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Reconnaissance over china. we do reconnaissance over china, operating from international air space. theyve never liked it. theyve always threatened our planes as a result of that. i really think they were trying to send a larger message about what we do to gather information on china. >> all right. leon panetta, thanks, again, for the time. we appreciate it. >> thanks, jim. coming up, how hard will it be to recover this balloon from the waters off the coast of south carolina? well ask a salvag...

We began this morning with an update on that traumatic incident with the chinese spy balloon 60,000 feet in the air. eight days after it was first spotted in u.s. airspace, and have 22 raptor shot down the balloon with a single missile yesterday off the carolina coast. the search for degree is now underway. it my touch off a war of words between the u.s. and china. heightening tensions in an already data diplomatic relationship. china expressed its, quote, strong dissatisfaction. they have insis...

Barbara plett usher reports from beijing. for days, this solitary object floated serenely through us airspace, putting a diplomatic crisis onto television screens in real time. was it a harmless weather balloon, as the chinese claimed, or a spy in the sky? moments after it arrived over the atlantic, the us brought an explosive end to the drama. that trail of white vapour you see on the left of the screen is an american fighterjet heading for the balloon. the second vapour trail is from a heat—...

Moments after it arrived over the atlantic, the us brought an explosive end to the drama. that trail of white vapour you see on the left of the screen is an american fighterjet heading for the balloon. the second vapour trail is from a heat—seeking missile fired from the jet, easily finding its target. whoa! did you hear that? shortly after impact, the sound of the explosion was heard by people watching on the ground. then, what was left of the balloon came down in the sea off the coast of sou...

House administration officials pushing back, really defending the president for his decision to wait to shoot down this balloon until it was over water. they argue that the president was deliberative and responsible in his decision-making process. today transportation secretary pete buttigieg went out on the sunday shows defending the president, saying that what he was trying to do was ensure that the safety of americans was the first priority. theyve also pointed to the presidents desire to mak...

Primary and no one is challenging him, the republican primary is going to be very interesting in new hampshire. if they cant -- they can vote on either side, the or are. if there is no deep primary, they are going to shake up the republican primary like youve never seen before. i think thats a very interesting and maybe not purposeful outcome but, boy, it makes a difference in republican politics. as far as the way these by balloon was handled, i think that, once again, the biden administration ...

Some way or maybe the data was always communicated back and not saved on the pot itself. okay. we can tell what it was looking for. by simply looking at the equipment and reverse engineering it. >> bobby, thank you so much for your time this morning, we appreciate your analysis, always. >> bobby gauche is the editor and columnist for bloomberg opinion. coming up, we are going to break down the geopolitical and national security implications of this incident, with the former director of the cia, ...

The furore over the balloon is a diplomatic disaster for China and a boon to US hawks at a time when the world needs the two sides to repair relations. It would be tragic if the incident prevented the start of a better-tempered discussion that hauls China and the US back from unnecessary conflict.

Its scary. its a different way of spying on us, lets put it that way. i the us navy is now recovering debris spread over seven miles in relatively shallow water. down to earth, the us shoots down a suspected chinese spy balloon monitoring us military sites... this was how america woke up to the news on sunday morning. late yesterday, an air force f—22 fighterjet fired a single air—to—air missile into the balloon, bringing it down. president biden was criticised by republicans for not actin...

Clearly, the republicans in congress are concerned about that because it undermines the talking points that they use about joe biden and china. i think that it will be very interesting to see with the inaction will be looking like, the united states will continue to ignore the penetration. >> general mccaffrey, a chinese defense ministry postpones person says that the military has the right to use quote, necessary means to respond to future incidents like this. what might such a response look li...