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To preview as to if the president is going to be speaking on this in the upcoming days. >> harris: i wonder if she even asked him? "the washington examiner" editorial board says president bidens silence on these shoot downs is unacceptable. republicans say the presidents silence needs to end. >> we had another classified briefing where we learned nothing that i didnt already know. >> the american people deserve to hear more from the president. >> they need to see it and hear it. i have no confid...

Know about these particular objects? know about these particular obects? ., , . . , objects? not very much, except what is publicly _ objects? not very much, except what is publicly available. - what is publicly available. thus far, apparently, no wreckage has been recovered from any of these shoot downs, although there is apparently an effortful the one off of south carolina. it is striking that no specific country has been affiliated with the three smaller objects that have been shut down, and...

But acknowledging there has been a shift in radar parameters, even as the white house dismissed the idea of political pressure which has contributed to the rapid escalation in the use of u.s. forces. >> were gonna put a push on. this is reacting to the chinese fire balloon, so were going to act quickly to take down any objects over our airspace because the pressure is palpable -- >> these were decisions based purely and simply on what was in the best interest of the american people. >> all as th...

What is publicly available. thus far, apparently no wreckage has been recovered from any of these shoot downs, although there is apparently an effort for the one off of south carolina. its striking that no specific country has been affiliated with the three smaller objects that have been shot down and that they do seem to be behaving differently. so i think theres a great deal of curiosity on everyones part about exactly what are these objects, what is their payload, and why now all of a sudden ...

>> excuse me. thank you. >> what is the presidents standard going to be going forward about when he orders an unidentified object shot down? >> it comes down to one simple formulation. and thats if at the recommendation of his military leaders he believes that the safety and security of the united states, the safety and security of the american people, his prime responsibility, warrant that kind of a decision. >> its possible we could see these shoot downs on a regular basis like over the weeken...

About what it knows here in the biden administration, and do you believe they should share more? >> i believe they have been. we have just received a classified briefing about the ccp balloon before we left town. we are going to be receiving briefings about the latest shoot downs soon. i believe that the administration is taking the responsible position to examining the wreckage before they can give us answers to the question, and for that matter, the canadians are going to do the same thing, an...

How do they know the objects pose no direct threat to those on the ground if theyve not yet identified what they are?

Turkey and syria, but for every miracle, there is mourning. tens of thousands pinned beneath twisted metal destined for mass graves. up first for us, triggers, intentions, thanks to we dont really know floating over north american air space. u.s. fighter jets shooting down three somethings in a one, then oortd, then another weekend aerial test. the latest object popped up on radar over montana before the blip disappeared then it appeared again a day later. the pentagon dispatching an f-16 to get...

Set to get under way any minute. spokesman john kirby will be part of that, and well have it for you live. in the meantime, national security officials say they still dont know what those objects were. in part because, officials say, they havent even gotten to the remote scenes of the shoot-downs. while the first object downed over south carolina was clearly a balloon, the last three are being described only as objects. norad isnt even sure how they stayed in the air. kirby said this morning w...

Unprecedented is these types of shootdown activities, at least those that the american public are being made aware of and is being confirmed by the federal government -- i think there are two things that are needed, especially in light of three events in the last seven days. the first thing is, transparency. i think the time is coming soon where either president biden or the leaders of the national government on the military side need to address the american people in and give them a full briefi...