As the record holiday travel rush kicks into high gear, Matt Rivers reports on the storms in the West and a snowy blast in the East that could disrupt travel plans and Dani Beckstrom has the forecast; Selina Wang reports as President Trump says the U.S. is pursuing a sanctioned oil tanker that fled into the Atlantic after the USCG tried to seize it, as the President announces a new "Trump Class" battleship. Whit Johnson looks back at the legacy of Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest park ranger in America who dedicated her life to public service and preserving Black history, who died at age 104; and more on tonight's broadcast of World News Tonight. 

Melissa Adan reports on the state of emergency in California, where residents are among 40+ million Americans bracing for potentially catastrophic rains and flooding; Selina Wang has the latest on the DOJ announcing it has uncovered over a million documents potentially related to the Epstein case, saying they will need "weeks" to review and release all the files; Mola Lenghi has details on the investigation into an explosion at a nursing home that killed two women, including a 52-year-old nurse who was a mother of three; and more on tonight's broadcast of World News Tonight.