ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - March 18, 2026

As uncertainty over oil and gas prices worsens, James Longman reports on Israel targeting the world’s largest gas field in Iran, and Iran retaliating with a furious missile barrage – striking the world’s largest liquefied natural gas terminal in Qatar; Mary Bruce has details on Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard getting grilled by lawmakers about the war in Iran while Pres. Trump attended the dignified transfer of six U.S. service members killed in the war with Iran; John Quinones has the latest on the shocking allegations against late civil rights icon Cesar Chavez in an explosive New York Times investigation that alleges he groomed and sexually abused girls who worked in the farmworkers movement; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.

00:00 Intro

02:36 Critical energy sites across the Mideast under attack as gas prices surge in the U.S.

06:19 Trump attends dignified transfer of 6 U.S. service members killed in Iran war

08:34 Trump’s DHS pick Markwayne Mullin grilled at Senate confirmation hearing

10:58 FBI analyzing apparent IED left outside MacDill Air Force Base visitor center: Sources

11:55 Thousands of TSA agents call out sick as employees are still not getting paid

13:55 University of Alabama student goes missing in Spain while on spring break

14:11 Shocking sexual assault allegations made against civil rights icon Cesar Chavez

16:15 Fed holds interest rates steady in 1st move since Iran war spiked oil prices

16:52 A deadly gondola crash in the Swiss Alps is caught on camera

17:01 Arrest made in 2011 cold case murder of Iowa real estate agent

17:23 Police use paddleboards to arrest suspect in Daytona Beach

17:37 AKC reveals most popular dog breeds of 2025

18:15 Former patient donates $1 million to help Bryn Mawr Hospital nurses pay student loans

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