the grand jury on donald trump s possible interference in the 2020 election. key parts of its report released today. what it says about possible perjury charges. the tornado threat in the south and the winter storms slamming the midwest. al roker is here. pennsylvania senator john fetterman checking himself into the hospital. why he is seeking treatment. tesla recalling more than 300,000 cars. the potential danger with the self-driving system. a devastating diagnosis for bruce willis. what his family revealed today. and remembering an all-star catcher and hall of fame broadcaster. the legendary tim mccarver. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and thank you for joining us. today for the first time, president biden addressed in detail what is known about those three high-flying objects shot from the skies of north america last weekend, offering more about what they weren t than what they were. the president saying the objects are
dialed in they were listening in and american officials believe the spy balloon was tuned into u.s. conversations. president biden is down playing the entire episode. president biden: it is not a measurable breach. it is a violation of national law. or airspace. we can do what we want with it once it s there. the balloon had multiple antenna to eavesdrop and soak up information. the government wants to know exactly what the chinese heard. until we actually have the hardware that was on that balloon we can t say for sure. we can take educated guesses of it. we can t know for sure. that s why we should have shot it down as soon as it was approaching alaska, china should not be able to send air ships into our airspace. upset lawmakers pressed officials about what the balloon was doing and why the u.s. held off for so long before shooting down the balloon. you can just say yes or no. you don t need to get into specifics. did we know what they were trying to collect, yes
The White House says there is no evidence that the unidentified aerial objects shot down recently in the US were connected to China or any foreign country's spying program.