[applause] >> greet the people of kansas city, missouri and kansas city, kansas. we had a great convention. he location was perfect. we were praised for the way we an the convention. people in kansas city volunteered and helped us and did a lot of work. i'll never forget my time in kansas city. i remember waiting by the phone to see if president ford was going to call me because bob clarke of abc called me and said you're going to be the nominee for vice president. and bob and i were good friends. john conley was right down the hall. it was a line is great place for a convention. i think everyone agreed. ,egardless of party or whatever we did have a good convention. people came and spoke their minds. we had a full house every night. the t say enough about ood people of kansas city. >> let's start with the story to have memories you have of kansas, the convention. > well, i had been very much immersed in policy issues for a number of years but not politics. i had not been involved at all in political matters. next thing i knew, sam donaldson had his microphone in m

it was called the kansas city miracle, and the kansas city spirit. on the other hand, we did nominate william jennings bryan, and he was massacred by william mckinley and teddy roosevelt in the 1900 general election. and then in 1928, we hosted another convention, a republican convention, that nominated herbert hoover. now, he was pretty successful in the general election, he won in a landslide, in fact. but the next four years were terribly not successful, the great depression. in 1976, there were humorous comments, mostly by democrats, about the previous republican convention in kansas city and the nomination of president ford was hoped by the ford folks. so kansas city has a background in this. i also want to mention one other fact before i go to the panel about kansas city's background. as audrey mentioned, the convention held is in kemper arena. that might seem there is a coincidence with my name. in fact kemper arena was funded , in part by a gift from my father out of my great-grandfather's charitable trust in order to save the american royal.

city republican library. -- kansas city public library. he covered the national convention. today he is the communications director of the concorde coalition, a nonpartisan organization based in washington that promotes responsible federal budget. calledt be [indiscernible] last but not least is laura luckert. on thisbeen working national convention exhibit. she was a sophomore at the university of kansas in 1976. she has degrees in education and journalism and has been in corporate communications in her retirement from that. she is working on projects such as this. [applause] i would like to open our discussion by pointing out that kansas city has been the site of three national political conventions. in 1900 kansas city was the site of the democratic national convention, a famous moment in kansas city history because the convention center actually burned down 90 days before the democratic national convention was supposed to be held. -- we rebuilt it it in 90 days. on the other hand we did nominate william jennings bryan and he was massac

kansas city is 318 square miles. i give you this information because we are going to talk about costs, then we have to talk about costs in the context of a city budget. at 318 square miles, and if you want a little bit of an understanding as to what that means, san francisco would fit into kansas city eight times. it has a population of 470,000 which is the density of about 1460 people per square mile. when you do that which you would need to be thinking is every person is a dollar of taxes, or every person is a dollar for infrastructure. now compare that with san francisco which is a much smaller city, about 40 square miles. has a density of 17,000 per square mile and 820,000 people. or new york city, 27,000 per square mile. or manhattan, 22 square miles, 69,000 people per square mile. when you look at that and you understand the connection between density population, dollars for taxes, et cetera, without of course factoring in the various levels of tax schemes, whether it's more property tax relief or in the -- tax

jill mcgill from kansas city. great if someone from the same city on the other side of the street. mayor james was elected to his position in 2011. is focused in his passion for the work that does have to do with education, employment, efficiency and enforcement. and i had a very interesting conversation with him when i was in kansas city result for a workshop on police committed collaboration where he presented. he was very passionate about this work. following sly is going to be a ron bowman. he rose up through the ranks and his deputy city manager in arlington, texas, and director of public safety. he is involved in several projects here at sine and he is a valued and respected colleague. he brings a wonderful perspective of city management from his experience as a police officer andy police chief. then we have my new friend, leonard matarese, director of research for project is open at the center for public safety your the thing i like most about him is that when i was an undergraduate at rutgers in new york i

the park is led to a good safety program and they say they fought kansas city. they are in the fund business where in the safety business. at waterworld, it's 50 at jackson's that mean fun. but that amusement comes from discipline. before the park opens, before most people are even awake in the morning, we're out there testing the rights. the serious safety program is intended to prevent what happened about at the kansas city water park ten -year-old caleb schwab died while writing the world largest hollow slide which in german means insane. somehow during the 17 story high drop and supposedly strapped into a injured. we don't have any objections were you have to be strapped in. waterworld spokesperson also says their tireless pride is sick stories the flat line is about a third of the height of the deadly waterslide in kansas city. >> i was nervous, i was kind to scare. bishoff family brother to kids here today with the accident in the back of their mind. >> you hope they do they safety jobs, you hope that they check everything. there are certain rides i don't

the water slide at the water park in kansas city, kansas is the tallest in the world. it will drops them 100 feet at 65 miles an hour. they are telling local media outlets the harness wasn't working before the tragedy. on sunday at the park 10-year-old caleb swab the son of kansas state representative scott swab was riding when something went horribly wrong. michelle and i want to thank kansas city kansas community and all of our friends and family for the outpouring of support and compassion as relates to the sudden loss of life for our son caleb. thomas swab. your continued prayers are welcome and appreciated. >> we are saddened to share a young boy died this afternoon. >> the parks closed while officials investigate this afternoon. they are not giving details as to what may have gone wrong. >> to be honest, this is not something we have experienced. safety of our guests is a priority. in addition to the safety of what happened on the ride others are affected. our prayers and condolences to the schwab family. >> investigation will begin on that one. >> we have anothe

a ride on the world's tallest water slide turned deadly in kansas city over the weekend. the victim... a 10- year-old boy - who we are now learning - died from a neck injury. and now as reid binion reports - the park is closed - pending a state (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 tallest water slide in kansas. caleb thomas schwab was just 10 years old. he was killed while riding the 'verrrckt' - a towering, 17-story water slide at schlitterbahn water park in kansas city. verrrckt - 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 t 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

more rainfall to kansas city. the good news is that the national weather service has lifted the flash flood warnings for the metro area. but look at the excessive rain that did fall across that region. see a little shading in the southern suburbs just south of the metro. they receive anywhere between 7 and 8 inches. the other story we're following here is the potential development of tropical activity, across the whbahamas, of cuba. they have the possibility of a five-day development especially as it crosses florida and the keys. and look at that, a lot of dry air and strong upper level winds so that is not really conducive for a tropical development. which is good news, george, we don't want to see this develop into a full-blown storm or hurricane. but the major threats going forward for southern florida, heavy rains. not a good place to be in florida, today and tomorrow. >>> now, to a story about life long friends in canada who made a startling discovery that they've been living were the wrong family for 41 year

kansas city is back five of the wildcard. they come into town. four back. they are coming into town. tom brady made the trip to cha are lot the teammates. in clear how much he will play. history tells us, we most lackly will see some of tom brady tomorrow night. you only get so many opportunities a year, and i am getting so many opportunities left in my life. i would like to take advantage of any and all of them if possible. so yeah. you know. when you see teammates out there in the uniforms and ready to go. want to be throughout with them. >> he made another trade today. they take up another line backer to when the rush. they went to craveland and sent the draft pick for great name here. three years ago, he was the number six overall pick in the entire draft. lsu. he was suspended a week ago tonight by the patriots for club-related issues and today reunstated by the patriots and unclear if he will be playing again tomorrow night. there you go. tonight. >> yeah. he had run. >> yeah. >> is f prayed where i went to caroline ma. he will probably play, right? y

overnight a flash flood emergency in kansas city. the storm leaving roads impassable and creating lakes in parking lots. nearly seven inches of rain forcing the city to shut down in some areas. the rushing water waist high, swallowing everything in its path. the floods reeking havoc on underground parking lots. this creek taken over by roaring rapids and rising over ten feet in just one hour. >> this is downtown k.c. right now. >> police busy rescuing stranded residents, some even from the roofs of their cars. torrential downpours also drenching indiana. fast-moving thunderstorms dumping an inch of rain in just 30 minutes. and in iowa, the kader experiencing near record flooding. the turkey river cresting at 22.5 feet. so much humidity in the air this time of year so all you need is a trigger to get some of that moisture to dump out of the sky rapidly. that's what happened last night. unfortunately for kansas city we've got another batch of rain with thunderstorms embedded in this about to roll through this area and now heading towar

. >>> tragic death of a 10 year- old boy at a kansas city water park, caleb shaub was riding down the water slide sunday when something went terribly wrong. the body was found lying on the ground. no one said huh how he died. the slide, drops 170 feet, has been closed indefinitely. >> we honestly don't happened. that's why a full investigation is necessary. all the rides are inspected everyday. our rides are inspected by an outside party at the start before the season starts. >> the slide sends riders in a 3 person raft plummeting 70 miles an hour, before opening back in 2014, it faced multiple delays, adjustments had to be made to the second hill and the slide. >> parents were concerned. emily smith brings us more from suffolk county. >> reporter: at splish splash, there are 35 water slides, some high the sky with 80-foot drops. with sunday's death of a 10- year-old boy at schlitterbahn in kansas city, some parents are concerned about water slides. >> it could happen i try not to live my life that way. >> we were nervous coming today. we didn't want to let the kids come themselves. >

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reports from kansas city. jess sanford and melanie gocke (go-key) say they went down the massive slide hours before caleb schwab. schwab."i just saw caleb sliding down kind of like the last half of the slide and there was a blood trail down the slide." first responders found the 10-year-old in a pool at verruckt's base. verruckt's first plunge is more than 168 feet or approximately 17 stories high. the second drop is about 50 riders are secured by velcro straps. "it wasn't that secure being strapped in." paul oberhauser says his belt came off while riding with a friend and his nine-year-old son about two weeks ago. "as soon as i hit the bottom of the first curve the shoulder strap just kind of busted loose." he said he had to grip handles by his legs to hold on and told park staff what happened. "they kinda said oh no really or something like yes not good. and so it sounded like you know they were gonna do something about it." in a statement, sclitterbahn said safety is their "top priority" and that the rides

omar villafranca, cbs news, kansas city, kansas. >> so how safe are local water parks? from indoor parks to resorts down the shore, we'll check on safety measures at some of the places you may take your family. that is today at 5:00. >>> authorities in tennessee say one of the three girls who fell from a ferris wheel last night remains hospitalized in serious condition. the other two girls are response enough answering questions. the three fell 30 to 45 feet when the car they were in slipped over at a county fair. the fair rides are closed today and will not reopen until a third party inspection is completed. it is a message to all of house love taking pictures. >> hold on tight to that smart device. woman lost her ipad to a very fast dolphin while trying to snap a photo. we'll show you this video again, show you how she got it back. >> she did get it back. >> katy? >> i can't believe she got it back. with that said, we are looking ahead here to again a downhill slope when it comes to the weather pattern as other elements in this forecast go up. the heat, the humidity,

kansas city lawmaker scott schwab's caleb. witnesses describe him going down the steep 168-foot drop on the slide sunday afternoon and then going airborne over the next hill colliding with a safety net. >> extremely horrible. i have two 12-year-olds with me today, and still very emotional. lrp schlitterbahn closed the park and blocked the slide. families were scrambling to find out what happened. >> i saw everyone's faces to see if it was their loved ones affected. >> reporter: a spokesperson says it's the first death on the slide. >> we honestly don't know what's happened. that's why a full investigation is necessary. we have to understand what's happened. >> reporter: several guests told 41 action news the straps on the slide's rafts weren't working properly today. >> a laet lady in front of me said she rode the verruckt and any of the times she rode it. >> laura: we got answers about that slide. there is no age limit. no age requirement. there are velcro seat belts and handles on the sides of the raft for riders to hold ont

omar villafranca, cbs news, kansas city, kansas. >> according to kansas city police two women were in the raft with schwab. they were taken to the hospital for minor facial injuries. >>> tropical storm javier churning its way near the tip of mexico in baja, california, as a precaution. the high winds and heavy rain have been battering the area. hotels are gathering guests in safe zones, keeping everyone inside. the mexican weather center is reporting they expect the storm to begin to weaken by this afternoon. >>> when we come back, controversy at the olympics, a russian swimmer once banned from the olympics is back in the games and that's not sitting well with all the competitors. >>> and john elliot is tracking storm clouds. find out when they'll arrive in >>> american lily king won gold medal in the 100-meter breast stroke, but a russian swimmer's second place finish is making headlines. cbs 2's ben tracy explains. >> here comes comes. >>reporter: she swam in lane 5 right next to her american rifle, lily king. by the time she touch the wall, the russian who served a 16- month suspen

the kansas city public library hosted this 90-minute event. >> it is with shared purpose that the institute and the library celebrate shared history oday with an installment, your story, his story, the legacy and contributing the republican showdown in kansas city. the kickoff events funded by the kuemper foundation. it was in the arena the summer of 197

a new twist in the investigation what a kansas city newspaper has uncovered... about the popular water slide he was killed on ....over the weekend. plus... donald trump is under fire again... with some from his own party questioning his national security positions. the valley's news leader is back after the break./// ((you're watching the valley's news leader with swensk. this is 8 news now at noon.)) ((kirsten joyce)) >>> as the investigation into a 10-year-old's death on a popular water slide unfolds... a kansas city newspaper has learned the ride had not been opened two years ago. caleb schwab died sunday on "verruckt" two other women were in the same raft.. but only suffered minor injuries. the ride's first plunge is about 17 stories high... and the boy was reportedly thrown from the raft after the initial drop. in a statement... the park said safety is their "top priority" and that the rides are inspected daily: (( deborah hersman//president and chief executive officer of the national safety council - "there are no federal standards and so it really is up t

kansas city officials investigate the death of a young boy kill this afternoon on the world's tallest waterside. the slide and water park are now closed. >> reporter: park goers were asked to leave the near kansas city, missouri, sunday after 10-year-old caleb schwab, the son of a kansas state lawmaker died in the park's main attraction. 168 foot tall waterside which in german means and same. >> we honestly do not know what has happened and that's why a full investigation is necessary. >> reporter: the schwab family released a statement, we are comforted knowing he believed are forever together now. we will see him another day. water park officials offered no specifics about his death. >> our focus is the family. our thoughts and prayers are with them. >> reporter: the riders have to be 54 inch tall, climbing 264 steps to get to the top and dissent in 100 pounds multiperson wraps. co-owner, designer told usa today in 2014, they used roller coasters but did not translate well to the slide and they decided to tear it down and rebuilding it reconfiguring angles. in this video, two men ri

child at a water park in kansas city, kansas. it happened on a water slide whose name is german for "insane." omar villafranca is in kansas city. >> reporter: excitement turned to horror sunday afternoon when ten-year-old caleb schwab was killed while riding down the 17-story water slide on a raft. two other passengers were also injured. winter prosapio is the water park spokesperson. >> all of our lives are affected by an outside party. >> reporter: caleb was the son of kansas state representative scott schwab, enjoying the park on a day honoring state lawmakers. the family released a statement saying, "caleb brought abundant joy to our family and all those who he came into contact with." >> it is taller than niagara falls. the tallest water slide in the world. adjustments had to be made to the second hill when test runs show the raft launching off the slide. in this promotional video released by schlitterbahn, three riders strap into a raft and drop down more than 168 feet. they reach speeds of more than 60mph. passengers are t

the kansas city police department is leading this investigation. >> rose: thanks, omar. still ahead, michael phelps in rio. a gold medal and purple spots. we'll dive into this next. ? ? trintellix (vortioxetine) trintellix may start to untangle or help improve the multiple symptoms of depression. for me, trintellix made a difference. tell your healthcare professional right away if your depression worsens, or you have unusual changes in mood, behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. trintellix has not been studied in children. do not take with maois. tell your healthcare professional about your medications, including migraine, psychiatric and depression medications occur especially if taken with nsaid pain relievers, aspirin, or blood thinners. manic episodes or vision problems may occur in some people. may cause low sodium levels. the most common side effects are nausea, constipation and vomiting. trintellix did not have significant impact on weight. ask your healthcare professional if trintellix could make

kansas city is in a rain delay. three and a half back as we speak. in that game in kansas city for the rain came and they delayed the game, fred gardner went up against the wall took extra bases away from the kansas city royals create i have to show you the play of the night. maybe the play of the year. watch the picture and watch the play. he has got it. as the announcer said it pays to play hacking sack when you are a kid area did -- a kid. the indians go on to win. tom brady is wrapping up his preseason. saturday afternoon he has to leave and not return until monday, october 3. commissioner. do you hear me? a long time. take a good look because the next thing -- time you will see him in practice is the week of october three. how will you pass the time? >> how will you stay sharp? >> we will say. -- we will see ar. >> are you staying locally? i do not want to give away all my tips. that part will be very challenging, watching those games in september. but i will find ways to preoccupy my mind. mike: what do you think of the haircut? ladies? thumbs

in kansas city this thursday, doubtful any starters will play in the game. sheldon: thank you so much. still ahead, a wisconsin effort to help a threatened species. adrienne: where the hundreds of announcer: got some extra time in the checkout line? download the free wisn 12 news mobile app for important local coverage that you don't have to wait for. sheldon: a butterfly breeder in wisconsin is helping more than 200 butterflies make their way to mexico friday. paula larson released the butterflies along with help from kids in her rhinelander community. monarchs are considered threatened species by the world wildlife foundation. adrienne: president obama is creating the world's largest protected area off the coast of his native hawaii, expanding a national monument created by george w. bush a day cad ago. it will protect marine life habitat and thousands of animals , including whales and sea turtles. pretty cool. speaking of climate change, inter-meteorologist. mark: there is a tropical storm headed towards hawaii as we speak. all four of us will not be able

kansas city dealt with some major flooding yesterday. a flood warning continues this morning for the kansas city metro area after a flood emergency yesterday. several water rescues are reported there. were numerous reports of abandoned vehicles due to the rapidly rising water. the national weather service did consider a life threatening condition. they continue to monitor the high water this morning. so unfortunate for folks in kansas city and in the area dealing with the high water. we are seeing high tns here live look from shaw university. skies getting brighter this morning ahead of sunrise at about 6:44. sunrise is getting a little pit later and sunset getting a little bit earlier here. keep that in mind, too. no wet weather is popping up here, just a few high clouds popping up on the satellite and temperatures are muggy. uncomfortable out there. 77 in raleigh. 73 in durham. the 90s. it's sad that 94 will feel a whole lot better compared to that 99 yesterday. chance of an isolated storm as the weak cold front continues to push here.

city, kansas. it's the second accident in just ten days. the concern now, there's no set regulation for safety regulations in the parks. there are more than 400 a movement park information the united states with more than 330 million visitors per year. no federal agency is responsible four oversight. it's up to the states to regulate but some are more than others. the trade group that represents amovement parks tells cnn serious incidents are extremely rare. the most recent data from 2014 shows of the millions of people who visited amusement parks in the united states, there were more than 1100 reported injuries. but that number does not account for water parks, traveling fairs and carnivals, alison, ryan. >>> the zika virus has killed a newborn baby girl in houston. this is the first fatality in texas that's linked to the virus. officials are saying the girl's mother travelled to latin america during her pregnancy. texas governor greg abbott now asking president obama for zika funding. and in flor

., in kansas city, kansas. the slide is the tallest in the world, taller than the empire state building. going down the slide, you can reach speeds of nearly 70 miles an hour. 10-year-old caleb schwab was there with his parents and three brothers. his father is a state representative. and tonight, what one witness, a nurse who was right there, now says he witnessed. abc's alex perez is in kansas city >> reporter: tonight, an eyewitness giving the first accounts of the horrific accident that killed 10-year-old caleb schwab. >> basically, i heard a couple loud booms, just sounded like something hit the slide like, boom, boom, and looked at my cousin standing next to me, i said, i think that's a body. outside of the raft. >> reporter: steve was in the water park in kansas city sunday afternoon, he says schwab was riding in the front of the raft with two women in the seats out. he raced over to help. >> as i get closer and i put my hand on the slide, the lifeguard said, there's nothing you can do. >> reporter: earl

. >> caleb schwab was the son of a state lawmaker and died riding this ride in kansas city. >> the slide is 168 feet tall and park officials aren't saying how caleb died but the park will be closed again today as the investigation gets under way. let's get more now from alex perez. >> reporter: authorities investigating what went wrong at this popular kansas city water park. >> our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this difficult time. >> abc news learning the 10-year-old of scott sh swab died while riding what's known as the tallest water slide in 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 tes and had to tear it down and rebuild a portion of the ride. quite possibly this incident is not going to be a r

but a horrific incident in kansas city is painting a grisly scene of just how dangerous amusement parks can be. the verruckt sends riders down 17 stories at up to 65 miles an hour. 10 year old caleb schwab was decapitated while on the ride sunday. and just today -- a child in pennsylvania was airlifted to the hospital after he fell off the idlewild and soakzone of kansas city...we don't have rides of that size and manner." in the valley -- amusement park rides are inspected annually. 09;00;19 then on an unannounced, roughly about every 6 months type frame, we'll do unannounced inspections to make sure they're following their operations." weekly exercises and training drills keep wet n wild lifeguards on their a-game. they also test the slides every morning ... before the park opens. according to the amusement safety organizaton 147 significant injuries in 2015 in the valley. most of tho se at the big apple coaster at new york new york. 45 neck injuries, 33 back related injuries, and 26 shoulder related injuries were reported. you're watching 8 news now good day. ((brian loftus)) >>> sta

. >> this morning a family in kansas city in shock after their son dies while riding a popular water slide park. >> tim is in the news rookbout the tragic death. >> the family released a photo of the ten-year-old, he died while riding the world'slest tal water slide at a wer parin kansas city and the riders reaching up to 50 m p his father is a stat lawmaker and the park was hosting a state leaders for a day of fun. the family released a statent, since the dy he was born he brought abundant joy to the family. the company that runs is park is not sure what happened here. that water park is closed ts morning while the state investigates this tragedy. back to ou. channelling your inner ch >> a look at t fun that families are having. >> inmate on the run, the man that the police need your help tracking down following a feingold: i'm russ feingold and i approve this message. johnson: ie always said i win either way.st guy meg narrator: if he loses, senator johnson lls back on the ten llion dollar bonus he paid himself .aseo a big corporate payout for him. johnson: i'vwa said... i win eith

omar villafranco is in kansas city. e sunday afternoon when killed riding this 17 story water slide on araft. o other passengers were injured. winter persapio i theater pa spokesperson. >> all our rides are inspeed every day. actually. our ride are inspected by an outside party. >> cale the sonf kansas state representative scott swab, enjoying the park on a day honong state lawmakers. saying caleb brought abundant joy to our family and although he came into contact with. >> tallerhan niagara falls. >> it is dubbed the tallest water slide in the world. the attractn opene in 2014 after several delays. adjustments had to be made to ow the raft launching off the slide. in this promotional video released by the company, three drop down more than 168 feet miles per hour. passengers are thrust up and over another 50 foot drop. to ride, each passenger must be at least 4'6." the combined weight of three riders must be 400 pounds. this girl took the plunge with friend on the watt r slide an hour before the deadly accident. the 18