, but then the celebrations. [ screaming ] >> school kids in fiji just erupting. the prime minister declared it a national holiday today as a result of this. this is epic. >> he attended every day of the competition. it's one of those things where people will say there are no words. no words needed. >> no. there were signs, i saw signs posted in fiji while they were watching. they said this government office minutes while we watch the rugby match. congratulations to fiji. coming up later in the mix, some thing you won't want to try at home like a 360 degree swing and other fun ideas. >> first, a driver resorts to deadly force in a fit of road rage. firing at another vehicle even though there was a child inside. we'll show you why it escalated so quickly. and the olympics boxer getting lots of atte and why she credits the sport with saving her life. >> find us on facebook, introducing new k-y touch gel cr?me. for massage and intimacy. every touch, gently intensified. a little touch is all it takes. welcome back. authorities in two communities on either side of the country are asking for the public's help to sort out some disturbing road rage incidents. >> of course we've seen plenty of road rage incidents before, but rarely does it r level of violence. take a look. clayton sandell slhows us. >> reporter: in los angeles police are working to find this man. firing twice at the family including a child in this white suv. ? the driver side armed with unknown type of black handgun. >> reporter: the suspect enraged because the uv apparently sprayed his car with windshield wiper fluid. it had to have been terrifying. >> reporter: in florida police say this black truck follows a civil sedan. this woman waves and points a pistol. the driver refuses to identify the woman with the gun. most road rage cases avoid a deadly turn. but road rage has been blamed for 1700 deaths in california nobody was hurt, but the l.a. county sheriff says they have no suspects. it's surprising. you would think the video would give them good evidence. >> lucky no one was hurt, especially with kids in the car. all over wiper fluid. >> uh-huh. coming up in our next half hour, eddie murphy changing his career path. going from comedy to drama. first the american boxer the straight and narrow. we're getting in the ring hours before she get in the raning fo rio. ? ? >> i like the version of eye of the tiger. >> appropriate for the next story. >> yes. >> check out american boxer mikaela mayer. she's getting ready for the fight of her life today in rio. >> she's a lightweight boxer who credits her sport with saving her from going down the wrong we're up all night line with rachel smith who tells us about thisinspiring fighter. r bri lights of olympics stadiums, but in this basement gym with some of the best amateurs in the world facing off at the tournamt of champions. a ramp up to the olympics. spends almost all of h three times a day, six days >> read >> repter: training aody a her nd. mentally draing than eore >> reporter: now a series olympics medal tcontender. when she was a teenager she was fighting but nowhere near a boxing ring. why were you kicked out of school? >> i was kicked out of sool for getting in a fight with one >> reporter: she sayser life was taking a dark turn. . >> when i found boxing, i switched gears. it focussed me. i stopped going out anding. i cracked down in school. >> reporter: it seems that being if the ring is not about ng andin tak anger but about discipline tech teate. >> there's a bigger goal now. >> reporter: we caught up with her where she and t olympics hopefuls were living and training. you're surrounded by athletes with the same common goal. >> every direction you turn is an oicfocus. it's almost like you're back in llege a little bit because it's kd of dorm style livg and everydy is in thee sam cafeter cafeteria, but it's fun. >> double the cannon. >>eporte mixing a ltle f with her fighting, the wen their punches. >> fire the cannon. >> walk the plank or walk it back toward the rope. >> it's a lot of work. we have to find spots to make ourselves laugh and have a good time. >> reporter: and now after years of hard work, dedication, and single minded focus, mikaela's made it to rio, and she says she's ready for the biggest fight of her life. >> it was chances of making it being slim, but to have such a dream, you have to believe in yourself. you have to believe you're the best before you are. >> reporter: racl smith in atlanta. >> are you trying to be abusive? why are you trying? >> i'm inspired it. thecannon. here i come. >> i'm that quick. >> like boughter fly and a bee. >> she's pretty cool. >> yeah. and a little bit scary. i would not want to mess with all right. i'm that quick. 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of the terror group online. he faces up to 20 years in prison. his family says he has a history of mental illness. a mississippi woman was sentenced to 12 years in prison for planning to join isis. she and her fiance were arrested after they tried to travel to syria to join the terror group and said they were going on their honeymoon as a cover. young's fiance will be sentenced fell from a ferris wheel are home from the hospital. the youngest victim a six-year-old girl is in critical condition with a brain injury. all the rides are closed at that fair and the company that runs them has been told to back up and leave. a three-year-old boy is in a pittsburgh hospital this morning after falling from a roller coaster at an amusement park near there. it's not clear how the accident took place. riders must be ale feet tall or three feet if they're accompanied by an adult. there are no seat belts in the 78-year-old ride called the roller coaster. there's only a bar for protection, and we're told preschoolers are often allowed on that ride. the boy was riding with his older brother. no word on his condition. three students who went missing in a cave have been rescued. they have a mild case of hypothermia. they're expected to be okay. officials say they were found one of the students was leading the other two on a trip. conditions in the cave are described as miserable. >> you're crawling in mud, 68 degree water. they had to be concerned about getting too cold, getting wet. the wife of one of the students reported them missing wednesday night. two of the students are japanese exchange students. >> and wall street all three major stock indexes reached record highs on tuesday. that hast when the dot com boom was in full swing. some analysts expect to see more records broken once the summer vacation is over. the market has been helped by solid employment news, a rebound in oil prices and good earnings reports from major retailers. one of these retails, macy's posted falling sales and slower traffic at the stores, but the numbers weren't as bad as feared. the company announced they'll locations, about 100 stores. they say some of the locations are worth more as realize than as stores. let's hear it for the animal kingdom's comeback of the year. the california island fox. you know. of course. she's cute. three subspecies found only on the island off the coast of california has been removed. from the endangered species list. a fourth spe upgraded to threatened. >> the recovery effort is being called one of the most successful ever. >> welcome back. >> i want one. no? >> i don't know that they'd make great house cats, even though they're the size of your standard house cat. >> do you think they'd get along with frank, my bunny? >> no. frank would be dinner. >> coming up, team usa's swimming super stars put on a show in rio. >> and apparently confusing an announcer. thinks the wrong guy won. and later. >> 22 years in the big leagues and it's down to tonight. alex rodriguez steps to the plate one last time. who is throwing the retirement party? we'll tell you in the skinny. >> first a look at today's forecast. 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"world news now" continues after this from our abc ? >> it is skinny time on this friday. we begin with eddie murphy returning to the begin screen in a leading role, but this role is different than the ones we expected. >> murphy plays the title character in a drama called mr. church. he's a cook and the film explores a relationship that charlotte. >> when mr. church came into our lives, i wanted him gone. >> i hope you don't mind. i bring books with me every place i go. >> i hate reading. but over time i couldn't imagine life without him. >> i'd like to check out a book. >> okay. in that new trailer we see mr. church's fondness for charlotte remains strong as they go through various emotional scenes. the film hits theaters september 16th. >> next up, alex rodriguez plays his final game with the new york yankees and possibly in major league baseball tonight. he's being released by the team after the game even though the yankees owe him about $27 million through next season. >> after tonight's game jamie fox will host a retirement party for rodriguez at a club in manhattan. jay-z, beyonce won't be there jay-z is sending champagne said to be worth about $80,000 to that party. >> for a second i thought we were going to show pictures of people who weren't going to the party. if you are looking for kendall jenner, you can find her on the cover of vogue magazine. to celebrate the magazine released a weird video where her famous family seems to be ignoring the fact that she's the vogue cover girl. >> that is, until she gets a text from ryan seacrest. >> we're so proud of you. >> a major laser in the background. in an interview she relates. she knew since she was a child about her father's desire to be on women's clothing and then go back to being bruce. >> and she says her mom knew what the family secret was way back since her third date with bruce. >> wow. >> so they got in deep on this vague interview. >> i guess so. finally something of a hollywood time capsule has been opened thanks to drew barry moore. she posted this photo of all the boxes that she sorted through this week. what she found was really a treasure-trove. >> so look at this one. drew in the lower right corner with quincy jones and his kids and et. >> and from a couple years later, there's drew barrymore and sharon stone. we don't know what will provide a 90s flash back if that doesn't. >> the caption reads i'm glad i'm as happy as i was when i was >> she's a survivor. >> loved babes in toyland. >> coming up, the friday rewind. i used to blame the weather for my frizz. turns out my curls needed to be stronger. pantene's pro-v formula makes my curls so strong... ...they can dry practically frizz free. because strong is beautiful. introducing new k-y touch gel cr?me. for massage and intimacy. k-y touch. >> important message for residents age 50 to 85. write down this number now. right now, peop are receiving this free information kit for guaranteed acceptance life insurance with a rate lock through the colonial penn program. if you are on a fixed income, learn about affordable whole life insurance that guarantees your rate can never increase for any reason. your information, call this number now. your acceptance is guaranteed, with no health questions. stand by to learn more. >> i'm alex trebek, here to tell you about a popular life insurance plan with a rate lock that locks in your rate for life so it can never increase. did you get your free information kit? 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