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

Morgan Norwood reports on day two of the strike at the country's largest commuter rail system and fears for the Monday morning commute; Melissa Adan reports on two navy jets colliding mid-air during an air show in Idaho with four parachutes opening as the crews safely ejected; Dani Beckstrom reports on the severe weather outbreak threatening millions in the midwest and the plains - all that and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir. 00:00 Intro 02:33 A painful morning commute is looming with the nation's biggest commuter railroad shut down. 05:56 Two navy jets colliding mid-air during an air show in Idaho with four parachutes opening as the crews ejected safely. 07:13 Now to the severe weather outbreak threatening millions in the Midwest and the Plains - that system is bringing a dangerous combination of thunderstorms, damaging winds and tornadoes. 08:25 Police are searching for a suspect they say may be involved in at least ten random shootings at multiple locations in Austin, Texas. 09:07 President Trump issuing yet another warning to Iran as negotiations between the countries to end the nearly three-month-old war have reached a stalemate. 10:51 A rare strain of the Ebola virus is suspected of causing at least 80 deaths in the Congo and Uganda and hundreds more may be infected. 12:06 We have dramatic new images tonight of that car ramming in Italy that injured eight people - four critically. 13:40 Sen. Cassidy of Louisiana losing his primary to a Trump backed a rival — five years after his Jan. 6 impeachment vote. 15:42 Now to the global chaos triggered by a limited-edition Swatch watch collaboration – as police in New York used pepper spray to control an unruly crowd outside a Swatch store. 17:00 Finnish divers have now joined the search for the bodies of four Italian divers – on Saturday the search was temporarily suspended after a local diver died during the recovery operation. 17:20 Shocking video from Chesapeake, Virginia capturing the moment a locomotive slammed i