Full Episode: Thursday, April 16, 2026

World News Tonight with David Muir

ABC News

Daily News, News

3.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Alex Perez reports as powerful storms destroyed homes and vehicles and the deadly lightning strike, as authorities warn of a significant new threat of severe storms from the Midwest right into the Northeast; With the U.S.-Israel ceasefire set to expire in days, Rachel Scott reports as Pres. Trump signals the two sides are "very close" to a deal and the President’s new comments about Pope Leo; Nearly a week after the historic Artemis II mission, astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen sit down with David Muir, describing their journey to the far side of the moon and for the first time, taking us inside the moment their capsule re-entered Earth’s atmosphere; 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	9-1-1, where is the emergency?
0:02.7	It's the middle of the night in a small town on the Jersey shore.
0:06.7	Someone reports an abandoned car on a bridge.
0:09.9	A search gets underway for the missing driver, 19-year-old Sarah Stern.
0:14.9	Is it a missing person? Is it a suicide?
0:17.6	At this point, nobody knows.
0:19.6	Old friendships, buried cash, and a sinister plot that was once
0:24.9	pitched as a movie, plays out in real life. I'm Jiu Chang from 2020 and ABC Audio. Listen now to
0:34.4	Bridge of Lies, wherever you get your podcasts.
0:45.0	David Muir, ABC's World News Tonight, America's Most Watched Newscast,
0:49.9	now streaming same day with all the breaking news of the day on Disney Plus,
0:52.0	most watched, most trusted.
0:54.6	Now on Disney Plus every night.
1:05.2	Tonight, the breaking news right now, authorities at this hour warning of a significant new weather threat, multiple states, this line of severe storms from the Midwest right into the northeast.
1:10.6	Also tonight, my interview this evening with all four astronauts just back from space. First tonight, the severe storms on the move right now, states of emergency,
1:14.6	and they're warning tonight and tomorrow that these storms could be even more severe.
1:18.6	Already multiple tornadoes, a 41-year-old man killed after being struck by lightning.
1:23.6	Millions bracing for these storms tonight this evening right through tomorrow, right into the east.
1:28.3	Lee Goldberg standing by with the storm forecast.
1:31.3	Also breaking news tonight on the war in Iran, what President Trump is now saying about new talks,
1:36.3	and the president's ceasefire with Iran set to end in days.
1:40.3	Will he extend it what he's now saying?
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