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How far they re going to take it. but if that does occur, then we can look for airlines delays across the country because atlanta is a major hub. oh, my gosh. what a mess we re talking about. and juliet, again, we have not heard reportedly anyone being injured. that s some good news there. but talk to me now about perhaps the investigation of getting to the bottom of how this happened. i mean, the airport is filled with cameras from every which way, direction. in terms of the investigative end here, how are they trying to get to the bottom of what happened, who or what might be responsible? they already know it s an accidental discharge, they were confident in saying that. so they likely have the person who accidently discharged and have some sense of what led up to an accidental discharge. i want to make it clear for people who are not part of gun culture, lots of people travel with guns, as mary was saying. things like this do happen. but they are going to have to clear at least ....
Air who, within minutes, were to land and now there s a ground stop. perhaps they ve been diverted to other areas. talk to me about the coordination we do see one plane taking off right there. unclear whether that s a taped image that could have happened just moments before the ground stop or whether that s a live picture. okay, that is a live picture, so we see one plane taking off. talk to me about the coordinated effort here of why some planes are going to continue to take off and why there s a ground stop for others. the chief is exactly right. atlanta, people criticize atlanta, but atlanta is a mighty good airport and everyone has their assigned jobs. the airport security does one thing, tsa does another, the faa is fully equipped to handle the ground stop and the reassessment and diverting of flights. for atlanta, given that it appears, what they would have done is literally put them in ....
Right now and we know that tsa says they ve had the busiest crowds they ve had all pandemic long. so now you have all these people in the nation s busiest airport on standby, figuring out what to do next. my goodness. and nadia, you re getting your information from credentialed sources at the airport, as well as your own family members, and so while your family members have made it off the train and gotten up the escalators, do they feel like, many of the other travelers, they re stuck at the airport? are they able to leave the airport, since they have successfully landed in atlanta before now having to find a way, i guess, to get to your home? yeah, fred, they are not able to leave. they are not at the right concourse, they haven t been able to make their way to baggage claim. it s a very large airport. so you are trying to get to where you need to via the train and that s not running right ....