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>> no one on the house oversight committee. i dont know about the intelligence committee with the senate or house. the overwhelming majority of members of congress ive spoken to in the last 24 hours had no idea about this. this administration again is the least transparent administration in the history of america. this is very concerning. unless china is working with the biden administration to find missing documents scattered around the united states it is unacceptable and should not be allowed...

The Chinese surveillance balloon that floated over U.S. airspace is maneuverable and is currently in the central United ...

Im joined now by our china correspondent steve mcdonell. the chinese are saying to the chinese people, stay calm about all this, but the balloon is over american airspace, so what are they talking about? it’s american airspace, so what are they talking about?— talking about? its been a really interesting _ talking about? its been a really interesting day _ talking about? its been a really interesting day here. _ talking about? its been a really interesting day here. earlier, i talking about?...

The Chinese spy (maybe?) balloon is being monitored by U.S. forces, but as of now, there is no action being taken.

Somebody, maybe up to $5 million, strip them from future ability to look at classified documents. we are enhancing this so that the prosecutors have more tools so we deter this type of behavior. >> congressman quigley, we have a republican and democrat on the air right now introducing this legislation. are you confident youre going to get bipartisan support for this? >> i think -- i think if you want bipartisan support thats how you should start it, and for me who better than someone whos family...

Continental united states, we assess that it currently does not pose a physical or military risk to people on the ground. so we will continue to monitor and continue to review our options and provide information and updates as were able to. >> as it approaches washington, d.c., will you shoot it down? >> jennifer, were reviewing options but im not going to get into hypotheticals or speculate on potential future actions. >> the back of the room here. >> thank you, general. thinking about route of...

The mysterious ballon was being monitored by the Pentagon.

The mysterious ballon was being monitored by the Pentagon.

Perspective, they have the capability using satellites and they do, as a matter of fact, gather intelligence through some pretty sophisticated satellites that move over our country. in addition to that, they, obviously, have drone capability as well. so the question then becomes, why a balloon? and, you know, its tough to answer that question. is it a sophisticated camera of some sort that is able to pick up more sensitive information? we dont know the answer to that. and so i think we have to t...

(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) The suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon has been spotted in our area.