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Of alarm and criticism over their decision to not shoot down the balloon sooner when it was near alaska. >> the fact of the matter is alaska is the first line of defense for america. >> reporter: in four different often tense hearings, administration officials stood by their argument that it was safer to let the balloon cross the country while also gathering intelligence on chinese capabilities. many democrats satisfied, many republicans still rejecting the white house and pentagons positions. >...

They were asked why not shoot it down sooner. >> fact of the matter is that alaska is the first line of defense for america. >> reporter: in four different often tense hearings, administration officials stood by their argument that it was safer to let the balloon cross the country while also gathering intelligence on chinese capabilities. many democrats satisfied, many republicans still rejecting the white house and pentagons positions. >> next time, you know, we wont want for it to trend -- go ...

Either incapable or unwilling to defend its own airspace against a balloon! so, that is the message sent from the adversaries and our allies and its not a good one appeared speed to fox news exclusively apprehension control of chinese national crossing in the u.s. 800% over the same time last year. cdp sources says there have been 1900 border patrol encounters with chinese nationals from october to december and december alone there were 931 chinese nationals encountered compared to just 64 and d...

President biden now saying that balloon was a violation of international law, but not a major security breach. >> the total amount of intelligence gathering thats going on by every country around the world is overwhelming, and the idea that a balloon could traverse great american air space is -- anyway, its not a major breach. >> joining us now cnn national security correspondent tasha bertrand. natasha, those words from the president, not a major breach, consistent with the pentagon, saying tha...

US confident manufacturer of the destroyed balloon ‘has a direct relationship with China’s military’.

After downing the spy balloon, the ball of fire rolls!

Door briefings as well that were classified. and there was a mixed bag of reaction. they were certainly happy that they were getting that information, but they still believe that the administration needs to tell them more. take a listen to some of what they had to say. >> i understand public health. i understand doing damage. i understand that could have been a nightmare, but the truth is i got a problem with the chinese balloon flying over my state, much less the rest of the country. >> senator...

Wake up in this country and make some decisions for national security. >> emily: i love that point so much, julie, you know im a raiders fan. now they are in vegas but i cheered for them as a cheerleader when they were in oakland. we have a saying that what happens in vegas started in oakland. secretary pompeo talked about the points chris just made that if all the statements president biden hit in his state of the union education, manufacturing, everything in the u.s., immigration, the list goe...

If U.S.-manufactured parts ended up in a Chinese spy balloon, the first questions Congress needs to ask is which company supplied the parts and how did they

The U.S. Air Force confirmed it launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from a California base ...