Full Episode for Thursday June 18, 2026
6/19/202624 min
Aaron Katersky was on the scene in lower Manhattan as an estimated 2 million fans joyfully filled the streets for the Knicks' ticker-tape parade celebrating the team's first NBA title in 53 years, and Matt Rivers has the latest on the chaotic scene in Times Square after gunfire erupted just hours after the parade ended; Faith Abbey has details on the severe weather fueled by remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur that triggered flash flood emergencies in parts of the Gulf Coast while a separate system spawned destructive tornadoes in the Midwest, and Lee Goldberg has the forecast; Mary Bruce reports on the U.S. lifting its blockade on Iranian ports, freeing ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz for 109 days, and on Vice Pres. Vance defending the deal despite questions over financial benefits for Iran**;** and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
And we're live on match day as Doug reaches for a Buffalo wing. He's got it. Oh, and he's going for a can of Pepsi too. [can opening] What a finish. There's no doubt about it. It just tastes better. Match days deserve Pepsi.
Speaker 20:14
David Muir, ABC's World News Tonight, America's most watched newscast, now streaming same day with all the breaking news of the day on Disney Plus. Most watched, most trusted. Now on Disney Plus every night.
David Muir· Host0:30
[dramatic music] Tonight we do have breaking news. Tourists running in New York's Times Square. Late today, [gunshots] gunfire erupting in the heart of New York. A huge crowd of people running for safety, a massive NYPD response, and what they found. It comes as at least two million fans lined the streets of New York City today celebrating the New York Knicks. A massive police presence, more than 10,000 officers deployed to keep the fans safe and the team safe. Police mistakenly stopping a Knicks player, not realizing he was on the team. The mayor then handing the team the keys to the city. The other news tonight, we're watching the threat of severe storms tonight, the system sweeping from the Midwest to the Northeast. And dramatic water rescues, families pulled through windows to safety. Lee Goldberg has the forecast. Just in tonight, there's been a stunning about-face. Alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione's defense team and what they've now done tonight, a 180 from just 24 hours ago. President Trump and Iran tonight, 24 hours after signing the deal, the