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top of the hour this thursday. im jim sciutto. >> im erica hill. we begin this hour with the new reporting of the chinese surveillance balloon, and the state department is confirming that this device was capable of monitoring u.s. communications. that is likely one of the new details that lawmakers are learning this morning. the biden administration is giving classified briefings on the issue on capitol hill a short time ago, and we will give you more of what we are learning in a momen...

>> reporter: that was the theme song for "butch cassidy and the sun dance kid" and took home another oscar for a movie. ♪ between me and the moon and new york city ♪ >> reporter: and he teamed up with ron eisley. ♪ raindrops keep falling on my head ♪ >> reporter: and he paired with british rocker elvis costello for the song "grace of my head." ♪ and that gave me strength ♪ >> reporter: in 2012, president obama paid tribute to him for the most highest music award the

Gershwin pride. >> it is a partnership that produced dozens of prizes, and burt and hal have never been limited to one genre. >> reporter: some called him easy listening, but he did not mind. >> there was a cartoon once that i saw that i saw or three guys waiting for the elevator and one was me and hal and barry manilow. i was moved. ♪ a chair is still a chair ♪ ♪ even when there is no one sitting there ♪ >> i know that easy listening gets a bad wrap, erica, but the