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World News Tonight with David Muir

Full Episode: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

World News Tonight with David Muir

ABC News

News, Daily News

3.91.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Lee Goldberg has the New Year’s Eve forecast as millions are under alerts for heavy snow, rain and brutal cold, with freezing temperatures from Minnesota to New York; Reena Roy reports as authorities across the country are on high alert preparing for New Year’s Eve celebrations; Jay O’Brien has details on the sweeping decision by the Trump Administration to freeze millions of dollars in federal child care funds for every state in the U.S.; Selina Wang reports as more than 20 million Americans brace for their health care costs to skyrocket after the enhanced ACA tax subsidies expire at midnight; David Muir shares his New Year’s Eve message; 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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0:30.0

David Muir, ABC's World News Tonight,

0:33.1

America's Most Watched Newscast,

0:35.5

now streaming same day with all the breaking news of the day on Disney Plus.

0:40.6

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0:45.8

Tonight, Americans getting ready to ring in the new year amid snow, brutal cold, and tight security.

0:51.8

2026 just hours away, but the final moments of this year, going out with snow and freezing

0:57.0

temperatures from Minnesota to New York to Maine.

1:00.0

Nearly one million people expected to pack into Times Square in the heart of Manhattan

1:04.0

to watch the famous ball drop live on ABC.

1:07.0

The crowd braving wind chills in the 20s, the coldest New Year's Eve in nearly a decade.

1:12.6

Lee Goldberg timing this all out.

1:14.6

Law enforcement on high alert across the country.

1:17.6

Thousands of officers on duty in New York City on the ground, in the air and on the water for the famous ball drop in Times Square.

1:24.6

In New Orleans, steel barricades and the National Guard deployed one year

1:29.4

after the deadly terror attack in the French quarter. Late today, the Trump administration

1:34.1

revealing a new series of deadly strikes targeting three alleged drugboats. Military officials report

1:39.8

multiple survivors jumped overboard, a search and rescue operation now underway.

1:45.0

Tonight, a stunning move from the Department of Health and Human Services,

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