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World News Tonight with David Muir

Full Episode: Sunday, January 4, 2026

World News Tonight with David Muir

ABC News

News, Daily News

3.91.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Martha Raddatz has details on the U.S. military operation months in the making to capture Venezuelan Pres. Nicolas Maduro and his wife in Caracas; Rachel Scott reports as Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggests the U.S. will push for government changes in Venezuela through oil blockades. It comes 24 hours after Pres. Trump declared the U.S. would "run" the South American country; Whit Johnson has the latest on Maduro’s planned first appearance in federal court Monday; James Longman reports from the border with Venezuela on the both the celebration and anxiety about what comes next for 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.

0:12.7

Now on Disney Plus every night.

0:15.9

Tonight, breaking news, the stunning capture of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro, now behind bars in the U.S.,

0:22.5

set to face charges in court in New York City, 24 hours after the president said the U.S. would run Venezuela.

0:29.5

President Nicholas Maduro and his wife handcuffed as they arrived in New York City.

0:33.4

Maduro showing two thumbs up, wishing federal agents, happy New Year.

0:37.4

Happy New Year. Maduro is expected in court tomorrow wishing federal agents, happy New Year. Happy New Year.

0:38.3

Maduro is expected in court tomorrow to answer narco-terrorism charges.

0:42.3

New details emerging about the extraordinary U.S. military operation to extract Maduro from his safe house inside a heavily fortified military installation.

0:51.3

150 U.S. aircraft taking off from 20 locations, extraction teams flying

0:57.0

less than 100 feet above the surface. A covert CIA team on the ground tracking Maduro's

1:02.1

every move. And President Trump's new threat to Venezuela's vice president saying she will pay a very

1:07.7

big price if she does not cooperate. Martha Raditz with the latest reporting.

1:12.2

24 hours after President Trump claimed the U.S. would now run Venezuela,

1:16.7

what the administration is now saying tonight,

1:19.2

the president who campaigned on getting America out of foreign wars,

1:22.8

now says he will not rule out American boots on the ground in Venezuela.

1:27.1

Tonight, the scene inside Venezuela, a mix of celebration and fear over the country's future.

1:33.1

Many relieved Maduro is gone, but asking what comes next?

1:36.7

And tonight, the human toll from the U.S. operation, James Longman at the border with Venezuela.

1:42.2

Tonight, President Trump's focus on Venezuela's oil reserves the largest in the world.

1:47.0

The president says U.S. oil companies will rebuild Venezuela's oil infrastructure.

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