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World News Tonight with David Muir

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3.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Mary Bruce reports on Pres. Trump’s sudden reversal, now saying he would sign a bill to demand the release of the FBI files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after months of fighting to prevent their release; Faith Abubey has details on “Operation Charlotte’s Web,” the administration’s immigration crackdown in Charlotte, North Carolina, where at least 130 people were arrested within 48 hours; as Los Angeles continues to rebuild from the devastating wildfires, Will Reeve shares an inside look at The Walt Disney Company and its Imagineers committing $15 million to help restore public spaces; 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	911. What is the address to emergency?
0:04.2	This 911 call began an investigation that would turn the town of Ashland, Ohio, into a crime scene.
0:11.9	We've got something big going on here. The first thing hit my mind is a monster.
0:16.7	A new series from ABC Audio in 2020. The Hand in the Window.
0:23.6	Out now, wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:29.1	David Muir, ABC's World News Tonight,
0:32.5	America's Most Watched Newscast,
0:34.9	now streaming same day with all the breaking news of the day on Disney Plus,
0:39.9	most watched, most trusted.
0:42.1	Now on Disney Plus every night.
0:45.1	Tonight, breaking news as we come on the air here on the Jeffrey Epstein Files, President
0:49.2	Trump's sudden reversal.
0:51.0	The House vote coming tomorrow on releasing the Epstein files and President Trump now this
0:55.2	evening telling Republicans to go ahead and vote to release them. Why the shift? Also tonight,
1:00.6	U.S. troops and Venezuela. President Trump this evening not ruling out, U.S. troops on the ground
1:06.2	in Venezuela. As U.S. presence grows off the coast, what is the president planning our Matt Rivers off
1:12.5	Venezuela tonight? This evening tracking a new round of potentially deadly storms, millions facing heavy
1:18.1	rain, flash floods, and possible mudslides. Drivers already off the roads, a father and daughter swept away.
1:25.1	The new ice and border patrol crackdowns this time in
1:28.3	Charlotte, North Carolina. Federal agents seen chasing a man through a parking lot, more
1:33.0	than 130 people arrested. Tonight the governor there accusing agents of stoking fear in the community.
1:39.3	Tonight in New York City, the NFL player shot in critical condition and new images this evening
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