The View co-hosts praise creator Barbara Walters in touching tribute

Past and present co-hosts of the The View came together to pay tribute to legendary newswoman for being 'the original role model for everybody else.'

returned from its holiday hiatus Tuesday, for the first new episode , who died peacefully at her New York home on Friday at the age of 93. The entire hour was dedicated to Walters, who created the show in 1997 when she was 68 years old.

'She is the reason we're all sitting here today,' said as the show opened, adding that Walters was respected by the TV industry in part because 'she did not allow them to not respect her.'

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