you re right, republicans are trying to make this a referendum on biden s leadership, even democrats are saying why did we find out so late. the biden administration says the reason they didn t want to shoot it down earlier is they didn t want to hurt anybody or damage infrastructure. it s 200 feet tall. the payload attached to it was similar in size to a regional jet liner, weighing more than 2,000 pounds. the debris field at the moment after it was shot down over the ocean is about 1,500 meters by 1,500 meters, in other words, for us americans who don t do the metrics system, 15 football fields by 15 football fields. it clearly would have had a very big zone of potential damage, and when you say that the payload was similar in size to a jet, the idea of a jet crashing somewhere into the united states does put it into some perspective for you.
putin had to act quickly. releasing a statement within hours instructing authorities to provide all of the assistance required for those victims. officials launched an investigation into what caused the crash. what we know so far is this supersonic fighter bomber jet was taking off from a military training site, part of a training exercise. as it was taking off, one of the engines caught fire forcing the pilots to eject themselves from the jet. the jet crashing into a residential area. residential quarters in the courtyard of that area and setting off an explosion that spread across 2,000 square meters. we have that social media video. emergency services rushing to the scene and continuing to provide that support. dozens evacuated, others killed, others hospitalized. beyond the tragic loss of life, it reveals the real struggles of
trying to find out more details. this is a russian su-34 super fighting jet. as the jet was taking off from a military site, it appears there was a malfunction with its engine. one of the engines exploding, igniting the fighter jet. the pilot was forced to eject from the jet. that jet crashing in this port city into the residential area. in the courtyard of that residential area, setting off a huge fire, according to local officials speaking to state media. emergency services and firefighters of course trying to battle the flames we do not know if there s loss of life in this. i think it s indicative, ana, again, this is just a training exercise, but indicative of process that ukraine is having
for us to make this product in the united states. we re not making enough of it now. we have to make more of it, and the only way that you do that is to have more plants. reporter: the chip plant is set to open in 2025. that s three years from now. and since time is money, business owners like mr. patel say they ll keep working the supply chain until the chips are stacked in their favor. garrett: there is still much more news ahead on tonight s cbs evening news. the first images of a navy jet crashing in the south china sea. and the wisconsin prosecutor has the final word on what happens to kyle rittenhouse s rifle.
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