Full Episode: Monday, April 20, 2026

World News Tonight with David Muir delivers a high-stakes, fast-paced broadcast covering global crises, domestic tragedies, and human-interest moments. The episode opens with a deadly shooting at the Teotihuacan pyramids near Mexico City, where a gunman killed at least one tourist and injured several others before taking his own life. Simultaneously, the U.S. Navy and Marines seized an Iranian-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in the ongoing war, with Vice President J.D. Vance preparing for second-round peace talks amid Iran’s threats of retaliation. Domestically, the U.S. grapples with a near-midair collision involving two Southwest planes near Nashville, narrowly avoided due to pilot evasive maneuvers, and a horrific mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, where a former National Guardsman killed eight children—seven of them his own—before dying in a shootout with police. The episode also highlights a heroic plane crash in Tampa, where a pilot intentionally nosedived his aircraft to avoid civilian casualties, and the surprising resignation of Apple CEO Tim Cook, succeeded by hardware chief John Ternus. Other stories include a defamation lawsuit by FBI Director Cash Patel against The Atlantic, global outrage over an Israeli soldier destroying a Jesus statue, and a touching MLB moment where a fan’s jersey-wearing sister received a ball from Pirates outfielder Jake Mangum. The broadcast closes with a stunning Earth-set video from an Artemis II astronaut and a celebration of resilience and connection in the face of chaos.