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World News Tonight with David Muir

Full Episode: Sunday, December 28, 2025

World News Tonight with David Muir

ABC News

Daily News, News

3.91.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Dani Beckstrom reports on a new winter storm taking aim at the Midwest and Northeast as millions are set to travel, thousands of flights already delayed or cancelled, our weather times it all out including the deadly flooding in southern California; Morgan Norwood with the latest on a deadly mid-air helicopter collision in New Jersey; Selina Wang is with President Trump as he meets with Ukrainian president Zelenskyy to discuss ending Russia’s war; 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.

0:12.7

Now on Disney Plus every night.

0:15.2

Tonight we're following several developing stories. The new winter storm threatening tens of millions.

0:22.1

A deadly crash to helicopters colliding in mid-air. And the high-stakes talks at Mar-a-Lago. Will they bring peace

0:28.5

to Ukraine? First, we are tracking that storm from the upper Midwest to the northeast. Blizzard

0:33.9

conditions and freezing rain in the forecast, with 40 million on alert.

0:38.5

And it's all happening on one of the busiest travel days of this holiday season.

0:42.8

The airlines trying to catch up after canceling thousands of flights over the weekend.

0:47.6

In the west, the gas leak that brought a key highway to a standstill.

0:52.0

Plus five people hurt when a boulder crashed onto a roadway,

0:55.8

and that region now bracing for yet another dangerous storm. Our weather team timing it all out.

1:02.2

Also tonight, the deadly mid-air crash, two choppers colliding in the skies over New Jersey.

1:07.8

Shocking video showing one of them tumbling to the ground. At least one pilot killed.

1:13.3

The Ukraine peace talks at Mara Lago. After meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky, President

1:18.3

Trump says they are getting a lot closer. But tonight, still no deal. As Russia continues,

1:24.3

its attacks on Kiev, and the big sticking points remain. Will Ukraine have

1:28.9

to give up territory? And what about security guarantees? And the ominous warning from Iran's

1:34.7

president, saying his country is a, quote, total war with the U.S., and bowing to rebuild its nuclear

1:41.1

capabilities. The search for a missing teenager in Texas, who seemingly vanished after being seen

1:47.0

leaving home on Christmas Eve.

1:50.0

Plus, how a dad used his smartphone to rescue his daughter from an alleged kidnapper,

1:55.0

and the charges that suspect now faces.

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