from the plains to the coasts, we help americans invest for their future. and help communities thrive. >> sandra: the search for the payload hitting the jackpot. recovery mission for the chinese spyship locating a section of surveillance equipment as big as a bus. >> john: the pentagon set to brief reporters on the discovery very soon. the first briefing since we learned alarming details about the ability to scoop up american secrets and some of the balloon parts may have been made in the west. >> sandra: and who better to react to that news from the pentagon than a former defense secretary, mark esper will be joining us live.