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good evening. this time no one waited. just days after a chinese spy balloon was allowed to drift across the country, another unidentified object was spotted over alaska. in this case, fighter jets were scrambled to investigate and then shoot it down. president biden was asked about it not long after. >> do you have anything to say about the object shot down over alaska, mr. president? >> more on how all this played out and how the administration is handling it. what else has the administration said about this object? >> reporter: here's what we know, anderson. this mysterious object...

top of the hour on "cnn newsroom." it is always good to be with you. i'm victor blackwell. today the country honors the civil rights champion dr. martin luther king jr. at an event in the nation's capitol, president biden highlighted what his administration has done to try to bring americans together and ensure racial equality, but his call for unity comes as he faces growing questions about the classified documents that were found at his home and his washington office. this weekend, the white house announced five additional pages of classified material that were found at president b...

and the important health care item that was blocked by republicans. plus, another loss for supporters of abortion rights. indiana becomes the first state to pass a near total ban on the procedure since the overturning of roe v. wade. and it was a big weekend for maga world in dallas. we'll have the recap of cpac just ahead. good morning. and welcome to "way too early." on this monday, august 8th. i'm jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. senate democrats have done it. after more than a year of negotiations and dead ends, democrats have passed a reconciliation package that in...

more on all of that later this hour. but first the critical decision set to drop soon from the federal reserve. and cnn business correspondent rahel solomon is here with us. walk us through what is to come in the next hour or so and why it really matters. >> so the expectation is that chairman powell will raise rates about three quurs of a percent. that is not one to one in terms of borrowing costs. we won't see borrowing costs raise 75 basis points. but it does influence all of the categories. so costs will continue to go up. >> and i want our viewers to enter understand what this r...

>> bill: the mayor is calling for accountability for those responsible. here is one witness describing what he heard and saw last night. >> he was screaming for his mom and it is hurtful to hear that, man. no one was able to help him. to see him go is like -- it bothers me seeing this. i don't think i would come outside for nothing else ever in d.c. shots rang out. i was next to a cop. he proceeded on. we were trying to enjoy ourselves, crowds kept running back and forth. >> dana: mark meredith is live in washington with the details. >> good morning. police are trying to figure out w...