President Trump this afternoon ordered the grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, reversing an earlier decision by US regulators to allow the planes to keep flying. The president’s order comes after aviation authorities in several other nations grounded the jets, following two recent crashes that raised serious safety questions. Host Marco Werman gets the latest from The World’s Jason Margolis.
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