Full Episode: Monday, December 01, 2025

World News Tonight with David Muir

ABC News

Daily News, News

3.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Gio Benitez reports on the more than 75 million Americans facing heavy snow, ice, and rain as possible Nor'easter is set to strike as travelers deal with the aftermath of flight delays and thousands of cancellations, and Ginger Zee tracks the storm; Martha Raddatz has details on lawmakers from both sides of the aisle warning Secretary Pete Hegseth may have committed war crimes after the White House said he authorized two strikes on an alleged drug boat, one of them reportedly targeting survivors of the initial strike; Made in America Christmas is back for the 14th year running! David Muir reports on the Christmas tree farms across the country helping families pick the perfect tree – and revisits the company helping Americans plant trees in their very own backyards; 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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0:45.8	Tonight, the breaking news on this Monday night, this major storm, hundreds of accidents, snow, ice, and freezing rain sweeping in.
0:52.9	And now the potential for a Nor'easter forming as it pushes
0:55.8	into the northeast. Dangerous driving, the accidents on the highways record snowfall in multiple
1:00.9	states. More than 75 million Americans under alerts right now. Ginger's east, standing by with the
1:06.5	forecast. Also tonight, Defense Secretary Pete Higgseth under growing scrutiny for authorizing two strikes on an alleged drug boat.
1:14.1	The first strike taking out the boat tonight questions about the second strike, reportedly targeting two survivors.
1:20.7	The Washington Post reporting Hengseth ordered his team to kill everybody on board the boat.
1:25.3	Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle now asking serious questions
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