Full Episode: Friday, April 3, 2026

World News Tonight with David Muir

ABC News

News, Daily News

3.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

After a U.S. fighter jet was shot down over Iran, marking the first time the Iranians successfully downed a manned American aircraft since this war began, Martha Raddatz has the latest on the dangerous search and rescue mission for the crew; Morgan Norwood has details on Florida authorities’ investigation into why an elderly woman was "violently" stabbed to death while walking her dog; Gio Benitez speaks with the Artemis II astronauts in the first interview since blasting off on their mission to the moon, sharing what it's like inside the capsule and what they're looking forward to most on their journey; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.2	David Muir, ABC's World News Tonight,
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0:45.5	Tonight, breaking news, two U.S. fighter jets shot down by Iran. An urgent and dangerous rescue mission now underway.
0:53.3	After an American F-15 fighter jet was hit by enemy fire,
0:57.0	both crew members ejecting one rescue, the other still missing.
1:00.8	Dramatic video was circulating online,
1:02.9	showing U.S. military aircraft swooping in,
1:05.5	searching for that missing American.
1:07.5	Some of the rescue aircraft reportedly coming under fire. Iranian State TV aired these
1:12.8	images showing pieces of the damaged plane and one of the ejection seats, urging Iranians to hunt
1:18.6	down the pilots and turn them over to the regime. And tonight news just coming in of a second
1:23.7	U.S. aircraft, an A10 Warth, also shot down by Iran. That pilot safely rescued.
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