-You know, it's not often that there's good news these days,
but an exciting thing happened this week
right here in New York.
A local meteorologist is at home and recovering from surgery
after a viewer pointed out a spot on her neck
which turned out to be cancerous melanoma.
Here to talk about it
is the meteorologist from KPRN New York,
Jennifer Hollingsworth and the eagle-eyed viewer
from Long Island City, Malcolm Briggs.
Thank you both so much for being here.
-It's so good to be here, Seth.
-So, Jennifer, this is a fascinating story,
but before we get into it, how are you feeling?
-Oh, well, I'm feeling great, Seth.
I got out of surgery yesterday, very minor,
and the doctor said
my melanoma is totally treated. -That is wonderful.
And, Malcolm, you were watching TV, and you noticed the mole.
-That's right, Seth.
I was watching television, and I saw an abnormality,
and I wrote her a direct message on Twitter to let her know.
-Incredible.
So, Jennifer, had you seen the mole before?
-Honestly, no, Seth.
It was a really small mole.
It was the size of a pin.
Like, it was barely a freckle. -Oh, wow.
-Yeah. None of my coworkers
and none of my family members saw it.
Like, no one noticed it.
That's how tiny this thing was.
-So, Malcolm, how'd you manage to see something that small?
-Well, yeah, you know, I have no idea, Seth.
I just saw it, I guess. -Huh.
-What?
-I mean, it's just, uh, you just happened to notice
this microscopic spot on her neck?
I mean, just seems like you must have been
looking really close at her skin, huh?
-Oh, I don't know if I was looking really close exactly.
-Right, but I mean, you must have been
staring at me pretty hard, right?
It's okay. You can admit it.
Did you record it and watch it a bunch of times or something?
-[ Chuckles ] What? No! What? Why would I d--
Why would I do that?
-I don't know, Malcolm. Why would you do that?
-Wait, uh, I'm sorry. You guys --
What are you guys implying here?
Like... -Nothing.
Nothing.
But I mean, you got to admit it is...
kinda weird, right?
-Weird? I -- [ Chuckles ] I don't think it's weird.
-Yeah. I mean, you're not a doctor,
so how'd you notice a small spot on my skin?
Did you, like, memorize my skin?
-[ Chuckles ] No! [ Stammers ]
No. Well, you know,
a -- a friend of mine
had a similar skin cancer a few years ago.
-Okay. Sure. -Yeah, and I -- and I think
anyone in my situation would've done the same thing.
-Well, to be fair, I think most people look at the forecast.
They're not ogling the meteorologist.
-Ogling? No. I -- I saved your life.
-Um, I'm pretty sure the doctor saved my life.
-No, no, of course the doc-- But I just -- I mean, look.
Listen, I'm not some kind of creep.
-Whoa! No one thinks your a creep, Malcolm. Take it easy.
-Someone's a little sensitive.
-Look, we can just move on. It's fine.
-Okay. I... -So, um, Malcolm,
you noticed the abnormality on her neck,
and then you decided to tweet at her.
-That's right. -You just sent her a tweet.
-Yep. -You decided to use
the opportunity to slide into her DMs.
-Seth! -You're right. You're right.
I'm sorry.
-Look, this is ridiculous.
I was watching TV and I happened to notice a small mole
that turned out to be cancerous,
and I did what anyone would, okay?
I tweeted at her, and I turned out to be right.
[ Scoffs ]
You -- Okay, you still don't believe me, do you?
-No. -Not really.
-Okay, well, you know what?
My wife is right here, and she'll explain what happened.
Honey? Honey, could you come in here for a minute?
-Yeah, what is it? -Okay, honey. Alright.
You remember when I spotted the meteorologist's mole, right?
-Uh-huh. -Yeah, yeah.
-And I pointed out the mole and I said it looked cancerous.
You saw the mole too, right?
-You know, I didn't see it at first,
but when you pointed it out,
I got really close to the screen
and I guess I could see what you were talking about.
-Okay. Great. Thanks, honey.
See? [ Chuckles ]
That mole wasn't that small. Anyone could see it.
-Uh-huh. Hey, by the way,
why didn't you tell your wife
to wipe off all the powdered sugar on her face
before appearing on national television?
-Powdered sugar? What powdered sugar?
-Yeah, there was, like, powdered sugar all over her face.
-Oh, my God. I was ogling the meteorologist.
-Thank you! -Oh, my God. I'm so sorry.