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Down, the military made a thoughtful decision, and i trust the united states military. >> now we have several reporters in place from washington to beijing to go over all of these new developments in this story. lets go first to deangelis, nbc news investigative reporter. dan, was the balloon able to keep scooping up information as it drifted across the u.s.? >> that is a really key question, and it looks like the answer is no. u.s. officials are telling nbc and other news organizations that, wh...

The FAA has announced it will pause departures from three airports in North and South Carolina as a Chinese surveillance balloon, according to Pentagon officials, floats through the airspace. NBC News' Dan DeLuce explains the FAA's measure could be a precursor to the government shooting the balloon down.

NBC News confirms that the U.S. has downed a Chinese surveillance balloon off the Carolina coast and will attempt to recover its debris. NBC News' Dan DeLuce reports on the latest. 

In looking at the traffic jam, as the admiral said, you can imagine the fuel shortages that are quick to come as the russians move into ukraine. we will see how the ukrainian military does. if they are able to hold off the russian army, does it change putins calculus? im curious to see what happens in the 48 hours. >> dan, are is the top question you are asking your sources this morning? >> i mean this will be a test of the ukrainian military, of the ukrainian political leadership, and it is a t...

>> dan deluce, clint watts, admiral stavridis, im grateful for your time this morning. i know it is early, it has been a long night and it will be a long day. "morning joe" starts right now. ♪♪ condemn the aggression that you launch on my people. there is no purgatory for war criminals, they go straight to hell, ambassador. >> they go straight to hell. ukraines ambassador to the united nations with that message to russias leadership as russia launches an unprovoked invasion of a sovereign ...

Former nato supreme allied command her a admiral stavridis. let me start with you. can you give your response to what we have seen? >> putin has gone big. we have been debating whether he would park and hold, try to take what he could off the table. he has really rolled the dice. what you are seeing unfold is kind of reminiscent of the united statess approach in iraq. this is shock and au. this is invasion 101, it is explosions all across the country. it is as big an event in international globa...

Roll through ukraine, and he may or he may get bogged down in a very serious fight with the ukrainians, well see. i doubt seriously whether he would dare to cross a nato border in anger for a number of reasons, but ill tell you a principle one. nato outspends vladimir putin on defense about 15 to 1. we have three to four million people under arms, almost all of them volunteers. thats four times the size of the russian army. we have 50,000 combat aircraft. we have 800 warships. he is not going to...

From world leaders as theres been an international response mounted, dan. i will go here to you as you have been talking to folks. i know over the last several hours about the national security counsel sim, from the u.s. and from our allies. >> thats right. in one sense the u.s. and the west are bystanders. they are watching it unfold. there are no u.s. or nato troops on the ground fighting this invasion. but you are right, nato will be conferring and the next step could be activating the nato r...

Autocracy and unprovoked aggression. theres a lot on the line for the president to deliver a speech that meets that moment and one that captures the time and the desperation of the ukrainian people as well as their resolve. we heard today the president talking about their bravery and trying to harness that to inspire others including the u.s. troops that he has placed closer to harms way defending the eastern flank of nato. hallie? >> kelly odonnell, thank you. dan and gabe, i so appreciate your...

NATO has agreed to strengthen its defenses in Europe in the face of Russia’s continuing aggression toward Ukraine.