is it time to pop that balloon? i m michael smerconish. it sparked kshs about national security regarding beijing. is it more a about symbolism? secretary of state antony blinken was due to travel to china this weekend. he postponed his trip calling the infiltration a, quote, irresponsible act that created conditions that undermine the purpose of the trip. the public first learned of the balloon s existence thursday while it was over montana, which is home to ballistic missile silos and bomber bases. china is saying it s all innocent. a spokesperson for the chinese foreign min city sits is a civilian air shift used for meteorological purposes affected by the westerlies and limited self-steering capability, it deviated from its course. the chinese side regrets the entry of the ship. but it was a clear violation of our sovereignty as well as international law. the balloon does not pose a military or political threat and a senior defense official said military officials a advise
heinous, reckless, and inhumane. i m microal smerconish of philadelphia. those are the comments made. now that the rest of us have seen it, nobody can dispute that characterization. tyre nichols died from those injuries three days later, but was it second-degree murder as state law defines it? let s go to the video. i, of course, warn you the clips are difficult, they re disturbing to watch, there s a lot of foul language. first we saw an officer arriving at the scene and the situation rapidly escalating. damin , i didn t anything. turn your ass around. all right, all right, all right. you don t do that, okay? get on the funking ground. get on the ground. i m going to tase your ass. all right. i m on the ground. i m on the ground. on the ground. i m going to tase you. get on the ground. now. i ll tase you. all right, okay, all right. i ll break your turn the fuck around. put your hands behind your back. you guys are really doing a lot right now. nich
north myrtle beach. and it is rising here in new york city. it s actually a beautiful day. ainsley: and, if you live in chicago, go vote early in the morning. i think they are expecting bad weather later this afternoon. steve: but, if it s chicago. ainsley: for mayor. steve: if it s chicago vote early vote often. ainsley: is that the slogan? steve: for many years. ainsley: polls just open. brian: important election in wisconsin as well. everyone is talking about what is happening in new york. steve: couple hours away from former president donald trump s unprecedented arraignment here in new york city where he will be arrested. brian: one report indicates he will have 34 felony counts it however the indictment remains under seal. a press conference from alvin bragg later. sources say he is not expected to be put in any handcuffs. ainsley: our fox news senior correspondent laura ingle got up early. she joins us outside of the court house. when i was dri
expectation that he d be arrested this past tuesday. manhattan, d a. alvin bragg said that was never the plan. maybe it was all a head fake, designed by trump to rally his gop supporters in the house. or paved the way for last monday s grand jury testimony by former prosecutor and michael cohen, critic robert costello. perhaps it was just to make brag. think twice before indicting a former president. trump even posted this on a social media site, making it look like he s raising a baseball bat against bragg. he also called him an animal. that post was later deleted. on friday, a law enforcement source told cnn that bragg had been threatened with assassination in a letter containing nonhazardous white powder it s a lot to process let me try and sort it out. remember signs initially pointed to the first trump indictment, possibly coming out of georgia, where fulton county d a funny willis is investigating his attempts to overturn the 2020 election there. and then it seemed t
it was just to make brag. think twice before indicting a former president. trump even posted this on a social media site, making it look like he s raising a baseball bat against bragg. he also called him an animal. that post was later deleted. on friday, a law enforcement source told cnn that bragg had been threatened with assassination in a letter containing nonhazardous white powder it s a lot to process let me try and sort it out. remember signs initially pointed to the first trump indictment, possibly coming out of georgia, where fulton county d. a. fani willis is investigating his attempts to overturn the 2020 election there. and then it seemed that was going to be lapped by bragg and the hush money case. by the end of the week brag seemed to be slow walking. special counsel jack smith began to sprint. smith was appointed by merrick garland to look both at trump s role in the january 6th case and his handling of classified documents at mara lago. he scored two major vict