In 1994, Newman moved to ABC News in the United States, where he anchored "World News Now" until 1996. He also anchored "ABC World News This Morning", and served as a correspondent for "World News Tonight". In June 1997, ABC News assigned Newman as newsreader of "Good Morning America" after the departure of Elizabeth Vargas. In May 1998, he was named co-anchor, with Lisa McRee, of "Good Morning America". The show, which had been struggling in the ratings, continued to perform poorly, and both McRee and Newman were reassigned in January 1999 to other reporting duties within ABC, with Newman becoming a correspondent for "Nightline" and as a substitute anchor for Peter Jennings and Carole Simpson on both the weeknight and Sunday editions of World News Tonight. Newman anchored breaking news coverage of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.