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want somebody that s going to short-circuit. 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. the 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. we re going to get to all of the olympic action coming up. including key early victories for the usa on the court and the field. both the men s basketball team and u.s. women s soccer teams off to a strong start. usa. they are off to strong starts. but we re starting with the breaking news involving the disgraced former olympian, oscar pistorius. we re learning this morning tht he was sent to the hospital after being found in his prison cell with injuries to his wrists. ....
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 ....
after thousands of bees attack! walmart oklahoma! bee keepers were in the process when something went wrong. and the bees were set free! several people were stung.two are in serious condition tonight. rescue crews rushed to the scene..as tens of thousands of bees were still buzzing around! at one time me and several of the fire fighters were batting down bees as we were moving about. butt with a swarm attack like this where there are multiple stings to a single patient, those are a little bit more concerning because then the swelling can actually start to affect your eyesight, your throat, your breathing. one firefighter was also stung. the walmart was evacuated for several hours. bees.also causing some chaos here in the valley. for now.they re gone. from the outside of a home. near fort apache and russel.. but people living nearby.. worry they ll soon be back. last week.an extermnator was swarmed. and stung a hundred times at that home. that exterminator.in cricial c ....
simone biles leading the way with electrifying routines on the balance beam, vault, and on the floor. there were still stunning upsets. venus williams and her sister, serena, losing a doubles tennis match for the first time. venus also lost a single match earlier in the day, but serena is still in the running to take it again in rio. serena was the best serena in london i ve ever seen. i can only hope i get there again. that was insane. reporter: other nations had to deal with setbacks off the field. kenya s track and field manager sent home and facing investigation following the release of a video showing him offering to protect athletes from drug tests. and the entire russian they failed para-athletes. their medals over morals mentality disgusts me. reporter: now remember, guys, team russia is still competing in the current games. although more than 100 athletes were banned as part of the same doping scandal. in fact, the international olympics committee ignor ....