world, i m u.s. officials are tracking a suspected chinese spy balloon that s moving towards the east coast. we ll hear how beijing is trying to explain how it ended up floating above the united states. thunder, snow, fierce winds and temperatures reaching triple digits below zero. all part of the arctic blast that s hitting the u.s. northeast this weekend, and millions will feel it. meanwhile, in ukraine there are signs that russian troops are preparing for a spring military offensive. this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhubber. a suspected chinese spy balloon will finally leave u.s. air space in a couple of days or could be sooner. some new weather models show the winds pushing it over the atlantic as early as today. the pentagon has been closely tracking the object and it s carrying a large payload of surveillance gear. military officials are advising against shooting it down now. china that has apologized and said the balloon entered u.s. air space by accident. bei
a chinese surveillance balloon was detected above montana. the government has abandoned plans to house asylum seekers in a pontins holiday park on merseyside. and a warm welcome in south sudan for pope francis, as he continues what s described as a pilgrimage for peace in africa. hello. good evening, welcome to bbc news. lancashire police say they believe that nicola bulley, who went missing while walking her dog, most likely fell into the river wyre. the mother of two, who s a5, was last seen a week ago in st michael s on wyre. air and underwater drones, helicopters, police divers and dogs are being used in the search. we can speak now to our reporter rowan bridge, who joins us from that area. more than a week since her family have seen her, a desperate story. explain more about what the police are saying. explain more about what the police are sa inc. , explain more about what the police are sa in. , explain more about what the police aresa inc. , , are saying. yes, it has
confirming its location. the public has the ability to look up in the sky and see where the balloon is. reporter: the balloon made its way from where it was first spotted in montana on wednesday down through the middle of the country into sightings in missouri, a slow, almost scenic route across the heart of america. in a rare friday night statement china apologized saying it was an off course weather balloon. according to the chinese foreign ministry it is a civilian air ship used for research, mainly for meteorological purposes, with limited steering capability, the air ship deviated far from its planned course. it s an explanation that the the former director of national intelligence james clapper finds compelling. i don t think the chinese would expend political capital here for an intelligence purpose in the face of and in contrast to their very capable overhead reconnaissance satellite program which gives them all the intelligence that they need. reporter: but we ve heard
chinese government said it was time to find out but urged call him on all sides while they tried to work out what it was. now, the chinese foreign ministry has put out a written statement, and i would just read some of it. according to beijing, this is a civilian airship used for research, mainly meteorological research, so that is for the weather, that it had been affected by the westerlies, westerly winds, and with no steering capability, the balloon had veered off its course. the chinese government regrets the unintended entry of the airship into us airspace and that the chinese side will continue to communicate this with the us government to properly
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