Show Notes
Mary Bruce reports on Pres. Trump’s promise of a $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans win the midterms – totaling roughly $1.3 trillion – while Democrats blasted the pledge as nothing but a stunt; Trevor Ault has details on the rescue of 15-year-old boy in Alaska, who had gone fishing with his brother and cousin, and was the sole survivor after their skiff capsized in the Bering Sea 3 days ago; Matt Rivers has the latest on an alarming report from Anthropic revealing it blocked several possible attempts to use its AI models to help develop biological weapons, just days after a former employee warned AI could kill humanity in a matter of years; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Melissa Adan has the latest on the violent storms that have left a trail of damage across in the Southwest – destroying homes and triggering evacuations and water rescues in the desert, and Lee Goldberg tracks the severe weather; Hero father who took down teen shooter in Oregon speaks out; Jay O’Brien has details on the Trump administration filing a lawsuit to potentially block the results in a key senate race in Alaska before any votes have been counted, if the Republican candidate loses; Ian Pannell reports on Meghan Markle speaking out, saying she is “deeply distressed” by allegations that her father was in possession of child sex abuse material; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Pierre Thomas has the latest on the Alabama woman who has been charged with threatening to kill Pres. Trump after she allegedly posted on social media that she would "put a bullet through him" if he attended a Georgia-Alabama college football game; Alex Stone has details on the teacher wounded in the Bend, Ore., school shooting who says she played dead to avoid being killed by the gunman; Victor Oquendo reports on the officer in Lauderhill, Florida, accused of stealing a dead man’s identity and living in his home for years; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Martha Raddatz reports on the release of American Stephen Hubbard – the teacher wrongfully detained in Russia for four years – as the U.S. suspends Russian sanctions; Alex Perez has the latest on the hazmat emergency underway in Toledo, Ohio, after a 5,500-gallon tank spewed glycidyl methacrylate, which is used to make certain plastics, paints and coatings perform better; Steve Osunsami has details on the video obtained by ABC News showing the chaotic moments before an officer in Mississippi opened fire on a car in June, killing a 1-year-old sitting on his mother’s lap; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Gio Benitez has the latest on the hundreds of passengers forced to deplane an American Airlines flight on the tarmac after the plane's tires blew while landing at O’Hare, leaving at least one injured;Trevor Ault reports as California officials demand an investigation into an ICE encounter that left a U.S. citizen detained with a broken arm; Kayna Whitworth has details on actress Christina Applegate revealing that her doctor recently informed her she was misdiagnosed and does not have multiple sclerosis, leaving her “back at square one;” and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
With midterms 15 days away and over 9 million early voting ballots cast nationwide, Mary Bruce reports on Pres. Trump's campaign blitz as a new ABC News/WaPo/Ipsos poll shows 72% of voters say the U.S. is heading in the wrong direction; Rhiannon Ally has details on Jalen Hurts, the Philadelphia Eagles star quarterback, who is likely out for the rest of the season after doctors discovered a blood clot in his leg and clots in both his lungs; James Longman is on the ground in Ukraine, where video captured the moment the ABC News team scrambled to safety as air raid sirens alerted that a Russian drone was overhead; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.