ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - July 31, 2026

Six months after Nancy Guthrie was abducted from her Tucson home, Aaron Katersky reports on the ransom notes just released by Arizona officials in the hope it will help their investigation; Martha Raddatz has the latest on the F-35 fighter jet that crashed at a military base in San Diego, the pilot ejecting; Mary Bruce has details on the confirmation fight over Pres. Trump's embattled pick for Attorney General, Todd Blanche, as two Republican Senators refuse to back his nomination; and Whit Johnson remembers Jeanne Gibson, one of the last "Rosie the Riveters" who died this week at age 100; and more on tonight's broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir. 00:00 Intro 02:20 Ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie abduction released by Pima County Sheriff 05:24 F-35 crashes on base in San Diego, pilot ejects moments before impact 06:26 Confirmation battle over Pres. Trump's pick for Attorney General, Todd Blanche 09:13 Anthropic: AI models hacked other organizations 11:07 Tony Romo on leave from CBS Sports after DUI arrest 12:20 DOJ drops reflecting pool vandalism case against olympics citing "flawed" work by contractor 12:43 Pres. Trump blames Minnesota officials, not Iran, for cyberattack on water systems 14:24 Thousands of migrants surge into Spanish enclave of Ceuta from neighboring Morocco; dozens killed 15:19 Connecticut father speaks out after shark attack in the Bahamas 16:46 Newly released body camera video in deadly Seattle food festival shooting 17:13 Millions of Americans facing dangerous heat and wildfire threat 17:49 Remembering Jeanne Gibson, one of the last "Rosie the Riveters" who died this week at 100 ABC World News Tonight with David Muir delivers the news that matters most. Watch to get the latest news stories and headlines from around the world. Follow ABC World News Tonight on... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abcworldnewstonight/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@abcworldnews X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/ABCWorldNews Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorldNewsTonight Threads: https://www.threads.net/@abcworldnewstonight ABC News is your trusted source for breaking news, analysis, exclusive interviews, headlines, and videos: https://abcnews.go.com/ Subscribe to ABC News on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Watch full episodes on Hulu: http://abcn.ws/3bzvQQn WorldNewsTonight DavidMuir News ABCNews