Reporting Live with Danielle Breezy: Funjelah EP 87

Ajouté : 2026-05-12

[00:00:00]Hello, welcome to another episode of Fungala.

[00:00:04]My guest today is chief meteorologist from News2 ABC here in Nashville.

[00:00:11]Danielle Breezy is in the building with us. We have a very fun conversation. We're talking about some tornado storms that she reported on. Um we're talking about uh her matitudes and gratitudes from her life, from her family and friends, her health. We get into her health journey uh that she's been very open with on social media, her hysterctomy, indometriosis. We talking about that.

[00:00:38]It's such a great conversation. So, she's so interesting. She's so smart and I can't wait for you guys to hear this conversation. Also, you can leave us a review on Apple Podcast. You can leave us comments on our YouTube channel, on Spotify. You can leave us comments on Spotify. You can leave us comments on Tik Tok and Instagram. And maybe we will read one of your comments on a future episode. Or you can also call us, leave us a voicemail message. You can text.

[00:01:08]You guys have so many ways to reach out to us. Like this is really We're doing too much. We We should not be this accessible, okay? But we are making ourselves very accessible. You can email us. You can text us. You can leave us a voicemail message. You can even fill out a form on my website. Danielle's going to give you all of that information on how you can stalk us. Go ahead. Yeah.

[00:01:27]So, the phone number is 747300-5380.

[00:01:31]That's the one you call or text in case you forgot. And then the email is [email protected].

[00:01:38]And then of course, as Angela mentioned on the website, there is a form there as well. Very cool. Call us, talk to us, ask us a question. Do you need advice on something? Ask us. We'll tell you what we think. We'll give you our two cents.

[00:01:52]We'll throw it in. We'll throw it in the pot. See what happens. Enjoy this episode with the incredible Danielle Breezy.

[00:02:05]Yes. Here we are, y'all. I am sweating.

[00:02:09]>> Oh, you Okay.

[00:02:10]>> We had some technical diffs over here.

[00:02:14]Um, >> and where do I look? Just talk to you.

[00:02:16]>> Yeah. Yeah. Just talk to me.

[00:02:17]>> Yep. That's your camera. Okay.

[00:02:20]>> Uh if you ever want to give it to the audience, I want to like get strong like when I do a tornado and I go straight in. I >> look at you and I want to be like, "Oh, let's talk about it, please." I have so many so many question.

[00:02:31]>> So many questions.

[00:02:33]>> So many questions. Now you you report the weather.

[00:02:41]>> Do you hate when people say you're the weather girl?

[00:02:44]>> That's my matitude. How did you know?

[00:02:47]Did you talk about it? I I I heard it in my head. I go, "That's rude." But I bet you people say it. Go, "Tell me about it." Okay, so I'll say this. So, a lot of people will just come up be like, "You're my favorite weather girl." Okay.

[00:03:00]Or, "Oh, how's it feel to be wrong and always have a job, weather girl? Get out of town."

[00:03:05]>> And I was like, "Okay, I'm sorry. That is an attitude for me because I've got to be honest with you.

[00:03:11]>> I'm a degreed scientist that went to Cornell University."

[00:03:14]>> Wow. Queen. So sometimes I have to be like, "No, no, no. Not just the pretty face weather girl."

[00:03:18]>> That's right. That's right.

[00:03:20]>> I'm a degreed meteorologist now. I'm like really not that mad at the end of the day. But seriously, like come on, man. I'm also I'm also predicting the future.

[00:03:28]>> Sure.

[00:03:28]>> Which can you predict what's going to happen tomorrow?

[00:03:31]>> No.

[00:03:31]>> No. And I'm using the best tools I have, but like it's not always that the perfect accuracy. And yes, >> it may not rain on your street, but it rains the street over.

[00:03:40]>> Sorry. Yeah. But you know that that does I'm like I'm not I'm a degree in science. I went to Cornell. Like I'm an Ivy Leaguer. Okay. When you went to Cornell, was this the goal? Were you like I'm going to be on the news telling everybody when the tornado is about to touch down?

[00:03:58]>> Yes.

[00:03:58]>> Okay. Tell me tell me everything from you going to school to all.

[00:04:02]>> Okay. So the reason I got into weather and I I say this, a meteorologist by the name of Glenn Hurricane Schwarz, who I think has a better name than me, he was a hurricane hunter first. He came to my school in eighth grade for career day.

[00:04:13]>> And I was living outside of Philadelphia at the time.

[00:04:15]>> Okay.

[00:04:16]>> And he was like this nerdy guy with glasses, a bow tie. Like his slogan was trust the bow tie. So he showed like >> nerds could be on TV.

[00:04:23]>> I love it.

[00:04:24]>> And like crush it.

[00:04:24]>> Uhhuh.

[00:04:25]>> And everyone trusted him in Philadelphia. Like he was the weather person for all the sports teams, everything else.

[00:04:30]>> And I was like that's what I want to do.

[00:04:32]Like I was like I love weather. Like I've always loved weather since I was a kid. But >> then like to do the television part of it I was like that's cool. So, I wrote him a letter. He invited me down to the station. I got to meet him. And he is what I will call my weather dad. I love that. And so, he has become the reason I do the weather on TV. He helped me like, you know, find out where I was going to go to school. He's helped me through all my jobs. And we've been buddies ever since.

[00:05:01]>> I love it.

[00:05:02]>> And that's why now >> And he's so proud.

[00:05:04]>> Oh, he he is. And he is retired now cuz you know, as I say now, my mentors are retired. So that means I'm getting old.

[00:05:09]>> Yeah.

[00:05:10]>> Um and now I'm the mentor, but I do it full circle and now I go to schools all the time and go educate them and hopefully getting one of those kids and I've gotten some >> that go into like the STEM field or even into my field.

[00:05:21]>> Yeah.

[00:05:22]>> And I have interns every summer and teach them because I was an intern under his watch >> and so he is a big reason why I do the weather.

[00:05:29]>> Okay. So um I imagine he's one of your gratitudes. We'll see.

[00:05:33]>> He is definitely a gratitude >> for sure. He get he gets all the flowers. Um tell us his name again.

[00:05:39]>> Glenn Hurricane Schwarz if you're watching buddy. Love you buddy.

[00:05:43]>> Hurricane Schwarz.

[00:05:45]>> Incredible name.

[00:05:46]>> A great name, right? It's just a great name.

[00:05:48]>> How is it that every per every meteorologist has an incredible name? I know your story of your name, but do you want to tell people? Do you tell people the story?

[00:05:59]>> Well, I tell my story.

[00:06:00]>> Okay. Okay.

[00:06:00]>> Okay. I love this because this is another gratitude. My husband Joe Breeesy.

[00:06:04]>> Yes.

[00:06:04]>> He is wonderful. Now, I will say this.

[00:06:06]He's a radio DJ, right? And now he works in Atlanta at Q997. Has a big big job now. Lead morning host.

[00:06:12]>> I did not know he was in Atlanta, though.

[00:06:14]>> Yeah, we are living a long-distance love marriage. Can't wait to tell you all about it. It's wonderful.

[00:06:18]>> Oh my gosh. Okay. Okay. Okay.

[00:06:20]>> So, he got this amazing job, but when we met, we were in Boston. So, he was working at CBS radio at the time, and I got the ABC job.

[00:06:27]>> Yeah.

[00:06:27]>> And he tweeted me >> and I was like, this is like love, I guess, the love language or whatever.

[00:06:33]and he slipped into my DMs and then he invited me out and I was like, "Who's Joe Breezy?" So then I met him. I was like, "Wow, he's cute and he's got the best name." And I was like, "Man, we're gonna get married." Like I thought that in my head the first date >> and I didn't tell him that >> for the name alone.

[00:06:47]>> For the name alone because I was like, "Man, you are going to elevate me >> in so many ways."

[00:06:51]>> I love that.

[00:06:52]>> He knows the business. Yeah.

[00:06:53]>> Because he works in radio. So he knows what it's like to get up, pick up, move around the country for the next job, work crazy hours because we've done it all. And I've been all around the country doing it. And so it was the best thing that ever happened for me because since that name happened, we got married. Then I got the chief job here in Nashville.

[00:07:09]>> Please never leave. Please never leave.

[00:07:10]>> I'm never leaving. I love it. I love it too much.

[00:07:12]>> Thank you.

[00:07:13]>> Um this is our home. I mean, Atlanta can be a second home. I'm good with that, too.

[00:07:17]>> I love two homes. I love multiple homes.

[00:07:19]Uh but I do think that moving here, getting married to him, and then moving here, that name, like no matter what, like coming into this market as a chief mur taking over for someone that been here 25 years, people chuckled at the name. It was memorable. So even if like they were like who is this person then and then they got to know me. Yeah.

[00:07:37]>> But the name is like catchy as anything.

[00:07:39]>> Totally. What' you go by before that?

[00:07:40]>> I was Danielle Vulmar. I mean it's okay.

[00:07:42]It's strong.

[00:07:43]>> Sure.

[00:07:44]>> It's German. It's good. But me >> it's not giving weather.

[00:07:48]>> No, it's not giving weather vibes.

[00:07:49]>> It's not it's not hinting to what I'm passionate about.

[00:07:53]>> Right. So it's like hello Joe Breezy.

[00:07:56]Thank you so much for coming to my life.

[00:07:57]And then the name has been so playful that like even when I've done some cool things like I've gotten to do Good Morning America, World News Tonight, they want to they want to play with me because they love my name. They're like the fresh breeze is blowing in.

[00:08:10]>> Yeah.

[00:08:10]>> Like they love it. And plus I have that breezy attitude of life. Like my life is I kind of breeze in, breeze out. I'm easy breezy. I kind of go with the flow.

[00:08:18]>> Yeah. Do you ever quote friends? I'm breezy.

[00:08:20]>> I've never done that, but I should be doing that.

[00:08:23]>> Girl, >> friends is on my station. I should be doing that. Okay. You've been quoting that for like almost every episode.

[00:08:29]>> I'm breezy.

[00:08:30]>> Really?

[00:08:31]>> I didn't know that. That's amazing. I'm breezy.

[00:08:34]>> Yeah, I'm breezy. Okay, you got to look up that episode where Monica >> is leaving her ex-boyfriend.

[00:08:41]>> Okay. A message on her his answering machine. This is She's calling his answering machine, leaving him a message, >> and she's trying to be like, "I'm chill.

[00:08:49]I'm cool." Really, she's freaking out about him, right? He's like, "I'm chill.

[00:08:53]I'm cool." Whatever. Hey. Yeah. And I'm breezy. And then all her friends are like, "You can't say you're breezy. That negates the breezy." It's a whole >> a whole moment that we quote often here.

[00:09:07]And now you have to quote it.

[00:09:08]>> Now I'm going to start using it.

[00:09:09]>> It's yours.

[00:09:10]>> It's mine. I'm taking it.

[00:09:11]>> Yeah. That is so cool. You inherited the best name for what you're doing. That is amazing. Now, we jumped right into Gratitude. Well, actually, we did your Mattitude. We did do your Mattitude. Uh the the weather girl. That's right.

[00:09:25]Okay. Um, I have questions about the tornadoes and such.

[00:09:31]>> So, we Okay, let me take it back first. This This was a question that I had in my brain when you're out and about around town. Yes.

[00:09:40]>> Do people recognize your voice before they recognize your face? Because you do have that like that raspy, >> you got it voice.

[00:09:50]>> Are you like at the register and they're like, "Wait, what? I know this voice.

[00:09:55]>> That's a lot of times because like if I'm wearing even like sunglasses, right, and I'm going out and about, right?

[00:09:59]>> Yeah.

[00:10:00]>> As soon as I talk, >> I was like, I know you.

[00:10:03]>> Uhuh.

[00:10:03]>> You saved me during tornadoes. Now, that's the best compliment I can ever get.

[00:10:06]>> Thank you.

[00:10:07]>> If somebody says to me, "You saved my life." Yep.

[00:10:09]>> I will sit and talk and have a great time and give them a hug >> because that matters to me. That's like why I do what I do.

[00:10:14]>> It's beautiful.

[00:10:15]>> Uh but it is wild because the voice is so distinu.

[00:10:21]>> I had nodules, you know. So I did growing up cuz I scream so much. My mom and dad said I was just so energetic.

[00:10:27]>> Which is why I do so many things and never stop.

[00:10:30]>> Um but it's been always this deep.

[00:10:33]>> Um I actually had to have surgery on my voice at one point. I had vocal surgery because I had such bad nodules and like I'd used it so long.

[00:10:40]>> Um and then it kind of elevated my voice back to like it's still my voice but it's not as it was real gritty and boss and like gritty.

[00:10:48]>> So it's a little bit better now. Uh-huh.

[00:10:50]>> I can use more of it cuz I didn't have as much range back. Yes.

[00:10:53]>> So that's I mean that's important because you people don't realize that as you know singers or people that use their voice for a living, which you do, too. So do I.

[00:11:00]>> It's really important. You got to take care of your voice, too. So yeah, my voice is very distinguishable. But I will say that it's either that or they're just like, >> I know you. Why do I know?

[00:11:11]>> And they're like, oh, wait a second. I know you.

[00:11:13]>> Yeah.

[00:11:14]>> You kept me up till 3:00 a.m. last night. Oh, sorry about that. Yeah.

[00:11:17]>> Yeah. Has there ever been a uh tornado situation? Okay. First of all, you said you grew up in Philly, right?

[00:11:25]>> Yes.

[00:11:25]>> You guys don't get tornadoes there, do you?

[00:11:27]>> Not much. Nope.

[00:11:27]>> No. Okay. So, but had you worked in other parts of the country that did get tornadoes before Nashville or was Nashville your first big >> tornado? No. No. No. That's how I think I got this job.

[00:11:37]>> So, I actually worked in So, I went to college, Cornell, worked at ABC and Elmyra, New York, a small station. While going to college, my friends would like drink to me, like make jokes. It was bad. It was on VHS tape. You can't find those tapes. It was so bad cuz I was on air at 20 years old. That was my first time ever on TV with no training. Wow.

[00:11:54]>> I just said yes and I wanted to do it.

[00:11:56]Okay. Then I went to Salsbury, Maryland, like outside of Philadelphia area. It's like by the beaches. Then a news director said, "If you want to work in a major market one day, you have to work in Oklahoma City." So, I had my eye on the prize. I'm like, "I'm going to Oklahoma City." Like, >> first of all, I think you might be the only person that says, "My eyes on the prize. going to Oklahoma City. I think you're the only woman who has >> like, who's ever going to want to go to Oklahoma City? No offense. It's in dead middle America with nothing going on.

[00:12:21]I40 runs across it. It's so bad. But, okay, >> shout out to everybody. Oklahoma City, >> I love you. Hey, I love you. I I do love you guys. You guys are wonderful. I had a wonderful time there. I've just never heard anybody say that was the dream city. That that was eye on a prize. You know what I'm saying? We get back to friends again. Isn't that where Chandler went to go work? Oklahoma City. Okay, thank you very much. Watch Friends.

[00:12:46]>> You like Friends. You like I like that.

[00:12:47]So, yeah. So, Oklahoma City, >> I went so I like emailed every meteorologist there and finally got a job at Fox in Oklahoma City.

[00:12:54]>> Okay. And while I was there, that is where I learned the radar and learned how to eye spy tornadoes ahead of time and know exactly how to find them, know exactly how to do tornado coverage like the street level mapping. You know, like when I get down to the nitty-gritty on TV, you know it's bad when I'm on the streets and I'm saying, "Hey, you've got two minutes." And the other thing I learned there is, >> you know, you don't got time, >> okay? Because this is a life-threatening thing. So you don't mess around on this.

[00:13:20]You bring your agame during it. And if I talk faster and I talk with more emphasis and I get you to get upstairs, get from your upstairs to your downstairs, I did something right.

[00:13:30]People say to me, some people say, "You're dramatic, Danielle." And I said, "You know what? It's Did I get you in your basement?" They said, "Yeah." I said, "Well, it worked." Because that's what I learned in Oakland City because people died there a lot >> and it was bad. They had huge tornadoes there. I mean, we went through May 10th, 2010. 36 tornadoes. I was >> on the air. We were on the air together from 9 till like 3.

[00:13:51]So it was wild and I went outside that day. They put me out live during the wor like when the worst of it was over. So I'm going into the heavy damage area in Edmond, a beautiful suburb.

[00:14:00]>> And so I'm there and this girl comes over and she's like, "Danielle, you guys saved my life. We were watching you.

[00:14:05]Look at the center of the house.

[00:14:07]Everything around me is gone, but I'm alive." And I'm so thankful and hugging me and we're live shot on air and it's so emotional. Yes. And that was the day >> I said, "Okay, it matters. We can save lives."

[00:14:19]>> Yes. And so that was a day that etched to me and that training is the breeding ground of why I do how I do it and why my team as a group does how they do.

[00:14:28]They're super committed. They understand >> safety is the number one priority. If you're going to if you're going to watch us, we are going to keep you safe and we're going to be there before it. We're going to be there during it. I don't leave. I never leave. I stay till 3:00 or 4 in the morning till 8 or 9 the next day. I stay the whole day the next day.

[00:14:44]>> And we cover the stories after. I go into the field when the big stuff happens and I go talk to the people and I want to tell their story and then I want to help the community.

[00:14:52]>> You're the best. You You are the best at what you do when because there's other meteorologists here around town and I follow everybody on Instagram and if they tell me there's something coming through, I'll be like, "hm, let me go see what Danielle said about it. Hold on."

[00:15:10]>> I be like, >> I love that.

[00:15:12]>> Give her the heads up. Let me go let me go check out. Let me show what she said.

[00:15:16]Oh, she's in it. She's in it. Now it's >> And if your tone has changed, girl, I sent that to everybody. Everybody that I know.

[00:15:22]>> You do it. You're good. Good. You see, and I love you because you are like one of my girls >> and my girls disseminate my information.

[00:15:30]So, you know, and then you send it to your friends and you know it's real. And so, they're all I have people in all different pockets. They're taking care of people. And that's what I love too.

[00:15:38]It's like >> you guys are truly people that help me because you get the word out, too.

[00:15:41]>> Oh, yeah. It's important. And now my mom moved here >> and let me tell you tornadoes. She I we're all new to tornadoes because we're from California.

[00:15:50]>> Yes, I know. Yeah.

[00:15:51]>> We don't know anything about this, but I've been here a few years now. So now I know. Okay. First, when I hear a tornado siren, >> that uh >> I immediately call my neighbor across the street who's born and raised here and I'm like, "Girl, what are you doing?"

[00:16:06]>> Right?

[00:16:07]>> Where are you at?

[00:16:08]>> And she's like, "Oh no, this just happened the other day." She's like, "Oh no, girl. They they run tests once a month.

[00:16:13]>> Oh yeah, that that that should do that.

[00:16:15]And that's during the clear air. You got to remember that it should be clear air when they run it. They should never run it during a storm day.

[00:16:19]>> And that's why I was so confused. I heard it and I was like, wait, everybody stop. I hear something. And I ran out to the door. I'm like, there's no storm. I don't understand. I don't get tornadoes.

[00:16:30]Like I'm even more confused now. I'm like, I don't understand the signs. I don't know anything. I call my friend.

[00:16:35]I'm like, girl, what is happening? She's like, oh no, you do a test. And she's telling about that. I was like, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay. But I was ready to send because I know my mom's here now and she's a little bit freaked out about tornadoes. She She's so funny. She was watching um >> I don't know what she's still getting her cable set up. Okay.

[00:16:51]>> And um she don't like to do streaming TV. She's still she >> she's old school like me. Huh? Cable.

[00:16:56]>> Yeah. She want to be on that cable line.

[00:16:58]She wanted that at local channels. And I was like, "You could still stream the local." She's like, "No, no. I want to plug in." Um and so she was watching something about a tornado. I was like, "Where?" Like I hadn't heard anything.

[00:17:09]She's where? She's like, "Uh, nope.

[00:17:11]Kentucky. Wrong. Wrong state." She's not even watching the right local.

[00:17:15]>> Oh, no. It's like so far away. And I was like, "Oh, okay."

[00:17:19]>> You're like, "Okay, mom. Okay. You got to make sure you're in the Nashville DMA." Now, I do say we do cover Kentucky. That's another thing people don't realize that >> cuz we're actually kind of close.

[00:17:27]>> Cuz we're are close. We're like an hour and a half, two hours to the border.

[00:17:30]>> Yeah. You >> know, so we literally cover the strip of counties along the state line of Kentucky. So, they only have Nashville DMA to see. So, >> a lot of people get mad about that.

[00:17:40]That's another thing. So, >> um you weren't here in 2020, right?

[00:17:44]>> No.

[00:17:45]>> Okay. So, that's the >> Oh, the East Nashville.

[00:17:47]>> East Nashville.

[00:17:48]>> Oh, talk about it.

[00:17:49]>> So, that was the event for me that I think changed my life here and changed like where people were like, "Okay, Danielle Breezy is my hero. We got to watch her.

[00:17:56]>> Tell me about it."

[00:17:57]>> Because it was March 2nd 3rd, 2020. We had The Bachelor on our air >> on ABC. Okay. And listen, Guilty Pleasure. I used to watch it. It was Pilot Pete season. Okay. It was women tell all. Do you want to hear them cackle? I don't really care either, but whatever. So, I had to cut in during it because we had a tornado on the ground in Christian County in Kentucky.

[00:18:18]>> Okay.

[00:18:18]>> Only coverage is us. Okay. So, people are writing me in. I'm getting phone.

[00:18:23]You hear the phone ringing in the background. Kentucky.

[00:18:25]>> They're binging me, binging me, binging like get off, you know, f this, f that.

[00:18:30]Like, and >> no way. Not f this. I need my bachelor.

[00:18:33]>> Yes. Okay. And they were like yelling me. We don't care about a Kentucky tornado. Get off the screen, girl. Stop talking. Stop gabbing. I'm gonna They're gonna kill your dog, your son, your dog, or whatever. Everything.

[00:18:42]>> Stop it.

[00:18:43]>> They were like crazy. They were wild.

[00:18:44]They knew my dog's name was Lucy.

[00:18:46]>> I was like, "That's scary."

[00:18:47]>> You They threatened your dog because you interrupted their programming?

[00:18:51]>> Yes. Okay, so here's what's crazy about this. So crazy that my boss called me when I came down at like 9. So, of course, the tornado warning stops at 9:30.

[00:19:01]>> That was one cell that went across. It was a supercell. There was one forming out in West Tennessee. My boss goes, "You need to write a message on all your platforms saying that the Bachelor will reair at 1206." I go, "What if I don't think it's going to happen?" He's like, "You got to do damage control, Danielle.

[00:19:14]People are really mad at you." I'm like, >> "Okay." So, I put it on like my Instagram because my Instagram page was flooded with bad stories about me.

[00:19:21]>> And I just didn't even want to look at it. Like, and people were writing on my last post mean things. So, >> unreal for trying to save a life. Get out of here. So, so I'm like having like really like feeling like really bad, but then thinking in my head, there's this cell that's going over the same air that went over there and already spawned two tornadoes. So, at 10:00, I say on the news, "Please don't let your guard down tonight. There's another cell developing. It's going to be a supercell. It's going the same area. I wouldn't be surprised we have tornadoes tonight. Please have a way to get the warnings." What happened at 12:06? The Nashville tornado was happening, bearing down on East Nashville, doing EF3 damage.

[00:19:52]>> Wow.

[00:19:53]>> It went across and then spawned an EF4 tornado in Cookville.

[00:19:56]>> Wow. That tornado overnight took 25 people.

[00:19:59]>> Oh my god.

[00:20:00]>> We were on the air non-stop till I was on all day till the till the next night till 10 o'clock at night. And my boss kicked me out at like 8 something.

[00:20:08]He's like, "You got to go get sleep because I got to get you back out on the field in about a couple hours." I said, "How am I going to sleep on this?" Like I'm like wired. So I went on the I went to the gym. I ran on the treadmill three and a half miles as fast I ever ran.

[00:20:20]>> Opposite of sleep. Got it. I was balling my eyes out thinking about this is the first event I've been the lead and lost people.

[00:20:27]>> Oh my god.

[00:20:27]>> And then had to go out live and report but wanted to do it for the people and did it all day and all night and did it every day for the next >> people that were mad at you.

[00:20:34]>> Well, they weren't mad. So that's what's crazy. The next day, think about this.

[00:20:38]In a window of like six hours, went from the most hated woman on television to beloved. And it was wild. And all these people writing these comments in an age, well, how do you feel 25 people die?

[00:20:48]This girl's trying to save lives. She's yelling. She's screaming. She's on all day and all night. So, it was the most wild PTSD experience I've ever had in my life.

[00:20:56]>> But it's like the event that shaped me where people said, "She's a hero." She like yelled about Cookville. Like, she didn't let the TV go to Nashville damage. She said, "Put the damage in the other side of the box. I got to talk about Cookville. My friends in Cookville, there's a tornado about to bear down. We got to talk about the streets."

[00:21:11]>> So, like I didn't like like where the other stations may have went to like a lot of programming of the damage, I was like put in the sidewalks. We got to talk about what's happening because there's still a tornado on the ground.

[00:21:20]>> Dang.

[00:21:21]>> So, it was a wild night, but that's a night that I'll never forget. I did a presentation on it, Breezy versus the Bachelor at my American Meteorological Society conference. Wow.

[00:21:28]>> Teaching others how to deal with the stress of it, >> how to deal with the anxiety of it and what you deal with and how you have to like >> forget the noise. And you can know this as something there are people that troll on you no matter what.

[00:21:40]>> Forget the noise.

[00:21:41]>> Focus on what you got to do at the task at hand and stay true to who you are.

[00:21:45]That's so important because for instance in my field I can hear a bunch of negative comments and then I can choose to be like forget it. I'm not going to put out part two of this video because everybody hated it. Look at all these comments. Everybody hate it for I'll just I won't do it. If you were to be like ah I don't want to make people mad.

[00:22:06]Just put the whatever up and then I'll just do this because everybody's already upset.

[00:22:13]>> No. You saved lives and you chose to because what if it didn't touch down again and everybody's getting upset with you and all of that.

[00:22:22]>> Kudos to you girl. You got lives in your hands and judgers and haters and trolls and all that kind of stuff. Like if I cave to the haters that affects nobody but me. Correct. I always say this though. If you don't have haters, you're not doing something right.

[00:22:40]>> You got to have haters. You know what?

[00:22:41]Haters make me get up in the morning so I can continue to prove them wrong >> and prove how great I am.

[00:22:47]>> Wow.

[00:22:47]>> And I continue every day. Like I don't mind it. I'm like, "Watch me. Watch me.

[00:22:51]Watch me cook."

[00:22:52]>> Yeah. Queen.

[00:22:53]>> You know what I mean? And then I love the positive. I will always respond to a positive. I will give them love. And sometimes >> you can turn a troll into a fan in two seconds.

[00:23:02]>> They just want attention.

[00:23:03]>> Yeah.

[00:23:03]>> And it's not that hard. Yeah.

[00:23:05]>> I mean, we don't we don't It's always if you have the time to do it. Sometimes I don't have the time to do it.

[00:23:08]>> Sure. Sure. But, you know, I will say that that night after that night, it changed for me and I think people realize she's the truth. She gives >> she cares. She she she showed it in her voice and her intensity. So, I think that's why people now trust me with weather. And I've since then subsequent plenty of tornado events, lots of them.

[00:23:30]We always have them. Um, >> so I feel like people watch and I feel like and you never know who's watching, too. Here's the thing. Yeah. Nashville.

[00:23:38]Plenty of big- time people here. You're big time.

[00:23:41]>> There's a There's a lot of big- time people here that trust me >> and say thank you and respect me.

[00:23:47]>> Yeah.

[00:23:47]>> And it's like we watch you because we know what you and oldtime Nashville oldtime Nashville watches me.

[00:23:53]>> That's cool. Like where I've gotten them and then all the new ones come in because, >> you know, it's a it's a good thing. And I think >> they know I'm I'm going to be there if >> I'm always there. Like I'm not going to miss it. Like my husband knows, oh, she's missing our vacation day. Like she's got to stay for the storm. She's going to I came a day late to vacation before. I've missed the whole vacation before for it.

[00:24:13]>> Wow.

[00:24:13]>> You know, it it is what it is. And my bosses know that about me. Like I'm never going to leave >> it unattended, >> you know. So that's a big deal.

[00:24:21]>> Well done. So >> well done, Queen.

[00:24:22]>> It's in my It's in my blood, you know, and I care. I actually like I care about it.

[00:24:26]>> Did anybody in your family before do weather or science or anything? Like was it >> I mean my dad's an engineer or was an engineer. He's retired now, but he was an engineer. But he always loved weather. I found that out later in life.

[00:24:39]>> So I was like maybe that was like in our genes.

[00:24:41]>> Yeah.

[00:24:41]>> You know, but they my family's a fool of engineers.

[00:24:44]>> Did you ever do the like tornado chasing?

[00:24:48]>> Oh yes. I did that in Oklahoma City. So I pitched that cuz I really wanted to do it, but we were a three person staff so they never like let me out of the building during spring season because we always had to be on.

[00:24:57]>> Yeah. Um, but I said, "Can I go for two days and do a tornado chase? I have an idea." I said, "My friend Lanny Dean's a chaser. He's going to invite me out on a stormchasing vacation trip because people pay to go on stormchasing vacation trips to come home, believe it or not." And so, a mother and daughter wanted to go. The mother was dying of COPD.

[00:25:17]>> And her dying wish was to see a tornado with her daughter.

[00:25:20]>> No way. What a what a interesting dying wish. But, okay, I'm here for it. airport. Okay, so I get to go >> out on this chase with them. Now, the first day, as we say, the cap never busted, so nothing happened. Storms never initiated. It was a boring day.

[00:25:38]Second day, boom. They were tall. They were growing. Seven tornadoes we saw.

[00:25:43]>> Whoa.

[00:25:43]>> And we got footage of them crying, hugging each other.

[00:25:47]>> My gosh, >> it was an amazing ratings piece that we did. And it was amazing to watch mother nature cook >> but not in a way where it's hurting people cuz it was out in the plains like you know they're dropping down pretty.

[00:26:00]>> It was just unique to see.

[00:26:01]>> Yes. Sure. Sure. Sure.

[00:26:02]>> And you feel like okay that's actually unique and nice. Don't want them to hurt somebody.

[00:26:06]>> Exactly.

[00:26:07]>> But it is interesting to watch raw in real life.

[00:26:11]>> Okay. Now I have a tornado like actual explain it to me question. But um so it feels like most tornadoes hit like outside of city centers.

[00:26:26]>> I've never heard of a tornado hitting like downtown Oklahoma City, downtown Nashville where all the buildings are and everything like that. Um except for Nashville 911. Uh thank you so much.

[00:26:39]>> Thank you 911 Nashville for that all that. We'll talk about that. Um because you are a TV star now.

[00:26:46]>> Yes.

[00:26:46]>> Um why is that? Why do they hit outsides and not like city centers?

[00:26:53]>> I think it's the way they depending on where they come from a lot of times the way they're lined up. It's not to say it couldn't hit downtown Nashville because the one in 1998 here >> hit like near Vy's campus. Oh wow.

[00:27:07]>> And hit the stadium.

[00:27:09]>> Oh.

[00:27:09]>> As it was being built, the new Nissan.

[00:27:11]So it came close to downtown. very it was actually closer but the one in 2020 was just a little bit farther north but same path length almost started in west came across north Nashville hit east went across but luckily didn't hit downtown I think it just depends on where things set up normally they set up a little bit to the north or a little bit to the south it depends on like the the line of flow how it comes in >> I was even surprised that it hit east Nashville the way it did >> it hit it bad >> it was it felt like I'm like wait a And it was like naive to think, but I'm like thinking like wait, we're immunity.

[00:27:47]This is like a big city. Like these hit outside like a little bit further away, but no, it went through my favorite tea shop. It got everything just >> east and it got Germantown like Germantown area too got hit cuz I a lot of my friends buildings like Gist got like I went to Gist that got ripped off.

[00:28:03]>> Wow.

[00:28:03]>> That condo building one of my friends told me like they got down because they heard were listening to me and they were like on the top one and if they had been in bed all the glass would have shattered on them.

[00:28:11]>> Wow. So, it's like those Yeah, it does hit. I mean, it's just depending. I don't know if it goes through the exact center.

[00:28:18]>> Sure.

[00:28:18]>> But a lot of them do go south, north. It all depends on where they from. Now, I will say this. Have you noticed they're at night?

[00:28:24]>> Yeah. Why is that?

[00:28:25]>> We're the number one state for nocturnal tornadoes. Tennessee.

[00:28:27]>> Why? But why?

[00:28:28]>> Because I think the line sets up. So, Oklahoma City has a line that comes through like a dry line starts, right?

[00:28:34]and they get a line and then that line re passes out like dies off and then it regenerates in the afternoon around Arkansas and Missouri.

[00:28:43]>> Okay.

[00:28:43]>> And then ours come in at night cuz that stays together and then the >> that's the storm like >> like the line how it comes >> through is like like sequence through that cycle >> and then the problem is now the Gulf down to the south of us the ocean >> is staying warmer >> all year long. So, if you notice too, we get tornadoes now in December sometimes.

[00:29:02]>> We used to not get as many of those, and that's because the water's warmer. So, now we have enough warm air to push in sometimes.

[00:29:09]>> And then you get a cold snap and pow, the ingredients are there.

[00:29:13]>> Oh my gosh.

[00:29:14]>> So, that happens. Tornadoes all any time of day, any time of year, mostly at night. We have to be prepared.

[00:29:22]>> I always Did you ever spend time in California? Did you live >> I've never lived in California. I've visited I visited obviously because Joe's family is in the Bay. So I'm in the Bay a lot >> and then I have been in LA a lot because I have friends in LA and I love him.

[00:29:35]It's fun >> because I always say that I would take a earthquake over a tornado.

[00:29:39]>> Sure.

[00:29:40]>> I agree with you on that. Earthquakes can be at 3:00 a.m. or 2 p.m. Like doesn't even matter. And even the big ones like I don't know. There's just something so unpredictable and scary about tornadoes that I just I don't mess around as soon as I hear a warning. And also knowing the difference between tornado warning and tornado watch >> important that Yes. Like that's also very Can you explain that to people?

[00:30:10]>> Yeah. So tornado watch means conditions are favorable for a tornado to form.

[00:30:14]That's going to be issued before the event happens. If you got a tornado watch till 8:00 p.m. today, you would want to make sure you're paying attention to the weather till 8 p.m.

[00:30:21]Doesn't mean anything's happening. Just means you got to pay attention.

[00:30:24]>> Tornado warning, if it's for your county, it means a tornado is on the ground. But here's the thing. Somebody says, "Why don't you just run across?"

[00:30:31]Now, if I run across, there's a big polygon box. Do you know where that tornado is? No. You need the meteorologist to show you on the radar the greens and reds.

[00:30:39]>> Thank you.

[00:30:39]>> And we show you where the rotation is.

[00:30:41]And then if I can correlate that with debris, >> I can tell you where it's touching down.

[00:30:46]>> So I can tell you pinpoint it street to street as it's moving.

[00:30:49]>> Dang.

[00:30:49]>> So that's what we do. So if there's a tornado warning, for example, it is FCC law for us to come into the program that you're watching. So don't get mad at me.

[00:30:56]>> Uhhuh.

[00:30:57]>> If you were watching the B Wheel of Fortune, people don't get mad at me.

[00:31:00]>> They they come for you.

[00:31:01]>> They come for me on Wheel of Fortune.

[00:31:02]Wheel of Fortune.

[00:31:03]>> Wheel of Fortune is like our highest thing. I swear that one in world news.

[00:31:08]>> Oh, David Mir. Don't come for David.

[00:31:10]>> Listen, I love my David.

[00:31:11]>> Leave my David alone.

[00:31:12]>> I love my David. Don't get it twisted, but David, sometimes I got to break into you, buddy. I don't mean to, but I got to. But that's like that's those things where we have to do it. So, the warning means it's time to go. And especially if you start to see my voice change and I start to say your street and I say, "You've got three minutes." It's really time to go and it's time to go now.

[00:31:28]>> Oh, yeah. There was one time we had a the sirens >> went off and I was upstairs and it was me, the baby, >> uh my nanny and the dog and heard the sirens and I was like, "Wait, everybody be quiet. I need to make sure that's what I'm hearing." And then when I realized I heard it, I grabbed my dog and I told my nana, I go, "Grab the baby." And then we run downstairs to go down to the the basement. This is like new cuz now my daughter's about to be three.

[00:32:02]>> Um, so this is like us new here really like living with like tornadoes and stuff and like running down to the basement and I'm like trying to like think and our basement's outside so we got to go outside.

[00:32:12]>> Outside. Yep. Yep. Yep.

[00:32:14]>> And um after that was all done and we go down there is nothing and we're like okay well at least we were safe and we took all the precautions. We She was laughing at um that I grabbed my dog first.

[00:32:29]You were like, "My dog first. Got to take the dog." She was laughing at that I grabbed my dog.

[00:32:37]>> But I have a reason everyone for that because I knew >> she would easily pick up my daughter, grab protect the baby.

[00:32:46]>> Yes.

[00:32:47]>> More than she's going to chase around my dog who's probably scared at what's happening.

[00:32:51]>> Right. Right.

[00:32:51]>> I know he's going to come right to me.

[00:32:53]So, in my brain, I'm >> You're like, I'm getting the dog.

[00:32:56]>> Yep. Got him. Cuz that's going to be a mess if you try to get him. So, let me just grab him. You grab her. Everybody go, go, go, go. And she's like, you grab your dog before your daughter.

[00:33:07]I mean, listen, I love fur babies. So, I'm just saying. And hey, fur babies too know my voice. You know that. People tell me that that their view the viewers have told me their dogs. No, like when I start yelling, they go into their safe.

[00:33:19]They go into the closet.

[00:33:20]>> Wow. That's cool that animals now know, too. Wow.

[00:33:23]>> Wait, are you the Holy Spirit? Hold on.

[00:33:24]>> No, no, I'm not the Holy Spirit. No, no.

[00:33:26]>> Are you Nashville's Holy Spirit? Wait a minute. Did you hear that still small voice? No, but I heard Danielle Breezy and I went.

[00:33:34]>> I will say it's funny you say that because like when I was in Oklahoma City, there was this guy. I didn't work with him, but he was on like the Legendary station. His name was Gary England, another great name.

[00:33:43]>> And people used to say like it's God and Gary England.

[00:33:46]>> Uhhuh.

[00:33:46]>> Because he would like be the tornado saver and whisperer. So, I feel like that's funny, you know? I'm like, >> absolutely.

[00:33:52]>> It's like it's like now I'm like, "Wow, am I becoming like a Gary England? Am I becoming like a James fan? Like, what's happening here?" But okay. But no, it's it's it's a good like I mean, as long as they know, that's what makes me happy.

[00:34:02]I'm like, "Okay, good. People are actually doing it. That's good."

[00:34:05]>> I love that. Give me another gratitude from your life, whether it's from your career or your family or or childhood or anything. What's another gratitude in your life?

[00:34:12]>> Well, I'll say this to follow this and then I'll go into gratitude of personal stuff.

[00:34:16]>> Okay. Yeah. Because I will say another event I was doing last spring, >> we had like tornadoes like every day for a week. If you remember one week, if you were here, it was wild. I had you in the basement like multiple times cuz there was multiple cells turning.

[00:34:28]>> And it just so happened that 911 Nashville was scouting locations. So they were in the hotel room and I made them go into the basement three to four times >> at the hotel.

[00:34:39]>> At the hotel and they were like, "Who is Danielle Breezy? We want her to do the weather." And they called like the local agent to get a hold of me. So that is how I got to do 911 Nashville. And so I was their meteorologist for their tornado which was the big start of the season. And now I'm hoping because they are gonna >> do an episode like a season two. I'm hoping they're going to do a flood or something. You talking about doing a weather so bring me back.

[00:35:03]>> Yes.

[00:35:03]>> So I love that.

[00:35:04]>> That only makes sense to bring you back.

[00:35:06]>> Bring me back and do that again.

[00:35:08]>> Yeah.

[00:35:08]>> So that's a gratitude because I've never been in a prime time series. Yeah. And like doing, you know, I mean, I got to do Good Morning America from New York and here for many years and I got to do world news. Those are gratitudes, too, because it's like very cool. Like people don't understand the experience of getting to go up there into the big lights, all these people and do the weather in 30 seconds for the world.

[00:35:26]>> Crush it.

[00:35:27]>> And yes, >> you crushed it >> and had a great time.

[00:35:30]>> Yep.

[00:35:30]>> Now that's my career.

[00:35:31]>> We watched you watched. Oh yeah, we did.

[00:35:33]We've seen everywhere. I had like two jobs at the same time. I had a full-time job here and a full-time job there for a long time.

[00:35:39]>> It was wonderful. And it was a wonderful thing. I think the gratitude here though is personally I'm so gratitude to my family, my husband and my friends.

[00:35:49]>> Without that personal tribe, >> I don't think I would be where I am today. I'm very blessed that I have really good people around me. I have, you know, my husband that's super super supportive of me >> and always wants to be there for me.

[00:36:02]>> How long you been married?

[00:36:03]>> We're going to be married 10 years in June.

[00:36:05]>> Oh, wow.

[00:36:06]>> June what?

[00:36:06]>> June 24th.

[00:36:08]>> We're June 11th.

[00:36:09]>> How long have you guys been married? 15 this year.

[00:36:11]>> Wow, >> girl.

[00:36:15]She's an old lady.

[00:36:16]>> Oh, I mean that's been >> married 15 years.

[00:36:18]>> That's wonderful. That's good. That's good things though. That's great. Like it's great. You know, we have great husbands that I think >> Totally.

[00:36:24]>> If they didn't support you, we wouldn't be.

[00:36:26]>> No, we Yeah. 100%. Okay. So, your husband, he supports you. He is your tribe. He's your person. Continue.

[00:36:33]>> And then my mom and dad and my brother, my family, my nuclear family is wonderful. They're always great and they, you know, they stream me from Philadelphia every night. They're still want or they'll be like, "Where are you?

[00:36:44]You weren't on the news at 10." I was like, "Mom, I was hosting the National Symphony Fashion." She's like, "Oh, okay. Well, show me a picture." I was like, she was, "You know me? I'm not on social media that much. I don't know how to get to it." And I sent her a picture.

[00:36:54]She's like, "Oh, you look beautiful. You look fabulous. How'd it go?"

[00:36:57]>> I love it.

[00:36:58]>> So, they're always like watching, which is wonderful. I love that her streaming the 10 o'clock news is like her friend finder app for you. It's like her location tracker for you. She's like, "Wait, hold on.

[00:37:10]>> Where are you? You where have you been?

[00:37:11]You're not there. Are you okay?

[00:37:12]Everything good?" Yeah.

[00:37:14]>> And then I will say like my friends like I have a personal group of girlfriends.

[00:37:17]>> Tell me about them.

[00:37:18]>> H They're wonderful. I I have so many This is the problem. I have so many friends in a great way. Yeah. Like I love my friends. I have my Nashville girls and I have several groups of Nashville girls that I hang out with that are my tribes that they always take care of me like after I have like a crazy week at work.

[00:37:32]>> They're like, "Take the Monday off after the storms are passed. We're taking you out. Like we're going to have a good girls day and celebrate you." I love that.

[00:37:39]>> And that's so wonderful, you know, and it's like they're always there for me.

[00:37:42]They're always, you know, >> being my biggest fans and cheerleaders.

[00:37:46]And then my I have friends from childhood from like growing up in high school and middle school and elementary school that I still take keep in touch with. We don't live near each other, but like we still talk on the phone, >> you know, they're sweet. They they call me any time. And then I have my college friends and they come in and out from Nashville every time and again. And then I have my friends from all over the country. Like Oklahoma City, >> shout out. One of my best friends Rene is from Oklahoma City. My friend Chris, like they're all from there and I love them and they made my life in Oklahoma City better. My friend in Amanda's in Dallas. My two Amanda's in Dallas. Man, they made my life better in Boston. My friends in Boston, they made like everywhere I went, I took like a tribe.

[00:38:22]>> Yeah.

[00:38:22]>> And I still keep in touch with everyone.

[00:38:24]>> That's great.

[00:38:25]>> Which is so wonderful.

[00:38:26]>> How do you do it? How do you keep in touch? Do you have like a >> we check in like once a month or we do like just whenever you're on my mind, I give you a call or like how do you do it?

[00:38:37]>> Yeah, I usually do it like if I feel like I haven't talked to someone, I'll give them a phone call >> and I I'm like heart old school. Like I pick up the phone and I call >> same >> and I leave them a message and I hope they call me back and if they do great and if not we can't connect. We try to get back to but I literally talk to my best friends most the time now here in Nashville most of them I just kind of see them because I'll go see them and if I feel like I haven't seen them I'll text them say I haven't seen you in a while >> can we plan a day even if it's a quick lunch before work or on my dinner break >> let's get together.

[00:39:05]>> Yeah.

[00:39:06]>> So that's kind of how I do it just to check in periodically make sure. But I love friends. Like I think like your cup runth deep when you have girlfriends >> come through. Yep.

[00:39:14]>> You know, and it's like you need those people because like I Okay, social media is great and good and bad for me. Like it's great because it's you need to do it. It's great for connection, whatever, that kind of thing. But my true connection is being with people, >> like being in person with >> quality time.

[00:39:29]>> Yes. That is actually it that's my love language. Quality time >> and acts of service, which I tell my husband all the time. when you take out the trash for me, that's the sexiest thing you can do.

[00:39:39]>> Hey, >> I was like, "Hey, I'm in. I'm in with you."

[00:39:44]>> My husband, he he does all the cleaning here and I've kind of taken it for granted. And um >> I remember one time I said something about like being romantic and he was like, "You don't see all this cleaning I do for you? This is not romantic." And I was like, "No, I'm grateful. I I very appreciative, but I wouldn't call it romantic.

[00:40:07]>> I don't know. But I I'm so grateful my husband, he does all the cleaning. He does laundry. He does And this is this is what a jerk I am.

[00:40:15]>> Uhhuh.

[00:40:16]>> I was noticing the um the trash can was full in the bathroom.

[00:40:21]>> Okay.

[00:40:22]>> And I'm like, when's he going to take out this?

[00:40:27]>> Oh my god.

[00:40:28]have easily taken it out.

[00:40:30]>> I could have easily just grabbed it and took it out, but instead I was like, >> "You are bad."

[00:40:36]>> What is wrong with me?

[00:40:37]>> You're bad. But that's funny.

[00:40:39]>> I am. I am.

[00:40:40]>> I will say now it's like cuz now that Joe's in Atlanta.

[00:40:43]>> Uhhuh.

[00:40:44]>> This is a new part of our marriage.

[00:40:45]>> Yeah. Okay. So, how long has this been happening?

[00:40:47]>> Since he moved there in February.

[00:40:49]>> Okay.

[00:40:49]>> So, we he has a place in Buckhead. You know, we have apartment in Buckhead. We have our place here in the Gulch and we go back and forth. But I will say that I think the long distance, it's really true, absence makes the heart grow fonder >> because I really appreciate now the moments we have together. Like I don't take it for granted now. Like sometimes like when you're with your partner every day and you're like lounging and I mean listen, we all live through co together so we know what that was like.

[00:41:13]>> But like when you're like sitting there day by day and it's just kind of like the monotonous day. Now it's like we only have like 48 hours sometimes.

[00:41:21]>> So it's like those moments matter.

[00:41:23]>> Yeah. You know, and I think I wasn't as like touchyfey before. I'm not really a touchy feely person. I mean, I'll hug everyone everything, but I'm not like really like I like to go to bed and be like, "Good night."

[00:41:32]>> Uhhuh.

[00:41:33]>> Like roll trying to cuddle.

[00:41:36]>> No, not a cuddler. Not a cuddler.

[00:41:38]>> Not a cuddler.

[00:41:40]>> But now I'm like always like want to touch you a little bit because I'm not going to touch him for the rest of the week.

[00:41:45]>> Yeah. So it's kind of like So it's a good thing. I think it's a great thing that he did this and I think it's kind of >> I love to see him come to his own >> because he's worked just as hard as I have for his work.

[00:41:55]>> Totally.

[00:41:56]>> And so like to see him have his career really thriving on the highest level or somewhere he thought he could never get to.

[00:42:02]>> Uhhuh.

[00:42:02]>> And I'm like, "Boo, you were going to get there. I knew it. You had it in you the whole lot the whole time."

[00:42:07]>> So to see him doing it and thriving, it's like sexy, too.

[00:42:10]>> Yeah.

[00:42:10]>> Go, babe. Yes.

[00:42:11]>> You get that. You get that. You get that money. You get that thing. You do it.

[00:42:14]>> I love that.

[00:42:15]>> And he's becoming his own deal in Atlanta. I'm like, "This is cool. You can be the famous person in Atlanta. I can chill out and sit in the backside.

[00:42:21]>> I can have my wine and nobody will know."

[00:42:24]>> Incredible. What a cool partnership you guys have.

[00:42:26]>> Yeah. I mean, you guys have that, too.

[00:42:28]That's I think that if you don't have that, that's not good.

[00:42:32]>> You got to I tell that to anyone that's single. You got to find that person that really can ride or die with you.

[00:42:37]>> And at the end of the day, they have to be your best friend.

[00:42:40]>> You know, you have to like get along. I mean, you know, attraction, yes, of course that's important, but like >> the buddy part, like make you laugh.

[00:42:49]>> Yeah.

[00:42:50]>> Like go through like conflict's good together, you know, and communication.

[00:42:54]>> Communication is super important.

[00:42:56]>> Like we never like let a fight really.

[00:42:57]We've always been like this. Like we don't really like if we fight, it's like a disagreement, but it's quick and it's over. I don't like nothing fers. Like it just let it go.

[00:43:06]>> Yeah.

[00:43:06]>> Because it's it takes more energy to be angry and mad instead to be happy and positive. Yeah. You know, you you strike me as that person who would be like, "No, we're getting over this and we're moving on. We're going forward. I'm not going to linger in this. I'm not going to sit in this." Like a get or done. Not even just in life, but in like >> like you said, in disagreements like, "Okay, are we done? Are we done?

[00:43:31]>> Okay, we're good. Okay, let's move on."

[00:43:33]Like, I I just don't >> I need a little bit of that. I need a little bit of that. Yeah. It's I got some residue.

[00:43:37]>> Do you you do you hang a little bit? Do you hang a little bit?

[00:43:39]>> I do. Okay. Yeah, I was annoyed and then we're over it. Okay, I still have this face on though. I need like give me like at least 20 more minutes of this face cuz >> like >> I mean sometimes you just got to let it Now listen, I'm not saying there's not certain things you got to hang on. You got to hang on to your truth, but sometimes you got to like not sweat the small stuff >> 100. Yes.

[00:44:02]>> Let it kind of go. And >> I think the distance thing has really taught me that. It's like don't even worry about the stupid stuff. Like >> it's not even worth it.

[00:44:11]>> So you guys are weekends. You get weekends. You take turns going >> back and forth.

[00:44:16]>> You know it's like travel to like now Atlanta is like a second home. Um but I love it. It's like a fun home. It's like >> you drive or you fly?

[00:44:21]>> I usually fly or I take you know there's a Bond lane bus.

[00:44:26]>> What?

[00:44:26]>> It's a luxury liner bus.

[00:44:28]>> Tell me about it. What is it? What does it look like? Tell me what it >> feel at the Omni Hotel in downtown which we live in the Gold. So, really quick for me, quick ride.

[00:44:36]>> It drops you at the Grand Hyatt and Buckhead.

[00:44:39]>> And it goes back look like >> Oh, it's like I mean it's like a probably like almost like a tour bus, but it's like big plush seats. There's like a one seater on one side and two on the other. And they're plush. They have like a desk. They serve you. They have an attendant that serves you snacks, lunch, drinks. You can have Red Bulls.

[00:44:54]You can have coffee. I mean, you can have anything sparkling. Von Lane Bus, girlfriend. And it's sometimes cheaper than a flight. It's like one you can get it for 128 one way. on lane bus >> and you can do work like they have Wi-Fi so I put my laptop up do some work >> is that your preferred mode of transport now >> I mean I kind of like it a lot like it depends cuz like the airport in Atlanta south now I love national airport's amazing >> except for they about to go under a big construction I know >> that gets big then we're going to be like just like everybody else >> I love to I love Nashville because I can show up like five minutes >> girl >> be through it >> still get my mimosa before I hit the plane.

[00:45:34]>> Let's go.

[00:45:35]>> Like, you know what I mean? Like, it's like so amazing.

[00:45:37]>> Yeah.

[00:45:37]>> Like big airports like Atlanta scares me. Like the one time I was in Atlanta, I was like, "Oh, okay. We got to do this. I got to take a plane train. I got to take this. I got to >> Let me tell you what annoys me about the Atlanta airport." Okay. Tell me.

[00:45:48]>> Okay. And I'll do a little quick comparison of like Atlanta airport and the Austin airport. Very different airports because Austin airport is very small. But this is what I'm trying to say.

[00:45:57]>> Okay. If you are on Delta, you fly into Austin at let's just say gate B3.

[00:46:04]>> Okay, >> you know that all your connections are going to be right there. B 4 5 6 7 8 right there because all the deltas are going to be right here at Atlanta. You could be on Delta and land at gate A1 and then your connection is girl F48.

[00:46:22]>> Correct.

[00:46:23]>> Why?

[00:46:24]>> Why are you putting me all the way there and I've got like 20 minutes to make it?

[00:46:27]Why?

[00:46:28]>> And stressing me out.

[00:46:29]>> Yep.

[00:46:29]>> No, I get it. That's It's like that.

[00:46:31]It's wild.

[00:46:33]>> It's like a very I was like, "Oo, this is a confusing airport." So, that's why I'm like, "Maybe my lane's better." Now, I will drive too every now and again. We do drive, too. But >> if it's easier or if it makes sense, like after I'm like this summer, I'm doing like backyard barbecues again, which I do like I go to someone's a viewer's backyard. I do the weather live every Friday.

[00:46:49]>> No way.

[00:46:50]>> It's like fun. Hey, you should put your backyard in. I'll come to your house.

[00:46:52]>> What is that? Wait, tell me. What is it?

[00:46:54]What? Tell me.

[00:46:54]>> I'm like I'm like pitching. I'm pitching you for the back. So, they like they send a picture of their backyard. My management team, I don't see it. Okay.

[00:47:01]They pick it and then it's sponsored by like um 615 Outdoor Living and Jack um Jimmy Nick's barbecue. And so we they bring the barbecue, the guy comes out and we go to the house and we do weather live from there and we just like hang out.

[00:47:14]>> When does that happen?

[00:47:15]>> It's every Friday starting in like June.

[00:47:18]>> That is the coolest thing I've ever seen. Did you come up with that idea?

[00:47:20]>> Actually, I will give it credit. Albert Tucker, my boss, my news director, gave up came up with that idea. That's a >> And I've been doing that for many years.

[00:47:27]I think I've been doing it for eight.

[00:47:29]>> I love it.

[00:47:30]>> It's fun because it gets me out of the house.

[00:47:31]>> The summer. This is my first time being here during the summer. That's why I haven't seen this.

[00:47:34]>> Okay, that's cool. But you >> I mean, you should snap a backyard. We could have a party here. We could >> Listen, I would My backyard don't look cute. It's not Listen, this was back in LA. I got a great backyard here. I don't It's gr It's just like a little patch of grass. Hey, that's that's Nashville.

[00:47:50]Good luck. You got a patch of grass.

[00:47:51]Yeah.

[00:47:51]>> Most people don't even get a patch of grass. They have the tall and skinny.

[00:47:54]It's like line like you get a you get a house and it's right next to the other person's house.

[00:47:58]>> Yeah.

[00:47:59]>> It's kind of wild.

[00:48:00]>> I don't like that.

[00:48:01]>> See, I'm in a condo building, >> so it's like different.

[00:48:04]>> Yeah.

[00:48:04]>> Which I don't mind. And then we have a little patch of grass because, you know, we used to have the dog cuz unfortunately our doggy passed away, but we used to have the dog. So, we had to have a good little walking path for And they have a little dog park behind thing for them.

[00:48:14]>> But there's not much. I mean, Nashville is very building building building building building. And everything's like >> the land is going like this. It's like every there's cranes everywhere. Yeah, totally.

[00:48:24]>> Uh, give me another gratitude in your life and whether it's family or friends and or career. What is it?

[00:48:35]>> Okay. So, I have I think something that's really cool gratitude-wise is my health.

[00:48:41]>> Okay.

[00:48:42]>> And I'm going to talk about two things about my health.

[00:48:45]>> Okay.

[00:48:45]>> Number one, you know, everyone knows I'm a runner >> and I was in Boston in 2013. I moved there. Okay.

[00:48:52]>> And the Boston Marathon bombing happened. Okay. Now, a lot of people text me, thought I was running it potentially. Was not.

[00:48:58]>> Next year, I decided to run it. Now, I'd run half marathons, never ran a four.

[00:49:03]>> So, I trained for like, you know, four months before it in the middle of winter, the dead of winter, cold, running 20 miles by myself. I worked weekend mornings, so I couldn't run with the running group because it was on Saturdays and I worked. So, I did my long runs on Thursdays by myself.

[00:49:16]>> Oh my gosh.

[00:49:16]>> Train, train, train, train, train.

[00:49:18]Right. day of the actual event, you know, my TV station, they're doing live shots with me in the morning before it.

[00:49:24]They wanted to do live shots at the end of it with me, all that.

[00:49:27]>> Ran it, had so many friends and family come in for it, cheering me at different sections >> and I heard them and they had signs >> and ran that thing when I got down to Boilston Street and I'm coming around the bend >> and I see the time like four hours and something. I'm like, whoa, I'm gonna run in like four hours and something. This is amazing. So, I'm like, people are stopping to take pictures. I'm not taking pictures. run to the end.

[00:49:48]>> Yeah.

[00:49:48]>> So I I ran to the end, got up, got showered, >> find out my time was like 4:03, which amazing time for a boss. And I'm like, "Yes, girl." Like their hills are crazy there.

[00:50:01]>> And I was like 30 at the time. I think 30, maybe 31. I can't remember now my age. So it's great. Like I would always say things you got to do before you turn 30 or when you turn 30, you got to do that.

[00:50:09]>> So did that. Then I get down. I'm eating my first bite of a burger, taking my first glass of wine, and the phone rings. my my management, hey, we need you to come to station. Like, we want you to be the lead show on Chronicle, which is like our news magazine program at ABC in Boston. So, I had to get in a car. My dad had to drive me because I could not move my legs. They were painful. And I had to literally drive to my station 30 minutes outside the city, do it. So, I barely ate, barely had a piece of food, barely had a drink, get on air. I don't remember it at all, but had a great time. Then came back and finally ate like went to bed.

[00:50:40]>> Did you have to wear heels for that?

[00:50:42]>> I did not wear heels. No, I was in sneakers. And I could not move. I had to wear sneakers that whole weekend because it was really painful.

[00:50:49]>> Oh my god.

[00:50:49]>> But that was an amazing feat that I got to do. Like that was something >> incredible. Congratulations.

[00:50:53]>> And then somebody says, "You want to do it next year?" Like, "Nope, I'm good."

[00:50:56]That was it.

[00:50:56]>> I I did it.

[00:50:58]>> I knocked that off.

[00:50:58]>> I'm done.

[00:50:59]>> I like was like, "Check the box."

[00:51:01]>> Yeah.

[00:51:01]>> Now, I do a lot of stuff with military stuff, just so you know. I do a lot of, you know, I do a lot of charity stuff, right? So, I'm grateful for the charity stuff work I do. The other thing I got to do is super cool. Fly with the Blue Angels.

[00:51:12]>> Whoa. on one of those planes where you do the G's.

[00:51:14]>> Oh my gosh, tell me about it.

[00:51:16]>> Um, okay. First of all, >> oh my gosh, I just got nauseous and a headache at the same time thinking about being >> So, think about this. Okay, first of all, I'm getting ready to go up and um I do it. He's like, "You okay? You ready?

[00:51:28]Three, two, one." He didn't warn me. Six G's all the way up AND I'M LIKE >> your whole face >> and like squeezing and you have to squeeze your butt. You're about to push down like squeeze your butt.

[00:51:38]>> Yeah. You're supposed to squeeze your butt and push down like you're pushing so hard to hold yourself so your weight Yeah. I don't Well, I don't know if that's pooping, but it's something. It's just to keep yourself from like I think it's get you keep the blood from not like going to your head and like passing out. But then I did seven ggs and that's when I passed out >> for a second.

[00:51:54]>> Sweet.

[00:51:55]>> Wow.

[00:51:55]>> And then I said, "Whoa, I think I passed out." I said, "Yeah, you were quick though. You were in and out." I said, "You didn't?" He's like, "If I did, we would have crashed." I'm like, "Oh, right. Good, good, good." So then we did all these like tricks and flying around and No way. And so we came down to ground, right? And I feel like my head was in the clouds for the rest of that day.

[00:52:12]>> But then my boss like, "Hey, you're going to do live shots at four, five, and six." So like I did live shots. I don't remember any of it.

[00:52:18]>> All doozy. All doozy. All fun. Like whatever. But it was great. It was like >> They're like Danielle Breezy's drunk on television.

[00:52:24]>> I was definitely high. Like it felt high like not like high in life, like high in the clouds. It was a wild euphoric experience.

[00:52:31]>> That's incredible.

[00:52:32]>> So I got to do that. I think I'm gonna go to the um base up in Clarksville and do some stuff too. They're coming up. I don't know. I can't say that technically yet, but it might be.

[00:52:42]>> But that might be coming up soon. And then um yeah, these are crazy things you get to do with your career that you don't realize you're going to get to do.

[00:52:49]Oh. Um, and then I will say my gratitude, my most personalized recent gratitude >> is my health journey >> in terms of endometriosis, which I've been very public about, >> and my gratitude goes out to the people that reached out to me. And the gratitude goes out to the doctors that found it, >> the doctors that helped me, >> and all the people that came to me because this came out of nowhere. You know, when health happens, it doesn't matter. Your life stops.

[00:53:19]>> Yeah.

[00:53:19]>> And so, in December, I thought something was wrong with my body. I had had indometriosis since 2020. But then my doctor stopped taking insurance. So, I went to another doctor. She's like, "Oh, you're healthy. You run. You're you're light. You're thin. You're good." She never did anything. So, I felt like there was something wrong. Like, I was like, "Something in my gut doesn't feel right."

[00:53:37]>> And whenever something doesn't feel right, >> I see this way too often.

[00:53:41]>> Advocate for yourself. Health messages.

[00:53:44]advocate for yourself.

[00:53:45]>> Yes.

[00:53:45]>> Because if somebody tells you no, go to another doctor. So I started googling late at night, you know, going on like not WebMD, but that kind of thing. And I find this Dr. Magus >> and she's like renowned for laparoscopic hysterctomy and like endometriosis, cancer, that kind of stuff. So I'm like, I want to go to her. She's a specialist.

[00:54:03]So I reach out, they get me in, she sits with me. She's like, "Hey, why are you on birth control continuously? You're 41. I'm going to tell you that's the first thing we're going to do as a no no because you have a 300% chance of stroke, heart attack or blood clot.

[00:54:16]What? I've been on this and I could have that. Didn't had no idea. I'm like, okay, good to know. So, she's like, we're going to change that regimen for sure. She goes, now I want to do an ultrasound cuz I'm a little bit worried.

[00:54:25]I'm like, okay.

[00:54:27]>> Went to the ultrasound. She did it herself in her office that same day.

[00:54:31]>> Okay.

[00:54:32]>> She goes, okay, let's go back and talk into her office. She goes, so I found a mass in your uterus. She drew a picture of like my uterus. She's like, "It's 4 centimeters." It was like half my uterus.

[00:54:41]>> Whoa. What?

[00:54:42]>> And so she's like, "Um, I really think your best option is for me to just take it all out. You've had this for years now. It's growing on it. There's going to probably be stuff around it. We need to just take it out." But here's the thing. You need to be sure you don't want to have children.

[00:54:57]>> Now, because I had this diagnosis back in 2020, that was really when Joe and I started talking about that and we decided, >> it's okay. We're not going to do it probably because it's going to be too hard. So I went, she goes, "You have to go home and talk to your husband. Here's my first two available dates." She gave me the dates like in January. It was December, like middle of December when I saw her. So this is like where you're like, "Okay, your doctor's urgently telling you something. It's time, >> right?" So I literally went home, talked to Joe. Joe's like, "I'd rather have you be alive than anything else." Yeah, >> we're getting it done at the first available and we'll make it happen. And this is when Joe was in the flux of his career stuff too happening going and moving to Atlanta. the his management there was so nice about letting him stay through my process through the six weeks I needed to recover to make sure I was okay.

[00:55:44]>> So he his new job he was able to take off time and come >> to be with me just to be with me. They said you can start later because you need to be with your wife >> which I think that's a blessing and my management was like you need to go and go do it now. Take care of yourself first and we'll deal with it later.

[00:55:59]Right? So, I wasn't sure if I was going to go public with it, but I felt this calling like because I felt like people, one out of 10 women suffer from endometriosis and a lot of people have infertility issues and all these things.

[00:56:12]And I felt like I wanted people to know and I also wanted people to know why I wasn't going to be around for a while >> cuz I was supposed to be off for at least 3 weeks. Okay?

[00:56:20]>> So, I publicly posted about it and it became huge.

[00:56:24]>> I remember >> and it was a conversation. Mhm.

[00:56:27]>> It became an open dialogue and I loved it.

[00:56:29]>> People needed it >> because so many women shared their stories and it was like moving to me like I needed that like at a place where I was so nervous and by the way they had to test that mask for cancer and I had to wait a week for it. So that week was one of >> the the like you think because you get that cword your life stops. Okay, as I know as I have friends and family members have been through it. So I was really worried and so those messages of hope >> and their stories and their tell I like it was hard like it was hard to respond but I told everyone I read them all and it was like >> if I didn't have it I don't know I was in a dark point >> so I'm very grateful >> very grateful for folks that maybe I don't even know that just shared their love with me and their stories and it gave me more strength during a time when I felt very like weak. Um, and I was grateful for that. My, of course, my family being a part of it, Joe being there, my friends being there. My friends every day a friend would come over and bring me lunch.

[00:57:28]>> I love them.

[00:57:29]>> And just come over and just be like, "Check on me." Somebody would call me.

[00:57:32]>> It did. It was just non-stop check-ins.

[00:57:34]And then that week later when she called me and she's like, "We have great news.

[00:57:38]>> You're good.

[00:57:39]>> Let's go."

[00:57:40]>> And I was like, "Bless America." And I felt like because all the positive vibes that were going, I was like, "That was good, too." I think sometimes it's like the positive mindset. that in your >> put that in the aura and you just put the energy out.

[00:57:51]>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

[00:57:51]>> It comes through for you.

[00:57:53]>> So I was like that I was able to share that and I was like thank you. And then all these people were like blessings.

[00:57:57]Kudos. Good. We're good. And then a week later the ice storm was coming.

[00:58:02]>> So I had to go back to work early.

[00:58:04]That's okay. Of course I'm never going to let like I'm not going to miss it for my viewers. I'm going to figure it out if I had have a heating pad. I was in my sneakers on the air. I was taking breaks on the couch.

[00:58:14]>> But I did it. I covered that. I was like, I am not leaving my I not leaving my friends hanging. They were like, I cannot believe you're back already.

[00:58:19]>> Look at you.

[00:58:20]>> But I was like, I'm I'm not missing this from I got to be there for them. I got these are my people. I'm the people's meteorologist. I'm going to be there.

[00:58:26]>> I love that. I have a question about your endometriosis.

[00:58:31]Um, so your doctor found the mass and took the mass out when they went to. So they did laparoscopic >> hyctomy.

[00:58:38]>> Hysterctomy. So they just took the whole >> all the things out. The uterus is gone.

[00:58:42]>> Uerus is gone.

[00:58:43]>> Fallopians are gone. She she said she took out like removed a lot of um endometriosis growth around it and around my ovaries. She left my ovaries in those. So >> Okay.

[00:58:52]>> Not in menopause yet.

[00:58:54]>> So how does again like how does that work? Like you don't have all these parts but you still have aches. You still have >> I think well I don't technically I can't produce anything I don't think anymore.

[00:59:06]Like that's done.

[00:59:07]>> Okay.

[00:59:08]>> Like I just have the ovaries. So the ovaries help keep you your hormones in check.

[00:59:12]>> Okay.

[00:59:12]>> But she Oh, okay. You know what I'm saying? Like it's more hormonal, I guess.

[00:59:15]>> Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.

[00:59:17]>> But she did say in a couple years like I'd be accelerated to the needing hormone replacement therapy probably >> most likely because of all that stuff like and if I start to feel anything off I need to come see her immediately.

[00:59:28]>> But so far >> I got a knock on wood. It's been okay.

[00:59:32]But >> so the endometriosis was all over your uterus.

[00:59:36]>> All over my uterus. all over my fallopian tubes and all over my >> they didn't know how. Okay, that's my question is how did they know it was endometriosis before going in because don't they say like you can't >> they can't know so they the in 2020 she had to do an exploratory surgery is what they call it >> laptop exploratory surgery >> and she goes in and what she did that time and this was my other doctor Dr. Woods who's amazing cuz she was the one that >> stop taking your insurance.

[01:00:00]>> Stop taking unfortunately. Yeah. But she was wonderful cuz she was the one that in her gut said we got to do a surgery.

[01:00:04]I'm worried. I think you have endometriosis based on what you told me >> and she found it and so she did the burning off part where she would like burn like burn the stuff off. So she took it away from me and she said at that time I had stage three.

[01:00:16]>> Gosh.

[01:00:17]>> So but what's crazy is some doctors like they don't know it is it's it's a disease that's not curable number one.

[01:00:23]>> Um and there's a lot of like unknowns about it. like how does it actually happen?

[01:00:28]>> But like you have to do most of the time you have to do surgeries unless you do an ultrasound and you have a huge like she was able to find at least that mass on it. But if you don't always have a mass but you have it around the only way you're going to do it is with an exploratory surgery. So if you ever feel like >> your periods are super painful >> or they're super heavy or you're getting cramping or you have digestive issues um there's a lot of things that go along with it or hormonal things happen. You really need to say all these things to your doctor. And if you feel like your doctor's not going for it, go to another doctor.

[01:01:01]>> Exploratory.

[01:01:02]>> It's like an exploratory. I think it's a exploratory laparoscopic procedure because she goes in like robotically and doesn't.

[01:01:09]>> Yeah. I didn't know that that was even an option. Um because I talked to my sister. I'm like, I'm I am 90% sure that you have indometriosis. I also had indometriosis.

[01:01:19]>> You did? Okay. Okay. And I had uh fibroids that my doctor was going in >> a lab uh myomectomy.

[01:01:27]>> Yep. Yep.

[01:01:28]>> Go in and take my fibroids out.

[01:01:30]>> Okay.

[01:01:31]>> When she went in is when she found all the endometriosis and she said it was everywhere. My surgery was supposed to be like three four hours at the most. I was in there for 8 to nine hours.

[01:01:45]>> That's wild. Yes.

[01:01:46]>> Because they had so much endometriosis.

[01:01:50]to clear out of my body. She said it was everywhere. See, that's scary. See, and I didn't even know that about you.

[01:01:57]>> Yeah. Like it's like one out of 10, though. We're like And you don't know that until you go in.

[01:02:03]>> Exactly. And so like my sister, she has the worst periods of all time. Like it's just awful. And I'm like, I guarantee you you have endometriosis, but how do they they'll just say there's no way to tell and that's it. So, I didn't even know there was this um >> it's a laparoscopic um exploratory service >> like go look for it. They be like, "Hey, go peek me real quick."

[01:02:26]>> Yeah. Like, and it's not bad. I mean, yes, you have to go under for it, >> but it is way worth it because if you feel that way, I tell your sister to do that and find a doctor that way.

[01:02:35]>> I'm going to immediately >> immediately because I think that that's good. Did you do your surgery before you had a kid?

[01:02:40]>> I had to.

[01:02:41]>> That's what I was going to say because that that's how I was too. They and when you do that laparoscopic exploratory stuff, that's what she tells me she would have done if she would have done the laparoscopic that way because she would have kept everything in if we were interested in kids. But she said, "If you're not, let's just get because the more it grows, the worse it gets."

[01:02:58]>> So, I did mine because I wanted kids.

[01:03:00]Yep.

[01:03:01]>> So, they found fibroids like where your fibroids are, they're very big. And the location, you cannot get pregnant with these. So, you have to get them removed.

[01:03:10]So, that's why I was going to get them removed was because of that. And then when they went in, they found everything else, >> which is wild.

[01:03:16]>> Which I'm so happy you have a child because it can be hard.

[01:03:19]>> Yeah, >> it can be hard with this disease.

[01:03:20]>> Oh, she's a miracle baby.

[01:03:22]>> Yes.

[01:03:22]>> 100%. I mean, I'm I had her in my 40s.

[01:03:26]>> Um, all the fibroids and endometriosis leading up to it. Um, I had minimal eggs. Minimal. I tried IVF before. It didn't work. I I tried I did it twice. I couldn't I had very minimal eggs with the whole process. Um, none of my embryos were viable, the whole thing.

[01:03:44]And then I ended up getting pregnant naturally. And >> a mira she's a miracle. That's amazing.

[01:03:50]A full miracle baby.

[01:03:51]>> That is amazing though. I mean, those kind of things. It's like you hear these stories all the time and it's like and I think sometimes people it's been like a taboo thing to kind of talk about. But I'm so glad we're having these conversations now and we're open to this. Yeah.

[01:04:03]>> Because I think it's important and I think it's important for women's health to be open about it, you know? And it's I know it's uncomfortable sometimes. I'm like, just talk about it because the more we talk about maybe the more cure we'll get. Maybe we'll find a cure one day or we'll find more information out about it because it's still something where people don't really know.

[01:04:19]>> Yeah.

[01:04:19]>> It's weird. It's like a >> they're like I don't know how it really happens. It's like but it you know I think my mom she had a hyctomy like the full cutting one >> like in her 40s too, >> but she was able to have kids. Okay. But she also she probably had it back in her day. They probably just didn't even know what it was.

[01:04:35]>> Yep.

[01:04:35]>> You know, so it's like those kind of things you got to advocate for your health. So if you ever feel like something's off, a real advocate because you know you can you can only be your best person for it.

[01:04:45]>> That's right. Absolutely. Um okay.

[01:04:48]>> How we doing?

[01:04:49]>> We are good. Danielle, do you um have our rapid fire?

[01:04:56]>> Okay. So we're going to do some quick little rapid fire attitudes gratitudes >> and Danielle will give you some and you just reply if you're grateful for that or you're mad about that.

[01:05:07]>> Okay, perfect. I love this. Okay.

[01:05:10]>> And there could be an argument made for both sides. Truly.

[01:05:13]>> Okay. This is good.

[01:05:14]>> Okay. So, first one, a surprise live band at a restaurant.

[01:05:24]>> Okay. So, that is a 50/50 for me. So, there's gratitude because I do like music, but is it really loud? Because then I'm attitude because I want to be able to hear the conversation I'm having at dinner.

[01:05:36]>> Uhhuh.

[01:05:36]>> Sorry, I'm getting old now. at your 40s.

[01:05:39]>> Yeah.

[01:05:39]>> What?

[01:05:40]>> What?

[01:05:40]>> Yeah.

[01:05:42]>> Do you Do you know like when you're at like a place like Okay. So, like for example, Joe and I just went to like a club in Atlanta and I'm meeting all these people for the FIRST TIME LIKE, "HEY."

[01:05:50]>> YEAH.

[01:05:51]>> YEAH.

[01:05:52]>> YEAH.

[01:05:53]>> Like I have no idea what you're saying.

[01:05:55]>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

[01:05:56]>> No, >> I don't like it too like maybe in our 20s.

[01:05:58]>> Yeah. Yeah.

[01:05:59]>> That was fun. Like we were at the club.

[01:06:00]We were like >> No, I want to like sit and talk.

[01:06:03]>> Yeah. I love live music. So, if I was in that situation, I'd be like, "Oh, cute.

[01:06:08]Can I sit way over there?"

[01:06:10]>> Like, I love that they're here, but can you put me over there?

[01:06:14]>> You and me.

[01:06:15]>> Very similar people there. Yes. Yes.

[01:06:18]>> Yes. And you know, cuz after like the third or fourth time you've said, "What?" to someone, then you just have to go, "Okay."

[01:06:24]>> Uhhuh.

[01:06:24]>> All right. This lunch we're having.

[01:06:26]>> Okay. So, we're just going to drink and dance and kind of Yeah. Yeah. Yep.

[01:06:29]>> Um Okay. buying something and then seeing it a few days later go on sale.

[01:06:36]>> Ah, matitude.

[01:06:38]>> Yeah, >> because listen about this. I am a deal shopper.

[01:06:43]>> This girl loves her TJ Maxx, her Marshalls, her Nordstrom Rack.

[01:06:46]>> Yeah.

[01:06:47]>> Amazon. I can get a discount, I'm in.

[01:06:49]But if I see that thing go down, >> oh, I did it wrong.

[01:06:52]>> Oh, I'm going to get find Let me find my receipt. Let me get back in there. My my mom my mom taught me like I remember when I was a kid I like she would take me out late at night cuz she's a night owl like I am cuz I'm a night owl. She'd be like, "Hey, we're going to go to Macy's but you can only shop at the red area 50% off." Love mom. Like mom is always she taught me a deal from the beginning. So I'm a deal shopper.

[01:07:11]>> Yeah. You know >> how about this? Do you ever be on Amazon and it's like you know special? This one is like 43% off right now >> and you got to purchase it within, you know, 6 hours. But you don't want to just buy the one thing. You're like, "Hold on, let me find a couple things so I don't get like too many boxes. Let me find" and then you forget and then you miss the price. You ever >> And then you lost it.

[01:07:35]>> Yep.

[01:07:35]>> And then it's up higher.

[01:07:36]>> Yeah.

[01:07:37]>> That happens a lot. Do you ever notice that? Like if you put into something and they brace Anyway, that that is a matter of two for me. Like I put in for something and then I look at it again.

[01:07:45]You know who does that? Uber and Lift do that. Yes. Oh, I look into scheduling it and then if I go back to it, it's $2 more.

[01:07:53]>> I'm like, >> uh, >> I'm trying to get the price.

[01:07:56]>> Same with air airplane tickets.

[01:07:58]>> Airplane where?

[01:07:59]>> Oh, yeah.

[01:08:00]>> They're watching you. Mhm. Okay. Uh, you're at dinner and someone asks, "Can I just have a bite >> of your food?"

[01:08:10]>> Yeah.

[01:08:11]>> No.

[01:08:12]>> Oh, I do it though. I do that.

[01:08:14]>> Do you ask?

[01:08:14]>> I do. I do do that.

[01:08:16]Oh, >> this is a good one then.

[01:08:19]>> I don't know. See, I I just don't want people touching my food.

[01:08:23]>> Okay. See, but I am the person that's also like we can be at a table of like seven people and I'm like, "Anybody want a bite?"

[01:08:29]>> Oh, you're like friendly though. You're like sharing.

[01:08:31]>> Yeah. Yeah. Like if it's like real good, be like, "Oh my gosh, you guys want a bite? Anybody want a bite?" And if I see somebody who has something real good, I kind like I'll be like, "Can I bite it?

[01:08:40]Can I just taste it?" Like I think that's me. I like Is that based on me? I mean >> I mean kind of I mean I would share it with I would share with you if you ask like politely I would but like I'm not a person that want like I if it's on my plate I kind of want to eat it myself.

[01:08:55]Yeah.

[01:08:55]>> I will I will share my drink though which is probably worse because I'm like hey you want to try my drink?

[01:08:59]>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

[01:09:00]>> I want to try your Well, I actually just want to try your drink.

[01:09:03]>> Like your drink I have I I'm having order I have order envy. I want your drink.

[01:09:08]>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

[01:09:09]>> But it is funny and my my husband doesn't even ask. He just that I said think see this is why I think I'm so protective of my food because he won't ask. He just goes and takes it off my plate and I'm like at least ask.

[01:09:21]>> Oh yeah.

[01:09:21]>> And I was like this when I order food he assumes it's his too.

[01:09:25]>> Oh yeah 100%. He my my husband's like what happened to what's mine is yours and yours is mine. I'm like nah bro >> n bro.

[01:09:33]>> No no no no. This is not. So that's why I think I get like even more protective on my plate because of him.

[01:09:37]>> Uhhuh. And this is what my husband does.

[01:09:39]I'll be savoring like this is a this is a real good bite. I'll be like this one gonna be towards the end because that looks like a real juicy piece. So I'm gonna eat this and then he'll come and get it because he'd be like you didn't want that piece. I'm like nah bro savoring it. That was going to be my favorite piece.

[01:09:54]>> You're like actually I put that for my end piece. Like that's my good end game.

[01:09:57]>> This is my closer right here. Right.

[01:09:59]>> Get >> Yeah. I feel like >> just one more. Did you?

[01:10:03]>> Yeah. I was like cuz I cuz I was like I feel like that goes in line whenever you have been waiting all day to have your leftovers and then somebody >> either ate them happen.

[01:10:13]>> Yeah, that will that will happen. That will Yes.

[01:10:16]>> Or like he like just takes the stuff out like and I'm like you just I I bought that for Okay.

[01:10:22]>> Uhhuh.

[01:10:22]>> Yep.

[01:10:23]>> Yive.

[01:10:25]Uh, h, I don't know if you've experienced this one enough times, but you get copied into a long threaded email chain that you nothing about and the response is, you know, you'll handle it. They'll say it. Yeah.

[01:10:39]>> A C below email and it's a thread of like 10 conversations.

[01:10:43]>> But it's like, but they're saying like see below Danielle will take care of it.

[01:10:46]And you're like, what?

[01:10:49]>> Oh, that. Yes. And you're like, this is brand new information. This That that's a that's a magitude for me.

[01:10:57]>> Please loop me in. Please let me know ahead of time. Please don't just say, "See below, Danielle, do it."

[01:11:03]>> No, you got to tell me what's going on.

[01:11:05]Give me a recap. Listen, I work in the communication business, but sometimes I feel like the communication breaks down >> in the most loving way possible, but it really does.

[01:11:13]>> Like, I really like to know everything so I know what I'm getting myself into >> before it's like, "Oh, Danielle's being put into this." Like, I'd like to just know.

[01:11:22]>> Yeah. I like to make decisions for myself. Sometimes I'm just told though, so it is what it is. You know, I am a corporate person, so I'll always do what I'm told. But yeah, that and then the emails, I feel like I get lost in emails. Do you ever get lost in emails?

[01:11:34]>> Oh, yes.

[01:11:35]>> Like I feel like I get them in. So, you know, your inbox goes like hundreds a day, right?

[01:11:40]>> And I'm in the middle of doing my shift.

[01:11:42]And by the way, I do the 3:00 show, the four o'clock show, the 5:00 show, there's a 5:30 podcast show, a six o'clock show, and a 10 o'clock show. So, like by the time I'm done doing all my shows and my weather graphics and my forecast, and then I have to like do all the social media aspects, all that stuff, I'm tired. And then I have to go through my email. So, I usually go through my email like 11:00 p.m.

[01:12:03]>> Wow.

[01:12:03]>> So, I usually email people. People probably like dislike me a lot, but it's like between 11:30 and 1:00 a.m. They're getting emails back. You want to you want to know here? Now, I'm going after it.

[01:12:12]>> Uhhuh. Getting my getting my work done.

[01:12:13]But it's hard because sometimes like I feel like you get and you get them so many places like social media, right?

[01:12:19]People DM me >> and it's really nice. I don't mind it, but sometimes I'm like, "You got to email me this because if I don't hit this right away, I'm going to forget you asked me to do this, right?

[01:12:30]>> So, you got to email me this and then I got to figure out I don't have a scheduler. I am a onewoman wrecking machine. I have no assistance."

[01:12:36]>> Wow.

[01:12:37]>> And I do all these filtering. So, somebody like somebody wrote me and said like, "She never wrote me back." And I was like, "Did you Facebook message me one time?"

[01:12:46]Because you also if I don't see it and if I'm in the middle of storm coverage, I get 45 million emails of pictures and whatever. I'm looking for pictures of storms.

[01:12:54]>> I'm not looking at the email you asking me for a request.

[01:12:56]>> You don't have an assistant?

[01:12:57]>> No.

[01:12:58]>> Helping you SC no through all that?

[01:13:00]>> No. And I do like 50, 60, 70 events a year. I do probably a hundred schools a year and I do it all myself. And sometimes I mess it up. I'm not saying I'm perfect. Like I've definitely double booked myself.

[01:13:10]>> Wow.

[01:13:11]>> Girl, why? Girl, I know I need an assistant. I was actually saying that, but but the thing is, okay, I'm going to be honest. I'm a little like freak. I knew it. Did you know that about me?

[01:13:20]>> Girl, get you an assistant.

[01:13:23]>> Yeah, I got yourself a break, please.

[01:13:26]That See, that's why you like that luxury bus. You could just be replying to all these DMs like, "Well, I have four hours to kill now. I can do it.

[01:13:34]Let's go through the hundreds."

[01:13:36]>> Oh my god.

[01:13:36]>> But no, I I do feel like that that's hard. And now that my husband is long distance, that's becoming harder because it's becoming like the scheduling thing >> like just because I have to schedule now my life like personal life and then my prof because my professional life I'm pretty good about most of the time. Like I do have slip ups here and there but most you know under 95% of the time I'm on top of everything.

[01:13:56]>> But then like now personally I like did I did I book that bus? Did I book the flight back? Did I do that? Like what weekend am I doing that?

[01:14:04]>> Yeah. So it's like if it doesn't go in my calendar, so it goes on I have a big like I have a I have a real like not electronic a real calendar. So I write things down but then if I don't put in the daily daily one I forget if it's in the big one the front one. So I need to put in the daily too. So I have to do both from now on. I'm always like put it in the big one that you see that's the whole month and then put in the daily one where it goes too just so I know it.

[01:14:26]>> Yeah I get it. You got you got your system. You got your way you do it.

[01:14:30]>> Yeah. But I am I think I am a control freak in that regard. Like I'm It's like really like attent but my attention to detail is pretty high.

[01:14:38]>> I do slip up every now and again. I'm not perfect. I'm a human.

[01:14:41]>> Sure.

[01:14:42]>> But close. I try really hard to like nail it all down and like make sure and if I do mess up, I cover it. So that's what's Yeah, I'll figure it out or I'll make it up to you.

[01:14:52]>> Incredible. Yeah. Danielle Breezy, ladies and gentlemen, Danielle Breezy in the building. I'm so grateful for you coming and sitting down with me and just sharing some of your stories. So cool.

[01:15:06]Thank you so much.

[01:15:07]>> Thank you for having me. You're such an easy person to talk to.

[01:15:10]>> Thank you.

[01:15:11]>> You're you're so interesting yourself.

[01:15:13]So, I love doing things like this and I love seeing what you do and continue to thrive.

[01:15:18]>> Thanks, queen. I appreciate you.

[01:15:20]>> From one queen to another queen.

[01:15:22]>> That's right. Yeah. Thank you guys for watching. Bye.