good monday morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. here are some of the top headlines this morning on "world news now". the world's tallest water slide is closed pending the investigation of a death of a ten-year-old boy. this is a first fatality at the kansas city water park ever. >> said isis was in contact with a bomber who blew himself up in a bar in germany. >> in northern california firefighters make progress guess against the big sur wildfire. the blaze is 45 % contained. come evacuations lifted. nearly 60 homes have been destroyed. >> and dreams of gold end in a crash. a cyclist remains in intensive

spinal cord fractures. she's said to be 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 ten-year-old boy during a family outing at a water park. he was riding on the water slide in kansas city kansas, the tallest in the world. 17 stories high insane or crazy in german. riders have to follow some strict rules. there's no word 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 before the season starts. >> the water park will be closed

guards may be too distraught to work there. it's the first fatality at the park since it opened. zplrchl donald trump is looking to get back on message. >> he's been struggling in the polls, and he tried to mend fences with the republican establishment offering delayed endorsements to paul ryan and john mccain. he reserved his harshest attacks for hillary clinton. morning. here's devin dwyer. >> reporter: down in the polls, donald trump debuting a new line of attack. >> the people of this country don't want somebody that's going to short sirk circuit up here. >> reporter: trying to use clinton's words against her. >> what i told the fbi which he said was truthful is consistent with what i've said publicly.

>> reporter: clinton up in the polls eight points with gains with women and support among democrats. trump struggles to win over some republicans like the ohio governor, john kasich. >> i wish i could be fully enthusiastic. i can't be. >> reporter: and trump falling criticism for his comments for a fallen soldie >> reporter: an ad talking about outrage. >> when i saw donald trump attack another gold star mother, i felt such a sense of outrage. >> she was standing there. >> i would like to tell donald trump what it feels like, the sense of emptiness that only losing a child can bring. >> reporter: trustworthiness still a problem for both nominees. clinton's running mate trying to reassure americans their administration would be more

she made a mistake, and she said over and over again, i made a mistake, and i've learned from im. i'm going to fix it. i apologize. one more issue involving donald trump. there's another mexican official who is now dismissing trump's promise to build a wall and force mexico to foot the bill. it's the prime minister that called the idea absurd. she said that they would never consider it and she added that the real issue is not a problem about a wall but narrow minds. hundreds of protesters gathered in chicago two day after the release of videos related to a 18-year-old. the video show police shooting at a stolen jaguar he was driving. then he veers into a police cruiser. there's no video of the shooting. police are investigating. police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man while he was pokemon go.

game near san francisco's fisher mann's wharf. authorities say the suspect did not take any of the property or attempt to rob him. they have no motive for the murder so far. >> from what we know, there was no confrontation or nothing said back and forth. it was senseless. came up and shot him in the back and ran away for nothing. >> investigators are asking anyone in the park at the time of the shooting to come forward. it's not clear if the attack was related to the game. for funeral expenses. >> an 18-year-old died over the weekend in a sky diving accident. investigators say the men were diving in tandem when the parachu parachute failed to open. earlier in the year a plane carrying 17 passengers landed up side down. >> oscar pistorius is back in jail after being treated in a hospital.

the former track star told officials he was injured after falling out of bed and is denying he attempted suicide. he is serving a six year sentence for the murder of his girlfriend before her death pistorius was planning to retire after the rio games. >> at home hundreds of california firefighters are fighting firefighters. the pilot fire forced the evacuation of dozens from their homes. the fire grew to 1,000 east of los angeles. >> and gulf coast florida residents are being warned they may have to evacuate their homes. heavy rains are expected with as much as 12 inches in some areas. the downpours are likely to cause road closures and extend to alabama and georgia. >> it's going to be so bad all of the deep south will see showers and storms.

tennessee valley and across to the carolinas. there will be rain later in the central plains and southern rockies. >> atlanta and miami for highs in the upper 80s. only 81 today in los angeles. and it's getting cheaper and cheaper to drive. self-serve gas is $2.12 average. that's less than a month ago. almost half a dollar less than this time a year ago. california has the highest prices. south carolina the lowest. gas prices are being driven down by falling oil prices. now to quite a milestone. the miami marlins player reached a triple off the wall in denver. that was his 3,000th hit. he's the 30th major league

first one from japan. only one other player reached the milestone with a triple. his hitting coach while he was in seattle. the marlins beat the rockies 10-7. he's 42. might be ans a terrific next to him. >> you think? >> a lot of his hits were during his time in japan. soon a former alex rodriguez is calling it quits after new york plays friday night. his fourth all time with 696 home runs. but he may be the first in the number of headlines over his career. here's adrienne bankert. >> alex rodriguez counts down the days. >> i love this game and i love this team.

yankees releasing the controversial lightning rod from his contract. the 41-year-old emotionally reflecting on his career. >> at 18, i just wanted to make the team. >> reporter: the slugger plagued with his trouble his last several seasons. suspended for performance enhancing drugs, and this year striking out more often than scoring. a-rod admitting the struggle. i embarrassing to sit on the bench. >> i grew up watching him, and i kind of feel like he's being forced out, but that's the powers that be that make the decisions. >> reporter: t not a fair well to the franchise. he'll with a special advisor to the team through december of 2017 and the yankees still on the hook for his salary next year, $21 million.

mem beb of this team for a long time. blea >> reporter: bleacher seats for his last time skyrocketing to 400% face value. this is not the way the nfl planned to begin the 2016 preseason. the league cancelled the hall of fame game between indianapolis and green bay because of poor >> eight more men have busts including brett favre. he said what drove him was hearing that his father told a high school coach that the young quarterback could play better. >> i spent the rest of my career trying to redeem myself and make him proud, and i hope i succeeded. i think so. i think he probably did. >> he did. he also said he had fun in his

couldn't believe he was being paid to play the game. >> aaron rogdgers was there. >> coming up the u.s. taking first place in the medal count in rio. we're bringing home the gold in a number of events including swimming and gymnastics. a video of a crash caused by a driver's tailgating. wh safe on the road. >> "world news now" weather

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individual swimming gold medal of the summer olympics in rio. >> this comes as michael phelps earned another gold medal. he's the most decorated athlete of all time. does he have any room? >> yet another. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> as we head in today three of the games, the united states is leading the medal count with 12. while the weather in rio has pr proven athletes are performing. >> rowing teams cancelling their events after gusts reached up to 35 miles per hour knocking over fencing and ripping off banners. in the pool, katie ledecky shattering a world record in the 400 meter free style to take the gold. earlier that day she anchored the free style relay team to

earning his 23rd gold gold. the gymnastics team dominating 10 points ahead of the chinese team. simone biles leading the way with routines on the balance beam and vault and isn't floor. a stunning upset for venus and serena williams losing a doubles tennis match for the first time. venus also lost a earlier in the day, but serena is still in the running. >> serena was the best serena in london i've ever seen. i can only hope i get there again. that was insane. >> 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 shown offering him to protect athletes

they failed the para athletes. their medals over morals mentality disgusts me. >> team russia is still competing. more than so100 athletes were burned. the olympics committee got a lot of criticism. >> okay. what should we be looking out for tonight in. >> the biggest news out of team usa is going to be t wearing the head covering. she's going to be competing in fencing. also tonight we're going to have the first time rugby gets a medal in 92 years. the women's rugby team could go for the bloronze. >> they could totally beat you up.

portugal haven't yet won a medal. >> the olympics are young. still two weeks so go. plenty of time. i have hope. i'm still pulling for usa. >> tuesday will be the big one with the ladies in gymnastics. >> it will be all about the ladies tomorrow night. >> and simone looked great. >> amazing. she was dominating in three of the categories and she's going to go onto compete in the all around finals. >> all right. thank you. th morning. coming up the crash on an arizona interstate caught on

welcome back. we're always told how dangerous it is to follow another car too closely, especially on the highway. >> rarely do we see a dramatic and how dangerous tailgating can be. >> reporter: this car caught on camera careening out of control. the horrifying high speed accident, a graphic display of the dangers of tailgating. watch again. the driver in the green ford quickly reacts to avoid a mattress on the road. swerving and hitting the truck in the next line and then the rocks on the left flipping across this arizona interstate. the driver, a 23-year-old from

her life saved because she was wearing her seat belt. arizona authorities say she was driving too closely to the vehicle in front of her and didn't have enough time to react to the mattress. so how long does it take to respond? >> a total of about a second and a half to see something, react appropriately. >> and a second and a half doesn't sound like much. does it really make a difference? >> it can when you're at high speeds, it may mean you've covered 100 feet or so in that time that your brain is that's precious distance you've lost. >> a rule of thumb when driving on the highway, three seconds of following distance. find a fixed object, when a car passes it, count. police telling me tailgating doesn't save you time that road conditions and timing of traffic lights play a much greater role.

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is in brazil to watch his own son compete in the summer olympics because of the kindness of a customer. >> ellis hill, the proud olympic dad able to be in rio to cheer on his son thanks to a chance encounter behind the wheel of his uber. >> you're the greatest, i'll tell you. >> when hill picked up liz for a ride to a business meeting he couldn't help but beam abo 22-year-old son who is making his olympic debut in shoot put next week. >> my son will be competing, doing his very, very best, and i'll will hollering and supporting him 150%. >> when hill revealed he sadly couldn't afford to be there in person, his backseat angel sprang into action. >> two of my friends said start a go fund me. >> in two days the go fund me page set up the health care

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this morning on "world news now," war of words on the campaign trail. >> the trump and clinton campaigns are looking far clean start to the week after a week of drama and distractions for the race for the white house. we'll hear you donald trump is using clinton's words against her. >> how are voters in swing states coming decision? we'll hear from voters still on the fence and some lifelong republicans and democrats who this election say they're switching teams. identity thieves found a new way to get their hands on your money. how many of them are hijacking cell phone accounts. >> and a milestone in rio. michael phelps adding another groeld gold to his collection, but there's trouble some athletes

or lack thereof. how do you turn on that faucet? we'll explain later in the mix on this reunion monday august 8th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." we do say good morning to you. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. they might have forgotten who we are. ? . >> it's a good that intro. >> yes. ? >> it was just too much. the move went well? >> it went well. i'm now a new yorker. tax bracket went up by 20%. >> do you feel different? >> no longer d.c. >> do you feel rough and tough? >> i'm talking with an accent again. it's awesome. it comes right back. and a good vacation. you went down two makeup tones darker.

>> she's using my powder now. >> and we begin with donald trump where we left off, attempting to hit the reset button after damaging missteps. >> he's set to deliver an economic speech in detroit. he slumps in the poll. it shows hillary clinton with an eight point lead. 50% to 42%. trump is fighting to turn things around. he launched a line of attacks against clinton. we get more from devin dwyer. >> reporter: down in the weapon. hillary clinton's own words. >> unstable, hillary clinton. and you saw that. did you saw that where she basically short circuited? >> reporter: trump pouncing on an answer to e-mails. >> i may have short sucircuited. >> reporter: mocking it on social media and on the stump.

don't want somebody that's going to short sucircuit up here. >> reporter: going so far a say she's losing her mind. >> it amazes me. honest ly i don't think she's all there. >> reporter: the latest attacks as clinton makes gains. the polls showing support from women at the highest level and fewer voters viewing her unfavorably. the poll reveals serious concerns about trump. two-thirds says temperament. almost as many say he's unqualified and untrustworthy. the acting fbi director said trump has been manipulated by the russian president. >> mr. trump simply heard putin compliment him. he then responded by complimenting him. he never thought that he might be being played.

trump over e-mail, he may still beat me. >> reporter: trump endorsing the house speaker and john mccain. he says he plans to focus back on the economy this week. investigators are trying to piece together exactly how a ten-year-old boy was killed at a kansas water park. he died while coming down the tallest water slide in the world. it's not known happened. the boy is the son of a state legislator in the kansas city park was hosting elected official and their families. this is the first fatality at the park. overseas, new details in the suicide bomb attack in germany that injured 15 people. officials say a meb of isis was in contact with the bomber who has been identified as a syrian seeking asylum.

assailant, has been claimed by isis. and a terrorist in france, the suspect cleared of being the get away driver in the charlie e hebdo attack is accused of trying to join isis in syria. he was found on the turkish border. back at home, after two weeks firefighters are making progress against a wildfire in northern california. the big sur blaze is 45% have been lifted. also in california, fast moving brush fire in the san bernardino mountains forced the evacuation of dozens of people. the pilot fire grew to 1,000 acres within hours. hundreds of firefighters are now battling that fire. now to the olympics in two day. american swimmer michael phelps adding to his crowded medal case.

medals. he swam the second leg as the u.s. beat out france in the four by so 0 100 relay. >> in gymnastics, the women u.s. simone biles and allie led the way. >> the medal count is looking good for team usa. they lead with 12 medals. far as far as golds, the u.s., china and italy are tied. >> a woman is in intensive care this morning. >> the cyclist was leading the road race when that crash happened. she suffered a concussion and

matt gut mann 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. winds forcing the suspension of rowing. with russia accused of state run doping of disabled athletes and now the condemnation of russia cheating. >> i believe they've scared their para athletes. their medals over morals

>> reporter: the ioc booting a track and field coach. kenya says he'll face an investigation. a mid the turmoil, the games go on. earlier we spoke with the first american ever to compete in a head wrap. she said her faith made fencing a perfect sport for her. >> i had to have long sleeves and pants, and with fencing it's a unique opportuni be coffvered and fit in with my teammates. >> she came in second to be the u.s. flag bearer here after michael phelps. speaking of -- >> a stunner in the tennis competition. venus and serena williams are out. >> they suffered their first ever lost in the olympic doubles competition.

due bow from the czech republic. the loss stopped their 15 match olympic winning streak. >> the day did not start well for one mar teen delpoco. he's stuck in an elevator for 40 minutes sunday morning. he was rescued by some of his fellow countrymen. but the day did finish well. he knocked off world number one, novak djokovic in the bright side for him. >> yeah. maybe that was part of the training. center yourself in a stuck elevator. >> meditate for 40 minutes in an elevator. coming ing up, the new worr about identity theft and cell phones. buying new phones and leaving people with hefty bills, and how you can protect yourself. >> and why democrats are increasingly worried about pennsylvania. why it's seen as a pivotal swing

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weather official called a water bomb. the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man is sparking outrage in chicago. protesters forced sfreet closures on sunday. videos related to the shooting of paul oh neal were released. he allegedly stole a car. none of the videos show the identity theft causing people hundreds if thousands of dollars. >> they hijack cell phone accounts and stiff the victim with the bill. >> reporter: a growing threat in the palm of your hand. identity thieves hijacking your cell phone. >> my family let me know their phones weren't working. >> reporter: they immediately called their care yen and discovered criminals crafted a

accounts buying three brand new iphones on their dime. >> i think they got ahold of my online account. they said they went in and checked a couple different times if i had upgrades available. >> reporter: this kind of cell phone hijacking is on the rise. more than double the cases three years ago. why is this fraud growing? >> you don't really need to prove a great deal in order to walk into a store and either change a service or d upgrade. >> reporter: and if clerks get access to other personal information like your credit card, the damage can go beyond your phone. >> they saw close to is 1 $1,000 of charges i didn't make, and they call my cell phone to see if it's actually a fraudulent charge or not. the chief has any number. he can say sure, yeah. >> reporter: to protect yourself call your cell phone carrier and set up a pin number or pass

a lot of people are focussed on the password on their phone and keeping that protected, but this isn't about getting into the phone itself. it's the account. >> it's even more brazen as a ru result. >> we had a story where a hacker was threatening her to -- >> and saying stop cancelling my purchases. and it sounds the same. this guy is answering that guy's phone. about an actress, what her suicide squad co-star revealed about a late night drunken behavior and it involves prince harry. boom. how is that for a tease? first, why democrats are worried about pennsylvania. why the state's been reliably blue but could swing red and what swing voters are saying about clinton versus trump. you're watching "world news

from election day as team trump and team clinton scramble for the swing states. >> one state has democrats, they're worried. it's pennsylvania. it's a blue state it's threatening to turn red over a growing concern about trade jobs. >> reporter: the growing concerns i heard about trump is potentially a big deal. take beth haney. you voted in 2012 for who? >> romney. >> reporter: this time? >> i'm not sure yet. traditionally i vote republican, but i'm a little concerned with trump's outbursts. >> reporter: is there anything

around? >> yeah. get serious. be a little bit more presidential like he said he would. >> reporter: if trump can combine narrow wins in counties with big turnout in his rural strongholds, he'll have a real chance to win pennsylvania without these suburbs, the numbers don't add up. so trump needs white collar voters like brad. who did you vote >> romney. >> reporter: this time? >> hillary. >> reporter: quite a change. why? >> just the policies and he's -- trump is a little too far out there for me. >> reporter: would this be the first time you voted for a democrat? >> in my lifetime, yes. >> reporter: but trump is winning over some former democrats.

>> i voted in 2012 for obama. >> reporter: you ever voted republican? >> i have not, but i am this year. i'm voting for trump this year. >> reporter: why? >> i don't trust hillary at all. she wanted to be a politician her whole career. staying in a marriage is something that bothered me a little bit for that. >> reporter: does anything bother you about donald trump? >> they're both horrible. i just think that he'll s that's what i think. he wants to win. so i think his cabinet is going to be amazing. >> i will gladly lend you -- >> reporter: still, those excelle comments about the khan family put veterans and their families in a difficult spot. >> i was very upset. my dad is a korean war vet. it just broke my heart. it's just recent antics have

mother, a woman, and in general. i'm just not sure he's the right man for the job. >> reporter: but in classic bucks count, fashion -- >> i'm not sure that hillary is the right answer. now, i'd love to see a woman president, absolutely, but i don't know. >> reporter: door knockers take note. rachel mcfillen of bucks county, pennsylvania, like many of her neighbors, up for martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >> in the latest polls hillary clinton is up 11% in pennsylvania, and every election year, some people call pennsylvania fool's gold for republicans. they always think they'll win it on a presidential year and it doesn't happen. mitt romney's last rally was in pennsylvania. and he lost it. >> coming up, why you're not allowed to put your mouth on the

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turn on the shower. when he twists the faucet wfor the sink, the shower turns on. >> isn't that how all showers work. >> cool. things are working out smoothly in rio. things are also working out smoothly for one man, 56-year-old leroy black. until he died things were working out smoothly. this is his obituary posted jersey. so one of those is by his wife. >> that was thoughtful. >> the other is by his girlfriend. they both posted obituaries, in some parts it's kind of identical. the first halves are totally different. the second words are identical. the first one mentioned the wildfire, but the second one says he's survived by family and

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this morning on "world news now," tragedy at the water park. a family is grieving this morning after their ten-year-old son died going down a slide. we're get the behind the scenes look at the park known for its massive ride. and the presidential race setting up a battle of the bands for clinton and trump campaigns. see why the latest polling data provides a look at what the campaign may be looking at. and a midair take down. >> they changed course after a passenger attacked a flight attendant. it's the latest in a series of similar incidents. >> and justin bieber an orlando bloom rivalry is threatening to break the internet. the pop star caught in the nude again days after orlando bloom shocked the world with his own

could it be 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 and a half feet tall and go down in a raft holding three people. >> park officials are stunned. the water slide opened two years ago. the german name means insane. it's the biggest water slide in the world. marci gonzalez has more. >> reporter: a day at the water park turning tragic.

>> the young boy's family with him at the time of the accident. the park immediately closing down. investigators rushing to the scene working to figure out what went on on this giant water slide. it's built as the tallest water slide reaching higher than the statue of liberty. this shows the 168 foot plummet. riders reaching up to 45 miles per hour. the name means crazy or insane in german. the ride so risky once every rider claims the 264 steps to the top they hear this. >> a two-page safety warning. we are getting special access when the ride opened in 2014, even getting a look at the testing.

originally this ride capable of launching people up to 70 miles per hour and reaching formula one acceleration, so fast engineers had to slow it down. the opening delayed time and time again. park officials confirming the park was inspected for weeks before it opened this summer. investigators are on scene in kansas city. we're told the park will be closed. marci gonzalez. >> now politics. donald trump shifting his focus to the economy after a week mired in personal feuds as well trump's policy speech this morning just days before hillary clinton addresses the same group. he's expected to lay out a vision that talks about cutting regulation and boosting middle class wages. a poll shows trump trailing clinton. two-thirds say he has the wrong temperament. almost as many say he's

trump is now turning his attention back to clinton. he suggested that secretary clinton was mentally unfit calling her unstable, unbalanced and unhinged, but a clinton supporter from the fbi suggested trump was being manipulated by vladimir putin. >> from mr. trump's perspective, he simply heard putin he responded by complimenting him. he never thought he might be being played. >> trump fired back calling morell a clinton flunky and a lightweight who made serious bad calls. >> at least 39 people dead after hurricane earl in mexico. he dumped rains and triggered mud slides. at least 28 people died in mud slides in the mountain regions.

the pacific coast on sunday. heavy rain and flooding along the gulf coast from tampa to pensacola. some communities could see one to three inches of rain each day this week. all the rain could come within an hour or two making flooding more likely. residents should prepare for evacuations and road closures. >> you can see what's going to happen on the gulf coast. there will be showers and storms for practically the entire southeast. there could be a few afternoon and the southwest. >> and 88 for more of the south. dallas will top out at 102. the northeast, midwest highs in the 80s. cool in the northwest only reaching room temperature. in new york police searching for clues in the brutal slaying of a new york jogger. she went for a run on tuesday and never returned home. her body was discovered by her father a retired firefight.

heard from her grief stricken parents. they thanked the investigators. the mother had a message for the killer. >> the whole entire world knows what a pathetic, puny, weak piece of filth that you are. police say they don't believe she knew her killer. hundreds gathered for the funeral. there's a $10,000 reward. >> a suspect in a air rage incident charged with assault. the incident caused a spirit airlines to make an emergency landing in phoenix. >> reporter: this man in handcuffs after terrifying moments on this cross country flight. >> i jumped on the guy and restrained him.

fellow passenger after witnesses say he attacked a flight attendant and tried to open the cabin door. the spirit flight headed from l.a. to florida forced to make an emergency landing in phoenix. moments later police board the plane and arrest him who they say appeared to be impaired. he was the latest passenger arrested on a flight. an american airlines pilot in charlotte on monday after this. the man slams into a flight attendant. several passengers fight to sub subdue the man in the red shirt. restraining him with tape and seat belts on a plane. in june, two fighter jets escorting a dealt a flight to the ground after a passenger made threats against the plane.

acting unusual, anxious, rubbing his chest, and wouldn't sit down. >> reporter: the flight attendant association telling abc news they're seeing more and more cases of unruly passengers. the leading cause? alcohol. abc news, tampa. over the weekend over a dozen dolphins were rescued after they were stranded in shallow waters off cape cod. >> two of the dolphins grounded themselves a second time. they had to cart them in a vehicle up the beach to take them to safer deeper water at a release point. >> you can see the humanitarian effort that went into place to try to get them to safety. >> it's complicated rescuing them. they're not meant to be out of water. they're sensitive to the movement. we hope that one ends successfully. >> coming up, the latest headlines from the summer olympics in rio. we'll look at how team usa is

>> and the revelation about one suicide star. that story ahead in the skinny. you're watching "world news now." "world news now" weather brought to you by american advisors group. now." "world news now" weather

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and holding insecticide in a picture on social media. the americans called the chant energizing. eaven e venn though they lost. >> a cyclist remains in intensive care after this crash. >> the cyclist suffered a concussion and spinal cord fractures. she's said to be conscious and okay. it came a day after an italian cyclist suffered a broken co >> and michael phelps now has 19 gold medals and counting. >> the u.s. women's gymnastic team stormed into tuesday's all around final. she might have made it up. jim ryan with the recap. >> reporter: michael phelps made

style relay. he won another gold medal. that gives him 23 olympic medals. rising swimming star katie ledecky did the 400 meter free style. she won a gold medal after picking up a silver on saturday. katie ledecky breaking her own world record. in the 100 meter women's butterfly, the bronze. sweden took the gold. the u.s. women's gymnastic team romped on sunday in the qualifying. behind the 19-year-old super star simone biles the american women finished nearly 10 point in front of china. biles a three time world championship finished ahead of aly raisman. they are all in the all around or event finals.

but she and her sister lost their first round match for the first time. stunned by the czech republic team. the sisters entered sunday's match with a 10-0 olympics record. our thanks to jim. it's exciting enough to win your country's first ever olympic medal. now imagine what it feels like if that medal is gold. >> melinda knows. champion. she won a judo final. this is their first olympics since declaring their independence. >> i should point out i was checking on my phone, the medal count for our respective countries, portugal and belize are still at -- >> goose eggs. >> the belize contingent walked through so quickly i blinked and

there were like three of them, including the flag bearer. >> we're routing for them. >> same for you. >> thanks for rooting for portugal. >> when we come back, how justin bieber is trying to outdo orlando bloom in a competition. >> and a hollywood legend fires back at her critics. "the skinny" is next. hollywood back at her critics.

? all right. time for the skinny. topping our headlines, the rivalry between justin bieber and orlando bloom is heating up. >>stair put -- >> apparently anything orlando can do, justin bieber can do better just days after bloom was caught on camera whipping off his swim trunks to paddle board with katy perry, triggering a frantic search to find the uncensored photos, bieber now one upping his rival. >> bieber was caught on camera dropping trow in hawaii as he took a daring dip in the ocean. >> sadly we can't show you -- sadly? we can't show you those photos, but we can show you these tamer photos from his vacation

giant pink flamingo intertube with friends during a relaxed and more pg moment. >> you were worried to read that line about the pink flamingo weren't you? >> where are we going? you can look for yourself and try to figure out who wore it better. >> or didn't wear it. >> exactly. now a new revelation about an actress. suicide squad actresses, robby has revealed that another takes the cake, so to speak when she confided that she often drunk texts britain's prince harry late at night. >> they partied with harry late last year in london at a bash held by a model where he joined

a princess of york, and an mtv reporter. >> robby says she has harry's phone number, but while they do often text each other, she admits she's not as quick to reply as he is, saying he's quick to text. while she keeps him waiting for a response for weeks. >> back to l.a., shall we go. lilly tomlin had some pointed words to say about certain mean critics. >> she was honored with a career achievement award. >> she's appeared on tv for decades. shon on shows like laugh in, murphy brown, and the west wing. she said that television critics tend to be much more nicer than some of their peers in other areas of entertainment. >> she singled out one broadway

three times. >> tomlin's award this weekend came on the heels of a lifetime chooechlt -- achievement award in january. >> finally, lucille ball is scary no more. >> this statue elected seven years ago and sort of a poison wielding demon some said. is sculptor offered to redo the sculpture for free. but the town declined. >> at long last, look at that. scary lucy was replaced with this statue. her trademark arched eyebrows and rather than baring her teeth, a lovely smile. >> scary lucy will not be washed away into the fires. she'll be moved to another part in the park where she can

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making news in america this morning, a young boy dies while riding the world's tallest water slide. details about the victim and the 17-story ride that's raised safety questions in the past. losing ground, donald trump stepping up his attacks on hillary clinton as polls show him in a summer slump. the republicans still dealing controversies as he prepares to lay out his economic policy. we're live in washington. breaking overnight a fast-growing wildfire forcing people from their homes. plus, sandbagging under way as the sunshine deals with tropical downpours and fears of flooding. and golden boy. michael phelps does it again taking home his 19th gold medal. plus major upset involving