Countdown: On Air & Web

By CBSNews.com staff CBSNews.com staff

December 29, 1999 / 3:05 PM EST / CBS

CBS News enters the Year 2000 and takes you along for a virtual ride as clocks strike midnight around the globe. See CBS News correspondents' reports from places as far flung as the South Pacific. Watch live Webcast coverage from nearly 20 cities (see below). Video clips are available below, too.

On-Air Schedule (All Times Eastern)
Day / Time		Broadcast

Friday 11:00 AM ON		Millennium Minutes begin and continue every hour until midnight Pacific time. Most will be anchored by Dan Rather in Times Square. Sharyl Attkisson will be reporting from the CBS News Y2K desk.

Friday 11:30 PM-1:00 AM		America's Millennium continues.

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CBS News Reports
		CBS News Correspondents Report From Around The World

		CBS News Correspondent Terisa Estacio Reports On The First Celebrations

		CBS News Correspondent John Blackstone Reports On San Francisco's Y2K Preparations

		Excerpts From President Clinton's Millennium Kickoff

Webcast Schedule (All Times Eastern*)
Time	Place

7:30-8:55 AM	Australia

9:50-10:05 AM	Japan

10:29-10:50 AM	Millennium Island - Dawn

10:50-11:30 AM	Hong Kong

11:43 AM-12:44 PM	New Zealand - Dawn

1:40-2:00 PM	Australia - Dawn

3:45-4:15 PM	Moscow-Midnight

4:40-4:50 PM	Queen lights Beacon

4:55-5:15 PM	Bethlehem-Midnight

5:50-6:15 PM	Papal Address

6:30-6:45 PM	Beijing Dawn

6:45-7:15 PM	London-Midnight

8:59-9:04 PM	Brazil


10:25-10:38 PM	Newfoundland-Midnight

10:39 PM-12:10 AM	New York-Midnight

12:50-1:10 AM	Chicago-Midnight

1:55-2:05 PM	Colorado-Midnight

2:50-3:10 AM	Las Vegas-Midnight

(All Times Eastern) (Times Are Approximate)