This Just In

The Fiery End: Day 51 at Mt. Carmel

When FBI tanks began knocking holes in the wall and inserting tear gas at Branch Davidian compound outside Waco at 6am on Monday April 18, 1993 only a handful of journalists were there.

The vast majority had left the previous Friday, convinced the standoff would drag on for weeks. But Richard Ray was party to a tip by a government agent that something big would happen that morning. That something big turned out to be a tragedy beyond comprehension when - as Rich reported live during the noon news - a fire began. What follows is an eyewitness account of why and how it all happened.

It was February 28, 1993, when over 70 heavily armed ATF agents raided the Branch Davidian compound at Mt. Carmel, outside of Waco, Texas. The raid was weapons-related, and the ATF knew the David Koresh and the Branch Davidians were heavily armed. A gun battle ensued with deaths and wounded reported. Richard Ray was there covering the story for weeks and talks about the coverage and the event with host Bryan Lochhead.

This episode of "This Just In", introduces you to award-winning anchor/reporter Richard Ray and host/editor Bryan Lochhead . The former Fox4 colleagues talk about growing up, and their motivation for becoming broadcast journalists, and they ruminate on some of the biggest stories they covered. Richard will tell you what he saw and heard from what made the air, and they go behind the scenes for the untold stories. We were there!