ABC anchor Diane Sawyer travels to Afghanistan

ABC anchor Diane Sawyer travels to Afghanistan

PASADENA, Calif. — Diane Sawyer is in Afghanistan, her first overseas trip as anchor of ABC’s “World News.”

She’ll anchor from Kabul today and Tuesday and travel with the top U.S. commander there, Gen. Stanley McChrystal. ABC “Good Morning America Weekend” host Bill Weir has been embedded with U.S. forces and also will be delivering reports.

Sawyer’s trip is an indication that she’s likely to travel more than Charles Gibson, whom she replaced as anchor last month.

Today’s birthdays

Actor Rod Taylor is 80. Actor Mitchell Ryan (“Dharma & Greg”) is 76. Saxophonist Clarence Clemons of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is 68. Country singer Naomi Judd is 64. Guitarist Vicki Peterson of The Bangles is 52. Actress Kim Coles (“Living Single”) is 48. Keyboardist Jim Bryson of MercyMe is 42. Guitarist Tom Dumont of No Doubt is 42. Singer Maxee Maxwell of Brownstone is 41. Singer Mary J. Blige is 39. Musician Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers is 39. Actress Amanda Peet is 38.