the young passengers, bouncing off the ride before hitting the grun as abcs kendis gibson reports -- now authorities are treating the incident like a crime scene. overnight, a scare at a county fair. sot broadcastify i've got three kids that fell from the ferris wheel. sot tba add sot here if we get anything that works according to investigators.. the cart carrying the young passengers snagged another cart on its way up.. spilling them out.. one witness.. saying the children bounced off the metal briding of the ride.. evenually hitting the ground 30-45 feet below. i don't know these little girls but i just hate seeing that. an ambulance and a helicopter.. taking the injured children to the hospital. authorities say they were alert and talking after the accident. this morning, investigators are inverviewing witnesses to determine what happened. sot - captain tim davis : we're // trea scene at this point till we can determine whether there was any malfunction, make sure there was no foul play, that it was just an accident. kendis gibson abc news, ny a day after delta airlines canceled

i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane mo. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. here are som head "world news now." the world's tallest water slide is closed pending the investigation of a 10-year-old boy yesterday. park officials aren't saying how the boy died. thiss the first fatality a the water park ever. >>> ofcials in saudi arabia contact witr of isis was i who blew himself up outside a barn sthern germany last month. 15 people were hurt in the attack. >>> in northern california, firefighters are ming progress against the big sur wilir the blaze is 45% contained, and somecuations have been lifted. nearly 60 homes have been stroyed by the flames. >>> eams of gold end in a horrific crash in rio. the rider in intensive care after this crash. the dutch cyclist sufa hower, she's conscious and okay. those are some of our top stories on this monday, gust 8th. >>> from a nes is "world news now." >>> go morning to you all. we begin this half hour with the death of a 10-year-old boy during a family outin at a water park. caleb schwab was ridinon the slide in kansas c

i'm kendis gibson. >> and >>> good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo. here are some of the top headlines this morning on "world news now." donald trump is facing a gop revolt. a republican senator and 50 republican national security experts say trump won't get their votes, calling him reckless and unfit to be president. we'll have a full report coming up. >>> three girls injured after falling from a ferris wheel at a county fair in tennessee. the cause of this latest accident is not known. it appears the injuries are not life threatening. >>> in california hundreds of firefighters are battling a fast moving wildfire in the san bernardino mountains. by land and by air. the so-called pilot fire has burned more than 6,000 acres and more than 5,000 homes being aim at the baja peninsula. they are bracing for a second system after hurricane earl left dozens dead. those are some of the top stories on this tuesday, august 9th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> we begin this half hour with donald trump facing a round of political hurdles as he tri

i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm kendis gibson. >>> good morning, i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm kendis gibson. breaking news overnight, an earthquake in italy. the magnitude 6.2 trembler was felt as far a there were several strong after shocks. a live report ahead. >>> hackers have targeted the new york time. they're believed to be the same russian hackers who infiltrated democratic party computer. the paper says this time there's no evidence the hack was a success. >>> growing wildfire stoked by windy, dry conditions have destroyed buildings and forced evacuations in the northwest. a man road that leads into yellowstone's south entrance has been closed, and campers were ordered to leave. >>> and the next few days will the caribbean. tropical storm gaston is it to become a hurricane. another system isn't named yet but appears to be headed toward florida this weekend. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, august 24th. >> hello. we'll get started with the breaking news in europe right now. a devastating eahquake. >> it hit as most italians were asleep. we are tracking the storm f

i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo.me of the top headlines this morning on "world news now." >> breaking news, two u.s. swimmers pulled from a flight amid new questions in rio. were they and ryan lochte really victims of an armed robbery? >>> abandoning ship, hundreds of passengers e cape off a burning ship near puerto rio. men, women and children forced to go down emergency slides, dozens of people were injured. but everyone survived the ordeal. >>> and the midatlantic region has been hit by flooding rains. this is a street under water in baltimore. and the roof of an apartment building was blown off in washington d.c. >>> the last of three girls injured in a ferris wheel accident in tennessee is out of the hospital. 6-year-old briley reynolds suffered a that mattic fall and is now back home with her family. those are some of the top stories on this wednesday, august 18th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everyone. we're going to start this half hour with the breaking news from brazil. the t

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 t

. >> i'm kendis gibson. let's get to our top story right now. of course, the rising toll in louisiana floods. a seventh body recovered from the water in baton rouge. the victim a 50-year-old man. >> the view from above shows the immense scope of the flooding. the forecasters say a rainfall like this happens only once in a the national guard says it's rescued nearly 8,000 people. most of those rescued are in shelters. >> this is one of the thousands of rescues. a family and baby taken from their home as the waters rise. even though the worst of the rain has stopped, the flooding continues in rivers, streams, and bayous. abc's rob marciano in the flood zone. ohio. at least six dead, swept from homes and vehicles. in baton rouge, a race to save a woman. >> get out. >> i'm trying. i can't. >> give me a knife. >> i'm drowning. >> we're coming. we're coming. >> i'm going to break this window. >> we're breaking the window. >> reporter: david fung tries breaking the window, and then ripping apart the convertible's roof, he's able to pull the woman out.

as a-b-c's kendis gibson reports, those turned out to be false, but the damage was done. passenger "it was chaotic a major scare at the nation's second busiest airport. passengers fleeing, many onto the tarmac at l-a- x, after reports of shots fired. abc's matt gutman was there, overnight. gutman sot: "pretty eery sight to be at lax, and see the completely empty. butted to gutman sot: "lots of people scattering, they closed down a couple of terminals and you see everywhere, people having to hoof it, to try to get where they are going. even out of this airport, pretty chaotic here, and pretty scary here." the scare forced a ground stop - all flights west of the mississippi were held at their origin. at lax, passengers in some terminals had to be re-screened, causing long lines... finally flights resumed after about 2 hours. the reports of gunshots turned out to be false - instead spurred by loud noises. police are looking into the source. a man in a z still unclear if he was connected to the incident. he talked to our station, k-a-b-c. in: "they didn't arrest me" out: "it

i'm kendis gibson. >>> good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo. here are some of the top headlines this morning on "world news now." an investigation is underway after a pair of nuns were found murdered in their mississippi home. police hope the victims' car found a mile from the scene can provide a clue as they search for the killer or killers. full details ahead. >>> belgian authorities have ruled out terrorism as the cause of a deadly blast overnight. at least one was killed and others injured in an accidental explosion. it happened at a sports center near the french border. >>> turkey is sending more tanks into syria and expanding the role in the syria. it also gave syrian kurdish forces a week to scale back forces, escalating tensions between the two u.s. allies. >>> and tropical storm gaston is expected to strengthen into a hurricane over the weekend. staying far out in the tropical that wave has about an 80% chance of growing into a tropical storm named hermine. those are some of the top stories we're following on this friday, august 26th t

i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. they might have forgotten who we are. ♪ . >> it's a good thing we have 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. >> the makeup artist panicked. a little sun. >> 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 polls, donald trump is trying a new weapon. hillary clinton's own words. >> unstable, hillary clinton. and you saw

bc's kendis gibson and diane macedo have the details in today's tech bytes. year in the dmv. 8 school districts return to class today - and this morning we are preparing your family with what you need to know to get to work and school on time. gallows road dolly madison sb kenilworth @ benning metro back to school today is one of the biggest back to school days for our region. school days for our region. 3 of the dmv's largest school districts return today. they are among eight districts in our area returning to class - loudoun - prince william - page, manassas, charles, calvert and howard. we begin this half hour however in maryland's largest school district. montgomery county and that's where we find john gonazlez. this morning. send us your back to school photos, so we can share them on air! just head to " burst.com -slash- wjla" and then click the "back to school" tab. we're looking out for your photos all morning long, and we'd love to share your pi right now-- police in fairfax are asking for your help to find the driver responsible for a serious hit an

abc's kendis gibson and diane macedo have the details in today's tech bytes. reopened within the past 15 mintues after a pick-up struck a person overnight at the intersection of naylor road. john gonazlez is live in mobile trak7 with what happened. developing now ... the ranking members of four house committees have sent a letter to the they're calling for an investigation into whether donald trump's campaign helped russian hackers target a number of democratic organizations. so far ... no response from the republican's campaign... all of this while the agency also addresses concerns that hackers could target voting systems on election day. jummy is here now with more... that's right ... the f-b-i is warning officials in all 50 states about two alarming attacks ... systems in illinois and arizona were targeted ... in one hack ... the personal information of more than 200-thousand voters was compromised. agency director james comey spoke about the threats yesterday... the warning issued to state leaders did not specify who was behind the cyber attacks ... but m

i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines this morning on "world news now." a woman has been killed by a police officer in south florida during what was supposed to be a role play with simulated deadly force. but somehow the victim was hit with live fire. details ahead. >>> the justice department set to release a report today on the baltimore police department. among the findings, a pattern of routine discrimination by police including illegal stops, searches and arrests of african-americans. >>> a magnitude 5.1 earthquake has rattled a rural area of northern california. no reports of damage or injuries from the quake which was centered about 100 miles east of sacramento. two aftershocks followed. >>> the kansas city, kansas, water park where a boy died will reopen today but not the giant that's closed for the rest of the season over mounting concerns over its safety. those are just some of the top stories on this wednesday, august 10th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good

. >> i'm kendis gibson. let's start with breaking news, the midwest, northwest ohio in particular has been hit hard by a new round of severe weather. you can see this tornado near toledo. power lines were snapped and whipped around. several mobile homes were damaged and a tornado warning briefly halted a kiss concert in toledo. >> the storm is part a weather pattern that brought twisters to kokomo, indiana. alex perez continues our coverage. >> reporter: tornado emergencies in and around indianapolis. >> seek shelter, lowest level of your house immediately. this is a confirmed tornado. >> reporter: multiple twisters touching down. weather service calling it a particularly dangerous situation. as school children hunker down in hallways. the people inside this now destroyed starbucks hiding in the bathroom. surviving with no injuries. homes ripped apart. roofs gone. tens of thousands without power. that same system now pounding the heartland for more than 24 hours. near omaha winds gusting near 90 miles per ho

i'm kendis gibson. we're going to start on a serious tu here d get to our top story. a ferris wheel accident at a county fair in eastern tennessee. three girls in the hospital after they fell 30 to 45 feet to the ground when their basket tipped over. >> all three were conscious and answering questions. the oldest is 16. other passengers had to be rescueom their baskets by firefighters. it's not clear if this was a malfunction or operator error. inspectors will k the rris wheel later this morning. >> and igatonvti are piecing together how a ten-year-old boy died on a water slide. police say he died of a neck verruckt. >> two other passengers in his raft suffered only minor injuries, but the boy's body was not in the raft at the bottoof the slide. all riders on verruckt must be 4 1/2 feet tall, and the three riders in a raft have to weigh at least a total of 400 pounds. >> the schlitterbauhn park reopens tomorrow but not that r slide. >>> we'll move to politics. donald trumping opsition from within his ow

i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." olympics swimmers gunnar bentz and jack conger heading back to the u.s. right now. the pair was booed as authorities say a story of an armed robbery in rio was made up, but the swimmers may be telling a different story. >>> big changes in store for the clinton foundation. if hillary clinton wins the election it will stop accepting corporate and foreign donations and bill clinton would resign from the board. >>> the administration acknowledges a payment was used to iran in the release of several prisoners. they insist it was not a ransom payment. >>> health officials in south florida say at least two cases of the zika virus were it's believed it was transmitted by local mosquitos. those are some of the top stories we're following on this friday, august 19th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> we begin this half hour with the latest on that scandal involving four u.s. olympics swimmers. tw

a-b-c's kendis gibson.... has the latest. (show people tumbling down the escalator) from airports...... (show dc metro) to subways....... escalator fails lead to more than twelve thousand er visits every year........ flora kim found that out the hard way when her two year old son became entangled in one during a family trip to hawaii. sot/ flora kim 1:23:38 his left foot was pretty much tucked and by the time the escalator stopped, you could really only see his ankle // the rest was completely gone. the little boy was wearing crocs-the popular pliable shoe-when his foot got stuck trapping the boy for over an hour. now flora and david kang are suing crocs because they say the shoes are - quote - negligently and improperly designed the texas couple also suing hilton hawaiian village for failure "to operate and maintain" the hotel's escalator. crocs didn't respond to a request for comment, and the hotel saying they do not comment on pendin issues with crocs and escalators have been going on for the past decade. chloe jonson was

here's kendis gibson and diane macedo. >>> apple is planning a major overhaul for its mac book pro. >> it will include improved graphic processors. the tech giant is looking to reverse slumping salesp. >> and an updated version of the play station 4. resolution for gaming and media. it may be called the ps4 neo. it's expected to be unveiled next month at an event in new york. >>> ordinary citizens now have a new way to communicate with president obama using a chat bot on facebook messenger. >> so the white house facebook page has created one that will guide users to send a message. it is the first of its kind for any government. >> like a high-tech way of sending a message to the president. >> those >>> this morning, canada's national police say they stopped a suicide bombing from happening by killing the man accused of planning it. we just learned overnight authorities killed aaron driver in a police operation in southern ontario. the driver in his mid-20s was under a court order not to associate with any terrorist organizations. police say he was planning a suicide bombing in a publ

for "nightline" i'm kendis gibson in new york. >> our thanks to kendis for that report. our thanks to you for watching. tune into gma first thing in the morning and we're hollywood, it's unleashed, live, with your host. >> reporter: >> dwight clay, and now truly, byron allen! [cheers and applause ] cheers and applause ] >> yes. thank you, thank you. that is very nice of you.

. >> i'm kendis gibson.headlines >>> good morning, i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the headlines on this tuesday morning. authorities arrested an alleged serial arsonist for a california wildfire that destroyed a rural community. firefighters are trying to contain the fire still in lower lake, about 90 miles north of san francisco. we have some new information ahead. >>> 15 guantanamo detainees are being held in the united emirates. the largest detainee transfer during the nearly eight years of the obama administration. 61 detainees remain there. >>> a texas resident who traveled to miami has been diagnosed with the zika virus, marking the first time the virus spread from one u.s. state to another. >>> the market opens in record territory once again. all three major u.s. indices opened at highs. those are just some of the top stories on this tuesday, august 16th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> we're going to get to the top story. a raging wildfire in northern califor

for "nightline" i'm kendis gibson in new york. >> our thanks to kendis for that report. our thanks to you for watching. tune into gma first thing in the morning and we're online abcnews.com and on our "nightline" facebook page. "nightline" facebook page. than ? it seems today that all you see ? ? is violence in movies and sex on tv ? ? but where are those good old-fashioned values ? ? on which we used to rely? ? ? lucky there's a family guy ? ? lucky there's a man who positively can do ?

. >> i'm kendis gibson.headlines we're following this thursday morning on "world news now." the "b" word. donald trump is now calling hillary clinton a bigot. he tries to appeal to minority voters. clinton firing back accusing trump of taking a hate movement mainstream peddling prejudice and paranoia. >>> backed by the turkish military, syrian rebels say they've retaken a key town from isis. if confirmed it would mean isis controls only one city in syria. >>> a 59-year-old woman died after falling 40 feet in a zipline accident at a state park in delaware. the zipline course is closed today and is unclear if it will reopen. and investigation into the accident is underway. >>> and gaston has become the third hurricane of the season. it's so far out in the atlantic, but forecasters are watching another area which could threaten south florida this weekend. those are some of the top stories on this thursday, august 25th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> we begin this half hour with a harsh new att

. >> i'm kendis gibson. we're going to get to the top story, the devastating earthquake that's developing overnight in italy. most residents were asleep. >> some were buried in the collapsing buildings. the epicenter is about 100 miles north of rome. because there's only six miles deep, it was felt over a wide area off a large portion of central italy. >>> the greatest damage was in the central part of that country where many buildings collapsed. we're going to get a better idea of the extent of the damage as the sun comes up over there. already one mayor says more than half his town is gone. a bridge is danger of collapse. there were some deaths but the number is not known. >> one report says a family of four was killed while they were electricity, gas and phone service are out in much of the area. and roads are blocked by debris. they had an earthquake three years ago. >> the state department is asking people to contact their family and friends as soon as possible, checking in on social media as well. you

for "nightline" i'm kendis gibson in new york. >> our thanks to kendis for that report. our thanks to you for watching. tune into gma first thing in the morning and we're online 24/7 abcnews.com and on our >> can you open this jar of pickles. >> hillary clinton, pickles strong. >> how hard is it to open up one of these things? >> and flip-flop dangers. >> imagine wearing flip-flops here at the edge of a cliff.

i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. topping the news at this hour the death toll from the earthquake in italy is rising overnight. >> the latest numbers are getting in. at least 247 people are dead. we have new video showing the moment the 6.2 quake struck. traffic cameras at a toll booth capturing the violent shaking that devastated three towns. >> it left many without a home overnight. some temporary shelters at a sports facility. hundreds slept outside in tents. >>> rescuers continue searching for survivors buried under the rubble. abc has more from the scene. >> reporter: rclawing through te rubble to find survivors. rescue teams have been working all day with dogs. a dog seems to have alerted. dozens rescued from under the huge piles of stone and wood. this man speaking to an 80-year-old woman pinned beneath a collapsed building. can you breathe, he asks her c telling her to stay calm and we are waiting for help to come. and help did arrive. she was eventually saved and brought to a hospital to recover. and more si

i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm kendis gibson. we'll get started with the two american swimmers on their way back. they were caught in the middle of the scandal at the olympics. >> here's a look at gunnar bentz and jack conger. they're set to land later this morning. neither commented on claims that they and two teammates including ryan lochte lied about having victims of an armed robbery on sunday morning. >>> bentz and conger spent a long day at a rio police station. they left to a chorus of boos with people calling them liars. brazilian detectives say the men vandalized a gas station bathroom after a night of they were questioned by guards and paid for the damage, and then they left. >> the story started to unravel because of surveillance video from the gas station. police say the part about the armed robbery was made up, and authorities are recommending charges against lochte and feigen. the u.s. olympics committee has apologized to rio. they said the swimmer's behavior was not acceptable, but it's important to point out -- th

i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. we begin this half hour with another accident on an amusement park ride. >> at a county fair in tennessee about 40 miles from knoxville. three girls fell from a ferris wheel when one of the baskets ground. >> i feel bad for the little kids. they just screamed a little bit, and then they just hit the ground, just laying there. everybody was calling 9-1-1. a lot of people, and then they had the balance ambulance and helicopters come in. i hate seeing something like that. >> such a terrifying scene for the witnesses. two of the victims were flown by helicopter to the hospital. old. >> firefighters rescues other riders and the accident is now under investigation. >>> there are new developments this morning in the fatal water slide accident in kansas city. officials say he died of a neck injury. >> it turns out the verruckt, the world's tallest water slide was never inspected by the state of kansas because regulations only cover mechanized rides. still, the park there officials say, they s

here's kendis gibson and diane macedo. >> reporter: in "tech bytes" -- checking in after italy's earthquake. >> americans traveling or living in italy can use facebookest check to let friends and relatives know they are all right. >> it will also tell us in the u.s. if we have friends in central italy. check safety check in the search bar to reach that page. >>> tesla claims its new the driving range of its newest model s but make it the fastest accelerating production car you can buy electric or gas. >> but it costs around $135,000. >>> the stock of domino's pizza opened at an all time high, partially because they are courting millennials using technology. >> you can order via text, tweets, even using the apple watch and now half u.s. sales no 5:23 on tuesday morning. a lot of students that want to go to college are to take the a.c.t. but the company says only 38% enough for college courses in three of the four subjects. experts expected a decline this year because more states are paying for a.c.t. testing in public schools. 200,000 more kids are now taking the a.c.t. >>> soon 99% of cars