Toxic wildfire smoke chokes major American cities; Urgent rescues in Texas amid flash flooding; ABC News’ Rachel Scott analyzes President Donald Trump’s latest prime-time speech, particularly his claims about foreign threats to U.S. election security; Previewing the 2026 World Cup final; Jon Bernthal talks ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’; Luke Wilson talks new comedy ‘The Hawk’; and more on ABC’s Good Morning America.

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Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be director of national intelligence, faced repeated questions during his confirmation hearing as he hesitated to say who won the 2020 presidential election.

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The mother of an 11-year-old Minnesota boy who was kidnapped at gunpoint, assaulted and later killed, and another victim of a childhood abduction and assault, spoke out about trauma, healing and their advocacy work in new “20/20” interviews. Jacob Wetterling was kidnapped on Oct. 22, 1989 when biking home to his St. Joseph residence that evening. Stream the new 20/20 ‘Where Are You Jacob?’ full episode on Disney+ and Hulu (S48, E31).

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After days of hazardous smoke from the wildfires in Canada, communities across the Northeast experienced flash flooding, water rescues and major travel disruptions; The U.S. launched new strikes on Iran Saturday night in retaliation for the surprise drone and missile attack that killed two American service members at a base in Jordan; England takes 3rd place in World Cup in thrilling match against France; World Cup final match preview with Herculez Gomez; and more on ABC’s Good Morning America.

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The administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services explained aortic dissection, the cause of Graham’s death.

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