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good evening, we begin with breaking news. the pentagon now saying a second chinese spy balloon is currently crossing latin america. that's on top of the one now floating somewhere over this country. exact whereabouts unknown. something so unexpected to be what it is where it is that it left people asking questions like this. >> what planet is that? >> actually, that's a good question. it's not mars or venus. the balloon is the size of three buses equipped with solar panels for power, and surveillance equipment. spotted yesterday crossing montana including over icbm sites. it drifted...

Whatever intelligence volatile value it might have, cnn chief national correspondent skjim sciutto has more. >> i think that would be wise to remember that they will say whatever needs to be said in order to cover what they're trying to do. >> reporter: security officials say there has been a dramatic escalation in brazen chinese spying on u.s. soil over the past decade. >> you look at china's track record of being deceitful. >> reporter: a plan to build an ornate chinese garden at the national arboretum was scrapped after counterintelligence officials raised red flags. the pagoda would have b...