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Three are dead and five are fighting to stay alive following the latest mass shooting in the United States. We bring you the very latest from Michigan State University. Plus: Republican Nikki Haley jumps into the 2024 presidential race, saying, "I don't put up with bullies. And when you kick back, it hurts them more if you're wearing heels." And: An all-Senators briefing at the Capitol as the White House says it believes three UFOs it shot down this weekend were not spying. 

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The US shoots down more unidentified objects flying over North America, but right now, Washington knows about as much as you do. Plus: The Republican House speaker convenes what he calls the heads of the five families of the Republican caucus, looking to forge a consensus and prove Democrats wrong. And: Sniffer dogs and thermal cameras find signs of life in both Turkey and Syria, but for every miracle, there is mourning. 

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As today's episode began, the FBI was at former VP Mike Pence's home trying to track down any more classified documents. The search came just hours after he received a subpoena from the special counsel investigating Donald Trump. 
 
Plus: Joe Biden holds off on formally announcing he's running again but says he feels good about how the voters feel about him. 
 
And: The death toll in Turkey and Syria surpasses 22,000, and hope is in short supply as survivors grapple with what's next and with what they've lost. 

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Biden says he will stop the GOP dream to cut both Social Security and Medicare. Can he keep the ball in his court? Plus, Republicans play to their base with claims of censorship and free speech rights violations on social media. Is this what voters want the new majority to focus on? Also, Gov. Ron DeSantis fires back saying he doesn’t spend his time smearing other Republicans.

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US officials confirm that China was indeed spying, saying its balloon is part of a surveillance op capable of scooping up communications. Plus: President Biden is in Florida, a state Donald Trump won twice, warning seniors that Republicans want to gut Social Security and Medicare. Republicans say that's a lie. And: Congress gets new behind-the-scenes evidence of how Southwest stranded thousands over Christmas. 

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President Biden provides a State of the Union slogan and lays the foundation for a 2024 run. Plus: Mitt Romney is captured on video calling George Santos "a sick puppy who should quit." And: Congress puts Twitter executives under oath in a hearing dedicated to digging into the Biden family. 

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Rescue crews in Turkey and Syria are in the middle of a harrowing race to find survivors as they deal with aftershocks and bitter cold. Plus: Tonight, the president will tell the country what he's done and where he wants to go, but his State of the Union collides with challenges and implications of a newly divided Washington. And: Why was the Pentagon so slow to shoot down that suspected spy in the sky? 

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As today's show begins the death toll from today's 7.8 earthquake had exceeded 2,000 in Turkey and Syria, and fears were that more would die waiting for rescues that won't happen in time. 
 
Plus: American investigators search the wreckage of that Chinese balloon, puntuating a tense moment between Washington and Beijing. 

And: President Biden enters tomorrow's State of the Union with plans to spotlight his accomplishments but he does so with many Americans in a sour mood about his leadership, his management of the economy and his plan to wrangle inflation. 

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The US destroys the suspected Chinese spy balloon that triggered a diplomatic crisis. What's the fallout for the critical US relationship with China? 
 
Plus: The president gears up for reelection and trumpets a blockbuster jobs report. But can Biden convince voters the economy is back on track? 
 
And: Donald Trump unloads on his would-be primary rivals. As the 2024 field takes shape, are they ready for the attacks coming their way? 

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Today's episode begins just as a Pentagon briefing on the Chinese balloon situation gets underway. The Chinese claim it's a weather research airship which was blown off course. The US suspects it was spying. What will the White House do about this thorny situation? We speak with a man uniquely qualified to answer that question, former defense secretary, secretary of state, and former CIA director Leon Panetta. 

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