ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - June 5, 2025

Tonight, the breaking news as we come on the air, the. explosive feud between President Trump and Elon Musk in full. view of the world today. Also tonight, our Martha Raditz in Kiev right now, our team. has just gone into a bunker. Sirens going off just moments ago. What does Russia have planned for Ukraine? And here at home tonight, millions of Americans. under air quality alerts right now, and severe. storms now moving in. First tonight, President Trump and Elon Musk. are stunning more words. Elon Musk saying of President Trump's budget bill,

kill the bill. President Trump firing back for the first time today, saying, "Elon was wearing thin, and I asked him to leave.". Musk then unleashing a salvo online, claiming, quote, "Without me, Trump would have lost the election.". Musk then claiming Trump is, quote, "in the Epstein files.". This is the real reason he says that they have not. been made public. Their battle still raging as we come on tonight, Mary Bruce is standing by live with new reporting. What's behind this? Also tonight, air quality alerts from Nebraska.

all the way east of New York, smoke from Canadian wildfires. and pollution filling the skies, major concerns over air quality. And tonight, the severe storms at a tornado watch, multiple states lead Goldberg standing by with the forecast. late today the fire bomb suspect in Boulder in court formally. charged with 118 state charges accused of setting Americans on. fire authorities say attacking Jewish demonstrators who were. raising awareness for the hostages still being held. by Hamas. The breaking news right now from.

Ukraine marked the reddits in our team in that bunker sirens. going off a short time ago. After Ukraine's drone attack deep inside Russia, what is coming next? And the moment inside the Oval Office today, President Trump, who campaigned promising. he would end the war in Ukraine on day one, today saying, quote, "Sometimes you're better off. letting them fight for a while. We'll go to Martha Raditz with the sirens going off.". In the U.S. that's carerwing flight, the American Airlines flight, the engine and gulfed in flames,

passengers using emergency slides to escape. Tonight we have new reporting here, now pointing to human error. Tonight alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione's. handwritten diary, the evening his notes. and what they might reveal. Authorities say, writing, quote, "The target is insurance. It checks every box.". And prosecutors now pointing to three other initials. written in that diary. Could there have been a different target at one point? Tonight, the chaos and frustration around the world, President Trump's new travel ban affecting 19 countries.

The president is pressed today amid the tariff battle. and his budget bill battle. Why now, the travel ban? And what does it face in the courts? The Ibbid is coming in at this hour, the massive fire in Philadelphia, and gave one of the NBA finals tonight, right here on ABC. We'll read standing by court side. From ABC News World Headquarters in New York. This is World News Tonight with David New York.

Good evening. It's great to have you with us here. in a very busy Thursday night. The air quality alerts for millions of Americans right now. from the Midwest to the Northeast at this hour. Also Martha Raditz and Ukraine, the air raid alert. that just went off she and the team in a bunker right now. and we will go to her in a moment. But we begin tonight with this extraordinary feud. between President Trump and Elon Musk playing out. in full view of the world all afternoon, the attacks getting more personal with every hour. Now, this began with Elon Musk's deep criticism. over the President's budget bill. Musk urging his more than 200 million followers.

to help kill the bill. President Trump responding in the Oval Office. to this today, but look at this image. This was just five days ago that Trump gave Musk. these so-called keys to the White House as Musk. left his job as a special government employee. Now Musk blasting the president's budget. bill as a disgusting abomination pointing to what. it could do to the national debt. Well, today President Trump saying he. is disappointed in Musk, Trump on social media saying, "Elon was wearing thin, and I asked him to leave.". Tonight, Elon Musk claiming, quote, "Without me, Trump.

would have lost the election, and then the deeply. personal claim late today from Musk saying that. President Trump is, quote, in the Epstein files that. this is the real reason they have not been. made public, quote, tonight this back and. forth battle rages on, Mary Bruce leading us. off from the White House. - Tonight the stunning collapse of an alliance. between the president of the United States. and the world's richest man, their relationship exploding. in front of the world. In the Oval Office, President Trump. for the first time addressing Elon Musk, who's been taking aim.

at Trump's budget bill, saying "killed the bill.". "Elon, and I had a great relationship. I don't know if we'll win anymore.". For days, Musk has railed against the president's. bill, calling it a disgusting abomination. that would add $2.5 trillion to the national debt. Today, Trump accusing Musk of being out for himself, angry. that the bill cuts the electric vehicle tax credits that. benefit Tesla owners. I'm very disappointed because Elon knew the inner workings.

of this bill better than almost anybody sitting here, better than you people. He knew everything about it. He had no problem with it. All of a sudden he had a problem and he only developed. the problem when he found out that we're going to have. to cut the EV mandate. Musk left the administration just five days ago. He had a black eye. Trump revealing today, he offered Musk makeup. "You saw a man who was very happy when he stood. behind the oval desk. And even with the black guy, I said, do you. want a little makeup? We'll get you a little makeup.".

But he said, "No, I don't think so, which is interesting. And very nice. He wants to be who he is.". Musk spent more than $288 million to help elect Trump. The president says he could have won without him. "I think I would have won, Susie would say I would have won. Pennsylvania easily anyway.". Musk watching today furious, posting, quote, "without me Trump would have lost the election.". The president gave Musk extraordinary power, allowing him to eliminate entire federal agencies.

and to fire tens of thousands of workers. But tonight, Trump portraying Musk as another. disgruntled former employee. "They leave and they wake up in the morning. and the glamour's gone. A whole world is different and they become hostile.". The president says he's disappointed by this turn. "I'm very disappointed in Elon. I've helped Elon a lot.". Musk erupting to his more than 220 million followers. On Trump's claim, he knew what was in the bill.

Musk posting, "Folse, this bill was never. shown to me even once.". The president firing back, posting, "Elon was wearing thin. I asked him to leave. And tonight, Trump is now threatening Musk's $20 billion. in government contracts. Saying the easiest way to save money in our budget, billions. and billions of dollars is to terminate Elon's governmental. subsidies and contracts. Musk continuing to fire back late today, suggesting. Trump's tariffs will plunge the nation into recession, even suggesting impeachment, and leveling.

a deeply personal attack. Time to drop the really big bomb. Donald Trump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made. public. Have a nice day, DJT, referring to Jeffrey Epstein, was accused of sex trafficking and who took his life in prison. Late today, reporters asking the president. "As the president, I need your passport.". The president did not answer. And now, Musk is threatening to decommission his dragon. spacecraft, the only U.S.

vessel that goes to and from the. International Space Station. And David, take a look at this. As this feud escalated throughout the day, Tesla stock. plunging down 14 percent by the end of the day, the value of. the company down $150 billion. David. Mary Bruce leading us. off from the White House. Mary, thank you. We turned out of the air quality alerts for millions of. Americans from Nebraska to the Great Lakes all the. way east to New York. Canadian wildfire smoke clouding the Midwest. Heat-related pollution rising in the Northeast.

Take a look tonight. This is Chicago's famous skyline, nearly hidden. in the smokey air. Haysie skies, hundreds of miles south and. Lexington, Kentucky as well. And tonight, the severe storms and a tornado watch in. multiple states were watching. Chief meteorologist Lee Goldberg of our New York station, W-A-V-C, back with us tonight. Highly. Hey, David. One more night in the smoky stretch. We still have alerts in the Midwest, Great Lakes, Northeast. Chicago to Detroit, New York to Boston, and a. new severe thunderstorm watch near Binghamton. Let's time the smoke. It clears out of the Great Lakes tomorrow.

It's still a hazy day in the Northeast, but that'll be replaced by showers and thunderstorms. to begin the weekend. Speaking of showers and thunderstorms, we have tornado watches, southern planes. into the Southwest. We've had tornado reports near the New Mexico, Texas line, an active tornado warning west of love. It could have some strong tornadoes there. This is the beginning of a multi-day severe threat. across the South. It's Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee Valley, into the weekend, eventually Atlanta and the Carolitis. David. Lee Gilbert with us tonight. Thanks as always. Lee next tonight. The suspect in that attack in Boulder, Colorado in.

gorgeous moments ago now formerly charged with 118 counts. on the state level, including multiple counts of. attempted murder accused of setting Americans on fire. authorities, say attacking Jewish demonstrators who. were trying to raise awareness for the hostages still. being held by Hamas. Trevor all with the scene in courts as to short time ago. Tonight the man accused of fire bombing a peaceful. Jewish demonstration in Colorado facing a judge. A Hamid Sabri Salomon, behind glass and an orange jumpsuit.

in handcuffs, not speaking, only nodding to the. judge's questions. He's now formally charged with 118 crimes, including 28. counts of attempted murder. the charges reflect the evidence that we have regarding this. horrific attack that took place and this seriousness of it. Officials say Solomon planned the attack for more than a year. Plenty tossed two Molotov cocktails into a crowd. injuring 15 people. Solomon is an Egyptian national accused of. overstaying his tourist visa.

His wife and five children all now in ice. custody, a federal judge, temporarily blocking efforts to. deport the entire family until they get a hearing next week. And David Solomon did not enter a plea today. He is due back in court next month. David Trevor wrote tonight, Trevor, thank you. There's breaking news right now out of Ukraine, Martha Radisson, our team at a bunker right now. Air raid alerts going off as we came on tonight. All of this after Ukraine's drone attack deep inside Russia. And then the moment inside the the office today. President Trump, who campaigned promising.

he would end the war in Ukraine on day one. Today, saying, quote, "Sometimes you're. better off letting them fight for a while.". Martha Raditz reporting in from Kiev amid these air raid. alerts going off moment to go. "David, we just heard an air raid alert, an urgent alert. telling us to come down to the shelter that's where we are. now with many others from our hotel. The air raid defenses are said to be working in Kiev, but explosions have been heard, but we are safe down here.

Tonight, a ferocious Russian assault following Ukraine's. coordinated drone strikes deep inside Russia. Russia now blasting residential high-rises. in Ukraine's second-largest city of Karkiv and. destroying this government building in Kerson. The barrage leaving more than 40 people dead or. wounded across Ukraine. And Ukraine is now bracing for even more what could be a. much larger Russian attack at any moment.

A response to that stunning Ukrainian. drone operation drones lifting out of containers. of top trucks and flying to their targets, destroying. at least 10 Russian warplanes, including. nuclear-capable bombers worth billions. And in a remarkable scene in the Oval Office today, President Trump, after campaigning, he could. end the war in Ukraine on day one, suggesting. it might be better to let both sides fight for a while, even. though it was Russia which invaded Ukraine.

"Sometimes you see two young children fighting like crazy. They hate each other and they're fighting in a park. And you try and pull them apart. They don't want to be pulled. Sometimes you better off letting them fight for a while, and then pulling them apart. But German Chancellor Merz making it clear. Germany is on the side of Ukraine. The chancellor's saying there is a difference. between what Ukraine is doing and what Russia is doing. We get satellite pictures of the warfield,

and you don't even like to look at them, right? It's terrible. It's a really body's arms heads legs all over the place. you've never seen anything like it's so ridiculous. And this is only by Russian weapons against Ukraine this. had never happened with Ukraine weapons against Russia. Never. Ukraine is only targeting military. targets. Not civilians, not private, not energy.

infrastructure. So this is the difference and that's the. reason why we are trying to do more on Russia, how to stop this war. And David, given what Donald Trump said today, given the. missiles flying around Ukraine tonight, peace seems a. long way away. David. - Sorry, Martha, we're glad. you and the crew are down to that bunker tonight. Martha, raddits, thank you. Back here in the US, into a new and damning report tonight. after that harrowing flight, the American Airlines flight, that engine that was engulfed in flames. You saw the images here, passengers.

using emergency slides to escape the plane. Well, tonight the NTSB is out with a new report, now pointing to human error, geobaditas, and what they're now saying. - It was a terrifying engine fire. that send passengers down slides and running from the smoke. Now tonight, the NTSB focusing on human error. American Airlines Flight 1006 took off from Colorado Springs. in route to Dallas in March with 178 on board. The crew reporting engine trouble. The plane diverted to Denver and landed safely.

But while it was taxing, the right engine caught fire. [MUSIC PLAYING]. smoke filling the 737 cabin passengers going down one of. the plain slides. Some seem standing helplessly on the. wing because the other slide malfunctioned. At least a dozen were hurt in. preliminary findings. The NTSB says the right engine blade was fractured and a number. of engine parts had been incorrectly installed. Now this may have happened just days.

prior or it may have been a problem for months if not. years will wait and see what the NTSB says, but really. human error is going to be the factor here. Meanwhile, David, American Airlines tells. us it is cooperating with the NTSB in this. investigation. David. Geo, they need us back on this forest. Geo, thank you. We turn next tonight to the alleged CEO killer, Luigi Mangione, and a look at his handwritten. diary. Tonight his notes and what. they might reveal, authorities say Mangione writing, quote, "The target is insurance. it checks every box and prosecutors now pointing.

to three other initials written in that diary. could there have been a different target at one. point here's Eric atersky. tonight prosecutors say in the months before louis u_n_a_. allegedly gun down united health care chief brian. tomson outside of a hat in hotel the suspect. revealed a motive in this diary. in handwritten pages they say man she only wrote about. rebelling against the deadly greed-fueled health insurance. cartel, saying I don't feel any doubt about whether it's right, justified. The target is insurance.

It checks every box. Manjioni even imagined the future news headline. Insurance CEO killed at Annual Investors Conference. In a new filing detailing the evidence against. Manjioni prosecutors pointed to bullets found. at the scene, etched with the words "deny, delay, depose,". arguing it shows an intent to violently broadcast a. social and political message to the public at large. "It was intended to evoke terror.". And tonight we're learning how Thompson was allegedly stalked. The night before the shooting, prosecutors say Manjioni is seen.

on surveillance video appearing to talk at a cell phone. as his target walked past him on the street. The new court filing also. shows Manjioni may have considered a different. target with the initials KMD, but decided it would be. perceived mostly as sick and do nothing to spread. awareness, improve people's lives. It's not clear what those initials KMD stand for. Mangione is pleaded not guilty. All right, that's the Mangione case. Let's bring in Aaron Katerzky and do another. case that Aaron has been following, of course, the.

Sean Combs case because Aaron, the judge today, giving Sean Combs warning in court. - You sure did, David. Sean Combs has not supposed to react. with facial expressions to the testimony, but the judge said he caught Combs. nodding vigorously and looking at the jury. If it happens again, the judge, who called it. absolutely unacceptable, said he would consider. excluding Combs from the courtroom for the. remainder of the trial. - David Aaron Katerzky following both. of these cases was Aaron, thank you. tonight, President Trump's new travel ban igniting chaos.

and frustration around the world. The ban on restrictions affecting 19 countries, including Yemen, Somalia, Haiti, and Libya, taking effect Monday. It's expected to face legal challenges. The president was asked why now today, responding, I can't. say it comes soon enough. Tonight at Massachusetts, an 18-year-old high school student. was freed on bond from ice detention after his arrest. while driving the volleyball practice on Saturday. Marcello Gomes to Silva thanking the community for its support. I says they were looking for the teen's father who was not. on the car but found the teen was born in Brazil and was.

brought here when he was seven. No date yet for another hearing. When we come back here tonight, the dangerous lightning. strike, a six-year-old girl just 50 feet away and you'll. see the moment here. Also there's a major fire burning in. Philadelphia at this hour. The image is coming in the massifier raging for more than. 12 hours now, more on this in just a moment here. In Philadelphia tonight, they are still on the scene after. a massive fire at a bus depot. It burned for more than 12 hours. Their monitoring air quality at this hour, at least 40. buses up and flames, including 15 electric buses.

When we come back, the dangerous lightning. strike, a six-year-old girl just 50 feet away. You'll see it. Also the new home tonight for Aaron Rodgers and Will Reve, standing by the big game for us. To the index of other news of frightening lightning. strike dangerously close to a six-year-old girl in. Huntington Beach, California. Her family says they were recording the storm when you. see the lightning hit a tree about 50 feet behind her. The whole family jumped. That's understandable. Everyone running inside. They were safe. NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers reportedly has a.

new home tonight after two seasons with the Jets. Our partners at ESPN reporting. He plans to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers. expected to fly there tomorrow. The athletic tonight saying it's a one year deal. When we come back here, we're just moments away. from tip off for game one of the NBA finals will rieve. standing by courtside force. - Finally tonight here, game one of the NBA finals tonight. on ABC, the Indiana Pacers against the. Oklahoma City Thunder. ABCs will rieve in Oklahoma City tonight. Hey, Will. - Good evening, David. Just moments away from an historic NBA finals here.

in Oklahoma City. The Pacers have never won an NBA title and the Thunder. haven't either, though they did win once as the Seattle. Super Sonics back in 1979. So three things to watch out for here. The Thunder are the best team in the league, but the Pacers. have had the second best record in the NBA since January. 1st behind the Thunder. Both teams are led by Star, Shay Gildes Alexander. of the Thunder won MVP. Tirees Halliburton is a multi-time all-star. and an Olympian. And as important as every game in the finals is, game one.

might be the most important. Whoever wins that goes to win the title 70%. of the time, David. All right, we'll read tonight. We'll thanks Tip Off for game one of the NBA finals tonight. at 830 Eastern right here on ABC. And of course, I'll see you right back here tomorrow. I'm David Neuer. Good night.