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a deadly 6.8 magnitude earthquake. and in school one of the tennis shoes rivalries will resume at the australian open. carry all speech encouraged to set up a fall from match. hello our top story this hour president xi jinping says china is facing a grave situation as the world s most populous country scrambles to contain a deadly new virus at least 41 people have died after contract ing the new strain of corona virus it can cause flu like symptoms and in extreme cases lead to shortness of breath and pneumonia more than 1300 people have now been infected on the chinese mainland with hospital struggling to deal with the outbreak around 50000000 people are affectively in lockdown after transport links were suspended to and from the city of 100 the epicenter of the outbreak and then also to surrounding cities as well where the virus has already crossed borders 38 cases have been reported in 11 other countries along with the chinese territories of hong kong and macau. scott ....
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 ....