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good to be with you, i m katy tur. first it was the leaked memo from an air force general, warning his officers to prepare for a hot war with china in 2025. then it was news the u.s. is expanding its military presence in southeast asia, adding four more bases in the philippines on the doorstep of china. and now, the pentagon is faced with a chinese spy balloon first spotted over montana, which, by the way is home to one of the united states three nuclear silo fields. just a moment ago in a series of questions from reporters, brigadier general patrick ryder confirmed the balloon is not just drifting, that china is in control of it. the balloon is maneuverable. clearly it s violated u.s. airspace, and again, we ve communicated that fact to the prc. the fact is we know that it s a surveillance balloon. and i m not going to be able to be more specific than that. and we do know that the balloon has violated international airspace and international law which is unacceptabl ....
and if there s not enough support in the senate for president biden s push to ban assault weapons, the debate tonight. why not raise the age to buy one from 18 to 21? after uvalde, not one republican senator has publicly supported raising the age to 21. so tonight here, our matt gutman takes us inside a gun show in texas. and what he heard from the organizer to a mother shopping with her own sons. raising the age on ar-15-style rifles. the other news this tuesday night, the economy and gas prices. at least 13 states now paying at least $5 per gallon. the questions, where is this headed? and for how long? we re also tracking severe storms as we come on the air tonight across several states. damaging winds, hail, possible tornadoes. the war in ukraine tonight. the new images coming in. intense fighting in eastern ukraine. russia tonight claiming it is gaining ground. what president zelenskyy is now insisting tonight. back here at home, in new york city, the scare ....
Pentagon pressing officials at the capitol hearing from outraged lawmakers and in beijing, getting the reaction from the chinese. we also have an expert, a former naval aviator and analyst of think tanks to read between the lines and help us understand how much of a threat this really is or at the very least, what message china is trying to send. she s going to explain the technology because what in the world is this thing that s said to be as large as three city buses. joining me now first is nbc news pentagon correspondent courtney kube. nbc news capitol hill correspondent ryan nobles, from beijing is nbc news correspondent janis mackey frayer, and new york times chief white house correspondent and msnbc political analyst, peter baker. so you heard it right, the brigadier general saying this violated u.s. airspace and violated international law. what s china saying in reaction ....
Someone is arrested, or cited, it doesn t necessarily mean that they re going to go to jail. it could just mean that they receive a citation, much like you would receive a traffic ticket. so i know some people i think believe if brian laundrie had gone to jail, that could have saved gabby s life. however that s not a guarantee and it probably wouldn t have been for as long as people would have hoped, given the severity of the situation. maybe he just would have been cited. i think that s a really interesting point you make. liz, thank you so much, liz sollis. if you or someone you know is experiencing domestic abuse, please reach out to the national domestic violence hot line. 1-800-799-safe. and just in, why the majority of americans are now resigned to a future with covid. the capitol hearing so many have circled on their calendars. general mark milley answering ....