leadership dhs secretary. did not shoot it down. questions why the president waited a week to shoot it down. gank of 8 to be briefed. an opportunity to protect america in a simple way chose not to do that. she comes bearing gifts. you are bringing in these cookies. probably cooking these forever. the plan is it screen really loud every time somebody halls the ball. both of boys are on offense. all right now baby, it s all right now ainsley: that is sue saint marie located in michigan. 35 today. if you live there, snow boots. need a sponge not going to snow. 90% chance of rain on top of the snow. that s going to be a mess. ainsley: janice said overall the state of the union when it comes to weather pretty good. steve: the weather department is cold. ainsley: ains might be a little chilly but overall most of america is going to experience nice weather. no rain. steve: when i was in kansas city last weekend it was 11 degrees. but do you know what? i
responsible for the disposal of waste materials. now disposal sites in the transfer of contaminants will be subject to epa oversight, a live report straight ahead. but first the wall street journal reports the u.s. energy department has joined the fbi assessment that covid-19 most likely originated from a lab leak in china. the department was previously undecided on how the virus emerged. all of this as fox pulling shows president biden underwater when it comes to the job performance. lucas tomlinson live in the white house with details on the stories. president biden s national security advisor jake sullivan refusing to confirm or deny the classified report, he spoke earlier. there is a variety of views in the intelligence community, some of the religious community have reached conclusions on one side and some on the other and never have said they don t have enough information to be sure. house foreign affairs committee chairman michael mccaul releasing a statement a s
how did this happen? that s an excellent question, katy. the balloon was able to get past our west coast anti-balloon defense system, the seattle space needle, but once it was here, we were able to keep an eye on it with our sophisticated tracking technology of going like this. our thanks to saturday night live there. there are rising dramatic tensions, however, between the united states and china after a white house decision to shoot down that massive spy balloon. we ll walk through what happened and take a look at the growing fallout. plus a powerful earthquake leaves hundreds of people dead in turkey and syria. this morning rescue crews are searching through the rubble for any survivors. and heading into 2024, democrats have approved a new primary calendar, reshaping the way the party picks its precedential nominees, but there are still some potential challenges ahead. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, february 6th. i m jonathan lemire
type of significant intelligence collecting capability or what they might have been intended for. at this white house briefing, what you did hear from national security spokesman john kirby is there is clearly a shift into a robust, all-of-government approach to get more answers, not just to the three objects shot down over the course after a three-day period but what they re seeing in the skies. the widening of the apertures, it s at least one element of why we ve seen this more over the course of the past couple days. as you noted, victor, this is unprecedented in terms of u.s. fighters taking out things from over u.s. skies. this is john kirby s response. where we go from here, i think we just don t know right now in terms of whether they needs to be threshold changes as you put it. i think it s important to take a step back here. what the president did was ordered these actions with the safety and security of the american people foremost in his mind. there were very goo
the way she did, to look amazing and know she s expecting baby number two, fantastic. the lead with jake tapper starts right now. the white house insists that there is no indication extraterrestrials are affiliated with these flying objects. for now. t the lead starts right now. four times in eight days flying objects shot down over north american skies by the u.s. military. were they a security threat? what did they carry? and why different protocols now for shooting them down then for the chinese spy balloon? plus, a father s pain. after his 14-year-old daughter is bullied and beaten at school and later died by suicide. why he says her school did not do nearly enough. and the thrill of victory in the face of my beloved eagles agony of defeat. two-time super bowl mvp patrick mahomes will join us live, fresh off his incredible come from behind super bowl victory. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. we start with our world lead. so many questions and so few