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
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