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This situation. were awaiting that. well hear the presidents plan, were told, of action. china today claims that balloon is just a civilian air ship used for research and that it got blown off course. all the way to montana? it just so happens that it was very close to a sensitive site in that state. 1 of 3 in the nation with nuclear weapon silos. it also houses ballistic missiles. montana in red on the map for a reason this hour. deafening reaction so far, bipartisan lawmakers biden allowing on...

New information to provide other than the north american aerospace defense command continue to monitor it closely. we will not get into specifics about the exact location, the balloon continues to move eastward is over the center of the continental united states. we assess the balloon does not present a threat to people on the ground at this time and well monitor and review options. secretary austin will host bilateral meeting in the pentagon with deputy prime minister of defense richard morrow ...

Before we get too carried away with the conspiracy theories, here's everything you need to know about the object floating over our country.

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The mysterious ballon was being monitored by the Pentagon.

Americas military strength. that hurt the reputation of our commander-in-chief. and now we have china clearly playing games with the united states. this balloon never should have been allowed to cross over into the past the pacific coast under the continental united states. never should have happened. my concern is that the federal government obviously doesnt know whats in that balloon. bioweapons, did it take off from wuhan? we dont know anything about that balloon. but the fact that this ballo...

The general made it clear that the duration of this balloon hovering over the u.s. is why they made it public. why do you -- what do you think is the intelligence significance of this? do you accept their argument that they believe, without having hands on, that this is not a military or intelligence threat more so than the average chinese satellite? >> i think theres been an intensive intelligence collection. i think that the intelligence community is trying to assess what the capabilities are....

As high as commercial aircraft but lower than surveillance satellites. the size of three buses. two flights were diverted for safety. military leaders considered but ultimately decided against wthe presidents decision to shoot it down. but the idea that was under conversation shows how seriously u.s. officials and the president were taking the idea of a chinese spy balloon floating over the u.s. you mentioned what it was flying over. >> right. >> montana. the air base, has icbms there. something...

The mysterious ballon was being monitored by the Pentagon.

Nuclear warhead, how do you greet this? >> im sorry. i missed the first part of your question. >> south korea has announced the -- that it will be a test a high-powered monster ballistic missile with a war -- nuclear warhead. this is the -- >> yeah. i dont have anything on that. i would refer you to the government of south korea. ill come back over here. >> thank you very much. two questions on the chinese government. so -- this balloon flew over japanese air space before reaching the u.s. conti...