over the western united states. it may have come all the way from china. national security correspondent jennifer griffin has details from the pentagon. hi, jennifer. good evening, gill i can t believe. the pentagon says it has detected and been tracking for the past several days a chinese surveillance balloon that entered u.s. airspace and appears to have been sent bye bye jing to spy on sensitive sites in montana. one of three sites where the u.s. houses it s siloed nuclear weapons. nbc first reported the news. a senior u.s. defense official just briefed reporters on the balloon which is still hovering over the continental united states. adding the u.s. government has very high confidence that this surveillance balloon was sent by the peoples republic of china. the balloon is currently traveling at an altitude well above commercial air traffic and does not present a military or physical threat to people on the ground. instances of this kind of balloon activity have been
economic aid brian deese who has been a member of the national economic council no. replacement has been announced yet and the news comes ahead of a new jobs report tomorrow which will include the first yearly revision it might bring a big upward or downward reset. gillian? gill gym jacqui heinrich at the white house tonight. thank. the stocks were mixed today the dow lost 39. the s&p 500 gained 61. nasdaq surged 384.5. the republican led house has voted to bar democratic congresswoman ilhan omar from an assignment on the foreign relations committee. republicans say she has a history of making anti-semitic remarks upsetting to many americans. chad pergram has details tonight from capitol hill. omar ousted. this is not about vengeance or retribution. it is about accountability. party line vote on the house floor to knicks omar from the foreign affairs committee after controversial comments about 9/11 and israel.
Following an all-online January term, McDaniel College welcomed students back to campus this weekend for the spring semester. Residence hall move-in began Sunday for undergraduate students.