"The View" Hires New Host
COSTELLO: We could learn more today about the death of actor Cory Monteith. The coroner in British Columbia has completed an autopsy, but toxicology test results could take longer to come back. "The Glee" star was found dead Saturday in a Vancouver hotel room. He was 31. Authorities have ruled out foul play. And a new face will be shaking up things on "The View". Actress comedian Jenny McCarthy will be joining the team starting this fall. McCarthy said it's been her lifelong dream to join "The View." She's been a guest host several times, more than several times. But her hiring is stirring up controversy. CNN entertainment correspondent Nischelle Turner joins us from New York. Really?</s>NISCHELLE TURNER, CNN ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT: Seventeen times she's been a guest on "The View," Carol, as a matter of fact. You know, I think she is going to stir a little something up on the show. Jenny McCarthy has a lot of activities on her resume. Let me run a few down for her. She's a Catholic schoolgirl turned "Playboy" centerfold. She's an actor, author, and activist. She broke out in the '90s on MTV. Remember that show? Since then, she's had an up and down career. She's had some talk shows. She's had a sitcom. She's wrote some bestselling books. And now she's 40 years old and still looks like she could pose for "Playboy," by the way. So, "The View" is obviously hoping she will add some life to this franchise. In her advice column in "The Chicago Sun Times," Jenny says she's going to do anything she can to provoke conversation on the show. She also says, pretty funny, I might add, Bradley Cooper better watch out next time he does the show because she might go into his dressing room only in a towel. It's that edge -- it's that funny edge that they hope that she brings to the show. That's what producers are looking for. But she does have a serious side and that's what brings the controversy in this situation, Carol.</s>COSTELLO: She's been anti-vaccine, that's the controversy surrounding her.</s>TURNER: Yes.</s>COSTELLO: And some people don't think that message should be sent out on national television.</s>TURNER: Yes, there's a lot of doctors who feel that way. There's a lot of them out there that believe her views could cost lives. She's been a very public advocate for children with autism ever since her son was diagnosed with the condition several years ago. She's become kind of this hero to some parents who also have kids with autism. That's the good side. But she's also been very public about her relief that vaccines can cause the disease, and that's when she comes under fire, because medical research says there's no link between vaccinations and autism, but there are parents out there who believe they shouldn't give their kids these vaccinations because they are worried about that. So, it's a balance. She had a bit of an issue with Barbara on "The View" one day when they were discussing this, so I think there could be very interesting conversation coming up this fall.</s>COSTELLO: That's absolutely true. Nischelle Turner, thank you.</s>TURNER: We always have interesting conversation, Carol.</s>COSTELLO: We do. We should be on there. Good morning. Thank you so much for joining us. I'm Carol Costello. Just about 30 minutes past the hour. Time to check the top stories. Speaking under the cover of darkness, a juror in the George Zimmerman case shared her thoughts on the verdict exclusively with CNN.</s>JUROR B37: I want people to know that we put everything into everything to get this verdict. We didn't just go in there and say we're going to come in here and just do guilty/not guilty. We thought about it for hours and cried over it afterwards. I don't think any of us could ever do anything like that ever again.</s>COSTELLO: In the next hour we'll have more of the juror's comments, including what she thinks happened that night. Also, just minutes from now, the Reverend Al Sharpton will step in front of the U.S. Justice Department building and call for action in support of Trayvon Martin.