Barbara Walters admitted to the hospital after falling

Barbara Walters, a 83-year-old veteran ABC newswoman, was sent to a Washington. D.C., hospital on Saturday night (January 19, 2013). The journalist was admitted to the hospital for treatment of a cut and for a full examination after she fell on a stair and cut her forehead at the residence of Britain’s ambassador to the United States, Peter Westmacott. According to bestsearching.com, it is unclear when she may be released from the hospital. Barbara Walters, who was in D.C. ahead of President Obama's second inauguration, was scheduled to contribute to ABC News' coverage of the events on Monday (January 21, 2013). However, the TV news' first female superstar reportedly will not be able to contribute to the reporting and may not be back on the air for several days because of her injury.