ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Oct. 7, 2025

On the seventh day of the government shutdown, Gio Benitez has the latest on the FAA warning about staffing shortages at major hubs such as Newark, Houston, Chicago and Las Vegas after air traffic controllers call out sick during the government shutdown; Rachel Scott reports on Pres. Trump suggesting that some of the 750,000 federal workers currently furloughed without pay may not get back pay when the government reopens; Matt Gutman has details on the medical helicopter carrying three people that crashed onto a busy highway in Sacramento, California, shutting down traffic; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.

00:00 Intro
02:18 Government shutdown disrupts air travel nationwide as FAA warns of staff shortages
04:43 Trump suggests some furloughed federal workers might not get back pay
06:58 Attorney General Pam Bondi spars with Democrats in fiery Senate hearing
10:06 Cooldown coming for East Coast as Tropical Storm Jerry brews in the Atlantic
10:59 FAA investigating medical helicopter crash on busy highway in Sacramento
12:22 Prosecutor on Mark Sanchez felony charge: Evidence shows former NFL star as aggressor
13:59 Hope for Israel and Hamas truce rises on anniversary of October 7 attacks
16:26 Crane crashes into New Jersey home, slicing through its roof
16:50 Hot air balloon hits power line during Albuquerque's annual hot air balloon festival
17:04 Taylor Swift reveals why she hasn’t performed the Super Bowl Halftime show yet
17:38 America Strong: Hero dog helps Florida deputy locate and tend to injured grandmother

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