Full Episode: Thursday, March 26, 2026

World News Tonight with David Muir

ABC News

Daily News, News

3.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Steve Osunsami reports as the partial government shutdown hits day 41, with lawmakers set to leave for a two-week Easter recess despite record-long TSA lines and officers going unpaid; Trevor Ault has details after a United Airlines flight had a dangerous close call with a military Blackhawk helicopter in Southern California; Matt Rivers reports on the dramatic video appearing to show a missile coming dangerously close to shooting down a U.S. F-18 fighter jet over Iran and Israel’s announcement that it killed Iran's navy chief; David Muir shares the memorable moments from MLB’s Opening Day, including when ABC producer Myra Green escorted her 109-year-old father, who is also a WWII and Korean War veteran, to throw out the first pitch for his favorite team, the Baltimore Orioles; 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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0:30.1	David Muir, ABC's World News Tonight, America's Most Watched Newscast.
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0:45.6	Tonight, breaking news as we come on the air in the West, the chaos at America's airports with lawmakers on Capitol Hill set to leave on their two-week break tomorrow with TSA workers
0:54.8	still not getting paid. President Trump just a short time ago saying he will step in.
1:00.8	Steve Osinsami standing by with late news coming in now.
1:04.5	Also breaking tonight just days after that deadly crash at LaGuardia, that passenger jet
1:08.8	and a fire truck.
1:10.1	Tonight there's news just coming in now,
1:12.0	that there's now been a harrowing close call, this time a packed United flight and a military
1:17.4	Black Hawk in its path. The air traffic controller can be heard saying, this is not good.
1:23.1	The war in Iran tonight and just in this evening dramatic new video appearing to show the moment a
1:28.2	missile comes dangerously close to shooting down an American F-18 fighter jet over Iran.
1:34.2	Our reporter standing by.
1:36.2	Also breaking President Trump has just revealed he is now giving Iran 10 more days to open
1:41.5	the Strait of Hormuz.
1:42.9	With his threat to bomb Iranian power plants.
1:45.4	His five-day deadline was set to end tomorrow.
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