‘Get In the Car!’ ABC Correspondent Rushed to Safety During Live Shot from Israel on The View

ABC correspondent Matt Gutman was reporting live from Israel during The View when he and everyone present were told to leave the area by the IDF.

The View opened somberly with Gutman’s segment as co-host Whoopi Goldberg provided updates about the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel before throwing to Gutman. Just a few minutes into Gutman’s report, an officer approached him on camera to tell him that he needed to leave:

Gutman: It seems at this point that it’s extremely probable that Israel is going to mount some sort of incursion into Gaza. We’re hearing about 360,000 reservists called up in three days. That is a tremendous number at this point. Never have so many been called up so quickly. The amount of anger in Israel is monumental. People want Hamas destroyed both militarily and politically, and I think it would be very difficult for Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, not to launch some sort of significant incursion at this point. So sorry there’s some soldiers calling out. … We have to leave. What’s going on?

Officer: The IDF, the IDF has issued an immediate alert that everybody has to leave. There is a security incident just near us.

Gutman: Okay. So, this is what I was talking… There’s been this battle–

Goldberg: Matt, do what you have to do.

Gutman: That we’ve been hearing about for, um… We’re going to just walk to the car, if you guys want to stay with us. Yeah, Whoopi?

Goldberg: Go ahead and do what you got to do.

Gutman: We’re okay. We’re walking to the car anyway, which is right over there. But I just– can I explain what’s going on? They’ve had this battle, and I just want to show you what’s going on here.

Gutman continued his report as he and his team headed to their car while Goldberg and the rest of the panel implored him to “Get in the car.” Once Gutman and his team reached their car, the shot cut back to the studio, where Goldberg noted, “Well, that’s what happens when it’s live and you’re in the middle of it. We got our fingers crossed that he’s safe.” It appeared that Goldberg got word from the control room that they would hear from Gutman again. He continued his coverage a few minutes later after the commercial break.

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