ABC World News Tonight (Oct 24, 2025): Pentagon Deploys Aircraft Carrier in Escalating Drug War 🚢

Martha Raddatz reports on the dramatic escalation in what Pres. Trump calls his war on drug cartels after the Pentagon deployed an aircraft carrier strike group to the waters off Central and South America; Kayna Whitworth has the latest on the U-Haul truck that backed up toward the gate of a Coast Guard base near San Francisco, prompting federal agents to open fire injuring suspect and a bystander; David Muir shares the story of the brave mother who jumped into action and helped a bus driver save 22 children from a school bus that caught fire; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.


00:00 Intro
02:23 U.S. deploys aircraft carrier strike group in the Caribbean, marking major escalation in Trump's war on drug cartels
04:46 Trump ends trade talks with Canada over Ontario's anti-tariff ad featuring clips of Ronald Reagan
07:47 Tropical Storm Melissa in the Caribbean expected to strengthen to a category 4 Hurricane this weekend
08:56 Hail of bullets outside U.S. Coast Guard base U-Haul truck reverses toward gate
10:54 New York AG Letitia James pleads not guilty to mortgage fraud charges
12:57 National Guard plane crashes in Oklahoma City after hitting power lines
13:13 Delta flight aborts takeoff after flames seen shooting out of right engine
13:26 Alaska Airlines IT outage forces cancellation of hundreds of flights
13:42 NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani defends Muslim faith in emotional speech
16:22 Stock market finishes week at all-time high after inflation report
16:53 Deadly crane collapse outside Boston under investigation
17:23 Neutrogena recalls Ultra-Soft Cleansing Towelettes over potential bacteria contamination
17:56 Person of the Week: Mom saves 22 children from bus engulfed in flames



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