Full Episode: Wednesday, May 20, 2026

World News Tonight with David Muir

ABC News

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3.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Pierre Thomas reports on the Justice Department announcing murder and conspiracy charges against former Cuban Pres. Raúl Castro for his alleged role in shooting down two planes that were carrying humanitarian aid in 1996, killing four people including three Americans; Trevor Ault has the latest on the hazmat emergency in New Mexico after authorities found four unresponsive people in a home, first responders experiencing symptoms from an unknown substance; Aaron Katersky has details on the 75-year-old woman died at a Tim Hortons in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after she entered the restaurant to complain about her drive-thru order and got into a physical altercation with an employee; 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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0:39.8	Tonight, here the breaking news involving the U.S. and Cuba, a major escalation, the Justice
0:45.1	Department unsealing and indictment against former Cuban President Raul Castro, charging him
0:50.8	with murder and the shootdown of two civilian planes in 1996.
0:55.0	Four people killed, including three Americans.
0:58.0	Tonight, our Pierre Thomas asking the acting Attorney General Todd Blanche,
1:02.0	how are you going to get Raul Castro to the U.S.
1:05.0	And what's coming next now for Cuba?
1:07.0	Also breaking tonight, the planes halted, the major sinkhole opening up on the runway at
1:12.4	New York's LaGuardia airport. Will Reeve is there. And the fire disrupting Amtrak service, New York
1:18.4	City to Philadelphia. The big change coming for Memorial Day weather and right now the severe
1:23.3	thunderstorm watches right here in the northeast. Washington, D.C. to Philadelphia to New York City.
1:29.1	Also damaging winds possible tonight, Lee Goldberg has the forecast. And the wildfire emergency
1:34.6	in California at this hour, multiple large fires, and we're in the fire zone. Just in tonight
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