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general keane im not sure if you can see this. we have a live shot now of this balloon going down. this balance has been taken down. >> that is great. >> it is falling from the sky. >> reporter: air force f-22 fighter jet shot down the fighter plane that floated down across the u.s. last week. shortly after president biden claimed he wanted to shoot down the balloon earlier was overruled. president biden: on wednesday i briefed on the balloon i ordered the pentagon to shoot it down as ...

Capabilities as well this is something we have to be concerned about. not just for china but all of our adversaries. >> reporter: the balloon was 60,000 feet above sea level when it was shot down. for reference a typical commercial plane cruising level is 35,000 feet. rachel: interesting. one of the interesting things, that little gag gel he had where joe biden was commented on the balloon, what is your message to china? he never answered that question. i find that very curious as well. >> repor...

Pete: nuclear triad is submarines, the ability to launch from submarines. ability to launch from the air, nuclear capabilities and ability to launch from the ground. you would want, going over air force bases which includes payloads when you project from the air, you project from the ground. submarines, world class saab marines capable of launching munitions. if you look at the sites, to get a greater level of detail, a balloon will give you more than a satellite might. this path, is not anoxia ...

>> reporter: yeah. it is a mountainous region. this morning we were hearing this the plane had crashed in the mountains from the authorities but when a bit more information came out we now have the pictures that show it was one of the planes that is adjacent to the mountains. this is a five-mile search area. so there is a lot to -- a lot of ground to cover. its night here. so that will make it even more difficult. but the northern sinai has had problems with an insurgency. we havent heard if tha...