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According to a Pentagon memo sent to lawmakers, the unidentified object shot down in Canadian airspace on Saturday appeared to be a “small, metallic balloon” that crossed near “U.S. sensitive sites.” Members of Congress want more information after a total of three unidentified objects were shot down in just three days. Retired Canadian Air Force Maj. Gen. Scott Clancy is the former Director of Operations at NORAD. He tells Anderson Cooper whether he thinks it’s strange that there is so little information known about these objects. Plus, more than 36,000 people have died after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria. CNN Senior Correspondent Sara Sidner joins AC360 from Adiyaman, Turkey where survivors continue to search and hold out hope that their loves ones will be pulled from the rubble alive.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Pentagon says a fighter jet shot down a “high-altitude object” over Alaska that appeared to be unmanned. The object was flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet and was the “size of a small car” but a U.S. official says it didn’t seem to have any surveillance equipment. Former Defense Secretary William Cohen tells Anderson Cooper he thinks the President wanted to send a message of, “if you invade our airspace, we’re going to take it out.” Plus, CNN Chief International Security Correspondent Nick Paton Walsh joins AC360 from Antakya, Turkey, where search and rescue teams are still looking for survivors of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that’s killed more than 23,000 people.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Vice President Mike Pence has been subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating former President Donald Trump and his role in the deadly January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Sources tell CNN that special counsel Jack Smith wants Pence to testify about his interactions with Trump leading up to the 2020 election and the day of the insurrection. CNN Chief Correspondent Kaitlan Collins tells Anderson Cooper if there’s a sense when the former Vice President could testify, if he cooperates with the investigation. Plus, search and rescue teams are racing to find survivors in Turkey and Syria, where more than 21,000 people have died since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck. CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh is in Adana, Turkey, where a 14-story residential building used to stand. She gives AC360 an update on the rescue efforts and whether there’s any hope of finding survivors in the destruction.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Officials say at least 15,000 people have died and more than 58,000 people have been injured after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria. Thousands of buildings have collapsed as search and rescue teams continue to look for survivors. Chef José Andrés and his team at World Central Kitchen are on the ground in Turkey helping serve meals. He tells Anderson Cooper what they’re seeing and how many meals they were able to deliver. Plus, President Joe Biden traveled to Wisconsin to bring his State of the Union economic message to voters in the battleground state. CNN Chief National Affairs Correspondent Jeff Zeleny talks to democratic and democratic-leaning voters in the state to see if they would support a potential 2024 Biden reelection bid.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anderson Cooper and Jake Tapper preview President Biden’s State of the Union address, and what could be a preview of his 2024 reelection campaign.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More than 3,800 people have died and more than 15,000 are injured after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria. Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Agency says at least 5,600 buildings collapsed during and after the quake. Kit Miyamoto is structural engineer and is headed to Turkey tomorrow to join a team from his company who are already on the ground. He tells Anderson Cooper how the search and rescue teams approach collapsed and unstable buildings. Plus, CNN National Correspondent Randi Kaye joins AC360 from Walterboro, South Carolina where the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh continues. The now-disbarred attorney is accused of killing his wife and son back in 2021.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Pentagon says a second Chinese spy balloon is currently transiting Latin America but doesn’t look like it’s headed toward the United States. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed his trip to Beijing after the first spy balloon has been spotted over the United States. The Chinese foreign ministry claims the balloon is a “civilian airship” used for weather research and it “deviated far from its planned course.” Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester chairs the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, which will be holding hearings on the balloons in the near future. Tester tells Anderson Cooper he’s seeking “some explanations” and wants to make sure if this ever happens again, “no good things” will come out of it for China. Plus, the highest peak in the Northeast could face wind gusts over 130 mph which could make the wind chills as cold as minus 100 degrees. Francis Tarasiewicz is a weather observer and education specialist at Mount Washington Observatory. He walks AC360 through how he prepares to go outside in temperatures that could feel like 100 below zero.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Republican-led House voted to remove Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee over past statements she’s made related to Israel, with some members of both parties considering it antisemitic. Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called Omar’s removal a “continued attack” against women of color. Ocasio-Cortez tells AC360 ousting Omar and other Democrats from their committees is “about political revenge.” Plus, the Pentagon is tracking a suspected Chinese spy balloon flying over the United States. Retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove joins AC360 to discuss what the potential downside is of shooting it down and what kind of intelligence the balloon could be trying to collect.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Attorneys for Hunter Biden asked state and federal investigators to launch investigations into the people involved in disseminating the contents of his laptop.  They allege the computer repair shop owner, Rudy Giuliani and a number of right-wing political figures committed computer and other criminal violations in their effort to “weaponize” the laptop contents against his father. Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe tells Anderson Cooper he thinks this is an “aggressive but appropriate” move by Biden and his lawyers. Plus, two witnesses in the Alex Murdaugh murder trial testified they are “100 percent” certain that Murdaugh’s voice is on a video prosecutors presented in court. Their testimony contradicts the former South Carolina attorney’s claim he wasn’t home when his son and wife were killed back in 2021. Defense attorney Joey Jackson joins AC360 to discuss the video and what this could mean for Murdaugh and his defense team.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Republican Rep. George Santos has told the House GOP conference that he wants to be off the Science, Space and Technology Committee, along with the Committee on Small Business until his issues are resolved. Federal prosecutors are investigating Santos’ finances while he faces calls to resigns over the lies about his education, career, heritage and religion. Former Republican Rep. Joe Walsh joins AC360 to discuss Santos stepping down from his committees and if he thinks House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had anything to do with it. Plus, an initial police report filed in the hours after the Tyre Nichols traffic stop suggested he was violent and “started to fight” with officers. Video later released shows the 29-year-old Black man subdued on the ground while getting punched and kicked by Memphis Police officers. CNN Chief Law Enforcement and Intelligence Analyst John Miller is the former NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence and Counterterrorism. He tells Anderson Cooper whether he thinks the officers involved were attempting to cover up or downplay what happened the night they stopped Nichols.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices