in the pacific as he reasoned with lawmakers for billions in more funding for their budget. one of his driving forces and concerns could prevent china from invading taiwan. we must act with a greater sense of urgency. we don t have the luxury of t time. we must act now to preserve this free and open indo pacific. reporter: he put it plainly there is more to do when it comes to china especially as we learn more about china s plans from recently leaked classified documents. the supersonic spy drone is not only credibly fast but it operates at high altitudes. it would help turn up with mapping and strategy planning and possibly future strikes. at the same time, u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen voiced her concerns when it comes to china. the john hopkins school of advanced international studies, she made it clear national security and defending human rights are the chief objectives even if it comes at an economic cost. she also said the biden administration is now conside
reporter: it was all systems go as the most powerful rocket ever blasted off from its texas launchpad. staff was cheering the spa spacex s starship. elon musk s mentor into the cosmos. but four minutes in the 400-foot rocket exploded. spacex tweeting as if the flight test was not exciting enough, starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembling before stage separation. spacex remains optimistic despite the short flight also tweeting, the test like this, success comes from what we learn and today s test will help us improve the reliability as spacex seeks to make life multi-planetary. three of the butcher s rubber engines field to fire. four shows the rocket field to separate from the booster and began spinning before it blew up. as it traveled 1300 miles for an hour, almost twice the speed of sound, 18 miles above the earth. spacex hopes to take people to