ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Oct. 19, 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 as we come on the air after. Monday Night Football. The arrest tonight, the alleged threats against President Trump. News of the arrest coming in late today. What we know so far, what authorities are saying about. the suspect arrested in Kansas, with the president set.

to travel there tonight. Mary Bruce standing by with late reporting. Also tonight, the NFL star and the dangerous medical condition. discovered in his lungs. Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts and the blood clots in. his lungs and in his leg. What this means for his future. The Nor'easter right off the coast tonight. Dangerous winds and this is on the move. We'll go to Ginger Zee with the latest track. Tonight our team inside Ukraine. The dramatic images tonight. Our crew scrambling to get to the bunker multiple times. The danger overhead.

Was that a jet drone? The new Russian attacks tonight after President Trump. signed an executive order suspending sanctions. against Vladimir Putin. And look at this tonight, the remarkable moment a Ukrainian. drone rescues a wounded soldier. We're also live from France tonight, where violent. protests have swept across much of the country. Stores looted, buildings burned, thousands arrested. Tonight, the curfews now in place at this hour, and other protesters demonstrating over cuts and. affordability in that country.

Tonight, the horrific scene the U.S. Airmen now identified after falling 150 feet to his. death in front of a crowd of thousands at a college football. game. That crowd was horrified, many in tears. News on that deadly crash right onto a youth. soccer field, two people killed, including a six-year-old child, and what we've learned tonight about the driver. Tonight, more than 30 years after his. acquittal, the stunning new twist in the OJ Simpson. murder case. What newly unsealed documents now.

suggest Aaron Katerski is here. The fire erupting on a passenger jet just. moments before take off the rush to get passengers. off the priest live streaming mass when the. cross behind him comes crashing down, killing the. priest tonight, that congregation remembering. him and tonight here the Halloween mystery over. New York's Central Park. Do you know what this is? And tonight here we remember an actor. who played Santa Claus eight different times.

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. as we come on the air in the West tonight. Tonight we have several breaking stories. This arrest involving an alleged threat against the. president. Also, Super Bowl MVP quarterback Jalen Hurts. and the discovery in his lungs. But we do begin tonight with the breaking news. This arrest for an alleged threat involving the. president with President Trump now set to hit the campaign.

trail with just two weeks until the crucial midterms. The early voting already underway tonight in 31 states. The president now in Kansas tonight where. the arrest was made. And Mary Bruce leads us off with late reporting here. Tonight as President Trump headed to Kansas. to campaign, the Justice Department announcing. the arrest of a Kansas man for allegedly posting public online. threats to kill the president at his Wichita rally. Authorities say 24-year-old Jaden Reed posting on. Facebook, "Let's shoot Trump.

Honestly, where's our shooter? He also allegedly posted he knew where Trump's speech would. be and had mapped out rooftops in the area. He was arrested on Saturday. It comes with the election just two weeks away. Tonight in Houston, a long line for the first. day of early voting. Texas, one of 31 states where voting is already underway. More than nine million ballots already cast nationwide. Our new ABC News Washington Post/Ipsos poll shows. voters are angry.

72% say the U.S. is heading in the wrong direction. 71% say the price of gas is unaffordable. President Trump campaigning in unlikely battlegrounds, like tonight's stop in Kansas, where Democrats. haven't won a Senate seat in nearly a century. But Republican Senator Roger Marshall now finds himself neck. and neck with Adam Hamilton, Pastor of the largest Methodist. church in the country. It's a close race, it shouldn't be. Senator Marshall eager for Trump's visit. We need his supporters to get out and vote.

all across the state of Kansas now. But in Johnson County, Kansas, farmer Steve Bolin, a. three-time Trump voter, tells our John Karl what. he cares about right now is the sky-high cost of. diesel and fertilizer, not who Donald Trump supports. How much of a factor for you Who would be who Donald. Trump has endorsed? None. Why is that? I don't care who he endorses. Again, I want somebody that is talking for the American farmer.

Today the Democratic candidate Hamilton reaching out to voters. who supported Trump, like that farmer. But I want Kansans to know, if you voted for the president, you also have a place in my campaign. And again, David, that breaking news out of Kansas. The 24-year-old man arrested for. allegedly posting public threats against the president. Authorities say a Crime Stoppers tip alerted them. last Thursday. The man was arrested on Saturday. David. All right, Mary Bruce. leading us off with late reporting here in the West.

tonight. Mary, thank you. Tonight the major headline involving an NFL star and the. dangerous medical condition discovered in his lungs. Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts with blood clots in his. lungs and in his leg. And what this now means for his future. Here's Rhiannon Ally tonight. Tonight Philadelphia Eagles quarterback and former Super. Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts likely out for the rest of the season. After doctors discovered a blood clot in his leg. and clots in both lungs. His agent saying the 28 year old will be treated with blood.

thinners and is expected to make a full recovery. Hertz was injured two weeks ago with a cleat to his calf during. this game against the Rams. Days later he flew to London to play against the Jaguars. But before the game, his agent says an ultrasound. revealed a left calf superficial vein thrombosis. And don't forget to check out our website at. www.thevenusproject.com.

>> The most common treatment for a DVT, a deep vein thrombosis. and pulmonary embolisms are blood thinners. The concern here is that anticoagulants can increase your. risk of serious bleeding, most importantly brain bleeds, which. is why contact sports are usually advised against when a. patient is on something like a blood thinner. Today the Eagles coach was pressed on how the team has. handled the situation, including why Hertz flew on an airplane. with a blood clot, which can increase the risk. I'm not a medical expert. We get medical information from our guys and we always put.

the players' health first and foremost in every situation. David again, Jalen Hertz's agent says he is expected to. make a full recovery, but this is a big loss for the. Philadelphia Eagles season. David, everyone pulling for Jalen Hurts tonight, Rhiannon. Ally, our thanks to you as well. We're going to turn now to the dangerous nor'easter hitting. parts of the East Coast tonight. Coastal alerts posted from North Carolina to the Northeast. Strong winds up to 50 miles per hour, damaging waves. Crews in Dare County, North Carolina, building.

up dunes as the waves crash against the shore. already and drivers facing gusting winds. along the outer banks. This system is on the move tonight. Let's get right to chief meteorologist Ginger. Zee in North Carolina. Ginger. David, this is an erosion storm. all about the coastal impacts from North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware. Let's dive in. That low pressure system at its. closest is only 300 miles from the outer banks, but that's. why the winds could gust as high as 50 miles per hour. We've already seen gusts to 44. at Hatteras. Those are some of the bigger numbers. you'll see in the next 24 hours before things relax.

by Wednesday, Thursday. Coastal flood alerts are up because. It's pushing a ton of water at the coast when it coincides. with high tide when you have that high surf and we're talking. eight to even 15 foot waves on top of the push of water. That's where you're going to have erosion problems. and potential for coastal flooding onto roadways. David. All right, Ginger Zee. with us here tonight. Ginger, thank you. Tonight our team inside Ukraine and what they. witnessed firsthand. Our crew scrambling to get to safety to a. bunker multiple times.

The new Russian attacks tonight against Ukraine and it comes. after President Trump signed an executive order. suspending sanctions against Russia's Vladimir Putin. And tonight right here you're about to see the remarkable. moment a Ukrainian drone rescues lifts up a wounded soldier. on the battlefield. Our Chief International Correspondent James. Longman from Kiev tonight. Tonight on our way into Ukraine, we witness. Russia's terror first hand. Our team runs to a nearby bunker, the sound of.

danger roaring overhead. This is once considered safer Western Ukraine, but with weakening US support, nowhere feels. safe now. It sort of shows you the level of uncertainty there is. I don't think I've ever felt this way in Ukraine. Not since the beginning. Not since the beginning of the war. We emerge thinking the coast is clear. Another alert, and everyone's going down to the bunker again. But moments later, a Russian drone. forces us back underground.

But tonight, despite mounting casualties, Ukrainian ingenuity fights on. This is the historic moment Ukraine says a massive drone. rescued an injured soldier stranded on the front lines. of this war. That soldier was hooked up to that drone, hoisted. in the air and flown to safety. These new Russian attacks come just days after President. Trump signed an executive order suspending sanctions against. Russia approved by Congress and after the president lifted. restrictions on Russian diesel. Putin can now sell diesel.

And now Ukraine claims Elon Musk's Starlink satellite. systems and crucial intelligence sharing have been. intentionally slowed or shut down. Tonight, our Mary Bruce pressing President Trump. Zelensky says you're on the wrong side of. history on this one. Zelensky said it? Zelensky doesn't know what he's talking. about. Zelensky is a man that should have had this. war settled a long time ago. Maybe it's time for Zelensky to get somebody. else to negotiate. But back here on the ground in Ukraine tonight, where Russian.

attacks rage, 13 were killed overnight, including 1-year-old. Angelina, killed in her stroller by a drone. Her mother died in the hospital. And James Longman with us live tonight from Kiev and what. you witness there with the team there James in the last 24. hours really underscores the continuing danger faced. by the Ukrainian people. Yeah absolutely David in four years of war our team has rarely. felt less safe and yes that's because of new drone. technology but also a sense that so many have here.

now that Ukraine is just losing U.S. support. And tonight, David, President. Trump is not ruling out meeting with Putin and China's. President Xi about ending this war, but, notably, President. Zelensky would not be there. James Longman and our team inside Ukraine. tonight, James, thank you. We turn now to France. We're also live in that country tonight, where violent protests. have been sweeping across much of the country. Stores looted, buildings burned, and tonight. thousands have been arrested. Now curfews in effect at this hour, protesters furious over cuts and affordability.

in that country. ABC's Tom Zufi-Burge from Paris tonight. Tonight, a wave of riots spiraling to. violence across France, from Paris to Lyon. and Marseille. In the city of Limoges, rioters torching the nearly. 150-year-old town hall. The tower engulfed in flames collapsing. Protesters angry at public services and the cost of. living, setting this tourism office ablaze in Lyon.

In iconic cities, groups of massed youths clashing. with police, smashing up and looting stores. French officials say more than 3,000 businesses. ransacked or vandalised. In Paris, rioters stole nearly all of Yannick's stock. He says there weren't enough police officers. to stop the violence. It was up and down. No one to stop them. It was completely chaos around the city. And tonight, the dramatic images of this woman. defending her store, blocking the entrance as.

chaos reigns all around. France is still counting the cost tonight. Look at these burnt out vehicles on street. after street in Paris. There is widespread destruction. France is no stranger to violent protests, but these. riots were the most violent in years. Protests that began with students last month have now. spread to trade unions and members of a popular. protest movement. Despite the unrest, an NFL game planned at Paris' Stade de. France between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans.

Saints next Sunday is still going ahead. So let's bring in Tom Soufi-Burrige. He's live in Paris tonight for us. And, Tom, you were telling us earlier there are now. curfews in effect tonight. That's right, David. There are curfews now in place tonight in. multiple French cities. You can see police have closed this main. square here in central Paris. The government here now under intense pressure to prevent more. violence as the protests are expected to continue. David. All right, Tom Sufie. Burge and our team there live in Paris tonight. Tom, our thanks to you.

Back here in the U.S. tonight to a horrific scene in Texas. The U.S. airman now identified after falling more than. 150 feet to his death in front of a crowd of thousands. at a college football game. Here's Stephanie Ramos. Tonight, the Air Force identifying the airmen who died. following this horrific fall during a pregame. salute to service And now, the most anticipated. event of the week, the ceremony will take place at a. Navy football game. Technical Sergeant Ian Patterson, a. decorated 15-year veteran of the Air Force and highly trained.

tactical air control instructor who previously served in combat. overseas, falling 170 feet from the rafters of the Alamo Dome. in San Antonio as he attempted to rappel down before the. Navy University of Texas San Antonio football game Saturday. Thousands of distraught fans watching on. The ceremony halted as emergency crews. raced to Patterson's side and and transported him to the. hospital, where he later died. Adrian Corey was at the game. He says the crowd immediately knew. something had gone terribly wrong.

- When somebody came down, he fell all the way down, and then everybody, like, they said, "Ooh," like, dead silent. - The incident is now under investigation. In a statement, the Air Force calling. Technical Sergeant Patterson's death a profound loss. and that his service mattered immensely. to everyone who worked with him. David. Stephanie Ramos tonight. What a horrific scene, Steph, thank you. Tonight in Wichita, Kansas, the driver who plowed her pickup. truck right onto the field during a youth soccer game. has now been released tonight without charges. Two people, including a six-year-old child, were killed.

Ten others were hurt. That driver released pending toxicology results. No word tonight on when that report will be released. Tonight more than 30 years now after his acquittal, the stunning new twist in the OJ Simpson murder. Her case, what newly unsealed court documents. now suggest tonight. Here's our chief investigative correspondent, Aaron Katersky. Not guilty of the crime of murder. Tonight more than three decades after OJ Simpson was found not. guilty of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her. friend, Ron Goldman, there is new intrigue about whether.

someone tried to cover up the crime of the century. This recently unsealed court document shows Joseph Ippolito, a government informant in an unrelated case, provided. very helpful information about the disposal of. the murder weapon, which has never been found. Ippolito, a drug trafficker linked to the New Jersey mob, died 20 years ago, but back then he was close to A.C. Cowlings, Simpson's best friend, who was behind the wheel of the. Bronco during the infamous chase.

The document does not say what Ippolito told investigators, but according to the New York Times, his brother Sam recently. claimed he heard Ippolito say he had been helping Simpson. the night of the murders and saw his brother with what appeared. to be bloodstained hands carrying a bag. The Times reports Joey Ippolito put his clothes in the bag. and asked Sam to get rid of it. We spoke to Sam Ippolito, who now denies saying. any of that to the Times. They asked me specifically if you think he was involved. And I said, no, I said he could have done a lot.

of things, but not that. David, nobody's ever been formally accused of being O.J. Simpson's accomplice, and the statute of. limitations on accessory to murder has long expired. But the LAPD told us it would always consider new information. David. Aaron Katersky on this. Aaron, thank you. When we come back here, remembering a. beloved actor, so many movies. In fact, he played Santa Claus in eight different. movies and TV shows. Also, look at this tonight. The engine erupting in flames. This is a passenger jet just moments before takeoff. They raced to get the passengers off. and the priest serving mass during a live stream.

suddenly struck by a falling crucifix, that congregation now remembering him tonight. I'll be right back. Tonight, the emergency on board a passenger jet. waiting to take off from Lima, Peru. The left engine there, the Airbus A320 erupting in flames, passengers could see it right through the windows. The flight was operated by LATAM Airlines. No one was hurt. A tragic accident at a church in Ecuador, taking the life of a priest, serving a mass that was being. live streamed on Facebook. Father Patricio Sanchez delivering a sermon.

about the fleeting nature of life. And then just moments later, a heavy crucifix. fell and struck him as he stood behind the. altar, he was killed. That congregation returning the next day on Sunday. to mourn Father Sanchez at a service in his memory. Just unbelievable. When we come back here tonight, remembering a beloved actor, He played Santa Claus eight different times. And that Halloween mystery over New York's Central Park. We're gonna play the sound for you. Can you figure out what it is for us? To the index of other news tonight, a major meat recall.

KM Foods voluntarily recalling more than 1 1/2 million. pounds of ready to eat meat and poultry. due to possible poor temperature control during storage. The recall, including sausage, hot dogs, bacon, and much more, shipped nationwide. No illnesses have been reported so far, but we have much more. information at our website. Beloved character actor Richard Reilly has died. Best known for his role in Office Space for his signature. mustache, Reilly appeared on Broadway in hundreds. of movies and TV shows. He played Santa Claus at least eight times.

Reilly died of natural causes. He was 78. When we come back here tonight, the Halloween mystery, you. have to see the night vision video here in a moment. What is that screeching over New York's Central Park? See if you can solve it. ABC World News Tonight with David Muir, sponsored. by Vivgard Hytrulo. Finally, tonight, Halloween almost here, and so is the. creepy sound over Central Park. Tonight in New York City, the Halloween mystery solved.

People have been gathering around Central Park to hear. a new and strange sound. A screech, some have been saying sounds like a Halloween horror. movie, stopping the orcers dead in their tracks. Tonight we've learned they are barn owls. Ecologists say this is the first documented instance of. a family of barn owls nesting.

David Muir, I'll see you right back here 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.

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