ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - May 26, 2025

Ian Pannell reports after a car slammed into a crowd as tens of thousands of soccer fans celebrated the Liverpool Football Club's championship in Liverpool, England. At least 47 people were injured, including four children. A 53-year-old British man was taken into custody; Gio Benitez has the latest on the severe weather threatening millions who are headed home after the Memorial Day holiday, with tornadoes, hail and flooding slamming parts of the South and the Plains; Trevor Ault has details on the urgent manhunt for a former police chief serving decades-long sentences for murder and rape, who escaped from an Arkansas prison; As America marks Memorial Day, Byron Pitts has the story of honor, hope and heartbreak in Vietnam as the family of Capt. Riley L. Pitts in Vietnam finally hears his voice decades after the fallen hero's death; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.


00:00 Intro
02:15 Car slams in crowd at Liverpool parade packed with soccer fans
04:24 Severe storms threaten holiday travel rush
06:13 Millions on alert for severe weather as storms sweep east
06:54 Urgent manhunt for former Arkansas police chief imprisoned for rape, murder
08:17 American accused of trying to firebomb U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv
09:44 Pres. Trump rebukes Putin, calling Russian leader "crazy" after Ukraine bombardment
12:53 Police: Suspects in crypto kidnapping tortured victim to get Bitcoin password
14:14 Former Rep. Charles Rangel dies at age 94
14:53 Eleven injured in mass shooting on charter boat
15:13 Video appears to show French Pres. Macron shoved in the face by his wife
15:39 Stunning lava fountain from Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii
15:58 Emotional message of thanks from Billy Joel
16:15 Huge weekend box office for “Lilo & Stitch”
16:45 Decades after war hero's death, children discover lost footage of their dad in Vietnam


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