. >> 57 year old wade langston was at a field house in colorado springs watching his son when a competitor in the weight throwing event lost control of a 25 pound weight like the one seen here, the weight flying over a safety net, striking langston in the bleachers. >> mountain lion field house for medical attention. >> he was pronounced dead at the scene. his family says langston was a truly wonderful person who brought laughter to every room he entered, questions now being raised about the safety net. the university that hosted the meet says the weight went over, quote, certified barriers. but one athlete tells the daily mail the nets were the lowest he's seen in his six years of competing. accidents at track meets are rare, but in september, a teenager in australia was critically injured by a hammer throw and a student in illinois was killed by a hammer throw in 2017. >> it was just a complete, utter, terrible fluke. >> now, an outpouring of support not only for wade langston's family, but also for the young athlete who lost control of that weight. >> he's a good kid, and i he's probabl

taylor bernstein. >> if a kid is throwing 80 feet, there should be nobody there feet away. >> wade langston'ss the depth of our sorrow but we are clinging tightly to the memories, laughter, and love that we shared with wade." >> deborah: a real tragedy. u.s. track and field is calling e fatal accident "unimaginable." hold on to the truth. at is a message from outgoing cnn anchor jim acosta who said farewell to the network today after 18 years. jim acosta, who has run afoul of president trump over the years, was demoted from his afternoon time slot, and opted instead to leave the network. but not before saying a pointed farewell. >> a final salvo from jim acosta directed at president trump. >> it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant. speak of the cnn anchor quit today but not before bashing trp one more time. don't give into the lies. don't give into the fear. that's enough. t on the microphone. acosta routinely butted heads with the president including ump's first term, including that notorious incident when he wrestled for the microphone out of us hooked on mock white house press con