Disney Celebrates America: World News Tonight with David Muir (Special Edition) - July 4, 2026

David Muir anchors a special edition of World News Tonight, as the United States celebrates its 250th birthday; Whit Johnson has more on the celebrations across the country, the tall ships and military flyover in New York City, and the extraordinary images of the day; Mary Bruce has details on Pres. Trump’s address to the nation from the National Mall; Matt Rivers reports on the dangerous heat and deadly storms and Lee Goldberg has the forecast after lightning and damaging winds struck New York City overnight; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir. 00:00 Intro 03:15 Americans gather to celebrate the historic 250th birthday of our nation 07:01 Vessels from around the world converge in NYC for parade of tall ships up Hudson River 08:50 Pres. Trump to deliver 4th of July speech from National Mall 10:03 Powerful storms and record-breaking heat scorch millions 11:33 Fourth of July forecast 12:17 New details about the Madison Square Garden wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce 14:09 U.S. woman sets world rowing record 14:38 Pope Leo gives special message to mark July 4th 15:05 Brandi Carlile performs "America the Beautiful" to honor America's 250th birthday ABC World News Tonight with David Muir delivers the news that matters most. Watch to get the latest news stories and headlines from around the world. Follow ABC World News Tonight on... Instagram:   / abcworldnewstonight   TikTok:   / abcworldnews   X (formerly Twitter):   / abcworldnews   Facebook:   / worldnewstonight   Threads: https://www.threads.net/@abcworldnews... ABC News is your trusted source for breaking news, analysis, exclusive interviews, headlines, and videos: https://abcnews.go.com/ Subscribe to ABC News on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Watch full episodes on Hulu: http://abcn.ws/3bzvQQn #WorldNewsTonight #DavidMuir #News #ABCNews