schlitterbahn water parks' corporate communications director indicated sunday that the cause of the tragedy wasn't yet clear. (winter prosapio / schlitterbahn corporate director of communications) "we honestly don't know what's happened. that's why an investigation, a full investigation is necessary." that investigation - being taken over by state authorities... as the park remains schlitterbahn corporate director of communications) "given that safety is our first priority we have closed our kansas city park and closed the ride pending a full investigation. our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this difficult time." i'm reid binion reporting police are treating the death as a "civil matter" rather than a criminal incident. fox five legal analyst bob massi is here with more. our legal analyst bob massi is here with more. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning as always you can send questions closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly cl

jake tapper, cnn. >> in a statement, the water park said that safety is the top priority at schlitterbahn, and all of the rides are inspected daily before opening. the park passed a safety inspection by a insurance company it hired. and we heard from the pennsylvania park where the 3-year-old was with hurt, and said that nothing has happened in the ride's 78-year history, and the roller coaster is inspected daily before opening. thank you so much for being with me today. i'm fred e rica whitfield and so much more ahead, and time now n for vital signs with dr. sanjay gupta. he decided to save money by switching his motorcycle insurance to geico. there's no shame in saving money. ride on, ride proud. geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. ♪ ♪ dog chow for 36 years now.d i've been making my dog girlfriend is 17 years old. she's been eating dog chow from her very first day and she can still chase squirrels. she can't catch them, but she can still chase them. after 17 years i'm still confident in feeding her dog chow because i see the high quality ingredients that go into it. i'm very

joy, we don't have sorrow for what we lost and we're committed to getting there together." " schlitterbahn park has re- opened... but, the waterslide will be closed for the remainder of the season. kansas governor sam brownback is calling for the state to review its regulations of amusement rides. for the first time--- we are hearing from former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky... sandusky-- taking the stand today in appeals hearing today. s innocent and never molested boys. the 72-year-old is appealing his conviction from four years ago. he says he was not properly represented by his legal team during the 2012 trial-- and wants the conviction thrown out or be given a new trial. he is currently serving 30 to 60 years in prison. his name... and his story is known across the country-- thanks to the netflix series- making a murderer. now brendan dassey's murder conviction -- is being overturned. "honesty here you ok? no matter what you did- we can work throught that okay? " dassey convicted of first degree intentional homicide, second degree sexual assault, and mutilation of a co

doug conlan inspected several schlitterbahn parks. she maintains schlitterbahn was serious about safety. >> safety-wise, i would rate them as being very proactive. they're very strong on emphasizing safety, guest safety and employee safety. >> reporter: in kansas, inspections are done by a third party. scott, state officials are now asking to see schlitterbahn's inspection thanks. up next, olympic athletes sound my experience with usaa is awesome. homeowners insurance life insurance automobile insurance i spent 20 years active duty they still refer to me as "gunnery sergeant" when i call being a usaa member because of my service in the military to pass that on to my kids something that makes me happy my name is roger zapata and i'm a usaa member for life. plan to stay for life. ? gaviscon is a proven heartburn remedy that gives you fast-acting, long-lasting relief. it immediately neutralizes acid and only gaviscon helps keep acid down for hours. for fast-acting, long-lasting relief, try doctor-recommended gaviscon. what muscle pain? w

park. caleb schwab was on the verruckt at schlitterbahn water park with two other poeple. schlitterbahn says the raft met the requirements the raft needs to to 550 pounds... and riders are weighed before. police released a report today--- stating one rider weighed 140 pounds, the other 170 pounds.... no weight was listed for caleb, but he would have to weigh 90 to reach the minimum requirement. but according to police---weights taken at the hosptial show one riders weighed 275 pounds, another 197 and then calenb weighed 73 pounds. schlitterbahn water park reopened last several people were kidnapped today at a restaurant in the mexican resort city of puerto vallarta. the people were reportedly taken by a group of armed men. it happened at a popular restaurant. jalisco authorities say that a preliminary investigation points to the kidnappers and those who were kidnapped as being members of criminal organizations. we are approaching the 15th annversary of the september 11th terrorist attacks... nearly three- thousand people were killed in the attacks, but since then, tens of t

"caleb schwab" died sunday, while riding the world's tallest water slide, at the "schlitterbahn" park. it's not clear ?how he got hurt, but authorities say: he died from some sort of "neck injury." the women in the raft with him weren't at least two people who've ridden the slide this year claim those straps came loose. the water slide will be closed for the rest of the season. (wally the speaker of the house... is staying put. paul ryan ?easily won his primary race last night in wisconsin. he beat his primary challenger by almost seventy percent. ryan has represented the district for the past 16 years. there were ?some questions about the race though, when donald trump ?delayed endorsing ryan. trump eventually did... on friday. a fire burning in the san bernardino mountains doubled in size overnight. more than 900 firefighters are fighting the fire, which is only about six-percent contained. powerful winds are fueling the fire which has been burning for three straight days. the fire is roughly eleven square miles... prompting mandatory evacuation orders for hundreds of homes and volu

schlitterbahn water parks' corporate communications director indicated sunday that the cause of the tragedy wasn't yet clear. winter prosapio / schlitterbahn communications "we honestly don't know what's happened. that's why an investigation, a full investigation is necessary."that investigation - being taken over by state authorities... as the park remains shuttered. winter prosapio / schlitterbahn corporate director of communications "given that safety is our first priority we have closed our kansas city park and closed the ride pending a full investigation. our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this difficult time."i'm reid binion reporting this is promotional video of verruckt from 2014 before it open multi-person rafts. each rider must be at least 54 inches tall and the weight of the group is limited to a total of 400 to 550 pounds. schlitterban water park will reopen wednesday. verruckt will remain closed. now at 10-- it was supposed to be a ride to remember. but in a twist of fate-- it landed gary wetzel in the hospital. how the medal of honor recipient is doing tonight

schlitterbahn water parks' corporate communications director indicated sunday that the cause of the tragedy wasn't yet clear. (winter prosapio / schlitterbahn corporate director of communications) "we honestly don happened. that's why an investigation, a full investigation is necessary." that investigation - being taken over by state authorities... as the park remains shuttered. (winter prosapio / schlitterbahn corporate director of communications) "given that safety is our first priority we have closed our kansas city park and closed the ride pending a full investigation. our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this difficult time." i'm reid binion reporting coming up at 5, fox5 legal analyst bob massi will sit down with us to discuss the responsibility is when something like this happens. nineteen people in san francisco suddenly became ill... after eating tainted gummy candy at a quinceanera. the party for a fifteen-year-old girl ended abruptly, when her family and friends started getting the same symptoms. health officials say they had heart palpitations, shortness of breath

he was riding the world's tallest water slide at the schlitterbahn water park. it could take months to figure out exactly what went wrong. the water park will reopen on wednesday, but the slide will remain closed indefinitely. if you're having issues registering your child for denver public schools -- join the club. the deadline to register is the 15th. but d-p-s officials say their system has been acting up. they say -- if parents haven't used the online system in the past year, their account will be gone, causing delays in this year's registration process. some parents signing up with new accounts are also experiencing delays. denver public schools says they are working on the issue and contacting parents. if you have any questions - you can call the parent portal hotline. the phone number school do still offer paper registration as well. on the campaign trail today... a new group of republicans is rejecting donald trump. and hillary clinton is facing a lawsuit from families of two americans who died in benghazi.. tracie potts is in washington with the latest

kandance walker park is closed after an accident on thet tallest waterslide. >> ten-year-old caleb schwab died at the schlitterbahn water park in kansas city yesterday and the son of a kansas lawmake was on the tirupati died the waterslide is 70 stories high riders to be at least 54 inches tall and at least 14 years old so unclear why the junior boy was allowed on it. to be honest, this is not something that we have experienced.is seiji is a priority so what happened on th ride,at as affected staffing. >> investigators not say exactl how the boy died. >> massive wildfire continues i southern california to scorched more than 4500 acres in the san bernardino national forest is 5 percent contained no reports of injuries but dozens of families have been evacuatedor tonight they can only wait and pray that they will have homes to return to.it links like the heat and humidity will be returning. with unity back to the mid- 64 dewpoint but today just a picture-perfect summer day with beautiful blue skies. upper 70s water temperature great day for swimming wave heights increasing between two and four and then back to one i

schlitterbahn park in kansas city will reopen... but the world's tallest slide... will remain closed. police say caleb schwab died from a neck injury riding down the vuh-root verruckt slide.originally, the park only required riders to be 48 inches tall when the slide opened two years ago... but then it added a weight requirement before the attraction opened... safety measures were also installed engineers added a safety barrier above the slide. new video reveals damage to that safety barrier... but park officials refused to say if the accident this weekend caused that damage. chicago... now reeling from the deadliest day in the city... in more than a decade. nine people died... and 10 others were injured monday. one of the shooting victims was a 10- year-old boy standing on the sidewalk outside his family's home when shots burst out in his neighborhood. tavon tanner was rushed to a hospital... where he underwent a police say tanner is the latest victim in more than a dozen shootings... involving a child unintentionally being shot in chicago's gang violence. and in t

a water park in kansas city a 10-year-old boy is killed while riding a water slide. police say caleb schwab was riding "verruckt"at schlitterbahn water park when the accident happened.the slide is touted as the world's tallest.police aren't sure what caused the accident. clean-up efforts continue today after hurricane earl triggered deadly mudslides in eastern mexico.so far, at least 38-people have been confirmed dead.rain-soaked hillsides collapsed into homes in ve rain fell in about 24 hours over the region.the death toll is expected to rise. police are still searching for two men who broke into a gun shop and stole thousands of dollars in weapons on friday in south carolina.officers responded within minutes... but the suspects were already gone.it's estimated the men made off with 20-thousand dollars in guns.federal agents are helping with the investigation. former olympian oscar pistorius is recovering from telling officials he fell out of bed.pistorius has denied speculation of a suicide attempt.he's currently serving a six-year sentence for killing his girlfriend reeva steenkamp on valentines day 20-13. decision 20-16...

. >>> the water park back open in kansas city, the schlitterbahn park had been closed for days after a 10-year-old caleb schwab died on the world's tallest waterslide, the verruckt. crews were working on the netting. we know that the slide will not reopen this season. the same waterslide notorious for hearing the stories from those who have ridden the slide. they explain how their turn going down the slide was nearly dangerous. watch. >> i came down the first hill and the straps came off. completely. they flew off. so i grabbed a hold of the straps that they have on the raft to hold myself down. >> that man telling his two other girls had the same problem with those straps. >>> two people fortunate to be back at home, the coast guard coming to the rescue in california. their sailboat got stuck, thankfully everybody is okay. it was a tough rescue, the boat was tossing and turning as the waves came in. >>> five weeks and no sign of an officer swept away by floodwaters in texas. the officers wife visiting the creek last seen since disappearing. she knows it is too late, but she hopes th

the park's website doesn't give an age restriction, but accordig to published reports at the time that the slide opened, riders hd to be 14 years old. caleb was only 10. >> the schlitterbahn water park has been closed for the investigation. a friend of the schwab family st up a gofundme paige with a goal of raising $15,000 for unexpected funeral expenses. in the last 20 hours more than $20,000 have been donated. >> well, popular cedar point remained closed today for inspections after an incident last night at the park. a launch cable detached from the the top thrill dragster launches riders from zero to 120 miles pr hour in less than four seconds. the ride is expected to reopen tomorrow. >> police incidents have us asking questions about safety. what's being done to make sure your family is safe at places like cedar point and soak city. today we doug deeper and see wih a we uncovered tonight at 6:00. >> a study driving is responsible for thousands of deaths each year that costs more than $100 billion. it hasn't received the attention of drunken or distracted drivin, partially because diagnosing the problem. the estimated cost of drowsy crashes, including insurance, medica

park in kansas city. police revealed 10-year- neck injury while riding what's billed as the world's tallest water slide at schlitterbahn water park on sunday.the 168-foot slide is still closed.the boy was the son of a kansas state lawmaker. talk about a hero!a kentucky man ?rescued three kids? washed away by a flash flood. 3 (robert duncan/good samaritan) "i couldn't see them. i heard them yelling daddy help me." me."the three kids were exploring a creek behind an apartment complex in benton, on to branches... when robert duncan pulled them out. 3 (john peter smith/rescued from creek)"i feel happy that i'm alive and not dead." (robert duncan/good samaritan) "i told them don't go back in the woods and they were like we will never go back in the wo" woods." (jordan pace/duncan's wife)"my daughter, she's two years old, she can barely talk. she's telling her daddy he's a hero and that made me so proud." proud."duncan says... he doesn't consider himself a hero--- it's just something he had to do. parents- you'll want to hear this next story. a new study hopes to shed some light on ho kids. and the results are pretty surpris

a day after the tragic death of caleb schwab at kansas city's schlitterbahn water park, officials have yet to determine what happened. >> a full investigation is under way. right now, our focus is on that family. killed on the waterslide sunday afternoon. the ride certified as the world's tallest by the guinness book of world records features 168-feet plunge at 65 miles an hour. 264 stairs lead to the top. >> our lifeguards are critical and it will be very difficult for them to focus after something like this. so for that reason, we felt it was wise to close the park. >> reporter: caleb, the son of schwab, was at the park with his family at the time. in a statement, the family thanked the community for their support, adding, quote, since the day he was born, he brought abundant joy to our family and all those he came inontact with. the verupt, which means insane in german, opened back in 2014 following multiple delays. the popular attraction, as well as the entire park, are closed, according to the park's website, riders need to be at least 54 inches tall and all occupants in the three

night on a slide at a big water park in kansas city. 10-year-old caleb schwab died from a neck injury. he was found in a pool at the bottom of the slide at the schlitterbahn water park. he and two others were in the boat when it came down the 17-story drop. the other two suffered minor injuries. went wrong could take months. the water park will reopen wednesday but that slide will stay closed indefinitely. >>> a michigan man is charged with felony drug trafficking after two dozen people were sickened at a rap music festival in ohio. mansfield police say 20-year-old matthew gross laced candy with the ingredient thc, causing many to be rushed to the hospital. they were treated for drug thc gives the mind-altering effect. >>> a child as young as 6 years old is one of the 19 people who got sick after marijuana was put in this gummy candy. it happened at a toon's birthday party in san francisco. a dozen of the parties tested positive for thc. they are not sure where that candy came from. >>> if at&t is your phone refund. the fcc has ordered it to issue refunds after at&t allowed unauthorized third-party charges on some land line bills. the practice is known as

investigation-- but he was found dead in the pool at the end of the 168-foot-tall ride at the schlitterbahn water park. the verrckt - german for "insane"- requires two to three riders to be strapped into a raft with a total weight of between 400 and 500 pounds. an employee of the water park who didn't want to be identified... says there was very little training for water slide operators. mos says: "the only inspections we've ever done is people riding down slides one time -- oh it's ok. you are good to go for the rest of the day now." "verruckt" will remain closed reopens tomorrow. researchers at nationwide children's hospital in ohio looked at two decades worth of numbers from the consumer product safety commission. they found an average of 4- thousand 423 children under 18 go to the emergency room every year for amusement park injuries. that accident has people taking a closer look at how water parks are regulated... so we took a look at what laws are in place in nevada. fox5's eric hilt is live at cowabunga bay -- eric what did you find out here in southern nevada there are no regulations for water

caleb schwab died while riding at schlitterbahn park, he was in a raft with two women, when it flew up the hill and tossed him out. we've since learned the state of kansas has expected that water slide since it first opened back in 2014, now, other families are coming forward, saying that they had terrifying experiences on the same ride too. >> oh, my. 6:20. for the second time in three years, lane johnson could be suspended by the ntl, to start the season. talking ten games. what he did this time and how it will impact the team going forward. we have a pre-season game tomorrow. 6:20. there's something out there. that can be serious, even fatal to infants. it's whooping cough, and people can spread it without knowing it. understand the danger your new grandchild faces. talk to your doctor or pharmacist about a whooping cough vaccination today. did you know people can save over $500 when they switch to progressive? did you brush your hair today? yes, mom. why? hmm. no reason. >>> good morning, i'm howard eskin, eagles already have questions about depth in a few positions now they have a

very scary stuff happening in >>> the water park at the center of the death investigation reopens in kansas city. this is the schlitterbahn water park. it has been closed after caleb schwab died on the world tallest waterslide. crews were seen working on the netting for the waterslide but we know it will not reopen again this season. >>> that waterslide created a scary experience for other people because we are hearing they explain how dangerous. >> you come down the first hill, the strap came off. completely. it just flew off. i grabbed a hold of the straps that they have on the raft to hold myself down. >> that happen to him three weeks ago. two other girls said they had the same problem with those straps. >>> we are following de stories from overnight. this is an unfortunate situation. an unfortunate shooting in florida by a police officer. authorities say a woman was accidentally shot to death during a citizens academy exercise. this happened during role-play in which she was struck a live round that was supposed to be blank. the ironic part, the exercise portion was the shoot/don't shoot simulation for the police >>>

closer look...at the park turning tragic - a 12-year-old boy killed on this massive water slide in kansas city, kansas. sot - presser the boy's family with him at the schlitterbahn water park at the time of the accident ... the park immediately closing down. investigators rushing to the scene - now working to figure out what went wrong on this giant waterslide - the verruct. its billed as the world's tallest water slide ? reaching higher than the statue of liberty . this file video showing the riders reaching speeds of up to 45 miles per hour. its name - verruct - means crazy or insane in german. the ride so risky ? once every rider climbs the 264 steps to the top - they hear this: nats - employee reading waiver a two-page safety warning. a-b-c news getting special access when the ride opened in 2014 ? even getting a look at the testing. sand bags strapped into floats go flying off the slide. originally the verruct - capable of launching riders up acceleration. so fast engineers had to slow it down. the slide's opening ? delayed time and time again. tonight - park officials confirming to a-b-c news ? the park was inspected for weeks before it opened this summer.

the heels of two others just this week. 10-year-old caleb schwab was killed sunday at the schlitterbahn water park in boom. i knew immediately that somebody had fallen off the ra suffered serious injuries after falling from a ferris wheel in tennessee. eyewitness they just screamed a little bit and then they just hit the ground and then laying there. ll tag / linsey davis authorities in pennsylvania are now investigating just what went wrong it is still unclear how long the park will remain closed. authorities are pulling back michigan involving cosmetics. police in lake orion say thieves are stealing nail polish to feed heroin addictions. one theft got the attention of police after it was caught on camera. two suspects are seen taking nearly 200 bottles of nail polish from a cvs store worth about 16-hundred dollars. investigators say they then sold the stolen nail polish to area salons and used the cash to buy heroin. " it's a very, very big problem that we're saying it's becoming almost catastrophic," michigan police say they're seeing more of this as the heroin epidemic becomes worse. a new reh

but reid binion says - the park in kansas city remains closed. winter prosapio / schlitterbahn corporate director of communications "we are saddened to share that a young boy died on verruckt this afternoon."a state lawmaker's son died tragically sunday... ...while riding the world's caleb thomas schwab was just 10 years old. he was killed while riding the 'verrckt' - a towering, 17-story water slide at schlitterbahn water park in kansas city. verrckt - which translates to "insane" in german - propels riders down a steep incline -- from a platform higher than niagara falls. reaching speeds of 50 miles an hour, it then sends the raft up and down a second incline. caleb's father - state legislator scott schwab and his wife, michele, released a statement sunday that read in part... "since the day he was born, he brought abundant joy to our family and all those who he came into contact with." corporate communications director indicated sunday that the cause of the tragedy wasn't yet clear. winter prosapio / schlitterbahn corporate director of communications "we honestly don't know

the slide is the main attraction at the schlitterbahn water park in kansas city since it opened two years have been concerns about safety. we get more from cnn's kyung lah. >> reporter: alison and ryan, 10-year-old caleb schwab got on the world's tallest water slide. it is 168-foot, 7-inches tall and 7-stories high. riders hit up to 50 miles per hour. witnesses say that it didn't happen on the first big drop, but the second hill, a 50-footdrop where something went terribly wrong. a park guest said a number of riders on sunday who ridden that particular ride said there was a problem with the harness. the park spokesperson said she was not aware of the issue. this is the very first death reported at the water park. it did open in 2014. that opening was delayed at least three times. one concern is sand bags were launching out of the raft. alison and ryan. >>> thank you, kyung lah for that. police in san francisco trying to figure out how candy laced with thc, marijuana's active ingredient, was distributed at a teenager's party over the weekend. 19 people sickened by edible marijuana in candi

park visitor :23-:29)"extremely horrible. i have two 12 year olds with me today and still very emotional." schlitterbahn closed the park, and blocked access to the slide. park guest jessica lundquist says families were scrambling to find out what happened." (s/ jessica lundquist / park visitor :37-:43)"i just saw everyone's faces as they waited to see if it was their loved ones that were affected." a spokesperson says it is the first death on the slide. (s/ winter prosapio / schlitterbahn :47-:54)"we honestly don't knowwhets happened. thats why an investigation, a full investigation is necessary. happened." several guests told 41 action news the straps on the slide's rafts were not working properly. (s/ jessica lundquist / park guest 1:01-1:09)"a lady in front of me said that multiple times she rode the ride today, the verruckt, and that the front harness did not work any of the times that she rode it." the water park now working to discover how this sunday at the park, took a tragic turn. (s/ jessica park visitor 1:16-1:23)let you sign up without barrier so you think coming up--- we'll have your olympi

schlitterbahn water park in kansas city. 10-year old caleb schwab was riding with two women o world's tallest waterslide when he was decapitated. an attorney representing the women say one suffered a broken jaw.. while the other has a fractured eye socket. the women say they don't know what went wrong because it happened so fast. there's a harsh spotlight on baltimore... tonight... the department of justice is demanding the police department change its ways and stop targeting african- americans. (vanita gupta/deputy assistant attorney general) "indeed, one african-american man was stopped 30 times in less than or a criminal charge." the report says... baltimore police engaged.... in a pattern of excessive force.... for more than a decade... and... a staggering number of confrontations occur..... in two predominantly african-american districts of the city... a man who scaled part of the trump tower in midtown manhattan today is undergoing a psychological evaluation before facing charges. police don't think he inthurt tn presidential nominee.. but he reportedly said he to meet with dona

the schlitterbahn water park says given safety is our first priority we have closed our kansas city park and closed the ride pending a full investigation. >>> we have an update on the deadliest in u.s. history. investigators now believe the pilot was trying to descend through a break in the clouds near austin, texas but unfortunately he didn't notice some power lines. the balloon hit those wires before catching fire and crashing killing all 16 people on board. >>> we're trafficking heavy downpours that continue to move in off the gulf. flood watches are in effect now from citrus county, hernando county, pasco counties. i'll let you know how much rainfall to expect the next dry out. >> we're watching our cameras in pinellas county. looking pretty good here at i- 275 and gandy but we are seeing more wet roads. i'll show you exactly where they are coming up. z22sjz zy6z a z22qzz zy6z >>> look at all that. , that is the rain hugging the coastline as you wake one abc action news. >> ivan is watching a few areas in particular very closely now. pasco, citrus and hernando counties. he's in the w

of scott sh swab died while riding what's known as the tallest water slide in here at the schlitterbahn water park. >> it still brought tears to my eyes that someone else lost their child. that's my child's age that i'm sure they thought was safe. >> before the ride opened two years ago many raised questions about its safety. especially after watching these early safety tests showing sandbag dummies flying off the slide. the ride's opening delayed at least three types while the park reworked it adding seat belts. >> they had t and had to tear it down and rebuild a portion of the ride. quite possibly this incident is not going to be a result of a mechanical issue. more possibly a result of a human error. >> reporter: alex perez, abc news, kansas city. >> we turn to the race for the white house. donald trump shifting his focus to the economy today after more than a week mired in personal feuds as well as slumping poll numbers. >> as hillary clinton gains establishment and stay on message. we get the latest now from abc's maggie rulli. maggie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. donald trump is

park in kansas city will be closed today... after what's billed as "the world's largest water slide."police say caleb schwab was riding "verruckt" at schlitterbahn water park when it happened sunday.schawb is the son of a state lawmaker.it's not clear what exactly caused his death-- but witnesses say there were several complaints about the ride's harnesses. we've learned the pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in texas-- likely did ?not see the power lines ahead of him. according to a source with the knowledge of .. the pilot was trying to descend through a break in the clouds when the crash happened late last month.the balloon ended up catching fire... killing all 16 people on board. decision 2016--voters will learn more this week-- about the presidential candidates "economic plans."today -- donald trump is set to outline what he would do to improve economic growth if he's elected president...that will be in a speech to the prestigious detroit economic club.rival hillary clinton will deliver what aides call a coming up on thursday. up next on live at daybreak on today's tmj4--the golden touch. the two sports americans are already dominating

the schlitterbahn water park where a young boy died on sunday has reopened. 10-year-old caleb schwab died due to a neck injury after getting hurt riding the world's tallest water slide. the ride has an age limit of 14... which is older than caleb. while the park is open-- that slide will the season. people lined up to spend the day at the water park but admit they were a little hesitant. we are now hearing from the c-e-o of delta airlines about the carrier's massive computer outage earlier this week. he says it was pretty much a worst case scenario for the airline. ed bastian/ceo, delta air lines "apart from an actual loss of a hull and human lives, absolutely. we've never experienced this level of outage before in our history." "we own it. i own it. i'm personally responsible for this happening and i'll personally mak delta flights are now back to near- normal operations. a small fire caused a power outage at delta's main operations center monday... and knocked critical computer systems offline. airline officials are still trying to figure out why the backup system didn't work...and

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park staff he had to hang on. good. sounded like they were going to do something about it. >> reporter: in a statement, schlitterbahn said safety is a top priority and that the rides are inspected daily. >> all of the regulation, done on a state and local level with respect to amusement parks. it's really up to the manufacturers and the park to inside of russia but then she was quietly added back on to the roster here in rio just days ago after winning an appeal. she swam in lane 5 right next to her american rival lily king. and by the time they touched the wall, the russian who had served a 16onth suspensn for won a silver medal, coming in second to the 19-year-old american. the grudge match between the two began over the weekend when they engaged in a fierce finger shakoff. littly king said afterwards you're shaking your finger for number one and you've been caught for drug cheating. i'm just not a fan. >> she's justified. >> reporter:embers of team usa are not holding back about having known dopers in the pool. probably be people who missed the podium to people who don't deserve to be on the podium and that is wrong.

the computer systems were back schlitterbahn water park is scheduled to re-open tomorrow-- after a boy was killed on one of the park's water slides. kansas city, kansas police say 10-year- old caleb schwab died of a neck injury while riding the world's tallest water slide-- the verruckt.. officials say he was one of three passengers riding in a boat on the slide. emergency responders found the boy dead in the pool at the end of the ride. police say two women in the boat suffered minor facial injuries. lundquist says: "i hope they take the proper precautions to protect kids from now on." prosapio says: "to be honest, th experienced. safety of our guests is a priority. so in addition to the safety, what happened on the ride, the staff is affected. the exact circumstances surrounding the boy's death are still under investigation. though the park is set to re-open tomorrow-- the slide will remain closed. caleb was the son of a kansas state a scary night at a county fair in tennessee. three people fell from a ferris wheel at the fair last night. officials say they were taken to the hospital

according to a records requests investigators have not inspectored this schlitterbahn park until 2012. >> i heard a noise. that's when i turned around. >> reporter: jess and melanie went down the massive slide side. >> reporter: first responders found the 10-year-old in a pool verrucht's base. two women were in the raft with schwab. they were taken to the hospital for minor facial injuries. >> it is taller then niagara falls. >> reporter: verrucht's plunge is 17 feet high. the second drop is 50 the same time. paul oberhouser said his came off while riding with a friend and 9-year-old son two weeks ago. >> as soon as i hit the bottom of the first curve, the shoulder strap kind of busted loose. >> reporter: he said he had to grip handles by the legs to hold on. good. sounded like they were going to do something about it. >> reporter: in a statement, schlitterbahn said safety is a top priority and that the rides are inspected daily. >> all of the regulation, done on a state and local level with respect to amusement parks. it's really up to the manufacturers and the park to make sure they