Meteorologist gets adorable 'interruption' from her toddler on live TV

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Friday, January 29, 2021
Leslie Lopez gets a surprise visitor in adorable news blooper
Baby on the move! ABC7's Leslie Lopez had a surprise visitor during her morning weather forecast. There is no stopping adorable baby Nolan now that he can walk!

LOS ANGELES -- Baby on the move! We're all making do with working from home, but sometimes there are certain things we can't control. Leslie Lopez, a meteorologist at our sister station KABC-TV, had a surprise visitor during her morning weather forecast, making for one adorable news blooper.

In the video above, you can see her 10-month-old son, Nolan, crawling onto her leg live on air as Lopez is in the middle of her forecast. She laughs it off like a pro and scoops up baby Nolan for a little on-camera time. "He walks now guys, so I've lost all control."

Leslie Lopez shares the outpouring of support she's received from viewers after the very real moment: "I've been getting comments, 'Just more baby in weather, please!'"

The video has gotten attention from celebrities including retweets from Elizabeth Banks and Dan Rather who commented, "Sometimes working from home means unexpected cameos."

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