FILE - This March 26, 2014 photo provided by ABC shows, co-host Barbara Walters on "The View," in New York. Mayor Bill de Blasio is proclaiming May 16 as “Barbara Walters Day” in New York City. Walters is retiring that day after a storied television reporting career that has spanned five decades. De Blasio made the announcement Monday, April 21, when he appeared on “The View,” the daytime talk show that Walters co-hosts. (AP Photo/ABC, Lou Rocco, File)