over the united states. eventually shot down off of the coast of south carolina by an air force fighter jet. now pentagon officials will not confirm whether or not the new object was also a balloon or its country of origin. officials did say the object was roughly the size of a small car, and was flying at an altitude that will make it a potential threat to civilian aircraft. alaska senator melissa spoke with lester holt last night, said she was briefed and told the object was not a balloon. take a listen. but today, to know that we have yet another unidentified objects successfully shot down in alaska, making sure that the message is clear that any sovereign territory or airspace in this country, and there s a threat, that there is an incursion. there will be consequences. here is nbc news white house correspondent allie raffa with more. today, the search with ice and snow is underway for any debris from that second flying object in u.s. airspace. this object shot do
some official competition in the 2024 gop presidential primary, former south carolina governor nikki haley is expected to announce her candidacy, in an event in charleston next week. meanwhile, florida governor ron desantis is reportedly on the cusp of making a final decision on whether to throw his hat in the ring. several republicans familiar with the deliberations told the hill that desantis is almost certain to seek the nomination. the speculation is mounting over former vice president mike pence will run. a new subpoena from special counsel jack smith who is investigating pence s ex boss could certainly complicate that decision. back with me for rioter today and lucy caldwell, welcome back. how interesting of a position with that put mike pence in if he received the subpoena and decided to comply with it, but also decided to run against his former boss in 2024? i mean, it would be an interesting position.