Jim had much to share from the news desk. Here's a brief look at some stories that were presented:
--Rescue efforts continue following a devastating earthquake between Turkey and Syria.
--China's balloon that crossed the U.S. was equipped to collect intelligence signals and was part of a huge military linked aerial spy program that targeted more than 40 nations.
--Footage from Chinese Communist Party controlled state media had resurfaced that showed the testing of such a balloon carrying 3 hypersonic missiles in 2018.
--Jim provided quotes from various senators and their reactions after a classified briefing on the Chinese spy balloon.
--Today the U.S. Air Force launched an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM from California in a show of nuclear readiness.
--The Pentagon downed an unidentified object over Alaska today at the order of President Biden.
--The city council of Grand Forks, North Dakota, voted unanimously Monday to block a Chinese company's proposed corn mill after the U.S. Air Force raised national security concerns over its proximity to a military base.
--The head of the World health Organization said we must prepare for a possible H5N1 bird flu pandemic.
--The U.N. chief warned Monday that the world is facing a convergence of challenges unlike any in our lifetimes.
--Russia and Iran are moving forward on plans to establish a factory in Russia aimed at producing some 6,000 Iran-designed drones of the type Moscow has used in the Ukraine war.
--Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands will pool funds to restore at least 100 old Leopard 1 tanks from industry stocks and supply them to Ukraine, according to a joint statement published Tuesday.