any safety risks because there was an urgency here. this balloon is not armed, it does not pose some physical threat to the united states, even from an intelligence perspective. the chinese have much more effective ways of picking up intelligence from the satellites and otherwise. the fact that the president said what he said about taking care of it. now we have the physical fact that the balloon is heading towards the atlantic. these airports in north and south carolina are being closed for the moment. it does seem to set the stage and present an opportunity to have this shot down. it is really not a reversal. i think they ve been preparing for this and contingency planning. once it is not overland, it changes the calculus. general, weigh in for me if you will, you heard the presidents words there, we are going to take care of this. from your estimation, what is taking care of this look like and what are the risks and calculations going into that decision? i think what
u.s. officials tell cnn the possibility of shooting down the chinese spy balloon has not been ruled out. this as the secretary of state warns beijing that the balloon s brazen flight over the united states is a clear violation and an irresponsible act. also tonight, president biden is out touting a blockbuster jobs report, proving it claims critics of his policies are wrong. we ll break down the political impact for the president just ahead of the state of union address and the expected launch of his re-election campaign. and a life-threatening arctic blast is bearing down right now on the northeast. stand by for an up-to-the-minute forecast on the bitter cold and dangerous winds, putting tens of millions of americans at risk. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with the rising tensions right now between the united states and china as that massive spy balloon is still out there
the israeli army said that it went after three wanted men. margaret: and michigan state men s basketball returns. first home game since that mass shooting. 8 empty seats at the arena tonight. walker, left hand, yes. had to recognize the game was bigger than just us, you know. we re playing for the whole community. margaret: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. i am margaret brennan. norah is on assignment. tonight, our in-depth look at what earthquake-prone california is doing to prevent large-scale destruction when the big one hits. plus we ll meet a teen pageant queen who is also a state champion wrestler. but we begin with a coast-to-coast outbreak of severe weather threatening more than 76 million people across 26 states. the dakotas, minnesota, and wisconsin are bearing the brunt of the blizzard threat with some areas bracing for nearly 2 feet of snow, powerful gusts, and wind chills as low as min
the ohio town still reeling from that toxic train derailleur derailment. a major city in the west bank, the rain killed at least ten palestinians and wounded more than 100. it went after three wanted men. norah: and michigan state men s basketball returns. first home gain since that national shooting. empty seats at the arena tonight. walker, left hand, yes. bigger than just us, we are playing for the whole community. norah: good evening and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. i am margaret brennan, norah is on assignment pair tonight our in-depth look at what earthquake crone california is looking to do to prevent a large scale destruction when the big one hits. plus 18 a pageant queen who is also a state champion wrestler. but we begin with a coast-to-coast outbreak of severe weather threatening more than 76 million people across 26 states. the dakotas, minnesota, and wisconsin are bearing the brunt of the blizzard threat with some areas bracin
viewers in the united states and all around the world. i m bianca nobilo. max foster has the day off. just ahead on cnn newsroom for several days now the u.s. has been tracking this surveillance balloon over northern u.s., specifically over montana. what we re likely to encounter is going to be really unprecedented. these are dangerous temperatures. if you don t need to be out, stay inside. the resolution is adopted. house republicans in one of the first moves in power, ousting democrat oilhan omar frm a seat on the foreign affairs committee. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, february 3, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 2:00 a.m. in montana where a mysterious flying object is being monitored. there is the moon. and then what is that? what planet is that? it is not a planet, but a suspected chinese spy balloon, the size of three buses that is flying over the northern u.s. u.s. military is being aware of it fo