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  • As a mother, what gets me about this video is the face of the mother as she sees her daughter fulfilling a dream. Now that is the face of pure love!

  • FRENCHIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!

  • I think of this girl often. I love this... Rosie was so sweet to her.

    I wonder what Stephanie is up to, if she's alive and how she is doing...

  • @tapnzout Stephanie is my cousin. She is doing very well. She just got accepted into NYU Tisch. Thank you for your thoughts.

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  • My best friend. I love you so much Stephanoochie, you mean the world to me.

  • @karazygonch How is Stephanie doing?

    I hope she is doing well!

    I think of her every Christmas

    because I think of her and Rosie on the View (back when it was fun!).

  • um..... I love Marcus Paul James!

  • This is just a peek at Rosie's BIG heart. I am so happy Rosie is coming back to TV.

  • I worked with her grandfather, this is such a wonderful video. Rosie is a extremely sweet person and I love all that she does for other people.

  • I don't recognize that cast of RENT.

  • i remember seeing this on tv, made me wanna cry!!

  • Love Rosie

    Love Rent

    Love Frenchie Davis

    God Bless Stephanie Shaffer!

  • Every time I hear this song I always think about this moment. What a beautiful moment and a beautiful and inspiring story.

  • bless her cotton socks! other than the surprise i love the fact shes like

    "this is the christmas show"

    "yes stephanie its december 22nd!" lol

  • Rosie has always been good with children. She donated $50 million of her salary to her For All Kids charity. Wow!

  • What's For All Kids?

  • Rosie's foundation which acts as an umbrella foundation to disburse funds to charities which help kids (and only charities that help kids).

  • just a delightful moment. Stephanie's mother's face is priceless.

  • The View lost it's charm when they lost Rosie. Rosie O'Donnell knows how to step back and let others shine. Love her for this.

  • she gave that kid the spotlight, so unselfish of her. I love you rosie :)

  • I remembered when this aired on tv, tears came to my eyes when she surprise Stephanie with the cast from rent. Rosie is often times misunderstood and people never get to see the great things that she does away from television with kids. She is one person who as always being a strong advocate for kids and say what you want about her but you can never say she is not a woman of compassion, love, caring, conscience about real people and real issues. Rosie rocks in my book!!!!!!!!!

  • Well said Micro :)

  • Rosie!...the media and others give her a hard time but they are missing the wonderful things she brings to television....this was just great

  • Still moves me to tears... one of the most touching scenes ever! Thank you, Rosie!

  • THATS MY BEST FRIEND STEPHANIE SHAFIR

  • OMGSHH

    shes such a lucky bum!!!

    i love rent and i loved the broadway show!!

    its was awomse.

    but..

    me and my whole class went to high school to watch the choir and band and stuff and they sang seasons of love and i was singing with them :P

    but now everyone is makeing fun of the song :(

  • I could watch this clip every day. LOVE Rosie and what she did for Stephanie. Rosie has made so many dreams come true. I miss Rosie on the View...

  • Say what you want about her, but this really shows how much of a huge heart Rosie actually has. Whenever I'm having a rough day, I can watch this video and it makes me feel better.

  • I MISS ROSIE!!!!! Hopefully she makes a surprise visit on the view soon.

  • You can say what you want about rosie odonnell, but she is a good woman with a lot of love for other people. I wish her all the best.

  • this moves me every time i see it -- it was the absolute best event 'the view' ever held, and it's unfortunate that the show's current cast can't hold a candle to rosie o'd's talent or compassion...

  • this is my cousin! i have known her all her life!

    this jerk once mugged her, and she is like extremely small and thin, what a jerk. but yeah she is my cousin. we do not have the same last name because its my moms cousins daughter. but we are extremely supportive. her mom is so much fun! she is like the shopper mom. and her brother nick is ike a geek, but like in a funny good way. hahha. and h3er sister is like a super diva and she like has THE BEST clothes ever. haha

  • STEPHANIE

    i love you so much haha you thought i wouldnt find this on youtube?!?!?!?! I love you babe

    <3 reeed!

  • rosie is so charitable i love her

  • hahaha your all so sweet this was such a great experience !!!!!!!!!

    sooooo much love for alll of you <3 - Stephanie Rae Shafir

  • You don't look like Stephanie.

  • I wish that was me!

    well not the sf. :'(

  • lol this makes me cry everytime

  • that was....lovely! Im a little teary eyed!

  • ahhh that would be soo kool

    i donated to the CF Foundation

  • the blond guy is ridiculously hott

  • that is the most amazing thing a person can do for that girl. omg that rocks. i was tested for CF too.

  • That's so awesome for her! And I spy Caissie.

  • so sweet. Who is Stephanie's favorite character from Rent? Mine is Angel.

  • that is so sweet i'm glad she got something like that, she deseves it.

  • this girl is my grandmas, neighbors, granddaughter, no lie...i met her....shes soooo nice...she totally diseverd that rent thing

  • This is so sweet.

  • they have a cure for guys who can't get boners.. but this.. they got nothing.. come on people!!! enough is enough!!! priorities!!!

  • That's an amazing song for that moment, especially because of the low lifetime expectancy. I remember reading a book years ago written by a father of a child with CF and he never thought she'd live past infancy but there's hope. 5 stars here.

  • I always loved Rosie's surprises! No matter

    what you may think of her. . . she has the biggest heart and really loves people. This is my favorite moment of The View. I remember watching and crying--and I still cry.

    Thanks Rosie for all you have done and continue to do to bring joy!

  • I always loved Rosie's surprises! No matter

    what you may think of her. . . she has the biggest heart and really loves people. This is my favorite moment of The View. I remember watching and crying--and I still cry.

    Thanks Rosie for all you have done and continue to do to bring joy!

  • Fun fact: Rosie says the girls age and then askes her age about 1 min later, LOL!

  • She was making a point! About how long Stephanie had been living with CF

  • Its called an interview

  • Rosie interviews a little girl about a difficult disease - giving the viewing masses loads of info and then she gives this sweet little girl a suprise of a lifetime. Great video - thanks Rosie - you never disappoint me!

  • Rosie & Stephanie...you both rock! I love you both!

  • I have Cystic Fibrosis as well and i am soooo jealous that she got to meet the rent cast!!!

  • WATCH AMER0

  • ive seen this video at least 10 times but i cry everytime.

  • I wish more people could see and know this side of Rosie.

  • Its so true. She does a lot of stuff that I dont like but she truly is a great person.

  • Rosie is my hero, too. She loves children and gives her time and money to help them

  • Frenchie Davis and that other dude with the solo are fantastic, I think ppl weren't kiddin when they said Frenchie would have won American Idol.

  • stephanie is my best friend!!! we go to school together and i love her more than anyone, im so glad to have met her and i hope we can be friends forever because she is an amazing, sweet, caring, person and every1 i know loves her!!!!

  • LOVE Rosie!! Wish folks would remember her for her acts of kindness like this. She is a beautiful soul.

  • i could not stop smiling!!

  • If you can watch this video and not cry, you might be dead inside.

  • This is my favorite "Rosie View moment".  I triple heart Ro.

  • you know...this clip is beautiful in every way, but the thing that always makes me tear up is when they show the girls mom in the audience...

  • few events speak more eloquently about the utter decency, sensitivity, and humanity of rosie o'donnell than this video... makes me 'cry for happy'...

  • i was crying!!! its soooooooo sweet!!!

  • she looks like a small avril lavigne

    so cute and touching

  • what a sweet kid, very touching.

  • What they don't say is that the average CF lifetime is 33 years right now.

  • Are you serious? I didn't know that! That is an important fact for people to know.

  • No, it's a fun fact.

  • this vid is nice I wish youtube would do something about all this spam for porn web sites

  • that was amazing!

  • aw that was really nice of rosie. great for her, very sweet......

  • aww she got to meet them

  • AW!! i cried!

  • Most amazing thing I have ever seen. I have watched about 50 times and I cry every time. Rosie is pure LOVE and Stephanie is the cutest thing ever. What a wonderful thing Rosie did for this child.

  • Rosie interviews a little girl about a difficult disease - giving the viewing masses loads of info and then she gives this sweet little girl a suprise of a lifetime. Great video - thanks Rosie - you never disappoint me!

  • mannnn that gave me chills

  • , She can't be 12 years old she looks like 7 hAHHA !

  • on the video she said she wasn't growing. perhaps she really is 12 and her growth has been affected???

  • How come Rosie does not want you to own a gun, but it is okay for her bodyguards to own guns?

  • She doesn't have bodyguards.

  • Wow! Because of your words I love Rosie even more. I see what it is that has been done to her. Rosie is a wonderful and giving person who In my eyes just happens to sleep with a woman. So What. How does that effect me.

  • what the heck does that have to do with this video?

  • Great video! To find out more about cystic fibrosis and you can help find a cure for CF, visit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's channel here on YouTube — CysticFibrosisUSA.

  • omg im jealous

  • DIDN'T THEY LEARN ANYTHING FROM THE Original Broadway Cast?!

  • this is so cute! rosie is great for doing this!

  • What an awsome video!!!

  • Rosie wanted to make out with that child

  • This clip always cheers me up

  • i love rosie to death god bless her

  • OMG. . .that was sooo sweet!! I don't understand why everyone hates Rosie?? I always loved her!! Anyways, is this like the cast on Broadway?? Cuz they're obviously not from the movie. . .

  • OMG I CANT STOP SMILING lol when they walked i was like HOLY CRAP TURN AROUND... I SAID TURN AROUND! lol

    but still does any one else wish they were her at that time!

  • I heart Rosie O', she got class and doesn't want the limelight at this special moment. That Hassleback bitch would have had all the attention for her

  • You must be fat too.

  • I love that Rosie exits the stage quietly and lets that little girl have all the limelight...a nice touch

  • that made me cry. so sweet!

  • smame.

    that was really sweet of her.

  • That was realy sweet...

    and she is so strong willed about it.

    IloveRENT..Lol sorry

  • cheep?

  • Can't stand Rosie but love this clip! I hadn't seen it before today -- just lucked into it. How awesome!

  • These are the kinds of videos that make me so happy I keep tissues near my computer. Look at Christopher ruffling her hair at the end! So sweet!

  • This is the kind of stuff I really love Rosie for. There's no one else on TV with a heart like hers, so she'll be missed!

  • I'm crying like a baby. I love this clip.

  • You're an idiot, ain't she?

  • I cannot watch this clip enough. I love Rosie for doing so much for theatre.

  • I'm addicted to this clip. Too beautiful.

  • While you're there please petition your govenrment to send back our traitors. Those who have proven to be cowards in the face of the enemy so YOU to can be free!

  • Cowards in the face of what now?

  • RIGH ON !

  • The only interest O'Donnel has is to trash the America that pays her million dollar paycheck. She is a proven Anti-American. Don't let the "children" cloud her real issues.

    Ban Rosey !!

  • i felt like you initially but i didn't really know rosie that well. she has donate both time and money to katrina. 50 million to children in america, she has also visted and given money to the veteran hospital. rosie believes every life is equal and she is against demonizing are enemies, unfortunately she comes across as anti-american. rosie's problem comes from her poor choice of words, she is blunt, and she lacks discretion. I also believe she is misinformed about the conspiracy stuff.

  • Are you loving your kids and making them go to Iraq? Are you going to Iraq for this wonderful war?

    Rosie is supporting the injured coming back from this war.

  • You show your age by not knowing your facts litte lady...don't be swayed by her trying to be a comedian. that's your pass to being a fool.

    ban Rosey...she's Anti-American!

  • why bother your voice will not be heard when you talk bad about Rosie. Why would we listen to you after what we just viewed.Rosie has a heart of gold and puts her money where her mouth is. Stop being such a hater. Put a little love in your life heart.

  • Helo your filth

    Spreading hate on a video about a young girl with a horrible

    disease

  • i cried like 3 times watching this!

  • Ahahahaha I love how she doesn't notice at first and then screams.

  • This video made my day!!!

  • Now THIS is why I love Rosie. I cried and I'm not afraid to admit that. If I was that girl, I would not be able to sing AT ALL.

  • Love is the best medicine.

  • i'm teary eyed..I love ROsie..

  • That was so touching. :)

  • A truly great video..

  • No idea,but I bet you would pay to see it.

  • Elisabeth supports all charities, regardless of who is affected. Rosie will only support charities when the victims are white (and as long as she is guaranteed some media exposure).

  • "Elisabeth gives more to charity. Plus she's much better looking. The Rosie monster tends to scare the children"

    Wft? Bigotry comes in many forms subbie,and you are flamingly guilty of it.

  • Why do you hate black people?? Go put your kkk hood back on.

  • Google Rosie Katrina Refugee Village

    shes helps black people

    are you black?

  • That proves you are racist too. Not all of the Katrina victims were African-American. I can't believe you would pigeon-hole my entire race that way? Are you saying I'm not capable of living anywhere but the slums of New Orleans??? You're incredible! Are you a big David Duke supporter?

  • I think you are just having fun with me. Yes the majority of them were black. Google Rosie Katrina Refugee Village and look at the pictures on the first link

    You're a troll arent you? You arent even black

  • So now I'm a troll because I'm black? That's very racist of you.

  • LOL Now that was kind of funny

  • And wasnt it Kayne west, a black guy, that said Bush didnt care about black people because of Katrina? Seriously, you aer a troll and are trying to get a rise out of me arent you?

  • That media tool Kayne West doesn't speak for me. I am a black man who can make up his own mind...thank you. If you are using Rosie and Kayne as your role models, you are one sad, sick little person. What's next??? Are you gonna ask Paris Hilton for advice on the Middle East conflict?

  • Your original statement was that Rosie doesnt give to any charity that helps black people. If you google what I said you will see how very wrong you are. But then you arent really here for that, you just want to get people all fired up huh? You are making this crap up. You are looking for a fight where there isnt one. Shes not a racist by any stretch of the imagination.

  • Shes very active wuith the Katrina refugees. She donated large amounts of money to set up a home base for them.  Black people. Rosie gave money to black people. Do some research

  • Rosie is a moronic racist. She refuses to support the Sickle-Cell Anemia Foundation because the disease primarily affects African-Americans. Her type makes me sick. I thought we were past looking at skin color.

  • She has given away millions. So she is supposed to support EVERY single charity? Nobody does or can. But bigoted? Are the returning vets all white? The gravely ill first responders? Get over yourself. Your comments about looks and weight proven you to be the most bigoted person posting here.

  • She even refused to do the ape voice in the Tarzan cartoon until the producers could guarantee her that Tarzan would be made to look white. Her bigotry is just laughable.

  • oh please

    you are just making stuff up now

    give me some links

  • You can't give links on youtube you moron. They block it. Google it if you can figure out your computer.

  • Have you google what I asked you too?

  • I'm googling.....

  • Well....I found a lot of stories on Hurricane Katrina.....but nowhere did I see ANY mention of Rosie donating money or time to the Sickle-Cell Anemia Foundation. She will only support charities that help white girls (and then only if she can get her face some more media exposure).

  • I dont know about the sickle cell foundation, but if you type this in

    Rosie Katrina Refugee Village

    cut and paste it, it has to be in caps

    click on the first link

    w w w . forallkids . org / site . php ?module=news&pageid=366

  • Why do you think we all live in New Orleans? Stop trying to keep us down on the plantation.

  • Come on now

    fess up

    You arent black you're just looking for a fight

    Do you have sickle cell anemia? Whats the deal?

  • I am black and I don't have Sickle-Cell Anemia. But I feel for everyone who does. It is a terrible disease.

    Take care....

  • You too

  • Most families including my own are affected by one or more. I imagine Rosie receives 1000's of solicitations for donations,as most celebs and people with money do,and has to allocate the best she can. To trash her because she did not choose to endorse or support the one YOU care most about is hardly fair. She has given away a greater % of her worth than most,and if you do not know that,then she is hardly the publicity seeker you accuse her of being,is she?

  • One of my best friends had CF and just watching her PT sessions and how they had to basically beat the hell out of her just to clear her lungs and keep her breathing was heart-wrenching. She died at 27,which means she made it longer than most,but back it meant not much of a life because she was in and out of the hospital as often as most ppl change their underwear. How dare you suggest YOUR cause is more worthy than this hers?

  • Suz45, you rock!

  • where did you find that?  Info please

    Katrin Katrina Katrina

  • This is Awesome! Rosie does gr8 things for people - especially kids & all some people can do is put her down take her words & twist the heck out of them.

    From the mother of a soldier serving a 2nd tour in less then 2 years, I support our Troops 100% but I can see how the people of Iraq probably view us.

    I hope you all pray to God, or Thank your lucky stars each night that you live in America and aren't an innocent cilivian in Iraq. We're all human beings with feelings and families.

  • I was military once too,and I remember how the returning Vietnam vets were treateded. The young are smarter now,and hopefully most Americans understand that despising this damned war and the greedy bastards who got un into it has no bearing on our love of and support for our soldiers. Bless you and your son. I will pray for his safe return.

  • Daughter - and thank you!

    The way Vietnam vets were treated is inexcusable!!!

  • This brought me to tears. I can't wait for Rosie's new show!

  • They all suck

    MSNBC

    CNN

    FAUX

    all suck

    all ruled by money

    there are no real journalists anymore

    I dont even think they fact check, just repeat the smae nonsense every other station does.

    And BTW Murdoch owns 175 news organizations, and they all speak with one voice.

  • You got it,alli. Fair and balanced is a dead concept. Now Murdoch wants to buy the Dow. What next?

  • What a wonderful life altering experience Rosie gave to that little girl. Brought tears to my eyes.  Hurray for the power of celebrity to be able to shine a spotlight on the need for research in such things as cystic fibrosis and cures.

  • This was too touching.

  • Wow I didn't know Frenchie could sing like that!

  • For all of the people hate Rosie, she speaks for what most people would like to sy, and she gives wayyyyyyyy more money to charity then that bitch Elizabeth.