Concussion and three small spinal cord fractures. However, shes 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 10yearold 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. Theres no word, though, on how this accident took place. We honestly dont know whats happened. Thats 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 politics, donald trump looking to get back on m
Week. Here now, coanchor martha raddatz. Good morning. We begin today with new warning signs that Donald Trumps campaign is in serious peril. Yes, its only august. Trump has time. And the opportunity in the upcoming debates to turn it around. But right now, our new abc News Washington post poll suggests hes in a dangerous summer slide. The top line, 50 of registered voters say they would vote for Hillary Clinton. 42 for trump. That eightpoint gap is in line with several new national polls. Th show clinton surging. Trumps worst numbers in a while follow what may be one of his worst weeks ever. It all started with the fight with the family of a fallen soldier. What looked bad on the news looked pretty bad to some Trump Supporters we found in pennsylvania. One of trumps worst numbers, 73 of americans and 59 of republicans disapprove of how he handled the dispute with the khan family. It definitely makes me wonder if he could handle being president. Trump needs to win me back a little bit.
Set of racy pics. Could it be a trend, an epidemic . A scourge on the world this summer . Its in the skinny on this monday, august 8th. From abc news, this is world news now. Good morning to you. Im kendis gibson. Im diane macedo. We begin this morning with tragedy at an Amusement Park over the weekend. A 10yearold boy died while on the worlds tallest water slide. Its not known if he fell or Something Else went wrong. Riders must be 4. 5feet tall and go down in a raft holding three people. Park officials are stunned. They say theyve never dealt with Something Like this before. The water slide opened two years ago. The german name means insane. Its the biggest water slide in the world. Abcs 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 boys family with him at the time of the accident. The park immediately closing down. Investigators rushing to the
Good morning. We begin today with new warning signs that Donald Trumps campaign is in serious peril. Yes, its only august. Trump has time. And the opportunity in the upcoming debates to turn it around. But right now, our new abc News Washington post poll suggests hes in a dangerous summer slide. The top line, 50 of registered voters say they would vote for Hillary Clinton. 42 for trump. That eightpoint gap is in line with several new national polls. That show clinton surging. Trumps worst numbers in a while follow what may be one of his worst weeks ever. It all started with the fight with the family of a fallen soldier. What looked bad on the news looked pretty bad to some Trump Supporters we found in pennsylvania. One of trumps worst numbers, 73 of americans and 59 of republicans disapprove of how he khan family. It definitely makes me wonder if he could handle being president. Trump needs to win me back a little bit. Before im ready to vote for him now. Reporter those questions about
U. S. Beat out france in the 4 by 100 relay. He has the most medals of any athlete ever. Impressive. In gymnastics, the womens threetime 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. Shes 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 ] rios woes not all manmade. Winds forcing the suspension of rowing. With russia accuse