Full Episode: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

World News Tonight with David Muir

ABC News

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3.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

With the death toll rising after the devastating industrial accident at a paper mill in Washington, Melissa Adan reports on the extent of damage seen at the facility in the aftermath of the disaster; more than a week after seven miners in Laos were trapped by flood waters and a landslide, Britt Clennett has the latest on the race against time to get the five found alive out, and find two more who are still missing; Aaron Katersky has details on the Google software engineer who allegedly placed bets on Polymarket using confidential data he had access to, making more than $1 million, according to federal prosecutors; 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	In the suburbs of D.C., a woman fails to show up for work and is found brutally murdered.
0:06.1	I wonder which emergency.
0:07.4	We just walked in the door, and there's blood in the foyer.
0:10.6	For the next two decades, the case remained unsolved until new technology allowed investigators to do what had once been impossible.
0:19.0	A new series from ABC Audio in 2020.
0:23.5	Blood and Water.
0:25.2	Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts.
0:28.5	David Muir, ABC's World News Tonight,
0:31.5	America's Most Watched Newscast,
0:33.6	now streaming same day with all the breaking news of the day
0:37.4	on Disney Plus, most watched, most trusted.
0:41.1	Now on Disney Plus every night.
0:44.0	Tonight, breaking news, the death toll rising, the grim search at this hour for nine workers missing and presumed dead,
0:50.9	following a horrific chemical accident at a pulp and paper mill, and another worker
0:55.3	critically injured dying today at the hospital.
0:58.7	Images showing the extent of the damage to the facility.
1:01.7	Also tonight, the war in Iran colliding with the midterm elections.
1:05.3	President Trump claiming he doesn't care about the midterms when it comes to ending the war
1:09.2	and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
1:11.6	The president claiming Iran is negotiating on fumes.
1:15.2	Tracking severe storms across multiple states, dangerous thunderstorms, and flash flood alerts
1:19.8	from Texas to Virginia, Lee Goldberg timing it out.
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