12 PM ET: Alaska airlines investigation, Trump goes after Haley, NRA lawsuit & more

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Federal investigators are trying to find out why a huge chunk of an Alaska Airlines plane broke off mid flight. Former President Donald Trump sets his sights on Nikki Haley ahead of the Iowa caucuses. Fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East are growing as a Hezbollah leader is killed in Lebanon. A civil lawsuit against the NRA starts today, with officials being accused of using the nonprofit as their “personal piggy bank.” Plus, some patients are being denied diabetes and weight loss drugs on their insurance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices