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.

Terry Moran reports from the Vatican with the extraordinary images showing the solemn ceremony of the closing of Pope Francis' coffin, as more than 250,000 mourners paid their last respects to the pontiff ahead of his funeral early Saturday; Pierre Thomas has details on the FBI's arrest of a state court judge in Milwaukee for allegedly helping a migrant avoid arrest – a move that critics say is a major escalation in the Trump administration's deportation efforts; David Muir reports from St. Peter's Square and speaks with Americans who lined up to bid farewell to the people's pope; and more on tonight's broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.