that s the same type of aircraft and missile that shot down the chinese balloon off the coast of south carolina. one of the questions we asked at the pentagon briefing was if there was so much intelligence to gain by letting the previous balloon fly across the united states and being able to observe it, why was this one shot down so quickly especially when the senators were furious it wasn t shot down earlier. was the pentagon wbowing to political pressure. the decision to shoot it down before it entered into u.s. airspace, the pentagon bowing to pressure from the hill? we re going to judge each of these objects on its own merits. it entered into u.s. airspace on february 9th. we sent up aircraft to assess what it was. the decision was made that it posed a reasonable threat to civilian air traffic. the president gave the order to take it down and we took it down. in the end this was shot down just a few miles over the water. that water frozen so it did essentially fall
that residence and one day after the former vice president was subpoenaed by special council jack smith in the investigation into former president trump s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. this hour, rick scott s bad week gets worse with republican leader mitch mcconnell slamming the florida senator s entitlement proposal that gave president biden all that political ammunition at the state of the union. miracles within the rubble. more survivors, including children, rescued four days after that 7.8 earthquake, as the numbers continue to skyrocket, 22,000 dead, more than 75,000 injured and millions left grieving over family members lost and decimated communities. thank you for joining us. i m ryan nobles in washington. andrea is on assignment. as we follow breaking news from indiana, where fbi agents are searching former vice president mike pence s home, a search agreed to by mr. pence after weeks of negotiations between his attorneys and federal off
President trump who was tossing signed footballs into the crowd. Our alexandria hoff is live here on set with the latest. Hello, alex. Reporter hi, mike. Just four months out from the iowa caucuses, and friction played out both on and off the field. Attending has become a political tradition for white house hopefuls, and former President Trump arrived in ames, iowa, with plenty of fanfare. He toss toed out those footballs and flipped burgers while joining in on a fraternity tailgate. How you doing, President Trump . What do you think about this . That is some turnout. Yeah. I guess the youth likes trump. We love iowa. Reporter you can hear the inside Jack Trice Stadium reaction was a bit more mixed, cheers combined with some booing. The the former president watched the rival iowaiowa state matchup from a private box while Governor Ron Desantis embraced a more lowkey position, sitting in the stands behind governor besides governor kim rehold ins. The hawks won 20 the13, by way. Tailgati
World news is next. We appreciate your time. Im dan ashley. And im kristen sze. For sandhya tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. The holiday escape turning deadly. Accidents grinding traffic to a halt in two major cities, as more than 40 million americans hit the roads. Now a sweltering heat wave settling in. Our ginger zee standing by. A Fourth Of July like no other. Thats what President Trump is promising in the nations capital, with tanks and military planes. But how much will it cost and whos paying . And can the white house keep politics out of it . The navy s. E. A. L. Speaking out, losing his rank, but walking out of court a free man after he was cleared in the murder of an isis prisoner. What hes now saying about his fellow s. E. A. L. S who testified against him. The disturbing officer involved shooting. A man armed with a knife refusing orders, charging at police. Shots fired, and it is all caught on camera. The haunting new drawings by children inside a
money for food is scarce. nobody braves the bitter cold and snow to stand in line for food out of choice. volunteers serve up the one warm meal many residents will have all day. they brace from the cold, but as the russian military steps up its shelling, they re also bracing for what s to come. this time last year the russian invasion had not yet begun. then suddenly everything changed. as the anniversary draws near, people across ukraine wonder what this week, this month, what the future will bring. charlie d agata, cbs news, kyiv. to earthquake-ravaged turkey and syria now. today about 45,000 are now confirmed dead following the catastrophe nearly two weeks ago. in the final days of search and rescue, emergency workers have managed to extract a handful of people from the rubble alive. however, none have been found in the last 24 hours. thousands of people remain