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china says that contraption over the united states is just researching weather. yeah, okay, sure. the lead starts right now. china is calling it a civilian airship. the u.s. calls it a spy balloon. whatever you call it, it s causing a huge diplomatic riff between two global superpowers as the pentagon contemplates shooting it down. and hate in home schooling. the discovery of disturbing pro-nazi and disturbing teachings to kids in ohio sparking a debate over what parents can teach their children at home under the auspices of education. chatgpt growing faster than tiktok or instagram, bound to revolutionize how we operate, maybe even about to take your day job. welcome to the lead. secretary of state blinken is talking about his canceled trip to china. let s listen in. in our skies is a clear violation of our sovereignty, a clear violation of international law, and clearly unacceptable. and we ve made that clear to china. any country that has its air space vi ....
would ex ptend political capita to a very capable recognizance satellite program that gives them all the intelligence they need. reporter: but we ve heard the science excuse before from beijing when china tested a missile that went around the world in 2021 they claimed it was a routine spacecraft ex expe experiment. this is like tiktok. does anybody trust china? of course not. for good reason. reporter: china has spy satellites but they can t loitder over a big area like a balloon. the government will track the balloon as it makes its way across america. the u.s. response so far on the diplomatic front with antony blinken delaying the high stakes visit to beijing. conditions are not conducive for a constructive visit at this time. the decision to take this action, my planned visit is detrimental to the discussions we were planned to have. reporter: for where this goes from here. the pentagon says for now they re continuously tracking this balloon and determine ....
U.s. air space and international law. we know this is a chinese balloon and it has the ability to maneuver. it s definitely moving. reporter: the balloon is headed east at 60,000 feet and will be over the u.s. for several more days the pentagon says, though, officials not confirming the location. the public certainly has the ability to look up in the sky and see where the balloon is. reporter: the balloon was first spotted in montana on wednesday down through the middle of the country and sightings in missouri a slow almost scene route. china apologized saying it was an off course weather balloon. it is a civilian air ship used for research, mainly meteorologist purposes with limited self-steering capability, the air ship deviated from the far planned course. it s an explanation james clapper finds compelling. i don t think the chinese ....