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A flight bound for Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after a fight in a cockpit.
Israeli officials say one pilot stabbed the other and tried to crash the plane.
But why?
I'm Amy Martinez.
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President Trump promised to campaign in the toughest midterm races.
Today, he's going to Oklahoma, the state where his party dominates.
Would he help or hurt Republicans in the real battleground states?
And Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he wants to cut even more generals and admirals.
He told junior officers he's remaking the military around what he calls a warrior ethos.
What does his leadership purge mean for a military already seven months into a war with Iran?