Ike Ejiochi has the latest on Hurricane Melissa gaining strength, as Jamaica braces for a direct hit; Selina Wang reports on President Trump's high-stakes trip to Asia; Alex Presha has details on the government shut down reaching day 26 and concern growing over SNAP benefits set to run out; Morgan Norwood reports on the deadly mass shooting at a HBCU homecoming celebration; America Strong: Baby Oakley goes home after six months in the hospital; and more on tonight's broadcast of World News Tonight.

Ike Ejiochi is on the on the ground in Jamaica, where Hurricane Melissa, the strongest storm ever recorded to hit the island made landfall as a Category 5 storm with winds up to 185 mph, Ginger Zee tracks the powerful system as it makes its way towards Cuba; Mary Bruce reports on the U.S. military strike in the Pacific on four suspected drug boats killing at least 14 people; Mola Lenghi has details from authorities on their urgent search for six ‘aggressive' research monkeys – some potentially infected with hepatitis C, herpes, and COVID – that escaped from a crashed truck in Mississippi; and more on tonight's broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.