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right now, two separate senate committees are drilling into u.s. and china relations. in the wake of that chinese spy balloon entering the u.s. just last hour senator jon tester made the stakes abundantly clear. >> china's a real threat and one we need to take seriously, which is exactly why we're here today. >> house members this morning receiving a classified briefing on the balloon ahead of a vote scheduled just a few minutes from now to condemn china's use of a spy craft. senators are set to receive an all members briefing of their own in about 30 minutes. all of this happening a...

kept a lid on that video footage and in some cases, doj didn't share it with criminal defendants who'd been charged on january snickets violation of their constitutional rights. so we felt it was a public service to bring what we could to you. there was no justification for keeping the secret any longer and a powerful argument to be made that sunlight is always and everywhere the best disinfectant. and in fact, because it was video evidence, it is, to some extent, self-explanatory. anyone could look at the tape and decide what he or she thinks of it. so the tape we showed last night ...

scary moment in the sky, an airline passenger accused of trying to open the emergency door and stabbing a flight attendant. we will have more on that and a closer look at the recent mishaps plaguing the airline industry. california buried under snow with more on the way, some people trapped in their homes for days, with supplies running low. their message right now, we need help. plus, kidnapped in mexico, cnn has learned the identities of the four american sticking at gunpoint as the fbi ask the public for help finding them. >> live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with rosema...

by gunman in matamoros was a case of mistaken identity. u.s. official tells cnn a mexican cartel likely mistook the americans for haitian drug smugglers when in fact they were tourists there for medical procedures. at least three of the victims were from lake city, south carolina. the mother of one says there is not much to to ndo now but pray wait. >> the waiting is the worst part. it has its advantages and disadvantages. but however, no news is good news. that is the way i'm staying with it. no news is good news. >> reporter joining me live from bogota. what are the governments doi...

what we are learning this morning. >> two pages of notes found in his wallet and on his person as well, and that is the note that indicated where he was going to visit. and also gave and indication of what kind of motive, but nothing that we can confirm just yet, and for the investigation, we learned that he had contact with some of the places and a couple of the other places that it appears that he had employees there where he was asked to leave. so it is looking like he is possibly a motive for that is that he was slighted. >> interesting. joining me now for much more on this is s...