that would come. and it was handled appropriately. and we are now getting a clearer picture of exactly how the u.s. response played out, at last saturday the balloon was first detected in alaska. on tuesday, it relented continental u.s. airspace, which is when the president asked for military options on wednesday, the president ordered the military to take out the balloon as soon as practicable. on friday, the president was briefed on an execution plan, and on saturday the balloon was shot down. now, the balloons eight-day track is sparking debate and political finger-pointing on capitol hill over the administration s approach. listen here. clearly this was an attempt by china to gather information to defeat our command and control, are sensitive mission weapon sites, and that certainly is an urgency that this administration does not recognize. the president and united states military did what they did, that is my opinion, very just and very defensible. so the president
committee and the countdown to the state of the union speeches on, folks. president biden is expected to make his case for reelection after more positive news on the economy. i will get a preview from a member of the council of economic advisers. plus, we are continuing our special series on living black history with trail blazers cynthia marshall. the first black woman ceo of an nba team. i am symone with sandra townsend and i have something to say. and the balloon is out of this guy. the questions surrounding u.s. security and relations with china are still up in the air. on saturday, and f-22 fighter jet shot down a chinese surveillance balloon over the atlantic off the coast of south carolina. the balloon entered u.s. continental airspace last tuesday. china s defense department condemned the strike and denies the balloon was intended for surveillance. but a senior administration official has rejected that claim, telling nbc news this. this was a prc surveillance balloon.
world. ahead on cnn newsroom, all eyes are on the sky. we re tracking the suspected chinese spy balloon flying across the united states. we ll have a live report on what the chinese are say ing about this incident. officials are advising people to stay indoors. if you go outdoors, be advised that exposed skin can get frostbite in as little as a few minutes. more than 20 million americans for impact from what wou could be the biggest cold snap of the season with windchills in new hampshire reaching negative 100 degrees fahrenheit. president biden previewing his platform for a possible 2024 reelection bid. this as the u.s. releases a blockbuster jobs number report. the u.s. military believes a suspected chinese supply balloon will finally leave u.s. air space in a couple days, or it could be sooner. some weather models show the winds pushing it out over the atlantic as early as today. the pentagon has been close let tracking the large object and concluded it s carrying a
good saturday morning, everyone. and welcome to cnn this morning. i m amara walker. and i m boris sanchez. all eyes on the sky this morning as a chinese spy balloon continues drifting over the united states. where it is expected to go and why the white house has not ruled out shooting it down. and a brutal blast of dangerously cold air sweeping across the northeast. in some places it will feel like 50 to 60 degrees below zero. where we re seeing the cold air and when things will start to warm up. plus new developments in the tyre nichols case, why another officer is out of a job and why some first responders are now losing their licenses. plus important new testimony in the alex murdaugh trial, twists in the case and what it could mean for murdaugh s defense, coming up on cnn this morning . hi, everyone. if you are not keeping track, it is saturday. not time to go to work for most of you. february 4. thanks for waking up with us. i m amara walker in atlanta. an
should not allow this to leave the united states without it being taken into custody or shot down or whatever other appropriate steps we can take. neil: it is all anyone is talking about these days but fox on top of that chinese spy blue still flying over the top of the nine states of america. now, here s what we know. it was last seen over north carolina. it appears to be headed east. the defense department continues tracking it. said all options remain on the table to deal with it while insisting americans on the ground have nothing to worry by it. pentagon also confirming a second chinese balloon is flying over latin america. we do not know much about that one. here s what we still don t know, when exactly did the u.s. first start tracking this balloon? and why was it allowed to enter our airspace and the first place? what intel are the chinese gathering from it? why did secretary saint antony blinken wait until yesterday to cancel his trip to china if the administration