ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – Oct. 7, 2025

ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – Oct. 7, 2025

CITIES NOW AFFECTED BY THIS GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. NEWARK, NASHVILLE, DALLAS, CHICAGO ALL AMONG THEM. MORE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS FORCED TO WORK WITHOUT PAY, NOW CALLING IN SICK TONIGHT. THE FAA NOW WARNING AT LEAST EIGHT MAJOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITIES FACING STAFFING SHORTAGES TONIGHT. WHAT ABOUT THE PASSENGER PLANES IN THE AIR AND AUTHORITIES NOW WARNING OF DELAYS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEGUN. >> TONIGHT, THE NEW THREAT FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP, SAYING SOME FEDERAL WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN FURLOUGHED IN THE SHUTDOWN MIGHT NOT GET BACK PAY, SAYING SOME OF THE WORKERS, QUOTE, REALLY DON’T DESERVE TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. MEMBERS OF CONGRESS STILL GETTING PAID WITH E HILL. ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI AND DEMOCRATIC SENATORS GRILLING HER OVER THE PROSECUTION OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S FOES AND INCLUDING FORMER FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY AND GRILLING HER OVER THE EPSTEIN FILES. THE WHITE HOUSE PLEASED WITH BONDI’S PERFORMANCE. >> A MEDICAL HELICOPTER CRASHING ONTO A HIGHWAY. DRIVERS ON THE HIGHWAY RACING TO TRY TO LIFT THE CHOPPER UP TO SAVE A MEMBER OF THE CREW. >>> THE FORMER NFL STAR QUARTERBACK MARK SANCHEZ TONIGHT, THE PROSECUTOR IN THE CASE TELLING ABC NEWS THE CHARGES AGAINST SANCHEZ COULD GET MORE SERIOUS. THE PROSECUTOR ARGUING SANCHEZ WAS THE CLEAR AGGRESSOR IN THAT ALTERCATION WITH A 69-YEAR-OLD. WHAT MARK SANCHEZ’S FAMILY IS SAYING TONIGHT. >>> OVERSEAS TONIGHT, IT’S BEEN TWO YEARS NOW SINCE THE OCTOBER 7th ATTACK BY HAMAS. TONIGHT, THE HIGH-STAKES TALKS UNDER WAY TO END THIS WAR. AND WHAT’S NOW EXPECTED TOMORROW. >>> BACK IN THE U.S. TONIGHT, SUMMER IN OCTOBER. TEMPERATURES IN THE 80s. BUT THE FRONT NOW BRINGING STORMS AND HEAVY RAIN ALREADY MOVING IN. LEE GOLDBERG ON THE BIG CHANGE COMING. HE HAS THE FORECAST. >>> THE CRANE INTO A HOME, A TRUCK WITH A CRANE ON IT LIFTING OFF THE GROUND AS THAT CRANE THEN SMASHES THROUGH THE ROOF. >> THE HOT AIR BALLOON CRASHING INTO POWER LINES. LATE WORD ON THE CONDITION OF THE PILOT TONIGHT. >>> AND AMERICA STRONG. YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS. THE WOMAN IN DESPERATE NEED, THE HERO DOG THAT WENT FOR HELP. HOW THAT DOG KNEW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO, AND YOU’LL SEE IT. NEWS WORLD HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK. THIS IS WORLD GREAT TO HAVE YOU WITH US ON A VERY BUSY TUESDAY NIGHT. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH THE BREAKING NEWS. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL IN MULTIPLE CITIES NOW BEING AFFECTED BY THIS GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. NEWARK TO NASHVILLE, DALLAS TO CHICAGO, ALL AMONG THE TOWERS AND FACILITIES NOW AFFECTED. MORE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS WHO ARE WORKING WITHOUT PAY CALLING IN SICK. AND AS WE COME ON TONIGHT, THE FAA NOW WARNING OF STAFFING ISSUES IN AT LEAST EIGHT MAJOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. NASHVILLE’S TOWER FOR ONE HAS EXTREMELY LIMITED STAFF SO SOME OF ITS TRAFFIC, PASSENGER PLANES COMING IN, ARE NOW HANDLED BY CONTROLLERS IN MEMPHIS. THERE ARE ALREADY DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AUTHORITIES WARN THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING. OVERNIGHT, THE AIRPORT IN BURBANK, CALIFORNIA, FORCED TO CLOSE ITS TOWER FOR NEARLY SIX HOURS BECAUSE IT HAD NO STAFF. CONTROLLERS IN SAN DIEGO TAKING OVER. THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN WITH NO END IN SIGHT AND THOSE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS OF COURSE ARE TASKED WITH KEEPING OUR PASSENGER PLANES TAKING OFF AND LANDING SAFE. ABC’S GIO BENITEZ LEADING US OFF FROM NEWARK AIRPORT TONIGHT. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, JUST A WEEK INTO THIS GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, THE DISRUPTION TO AIR TRAVEL IS GROWING. THE FAA WARNING OF STAFF SHORTAGES AT AT LEAST EIGHT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITIES. THREATENING CANCELLATIONS AND DELAYS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. FROM LAS VEGAS TO CHICAGO, DALLAS AND HOUSTON TO BOSTON, NEWARK, ATLANTA, AND NASHVILLE, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ARE WORKING WITHOUT PAY AND NOW CALLING OUT SICK. LAST NIGHT, THE AIRPORT IN BURBANK, CALIFORNIA, WAS FORCED TO CLOSE IT TOWER FOR NEARLY SIX HOURS BECAUSE IT HAD NO STAFF. CONTROLLERS IN SAN DIEGO WERE ABLE TO TAKE OVER AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL BUT FLIGHTS WERE DELAYED FOR HOURS. >> BECAUSE OF THE SHUTDOWN? >> Reporter: AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ARE CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL WORKERS AND THEY DON’T GET BACKPAY UNTIL A SHUTDOWN IS OVER. THEY’RE ALREADY FACING EXTREME STAFFING SHORTAGES AND PROBLEMS WITH OUTDATED EQUIPMENT. TONIGHT, THE UNION TELLING US THE SITUATION IS NOT A COORDINATED SICK OUT. IT’S URGING MEMBERS TO REPORT FOR WORK BUT SAYS THESE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS HAVE BILLS TO PAY TOO. >> WE WORK EVENING SHIFTS, MIDNIGHT SHIFTS. WE HAVE SINGLE PARENTS. WHEN YOU’RE NOT ABLE TO AFFORD CHILD CARE, THOSE ARE THE DIFFICULT DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE. >> Reporter: AND DAVID, WE’RE ALREADY STARTING TO SEE THESE FLIGHT DELAYS TONIGHT. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE SAW DURING THE LAST MAJOR SHUTDOWN. WE’RE NOW SEEING IT AGAIN. IF THIS GOES ON WE COULD BE LOOKING AT A SITUATION THAT’S MUCH WORSE. DAVID. >> David: GIO, THANK YOU. >>> MEANTIME TONIGHT WITH THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, THE NEW THREAT FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP NOW, SUGGESTING THAT SOME OF THE 750,000 FURLOUGHED GOVERNMENT WORKERS TOLD TO STAY HOME DURING THE SHUTDOWN MAY NOT GET PAID FOR TIME LOST. THE PRESIDENT SAID TODAY, QUOTE, SOME PEOPLE REALLY DON’T DESERVE TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. HE WAS ASKED WHAT HE MEANT BY THAT. BY THE WAY, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ARE STILL GETTING PAID THROUGH THIS WITH NO END IN SIGHT. RACHEL SCOTT AT THE WHITE HOUSE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, A NEW THREAT OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE. PRESIDENT TRUMP SUGGESTING SOME OF THE 750,000 FEDERAL WORKERS NOW FURLOUGHED WITHOUT PAYCHECKS MAY NOT GET BACKPAY WHEN THE GOVERNMENT REOPENS. EVEN THOUGH THAT IS THE LAW. >> I WOULD SAY IT DEPENDS ON WHO WE’RE TALKING ABOUT. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, WE’RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE. THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT REALLY DON’T DESERVE TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AND WE’LL TAKE CARE OF THEM IN A DIFFERENT WAY. >> Reporter: THE IDEA OF THE PRESIDENT DECIDING WHO WILL AND WHO WON’T GET BACKPAY, A NEW FEAR FOR MANY FEDERAL WORKERS. JAMES JONES IS A VETERAN WHO IS NOW FURLOUGHED FROM HIS JOB AS A MAINTENANCE MECHANIC IN THE NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE IN NORTH CAROLINA. >> IF WE DON’T GET BACKPAY, THAT’S GOING TO BE DEVASTATING FOR A LOT OF FOLKS. A LOT OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. BECAUSE THEY’RE GOING TO — THEY DEPEND ON THAT BACKPAY MONEY TO CATCH UP ON THEIR BILLS. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP WOULD NOT SAY WHICH WORKERS STAND TO LOSE THAT MONEY. >> WHY DO YOU SAY SOME FEDERAL WORKERS SHOULD NOT GET THEIR BACKPAY? WHY DO YOU SAY SOME? >> YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE THAT OUT. ASK THE DEMOCRATS THAT QUESTION. >> Reporter: AND DEMOCRATS SAY WHAT THE PRESIDENT IS PROPOSING DEFIES A LAW HE SIGNED HIMSELF. >> THE LAW IS CLEAR. EVERY SINGLE FURLOUGHED FEDERAL EMPLOYEE IS ENTITLED TO BACKPAY. PERIOD, FULL STOP. >> Reporter: AND EVEN SOME REPUBLICANS TONIGHT CALLING IT, QUOTE, A STRATEGIC MISTAKE. >> THERE’S A LOT OF GOOD HARD-WORKING PEOPLE OUT THERE. THAT IS — IT’S JUST — I DON’T THINK THAT IS HELPFUL DISCUSSION RIGHT NOW. LET’S GET OUT OF THE SHUTDOWN. >> David: LET’S GET TO RACHEL SCOTT LIVE AT THE WHITE HOUSE. AS WE POINTED OUT, CONGRESS STILL GETTING PAID BUT NO SIGN OF ANY COMPROMISE OR ANY END IN SIGHT. >> Reporter: LAWMAKERS ARE STILL GETTING THEIR PAYCHECKS. AT THIS POINT, IT DOES NOT SEEM LIKE THESE TWO SIDES ARE EVEN TALKING. DEMOCRATIC LEADER HAKEEM JEFFRIES SAYING THE WHITE HOUSE HAS GONE RADIO SILENT ON THE NEGOTIATIONS. DAVID. >> David: RACHEL SCOTT AGAIN TONIGHT, THANK YOU. >>> NOW TO THE FIREWORKS ON CAPITOL HILL. PAM BONDI AND DEMOCRATIC SENATORS GRILLING HER OVER THE PROSECUTOR OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S FOES INCLUDING FORMER FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY AND OVER THE EPSTEIN FILES. THE WHITE HOUSE TONIGHT PLEASED WITH BONDI’S PERFORMANCE. HERE’S PIERRE THOMAS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, A DEFIANT ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI REPEATEDLY CLASHING WITH DEMOCRATS ON THE SENATE JUDICIALLY COMMITTEE WHO ACCUSE HER OF ALLOWING PRESIDENT TRUMP TO WEAPONIZE THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. >> WHAT WAS ONCE THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS BECOME THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENGE AND CORRUPTION. >> Reporter: BONDI CHALLENGED ON HER MOVE TO PROSECUTOR FORMER FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY JUST SIX DAYS AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP PUBLICLY URGED HER TO DO SO, POSTING NOTHING IS BEING DONE AND WE CAN’T DELAY ANY LONGER. >> I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW FROM YOU WHAT CONVERSATIONS YOU HAVE HAD WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP ABOUT THE INDICTMENT OF JAMES COMEY. >> SENATOR, I AM NOT GOING TO DISCUSS ANY CONVERSATIONS I HAVE OR HAVE NOT HAD WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. >> DID YOU SEE — >> Reporter: CONNECTICUT SENATOR RICHARD BLUMENTHAL SHOWING A PICTURE OF BONDI AT THE WHITE HOUSE THE NIGHT BEFORE COMEY WAS INDICTED. >> WAS JAMES COMEY DISCUSSED? >> I LOVE THAT PICTURE. THAT’S GREAT PICTURE. THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE THAT NIGHT. >> Reporter: THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ALSO REFUSING TO EXPLAIN WHY THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CLOSED ITS INVESTIGATION INTO ITS CLOSE TRUMP AIDE, BORDER CZAR TOM HOMAN WHO ALLEGEDLY ACCEPTED A BAG STUFFED WITH $50,000 IN CASH IN 2024 AS PART OF AN FBI BRIBERY STING. A TRANSACTION ALLEGEDLY CAUGHT ON TAPE. >> IS THERE A TAPE THAT HAS AUDIO AND VIDEO OF THE TRANSFER OF THE $50,000? >> YOU WOULD HAVE TO TALK TO DIRECTOR PATEL ABOUT THAT. >> NO, I’M TALKING TO YOU. >> I DON’T KNOW THE ANSWER, SENATOR. >> YOU DO KNOW THE ANSWER. >> DON’T CALL ME A LIAR. >> I DIDN’T CALL YOU A LIAR. >> BONDI DECLINING TO SAY WHAT HAPPENED TO THE $50,000 IN CASH OR WHETHER HOMAN EVEN TOOK THE MONEY. >> DO YOU KNOW SITTING HERE — >> ALL I KNOW IS DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL TODD BLANCHE AND FBI DIRECTOR PATEL SAID THERE WAS NO CASE. >> THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ALSO GRILLED ABOUT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT’S REFUSAL TO HAND OVER ALL ITS FILES INTO SEX OFFENDER JEFFREY EPSTEIN AND WHETHER THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF WAS NAMED IN THE FILES. >> SO WHO GAVE THE ORDER TO FLAG RECORDS RELATED TO PRESIDENT TRUMP? >> TO FLAG RECORDS FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP? >> TO FLAG ANY RECORDS WHICH INCLUDED HIS NAME? >> I’M NOT GOING TO DISCUSS ANYTHING ABOUT THAT WITH YOU, SENATOR. >> EVENTUALLY YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO ANSWER FOR YOUR CONDUCT IN THIS. >> BUT AS DEMOCRATS DEMANDED ANSWERS, REPUBLICANS HEAPING ON THE PRAISE. >> OUR FAMILIES ARE SAFER BECAUSE YOU’RE RETURNING THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO ITS CORE FUNCTION, WHICH IS ENFORCING THE LAW AND LOCKING UP BAD GUYS. >> DAVID, THE WHITE HOUSE SAID TO BE PLEASED WITH THE A.G.’S PERFORMANCE. THIS IS FORMER FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY AND TRUMP NEMESIS JAMES COMEY IS DUE IN COURT TOMORROW TO FACE ARRAIGNMENT ON CHARGES OF LYING TO CONGRESS AND OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE. DAVID. >> David: YOU’LL BE COVERING THAT FOR US. >>> NOW TO THE STORMS AND HEBBY RAINS. A COLD FRONT MOVING IN FROM KENTUCKY TO THE OHIO VALLEY. FROM THIS SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER WE HAVE BEEN SEEING. THE IMAGES ALREADY TONIGHT, STREETS TURNED INTO LAKES IN LOUISVILLE, STRANDING CARS. LET’S BRING IN CHIEF METEOROLOGIST LEE GOLDBERG TRACKING IT ALL FOR US. LEE. >> Reporter: IT’S A SHARP COLD FRONT SWEEPING THE SUMMER WARMTH OFF THE EAST COAST. WE HIT 80 IN NEW YORK TODAY. IT’S RESPONSIBLE FOR UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN FROM LOUISVILLE TO LEXINGTON AND BEHIND THE FRONT, FROST ADVISORIES, FREEZE WARNINGS. DETROIT WENT FROM 85 TO 55. RAIN DELAYING THE TIGER GAME. BUT THEY’RE DRYING OUT. THAT AIR MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST. 80s TURNING INTO 50s AND 60s. JERRY FORMED IN THE ATLANTIC. HEADS TO THE LEEWARD ISLANDS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. GOES TO A CAT 1 OR 2 EAST OF BERMUDA LATER IN THE WEEKEND. >> David: BIG CHANGE COMING. THANK YOU. >>> TONIGHT, THE FAA IS INVESTIGATING THE CRASH OF A MEDICAL HELICOPTER ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN SACRAMENTO. DRIVERS ON THAT HIGHWAY RACING TO TRY TO LIFT THE CHOPPER UP TO HELP RESCUE SOMEONE. MATT GUTMAN WITH THE IMAGES TONIGHT. >> Reporter: THE CHOPPER HAD LIFTED OFF FROM SACRAMENTO’S UC DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER WHEN IT STARTED COMING DOWN FAST. BLADES SHREDDED THE PAVEMENT AS IT SLAMMED INTO HIGHWAY 50 AROUND 7:00 P.M. >> IT WAS A HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE SCENE. NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT IN MY LIFE. >> Reporter: ISABELLA SAID SHE SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES AS IT CRASHED RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER. THEN HER GRANDSON AMONG OTHERS SPRANG INTO ACTION TO FREE THE FEMALE CREW MEMBER TRAPPED UNDERNEATH IT. >> A BUNCH OF PEOPLE CAME AND WE HELPED LIFT THE HELICOPTER AND HAD TO PULL HER FROM UNDER. >> Reporter: THERE WERE NO PATIENTS ON BOARD AND THE PILOT AND TWO CREW MEMBERS ARE IN CRITICAL CONDITION BUT ALIVE TONIGHT. MANY CALLING IT A MIRACLE. IT DID NOT HIT ANY CARS AND THE CHOPPER’S CRASH RESISTANT FUEL SYSTEM MANDATORY IN ALL NEWLY MANUFACTURED CIVIL HELICOPTERS SINCE 2020 APPEARS TO HAVE WORKED AS DESIGNED, PREVENTING A POST-CRASH EXPLOSION. THE FAA SAYS IT’S TAKING THE LEAD IN THE INVESTIGATION AND THE COMPANY THE HELICOPTER WAS REGISTERED TO, REACH AIR MEDICAL SERVICES, THEY SAY THEY ARE COOPERATING WITH THAT INVESTIGATION. >> David: MATT GUTMAN, THANK YOU. >>> NOW TO THE FORMER NFL STAR QUARTERBACK MARK SANCHEZ ARRESTED IN HIS HOSPITAL BED AFTER THAT ALLEGED ALTERCATION. TONIGHT, WHAT THE PROSECUTOR IN THIS CASE IS NOW TELLING ABC NEWS. MATT RIVERS FROM INDIANAPOLIS. >> Reporter: PROSECUTORS TELLING ABC NEWS TONIGHT THEY ARE NOT RULING OUT UPGRADING MORE CHARGES AGAINST FORMER NEW YORK JETS QUARTERBACK MARK SANCHEZ. THE LEAD PROSECUTOR RYAN MEARS TELLING ME VIDEO EVIDENCE DETERMINED SANCHEZ WHO IS NOW CHARGED WITH A FELONY, WAS THE CLEAR AGGRESSOR WHEN HE ATTACKED 69-YEAR-OLD PERRY TOLL OVER PARKING. TOLL, A DELIVERY TRUCK DRIVER, WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS SHIFT WHEN SANCHEZ APPROACHED. >> THE CONFRONTATION DOESN’T NECESSARILY MAKE A TON OF SENSE. AGGRAVATED BATTERY IS A MORE SERIOUS CHARGE OR CRIME THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE AT PLAY HERE. >> Reporter: THE ALTERCATION HAPPENING RIGHT THERE. SANCHEZ ATTACKED THE DELIVERY DRIVER. THE DRIVER THEN RESPONDING THEY SAY IN SELF DEFENSE USING PEPPER SPRAY, EVEN STABBING SANCHEZ SEVERAL TIMES. BLEEDING, HE THEN TAKES OFF DOWN THAT ALLEYWAY. AROUND 12:30 A.M. SATURDAY, SANCHEZ SANC SANCHEZ, NOW A FOX SPORTS ANALYST, IS SEEN HERE BLOODIED IN SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OBTAINED BY THE NEW YORK POST. THE FORMER NFL STAR CLUTCHING HIS CHEST, STUMBLING. TOLL TELLING POLICE HE THOUGHT SANCHEZ WAS, QUOTE, TRYING TO KILL ME. >> MY CLIENT WAS JUST THE VICTIM OF AN UNPROVOKED SENSELESS ATTACK. >> TOLL’S INJURIES SEEN HERE IN THIS HOSPITAL PHOTO. OBTAINED BY ABC AFFILIATE WCR TV. DAVID, SANCHEZ UNDERWENT SURGERY AND HAS SINCE POSTED BOND. HIS FAMILY SAYS HE’S FOCUSED ON HIS RECOVERY AND AT THIS POINT IS FOCUSED ON THE LEGAL PROCESS MOVING FORWARD. DAVID. >> David: MATT RIVERS REPORTING FOR US. MATT, THANK YOU. >>> OVERSEAS TONIGHT IT’S BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE THE OCTOBER 7th ATTACK BY HAMAS. TONIGHT, THE HIGH-STAKES TALKS UNDER WAY TO END THIS WAR AND WHAT’S NOW EXPECTED TOMORROW. IAN PANNELL IN TEL AVIV FOR US. >> Reporter: REAL HOPE TONIGHT, TWO YEARS AFTER HAMAS’ DEADLY ATTACK ON ISRAEL, AS PEACE TALKS RAMP UP IN EGYPT. TOP OFFICIALS SET TO JOIN TOMORROW AS MOMENTUM GROWS FOR A DEAL TO END THE WAR AND BRING ALL THE REMAINING HOSTAGES HOME. ISRAEL TODAY PAUSING TO MARK THE MOMENT HAMAS ATTACKED KILLING 1200 PEOPLE, TAKING 251 MORE HOSTAGE. ON THE MORNING OF OCTOBER 7th, 2023, THOUSANDS OF HAMAS MILITANTS STORMED ACROSS THE BORDER INTO ISRAEL. MANY OF THEM COMING HERE WHERE THERE WAS A MUSIC FESTIVAL TAKING PLACE. AT THE SOUND OF GUNFIRE, PANIC AND TERROR SPREAD THROUGH THE CROWDS AS THEY TRIED TO ESCAPE AS THE GUNMEN OPENED FIRE. THIS MAN DIED DEFENDING HIS KIBBUTZ. HIS BODY STILL HELD. TONIGHT, HIS COUSIN PRAISING PRESIDENT TRUMP’S PUSH FOR PEACE. >> HAS PRESIDENT TRUMP’S DIRECT INVOLVEMENT IN THIS MADE A DIFFERENCE? >> THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. THIS WOULDN’T HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT THE DIRECT INVOLVEMENT OF PRESIDENT TRUMP. I HAVE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND. >> Reporter: OUR TEAM ON THE GROUND IN GAZA WHERE TWO YEARS OF BLOODY WAR HAVE LEFT OVER 67,000 DEAD, ACCORDING TO THE HAMAS-RUN HEALTH MINISTRY. AHMED SKEPTICAL A DEAL CAN BE REACHED SAYING GAZA IS A GRAVEYARD FOR THE LIVING. OUR LIVES ARE NOT A TOY IN YOUR HANDS. IT’S ENOUGH. DAVID, PRESIDENT TRUMP TODAY MEETING WITH FREED AMERICAN HOSTAGE EDAN ALEXANDER AT THE WHITE HOUSE, AND THE FAMILY OF A MAN WHOSE BODY THE STILL HELD BY HAMAS, SAYING TONIGHT WE’RE VERY CLOSE TO MAKING A DEAL THAT WILL BRING PEACE TO THE MIDDLE EAST. DAVID. >> David: IAN PANNELL WHO HAS BEEN COVERING THE WAR FROM THE START, THANK YOU. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, A HOT AIR BALLOON CRASHING INTO POWER LINES. THE IMAGES COMING IN AND NEWS ON THE PILOT’S CONDITION. >>> ALSO, THE CRANE INTO A HOME. THE TRUCK LIFTING OFF THE GROUND AS THE CRANE SMASHES RIGHT THROUGH THE ROOF. >>> LATER, AMERICA STRONG. YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS. THE GRANDMOTHER IN DESPERATE NEED. THE HERO DOG WHO WENT FOR HELP. HOW THE DOG KNEW EXACTLY WHAT >>> TONIGHT INTO A HOME IN HAMILTON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. AERIAL VIDEO SHOWING THE LONG ARM OF A CRANE NEARLY SLICING THROUGH THE ROOF OF THIS HOME. THE CRANE WAS MOUNTED ON A TRUCK THAT ACTUALLY LIFTED OFF THE GROUND. NO ONE WAS HURT. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, A HOT AIR BALLOON CRASHING INTO POWER LINES. THERE’S NEWS ON THE PILOT TONIGHT. >>> AND THAT HERO DOG. AUTHORITIES ARE CALLING HIM THE REAL-LIFE LASSIE AND YOU’LL SEE >>> TO THE INDEX OF OTHER NEWS. A HOT AIR BALLOON COLLIDING WITH POWER LINES IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE BALLOON STILL INFLATED AS CREWS SAFELY REMOVED IT. THE PILOT WAS NOT HURT. THIS IS THE SECOND BALLOON TO HIT POWER LINES DURING THE HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL THIS YEAR ALONE. >> TAYLOR SWIFT ON THE TALK OF A POSSIBLE SUPER BOWL PERFORMANCE. SWIFT REVEALING ON THE TONIGHT SHOW SHE HAD BEEN ASKED BY JAY-Z HOW SHE ASKS ABOUT DOING THE SHOW. BY THE WAY, SHE DID ADD IF SHE WAS ASKED SHE WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO DO IT SAYING SHE’S, QUOTE, TOO LOCKED IN TO DO THE SHOW ANYWAY. SO BUSY WITH HER SCHEDULE. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK HERE TONIGHT, YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS. THE WOMAN IN DESPERATE NEED, THE HERO DOG WHO SAVED THE GRANDMOTHER, AND YOU’RE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE IT, BUT YOU’RE GOING TO SEE IT. OF THE BALL. >> DISNEY NIGHT ON DANCING WITH THE AMERICA STRONG. THE INSTINCTS OF THE FAMILY DOG, DETERMINED TO GET HELP. TONIGHT, IN DESTIN, FLORIDA, THE INCREDIBLE RESCUE THANKS TO A FAMILY DOG WHO THEY’RE NOW ING . DEPUTY DEVON MILLER FROM THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE ANSWERING THE CALL. A MISSING 86-YEAR-OLD GRANDMOTHER, SHE WAS WALKING HER SON’S DOG. BUT NEVER RETURNED. A DISTRAUGHT GRANDFATHER CALLING 911 ABOUT HIS MISSING WIFE. >> SHE NEVER TAKES MORE THAN 10 OR 15 MINUTES. IT’S ALMOST AN HOUR NOW. IT’S OVER AN HOUR NOW. >> David: THAT GRANDFATHER GIVING A DESCRIPTION OF HIS WIFE AND THE MISSING DOG NAMED EEYORE. DEPUTY MILLER SEARCHING THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEN — >> HERE’S THE DOG. HI, BABY. >> David: SUDDENLY SPOTTING THE DOG RUNNING RIGHT UP TO THE POLICE CAR. >> HI, BABY. WHERE’S YOUR MAMA? >> David: AND WATCH THIS. THE FAMILY DOG EEYORE, GUIDING THE DEPUTY FROM THE STREET TO THE BACKYARD. AND THEN RIGHT TO A NEARBY GOLF COURSE. >> SHOW ME. >> David: DEPUTY MILLER USING HER FLASHLIGHT IN THE DARKNESS. THEN — >> MA’AM? >> David: THE DEPUTY SPOTTING THE MISSING GRANDMOTHER RIGHT THERE ON THE GROUND IN THE DISTANCE, RUNNING TO HER. >> I GOT YOU, MA’AM. >> David: RADIOING FOR HELP. >> SHE’S LAYING HERE ON THE SIDEWALK. ALERT AND CONSCIOUS. >> David: THEN LISTEN TO THE QUESTION FROM THAT GRANDMOTHER. >> WHERE WERE YOU? >> I WAS IN FRONT OF THAT HOUSE RIGHT THERE. >> DID THE DOG BRING YOU? >> YOU’RE SUCH A GOOD BOY. YOU’RE SO GOOD. >> David: THAT GRANDMOTHER SAFE AND SOUND THANKS TO THAT DEPUTY AND TO THE DOG WHO GUIDED THE DEPUTY RIGHT TO THE WOMAN IN NEED. RIGHT HERE TONIGHT. >> GOOD EVENING, DAVID. >> David: SHERIFF ERIC AIDEN, PROUD OF HIS DEPUTY AND PROUD OF ONE VERY GOOD BOY. >> THE OLD ADAGE OF DOG IS A MAN’S BEST FRIEND, IN THIS CASE, DOG WAS TRULY A WOMAN’S BEST FRIEND. IT SHOWS THE TRUE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND THE INSTINCTS THAT A DOG CAN BRING IN TIMES OF NEED. >> David: DOGS ARE AS PURE AS IT GETS. WE’RE GLAD GRANDMA IS SAFE. I’LL SEE YOU BACK HERE TOMORROW. GOOD NIGHT.

On the seventh day of the government shutdown, Gio Benitez has the latest on the FAA warning about staffing shortages at major hubs such as Newark, Houston, Chicago and Las Vegas after air traffic controllers call out sick during the government shutdown; Rachel Scott reports on Pres. Trump suggesting that some of the 750,000 federal workers currently furloughed without pay may not get back pay when the government reopens; Matt Gutman has details on the medical helicopter carrying three people that crashed onto a busy highway in Sacramento, California, shutting down traffic; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.

00:00 Intro
02:18 Government shutdown disrupts air travel nationwide as FAA warns of staff shortages
04:43 Trump suggests some furloughed federal workers might not get back pay
06:58 Attorney General Pam Bondi spars with Democrats in fiery Senate hearing
10:06 Cooldown coming for East Coast as Tropical Storm Jerry brews in the Atlantic
10:59 FAA investigating medical helicopter crash on busy highway in Sacramento
12:22 Prosecutor on Mark Sanchez felony charge: Evidence shows former NFL star as aggressor
13:59 Hope for Israel and Hamas truce rises on anniversary of October 7 attacks
16:26 Crane crashes into New Jersey home, slicing through its roof
16:50 Hot air balloon hits power line during Albuquerque’s annual hot air balloon festival
17:04 Taylor Swift reveals why she hasn’t performed the Super Bowl Halftime show yet
17:38 America Strong: Hero dog helps Florida deputy locate and tend to injured grandmother

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