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He is spending the weekend at camp david, the presidential retreat, where he know the president can be briefed at all hours, day or night. one would expect considerations to take place between the president -- conversations to take a place between the president, the commander in chief, and his senior officials throughout the weekend, correct? >> reporter: thats right. and the president repeated what we heard for secretary austin, that this balloon had to be shot down within 12 naughtal -- naught...

As easy as the ones i did but it is certainly possible and preferred. think we should have at least tried it. >> tammy bruce here, sir. we knew this one existed in billings montana gazette told everyone there is a balloon up there, everybody look. we did and you can see it. usually these things we are told were around we dont have mate china has actually sent. we know there is another one in costa rica certainly has been reporting there is one. i guess our system has said yes, we agree thats ano...

Certain area for a longer period of time. that obviously allows for a different type of collection for what a satellite can do. >> this is all anybody can talk about, as you can imagine. people right now in the carolinas reportedly taking out their cameras in the telescopes, trying to catch a glimpse. what is your message to people. we know the american people have been told that theres no immediate national security risk, but what is your message to people? >> i think my message is, we need to ...

Where it could harm civilians, we saw the trajectory as it was travelling over montana, people coming out and look in, so it was certainly overpopulated areas where it could cause damage. jack. certainly overpopulated areas where it could cause damage.— it could cause damage. jack, i am auoin to it could cause damage. jack, i am going to test _ it could cause damage. jack, i am going to test your— it could cause damage. jack, i am going to test your knowledge, - it could cause damage. jack, ...

Descending day clearly the balloon, is that very kind of basic reading, something that you would assume is true? we something that you would assume is true? ~ ., �* ., ., ., true? we havent got confirmation et on the true? we havent got confirmation yet on the pentagon _ true? we havent got confirmation yet on the pentagon on _ true? we havent got confirmation yet on the pentagon on those - true? we havent got confirmation i yet on the pentagon on those details quite yet but certainly, yes, th...

Over latin america. president biden has remained entirely silent. pete: he worried about the balloon? no comment. the original has maneuvered near several military sites including montana or that u.s. nuclear arsenal is kept. yet the pentagon did not inform the governor of montana until after the balloon was over his state. pete: that governor greg gianforte joins us now her great-aunt on the program this morning. what have you learned about the balloon? who did you learn it from? who kept use t...

Is pretty deep in terms of recovering relatively small objects from the water. and if it goes over the over the continental shelf, which is what he was talking about, down to 6,000 metres, that would be a big job and it may not be worth it, for the sort of surveillance material that was on this balloon. there wouldnt have been anything very amazing, i think, in the electronics or the surveillance material on this balloon, but its worth recovering in itself. and whats interesting is that balloons...

>> reporter: when and how will you -- the balloon, mr. president? [inaudible conversations] >> the balloon, sir? are you worried about the balloon? >> reporter: worry would be warranted as this sur surveillance balloon has maneuveredded over several sites, an air force base in montana, for one, where a large portion of the u.s. arsenal is kept. the pentagon quickly dismissed the claim that this is a civilian weather balloon blown off course. the chinese foreign ministry said, quote, we have neve...

About this. theres often been a disconnect between the chinese and political leadership, judging peeing and the pla the peoples liberation army with the military army sometimes doing things its not exactly clear -- make us clear the the best interest of china. but its not exactly clear at the chinese leadership said yes, this is a time to send a balloon over the united states. this is not going to serve the chinese in any way, shape, form any good and making for better relationship with the unit...

Not our other forces out there weatherbeaten a, v. army or marine corps. so i am quite sure that the air force has gone through many rehearsals to try and hit this thing in such a way that it can come down and not cause a large debris field, number one because again, the object of bringing this thing down is to try and bring it down so we dont endure any u.s. civilians out there. they also will be able to bring it down in a way that we can exploit it and figure out what type of equipment and tec...