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Earlier, it was reported that the United States took 'custody' of the balloon when it entered US airspace and observed it with piloted US military aircraft

Going to pose some threat, and the more likely one is going to be a threat to aerial navigation, then they have to discuss on the contingency basis how to take it down, and they should consult with the chinese, and tell them, and keep them fully inform and be transparent about it, but in the meantime, since it is not posing a direct threat, and not a hazard to navigation, and just watch it, and see where it goes. >> according to the pentagon, this is not the first time that a balloon like this h...

Guys. number one, how is this balloon allowed to go so far and two, where does the balloon go from here? as the scholar of the cold war this brings up spy plane and canceled u.s./russia summit back in 1960. >> bill: have they done it before? all questions that need answers, greg. nice to see you in london. well try to get through it throughout the day. president biden will speak in a moment from the white house and talk about the economy. but certainly reporters will have questions about these. ...

A suspected CCP spy balloon spotted over Montana has captured the attention of the U.S. government and the ...

The mysterious ballon was being monitored by the Pentagon.

This. >> yeah, and im just wondering, i mean, is there any kind of tech on that balloon that maybe it would be interesting for the u.s. to get a look at? >> you know, its probably not anything cutting edge. apparently the take on it was this is some of their standard equipment. the only real advantage they have on this is that these balloons operate 100,000, 150,000 feet. as courtney explained, well above commercial and military aviation, but low enough and slow enough and persistent enough to p...

>> so the balloon is maneuverable. clearly its violated u.s. air space and again, weve communicated that fact to the prc. >> if possible, can you tell us if the balloon, when it entered the u.s. air space, has it changed its course in any way? >> the balloon has changed its course, which is why were monitoring it. thats as specific as i can get. thank you. to matt. >> you said at this point the balloon doesnt pose risk to citizens. how is it that the u.s. can assess that, given that balloon is a...

A suspected chinese surveillance balloon seen over sensitive sites in recent days. sport now and a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. following on from the international olympic committee to soften its decision on banning russian and belarusian athletes, elina svitolina says continuing to sanction players is the only way to stop the war in ukraine. the ioc is under pressure from the united nations to not discriminate against athletes and allow them to compete under neutr...

>> well, as alexander was saying, that we dont have fully an account that is fully accountable about the chinese explanation that it was sen sh -- essentially a mistake and whether the government is making assessment, and since we dont have a full explanation from the state department, but i guess they want to have a clearer picture, and have it in full context so that a full conversation can have had by the secretary and not having it hanging overhead like a balloon

The US secretary of state will reschedule his visit, State Department says, as some US lawmakers call for the balloon to be shot down.