it was 20 years ago today that a truck bomb ripped through new york s world trade center, killing six people and injuring more than 1,000. the event was an eerie precursor to the 9/11 attack. and now, from our abc news vault, our coverage from february 26th, 1993. from abc, this is world news tonight with peter jennings. good evening. here in new york tonight, authority are trying to determine what caused the explosion at the world trade center and investigators are looking into the possibility, and it is only a possibility, that it was a bomb. the scene earlier, more than 100,000 people either working in the building or visiting it on any given day, having to grope their way down and out. at least five people were killed and nearly 500 injured. our first full report is from
and cronkite s retirement opened the way for world news tonight with peter jennings. in the 1980s. by that time, things had begun to change. emergence of cable tv with the huge menu of shows siphoned away broadcast viewership but did nothing to halt the growth and costs. cable news added further to audience erosion. the as a result the network news division gradually turning out the lights for two decades. staffs have been cut repeatedly. bureau closed. first overseas and then at home. cable news with the instant access to the audience robbed the network news programs and the immediacy and much of their impact. but those magazine shows led by 60 minutes with no need of a huge staff of chain of bureaus survived and thrived. mike wallace worked until he was 88, and infectious enthusiasm never waned. bret? bret: you talk about his enthusiasm and mike wallace had it.
after flying 150 million miles, the shuttle discovery will make its final touchdown today. the crew paid tribute to the final mission by saying it will be a long time before there is another ship deserving of the name discovery. and i know you thought i was being a space geek but i told you saw it orbiting around the earth. you liked it. it was amazing. very cool. 25 years ago after the challenger disaster many thought there would be another space shuttle flight, period. nasa was ready to head back into space and discovery was the first to launch. from the news vault, abc news coverage from september 29, 1988. and lift-off. lift-off. americans return to space as discovery clears the tower. reporter: from abc, this is world news tonight with peter jennings. tonight reporting from the kennedy space center in florida. good evening. it was an extraordinary moment this morning and now that america is back in space, the space agency and perhaps even