today, kim godwin was named the new president of abc news. her selection is historic. kim becomes the first african-american woman to head a major television news network, ever. an accomplished tv news executive and journalist with nearly 30 years in the business, a proud graduate of florida a&m university, we join the nation to say, congrats, kim. welcome home. strike, strike, and strike again. that's "nightline" for this evening. catch our full episodes on hulu. we'll see you right back >>> outreach tonight here in windsor as the mayor refuses to resign after numerous sex assault allegations. >>> everyone 16 and older in california will be eligible for a vaccine, with the state's experts and families for the influx of eligibility. >>> temperatures in the comfort zone today, soaring this weekend. >>> a story you will only see on abc7, reliving the trauma of a 1995 murder , a date area family's push to keep the man responsible in prison. >> a better bay area, finding solutions, this is abc7 news. >>> how upset and disgusted i am that mayor duck out of this meeting, you

today, kim godwin was named the new president of abc news. her selection is historic. major television news network, ever. an accomplished tv news executive and journalist with nearly 30 years in the business, a proud graduate of florida a&m university, we join the nation to say, congrats, kim. welcome home. strike, strike, and strike again. that's "nightline" for this evening. catch our full episodes on hulu. we'll see you right back

kim godwin has been named the next president of abc news.cade at cbs, most recently as the executive vice president of news. she began her career in local news running newsrooms in communities from dallas to philadelphia. peter rice, the chairman of disney general entertainment content, saying she has distinguished herself as a fierce advocate for excellence, collaboration, inclusion and the vital role of accurate and transparent news reporting. this makes godwin the first black woman to lead a broadcast network news division. she says she is honored to take on the role and is excited for what we will achieve together. we share in that excitement, and welcome to the abc news family. >> had a good chance to talk to her yesterday. she does seem very excited and we're looking forward to her leadership. >> yeah, i had a conversation with her myself. yeah. we've got a lot more ahead. when you're talking about the new boss, you want to make sure you get it right. >> you got it right. >> okay. >>> but now including a miracle mountain rescue, a hike

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