over the western united states. it may have come all the way from china. national security correspondent jennifer griffin has details from the pentagon. hi, jennifer. good evening, gill i can t believe. the pentagon says it has detected and been tracking for the past several days a chinese surveillance balloon that entered u.s. airspace and appears to have been sent bye bye jing to spy on sensitive sites in montana. one of three sites where the u.s. houses it s siloed nuclear weapons. nbc first reported the news. a senior u.s. defense official just briefed reporters on the balloon which is still hovering over the continental united states. adding the u.s. government has very high confidence that this surveillance balloon was sent by the peoples republic of china. the balloon is currently traveling at an altitude well above commercial air traffic and does not present a military or physical threat to people on the ground. instances of this kind of balloon activity have been
Reaching questions. There is energy and enthusiasm for this president. Something we havent seen before through this boat parade. [cheers] steve good morning, everybody. This is your 6 00 a. M. Eastern time wakeup call. September 8th. Tuesday that will feel like a monday. Yesterday was labor day. Unofficial end of summer and today is the unofficial start of the Campaign Seasonal. And look who is back after a week away. Ainsley hey, everyone, its sod so good to be back. I enjoyed a little bit of time off im grateful for this job and grateful to be waking you up this morning. Thanks so much for getting up with us. Steve missed yfrmt a. Ainsley thanks. Brian back together for the sprint to the finish. We know there is going to be just over 20 days to the first debate. We know we have 56 days until election day, which would bleed over because of this mailin voting. But it seems. Like a normal Campaign Season as donald trump will be going to florida and North Carolina. Joe biden is going to
But, first, the left sinks to a new low with latest comments about kanye west meeting with President Trump. What is being said is down right despicable and disgusting. Buckle up, its time for the friday edition of our breaking news opening monologue. Et media are ramping up their sick, their vile, you will vicious attacks on rapper kanye west for meeting with President Trump. Kanye is talking about more jobs, more companies, more things being built in america. Prison reform, safer neighborhoods. And the media, hollywood elites, they are in a complete melt down. Sinking to new lows if thats even possible. Its all part of what is now their daily hatred campaign. I didnt actually think it could get this bad or even worse. But it has. Take a look. Not only was this a crazy conversation for this white house, this is the kind of conversation that would typically be held between people wearing hospital bracelets. I know they are supposed to discuss criminal justifiable reform, et cetera, et c
President elect. Often compared to President Trump, promised to crack down on corruption and crime. Do you want to run again . No. Wait . [laughter] no. That was a pause. Well, i would like to be president. [laughter] 5 to 1 the final tonight. Back i can feel a fire like the hands out the window. Steve i wonder if boston has gone to bed yet. Ainsley no, i doubt it. Steve they had a big night. Its not every day that we hold up the boston global but there they are. Boston red sox one for the ages. Brian except for a great start by the yankees they have been the best team in baseball the entire season. For the best team of baseball to win in that dramatic fashion. Seven and a half hour long longest in world Series History that was for the dodgers just to get one win. Steve for you, Brian Kilmeade to say theyre the best team in baseball this year being a yankees fan says a lot. Brian im a mets fan who doesnt hate the yankees which is rare for this studio. Im still waiting for the mets to p
To a new low with latest comments about kanye westhe meeting with President Trump. What is being said is down right despicable and disgusting. Buckle up, its time for the friday edition of our breaking news opening monologue. The media are ramping up their sick, their vile, you vicious attacks on rapper kanye west for meeting with President Trump. Kanye is talking about more jobs, more companies, more things being built in america. Prison reform, safer neighborhoods. And the media, hollywood elites, they are in a complete melt down. Sinking to new lows if thats even possible. Its all part of what is now their daily hatred campaign. Ve i didnt actually think it could get this bad or even worse. But it has. T take a look. Not only was this a crazy conversation for this white house, this is the kind of conversation that would typically be held between people wearing hospital bracelets. I know they are supposed to discuss criminal justifiable reform, et cetera, et cetera. But it was like w