abby huntsman is the show's newest member. e was previously an anchor at fox news and is also the daughter of former presidential candidate and current u.s. ambassador to russia jon huntsman. anchor jessica castro spoke to huntsman this morning and she said it's a homecoming. >> look, it's a dream come true. i started my career at abc so to be back here is so fun and to be at that table, a show i've watched since it came on the air over 20 years ago, it's still surreal to sit there, and i lean over my shoulder and i see whoopi goldberg and i'm listening to her and so much about the experience is -- i'm trying to take it all in. such a cool one. >> "the view" is now in its 22nd season. you can watch abby along with sunny, joy, whoopi whoopi whoopi w and adding another conservative voice on the panel of five. >> i've been watching a little bit before our show and it's a panel of very strong opinion, and it's interesting to watch her any time there's a new person come on navigate their way through those personalities and try to fi

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. >> abby huntsman is the newest member.s previously an anchor at fox news and is also the daughter of former presidential candidate and current u.s. ambassador to russia jon huntsman. abc 7 morning anchor jessica castro spoke to huntsman this morning. >> look, it's a dream come true. so fun and to be at that table, it's still surreal to sit there. i lean over my shoulder and i see whoopi goldberg and i'm listening to her. so much about the experience is -- i'm trying to take it in. >> "the view" is in its 22nd season. weekdays at 10:00 a.m. only on abc 7. >> one of the bands will perform it and maroon five will perform during halftime of super bowl liii in atlanta. it is one of the top selling bands of the last 15 years. billboard says the selection is being met with tepid enthusiasm. and outright snark. doesn't that define what the internet does? >> yeah, you are right, larry. >>> all right, president trump isn't holding back in his criticism of jeff sessions. >> i'm disappointed in the attorney general for numerous reason

. >> yeah, well, now we have abby huntsman joining us. >> yeah. >> so i'm surrounded by conservativesen around for 20 of those 22. >> yes, i have. [ applause ] you know, i mean marriages don't last -- my first marriage didn't even last that long. [ laughter ] and one of your guys here, your warm-up guy, tommy, he likes to tell the audience that i would have been 22 but they fired me for two of them. >> dragged her out of the building. >> it gives hope to people. you can be fired from a show and then they hire you back on the same show. >> i know, exactly. [ applause ] >> they know that they made a mistake. >> but other than that, what have been the changes over the years? >> besides the cast? >> sure. >> i always see it as a revolving cocktail party that we're having, you know, someone comes in and this one leaves. they go talk to somebody else. i just sit there and never leave but over the years i mean we've gotten much more political. you know, we have to be it with trump in the white house. you can't avoid it. we'd like to avoid him but we can't and there's that. and i think that w