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On Wednesday's episode of "The View," co-host Sara Haines was absent from the show. Her absence was noted by fellow host Whoopi Goldberg who mentioned that Haines would likely return the following day. Joy Behar clarified to viewers that Haines is not sick, though no further details about her absence were provided. The article concludes with DECIDER reaching out to "The View" for more information on when Haines will return.
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Story summary
On Wednesday morning, Sara Haines was notably absent from the ABC talk show "The View", which featured co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Farah Griffin. During the episode, Goldberg informed viewers that Haines would likely return the following day but did not provide further details about her absence. Behar assured the audience that Haines was not sick, addressing concerns raised by viewers who might be worried by her sudden disappearance. Season 30 of The View, which had all six co-hosts present for its September 8 premiere, continued without Haines on Wednesday.
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The View‘s Hot Topics Table only featured four of the show’s co-hosts this morning.
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Table → feature → hosts
While Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Farah Griffin were present on Wednesday’s episode, Sara Haines was noticeable missing from of the ABC talk show today.
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Haines → miss → show
Season 30 of The View kicked off last Tuesday (Sept. 8), reuniting all six co-hosts—the aforementioned five and Ana Navarro—for its premiere episode.
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Season → kick → episode
Wondering why Haines was missing today?
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Haines → wonder → ?
Here is what we know.
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we → know → what
Goldberg immediately addressed Haines’ absence on Wednesday, telling viewers, “As you see, Sara’s out today.”
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Sara → address → viewers
“She’ll be with us maybe tomorrow, we’ll see,” she added.
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she → see → us
As Goldberg attempted to proceed with the morning’s first hot topic, Joy Behar interjected to assure viewers that Haines is “not sick.”
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Haines → attempt → viewers
“Because people get worried when somebody disappears,” Behar explained.
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Behar → worry → ?
“But she’s not sick.”
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she → ’ → ?
Goldberg replied, “All we gotta tell them is that she’s not here.
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she → reply → them
They’ll notice it.
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They → notice → it
But we mention it because we don’t want them to think we don’t notice it.
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we → mention → it
You know what I mean?
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I → know → what
So that’s why we say what you already can see.”
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you → ’ → what
DECIDER reached out to The View for additional information on Haines’ return.
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DECIDER → reach → return
The View airs on weekdays at 11/10c on ABC, with streaming available on Hulu and Disney+.
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View → air → Hulu
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