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national security interests and threats as best we can. >> thanks, admiral. >> real quick, is there a timeline for recovery of this object? >> you'd have to talk to the pentagon, i don't know. guys, again, this just happened in the last hour and a half and they're still assessing where this thing landed and the degree to which they can get to it. >> on the poland visit, i know in the statement that you put out, it says that the president is going to meet with leaders of the eastern flank countries. are any other european leaders, nato leaders expected to join the president on this tr...

Present a particular or pose a significant threat to the american public. but again, as we monitor that balloon, there was an effort underway to ensure that folks understood what the slugs especially how visible it was, and i will just stop there. thank you. yes, ma'am. >> thank you, general, first, a really quick follow-up on tony's question, at this point as the pentagon reassessing the need for a counter balloon or a counter object capability is at that altitude at this time? >> what i would tell you is not in the air force sometimes we talk about don't get platform specific, right, what we...

>> so what i would tell you is not, you know, in the air force sometimes we talk about don't get platform specific, right, so what we're talking about is monitoring the domain, and having domain awareness. as i highlighted, a couple of days ago, probably last week, we're continuing to learn more about this program, which enables us to identify and track objects, and so and thus ensure that we're continuing to protect our skies and airspace. >> and then real quick, first, do you and admiral kirby know the shape of this new object, and if so, what is sort of the reason for why you can't share it...

First, a really quick follow-up on tony's question. at this point is the pentagon reassessing the need for counterballoon or counterobject capabilities at that altitude at this time? >> what i would tell you is not -- in the air force sometimes we talk about don't get platform specific. so what we're talking about is monitoring the domain and having domain awareness. as i highlighted a couple of days ago, probably last week, we're continuing to learn more and more about this program which allows us to identify and track objects, and thus ensure that we're continuing to protect our skies and ou...

0 a little further detail on that, the decision was made this morning he just revealed, asked when did the president give the order to shoot it down? this morning. >> john: talk about burying the lede, talks about all of this other stuff, and then a reporter says, oh, by the way, did you shoot something down? oh, yes. here are the details. my gosh. >> martha: grade to be with you come have a great weekend. i'm sandra smith. >> martha: elsey and monday, thank you for joining us, "the story" with martha continues to breaking news. >> it's actually a trace, good afternoon, and trace gallagher in ...