loitering in montana w, whichme is home to our nuclear silos and intercontinental ballistic missiles. beijing claims that it is a i civilian aircraft used foraircra meteorological research thatft got knocked off course by bad weather. but the pentagon says that sat a bunch of b.s. we know this is a chinese balloon and thatbao it has the ability to maneuvern . the balloon ha s changethd itss course, which is , again, whchy sp re monitoring. ea the balloon continues to move eastward and it s currently overnues the center of the continental united states. again, we currently assess that the balloon does not present a a military or physical threatr s to people on the grounicd this time. and we ll continue to reviewti excuse me, continue to monitor id review options. we assess that it ll probably be over the united states forteo a few few daysr . so why the hasn t joe biden shot this thing down yet? thi defense officials have advised t the president not to take it out, fearingd
but i think it s important they do that. k it is the notionim oportant tt down, i think is something that will only that that talk will only increase if we don t o get some some information as the american peoplenl, those of us in the press, thoseis abo who are concerned about this, about whut y they are not doing that. i thought the brigadier general was fine. but we need we ier gene need somethingve t more comprehensive, i think, to give people a sense, because at the heart, this if we don t send a strong message to china, and in a relationship where mutual interests are r the centerpiecelatioe of a a relationship with behavior like this, you violate that relationship. and i think democrats, republicans put that aside. american,s want to know what this balloon is doing, how long it s been there, and if it cause or has caused an iy harm to our national security. these are all legitimatei questions. those are the questions. so i ll go to you, martha.will o you,my sources m tell me th