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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 n...

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 he...

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 ...

Former State Police leader held in contempt again by another capitol committee

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...