wisconsin, and his reaction to the heckling in the chamber during the state of the union. the moment he had democrats and republicans standing to preserve medicare and social security. mary bruce at the white house. also, that tense exchange before the address even started. senator mitt romney with harsh words for embattled congressman george santos, who made up much of his life story before getting elected. tonight, george santos saying it romney.very and mitt romney explaining why he felt the need to say something. rachel scott live on the hill. as we come on the air tonight, we are tracking severe storms and a tar know dae watch right now. alerts across 20 states. wind gusts topping 50 miles per hour. then the system moving into the northeast. rob marciano timing it out. for the first time tonight, the pentagon confirming four previous chinese spy balloons have flown over the u.s. martha raddatz standing by tonight on where they were, what they flew over, and when.
tense exchange even before the state of the union startled. senator mitt romney with harsh words for embattled congressman george santos, who made up much of his life story before he got e legged. romney telling santos in that chamber, you don t belong here. rachel scott on the hill tonight. reporter: tonight, embattled republican congressman george santos firing back at senator mitt romney for confronting him on the house floor. look, he s a sick puppy. he shouldn t be there. reporter: cameras captured santos angling for a prime spot along the aisle. but romney wouldn t have telling the congressman, you should be embarrassed. you shouldn t be here. i didn t expect that he would be standing there trying to shake hands with every senator and the president of the united states. given the fact that he s under ethics investiation, he should be sitting in the back row and staying quiet, instead of parading in front of the president and the people coming into the room. reporter