East coast travelers scramble amid ground stop

In the meantime, we showed you Atlanta, let's go to Boston now. We want to go to Logan International Airport, Boston-Logan International Airport, where Kaylee Schuyler joins us live to talk about the impact there. Kaylee, what are you seeing there? Hey, Tom and Ariel. So I can really only describe the scene here as stress. So I got here about two hours ago. There were a lot of people kind of running around figuring out what they were going to do. Here at Logan, the rental car facility is kind of a trek, a wave here from the main terminal. So a lot of people trying to figure out how they were going to get over there. I was trying to speak with a lot of people, see what their circumstances were. At one point, I had a woman kind of say, no, thank you, run past me. And she said she felt like she was going to vomit. And you're seeing this long line here behind me now. This has happened really kind of within the last Show you how long it expands. So people are waiting in line, starting over in this area and kind of see the big group of people. And it goes all the way down the terminal. I've been talking to a lot of these passengers in this line, and they say their flights have been canceled. And so they are waiting in this line. They've been directed here to try to rebook, get their bags, do whatever they need to do. So, yeah, a lot of people are frantically just trying to figure out what their plan B is going to be tonight. People don't want to sleep here in the airport. Hotels are going to start getting sold out. But I actually did talk with one man who said Boston was his final stop, but he was traveling up here with all of his family, and the rest of them didn't make it. We're trying to get this up in New Hampshire for my mom's graduation on Sunday. So the whole family's coming from different parts of Tennessee. And my mom and dad are currently stuck in Detroit. My little brother's currently stuck on the plane. And I've left last and I got here first. The FAA saying in a statement earlier tonight, the FAA issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following communication issues impacting multiple air route traffic control centers. FAA technicians are investigating the issue. We will provide updates. Now the FAA says inbound international flights will be managed on a case-by-case basis and they're actually allowing some international flights to leave Logan here tonight, but all passengers all across the country are encouraged to check directly with their airline for the latest information. And as you DHS Secretary Mullen says there is no indication that the ground stop is due to nefarious cyber attacks. So really here in Logan, a lot of people are hoping this nationwide ground stop is lifted very soon. But for a lot of these passengers here, the damage is already done and they're just wondering when they're going to be able to get to the stop that they're trying to go to. I've talked to some people who are thinking about driving to Virginia, some even as far as Atlanta. Tom and Ariel. You make a good point. Kaylee, the fact of the matter is, it is evening. We're approaching quarter after seven Eastern time. A lot of these people checked their bags already. So what do you do if you've checked your bag onto the flight, you can't get it back, hotels are going to start booking up. It's going to kind of snowball into one nightmare after the other for these passengers. Yeah, and that's really what's already happening. Again, when I first got here about two hours ago, it actually was pretty quiet here in the terminal. I wasn't really shocked by that considering the nationwide ground stop. But then, yeah, it picked up about an hour ago. And that's what a lot of these people are trying to do, figure out how to get their bags. And the only answer right now is for people to wait in this very, very long line for who knows how long. So yeah, a lot of people are stressed. I don't know if you heard it as I was talking. Someone walked past me and said, nobody's happy. I've run into some people who are, you know, trying to be in good spirits about it all. But yeah, I mean, a lot of people, People just don't know how long they're going to be here and just want somewhere to lay their heads. That's not the airport floor. Yeah. Kaylee, a quick question here for you. I'm curious. I know you've been reporting live, but have you been able to overhear any airline messaging at all? Maybe what gate agents have been sharing with people, anything that they have said? Not necessarily really all I can tell you because I have been, you know, doing a lot of live shots pretty back to back. If I go look down at the flight information board, it is almost solid red. Again, it's just a couple of international flights that were able to land and are able to leave tonight, but everything is basically red on the flight board. I wish I could show you, but yeah, it's not looking too good. There are still a small, small handful A few people earlier who were still going through security, but I don't know. Don't know how that's going to go for them. You mentioned the good spirits. We saw a couple of smiles out there, but I wonder how long that will last through this travel nightmare. Kaylee Schuyler, live for us at Logan International Airport up in the Northeast tonight. Kaylee, thanks. And Kaylee was talking about the Board of Red. Let's take a look at Orlando, another Board of Red at this airport. Just incredible, Tom. When was the last time you saw so much red, so many flights canceled or delayed to this magnitude here on these screens? We're going to continue to follow the latest on this nationwide ground stop as we continue.