Dozens of Americans missing in disaster: ABC World News Tonight with David Muir - Aug. 27, 2026

With new flooding and landslide warnings that could strike the villages washed away by that catastrophic wall of water in Nepal and Tibet, Britt Clennett is on the ground with the latest on the desperate search for survivors, with 90 Americans among 1,300 people reported missing; amid an escalating trade war with Canada, Mary Bruce reports on Pres. Trump’s new executive order to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America;” eight months after Rob and Michelle Reiner were stabbed to death – allegedly by son Nick Reiner – Trevor Ault has details on what the couple's oldest son Jake Reiner said in his first exclusive interview; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir. 00:00 Intro 02:05 Urgent search for survivors, and dozens of missing Americans, after Nepal-Tibet disaster 04:56 Severe storms hammer the Northeast, putting millions under flash flood alerts 06:17 Tracking severe storms and flash flooding for 40 million in the Northeast 07:12 LAX Airport runway shut down after cargo jet's fiery landing 09:25 Executive order for "Lake America" signed by Trump 11:27 Lindsay Clancy murder trial jury sent home for the day after 3 hours of deliberations 13:30 Jake Reiner speaks out on parents' murders in an exclusive interview 15:37 Car lands on Georgia home in deadly crash 15:53 Pilot rescued after banner plane crashes into Florida surf 16:20 Peter Cullen, voice of 'Transformers,' 'Winnie the Pooh' characters, dies at 85 16:47 Pope Leo receives White Sox pope hat 17:05 Partial Lunar Eclipse and “Blood Moon” to be visible Thursday evening, weather permitting 17:36 Dolly Parton's sister opens up in moving tribute 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