ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Oct. 6, 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 right here. Nearly one week after her botched execution, convicted murderer Krista Pike tonight is. awake and now speaking. Her attorneys say surviving seven needles in her arm and. that she remains handcuffed and shackled to her hospital bed.

So what happens now? Also breaking tonight, ABC News now obtaining new videos. in the Cornell investigation. You will hear a campus police officer questioning. fraternity members who were there that night. Tonight, tracking what could be the first hurricane of the. season to hit the U.S., the new models just in tonight, Ginger. Zee, with the latest forecast. Tonight, breaking news, the U.S. pressuring Russia for more information after the. death of a young lab worker. And tonight, just in here, what the World Health Organization.

is now saying about what they believe likely killed her. Tonight the harrowing images from inside a school bus, the deadly crash, including a 16-year-old girl on. her way to school. Also breaking, the parents of 21 children. now under arrest tonight. What was allegedly discovered in their home, authorities say. they had the children through surrogates across the country. Tonight the midterm elections, now one month from tonight. The White House now defending President Trump after what he. said about Iran, the nuclear threat and suggesting.

Iran could take out Los Angeles and San Diego. Tonight, the former high-ranking CIA officer pleading guilty. Federal agents finding $40 million worth of. gold bars inside his home and what we've now. learned. The images coming in tonight, police using tear gas on massive protests breaking out. in France. Tonight disgraced televangelist Jim Baker has died, the. media empire he built with his wife Tammy Faye crumbling. In New York tonight, the measles emergency just.

declared what we've learned. Starbucks tonight facing a major lawsuit over what was allegedly. found in some of its drinks. And she was the oldest living Oscar winner, starring opposite. Cary Grant and Marlon Brando, and we remember her. right here tonight. We also remember a well-known singer tonight at his famous. song, "You Are My Lady.". 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 in a very busy Tuesday night. We begin tonight with the breaking news here. We have just learned that nearly one week now after. that botched execution in Tennessee convicted. murderer Krista Pike is tonight awake and speaking. Her lawyers say surviving two doses of a lethal injection, at. least seven needles in her arm. So what happens now? ABC's Faith Abubey leading us off tonight. Tonight for the first time since her botched execution. nearly a week ago in Tennessee, attorneys for convicted.

murderer Krista Pike say she's now awake and speaking. Their lawyers saying in part in a statement that against all. odds Krista Pike is conscious, speaking and continues to. receive critical medical care. Despite the severe damage she endured to her arms, she's. still handcuffed and shackled to the bed. Adding, they are grateful to the first responders and medical. team who "treated Krista like a human and provided. exceptional care to her.". Pike is the only woman on Tennessee's death row. She was sentenced to death three decades ago for torturing and.

then killing another teenager, Colleen Slemmer, in a jealous rage. She survived two doses of pentobarbital meant. to kill her last week after Tennessee officials. used at least seven needles to try and gain access to her. veins to put her to death. And David Pike remains in the hospital here. in the Nashville area. Her attorneys say she has a long road to recovery. They're pushing the state to commute her death sentence. to life in prison.

In the meantime, the governor here has halted all executions. for the rest of the year. - Faith Abubey on the breaking news tonight. Faith, thank you. Also breaking at this hour, ABC News, now obtaining new videos tonight in the Cornell investigation. Tonight, right here, you will hear a campus police officer. questioning fraternity members who were in the house. that night about this alleged attack. Here's Aaron Katersky. - Tonight, you're seeing a Cornell. University police officer question student. witnesses about the days immediately after Jane Doe. says she was gang raped by multiple fraternity brothers.

- So tell me, tell me the story. - Videos obtained by ABC News show one woman. telling the investigators she heard the fraternity Kai-Fi. held a meeting to get all the brothers on the same page. about what happened that night. The witness claims she was told, This was a consensual orgy, but don't spread it, because it would be bad for our image. This investigator later asked other fraternity brothers who. were not involved in the alleged assault whether there. were any texts or meetings to coordinate a story. So, I need you to be honest with me.

I'm told, and I'm angry that the other people that I spoke. with are not being honest with. [Clip] In separate interviews, the brothers told police. they heard the encounter with Jane Doe was consensual.

And that's, yeah, that's really what the general rumor. I was getting around was that it was a consensual thing. The investigators seem curious about the use. of the word consensual. Dude, I was in college, can I get it? In college, I wouldn't have been like, "Oh, that was a sick. consensual act last night," I guess, how do they.

know it was contemptible? I mean, I can't recall exactly what was said, but yeah, I. mean, they said that they had sex with her, I guess. He said he remembered seeing Jane Doe in the. bed talking to people. She was laying on the bed. I remember she was fully clothed. I can't really remember who was in the room. The officer keeps at it. I just get worried because you know how it looks.

You're a brother. I know. And very clearly know what she's doing. Right. But can't remember who all is. in there for me or for Ally. You know how that looks. I mean, I didn't know exactly what she was doing. No, I can't recall exactly everyone who was in there. And like I said before, I don't want to make I don't want. to make assumptions based on. Tonight, David, the special prosecutor has made contact. with Jane Doe's attorney and a former United States.

Attorney General in the Obama administration. Sally Yates has been named to lead the investigation into. how Cornell handled the case. David? Aaron Katersky back. with us tonight. Aaron, thank you. Tonight, we are tracking what could be the first hurricane. this season to hit the U.S., the new models just in tonight, the system gaining strength in the Gulf right now and. where it may be heading, potentially New Orleans all. the way over to Florida. So let's get to chief meteorologist Ginger Zee, who is. looking at these tracks for us. Hi, Ginger. Hi, David. Soon to be East Ayes is parked in the southwestern.

part of the Gulf, but it is getting its act. together quickly and will start to move to the east. and then north. And so you'll see on this track, the center. Remember, we haven't done this much this year. Means that that cone, the center could be anywhere in there. Also, you could see impacts well outside of that cone. So keep an eye from Louisiana through coastal. Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle. really carefully. Friday night into Saturday looks like landfall of what will. likely be our first hurricane of the season. There's a lot of fuel at the surface, above.

average temperatures in the Gulf because it's. been undisturbed. There's a little bit fighting it at the top. end in the atmosphere, but either way, I would. And as we anticipate, more than a half foot of rain, even. in some of those outer bands, could go on the west. coast of Florida. Surge, tornadoes, all the regular threats going. into the weekend, David. We'll track it right here with you, and we'll see you first. thing in the morning on GMA. Ginger, thanks as always. Tonight, the U.S. is now pressuring Russia to be more. transparent after the death of that young lab worker. Russia has said it was pneumonia of an unknown origin.

Just in tonight, what the World Health Organization. is now saying what they believe likely killed. Here's Elizabeth Schulze. Tonight, the World Health Organization. saying Russian health authorities claim the death. of a young lab worker was caused by severe. pneumonia, not plague. But questions are swirling over what got her sick. The WHO also says it's seeking more information. about media reports of a second employee with. pneumonia of undetermined cause. The mystery fueling speculation and fear of. a potential outbreak.

Videos shared by local channels and circulating online appear. to show at least one person in The U.S. is also in a hazmat suit. It's not clear when the videos were recorded. Tonight, the State Department reminding. Americans not to travel to Russia, saying the U.S. government has limited ability to help U.S. citizens in Russia, especially outside Moscow. That warning coming as President Trump says he'll speak soon. with President Putin. The U.S. stepping up pressure on the Kremlin to release more details. about what happened inside that lab. I think it's incumbent upon Russia to obviously share.

more information with the world. That's what they should do. And maybe, you know, there's a There's nothing there. Maybe it's bigger than we thought. We don't know. On the ground in the region, some images show. signs of normalcy, but at least three hospitals. are still in quarantine. This pregnant woman says when she went to a hospital for a. checkup, staff gave her this checklist asking about. possible plague symptoms. David, tonight a U.S. official tells ABC News the State Department. is preparing to launch a formal complaint with Russia. David. Elizabeth Schulze back.

on this tonight for us. Thank you, Elizabeth. Tonight, the horrific images from inside a school bus. after a deadly crash in Central Florida. A 16-year-old girl on her way to school. among those who were killed. Here's Victor Oquendo. Newly released dash cam video tonight. showing the moment this car crosses the center. line of a road. and slams into a school bus headed to a Florida high school. You can hear the students scream as the bus rolls and. lands on its side. (screaming). The bus driver, 34-year-old Jessica Dye, pinned, wedging.

herself out, and heroically racing to assist. injured students. Frantic 911 calls pouring in. There was a big accident with a school bus right now. He slipped back. This one coming from a person's Apple Watch. The owner of this Apple Watch was in a severe car crash and. is not responding to their logs. 37 students from Winter Haven High School on board. Tragically, 10th grader, 16-year-old Andina Luz Prieto. Oyola, on her way to her first day of cheer practice, and.

26-year-old DeSean Smith, seen here driving the following car, died in the crash. Tonight, Florida officials emotional. That was the most difficult conversation I've ever. had to have with a family. The questions of why, why my baby? Authorities say the driver who hit the school bus is a. 23-year-old nursing student who was on her way to work. She's cooperating with the investigation. All right, Victor Oquendo reporting. Thanks, Victor. In California tonight, the parents of 21 children. are now under arrest.

What was allegedly discovered in their home, and authorities. say the couple had the children using surrogates. from across the country. Here's Kana Whitworth. Tonight, the parents of 21 children, most of them born. by surrogacy, are under arrest in Southern California. for multiple counts of alleged child abuse. This house could only be described as a house. of horrors for these young, incredibly young. children. Exclusive video from. our station, KABC, showing that arrest.

FBI and police flooding their mansion. A criminal complaint alleging 38-year-old Sylvia Zhang and. 65-year-old Guojun Xun lied to recruit prospective. surrogates from across the United States to. carry and give birth to children for them. That couple, parents to at least 21 children. Their mansion divided into learning rooms. with approximately 32 motion-activated cameras. >> The police say the suspect was a young girl.

who was found dead in a parking lot of a school. Police say the suspect was a young girl who was found dead. in a parking lot of a school. And David, authorities just finished searching the house.

there behind me. Lawyers for the father say he's innocent. They place the blame squarely on a nanny who authorities. say is on the run, while both parents are being held on. $20 million bond each. David. Kena Whitworth with us tonight. Thank you, Kena. Tonight the midterm elections now one month from this evening. The White House now defending President Trump tonight after. what he said about Iran, the nuclear threat, and suggesting. Iran could quote, "take out Los Angeles and San Diego.".

Here's Mary Bruce. Tonight with the midterm elections exactly four. weeks away, President Trump insists his. string of red state rallies is turning things. around for Republicans. The rallies have changed things around. Letting people know what the Republicans have. done, and it's incredible. Trump's approval ratings are at record lows, just 32%. in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The president well aware gas prices and inflation are up. because of his war with Iran.

At a Nebraska rally, he called high gas prices. a small price to pay. But he also said this, naming two American cities as potential. targets for a nuclear-armed Iran. With the war, it's just artificial. It's a little bit high. It's a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, keeping our country safe. They can take out a city. Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego. California lawmakers today incredulous that Trump would.

name San Diego and Los Angeles as possible Iranian targets. Governor Gavin Newsom calling the president. deranged and dangerous. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass insisting his. words could potentially compromise our safety. And San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria with this blunt warning. Keep our city out of your reckless war talk. And David, reporters today repeatedly tried. to ask the president to explain his comments, but he refused to answer the questions. The White House earlier saying, quote, America is safer.

because of the president. All right, Mary Bruce Slob at the White House. Thanks, Mary. Tonight, a former high-ranking CIA officer pleading guilty. now, federal agents finding $40 million worth of gold. bars inside his home. David Rush admitting in court that he lied about his. background, scamming the agency out of nearly $200 million. Overseas tonight into France, into dramatic images coming. in at this hour, police using tear gas on massive protests. ABC's Tom Soufby-Burridge reporting in from Paris tonight. >> Yeah, according to the French government,

David, 250,000 people protesting here in central. But these protests happening right across France. At times, protesters clashing with police. Nearly 500 people arrested today nationwide. These protests have been going on for more than a week. Today was the biggest protest. Young people calling for more resources in schools and. partially blocking the entrances. And finally, there are a lot of people who are in the hospital.

right now, and I want to the PTO, and I want to know a. little bit about what you think about the PTO and the PTO's. role in the fight against the coronavirus. And I'm going to start with you, David. David, I want to start with you. A central figure in one of the biggest national. scandals of the 1980s. He and his wife, Tammy Faye Baker, built a multi-million. dollar media empire with the PTL club before it all. came crashing down. He served five years of a 45-year prison sentence. for fraud and conspiracy. Jim Baker was 86.

When we come back here tonight, word coming in of an SUV. crash right up onto a sidewalk hitting multiple people. In New York, the measles emergency just declared tonight. We have new details. And then Starbucks tonight facing a major lawsuit now. over what was allegedly found in some of its drinks. The claim right here in a moment. Tonight in New Jersey, six teenagers have been hit by an. SUV that crashed near their high school right. onto the sidewalk. Police say the teenagers not far from Lindenwald. High School when the Cadillac SUV veered onto.

the sidewalk. responding officers finding one of the teens trapped underneath. that SUV. The victims, between 14 and 16 years old, one is. in critical condition tonight, two people from inside that SUV. detained at the scene. Here in New York State, the governor. declaring a statewide disaster emergency over the measles. outbreak. New York reporting more than 100 cases this year. The executive order signed this week expands testing and. access to the vaccine. In neighboring Pennsylvania, the. current outbreak has become the largest in the US in decades, the state reporting more than a thousand cases tonight.

>> When we come back, Starbucks facing that major lawsuit. over what was allegedly found in some of its drinks. We also remember a well-known singer tonight, his song, You. Are My Lady, and she was the oldest living Oscar winner, starring with Cary Grant, Marlon Brando, and we honor. her right here tonight. To the index of other news tonight, Starbucks this evening. facing a new lawsuit over its sugar-free protein drinks, The lawsuit claiming eight drinks are mislabeled. and that at least two may contain more sugar. than what's found in a Reese's peanut butter cup.

Starbucks responding tonight saying it does not add sugar. to the drinks in question and that the sugar comes from. protein boosted milk. Well, tonight you'll be humming this song as we remember. R&B singer Freddie Jackson, who has died at 70 years old. You are my lady. Jackson, the soulful voice behind so many songs including. "You Are My Lady.". His 1985 debut album "Rock Me. Tonight" went platinum. No word on a cause of death. Relatives say he died on Monday, describing him. as a generous soul who loved his fans, family,

friends, and music. When we come back here tonight, she was. the oldest living Oscar winner. She starred opposite Cary Grant and Marlon. Brando. The scenes are iconic and we remember. her and those movies in a. >> Finally tonight here starring with Cary Grant, Marlon. Brando, her movies were iconic, Eva Marie Saint. Oscar winning actress Eva Marie Saint stunned Hollywood in. her very first big screen debut alongside Marlon Brando. in 1954, the best picture winner on the waterfront.

>> What's the matter with you? Winning the Oscar for Best Supporting. Actress for that role. Accepting the Oscar, she was nine months pregnant. She would go on to star in dozens of movies and television. shows in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest, famously hanging from Mount Rushmore with Cary Grant.

Starring opposite Paul Newman in Exodus in 1960. Sometimes it's not that easy. It's the easiest thing in the world, Ari. All these differences between people are made up. Decades later, playing Sybil Shepard's mom in the hit. ABC series Moonlighting. As a little girl, you were more of a door. slammer, like your father. Playing Clark Kent's adoptive mother in. Superman Returns in 2006. The universe is a big place.

Tonight, we have learned Eva Marie Saint died at her home in. Los Angeles at the age of 102. She was the oldest living Oscar winner. and she's being celebrated tonight. No question, North by Northwest on the waterfront, iconic. 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.