you can see the piece on the bottom of it. that is the piece that gathers the intelligence for this what loan. we ve known about this being in the skies over our country illegally for several days at least. some say going back months. so far, we have not done anything to impede this balloon from collecting surveillance over the country even though it s of clear violation of u.s. airspace. no word from the president of the united states at 3:00 eastern time. we ve known about this since last night really. twice now he has avoided shouted questions. watch this. mr. president, when will you remove the balloon? when and how will you remove the balloon, mr. president? [question inaudible] are you worried about the balloon? martha: apparently not worried about the balloon as he walks across the lawn there. we know that it launched this instrument from china. you can see on that quick animation. maybe we can play it again from mainland china. now it has hovered over montana, h
montana, which is home to our nuclear silos and intercontinental ballistic missiles. beijing claims it is a civilian aircraft used for media meteorological research. that got knocked up by bad weather. but the pentagon says that is a bunch of b.s. we know this is a chinese balloon and it has the ability to maneuver. the balloon has changed its course, which is again way we are monitoring it. speak with the balloon continues to move eastward and currently over the center of the continental united states. we assess the balloon is not a military or physical threat to people on the ground at this time. we will continue to monitor and review options. we assess that it will probably be over the united states for a few days. judge jeanine: so why the hill hasn t joe biden shut this thing down yet? defense officials advise the president not to take it out. fearing it could cause debris to fall and put people in harm s way. any potential debris field would be significant and pot
here. take a look at the misery map, more miserable virtually by the moment. john: you have to love the misery map. america reports rolls into a second hour. i m john roberts, good day to you again. gillian: no misery here, all good, all happy, not complaining about anything for a change. john: might be misery for you, but not gillian: i m gillian turner in for sandra smith, we ll take you live to the snow zone but first overseas. john: president biden jetting back to washington and leaving behind a new axis of evil. china and russia showcasing their close ties with iran in tow. gillian: declaring a no limits partnership, experts say not only a threat to ukraine but the future of taiwan as well. john: when chinese president xi jinping makes a trip to moscow in the spring. china says they plan to play peacemaker but they doubt intentions. they are working together today to reach those goals. john: where do we stand against our adversaries? we will take th
derailment have been prevented? if so, how? the answer to that question will eventually come from the ntsb, which is currently investigating the crash, but we can and should take a look at the conditions of rail freight across this country and the allegations that across the industry safety is being sacrificed for profit. we spoke with one 40-plus year veteran railroader and certified accident investigator who told us what happened in east palestine was the logical outcome of precision schedules railroading. and that without change it will happen again. we re going to explain what that means in a moment with greg reagan, the president of the transportation trades department of aflcio. it s important to understand the operating conditions because the crash itself is becoming a political football. donald trump is touring the derailment site, and the mayor of east palestine who told us on this show the other day that he didn t want president biden to visit because the security d
my dad and the club go together. they are one thing, really. this is the glasses, eh? if my dad s not at home or he s not at the club, we panic. right, is everyone ready to go? if the club was to close, i think i d be dead in about a year. i know a lot of people feel that when they walk through the doors, this club is where they belong. get out, you old witch! i am responsible for the club. financially, the buck stops with me. do you want me to do it all green, orjust half.? just leave it. think it looks like shrek. we don t know what s round the corner. we ve currently not got a signed lease, so our landlords could serve us six month notice, and that s it. we ll be gone. has the club been busier? it has. but i will admit, we are very, very down today. | very down. i know by the money! i have a real moral responsibility to ensure that the club continues for as long as it possibly can. welcome to clacton railway social club. this through here is our office. this is where all t