about republicans looking into his corrupt son hunter. the public isn t going to pay attention to that, they want these guys to do something. the only thing they could do is make up things about my family, it s not going to go very far. jeanine: but in reality there is bipartisan support to look into the slimy first sodden. 61% support an investigation. then there s that giant chinese spy balloon we just learned some startling new details. the spy craft contained multiple antennas that were capable of collecting communications. but apparently biden thinks it s no harm, no foul. have relations now between the u.s. and china taken a big hit no. no. how do you know? i know, i talked to them. i talked to xi jinping before and talks with other people, i didn t talk to them during this. jeanine: president biden downplaying his document to scandal the only way he knows how, by throwing his staff under the bus. dave informed me not to speak of this issue and to anyway
possible explosives to deflate the balloon. gillian: in a moment, karine jean-pierre will be asked questions why the president waited nearly a week to shoot it down. john: we will bring you the white house briefing when it begins. john roberts in washington, good to kick the week off with you. gillian: you, too, john. i m gillian turner in for sandra smith. the president said ordered the military to take out the balloon after it had been drifting for days. they say the military should have listened. he projected weakness at this moment. i think the administration lacks urgency. became a situation of argument and everybody wondering what is the administration doing. this is a wake-up call for the country. gillian: john kirby pushed back, said it gave the u.s. time to study the balloon, as well as chinese s motives. john: seems clear china s motive is to replace the united states as the leading superpower. a list of how china has provoked and escalated tension
this is a vacation. two scoops, sir? two? make it three. i m not driving. jesse: no matter how much fun you re having, you can t stay at a hotel forever. don t tell this to the migrants. here in new york, the mayor has been putting up illegals in swanky hotels that cost up to 500 a night. now, he is trying to kick them out but the migrants don t want to go. [shouting] jesse: level translate. i m not leaving. i m not leaving. i m not [bleep] leaving. [cheers] jesse: the city is trying to send them to a different taxpayer funded shelter. but they got used to a life of luxury. the hotel they are in now has a pool, gym, tvs, dry cleaning, a restaurant, bar and lounge. they don t want to go somewhere that doesn t have those types of amenities. so brooklyn cruise terminal a large structure not meant to be inhabited. it is 1,000 beds, beds made out of hard material. there is no space for personal belongings, if you have personal belongings, you have to put them in a
messages that could shed important light on the plot to overturn the election. john wood who is a senior investigator for the january 6th committee joins me. plus, it s not just disney, ron desantis is stepping up his fight against so-called woke companies which stands to benefit the companies that help him out politically. we begin tonight with a republican party gone off the rails. what was once a self-described grand ole party advocating small government and national security now seems to be actively rallying against the very issues that just 5, 10, 20 years ago were their top priorities. first, you have the majority of republicans voting yesterday against the bipartisan chips bill that would create high-tech jobs and make the u.s. more competitive against china who republicans keep telling us is the big threat to america s future. republicans also in the main are declining to support the respect for marriage act. okay, family values party, or the inflation reduction act o
the israeli army just announcing it s killed a hamas commander who, quote, directed of the october 7th attacks on israel. the idf says his elimination significantly harms hamas efforts to disrupt israel s ground operation. it comes as israeli ground forces pushed deeper into gaza, advancing both tanks and other armored vehicles. the idf also rescued one of its own, a female soldier who had been held hostage since hamas stormed israel on october 7th. prime minister benjamin netanyahu once again rejecting growing calls for a cease fire. the united states would not agree to a cease fire after bombing of pearl harbor or after the terrorist attack of 9/11. israel will not agree to a cessation hostilities with hamas after the horrific attacks of october seventh. the u.s. government also voicing opposition to a cease fire, saying it would benefit hamas. but with the war now in its fourth week, american officials are pushing to get more much needed aid into gaza. the more than 2