ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - July 23, 2026

Pierre Thomas has details on the raw emotions that erupted as local leaders tried to give an update on the fatal police shooting of a Black man at a busy intersection in Madison, as a demonstrator took the chief’s microphone; as Pres. Trump considers a “massive attack” on Iran, Jon Karl has the latest on oil prices surging above $100 per barrel and the war expanding after Houthi rebels attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea; amid growing concerns about the use of artificial intelligence, Elizabeth Schulze reports on OpenAI revealing that their AI models escaped its testing environment and launched a cyber attack on another AI company; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.

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00:00 Intro
01:49 Fatal police shooting of Black man in Wisconsin triggers protests
04:04 Upper West Side stabbing spree suspect in custody
05:14 Oil tops $100 a barrel as Trump threatens "massive attack" on Iran
08:11 Torrential rain wreaks havoc in North Carolina, and Bertha makes second landfall
11:04 Dangling big rig on Texas overpass shuts down major highway
12:17 Growing concern after AI model launches its own hack on another company
13:57 Probe into Secret Service agent of VP Vance's security detail
15:02 Video captures harrowing encounter with massive bear in Canada
16:24 Rollover crash creates rush hour nightmare in Boston
16:44 Real-life Spider-Man jumps into action to help man cross busy intersection
17:10 Over 19 million eggs voluntarily recalled over potential salmonella contamination
17:35 Orcas filmed pulverizing sunfish give new insight to scientists
17:59 Cheech and Chong, Idris Elba, Kate Hudson and more will be added to Hollywood Walk of Fame
18:26 America Strong: Florida boy reads to shelter dogs waiting for forever home


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