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SPECIAL REPORT: FAA issues nationwide ground stop; tanker collides with riverboat in New Orleans

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The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop Friday for all airports due a communication issue affecting air traffic control. https://abcnews.link/6C7YfYt

In Louisiana, emergency crews are responding to a collision involving a docked riverboat carrying more than 100 people and a tanker on the Mississippi River near the Port of New Orleans, officials said. https://abcnews.link/tSxICGh

David Muir has more.

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