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NBC News reports that Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said at a Friday night White House briefing that there was no sign of a cyberattack in the day's nationwide ground stop. According to the headline, DHS said, "We are built to handle crisis like this."
CBS News reports that the FAA issued a nationwide ground stop on Friday, disrupting travel plans for people across the country. The segment features reporting from CBS News' Carter Evans and Caitlin Huey-Burns.
Yahoo Sports reports on whether the USC football team's flight to Indiana departed before a nationwide ground stop. The outlet notes that USC has been known for flying out late during game weeks. The provided text does not say whether the team's plane left before the ground stop.
CBS News features commercial pilot Captain Laura Einsetler on "The Takeout," where she describes what she imagines flight crews are experiencing during Friday's nationwide FAA ground stop. The segment also includes a report from CBS News's Lana Zak at Chicago O'Hare.
The F.A.A. issued a rare nationwide ground stop for all U.S. flights on Friday afternoon, citing "reasons of safety," over what NBC News described as a communication issue involving air traffic control and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin called a telecommunications outage. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the airspace reopened at 8:15 p.m. Eastern, and officials said the disruption was not caused by a cyberattack or
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday ordered a nationwide ground stop on departing flights at all U.S. airports "due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety," saying departing traffic should remain grounded until further notice. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the stop followed a communication issue affecting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers and that technicians were investigating.
