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World News Tonight with David Muir

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3.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Ian Pannell reports from Ukraine, the stage is set for White House talks on the war in Ukraine with late word on who will be there; Dani Beckstrom reports from New York, Hurricane Erin is expected to intensify again, threatening the East Coast with dangerous rip currents; Olivia Rubin reports from New York, an urgent manhunt is underway after a deadly mass shooting at a Brooklyn restaurant 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 Vanished. What happened to Vanessa? A new series from ABC Audio in 2020.
0:57.1	Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
1:02.4	Tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air.
1:05.8	The stage is set for the White House talks on the war in Ukraine and late word on who's
1:10.1	joining the negotiations. A monster storm will impact millions on the war in Ukraine and late word on who's joining the negotiations.
1:11.8	A monster storm will impact millions on the East Coast and a mass shooting in New York City.
1:17.0	We're going to begin with the Ukraine peace talks. NATO and European leaders now planning to join
1:21.0	Ukraine's president Vladimir Zelensky at the White House tomorrow.
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