I'm Joe Chiro, Fox News. That's what US military officials will do when they recover the remnants

of the Chinese balloon shot down by a fighter jet just off the South Carolina coast. The

military has been criticized for waiting so long, Florida Congressman Mike Walts.

Obviously the Pentagon made a recommendation that it was that we're even over rural

man Montana, which has roughly a population density of about five people every square mile.

But if the debris field as they modeled it out was going to be several square miles

that it wasn't worth risking those American lives for what they thought the Chinese were

getting.

President Biden said he gave the order to have the balloon shot down Wednesday, but they

had to wait until there was no chance for it to breathe to hurt any civilians. Evacuation

orders remain in effect in an Ohio village near the border with Pennsylvania after about

50 freight train cars derailed sparking a huge fire. East Palestine fire chief Keith Drabix

as toxic chemicals have been contained by the safety mechanisms in each car.

We have zero readings of any health risks as far as anything airborne coming from the

chemicals that they're looking for. No injuries have been reported. A Florida state

troopers recovering after pursuit of a stolen vehicle on I-95 north of Tampa turns

into a deadly shootout.

Florida was able to do a bump maneuver against the suspects truck, bringing the chase to

a halt, but a foot pursuit led to one suspect surrendering and the other exchanging fire.

He was shot in the abdomen just below the bulletproof vest right above his gun belt.

Florida highway patrol chief Jean Spalding the trooper is recovering after surgery.

Fox's men to Palatano, Pope Francis continues his trip to Africa where he warrants South

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