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illegal fireworks displays happening across the bay area, keeping firefighters and police busy throughout the night. >> it wasn't all illegal fireworks. many families took off work and taking in the festivities at parades, festivals and the actual sanctioned fireworks shows across the area. >> i will start the check of our forecast withdrew. drew: temperatures are to wyk -- with drew. drew: temperatures are typical for this time of year. the marine layer is causing some drizzle along the coastline. not everybody is seeing this fog right now. temperature wise we are sitting in the 50's, if not the low 60's at this hour. you are at 58 in fremont. napa the warm spot, so to speak if you want to call it that.

at 9:00 a.m. we are still seeing a lot of cloud cover. it pulls back to the coastline for those clouds this afternoon. sunshine away from the coast end temperatures barely in the 80's around the bay shoreline. we will take a close look at these temperatures in a few minutes. >> fog, not really on the gold gate bridge as drew was mentioning. no visibility issues as you make away southbound on 101. you will find some drizzle though, and you will need your windshield wipers. elsewhere, we take you to emeryville and it is starting to fill in eastbound and westbound. at buchanan we had a report of an accident, but for now things are moving nicely as you make your way towards the macarthur maze. if the bay bridge is your destination it is looking good there too.

our early morning commuters are up and at 'em. >> it was a not so silent tonight for many neighborhoods as illegal fireworks shows continued into the early morning. in the east bay illegal fireworks are being blamed for dozens of fires overnight. >> good morning. dozens of fires all around the east bay, almost all four corners of the bay had their own neighborhood light shows even when we were driving around the east bay, we noticed some pockets of neighborhood fireworks going off in the early hours of the morning. this is prompting safety concerns. this grass fire in walnut creek started around 10:00 p.m. at the current location where we are at. it did not prompt evacuation orders. this was the perspective from the oakland hills, all of those unsanctioned fireworks exploding across the east bay.

this went on for hours before the sunset last night. it was not just one location but several where people were lighting off fireworks in the middle of the streets. berkeley closed grizzly peak due to fire concerns yesterday. emergency crews stay there posted to keep people from entering. that has now reopened. contra costa fire responded to 58 fires overnight. 50 of them they believe were caused by fireworks. one person was critically injured in one of those incidents so, a lot of safety concerns from these overnight fireworks. we are live in the east bay. kumasi: thank you. sky 7 gave us a perfect view of some of the fireworks across the bay area last night. not all of them were against the law. in san francisco thousands packed into the city's waterfront and at aquatic park.

it is a family tradition for a lot of people, but for olivia and her family they came all the way from sweden for a new experience. >> it was very exciting. we were talking about that when we booked the trip. we wanted to stay here for the fourth of july. kumasi: aw. that makes me happy. the foggy conditions did not stop the celebrations. designers said show to happen at multiple levels in the sky. it felt it was a little lower than the fog. julian: that is what we were looking for. kumasi: here is southbay. the skies are pretty clear for the annual show over discovery meadow in san jose. the sound of music and laughter filled the park as family and friends and

>> it is like famili everywhere. >> it is very connecting. kumasi: look at us. the bay area is just so wholesome. even furry family members took part in the fun. the rotary downtown fireworks committee held the city's annual show. julian: the fourth of july put people together at the parade in larkspur. the day of celebration included post-parade festivities in the town park. festival featured kids, activities, and work from look largest -- local artists. kumasi: more than 40 groups took part in martinez's for the july parade. the city held a flag raising ceremony for the parade yesterday. julian: the traditional

independence day parade in the city of danville is running strong. year after year people come at a day early to stake out a prime spot there. one person told kgo it was refreshing. >> during covid, everything was shut down, but after that it has been coming back. look at how money people are here today. it is amazing! julian: this year's theme was celebrating our educators. the teacher of the year let the parade as the grand marshal. on the peninsula, organizer say the redwood city parade, the fourth largest in northern california. the entry is screened by a committee. 200 entries are accepted. linda carter laney was the parade's grand marshal. kumasi: hundreds of people came out to half moon bay for their small town parade.

aside from the dancing, people were on the beach when they set up early and fired up the grill. in pacifica, the classic car parade showcased dozens of hot rods in a tradition that is been around for 20 years. >> we have a lot of nostalgia, a lot of history here, and a lot of people who come out and went to have a good time on the fourth of july. >> everybody is out. everybody is enjoying each other, you see it up and down, nothing but smiles. kumasi: people and half moon bay say the community is as strong as ever as they remember the lives lost during the mass shooting earlier this year. julian: officials abc 7 travel through the terminals were smooth yesterday with only a handful of delays and cancellationss. today is expected to be a busy day of travel with people returning home. this holiday weekend has set records across the country with

nearly 11 million travelers total of 50.7 seven holid -- drew: today what we will find his cooler weather will get in here over the next couple of days really by friday temperatures are well below average. today we will find that across-the-board we are below average for this time of year temperature wise you can see we are mainly in the 70's if not the mid 80's and our main spots. 2 to 8 degrees where we should be those temperatures are more than 10 degrees below average. starting at 9:00 a.m., still a lot of cloud cover the bay shoreline. we have sunshine inland.

it is quite cloudy along the coastline. that will stick with us along the coast today but temperatures for the most part, our warmest sponsor in the 70's's -- are in the 70's. 62 in the city. look at the three day forecast. those temperatures again 5 to 1 degrees below average for the end of the week. julian: thank you. there is a transformation happening in san francisco and it is happening in plain sight. still ahead, story that might change your perspective on the city. kumasi: new details in the stabbing in the stands at levi's stadium. julian: and a installation is live in san francisco, but it will be around

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julian: happening now, the family of a man with bay area ties now searching for him after he was reported missing in yosemite. peyton was last seen on sunday dressed in the clothing that you see in this photo attend hat white sunglasses -- photo, a hat and white sunglasses. he was the falls you see here on the map. he entered a trail near the creek here, and has not been seen since. people are being asked to call park dispatch. kumasi: the chp is searching for a stolen military green humvee. it was taken from the national armory in santa rosa. someone climbed the fence into the armory, then used the

vehicle to break out through the gates. >> we were hoping when daylight came up, we would find an abandoned humvee somewhere out here, but unfortunately that has not been the case yet. kumasi: officials say the humvee does not have any plates. there was no military equipment stored inside of that vehicle. julian: happening today, customers are expected to show their support to a popular local shop targeted by robbers. more than a week ago 3 men robbed colonial donuts, threatening to shoot the employees there before emptying the cash register. the community will an act of kindness towards the family that has owned the company for years. kumasi: there are a lot of tourists in san francisco for the fourth of july holiday, but tourists from china, which once was the city's top international market, have not returned in the

same numbers since before the pandemic. as others from china spent $1.2 billion a year in san francisco. there is hope. in november the city will host the apex summit where economic leaders from the asia civic region will be converging. >> japan has a hotel, china has a hotel. people are coming here in november. we hope that starts to restore a lot of the confidence from the continent of asia for people coming back to america to visit. kumasi: travelers are expected to make their way to san francisco in 2024 at the earliest. julian: it was not just fireworks lighting up the foggy skies above san francisco. a light installation lit up for the first time last night. with the addition of the fog, it

looks pretty surreal. this display is to celebrate the tower's 50th anniversary. it will remain up through saturday. kgo tv one of the first airwaves there on sutro tower opened years ago. drew: i have climbed the tower. in one of the legs of the tower, there is an elevator. it holds about two people. you are squeezed in. you know how sutro tower is cinched in the middle. the elevator tilts the other way. you go up one way, you are angled, then you flip. you are looking straight up at the sky as you -- julian: so you're looking straight up at the sky as you go up the rest of the way? the longest five minutes of your life. drew: just don't stop, just don't stop, keep going. once you are up there, the view was amazing. on a sunny day, you can see so

far. julian: that is incredible. drew: weather-wise, mostly cloudy conditions for a lot of us to start at the fifth of july, but you will find temperatures below average for this time of year in the south bay. mainly in the 70's to low 80's today. it feels quite comfortable today in the south bay. along the los altos at 75. we will have little sunshine breaking out today. it is breezy and below average. in the north bay, 70's and 80's. 73 in napa. 73 in san rafael. 84 in cloverdale. only 68 72 for hercules.

inland, no intense heat. we will have sunshine. 79 in concord. in pleasanton -- we will hit about 82 in pleasanton. just look at the temperature trend. tomorrow evening to friday and even into saturday, keeping that onshore flow and below average but on the seven-day forecast you will find there is a minor warm up for sunday. what will find is that warming continues early next week. by monday and tuesday, we will have -- sue: let's take a check of the bay bridge. traffic is moving smoothly as you make your way towards the toll plaza. no metering lights yet. it is busier than it was yesterday or on monday. that is what it looks like now. there is your drive time through the tolls into san francisco,

the standard 25 minutes. the san mateo bridge, that is a 17 minute drive. up and over the high rise towards san mateo, and looking good. no stalls on the span. we wanted to give you heads up if you're traveling north on the golden gate bridge later this morning, roadwork will close down parts of alexander avenue with traffic control. that could back up onto the golden gate bridge. kumasi: coming up, the seven things to know this morning. julian: and the corpse flower making a return.i t is in bloom right now but you have to move fast. time is running out to get to san francisco if you are trying to get a whif

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them for dozens of fires. in contra costa county alone, officials say they responded to 50 fires expected to -- -- 50 fires thought to be started by illegal fireworks. kumasi: if you are driving home, the best time to drive is afternoon. julian: number bay area ties has gone missing in yosemite. he was last seen hiking sunday. he was last seen near the falls. drew: a cooling trend continues the next couple of days. it is breezy with morning fog, sun and to the weekend. sue: we are taking a look at your wednesday morning commute. here are some of your drive times.

it is windy up and over the altamont, as well as a 40 minute drive westbound on i-80 into dublin. kumasi:kumasi: the supreme court decision to student debt forgiveness plan could impact the economy. people are rushing to the san francisco conservatory of flowers for a rare experience. golden garden announced that scarlett the corpse flower has bloomed. the flower can grow up to 8 feet tall. it can produce a not so pleasant smell. the flowers population has declined by 50% in the last 150 years so plants like scarlett only bloom every 3 to 5 years. our cameras were there when bloomed back in 2018.

>> >> it can smell like tuna, multi-cheese, and gym socks -- moldy cheese and gym socks. kumasi: garden officials told us the blooming will only last approximately through tonight. the also have a live youtube feed, so if you want to watch scarlett bloom, but you don't want to smell scarlett bloom -- julian: i just want to watch everybody else's reactions. there is a transformation going on in san francisco's presidio, but the years ago when it used to be a u.s. army outpost. >> stroll along the dense wooded trails in the presidio and you will journey through a hidden patch of san francisco history. presidio trust forrester stephen duffy says hidden is just of the way the army wanted it. >> originally this was a

chabrol, dune scrub, anything but forest, and the army had one thing in mind, and that was camouflage for their base. >> easy to understand when you roll black the clock and -- role back the clock and look at the presidio of the 1900s. all of that changed when the army began planting what you might called the great camouflage forest, groves of monterey gum eucalyptus with many of the tallest trees perched highest together -- perched close together on the highest giving the illusion that the presidio is higher than it really is. >> they were concerned with making this place look larger, imposing, and a better hiding place. >> f and many of those original trees are now dying off, or toppling and storms, creating a problem

and a historic opportunity. >> this is coyote brush right here. it is a common native plant throughout california. >> the director is restoring the presidio's forest with an eye towards making them healthier as well. >> we are bringing in plants like this around us. these are plants that were indigenous to the presidio prior to the army planting the forest here. we are figuring out ways that they can coexist. > the key is diversity. keep an eye out and you will spot a number of new groves, some just planted from seedlings. >> here we have a bunch of little pine trees. these were grown from seed in the presidio. >> nursery managers say the trees and many native plants are being raised from samples collected in the presidio,

providing natural habitat for local pollinators the checker spot butterfly, recently reintroduced to the presidio, and native quail, also being considered for reintroduction, all coexisting with the rejuvenated forest. >> when the trees get tall, they have a stature that looks like the historic forest, but underneath them we will have all of these different flowering plants that will make it possible for more insects to thrive and birds to nest. >> with the broad biodiversity comes the long-term benefit -- making the presidio's ecosystem more resilient to climate change, a new 21st century battled the presidio's original planners could not have imagined when they transformed a sprawling plane into the forest we know today. kumasi: those -- julian: those beautiful flowers are part of a plan too. hikers will be able to see a

springtime splash of color along many of the presidio's popular trails. kumasi: making it even better. julian: a rare moment will be had for one athlete at pebble beach this weekend. why one golfer will be allowed to compete as a duo. kumasi: fourth of july isn't all about barbecue and fireworks. for some it is all about the concerts. we are taking a look at some

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brawl broke out. julian: fourth of july celebrations a little destructive this year. th crews busy across the bay area, responding to fires like this one. drew: what we will find later on today is our, cooling trend continues temperatures going below average for the next several days. we are starting with numbers mainly in the 50's. we have a lot of fog close to the coast with some coastal drizzle as well. this is our walnut creek camera showing you mostly cloudy conditions. we will have increasing sunshine. the coast will ebb and flow with that cloud cover as the day goes on. the big take away, by 5:00 we have temperatures below average by 2 to 8 degrees for this time of year. 62 in the city.

76 in santa rosa. that is whether. -- that is weather. sue: we will go to the east shore freeway where you see a solid stream of headlights. they are all moving at the limit, which is good news. we had an earlier incident on gilman in the westbound direction. it got cleared out of the lanes rather quickly. that is good news. if you are filtering into the bay bridge, no word of metering lights yet. by the coliseum you can see both directions north and south moving at the limit, so no problems to delay you, whichever direction you are heading in. overall we are looking very good this morning. we have slowing, the typical early morning commuters. wind advisory over the altamont pass, about a 40 minute drive at this point. julian: this morning we are hearing from the victim of that stabbing this past weekend

during a soccer match at levi's stadium. police are asking for your help finding at least one suspect involved in that incident. gloria rodriguez joins us with the latest. >> the victim says he is lucky to be alive and that his injuries could have been much worse. santa clara polices says a knife was used in the attack but they don't know how it made it into the stadium through metal detectors. officers are closely looking at this fan fight video, and others recorded -- that others recorded during a mexico-qatar soccer match. leal suffered from serious wounds. he is recovering in the hospital. he says he is originally from mexico, lives in san jose, and works in construction. he says he was leaving when people started throwing here. a colleague of his was attacked, and it was everyone against everyone. leal says he was stabbed below

his neck but above his heart. >> he would have hit me lower or above. it was god or luck, because if you would have hit me here, i don't the guy would have been able to breathe or swallow, and i -- think i would have able to breathe or swallow. gloria: this woman is a person of interest in the case. the mexican soccer federation issued a statement tuesday, condemning the violence among fans. we buy stadium officials also issued a statement saying " ensuring the safety of our guests is our highest priority>" kumasi: -- highest priority." julian: chaos broke out in antioch last night as crowds gathered for a show lighting illegal fireworks at the same time.

intersection of blue rock. around the intersection as do doughnuts. some got very close to the cars there. people were seen standing around a fire on the street. >> fourth of july is always busy for us. tonight, we ran 52 fires which were firework related. julian: the sideshow lasted for about an hour and 20 minutes before any act police got there. kumasi: illegal fireworks in the east bay are being blamed for this forest fire that sparked in antioch. it happened around 10:00 last night. it is one of many fires across contra costa county that kept crews busy. the overwhelming majority of them were sparked by illegal fireworks. abc 7 news reporter ryan curry in the east bay live with the latest.

good morning. >> contra costa higher tweeted this morning they had 59=8 responsible calls for -- 58 responsible calls for fires overnight. 50 of them were caused by fireworks. one person was critically injured in one of those incidents. even when we were driving around this morning, we noticed there were still some pockets of neighborhood fireworks, so the concern is still safety. almost every part of the bay area had to deal with this issue. contra costa fire believe this grass fire in walnut creek started around 10:00 p.m. and was caused by fireworks. it did not prompt any evacuations. a lotto fireworks were going off in the east bay, all of those unsanctioned. this went on for hours before the sunset last night. in the city this crazy video was taken in the mission district. it was not just one location but

several where people were lighting off fireworks in the middle of the street. berkeley closed grizzly peak yesterday due to fire concerns. emergency crews there stayed posted to keep people from entering. that reopened as a 5:00 a.m. this morning. contra costa fire also noted in one of their responses the hour of 11:00 p.m. last night, they had to respond to 10 fire calls alone, many of which were firework related. julian: the -- kumasi: the skies across the country were lit up for the fourth of july holiday. we wanted to show you what it looked like in some of the major cities across the country as people honored independence day. fireworks shows kicked off in new york city, miami, boston and washington dc. president joe biden and the first lady also celebrated in d.c. with a concert for military families and veterans.

the event was held on the south lawn of the white house where families enjoyed several star-studded music performances. president biden opened the concert with a speech to commemorate the day. >> i hope we all rededicate ourselves to the central work of our democracy, which is to unify, unify, unify this nation. kumasi: yesterday marked one year after the highland park mass shooting that took 7 lives. people gathered for a walk in highland park in illinois to remember the victims. afterwards gary's some remarks where he reflected on his childhood in the city. >> i remember being a kid in highland park. kumasi: a gunman opened fire during last year's fourth of july parade there, shooting dozens of people attending the parade and marching in the parade.

this morning police and washington dc are investigating another mass shooting over the holiday weekend. they say nine people were injured overnight when someone drove up to a july 4 celebration and started to shoot. this comes as officials in other cities look for clues in separate mass shootings. here is justin finch. >> from fort worth to baltimore frustration and grief after gunfire ripped through communities and climbed lives. >> this country needs to re-examine its conscience and find out how to get guns out of dangerous people's hands. in philadelphia -- >> in philadelphia shooter -- a gunman in a vest opened fire, injuring two boys.

police are investigating after 3 people were killed and eight others hurt in a shooting at a neighborhood festival. in wichita, kansas at least seven people suffered gunshot wounds and two others were trampled at a mass shooting at a nightclub. investigators also continue search for answers and baltimore were multiple gunman are believed to have opened fire at a block party. 28 shot, at least two killed. speaking to a group of educators on the fourth of july, president joe biden urged congressional republicans to pass gun safety reform to protect the nation's schools and communities. >> banning assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, extensive background checks they are part of the answer. >> in a statement the president doubled down on his call for tougher gun laws, and recognized illinois's ban on assault weapons after 10 people were

killed at a shooting i highland parkn -- shooting highland park last year. the offering money for -- the gun violence archive which distracts, -- which tracks u.s. mass shootings is already counting 140 mass shootings, more shootings then days so far this year. kumasi: still ahead why a federal judge is eliminat limitg biden administration when it comes to working with social media companies. julian: these riders were stuck up down forth -- stuck upside down for 3 hours.

why it took rescuers so long to get to them. drew: we are finding mostly cloudy conditions to start our day. throughout the afternoon you will notice cooler air moving in. that cooling trend will continue over the next couple of days. this is where we will land at about 4:00 p.m. later today. the middle column are average highs. you can see the difference. this cooling trend will continue through the rest of the week and for the start of the upcoming weekend. let's go hour-by-hour. plan your morning. by 9:00 a.m., still cloudy along the coast. brighter skies inland and in the south bay. a persistent onshore flow is keeping temperatures below average. take a look at our warmest spots. only 71 in richmond today.

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kumasi: welcome back. a major ruling in the battle over free speech online. a federal judge in louisiana has barred numbers of the administration from contacting social media companies about online content. they ruled that the biden administration probably violated the first amendment by pressuring social media

companies to remove information about covid-19 and elections. the white house and doj have not yet responded to that ruling. julian: a black man falsely accused by a white woman in central park while birdwatching now has his own show. christian cooper is his name, and he is now the host of extraordinary birder. he made headlines after taking a video of a woman at the park after she said she would tell police a black man was threatening her. he was not. cooper's new show is on net geo national geographic which is owned by abc's current company disney, and it looks incredible. i cannot wait to watch it and support. kumasi: [laughter] julian: [laughter] kumasi: you know we love the birds here on abc seven.

it looks really cool. we are going to take you from this joy to this nightmare. a roller coaster at a fair in wisconsin got stuck. 8 passengers got stuck mid and they had to hang upside down for hours including 7 kids. authorities say this stopped because of a mechanical failure, even though the ride was recently inspected by the state. the first person was freed about 2 hours after emergency crews were dispatched and that was more than 3 hours after the ride stalled. >> a lot of people were trying to figure out crew trying to figure out what was going on, what is happening. all of a sudden the ambulances are showing up. kumasi: to release the harnesses, but it released every harnesses, not

the individual harness, so if they had that button, people could have been injured or even died. the fire department also did not have the equipment capable of making the rescue, so they had to call another departments in the area. >> our department has never experienced a situation like we did yesterday. kumasi: everybody individually -- everybody eventually made it to the ground. do you recognize that ride? the ring of fire used to scare me. it would just go back and forth like this. the ring of fire really did scare me. drew: i was at the fair recently, one of our local ones. i will absolutely not be going on that ride, but thank you. kumasi: -- drew: that is my fear, julian: inside of my nightmares.

kumasi: it would be bad to get stuck, because you are around like this but you are in these individual -- drew: kind of like a cage. [laughter] kumasi: i'm glad everybody is ok. julian: the parents of 2 young girls say they do not want to go on any roller coasters anytime soon, so the parents are off the hook for the rest of the summer. kumasi: you really want to go? drew: remember the ring of fire. outside, here is the tan we will see that marine layer with us this morning giving way to sunshine and a breezy onshore flow. here are the winds later this afternoon and evening peaking around 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.. they are strongest through the delta.

we are below average across the region, mainly in the 70's. we will see 60's and 70's through about 4:00 p.m.. pretty active later today. the north bay below average in the 70's and 80's with the coastline in the low 60's. the east bay moderated -- monitoring air quality today. inland we are pleasant for this time of year, 70's into the afternoon. tonight we will have clouds growing, once again turning overcast. here is the accuweather 7-day forecast. the cooling trend bottoms out friday into saturday. the second half of the weekend starts with 90's returning to our hottest spots inland. sue: let's go to the north bay. take a look at your ride out of nevada into san rafael.

on the right-hand side where you see those brake lights, it is looking great. very few cars coming through your screen right now. it is great all the way through marine county of the way to the bridge. a little but of drizzle on the span, otherwise fog is participating this morning. it is not causing any visibility issues. to the richmond-san rafael bridge, new delays here. as you meander here down towards two lanes on the span -- heads up if you're traveling across the golden gate bridge, they will have some paving work done on alexander avenue between 10:00 and 3:00. portions will be closed and it may linger on to 101. julian: coming up, replacing those iconic decorations. the issue chinatown is running into to fix the red lanterns after our wet and windy winter.

kumasi: a rain delay did not keep the hot dog eating champion from winning again. how many hotdogs it took for joey chestnut to take on the ground. julian: dedication --on the other end of the athletic spectrum we will show you the muscle

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julian: pebble beach is the center of the golf world because it is hosting the u.s. women's open, and one participant, are technically two are getting quite a bit of attention. here is eva pilgrim with today's gma first look. >> meet the elite athlete about to compete in the u.s. women's open golf championship who also

just happens to be 7 months pregnant. >> i have had multiple dreams throughout my life. one has been to play golf at the highest level, but i also knew i always wanted to be a mom. this week feels like the convergence of those 2 dreams. >> she is about to hit the links for one of golf's biggest tournaments with her first child on the way. >> the u.s. women's open is the top level of our game, and i was like "if i qualify, i will be there. i will waddle down the fairway whatever it takes." >> coming up at 7:00 a.m., we will have more of our interview with amy olson and her inspiring words for moms to be everywhere. kumasi: tradition continued this year. the mr. and mrs. muscle beach bodybuilding competition, happening at missi muscle beachn

venice every year. the competition brings out dozens of bodybuilders. they compete in a number of come -- of categories. >> venice beach, the competitions have been going on here since 1932. over 90 years of competition. >> the competition out here where you can see it, it is a wide variety of people. you go from young teenagers to 90 years old, everyone has time to show their physique, have fun, that is what it is all about. kumasi: i'm not mad at it. iconic bodybuilders like arnold schwarzenegger started their careers at muscle beach in the 1980's. julian: a rain delay that lasted 2 hours at the annual nathan's hot dog eating competition did not stop joey

chestnut from taking home the title for the eighth straight year. >> with 62 hot dogs and buns 10 minutes for his 16th win, i give you the number one ranked eater in the world, joey chestnut. julian: this guy has to do boxing matches too, right. kumasi: the longer version is way over the top. julian: the man known as jaws holds the all-time record of 62 hot dogs eaten in 2021. nikki pseudo-one -- pseudo- won the women's competition, eating 39 hotdogs. kumasi: the a performed in kansas city yesterday. shania to wayne was sitting on

stage in columbia, maryland. they performed the wolf -- post malone also performed in napa. music, apparently. the marine layer, down below, increasing sunshine, but tonight, 10:00 p.m.. th you can make the stars align. because when we come together, hope and joy will shine. help us make every wish come true. ♪ ♪