ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – May 14, 2026

Mary Bruce has the latest on Pres. Trump and Pres. Xi Jinping’s more than two hour meeting in Beijing during their high-stakes summit, where Xi delivered a stark warning about Taiwan and Trump praised Xi calling him a “great leader” and urged him to help push Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz; Trevor Ault reports on the deadly plane crash into an Ohio home and how a family, including two children, escaped the raging inferno; Pierre Thomas has details on the AP report alleging that FBI Director Kash Patel took a rare snorkeling tour of Pearl Harbor’s USS Arizona – where 900 people died in the Japanese bombing – after holding official meetings in Hawaii; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.

00:00 Intro
03:09 China’s Xi warns Trump over Taiwan during high-stakes summit
06:36 Plane slams into Ohio home leaves two dead, family inside home escapes
08:15 Alex Murdaugh “thankful” after stunning reversal of murder convictions, life sentences
09:53 Tourist arrested after throwing rock at endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal
11:07 Officials tracking at least 41 Americans across 12 states for hantavirus after deadly outbreak
12:43 AP report: Kash Patel snorkeled around Pearl Harbor’s USS Arizona
14:38 CIA director meets with top Cuban officials in Havana
16:13 Florida deputy appears to be ambushed and stabbed multiple times
16:38 Michigan officer nearly shoots student during “water wars” game
17:17 Jay Leno handpicks Corvette for “Wheel of Fortune” jackpot winner
17:37 Rolling Stones uses deepfake tech in new “In the Stars” music video
18:14 How AI is shaping the next generation in China

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