ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Oct. 13, 2026

David Muir, ABC's World News Tonight, America's most watched. newscast, now streaming same day with all the breaking news. of the day on Disney Plus, most watched, most trusted, now on Disney Plus every night. Tonight, the breaking news, Pope Leo has lung cancer. Tonight the Vatican has now revealed that Pope Leo, the. first American pope, had part of his right lung removed. during surgery today. Tonight what we now know about his condition, how they performed this surgery, and his prognosis.

were live at the Vatican. Also tonight, the deadly accident at Six Flags, a father. of two falling to his death from the popular roller coaster. The father, his harness coming unlatched, his body hitting. other passengers as he was thrown from the ride. Tonight, nine other roller coasters have. now been shut down. Tonight, President Trump's ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, stepping down just a short. time after the White House called for her resignation. Once engaged to Don Jr. and a vocal supporter of the president. at the convention, what the president said about her today.

Tonight, the close call at LaGuardia Airport in New York. Two passenger planes, one jet taking off on. an intersecting runway. You will hear air traffic controllers trying to. get the jet to stop. Tonight, the urgent search at this hour for a. gunman wanted for opening fire on a TV station. The shots fired seem coming from the driver's side window. Tonight, the breaking headline involving the sex assault. investigation at Cornell, Aaron Katersky is here. The judge asking actress Selma Blair, "Do you.

understand the charges?". And what she says. Tonight, we're tracking a new storm that will barrel across. the country from the west all All the way to the east, dangerous weather and plummeting temperatures. Lee Goldberg is here. There was news tonight involving the sex assault. case against the looks-maxing influencer, Clavicular. What his accuser has now decided. Tonight actor Bryan Cranston reacting to the sudden death of. his young co-star on "Breaking Bad.". The out-of-control pumpkin and why authorities tonight.

want to get the word out. And what was that in the sky this morning? The answer right here tonight. From ABC News World Headquarters in New York, this is World News Tonight with David Muir. Good evening, and it's great to have you with us here. at a very busy Tuesday night. We do begin tonight here with the news from the Vatican. revealing late this afternoon that Pope Leo has lung cancer. The Pope undergoing surgery today, The lower lobe of his right lung has been removed.

Doctors calling the surgery a success, saying there are. no signs of complications. Pope Leo arrived at the hospital earlier today. The Vatican had said he was having a nodule removed from. his lung and that doctors would know more after surgery. than the diagnosis late today, lung cancer. We of course were there in St. Peter's Square for the historic. moment when he was elected Pope, the first American Pope. from Chicago, of course, just a year and a half ago in May. of 2025. Tonight, how this procedure worked, 90 minutes, what. they did and how they did it. Tom Soufi-Burridge leading us off from Vatican City tonight.

Tonight the stunning announcement from the Vatican. Pope Leo, the first American pope, diagnosed with lung. cancer and doctors had to remove part of his lung. The 71-year-old pontiff waving and shaking hands with. well-wishers as he walked into Gemelli Hospital in Rome today. for surgery to remove what he said was a growth or nodule. On the other hand, the Vatican is revealing the. lower lobe of the Pope's right lung was removed, saying testing confirmed he has lung adenocarcinoma,

the most common form of non-small cell lung cancer. The Vatican saying the Pope was in the operating room for three. hours, with the surgery itself lasting 90 minutes, adding the. surgery was successful and there were no complications. Pope Leo has been in the role just a year and a half, named the first American pope in 2025 to great fanfare. in St. Peter's Square. And tonight, given the advancements in the treatment. of lung cancer, medical experts say patients can have great.

outcomes if doctors caught the cancer early and removed it all. during the procedure. ABC News medical correspondent Dr. Darian Sutton. This is a type of cancer that has been treated. with tremendous success. And in cases where this type of cancer is caught early, patients have the chance of living long, fruitful lives. after their diagnosis, surviving cancer and even thriving. Experts say what likely happened in that operating room, doctors performing minimally invasive camera guided surgery, The Pope is rapidly freezing, slicing and analyzing the.

portion of the lung removed during surgery to provide. immediate feedback to the surgical team. while awaiting further information about. what was removed. Experts say today's surgery could be curative. since they found the growth early in a specific. location, adding it's possible the Pope may not. need additional treatments. If it was found that the entirety of the mass was removed. and there are no other signs of. And now, for the first time in a decade, the Chicago native.

is able to live a full life. And to live an active lifestyle is a keen tennis player. Tonight, outside St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, the faithful gathering. We don't know the future, but we -- in our hearts -- I know. our hearts are with the pope. The prayer is already across this country tonight. Let's bring in Tom. He's live in St. Peter's Square, of. course, a place we know well. It seems like we were just there for the naming of. the first American Pope. And Tom, I should point out tonight that given. the advancements in the treatment of lung. cancer, if found early, there really is a lot of hope tonight.

That's right, David. The Pope himself said this was found early. Tonight, the Vatican saying the pontiff underwent a brief period. of observation following his surgery. He then returned to his room on the 10th floor. of Gemelli Hospital and asked to have dinner. A lot of prayers for the Pope tonight. Tom Sufie Burridge at the Vatican. Thank you, Tom. Meantime, back here in the US, the other news. this Tuesday night, a deadly accident on. the roller coaster at Six Flags over Georgia, and what we're now learning about it. A father of two falling to his death. from that popular roller coaster, the father, his harness coming unlatched,

his body then hitting other passengers. as he was thrown from the ride. Tonight, nine other roller coasters have. now been shut down. Here's Faith Abubey. Tonight, new details surrounding that tragic accident. A man at a Georgia amusement park when a 42-year-old. father of two fell to his death while riding. this popular roller coaster. Police say just before 4 p.m. yesterday, Hassan Karim was riding the Goliath at Six Flags. when he was ejected from the ride and struck other patrons.

on that ride before falling beneath the attraction. Operators immediately halting the roller coaster. Watch as people were forced to evacuate one by one. Witnesses tell ABC News that one of the restraints unlatched. While it's unclear what led to the deadly incident, Six Flags. now saying they will temporarily close nine other similar roller. coasters across the U.S. and Canada out of an abundance of. caution. A relative tells ABC. News Kareem, an educator for the Atlanta Public.

School System, was And at the park with several. family members celebrating his niece's birthday. He was sitting next to that niece when. he fell. Other passengers on the ride say they tried to grab. the father when he came loose from his chair. We couldn't. We couldn't. There was no, there was too much force to. grab him. You just couldn't grab him. The Goliath is a bright orange and teal attraction. with sweeping high bank turns, reaching speeds of up to 70. miles per hour.

Riders strapped. And David, behind me is that roller coaster. and its abandoned cars.

Tonight, a relative for Hassan Karim telling me that he was. a dedicated family man, a good man, she says. The entire family still processing his death. Just a horrible story, and we're thinking of his entire. family tonight, Faith. Thanks. Tonight, President Trump's. ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, stepping. down over allegations of misconduct just a short. time after the White House called for her resignation. once engaged to Donald Trump Jr. and a vocal. supporter of the president at conventions and rallies. What the president said about her today.

Here's Rachel Scott. Tonight, the stunning fall of Kimberly Guilfoyle, once. engaged to the president's son, Donald Trump Jr., and one. of the president's most enthusiastic supporters. The best is yet to come. Behind the scenes with the Trump family at the president's. rally on January 6th. Later rewarded with a plum job, ambassador to Greece. But now guilfoyle forced out after a spate of embarrassing.

corruption stories, including an allegation she asked. a Trump donor to pay her $100,000 Amex bill. New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia. making the announcement. We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign. She has been a wonderful asset to the team. and we wish her well. About an hour later, the ambassador resigned, calling the. allegations against her false and vowing to vigorously. defend her name, her reputation and her integrity. The president swiftly distancing himself from Guilfoyle, who.

was engaged to his son for four years. She was almost a member of your family. How surprised were you to learn about these allegations? What did you make of them? - No, she wasn't a member of my family. She, I guess, dated my son a long time ago, but she wasn't. No, she went to Greece. She was doing a good job, but we didn't like. what we were reading. - The president was also asked about Zacharia, the new White House press secretary. who held her first briefing today. - I want to thank President Trump.

"For his trust that he has placed in me, I have wanted to. work for him for a very long We are in the middle of the. midterm blitz with energy and excitement never seen before. in the history of midterms thanks to President Trump.". Trump has touted Zacharia as an attorney. Reporters asking where she passed the bar exam. "You said she's an attorney. Where did she pass the bar exam? Which state?

Zacharia telling reporters she moved to China. The White House has not said whether she passed. the bar here in the U.S. Tonight President Trump is traveling all the way. to Alaska to campaign for Republican Senator. Dan Sullivan in a state President Trump. won by double digits. It shows you just how tight these races are with just three. weeks to go until the midterm David, three weeks to go. We'll see you right here on election night. Rachel, thank you. Tonight, news on a close call at LaGuardia Airport in New York. Two passenger planes, one jet taking off on.

an intersecting runway. You will hear air traffic control trying to. get that jet to stop. Here's Gio Benitez. Tonight, the dangerous close call at one of the. nation's busiest airports. Two passenger planes coming within a thousand. feet of potentially crashing into each other. Air traffic control warning a Delta regional flight to. perform a go around just seconds before touchdown at LaGuardia. Airport last Wednesday. Those Delta pilots suddenly aborting the landing and pulling.

up because a business jet was taking off on an intersecting. runway without clearance. The controller telling the pilot of that business jet that they. did not have permission to take And.

And David, that Delta flight came within 150 feet of the. ground and was going nearly 150 miles per hour before it pulled. out of that landing, David. Gio Benitez on this tonight, Gio, thanks. We turn now to actress Selma Blair pleading not guilty to. assault and allegedly biting and injuring two Delta. flight attendants while flying from LA to JFK. The judge asking her, do you understand the. charges and what she says? Here's Rhiannon Ally. Tonight Selma Blair facing charges for allegedly.

attacking two flight attendants and assaulting. a police officer and a nurse on the ground. Do you understand Ms. Blair, yes or no? The actress went before a judge overnight. The defendant kicked the officer in the face, the neck, and the chest. The defendant was subsequently then transferred to the. hospital for treatment, where the defendant. allegedly then kicked the nurse in the chest. Her attorney telling the judge that Blair has multiple. sclerosis, saying she had missed some doses of her medication and.

became confused and disoriented after bumping her head. Ms. Blair did not get on that plane intending for. any of this, your honor. Again, this was a medical emergency. The pilot overheard describing bite marks among the injured. I've got one flight attendant and one passenger that sustained. some minor injuries, a bloody nose as well as some bite marks. In her memoir, Blair addressed stories about her biting. fellow celebrities, including actress Sienna Miller. Even as I held her forearm in my mouth, I was aghast at myself.

I thought, what have I gotten myself into? Or her? This is horrible behavior. - David Blair was removed from a flight 10 years ago. after she claimed she blacked out. from mixing medication and alcohol. She could face prison time for these new charges, but her attorney says she has no criminal record. David? - Rhiannon Ally tonight, thank you, Rhiannon. This evening, the urgent search at this hour for a gunman. wanted for opening fire on a TV station in California.

You will see the shots coming from the driver's. side window of the car. And here's Kena Whitworth. Tonight, an urgent search for suspects after a California. TV station was targeted by gunfire twice in. less than 72 hours. The latest incident around 3 a.m. this morning. Crime scene investigators documenting bullet holes in. the building where Bakersfield, CBS and Fox TV stations operate.

Another shooting caught on the station's security camera. roughly 72 hours earlier. A dark-colored sedan stopping, waiting for a minute and a. half before pulling forward, then suddenly reversing to the. original spot where the shooter waits another minute before. opening fire. Investigators say 10 shots were fired into a conference. room and office, and it's not For the first time, a TV. station has been targeted. Last September, federal authorities charged 64-year-old. Anibal Hernandez-Santana with multiple felonies after they.

say he fired shots in the lobby of our ABC Sacramento affiliate. KXTV. Prosecutors called the. shooting politically motivated. Hernandez has pleaded not guilty and remains in custody. And David, Bakersfield police say no one was. injured and they're unaware of any other threats. while this incident is under investigation. Kena Whitworth reporting. Thanks, Kena. We turn now to the sex assault investigation at Cornell. Tonight the school says all parties now and social events at. fraternity houses are suspended for the rest of the school year. Here's Aaron Katersky.

Tonight a drastic step at Cornell University. The Ivy League school is suspending all fraternity. parties for the rest of the year and considering. And Jane Doe's attorney pointing to that Snapchat. thread shared among nearly 60 fraternity brothers.

Here's with her photo and an invitation to the room. What does it say about these guys? Nobody goes and says, wait, stop, what's going on here? All seven fraternity brothers named in Jane Doe's lawsuit. have denied wrongdoing and are questioning her claim. of being incapacitated by drugs and alcohol. In this text message sent during the alleged assault, her. roommate asks, you coming home tonight? Jane Doe replies, IDK, I don't know. Cornell handled Jane Doe's allegations internally, David.

Going forward, the university said today it would call on. the New York State Police to investigate claims of. sexual assault on campus independent of the school. David? All right, Aaron. Katersky tonight. Thanks, Aaron. We're tracking a new storm that's going to barrel right. across this country from the west all the way to the east. Dangerous weather, plummeting temps. So let's get right to senior meteorologist Lee Goldberg. back with us tonight. Hi there, Lee. Hey, David. Thunderstorms breaking out from Texas to Missouri tonight. That's where we have severe thunderstorm. watches and flood watches. That includes Kansas City.

The flood threat is going to go across the next several days. for the plains and Midwest. And this system reaches the east by Friday. The storms are on the edge of an October heat dome. in places to the east like Nashville, Atlanta, Raleigh. All could see record highs through the end of the week. Now, by Friday, the storm arrives in the east. Some rain, some wind, and then plummeting temperatures 20 to 30. degrees here in the northeast. Highs will be in the 50s by Saturday. And gusty winds make it feel even colder. Multiple seasons in one week. - Yeah, drastic change coming. Lee Goldberg tonight. >> Absolutely, thanks. When we come back here, the news tonight involving. that sex assault case and the social media. influencer who tells young men how they can look better.

The case against the looks-maxing influencer. Clavicular and what his accuser has now decided. tonight. And the big question, what was. that in the sky this morning over much of the country? Look at that, the answer right here tonight. We'll be right back. Tonight the FBI has arrested a Saudi national who was working. in the U.S. as an engineer >>> Tonight we're joined. by Braden Peters, the former CEO and founder of. artificial intelligence giant open AI. He's accused of planting a listening device behind a TV. to spy on open AI executives in a conference room at. their company headquarters in San Francisco.

The room used for briefings with government officials. Tonight the woman accusing looks-maxing influencer. Clavicular of rape now dropping sex assault. claims from the civil lawsuit. Her attorney saying the claims were dropped. to avoid interfering with a criminal case. in Massachusetts. Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters, was charged with rape and giving alcohol to a minor. The charges stem from an alleged sexual encounter. on Cape Cod last year. Peters denies the charges. When we come back here tonight, actor Brian Cranston reacting. to the sudden death of his young co-star on Breaking Bad.

And what was that in the sky over much of the U.S. Just this morning, the incredible pictures, right here in a moment. To the index of other news, actor Bryan Cranston. tonight reacting to the death of Breaking. Bad co-star RJ Mitte. Mitte played Cranston's son. He had cerebral palsy in real life. He died by suicide at just 34. Cranston tonight writing on Instagram, "I loved him and. thoroughly enjoyed being with him throughout the years on the. series and after the spotlight on Breaking Bad dimmed. I'll miss you, son. If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text. the National Lifeline at 988.

Tonight, authorities warning folks, be careful with. your Halloween decorations. High winds sending this pumpkin rolling down a road in Raleigh. You can see a guy trying to stop it there. A similar scene in Dubuque, Iowa, bouncing off parked cars. Officials urging folks to tie those giant. displays down securely. When we come back here tonight, the stunning sight in the sky. And now the answer tonight. Finally, tonight here, what was that? Tonight what a sight. This was the spectacular view over. Florida in the pre-dawn sky this morning.

NASA sharing these images during a SpaceX. launch from Cape Canaveral to the International. Space Station. Scientists call the phenomenon. a space jellyfish. It happens at sunrise or. sunset when the exhaust plume from a rocket gets lit up by. the sun while it's still dark ...creating a glowing shape. resembling a jellyfish. So many Florida families just waking. up this morning catching the majestic sight over Orlando. Wow. Palm Beach, Tampa Bay.

On the early morning commute above the Washington Monument. in Washington, D.C., this family watching in North. Carolina. And this was the view in Tennessee. What they call a space jellyfish. No sting. Simply spectacular this morning. David Muir, the most trusted, most watched. newscast in America. And now, World News Tonight has won the Emmy for Best.

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