ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff, wounded in Iraq, is being transferred to a treatment facility closer to his Westchester, N.Y. home. His recuperation is going well, but could still take months, the network says.

An excerpt from the AP story on CTV.ca:

The transfer reflects "continued progress in all respects," ABC News President David Westin said in an e-mail to ABC staffers. Woodruff suffered serious head injuries and broken bones while reporting in Iraq on Jan. 29.

"Bob is up and about, regularly talking and joking with (wife) Lee, the children, other family members and — yes — watching the news," Westin said. "He continues to show just how strong and determined he is. That said, we should expect months of further recuperation."

When he was attacked, Woodruff was in his first month as "World News Tonight" co-anchor with Elizabeth Vargas. During February, Charles Gibson and Diane Sawyer alternated as substitute co-anchors.

Now, Vargas — who is pregnant — is going it alone. It's expected the network will announce a longer-range plan that will involve a substitute co-anchor within the next few weeks. If Gibson or Sawyer are involved, it would also mean changes at "Good Morning America," where they currently work.

Canadian-born cameraman Doug Vogt was wounded in the same attack. He checked out of the Bethesda Medical Centre in late February and was to receive more treatment while at his home in France.