you re live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta. we are following breaking news at this hour. the president declaring moments ago that he ordered the pentagon to shoot down the chinese spy balloon as soon as possible. the u.s. is in a recovery effort after a u.s. fighter jet launched a precision strike on the chinese spy balloon. it came after days of watching it float from montana, to missouri to the carolinas. here is another video of that strike. this is a tense moment in u.s./china relations. the world will be watching in the hours and days ahead. let s get straight to cnn s oren liebermann at the pentagon. oren, what more are you learning? i understand you were listening to officials explain how all of this went down. what can you tell us? it started on wednesday when president joe biden gave the authorization to shoot down the chinese balloo n as soon as possible. there were tankers and others to shoot this down. it was an f-22 that fired an a 9 side wind er. the ai
for all the little boys and girls for all the little boys and girls look like me this is a beacon girls look like me this is a beacon of hope and possibilities! hello and welcome to the programme the leaders of the us, britain and australia, meeting in california, have given details of a defence pact that will provide australia with nuclear powered attack submarines. president biden, uk prime minister rishi sunak and the australian prime minister, anthony albanese, have met to confirm the aukus security agreement. the deal is aimed at countering what the three nations see as china s threat in the indo pacific region. our political editor, chris mason, has more from san diego. china. austria and the united kinudom china. austria and the united kingdom are china. austria and the united kingdom are two china. austria and the united kingdom are two of - china. austria and the united | kingdom are two of america s most stalwart and capable allies. our common values are s
and, michele yeoh says she kung fu kicked the glass ceiling, with her best actress win at the oscars. for all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibilities. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk, on pbs in the us, and around the world. the leaders of britain, australia and the united states have hailed a pact to provide canberra with nuclear powered attack submarines, saying it will boost security in the asia pacific region for decades to come. under the aukus agreement, australia will first receive at least three submarines from the us. chris mason reports from san diego, where the deal was announced. a pact of old democracies coming together to counter a new and growing adversary. china. australia and the united kingdom are two of america s most stalwart and capable allies. our common values, ourshared vision for a peaceful, prosper
hour. we ll get her reaction to what is happening on capitol hill and more. and bombshell new claims that the biden administration obstructed the years long investigation into hunter biden related to tax fraud and gun ownership case. i m harris faulkner. an i.r.s. supervisor is making those claims now asking congress for whistleblower protection. that person calls the hunter biden investigation infected by politics. the attorney for that i.r.s. agent says the protected disclosures would include details which contradict sworn testimony, a clear conflict of interest, and an abundance of preferential treatment adding fuel to the house republicans fight to hold the biden family accountable. james comer says the administration may have been working overtime to try to protect hunter biden and adding this about the president. i don t see how joe biden could not be compromised. these family members aren t energy experts. they weren t on boards. at least with burisma hunter actuall
we are not giving patients the care we want to give them. i go in to work, i see a ten hour wait, i see so many patients waiting to be treated by us but there s only so much we can do. this woman waiting for treatment on her knee is one of many we have had operations and appointments cancelled this week. every body s suffering, every body has got problems with money. but if they were in the pain i m in, i think they might go in to work tomorrow and get their fingers out. also on the programme. gary lineker will be back on air this weekend after reaching an agreement with the bbc. the mother of the tv star caroline flack who took her own life three years ago tells us why she has rejected an apology from the metropolitan police over the way they handled her case. and the sci fi film everything everywhere all at once scoops up almost everything at the oscars. and on bbc london. on sports they later on the bbc news channel. a big night for british players at indian wells. and