“View” co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck was in tears Thursday after a discussion about the use of the n-word, in which fellow co-host Whoopi Goldberg told her the two “don’t live in the same world.”

During a segment covering Jesse Jackson’s recent use of the n-word while preparing to tape an interview on FOX News, Whoopi and co-host Sherri Shepard, who are both black, contested that the word has a different meaning for black people.

“It’s something that means something way different to me than it does to you,” said Shepard. “I can use it as a term of endearment.”

Shepard also said to co-host Barbara Walters: “I don’t want to hear it come out of your mouth.”

Hasselbeck contested that “We [blacks and whites] don’t live in different worlds, we live in the same world.”

Goldberg, who used the n-word repeatedly during the broadcast (it was bleeped out), said that “We don’t live in the same world. What I need you to understand is the frustration that goes along with when you say we live in the same world. It isn’t balanced.”

Hasslebeck tearfully replied that “when we live in a world where pop culture then uses that term, and we’re trying to get to a place where we feel like we’re in the same place, where we feel like we’re in the same world … how are we supposed to then move forward if we keep using terms that bring back that pain?”

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“Peace prevails” with Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Rosie O’Donnell, as O’Donnell confirmed to PEOPLE Thursday night that she has made up with her former foe – and even bought her a baby gift.

On her way into the premiere of The Little Mermaid on Broadway, O’Donnell said of Hasselbeck’s 2-month-old son Taylor Thomas: “He’s very, very cute. I saw him on TV, and I sent him a lovely gift, and [she and Hasselbeck] have been e-mailing each other. And peace prevails.”

Hasselbeck returned to The View this week, bringing the baby with her.

As for Rosie’s baby gifts, they were in proportion to the scale of the conflict between Hasselbeck and O’Donnell when both sparred on The View.

“I sent something for him and something for his big sister [Grace, 2],” said O’Donnell. “Because, as the mother of four, I know that when the newborn arrives, the most important thing is a sibling gift. For [Taylor], it was a lot of clothes, because babies spit up a lot. I go to Baby Gap. There is a standard newborn gift pack – as much as you can buy at the Gap without being arrested. And a learning gift, a soft shape sorter. And then for [Grace] who is older, I got a tea set that she loves.”

O’Donnell says that Hasselbeck herself has bounced back after giving birth – and they’ve stayed in touch. “We e-mail back and forth,” she said. “She seems good. She looks like she adopted, like she didn’t give birth. She looks perfectly fit and gorgeous already.”

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The View’s Elisabeth Hasselbeck and her husband, Tim, an NFL quarterback, have welcomed their second child, a baby boy, ABC announced Saturday.

The child, who weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and arrived without complications, was born Friday in Arizona.

“We’re thrilled he arrived safely,” Tim said in a statement. “Both mom and son are happy and healthy.”

Elisabeth is expected to reveal the baby’s name when she calls in to The View Monday.

The couple’s daughter Grace is 2.

Here is Elisabeth showing off the first stages of her pregnancy. She looks beautiful, and I also love those shoes.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck wants fans to know that she and Rosie O’Donnell are still friends after their on-air fight on Wednesday’s View.

“I am fine,” Hasselbeck, 29, tells TV’s Extra. “We are used to debating things there. You have women who care a lot about things.”

Despite the harsh words exchanged, there’s no lingering resentment, she says: “The best thing about today is that there’s no slow boil, none. It’s there, it’s an issue, it’s dealt with and it’s over. If there are tensions, [and] obviously there was, it’s dealt with in the moment.”

Hasselbeck has always said she’s friends with O’Donnell when the cameras aren’t rolling, and she tells Extra that’s still true. “We’ve invested a lot into our friendship,” she says. “We also have a lot of passion. The best thing about us is that we are honest and deal with things up front.”

She says she’s optimistic that she and O’Donnell, who have often argued over politics and, in particular, the Iraq war, will be able to resolve their differences. “I honestly think, I believe that we are mature women who can resolve,” she says. “I hope we can. I would hope that a disagreement or a heated debate wouldn’t be the end of a relationship. … They take work. I’m hoping that can happen here too. I don’t think that is impossible at all.”

Asked what it will be like going to work on Thursday, Hasselbeck says, “It’ll be a little awkward, I’m sure. Whenever we have a heated debate, the next day is awkward. I bet we’ll talk about some fun things.”

Meanwhile, O’Donnell has also spoken out about the confrontation, in her own unique way. On her blog Wednesday afternoon, she wrote in her signature haiku style, under the headline “cease fire”:

a split screen
new heights
or lows
depending on who u ask

And perhaps Hasselbeck doesn’t have to worry about awkwardness at the office on Thursday. O’Donnell concludes: “tomorrow kelli turns 40/ i will not be at work.”

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Elisabeth Hasselbeck has long been candid on The View about her desire to get pregnant again – and her wish has finally come true.

“Elisabeth Hasselbeck, 29, co-host of ABC’s The View, will announce live on-air today that she is pregnant with her second child and is due in November,” ABC said in a statement.

“Tim and I are incredibly thankful and excited,” Hasselbeck said in the statement.

Hasselbeck and her husband, New York Giants quarterback Tim Hasselbeck, 29, will celebrate their five-year anniversary in July. They welcomed their first child, Grace Elisabeth, on April 6, 2005 – Tim’s 27th birthday.

When she returned to The View after a six-week maternity leave, Hasselbeck told viewers: “Grace is amazing. She likes to eat a lot and sleep a lot – just like her father.”

Hasselbeck’s news is the second big announcement for The View in as many weeks: On Wednesday, cohost Rosie O’Donnell revealed that she will be leaving the show at the end of the season.

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