This emotional footage shows the moment a marine burst into tears after his sister revealed a positive pregnancy test.

Alexa Jimenez, 22, face-timed her brother Antonio Rodriguez Jr., a US marine stationed in California, to give him the good news that she was pregnant.

Footage, captured by Alexa, shows the US marine immediately bursting into tears at the sight of the positive test.

The emotional display of brotherly love has been shared online where it has now been viewed thousands of times.

Alexa, from Laredo, Texas, said: “I was in my room when I facetimed him to tell him the news. My brother was on break from work.

“I showed him my positive pregnancy test and then had a small conversation about him becoming an uncle.

“I recorded all of my family's reactions to keep the videos as a memory. My brother's reaction was the best out of all.

“You can't really see in the video, but I started crying with him. We are very close and I was excited to tell him. His reaction made me cry tears of joy.

“Having a bond with your siblings is the best thing ever.”