defense said in a very, very low observable level, almost undetectable. that creates a big problem for the chinese to determine what might be in their air space. and then the weapons that that platform can carry, and also it can be manned or unmanned. a whole variety of threats that poses to china that have never been at their doorstep, and the united states has the ability to provide that threat the scenario. eric: it could be unmanned and flown like a big, threatening drone, so to speak. yes. eric: how do you think beijing will respond? are they sitting in beijing, you know, on their backsides thinking, oh, man, we better think twice? well, listen, let s not underestimate the chinese. they will try in every way he can to counteract particular air a craft. but i would argue the things that are built into this aircraft will be very, very difficult for them to counter. so what we have to do is to use
might be politically risky. and remember, eric, about 2 the 00,000 voters 200,000 skipped their tickets last month, it was a big story here, voting for the governor, brian kemp, who of course has clashed with trump and not voting for walker: right now for especially the walker example, it s about getting everyone they can out to vote on tuesday. eastbound? eric: all right, we ll see what happens. arthel? arthel: well, democrats are on track to shake up the presidential nomination process. rulemaking arm of the democratic national committee voting to strip iowa of its first in the nation caucus status. south carolina would become the first primary state starting in 2024 if the full dnc approves the move. lucas tomlinson is live at the white house with more on this. lucas. reporter: recall as a presidential candidate in 2020 president biden finished fourth iowa i caucuses, pete buttigieg
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classified. but it does create a significant risk to the chinese. it helps us surpass what has been a strategy isic advantage for the chinese in that particular realm. letses us not only catch up, but sur surpass them. a great day for the united states air force, a great day for our strategic capability and the ability to deter china. china s going to have to think twice before they do anything because at the secretary of defense said, this bomber has capabilities unseen ever in the history of man kind. eric: we re looking at it with you right now, the cockpit is lit up. it looks very formidable. why, you talk about chinese, was it developed specifically in a sense to try and confront the threats that beijing has been growing? it is. it s there to counter the answet the chinese have to sense aircraft coming into their air space. it is able to go into those areas as the secretary of
arthel: all right. doug, i want to end on a happy note, and i want to tell you, please tell ms. scalise, your mom, i said hello. she s9 90 years old now, right? she s a big fan of yours, and she watches you all the time, and she is9 90. and she s going to kill us for saying that. arthel: miss felice, you look great. doug burns, thank you. my pleasure, thank you. eric: happy birthday, of course. thank you, doug and thank you, arthel. los angeles county officials are sounding the alarm over the rising number of covid cases and hospitalizations in l.a. officials are warning that if the trend will continues, they could consider bringing back indoor mask mandates just in time for the christmas gatherings. you know, folks are concerned that people, some just aren t taking the continued covid situation seriously enough. charles watson is in atlanta, home of the centers for disease control, the cdc, with the latest on this.