>>> WELCOME BACK.
TIME FOR "OVERHEARD ON 3rd."
THIS MORNING, WE ARE WAITING TO
FIND OUT WHO IS ON THIRD.
>> WHAT?
>> THAT’S RIGHT, WHO IS ON
THIRD.
>> WHAT’S ON SECOND?
>> I DON’T KNOW.
THIRD BASE.
OKAY, WE WERE TOLD BY PRODUCERS
WE HAVE A SPECIAL MYSTERY GUEST
JOINING US.
MYSTERY GUEST, ARE YOU THERE?
>> HI, YEAH.
>> OH, MY GOODNESS!
>> LEILA ROKER.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
>> HI.
>> HI, SWEETHEART.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> HI.
>> THAT’S GREAT.
>> I’M GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU GUYS?
>> WE’RE DOING GOOD.
>> AL, YOU HAD NO IDEA?
>> NEW YORK CITYO, I DID.
I SET THIS UP.
I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, FRANCE IS
ABOUT TO GO INTO A NEW LOCKDOWN
ALL OF A SUDDEN, AND I’VE BEEN
TALKING WITH LEILA ABOUT IT.
I THOUGHT SHE COULD BE OUR
"OVERHEARD ON 3rd" FOREIGN
CORRESPONDENT.
>> BETTER THAN JANET JACKSON.
GOOD MORNING.
>> SWEETIE, WHAT’S THE
DIFFERENCE WITH THIS LOCKDOWN?
I MEAN, YOU HAVE A LOT LESS TIME
THAN BEFORE.
>> RIGHT INTO BUSINESS.
>> YET CALLED HER SWEETIE.
SO ENDEARING.
>> LET AL TALK TO HIS DAUGHTER.
>> TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, IT
IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THIS
TIME BECAUSE LAST LOCKDOWN, WE
HAD FOUR DAYS TO PREPARE, VERSUS
THIS LOCKDOWN IS 24 HOURS.
STARTING AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
>> SO WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT
MEAN?
I MEAN, ARE YOU GUYS NOW AT
HOME?
IS COLLEGE HAPPENING AT HOME?
I MEAN, IS EVERYTHING JUST --
>> IT’S PRETTY SHUTDOWN.
IT IS KIND OF STRANGE BECAUSE
THEY SAID IT IS LESS STRICT THIS
TIME, BUT IT IS PRETTY MUCH THE
SAME.
EXCEPT MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH
SCHOOLS CAN BE IN SESSION, BUT
COLLEGES HAVE TO DO IT FROM A
DISTANCE.
AND YOU HAVE TO BASICALLY HAVE
TO JUSTIFY WHY YOU’RE GOING OUT
TO WORK AND IF YOU’RE ALLOWED TO
GO OUT FOR WORK.
BASICALLY, POLICE OFFICERS CAN
PULL YOU OVER.
>> OH, MY GOODNESS.
>> JUST SO PEOPLE KNOW, LEILA IS
IN COLLEGE THERE.
HAS BEEN GOING THERE FOR THE
LAST THREE YEARS, THIS IS HER
SENIOR YEAR.
>> SENIOR YEAR ALREADY?
>> YEAH.
IT IS A REALLY STRANGE SENIOR
YEAR.
>> WHAT IS IT LIKE?
I FEEL LIKE YOU’RE LIVING OUR
BEST LIVES RIGHT YOU.
IN THEORY, YOU’RE THINKING, I’M
GOING OFF TO COLLEGE IN PARIS.
WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE A COLLEGE
STUDENT IN PARIS?
>> USUALLY, IT’S PRETTY FUN.
IT’S PRETTY COOL BECAUSE YOU GET
YOUR OWN APARTMENT.
YOU’RE NOT REALLY DOING IN-DORM
LIVING.
YOU’RE ABLE TO GO TO CAFES AND
BARS AND STUFF, AND IT’S FUN.
BUT RIGHT NOW, IT’S KIND OF THE
OPPOSITE OF THAT.
YOU’RE ACTUALLY JUST STAYING AT
HOME AND LEARNING FROM A
DISTANCE, WHICH IS KIND OF
STRANGE.
>> LEILA, YOU’VE ALSO NOT JUST
BEEN BUSY WITH SCHOOL, BUT I
READ SOME OF YOUR WORK.
YOU’VE BEEN PUBLISHING ARTICLES
ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS, FROM
RACE TO FASHION.
ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT GETTING
INTO THE FAMILY BUSINESS?
>> I GUESS I AM.
I’M KIND OF NOT SURE RIGHT NOW.
I’M STUDYING COMMUNICATIONS.
I’M INTERESTED IN JOURNALISM AND
PR, WHICH IS, LIKE, TOTALLY THE
OPPOSITE.
BUT, YEAH, I’VE HAD SO MUCH FUN
DOING STUFF FOR "TODAY" BECAUSE
THEY GIVE ME LEEWAY.
IT’S FUN, WRITING ABOUT A BUNCH
OF TOPICS.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS I’M PROUD
OF YOU, YOU AND YOUR MOM,
DEBORAH ROBERTS, HAVE BEEN DOING
AN INSTAGRAM LIVE SHOW CALLED
"CALL YOUR MOTHER."
>> THAT’S CUTE.
>> WHAT’S THAT?
>> SO BASICALLY, MOM AND I JUST
DECIDED TO GET TOGETHER BECAUSE
WE THINK SO MANY PEOPLE WILL
TALK ABOUT THE FUN PARTS OF
QUARANTINE, BUT THEY DON’T
REALLY TALK ABOUT THE HARD
PARTS, LIKE MISSING EACH OTHER,
CALLING.
FOR US, I HAVEN’T SEEN YOU GUYS
IN PERSON IN, LIKE, ALMOST A
YEAR NOW.
>> I KNOW.
IT’S BEEN TOUGH.
>> IT’S BEEN HARD.
YEAH, WE LOOKED AT THIS AS A
POINT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE AT
LEAST CHECK IN TWICE A MONTH.
I MEAN, WE CHECK IN MORE ANYWAY,
BUT AT LEAST, LIKE, HAVING
FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTIONS.
>> @DEB ROBERTS ABC, BY THE WAY.
>> NAME DROPPER.
>> GOT TO PLUG IT, YEAH.
>> IT’S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU,
SWEETHEART.
>> WE SHOULD MAKE THIS A REGULAR
THING.
>> YOU CAN BE OUR FOREIGN
CORRESPONDENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YES.
STAY SAFE.
>> I’D LOVE TO.
>> STAY SAFE, LEILA.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> LOVE YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WHAT A TREAT.
>> LOVE YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
YOU HAVEN’T SEEN YOUR DAUGHTER
IN A YEAR.
>> SHE WAS HERE.
SHE LEFT TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL
THE SECOND WEEK IN JANUARY.
>> WOW.
>> WITH THE TIMING AND
EVERYTHING, WE JUST HAVEN’T BEEN
ABLE TO SEE HER.
>> SHE’S BEEN MISSING YOUR DAD