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china says that contraption over the united states is just researching weather. yeah, okay, sure. "the lead" starts right now. china is calling it a civilian airship. the u.s. calls it a spy balloon. whatever you call it, its causing a huge diplomatic riff between two global superpowers as the pentagon contemplates shooting it down. and hate in home schooling. the discovery of disturbing pro-nazi and disturbing teachings to kids in ohio sparking a debate over what parents can teach t...

would ex ptend political capita to a very capable recognizance satellite program that gives them all the intelligence they need. >> reporter: but weve heard the science excuse before from beijing when china tested a missile that went around the world in 2021 they claimed it was a routine spacecraft ex expe experiment. >> this is like tiktok. does anybody trust china? of course not. for good reason. >> reporter: china has spy satellites but they cant loitder over a big area like a ballo...

U.s. air space and international law. >> we know this is a chinese balloon and it has the ability to maneuver. >> its definitely moving. >> reporter: the balloon is headed east at 60,000 feet and will be over the u.s. for several more days the pentagon says, though, officials not confirming the location. >> the public certainly has the ability to look up in the sky and see where the balloon is. >> reporter: the balloon was first spotted in montana on wednesday down through the middle of the coun...