a funeral has been set for a ten year old boy... killed while on a kansas water park attraction - as the world's tallest water slide. the memorial service for caleb schwab will take place firday. police say he died sunday of an unspecified neck injury - while riding the 168-foot slide... at a water park in kansas city. the boy was the son of a state lawmaker. the water park says it will re- open wednesday in a limited capacity... but the 17-story water slide will remain closed for at least the remainder of the summer season. other water park guests are now

had problems with the water slide. joe chiodo met with one family - who says they complained that a chest harness was faulty. it's a ride taller than the statue of liberty - reaching speeds close to 70 miles per hour. paul oberhauser says on july 26th -- he was ready for that thrill -- until: (paul oberhauser/verruck t rider) as soon as i hit the bottom of the first curve - the shoulder strap just kind of busted loose and i just held on as we went next hill. his wife erin - took this video - as his car came to a stop. (erin oberhauser/verruck t rider) oh, just the reality of it, it's scary. you see belts on his 9 year old son in the front, and pauls friend in the middle, but notice paul's strap - is gone. he says he held onto handles near his legs. (paul oberhauser/verruck t rider) i just gripped it really tight. they say they told two workers - about the busted strap. they say the workers said quote - that's not good. the omaha couple assumed the raft

service - but then - (erin oberhauser/verruck t rider) we saw the same thing happen to another group of guys and thought hmm they must still be using the same raft. erin posted her concern on facebook - tagging the schlitterbahn- (erin oberhauser/verruck t rider) didn't hear from schlitterbahn and thought ah it must not be a big thing. but then - she got word of caleb's tragic death: (erin oberhauser/verruck t rider) shocked - it was just surreal to know we were just there - just on it - i have pictures still on my phone. pictures that appear to show that loose strap -- in a raft with their own 9 year old boy - in the front seat. (erin oberhauser/verruck t rider) we got to be lucky and he got to go home with us - unlike the schwab's with them our hearts break for them. now their one regret - looking back -- not doing more: (paul oberhauser/verruck t rider) i was just hoping the cause was not due to the strap cause i'd feel horrible if i didn't take it further than just telling the workers at the bottom. water parks in the valley take their own precautions to keep guests safe... despite having little government regulation. clark county requires routine inspection of roller coasters but water slides are not included in the law.

nevada is one of a handful of states without laws regulating amusements parks. cowabunga bay hires a third party company to do random inspections of their rides. they also warn guests ahead of time of height and weight requirements. "every morning our park is inspected by mechanics so every mechanical piece, every pump, every water flow. it's all inspected by our mechanics and they sign that off before anybody does a physical ride on the slide." although there is no government regulations for the rides--the southern nevada health department does perform regular inspections on park water quality. one of three girls - who fell from a ferris wheel in tennessee - suffered a traumatic brain injury - and remains in critical condition. it happened furing a county fair monday night - in the town of greeneville.. the girl is just six years old. police say she was in a seat with her ten year old sister - and a 16 year old girl - who are also in the hospital - but stable. investigators are trying to confirm reports the basket was

"it was like spilling a glass of water. i would say it was like 180 degree and it spilled." "and they fell, bounced off a tubing, one fell bounced off, the other one fell immediately behind, bouncing off and then hitting the concrete, bouncing off the concrete.. all of the rides at the fair have been closed until they pass new inspecttions. both theme park incidents... are raising new questions about saftey. researcher "nationwide children's hospital" in ohio looked at two decades of numbers from the consumer product safety commission. they found an average of 4,423 children under 18 go to the emergency room every year for amusement park injuries. add in water parks and the most recent numbers show about 30-thousand children injured last year - with no one agency overseeing all kinds of rides. researchers say parents should make sure kids follow all height, weight and age requirements - use

instincts - making safety what counts most. let's talk careers now... if you're good at... one sport... will you be good at another? multi-sport athletes are nothing new... but will tim tebow be one of them? how he's trying to get his groove back... on the baseball field. is there something missing from the new "suicide squad" movie? why one fan says he's filing suit against warner brothers.

i got shot down over vietnam and spent eleven months in a pow camp. what donald trump said about our members of the military being captured is a disgrace. he's a i like people that weren't captured. when you fly over enemy territory, the odds might be against you being able to come home. donald trump doesn't understand the weight of sending americans into harm's way.

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regularly played baseball since he was a junior in high school-- but tim tebow is looking to make the professional switch. the former nfl quarterback has been training on the diamond for months in scottsdale, arizona and los angeles. tebow has served an espn broadcaster since his three-season nfl career ended with the new york jets at the conclusion of 2012 season. c-a-a baseball says this isn't a publicity stunt. chad moeller, a former major league catcher who has been training tebow says he "truly believes tim has the skills set and potential to achieve his goal of playing in the major leagues." he also thinks it could happen relatively quickly.

against warner brothers over the new "suicide squad" movie. his complaint? there's not enough of "the joker" in it. "blah, blah, blah... chit chat is going to get you hurt. i can't wait to show you my toys." the movie about a group of comic book super- villians... features "the joker" heavilly in the ads... but the character - played by jared leto - only sees about 15 minutes of total screen time. the fan - who posted about the lawsuit online - says ads and trailers for the movie even include scenes featuring the joker - that were cut from the final edit. he calls the marketing misleading - and claims his case has been accepted - and goes to court august 11-th. disgusting... and dangerous. those are some of the words being used to describe donald trump's comments - about who he calls "second amendment people." what he said today - that's setting off another controversy. your fox5 weather

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donald trump- once again setting off controversy - with another offhand comment. this time around - some believe it amounts to a violent threat against his political opponent... sara murray has the story.

candidate) "hillary wants to abolish - essentially abolish the second amendment. by the way, if she gets to pick (crowd boos) if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. although the second amendment people, maybe there is, i don't know." the clinton campaign quickly seizing on trump's comment as a sign the gop nominee is inciting violence...saying in a statement...""this is simple-what trump is saying is dangerous. a person seeking to be the president of the united states should not suggest violence in any way." the trump campaign swiped back, billi the issue as a media-driven controversy - and insisting trump was simply trying to rally gun voters . but trump's latest off-the-cuff comment - on a week when he was striving to stay on message - is exactly the sort of flare up giving members of his own party pause. (sen. susan collins (r) maine) "donald trump, in my judgment, would make a perilous world even more dangerous." her announcement coming soon after a group of 50 gop national security officials said they can't back trump

"would put at risk our country's national security". (donald trump (r) presidential candidate) "these are 50 people that have been running our country forever, and they said 'we can't support donald trump' the reason they can't, you know why? cuz i'm not gonna hire these people, i don't want these people." but as he struggles to keep his party in line - and lags in the polls - trump says the key to victory is more of the same. as well as finding openings to hammer his democratic opponent. today, mocking her clinton for saying she "short-circuited" her handling of the email issue... (donald trump (r) presidential candidate) "could you imagine if i said that i short- circuited, they would be calling for my execution, they'd bring back the electric chair. it's one thing to make bad decisions, it's another thing to be whacky and make bad decisions." the campaign for hillary clinton says she wasn't aware that the father of the orlando nightclub shooter was at one of her rallies - until it was over. "i know how many

members, loved ones and friends are still grieving." "seddique mateen" was standing in a crowd behind clinton during the monday night event near orlando. the campaign says he wasn't specifically invited. mateen told news outlets after the rally that he supports clinton for president. "why they should be surprised? i love united states and i've been living here a long time." "clinton is good for united states versus donald trump." his son - "omar mateen" shot and killed 49 people and injured another 53 at pulse nightclub in june - before being killed by police. the father says the family has been cooperating with investigators. chipotle is now offering "happy hour" deals... in select markets. the company recently began offering the drink deals everyday from 4 p-m to 8 p-m at 300 locations in the midwest. as the consumerist reports - the happy hour comes in two variations. for example -

missouri, nebraska and wisconsin offer "two margaritas or beers for the price of one" - while kansas and ohio have deals for "half off adult beverages". no word on when - of if - the "happy hour" deals will come to las vegas. the current promotion only runs through september. does it seem like your eyes are always glued to your cell phone? if so - you're not alone. studies show we're more distracted than ever because of our phones. but that could soon change. mac king explains how a new app is trying to make screen addiction - more manageable. mos says: "ok, so i was snapchatting and i was late to work and i walked into a glass door." mos says: "i almost ran into a sign once." mos says: "poles." mos says: "i once ran into a lamp." mos says: "i ran into a street lamp." mos says: "the lamp, it's a dangerous thing." (on-cam standup) the number ... and the frequency of distractions now available on our phones ... can render the most mundane features of a city as bustling as new york ... into treacherous obstacles. mos says: "i've seen people walk into a wall." mos says: "i've saw person with a big bloody forehead." mos says: "and they

ijeoma says: "if anything, i tripped over a little unevenness in the sidewalk." artist and designer eh-ken-eh ee- joma decided he needed to do something to reconnect new- yorkers in their city's physical spaces while watching people move around in said spaces without raising their eyes from their screens. ijeoma says: "not having eyes on its streets felt like the city was starting to lose a lot of its energy." so ee-joma created an intervention through people's phones --- an app called "look-up" which runs in the background using g-p-s and alerts users when they approach an intersection. ijeoma says: "there is a safety part of the project but most of the project is about empathy." empathy between pedestrians cyclists and drivers of all races genders ... ethnicities and creeds --- a lofty goal for an app only available for androids in new york city but ee-joma says ... a worthy one. "look-up" hopes to expand to other cities and i-o-s devices in the coming months --- hopefully saving all who use it the physical and emotional harm caused by running into someone or something while staring at one's mos says: "people, poles, cars, bikers, everything." mos says: "i was embarrassed, yes." mos says: "people

people's dogs." mos says: "it's just the most stupid thing in the world." the app also uses department of transportation data to rank the frequency of crashes at intersections on a scale of one to five. the higher the score - the more vibrations a user will feel on the phone when approaching the edge of the sidewalk. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty chances stay east of us on wednesday and thursday while we enjoy a few clouds and highs in the upper-90s for those two days. we'll warm up and see full sun on friday with 104. the weekend will feature 108 both afternoons with full sun and a light breeze. average highs for the

sunday. the best shower chances stay east of us on wednesday and thursday while we enjoy a few clouds and highs in the upper-90s for those two days. we'll warm up and see full sun on friday with 104. the weekend will feature 108 both afternoons with full sun and a light breeze. average highs for the weekend are 103 saturday, 102 on sunday. closed captioning

the best shower chances stay east of us on wednesday and thursday while we enjoy a few clouds and highs in the upper-90s for those two days. we'll warm up and see full sun on friday with 104. the weekend will feature 108 both afternoons with full sun and a light breeze. average highs for the weekend are 103 saturday, 102 on sunday.

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roaming around a n oklahoma neighborhood. but now - he's back home where he belongs. "desta" - a 25 pound african sulcata tortoise - somehow escaped from his backyard. the owner says the gate was left open... and when that happens - desta likes to be adventurous - and go exporing. neighbors saw him wandering from home to home... but made sure he was returned safely to his rightful owner. my phone just started blowing up, you know, they were like, 'is this desta,' i'm like yes, probably, because can't find him anywhere." the owner jokes that she'd like to put a leash on the tortoise... and will that she'd like to put a leash on the tortoise... and will just try to make sure the gate is locked from now on. thanks for joining us.. fox5 news at 6 o'clock is straight

live from las vegas fox5 news at 6 starts now. a tragic accident on the world's tallest water slide... and now water parks are under scrutiny. what's being done to keep riders safe. and... questions remain about an unlicensed business hired to remove a bee hive... leaving a man critically injured. why the company doesot city or county business license. this is fox5 news at 6. local. las vegas in kansas... the death of a child on a water slide has many looking at the safety of the rides. i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. a ten-year-old boy was killed on the world's tallest water slide over the weekend. police say the victim -- caleb schwab -- died from a neck injury. officers found the boy's body in the pool at the end of the 168- foot tall "verruckt".