Austin Hit News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

happening now, racing the clock, fighting the climate. bitter cold and utter devastation slow the search for quake survivors as the death toll in turkey and syria climbs. is he or isn't he? kevin mccarthy weighs on whether george santos is being investigated by the house committee while some constituents demand his removal. and making his case. president biden gets ready to report on the state of the union. and what also could be a preview of his 2024 re-election campaign. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the s...

>> reporter: shortly after the military downed that chinese balloon off the coast of south carolina on saturday, defense sect lloyd austin told d.o.d. to reach out to the chinese ministry and see if it was possible to set up a phone call and that was rebuffed, refusing engage in the conversation between the u.s. defense secretary and his chinese counterpart. he put out a statement a short time ago saying they still view communication as important especially at times like this and we've seen austin hit that point over and over again. the need for communication, it is also worth pointing out tha...

Nice little sponsor. >> shepard: thanks so much. hitting a half court buzzer beater in a basketball game is a pretty big deal even if you are only in the 3rd grade. >> go austin. [ buzzer ] cheers] >> shepard: that's olsen from springfield, colorado. he was playing a big game in oklahoma with his dad coaching and with the time running down, austin hit that shot from the back of the half court line. it wasn't a game winner. his team was already way up. but still impressive. nice shot, kid doe. the white house insists president obama is not trying to bully the supreme court justices. it's trying...