ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Feb. 25, 2026

Martha Raddatz has the latest on the deadly gun battle off the coast of Cuba that killed four people and wounded six more aboard a Florida-registered speedboat; Pierre Thomas reports on Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates apologizing for his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and admitting to having affairs with two Russian women; David Muir shares the story of Punch, the seven-month-old macaque monkey at Japan’s Ichikawa Zoo who attached himself to a stuffed orangutan after being abandoned by his mother; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.

00:00 Intro 02:39 Cuba: 4 shot dead on Florida-registered speedboat after crew on board fired at troops 05:07 Surge in tips after Guthrie family offers $1 million reward for mother's return 07:03 Bill Gates apologizes for Epstein association, admits to having affairs with 2 Russian women 09:09 Massachusetts home explosion seriously injures mother, 2-year-old daughter 10:29 Heavy rain headed for the South as more snow is possible in the Northeast 11:35 Trump praises economy in State of the Union despite Americans' concern over rising costs 14:11 Surgeon General nominee pressed about measles vaccinations for children 16:07 FBI raids home and office of LAUSD superintendent 16:54 Massive sinkhole at intersection swallows 2 vehicles in Nebraska 17:06 Manhunt in Southern California after Tesla driver plows through crowd, injuring 4 17:32 Martin Short and family speak out after daughter’s death 17:47 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame reveals 2026 nominees 18:15 Big Bear bald eagles Jackie and Shadow lay new egg after nest raided 18:30 Punch the macaque monkey has fans flocking Japan's Ichikawa Zoo

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