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Jon Karl has details on the Pentagon announcing it has officially accepted a $400 million Boeing 747 from the government of Qatar to be used as Pres. Trump’s Air Force One; Mary Bruce reports on Trump's Oval Office meeting with South Africa's president that took a tense turn after Trump pushed false claims of "genocide" against white South African farmers, playing videos he said support his allegations; Faith Abubey has the latest on the jailbreak in New Orleans and the two women each now charged for allegedly helping multiple fugitives evade capture; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir. , Welcome to JuanOSavin – your destination for breaking news, real-time updates, and in-depth analysis of the stories shaping our world. From the halls of government to the global stage, we bring you exclusive interviews and uncensored coverage on the issues that matter most.  In today’s world, information is everything. That’s why JuanOSavin is committed to providing a clear, independent voice in the noise of mainstream media. Whether it's the latest political developments, global crises, or social movements, we deliver facts, not narratives. No spin. Just the truth.  We know that in order to make informed decisions, you need the full picture. That's why our coverage is thorough, unfiltered, and designed to keep you ahead of the curve. JuanOSavin goes beyond the headlines, offering fresh perspectives and challenging the status quo.  If you want the facts, if you want transparency, and if you want to stay informed without the usual filter, you’re in the right place. Join us as we take a deep dive into the world’s biggest stories and provide the insights you won’t find elsewhere.  🔴 Stay informed. 🗣️ Question the narrative. 🌍 Be part of the conversation.  #BreakingNews #JuanOSavin #Politics #GlobalNews #TruthMatters #IndependentMedia #AlternativeNews #Election2024 #StayInformed #FreedomOfSpeech #WorldNewsTonight #DavidMuir #News

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00:00tonight breaking news the trump administration making it official the 400 million dollar 747

00:07from cutter has now been accepted the president plans to use it as air force one also breaking

00:13at this hour the storms and now this nor'easter set to hit washington dc new york city right up

00:18to boston first tonight the pentagon accepting cutter's controversial gift that 400 million

00:24dollar luxury jet the president plans to use as air force one american taxpayers will pay for

00:29the makeover to secure the jet president trump rejecting criticism tonight from both parties

00:35and the democratic leader late today who said this gift screams national security risk it is a bribe

00:41in broad daylight also tonight the confrontation in the oval office president trump ambushing the

00:46president of south africa who denied the unsubstantiated claims of a white genocide

00:51the president of south africa saying i'm sorry i don't have a plane to give you tonight the storms

00:57hitting the northeast gusting winds heavy rain and then this nor'easter building right behind it

01:02dc up through new york city to boston bracing for these storms just as millions travel for the

01:07holiday lee gulbert has the forecast tonight two women now under arrest accused of helping those

01:13fugitives who escaped at that massive jailbreak what police say the women did to help them avoid

01:18capture tonight president trump and house speaker mike johnson mounting a pressure campaign to try to

01:23get the president's massive tax cut and spending bill passed some republican holdouts are concerned

01:29over projections that president trump's bill could add trillions to the deficit over the next decade

01:34the disturbing images here tonight authorities seizing more than 300 animals from a safari park

01:40right here in the u.s the truck smashing into a home in the northeast the driver apparently suffering

01:46a medical emergency the measles scare following a major sold-out concert outside new york city what

01:51authorities are now saying tonight the real estate battle over pope leo's childhood home outside

01:57chicago tonight will it be saved for people to visit or will it go to the highest bidder tonight the

02:03decision is in on the future of the tush push and deborah roberts is here with the school children

02:08getting the chance to star in a disney musical

02:11from abc news world headquarters in new york this is world news tonight with david muir good evening

02:23and it's great to have you with us here at a very busy wednesday night we begin tonight with the

02:26pentagon officially accepting that controversial gift the 400 million dollar jet from cutter that

02:31president trump plans to use as air force one the president tonight rejecting criticism from both

02:36democrats and republicans the luxury jet called the flying palace the white house says it will

02:41serve as air force one carrying the president but first american taxpayers will pay for the major

02:45security overhaul of that jet and late today amid the news that this 400 million dollar jet has now

02:51been accepted the democratic leader who called this a bribe in broad daylight that screams national

02:56security risk and many asking why does the united states need to turn to a foreign country

03:01for air force one jonathan carl leading us off tonight tonight the trump administration is making

03:07an official announcing they will accept that lavish gift from the government of cutter a 400 million

03:13dollar luxury jet that's been called a flying palace they're giving the united states air force a jet

03:19okay and it's a great thing the pentagon saying the gift is quote in accordance with all federal rules

03:24and regulations and that the plane will eventually serve as trump's air force one before that happens

03:30american taxpayers will have to pay for a costly makeover to ensure the jet poses no security risks

03:37and will be able to function as the president's plane the pentagon says it will quote work to ensure

03:42proper security measures and functional mission requirements are considered the secretary of the air force

03:47telling congress the process is already underway the secretary of defense has directed the air force

03:53to uh basically start planning to modify the aircraft that process could take months or even years

03:58as abc news first reported attorney general pam bondi signed off on a plan for the air force to

04:05accept the plane as a gift and then transfer ownership to trump's presidential library foundation

04:11shortly before he leaves office it's unclear if that's part of the final agreement the pentagon

04:16referred questions to the air force the air force saying quote details related to the contract

04:21are classified the president was in cutter just last week where he heaped praise on its leader this

04:26is an outstanding man he's a great man and uh we're gonna help each other he has rejected questions

04:34about whether this is legal and ethical and why the united states needs to accept this new air force one

04:40as a gift from another country i would never be one to turn down that kind of an offer i mean i could be

04:46a stupid person say no we don't want a free very expensive airplane and late today outrage from

04:53the senate democratic leader chuck schumer this gift screams national security risk it is bribery in broad

05:01daylight donald trump is thumbing his nose at republicans and practically daring them to stop him

05:09some of the president's republican allies have also raised concerns that made it clear they don't like

05:14accepting this gift either as for that question about the president's library i just spoke to white

05:20house press secretary caroline levitt who told me the plane is still intended to go to the library

05:26but the details about how it will be transferred and when have not yet been ironed out and david we

05:32believe this plane is already here in the united states the gift is already here john carl leading

05:37us off here tonight in new york john thank you in the meantime we turn to the dramatic scene in the oval

05:41office today the tense confrontation president trump ambushing the president of south africa the president of

05:46south africa there to talk trade and to try to reset relations between the u.s and south africa

05:52president trump at one point calling for the lights to be dimmed and playing a video and then showing a

05:56stack of papers that he said were articles proving a white genocide the president of south africa denying

06:01the unsubstantiated claims at one point saying to president trump i'm sorry i don't have a plane to give

06:06you here's mary bruce tonight an extraordinary scene in the oval office president trump ambushing the

06:13president of south africa with false claims the nation is engaged in genocide against white farmers

06:19president cyril ramiposa said he came to the white house to discuss trade we are essentially here to

06:25reset the relationship between the united states and south africa but trump had other ideas a lot of

06:32people are very concerned with regard to south africa and that's really the purpose of the meeting the

06:37president insists white south african farmers are being persecuted and murdered on a mass scale

06:43unproven claims that have been amplified by elon musk a native of south africa though trump's

06:48administration has banned all refugees they are now making an exception for one group white south

06:54africans a plane load arriving in the u.s just last week we have had a tremendous number of people

07:00especially since they've seen this generally they're white farmers and they're fleeing south africa

07:07reporters asking trump what it will take to convince him there is no genocide the south

07:12african president jumping in what will it take from you for you to be convinced that there's no white

07:18genocide in south africa well i can answer that for the president it will take president trump listening

07:27to the voices of south africans some of whom are his good friends but trump with the cameras rolling

07:34turn the lights down dimming the lights to present what he claims is evidence showing clips of extremists

07:41calling for violence then leafing through articles he says prove it's happening death death death

07:50horrible death death i don't know to pick anyone white south africans are fleeing because of the

07:59violence and racist laws there is a crime problem in south africa but there is no evidence it is racially

08:06motivated or amounts to genocide white people make up only seven percent of the country but own the vast

08:12majority of its farmland ramiposa adamant that the video does not represent his government there is

08:18criminality in our country people who do get killed unfortunately through criminal activity are not only

08:28white people majority of them are black people south africa's president then joking that he wishes he could be

08:34like cutter and gift trump a luxury jet i'm sorry i don't have a plane to give you i would i wish you

08:41did i would take it and tonight the spokesman for the south african president telling us of the

08:47confrontation quote it was expected we knew that whenever heads of state come to the white house

08:53you get a bit of a show and again david he insisted there is no genocide in south africa david mary bruce

08:59at the white house mary thanks again now to the storm set to hit the northeast then the nor'easter

09:03building right behind it washington dc right up through new york city to boston bracing for these

09:08storms just as millions of course travel for the memorial day holiday so let's get right to chief

09:12meteorologist lee goldberg of our new york station wabc here in new york tracking it all for us tonight

09:16highly hey david and nor'easter hitting on a huge travel day it already feels like march here in new

09:23york city we're tracking heavy rain coming out of pennsylvania the tornado watch in pittsburg expired but

09:28there's still a flash flood warning after over two inches of rain that band of rain moves to dc philly new

09:33york city during the overnight it promises a really wet morning commute along the i-95 quarter

09:38then the nor'easter starts to intensify and new england takes the brunt later in the day heavy rain

09:42maybe some wind gusts to 50 miles an hour some coastal flooding the storm is very slow to depart on

09:47friday even some mountain snows in northern new england and lingering showers right back down to boston

09:52even new york it's going to keep the cool temperatures right in through the holiday weekend

09:56david all right lee goldberg with us tonight lee thanks as always we turned out of that massive jailbreak

10:00in louisiana tonight two women are under arrest now accused of helping the fugitives who escaped

10:05what police say the women did to help them avoid capture faith abube from new orleans

10:11tonight two women arrested and charged for allegedly helping multiple fugitive inmates

10:17evade capture after that stunning jailbreak in new orleans we have said this from friday and and will

10:23continue to say it over and over again if you help them you will be prosecuted police say courtney

10:29harris was in contact with one inmate before that escape early friday morning harris accused of

10:35transporting two escapees to multiple locations and corvante baptiste accused of getting 19 year old

10:42cory boyd food while he was hiding overnight authorities arresting boyd at his grandmother's house

10:48so far only five of the ten fugitives have been recaptured and tonight an alleged victim opening up

10:54about the moment he learned the suspect in this case had escaped asking abc to only use his voice

11:00for safety reasons i was thinking about getting out of town because this guy could come back and look

11:06look for my address and come in and shoot me you know on a couch four jail workers have been suspended

11:13and a jail plumber sterling williams is now behind bars accused of helping the inmates carry out the

11:18largest jailbreak in louisiana history and david just moments ago sterling's attorney denying that

11:26his client helped those inmates telling us that the deputy in the cell asked him to shut off the water

11:33to that cell eventually used as the escape route and he was just doing his job david faith abube on

11:38this story again tonight faith thank you tonight president trump and house speaker mike johnson mounting

11:43a pressure campaign to try to get the president's tax cut and spending bill passed some republican

11:48holdouts remain concerned over projections that president trump's bill could add trillions to the

11:52deficit over the next decade abc's jay o'brien on the hill again tonight tonight a last ditch effort from

11:59president trump and speaker mike johnson turning up the heat on more than a dozen house republican

12:04holdouts to pass the mega bill full of the president's campaign promises from tax cuts to border security

12:10we're doing very well it's very close the white house warning tonight failure to pass the bill would

12:16be a betrayal why aren't the holdouts listening to you and the president they are there's a lot

12:20of listening and a lot of discussion it's been very productive officially called the one big beautiful

12:25bill act the package extends trump's 2017 tax cuts lifts federal income tax on tips and overtime

12:31and earmarks nearly 50 billion dollars to resume construction of the border wall it slashes federal

12:37spending by more than 1.5 trillion dollars including cuts to food assistance and medicaid which could

12:43leave more than 8 million americans without health insurance over a decade but gop hardliners pushing

12:49for even steeper cuts angered the bill would add trillions to the deficit over the next 10 years the

12:55president wants this passed now but it's not done yet and speaker johnson signaling he's moving ahead

13:01with a full house vote as soon as tonight or tomorrow morning he can only afford to lose three republicans

13:07david and you'll be tracking it for us jay o'brien tonight jay thank you that budget uncertainty jay

13:11reports on adding to investor concerns today on wall street the dow falling nearly 817 points down almost

13:17two percent those projected budget deficits on capitol hill leading to a spike in bond yields also fueling

13:22concerns tonight a federal judge finding the trump administration quote unquestionably violated his

13:28court order by suddenly deporting eight migrants to a third country possibly somewhere in africa

13:33possibly south sudan dhs acknowledged putting the eight migrants on a plane but have refused to

13:38reveal where they would end up judge brian murphy finding the men were given little more than 24 hours

13:42notice which he determined was undeniably insufficient under his earlier due process ruling he did not

13:48issue an order to return the deportees but said he would require the administration to quote remedy

13:53this violation tonight the department of justice moving to end federal oversight of the minneapolis and

13:58louisville police departments it comes nearly five years now after the deaths of george floyd and

14:03brianna taylor sparked nationwide protests and calls for police reform both cities reached agreements to

14:09implement changes when we come back here tonight the disturbing images this evening authority seizing

14:13more than 300 animals from a park safari right here in the u.s also tonight the measles scare following a

14:19major sold-out concert right outside new york city what authorities are now saying and tonight the real estate

14:25battle now brewing over pope leo's childhood home right here outside chicago this picture will it be

14:30safe for people to visit or will it now go to the highest bidder more in a moment

14:36tonight authority seizing more than 300 animals from a park safari in brandon oregon wildlife officials

14:41say the animals including lions tigers and camels were neglected and had not received vet care animal

14:47rescue groups are now providing food and water tonight the images of a dump truck slamming into a home in

14:52woodbury heights new jersey the truck veering off the road speeding right across front yards crashing

14:56into the side of the house the homeowner was injured and is now in stable condition incredible

15:01pictures there authorities believe the driver suffered a medical emergency he is in stable condition as

15:06well when we come back there's news tonight of a measles scare for thousands of fans at a sold out

15:11concert outside new york city in the nfl tonight the future of the tush push has now been decided

15:16and the battle over pope leo's childhood home outside chicago tonight

15:23to the index of other news and tonight health officials are now warning that thousands of

15:26concert goers may have been exposed to measles during a shakira concert at metlife stadium just

15:31outside new york city on may 15th that was last thursday night one person infected with measles was

15:36in the crowd authorities have not said where the person was sitting a real estate showdown over pope

15:41leo the 14th's childhood home in dolton illinois his family owned the house for nearly 50 years

15:46the current owners want to sell it at auction to the highest bidder village officials offering to

15:51buy it directly or take it through eminent domain they want the house to be an historic site open to

15:56the public to visit to the nfl tonight and the tush push will live on nfl teams rejecting an attempt

16:02to ban the controversial but highly successful play of course made famous by the philadelphia eagles

16:06the short yardage play where the quarterback is shoved forward by his teammates the eagles celebrating

16:11tonight with a two-word post push on when we come back here tonight the school children

16:16learning from broadway stars and getting a chance to star in their own disney musical deborah roberts

16:21behind the scenes tonight abc world news tonight with david muir sponsored by inspire no mask no hose just sleep

16:33funny tonight america strong the school children learning from broadway stars creating their own

16:37disney musical deborah roberts backstage with the school year winding down across america

16:45a brand new way of putting on the annual play is taking center stage in your position the kids here

16:52at ps88 have been practicing the lion king for months now and finally today they get a chance to

16:58show their parents and their teachers what they've been up to inside this elementary school in queens new

17:04new york come on fourth and fifth graders are part of a new pilot program getting them ready for their

17:11big stage debut so are you nervous are you excited what are you feeling at this moment nervous and

17:19excited yeah i agree my name is dimitro my role is rafiki my name is gabriella my role is pumba my name

17:26is byron my character is old simba projection it's a program called stage connect within disney musicals

17:34in schools disney's abc's parent company there's something transformational about theater it gives

17:41them permission to find their own voice they learn the importance of dedication and showing up let's try

17:48that again it's a new free online toolkit teaching schools how to put on shows that was excellent anyone with

17:56an internet connection can now learn how to put on a disney show and these are going to be shows that

18:00these kids know the lion king yeah teaching directing step cross and choreography set costume and prop design

18:12all from the actual broadway pros

18:16these are hosted by l stephen taylor from the lion king the actual lion king performer he plays mufasa

18:23welcome to the disney musicals in school stage connect platform let's get in our position special

18:29education teacher carol bauer is the director to be able to have this disney connect where they

18:34teach you and show you how to do a production yeah it's priceless priceless what kinds of changes have

18:40you seen in them i just see the the confidence level explodes their language explodes so it goes beyond

18:46just the same you take it away you take it with you it's forever with minutes to go until rehearsal the

18:52actors are ready and grateful why is this important well you make friends along the way confident made me

18:59like theater way more than i did before so you're learning things about yourself yes very much and with

19:05their families in their seats it's showtime

19:13the reviews from the audience raves

19:15seeing that confidence build has been amazing they come out of their shell and it's such a beautiful

19:22thing to see it really just uh brings the whole school together

19:38so much talent thank you deborah your school can apply visit disneymusicalsandschools.com good night

19:43thank you for making world news tonight with david muir america's most watched newscast

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