nbc news president biden directed the unidentified objects be shot down this afternoon. the president made the call out of an abundance of caution, at the recommendation of the pentagon. the source also saying the u.s. has no indication this latest object had surveillance tape capabilities, but they cannot rule it out at this point. this all comes after the u.s. military shot down a high altitude objects flying over alaskan air space on friday. then, on saturday, a u.s. fighter jet shot down another unidentified object over uconn territory in canada. back on for very fourth, the u.s. downed chinese balloon off the coast of south carolina. joining me now, nbc news congressional correspondent julie. julie, how are members of congress responding tonight? what answers to they hope to get from the pentagon? well, look, they have more questions than answers. i should note, alicia, that all these different rank and file lawmakers from michigan, wisconsin, montana all of these
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