coming to you live from studio 4 at the cnn center in atlanta, miami michael holmes. coming up, the suspected chinese spy balloon s journey ended by a single missile by a u.s. fighter jet. they just shot it. see the smoke coming from it? recovery efforts under way at this hour. the incident heightening already tense relations between washington and beijing. and we have all of the angles covered right here. oren lieberman has the view from pentagon. we have reports from the white house and our ivan watson is live in hong kong with china s angry response. we are about to show you the dramatic moment a u.s. side winder missile took out that suspected chinese spy balloon that caused such havoc this week. the balloon was so high up, nearly 12 miles or 20 kilometers that it took a few seconds for the shock wave the reach the ground. have a listen. [ explosion ] the shootdown happened saturday off the coast of south carolina near myrtle beach. it was a sensational ending t
hello and welcome. coming to you live from studio 4 at the cnn center in atlanta, i m michael holmes. appreciate your company. coming up on cnn newsroom i ordered the pentagon to shoot it down on wednesday as soon as possible. the u.s. has shot down a suspected chinese spy balloon after it traveled across america for days. recovery efforts now under way. china says the balloon entered u.s. air space by accident, heightening already tense relations between washington and beijing. live in hong kong with the latest from there. it s not the only one. the pentagon says a second balloon is flying over latin america. a report ahead. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. we br to show you the dramatic moment a u.s. sidewinder missile took out the suspected chinese spy balloon that has caused so much havoc this week. the balloon was so high up, nearly 12 miles or 20 kilometers, that it took a few seconds for the shockwave to reach the grou
Home after the latest prisoner exchange with moscow. it says the remains of two british aide workers killed in the east of the country were also returned. a russian state news agency says more than 60 russian troops were freed by the ukrainians in a deal mediated with the united arab emirates. for the fifth straight weekend, protesters filled the streets across israel. now, this was the scene in tel aviv. thousands more demonstrate in the jerusalem, haifa and other israeli cities. protesters objecting to the right wing government of benjamin netanyahu and a series of planned judicial changes. opposition attended the rallies, including the former minister
Jerusalem, haifa, and other israeli cities. protesters object to the right-wing government of prime minister benjamin netanyahu and a series of planned judicial changes. opposition leaders attended the demonstrations again this weekend, including the former prime minister. dozens of wildfires are burning in chile and the weather is not helping. temperatures in excess of 100 degrees, or 40 degrees celsius. an area the size of philadelphia, already charred. the cost in human lives continues to rise. the death toll now standing at 23. reporter: the fires have done their damage in this part of chile. home after home burned to the ground. some flames yet to die out. wildfires are raging through some 40,000 hectares of land in the south and central parts of the country. fanned by strong winds and searing temperatures. the government declaring a state