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president biden downplayed that balloons significance in an interview this week saying the flight was, quote, not a major breach. lets bring in retired four-star general jack keane, chairman of the institute for the study of war and a fox news senior strategic analyst. general, good to see you. thanks for coming in. so do you think the administration did the right thing here shooting down this latest object so quickly after it had waited a long time to shoot down the balloon? >> no, ye...

besides daddy has an hawaii vacation booked in about 223 days, but who is counting? >> jesse: if you dont have musical chops, got to have jokes. >> number 7. make sure the white house library has lots of books with big print and pictures. [laughter] [applause] >> number 6, just for fun, issue executive order commanding my brother jeb to wash my car. >> jesse: all presidents have a presence about them. donald trump showed up to a ufc fight in miami saturday night and sat front row at th...

ukraine. "the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. welcome to "the lead," im jake tapper. we start with breaking news, the united states military has taken down another high-altitude object flying over the united states this afternoon. the white house announced the object was shot down at 1:45 p.m. eastern time at the direction of president biden. u.s. officials say it was flying off alaskas northern coast at an altitude of 40,000 feet and was approximately the size of a small ca...

thats the same type of aircraft and missile that shot down the chinese balloon off the coast of south carolina. one of the questions we asked at the pentagon briefing was if there was so much intelligence to gain by letting the previous balloon fly across the united states and being able to observe it, why was this one shot down so quickly especially when the senators were furious it wasnt shot down earlier. was the pentagon wbowing to political pressure. >> the decision to shoot it do...

causing serious destruction. ukrainian government is now imposing energy restrictions, rolling blackouts across the country, after repeated strikes on critical energy infrastructure. >> in the meantime president biden responding to putins declaration of martial law in these ukrainian territories saying it reveals his dwindling options in the war. >> i think vladimir putin finds himself in an incredibly difficult position. and what it reflects to me is it seems his only tool available t...

world. im laila harrak. ahead on "cnn newsroom," were in the closing stretch of an extremely consequent midterm election. its a dead heat for senate races in pennsylvania, arizona, and georgia. we have a preview of whats at stake for both parties. plus, some spanish-speaking communities are being inundated with election disinformation and conspiracy theories. ahead, a look at how its spreading so easily. and ukraine is bracing for a bitter winter as russian strikes pound the power ...

republican in a giant red wave. >> most important of all is the senate race for democrats who are trying to flip a seat. >> im ready to serve pennsylvania. hes running to use pennsylvania. >> i want to go to washington and bring balance. >> often referred to as the center of the political universe. it is a true battleground state. >> he has failed as a senator that needs to go to washington to speak for us. he doesnt know hard working people. he doesnt know struggling people. >> the st...

military, too. >> sandra: are americas fighting forces focused on defending us in war or is it all about going woke now? it is a question many are asking. welcome back as "america reports" rolls into hour two on this tuesday afternoon. >> john: good to be with you. im john roberts in washington. military may not be ready for a major conflict, according to a stunning new report. thats all new at 2:00, but we begin with a fox news alert. >> sandra: there is now a 100% chance of a recessi...

reports roughly half the companys 7,500 employees now out of work. four days to go until the crucial midterm election. live coverage all night tuesday here on abc. and tonight here in the key senate race in pennsylvania, the major headline. after dr. oz appeared for years on "the oprah show," tonight oprah endorsing john fetterman instead, and youll hear from her. plus, former presidents obama and trump both in that state this weekend, showing the stakes in this race, now a dead heat...

defend taiwan with u.s. troops if china invades. setting off another episode of confusion over american policy and prompting a condemnation from beijing. there were also comments about inflation and his own political future. white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonight live from the north lawn. good evening, peter. >> good evening, bret. this was president bidens first sitdown interview with a u.s. reporter in more than seven months. and in it we learned white house offi...