ABC World News Tonight reports on a growing health concern as a cruise ship affected by the hantavirus nears the Canary Islands. David Muir details the preparations for its arrival, with military personnel in full hazmat gear ready to evacuate all passengers and crew upon docking. The move aims to prevent potential spread of the virus to the local population. Maggie Rulli provides updates on the medical response and quarantine protocols being implemented.
The broadcast also covers a major cyberattack disrupting Canvas, a widely used online learning platform across U.S. colleges. Matt Rivers explains the impact on students and faculty from coast to coast, highlighting system outages and delays in course access. In addition, Jay O’Brien shares new information from the Pentagon’s release of initial declassified documents concerning unidentified aerial phenomena observed over American airspace.