ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - March 26, 2026

Steve Osunsami reports as the partial government shutdown hits day 41, with lawmakers set to leave for a two-week Easter recess despite record-long TSA lines and officers going unpaid; Trevor Ault has details after a United Airlines flight had a dangerous close call with a military Blackhawk helicopter in Southern California; Matt Rivers reports on the dramatic video appearing to show a missile coming dangerously close to shooting down a U.S. F-18 fighter jet over Iran and Israel’s announcement that it killed Iran's navy chief; David Muir shares the memorable moments from MLB’s Opening Day, including when ABC producer Myra Green escorted her 109-year-old father, who is also a WWII and Korean War veteran, to throw out the first pitch for his favorite team, the Baltimore Orioles; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.

00:00 Intro
02:30 Record-long wait times stretch TSA officers amid travel surge, partial government shutdown
05:31 United Airlines flight close call with military chopper in California
07:45 Video appears to shows US fighter jet narrowly dodging a missile over Iran
09:03 Pres. Trump extends Strait of Hormuz deadline, urging Iran to accept deal "before it's too late”
11:17 Savannah Guthrie speaks out in first interview since her mother's disappearance
15:41 Dow closes at its lowest point of the year
16:23 Hail, tornadoes possible for the Midwest; record heat in the West moving East
16:39 San Francisco firefighter rescues woman from coastal cliff
16:51 Alleged drunk driver crashes onto Daytona Beach runway, attempts to board plane
17:13 Rescuers attempt to free stranded humpback whale off Germany's north coast
17:32 Dash Crofts, of 1970s music duo Seals & Crofts, dead at 87
18:07 109-year-old war veteran throws first pitch on MLB Opening Day

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