BARBARA WALTERS - NO ROSIE VIEW

New installments of The View returned to the air Tuesday after a holiday hiatus of reruns, but Rosie O'Donnell did not. Barbara Walters, the show's producer, who was absent last week during the angry exchange between O'Donnell and co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, told viewers: "I think the Iraq war brings out a lot of very hot feelings, and we had our own hot feelings." She went on to say that her own feelings about O'Donnell had not changed. "My admiration for her and my affection for her -- Rosie, if you're watching -- nothing will change that." For her part, Hasselbeck said that she had been "in communication" with O'Donnell. "And I think this weekend gave us the opportunity to tackle our most important hot topic yet, and that was the power of forgiveness, and I believe we've begun that process."

30/05/2007