ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - April 23, 2025

James Longman reports from Vatican City, where over 25,000 people waited for hours to see Pope Francis as he lies in rest at St. Peter's Basilica; Trevor Ault has the latest on the explosive wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey that has tripled in size in under 24 hours. The Jones Road fire, about 90 miles south of NYC, was first reported Tuesday morning and has burned more than 12,000 acres, and Lee Goldberg tracks the air quality alerts in effect for parts of New Jersey and New York due to smoke from the blaze; Jonathan Karl has details on investors seeing signs of a possible thaw in the trade war between the U.S. and China as both sides signal they’re ready to talk; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir. 00:00 Intro 02:02 Thousands from around the world line up to pay last respects to Pope Francis 07:06 State of emergency as massive New Jersey wildfire triples in size 08:48 Air quality alerts in New Jersey and New York amid massive wildfire 09:34 Stocks close higher as U.S. and China signal they’re ready to talk tariffs 12:33 Trump slams Zelenskyy over refusal to accept proposed peace deal with Russia 14:05 Victim's mother breaks silence during second murder trial of Karen Read 16:09 Sen. Dick Durbin announces retirement after decades in Congress 16:40 Crews race to contain major chemical leak from barge in Houston, Texas 17: 06 Musician Carlos Santana hospitalized after medical emergency before concert 17:29 Iliinois father wins lottery, promises to spend it on Chicago Bulls tickets 18:05 America Strong: Baby Galápagos tortoises make debut at Philadelphia Zoo 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