This is CNN Breaking News.

Good evening everyone.

This is CNN tonight.

I'm Allison Camarata and we have sad breaking news tonight.

The death of an American icon, Barbara Walters, news anchor, reporter, talk show host, television

legend.

She's passed away at the age of 93.

She had quite a stellar career.

She joined ABC News in 1976, becoming the first female anchor of an evening news program.

And three years later, she became a co-host of 2020.

Then in 1997, she launched the View, which is of course still on the air.

In a statement, Barbara Walters spokesperson Cindy Berger confirmed the news anchor's

death, quote, Barbara Walters passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by loved ones.

She lived her life with no regrets.

She was a trailblazer, not only for female journalists, but for all women.

That's what the statement said.

We have so much to talk about with Barbara Walters and how she impacted all of us journalists.

Joining me now is John Miller, he co-anchored 2020 with Barbara Walters.

John, sad news.

She was 93.

Obviously, she lived a life, but she, anyone who is, I'd say, 40 or above who's gone into

journalism, did it on the shoulders of Barbara Walters in some way?

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