Panetta: Chinese Spy Balloon 'Gathering Intelligence' on U.S., I'd 'Really Be Concerned' if We Didn't Intercept It or Shoot It down

On Friday's broadcast of CNN's "Situation Room," former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta stated that the Chinese spy balloon over the U.S. is "gathering intelligence" and that the U.S. either needs to intercept it or shoot it down if that's the last alternative and that simply letting the balloon go out to sea is not an option.