jonathanturley.com. appreciate it. good to see you. thanks, john. sandra: great discussion there. our nation s stealth fighters might have just had their cover blown. china claims it has developed advanced technology that pentagon scientists have not been able to master despite decades of attempts. and it could mean a whole new risk to our nation s fighting forces. former c.i.a. agent says this is a game changer, we ll talk about it next. and heard about the staffing shortages cancelling flights. if you are here in washington, d.c. you definitely know about the snow that s making matters worse. feds say there is a third problem that is coming to the nation s airways and they warn it could actually threaten planes as they are in the air. details just ahead. mm. [ clicks tongue ] i don t know. i think they look good, man.
and unforeseeable. for investors who can navigate this landscape, leveraging gold, a strategic and sustainable asset. the path is gilded with the potential for rich returns. sandra: topping a brand-new hour with a fox news alert that nearly went unnoticed. as millions were about to watch the ball drop in times square, china dropped a bombshell that detonated in silence. but the fallout could have our military scrambling for years to catch up. john: new at 2:00, the weapons technology china says it has cracked that has always left scientists stumped and why it could mean last year s hyper sonic missile test was just the
start of the story that likely has the pentagon sweating. welcome back as america reports rolls into a second hour. john roberts in washington, happy new year again to you, sandra. sandra: and to you as well, john. great to be back together again. a former intel official is here to explain why china s weapons breakthrough puts the west technology to shame and american stealth fighters at grace risk. first another news alert. and the nation beginning a brand-new year, but president biden staring down the same pile of problems after the weekend celebrations, monday s reality is setting in. especially when it comes to covid. john: all the talk of putting 2021 in the rearview mirror means little to parents finding classes canceled again for remote learning and despite the pandemic entering the third year, testing is still a huge mess, many americans waiting hours to get one, days longer
john: if you packed up today, you would have to deal with the snow. chinese scientist say they have a hypersonic missile so advanced it can detect almost any target that moves, even stealth fighters. a major step for beijing and escalating arms race. the new hypersonic weapon apparently uses infrared heat-seeking technology. very much like surface to air missiles. let s bring in former c.i.a. chief of station, dan hoffman. it s believed up until now g.p.s. technologies or a stationary target. the infrared technology takes it to a new level. what does this throw into the mix we did not think was there before? yeah, it takes it to an alarming new level, especially if china were to make those hypersonic missiles nuclear capable. they are denying that, but if they did it and no reason to think they wouldn t, alarming
conducting so much espionage against us, better at protecting our secrets. john: quick last question in the 30 seconds remaining, he wants china s military to be the most powerful by 2147. a regional power or the ability to project power on a global scale? i think he is projecting power. he has a base, a military base, negotiated a partnership with iran, relationships with our, in our hemisphere with latin american countries. we have to be concerned about china s global reach and this is a part of it. john: dan hoffman, always good to talk to you. thanks for your perspective. happy new year. such as it might be. sandra: we hope for one, right, john? rules for the mojitos for me. alexandria ocasio-cortez accused