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Didnt know the exact details. it didnt take long at all. interesting details from our correspondents. david, recapped what youre talking about. once the decision was taken, just remind us of what details you know. �* , ,., , . ., know. absolutely. the challenge in shootinu know. absolutely. the challenge in shooting this _ know. absolutely. the challenge in shooting this balloon _ know. absolutely. the challenge in shooting this balloon down is - know. absolutely. the challenge in shooting thi...

Thats a really important question, because just as china saw saw our reaction to their balloon and not only the militarys reaction, but also the effective public opinion on the biden administration, now its our turn to observe because were going to see how the chinese react, how quickly a statement comes out, who gives the statement. if we go back to the april 2001hainan plane incident from a chinese fighter clipped a u.s. navy reconnaissance plane, we saw china not being able to react. it took ...

Force base when a three basis ballistic missiles, nuclear missiles of the same silos chinese are building right now in mainland china, the stockpiles expected to double the next decade according to the pentagon. officials say theres relief in the white house because president biden has a state of the union address monday. jon: lucas, thank you. meanwhile chinese officials insist balloon was a civilian aircraft that accidentally entered u.s. airspace. ryan has details on that from london. >> no r...

To be able to quickly pick up that technology. >> if you want general standby for me, i want to bring in mark probably operatives as well, a former cia agent along with msnbc intelligence analyst. mark, thank you for talking to us about this. give me first, your reaction to the report now that we are getting from the associated press that in fact the chinese bivalent has been shot down and your expectations as to what we can glean from that debris? >> sure yasmin, i think this entire affair is a...

>> thats not new hampshire. breaking news, very much unlike chicago. >> send them to mount wash washington. >> 110 degrees. >> not when i go there. >> that doesnt for us, we will see you tomorrow 5:00 p.m. eastern for the big sunday show. fox report with jon scott right now. my guess, they will have something about a balloon. ♪ jon: u.s. fighter jet shoots down a chinese spy balloon off the coast of south carolina, a little over three hours ago. only after the balloon spent the past week viola...

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Committee that was just kind of starting with a new hundred and 18 congress that is looking at the china threat, and then they will tackle this issue quite seriously. >> i believe were gonna convert mission from the department of defense the u.s. fighter jet shot down that chinese surveillance balloon. we also are getting a statement in from the pentagon and i want to read this for folks. . a little bit long so bear with me as i go through it. this afternoon at the direction of president biden, ...

>> well, officials have told fox newss jennifer griffin that shooting down the balloon is on the table and risk of heavy debris and civilians was why the president was advised against doing so and now its more populated territory, and then headed over the ocean. a water takedown is a possibility and were told they have been tracking the balloon for days now and briefed on the matter, and so far has not commented publicly on the matter. and republican says the president needs to express stress. >...

Balloon launched by and belonging to the peoples republic of china over the water off the coast of south carolina in u.s. air space. the balloon, which was being used by the prc in an attempt to survey strategic sites in the continental united states, was brought down above u.s. territorial waters. this, the statement goes on to say on wednesday president biden gave his authorization to take down the surveillance balloon as soon as the mission could be accomplished without undue risk to american...

Lost as a result of this actually taking place across the swath of the united states. so that shifts the conversation slightly. what do you say? >> reporter: yeah. it is an issue of leverage, i think, for the united states. this isnt something that the r that is, you know, something that people didnt see that wasnt broadcast, and also it probably wakes up the general american public to this because they were looking up in the sky, and you had average, everyday americans seeing this balloon float...