I'm praying we don't go to war with Iraq. If we do, I may have to go back to work earlier.

After a period of mourning and indecision Elizabeth Vargas and Bob Woodruff were chosen as co-anchors on December 5 2005. While working at WBBM-TV an affiliate of CBS in Chicago Illinois Phyllis McGrady a senior vice president at ABC said of her: "Elizabeth is one of the most flexible talents I've ever worked with. Personal life
After three years of dating on July 20 2002 Vargas married singer-songwriter Marc Cohn.

She was previously an anchor of World News Tonight.