ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Aug. 18, 2026
Stephanie Ramos has details on the newly-obtained police report about the death of Hayden Panettiere, which reveals that that her ex-boyfriend Brian Hickerson was at the scene; Rhiannon Ally has the latest on the urgent manhunt is underway in Philadelphia for a suspect accused of chasing multiple victims while wearing a "distinctive Chucky doll Halloween-class face mask" asking if they are "ready to die," police say; amid reports of deteriorating conditions on the USS Lincoln, Jon Karl reports on the complete loss of power on the USS Benfold in the South China Sea that sailors on board four days with limited drinking water, and no working toilets or air conditioning; and more on tonight's broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.
00:00 Intro 02:54 Hayden Panettiere's former fiancé and estranged mother speak out on her death 6:08 Search underway for mask-wearing suspect terrorizing victims around Philadelphia 8:08 Tracking dangerous heat alerts for more than 85 million from California to the East Coast 09:02 Deadly explosion at industrial facility in Toledo, Ohio 09:22 Alleged ringleader of major cocaine operation at Penn State frat houses surrenders 11:01 Lindsay Clancy's mother-in-law tells jurors she begged for help before killing kids 12:42 Thailand tourists swept away by raging flood waters 13:52 U.S. Navy ship lost power for 4 days in South China Sea 15:35 FAA investigation underway after 2 passenger jets suffer blown tires at Chicago's O'Hare airport 16:12 Atlanta police find missing sisters in trailer after babysitter allegedly abducted them 16:38 Texas high school football coach, wife who taught at same school, killed in car crash 17:10 Frank Beard, longtime ZZ Top drummer, dead at 77 17:35 ESPN co-founder Bill Rasmussen dies at 93 18:14 Chinese robotics company unveils robot that can outrun Usain Bolt
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