ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - December 19, 2025

Mary Bruce has the latest on the U.S. launching a massive military strike against dozens of ISIS targets in Syria, Pres. Trump says, in retaliation for the ambush that killed two American soldiers and their civilian interpreter; with the Department of Justice facing a legally mandated deadline, Pierre Thomas reports on the documents the department released from the investigations into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein; Whit Johnson has details on the powerful storms from coast to coast bringing treacherous conditions to millions of Americans as the holiday travel rush kicks off, and Brittany Bell has the forecast leading into Christmas; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.

00:00 Intro
02:19 U.S. launches retaliatory strikes against dozens of ISIS targets in Syria
05:22 DOJ begins massive release of Epstein files
08:06 Powerful storms from coast to coast snarl holiday travel
09:45 Tracking storm systems across the U.S. leading into Christmas
10:31 Authorities: Gunman in Brown University, MIT professor shootings died by suicide in New Hampshire storage unit 2 days ago
12:37 NASCAR star Greg Biffle's wife texted mother moments before deadly plane crash
13:58 Trump announces deal with 9 drug makers aimed at lowering cost of prescription drugs
14:58 At least 3 dead, 9 injured after knife rampage in Taiwan
15:32 Kennedy Center adds Trump's name to signage day after White House announces change
15:52 Bondi Beach hero awarded $1.6M for disarming alleged shooter
16:29 Made in America: Businesses in New York, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, South Carolina

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