do? and more lies from republican congressman george santos. the latest has to do with now a broadway show. even the great white way can t escape this. we ll break down the new reporting and what it all means for the gop. but let s start with the story we re all talking about this evening, the chinese spy balloon flying over the country tonight. cnn s alex marquardt has the latest. reporter: tonight u.s. officials tell cnn the u.s. has not ruled out shooting down the chinese spy balloon once there s no risk to civilians below. but secretary of state antony blinken telling reporters that china s flagrant violation of u.s. sovereignty forced him to postpone his trip to beijing. i made clear that the presence of this surveillance balloon in u.s. airspace is a clear violation of u.s. sovereignty and international law, that it s an irresponsible act and that the prc s decision to take this action on the eve of my planned visit is detrimental to the substantive discussions
world. ahead on cnn newsroom, all eyes are on the sky. we re tracking the suspected chinese spy balloon flying across the united states. we ll have a live report on what the chinese are say ing about this incident. officials are advising people to stay indoors. if you go outdoors, be advised that exposed skin can get frostbite in as little as a few minutes. more than 20 million americans for impact from what wou could be the biggest cold snap of the season with windchills in new hampshire reaching negative 100 degrees fahrenheit. president biden previewing his platform for a possible 2024 reelection bid. this as the u.s. releases a blockbuster jobs number report. the u.s. military believes a suspected chinese supply balloon will finally leave u.s. air space in a couple days, or it could be sooner. some weather models show the winds pushing it out over the atlantic as early as today. the pentagon has been close let tracking the large object and concluded it s carrying a
course, which is, again, why we are monitoring it. jesse: the comey spy balloon airspace and fingers around a joystick and flying it towards major cities but we are not shooting it down. you said this is violating our airspace so why not take it down? yeah, so, you know, clearly as we assess options and considering the size of the pay load on this, looking at the potential for debris and the impact on civilians on the ground or property damage, and so out of an abundance of caution, cognizant of the potential impact to civilians on the ground from a debris field right now we are going to continue to monitor and review options. biden was against the bin laden raid and now he is against the balloon pop. he missed his shot over montana. what s the worst it can happen it hits a guy s barn? cut them a check like you did with covid. now it s heading into illinois? do you think it s going to last over chicago past midnight couple strays and that thing is in lake michigan. ch
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
welcome to inside politics. i m john king in washington. thank you for sharing a remarkable news day with us. we begin with a brazen spy drama. straight to the pentagon, the briefing on a chinese balloon over montana. conducting press briefings in our temporary press briefing room while other primary location undergoes technical renovations and upgrades. we greatly appreciate your patience and flexibility as we work to install some long, overdue upgrades to the pentagon press briefing room. because we do not have internet or phone capability in this area of the pentagon for a variety of reasons, our normal call in options will not be available so for those who have had to call in, we apologize for the inconvenience. however, we will aim to get our briefing transcripts and the audio as quickly as possible for reporting purposes and we ll aim to answer your questions through our dod press desk when you send them to us. moving forward we ll look at ways to improve our briefi