chinese spy balloon is clurntly crossing latin america. something so unexpected to be what it is, where it is, that it left people asking questions like this. what planet is that? actually, that s a good question. it s not mars or venus. the balloon is the size of three buses. and surveillance equipment spotted yesterday over montana, drifted across nebraska and then into the midwest today. floating at about 60,000 feet apparently following the prevailing winds. in a moment, we ll take a look at where it could be heading next. today, china said it was, quote, civilian airship, a vehicle gone astray, and secretary blinken postponed his upcoming trip to beijing. any country that has its air space violated in this way would respond similarly, and i can only imagine what the reaction would be in china if they were on the other end. in the meantime, the pentagon is not ruling anything out when it comes to shooting it down. at this stage, what i can tell you is again, we
headquarters in new york city. could a political battle that s splitting the republican party also influence the outcome of the actual war some republican lawmakers obviously think so, slamming ron desantis for arguing the u.s. should stop helping ukraine. what it could mean for the congress, the country and the kremlin. plus, the hugely consequential hearing on abortion happening right now in texas. how the opinion of a single judge could impact the lives and health of millions of women across the country and wall street under pressure again, with the dow falling from the opening bell, now down about 700 points, at least close to it. the new bank that investors scrutinizing and what it means for your money coming up. bus we start with the clash over america s role in ukraine, shaping up to be an early defining moment in the republican race for president. it pits ron desantis who has now aligned himself with donald trump by calling the war a territorial dispute, that th
ahead of today s history-making arraignment set to begin at 2:15 p.m. eastern the case, of course, stemming on alleged hush money payment to adult film actress stormy daniels. the indictment will be unsealed later today. there are about 30 of them. and just like yesterday, from west palm beach, here to new york, every moment of trump s four-mile trip from trump tower in midtown to the courthouse in lower manhattan is almost certain to be exhaustedly documented however, as soon as trump enters that courtroom, it is going to be a whole different story overnight, the judge presiding over the case ruled that no cameras will be allowed in the courtroom during the proceedings. but cameras are not trump s attorney joe tacopina made the plans abundantly clear overnight, signaling the legal fight to come. we ll be pleading very loudly not guilty before the judge and then we ll go from there there is zero, zero chance where donald trump is pleading to anything here. you are at th
spy balloon making its way across the continental united states, then the diplomatic fallout trailing behind. it we re going to go right to beijing for the latest. plus, if republicans find use their house majority to target democrats and the biden administration with bogus, politically motivated investigation, they re going to have to get through veteran trump impeachment manager, stacey plaskett, first. she was just named the top democrat on a key panel created by the newly empowered house republicans. i ll talk to her later in the show. and in the wake of tyre nichols killing in memphis, another push for real reform. my congress fell just short of making history with the george floyd justice and policing act, and why you shouldn t believe the reason you re hearing from so many republicans who want to sound reasonable, but who will not support that bill. then, the crucial advancement separating post roe america from pre roe america s medication abortion. the abortion pill.
i am your justice. for those who have been wronged and betrayed, i am a right to bucshon. miami retribution. there is so much about that i don t mess. anyway, trump won the presidential straw poll taken at this year s conference by wide margin. which is not surprising considering most other white house hopeful skipped the event. cpac itself has grown like a modern convention over the years. after all, this was where trump made his first major public appearance after the january six insurrection. many of the speeches this year reflected the extremism of the republican party. get speakers often invoking, so called, woke policies and sowing distrust in the government. kamala harris as watch, this woke self loathing has flipped our country. now these woke teachers want him to memorize 50 different genders and sexuality s, you ve got pronouns, it is too much for kids to handle. there are many agencies in the federal government that have gone woke the first agency we wi