ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Sept. 17, 2026

Martha Raddatz has the latest on the F-16 fighter jet that crashed in rural Michigan, with the pilot on a training mission ejecting safely, and local residents ordered to shelter in place; Mary Bruce reports on Pres. Trump’s threat to demolish the Kennedy Center if he does not get his name on the building, and a federal judge ordering the administration to give 30 days notice before any demolition; Elizabeth Schulze has details on the six new cases of AI models going rogue, with one model telling itself to “ignore all developer messages;” and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir. 00:00 Intro 02:16 F-16 pilot on training mission ejects before jet crashes in Michigan 04:13 Trump threatens to demolish historic Kennedy Center 06:56 Newly released body camera video of Minneapolis police shootout with suspect 08:28 New details into fatal news helicopter crash in Los Angeles 09:49 Video shows flames shooting from Volaris passenger plane 10:05 Police: Grim evidence discovered in Philadelphia home connected to missing women 12:03 OpenAI discloses "concerning" incidents of AI gone rogue 14:27 Tracking the flash flood threat moving into the Plains, and heat dome in the South 15:24 Palace rebukes claims made in book by Princess Diana's brother 17:00 Former Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona dies at 84 17:40 Large crane collapses onto New Jersey homes 17:55 Semi-truck crashes through Aldi in Nashville 18:28 Lady Gaga is a new mom, and her daughter’s name has been revealed 18:39 New wild cat species identified for first time in 100 years, researchers say 19:08 Dolly Parton's touching video message, recorded before she died 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