ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Aug. 7, 2025

Today, President Trump's sweeping tariffs take effect. Americans now bracing for higher prices. The President imposing the highest tariffs. in nearly a century on almost every U.S. trading partner. Dozens of countries now paying between 10 and 50 percent. more to ship their goods into the U.S. President Trump insisting it will boost. American manufacturing. But economists warning American buyers will likely pay the. higher costs on everything from food to clothing. to electronics, Mary Bruce at the White House.

The images coming in tonight, the fiery mid-air. scare on board a passenger jet over the Atlantic, a mobile charger catching fire. Two state troopers ambushed, responding to a call both. wounded, one trooper applying a tourniquet to another, what we've just learned about the alleged shooter. a deadly crash of a helicopter into a barge. on the Mississippi River. At least two people killed part of the river temporarily closed. 24 hours after the chaotic shooting at Fort Stewart, the. Army Secretary awarding medals to six soldiers unarmed when.

they jumped into action, taking down the suspected gunman. and treating the wounded. Overseas tonight, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. says he's pushing forward with his plan to temporarily take. control of Gaza, but this could mean for hostages still held. by Hamas. Late today, President Trump. pressed about his possible meeting with Vladimir Putin. as early as next week trying to end the war in Ukraine. After first suggesting Putin and President Zelensky. must meet first, what he said just moments ago. in the Oval Office.

Multiple wildfires and record breaking heat, temperatures up to 118 degrees in the West. Singer and talk show host Kelly Clarkson's personal loss, her ex-husband dying after battling cancer or Las Vegas. residency post-spawn so she can be with her children. And a new study on weight loss drugs is a daily pill more. effective than the weekly shot. From ABC News, World Headquarters in New York, this is World News Tonight with David New York.

Good evening. Thanks for joining us on this Thursday night. I'm Wade Johnson and for David. And we begin tonight with President Trump. sweeping new tariffs that took effect at midnight, the highest tariffs in nearly a century on dozens of countries, almost every U.S. trading partner. American business owners and consumers now. bracing for the effects. In the Oval Office today, the president touting the economy. under his presidency and the White House insisting. the tariffs will boost U.S. manufacturing. But tariffs are beginning to.

put a drag on business earnings from caterpillar to black. and decar to Hershey, and that's bringing down stocks. The Dow closing down 224 points. And for everyday Americans, tariffs could cost. the average household $2,400 a year according. to economists. The price of imported produce could rise 7%. A new car could jump almost $6,000. And we see his chief White House correspondent, Mary Bruce, leads us off. Tonight, American business owners and consumers, Bracing.

for Impact, as President Trump's tariffs on nearly every U.S. trading partner snapped into place the highest tariffs in. nearly 100 years. The President posting, "It's midnight. Billions of dollars in tariffs are now flowing into the. United States of America.". those new tariffs ranging from 10 to a staggering 50%. Leaving small business owners like Mercia Campos, who owns the Brazil market and butcher shop in Marietta, Georgia, scrambling. It's pretty scary.

I'm not going to lie. I am a little bit apprehensive. what the next steps will be. I've been making transitions. Craig Batorio owns Craig's coffee in Detroit. He says he has no choice but to pass along higher. prices to his consumers. "I was absorbing that cost at first, but now I'm actually. increasing prices and slowly. moving those costs to my customers.". The tariffs are paid by companies importing. products, but economists warned these costs. will likely be passed on to consumers.

Americans could pay more for everything from electronics and. toys to clothing and furniture. Fresh produce prices are expected to rise 7%. The average price of a new car could jump by. $5,800 in the short run. By one estimate, the tariffs could cost the average. household $2,400 a year. While it could take time for families to feel the effects, tonight companies worldwide are already reporting record. losses because of the tariffs. Japan-based Toyota says it expects a $9.5 billion hit.

to its profits from the U.S. tariffs. And American cosmetics. company Elf Beauty reporting their. profits fell 30 percent as new tariffs on Chinese. imports took effect. But the president adamant his tariffs will boost. manufacturing in the U.S. Under the Trump administration, we're doing everything. possible to make this the best place on earth to build. a factory or grow businesses. So let's get right to Mary Bruce at the White House and Mary.

beyond the terrorists today. The president also announced major changes to Americans. 401(k) retirement plans. It went millions of Americans saving for retirement. through a 401(k) could soon have the option. of investing their money in private equity and. cryptocurrency like Bitcoin. Of course, many of the top cryptocurrency firms invested. heavily in President Trump's campaign and his own family's. crypto ventures could stand to benefit from this. Whit. All right, Mary, thank you. Now to the mid-air scare on a transatlantic. flight, a passenger's mobile charger sparking.

a fire, the crew racing to put it out in the dramatic new. video just coming in tonight. Here's ABC's Mola Langey. Tonight panic and chaos over the middle of the. Atlantic Ocean after a fire erupted on a KLM flight from. South Balo to Amsterdam. Brazilian officials say it was sparked by a. passenger's mobile charger. You can hear frantic passengers as crew members rushed to. try to extinguish the fire as smoke filled the cabin, some on board covering their faces with pillows and. towels to protect themselves.

crew finally able to put out the fire and that flight, touching down an Amsterdam as planned. Relieved passengers breaking out. in a pause as they landed. And wait if you ever wonder why airlines always ask passengers. to remove and to keep their lithium batteries with. them in the cabin and not in their check luggage? Well, this is why. We move now to the deadly crash of a helicopter into a barge on. the Mississippi River, at least two people killed, part of.

the river and nearby bridge temporarily shut down. Here's ABC's Morgan Norwood. Tonight, two people are dead after authorities. say this helicopter clipped a power line and. crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River, north of St. Louis. It's exploding right now. It's exploding right now. The chopper and catching fire smoked billowing into the sky. The sky received the report of helicopter crossing. and landing on a barge. All vessels requested to maintain a sharp look.

out assisted possible. All of a sudden it touched the line in two seconds. It wasn't a helicopter anymore. It was a thousand pieces. The crash happening around 11 a.m. Prompting a massive response. officials shutting down river traffic and closing part of the. nearby Lewis and Clark Bridge. There are hazardous materials, including propane on. the barge and electrical lines in the water. Officials evacuating the immediate area, a local. electrical contractor confirming to ABC News, the helicopter was assisting with repairs to a tower.

when the crash happened. And with the NTSP says it is now investigating the electrical. contractor is cooperating. Authorities say no one was injured on the. barge during that crash. Whitt. Morgan Norwood for us tonight. Thank you. Now to Northeastern Pennsylvania, two state troopers. ambushed and both wounded while responding to a call. One trooper applying a tarniquet to another, but we've just learned about the alleged shooter. Here's ABC's chief investigative correspondent, Aaron Katerovsky.

Tonight, two state troopers ambushed and shot in. Northeastern Pennsylvania. Stay here alone for the one at half the township. Stayed out for the scene. Altoward gun shot victims. It happened just after 11 a.m. in Susquehanna County when the troopers responded. to a woman's call for help during a domestic dispute. and they immediately came under fire. Upon their arrival, they were immediately. fired upon and ambushed. They are very lucky to be alive. Troopers Joseph Prachinsky and William Jenkins were airlifted. to the hospital after a man shot at them with a rifle.

Prachinsky put a tourniquet on his partner who officials. say was shot in the chest and back. Tonight the governor praising the troopers actions. He acted decisively. He acted thoughtfully. and the work he did today exemplifies the absolute best. of the Pennsylvania State Police. When the gunfire stopped police said the woman. and the armed suspect were both found dead. And we've just learned with an EMS worker. was also injured in the chaos tonight.

Those two troopers are stable. The governor lauding them for running toward danger. With Eric Gertorsky, thank you. 24 hours after that mass shooting at Fort Stewart. in Georgia, the Army honoring six soldiers. for their heroic actions during the attack. All of them were unarmed. Army Secretary saying their fast action absolutely. saved lives from being lost. ABC's Faith Oboe reporting from Fort Stewart tonight. "The Maritorial Service" At Fort Stewart today, Army.

Secretary Dan Driscoll honoring the men and women who jumped. into action to save lives when investigators say a fellow. soldier opened fire on the base, wounding. five of their own. They were unarmed and ran at and tackled an armed person. who they knew was actively shooting their buddies, their colleagues, their fellow soldiers. Sergeant Turner accepted extraordinary courage. The Army Secretary embracing Sergeant Aaron. Turner who confronted and disarmed the accused. the police and the police.

They're trying to help the police. They're trying to help the police. They're trying to help the police. They're trying to help the police. They're trying to help the police. They're trying to help the police. They're trying to help the police. They're trying to help the police. They're trying to help the police. They're trying to help the police. They're trying to help the police. They're trying to help the police. They're trying to help the police. They're trying to help the police. of another soldier stopped him from reloading. - Was there a struggle? - Yes, the old time through. - He was fighting back. - Yeah, we were trying to hold it. - Other soldiers ran toward the gunfire.

to treat the wounded. - I'd look up in the soldier saying I got shot, I got shot, I got shot immediately, put the soldier on the ground, got the top off, rendered aid, tried to stop bleeding. - We just kept him stable until the ambulance got there. Tonight the army says they're continuing their investigation. into ratford and how he allegedly got a personal. gun inside Fort Stewart. Sergeant Turner says he saw no warning signs. Did you consider him a friend? No. As far as the interactions you've never seen.

anything wrong with them. He's always a happy, you're lucky. And with Army investigators or drawing up charges against the. accused shooter, he's likely to be transferred into. a military facility. Mean time, two of the victims remain in the hospital, but. all five of them are expected to make a full recovery. Whit. Encouraging news there, Faithoboube, thank you. Next tonight, a major escalation in the Warren Gaza. Prime Minister Netanyahu, saying Israel intends to take control. of all of Gaza temporarily and eventually transfer.

control of it to Arab forces. ABC's Chief Foreign Correspondent Ian Panell. joins us now from Israel. And Ian, what could these comments mean for ceasefire. negotiations and the remaining hostages? Yeah, where this is a significant and controversial. decision and it flies in the face of international. and domestic opposition, expanding the war to occupy all. of Gaza, ends any short term hopes of a ceasefire and. it means hundreds of thousands of people being. forcibly relocated in the midst of what most concede.

is a humanitarian crisis. Mertri leaders fear it could take months and risks Israeli. forces becoming bogged down with no clear exit. strategy. There have been widespread demonstrations. here in Israel against the plans this evening and the. families of the hostages still being held in. Gaza, condemning move, saying it'll endanger. the lives of their loved ones. Whits. In panel, thank you. Now to that developing headline on a possible face-to-face. meeting between President Trump and Vladimir Putin, the White. House today appearing to change course on the conditions of that.

meeting. Late today, President Trump. saying it does not need to include President Zelensky. So, let's get right to achieve foreign affairs correspondent. Martha Raditz and Martha, with what more are. you learning tonight? - Well, what President Trump had wanted a summit. together with Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's President Zelensky, but tonight President Trump is saying he is now open. to a one-on-one meeting with Putin. Putin made clear today that a meeting with Zelensky. is off the table for now, saying that conditions.

for that are still far away. Trump had threatened to hit Russia with new. sanctions tomorrow, If a ceasefire was not. reached, ask tonight if that deadline still holds. The president said that will be up to Putin. The Russians have suggested the meeting will take place soon. In the coming days, Putin saying it could be held in the UAE. Wet. Martha Raditz, thank you. Back here in the U.S., the searing heat and critical. fire danger tonight, 45 million Americans on alert.

across the West and the plains, Phoenix breaking a daily. record for the second day in a row and tying the hottest. August temperature ever recorded. ABC Trevor Alt is in Palm Springs, California. where it's too hot for some airplanes to land. Tonight multiple wildfires in. record breaking heat, baking the West. North of Los Angeles, the Canyon fire. igniting in Ventura County, the temperature near 100. degrees wins gusting to 25 miles per hour. The fire continuing to burn out of control, spreading.

rapidly towards the east. Outside San Diego at Fletcher Hills Elementary. School in El Cajón, it was an extremely hot first. day back to school. We have a backup plan for high heat where students. will eat and play indoors. Phoenix hitting 118 degrees today, shattering a daily record for the second day in a row, the numbers extreme even for them. And in Colorado, record temperatures fueling. multiple wildfires. The leaf fire erupting overnight,

now some 70 square miles in size, threatening the town of Meeker. Back in California, the Gifford Fire, north of Santa Barbara, is now the largest fire in. the state so far this year, more than 150 square miles. -Wit here at Palm Springs Airport, the airlines. can only send planes that can handle the heat. And it's 117 outside. The asphalt is 163 degrees. That is simply too hot for some airplanes to handle. -Wit. -All right, Trevor, all for us. Thank you.

When we come back, a major study looking at a new daily weight. loss pill, how it measures up to weekly injections. Kelly Clarkson's personal loss, the death of her ex-husband, Clarkson now postponing her Las Vegas residency. And the technical glitch, grounding United Airlines. flights nationwide, hundreds of flights canceled or delayed, what the airline is now saying. Tonight, United Airlines is slowly resuming service. after a nationwide outage. A computer glitch grounding flights for hours last night,

more than 200 flights canceled over a thousand delayed. United says they resolve the issue, but the ripple. effects still being felt. 168 flights were canceled again today. The airline says they are paying for meals and. hotels for affected passengers. A major study looking at a new daily weight loss. pill and how it stacks up to weekly injections. Eli Lilly says the drug shows promise in pill form and. could rival such drugs as "Mongaro and Zepbaut" and. clinical trials, patients taking the pill, loss an average of.

27 pounds in 72 weeks. Results are similar or slightly less than injections. The company expects to request FDA approval. by the end of the year. When we come back, Kelly Clarkson's family suffering a. devastating loss and remembering a musical trailblazer. Singer and talk show host Kelly Clarkson postponing. her Las Vegas residency following the death. of her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, dying at the age. of 48 after battling cancer for more than three years. Clarkson postponed her remaining dates just yesterday.

to be with her children. And a passing to note groundbreaking Latin music. icon Eddie Paul Meary has died. Widely regarded as one of the greatest musical. minds of the last century composer, band leader. and pianist, he reshaped the sound of salsa and Latin jazz, creating a bold new style of music. A nine-time Grammy winner is influencing. spanning generations. Eddie Paul Meary was 88.

When we come back, the 12-year-old boy and his. favorite NFL team making his wish a reality. Finally, tonight, the 12-year-old boy in a wish come. true, playing quarterback for of the Carolina Panthers. Tonight, a once in a lifetime wish come true. for a very deserving young football fan. 12-year-old Jace Garland from Just Outside Ashville. has been battling a rare blood condition. that's a precursor to leukemia, receiving a bone marrow. transplant just last year and steadily getting better.

His doctors have just cleared him. to return to school this fall for the seventh grade. Jace loves his home state Carolina Panthers, And when the Make a Wish Foundation heard about him, it's no surprise, Jace asks if he could be. their quarterback for the day. A new quarterback, well-viewed. The team inviting Jace to the stadium, documenting the day, Jace walking with the mascot, signing autographs, the head coach introducing. him to the team. The Panther signed Jace Garland as another quarterback.

right here. Here for Jace. (applause). Can you put it for Helen? (buzzer). Taking measurements for his helmet, a perfect fit. Chase's name on the locker is Jersey #26, the team helping him put his uniform on. And before the big game, Chase on the field. Let's go, baby. Hey, good job, buddy. Good job. Davis? Yeah. Getting some advice from the pros. Ball security. Get the pass down. You'll get in there. I promise. All right.

All right. Now, in a quarterback, make some noise for number 26. Chase! [Growling]. A few last words from the coach. You got to hold onto that ball. Everything you got, OK? And then it's game time. I don't want it ready. [INAUDIBLE]. I'm going to hand the ball up to you. You're going to go to the left, OK? All right. [INAUDIBLE]. (crowd cheering). Running right into the end zone for a touchdown. The team celebrating after Cheer for Jace.

(crowd cheering). - This is not good. - One, two, three. - Let's go! - Looking good in that uniform too, what a moment. Thanks so much for watching. I'm Wade Johnson. Have a great night. David Neor, the most-watch newscast in America. And now, EBC's World News Tonight has won the Emmy for. Best Live News Program for the third year in a row.