nbc news president biden directed the unidentified objects be shot down this afternoon. the president made the call out of an abundance of caution, at the recommendation of the pentagon. the source also saying the u.s. has no indication this latest object had surveillance tape capabilities, but they cannot rule it out at this point. this all comes after the u.s. military shot down a high altitude objects flying over alaskan air space on friday. then, on saturday, a u.s. fighter jet shot down another unidentified object over uconn territory in canada. back on for very fourth, the u.s. downed chinese balloon off the coast of south carolina. joining me now, nbc news congressional correspondent julie. julie, how are members of congress responding tonight? what answers to they hope to get from the pentagon? well, look, they have more questions than answers. i should note, alicia, that all these different rank and file lawmakers from michigan, wisconsin, montana all of these
number of migrant kids remained in custody but the biden teams are still not calling the situation, sandra, a crisis. john: griff jenkins is live near the border in el paso for us where we do expect to hear from a group of lawmakers a short time from now. the microphone is set up. i had a fat, you are on the ground they are. what have those lawmakers been seeing? hey, sandra and john, how are you? the leaders which by the way includes congressman tony gonzalez and el paso as part of his district. what you can see behind me, the press conference is waiting to begin after the tour and the visit, the briefing to lawmakers are getting. they started at the el paso central processing center resources told me they are at or near hitting their capacity levels right around us today or tomorrow, certainly this week. then come up they are going to go up to what is called monument three and get an overview briefing, a briefing and an overview of the high points. you can see here as w
interesting. and new developments in the insurrection investigation. you ll hear from congresswoman zoe lofgren, who remains steadfast in holding her own colleagues accountable. plus how two people are helping turn arizona into a former covid hotspot as we all hope we re closer to the end of the epidemic. this is american voices. long awaited relief is officially trickling into bank accounts across america right now. that s not the only benefit from the massive american rescue plan. while the $1,400 checks are huge, there s also a $300 unemployment boost in the bill. and it expands the child tax credit. there s also billions of dollars to pay for vaccines and help schools fund the changes required to ensure student safety. it provides rental assistance and sends funding to local governments. if we stay on track, president biden believes we can return to a sense of normal by the fourth of july. and now, light at the end of the tunnel. the big question turns to what lif
plus, how two people are helping turn arizona into a former covid hot spot and we get closer to the end of the episode. this is american voices. long awaited relief is officially trickling into bank accounts across america right now. that s not the only benefit from the massive american rescue plan. while the $1,400 checks are huge, there s also a $300 unemployment boost in the bill and it expands the child tax credit. there s also billions of dollars to pay for vaccines that help schools fund the changes required to ensure student safety. it provides rental assistance and sends funding to local governments. if we stay on track, president biden believes we can return to a sense of normal by the fourth of july. and now with light at the end of the tunnel, the big question turns to what life will look like after the pandemic. will we still wear masks? will we baseball get together with family, soccer games and friday night football and monday night football? these are questio