we began this morning with an update on that traumatic incident with the chinese spy balloon 60,000 feet in the air. eight days after it was first spotted in u.s. airspace, and have 22 raptor shot down the balloon with a single missile yesterday off the carolina coast. the search for degree is now underway. it my touch off a war of words between the u.s. and china. heightening tensions in an already data diplomatic relationship. china expressed its, quote, strong dissatisfaction. they have insisted that the device was a civilian weather balloon. a u.s. senior administration official said in response that they were confident the balloon was, quote, seeking to monitor sensitive military spots. we shift the focus now tuesday state of the union. president biden s first before the new republican house majority. security is being ramped up with plans to install fencing around the u.s. capitol ahead of the primetime address. we don t know too many specifics about what the president
nancy mace coming up. reckless. in his sharpest rebuke yet, mike pence says history will hold his former boss accountable for january 6. will other potential trump challengers agree? a new voice. a multimillionaire businessman says he is running for president to shake up the gop. we are hungry to be part of something bigger than ourselves. is his new approach striking a cord within his own party? that s ahead. hello. i m caitlyn collins in washington. the state of our union is watching the 2024 race heat up. big news in the gop presidential primary last night. mike pence went further than he has before behind closed doors at the gridiron dinner in washington, describing his experience at the capitol on january 6 and delivering a blistering line attack against his former boss and frankly many in his own party saying, tourists don t injure 140 police officers by sightseeing. make no mistake about it, what happened that day was a disgrace. it mocks decency to portray i
This week with George Stephanopoulos starts right now. Reversal. Hours before a shutdown, speaker Kevin Mccarthy clinches a shortterm deal to fund the government through midnovember. We kept the government open to finish the job we have to get done. The American People have won. The extreme maga republicans have lost. After relying on democratic votes, has mccarthy put his job at risk . Kevin mccarthy has been a failure. Kevin mccarthy has not fulfilled his promises. This morning were live on capitol hill. Plus, both sides of the House Republican divide, mccarthy critic matt gaetz and moderate mark lawler and President Bidens budget director Shalanda Young. Uphill battle. The americafirst agenda does not belong to one man. Every time i hear you i feel a little bit dumber. Did any candidate dent the absent front runner . Donald trump is missing in action. Youre not here tonight because youre afraid. Our powerhouse roundtable weighs in. Trail blazer we will go to washington, and we will
Have lost. After relying on democratic votes, has mccarthy put his job at risk . Kevin mccarthy has been a failure. Kevin mccarthy has not fulfilled his promises. This morning were live on capitol hill. Plus, both sides of the House Republican divide, mccarthy critic matt gaetz and moderate mark lawler and President Bidens budget director Shalanda Young. Uphill battle. The americafirst agenda does not belong to one man. Every time i hear you i feel a little bit dumber. Did any candidate dent the absent front runner . Donald trump is missing in action. Youre not here tonight because youre afraid. Our powerhouse roundtable weighs in. Trail blazer we will go to washington, and we will perform. Senator Dianne Feinstein dies at age 90 after a career of historic firsts. An historic figure. Dianne was a trail blazer. Her integrity shone like a beacon. Her legacy will be a long one. We remember the life of americas longest serving female senator. From abc news, its this week. Here now, jonatha
Its civil fraud trial tomorrow. Who better to talk to than former trump lawyer, Michael Cohen. He bullied blew the lid off of trumps shady business dealings, hes on the Witness Stand for this trial, he could come face to face with his former boss for the first time in years. We are waiting remarks from President Biden at any moment from the white house and when he is ready we will take that to you live. But, in the meantime, i just want to level set on what we have seen in washington over the last couple of days. One Republican Congressman said that the last week was, like quote, riding a mechanical bull. That is quite a visual, but pretty accurate. The president is going to weigh in after Congress Managed to pass a short term funding bill that will keep the government open for the next 47 days. Now, preventing a Government Shutdown is obviously good news. And so is the fact that the final bill did not include any of the devastating cuts to Domestic Violence programs that have been on