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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...

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>> republicans as you heard think we should have shot this down when we first saw it over montana when it was over a less populated area. what's your take on that? >> sitting down the balloon is difficult, but possible. the altitude that it flies at are above what would normally be available to u.s. jet fighters. the altitudes also make it difficult for the missiles we used, their control surfaces struggle at these sorts of altitudes. the other issue is that u.s. missile technology was developed to fight existing threats. people have not used balloons in decades for this sort of spy work. are ...

Which would tell the whole story is very difficult. remember what vladimir putin did not too long ago. he said you guys say i meddled in the american elections. where's your proof? he knows our proof is classified. it comes from spy work and that we can't disclose it. this memo essentially does the same thing, ana. >> so chris, let me read you a quote from a former supervisory agent with the fbi who served as a counterterrorism investigator, a special assistant to the bureau's director. he writes this. a small number of my current and retired colleagues have said that we should simply keep our...

For violating federal laws pertaining to colluding with russians and obstructing justice. >> peter, if there was any doubt before today, does in reinforce the belief that russia, all things russia, are so far and will be for at least until further notice the kind of singular theme of the trump presidency? >> well it's come to dominate the first six months of course. and the real danger for him is that it continues -- the grand jury investigation is not quick. this is not the kind of investigation that seems likely to be wrapped up in a quick fashion. but this is -- remember it's not just compl...