Full Episode: Friday, August 15, 2025

World News Tonight with David Muir

ABC News

Daily News, News

3.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Mary Bruce and Martha Raddatz report from Anchorage, Alaska, where Pres. Trump and Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin’s summit took place, with the leaders saying that many points were agreed to, but no ceasefire was reached; Ian Pannell reports from Kyiv, where fighting inside Ukraine continues amid the summit; Brittany Bell tracks the path of Erin, now a Category 1 hurricane, which is on track to become a major hurricane this weekend as it moves north of the Caribbean, creating rip currents and dangerous surf for the East Coast next week; 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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0:00.0	I'm John Quignores. Vanessa Guillen, a 20-year-old soldier,
0:05.0	vanishes while on duty at an army base in Texas.
0:09.0	Her family demands answers.
0:12.0	How can she go missing on a military base?
0:14.0	That's too ridiculous.
0:16.0	The search goes on for months.
0:19.0	Where is Vanessa? And a dark story. Search goes on for months.
0:25.6	And a dark story starts to unfold.
0:29.6	She told her family that she was being sexually harassed and wasn't reporting it out of fear of retribution and retaliation.
0:34.6	What investigators finally uncover is horrifying.
0:40.0	Find out how one soldier, a beloved sister and daughter, ignited a movement and sparked
0:46.5	a reckoning in the U.S. military.
0:50.0	Listen to Vanished.
0:51.7	What happened to Vanessa?
0:53.6	A new series from ABC Audio in 2020. Listen now,
0:58.1	wherever you get your podcasts. Tonight, breaking news as we come on the air in the West,
1:05.2	the historic high-stakes summit, President Trump and Vladimir Putin in front of the cameras just
1:09.9	moments ago. Where does this go from here? President Trump and Vladimir Putin in front of the cameras just moments ago. Where does this go from here?
1:12.6	President Trump and Vladimir Putin face to face on American soil. The extraordinary scene from Anchorage, Alaska.
1:19.6	President Trump welcoming Vladimir Putin to the U.S.
1:22.6	The warm reception on the red carpet. The two leaders shaking hands.
1:26.6	Putin then smiling while riding
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