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tensions with china. nbc news was first to report the suspected chinese surveillance balloon hovering over the northern united states around montana for the past few days. china is now responding claiming it is a civilian airship used for weather research that was blown off course. but how credible is that claim? minutes ago we learned secretary of state antony blinken is postponing his trip to china for what was supposed to be a highly anticipated meeting with chinas leader next week....

chinese surveillance balloon that flew over montana. it comes as secretary antony blinken makes his first trip to beijing. plus, a new estimate on the number of russian soldiers who have died in ukraine. it could show how desperate vladimir putin has become in this nearly year-long war. meteorologists are predicting the worst wind chills in decades in the northeast this weekend. look at that. it could get as low as negative 50 in some parts. >> negative 50? "the times" said yesterd...

thinks things will shake out. we start with a dramatic move that could have huge implications for the fraught relationship between the u.s. and china. the biden administration pulling the plug on secretary of state blinkens planned chip to china, just hours after the pentagon revealed it had detected a chinese surveillance balloon over montana. so right now the video, this video was taken in billings, montana, on thursday, although its not clear if this is the balloon in question. ob...

good to be with you, im katy tur. first it was the leaked memo from an air force general, warning his officers to prepare for a hot war with china in 2025. then it was news the u.s. is expanding its military presence in southeast asia, adding four more bases in the philippines on the doorstep of china. and now, the pentagon is faced with a chinese spy balloon first spotted over montana, which, by the way is home to one of the united states three nuclear silo fields. just a moment ago i...

>> yes, sir. >> conservative entrepreneur vivek ramaswamy officially launches his 2024 g.o.p. campaign. >> we are going to need to rediscover that national identity that we all share. >> ashbury university is planning to end its 24/7 religious revival. >> over 50,000 people have traveled to the area to participate. >> when so many people gather with this much love in their hearts, its amazing. ♪ im getting those good vibes ♪ im living this good life ♪ im breathing on gods time �...

presidential inauguration. at this crucial mile marker its important to stare into the mirror of who we really are as a country. two years after lies and conspiracies about trumps big loss led to, quote, medieval combat on the steps of the u.s. capitol between law enforcement and trump supporters. those very same lies that inspired that attack two years ago are now deeply embedded in the politics of the gop. they are the single animating principle behind everything that happens in one ...

nomination more crowded by the day, a tech entrepreneur is the third candidate to toss his hat into the ring. as the gop field grows larger, no one in the democratic party has announced candidacy, including president biden, currently staring down multiple crisis here at home and abroad. >> gillian: could the president face a challenge in his own party if he continues to wait to make his announcement? karl rove and marc thiessen will break down the implications of the long wait coming u...

american football legend tom brady has announced his retirement for the second time in a year. life of our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. its newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin in the us, where the funeral of tyre nichols, the 29—year—old black man, who died after being beaten by police, has taken place. the us vice president kamala harris was among the thousands attending the service at mississippi boulevard christian church, in memphis, tennessee. following tyre ...

too intense or runs against his former boss. florida governor ron desantis presidential ambitions are less clear right now. he has emerged as trumps most formidable foe thanks to skyrocketing popularity among republican voters. other republicans rumored to be considering a run, they include former maryland governor larry hogan, trumps former secretary mike pompeo. new jersey governor chris sununu. with a republican afield already getting crowded, the key question is, will 2024 be a rep...

ill be watching you from my office at nine a.m., sunday show, 9 am for the saturday show. im always in my office getting ready for the show. so, well be with me two days a week. so, that is good. silver lining, its all good. >> yes. >> very excited about it. okay, my friend, have a good weekend, enjoy getting ready for both days next weekend. thank, you jonathan. >> thank you. >> a very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome, everyone, to alex wi...