World News Archive31-Jan-2006
Bob Woodruff, co-anchor of ABCs "World News Tonight", answer questions during the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, California in this file image from January 21, 2006. Woodruff and cameraman Doug Vogt were seriously injured in a roadside bombing in Iraq on January 29, 2006. Both men are in serious condition and are being treated for head injuries. ABC News has named Elizabeth Vargas and Bob Woodruff as co-anchors of a new, expanded version of World News Tonight. In a bid to break into the U.S. television market, BBC World News has signed a long-term distribution deal with Discovery Communications. NEW YORK (AP) -- ABC News led its broadcasts with its own journalists in the news: anchor Bob Woodruff and a cameraman had been seriously injured by a roadside bomb while reporting in Iraq. Bob Woodruff, one of the co-anchors of ABC News' "World News Tonight," was badly wounded in Iraq by Sunday by an improved explosive device. Woodruff and photographer Doug Vogt were traveling in an Iraqi army vehicle when the blast occurred. Both men suffered serious head injuries in the attack. Elizabeth Vargas (L) and Bob Woodruff, co-anchors of ABC's "World News Tonight", answer questions during the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, California in this file image from January 21, 2006. Woodruff and cameraman Doug Vogt were seriously injured in a roadside bombing in Iraq on January 29, 2006. Both men are in serious condition and are being treated for head injuries. "World News Tonight" co-anchor Bob Woodruff and his cameraman, Doug Vogt, were seriously injured Sunday after their convoy was hit by an explosive device in Taji, Iraq, according to ABCNews.com.
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