Of people their power. The controlled takedown of three cooling plants went a little out of control when some of the debris hit a power line. Those are some of the top stories on this monday, august 19th. So here we are. Trevor ault, first time on the anchor desk. Yeah. How do you feel . I feel great. For the fact that weve got a combined half a week of experience on this show anchoring today, i think things are going pretty well. Whoohoo yeah. I was just going to say, were getting to know each other a little better. From ohio, from philadelphia. Neither of us parents. End of list. Pretty good, though. There you go, welcome. Thank you, appreciate it. Lets get to all the stories happening and were going to begin this half hour with the mass shooting threats and the concerns of copycat attacks following the el paso and dayton attacks. Tristan wicks was arrested after he allegedly sent a series of Text Messages threatening a mass shooting. Police say they got a tip from an exgirlfriend an
Biggest prodemocracy protests yet. Our reporter is there. Recession politics. President trump heads back to the white house facing growing fears over a possible recession. Insisting moments ago we have the strongest economy in the world. But his 2020 rivals say not so fast. The desperate search intensifying tonight for two firefighters missing at sea after setting out on a fishing trip meant to honor a lost relative. And what authorities have just revealed. And the dramatic dock rescue. A cruise ship passenger in a wheelchair falling into the water. And the Good Samaritans who jumped in to save her. Good evening. Thanks for joining us on this. Im whit johnson, in for tom llamas. We begin with dangerous weather, battering millions from the midwest to the northeast. The powerful line of storms triggering a microburst outside of pittsburgh, causing electrical wires to pop. The system toppling trees, ripping the roof off of one building, and partially collapsing another. And take a look at