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October 9, 2026

HIGHLIGHTS FOR ‘ABC NEWS LIVE PRIME WITH LINSEY DAVIS,’ OCT. 12-16

 

ABC News*

Check out the “ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis” highlights below for the week of Oct. 12.

The Emmy® Award-nominated newscast streams weeknights starting at 7 p.m. ET on ABC News Live, America’s No. 1 streaming news channel. ABC News Live is available on Disney+, Hulu, the ABC News app, or wherever you stream.

Highlights of the week include the following (subject to change):

Monday, Oct. 12 —All Access with Ms. Rachel; Prime Focus TBD

Tuesday, Oct. 13 — Author, lawyer and human rights activist Kerry Kennedy (“Ethel Kennedy: The Extraordinary Life and Bold Legacy”); comedienne, actress and author Ms. Pat (“Ms. American Dream”); Prime Focus investigates how caregivers are being deported as Trump’s immigration crackdown continues, creating a larger issue in America’s already collapsing care crisis

Wednesday, Oct. 14 —Comedian, actor and author D.L. Hughley (“Charlie’s Boy”); actor and author Kyle MacLachlan (“Fictional Selves: A Memoir”); Prime Focus, with Rachel Scott, takes a look at the impact of severe DOGE cuts across the CDC that resulted in “zombie agencies” operating in name only, including one agency meant to help states manage Sickle Cell treatments and how the state of Georgia has set up its own resources to meet life-saving medical needs

Thursday, Oct. 15 — Writer and playwright Jocelyn Bioh (“Schoolgirls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play”), TikTalk with Taryn Delanie Smith; Prime Focus, with Matt Rivers, takes a look at the anxiety and fear of being deported that has gripped Ohio’s Haitian community after the loss of TPS status and the economic impact that loss has on the larger community

Friday, Oct. 16 – Actor Jason Priestley (“Private Eyes West Coast”), author Michael Lewis (“Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State”), singer Ashe (“Girl of Your Dreams”)

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