of course the biden administration is going to be under pressure to take some kind of decisive action against this balloon that satisfies the hawks on the hill who have already been saying that the biden administration has not been harsh enough on china. it will be interesting to see how this plays out throughout the day, guys. we re going to bring you that live. anytime now the fbi could search the home of former vice president mike pence for any additional classified documents. up next i m going to speak to a bipartisan pair of congressmen who have drafted a bill to make the penalties tougher for mishandling classified material. also ahead, a killing without a known motive. a new jersey city council woman gunned down inside her own car. i will speak to a friend of hers about what they ve learned about the investigation so far. and later an italian mafia boss on the run for 16 years is finally captured. turns out he was hiding in plain sight, get this, as
in theaters february 17th. ihop. let s put a smile on your plate. . hello i m victory for blackwell, i m allison, mounting concerns about the chinese spy balloon floating over the united states. secretary of state to anthony blending just postponed his high stakes trip to china hours before set to depart. moments ago, the pentagon said this is a surveillance balloon and man new or gently usedible, about the size of three busses was spotted over montana in recent days, the pentagon says it s now over parts of the central part of the country, moving at 60,000 feet over u.s. air space, the chinese are down playing this discovery. they claim it s a weather balloon that blew off course. for now, president biden is opting against the growing calls to shoot it down. . considering the size of the pay load on this, looking at the potential for debris and the impact on civilians on the ground or property damage, we assessed it. it does not pose a risk to people on the ground
and take advantage of our special offer of no payments for eighteen months. hello again, everyone, thank you so much for joining me this saturday. i m fredericka whitfield. rescue operations are under way in eastern kentucky, floodwaters engulfing entire communities following torrential rainfall. there have been deaths from the flooding, including four children. officials say the numbers may rise as many people are missing as of this hour. governor andy beshear saying this earlier today. this is still an emergency situation. we are in search and rescue mode. that count is going to continue to go up. and we don t lose this many people in flooding. this is a real tough one. search and rescue teams are wading through the waters, looking for survivors around the clock. the national guards from kentucky, tennessee, and west virginia air lifting hundreds to safety. so far more than 660 air rescues. roads and bridges have been swept away, cutting off access and complicating th
discussing how to bring down oil prices and inflation. both of which have soared since the war began. in the meantime after it overturn roe v. wade the supreme court is due to announce several more major opinions including immigration and environmental protection and religious freedom. those decisions could come down as soon as this week. in los angeles district attorney towards casco and is defending his record on crime and a new interview as he faces another recall effort. we began overseas with the latest on the g7 meeting. peter doocy live in austria near the summit. it s been interesting here in europe to listen to the words of president is not saying. before he got here he would talk about high gas prices he would refer to them as a result of the putin price hike. now he s here with the rest of the g7 all leaders of countries that are hurting from high gas prices, he s not talking about the putin price i. instead he is describing russian aggression affecting the suppl
harm s way. i urge people to leave. we don t want to see them hurt. ambassador mark regev, thank you very much for being with us. very much appreciate your time. thanks for having me. that wraps up the hour for me. i m jose diaz-balart. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. right now on andrea mitchell reports, expelled. indicted republican congressman george santos becomes the sixth house member in history to be kicked out of congress by his colleagues with a trial on nearly two dozen federal charges still in his future. fighting resumes between israel and hamas after talks to extend the week-long humanitarian pause breaks down. sparking a dangerous new phase of fighting with potentially devastating impacts for civilians and hostages in gaza. that stunning new york times report that israeli military and intelligence officials had been warned hamas was plotting a detailed and unprecedented invasion a year before it was carried out. exactly as plan