Coming to you live from studio 4 at the cnn center in atlanta, Miami Michael holmes. Coming up, the suspected chinese spy balloons 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 chinas 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 to a saga that had b
we ll have much more on the suspected spy balloon in a moment, but first this breaking news just coming in. the man who led pakistan at the start of america s declared war on terror and the conflict in neighboring afghanistan has died. he died after a prolonged illness according to a statement from pakistan s military. he was in dubai where he lived for several years in self-imposed exile. musharraf was 79 years old. you re now about to see and hear i think we re going to you re now about to see and hear the dramatic moment a u.s. sidewinder missile took out the suspected chinese spy balloon that caused such havoc last week. here it is. it happened saturday off the coast of south carolina near myrtle beach. the balloon was so high up at nearly 12 miles or 20 kilometers that it took a few seconds for the shock wave to reach the ground. china issued a stern protest afterward accusing the u.s. of overreacting. beijing insists it was a civilian research balloon that blew of
watching us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom, recovery efforts are underway after the u.s. military shot down a suspected spy balloon over the atlantic ocean. meanwhile beijing is warning it will use necessary steps in similar situations. could this push the u.s. toward a cold war with china or will both sides find a diplomatic solution? after days of suspected spying over the u.s. mainland, a chinese balloon was abruptly shot out of the sky on saturday by a u.s. fighter jet. the balloon was so high up when it was destroyed, the sound of the blast took several seconds to reach the ground. listen to this. and the shoot-down ended days of concern and speculation about the balloon s purpose. chinese insist it was a balloon. the u.s. is confident it was conducting a survey over the ocean and the u.s. issued a fighter jet with heat-seeking missile to destroy it. the debris landed in water that s about 47 feet
united states, canada, and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom i ordered the pentagon to shoot it down on wednesday as soon as possible. spy balloon down. a recovery effort now underway after fighter jets launched a precision strike. cnn has reporters across the globe on the latest developments. plus parts of the u.s. finally warming up, this after record-breaking freezing temperatures, the coldest in decades in some areas. we ll look at when people can see relief. and basketball superstar lebron james continues to chip away at the nba s all-time scoring record. we ll break down his latest game with cnn sports coy wire. you re about to see and hear the dramatic moment a u.s. missile took out the suspected chinese spy balloon that caused such havoc in the u.s. last week. have a look. it happened saturday off the coast of south carolina near myrtle beach. the balloon was so high up that it took a few seconds of the sound of the blast
A single aim 9 e-9x sidewinder, shot bringing down one balloon. that is the military side. the diplomatic side as well. the u.s. making it very clear they found it unacceptable and a violation of u.s. airspace and we now have seen the military s response. oren lieberman, cnn, the pentagon. president biden authorized the downing of the chinese balloon on wednesday, but military officials warned him it could endanger lives on the ground. cnn s arlette saenz has details from the white house. reporter: president biden told his top military leaders in a meeting on wednesday to shoot down the spy balloon transiting over the u.s. as soon as possible. the president heard advice from military leaders who warned that shooting anything down over land, over ground could pose a