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cnns casey hunt above that discovery. >> because of the intelligence community made this a priority after the direction of president biden, we enhanced our surveillance of our territorial airspace. we enhanced our capacity to be able to detect things as the trump administration wasnt able to detect. we were also able to go back and look at the historical patterns. and that led us to come to understand that during the trump administration as you said, there were multiple instances where...

one balloon circumstnavigated t glove, drifting pass hawaii and florida at an altitude about 65,000 feet. this is what jake sullivan told kasie hunt about that discovery. >> because the intelligence community made this a priority at the direction of president biden, we enhanced our surveillance of our territorial air space. we enhanced our capacity to be able to detect things that the trump administration was unable to detect. and we were also able to go back and look at the historical...

lord, what a shocking moment there from turkey. good morning to you this monday, im jim sciutto. >> and im erica hill. the death toll continues to rise after this catastrophic 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck near the border of turkey and syria. more than 1,800 people are now reported dead, but there are concerns that that number could ultimately reach into the tens of thousands. at this hour desperate rescue operations underway. crews searching for survivors who may be trapped un...

The coast of myrtle beach, South Carolina. Tonight, military crews are jam bling to recover the wreckage, and china is responding angrily. Meanwhile, President Biden says he and u. S. Military leaders decided to wait until the balloon completed its crosscountry journey and was safely overwater before shooting it down. Listen to this. On wednesday when i was briefed on the balloon, i ordered the pentagon to shoot it down on wednesday as soon as possible. Cnn has Team Coverage of this extraordinar...

war, the u.s. and russia have had confrontations at air and sea. these incounters have only rarely blown up into serious incidents. thats because at least to some extent there are routines that are followed, less so for russia, everyone involved acts professionally. that was not the case today. an american reaper drone was intercepted by two russian fighters. it was damaged and then forced down. >> somebody could have gotten hurt. nobody wants to see that happen. and it could lead to m...

>> tensions in the skies, a russian fighter jet forcing a u.s. drone over the black sea. the u.s. air force calling the encounter reckless and unprofessional. its at a potentially dangerous escalation at a crucial time in russias war against ukraine. joining me now from the magic wall is cnn military analyst, retired air force colonel cedric leighton. im so glad youre here to help us unpack. what happened in this moment? now, colonel, officials are saying that this drone was over inter...

russian fighters who damaged it and was then forced down. >> somebody couldve gotten hurt. nobody wants to see that happen. and it could lead to miscalculations between two militaries that are operating not obviously in ukraine together, but in proximity in the region. we dont want to see this war escalate beyond what it is already done to the ukrainian people. so this is clearly, it was an appropriate, unsafe, unprofessional conduct by the russian. pilots >> russians ambassador to was...

chinese spy balloon is clurntly crossing latin america. something so unexpected to be what it is, where it is, that it left people asking questions like this. >> what planet is that? >> actually, thats a good question. its not mars or venus. the balloon is the size of three buses. and surveillance equipment spotted yesterday over montana, drifted across nebraska and then into the midwest today. floating at about 60,000 feet apparently following the prevailing winds. in a moment, well t...

good evening, we begin with breaking news. the pentagon now saying a second chinese spy balloon is currently crossing latin america. thats on top of the one now floating somewhere over this country. exact whereabouts unknown. something so unexpected to be what it is where it is that it left people asking questions like this. >> what planet is that? >> actually, thats a good question. its not mars or venus. the balloon is the size of three buses equipped with solar panels for power, and...

good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, march 15th. thank you for waking up with us. here are five things to know this morning -- there are new tensions between the u.s. and russia over the downing of a u.s. surveillance drone. they clipped the drone over the black sea forcing it to crash. russia denies the accusation claiming the drone fell on us own. >> yeah. and another day of jitters over the fate of americas banking system seem to be easing slightly. stocks of some regional ban...