the biden administration to shoot down the balloon over the atlantic ocean. the federal aviation administration has issued a ground stop close airspace in north and south carolina until 2:45 p.m. eastern time. the balloon is currently floating over south carolina and moving southeast republican congressman anthony of the homeland security committee standing by with his reaction. but first lucas tomlinson is live at the white house with 30 tables unchecked details. good afternoon mike if you going to shoot down a chinese spy balloon over the atlantic that s exactly how you do it. you close airspace you launched fighters. that appears to be what happened are present biden spoke earlier indicated a decision had been made without offering specifics. [inaudible] earlier this morning on fox former defense secretary chuck said it s unlikely this bible it
deal with these family units who are showing up every single day and night willing to turn themselves in. earlier today on fox former dhs secretary chad woman and former u.s chad wolfe had some pretty chad wolf had some pretty tough words. take a listen. the hedge from this administration is clear that if you come to the boarder and you get across, you turn yourself in to border patrol, you will be released into the united states. and that s exactly the wrong message. he s got a ton of experience. that is a very, very smart guy, and if i was the american public, i d be asking why. reporter: and former chief rodney scott talking about alejandro mayorkas there. take a look at this tweet from the u.s. consulate in mexico, the hex can city directly across the border from brownsville right in southern texas. they put this tweet out instructing personnel to shelter in place because of cartel gun battles taking place between the