and shot it off the coast of south carolina. welcome to a brand-new hour of america s newsroom, i m dana perino. bill: i m bill hemmer. i think j.j. should have a shot. take your shot. he needs a party first. have all the kids over. dana: more to come on that as well. bill: once the snow melts. incident ramping up tension between china and the u.s. antony blinken postponing his trip to beijing scheduled for this past weekend. dana: president biden said he ordered the military on wednesday to shoot it down as soon as possible. the pentagon waited until it was safely over the atlanta after a week of entering u.s. airspace. some lawmakers say officials should have acted sooner. michael waltz last hour. from a propaganda standpoint a tremendous win for china. they can now message to taiwan, our allies and others that on top of afghanistan, america is a declining power and they can t even stop one of our most basic surveillance tools, a balloon. that they are either in
fox news captured the dramatic event as it happened live. the china spy craft fell into the ocean off south carolina. it had traveled across the entire continental united states by then. a closer look at its course. it was in american airspace for eight days hovering over montana, spending some time in a specific area there where most of our nuclear arsenal is stored. pentagon said it with as doing some kind of surveillance triggering questions of widespread national security concerns. new reports now another china spy craft like the one we saw recently crashed off the coast of hawaii. with all the facts stacked against the president s response to the dangers of an enemy craft in our skies for days, biden decided to take a victory lap. president biden: zbloo you were saying one step, the recommendation. president biden: they said to me let s wait until the safest place to do it. harris: china said when we shot it down it was an attack and overreaction. republican la
and in the tennis, moscow born elena rybakina wins the women s singles title, representing kazakhastan. hello and welcome to bbc news. sri lanka is in the grip of chaos and uncertainty after a dramatic 2a hours which has seen the country s president and prime minister pledge to step down. they were left with little choice after demonstrators stormed or set fire to to their official residences a howl of anger after months of protests about economic mismanagement. our correspondent, anbarasan ethirajan, reports from the capital, colombo. the barricades were meant to keep the protesters back, but they were no barrier for the furious and desperate crowds, all suffering the effects of living in economic collapse. police used water cannon and fired shots in the air, but the crowds were more determined. and they kept surging forward until eventually they converged on the presidential palace and took over the home and office of the man they want to force from power. he had already
And well have your full weekend Weather Forecast in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First our main story. Us media reports say Donald Trumps former National Security adviser Michael Flynn, who has admitted lying to the fbi about his contacts with russia, is prepared to give testimony that implicates the president s son in law, jared kushner. Mr flynn has agreed to co operate with an investigation into russian meddling in the us president ial election. Its thought hell tell investigators he was taking directions from Senior Members of Donald Trumps campaign team. The white house says mr flynn has implicated no one but himself in the investigation. Our washington correspondent laura bicker has more. Michael flynn, a retired three star general, left the court in washington to a familiar chant. Lock him up. Hed once encouraged donald Trump Supporters to use a similar version against rival hillary clinton. The 58 year old played a key part in mr Trumps Campaign and often travelled with him.
Here are the players coming out in brisbane. Cyber Security Experts warn Government Departments against using russian Anti Virus Software, saying it could be exploited. Do you want to see my beard . I have a real beard. I have a real beard. The Christmas Grotto with a difference how one mum has created a silent santa night to help children with autism enjoy the Festive Season. Englands untold history the public is asked to nominate places that deserve to be part of a new National Memorial scheme. Our weather could not be more different this weekend. We have got milder atlantique air with a lot of cloud and rain, not a great deal of sunshine, but the temperatures are rising. Us media reports say Donald Trumps former National Security adviser, michael flynn, who has admitted lying to the fbi about his contacts with russia, is prepared to give testimony that implicates the president s son in law, jared kushner. Mr flynn has agreed to co operate with an investigation into russian meddling