ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - February 9th, 2025

>>> TONIGHT, BREAKING NEWS. THE NEW CROSS-COUNTRY STORMS. TAKING AIM AS THE NORTHEAST DIGS. OUT FROM AN ICY WINTER BLAST. THE UNPRECEDENTED SECURITY AT. THE SUPER BOWL AS PRESIDENT. TRUMP TOUCHES DOWN IN NEW. ORLEANS. WHAT HE JUST SAID ABOUT NEW. TARIFFS AND DEFENDING ELON MUSK. >>> FIRST TONIGHT, MILLIONS. BRACING FOR THOSE NEW STORMS SET. TO SLAM THE EAST COAST. AS THE REGION DIGS OUT FROM A. WINTER BLAST, MORE THAN A FOOT. OF SNOW IN SOME AREAS. NEW YORK CITY WITH ITS BIGGEST. SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON. BOSTON GETTING NEARLY HALF A. FOOT. CREATING TREACHEROUS TRAVEL. CONDITIONS. OUR WEATHER TEAM TIMING IT ALL. OUT.

>> THE WHITE HOUSE BLASTS THE. ROLE OF THE COURTS. THE VICE PRESIDENT SAYING JUDGES. CAN'T CONTROL THE PRESIDENT'S. POWER. PRESIDENT TRUMP ARRIVING IN NEW. ORLEANS, THE FIRST SITTING. PRESIDENT TO ATTEND THE SUPER. BOWL. WHAT HE SAID TONIGHT ABOUT ELON. MUSK AND THE RACE TO RESHAPE THE. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. PLUS, THE NEWS JUST COMING IN, WHAT THE PRESIDENT JUST SAID. ABOUT NEW TARIFFS. SELINA WANG STANDING BY AT THE. WHITE HOUSE. >> THE UNPRECEDENTED SECURITY. OPERATION UNDER WAY IN NEW. ORLEANS RIGHT NOW FOR SUPER BOWL. LIX. WITH THE PRESIDENT IN. ATTENDANCE, LAW ENFORCEMENT IN.

THE GROUND AND IN THE SKIES AND. IT COMES WEEKS AFTER A DEADLY. TERROR ATTACK. OUR TEAM IN NEW ORLEANS TONIGHT. >>> THE NEW IMAGES JUST COMING. IN. THIEVES TARGETING EGG SHIPMENTS. WITH PRICES SOARING TO RECORD. HIGHS. THE SHORTAGES ACROSS THE. COUNTRY, AMID NEW CONCERNS ABOUT. THE SPREAD OF BIRD FLU. >>> THE SEARCH FOR ANSWERS IN. THE DEADLY PLANE CRASH IN. ALASKA. WE'RE HEARING FROM RELATIVES AND. FRIENDS OF SOME OF THE TEN. PEOPLE KILLED. >> A MAJOR EXPLOSION AT A. MANUFACTURING PLANT IN. PENNSYLVANIA. 11 PEOPLE INJURED INCLUDING FOUR. FIREFIGHTERS.

>> THE NEW RECALL TONIGHT. 2 MILLION BAKED GOODS RECALLED. OVER FEARS OF LISTERIA. CONTAMINATION. >> AND BACK ON THE AIR, DICK. VITALE MAKES HIS TRIUMPHANT. RETURN TO THE BROADCAST BOOTH. HE'S AMERICA STRONG. >> Announcer: FROM ABC NEWS. WORLD HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK, THIS IS "WORLD NEWS TONIGHT.". >> Rachel: GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US ON. THIS BUSY SUNDAY. I'M RACHEL SCOTT IN FOR LINSEY. DAVIS. PRESIDENT TRUMP MAKING NEWS JUST.

MOMENTS AGO, WHAT HE JUST SAID. ABOUT NEW TARIFFS. WE DO BEGIN WITH MULTIPLE CROSS. COUNTRY WINTER STORMS TAKING. AIM. MORE THAN 18 MILLION PEOPLE ON. ALERT FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO NEW. JERSEY. IT COMES AS MILLIONS ARE DIGGING. OUT FROM THE BIGGEST SNOWFALL OF. THE SEASON HERE IN NEW YORK. CITY. SNOW IN MASSACHUSETTS MAKING FOR. TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WITH MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS AND. SPIN-OUTS. MORE THAN EIGHT INCHES FALLING. IN SOME PARTS OF THAT STATE. LATER THIS WEEK, THE I-95. CORRIDOR INCLUDING WASHINGTON, D.C., PHILADELPHIA, AND BOSTON.

NOW FACING A PARADE OF STORMS. WITH MORE RAIN AND SNOW IN THE. FORECAST. ABC METEOROLOGIST SOMARA. THEODORE LEADS US OFF TONIGHT. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THAT. POWERFUL FAST-MOVING STORM. UNLEASHING HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE. NORTHEAST, MORE THAN A FOOT. FALLING IN SOME AREAS. >> YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT SLOW. A LITTLE SLIPPERY OUT THERE. CAME DOWN PRETTY QUICK. >> Reporter: IN NEW YORK CITY, THE BIGGEST SNOWFALL OF THE. SEASON. MORE THAN THREE INCHES OF HEAVY. WET SNOW ACCUMULATING. ACCIDENTS ACROSS THE STORM ZONE,

IN MASSACHUSETTS, A TOW TRUCK. OPERATOR RETRIEVING THIS VEHICLE. AFTER IT WENT OFF THE ROADWAY. IN DANBURY, CONNECTICUT, THIS. MORNING, WE MET JASON BROWN. CLEARING THE SNOW OFF HIS CAR, PREPARING FOR A 70-MILE DRIVE TO. QUEENS. >> DID YOU KNOW IT WAS COMING? >> YEAH, I KNEW IT WAS COMING. BUT NOT A LOT. I DIDN'T KNOW IT WOULD BE THIS. MUCH. >> Reporter: AND BACK IN. MASSACHUSETTS, A RACE TO CLEAR. SIDEWALKS IN NEW BEDFORD. BOSTON GETTING MORE THAN FIVE. INCHES. ITS BIGGEST SNOWFALL IN THREE.

YEARS. AT LOGAN AIRPORT, MORE THAN 450. FLIGHTS DELAYED OR CANCELED. MORE THAN 3,500 NATIONWIDE. THAT SYSTEM STRIKING THE MIDWEST. YESTERDAY BLANKETING MINNEAPOLIS. IN SNOW, THE AREA NOW FACING. ANOTHER ARCTIC BLAST, TEMPERATURES NOT EXPECTED TO. RISE ABOVE FREEZING FOR AT LEAST. THE NEXT WEEK. SO LET'S GET RIGHT TO SOMARA. THEODORE. YOU'RE TRACKING MULTIPLE STORMS. THE EAST COAST FACING EVEN MORE. THIS WEEK. >> Reporter: THAT'S CORRECT, RACHEL. RIGHT NOW, IN FACT, THEY HAVE. ALREADY ISSUED A WINTER STORM.

WATCH FOR PLACES LIKE. WASHINGTON, D.C. INTO THE. DELMARVA PENINSULA. SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, MUCH OF. WEST VIRGINIA AND AS FAR SOUTH. AS ROANOKE FOR TUESDAY NIGHT. INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STORM THAT WILL BRING THIS. WINTRY WEATHER INTO THE. MID-ATLANTIC ORIGINATES MONDAY. IN TEXAS BRINGING HEAVY RAIN TO. THE SOUTHEAST. BY WEDNESDAY AT 4:00 A.M., WE. COULD SEE UP TO SIX INCHES OF. SNOW IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AND. THIS SYSTEM COULD BRUSH NEW YORK. CITY. NEW YORK CITY AND NEW ENGLAND, THOUGH, WILL CERTAINLY GET HIT. BY THE SECOND STORM MOVING IN ON.

THURSDAY. THAT THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE AT. 6:00 A.M. COULD BRING HEAVY SNOW. TO PLACES LIKE SYRACUSE AND. BOSTON, WHILE BRINGING MORE RAIN. TO THE SOUTH, WHICH COULD IN. FACT LEAD TO FLOODING. RACHEL. >> Rachel: MORE RAIN AND SNOW ON. THE WAY. SOMARA, THANK YOU. >>> WE TURN NOW TO WASHINGTON. AND THE LATE NEWS FROM PRESIDENT. DONALD TRUMP SAYING HE WILL. ANNOUNCE NEW TARIFFS ON IMPORTS. OF STEEL AND ALUMINUM. THE PRESIDENT ALSO DEFENDING. ELON MUSK WHO IS PUSHING FORWARD. WITH PLANS TO SHRINK THE SIZE OF. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AMID A. SERIES OF LAWSUITS. HERE'S ABC'S SENIOR WHITE HOUSE. CORRESPONDENT SELINA WANG.

>> Reporter: TONIGHT, BEFORE. TOUCHING DOWN FOR THE SUPER BOWL. ON AIR FORCE ONE, PRESIDENT. TRUMP ANNOUNCING HE PLANS TO. IMPOSE 25% TARIFFS ON ALL STEEL. AND ALUMINUM IMPORTS INCLUDING. FROM CANADA AND MEXICO. >> I'LL BE ANNOUNCE. >> I'LL BE ANNOUNCING PROBABLY. TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY RECIPROCAL. TARIFFS. SIMPLY, IF THEY CHARGE US, WE. CHARGE THEM. >> Reporter: IT'S THE LATEST. NEWS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE AFTER. A DAY OF BLASTING JUDGES WHO ARE. PUMPING THE BRAKES ON TRUMP AND.

ELON MUSK'S LATEST ATTEMPTS TO. SHRINK THE SIZE OF THE FEDERAL. GOVERNMENT. VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE. DISPUTING THEIR JUDICIAL. AUTHORITY, WRITING JUDGES AREN'T. ALLOWED TO CONTROL THE. EXECUTIVE'S LEGITIMATE POWER. SENATOR ADAM SCHIFF FIRING BACK. JD, WE BOTH WENT TO LAW SCHOOL, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO BE LAWYERS. TO KNOW IGNORING COURT DECISIONS. WE DON'T LIKE PUTS US ON A. DANGEROUS PATH TO LAWLESSNESS. ELON MUSK NOW HEAD OF THE NEWLY. FORMED DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT. EFFICIENCY CALLING FOR THOSE. FEDERAL JUDGES TO BE IMPEACHED, WRITING, IT'S TIME.

AND THAT THE ONE WHO PAUSED HIS. DEPARTMENT'S ACCESS NEEDS TO BE. IMPEACHED NOW. TRUMP AND HIS SUPER BOWL SUNDAY. INTERVIEW ON FOX DEFENDING MUSK. >> BOTTOM LINE, YOU SAY YOU. TRUST HIM? >> TRUST ELON? HE'S NOT GAINING ANYTHING. I WONDER HOW HE CAN DEVOTE THE. TIME TO IT. HE'S SO INTO IT. I TOLD HIM DO THAT. THEN I'M GOING TO TELL HIM VERY. SOON, LIKE MAYBE IN 24 HOURS, TO. GO CHECK THE DEPARTMENT OF. EDUCATION. HE'S GOING TO FIND THE SAME. THING. THEN I'M GOING TO GO TO THE. MILITARY. LET'S CHECK THE MILITARY.

>> Reporter: THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION'S REBUKE OF THE. COURTS COMING AFTER A JUDGE. TEMPORARILY BLOCKED DOGE'S. ACCESS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF. TREASURY. MILLIONS OF AMERICANS' SENSITIVE. INFORMATION LIKE SOCIAL SECURITY. AND BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS KEPT. OUT OF REACH AFTER 19 STATES. SUED. AND USAID'S FUTURE NOW IN LIMBO. AFTER ANOTHER FEDERAL JUDGE. HALTED PLANS TO PLACE THOUSANDS. OF WORKERS ON LEAVE, AT THE. RELIEF AGENCY THAT PROVIDES FOOD. TO MILLIONS OF MALNOURISHED. CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD.

>> THIS IS A DISASTER NOT JUST. FROM A HUMANITARIAN STANDPOINT, FROM THE STANDPOINT OF ALL THE. BENEFICIARIES WHO MAY IN FACT. DIE BECAUSE THEY WON'T HAVE. ACCESS TO U.S. RESOURCES. BUT IT'S A DISASTER FOR U.S. NATIONAL INTEREST AND NATIONAL. SECURITY. >> Reporter: OVERNIGHT, THE. CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION. BUREAU, A GOVERNMENT WATCHDOG. CHARGED WITH SAFEGUARDING. CONSUMERS' FINANCES, ORDERED TO. CEASE ALL SUPERVISION AND. EXAMINATION ACTIVITY. THE DAY BEFORE, MUSK TWEETING, CFPB, RIP. THE MOVES HAPPENING EVEN THOUGH.

ONLY CONGRESS HAS THE POWER TO. SHUT DOWN FEDERAL AGENCIES. ALL OF THIS AFTER THE WHITE. HOUSE OFFERED MORE THAN 2. MILLION FEDERAL EMPLOYEES A. BUYOUT LAST MONTH IN A MASS. EMAIL, ASKING THEM TO RESPOND. RESIGN IN EXCHANGE FOR PAY AND. BENEFITS THROUGH SEPTEMBER. >> IT'S GOING TO SAVE THE. AMERICAN PEOPLE TENS OF MILLIONS. OF DOLLARS AND WE ENCOURAGE. FEDERAL WORKERS TO ACCEPT THE. VERY GENEROUS OFFER. >> Reporter: LABOR UNIONS AND. DEMOCRATS ARE WARNING FEDERAL. WORKERS NOT TO ACCEPT THE DEAL,

SAYING THE ADMINISTRATION WON'T. BE ABLE TO PAY THEM OUT BECAUSE. CONGRESS HAS NOT APPROVED THE. FUNDS. SO FAR, MORE THAN 65,000 WORKERS. HAVE ACCEPTED THAT OFFER, RACHEL. >> Rachel: AND ONE MORE QUESTION. FOR YOU TONIGHT FROM THE WHITE. HOUSE ON THE NEWS YOU JUST. REPORTED. THE PRESIDENT TELLING REPORTERS. HE PLANS TO ANNOUNCE NEW. TARIFFS. WHAT MORE ARE YOU LEARNING. TONIGHT? >> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID HE'S. PLANNING TO ANNOUNCE 25% TARIFFS. ON ALL STEEL AND ALUMINUM. IMPORTS. HE ALSO SAID HE'S PLANNING TO. ANNOUNCE RECIPROCAL TARIFFS NEXT. WEEK, SO THAT MEANS MATCHING THE. DUTIES OTHER COUNTRIES IMPOSE ON. AMERICAN PRODUCTS.

BUT ECONOMISTS ARE WARNING. TARIFFS ARE TAXES ON CONSUMERS. BY RAISING THE PRICE OF GOODS. RACHEL. >> Rachel: SELINA WANG TRACKING. MULTIPLE HEADLINES FROM THE. WHITE HOUSE TONIGHT. SELINA, THANK YOU. >>> WE TURN TO THE UNPRECEDENTED. SECURITY IN NEW ORLEANS FOR. SUPER BOWL LIX. LAW ENFORCEMENT IS TYPICALLY ON. HIGH ALERT, BUT THERE'S MORE. PROTECTION THIS YEAR WITH. PRESIDENT TRUMP ATTENDING, THE. FIRST TIME FOR A SITTING. PRESIDENT. MORE NOW FROM ABC'S MORGAN. NORWOOD. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, PRESIDENT. DONALD TRUMP MAKING HISTORY, ARRIVING IN NEW ORLEANS THIS.

AFTERNOON TO WATCH THE KANSAS. CITY CHIEFS FACE OFF AGAINST THE. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT THE. SUPERDOME. BECOMING THE FIRST SITTING. COMMANDER IN CHIEF TO ATTEND A. SUPER BOWL. WITH THE PRESIDENT JOINING AN. ESTIMATED 125,000 VISITORS TO. THE CITY FOR THE BIGGEST. SPECTACLE IN SPORTS. SIGNS OF HEIGHTENED SECURITY ARE. EVERYWHERE. >> I DEFINITELY FEEL LIKE THE. SECURITY HAS BEEN REALLY ON. POINT TODAY. THE POLICE IN FORCE, THE. NATIONAL GUARD, EVERYTHING LOOKS. LIKE THEY'RE REALLY TAKING IT. VERY SERIOUSLY.

>> Reporter: AUTHORITIES SAY. PREPARATIONS FOR THE GAME BEGAN. AT LEAST A YEAR AGO, BUT TOOK ON. NEW URGENCY AFTER THE DEADLY NEW. YEAR'S DAY TERROR ATTACK IN THE. FRENCH QUARTER. A TEXAS MAN DRIVING A TRUCK. BEARING AN ISIS FLAG INTO A. CROWD OF REVELLERS ON BOURBON. STREET, KILLING 14 PEOPLE AND. INJURING DOZENS MORE. AS TONIGHT'S PARTY GET STARTED, THERE ARE MORE THAN 2,700 LAW. ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ON THE. GROUND. >> EVERYBODY BROUGHT A LITTLE. MORE TO THE TABLE. SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THIS IS THE. MOST SAFE AND SECURE SUPER BOWL. EVER.

>> Reporter: NFL OFFICIALS SAY. THE SUPERDOME WILL BE THE SAFEST. PLACE THIS WEEKEND. WE HAVE SEEN SECRET SERVICE. AGENTS AT SCREENING CHECKPOINTS. POLICE DRONES ALSO FLYING ABOVE. US, AND A.I. TOOLS ARE. MONITORING AND SCANNING FOR. THREATS IN REAL TIME. MEASURES THAT WILL LIKELY STICK. AROUND BEYOND THE GAME AND. THROUGH MARDI GRAS. RACHEL. >> Rachel: MORGAN NORWOOD. REPORTING FROM NEW ORLEANS. THANK YOU. >>> NEXT TONIGHT, NEW CONCERNS. ABOUT THE BIRD FLU. THE NEW IMAGES COMING IN WITH. EGG PRICES SOARING TO RECORD. HIGHS, AND SHORTAGES NATIONWIDE. THE NEW HEIST IN SEATTLE JUST.

DAYS AFTER 100,000 EGGS WERE. STOLEN IN PENNSYLVANIA. HERE'S ABC'S IKE EJIOCHI. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, AS THE. BIRD FLU OUTBREAK SENDS THE. PRICE OF EGGS TO RECORD HIGHS, MORE EVIDENCE THAT THE GROCERY. STAPLE IS BECOMING AN ATTRACTIVE. TARGET FOR THIEVES. NEW SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWING. TWO SUSPECTS ENTERING A. REFRIGERATED SHED BEHIND A. SEATTLE CAFE IN THE MIDDLE OF. THE NIGHT. LOADING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. WORTH OF EGGS AND OTHER. BREAKFAST FOODS INTO A WHITE VAN. BEFORE FLEEING THE SCENE. THIS COMES AFTER POLICE ARE. INVESTIGATING ANOTHER THEFT IN.

PENNSYLVANIA EARLIER THIS MONTH. THIS ONE TARGETING A. DISTRIBUTION FACILITY FOR PETE. AND GERRY'S EGGS WHERE THIEVES. WERE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH. 100,000 EGGS WORTH APPROXIMATELY. $40,000. LEAVING THE COMPANY TO BEEF UP. SECURITY. >> IF IT HAPPENED ONCE, IT COULD. HAPPEN AGAIN. WE'RE PUTTING ADDITIONAL. MEASURES IN PLACE. >> Reporter: IN JUST THE LAST. MONTH, MORE THAN 20 MILLION. BIRDS HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY BIRD. FLU ACROSS THE COUNTRY, CREATING. NATIONWIDE EGG SHORTAGE AS. INFECTED FLOCKS ARE CULLED AND. THEIR EGGS DESTROYED TO CONTROL.

THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS. THE BIRD FLU ALSO INFECTING. ANIMALS INSIDE TWO ICONIC NEW. YORK CITY ZOOS. THREE DUCKS AT THE QUEENS ZOO. AND AS MANY AS 12 BIRDS AT THE. BRONX ZOO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE. DIED FROM THE VIRUS, ACCORDING. TO THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. SOCIETY WHICH OPERATES THE. PARKS. THE ORGANIZATION RELEASING A. STATEMENT, AS A PRECAUTION OVER. THE LAST TWO WEEKS, WE MOVED. VULNERABLE BIRD SPECIES TO. PROTECTED AREAS OF THE PARK. OUR VETERINARIANS AND CURATORS. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE. SITUATION IN THE REGION AND ARE.

COLLABORATING WITH CITY, STATE, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES. THE NEWS FOLLOWING GOVERNOR. KATHY HOCHUL'S ORDER TEMPORARILY. SHUTTERING ALL LIVE BIRD MARKETS. IN THE CITY AND SURROUNDING. SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES. >> THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE PUBLIC. HEALTH THREAT. WE HAVE BEEN VIGILANT AND REMAIN. VIGILANT SO NEW YORKERS CAN GO. ABOUT THEIR LIVES WITH PEACE OF. MIND. >> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE. CDC, 67 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN. INFECTED IN THE U.S. MOST COMING IN CONTACT WITH SICK. OR DEAD ANIMALS AND OFFICIALS. SAYING THERE STILL HAS BEEN NO. HUMAN-TO-HUMAN SPREAD OF THE. VIRUS. RACHEL.

>> Rachel: IKE, THANK YOU. >>> NEXT TONIGHT, THE AIR. TRAGEDY IN ALASKA. THE BODIES OF TEN PEOPLE KILLED. NOW RECOVERED AND IDENTIFIED. FAMILY AND FRIENDS SPEAKING OUT. ABOUT LOVED ONES AS. INVESTIGATORS TRY TO FIGURE OUT. WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED. HERE'S ABC'S JACLYN LEE. >> Reporter: AS INVESTIGATORS. WORK TO DETERMINE WHAT BROUGHT. DOWN THAT PASSENGER PLANE IN. ALASKA THAT LEFT TEN PEOPLE. DEAD, TONIGHT, WE'RE HEARING. FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS. OF THE VICTIMS. 34-YEAR-OLD DALILA, A TRIBAL. MEMBER OF THE NATIVE VILLAGE WAS.

ONBOARD. HIS SISTER, HEARTBROKEN. >> HE LOVED THE COUNTRY. HE LOVED BEING ON HIS SNOW. MACHINE. HE LOVED BEING IN A BOAT. >> Reporter: TROOPERS. IDENTIFYING ALL TEN VICTIMS THIS. WEEKEND. AMONG THEM, 52-YEAR-OLD LeANN. RYAN, A RETIRED TEACHER WHO. WORKED FOR THE ALASKA STATE. MENTOR PROJECT. NOME PUBLIC SCHOOLS HONORING HER. ON FACEBOOK, WRITING SHE HAD. SUCH A CHEERFUL AND BUBBLY. PERSONALITY AND DEDICATED HER. POST-RETIREMENT LIFE TO GROWING. NEW TEACHERS. AND ENCOURAGING THEM THROUGH.

THOSE FIRST INCREDIBLY TOUGH. YEARS. SHE WILL BE SORELY MISSED. THE COAST GUARD SPOTTING THE. WRECKAGE IN THE BEARING SEA ON. FRIDAY, 34 MILES SOUTHEAST OF. ITS INTENDED DESTINATION IN. NOME. AUTHORITIES SAY IT VANISHED OFF. RADAR ABOUT 40 MINUTES INTO THE. FLIGHT IN BAD WEATHER. >> THE NTSB KNOWS THAT VILLAGES. LIKE NOME AND ALASKA AVIATION. ARE TIGHT-KNIT COMMUNITIES. SO THIS TRAGEDY AFFECTS SO MANY.

>> Reporter: RACHEL, THIS IS NOW. THE THIRD MAJOR AVIATION. INCIDENT IN A WEEK THAT THE NTSB. IS INVESTIGATING. OFFICIALS EMPHASIZE IT IS SAFE. TO FLY. RACHEL. >> Rachel: HEARTBREAKING FOR. THOSE FAMILIES. JACYLN, THANK YOU. >>> OVERSEAS NOW AND TO THE. REPORTS THAT THE NEWLY FREED. ISRAELI HOSTAGES WERE ABUSED. DURING 16 MONTHS IN CAPTIVITY. APPEARING THIN AND FRAIL, SO. LET'S BRING IN ABC'S BRITT. CLENNETT IN TEL AVIV. WHAT MORE ARE YOU LEARNING ABOUT. THOSE HOSTAGES? >> Reporter: THOSE FAMILIES OF. THE THREE HOSTAGES RELEASED THIS.

WEEKEND NOW DESCRIBING HOW THE. MEN ENDURED HORRIFIC CONDITIONS. YOU CAN SEE THEM THERE. THE THREE MEN LOOKING FRAIL AND. GAUNT AS THEY WERE HANDED OVER. FROM HAMAS TO THE RED CROSS IN. GAZA. ONE BROTHER SAID THEY WERE. SUBJECTED TO PHYSICAL AND. PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE, ADDING THAT. HE DOESN'T THINK THE REMAINING. HOSTAGES WILL ACTUALLY SURVIVE. THE CONDITIONS ANY LONGER. THEY ONLY DISCOVERED AFTER THEY. WERE RELEASED THAT THEIR LOVED. ONES WERE MURDERED IN THE. OCTOBER 7th ATTACK.

THERE ARE STILL SIX AMERICANS. HELD CAPTIVE BY HAMAS IN GAZA. ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU. RETURNING HOME TONIGHT AFTER HIS. MEETING WITH TRUMP IN D.C., PRAISING THE PRESIDENT'S. REVOLUTIONARY CREATIVE VISION. FOR GAZA. A NOD TO TRUMP'S BOMBSHELL. PROPOSAL TO CLEAR OUT THE. PALESTINIANS THERE, SOMETHING. OUTRIGHTLY REJECTED BY. PALESTINIAN AUTHORITIES. IT COMES AS ISRAELI FORCES. WITHDREW FROM A STRATEGIC. CORRIDOR IN GAZA ALLOWING. PALESTINIANS TO MOVE FREELY. THERE FOR THE FIRST TIME. MANY RETURNING TO STAGGERING. DEVASTATION.

NOW, NEGOTIATORS ARE WORKING TO. GET THIS CURRENT CEASE-FIRE TO. PHASE TWO. RACHEL. >> Rachel: ALL RIGHT, BRITT, THANK YOU. >>> THERE'S STILL MUCH MORE. AHEAD ON "WORLD NEWS TONIGHT". THIS SUNDAY. THE MYSTERY BEHIND THE CLOSURE. OF A POPULAR FLORIDA BEACH. WHAT WAS FOUND WASHING ASHORE. >> AND A MAJOR EXPLOSION ROCKS A. MANUFACTURING PLANT IN. PENNSYLVANIA. THOSE DETAILS JUST AHEAD. >>> NEXT TONIGHT, OFFICIALS ARE. INVESTIGATING A MASSIVE. EXPLOSION AT A MANUFACTURING. PLANT IN NORTHEASTERN. PENNSYLVANIA.

11 PEOPLE INCLUDING FOUR. FIREFIGHTERS WERE INJURED. FIRST RESPONDERS FROM SEVERAL. DIFFERENT COUNTIES WERE CALLED. IN TO BATTLE THE FLAMES. OFFICIALS SAY THE BLAST CAUSED. MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE PLANT. RESIDENTS WERE TOLD TO SHELTER. IN PLACE. >>> AND OFFICIALS IN FT. LAUDERDALE ARE KEEPING A CLOSE. EYE ON THE CITY'S COASTLINE. THIS WEEKEND, BEACHES WERE. CLOSED FOR A TIME AFTER BALLS OF. TAR WERE SPOTTED ON THE. SHORELINE. SWIMMERS WERE TOLD TO STAY AWAY. OTHER BEACHES REPORTED SEEING. THE OILY SUBSTANCES. THE COAST GUARD IS NOW. INVESTIGATING. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, THE MAJOR.

RECALL INVOLVING BAKED GOODS. BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE LISTERIA. CONTAMINATION. DOZENS OF DIFFERENT PRODUCTS. >>> TO THE INDEX NOW, A MAJOR. CONSUMER RECALL TONIGHT. INVOLVING 60 VARIETIES OF BAKED. GOODS BECAUSE OF CONCERNS OVER. LISTERIA CONTAMINATION. ABOUT 2 MILLION PRODUCTS, SOME. WERE SOLD AT DUNKIN' DONUTS. ALL WERE MADE BEFORE DECEMBER. 13th. THERE IS A FULL LIST ON THE. FDA'S WEBSITE. >>> TONIGHT'S SPECIAL HONORS FOR. THE CREW KILLED IN THAT DEADLY. CRASH BETWEEN A COMMUTER JET AND. A HELICOPTER IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

ALL FOUR CREW ONBOARD GIVEN THE. AIRLINE'S PRESIDENT'S AWARD. IN KANSAS, FARMERS PAYING. TRIBUTE TO ONE OF THEIR OWN. THEY LINED THE ROAD WITH HEAVY. EQUIPMENT IN MEMORY OF BOB AND. LAURA, HUSBAND AND WIFE FARMERS. WHO DIED. BUSINESSES ALSO CLOSED BRIEFLY. ON THE DAY OF THEIR FUNERALS. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, A. SPORTSCASTING LEGEND AND HIS. REMARKABLE RETURN. >>> AND FINALLY TONIGHT, THE. LEGENDARY SPORTSCASTER WHO IS NO. STRANGER TO ADVERSITY OR TO. DEFYING THE ODDS.

>> THIS IS AWESOME, BABY. >> IT WAS A STANDING OVATION FOR. ONE OF THE GREATEST IN SPORTS. BROADCASTING. LEGENDARY COLLEGE BASKETBALL. SPORTSCASTER DICK VITALE BACK ON. THE BASKETBALL COURT AND BACK. BEHIND THE MIC FOR THE FIRST. TIME AFTER BATTLING FOUR. DIFFERENT CANCERS, INCLUDING. VOCAL CHORD CANCER. >> FOR OVER FOUR DECADES, HIS. PASSION, ENERGY, AND. UNMISTAKABLE VOICE HAVE DEFINED. THE GAME WE LOVE.

HE'S BACK WHERE HE BELONGS AND. INSPIRING US ALL. WELCOME BACK TO COLLEGE. BASKETBALL, THE ONE AND ONLY. DICK VITALE. >> AFTER FIVE MAJOR SURGERIES, 65 RADIATION TREATMENTS, AND SIX. MONTHS OF CHEMOTHERAPY, HE WAS. FINALLY DECLARED CANCER-FREE. LAST NIGHT, THE 85-YEAR-OLD WHO. HAS CALLED OVER 1,000 GAMES IN. HIS 45-YEAR CAREER, ANNOUNCING A. GAME FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO. YEARS. AND WHAT AN EMOTIONAL MOMENT IT. WAS.

>> WITH EVERYTHING YOU HAVE GONE. THROUGH, IT'S INCREDIBLE YOU'RE. BACK. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. TO ALL THE PEOPLE. THE RECEPTION HERE HAS BEEN OFF. THE CHARTS. I'M SORRY FOR BEING SO. EMOTIONAL. BUT I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW EXCITED. I AM TO BE HERE. >> WITH THIS MESSAGE FOR US ALL. >> THIS IS LIKE MY SUPER BOWL. TO SIT COURTSIDE AND DO A GAME. IT BEATS THE HELL OUT OF THE. CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION. I WANT TO SAY TO ALL CANCER.

PATIENTS OUT THERE, PLEASE. LISTEN TO ME. THINK POSITIVE AND HAVE FAITH, AND KEEP FIGHTING AND FIGHTING. AND FIGHTING. >> WHAT A SPECIAL MOMENT THAT. WAS. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING. I'M RACHEL SCOTT. GOOD NIGHT.