is it time to pop that balloon? i m michael smerconish. it sparked kshs about national security regarding beijing. is it more a about symbolism? secretary of state antony blinken was due to travel to china this weekend. he postponed his trip calling the infiltration a, quote, irresponsible act that created conditions that undermine the purpose of the trip. the public first learned of the balloon s existence thursday while it was over montana, which is home to ballistic missile silos and bomber bases. china is saying it s all innocent. a spokesperson for the chinese foreign min city sits is a civilian air shift used for meteorological purposes affected by the westerlies and limited self-steering capability, it deviated from its course. the chinese side regrets the entry of the ship. but it was a clear violation of our sovereignty as well as international law. the balloon does not pose a military or political threat and a senior defense official said military officials a advise
election. and are they setting the stage for a rematch if 2024? and another first on cnn the january 6th committee now interviewed more secret service members including the head of mike pence s detail. wolf blitzer is off and i m pamela brown, and you are in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. lets go straight to the breaking news. first to report that paul pelosi, the husband of speaker of the house nancy pelosi has been released from a hospital six days after he suffered a fractured skull and other injuries in a politically motivated attack by a man targeting the house speaker. jaime is talking to her sources and broke this news. what are you hearing? pamela we are told earlier today paul pelosi was released from the hospital as you said. it was just six days after that brutal attack last friday. i think it s also important to remember what he went through. he was recovering from surgery to repair a skull structure, and also serious injuries to his right ar
that s i don t want to be facetious, but that s a question for the president. i really don t foe. my opinion is he will probably let it go. but the fact of the matter is this is not an inconsequential act and should have been shot down prior to violating the sovereign air space. my poll question today asks whether this is a matter of national security or national pride. what s your answer to that question? national security. look, this particular balloon may have been just a weather balloon flown off course. i don t believe that. i don t think it was an accident. i believe it was a chinese testing the u.s. reaction. another balloon could carry an emp device that could shut down segments of our u.s. electric