Eight feared dead in B-52 crash: ABC World News Tonight with David Muir - June 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, there is breaking news as we come on the. air word an Air Force B-52 bomber has crashed. The image is coming in right now the B-52 bomber. crashing just after takeoff. emergency teams on the scene at this hour. Also tonight, President Trump at the G7 summit saying there.

is a signed deal with Iran. Tonight the major question, what's in the deal? What happens to the enriched uranium? And will Iran get money in this deal? What the president is now saying about that tonight. We're also tracking powerful storms as we. come on the air tonight. Millions in the path of life-threatening. flash floods already. cars swept away, some floating down the interstate, drivers rescued from their vehicles, Lee Goldberg. standing by with the forecast. In New York City, the celebrations, the Knicks. winning the NBA title for the first time in.

53 years. And tonight, right here, what authorities have now revealed. about the victory parade and the MVP and the. moment he saw his father. Tonight, the NTSB on the scene right now, the tragic crash of. a skydiving plane in Missouri, 12 people killed. What we now know about this crash. And tonight comes word family members might have. witnessed the whole thing. The other horrific crash, two helicopters colliding, an. American singer believed to be among the dead. Tonight California Governor Gavin Newsom's explosive claim,

accusing President Trump of ordering the Justice. Department to investigate Newsom and his wife. Tonight word coming in an ICE agent has been hit by a. van outside New York City. The horrific death of a young woman, authorities. say instructors failed to secure the bungee. cord on a bungee jump. Three people now under arrest. Tonight news coming in from Florida. An airboat has capsized. At least two killed. The search for the missing. Tonight the rare green fireball seen streaking.

across the sky in 15 states. And a beloved member of our own team here at ABC News. and his very personal reveal, the battle he's now facing. and the remarkable outpouring of support tonight. From ABC News World Headquarters in New York, this is World. News Tonight with David Muir. Good evening and it's great to be back with all of you at home. We do begin tonight with the breaking news coming in now. We have just learned an Air Force B-52 bomber has crashed.

And authorities revealing just moments ago that they now. believe at least eight people who are on board. are now feared dead. The bomber going down just after takeoff at Edwards Air. Force Base outside Los Angeles. The images coming in now, smoldering wreckage seen. on the runway right there. Emergency teams on the scene right now. Authorities say the bomber crashing during a test mission. ABC's Kayna Whitworth leading us off tonight from California. Tonight officials say beneath this thick black smoke is.

the remains of a B-52 bomber. It crashed shortly after takeoff during a test mission. just northeast of Los Angeles. We'll get multiple reports. I do believe it's going to be on Edwards. The charred runway at Edwards Air Base, all that remains. The aircraft erupting into a ball of fire seen miles away. This time-lapse shows the thick smoke moments after the crash. The B-52 Stratofortress, sometimes used at the base, is. dubbed the "mother ship" because its ability to carry and drop.

military planes and hypersonic missiles mid-flight so they. can take off. Today's mission around 11.20am is unclear, but the bomber. is a central part of the U.S. military's air power and can carry up to 70,000. pounds of military weaponry and can fly more. than 8,000 miles without refueling. This is the latest jet crash involving U.S. military. Over the weekend, a fighter jet. pilot ejected to safety just before their F-18 Hornet slammed.

into a national forest in Washington. The Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar. says the plane was on a training mission. The crash sparked a wildfire in the area. and forced evacuations of nearby campsites. And David, back to that B-52 crash. We're just coming in from Edwards Air Base that. there were eight people on board. It was a routine training flight and. all indications are that Nobody survived. David, that crash now under investigation. We're thinking of all of them and their families tonight. Kayna Whitworth leading us off here.

Kayna, thank you. The other breaking headline tonight involves. the U.S. and Iran. President Trump at the G7 summit saying there is now. a signed deal with Iran. Tonight the major question, what's in this deal? What happens to Iran's enriched uranium? And will Iran get money in this deal? What the president is now saying about that. Rachel Scott, traveling with the President in Geneva. President Trump touching down in France, touting his. freshly signed deal with Iran. Though tonight, there are more questions than answers. The Iran deal that we made is going to bring a lot of.

success to the world because the oil was really clogged. up there for a while. The deal is still under wraps, the U.S. and Iran giving conflicting versions of what's. Both agree the U.S. will lift its blockade of Iranian. ports and Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which. it closed when President Trump launched the war. The fate of Iran's nuclear program, the reason. the U.S. went to war in the first place, will. be addressed in another 60-day period of talks, though the.

president today claimed to win. Iran will not have a nuclear weapon. They fully agreed to that with strong policing powers. Iran already agreed not to possess nuclear weapons. as part of its deal with the Obama administration, which President Trump tore up in his first term. Former President Obama speaking with ABC's Robin Roberts. before the deal was announced. You spent a lot of time wrestling with the. threat of a nuclear Iran. How do you think things are being handled right now there? It is doubtful that any agreement that arises is going.

to be significantly different or a significant improvement. from the deal that we had in the first place. Tonight Iran says it stands to benefit from the deal. Though President Trump declared the Strait of Hormuz will. be toll free as it was before Before the war, Iran's. foreign ministry says Iran will establish and. collect fees related to navigation services, environmental protection, and vessel insurance.

Also unclear whether Iran will get a payout. from this initial deal. Mr. President, does the deal involve any. sanctions relief for Iran? When would that go into effect? No, it doesn't. Well, they have to. It's really a behavioral thing. If they do what they're supposed to do, that. starts taking effect. A senior administration official later telling reporters, "We. are prepared to release frozen funds and we are prepared to. release sanctions, and we'll do some small gestures of that in. the beginning.".

President Trump sounding hoarse today. He had had a long night. Did you watch the fight? Yeah. Not in direct, but I. saw it on the phone. That was a great fight. It was a great evening at the White House. The president celebrating his 80th birthday with a massive. UFC cage match on the White House South Lawn, complete. with a military flyover and a towering steel arch called the. Claw. The People's House, a stage, the Oval Office, a backdrop. Fighters walking through ceremonial rooms. usually reserved for visiting dignitaries,

making their way to the ring where the president watched. as they battled it out. And David, back to the deal with Iran. It's unclear when the American people will see. the text of that agreement. It's also unclear what happens to Iran's nuclear program. and its stockpile of enriched uranium. David. Rachel Scott live in Geneva for us tonight. Rachel, thank you. Meantime, back here in the US tonight, we're tracking. powerful storms at this hour. Millions in the path from Texas to Mississippi tonight. Life threatening flash floods already. In fact, reports tonight of cars swept away, drivers.

rescued from their vehicles. Some cars floating down the interstate. Lee Goldberg has the forecast and ABC's Melissa. Adan with the images already coming in tonight. Tonight life-threatening floods swamping millions. across the South. Rescuers using ropes to pull a person from this car stuck. in Rapids in Waco, Texas. The state's governor, Greg Abbott, sharing. this video of first responders rescuing multiple. people trapped by floodwaters in McLennan. County, Texas overnight. There's I-35.

There goes the car. Cars floating next to Interstate 35. Water pouring over the barrier separating the highway. First responders using boats and wading through deep. water to get to drivers. Rick Smith among the stranded. Literally, I'm not kidding. You thought I was going to die out here. First responders rescuing dozens of drivers in. and around San Antonio. At least one person reported missing in the area. Floodwaters inundating the Houston area today. David, some areas could see up to 10 inches of rain before.

this storm passes through us later this week. David? Melissa, Don, watching. this into the night. Let's get right to ABC senior meteorologist Lee. Goldberg with us tonight. Lee? Hey, David. Flash flood warnings right now in Beaumont and Corpus Christi. We've seen up to six inches of rain already. across parts of Texas. We have a multi-day flood threat throughout the week. Flood watches, southeastern Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi. at least through Wednesday. A very serious three out of four risk for the. entire Gulf Coast tomorrow. Houston in the bull's eye with rainfall rates of two. to four inches an hour. The setup, rounds of rain along a stalled front and some. tropical moisture could be a named disturbance in.

the western Gulf midweek. Intense downpours could bring up to ten inches of rain across. the western Gulf Coast through David? Lee Goldberg with us here on Monday Night, Lee. Thank you. Here in New York City, the celebrations, everyone. decked out in Knicks gear all weekend long. You should have seen it, the Knicks of course winning the. NBA title for the first time in 53 years. The images, tens of thousands of fans celebrating in. the streets in all five boroughs, the cheers. erupting across the city in those final seconds. And tonight here what authorities have now. revealed about the victory parade on Thursday. And this evening the MVP on that moment, he saw.

his father on the court. Here's Aaron Katersky. Tonight, a city electrified. The New York Knicks' first NBA title in 53 years. turning a gruff city gleeful. Inside, outside, the nation's largest city. became one big block party. It's over. >> Nick fans, this is not a dream.

>> The Empire State Building, a light in orange and blue. >>. [APPLAUSE] >> As New York celebrated in one euphoric. voice, Jalen Brunson was left speechless. >> I got no words. You know, life is not perfect, but there are perfect moments. And there's one right there. >> Celebrating the moment with his father, Assistant Coach Rick Brunson, who reached the finals. with the Knicks in 1999. It's been like the most consistent I've been around. I've been able to be around my dad.

So I made the moment 10 times more special. Tonight New York is planning a victory parade. After some of the revelry became dangerous, with school. buses set on fire and a handful of stabbings and shootings, the mayor says there will be no tolerance for violence. We're going to make sure that we take every precaution. that this be a safe and joyous moment for New Yorkers. And now actually you get to see history show itself and be. able to see it with your own eyes that the Knicks are. again world champions. And on Thursday morning, David, a victory lap.

in lower Manhattan. The city will be putting up these signs designating the. parade route Champions Way. The mayor will give the Knicks keys to the city. They've earned them. Can't wait. Aaron Katersky tonight. Thanks. In the meantime, we do move. on to the other news tonight. The NTSB is now on the scene this evening in Butler, Missouri, after the tragic crash of that skydiving plane. Twelve people were killed and there is word tonight that. family members on the ground witnessed the whole thing. Matt Rivers on the scene tonight. Tonight the NTSB is sifting through the charred wreckage of.

this skydiving plane, working to determine why it crashed. shortly after takeoff, killing all 12 people on board. Around 11.30 Sunday, a Pacific Aerospace P-750 plane took off. from Butler Memorial Airport in Missouri, 11 passengers. and that pilot on board for a skydiving trip. According to city officials, the pilot banks left shortly. after takeoff and goes down. A city official says it appears the pilot may have been. trying to make an emergency The plane was on a flat. roadway nearby, but the plane stalled and crashed.

Tragically, family members may have witnessed the crash. Dan Bessendorfer said the plane's pilot ate. at his restaurant all the time, calling him. kind and experienced. It's truly a tragedy, I think, especially. for everybody involved. This father, who asked not to be named, says his son, an. avid skydiver, was among those My son was on the plane. He had a new business, two baby boys. And I mean, everything was going good for him. I just don't understand what happened.

David, the NTSB says they're looking to find any data. recording devices that might have been on board that plane. to see if they can find any more answers in this tragedy. David? Matt Rivers on the scene. in Butler, Missouri for us. Matt, thank you. And to the other horrific crash tonight, two. helicopters colliding. An American singer believed to be among the six dead. in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dramatic surveillance now emerging tonight showing one. of those choppers going down. All six people on board both aircraft were killed, including. American singer Oliver Tree. He's best known for his songs "Miss You" and "Life Goes On.".

He was in Brazil as part of a world tour that. had recently kicked off. Back in the U.S. tonight, California Governor. Gavin Newsom's explosive new claim this evening, accusing President Trump of ordering the Justice. Department to investigate Newsom and his wife. Here's Mary Bruce. Tonight California Governor Gavin Newsom. coming before cameras to accuse President Trump of. using the power of the Justice Department to launch a. political hit job against him. In recent days, federal agents have knocked on the doors of.

family, friends, and former employees. Not because they found a crime, because they're. simply trying to find one. Trump and Newsom have had a fraught relationship for. years, sometimes talking and working together, more often doing battle. - He's an incompetent guy with a good line of bullsh*t. And he doesn't get the job done. - Newsom says he's a target for one reason. - He's coming after me because I'm considering. running for president. Because he hates that I've consistently called him out.

over and over again for his lies and deceit. - Accusing Trump of going after his family. - And just in the last week, I've learned that his. campaign has reached my own home to get me. He's coming after my wife, Jen, someone who. has done nothing wrong. We asked the Justice Department for more information. No response. But David, sources tell ABC News, federal investigators in. California have been examining Jennifer Siebel Newsom's taxes.

In a statement tonight, she says there are, quote, no. boundaries to what Donald Trump will do to challenge. those who get in his way. Mary Bruce, live at the White House. Mary, thank you. Tonight, police outside New York City say an ICE agent has. been injured by an escaping suspect in Stafford. Township, New Jersey, along the Jersey Shore. Authorities say the agent was struck by a van allegedly. driven by the suspect, that agent firing a shot at. the suspect's vehicle as it drove off. Police now searching for the suspect. No word on the agent's condition. Tonight, the economy stocks surging on the news of the. deal to end the war in Iran and oil prices dropping.

The Dow closing at a record high, gaining 468 points today. Big gains for the Nasdaq and the S&P as well. When we come back on this Monday night, a beloved member. of our own team here at ABC News and his very personal and. brave reveal and the remarkable outpouring of support tonight. Also there's news coming in an airboat has capsized, at least two people killed. The search for the missing right now, plus the urgent search. for a woman last seen leaving a popular gym, what. authorities are now saying. And the horrific death of a young woman tonight.

Authorities say instructors failed to secure a safety. rope on a bungee jump. How could this happen? More on this in a moment here. We'll be right back. Tonight news, an airboat has capsized. Two people have been killed and one person is missing. in South Central Florida. Highlands County officials say seven people fell into the. water when their airboat started taking on water near. the Kissimmee River. Four swam to shore, two found dead. Tonight that search continues for the one still missing. In Lexington, South Carolina, the search for a missing woman. last seen leaving a Planet Fitness gym.

Police say 39-year-old Alaina Moore was last. seen Thursday night. It's unclear if she has her cell phone. They are asking for the public's help. When we come back here tonight, the horror involving a bungee. jump, a woman thrown from a beloved member of our own. ABC News team and what he has now revealed and the remarkable. outpouring of support tonight. To the index of other news tonight, a disturbing. tragedy in Brazil. A woman bungee jumping, instructors apparently. not securing her safety rope, falling 130.

feet to her death. Authorities say video on social media shows organizers launching. Maria Eduardo Rodriguez over a platform on Saturday. Of course, we're not going to show that part. Tonight, three people have been arrested, six others are now under investigation. Back here in the US, a stunning sight in the sky. over at least 15 states. Take a look at fireball zipping across the night sky, a green glow over many states from Iowa to Georgia. Tonight, the American Meteor Society. flooded with 400 reports of sightings. They believe it was in fact a meteor.

When we come back here tonight, a beloved member of our. own team at ABC News and his bravery, the. battle he's now facing and the remarkable. outpouring of support here. Finally tonight here, the bravery of our friend, WABC anchor Bill Ritter, and what's now happened. after what he revealed on the news. It was the brave and moving message from a beloved member. of our own ABC News family that has moved so many of you at. home, prompting an outpouring of support and action in a fight. faced by millions in this country.

After a series of tests, my doctors have told. me I have Alzheimer's. Longtime New York City anchor Bill Ritter of our station. WABC, signing off as anchor after more than two decades. behind the desk as he now battles Alzheimer's. He spent time as a correspondent for ABC News in 2020. And this morning on Good Morning America, he talked about. the outpouring of support, Not only here in New York. City, but across this country. The outpouring, how have you just, your.

emotions this morning? You know, first of all, I'm feeling pretty good for a. 76-year-old who has Alzheimer's. There was just such an outpouring this weekend. of love and support and posting everywhere. and sending me emails. Many of them have been touched by Alzheimer's. And it's so beautiful is what it is, because people want to. connect, I think, in some ways with something on a human level. And tonight, the Alzheimer's Association now sharing messages.

that they've received about Bill and his bravery. Going on to say, "We are grateful to Bill for sharing. his diagnosis and committing to further shedding. light on Alzheimer's. More than 7 million Americans are living with the disease. Bill lost his own father to the disease in June of 1998, and he's been active in raising Alzheimer's. awareness ever since. Tonight, Bill saying he will continue to. report on the disease, the cost of care and the. breakthroughs, thanking his family, his team.

and sharing his personal message of gratitude and of hope. It has been my honor to do just that. But for now, I wish you health and peace, and let's. take care of each other. The WABC studio, by the way, is right next door, and I'd. often see Bill heading into the studio for the 6. o'clock news with Liz Cho. Bill, always with a smile, always with encouraging. words for all of us. Now we are all with you, Bill. 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.