1991. trying to think what was going on in the world in 1991? can t even remember it was that long ago. well, congratulations, here its to another 20 years. love watching you. you do great work. and have fun celebrating your 20 years, you deserve it. happy birthday, world news now. i miss everyone so much. but not that much. i am getting some sleep which is really, really nice. but i did have a great time on the show. those three months that i spent with all of you. and dominated, by the way, the football picks. i know that it was tough for some of the men on the overnights to handle. what can i say? you know, sometimes we ladies have a way with things like that. anyway, best wishes. here is to another 20 years on the air. just wondering if there is any chance of getting world news now moved to, say, like 1:30 in the afternoon. oh, sorry. hi, i m t.j. winick just filled in on world news now and america this morning it s been a while, been at abc four years. i can truly sa
this morning on world news now happy birthday. we celebrate a major milestone as we look back at 20 years of keeping you up and putting you to sleep with all of the news in the middle of the night. join us as we turn back the clock, bringing you the biggest headlines, the funniest moments, and two decades of the the skinny and morning papers. the party starts right now. celebrate celebrate good times come on from abc news, this is a special 20th birthday edition of world news now. yes, it is. what a special friday morning it is. excited. on this very day, 1992, this show began. we are 20 years old exactly at this moment. incredible.
would you not insure a $350,000 ring? not insured. are you kidding me. lady. a rock like that. most ladies would hold on to it for dear life. worth a house. here s your friday forecast. record warmth along the east coast. that sound nice. meanwhile, though, snow showers in western new york and northern new england. rainy in south texas and a little of the white stuff in the cascades. 41, boise. 71, phoenix. 40s, minneapolis. chicago. new york hits 50. atlanta, 62. not much of the news. not worried about the news. we re turning 20 today. bigger fish to fry. we are all day and last few weeks celebrating the 20th anniversary to the day with a look back at the major headlines of the last 20 years. [ shouting ] you know that voice, bet you hear that voice in the background. yelling already. i see you. bringing back old faces near and dear to us. first warm wishes from former world news now anchor tamala edwards who works in philly. action new, wpvi. good morning, i m matt
mine safety officials say it appears that methane gas caused the explosion just as in the disaster four years ago. breaking news, a violent earthquake off japan s northeast coast has rocked the nation and the region. a tsunami has flooded coastal areas of japan with warnings in hawaii and as far away as chile and peru. the mission to kill bin laden was carried out by navy seals in a city not far from pakistan. president obama broke the news late last night to the world. t.j. winick has the details. it is amazing the awesome responsibility that comes with sitting at this desk. we have fun, but we have the world to cover. triumphs, tragedies. a small taste of it. what a ride it s been. we will lighten the news and laughs on world news now when we come right back.
how we see ourselves here. funny, too, in the last 20 years how drastically the news climate has changed. people get their news from so many places here. couldn t have imagined in 92, how important for us to have the overnight, live presence here at abc. it is critical to have the overnight presence. now remember, the origins of this esteemed show must be remembered properly. remember that the first big story covered was president bush vomiting at a state dinner in japan. big news. and from that important breaking news comes all kinds of breaking news from the capture of zawahiri to the occupy wall street protests, tsunami, joplin tornados, if news is breaking in the middle of the night. abc news is the place to get it. i am very proud of what the team here have been doing, all your hard work. it really shows. we count on it.