My hometown of New Orleans, as well as all Louisiana,
is facing a lot of challenges these days.
And so, of course, my friends Drew Brees
and his wife, Brittany, step right up to help.
Hey, guys.
Hi, Ellen.
How are you all doing?
The whole family.
Ryland is outside playing already,
but the boys wanted to say hi.
All right.
You can run outside.
Shut the door behind you.
Basketball.
They're going to play basketball now.
[LAUGHTER]
Yay.
School's out.
Shut the door, Callen.
All right.
Homeschool's over.
It's crazy time.
So who is-- by the way, it's so great
to see both of your faces.
I've been texting with both of you.
And I reached out immediately when I heard
what you did for New Orleans.
And you're both just awesome.
I love you both, and you know that.
So it's great to see your faces and talk to you like this.
Who's teaching the kids?
Both of you?
One of you?
[LAUGHTER]
Brett is by far taking the lion's share
of that responsibility at this point.
We're making the boys call her Mrs. Brees.
Bring her shiny red apples.
And--
Well, I flunked two kids already.
And I may be fired for drinking on the job.
So it's not going well.
[LAUGHTER]
I like it.
It sounds like most of my teachers when I went to school.
[LAUGHTER]
So what's happening-- what's happening with alone time?
I mean, it's-- this is crazy for all of us in so many ways.
But let's just talk about the obvious, which
is, do you get alone time?
We haven't really gotten any alone time.
We might have come up with a plan,
with having a scavenger hunt inside the house that
ends with us locking them in the closet.
But we haven't perfected it yet.
That may be our only window.
[LAUGHTER]
They can't hear us.
It's totally fine.
Right.
They're locked outside right now.
This is the most alone time--
This is our alone time.
We've had in probably three weeks, right here.
Right here, right now.
All right.
Then I'll check in with you daily.
We can do it a few times a day, and--
It's party time now.
Who knows what they're doing out there.
Right.
Let them go.
They're fine.
OK.
So let's talk about this.
You donated $5 million to Louisiana.
Again--
[APPLAUSE]
I love you both so much.
Where is this money going exactly?
So at this point, obviously, we spent
a lot of time assessing the greatest need in Louisiana,
not just New Orleans, but throughout the state.
And as you know, so much of the lifeblood of Louisiana
is small business.
It's the hospitality industry.
And so many of those people have been laid off,
don't have a source of income right now.
And we felt like, just from talking to many people,
that the biggest need were meals,
were being able to feed kids on meal programs.
Feeding seniors, getting them meals.
Feeding front-line health care workers.
Child care facilities, where a lot of these health
care workers are needing to drop their kids
off so that they can go and help people that have the virus.
So I think, for us, we felt like, let's align ourselves
with a great organization like Second Harvest Food Bank, which
we did, in New Orleans.
They are really in charge of all five food banks
throughout the state of Louisiana.
And first thing was first, is how can we
feed as many people as possible and make sure
that they have some of their most basic needs,
which I think the first thing you think of
is, roof over your head and the ability to feed your family.
Wow, that's-- yeah, you think about all the different--
as we know, we're watching the ripple effect of this virus
and what it's creating.
And obviously a lot of kids depend
on their meals going to school.
And as you said, there's a lot of elderly people
who can't get out.
There's so many people in need right now.
So that is going to help a lot of people,
y'all are awesome for doing that.
You've been on the phone with the mayor of New Orleans,
the governor of New Orleans--
the governor of Louisiana, trying to--
what are they saying?
Well, again, the need is great.
And at this point, you know, New Orleans kind of
became one of the epicenters along with New York
and a few other places.
A lot of people feel like maybe that was Mardi Gras related.
You know, when all of a sudden 1.4 million people
show up in New Orleans, whereas otherwise you're
talking about a city of 300,000.
So all those people left, but somehow the coronavirus stayed.
And you know, it became a big problem.
So I think the biggest message is, not only are you
battling with the fact that so many people are now out of work
and have no ability to support their family,
but you also have a lot of people
that are now in danger of contracting the virus
just because it is so present.
So it's that-- it's that challenge
of keeping people safe, keeping them away from the virus.
And then still finding a way to support them.
And that's why, you know, what we're
finding with so many of the meal programs
is, the way that you pack-- it's different than just creating
a soup kitchen or something, where everybody can show up,
and you can feed thousands, right?
This is where you have to be so careful with individually
packing each and every meal.
Delivering them in a very safe manner.
And doing it to where, you know, you're not--
no one is slipping through the cracks.
And we want to make sure that we can get to everybody.
But that's the biggest challenge right
now is identifying those people and getting to them.
Wow, We'll be right back.
All right, we are back with the incredible Drew and Brittany
Brees.
What is your--
I mean, I think a lot of people look to both of you for hope.
What is your message to everybody right now?
That's suffering in the country?
It's exactly that.
It is a message of hope.
It is, that we--
we're going to get through this, but we need to get through it
together, right?
We all need to lean on one another.
It's a bit of, you know, love your neighbor.
Take care of your neighbor.
Look out for your neighbor.
You know, everybody has a part in these relief efforts,
in this recovery.
The responsibility to do the right thing in
regards to protecting your family
and keeping them out of harm's way.
And at the same time, that keeps others out of harm's way
as well.
So listen, we would be the first ones to tell you
that this is not--
this is not an easy situation, right?
I think so many families, so many parents,
have been thrust into really, really difficult circumstances,
right?
They're working from home.
And yet they have to homeschool their kids at the same time.
So nothing about this is normal for anybody, right?
But it has to become the new normal.
And it's the new routine for however long it takes.
And I think the more disciplined, the more diligent
we are with this right now, I think the better off
we will come on the backside of this.
But there is no doubt in my mind, our country,
our citizens, our people, we are so resilient.
We have so much resolve.
We've been through so much.
And listen, I think the best of America, the best of Americans
will show once we get out of this process,
and we are on with normal life.
Just through adversity.
I think, you know, it makes you so much stronger.
It challenges you in a way, it stretches you in a way.
And it shows you the things you took
for granted before, you know.
And the things you took advantage of.
And to really look at the positive in this situation.
If you look around, so many people
are doing amazing things.
You know, these health care workers,
these doctors, these nurses.
All of these people are really stepping up and rising
to the occasion, you know.
Look at the best in people, and that's
what we're continuing to do.
You know, hopefully, other people lead by example.
And more people-- it just kind of trickles down, you know.
It's going to be OK.
If we can just all do this together, it's going to be OK.
Absolutely.
And I think that we are all going to come out of this,
and it does shape us.
It's a whole new way that we're all going to learn how to live,
and we're going to get the good from everything
that you're saying.
And what I love about it, everybody
is finding new ways to be creative.
Because we're stuck inside, and we're
having to do things with our family, and our partners,
or whoever.
And Brittany, I think you--
the ideas that you've come up with already.
Just the beer pong with your kids, with water.
[LAUGHTER]
What a great idea.
Also I think one of my favorite things
that you came up with is shaving Drew's chest for charity.
I look forward to seeing that.
[LAUGHTER]
And I'm sure there's many--
we have lots of time to think of more things to do to Drew.
These are all skill sets that will really benefit the kids,
I think, down the line.
You know--
And listen, if they miss a couple grades,
and they go straight to college, they're ready.
[LAUGHTER]
See, you're always thinking.
Drew, let's talk about football.
So first of all, how is Sean Payton,
the coach of the Saints-- was tested positive
for coronacoronavirus.
How is he doing?
He was good.
I talked to him right when I got the news that he
had contracted the virus.
And he was in good spirits.
I think he was--
kind of not sure what to expect at that point, other
than he knew he had a 14-day quarantine
in his house ahead of him.
He made it through that just fine.
And then, I actually talked to him the day
that he was cleared from that.
And he certainly seemed like his normal self.
You know, he was talking football.
He was talking free agency.
He was talking about the draft, already beginning
to strategize for next season.
Good.
I'm glad to hear that.
So, OK, so we're thrilled obviously
that you signed for two more years.
Yay, I mean I--
I was-- I think we all were hoping that was the case.
And now, what's going to happen?
I mean, how-- you're supposed to be training soon,
at some point.
And then, how do you-- will you play games without fans?
How is that going to work?
Yeah, you know, when that was first said--
you know, and obviously they were talking about basketball
when they first started saying that, hey, we might still
play the games.
But we can't have the crowds.
So no fans in the stands.
That was the first time I ever thought
about playing a really meaningful game in a situation
where you don't have any fans.
You know, from Texas high school football
through college in the Big Ten to games now in the Superdome,
you're used to those loud, electric just atmospheres.
And so I think it would be really weird.
You know, maybe you just click in, and you're in a zone.
But I you where the fans really help is, whenever you get
hit and knocked down, and you're wondering what happened,
you just listen to the sound of the fans,
and they usually tell you whether the ball was complete
or not.
So that's-- that was one big benefit.
Obviously we'd miss out on that.
But it would be really weird.
I hope we're obviously beyond that,
and we can get back to that level of normalcy.
Because-- I know that, I think the American people need sports
right now.
That's typically something that's
really brought us through a lot of tough situations
throughout our country.
I think people have been able to lean on their local sports
teams, or national teams to, you know,
just unite them and get their mind
off the challenges of daily life and daily struggle.
And you know, we don't even have that right now.
And I think that's another reason why this is so tough.
And obviously we hope that football
can be back to normal when--
or this can be back to normal so that we can play real football.
Are you working out at home?
Are you training as if you're going to go back soon?
I'm trying to do what I would normally do, you know,
just the same routine.
It's a little different.
Normally I would go to a gym, be training with other NFL guys,
and with some of my mentors.
Haven't been able to do that.
And so, there's been some face time and zoom workouts.
But a lot of it's just been on our own.
This is my new workout partner right here, for the time being.
I eat while he works at.
[LAUGHTER]
We have fun.
Now-- and one more question about football.
You and Tom Brady are now in the same division.
How does that-- what does that mean to you?
Yeah, well, the division just got a little bit better,
didn't it?
And in addition to that, you know,
Teddy Bridgewater who played so well for us with the Saints
last year, when I got hurt.
He's now the starting quarterback
for the Carolina Panthers.
So our division has Teddy Bridgewater, Tom Brady,
Matt Ryan, and myself with the Saints
Wow.
It's going to be-- it's always been
a very challenging division.
And it just kicked up a notch.
Oh, it's going to be great.
OK, here's what I'm going to do before I say goodbye to you.
You know, we have your both have seats in my audience.
We have the Drew and Brittany Brees seats in the audience.
And now I'm going to be doing my show from here, from my living
room, for as long as--
I don't know how long I'm going to do it.
So we only have--
I don't have that many chairs left.
So I have--
I'm going to put this on a chair over here.
Hold on.
[LAUGHTER]
Perfect.
Oh, excellent.
There.
So whenever-- we have the Drew and Brittany Brees
seat right there.
Not that anybody can sit next to me, but there it is.
So whenever social distancing goes away, we're on our way.
Yeah, you're both going to sit right there
on top of each other.
I like that.
It will be the first time together in a while,
so it will be perfect.
Very romantic.
We appreciate that, thank you.
All right.
I love you both so very much.
Thank you so much for everything you do for New Orleans,
for Louisiana.
And just for the world.
I just adore both of you.
Thanks so much, Drew, Brittany Brees.
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