world, i m u.s. officials are tracking a suspected chinese spy balloon that s moving towards the east coast. we ll hear how beijing is trying to explain how it ended up floating above the united states. thunder, snow, fierce winds and temperatures reaching triple digits below zero. all part of the arctic blast that s hitting the u.s. northeast this weekend, and millions will feel it. meanwhile, in ukraine there are signs that russian troops are preparing for a spring military offensive. this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhubber. a suspected chinese spy balloon will finally leave u.s. air space in a couple of days or could be sooner. some new weather models show the winds pushing it over the atlantic as early as today. the pentagon has been closely tracking the object and it s carrying a large payload of surveillance gear. military officials are advising against shooting it down now. china that has apologized and said the balloon entered u.s. air space by accident. bei
viewers in the united states and all around the world. i m bianca nobilo. max foster has the day off. just ahead on cnn newsroom for several days now the u.s. has been tracking this surveillance balloon over northern u.s., specifically over montana. what we re likely to encounter is going to be really unprecedented. these are dangerous temperatures. if you don t need to be out, stay inside. the resolution is adopted. house republicans in one of the first moves in power, ousting democrat oilhan omar frm a seat on the foreign affairs committee. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, february 3, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 2:00 a.m. in montana where a mysterious flying object is being monitored. there is the moon. and then what is that? what planet is that? it is not a planet, but a suspected chinese spy balloon, the size of three buses that is flying over the northern u.s. u.s. military is being aware of it fo