a good saturday morning to you. it is saturday, february 4th, you re live in the cnn newsroom, thanks for joining us so much for sharing part of your saturday morning with us. we begin with an eye toward the sky. we re getting new reports about the location of that chinese spy balloon that has been drifting across the country. according to reports, it has been spotted over north carolina an officials say it could move off the east coast and out over the ocean in a matter of hours. and as you would imagine, the balloon is raising national security concerns, and it is adding to the tension between washington and beijing. it was people on the ground in montana who spotted the balloon as it passed overhead. that thing is not the moon. the moon is right there. this thing is so weird. it is definitely moving. the context and the timing of this are really important. the secretary of state antony blinken called it an irresponsible act by china. keep in mind, this comes just day
the battle at saratoga is often regarded as the turning part of the revolutionary war. victory one by americans, generally believed that victory lies within the u.s. kevin produced one of the most comprehensive accounts of the battle. it s of particular interest because he s a former army officer with 28 years of service. granger of west concluded two combats and professorship in military theory and data of were college in pennsylvania. his previous book, the life of samuel was awarded to william toby award. kevin has agreed to do this program in an interview, conversations which will be followed by questions, i d be grateful if audience members could put questions in the q&a at the bottom of your screen. kevin, thank you very much for joining us. thank you, andrew. i appreciate the invitation thank you to everybody out there attending. so i want to begin asking you to discuss how your military background influenced your writing of the book. okay. well, i think first of
the battle at saratoga is often regarded as the turning part of the revolutionary war. victory one by americans, generally believed that victory lies within the u.s. kevin produced one of the most comprehensive accounts of the battle. it s of particular interest because he s a former army officer with 28 years of service. granger of west concluded two combats and professorship in military theory and data of were college in pennsylvania. his previous book, the life of samuel was awarded to william toby award. kevin has agreed to do this program in an interview, conversations which will be followed by questions, i d be grateful if audience members could put questions in the q&a at the bottom of your screen. kevin, thank you very much for joining us. thank you, andrew. i appreciate the invitation thank you to everybody out there attending. so i want to begin asking you to discuss how your military background influenced your writing of the book. okay. well, i think first of
oh say can you see by the dawn s early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight s last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight over the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there oh say does that star-spangled banner yet wave over the land of the free and the home of the brave will: the tradition continues. our nation s and them live from a different location. we are honored to be at the us military academy at west point for fox and friends weekend and it is a beautiful seen both behind us and in front of us. good morning, what a remarkable shot. will: what you are seeing is the banjo, and a cripple independence day celebration, fireworks show, the 3 of us will be hosting it for the fox news channel, the next two mornings with this incredible backdrop of the hudson ri
Several weeks talking about the revolution, the. Justifications for it, the actual fighting in the wake of it. What do we do having all this freedom and not knowing how to set up a democracy . So well be going that direction. Weve just covered the founding of jamestown in massachusetts in the middle colonies. And last time we were talking about how diverse the colonies were getting not just british, but different people, how much more population, how much were growing, how the economy was booming, and how the great awakening was both dividing. Colonies one from another, or rather people within, the colonies one from the another, but also providing a common experience right . This is where weve come from. Where were going is the revolution. Were talking about wars and were talking about tensions. The theme of today is the colonists were whining freeloaders getting all the benefits of british citizenship. Yep. Without footing any of the cost. Thats the motherland fought to protect them.