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
sectors, not univeuniversal. manufacturing is building. people still feel like the economy is not mid summer let s check in on that. that s fair. in april on our news magazine show meet the press reports we staged a full scale war game with u.s. lawmakers, former pentagon officials, and china experts to see what would happen if a conflict broke out over the issue of taiwan and how potential war with china would unfold. to see the full episode go to nbc news.com/mtp reports. it is chilling to watch. that is all we have for today. thanks for watching. we ll be back next week because if it s sunday, it s meet the press. if it s sunday, it s meet the press. it s meet the press. general, we ve never seen an object like this gain entry into our airspace before.