o er the ramparts we watched were so gather lently streaming and the rocket s red glare the bomb s bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave o er the land f the free and the home of the brave pete: secretary of state antony blinken in beginning shinning this beijing this morning on a rare trip to china as relationships sour. will: unclear if he ll sit down with president xi jinping. rachel: alexandria hoff is live with the latest. good morning. reporter: yeah, the question is if the sit down will happen and the primary goal of the visit is to reestablish senior level communication and that includes military to military. there s also other issues that will be brought up as well. secretary blinken meeting with chinese officials and that official plaid down that a broad range of deliverables would come from the trip. the visit was delayed once after the chinese spy craft was found drifti
in theaters february 17th. ihop. let s put a smile on your plate. . hello i m victory for blackwell, i m allison, mounting concerns about the chinese spy balloon floating over the united states. secretary of state to anthony blending just postponed his high stakes trip to china hours before set to depart. moments ago, the pentagon said this is a surveillance balloon and man new or gently usedible, about the size of three busses was spotted over montana in recent days, the pentagon says it s now over parts of the central part of the country, moving at 60,000 feet over u.s. air space, the chinese are down playing this discovery. they claim it s a weather balloon that blew off course. for now, president biden is opting against the growing calls to shoot it down. . considering the size of the pay load on this, looking at the potential for debris and the impact on civilians on the ground or property damage, we assessed it. it does not pose a risk to people on the ground
documents with classification marks. we are also learning additional details about the criminal justice implications possibly for the former president. he is calling federal prosecutors hacks and thugs tonight who had no write to storm his property and steal everything in sight in his words. correspondent david spunt is at the justice department tonight to begin our coverage. good evening, david. good evening to you in this redacted affidavit we are seeing a picture of federal prosecutors who had an escalating concern about documents stored at the home of former president donald trump. in justifying its search, the sworn affidavit notes there was also probable cause to believe that evidence of obstruction will be found at the premises referring to mar-a-lago. trump s team in january turned over 15 boxes of materials stored there. 15 of them containing 184 classified documents. 67 marked confidential. 25 marked labeled 25 top secret. the affidavit says some of the material a
the u.n. calling for access to al-shifa hospital to vet israel s claims that hamas was using the grounds as a command post. the israeli military tell us this isn t just any tunnel. this tunnel has connected to power, and they believe that there is far more of these across this entire hospital. norah: breaking news. a shooting at a new hampshire hospital. the developing information just coming in. fallout tonight for x. major companies pulling ads on the social media platform, and the white house condemning elon musk s endorsement of an anti-semitic post. the new details. airlines preparing for record numbers of thanksgiving flyers and the holidays nearly a week away. norah: and we go on the road to meet a couple who proves it s never too late to find love. he told me he was dedicated to making this a happy marriage. who could ask for more? [applause] norah: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this friday night. we beg
buckingham palace in london where kate, the princess of wales, made her first public appearance since december to celebrate the king s birthday. a deadly day for israeli troops in gaza and new video of aidarying raid. i m chris livesay in tel aviv where new footage shows the rescue of noa argamani. millions bracing for dangerous and record hot temperatures. i m dave malkoff on the chattahoochee river in atlanta where people are trying something, anything to keep cool. long haul. president biden jets from the focus on foreign policy in italy to fund-raising with the stars in california. while former president donald trump is seeking to win back battleground michigan. and later he s a social media sensation helping keep our roads safe. meet mason jones of pennsylvania, the guardrail kid. why are you passionate about this? to keep others from being killed. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from washington with adriana diaz. good evening from washingto