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World News Tonight with David Muir

Full Episode: Monday, January 5, 2025

World News Tonight with David Muir

ABC News

News, Daily News

3.91.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Just a little over 48 hours after Nicolas Maduro ruled a nation of millions with the world’s largest oil reserves, the deposed Venezuelan dictator is a shackled criminal defendant. Aaron Katersky reports on Maduro pleading not guilty and claiming he's "still president;” Martha Raddatz has new details on the daring U.S. military operation to capture Maduro and his wife in Venezuela; With Delcy Rodriguez formally sworn in as the acting president of Venezuela, James Longman has the latest on the fallout unfolding inside the country; 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

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.

0:13.2

Now on Disney Plus every night.

0:15.9

Tonight, the breaking news, the dramatic scene in federal court, ousted Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro and his wife Defiant.

0:23.4

The world watching as Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro and his wife Celia Flores were brought to court together under heavy guard today.

0:30.8

By helicopter and by armored vehicle.

0:33.4

Once in court, Maduro, when asked to identify himself by the judge, saying, I am the president of Venezuela.

0:39.5

Celia Flores referring to herself as first lady of the Republic of Venezuela.

0:44.1

What the judge then told them with both clearly wanting to say more.

0:48.1

Tonight, both pleading not guilty and what Maduro called himself as he left the courtroom.

0:53.7

Eric Gerteski, live at the federal courthouse.

0:56.1

Also tonight, we have new reporting, new images of that daring U.S. military raid to capture

1:01.0

and extract Nicholas Maduro and his wife.

1:04.8

200 U.S. forces taking part, a dozen special operations helicopters in the air, and what

1:10.5

we've now learned tonight

1:11.7

about the operation.

1:13.3

And President Trump saying several American pilots were wounded, bleeding, but kept flying,

1:18.5

and where the president says Maduro and his wife were captured, that they didn't have

1:22.3

time to close the steel door to their safe room.

1:25.1

And tonight, Secretary Pete Higgseth revealing what Maduro's

1:28.0

wife said as U.S. military helicopters were closing in, Martha Radd, standing by with what she's

1:33.6

learned. Tonight, President Trump has declared, we are in charge of Venezuela, saying the U.S. is in

1:39.2

charge. And at this hour, America's top general, Secretary Higset and Secretary Rubio, all briefing lawmakers

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