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World News Tonight with David Muir

Full Episode: Sunday, January 18, 2026

World News Tonight with David Muir

ABC News

Daily News, News

3.91.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Morgan Norwood reports on the more than 50 million under winter weather alerts and the rare snowfall in places like Florida and Alabama; Matt Rivers on the ground in Minneapolis as defense officials tell ABC News up to 1500 Army troops could be deployed there; Selina Wang reports on the emergency meeting held by European leaders after President Trump ramps up his efforts to make Greenland part of the U.S.; 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.

0:17.3

Tonight, millions are facing a one-two punch of winter weather. New reports that active duty paratroopers could be heading to Minneapolis as ice protests there continue.

0:26.6

And Europe answers back on the president's plan to take over Greenland.

0:30.6

Tonight, winter's fury, more than 50 million Americans are dealing with snow.

0:35.6

This time as far south as the Florida panhandle and icy roads in

0:39.2

Georgia, hundreds of flight delays. All of this followed by bitter cold with freezing temperatures

0:44.4

and sub-zero wind chills. Our weather team is tracking it all. Minneapolis on edge. Defense officials

0:50.2

tell ABC News, up to 1,500 Army paratroopers are on alert for possible deployment to Minnesota.

0:56.8

The Minneapolis mayor calls federal agents an occupying force. This follows weeks of ICE arrests and

1:02.6

street protests. Business owners tell us some workers are too frightened to show up for work.

1:07.7

European leaders hold an emergency meeting on Greenland. What they're saying about

1:11.6

President Trump's plan to make it part of the U.S. as he threatens new tariffs on countries

1:16.1

that oppose it. The sudden end to a wild police chase through multiple states, a murder

1:20.9

suspect is finally taken into custody. Shocking new details from law enforcement and the

1:25.8

arrest of actor Kiefer Sutherland.

1:27.5

An Uber driver claims he was allegedly punched repeatedly and that Sutherland allegedly tried to choke him.

1:33.3

Prince Harry has back to Britain and back to court why he's suing another tabloid publisher.

1:39.3

A new record for Venus Williams, now the oldest woman to ever play singles at the Australian

1:44.4

Open 28 years after her debut down under.

1:48.4

Triumph and heartbreak in the NFL playoffs as some teams move on and others move out.

1:53.5

And it's the game of their lives on the eve of college football's national championship.

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