hovering over montana. there is a mystery out there. i m bill hemmer. i love your red. you got to pin on. dana: way to represent. i m dana perino. this is america s newsroom. the communist eye in the sky. the ball on does not pose a threat moving well above air traffic commercial air traffic. officials are advising the president not to shoot it down over concerns that falling debris from this balloon could hurt people on the ground. bill: the balloon entered u.s. airspace a couple of days ago and flew east into montana. not clear what it was doing there. the state is home to 1 of 3 u.s. air force bases with intercontinental ballistic missiles. dana: discovery days before blinken is set to visit beijing. china said it is looking into the balloon but general jack keane says he is not buying that. what we do know is they ve done this before. we know it s a spy balloon. it is going to depart at some time. we don t want this to happen again. shoot it down on the way home
this situation. we re awaiting that. we ll hear the president s plan, we re told, of action. china today claims that balloon is just a civilian air ship used for research and that it got blown off course. all the way to montana? it just so happens that it was very close to a sensitive site in that state. 1 of 3 in the nation with nuclear weapon silos. it also houses ballistic missiles. montana in red on the map for a reason this hour. deafening reaction so far, bipartisan lawmakers biden allowing on-demand access to our u.s. airspace is dangerous. it is not okay. some republicans, including 2024 hopeful nikki haley, calling on president biden to shoot it down. congressman andy biggs calling biden a affectless commander in chief. secretary of state antony blink en was scheduled to travel to beijing but now the trip is postponed indefinitely. senator tom cotton says biden must answer as to why he hasn t secured u.s. airspace. the president walking away from questions moments ag
hunting lodge. gillian: the judge in the case is deciding where some of the evidence of murdaugh s alleged crimes will be admissible for the jury to hear. phil holloway is going to break that down coming up, criminal defense attorney. we do know the balloon has violated u.s. air space and intern international law, it moves eastward over the continental of the united states. currently assess the balloon does not present a military or physical threat to people on the ground at this time. john: fox news alert to start off this friday afternoon, no, it s not a weather balloon, not a civilian aircraft and definitely no mistake. the response from the pentagon in the last hour to china calling bluntly, chinese spying in our air space. gillian: this is america reports. secretary of state antony blinken was supposed to leave today for his own visit to china, high stakes diplomatic trip. he has indefinitely postponed the visit. the chinese foreign ministry admits it did origi
montana, which is home to our nuclear silos and intercontinental ballistic missiles. beijing claims it is a civilian aircraft used for media meteorological research. that got knocked up by bad weather. but the pentagon says that is a bunch of b.s. we know this is a chinese balloon and it has the ability to maneuver. the balloon has changed its course, which is again way we are monitoring it. speak with the balloon continues to move eastward and currently over the center of the continental united states. we assess the balloon is not a military or physical threat to people on the ground at this time. we will continue to monitor and review options. we assess that it will probably be over the united states for a few days. judge jeanine: so why the hill hasn t joe biden shut this thing down yet? defense officials advise the president not to take it out. fearing it could cause debris to fall and put people in harm s way. any potential debris field would be significant and pot
hello everyone. i am alicia menendez. a new hour of american voices, and we begin with breaking news. just hours ago, a third on and fight object was shot down over north america. canadian prime minister justin trudeau tweeted that norad successfully downed the using a u.s. f-22 fighter jet. the prime minister also announced the canadian and u.s. forces will work together to recover and analyze the objects wreckage. short time ago, the pentagon issued a statement saying that president biden spoke with prime minister trudeau, authorizing u.s. fighter jets to work with canada to bring down the kroft. the statement also reveals that the u.s. detected the object over alaska late friday night, and continued to monitor it as it crossed canadian airspace. now, at any moment, we expect an update from canadian authorities about the situation. joining me until we get that visual out, nbc s dan de luce live in washington. dan, i ask you to flag us, as you had new reporting, rolling in