ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – June 26, 2025

ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – June 26, 2025

tonight in New York City,
Philadelphia, Washington, DC, the severe thunderstorm watch
as we come on right now. The storms moving in
as the heat moves out. League of Olberg is here
also breaking the robbery at Brad Pitt’s home
smashing their way in and tonight the images right here,
the mysterious fireball seen the sky over several states. Multiple calls to 911 and
you’ll see it first tonight. The severe storms
and the tornado watch tonight multiple tornadoes
already one home lifted up off the ground is 76 year
old woman inside. She survived this nearby
homes destroyed and in the northeast this severe
thunderstorm watch the gobert has the
full forecast. Just in tonight the break
in at the LA home of actor Brad Pitt scaling a
wall smashing their way in what was done inside
our reporter at the scene for us. Tonight the images
that mystery fireball over multiple states
driver startled by a bright light,
streaking across the sky. Some reported shaking
and hearing a bloom, was it a
meteor, was it space junk, a piece of
it came crashing through someone’s
roof, cracking the floor inside their home. Tonight, Iran’s Supreme
Leader, saying the White House exaggerated the damage done
at Iran’s nuclear sites. Tonight, the Pentagon, with
new findings here, and revealing they’d been
studying this plan of a possible strike on Iran
for 15 years, saying that 30,000-pound bombs exploded
exactly as planned. At President Trump’s tonight
insisting Iran did not remove its enriched uranium, even
though early intelligence indicated much of it
might have been moved. Back at the U.S. tonight in New York
City, the prosecution’s closing argument against
Sean Diddy-Kohms, calling it a “climate of fear.” What else they said in that
courtroom today and what the defense now plans
to tell the jurors? The jurors in this case
could get it tomorrow. Tonight, the terrifying
moment of worker and a lift in a bucket
truck when an 18-wheeler smashes into the truck,
the worker dangling in his harness. The end of an era
at Vogue Magazine tonight, longtime editor
and chief Anna Winter reveals she is stepping down. America’s strong tonight,
the Congressional gold medal awarded to the Army
Rangers from World War II, the moving scene right here. And tonight, just in here,
loss of a famous film composer from mission impossible
to cool hand Luke to dirty Harry. A profound impact if
you’ll hear his music. From ABC news world
headquarters in New York. This is world news
tonight with David New York. Good evening. It’s great to have you with
us here in a very busy Thursday night. We’ll have more
on this break in at actor Brad Pitt’s home the latest in a series of high
profile break ins or live on the scene. But we do begin tonight
with the severe thunderstorms. The watch
right now for New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, DC. Storms moving in just
as the heat moves out. There is also a tornado
watch in the Midwest. At this hour, the radar showing
the extreme weather that severe storm watch in the east and
the tornado watch for several states right in the
middle of the country. In fact, remarkable
scenes already. This is Largo Florida,
a tornado lifting this home right up off its foundation
in the air for a time it tips over on its side. That home remarkably comes
back down to 76 year old woman inside the home. She survived this. And a tornado in
southern Minnesota, one of 15 reported
tornadoes already. And in the northeast right now,
the severe thunderstorm watch, Lee Goldberg standing by
live with the forecast and Stephanie Ramos with
the remarkable images coming in tonight. Tonight after tornadoes
lifted homes into the air and tour across farmland,
powerful storms again on the move, firing up in
the northern plains. And you can see where the
green skies, sirens sounding outside our Rochester, Minnesota
affiliate as KAALs Robin Wolf from broadcast live. And of course, we’re
under a tornado warning. We want you to be safe. Be sure to get to
your basements. Take cover overnight. a massive tornado southwest
of Rochester tearing across heartland, Minnesota, watch as
it crosses this road right in front of drivers. And in Largo, Florida,
west of Tampa, unbelievable video from
a security camera in the Rintero village
retirement community. The tornado lifting that
home all the way up hanging in the air before it
comes crashing back down to the ground. (air whooshing) Authorities say a 76 year old
woman was inside at the time, miraculously surviving. Authorities say at least 50
homes were damaged in the area. – And David, as those
storms make their way into the Northeast to the
temperatures are plummeting. Here in New York City,
yesterday afternoon, it was 96 degrees. Today, upper 60s, nearly
a 30 degree difference. David. – We’ll
take the change, Stephanie Ramos
with us tonight, Steph. Thank you. Let’s get right to the
Gullberg of Wabc back with us tonight. A big change indeed,
but it does come with some really unsettled
weather these next few hours. Yes, David storms
just 90 miles to our south in Philly
right now. Some severe thunderstorms
closing in on the city. It’s been mid-summer
extreme heat to mid May temperatures in parts
of the northeast and that’s why you have this potent
front causing big storms. Severe thunderstorms
watch from Philly may be even some
quarter size hail. They’ll diminish in
the evening hours. A tornado watching
similar places we saw yesterday near Rochester over
into La Crosse, Wisconsin. That’s Rochester, Minnesota. So these storms wind
down, but there’s still a lot of heat from the
Mississippi, the middle Atlantic, even an extreme heat
warning in West Virginia. Triple digit heat from Memphis
to Nashville all the way to DC. Now that cool pocket is very
strong over the northeast. It will tone down
some of this heat. Look at what’s going on, a
massive drop in Boston in New York barely 70 tomorrow. It’ll warm up again over
the weekend, but not to the degree that we just, David. Lee, we always appreciate it. Thank you. Now to the other news this
Thursday night, just in news of a break in at the LA home
of actor Brad Pitt, police say the suspect scaling the
wall, smashing their way in. And what was done
inside the home. This is the latest in the series
of high profile break ins. This time it happened while
Brad Pitt was known to be away promoting his new movie. Trevor Alvis, Amasine Forest. Tonight Hollywood
superstar Brad Pitt is the latest celebrity
victim in a string of brazen home burglaries. Law enforcement sources
tell ABC News police responded to a call
at the actor’s home around 10 30 last night. They say three suspects
scaled offense to gain entry to the yard,
then smashed through a front window. Pit was not home at the time. The stars been on the road
promoting his new movie, F1, seen here at the London
premiere earlier this week. Police say the suspects
ransacked the star’s home with an unknown
number of items taken. Investigators are now searching
for any surveillance video from the home and the area. The break-in is the latest in
a series of alarming crimes at the homes of Hollywood’s
biggest stars. Just last month, police say a
man smashed his vehicle through the gate at Jennifer Aniston’s
property while the actress was home and he was detained
by private security. Nicole Kidman’s house was
burglarized in February and Tom Hanks was victimized last year. And David, this is the gate
that police say these suspects scaled to get up to the house. It’s not clear if Brad Pitt
was targeted here specifically or if they simply
thought this was just another luxury home. David, the latest of the series
of break-ins, Trevor Old on the scene for us
tonight, Trevor, thank you. the remarkable images
the mystery fireball over multiple states caused
in 911 in several states. In fact, some drivers
startled by a bright light streaking across the sky,
some reporting shaking and hearing a boom. Was it a meteor or space junk? What the National Weather
Service is now saying tonight? A piece of it came crashing
through someone’s roof, cracking the floor
inside their home. Here’s ABC’s Victor O’Kendall. Tonight, this stunning sight
caught on cameras across the southeast of right white
fireball streaking across the sky, part of it
crashing down to Earth. Witnesses from Georgia,
North and South Carolina, Virginia, and as far
West as Tennessee reported sightings around noon, 911
call centers inundated. Some hearing a loud
boom, saying they even felt shaking and thought
it was an earthquake. Late today the
National Weather Service saying it appears
either a meteor or space junk across the skies
of North Georgia. Emergency officials in
Henry County, Georgia, outside Atlanta believe a piece
of that object may have crashed through a resident’s
roof, smashed through the ceiling before
cracking the floor. You can see the hole
in the damage left behind. Catherine Farr
capturing it on Dashkin video while driving down I-85
in Anderson County, South Carolina. That ball of fire
falling in clear blue skies. I think it’s just like a once
in a lifetime experience, you know, it’s really really
cool to see, but just definitely out the ordinary. David, while it was a
startling site for sure, thousands of meteorites
hit Earth every year. No injuries
reported tonight. David, but can you imagine
that family that it came right through the roof of that home? Victor, a Kendo tonight. Victor, thank you. Next tonight
here, the U.S. strikes on Iran. And now this heated debate
over the damage from those attacks tonight, the
Pentagon, with new details. And the Defense Department also
revealing they’d been studying this plan of a possible strike
on Iran for 15 years, now saying those 30,000-pound bombs
exploded exactly as planned. Tonight, President Trump now
insisting Iran did not remove its enriched uranium, even
though early intelligence indicated much of it
might have been moved. While Iran’s supreme leader
tonight is saying the White House is exaggerating the
damage at those nuclear sites. Here’s Rachel Scott. Tonight, the Trump
administration dispatching the Secretary of Defense
and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
to pump up the president’s claim that the U.S. strikes a
nuclear program. Secretary Pete
Hegsep angrily dismissing an early
Pentagon intelligence report that sources say
indicates the attack only set back Iran’s
program a few months. Anyone with two ears,
two eyes, some ears in a brain can recognize that
kind of firepower with that specificity at
that location and others is going to
have a devastating effect. Hegs set the
Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Cain insisted recent
intelligence assessments showed the sites were severely damaged,
but offered no new evidence or intelligence to indicate
Iran’s nuclear program was in fact destroyed. Kane saying that’s a question
for America spy agencies. Instead offering new
details about the intricate attack, he says had been
discussed and strategized for 15 years over the course
of several administrations. -The weapons were built,
tested, and loaded properly. Two, the weapons were released
on speed and on parameters. Three, the weapons all guided
to their intended targets and to their intended aimpoints. -The general adding the
massive bunker buster bombs exploded exactly as planned. We know that the trailing jets
saw the first weapons function and the pilots stated, quote,
“This was the brightest explosion that
I’ve ever seen. It literally looked
like daylight.” The Early Intelligence Report
indicated Iran removed much of its stash of near-weapons
grade uranium before the strike. Today, the president
insisting, “That’s not true.” posting nothing was taken out
of facility would take too long to dangerous and very
heavy and hard to move. And tonight new questions about
the president’s claims that Iran and the U.S. would be meeting
next week. “We’re going to talk to
them next week with Iran. We may sign an
agreement, I don’t know. To me, I don’t think
it’s that necessary.” But today the White House
press secretary says there is no meeting on the books. “We don’t have anything
scheduled as of now.” What is the hold of care
and trying to schedule it? Are you experiencing any
resistance from the Iranians? No, have some patience. – Today’s true
mood already come. – And today in Iran,
the Supreme Leader sounded defiant in his
first public statement since the attack. – No, you’re claiming
the US failed to achieve anything significant
and adding Trump quote, grossly exaggerated. – Today, the head of
the United Nations, nuclear watchdog, said for
Do, which is Iran’s most important nuclear facility
suffered enormous damage and it was no longer
operational, but they stopped short of saying that
it has been completely obliterated as President
Trump has suggested. David. Rachel Scott
on this all week for us. Rachel thank you. Here in New York City,
the prosecution’s closing argument against
Sean Diddy-Cohms. Today telling
jurors it was all a climate of fear. What the defense
now plans to say in its closing argument
and jurors could get this case tomorrow. Here’s Aaron
Kutursky. Tonight after a sprawling
seven-week case, federal prosecutors tried
to tie together all the evidence against
Sean Combs, telling the eight-man four-woman
jury it’s time to find the defendant guilty. His mother,
twin daughters and sons filing into the
courthouse where prosecutors delivered a nearly five-hour
summation, saying Combs used power, violence, and fear
to to get what he wanted, and forced two women,
Cassie Ventura, and an ex-girlfriend known by
the pseudonym Jane to have sex with male escorts while he
watched, directed, and filmed. Jurors saw graphic footage
of those encounters and heard gripping
testimony about hundreds of them, but today a
prosecutor said, “One single freak off is enough. You only need to find the
elements of sex trafficking are met on one occasion.” Combs has denied charges of sex
trafficking, transportation for prostitution, and
racketeering conspiracy. Prosecutors pointing
to allegations of arson drugs and the
bribery of a hotel security guard following this
2016 assault of Cassie Ventura as proof Combs
ran a criminal enterprise with a cadre of
loyal lieutenants. It’s his kingdom. Everyone was there to serve him. Defense attorneys will
deliver their closing arguments tomorrow, David. They called no witnesses This
is during trial, instead arguing Cassie Ventura and Jane
were not trafficking victims, but long-term girlfriends
who willingly took part in Combs’ polyamorous lifestyle. David Erichertsky has
been covering this trial for us, Aaron. Thank you. We turn out of the Supreme
Court decision to the boosting efforts to defund the
Planned Parenthood. The conservative majority ruling
that South Carolina can block the women’s health clinics
from Medicaid, cutting off funding even for
non-abortion services, including contraception
and cancer screenings. other states could
now do the same. Tonight is special
honor for the Army Rangers of World War
II, House Speaker Mike Johnson, presenting the
congressional gold medal to five Army Ranger
veterans still alive. Only two were there to make
the ceremony to accept five and all remain from the
6,500 Rangers who served. Speaker Johnson saying
they were all ordinary men called to extraordinary valor. When we come back tonight,
the end of an era at Vogue magazine, longtime editor
and Chief Anna Winter reveal she’s stepping down
what she plans to do now. Also, we remember a famous
composer behind so many iconic movies, Dirty Harry, Cool Hand
Luke, Mission Impossible. We’ll go back and
listen tonight. And this evening, look at this,
the terrifying moment of worker to lift a bucket
truck right there. When an 18-wheeler smashes into
the truck, the worker then dangling in his harness
where this played out here in a moment. Next tonight, a terrifying
incident in Deadham Springs, Louisiana, outside Baton Rouge. Dashcam videos showing
the moment a worker in a bucket truck is hit
by a tractor trailer, left dangling in his harness. Police say the worker
received only minor injuries. The driver has not
been sighted so far. The incident is
under investigation. The NFL tonight’s a spending
former Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker for the first
10 games of the season. The league saying he
violated the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Tucker, the most accurate
kicker in the NFL, released by the Ravens last month after he
was accused of sexual misconduct by 16 massage therapists. He has repeatedly
denied any wrongdoing. Tucker is currently
a free agent. When we come back here tonight,
the end of an era at Vogue magazine, longtime editor and
chief Anna Winter announcing she is stepping down why and
what she plans to do next. And tonight we remember
a legendary journalist, a press secretary. He was right there
on Air Force One. The moment LBJ was sworn in. To the index of other news
tonight, in a passing to note tonight, legendary journalist
and president Lyndon Johnson’s press secretary,
Bill Moyers, has died. Moyers was Johnson’s closest
aide with him on Air Force One, when he took the oath of
office after the assassination of President Kennedy and Dallas. He did resign from the White
House, though, at the age of 32 in a break with LBJ. The two never reconciled. Moir’s who then became an
ordained minister moved to journalism, first at CBS,
later at PBS, exploring issues including poverty,
violence, racism, threats to the Constitution
and climate change. Tonight, Moir’s son says he
died after a long illness. Bill Moir’s was 91. Tonight, the end of an era at
Vogue Magazine, longtime editor and chief Anna Winter,
stepping from her role as U.S. editor and chief, folks
as she will still oversee the global publication. The search is on tonight
for a new head of U.S. editorial content. Winter began her career
at Vogue in 1988, a profound impact there. When we come back
on the broadcast, we learn late today the loss
of a famous film composer from mission impossible to
cool hand-loom to dirty Harry. We’ll listen to his
music in a moment here. And finally tonight here, we
learn late today about the loss of a famous film composer, his
work helped define a generation of movies from mission
impossible to cool hand Luke to dirty Harry, tonight his work
and the profound impact over many decades. He was behind some of the
most iconic Hollywood music of the generation. We’ve just a few notes
you can name it. The Mission Impossible Theme. ♪ ♪ Written by composer
Lalo Schifrin, playing it live right
here on the piano. ♪ ♪ The soundtrack becoming
a best seller in 1968 and the theme reaching number
41 on the Billboard Pop Charts, earning two Grammys. A generation later, the
song would come back for the mission impossible
movie series with Tom Cruise. Originally from Argentina,
Lalo Schifrin was a pioneer weaving jazz and rock to
compose film and TV scores. Composing the score
for Cool Hand Loop with Paul Newman in 1967. Composing for Bullet was
Steve McQueen in 1968. And for Dirty Harry with
Clint Eastwood in 1971. Decades of music, dozens
of movies and more than 40 TV movies in miniseries. (upbeat music) – We’ve learned late today,
Lalo Schiffrin has died of complications from pneumonia. He was 93. In November of 2018, he became
only the third composer to ever receive
an honorary Oscar tonight, Lalo Schiffrin,
in his own words. – Composing for movies has
given me a lifetime of joy and creativity. Receiving this honorary Oscar
is a culmination of a dream. It is a mission accomplished. (Laughter.) A mission accomplished. One of our favorites,
by the way. The incredible body of work,
cool hand loop bullet. So many movies. Something to watch over
the next few days. I’m David Neur. Good night.

After 24 hours of extreme weather, Stephanie Ramos has details on the powerful storms tearing through much of the Northern Plains with more than a dozen tornadoes reported, and Lee Goldberg tracks it all out; Victor Oquendo reports on the mysterious “fireball” seen streaking across the sky in the Southeast; David Muir remembers the life and legacy of Lalo Schifrin, an Oscar-winning film composer best known for writing the ‘Mission: Impossible’ theme and scoring over 100 movies; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.

00:00 Intro
02:30 Severe storms trigger tornadoes, damage structures in the Midwest and Southeast
05:47 Brad Pitt’s Los Angeles home ransacked
07:18 Mysterious “fireball” over Southeast possibly caused by meteor or space junk, officials believe
08:56 Strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites had “devastating effect,” Hegseth says
12:15 Prosecutors give closing arguments in Sean Combs trial, say mogul used “power, violence and fear”
13:49 Supreme Court decision boosts efforts to defund Planned Parenthood
14:06 World War II Army Rangers honored with Congressional Gold Medals
14:53 18-wheeler slams into bucket truck carrying worker in Louisiana
15:10 NFL suspends former Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker after accusations of sexual misconduct
15:49 Journalist and former LBJ press secretary Bill Moyers dies at 91
16:27 Anna Wintour stepping down as Vogue editor-in-chief after 37 years
16:55 Remembering the life and legacy of Lalo Schifrin, composer who wrote ‘Mission: Impossible’ theme

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