Full Episode: Thursday, October 16, 2025

World News Tonight with David Muir

ABC News

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3.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Pierre Thomas reports on Pres. Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton being indicted by a grand jury on charges that he allegedly unlawfully transmitted and retained classified documents; Martha Raddatz has the latest on the major show of force by the U.S. after three B-52 bombers flew for hours near Venezuela’s coast in the midst of a U.S. military buildup in the region of some 10,000 troops; amid escalating tensions and clashes with protesters in Chicago, Alex Perez has details on a judge telling some ICE agents to wear body cameras following recent violent confrontations during the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown; 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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0:30.3	Tonight, breaking news, indicted.
0:32.5	Another critic of President Trump indicted the third indictment in three weeks.
0:36.8	This time, Trump's one-time
0:38.0	national security advisor, John Bolton, accused of mishandling classified documents. It comes after
0:43.5	former FBI director James Comey, also critical of Trump, indicted. And New York Attorney General
0:48.9	Letitia James indicted too. We'll go live to Pierre Thomas. Also breaking tonight the awful images coming in right now,
0:55.9	there is an extraordinary rescue effort underway. The devastating storm that hit Alaska,
1:01.0	entire towns have been wiped away. Hundreds now being airlifted, including families and children,
1:06.7	Matt Gutman, on these rescues underway. Tonight, after the newest strike on a boat off Venezuela, there is news three American B-52 bombers are now flying near the Venezuelan coast.
1:17.6	President Trump also authorizing covert CIA missions inside Venezuela.
1:22.6	Martha Radd standing by with late reporting what's behind all of this.
1:26.6	Tonight, President Trump revealing he spoke with Vladimir Putin today for more than two hours,
1:31.9	saying they will have another major meeting after their Alaska summit, this time in Hungary.
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