ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - April 16, 2025

Rachel Scott reports on a federal judge threatening a contempt investigation into the Trump administration for deporting more than 200 Venezuelan immigrants to a prison in El Salvador despite the judge’s order to turn the planes around and return to the U.S.; Gio Benitez has details on the terrifying moments inside a Frontier Airlines jet before it landed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, striking the runway with such force the plane was damaged; Martha Raddatz has the latest on the suspension of multiple top aides to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the last 24 hours amid the Pentagon's sweeping leak investigation; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.

00:00 Intro
02:36 Judge threatens Trump administration with contempt for not turning around deportation flights
06:47 Stock markets tank after alarming warning from Fed Chair Powell over Trump's tariffs
07:46 Chilling video shows moment shooter opens fire inside Dallas high school
09:16 Passenger jet suffers damage after terrifying hard landing in Puerto Rico
10:39 Multiple top Pentagon officials suspended amid leak investigation
12:28 Police: Arson attack on Pennsylvania governor over support for Israel, war in Gaza
14:04 RFK Jr. contradicts experts on rise of autism rates in America
16:12 More than 3 million without power after island-wide blackout in Puerto Rico
16:36 Bear believed to be coming out of hibernation charges at shoppers outside Connecticut mall
17:06 Fyre Festival 2 in Mexico postponed “indefinitely”
17:27 Scientists: Colossal squid captured on camera for the first time
18:05 David Muir named one of the TIME100 Most Influential People of 2025

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