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David Muir And Elizabeth Vargas Light Empire State David Muir With Elizabeth Vargas @ Empire State Building Yesterday the Empire State Building was lit in celebration of the 40th season of “20/20.” “20/20” Anchor Elizabeth Vargas and “World News Tonight” and “20/20” Anchor David Muir “flipped the switch” to illuminate the building, which will shine in blue and white in honor of the show’s historic season. Photos Courtesy Of: ABC / Disney

**** TELEVISION NEWS **** David Muir And Elizabeth Vargas ABC News President Ben Sherwood made an announcement yesterday about the on-air team at “20/20″. David Muir will join Elizabeth Vargas as co-anchor while continuing to anchor “World News” on the weekends and to substitute for Diane and report during the week. For the last two years David has appeared on air more often than any correspondent at any news division, reporting from Tahrir Square to Fukushima to Tucson to Aurora. David has been an authoritative presence at the anchor desk, most recently anchoring nearly five hours straight as we learned of the horrible events unfolding in Newtown. Last year he logged thousands of hours on the road while covering the Romney campaign, crisscrossing the country numerous times. His interviews with Governor Romney often made headlines far beyond ABC News.