that's the news for this hour. >>> this morning on "world news >>> this morning on "world news now," a third accident on an amusement park ride just this week. >> a 3-year-old airlifted to the hospital after suffering an injury from a roller coaster. this as two young victims from the tennessee ferris wheel accident leave the hospital. >>> breaking news from thailand. at least two people dead, many injured after a series of explosions rocked a vacation spot. details coming in. >>> this shocking display of road rage caught on dash cam. a driver shoots into a vehicle with a child inside. hear how it started over wiper fluid. >>> and a huge day in rio for team usa. from the pool to the gym, the americans golden yet again. we'll meet another team getting the first medal in their nation's history and their emotional celebrations. a big congrats on this friday, it's a national holiday there. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> was it the people of belize? first-ever medal? >> no. >> no. not yet. >> it can still happen. >> the dream is alive. good morning on a friday. i'm kendis

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katie ledecky set a new world record. she was nearly seven seconds faster than anyone else in the pool. kayla henderson defended her judo title. she was forced to tap out in submission winning the contest. jim ryan, abc news, rio de janeiro brazil. >> seven seconds. that's incredible. i love watching the reactions. favorite. this was another great reaction. this happened after winning the first medal ever for this country. you not only get this kind of reaction, but a handshake from the british royal family. >> fiji beat the british in the final. players took to their knees as they received their medals. fiji's coach said he was a little bit lost for words, but then the listen. [ screaming ] >> school kids in fiji just erupting. the prime minister declared it a national holiday today as a result of this. this is epic. >> he attended every day of the competition. it's one of those things where people will say there are no words. no words needed. >> no. there were signs, i saw signs posted in fiji while they were minutes whi

you're watching "world news now." >>> "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. >>> "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ? >> i'm bored. but this summer there is a whole crop of toys that combine learning with the great outdoors. joining us to tell us more about joining us to tell us more about debartolo. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> i'm in love with these. start us off with the telescope. >> we'll start with learning about the sky. the geosafari jr., my first telescope. it's perfect for kids 4 and up. it has a double eye piece. kids don't have to choose the eye. they look through with both eyes. it's nice and easy. >> it works. >> it has a ten times magnification. kids can get a great look at what's going on. >> so this is the original butterfly garden from insect lore. kids get to learn all about amazing process of growing butterflies. kids get a cup of caterpillars that turn into lady butterflies. >> i remember doing something in school as a kid, and we were >> it's amazing. it takes a couple weeks. >> and then

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here are some of the top headlines on "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. this is the first fatality at the water park ever. >>> officials in saudi arabia say a member of isis was in contact with the suicide bomber who blew himself up outside a bar in southern germany last month. 15 people were hurt in the attack. >>> in northern california, firefighters are making progress against the big sur wildfire. the blaze is 45% contained, and some evacuations have been lifted. nearly 60 homes have been destroyed by the flames. >>> dreams of gold end in a horrific crash in rio. the rider in intensive care after this crash. the dutch cyclist suffered a 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

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you're watching "world news now." ontinues after this. >>> the u.s. men's basketball >>> so the u.s. men's basketball team will be back on the court tonight. they're going to face serb, of course. and the team has played three games winning all of them. >> the average margin of victory is 37 points. but the most recent game wednesday against australia was close. >> abc got to hang out with the team and had fun along the way. >> reporter: they're the nba dream team dominating the court. pulling off a nailbiting win over australia. during practice sharing laughs. i might have a neck injury doing this if i talk to you for too long. we might have to make it short. and some close calls. favorite moment? >> opening ceremonies is pretty special. >> reporter: how about a replay? >> it saved your life. >> reporter: thank you. while opponents back home, here in rio they're one team. >> we go to basketball camps together. you know them, and we all made it to the nba together. we compete against each other on the highest level. i

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you're watching "world news now." >>> "world news now" continues ? >>> it's a fact of life for many millennials these days. dad. >> for some families, it's also causing some unexpected friction. >> reporter: after five years in the fast-paced magazine industry in new york, 25-year-old ramona emerson made a momentous decision -- she was heading across the country to move back in with her parents. >> they were so excited when i said i was going to move home. >> we thought it sounded like a great idea. >> reporter: it's only temporary. she's taking premed classes before she heads to nursing school. a new months in she realized it's a small house. >> i'm an only child. they are a little bit obsessed with me. >> reporter: what guidelines would you give parents? >> clarify from the start. let them know what you are okay with, what you're not okay with. >> reporter: for example, is there a curfew? what about using the car? getting on each other's nerves is par for the course. >> issues with practical things. >> when you've been independent watching your eve

you're watching "world news now." >>> "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. "world news now." >>> >>> of course we know lebron james brought an nba title to his home state of ohio. the nba superstar is making an even bigger impact in akron. >> he's on a thousands of kids and their parents get a better education and go to college through his lebron james family foundation. espn has the story. >> lebron james family foundation, we are family reunion. let me hear you make some noise. [ cheers ] >> it's time to look in the mirror and ask ourselves what are we doing to create change? our communities, invest our time, our resources, help rebuild them, help strengthen them, help change them. we all have to do better. thank you. [ applause ] >> reporter: the speech lebron james and his fellow nba players gave at the espys earlier this summer was very public. the reason behind it, that was very personal. >> i definitely could have been a statistic. i had days where i felt like it was just me and my mom and no one cared, and there's no way that we're going to be able to

you're watching "world news now." >>> "world news now" weather brought to you by american advisors group. now." >>> "world news now" weather brought to you by american \ \ >>> that would be the crowd at the women's beach volleyball match between poland and the u.s. shouting zika at the americans. it may be the fallout from hope 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 >> 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. his 2016 olympic debut in the pool for the 4 by 100 meter free 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 l

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you're watching "world news now." >>> "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. "world news >>> simone biles says she's keeping things in perspective after taking home bronze in the balance beam, ending the drive for five gold medals in rio. >> making one mistake on what's called a front tuck, almost falling off the beam. the golden girl saying the rest of the rout she says, "i can't be disappointed in myself." >> that's true. we sat down with biles and the rest of the final five in rio talking about the pressure of performing and their lives outside of the spotlight. >> reporter: you guys have done extremely well. you ladies. you can't celebrate too much. can you celebrate at all? >> i think you celebrate after your scores come up and you get the medal, but then after that it's just kind of like go again. >> reporter: you can't let the excitement of victory interfere with the mental -- you're laughing at me because you're this point it's auto pilot. we've done these routines so many times. once we go out and salute, it's one more. >> we're not going to change a t

you're watching "world news now." >>> "world news now" continues >>> all right. >>> all right. so we're going to head south of the border now. specifically 90 miles south of florida and to cuba. and east of havana. >> we find a house there that now it's getting a facelift. >> reporter: pretty bad shape, the house? walking around the most famous house in cuba, ernest hemmingway's, is a journey to the past. for the last ten years bob villa has been helping save this old house outside of havana. >> all the windows needed to be replaced. >> reporter: where hemmingway lived from 1940 to 1960, even wrote some of his most famous works like "for whom the bell tolls." >> his books, 9,000, his photo albums, his correspondence, everything in this house. >> reporter: he left cuba in 1960 fully intending to return, and resume living here with his wife, mary, but he died before he could come back. six years ago it was cracks and failing plaster and stuff. very bad condition. villa is known from his television show where he repair and upgrade their own home. the team of americans and cubans h

coming up in "the skinny". >>> "world news now" weather brought to you by vista print. >>> "world news now" weather brought to you by vista print. >> numbers in sleep mode. >> okay. point source confirmed. whatever it is, it ain't local. >> it ain't local. >> got to love the computers, huh? >> yes. >> that's the 1997 film "contact". it was science fiction. now astronomers say they detected what they say is a strong radio signal 94 light years from earth. >> they are focusing on this solar system. it has a star similar to sun. there's a planet. don't get too excited. they have yet to confirm the signal from the same spot in the sky, and there are plenty of other explanations behind the source of the signal besides aliens including just noise. >> weird interference? >> it happens in outer space. >> we got all excited. fine. back here on earth, we're getting a look at a woman trapped inside her burning car in new york. >> seconds after the accident good samaritans jumped to the rescue. >> reporter: newly released dash cam video of a massive highway accident and an amazing rescue. watch as

>>> breaking news this morning on "world news now." deadly earthquake #italy. the 6.2 magnitude tremor felt throughout the region near rome. some victims out in the streets as others are trapped under the rubble. we'll have a live report. >>> hillary clinton opens a huge lead over donald trump. but trump is pushing for a new issue to battle clinton over. we'll have the latest from the campaign trail just ahead. >> and new this half hour, the recovery of a young boy receiving transplants for both of his hands. hear the heart warming moment he tried to convince his mom to let him play football. it is wednesday, august 24th th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning. i'm diane macedo. >> 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 gre

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so that means 11.2 about get off the boats in the new world.t 11.2, only 450,000 came to the united states in the entire history of the slave trade. 100,000 more black africans went to your mexico than came to our united states. but when i say that even to scholars, they go, "oh, surely that can't be right." >> hinojosa: "that can't be true." >> but they're all intermarried, and they can early in the trade, they all intermarried for various historical reasons, and now mexicans have an expression, "you have a black grandma in the closet." you had four children and one of them has what my mother would say, "a little touch of the tar brush in the kitchen." ( laughing ) >> there's something in the anthology that i think both of you will... will enjoy or appreciate... >> you mean my anthology or your anthology? >> in my anthology. >> oh, oh, oh, i see. ( laughing ) it's a little shorter than mine. >> hinojosa: in this one! ( laughing ) >> in... there's one... there's one moment in which fray bartolomé de las casas, the most important activist within

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