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

Whit Johnson reports on the chaos that unfolded at Dallas Love Field and Dallas-Fort Worth airports after air traffic controllers lost the ability to communicate with each other; Melissa Adan has the latest on the desperate search for a 2-year-old boy after torrential rain in Southern California triggered flash flooding that swept away a car in Barstow with a father and his son inside; David Muir shares how a AAA roadside service technician helping a father and his two young sons turned a road bump into a teachable moment for the boys – and earned World News Tonight’s Person of the Week; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.

00:00 Intro
01:50 Chaos in Dallas after ATC outage causes more than 1,000 flights to be canceled or delayed
03:38 Search underway for 2-year-old boy swept away in Southern California flood waters
05:53 CDC panel votes to recommend Americans decide for themselves if they need a COVID vaccine
07:45 Police respond to shots fired into ABC affiliate KXTV in Sacramento
09:18 Trump defends FCC Chairman Brendan Carr as a "patriot" after Carr pressures ABC stations
11:32 Army: 4 soldiers killed in black hawk helicopter crash in Washington state
11:50 3 Russian fighter jets accused of violating Estonia's air space
12:12 Sources: Trump poised to oust US attorney who found no evidence to charge NY AG Letitia James
13:56 Judge tosses Trump's $15B defamation suit against New York Times, Penguin Random House
14:38 Investigation underway into death of Florida man after riding Universal roller coaster
15:14 Massachusetts student almost hit by car while crossing street for school bus
15:34 Investigators find remains believed to be father accused of killing 3 young daughters
16:08 Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James among 3 killed in small plane crash in North Carolina
16:28 D4vd cancels tour dates amid intensifying investigation into teen girl’s death
17:10 Humpback whale and calf breach yards away from kayakers in Costa Rica
17:45 Person of the Week: AAA technician turns dead car battery call into teaching moment for 2 boys

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