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Listening gear and transmitting continuously back to china and the chinese have real time control over it by a satellite. all of that technology we're watching, i'm sure, through nsa, and our other technical means. but we still need to get it down and see what's there on the inside. >> okay. and general wesley clark, we have just learned -- remember, i mentioned the temporary flight restriction, the window was until 2:00 p.m. local time. now we understand it's being extended, the ground stop involving those three airports, until 3:30 p.m. we're talking about wilmington, north carolina, airport...

Area. it runs from 12:45 p.m. local to 2:45 p.m. local. according to the faa, it is for the use of national defense air space. any aircraft in that area are told to leave in as expeditious a manner as possible for the duration of this until 2:45 p.m. local. it is right along the trajectory of the balloon from the latest sightings in north carolina and now towards the coast where it's headed between that border between north and south carolina. significant because the pentagon until now has recommended not shooting this down because of the risk to people and property below. that risk largely va...

Back with a breaking news. commercial and private planes are now back in the air all on the carolina coast. the faa closed the air space and grounded planes for a short-term earlier today just ahead of the efforts to shoot down the chinese spy balloon. pete has more on the layers of coordination between the faa and military and how it played out. >> the faa has now ended its temporary flight restriction that it put in place it says at the request of the department of defense because apparently of this shoot down of this chinese spy balloon as it wafted over the coast of the carolinas. this hug...

Tracking flight websites. a couple refuelling tankers right there, which is what fighter jets would need to use as they waited for this balloon to arrive. the faa now putting out this temporary flight restriction for a national defense effort. president joe biden said just a short time ago we'll take care of it, hinting perhaps strongly that the intent now to shoot this down as it gets over air space. >> we're also joined by cnn military analyst cedric leighton. help break down what it means. when you hear national defense air space, temporarily restricting air space to any commercial private ...

Now about how this seems to be precipitating what will be an intentional takedown possibly of this balloon. also with us is our cnn aviation expert, pete muntean. talk to us about this temporary ground stop, the level of cooperation that is now under way between the faa, you know, commercial, private aircrafts and of course the u.s. military. >> there are two things happening here. not only is there a ground stop in wilmington, north carolina, charleston, south carolina and myrtle beach, south carolina. now we're learning there is a temporary flight restriction off the coast of the carolinas, ...