ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – Dec. 1, 2025

ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – Dec. 1, 2025

David Moore, ABC’s World News
Tonight, America’s most watched newscast, now streaming same
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most watched, most trusted, now on Disney Plus every night. Tonight the breaking news on
this Monday night, this major storm, hundreds of accidents,
snow, ice, and freezing rain sweeping in. And now the potential
for undoreaster forming as it pushes into the Northeast. Dangerous driving, the
accidents on the highways, records no fall in
multiple states. More than 75 million
Americans under alerts right now. Ginger Z is standing
by with the forecast. Also tonight, defense
secretary Pete Higgseth undergrowing scrutiny for
authorizing two strikes on an alleged drug boat. The first strike taking
out the boat tonight, questions about the second
strike reportedly targeting two survivors. The Washington Post
reporting Hankseth ordered his team to kill everybody
on board the boat. Lawmakers on both
sides of the aisle now asking serious
questions tonight. And what President Trump
is now saying about that second strike. Tonight President Trump’s
MRI, the White House now revealing what the MRI
examined after the president said he had no idea what
it was for tonight. In New York City, the high
stakes hearing for CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione
smiling in court now his defense team on what evidence they’re
now asking be thrown out the deadly National Guard ambush
near the White House tonight news on the surviving Guard
member what he did in that hospital room. And what we’re now
learning about the suspect overseas tonight. U.S. envoy Steve
Whitkopf on his way to meet with Vladimir
Putin in Moscow. The key question that remains
the urgent search for a missing high school football
coach in the middle of an undefeated season. The U.S. Marshal’s now involved warning
the coach could be armed. The images tonight the 500
pounds surprise under the house tonight with Simon Cowell is
now saying about his insults on those early days
of American Idol. At its that time of year our
made it America Christmas is back 14 years and counting
your ideas coming in and we start tonight with one that’s
growing nearly as fast as our made America Christmas. From ABC News World Headquarters
in New York this is World News Tonight with David York. Good evening and it’s
great to have you with us. I hope you had a
great Thanksgiving. We do begin tonight with this
cross country storm across the heartland, the Midwest and now
pushing into the Northeast. In fact a possible nor Easter
could form from this tonight more than 75 million Americans
under winter alerts at this hour snow ice and freezing rain
moving from Kansas to New York to Maine. The system could drop up
to a foot of snow in parts of upstate New York
and New England. Traffic inching its way
through heavy snow on I-370. This is in Bridgerton,
Missouri near St. Louis. Ice and freezing rain
causing hundreds of accidents across Oklahoma. It was slow moving through
heavy snow near Syracuse, New York. These are images from
Marcellus, New York over the weekend. Tonight the storm
causing thousands of flight delays across the US, Chicago
and Denver among the hardest hit. Ginger Z tonight with the
forecast as it now hits the Northeast of the potential
for a nor Easter now. And geobies of the
need as leading us off with the images
coming in already. Tonight a powerful new cross
country storm slamming tens of millions from the
Midwest to the Northeast with heavy snow and ice causing
widespread travel disruptions at least 22 states under alert. It’ll be a little dicey out
there, but we’d be treating the roads throughout the storm. In Oklahoma, freezing rain and
ice causing commuter chaos this morning, more than 300
crashes reported at least two people killed. There were three wrecks
that are so one with more upside down and
it was nightmare. In Des Moines, Iowa over
the weekend, this delta flight from Detroit sliding off
the end of the runway moments after landing. Fortunately, no
injuries were reported. Chicago getting more snow
tonight after the snowiest November day on record, 8.4
inches falling on Saturday of the nearly 3500 flights
canceled nationwide since Saturday, more than a thousand
were at Chicago’s airports. Our flight was supposed to
leave at 220 and it just kept getting delayed. We knew like on Friday. I was like, oh, this might
be like pretty bad, but I didn’t know it was
going to be that bad. And David major airports
in the Northeast are bracing for possible delays
as this potential nor Easter is set to hit within
the next 24 hours. David, it is December
1st, Geobinita is leading us off tonight. Geo, thank you. Let’s get right to
Chief Meteorologist G. D. D. Z back with us
after the holiday. Hope it was a good one. Good to see you again, Ginger. Same to you, David. And here as so many
people are back home, I know my kids are two
of those that are hoping for a snow day tomorrow. So let’s talk about
if that’s possible. Winter weather advisories
are out and you can see where they are from
St. Louis to Indianapolis Cincinnati over to
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. But that winter storm
warning that pink color from Hunter, New York
up to Bangor main. That’s where the heaviest
snow will end up falling. So those kids, they
definitely have the shot at doing it. Let’s time it all out
because that’s the important part of people are getting
around to work or commuting tomorrow morning. You see the heavier
rain right now. That’s in parts of northern
Mississippi, Alabama, but the snow is flying in Chicago. What will happen is these two
will kind of merge together and you’re going to end up with
Pittsburgh being really tough to get around tomorrow morning. It’ll start up in Scranton or
New York, even as a mix and then go over to rain, especially
at the coast up to Boston to tomorrow afternoon
heavy rain at times. And that’s when it becomes
more of a northeer that heavy snow on a six to 12 inches
goes from say the Highlands of Maine back to
the Polkano State. Ginger Z with us here on
a Monday night ginger. We appreciate it tonight. The White House
defending Secretary Pete Hegseth who was under growing
scrutiny after authorizing two strikes on an alleged drug boat. The first strike taking out the
boat tonight questions about the second strike reportedly
targeting two survivors. The Washington Post reporting Hegseth ordered his team to kill
everybody on board the boat. While makers from both parties
asking serious questions, particularly about
that second strike. And what President Trump is
now saying about the second strike. Here’s Martha
Raditz tonight. Tonight the Pentagon facing
accusations of war crimes after a second strike on a
boat carrying suspected drugs. Drug traffickers off
the coast of Venezuela. This video from September
2nd shows the first hit on the boat. But tonight questions
are growing about a second missile that was fired. According to the Washington
Post, it was targeting two survivors who were
clinging to the wreckage. Tonight members of both
parties sounding the alarm, saying international
law prohibits killing enemy combatants who no
longer pose a threat. The Post reporting
that at the outset reason was that the president
of the state of the operation, Defense Secretary Pete
Hegseth, had ordered his team to kill everybody
on board the boat. Hegseth has called the
Washington Post report fabricated, saying the military
acted in compliance with the law of armed conflict. Over night, President Trump
said he didn’t know anything about the second strike,
adding he wouldn’t have wanted it. But today, White House
Press Secretary Caroline Levit confirmed there was more
than one strike on the boat. She didn’t confirm her deny
that survivors were targeted. Levitt saying the strikes
were authorized by Hegseth and carried out by the
mission’s commander, Navy Admiral Frank
Mitch Bradley. On September 2nd,
Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley
to conduct these kinetic strikes. Admiral Bradley worked
well within his authority and the law, directing the
engagement to ensure the boat was destroyed, and the threat
to the United States of America was eliminated. ABC’s Rachel Scott,
pressing, asking how did those two survivors present
a threat to the U.S.? And what imminent
threat would two survivors pose who were clinging
presumably to the wreckage of that boat? Admiral Bradley worked
well within his authority and the law. Tonight, Democratic and
Republican lawmakers are the voters
demanding answers. You know, that is against
the Geneva conventions. That’s against the laws of
war, which we should always be abiding by. We’re the United
States of America. We have to hold our
people to a higher standard. This is
really serious. And David tonight in a rare
bipartisan statement, top Republicans and Democrats are
vowing to get to the bottom of this and determine the facts. And while the White House
defended the September strikes today by mid-October when an
other suspected drug boat was hit, the survivors were rescued
and returned to their home countries. David. Martha Raditz, live at
Washington, Martha. Thank you. We do have news tonight
on President Trump’s MRI. The White House now
revealing what it was for, what it looked at, examined
after President Trump said he had no idea what
the MRI was for. Here’s Rachel Scott. Tonight, the White House
releasing the results of the MRI President Trump underwent an
early October during a checkup at Walter Reed Hospital. The White House
had not initially disclosed the test. The President later acknowledged it happened. We had an MRI and in
the machine, you know, the whole thing. And it was perfect. But the details were sketchy. I have no idea what they
analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they
analyzed it well. And they said that I
had as good a result as they’ve ever seen. Tonight, the White House
physician says the MRI covered President Trump’s
heart and abdominal area and declared it perfectly normal,
saying all major organs appear very healthy and are functioning
within normal limits with no acute or chronic concerns. And David, the White House
had faced questions about why President Trump received this
MRI during an annual checkup. The White House census was
a preventative measure and standard for what they described
as an executive physical for the 79 year old president. And David Rachel Scott live
at the White House tonight. Rachel, thank you
in New York City tonight. The high stakes hearing
for CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione. He was seen smiling
in court today until video of the shooting was played before
the judge and tonight his defense team and what evidence
they’re now asking be thrown out. Here’s Aaron Petersky
tonight, nearly a year after the assassination style killing
of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York City
street accused murder Luigi Mangione back in court trying
to get key evidence thrown out. The camera catching Mangione
in a gray suit with a smile on his face, but later showing
no reaction while watching video of the 50 year old father
crumpling to his death on the sidewalk. The Ivy League grad
also saw footage of his arrest at a pencil, Venom McDonald’s
where the manager called 911 saying customers recognized the
bushy eyebrows and thought he looked like the CEO
shooter in New York. But defense attorney say
police had no warrant to seize and search Mangione’s
backpack arguing the contents cannot now be used against him. Including a red notebook in
which prosecutors say Mangione revealed a plan and a motive,
writing, “I finally feel confident about what I will do. The target is insurance. It checks every box.” But they say the backpack
also contained the murder weapon, a 3D
printed gun and silencer. Today prosecutors offered
a supporting witness, a Pennsylvania correction officer
who testified Mangione talked to him about having a pistol
and it was 3D printed. Mangione has pleaded
not guilty, David and his attorneys are also trying to
omit certain statements he made to police during his arrest. This hearing could
go on for days. David Erickertersky with
us tonight as well. Thanks, Aaron. Tonight that deadly
National Guard ambush near the White House, we have news
on the surviving Guard member what he was able to do
in that hospital room. And what we’re now
learning about the suspect tonight,
here’s Pierre Thomas. Tonight one of the National
Guard members attacked in Washington, D.C., showing
encouraging signs, giving a thumbs up to a nurse when a
nurse asked if he could hear. We were told that he
also wiggled his toes. 24 year old Andrew
Wolf, one of the two National Guard members
ambushed last week, is still in an area hospital
in serious condition. This is a solemn memorial
grows at the scene of the shooting for Sarah Bexro,
who died on Thanksgiving day of her wounds. Tonight the man
suspected of ambushing them, 29 year old, Ramonola
Lackanawal of Afghanistan remains hospitalized and under
heavy guard as authorities race to determine a motive. A national and international
terrorism investigation intensifying as the FBI
conducts interviews and poorest due documents
and communications. Sources telling ABC
News the suspect worked with the CIA during the war
in Afghanistan and came to the US in 2021 under the
Biden administration. He was granted asylum under the Trump administration
this past April, but the sources tell ABC News he
was unemployed and has recently been impacted by the death of
one of his Afghan commanders, growing isolated and distant
from family and friends. The suspect now faces first
degree murder, but David authorities have been unable
to have his first court appearance because he
remains hospitalized under that heavy armed guard. Peer Thomas in Washington. Peer, thank you. Overseas tonight,
the war in Ukraine. U.S. envoy Steve Whitkopf is
scheduled to be with Vladimir Putin in Moscow tomorrow. Of course, the question
will Putin be willing to make concessions now
to accept this U.S. peace plan, the source telling
ABC News The Russians are refusing to agree to a ceasefire
unless Ukraine sees territory. When we come back on this busy
news night, the $45 fee you could face at the airport
and when it starts. Also tonight, the U.S. Marshall is now involved
in this search for a missing high school football
coach disappearing in the middle of that undefeated season. And what his family
is now saying. Also, the massive visitor
found living under a home. The family had no idea
he was there at how long. And our made an America
Christmas is back tonight. We want your ideas. You’re one thing that
will help create an American job and you have
to see what we found tonight growing almost as fast as our
made an America Christmas in a moment. Tonight, U.S. Marshalls are now
offering a five-day $5,000 reward for a missing
Virginia high school football coach. Authorities say Travis
Turner wanted on charges involving possession of child
pornography and using a computer to solicit a minor. His family says he was
lasting walking into the woods with a gun. Tonight, the TSA set
to charge passengers who show up at the airport
without a real ID as they’re now called or a
passport $45 to fly. That fee kicks in
on February 1st. Travelers can pay it
online before arriving. It’s good for 10 days. The real ID rule went
into effect last May. The TSA tonight saying more
than 94% of people are now using real IDs. When we come back
tonight, Simon Cowell’s regrets. What he’s now saying
about his early days at American Idol and his famous insults. To the index of other news
tonight is shocking discovery for a California man who noticed
items were being moved around in his yard. So he set up a camera
and found this a 500 pound bear emerging from the
crawl space under his Alta Dena home. It was a tight
squeeze for sure. He believes the bear bear
had been living there for a while. That homeowner has now
called state wildlife authority. He’s apparently
he says the bear still comes and goes tonight. Simon Cowell apologizing
for some of his insults on those early
days of American Idol. The famously opinionated
judge telling the New York Times at times
he went too far saying quote he wasn’t trying to
be mean on purpose. But he says he was
frustrated when some of those poor auditions prevented
the show from finding good singers. Cowell, of course,
was one of the original three judges on Idol
from 2002 to 2010. Tonight at the historic
opening for Zootopia 2, the highest international
opening ever for an animated movie. And the fourth highest
global debut of any kind. The Disney sequel earning a
staggering $556 million and ticket sales globally since
its opening Wednesday and over the Thanksgiving weekend. When we come back here tonight, it is that time of year back
already are made in America Christmas and what we
need from you tonight. Your one thing, your
idea to help create an American job in a moment. ABC World News tonight with
David Neur sponsored by Viv Gard Hytrulo. Finally tonight here our great baited America Christmas. We do it every year encouraging folks to check the label
help create an American job. And tonight here we start with the tree. Tonight our great American
Christmas is back. Incredibly our 14th year. Your one thing to
put under the tree and to help create
an American job. All right, let’s try this out. We want your ideas. Hi, David. Hi, David. And we start tonight
with the American farmer and their trees. Hey, David. Here’s a 30 foot tree. I planted one as in my
teens across the country. The families who have
planted their own tiny Christmas tree seedlings
and have watched them grow. All of our trees
were just like that. Now we’re here. Anders next to hers. John Guyer, New Jersey, his
Redwood tree taller than him now. And just look at Kurt Floskey
in Redmond, Oregon, his giant Sequoia towering over him. Hello, David. Caesar’s giant Sequoia
on its way to. It’s been great
experience watching grow. Have a great holiday
season, David. Hey, David. John Gregory cutting
him proud of his tree. I wanted to show you
you read with it. I bought from John’s see now. I would say about two years ago. How beautiful she is. Happy holidays to
all of you by David. Those seedlings came
from McKinleyville, California, the
John Steen company. We’ll Roth here for
eight years growing the Redwoods. Happy holidays, David,
and all of us at John Steen company. Owner Jonathan
Clawson, and this year they say you can now grow rare
and endangered trees too. Things like Joshua trees. You can grow this endangered
species yourself at your house. It’s amazing how many
places this will grow safely. And tonight the tree farmers
across the country in Granville, Pennsylvania. Hi, David. Husband and wife Dave and
Andrea Hogan, Togler, co-owners of Huggies Tree Farm. Please support local
farmers by going out and cutting a
live tree this year. And our trees are
made in America. In Sto, Massachusetts, lots of people getting their
gorgeous trees. The mistletoe
Christmas tree farm selling thousands of trees. The whole team helping to lift
this tree out of the truck. Hey David owner Mark Arnett,
pushing everyone to safe holiday season in a very,
very, very Christmas. Dave Faithville, North Carolina. Hey David. Oner Bradley Jackson at
Jackson’s family farm. The best way to choose a
tree is to, if the limb is pliable, it’s a good tree and
especially if the needles don’t come out. And I always remember made in America, Merry Christmas. In Powell, Tennessee. Hi David. Anthony and Gina co-owners
of the Enchanted Christmas Tree Farm showing us their
favorite Marie Cypress trees. It grows approximately 40
feet tall at its tallest point, but we harvest
and let people come and choose and cut at
around 12 to 14 feet. And in Orington, Maine,
they’re taking us inside King’s Mountain Tree Farm. Owner Nino Chipponini. When you buy a local,
you have support over 50 main vendors. Nino with his trees
and his pitch tonight. Hi David. Look, beautiful ball some
for her 10 footer for a 105. You can’t get
that New York City. It’s pretty impressive. Nino, while back in California
tonight, Happy Holidays from the Johnston Company. New hire Lars Hansen
and the team packing up those tiny trees to get them
to you in time for Christmas. There is a lot of planting ahead
in the new year with three words in mind. We love Made in America. We’re going to need a
taller ceiling around here. Find me on Instagram,
send me your ideas. We read them. I’ll see you tomorrow night. Good night. David Mure, the most-want
newscast in America. And now, ABC’s World News
Tonight has won the Emmy for Best Live News Program
for the third year in a row. [MUSIC]

Gio Benitez reports on the more than 75 million Americans facing heavy snow, ice, and rain as possible Nor’easter is set to strike as travelers deal with the aftermath of flight delays and thousands of cancellations, and Ginger Zee tracks the storm; Martha Raddatz has details on lawmakers from both sides of the aisle warning Secretary Pete Hegseth may have committed war crimes after the White House said he authorized two strikes on an alleged drug boat, one of them reportedly targeting survivors of the initial strike; Made in America Christmas is back for the 14th year running! David Muir reports on the Christmas tree farms across the country helping families pick the perfect tree – and revisits the company helping Americans plant trees in their very own backyards; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.

00:00 Intro
02:18 Nor’easter puts 75 million Americans on alert for snow, ice, rain
05:34 Pentagon faces war crime accusations after September attack on alleged drug boat
08:46 White House says Trump’s October MRI results were “perfectly normal”
10:01 Luigi Mangione’s defense asks judge to toss key evidence in alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting
11:34 Investigators search for motive after deadly National Guard ambush
13:11 U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with Putin to present a peace plan
14:02 U.S. Marshals offering $5,000 reward in search for Virginia football coach wanted on child porn charges
14:18 TSA announces $45 fee for U.S. travelers with no REAL ID or passport
14:49 Southern California homeowner discovers 500-pound bear living in crawl space
15:11 Simon Cowell regrets going “too far” with American Idol insults
15:33 ‘Zootopia 2’ breaks global box office records with $556M opening weekend
16:08 Made in America: David Muir spotlights Christmas tree farms across the U.S.

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