ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Oct. 15, 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 breaking news as we come on the air in the West police. on the scene tonight a deadly shooting at an elementary school. Reports multiple children have been killed the images. coming in now police racing to the scene responding to. calls of an active shooter Officers going room to room.

tonight word the shooter taken down by a bystander. and what we're learning about the children right now. Also breaking tonight amid the outrage, President Trump. has now halted the plan to live stream the execution of. the Fort Hood shooter after what Secretary Pete Hegseth. declared just days ago. What the President is now saying about this. Tonight, ABC News learning an ICE agent put on leave. surveillance video showing the incident two men fleeing. agents jumping from a pickup one of them running into a.

parking lot where an unmarked ice SUV and barrels into him. Tonight the suspicious letters sent to members of Congress. and to state election offices just before the midterms. Pierre Thomas standing by on what we've learned. Tonight our team on board the USS George Washington right. near the Strait of Hormuz. American fighter jets launching in the night. We're there just days after Iran. hit a cargo ship in the strait, that ship sinking. Iran attacking at least 20 vessels in recent.

weeks. We'll go to Matt Rivers on board tonight. This evening, the new White House press secretary, after calling herself a lawyer, and the president. asking her on day one, "Where did you pass the bar?". Tonight, ABC News confirming she has not passed the bar. Tonight, the alleged sex assault case in a frat house. near the University of Chicago. Allegations, young men cheering outside the door. Video showing the alleged victim's friend. confronting a man she says assaulted her friend. Tonight, the school now says police have.

a person of interest. We are tracking the powerful cross-country. storm moving east tonight. Tornadoes and flooding, temperatures in the. northeast set to plunge. Lee Goldberg is here. Tonight, an arrest in a murder case. that made national headlines. The former couple squaring off on the people's court. Tonight, the major break in this case. The young college hockey player hospitalized. on life support for weeks after collapsing during. a grueling workout. Tonight, what's now happened to the coach. This evening, the news coming in on star quarterback Jalen.

Hurts suddenly sidelined. Also tonight, the officer fired after allegedly giving flock. camera surveillance to her husband who is an ICE agent. Also, the body found in a barrel in Lake Mead at a. major turn in this story. And the CDC sending disease detectives to Pennsylvania. because of the measles. From ABC News World Headquarters in New York, this is World. News Tonight with David Muir.

Good evening. As we come on the air in the West tonight, we do. begin tonight with the breaking news. Police are on the scene right now. The deadly shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon. The AP first reporting this evening. Multiple Children are believed dead. We do know several Children were rushed. to the hospital. The images coming in police on the scene. in just three minutes at Silver Rail Elementary School, the. school placed on lockdown for a time. Parents then rushing to find their Children. Tonight, the suspect has been shot and. killed, and we have learned the shooter may have been taken.

taken down by a bystander. ABC's Trevor Ault leading us off. tonight with late reporting. Tonight the terrifying shooting at an Oregon elementary. school. Five people shot dead, including three young. students and a teacher. We're an active shooter at Silver Rail Elementary. 61530 Southeast Stone Creek Lane. Investigators say the 911 calls flooded in around 1 this. afternoon. An active shooter >> The shooting was. at a school in Bend. >> At 1259 p.m. today, Deschutes County dispatch received a.

911 call from a person in a vehicle who reported being. shot at multiple times by a person with a long gun. >> This image shows a truck riddled with bullets after. a witness says the shooter opened fire on the driver. Some 911 callers then reported the shooter. was inside the school. Officers were on the scene within three minutes. Police say they found the suspect had. been shot and killed. Authorities say the shooter is a 16-year-old Bend resident. They were found dead inside the school.

Looks like the shooter has been neutralized and. the police are arriving. An officer reported that the suspect had been. shot by a community member who had seen the. suspect enter the school and pursued him into the. school and engaged him. Panicked parents alerted of the lockdown. Nobody knows what's going on. Then racing to the school. Please hold your children, hold your loved ones tight tonight. Let them talk, let them cry, let them know we are going to. rally and care for one another in this community. David, the FBI says they are on.

the scene and assisting in the investigation. There is also a reunification site set up for parents to. now pick up their children. The oldest students at this school are just. fifth graders. David. And we are thinking of. everyone in that community of Bend, Oregon tonight. Trevor Ault here with late reporting. Trevor, thank you. Also breaking tonight amid growing outrage, President. Trump has now halted the plan to live stream the execution of. the Fort Hood shooter after Secretary Pete Hegseth declared. that people would be able to watch it, that. it would be public.

But what the president is now saying about this tonight, and here's Rachel Scott. Tonight, after a fierce outcry from Republicans, Democrats and. faith leaders, President Trump canceling plans to livestream. the execution of the Fort Hood shooter, Nidal Hasan, saying. many very good and well-meaning people would. rather not watch him die. It came less than a week after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's. stunning announcement that the execution by firing. squad would be livestreamed. We'll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it's.

public, because people need to understand that there's. serious consequences for these types of things. The backlash, instant and fierce. Georgia Republican Congressman Austin Scott. posting "Live-streaming executions is what. jihadists do.". Senator Lisa Murkowski saying it would give Hassan. the martyrdom he seeks. Vice President J.D. Vance said he would not watch. A new ABC News Washington Post/Ipsos poll shows. eight in 10 Americans oppose live streaming. the execution.

Sergeant Alonzo Lunford, who was shot seven times in Hassan's. massacre, telling us we're better than that. We're not about that. You know, yes, justice is going to be served, but not in a. form of where it's going to be like a party. And that's is not principles that we stand. on here in the United States. Not at all. Sources tell ABC News the plan to live stream the execution. was Secretary Hegseth's idea, and that President Trump. initially liked it. But Muir told the president was not aware.

that Hassan is in a wheelchair, paralyzed in. the course of his attack. Mr. Secretary, are you sad about the public execution? Tonight, the Pentagon saying the secretary supports the. president's decision and they are completely aligned. The live stream is off, but the execution is. still moving forward. Nidal Hasan is sentenced to die by firing squad in December. David. Rachel Scott live. at the White House. Rachel, thank you. Next tonight, ABC News learning an ICE agent has been placed. on leave in Houston following surveillance video showing.

the incident, two men fleeing agents, one of them running into. >> We're going to take a look at the latest on the ice agents. Let's get right to Pierre Thomas. >> The ice agent driving the vehicle that struck a man. in Texas on Saturday breaking his leg has been placed. on administrative leave. Development comes as a Harris County prosecutor tells ABC News. that he's looking into whether the ICE agent intentionally ran. over Miguel "Para" Hernandez. ICE officials are calling such allegations reckless. They say Para ran in front of the ICE vehicle.

David? Pierre Thomas with us. live in Washington. And while we have you, Pierre, there's also concerning news. tonight about suspicious mail being sent to congressional. offices and to state elections officers just weeks before. the midterm elections. So what can you tell us on this front? Indeed, David, authorities believe there are more than 100. letters in circulation in the U.S. mail targeting state election officials and a. number of U.S. senators. So far, none of the. letters, which contain powder, white powder, have. been toxic or dangerous, but they appear to be designed.

to scare officials less than three weeks, as you said, David, before Election Day. Yes, still very concerning, Pierre Thomas. I know you'll continue to follow this with the team. Thank you. We move on tonight to the war with Iran. Our team on board the USS George Washington tonight. near the Strait of Hormuz. American fighter jets launching into the night. We're there just days after Iran hit a. cargo ship in the Strait, that ship sinking. Iran attacking at least 20 vessels in. recent weeks. Tonight, ABC's Matt Rivers aboard. the USS Washington.

Tonight we're aboard the USS George Washington. near the Strait of Hormuz, getting rare access. to the front line of the war with Iran. This carrier right now is principally operating at night, so they don't really kick off their day. until the sun goes down. And that's when all of these planes you see behind me, that's when they really get busy. After nightfall, we head to the flight deck. American fighter jets blasting off into the sky in front of us. (aircraft engine roaring). Flight deck of this aircraft carrier.

More than a dozen warplanes taking off from. this ship as we watch. This strike group plays a vital role here, enforcing the. U.S. blockade on Iranian oil coming out of the strait and. helping escort non-Iranian oil tankers out, providing air. support and surveillance. Captain Nicholas DeLeo is in charge of this ship. Just the sheer pace of the flight operations that.

we do every day and the threat that's out there. But it is something that we train for. We are constantly training and now we're executing our mission. In the last 48 hours, Iran striking this cargo. ship, sinking it to the bottom of the strait, containers plunging into the water. One of at least 20 vessels attacked in the Strait of. Hormuz this month alone. This strike group monitoring Iranian threats 24/7. They certainly have the capabilities that.

we pay attention to and their capabilities. that we train for. So we're alert, we're paying attention and we are focused. All right, we're going to go live now on deck right. there, the USS Washington. We know it's very loud on the deck, but we wanted to bring. you in, Matt, because we know tonight those fighter. jets remain at the ready. And to that point, Jay, the jet right behind me there literally. just landed here on the carrier not one minute ago. Given that President Trump has left open the possibility of.

helping Saudi Arabia in its ongoing fight against the. Iran-backed Whoopis in Yemen, or if President Trump decides to. >> It's ongoing fight against the Iran-backed. whoopies in Yemen. Or if President Trump decides to take additional. action against Iran, this is one of the carriers that. would likely help out in either of those critical missions. >> David, loud that we can hear you, and we sure do. appreciate your reporting. Matt Rivers tonight on board the USS Washington. Matt, thank you. Tonight, the new White House press secretary already. under intense scrutiny in her first week on the job, calling herself a lawyer for years. And then on day one, a reporter asking,

and then President Trump turning to her and asking, "Where did you pass the bar?". Tonight, ABC News confirming she has not passed the bar. and what she's now saying. Here's Mary Bruce. Tonight, sources tell us new White House. Press Secretary Katie Zachariah, who President Trump. described as an attorney, never passed the bar exam. The questions began just after her first official briefing. 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 time. Reporters later asking the president where. Zachariah took the bar. Trump doing a double take when she answered she'd. quote moved to China. He said she's an attorney. Where did she pass the bar exam? Which state? Which state? Tell him. She said she moved to China. Today, Zachariah, who graduated from Pepperdine Law School, saying she did take the bar, but was quote distracted and. overwhelmed by her upcoming move to China with her new husband.

I was obviously incredibly distracted and overwhelmed. and excited for finally being married to someone who. I'd been long distance from for at least a year. We just said, let's take this time and I'll take the. bar and see what happens. Sources later telling ABC News that Zachariah. did not pass the exam. But that has not stopped her from calling herself a lawyer. I'm a lawyer. I went to Pepperdine, Pepperdine Law. As a lawyer, the procedural steps are absolutely critical.

I'm a lawyer and I'm a rigorous researcher. Today, Zachariah dismissing questions about her resume. as, quote, "miscommunication.". And David Zachariah says she consulted many legal experts. about whether it was okay to call herself a lawyer and. provide legal analysis since she had graduated from law school. She says she was told, quote, "Absolutely.". Mary Bruce tonight. Mary, our thanks to you as well. Tonight, the alleged sex assault case following a party at an. off-campus frat house near the University of Chicago. The alleged victim found in a bathroom, claiming young men.

were cheering outside the door. Again, tonight, our chief investigative. correspondent, Aaron Katursky. Tonight, disturbing new details from the young woman in this. video, seen confronting a man she says sexually assaulted. her friend at a frat party near the University of Chicago. He assaulted my friend in the bathroom. Fraud party. You can record. I walk in there. The young woman does not want to be named, but she told us.

she went to a party with friends at a pie just off campus. This was all of our first times at any fraternity. By the end of the night, one of her friends told police. a man had followed her into a bathroom where she lost. consciousness and upon regaining awareness, discovered the man. engaging in a sex act with her. The woman in that video says when she reached the locked. bathroom, there was a group of men standing outside. They're all banging on the door and cheering, saying stuff. like, "When's it my turn?".

Like, "Let me in there.". She says after we get the lock undone, the friends. found the alleged victim kind of delirious, adding. she just started crying. David, the University of Chicago says city police. have identified a person of interest from another school. Investigators are now talking to everyone who. could shed light on what happened over the weekend, trying to determine who, if anyone, should be charged. David. All right. Eric Kuturski tonight. Thanks, Aaron. Now to the powerful cross country storm moving its way. east tonight, tornadoes and flooding from Texas to Oklahoma.

Look at this, a massive tornado reported in West Texas, the. Northeast now bracing for possible severe storms and. a big drop in temperatures. Let's get right to ABC senior meteorologist Lee Goldberg. back with us here tonight. Hi there, Lee. Hey, David, over the past three days, Oklahoma City has seen. over seven inches of rain. Still raining there tonight. Flood watches continue from Oklahoma all the. way back to Texas and behind the storm. widespread freeze alerts as temperatures plummet across. the country into the weekend. It reaches the northeast tomorrow. In fact, severe storms from.

D. C. To Philly to New York City in the afternoon and. evening hours, gusty winds and then comes the big. temperature drop high temperatures only in the. fifties in the northeast over the weekend, making it. feel even colder via gusty wind 35 40 miles an hour, the critical fire danger in Southern California into the. David? >> Watching it all. Lee Goldberg tonight. Thanks, Lee. Tonight a suspect who appeared on the people's court 15 years. ago with his ex-fiancee tonight now pleading not guilty to her. murder. Dale Smith Jr. in court today. Police say he was the last person to see her alive before. she disappeared nearly 15 years ago.

The day she disappeared, the couple appeared in a people's. court episode about a dispute over a $5,000 engagement ring. When we come back on the broadcast tonight, the police. officer now fired after After allegedly giving her. husband the surveillance from a flock camera, the cameras. that catch your license plates, her husband is an ICE agent. We'll have more in a moment. Also, the young college hockey player hospitalized. on life support after a grueling outdoor workout. Tonight, what's now happened to the coach. Also tonight, news coming in on star quarterback Jalen.

Hurts suddenly sidelined. This is bad news. A lot more news ahead. I'll be right back. Tonight, a Savannah police officer has been fired. after allegedly giving her flock surveillance camera. access to her ICE agent husband. Now, those flock cameras track your license plates. Amber Harp was fired in September for violating. department policy. Now, according to records obtained by our affiliate. WJCL, Harp's husband allegedly used her account. to conduct nearly a thousand searches over a six. >> Good morning. I'm Matt Rivers.

He's been on leave for a month to help locate ice targets. Tonight, long-time Arizona state hockey coach Greg Powers, who had been on leave since a player collapsed in August, has now left the program. 21-year-old Matthew Mayich remains in the hospital and. his family says he is unlikely to recover. The outdoor workout led by a green beret who says he. left before Mayich collapsed. A criminal investigation is now underway. When we come back on the broadcast, the news coming in. on star quarterback Jalen Hurts suddenly sidelined. This is not good news. And then we're also coming in about.

disease detectives now being sent into Pennsylvania. tonight. We'll tell you why. to the index of other news tonight, the CDC is now. sending a so called disease detective to Pennsylvania. to now help with the growing measles outbreak. Their governor, Josh Shapiro and HHS Secretary Robert. Kennedy Jr. Have feuded >> Good evening, everyone. I'm Matt Harris. I'm a former police officer. I'm here to talk about the state of California's case. The state of California's case was first reported publicly. over the federal response. Six people diagnosed with measles. in that state have died since August.

There have been more than 1,200 confirmed cases in. Pennsylvania alone. Tonight a mystery just revealed by Las. Vegas police. Authorities now identifying the body found. in a barrel in Lake Mead four years ago. They say his name is Edward Jackson, believed in. his 50s. Authorities releasing renderings of his face and other. belongings found with him. The 55-gallon barrel surfacing four. years ago when water levels were at historic lows, but they. believe he was actually killed. back in the 1980s, to be continued. Tonight, Philadelphia Eagles star quarterback, Jalen Hurts, is out for this weekend's game with a superficial. blood clot in his leg. Hurts took a cleat to his calf in a game two weeks ago now,

and ultrasound yesterday revealed that clot had moved. Tonight, doctors say they are determining. the appropriate course of treatment. Of course, we wish him speedy recovery. When we come back here tonight, just in, the biggest. pumpkin ever recorded, and it's right here in the US. So take a guess tonight. How much does it weigh? You'll see it in a moment. Finally tonight, the great pumpkin. Tonight, just look at this. A Rhode Island farmer has just grown. the biggest pumpkin ever recorded. A whopping 3,156 pounds, 300 more pounds than the.

previous pumpkin record. The new Guinness World Record set it. the South New England giant pumpkin growers way off. in Warren, Rhode Island. This is the moment the farmer who grew it, Ron Wallace, sees the number on that scale. Hugs from the crowd, hugs from his friends, they couldn't believe it. Ron planting the seeds on his farm in Greenwood. Island last April.

His pumpkin growing bigger every day, about 60 pounds per day. And when it was time loading it onto his truck and. Ron right there smiling. Ron saying it was perfect pumpkin growing weather. this year in Rhode Island and right here tonight. Hi David. Farmer Ron Wallace, the champion this year, says. he wants some competition. In fact, this is his message tonight to everyone out there. These are fun for the whole family to grow. So I encourage everybody to get the family together. You like growing things in your backyard, tomatoes.

and cucumbers and stuff. Try giving it a hand at a giant pumpkin. Farmer Ron tonight. We loved how excited he was when he saw that. number on the scale. I'll see you tomorrow. Good night. David Muir, the most trusted, most watched. newscast in America. And now, World News Tonight has won the Emmy for Best. Live News Program for the fourth year in a row.