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Or not. the safety and security of the american people is paramount, and so again, at this time we assess that it does not pose a physical threat to people on the ground. we'll continue to monitor it an continue to review options. thank you. let me go ahead and go to joe here and back to this side of the room. >> so, you said that this is the first time we've -- this isn't the first time we've seen a balloon fly over the continental u.s. in the past, has it flown over other sensitive areas, such as military bases? you've only -- you haven't been very specific. it's just the continental u.s. >>...

>> i think you're correct, it would be very unlikely. i would even go so far to say as it would be near impossible for him to be seen doing that. but again, i think the ultimate point here is that actually the united states wins through the notion -- sadiq khan, and i've written about this, has come out quite strongly in terms of saying twitter should ban what he regards as eight speech. the american tradition of free speech, which in some way trump triumphed from having the silly balloon fly across london, it shows the united states the world's most powerful nation is willing to put up with t...

Out in all directions, but the main stuff we're worried about for safety of people's health will be carried by the wind. and that wind is shifting offshore. i have a couple things to show you here that happened just over the past couple of hours. we've run a model here at cnn. it's not a radiation model. but if you took a balloon and let it go, you see where would this balloon fly over the next few days. all those models, no matter what level you released that balloon, 100 feet, 200 feet, 500 feet, it would all blow offshore, away from the land and away from the people. that's not going to be ...

Offshore. i have a couple things to show you here that happened just over the past couple of hours. we've run a model here at cnn. it's not a radiation model. but if you took a balloon and let it go, you see where would this balloon fly over the next few days. all those models, no matter what level you released that balloon, 100 feet, 200 feet, 500 feet, it would all blow offshore, away from the land and away from the people. that's not going to be the case by saturday. this all will change again when a low pressure will bring more winds from the east and from the southeast, this entire patter...

I know some radiation spreads out in all directions, but the main stuff we're worried about for safety of people's health will be carried by the wind. and that wind is shifting offshore. i have a couple things to show you here that happened just over the past couple of hours. we've run a model here at cnn. it's not a radiation model. but if you took a balloon and let it go, you see where would this balloon fly over the next few days. all those models, no matter what level you release that noon, 100 feet, 200 feet, 500 feet, it would all blow offshore, away from the land and away from the peopl...