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On this top particular is that as we engage and look for more data having an f 18 as a primary sensor or primary weapons platform, these arent the right tools for the job so if were going to get better information about this we need to use proper tools and investigate this scientifically. >> laura: ryan great to talk to you tonight. thank you so much. >> thank you, laura >> to read-out or to share about a statement or remarks from the president. again he takes this very seriously. hes being kept...

Military doesnt have the capability to make those determinations. we could argue whether the balloon should have been shot down for the pacific or atlanta, and i want to clean that up. our military would never allow weapons platform they had been watching for days to penetrate u.s. air space. to your question, look, the chinese-- this balloon overflight was brazen. now, we dont really know at what levels of the china government this was approved. we dont have that information yet, but the very f...

The latest situation we dont know one way or the other. but their behavior and even their response to us, they want it back, why did you shoot it down. hanging up on calls from the defense secretary. they dont seem like a recalcitrant country. >> before i answer your question, i need to clean up something that general boykin said. and its important that people understand the capabilities and the competence of the military that they pay $800 billion a year for. our military watched this balloon a...

For the biden administration log democrats are highlighting the differences between the chinese spy craft and necessary part unidentified flying objects things low enough to endanger civilian flight paths while the spy craft was not. democratic congressman jim hines said in terms of the balloon he wants to emphasize the military it was a monitoring and knew it was not any kind of a weapons platform. >> we can argue whether the balloon shouldve been shot down over the pacific, over the atlantic t...

>> one of the biggest drawbacks historically is they can just get carried away by the wind. we tried to use them to spy on the soviet union during the cold war and that was our big problem. >> reporter: if its not shot down, how would a balloon like this come down? would it just be allowed to crash somewhere? >> if they steer it properly, they would bring it down in a very controlled descent. >> reporter: experts say the spy balloon could be used as a weapons platform, possibly to attack cities ...

War and that was our big problem. >> reporter: if its not shot down, how would a balloon like this eventually come down? would it just be allowed to crash somewhere? >> if they steer them properly, they can just like you would in a hot air balloon over santa fe, new mexico, they would bring them down in a very controlled descent. >> experts say the spy balloon has a future and possibly an ominous one. they say it could be used as a weapons platform, possibly to attack cities or static formations...

The day has finally arrived for all fans of Call of Duty to find out just what is in store for the juggernaut franchise, with the Call Of Duty Next showcase covering all the bases whether you are playing on PC, consoles, or even on mobile. That's right, Activision Blizzard and its studios have given us a full rundown of...

The Call of Duty: NEXT Showcase gave players their first official looks at Modern Warfare 2 (2022)s multiplayer, Warzone 2.0, and the long-rumored DMZ.

Activision and Infinity Ward showed off the multiplayer portion of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 today ahead of the open beta, which kicks off tomorrow.

Then of the moskva, flagship of the black sea fleet. it is a powerful weapon -- it was a powerful weapons platform to provide air cover, surface to air missiles. thats the similar role it is playing in the black sea, also firing cruise missiles as well to hit targets into ukraine. but youre right, the russian account is this was a fire on board that spread to the ammunitions area and caused an explosion, having a massive impact on the ship as they were towing it back to -- into port, it sank in ...