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World News Tonight with David Muir

Full Episode: Wednesday, December 24, 2025

World News Tonight with David Muir

ABC News

Daily News, News

3.91.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Melissa Adan reports on the state of emergency in California, where residents are among 40+ million Americans bracing for potentially catastrophic rains and flooding; Selina Wang has the latest on the DOJ announcing it has uncovered over a million documents potentially related to the Epstein case, saying they will need “weeks” to review and release all the files; Mola Lenghi has details on the investigation into an explosion at a nursing home that killed two women, including a 52-year-old nurse who was a mother of three; 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.

0:15.3

Tonight, a one-two blast of powerful storms threatening the West and Northeast.

0:20.4

California under a state of emergency

0:22.0

tonight, residents among the 43 million bracing for potentially catastrophic rains and life-threatening

0:28.0

flooding. Evacuation orders already in effect in some areas tonight. Meanwhile, a winter storm on

0:33.4

track to bring snow and icy conditions to the northeast after Christmas. The wet and wintry threats posing a risk to millions of travelers on the move this holiday season.

0:43.3

The surprise announcement, the Department of Justice, saying it has uncovered more than 1 million new documents

0:48.3

potentially related to the Epstein case and that it will now take a few more weeks to review and release all the Epstein

0:54.8

files.

0:55.8

The political backlash only growing after the deadline has already been missed.

1:00.0

The investigation into the powerful and deadly explosion that tore through a nursing

1:04.1

home in Pennsylvania.

1:05.7

Two women killed, 19 others injured.

1:08.2

The details emerging about the blast and dramatic rescues as crews soared

1:11.9

through the wreckage searching for answers tonight. Hail a hero. A Delaware state trooper

1:17.1

killed at a DMV, shoving a man out of the way as a shooter opened fire, his final act

1:22.5

of bravery. Ukraine's president putting a new peace plan on the table, the offer to pull Ukrainian troops from the east and create a demilitarized zone.

1:30.3

But will the framework bring an end to the war with Russia?

1:33.3

A wild ATM heist, dramatic and destructive moments as police say thieves latch an ATM to a stolen SUV and haul it through the aisles of a store.

1:42.3

A hefty fortune for the holidays, the $1.7 billion powerball prize, the jumbo jackpot on the line tonight, one of the biggest ever.

1:51.0

And a message of hope and unity.

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