ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Sept. 21, 2026

Gio Benitez reports on the massive outage for air traffic control caused by a blown circuit and cut fiber lines that paralyzed some of the nation's largest airports in the Northeast; Pierre Thomas has details on the ICE shooting of a Venezuelan DoorDash driver following a traffic stop in Austin, Texas, igniting protests; As the president travels to New York City to address world leaders at the UN General Assembly Mary Bruce has the latest on the three news outlets now suing the Trump administration after he banned them from the White House; Matt Rivers has the latest on the death of 27-year-old Presley Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir. 00:00 Intro 02:35 Air traffic controllers unable to monitor planes after major outage 05:35 ICE shooting of DoorDash driver sets off protests 07:43 Trump in New York for UN amid White House press ban 09:48 Cindy Crawford’s son, Presley Gerber, dies at 27 11:23 Patrick Clancy shares grief over children, blasts conspiracy theories 13:14 Princess Diana’s brother says King Charles ‘gaslit’ him 15:17 Flood watch for entire state of New Mexico 16:04 Staff member at senior living facility allegedly opens fire on coworkers 16:49 Former lawyer who tried to kill ex-wife at restaurant sentenced to 25 years 17:07 Helicopter crew killed in crash at scene of wildfire 17:17 Cruise ship passenger missing after reportedly going overboard 17:42 Massive explosion shuts down interstate in Texas 18:00 Searing hot NFL turf melts players’ cleats 18:35 Crowd helps Diamondbacks' national anthem trumpeter after instrument malfunctions 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