but i'm sure the new jersey cops can clear all this up. >> new jersey state police and the state's officeland security say that the state has no information about who is behind the drones and why they're flying them. >> authorities in tom's river new jersey launching their own drone offensive for a closer look. >> michael: i think i know what's going on here. "we spotted a drone in the sky, so we're gonna launch a drone to find out what -- holy shit, now there's two drones! we should put another drone to holy shit now there's three up there!" but you know what, forget the local police. if we want answers, we should ask new jersey's elected officials -- they were elected for a reason. and they can provide us with a sane, informed explanation. >> new jersey representative jeff van drew on cable news claiming he's been privy to top secret information about the drones. >> from very high sources, very qualified sources, very responsible sources, i'm gonna tell you the real deal. iran launched a mothership, probably about a month ago, that contains these drones. that mothership is off -- i'm go

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now according to the new jersey mayor. who just attended a briefing with state police and state homeland security, just minutes before the broadcast began, the coast guard has witnessed 50 drones, following their ships off of the coast, 50 drones following their ships. there were up to 180 drones citings two nights ago. my god. white house treasury secretary karine jean-pierre said drones flying over new jersey were not foreign. that by itself is caused everyone to think they must be foreign. and fairness to karine jean-pierre she is being backed up by defense department, saying, they are not coming from a foreign entity or adversaries. president biden made aware of this situation. which is very reassuring, right? new jersey congressman jeff van drew said the drones are coming from iran but pentagon denied that. now remember, this is same pentagon that claimed that chinese spy balloons last year did not pose a significant intelligence threat. and strongly advice president biden from shooting them down. if you recall, the p

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lou from west new york, why new jersey? i can think of at least 49 better states to fly drones over. i they are here to abduct me. i'm waters and this is my world. >> sean: tonight big news from the washington swamp. disgraced fbi director chris ray is officially stepping down in january before president-elect donald trump takes office and fires him. he utterly failed to restore the fbi to its former greatness and bring back integrity with the bureau's washington field office serves as the enforcement arm of the democratic radical extreme party. we will check in with jim jordan tonight and he will weigh in on what will come next. also dr. drew pinsky will drop by. he will help us analyse the left and there is sick, bizarre obsession with the 26-year-old that's accused of murdering united health care ceo in cold blood. and assassination, complete madness has taken over the radical extreme left in america today. we begin with an alarming story from the east coast of the united states. for nearly a month since november the 18t

, but now new jersey and beyond. >> seth: new jersey and beyond sounds like the slogan of a deadbeattyear. [ laughter ] "buzz, where are you going? we need to rescue woody." "hey, screw that. i'm going out for cigarettes. then i'm gonna swing by the track for the dog races. don't tell angela. i don't need that grief. if she asks where i am, say 'new jersey and beyond.'" [ laughter ] it's just as the prophecy foretold. when the apocalypse comes, it will start in new jersey. [ laughter ] we all remember that passage from the book of revelation that said, and i looked, and i beheld a pale horse and the name that sat on him was tony that lazy [ bleep ]. he was on the garden state parkway near exit 114 and he said, woe, what's with all the freaking drones." [ laughter ] since our government's devolving into a personal autocracy controlled by a corrupt felon and a handful of billionaires who are drawing up plans to enrich themselves and all anyone wants to do is talk about a toy you can get at best buy for, like, $40. [ laughter ] why are you panicking? we've had a drone flying around our

a shocking claim today from congressman jeff andrew avenue new jersey.ks iran might be behind the drone swarming over the state of new jersey as well as new york. they at could not confirm that and send us back to the congressman's office. fox news a statement within the past hour that reads in part, "u.s. north command a deliberate analysis that they fencing consultation with other military organizations and the inner agency partners. at this time, we have not been requested to assist with these events. this is what andrew said earlier. iran iran launched a mothership probably a month ago that contas these drones. that mothership -- i will tell you that they'll, it is off the east coast of the united states at of america. they launch drones everything we can see or hear and these are from high sources and i don't say this lightly, these drones should be shut down. >> so he called this a clear and present danger, not only for new jersey residents but specifically president-elect trump. trump's bedminster golf club where the drone spotted and of course ir

east coast launching drones into new york and new jersey.overnor murphy said he talked to the white house today, and he is going to continue pressing the federal government, including the fbi for answers. bret? >> bret: all right, nate, thank you. speaking of that, we are learning more tonight about what the government does not know or at least says it does not know about the drones and many critics are running out of patience, some of them were in the white house briefing room today. senior white house correspondent jacqui heinrich has that part of the story tonight. she was there. good evening to you jacqui. >> good evening, bret. the white house is projecting auto message of calm but not giving much explanation for why calm is warranted. tonight the u.s. government isn't even analyzing its own video or images of these drones, which are operating on a frequency that local investigators say they can't detect. >> it appears that many of the reported sightings are actually manned aircraft that are being operated lawfully. >> jacqui: the white

what is your sense what is happening over new jersey? do you recognize the drones? do the models ring true to anything given an idea of their mission? >> well, it is quite a mystery, few people know what is going on. i suppose best way to put it, it is not a surprise. i watch drone deployments happening, this ises part of high-tech. what you see here in new jersey, best i can tell is what is available to almost everybody, whether nefarious state actor or an individual, we have to realize what is happening with drone technology is here to stay and the u.s. defense establishment need to get ahead of this curve before it falls far behind. >> brian: drones hit ukraine and russia on a daily basis, what if they hit us? is would we be capable of stopping it? >> we are not ready to fully embrace what is happening with drone warfare and i don't think that we're prepared for it. we're very much set toward a pearl harbor type of moment and perhaps god willing, what is happening in new jersey is a bit of wake-up call. doesn't seem to be harming anyone, perhaps this will rattle

i mean, in new jersey, it does get cold.entioned it's been cold for the last couple of weeks, but i'd be concerned about. it's not like minnesota, right? >> that's why the humans couldn't go skating. >> yeah, exactly. skating on frozen lakes or anything like that. poor pooch. so scared too. >> also, thank goodness for the neighbor, though. >> yeah. i don't know what a sheep a doodle is, but i need it now. >> you do? yeah, i could use one myself. >> what an incredibly adorable dog. >> but she might be prone to running away, you see. >> and also also, can i just say that drones in jersey have been getting a bad rap? i know i was thinking this, i was thinking, so maybe let's keep them up there. i don't know. >> like any viewer walking by like, oh, another new jersey drone story. oh wait a dog. okay, i like this drone story in new jersey. >> yeah. also parsippany, by the way, that's kind of in the area where those drones are spotting. >> oh, interesting occurring. okay, so glad she's safe and sound. >> we are. right. coming up,

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-- here many new jersey, right?, our congressman here in monmouth and ocean county where we've had a number of sightings, that letter said, hey, we need some changes to federal law. we have to be able to protect our public and our residents here, and that would require loosening up and the ability for the state or at least the state policing units across the country to deconflict and to de-drone if necessary, meaning take down a drone. so right now that rests solely with the federal government, and i think that's the frustration. as you had said earlier in your show, is this some type of federal agency? you knowing, listen, these drones seem sophisticated. by all accounts we have a lot of false reporting, but the good accounts we do have them from military bases, personnel and from our own first responders around northern new jersey, these things are definitely sophisticated, fast, turn their lights off at times. so we need to get a handle on what it is and who's running it, right? if. rachel: so, very -- >> you kno

you cannot shoot an aircraft in new jersey. we're being advised to tell residents not to shoot them down. we're concerned because one new jersey -- we don't have the ability to take them out of the air. >> harris: mayor, thank you for being here. appreciate it and all the breaking news you brought us, too. the incoming trump administration is signaling the death of d.e.i. the president-elect has tapped his cabinet choices d.e.i. critics and putting biden-era policies in the crosshairs. plus the debate over the transgender treatment for children is getting hotter around the country and the world. the u.k. just voted to ban puberty blockers for children. many are asking if the united states should do the same. detransitioners say it has to happen. >> you have to have some common sense here. we have to realize that pushing puberty blockers and encouraging children to change who they are is not right. children need to grow up and learn to see who they are themselves without having this gender ideology being pushed on them. >> harri

new jersey state police and officials have... all for it senators from new york and new jersey are demanding answers from the fbi, dhs. and the white house insisting today the drone sightings have no foreign connection and there is no evidence at this time to suggest they pose a national security threat. how would they know? i know about you, i'm thoroughly confused on this drone thing so i don't mean to drone on but the drones are still an issue that's going on. nate what's happening? >> everybody is confused with this story at all levels of government. today white house national security communications advisor john kirby said that the u.s. coast guard coordinated with new jersey authorities to ensure that there was no foreign vessel off the east coast launching drones into new york and new jersey as a congressman had claimed yesterday and to some extent double down on those comments this morning. here was kirby earlier. >> we have no evidence at this time that the reported drone sightings pose a national security or a public sa

do they also have teenagers in new jersey? what do you think?rsey and i did spy a few teenagers on the streets of trenton, but i don't think that that's what this is. i think that this is just what you think it is. it's a drone. i don't know if it's been put into the sky by teenagers, but i don't think it's an interstellar craft. >> okay. what do you think it is? do you think it's just ordinary drone flyers and they're having a picnic and getting together on facebook and plotting times to do this or do you think there's something more sinister afoot? >> no. there's something between 8,000 to 10,000 drones sold in the united states. i have one in my garage, brian, and i don't usually fly it at night because at night you can run into trees or houses or who knows what, but i do fly it recreationally. it doesn't go up very high, a couple hundred feet maybe, but that's what this drone looks like to me. so i just think it's probably a recreational drone. if it were aliens, that would be really interesting, but there's no indication that has anything t

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joining us now the mayor of mine hill, new mexico new jersey -- new jersey, who was in that sound clipon, sir. your honor, what are you seeing in your town? what are you hearing about the response out of washington about this? >> well, in our town, you know, i will tell you around this northern morris county area it's gotten a little more spotty. they're not as common as they were every night in every town. a last night my town was very quiet. other towns near me were abuzz with activity. i would say this, i would say that mr. kirby just called the security people at the arsenal liars, the ocean county sheriff's department liars and the state police of new jersey. in his statement he said it has never been corroborated by officials. our federal military facility did a press release saying they believe they've had up to 16 different encounters with drones. ocean county sheriff's department has said the same thing, that they actually tried to chase them with a drone. i think that was a couple of days ago. and then, of course, mr. bergen referred to the state mis' statement. -- police's s

one new jersey state senator demanding a stronger federal response new jersey doesn't have the resourcesfollow drones and understand exactly what the drones are doing. >> we just don't have that technology. so that's why i said bringing the department of defense shut down the airspace until we figure out what are these drones doing in new jersey, i can tell you what they're not doing. if they're martians, i guarantee you they're not staying because the taxes are way too high. i know they'd be in florida all right. >> joining us now, republican congressman zach nunn of iowa. he is also a colonel in the u.s. air force reserve, previously served as director of cybersecurity at the white house's national security council. congressman, thanks very much for being here. >> thanks so much for having us on. >> and i think you're absolutely right. we have a real concern here where you have drones that are literally the size of a small vehicle flying in a held position over civilian airspace and even more importantly, over civilians. >> and i think anyone would be concerned, whether you're in new j

new jersey has really high taxes. and a lot of people -- i live in new jersey.o be one of the topics. >> look at the similarities 2020 in pennsylvania was decided by 80,000 votes. 2021 in new jersey was decided by 84,000 votes. and pa we went after truckers and hunters and amish and veterans. in new jersey we are going to do the same thing. we are going to the farmer's markets and veteran of foreign awars halls. and see us at the beach and courting the trucker vote. i want new jersey folks to know that if every single trump voter that came out in 2024, if you commit to voting on tuesday, november 4th, 2025, you have the power to flip that new jersey governorship from blue to red. and i encourage everyone commit to vote and go to early vote action.com, sign up with us. and we would love to work with you to make sure that we're turning the tide in the great state of new jersey. >> steve: as you look ahead the next four years donald trump may help you out a lot. he has made a lot of suggestions, things he would like to get done. sounds like is he going to try to do

the drone sightings are no longer limited to new jersey. there are other states, including new york and connecticut, where state police just deployed a drone detection system just moments ago. white house national security communications adviser john kirby was asked once again to try to explain this all. >> i wish i could tell you exactly why we don't have an answer for you here in the afternoon on the 13th of december, but i can tell you that we are working on it very, very hard to know because we want to answer those questions the same as those folks in new jersey want answers to them. >> today, new jersey governor phil murphy formally requested additional resources from the biden administration to help figure out just what is behind this activity. federal officials insist there is no threat to the public, saying many of the reported sightings are actually just normal airplanes and helicopters. people are certainly mistakenly identifying airplanes, but we should point out it is not just the tinfoil hat brigade saying drones are out there

today all new jersey police chiefs are meeting with homeland security officials in new jersey hopingnswers. right now those seem far from coming. >> brian: i like the fact van drew tried to solve the problem, he made the pentagon response respond. make them say it. in your opinion, is the pentagon as baffled as they claim? >> lucas: one of the problems, we've heard from roger wick er and problem is they don't have enough detection capacity, only thing military is tracking is commercial aircraft, ground search radars, they are there, cold war technology, there to determine intercontinental ballistic missile launches and booms and missiles coming to the united states. the united states is behind when it comes to drone technology and counter drone technology. remember they had to down an iranian drone strapped a truck to the bough to fry the system, people want that -- >> lawrence: lucas, i don't mean to mischaracterize brian, being expert and knowing way they do business in the pentagon, are they playing coy? do they know and they don't want to let us know or do you think they are genu

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maybe all these new jersey drones are angels. sent by god who is trying to heal the garden state and saving these inhabitants from the far left woke wrongs inflicted on the citizennings by new jersey governor fill murphy. saving them from the evils of mr. murphy's socialism. you can laugh at this. after all angels did appear during christmas many times ago. laugh at this interpretation and i think it's a better theory than we're getting from the bents gone or white house -- pentagon or white house or homeland security or karine jean-pierre. we'll come back to it. john carney and breitbart news and coauthor of the breitbart daily die jest and thank you you're saving and yous we have traffic and technical problems and appreciate it. have you seen any angels over connecticut? >> be not afraid, larry, i believe we're protected by angels so, you know, i believe it. definitely more plausible than the fact that the pentagon don't notice the things flying overhead. pay no attention. larry: over montana. don't pay attention. people of mon

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because it's been new jersey, new jersey, new jersey, which is a huge population. millions of people. have the drones been spotted elsewhere. >> and that's really where a majority of these sightings have happened. sara, i actually checked in with rockland county, new york officials. so now just across the state line, and they told me yesterday they have not had any reports. so it seems to be that a concentration of those sightings are actually where they have been sighted for the last two weeks or so, about 40 miles west of new york city. here we just heard from the mine hill, new jersey mayor just a short while ago here on cnn, basically accepted that it's quite likely that at least 50% of these may be airplanes. but what about the other half? so he really is digging his heels in as are other local officials demanding answers, trying to find out a little bit more. also, we're hearing from some drone experts. for example, my wife always makes fun of me for being a big plane geek. so like using flight apps like, like, like flight radar where you can actually track a

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new jersey can't become the wild west of drone activity. no state can become the wild west of drone activity. >> it's now been a month since some of the first drones were reported near a military installation in northern new jersey. since then, there have been dozens of reported sightings, as some federal officials throw cold water on some of those reports. >> we have not been able to, and neither have state or local law enforcement authorities corroborate any of the reported visual sightings. it appears that many of the reported sightings are actually manned aircraft that are being operated lawfully. >> and in a joint statement, the department of homeland security and the fbi said in part they're working to confirm whether the reported drone flights are actually drones or are instead manned aircraft or otherwise inaccurate sightings. despite attempts by officials to calm concerns. videos of reported drones in the skies are still popping up all over social media. >> wow, they just passed the truck. >> yeah, i've never seen that before. >> i

arthel: cb cut is live in elizabeth new jersey just sat outside of newark with more details. >> new jerseyas the epicenter for these mysterious drones. this afternoon the faa, fbi and dhs brief the media say there are confirmed drone sightings over military bases here new jersey. at this point there's no indication these drones are linked to any criminal activity or for an actor. called the behavior extremely responsible. as for the reported sightings across the entire region maintain their actually airplanes or helicopters. still growing frustration from state officials to include new york governor kathy hochul who said today quote last night the runways at stewart airfield were shut down for approximately one hour due to drone activity in the airspace. this is gone too far. president-elect donald trump suggesting we are not been told everything posting on truth social mystery drone deciding sell over the country, can this really be happening with our governments knowledge? i don't think separate let the government know otherwise issued them down. in northern new jersey near president ele

so the night sky in new jersey is crazy. if the officials had acted back when this originally started, i think we'd have a lot more answers than we have today. and people deserve answers. and one thing to keep in mind this happened. i think it was a year ago over langley, virginia, and it happened for a period of time and then stopped for good. so we have a limited opportunity to figure out what the hell is going on before it stops in new jersey and moves on. and based on your reporting, it seems like it already has. >> yeah. i do want to ask you about some of the comments made by secretary of homeland security alejandro mayorkas over the weekend. he told abc that in september of 2023, the faa actually changed the rules so that drones could fly at night. so it may be that people are seeing more drones now than ever before. could that be an explanation for some of this? >> no, i don't think that that would be logical. i mean, so all right, let's, let's let's assume for a second that maybe that could be part of the cause. well

new jersey governor phil murphy says his hands are tied.ten. >> we don't have that authority, and the feds have that authority, the faa has most of the jurisdiction here. i'd like to see them play a more robust role. i wouldn't be opposed to that. let me put it that way. >> john: like sergeant schultz and hogan's heroes. i know nothing. speak with a new jersey status of the man who called yesterday's briefing amateur hour. nate foy has the growing fallout in the garden state but first lucas tomlinson with more on the biden administration's response or lack thereof to these drone sightings. >> we just heard from white house national security council spokesperson john kirby before we went to break and he seemed to be downplaying these reports of mysterious drones, saying most of the reports they looked into turned out to be manned aircraft. in other words, planes or helicopters. and the pentagon says they are not even looking into the matter. they are leaving it up to local law enforcement to decide. the one thing they are ruled out for sure,

on a daily basis in new jersey for example there are about 14 to 1500 flights per day. that's a lot of drone flights and you're right maybe people didn't really pay attention to them anymore. drones are very small typically. and when they are operating at day or night most of the time people don't even notice that they are there. so now i think what we are seeing in new jersey is may be a few drones were spotted particularly at night, the drones that have been identified as actual drones certainly were operating compliantly. they had lighting on them indicating they are not seeking to be there secretly. if you are seeking to do some sort of nefarious mission you would not have navigation lights and strobe lights on your drones. i think people to my point earlier are starting to maybe look up and pay attention a little bit more and then clearly there's been a lot of misidentification of other aircraft or stars or satellites as -- when in fact they are not drones. >> a story in usa today, a 5000 tips on those sightings. what does that number tell you about the number. >>

and a shocking moment on the falconer focus from capitol hill, congressman from new jersey told me this>> i ran and launched a mothership probably a month ago that had of these mother ships, i will tell you they deal! east coast, united states of america. those sources i have, i cannot reveal with the yard because they are speaking with confidentiality. these drones should be shot down, whether it was some crazy hobbyist we cannot imagine or whether it is iran and i think they possibly could be, they should be shot down. >> harris: and you got washington's d.c.'s attention. moments ago, here is the pentagon responding. >> there is no iranian a ship over the ghost of the united states and there is no so-called mothership launching drones towards the united states with great you know whether it is also none of the? information coming from the feds or the white house and now you have a gap and millions of people on the east coast wondering, what is happening in the skies above? another republican congressman summed of how a lot of americans are feeling good right now as he tried to get som

. >> bill: these drones are spotted in the skies over new jersey and new york. information on where they are from and who owns them in short supply. the f.b.i. revealing to a house homeland security subcommittee the agency is simply believe it or not, simply in the dark. >> public safety at risk? are we concerned nefarious intentions that could cause national security or public safety incident that would put americans at risk? >> there is nothing that is known that would lead me to say that but we just don't know. that's the concerning part. >> you are telling me we don't know what the hell these drones are in new jersey? is that correct? >> that's right. >> that's crazy. that's crazy. that's madness that we don't know what these drones are. >> bill: he is not wrong. nate foye living in new jersey for an answer. hello, nate, good morning. >> bill, that's the thing. still there is no answer. the f.b.i. said yesterday they've received more than 3,000 tips and analyzing images that are coming in but after three weeks of near nightly drone appearances in new york an

mÁs de 12 aparecen en el cielo nocturno de nueva jersey.ace casi un mes. >> principio da miedo porque pues uno no sabe si es verdad, si no es verdad y si nos estÁn ocultando algo. pues la verdad no deberÍa ser asÍ, sino que deberÍan de decirnos estamos viendo este este panorama y estamos diciendo quÉ estÁ pasando? >> muchos son del tamaÑo de un auto pequeÑo que necesitarÍan un permiso de la agencia federal de aviaciÓn. los Últimos avistamientos se reportan en nueva york, cerca del estadio de los yankees y del aeropuerto laguardia, donde tambiÉn requieren de un permiso especial. la gobernadora dijo que al momento no representan una amenaza a los avistamientos, pero investigan casi una decena de estados. han visto estos objetos voladores entre ellos. pennsylvania, connecticut, virginia, massachusetts, minnesota y maryland. en este Último estado, el propio exgobernador pudo captarlos en un video que colgÓ en redes sociales pidiendo resputas al departamento de seguridad nacional y al fbi, que ya han respondido diciendo que no tienen evidencia d

one facebook page, new jersey mystery drones. let's solve it. already has 48,000 followers. >> sure, that's legit. >> they're going to get to the bottom of this. on tiktok, one guy is hitting the road to find the answer. >> so we're going to get to the bottom of this. if i have to stay up all night and follow a drone until it lands, we're going to find out. this could be a military base, it come be some guy vinny from new jersey and has them all in his garage. but we're going to find out. >> what's his user name? >> italian stallion slick rick. >> well, he's going to solve this. >> i tell a joke. >> and the drones are inspiring memes including this one of tony soprano looking up the sky. everyone in new jersey trying to spot a drone. >> anthony, they could be looking at us. it's offensive. >> it's offensive. >> east end joe posted that he took a picture of a drone with this message. we have been trying to contact you about your car's extended warranty. >> nice. >> former new york giants place kicker has this theory. teams spying on the jets and

and we can't afford what's up in the sky in new jersey right now.evices that are in the sky. of course, one of the problems we have is to differentiate what is real and what is not real. >> bret: that's the ocean county sheriff in new jersey talking about the situation in the sky. mysterious drones flying over parts of the u.s. retired admiral john kirby. john, thanks for being here. you hear all of these officials a lot of concern, a lot of coverage. where are you tonight on this? >> as we look at the information why have got, bret, we request some 5,000 different societies. additional observers. as you stand here today to date our assessment is that this is lawful, legal, commercial, hobbyists and even air force activity. some of it is manned. some of it is unmanned. we absolutely acknowledge that a lot of these are probably drones but they are flying legally. and it is legal to fly drones in nonrestricted airspace as long as you are registered with the faa and there is thousands of these kinds of flies every single more than a million drones that

new jersey governor calls the drones, sophisticated.a new letter to governor murphy, 19 elected new jersey officials right quote, the lack of information and clarity regarding his operations has caused fear and frustration among our constituents. a murphy said the lack of information, is coming from the federal government. tonight new jersey congressmen told fox news whoever is flying the drones does not appear to be breaking any laws or rules, they are not flying in restricted airspace and that is an indication, whoever it is knows what they are doing. >> trace: coming up actor and comedian rob schneider joining us live onset, he tells us he has a big announcement to make on this show and you do not want to miss it, it is live, and it is next. oh, we got a weathertech gift card! weathertech is the perfect gift for everyone. may i? (laughs) laser measured floorliners protect carpet in the front and second row. cargo liner protects the rear. the side window deflector offers more protection. my turn! the sinkmat contains spills in cabinet

that's these are the rules. >> so the state of new jersey has advised the city of belleville, new jersey, that if local police come into contact with a downed drone, they should call the county bomb squad to respond. have you gotten that guidance from the state of new jersey as well? i i have not. >> we went to a briefing with the state police and the director of homeland security on wednesday, and we were told that we know nothing. and up to this day, we still don't know anything um. >> montville, new jersey mayor mike casali, thank you so much. really appreciate it. let's discuss this all now with chad wolf, former acting homeland security secretary during the trump administration and executive director of the america first policy institute. chad, good to see you. the federal government is saying these drones pose no threat to security, or at least they're saying there's no evidence they pose a threat to security. they're not saying what they are, except they are dismissing some of these sightings as mistaken. mistaken sightings of lawfully operating manned aircraft. what is your take

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and why new jersey? >> they actually flew in a circle around our building, both of them. then across and then disappeared. >> reporter: the fbi is now investigating weeks of reported drones over new jersey according to a document given to state and local officis. as a growing number of people report seeing drones. some described as six feet in diameter flying in the skies. >> you see red and green flashing lights and go from 90 to 270 degrees and fly different directions. planes can't do that. >> reporter: there were questions about when the drones first started popping up. reporting seem to vary, but a military installation in northern new jersey confirmed sightings going back to november 13th, and public officials are getting frustrated. >> they're causing uneasiness in the public. >> our state police helicopter has gotten close, but lights go off and they go away. >> reporter: so far authorities stressed there's no known threat to the public. that's not enough for some. >> it's really concerning and quite frankly not acceptable. >> both new jersey state lawmakers and l

anderson, we're in hoboken, new jersey, outside the train station.rk in new york city, back to jersey. some of the people we're talking to are concerned. most of the people, though, are just very curious. and if there are drones in the sky tonight, it will be virtually impossible to see them, because here in most of the state of new jersey, it is raining and visibility is very limited. >> anderson. >> gary tuchman, thanks so much. our senior data reporter, harry enten, joins me now with more on the mysterious drones. usually the data guy. now you're the drone guy. i have never been looking more forward to a story in my entire life. >> let me tell you why. >> because, you know, the bottom line is, when i get into trouble, the first person i call is my girlfriend. okay. she's the first person i call. and in this particular case, i wanted to do some original reporting. and it turns out that i call her, i called her. turns out her mother has actually been filming some of the drones. really? yes. >> going over morris county, i think we have some of the. t

what's the focussal over new jersey?some reports in new york, instant island, but there's a particular focus right here on this area, and that's the next question. first, who. second, why. carley: and the concerning thing about where these, the focus of these drones are is where i grew up, there's an arsenal there, a military facility, and also there's trump's golf course. so that's very concerning. and if that interview with martha, john kirby said we don't have enough conclusions to take that kind of policy action when he was asked why not shut them down. of meaning, we don't know enough. no, you shoot the drones down because you don't know enough x then you come to the conclusion as to what -- will: i think the government -- if they were a real concern, wouldn't you think we would shoot them down? if there's an iranian mother ship off the coast can, don't you think we'd send a missile -- carley: this is the exact conversation we were having last year with the spy balloon, and it traversed the country, they were so afr

this is an atlantic, county new jersey. the agreement was to create a test and evaluation for you ae you a s excuse me unmanned aerial systems and advanced air mobility. is it possible these drones been seen in new jersey are part of that core door that was created a year ago to test these kind of drones and unmanned systems? proximity not going to be surprised by this, i've had some of your other colleagues reference that press release i did check with the joint staff to see if that was possible and again received confirmation no military operation. note mere three grown operations in support. thanks. going back to russia, the general who was assassinated in moscow, how significant is that? is that going to change addresses calculus at all and work with ukraine? what comments you have on the accusations he was responsible for the use of chemical weapons? so i would refer you to russia to talk about the potential impact. again, i will not speak fort ukraine clearly. this is a senior commander of the russian military oversee

omar jimenez in denville, new jersey, thanks so much. let's get some expert opinion now from cnn senior national security analyst and former department of homeland security assistant secretary juliette kayyem. also with us, brandon valeriano, a professor at seton hall university in new jersey. and pramod abichandani, a professor and head of the advanced air mobility lab at the new jersey institute of technology. juliet, to you first. the pentagon says these drones are not from a foreign entity and do not appear to be the work of an adversary. then the governor of the state says there's there's no cause for alarm. how would they know that? how would they know there's no cause for alarm? how would they know that they're not from a foreign adversary if they don't know anything else? >> that's right. i, i wouldn't say that if i were the governor for mostly because they already are a public safety threat. >> look, our skies are highly regulated because of the concerns about national security and public safety. you have an faa, you have drone

. >> todd: unidentified drones flying around the new jersey sky. one lawmaker will be demanding answers in a mery matter of hours. carley shimkus, pirro family seeing the drones in jersey, mama pirro is involved. you are watching "fox and friends first," i'm todd piro. >> carley: i'm carley shimkus. the ceo alleged killer. brooke singman. >> brooke: the man charged with killing brian thompson not making things easy on local authorities as he entered a pennsylvania courtroom yesterday. watch this. >> out of -- american people -- >> brooke: murder suspect luigi mangione denied bail after prosecutors said he was too dangerous to be released. luigi mangione lawyer is telling people to hold off on jumping to conclusion on his client. >> i have not seen evidence that says he is the shooter. until proven guilty be beyond a reasonable doubt, zero evidence at this point. >> brooke: luigi mangione is behind bars. mangione refusing to wave extradition and wauping a hearing on the case. we are learning more about who luigi mangione is. his former roommate and