On Tuesday, much of the world came to a standstill for a moment as it absorbed the news of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce‘s engagement.
“Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” the couple shared on their Instagram pages.
The impact of that news was felt across all segments, from business to politics to sports, landing at the top of web page headlines of entertainment, national, and sporting news outlets.
The news was so big that CBS News’ White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi, who was working her regular assignment, was caught on camera reacting in real time and insisting she should be the one to break it—which she ultimately did.
CBS News reporter @olivialarinaldi discovers Taylor Swift is engaged to Travis Kelce moments before going on live TV. “I feel like Paul Revere right now.” https://t.co/SsAqe2q4US pic.twitter.com/0fS6lCqEIR
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 26, 2025
On Wednesday’s edition of CBS Mornings, Rinaldi retold the episode, which went viral, explaining to the show’s co-hosts how she was on standby, talking to CBS News 24/7’s Reed Cowan, when her producer told her about the engagement.
“This is breaking news, we gotta talk about this right now,” Rinaldi recounted, describing how the events unfolded as she stood outside the White House. She informed the control room and they responded that they were already working on it.
Because she was already in place with a camera ready, Rinaldi pushed for the control room to go back to her so that she could relay the news.