12 PM ET: Israel's Gaza 'closure', Congress paralyzed, Walgreens walkouts & more

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Israel says it's blocking Gaza from getting food, water, electricity and fuel, as a CNN team has to take cover while reporting on ongoing strikes. US officials try to answer questions about the conflict, including what role Iran may have played in the conflict. President Joe Biden is promising to help Israel, but Congress will struggle to act. Some Walgreens staff are walking out today – we'll tell you why. Plus, AI is being trained with 200,000 books, but nobody asked the authors. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices