this object has been described as roughly the size of a small car, much smaller than the suspected chinese spy balloon which the air force shot down last saturday. to say it was shut down to say nothing from the facts that comments from the podium at the white house today is raising questions tonight. it was downed off the alaska coast, again, about the size of a small car. it had been seen flying at approximately 40,000 feet and was deemed to pose a reasonable threat to aircraft and other civilian operations. still, there are few answers about the object, even as the white house attempts to draw distinctions between this episode and the episode i previously mentioned last saturday. now, we are told that the president based on the advice of the pentagon believed it posed enough of a concern that it needed to be shot down. he ordered it, and it was. asked about the intradiction, the president said simply it was a success. we re going to remain vigilant about the skies
A more secure future for britons, ahead of an election expected later this year. It comes days after the conservatives bleak showing in local elections. We can cross live to westminster and our Political Correspondent hannah miller. Its been a difficult time in the last couple of weeks for the government because of those election results. Presumably hell want to change the subject now. Yet another change the subect now. Yet another attem t to change the subject now. Yet another attempt to reset change the subject now. Yet another attempt to reset the change the subject now. Yet another attempt to reset the dial change the subject now. Yet another attempt to reset the dial and change the subject now. Yet another attempt to reset the dial and talk. Attempt to reset the dial and talk about what people can expect if conservatives get another term in office. Rishi sunak is not even hiding that this beach is about a General Election. He will stand there as Prime Minister and has the power to
Senator dianne feinstein. So we will see what happens next. Abbey, always a pleasure to sit next to you. Good to see you, my friend. Thanks for watching. Our coverage does continue. Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states, around the world, and streaming on cnn max. Im rosemary church. Just ahead, republicans in chaos. U. S. House speaker Kevin Mccarthy is ousted in an historic vote. Former President Trump says he will be back for day three of his fraud trial as the judge rebukes him for attacking a clerk on social media. And President Bidens Son Hunter Pleads not guilty to three federal gun charges. Live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. Good to have you with us. We begin in washington where the gears of government have essentially ground to a halt after the unprecedented ousting of u. S. Republican House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy. Tuesdays extraordinary vote pushed by hardline conservatives makes Mccarthy The First House Speaker vo
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the politics of perception. i m michael smerconish in philadelphia. if it were still the economy stupid, then joe biden s presidency would be in much better shape. something else is at play here. yes, inflation is souring americans, but by many measures, the economy is booming. the economy is clearly grow ing. the gross domestic product is up 5.2% in the third quarter, even faster than previousliest mated. if gdp is rising, the economy is considered to be in solid shape and the nation moving forward. the dow jones rallied this week to a new high for the year. wages had been losing ground to inflation for two years, but since may, wages have return to outpacing inflation. and unemployment is at an historic low. the u.s. unemployment rate has been below 4% for 21 straight months, the longest stretch since the late 1960s. how about gas prices? they have fallen or remain ed steady for ten weeks. you barely reed about that, but if they were headed in the other direction, it would