this object has been described as roughly the size of a small car, much smaller than the suspected chinese spy balloon which the air force shot down last saturday. to say it was shut down to say nothing from the facts that comments from the podium at the white house today is raising questions tonight. it was downed off the alaska coast, again, about the size of a small car. it had been seen flying at approximately 40,000 feet and was deemed to pose a reasonable threat to aircraft and other civilian operations. still, there are few answers about the object, even as the white house attempts to draw distinctions between this episode and the episode i previously mentioned last saturday. now, we are told that the president based on the advice of the pentagon believed it posed enough of a concern that it needed to be shot down. he ordered it, and it was. asked about the intradiction, the president said simply it was a success. we re going to remain vigilant about the skies
lucas tomlinson is here live with the latest. reporter: jon, according to a new fox news poll, 3 out of 4 voters think the economy is getting worse. while eating ice cream in portland this weekend, president biden appeared to disagree. i m not concerned about the [inaudible] i m concerned about the rest of the world. does that make sense? can you explain that? yes. our economy s strong as hell. reporter: a majority of voters, 51%, to be exact, say their financial situation is now worse compared to two years ago. only 15% say it was better. on fox news sunday, congressman steve scalise offered this explanation why: do. they are furious with biden and pelosi s far-left, socialist agenda that has led to just the cost of everything you guy when you go to the grocery store, if you can even afford to put gas in your car. reporter: if the election for president were held today, only 33% of voters would vote to reelect biden. a majority, 54%, would vote for someone
good morning from the centre of richmond in north yorkshire, rishi sunak s constituency. i will be speaking to people about the cost of living pressures they are facing and what they would like to see the new prime minister do to support them. in other news. the mother of murdered hull student libby squire is to meet her daughter s killer in prison. back with a point to prove how aston villa have moved to replace steven gerrard with the former arsenal manager unai emery. good morning. it is another mild day ahead following on from a mild start. for many it will be dry, although there are a few showers in the north and west. later, heavier rain and stronger winds in the south west. details coming up. good morning from downing street. it s tuesday, the 25th of october. rishi sunak will today become prime minister the third this year. it isa it is a day of firsts. he will be the first british asian to make it to number 10, and at 42, will become the youngest prime ministerfo
their respects to brazilian football legend pele, as he lies in state at his former club, santos. american football player damar hamlin is in a critical condition in hospital after collapsing during a game. and coming up we ve been talking to a guide dogs charity that s recruiting for more volunteers to tackle a shortage of trainers. we are at the moment looking very heavily to recruit lots of volunteers, and we ve been very lucky lot of people have been so generous with their time, and we are in recovery mode and hopeful for the future but do need a little bit of patience for a little bit longer. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. politicians in russia have called for commanders in the russian military to be held to account for the deaths of dozens of soldiers in a ukrainian rocket strike. in a rare admission moscow announced that 63 of its servicepersonnel had been killed ukraine says the figure was actually in the hundreds. one senator sa