Global National: Jan. 8, 2024 | Alaska Airlines plane had warnings days before blowout

In tonight’s top story: While investigators work to figure out what caused an Alaska Airlines' Boeing 737 Max 9 plane panel to suffer a mid-flight blowout, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board says pilots reported pressurization warning lights on three previous flights of the same aircraft. Jackson Proskow reports on what more is being learned about the incident. In Canada, the Manitoba government is committing $12 million to improve an intersection of the Trans-Canada Highway near Carberry, where 17 people were killed in a bus crash in June 2023. Marney Blunt explains what is being proposed to make the crossing safer when those changes could be ready and how one family member of a victim is reacting. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is making diplomatic visits to Middle Eastern countries for the fourth time since Hamas' October 7 attacks, as Israel faces increased pressure to scale back its assault on Gaza. Redmond Shannon looks at how Blinken is trying to de-escalate tensions in the region, despite Israel's reported killing of a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon. The world is solemnly marking four years since Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, killing all 176 people on board, including 55 Canadians and 30 permanent residents. Negar Mojtahedi looks at how the victims' families are calling for justice, as they face intimidation and harassment from the Iranian regime. As the federal government plans to end the sale of gas-powered passenger vehicles by 2035, Honda is reportedly considering making a $18.4-billion investment to build electric vehicles in Canada. Abigail Bimman looks at the small Ontario town that could be at the centre of the deal and what it could mean for Canada's EV future. While Astrobotic Technology, a private aerospace company based in Pittsburgh, successfully launched the first U.S. lunar lander in more than 50 years, the spacecraft might not be able to land on the moon after suffering a glitch. Eric Sorensen explains what went wrong as new competitors are entering the space race. Plus, actress Lily Gladstone, from the Blackfeet First Nation in Montana, has made history as the first Indigenous actor to win a Golden Globe, for her performance in "'Killers of the Flower Moon." Heather Yourex-West explains how the landmark victory is inspiring Indigenous artists in Canada. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #globalnational #alaskaairlines