ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – Aug. 2, 2025

ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – Aug. 2, 2025

>>> TONIGHT, SEVERAL DEVELOPING STORIES AS WE COME ON THE AIR. THE MANHUNT AND NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE SUSPECT IN THAT DEADLY SHOOTING RAMPAGE IN MONTANA. FORMER SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH UNDER FEDERAL INVESTIGATION. AND THE ROLLER COASTER WEEK FOR THE U.S. ECONOMY. WHAT IT ALL MEANS FOR U.S. CONSUMERS. >>> FIRST, THE URGENT STATEWIDE SEARCH. AN ARMY VETERAN ACCUSED OF KILLING FOUR PEOPLE AT A MONTANA BAR, MULTIPLE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES SEARCHING BY AIR AND ON THE GROUND. POLICE CALLING THE 45-YEAR-OLD SUSPECT MICHAEL PAUL BROWN ARMED AND DANGEROUS. AUTHORITIES LOCATING THE 2007 WHITE FORD PICKUP BROWN WAS LAST SEEN IN ON FRIDAY. THE TINY COMMUNITY ON EDGE AS RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN WARNED TO STAY ON HIGH ALERT. >>> BREAKING NEWS, FORMER SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH IS NOW UNDER A FEDERAL PROBE OVER HIS INVESTIGATIONS INTO PRESIDENT TRUMP. THE INDEPENDENT AGENCY NOW LOOKING INTO WHETHER SMITH VIOLATED A LAW THAT RESTRICTS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES FROM ENGAGING IN POLITICAL ACTIVITIES. THE NEW DETAILS JUST COMING IN. >>> ALSO TONIGHT, A WILD WEEK FOR THE ECONOMY. SOME MAJOR COMPANIES NOW PLANNING TO INCREASE PRICES TO OFFSET TARIFF COSTS. WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPERS. THIS AMID NEW SIGNS OF A WEAKENING JOBS MARKET. >>> AIR QUALITY ALERT. THE HAZARDOUS HAZE SMOTHERING PARTS OF THE MIDWEST, DRIFTING DOWN FROM CANADIAN WILDFIRES, AND THE FLASH FLOODING RISKS IN THE SOUTHEAST. OUR WEATHER TEAM TRACKING IT ALL. >>> RAMPED-UP SECURITY ON THE STREETS OF CINCINNATI AFTER A VIDEO OF A VIOLENT BRAWL SPARKS OUTRAGE. THE NEW ARRESTS AND NEW IMAGES SHOWING THE MOMENTS BEFORE AND AFTER THE CHAOS. >>> POPE LEO THRILLING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE. WHAT SOME ARE CALLING THE CATHOLIC WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL IN ROME. THE AMERICAN PONTIFF’S FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH THE NEXT GENERATION OF CATHOLICS. >>> FIELD OF DREAMS AT AN ICONIC RACETRACK. MLB’S ST. PETER SPEEDWAY CLASSIC MAKES HISTORY. >>> THE PRO-FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME WELCOMES A NEW CLASS. >>> AND THE DNA SURPRISE, THE RESCUE DOG AND THE BIOLOGICAL TWIST ONE FAMILY NEVER COULD HAVE IMAGINED. ♪ >> Announcer: FROM ABC NEWS WORLD HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK, THIS IS “WORLD NEWS TONIGHT.” >>> GOOD EVENING. THANKS FOR JOINING US ON THIS SATURDAY. I’M WHIT JOHNSON. SEVERAL DEVELOPING STORIES AS WE COME ON TONIGHT. FORMER SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH UNDER FEDERAL INVESTIGATION AND THE WILD WEEK FOR THE U.S. ECONOMY AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING. >>> WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS. THE URGENT MANHUNT FOR AN ARMY VETERAN ACCUSED OF KILLING FOUR PEOPLE AT A MONTANA BAR. MULTIPLE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE SCOURING THE MOUNTAINOUS AREA NEAR ANACONDA BY GROUND AND AIR, RESIDENTS WARNED TO STAY INSIDE AND LOCK THEIR DOORS. THE COMMUNITY ON EDGE. AUTHORITIES RELEASING THIS NEW IMAGE OF 45-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL BROWN FLEEING THE SCENE AFTER THE DEADLY SHOOTING RAMPAGE ON FRIDAY MORNING. POLICE SAY HE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS. A BARTENDER AND THREE CUSTOMERS WERE KILLED. TONIGHT, WHAT WE’RE LEARNING ABOUT THE SUSPECT AND HIS MILITARY SERVICE. MELISSA ADAN LEADS US OFF. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THE MANHUNT IN MONTANA. A TOWN IS ON EDGE AS LAW ENFORCEMENT SEARCH FOR THE SUSPECT ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING FOUR PEOPLE. AUTHORITIES RELEASING THIS IMAGE SHOWING THE SUSPECT, 45-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL BROWN, FLEEING THE SCENE OF THE SHOOTING. MULTIPLE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES ARE ON THE HUNT. RESIDENTS IN ANACONDA, A TOWN OF ABOUT 10,000, ARE BEING ASKED TO STAY VIGILANT AND LOCK THEIR DOORS. THE SUSPECT ALLEGEDLY LIVES NEXT TO THE OWL BAR, WHERE THE SHOOTING OCCURRED. TONIGHT, AUTHORITIES ALSO SAY >> Reporter: THE SHOOTING BEGAN AT 10:30 FRIDAY MORNING. THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS A BARTENDER AND THREE CUSTOMERS WERE KILLED. THE SEARCH TONIGHT FOCUSING ON NEARBY STUMPTOWN ROAD NEARLY SIX MILES FROM THE SCENE OF THE CRIME. THESE HELICOPTERS SEEN CIRCLING ANACONDA’S GARRITY MOUNTAIN. A FORD F-150 BELIEVED TO BELONG TO THE SUSPECT WAS FOUND ABANDONED. WHIT, THE FBI, ATF AND U.S. MARSHALS ARE ASSISTING, THIS AS THE U.S. MARSHALS HAVE ALSO AND THE SWAT TEAM CLEARED THE SUSPECT’S HOME. THEY’RE ASKING ANYONE WHO ENCOUNTERS BROWN TO CALL POLICE. >>> NOW TO BREAKING NEWS. FORMER SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH IS NOW UNDER A FEDERAL PROBE OVER WHETHER HE VIOLATED A LAW THAT RESTRICTS PARTISAN ACTIVITIES BY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. IT COMES AFTER REPUBLICAN SENATOR TOM COTTON REQUESTED AN INVESTIGATION INTO SMITH’S PROSECUTION OF PRESIDENT TRUMP. HERE’S WASHINGTON BUREAU MANAGING EDITOR KATHERINE FAULDERS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, JACK SMITH, THE FORMER SPECIAL COUNSEL WHO INVESTIGATED AND PROSECUTED PRESIDENT TRUMP BEFORE HIS RETURN TO OFFICE, NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION HIMSELF. THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL ANNOUNCING THE INVESTIGATION INTO SMITH WHICH IS NOT CRIMINAL IN NATURE BUT THEY’RE LOOKING INTO WHETHER HE VIOLATED THE HATCH ACT, A LAW BARRING FEDERAL EMPLOYEES FROM USING THEIR OFFICE TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY. THE AGENCY INVESTIGATING SMITH IS TYPICALLY TASKED WITH FIELDING WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINTS. IT’S UNHEARD OF FOR IT TO PROBE THE ACTIONS OF DOJ PROSECUTORS. IT FOLLOWS A REFERRAL FROM SENATOR TOM COTTON WHO ENCOURAGED THE PROBE AFTER CHARGING CANDIDATE TRUMP FOR UNLAWFULL UNLAWFULLY POSSESSING CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS. COTTON WROTE, QUOTE, NOTHING MORE THAN A TOOL FOR THE BIDEN AND HARRIS CAMPAIGNS. THEN-SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH RELEASED A BLISTERING REPORT ON TRUMP’S EFFORTS TO OVERTURN THE 2020 ELECTION SAYING TRUMP WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN CONVICTED ON MULTIPLE FELONIES HAD VOTERS NOT DECIDED TO SEND HIM BACK TO THE WHITE HOUSE. SMITH, WHO RESIGNED ONE WEEK BEFORE TRUMP TOOK OFFICE, STOOD BEHIND HIS DECISION TO CHARGE TRUMP, STATING TRUMP ENGAGED IN AN UNPRECEDENTED CRIMINAL EFFORT TO OVERTURN THE LEGITIMATE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION IN ORDER TO RETAIN POWER. >> THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL IS FAST BECOMING A POLITICAL TOOL RATHER THAN THE OBJECTIVE, INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIVE ARM IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS REPEATEDLY MADE CLEAR HE WANTS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO TARGET HIS PERCEIVED POLITICAL ENEMIES. >> THIS IS A GOOD ONE. IS EVERYBODY LISTENING? DERANGED JACK SMITH. WE’RE GOING TO CALL IT THE DERANGED JACK SMITH SIGNING OR BILL. >> Reporter: EARLIER THIS YEAR SMITH WAS THE SUBJECT OF A DOJ REVIEW. SO FAR OFFICIALS HAVE PROVIDED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY CRIMINAL WRONGDOING. WE’VE REACHED OUT TO REPRESENTATIVES FOR JACK SMITH, WHO HAVE SO FAR NOT RESPONDED. IT’S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THIS INVESTIGATION IS NOT CRIMINAL IN NATURE. UNLIKE WHEN SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH WAS A PROSECUTOR, THE AGENCY CONDUCTING THIS INVESTIGATION WON’T HAVE THE ABILITY TO COMPEL OR FORCE ANY TESTIMONY FROM SMITH OR ANY FORM GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES. WHIT. >>> NEXT TONIGHT, THE NEW PRICE HIKES AMID THE TRADE WAR. WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPERS AND NEW SIGNS OF A WEAKENING JOBS MARKET. HERE’S SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT SELINA WANG. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, PRESIDENT TRUMP’S ESCALATING TRADE WAR RATTLING AMERICAN BUSINESSES AND CONSUMERS AS BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING KICKS INTO HIGH GEAR. A TEACHER IN NORTH CAROLINA SAYS SHE’S FEELING THE PINCH. >> I’M DEFINITELY SEEING AN INCREASE IN THE PRICES. THE TARIFFS ARE DEFINITELY A LITTLE SCARY, SO I TRY — I’M TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING AHEAD OF TIME. >> Reporter: SHE’S NOT ALONE. THIS COMES DAYS AFTER THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED SWEEPING NEW TARIFFS, RAISING IMPORT TAXES ON 70 NEW COUNTRIES STARTING NEXT WEEK ON AUGUST 7th. EVERY COUNTRY WILL FACE TARIFFS OF 10%, SOME AS HIGH AS 40%. MEXICO IS GETTING A 90-DAY GRACE PERIOD, BUT WILL STILL FACE 25% TARIFFS. TALKS CONTINUE AS CURRENT TARIFFS REMAIN AT 30%. AMERICAN COMPANIES ARE PAYING THE PRICE. FORD ESTIMATES TARIFFS WILL COST THEM $2 BILLION THIS YEAR. PROCTOR AND GAMBLE WHICH MAKES EVERYTHING FROM TOOTH PASTE TO DETERGENT SAYS IT’S RACING — RAISING PRICES ON 25% OF ITS PRODUCTS. >> YOUR AVERAGE AMERICAN HOUSEHOLD IS GOING TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS MORE BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THE YEAR TO PAY FOR TRUMP’S TARIFFS. >> Reporter: THIS AS NEW DATA SHOWS A WEAKENING ECONOMY, THE PRESIDENT FURIOUS AS THE LATEST JOBS REPORT COMES IN FAR BELOW EXPECTATIONS. THE PRESIDENT SUDDENLY FIRING THE HEAD OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. >> I FIRED HER. YOU KNOW WHAT? I DID THE RIGHT THING. >> Reporter: TRUMP CLAIMING WITHOUT EVIDENCE THAT THE JOBS DATA WAS, QUOTE, RIGGED TO MAKE HIM LOOK BAD. THE BUREAU, A NONPARTISAN AGENCY, ALSO REVISED PREVIOUS NUMBERS LOWERING JOBS CREATION IN MAY AND JUNE BY MORE THAN 250,000 JOBS, SOMETHING ROUTINELY DONE AS MORE DATA BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE FORMER COMMISSIONER APPOINTED BY TRUMP IN HIS FIRST TERM SAYS TRUMP’S CLAIMS ARE BASELESS. >> IT’S IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE COMMISSIONER TO DO THAT. THE COMMISSIONER DOES NOT EVEN SEE THE NUMBERS UNTIL THE NUMBERS ARE COMPLETELY DONE AND THEY’RE LOADED AND READY TO BE DISTRIBUTED. >> Reporter: I WAS TALKING TO SOME SENATORS ON CAPITOL HILL. THEY WILL SOON BE HEADING BACK HOME, WHERE MANY OF THEM WILL FACE TOUGH QUESTIONS FROM THEIR OWN CONSTITUENTS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S TARIFFS. >>> AND TUNE INTO “THIS WEEK” TOMORROW MORNING. GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS SPEAKS FORMER TREASURY SECRETARY LARRY SUMMERS TO DISCUSS TARIFFS AND THE IMPACT ON THE U.S. ECONOMY. >>> NOW TO THE RAGING CANADIAN WILDFIRES FUELLING AIR QUALITY CONCERNS HERE IN THE U.S. THE HEAT AND DRY AIR ARE FUELLING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S GIFFORD FIRE. THE FLAMES SCORCHING MORE THAN 23,000 ACRES. LET’S GET RIGHT TO METEOROLOGIST DANNY BECKSTROM FROM WABC. >> Reporter: AIR QUALITY CONCERNS CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS SEVERAL STATES INCLUDING MINNEAPOLIS AND CHICAGO. A SHIFT IN THE WIND BROUGHT SMOKE FROM UPSTATE NEW YORK INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND SUNDAY WITH NEW AIR QUALITY ALERTS ISSUED THERE FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS. TO THE SOUTH NOW. A NEW ROUND OF STORMS BRINGING AN ELEVATED RISK OF FLASH FLOODING WITH RAINFALL RATES 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR FROM SOUTHERN ALABAMA TO THE GEORGIA COAST. IN THE WEST, THUNDERSTORMS BRING THE THREAT FOR LIGHTNING, BUT NOT MUCH RAIN, TRIGGERING RED FLAG WARNINGS IN OREGON AND IDAHO WITH WIND CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTING TO CRITICAL FIRE DANGER IN UTAH AND COLORADO. HOT, DRY, WINDY WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION IS GOING TO KEEP CONDITIONS PRIMED FOR FIRE SPREAD INTO THE WORKWEEK. >>> NOW TO THE INCREASED SECURITY IN CINCINNATI AFTER A VIOLENT BRAWL SPARKED NATIONAL OUTRAGE. THE NEW VIDEO COMING IN TONIGHT THAT SHOWS THE MOMENTS BEFORE AND AFTER THE CHAOS. WE WANT TO WARN YOU THE IMAGES ARE DISTURBING. HERE’S MORGAN NORWOOD. >> Reporter: INCREASED PATROLS AND ARMED UNITS ON THE STREETS OF CINCINNATI TONIGHT DAYS AFTER THAT NOW VIRAL CHAOTIC BRAWL SPARKED NATIONAL OUTRAGE. >> WE HAVE TO MAKE THE CITY SAFER RIGHT NOW. >> Reporter: CINCINNATI’S MAYOR SAYS HE’S WORKING WITH THE OHIO GOVERNOR TO DEPLOY ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO URGENCY FIX WHAT HE SAYS IS A FALSE PERCEPTION OF A VIOLENT AND DANGEROUS CITY. HIS COMMENTS COME AFTER THIS BLOODY MELEE UNFOLDING ON THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI LAST SATURDAY. WHILE IT’S UNCLEAR WHO OR WHAT STARTED THIS BRAWL, NEW VIDEO NOW BEING INVESTIGATED BY POLICE SHOWED THE MOMENTS JUST BEFORE AND AFTER THINGS GOT UGLY. FROM THIS ANGLE, A MAN SEEN ON THE GROUND CAN BE HEARD SHOUTING A RACIAL SLUR. >> WHAT WE ALL WITNESSED EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WAS NOT ONLY DISTURBING. IT WAS OUTRIGHT CRUEL. >> Reporter: OTHER VIDEOS CAPTURING SIMILAR VIOLENCE. IN ONE, A WOMAN COLLAPSES, BLOODIED AND BRUISED, POLICE SAYING ONLY ONE PERSON CALLED 911. IN ALL SIX PEOPLE INJURED, SIX NOW CHARGED, FOUR ARRESTED. AS TENSIONS FLARE TONIGHT, CINCINNATI’S MAYOR CALLING FOR UNITY. >> THE RACIAL DYNAMICS OF THIS FIGHT ARE UNAVOIDABLE. SOME HAVE CYNICALLY USED THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY AND DIVIDE US ALONG RACIAL LINES. THAT IS A CHOICE WE MUST FIRMLY REJECT. >> Reporter: WHILE OVERALL VIOLENT CRIME IN CINCINNATI IS DOWN ABOUT 8% COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS ARE UP SLIGHTLY. TONIGHT, THOUGH, POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR TWO MORE SUSPECTS RELATED TO LAST WEEKEND’S BRAWL. >>> OVERSEAS NOW TO THE DESPERATION AND STARVATION IN GAZA AS TENS OF THOUSANDS PROTEST IN THE STREETS OF TEL AVIV CALLING FOR THE RELEASE OF THE REMAINING HOSTAGES. THIS JUST HOURS AFTER SPECIAL U.S. ENVOY STEVE WITKOFF MET WITH FAMILIES. IAN PANNELL REPORTS FROM ISRAEL. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, MASS DEMONSTRATIONS IN TEL AVIV AS U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY STEVE WITKOFF MEETS WITH FAMILIES OF THOSE STILL HELD BY HAMAS. AS THE HUNGER CRISIS IN THE GAZA STRIP GROWS AND ACCESS TO FOOD AND MEDICINE REMAINS DIFFICULT, IN TEL AVIV TENS OF THOUSANDS COMING OUT TO PRESS THEIR GOVERNMENT TO END THE WAR AND BRING THE HOSTAGES HOME, INCLUDING ELI DAVID, HIS BROTHER, AMONG OTHERS BEING HELD IN GAZA. >> THEY ARE ON THE ABSOLUTE BRINK OF DEATH. IN THEIR CURRENT UNIMAGINABLE CONDITION, THEY MAY HAVE ONLY DAYS LEFT TO LIVE. >> Reporter: HAMAS RELEASING THIS HARROWING VIDEO OF HIM LOOKING PAINFULLY EMACIATED. HIS FAMILY AGREEING FOR US TO SHOW IT. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PALESTINIANS NOW DESPERATE FOR FOOD AND OTHER SUPPLIES. ANOTHER SEVEN PEOPLE DIED OF MALNUTRITION IN THE LAST DAY ACCORDING TO THE HAMAS-RUN MINISTRY OF HEALTH, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO AT LEAST 169 INCLUDING 93 CHILDREN. SOME HOSPITALS ACROSS THE STRIP NOW OPERATING AT CLOSE TO 300% CAPACITY. WITKOFF IS EXPECTED TO LEAVE THE MIDDLE EAST SOON AND HEAD TO RUSSIA, WHERE HE FACES ANOTHER IMMENSE CHALLENGE, BROKERING AN END TO RUSSIA’S WAR IN UKRAINE BEFORE TRUMP’S SANCTIONS DEADLINE NEXT WEEK. ON THURSDAY, RUSSIAN STRIKES IN UKRAINE’S CAPITAL KILLING 31, INCLUDING FIVE CHILDREN, ACCORDING TO PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY. UKRAINE TODAY HITTING SEVERAL TARGETS IN RUSSIA, INCLUDING OIL REFINERIES. PRESIDENT TRUMP ALSO ADDRESSING THE REPOSITIONING OF TWO NUCLEAR SUBMARINES AFTER APPARENT THREATS BY A LEADING RUSSIAN POLITICIAN AND KREMLIN ALLY. HE SAYS HE WANTS TO BE SURE IT’S JUST WORDS AND NOT A THREAT. >>> WE HEAD TO ROME NOW AND POPE LEO THRILLING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AT WHAT SOME ARE CALLING THE CATHOLIC WOODSTOCK. LET’S BRING IN MARCUS MOORE. ANOTHER FIRST FOR POPE LEO. >> Reporter: THAT’S RIGHT. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE ATTENDING THIS YEAR’S YOUTH JUBILEE. OF COURSE, THEY ARE SEEN AS THE FUTURE OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. THE VATICAN IS TAKING STEPS TO APPEAL TO YOUNG PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD. KIDS FROM 150 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED INCLUDING FROM THE UNITED STATES. WE HAVE SEEN PICTURED OF THE EXPANSIVE GROUNDS AND THE CROWDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE. POPE LEO ADDRESSING A MESSAGE OF HOPE TO THE CROWD. THE POPE URGED THE YOUNG PEOPLE TO MAKE CHOICES TO DO GOOD. HE SAID FRIENDSHIP IS CHANGE THE WORLD, FRIENDSHIP IS A PATH TO PEACE. TOMORROW, A SPECIAL MASS. >>> BACK HERE IN THE U.S. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TAKING OVER NASCAR’S LARGEST VENUE, TENNESSEE’S BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY RECONFIGURED TO HOST THE BRAVES AND THE REDS. THE CLUBS PLAYING IN THE FIRST SPEEDWAY CLASSIC. THE FIELD BUILT ON THE TRACKS. MORE THAN 85,000 TICKETS SOLD FOR MLB’S FIRST GAME IN TENNESSEE. PRETTY COOL. >>> MUCH MORE AHEAD ON “WORLD NEWS TONIGHT” THIS SATURDAY. THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FINE AUTHORITIES SAID THEY MADE DURING AN ARREST IN CALIFORNIA. >>> NEXT TONIGHT, A DISTURBING DISCOVERY AUTHORITIES MADE DURING THE ARREST OF A MAN ON TERROR-RELATED CHARGERS. FEDERAL PROSECUTORS IN LOS ANGELES ACCUSING MARK VILLANUEVA OF SENDING DOZENS OF PAYMENTS TO ISIS. AUTHORITIES RELEASING PICTURES OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE A HOMEMADE BOMB THEY SAY WAS IN HIS HOUSE WHEN HE WAS CAPTURED YESTERDAY. VILLANUEVA ORDERED HELD WITHOUT BOND. >>> TO THE INDEX NOW. PRO FOOTBALL’S HALL OF FAME OFFICIALLY WELCOMING FOUR NEW MEMBERS TODAY. ERIC ALLEN, JARED ALLEN, ANTONIO GATES AND JARED SHARP. GATES, THE FIRST PLAYER INDUCTED WHO NEVER PLAYED COLLEGE FOOTBALL. SHARP JOINING BROTHER SHANNON IN THE HALL, THE FIRST SIBLINGS TO REACH CANTON. >>> STILL AHEAD, THE RESCUE DOG AND THE INCREDIBLE DNA TWIST. >>> FINALLY TONIGHT, THE RESCUE DOG AND THE DNA SURPRISE. THIS ADORABLE SHELTER DOG NAMED RUFUS HAD BEEN PART OF THE WRIGHT FAMILY FOR NINE YEARS. HE WAS THERE WHEN JILLIAN AND MATTHEW GOT MARRIED, THE FIRST ONE TO GREET THEIR CHILDREN BEN AND MAYA WHEN THEY WERE BORN. AND RUFUS HAD SOME UNUSUAL ABILITIES. HE COULD TALK. >> I LOVE YOU. >> Reporter: SO WHEN RUFUS PASSED AWAY IN APRIL, THE FAMILY WAS HEART BROKEN, ESPECIALLY THE CHILDREN. TO EASE THEIR GRIEF, THEY BEGAN LOOKING AT DOG PHOTOS ONLINE WHEN MAYA FOUND THIS IMAGE FROM A LOCAL SENIOR DOG SHELTER CALLED MUTTVILLE. >> WOW. THIS DOG REALLY LOOKS LIKE RUFUS, MOM. LOOK AT THIS DOG. LOOK AT THIS DOG. >> Reporter: FOUR DAYS LATER THE LIKE ALIKE WAS ADOPTED AND HOME WITH THE FAMILY WHO RENAMED HIM ZIGGY. THEY QUICKLY NOTICED THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN ZIGGY AND RUFUS WERE MORE THAN PHYSICAL. >> MY KIDS ARE LIKE, OH MY GOSH. THEY BOTH DO THIS. THEY BOTH TALK. >> Reporter: SO THEY GOT ZIGGY A DNA TEST. THE RESULTS, STUNNING. NOT ONLY WERE ZIGGY AND RUFUS RELATED, ZIGGY IS RUFUS’ BIOLOGICAL FATHER. >> IT’S A 1 IN A MILLION CHANCE. >> Reporter: DESPITE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE ODDS, SOMEHOW BOTH FATHER AND SON FOUND THEIR WAY TO THIS LOVING FAMILY. FATE AT ITS FINEST. >> IT’S JUST THE MOST AMAZING GIFT. I JUST HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT HE ENDED UP IN OUR PATH FOR A REASON. I’M JUST GLAD HE GETS TO SPEND THE REST OF HIS TIME WITH US. >> IT WAS MEANT TO BE. WHAT A STORY. >>> THANKS FOR

Melissa Adan reporting on the urgent manhunt for an army veteran accused of shooting and killing four people in Montana. Katherine Faulders reporting on the new federal probe facing former Special Counsel Jack Smith over the investigations into President Trump; And the wild week for the economy, Selina Wang has the details on what Tariffs may mean for back-to-school shoppers, and the signs of a weakening job market; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.

00:00 Intro
02:14 Manhunt for mass shooting suspect in Anaconda Montana
04:49 Federal probe into former Special Counsel Jack Smith over Trump investigations
07:28 Some major companies planning price increases to offset Tariff costs
10:10 Raging Canadian wildfires fueling air quality concerns, and Dani Beckstrom’s forecast
11:24 Increased security in Cincinnati after violent brawl caught on video
13:25 U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff meets with hostage families in Israel as Gaza’s hunger crisis grows
15:32 Pope Leo’s first youth jubilee
16:26 Major League Baseball takes over Bristol Motor Speedway for baseball game
17:04 California man arrested on terror related charges, accused of sending money to ISIS
17:34 Pro Football Hall of Fame welcomes new members
18:01 Rescue dog’s incredible story