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concussion and three small spinal cord fractures. however, she s conscious and okay. those are some of our top stories on this monday, august 8th. from abc news, this is world news now. good morning to you all. we begin this half hour with the death of a 10-year-old boy during a family outing at a water park. caleb schwab was riding on the slide in kansas city, kansas, the tallest in the world 17 stories high. the name means insane or crazy in german. riders have to follow some strict rules. there s no word, though, on how this accident took place. we honestly don t know what s happened. that s why an investigation, a full investigation is necessary. all our rides are inspected every day. and our rides are inspected by an outside party at the start before the season starts. the water park will be closed yet again today because its lifeguards may be too sdrau t distraught to work there. the first fatality since the park opened seven years ago. to politic ....
set of racy pics. could it be a trend, an epidemic? a scourge on the world this summer? it s in the skinny on this monday, august 8th. from abc news, this is world news now. good morning to you. i m kendis gibson. i m diane macedo. we begin this morning with tragedy at an amusement park over the weekend. a 10-year-old boy died while on the world s tallest water slide. it s not known if he fell or something else went wrong. riders must be 4.5-feet tall and go down in a raft holding three people. park officials are stunned. they say they ve never dealt with something like this before. the water slide opened two years ago. the german name means insane. it s the biggest water slide in the world. abc s marci gonzalez has more. reporter: a day at the water park turning tragic. waterslide in kansas city, kansas. we are saddened to share a young boy died on a ride this afternoon. the young boy s family with him at the time of the accident. the park immediate ....
u.s. beat out france in the 4 by 100 relay. he has the most medals of any athlete ever. impressive. in gymnastics, the women s three-time champion simone biles and allie riceman led the way. overall, the medal count looking good for team usa. they lead with 12 medals. italy and japan tied with seven. as far as golds, the u.s., china, and australia are tied with three apiece. one woman who seemed destined for gold is instead in intensive care this morning. the woman was leading the road race when that crash happened. she suffered a concussion and matt gutmann has more. reporter: the dutch cyclist recovering in a hospital. skidding into that turn earlier wobbling, then launching over the handlebars into a concrete gutter. she s down. reporter: and the jeers of zika by brazilian fans contagious, spreading from the soccer pitch to the pair of americans at the beach volleyball stadium. [ chanting zeke zika ] rio s woes not all manmade. winds forcing the sus ....
shocked the world with his own pics. could it be a scourge on the world this summer? it s in the skinny othis monday, august 8th. from abc news, this is world news now. good morning to you. i m ndis gson. i m diane macedo. we begin this morning with tragedy at an amusement park over the weekend. a 10-year-old boy died while on the world s tallest wer it s not knownhe fell or something else went wrong. riders must be 4 and a half feet tall and go down in a raft holding three people. officials are stunned. the water slide opened two yrs ago. the german name means insane. it s the biggest water slide in the world. marci gonzalez has more. park turning tragic. we saddened to shara young boy died on a ride this afternoon. family with him at the time of t aident. the park immediately closing down. investigators rushing to the scene working to figure out at went on on this gianwater slide. it s built as the tallest water slide reaching higan theth statue of libert ....
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