good evening, we begin with breaking news. the pentagon now saying a second chinese spy balloon is currently crossing latin america. that s on top of the one now floating somewhere over this country. exact whereabouts unknown. something so unexpected to be what it is where it is that it left people asking questions like this. what planet is that? actually, that s a good question. it s not mars or venus. the balloon is the size of three buses equipped with solar panels for power, and surveillance equipment. spotted yesterday crossing montana including over icbm sites. it drifted across nebraska spotted across missouri floating at 60,000 feet following the prevailing wednesday. in a moment we ll take a look at where it could be headed next. today china said it was, quote, civilian air ship, a weather research vehicle gone astray, and secretary of state blinken postponed his upcoming trip to beijing. any country that has its air space violated in this way i think would res
what the voters want? at the same time, it s a legal challenge, not a political one, that may pose the biggest danger to the only other declared candidate, donald trump. what s the special counsel s latest request from a judge say about the possibility that trump faces criminal charges? and we re watching the white house where the president could face questions from reporters just a few minutes from now. under pressure to talk publicly about the shootdowns in the sky. new nbc reporting about the internal debate over whether he should answer those questions. so a lot going on on this wednesday, but we start with republicans facing critical questions about the future of their party as newly announced presidential candidate nikki haley hits the campaign trail for the first time, officially giving the gop something they haven t had in nearly seven years. an alternative to donald trump. we re ready, ready to move past the stale ideas and faded names of the past, and we are m
the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. this is early start a busy morning. we begin with breaking news. a short time ago, a federal appeals court took action to keep the abortion pill mifepristone on the market. the court blocked the parts of a texas judge order that would have suspended fda approval of the drug. now the fda approval will stay in effect, while the court considers an expedited appeal. but important here, the fifth circuit appeals court is leaving in place parts of the ruling that will, in effect, make the pill harder to get. the fda tried to ease access in recent years by allowing the drug to be mailed and by approving a generic version. for now, those changes that make it easier for people to get the drug. those changes remain suspended. this medication has been approved as safe and effective for uses an abortion pill for more than two decades. but it s possible removal from pharmacies could affect every american senior medical correspo
martha raddatz with new reporting. scooverseas tonight, and to turkey, where today, 182 hours after the earthquake hit, the extraordinary story of survival. a 13-year-old boy pulled from the rubble. how did he survive a week? and the other teenager discovered alive, as well, the mother kissing his head after he is pulled out from the rubble. and tonight, more than 100 arrest warrants now issued for shoddy construction. marcus moore in turkey. here at home, for the first time in the alex murdaugh murder trial, the police body camera video now made public. police arriving on that scene and what alex murdaugh says to them, saying, it s bad, it s bad, i checked their pulses. the war in ukraine tonight. the u.s. state department is now urging any remaining americans in russia to leave the country immediately or risk getting drafted to fight against ukraine. and did russia already begin a major new offense? what nato is now saying tonight, and what the pentagon believes. tom
over the continental united states. the public has the ability to look up in the sky and see why the balloon is. john: look up and smile, that was the pentagon, moments ago senator roger marshall announcing the balloon is over his state, hovering over northeast kansas. gillian: for years we have been following beijing s spra spra sprawling apparatus, and now it s hanging over the heads of millions of americans. telling fox it s intentional and calling it a violation of u.s. sovereignty. the balloon is about the size of two school busses head to tail. pentagon says it will linger over the country a few more days. john: the president was briefed on tuesday. is he going to take any action? i m john roberts in washington. of all the things you never thought you would talk about, would this be near the top of your list? gillian: no, but interesting, makes for good discussion points, a whole range of issues. gillian turner in for sandra smith. that balloon is one of a whole