ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - March 16, 2026

Reporting from North Carolina, Ginger Zee tracks the violent storm system that’s bringing severe weather and the potential for widespread destructive winds and tornadoes from Florida to the Northeast, and blizzard conditions to the upper Midwest; James Longman has details on Pres. Trump blasting some U.S. allies for refusing to answer his new call for help in reopening the critical Strait of Hormuz; Steve Osunsami has the latest on a federal judge temporarily blocking HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr's changes to the childhood vaccine policies, which would have reduced the number of recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir. 00:00 Intro 02:02 Powerful system triggers tornado watches, blizzards and dust storms 05:34 TSA strains amid partial government shutdown worsen travel woes 07:28 Trump urges NATO and China to help reopen Strait of Hormuz 12:55 RFK Jr.'s changes to childhood vaccine schedule blocked by federal judge 14:30 Utah jury finds Kouri Richins guilty of murdering husband 15:52 White House chief of staff Susie Wiles reveals breast cancer diagnosis 17:41 4 killed, including child, in raging building fire in Queens, New York 17:56 Coast Guard rescues snowmobiler trapped on Lake Michigan 18:20 Dolly Parton shares health update at 2026 Dollywood park opening 19:06 Michael B. Jordan celebrates Best Actor win with burger and Oscar in hand ABC World News Tonight with David Muir delivers the news that matters most. Watch to get the latest news stories and headlines from around the world. Follow ABC World News Tonight on... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abcworldnewstonight/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@abcworldnews X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/ABCWorldNews Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorldNewsTonight Threads: https://www.threads.net/@abcworldnewstonight ABC News is your trusted source for breaking news, analysis, exclusive interviews, headlines, and videos: https://abcnews.go.com/ Subscribe to ABC News on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Watch full episodes on Hulu: http://abcn.ws/3bzvQQn #WorldNewsTonight #DavidMuir #News #ABCNews