Full Episode: Friday, January 16, 2026

World News Tonight with David Muir

ABC News

Daily News, News

3.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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As sources tell ABC News a federal investigation has been launched into Gov. Tim Walz and the mayor of Minneapolis, Matt Rivers reports on the new documents that reveal the chaotic moments after ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot Renee Good; Rhiannon Ally has the latest on the new CDC data that shows an alarming surge in flu deaths in the U.S., with pediatric flu deaths nearly doubling to 32 so far this season; Trevor Ault has details on Charlie Kirk’s accused killer, Tyler Robinson, appearing in court as his defense sought to disqualify the entire team of prosecutors from the case; 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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0:45.3	Tonight the breaking news on this Friday night, the new ICE arrests drawing outrage at this
0:49.9	hour. Tonight, multiple witnesses telling ABC News that federal agents ate lunch in a Mexican restaurant
0:55.7	outside Minneapolis and then followed the staff after closing time. This video reportedly
1:01.4	showing officers arresting three of the workers from the restaurant where they were eating.
1:06.4	Tonight, newly released documents also revealing the chaotic moments right after that mother of three was shot and killed at her SUV. Can I go check a pole? No, back up
1:16.6	now. What we've now learned about this and just in tonight there's news the
1:21.3	Justice Department is now investigating Minnesota Governor Tim Walls
1:25.3	and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frye Matt Rivers live in Minneapolis with the breaking developments.
1:30.3	Tonight, 24 hours after giving President Trump her Nobel Peace Prize, the President calling the Venezuelan opposition leader a fine woman,
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