united states, canada, and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom i ordered the pentagon to shoot it down on wednesday as soon as possible. spy balloon down. a recovery effort now underway after fighter jets launched a precision strike. cnn has reporters across the globe on the latest developments. plus parts of the u.s. finally warming up, this after record-breaking freezing temperatures, the coldest in decades in some areas. we ll look at when people can see relief. and basketball superstar lebron james continues to chip away at the nba s all-time scoring record. we ll break down his latest game with cnn sports coy wire. you re about to see and hear the dramatic moment a u.s. missile took out the suspected chinese spy balloon that caused such havoc in the u.s. last week. have a look. it happened saturday off the coast of south carolina near myrtle beach. the balloon was so high up that it took a few seconds of the sound of the blast
Eternal gratitude and the greatest respect. I know you got a lot of criticism about the old review, i know that. What i would say is that is because there was nobody working there who knew what was going on. Operation augusta and pottable are honest and thorough, they are the truth and the reason they are truthful is because i knew the inside story. I worked on these cases. I shared that truth with you and you took it and you wrote reports. Sadly, in old it didnt happen, all the victims there were forbidden to speak to the Review Team except for one and the reason she spoke to the team as she came to me and said, i want to speak to that team. So the report was very limited because the truth was not in there because the truth was not in there because you were prevented from hearing that truth. Accountability, progress, communication, working together, that is what this report
eternal gratitude and the greatest respect. i know you got a lot of criticism about the old review, i know that. what i would say is that is because there was nobody working there who knew what was going on. operation augusta and pottable are honest and thorough, they are the truth and the reason they are truthful is because i knew the inside story. i worked on these cases. i shared that truth with you and you took it and you wrote reports. sadly, in old it didn t happen, all the victims there were forbidden to speak to the review team except for one and the reason she spoke to the team as she came to me and said, i want to speak to that team. so the report was very limited because the truth was not in there because the truth was not in there because you were prevented from hearing that truth. accountability, progress, communication, working together, that is what this report
alitta a little later. what s your message to china? you say your recommendation was from your national security. i told them to shoot it down. on wednesday. on wednesday. they said to me, let s wait for the safest place to do it. reporter: rchs criticized president biden for not taking steps to take down the balloon signer. they say this is a sign of weakness in the white house s approach toward china, but the white house push backed saying this was a spottable action for the commander in chief to take. they were arguing what the president was trying to do was prioritize saving american lives. there are lawmakers on both sides of the aisle calling for briefings, and this so-called gang of eight will receive a briefing from the bind officials next week as there are still so many outstanding questions about how this incident unfolded. arlette saenz, cnn, the white house.