ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – Dec. 3, 2025

ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – Dec. 3, 2025

Tonight, there is breaking news. What ABC News just learned
about the second strike on that alleged drug boat and
what President Trump is now saying tonight about releasing
video of the second strike. It comes amid growing pressure
on Secretary Pete Hegseth. Martha Raddatz standing by
with what she’s learned about that second strike. As sources tell ABC News, the
Pentagon’s inspector general has found Secretary Hegseth
put American troops at risk. Hegseth using the commercial
app, the Signal messaging app, to share sensitive
information about a previous military strike. Tonight, the dangerous,
life-threatening cold sweeping in across much of this country. Records will be set in several
states, temperatures and wind chills well below zero. And from New York City
to Boston, bracing for bone-chilling winds,
Lee Goldberg is here. Tonight’s breaking news,
President Trump’s immigration crackdown unfolding right now. Federal agents in New
Orleans and agents moving in in Minnesota at this
hour, reportedly targeting Somali immigrants. The raids there come amid a
major fraud investigation. Tonight, actor Matthew Perry’s
mother face-to-face with the doctor who supplied
Matthew Perry with ketamine. What she told him in court
and then the sentence. Tonight, the Jeffrey Epstein
case video and images from Jeffrey Epstein’s
island inside his mansion, the room with a dentist
chair and masks on the wall. Outside Boston tonight,
the chilling evidence in a gruesome murder trial. A husband accused of murdering
his wife and mother of three, dismembering her body. One of the alleged motives, a
$2.7 million insurance policy. The growing concern
tonight over self-driving taxis in this country. In one city alone, racing
past school buses picking up children, their stop sign out. A company responding
to ABC News tonight. This evening, an F-16 crashing
during a Thunderbirds training mission gone wrong. The jet bursting into
smoke and flames. The liquor store break-in. Bottles smashed on the floor. The suspect, a raccoon,
found drunk at the scene. Yes, a raccoon. At America Strong tonight,
we remember the movie National Lampoon’s
Christmas Vacation. That scene with the
Christmas lights. You’re not gonna believe
our story tonight. (upbeat music) From ABC News World
Headquarters in New York, This is World News
Tonight with David Muir. Good evening, we begin tonight
here with breaking news. What ABC News has just learned
tonight about that second deadly strike on that alleged
drug boat from Venezuela. And President Trump tonight
and what he’s now saying about releasing video
of the second strike. It comes amid growing
scrutiny surrounding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. And on a separate front
tonight, sources now telling ABC News the Pentagon Inspector
General has found Secretary Hegseth put U.S. military personnel
and their mission at risk by discussing sensitive
information in a group chat using a commercial app, the
Signal Messaging app, about another operation. Martha Raddatz leading
us off tonight with late reporting here. Tonight, the controversy
swirling around Defense Secretary Pete
Hegseth expanding. Sources tell ABC News the
Pentagon’s independent watchdog has found Hegseth
endangered the lives of American troops by using the
commercial messaging app, Signal, to share highly
sensitive plans for military strikes on Yemen with
administration colleagues, his wife, who is not a
government employee, and a reporter who was accidentally
added to a group chat. At the time, Hegseth insisted he’d done nothing wrong. Nobody was texting war plans. He blamed former employees. He blamed the media. They take anonymous sources from
disgruntled former employees and then they try to slash
and burn people and ruin their reputations. Not going to work with me. But the Pentagon inspector
general’s new report has, according to sources,
determined that if the information Hegseth shared
on Signal had fallen into enemy hands, American troops
could have been in danger, and that it should not
have been sent on the unsecure messaging app. According to sources,
Hegseth refused to sit down with the inspector general,
instead providing a statement saying he’d
acted within his rights because he has the
power to classify and declassify information. Today, a Pentagon spokesman
called the report a total exoneration, and
the White House said President Trump stands
behind Secretary Hegseth. But the report is the latest
blow to the embattled secretary, who had spent days trying to
explain this September attack on a suspected drug boat
off the coast of Venezuela. After this first strike, a
second missile was fired reportedly targeting
two survivors. International law prohibits
killing enemy combatants who no longer pose a threat. The day after the
attack, Hegseth said he watched it happen. I watched it live. We knew exactly who
was in that boat. We knew exactly what
they were doing. Now he claims he only
watched the first strike. I did not personally see
survivors, but I stand because the thing was on fire. It was exploded and
fire and smoke. You can’t see anything. You got digital. This is called the fog of war. The secretary insists he
wasn’t the one who ordered the second strike, instead
pointing the finger at the mission’s commander,
Admiral Mitch Bradley. Tonight, ABC’s Selina Wang
asking President Trump if he will release the video
of the second strike. So we’ve seen the video of the
first strike, but that second strike video that the
president said would be released will be key. And tonight, new information. According to a source
familiar with the incident, the two survivors climbed
back onto the boat after the initial strike. They were believed
to be potentially in communication with others
and salvaging some of the drugs. Because of that, it was
determined they were still in the fight and valid targets. A JAG officer was also
giving legal advice. So again, David, that
video will be key and Admiral Bradley will be on the
Hill tomorrow behind closed doors behind closed doors. Martha Radice leading
us off tonight. Martha, thank you. Meantime, tonight, the dangerous and life threatening
cold sweeping in across much of the U. S. Tonight, records
will be set in several states, temperatures
and wind chills well below zero and from New York
City to Boston, millions now bracing for bone
chilling winds. Lee Goldberg
standing by with the forecast and Alex Perez with
the images coming in tonight. Tonight, millions bracing
for bone chilling cold after that powerful nor’easter
turned roads to ice rinks all over the northeast. “It’s a slip and slide.” Just north of New York City,
an out-of-control plow truck slamming a car into the
back of a school bus in Monroe, New York. Thankfully, no one was hurt. On Interstate 71 in Cincinnati,
watch as these cars fishtail and crash on black ice,
other vehicles slowing down just in time. Outside Boston and Seekonk,
Massachusetts, this cruiser mangled after hydroplaning
and flipping several times. The officer inside was
injured in Nashua, New Hampshire. Marcus Gordon
says even his four wheel drive was no match
for the slick roads. The roads were already
wet and then the snow just came up on top of it. So you can’t really
see the black ice and now the coldest air of
the season moving in icy conditions sure to be a
problem in the days ahead. And David here in
Minneapolis, the temperature is tumbling by tomorrow morning. The actual temperature
will be four below zero and it will feel
like 15 below zero. David, we knew it had to come. Alex Perez, Alex, thank you. Let’s get right to chief
meteorologist lee Goldberg from W. A. B. C. Here in new york. Haley. Hey, David,
December just not messing around. The coldest air of
the season is pouring into the upper Midwest tonight. We’ll wake up to the cold front. We’ll be seeing a
few showers and thunderstorms. We’ll
be thunderstorms. We’ll be pushing
into the east, which could bring snow showers
tomorrow into the northeast. It’ll be in the teens and
New York and into Philly and probably feel like
it’s zero in Boston. We can see those winds
will be gusting 35 40 miles an hour, then calm
down on Friday, but subzero windchills in
northern New England. Then as we look at the
south, it’s a new storm heavy rain from Houston
and New Orleans. David Lee Gilbert
with us tonight on the forecast. Lee, we appreciate it. We turned out to
this new turn of the Jeffrey Epstein case, rare
video and images right here tonight from Jeffrey
Epstein’s island inside his mansion, the room with a
dentist chair and masks on the wall. You’ll remember
President Trump signed that bill into law 30 days
to release the files with two weeks now left. Here’s our chief investigative correspondent Aaron Katursky Tonight, a rare look at Jeffrey
Epstein’s private Caribbean island where he allegedly
exploited dozens of young women and girls. Video of the secluded
hideaway shows the grounds, the pool, the view, along
with interior images of a bedroom and bathroom, and
a room with a dental chair and face masks of men
tacked to the wall. House Democrats releasing these
images today as they pressure the Trump administration to
release all of the Epstein files, joining a chorus
of Epstein’s accusers. We’re ready for the next
step and we’re ready to finally release the files. All the files. Congress passed and President
Trump signed a law requiring the Justice Department
to release the records within 30 days. There are just two weeks left. But tonight a
potential obstacle. An attorney for Epstein’s
co-conspirator, Glenn Maxwell, said today she’ll
soon file a petition challenging her sex
trafficking conviction. Maxwell is expected to
file her petition at this courthouse, David, and
the Justice Department could try to use it as a reason
to withhold certain files in the event Maxwell is
granted a new trial. However, unlikely that may be. David? Aaron Katursky with us again tonight. Aaron, thank you. There are also breaking
developments involving President Trump’s
immigration crackdown now unfolding in two parts
of the country tonight. Federal agents now in
New Orleans and agents moving into Minnesota
at this hour reportedly targeting Somali immigrants. The raids there come amid a
major fraud investigation involving members of
the Somali community. Here’s Mary Bruce. Tonight the Trump
administration expanding its deportation efforts. Federal agents now hitting
the streets of New Orleans. And in Minnesota, ICE now
targeting the Somali community as the president doubles
down on his attacks. That beautiful land,
that beautiful state. It’s a hell hole
right now, and the Somalians should be out of here. They’ve destroyed our country,
and all they do is complain, complain, complain. The president calling
Somali immigrants, quote, garbage. We’re going
to go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage
into our country. It comes as House Republicans launch an investigation into
widespread COVID-era fraud involving some members
of Minnesota’s large Somali community. The New York Times
reports 59 people have been convicted in schemes
involving more than $1 billion in stolen taxpayer money
that was supposed to go to children and
other social services. President Trump seizing on
this story as he widens his immigration crackdown. Jacob Fry defending
the Somali community. He’s wrong and we
want them here. Somali people have been
an extraordinary benefit. And again David, tonight we
are told that ICE operations are now underway in Minnesota. Sources describe this as a
targeted enforcement operation going after immigrants with
final deportation orders. David. Mary Bruce
with us tonight as well. Thanks Mary. Now to the Matthew Perry case
and an emotional moment in court in Los Angeles today. The actor’s mother face to face
with the doctor who supplied Matthew Perry with ketamine. What she told him in court
and then the sentence. Here’s Trevor Ault. >> Tonight, the doctor who
sold ketamine to friend star Matthew Perry leading up to
his overdose death was face to face with the actor’s family as
they describe their heartache. Doctor Salvador placencia
sentenced to 30 months in prison for selling dozens of
vials of ketamine to Perry in exchange for tens of
thousands of dollars. Placencia cried and nodded
in agreement as Perry’s family accused him of betraying
his Hippocratic oath. Perry’s sister
saying, “Instead of protecting him, you
exploited him.” And his mother, standing
before Placentia, saying, “I just want you to see his mother. This is his mother.” In a statement, the
family says, “No one alive and in touch with
the world at all could have been unaware of Matthew’s
struggles,” pointing to that cruel text Placentia sent
to another doctor supplying the ketamine, “I wonder how
much this moron will pay. Let’s find out.” Perry had been candid
about his years-long battle with addiction,
opening up to our Diane Sawyer a year before his death. Your disease is just
outside, just doing one-arm push-ups, just waiting,
just waiting for you, waiting to get you alone. Today in court, the
former doctor admitted, “I failed Mr. Perry. family,” turning to them and
saying, “I am so, so sorry.” Family was asked if they
agreed with the sentence. Does it matter? No, not really. Look, it’s a tragic story
and sometimes apparently nice guys do bad things
and the legal system has to take account of it. David Plasencia is the
first to be sentenced of 5 people charged in Matthew
Perry’s death, including an alleged drug dealer known as
the Ketamine Queen, who’s pleaded guilty to providing
the dose that killed him. David? Trevor Ault
on the Matthew Perry case tonight. Trevor, thank you. When we come back here
tonight, an F-16 crashing during a Thunderbirds
training mission gone wrong. That jet bursting into
smoke and flame is what we’ve learned tonight. Also an escaped inmate
knocking on front doors. Doorbell cameras capturing this. You’ll remember he had
escaped in hospital pants. Authorities then moving in. You’ll see it in a moment here. And that liquor store break-in
making a lot of headlines today. Bottles smashed on the floor. The suspect found
drunk at the scene. Take a very close look at
this picture in a moment. Tonight an F-16 crashing
during a Thunderbirds training mission gone wrong
in central California. The jet bursting into flames
in the Mojave Desert. The pilot ejecting seen
parachuting to the ground. That pilot is in
stable condition tonight. The investigation is underway. Outside Boston,
chilling evidence in a gruesome murder trial. Brian Walsh accused of
murdering his wife, a mother of three, dismembering her body. In court today, a crime
lab specialist walking jurors through at least
10 bags of evidence. Prosecutors say these are the
bags that Walsh dumped after killing his wife on New
Year’s Day in 2023. One of the alleged motives, a
$2.7 million insurance policy. Nearly three years later,
the body of Anna Walsh still has not been found. An escaped inmate back behind
bars tonight, caught after knocking on doors near Atlanta. Authorities say they captured
Timothy Shane in Covington just east of Atlanta. He was seen on a doorbell
camera at the front door of this home right here. Police say he had stolen
multiple cars and called an Uber while on the run. When we come back here
tonight, the major cheese recall to share with you. Also, tributes pouring in for a
former basketball star tonight. And then that drunk suspect
found at a liquor store. You’ve got to see the video. To the index of other news
tonight, a major recall. More than 250,000 cases of
shredded cheese products sold at major retailers,
including Aldi, Target, and Walmart. Sold in 31 states and Puerto
Rico under different brands. Great Lakes Cheese
Company says that cheese may contain metal fragments. We have much more on our
website for you tonight. We do have a passing to note. Basketball star Eldon
Campbell has died. He went on to play 15
seasons in the NBA. Known for his effortless
style on the court in 1990, he set the record for the most
career points at Clemson, a record that still
stands tonight. Eldon Campbell was just 57. Tonight, that drunk suspect
caught in a liquor store getting a lot of attention. Authorities in Ashland,
Virginia, catching the suspect. Surveillance video showing
a raccoon rummaging through the store, breaking
bottles found passed out in the store’s bathroom,
drunk from the bottles. Animal control letting
the raccoon sleep it off before releasing it
back into the wild. That is a first for me,
the drunk raccoon tonight. When we come back here,
we all remember the movie “National Lampoon’s”
Christmas Vacation. That scene, Clark Griswold
trying to turn on the outdoor Christmas lights. You have to see what
we found tonight. Finally tonight here,
America’s Strong. Who can forget Clark Griswold
trying to turn on the outdoor Christmas lights? Well, tonight here, one dad
who had much better luck. Tonight, it’s that time of year
the movie will be playing on TV. Chevy Chase and National
Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Playing dad, Clark Griswold,
with the Christmas lights he tried and tried again. Then finally, it happens with
a little assist from mom. At Lancaster, Pennsylvania
tonight, you’re not going to believe this. The Lewis family dad Noah
putting up the lights all day. They kept the children
inside blinds down and just watch their reaction. 123. Wow. You like it? Yeah, that’s why you were
out here for so long. Even their baby
girl was impressed. She said the boys
walking up to the lights they couldn’t believe it. Mom Amanda sharing
the moment online where it’s now been
watched tonight by millions and
right here tonight. Hey David, so I’m gonna be
turning the lights on here. Dad, mom, the children. They wanted to turn
the lights on for us. Alright, you boys ready? Oh, here we go. Running through the lights. Whoa. Stepping into the Christmas trees. Can you wave? Hi. They love it. So do we. And by the way, he got
it on the first try. He did a little
better than Clark. It’s just fun to add to the
magic of Christmas with lights. And it’s super special to see
how special it is to them. Merry Christmas, David. Merry Christmas. Good night. >> David Muir, the most
watched 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. [positive music]

Martha Raddatz reports on the growing scrutiny surrounding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after sources tell ABC News a Pentagon Inspector General report found that he endangered U.S. personnel by sharing sensitive information in a group chat; Aaron Katersky has new images of Jeffrey Epstein’s private island released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee amid looming deadline for the DOJ to release the full Epstein files; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.

00:00 Intro
02:21 Sources: Pentagon IG finds Hegseth could have endangered troops with Signal chat
06:17 Record cold follows Nor’easter as multiple states bracing for Arctic blast
08:21 Newly released images and videos offer rare look inside Jeffrey Epstein’s private island mansion
09:48 Immigration crackdown expands as federal agents sweep into New Orleans and Minneapolis
11:30 Matthew Perry doctor sentenced to 30 months in prison in connection to fatal overdose
13:58 Air Force Thunderbird crashes in California’s Mojave Desert
14:12 Prosecutors in Brian Walshe trial focus on recovered trash, internet searches
14:37 Escapee caught after knocking on doors
15:05 Shredded cheeses voluntarily recalled from major chains due to possible metal contamination
15:25 Former Lakers star Elden Campbell dead at 57
15:41 Virginia liquor store break-in suspect turns out to be drunk raccoon
16:13 America Strong: Pennsylvania father’s Christmas lights leave children in awe

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