connection to slavery. hello and welcome to bbc news. the giant chinese balloon that had been floating over the united states has been shot down by an american fighterjet off the coast of south carolina. the balloon, which the us says was being used to spy on military sites, appeared to plummet straight into the sea. china continues to insist it was a stray civilian weather observation airship. our correspondent david willis has more from washington. officials here are saying that this chinese balloon was brought down about six miles off the coast of south carolina by a single missile fired by a us fighterjet. now, president biden had apparently given permission for such a strike on wednesday, that is a day before the actual presence of this balloon was made public. military officials decided to hold back for fear that it could spray debris down onto the mainland and hurt people on the ground below. then, today, as it was crossing the coast of south carolina, they closed loca
visit, alongside the leaders of the church of england and church of scotland. we ll tell you about the bbcjournalist trying to make amends for her own family s connection to slavery. the giant chinese balloon that had been floating over the united states has been shot down by an american fighterjet off the coast of south carolina. the balloon, which the us says was being used to spy on military sites appeared to plummet straight into the sea. china continues to insist it was a stray civilian weather observation airship. tim allman reports. for days now, all eyes have been on this solitary object, floating serenely through us airspace. was that a harmless weather balloon? or a spy in the sky, sent by the chinese? whatever it was, the american government has decided enough is enough. look at that trial of white paper on the left of the screen. that is a us f 22 fighterjet, streaking towards fighter jet, streaking towards the fighterjet, streaking towards the balloon. then, a se
were chatting about you and i were almost jumping out of a plane skydiving and texas but because of weather we weren t able to maybe that was a bit of a relief. george: we did not have to jump out of the plane, but what a way to honor my grandfather, hopefully you got a taste of texas with some barbecue and cowboy boots and country music. so hope to do it again. spin on it was amazing honoring your family and their legacy and that beautiful state of texas and today looking forward to hearing your contribution. so guys, we begin with anger, frustration, and government distrust coming out of the town of east palestinian ohio, residents expressing outrage over an emotional town hall last night blasting the lack of answers about the derailed train and growing health concerns. it has been nearly two week since the derail derailment released four toxic chemicals into the air. they are understandably worried and have questions. the train company norfolk southern did not show up to
think of that, a year, for a war that vladimir putin once assumed would last only days. the u.s. continues to fund the good fight, another $2 billion heading ukraine s way, but not without some growing resistance in congress and growing concern even among some nato partners and just over the last 24 hours our g20 fellow members. we ll ask ukraine s ambassador to the u.s. what she makes of all of this and whether patience is waning for all of this. she s here and only here. then, what to make of china s mixed signals on this ongoing war even as it dangles a 12-point peace plan to end the war. volodymyr zelenskyy says he would meet with xi jinping. we ll ask brigadier general patrick ryder whether that s a good idea and former defense secretary mark mark esper on why he fears china might have other ideas. then, the young ukrainian mom who become the face of a war in her own backyard back with us. but this time elena is in a different backyard. how she got to safety and who join
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