Pentagon tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon
CBS News National Security Correspondent David Martin discusses the Pentagon's monitoring of the suspected Chinese spy balloon moving east across the U.S.
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2/5: Face The Nation
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," the high stakes diplomatic drama over the Chinese spy balloon is intensifying, as we learn more about what the Chinese may have discovered from their soaring surveillance. We ask Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz how the incident will impact our already strained relationship with China. Then, following the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols by the Memphis police, we'll take a look at efforts to renew police reform with New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker.
Open: This is "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Feb. 5
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," the high stakes diplomatic drama over the Chinese spy balloon is intensifying, as we learn more about what the Chinese may have discovered from their soaring surveillance. We ask Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz how the incident will impact our already strained relationship with China. Then, following the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols by the Memphis police, we'll take a look at efforts to renew police reform with New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker.
Suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down off South Carolina coast
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said President Biden authorized the operation to shoot down the balloon.
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Suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down
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Biden says U.S. will "take care of" suspected Chinese spy balloon
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FAA orders ground stop at 3 airports where suspected spy balloon last seen
The Federal Aviation Administration paused arrivals to and departures from airports in North and South Carolina.
Latest on Chinese balloon over U.S.
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Suspected Chinese spy balloon moving across U.S.
A suspected Chinese spy balloon drifting across the U.S. is carrying a payload of cameras and antennas as big as two or three school buses. China claims it's a weather balloon that lost its way, but U.S. officials don't believe it. David Martin reports.
Does Chinese balloon pose threat to U.S.?
Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed his trip to China on Friday as the Pentagon tracks what officials are calling a Chinese surveillance balloon traveling through American airspace. Beijing offered regrets for the incident and insisted it is a civilian weather balloon. CBS News anchors Michelle Miller and Elaine Quijano spoke with CBS News foreign policy and national security contributor Gen. H.R. McMaster, a national security adviser in the Trump administration, about the possible security risks.
Blinken postpones Beijing trip
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is postponing his trip to China as the Pentagon tracks a Chinese surveillance balloon traveling across U.S. airspace. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini and Jacob Stokes, senior fellow of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, discuss the impact of the situation on American-Chinese relations.
Blinken cancels China trip over spy balloon
Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed a high-profile visit to China after the suspected Chinese spy balloon was discovered in U.S. airspace. Margaret Brennan has more on how the balloon will impact U.S.-China relations.
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Blinken postpones trip to China as balloon flies over U.S.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed a planned high-stakes weekend diplomatic trip to China.
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Feb. 5, 2022
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Blinken postpones trip to China
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed a trip to China after the Pentagon said a suspected Chinese spy balloon was being tracked over the northern United States. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has the latest on this breaking news.
Blinken postpones China trip
Following the discovery of a Chinese spy balloon over Montana, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed his trip to China, where he planned to discuss the war in Ukraine and address tensions in the region. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini joins us with more on the decision.
China says balloon flying over U.S. is theirs
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U.S. tracks suspected Chinese spy balloon
The United States is tracking what defense officials believe to be a Chinese spy balloon as it passes over the northern U.S. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin joins John Dickerson with the latest.
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Suspected Chinese spy balloon spotted over U.S.
Pentagon officials say they are tracking a suspected Chinese spy balloon that has been flying over the U.S. The balloon was over Montana on Wednesday. David Martin has more details.
U.S. secures military deal with Philippines
The United States and the Philippines announced an expansion of America's military presence there on Thursday, with U.S. forces granted access to four more military bases in an effort to ramp up deterrence against China. CBS News' Anne-Marie Green has more.
U.S. to expand military presence in Philippines in move to counter China
The United States and the Philippines have announced an expansion of America's military presence in the Southeast Asian country.
Hong Kong criminalizes CBD, ranking it alongside heroin and cocaine
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6 bodies found in Union Pacific boxcar in Laredo, Texas, near Mexico
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Body of soldier who went missing in Morocco recovered, U.S. Army says
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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck sued over movie
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Pentagon begins releasing UFO files: "It's time the American people see"
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Mysterious world beyond Pluto may have atmosphere, study says
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Prominent Buddhist monk arrested over alleged sex abuse
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Beverly Hills 911
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How did a wealthy widow wind up dead below a staircase in her mansion?
Beverly Hills detectives responding to the death of 67-year-old Violet Yacobi — who was found on the marble floor below a staircase in her mansion — suspected foul play and her dentist son, and wondered if the family fortune was a motive for murder.
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UFO files reveal astronauts saw mysterious objects and lights in 1972
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