KEY POINTS

  • The toddler crawled in on his mother while she was delivering a weather report
  • ABC 7’s news anchor Leslie Lopez laughed and picked him up in a hug
  • She continued to deliver the report, leaving internet users gushing over her professionalism

A toddler that couldn’t resist his mother’s hug crawled his way into her workspace where she was delivering a weather report, and a video of the adorable interruption melted many hearts over the weekend.

ABC7's news anchor Leslie Lopez was making a live weather forecast on Jan. 8 from her home when the tot toddled up to her and wrapped his arms around her legs, prompting Lopez to burst into laughter and lifting him in a hug. Lopez continued to deliver the report without missing a beat.

The video was shared by another news anchor of the outlet, Brandi Hitt, on Twitter, where it left thousands of people laughing out loud over the 10-month-old’s actions and gushing over Lopez’s professionalism.

The video has been widely watched, racking up 1.9 million views as of Monday and 55000 re-tweets.

"There’s a baby down below," Lopez says as in the video, as she pauses for a laugh. "He walks now guys, I’ve lost all control," Lopez adds, before redirecting the broadcast to a commercial.

The users of the microblogging platform were all praise for Lopez’s poise despite the interruption. "She's such a pro. Absolutely charming moment," said a person.

"This is what a real world looks like now I thought that was very cute and made my day," said another.

"This woman is a consummate professional-what a champion," one user added. "i LOVE this! you embraced the moment with grace and humor and it MADE your broadcast! we need more of that!" a person said.

":I love her reaction, she's not angry, she handles it as someone who is comfortable with herself and her situation. She looks like a great mother," said another user.

A user even commented on the superhuman powers a mom has to possess to keep their career going. "This is great! What you have here is a peeling back of the curtain. Mothers have always been superwomen. You can just see it up close now," the user said.

Meanwhile, another user seemed to relate to Lopez's struggles as a working mom. "Real life of a working mom!" she said.

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Above is a representative image of a toddler playing with puzzle pieces. Getty Images
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