Faulty reasoning signals

• Confirmation Bias - 4.6% (19 hits)
• Anchoring Bias - 19.6% (81 hits)
• Availability Heuristic - 34.8% (144 hits)
• Representativeness Heuristic - 13% (54 hits)
• Hindsight Bias - 4.8% (20 hits)
• Overconfidence Bias - 10.1% (42 hits)
• Framing Effect - 16.4% (68 hits)
• Loss Aversion - 2.2% (9 hits)
• Status Quo Bias - 6.8% (28 hits)
• Sunk Cost Effect - 0%
• Optimism Bias - 5.6% (23 hits)
• Pessimism Bias - 7% (29 hits)

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Holiday weekend marked by powerful thunderstorms up and down the East Coast

Nature's fury on a tear across the nation.

The long holiday weekend lit up by thunderstorms that dumped rain across much of the eastern half of the country.

>> Oh my god.

>> Over 90 mile an hour winds reported in Oklahoma tearing down power lines.

In Wisconsin, a surveillance camera capturing a powerful storm ripping apart a backyard.

And in Maryland, lightning scorching 40 acres of a wheat field.

The severe weather also disrupting Independence Day celebrations.

>> For your safety, all guests must seek shelter.

>> Thousands evacuated from the National Mall in Washington for several hours.

Lightning flashing through the sky during the fireworks display.

Lightning also stealing the show in Tennessee, CONNECTICUT, AND NEW YORK CITY.

AFTER A storm threat forced the Macy's fireworks show to start early. The night littered with 4th of July mishaps.

>> All right, guys. Getting worse.

>> Spectators in New York watching flames and smoke rising from the Brooklyn Bridge, which had already been closed to traffic.

In Los Angeles, watch as fireworks enter a crowd of spectators at A SOCCER STADIUM.

OUTSIDE THE CITY, A DEADLY firecracker explosion igniting a nearby vehicle.

One person was killed.

>> Yeah, our wing had a firework hit our plane.

>> A Delta pilot on approach to Chicago's Midway Airport last night alerting the tower to an explosion in the sky.

>> Definitely felt the big bang.

>> Today, millions of holiday travelers again crowding the nation's highways and braving jam-packed airports from coast to coast.

>> Atlanta is a whole 'nother animal and um busy busy.

>> The TSA says it's expecting to screen 2.9 million people today, all hoping to dodge bad weather and make it back home.

>> Aaron is joining us now from that busy Atlanta airport, which is dealing with a ground stop right now, Aaron, that could snarl flights for a while.

>> Absolutely, Hallie. All because of storms that are firing up across several parts of the country right now.

We started this day at 7:00 a.m. with about 900 uh delayed or canceled flights nationwide.

That number stands right now at nearly 7,000 across the country and it is expected to still grow as the night goes on.

Hallie.

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