coming up, a visit to that new york city classic coney island. pot making a very big splash. >> reporter: it looks like something a child might have imagined, a mirage of an island, floating above the hudson river. ♪ >> reporter: eccentric, over the top, fun. >> what do you think of the city? >> reporter: little island is billionaire barry diller and his wife, fashion designer diane von furstenberg's $260 million present to the city of new york, topped not by a bow but a man-made magic mountain. >> i kept saying, no, make it higher, make it higher. what i didn't realize is when you get up here and look around, it is so glorious. >> reporter: call it the pinnacle of barry diller's ambition. >> what i would say is, could we build something that could be kind of an i icon for the city, an icon of new york. >> reporter: by looking at it, instantly, everybody knows what it is. >> that what needed to happen. >> that was the direction. >> reporter: because of those things on top of the concrete pilings, referred to as tulips. 132 of them, all different s

nathan's famous in new york's coney island.d it's the top dog. >> it's just wonderful. >> reporter: the hotdog is as american as it gets. >> one with mustard ketchup and ononions. >> one w with sasauerkrkraut and onions.. >> annd s someonene should know, that's right, the nathan, of nathan's f famous. naththan started aa humble hotdg stand in coney island back in 19 16. >> he came with no english and just enough to come to ellis island. >> it didn't become an ameerican symbolol right way. nathan gained customers when he decided to drop his applies to just -- prices to just five cents a dog. >> that't's when thehe depressin cameme along. you cocould feedd a familyy of r for r under 50 cennts. >> prettyty soon everyone was coming to coney island for a dog.g. >> thee linne was pusshing a al, boardwalk was packed. >> as time went on hot dogs became synonymous with the cookout, the nathan's hotdog eating contest. it's hard to say what makes the hotdog so special. >> it's portable and it's quick. >> high quality meat on a bun. circul

from brooklyn out of coney island.c, there has - out of coney island. because of the pandemic, there has been l the pandemic, there has been some hesitation on my part to go back to the city, concerned about my health, but as a researcher, i have to go back. will go back, i want to go back, but i haven't been in the city for a year, i want to see how it is and what it feels like to be in it again. it was my stomping ground for a long time and i kind of miss it. find time and i kind of miss it. and finally this _ time and i kind of miss it. and finally this week, _ time and i kind of miss it. and finally this week, a _ time and i kind of miss it. and finally this week, a trip that frankly, still gives me nightmares. i am frankly, still gives me nightmares. iam not frankly, still gives me nightmares. i am not the most confident public speaker, so when i was entered into a public live storytelling competition back in 2016, let's just say i was less than enthusiastic. the idea came from a poet and novelist who wanted to rec

will: rick what are you doing in coney island? rick: coney island, 4th of july, hotdogs, right?l see if he can do any better than that. that is today the big event. today a crowd coming back for it. which is exciting. last year not having the typical celebration you would have with the nathan's hot dog eating contest. coney island, 4th of july, guys. pretty amazing. pretty quiet here this morning. show you the weather maps. 4th of july. people want to be in the backyard with the family, at the beach, at the pool, something like that. temperaturewise things are looking pretty good. chilly start across the northeast. it will be much better today than yesterday. a rainy, gloomy day in the northeast. things get a lot better. radar picture looks similar to what it did yesterday. it stalls out. sieve it across parts of north florida. south florida, tomorrow we get impacts from what is tropical storm elsa. today moving across parts of the northeast we'll see a few scattered showers from time to time throughout the day today. all right. guys, send it back to you. will: thank you, rick.

year we are looking forward to a really busy and spectacular fourth of july >> not far away mp coney island ago. >> reporter: covid almost ended the run. they were forced to close one location their second store, saved by the drive through. >> we had to adapt to find a better way to serve more people through the drive through, and thankfully we were able to do that >> reporter: another life saver, another wholesale chili business >> we make it and package it and sell it to grocery stores. >> reporter: the business is growing strong and coney island, better than before >> people love the cihli we are going to continue to make it >> reporter: out of the chaos, major life lessons >> have you to be willing to adapt and to change with the times. >> we are certainly not pandemic-proof >> always expect the unexpected. every day we are getting a little bit busier. >> it is going to be another great 100 years for coney island >> our future is bright. fourth of july will mark a really fresh start for america >> reporter: shep, it is also a great start for steven's business they are producing about 45

this is the iconic coney island boardwalk.e the pandemic. we were out here last year. the crowds were thinner. most of the people were wearing masks a year ago. this year the park is open and masks really, you might see an occasional one but that's obviously a sign that the vaccination numbers continue to rise here in new york state now. about 66%. that's definitely something positive. and why so many people so confident in heading out and enjoying the day. let's get back to the hot dog eating competition. it was quite the picture that we saw earlier today. joey chestnut eating 76 hot dogs in ten minutes. we watched the -- everything take place. about halfway through, he left the competition so far behind. the only competition was himself. trying to break his own record of 75 hot dogs. nathan's famous hot dogs from last year. the very last second able to scarf down 76 while everybody in the crowd celebrated. that was a huge difference compared to what happened last year when the competition was forced indoors without spectator

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. >> more traditions live and in person crowds cheered on at coney island as the reining champ devoured 76 franks in 10 minutes. >> the number one frank eater in the world, joey chestnut >> on south carolina's shore a high flying salute in boston, a patriotic parade. >> it was amazing. >> god bless america this is great. >> reporter: gatherings getting back to normal after many missed memories. >> people are excited and they're happy to see other people they're like, hey, remember me i'm back. >> reporter: even with independence day free of covid restrictions, the delta variant is holding on. they advise masks go back on when indoors even for the vaccinated warnings mixed with welcome signs of progress as we welcome america's birthday with a bang. >> reporter: for many people out here, this is perhaps one of the largest crowds they have been around in more than a year they tell me they're not really concerned about covid anymore. in fact, they are excited to be out in public and be around people without masks kendis >> starting to recognize people again without masks. kathy, thank you.

securing his 14th win at the nathan's hot dog eating competition on coney island. any did it. by scarfing down a record 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes. peaks. one hot dog more than chestnut. previous world record. >> do on. got a little rough. has working i'm slightly. water. >> all right. well. >> there she goes there and on the women's side, michelle lesco, she won the championship taken down 30 dogs even that's a lot. yeah, good for them. but a little hard to watch at times. all right. the city of new orleans had a fireworks show. thanks to will smith. the actor build a $100,000 to make this happen. the orleans has canceled its fireworks show that that was because of money problems. but as you can see, the show did go on this is along the city's waterfront. >> a city website today says where there's a will, there's a way. thank you. will smith. >> and the fog may have a little tough to see. but san francisco and a fire works is spectacular. yeah, that's that's the show. last night was amazing and for for carry that live. and here's part of it. >> let's face it, most restaurants

it's been held on coney island brooklyn. it attracts tall front around the world.umber one ranked san jose's own joey chestnut the favorite. he'll be trying for his 14th title, too early for that video. it would be 14th title in 15 years. go joey. >> we'll ask about that coming up when we check in with her. let's do it right now. no, she wants to talk about something else. >> yeah. let's talk about what's going on in the atlantic. watching the weather here and beyond, now elsa upgraded to a hurricane and may be headed towards florida by early next week. we're watching all of the forecasts and we'll talk about our fourth of july forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> we'll hope that's not involved in our forecast. we're looking over here, this is involved in your commute or possibly could be, the san mateo bridge moves smoothly. good amount of traffic on the lanes. what else is building coming up. >>> don't even think about it, santa clara county cracking down on anyone who wants to set off illegal fireworks. how your neighbors can make sure investigators know it w

it all goes down sunday at coney island. a lot of people be having barbecues and fixings for the fourth and health experts to have some reminders to keep you safe from foodborne illness. they say make sure your hands a keep raw meat and other foods separate to prevent cross- contamination and cook foods to the proper internal temperature. raw ground 16 >> ifood contamated, e most kill any contamination is through heat. >> i don't think cooking a charcoal is such a good idea like they were doing with that hot dog. they say don't leave food out for longer than two hours to go one hour if it is overnight -- over 90 degrees outside. >>> some people would rather leave the fireworks to the experts. liam has more on one of the bay area's biggest displays. >> reporter: official firework shows are back they make a welcome return to the bay area this weekend from san francisco to the south bay to the east bay and thanks to covid-19 vaccines and our reopening, the ow in frciscll co sov francisco's waterfront. it is bound to be spectacu

and in new york's coney island, there was this feast of sorts. 76 hot dogs downed in record time.ll, americans aren't free of covid. >> we definitely are concerned about variants, so we're trying to be more careful. >> reporter: there's good reason. the highly contagious delta variant is now found in all 50 states. >> but there's still a lot of vulnerable americans. >> reporter: the covid concerns were not enough to cancel summer trips, with air travel setting a new pandemic record this holiday weekend and flyers waiting at long lines for check-in and gates packed full. >> there was a lot of people looking for seats. we sat on the floor. >> reporter: tomorrow will likely be the busiest travel day. but for tonight, millions of americans will enjoy those traditions that had been put on hold. jericka? >> lily luciano, thank you. >>> pope francis is in a rome hospital tonight after undergoing intestinal surgery. chris is there for the latest on the 84-year-old pontiff's condition. chris, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. pope francis was admitted this afternoon and is

unlike last year, the contest was held in front of a crowd on coney island. champion, winning the 14th title, with a new world record. 76 hot dogs in just 10 minutes. besting his previous record of 75. now, unfortunately, espn experienced a bit of technical difficulty, the feed went dark or rather blue, denying viewers the opportunity to watch chestnut set that record. >> what's going on? >> 20 of them. >> nobody could see that. we had technical difficulties, too. >> we had technical difficulties. it's the breakfast of champs. >> you still have yours, i see. what's going on over there? >> i am going to save it to go with my coffee. i didn't really want to take away your competitive edge. >> i just had 20 hot dogs. you didn't see it on camera but i promise you, it happened. >> joey chestnut had 79? 75? >> champ. 14 years in a row. yeah. okay. >> well, coming up, when we come back, right, lots of good stuff. we will keep talking about the fourth of july, and unfortunately there was also a premature fireworks explosion in ocean city, maryland. >> the stunning bo

he secured his 14th win at the nathan's dog eating competition on coney island did by scarfing down a record dogs in 10 minutes. that was one hot dog more than his record. his previous world record. >> do on. >> got a little rough. >> has working i'm slightly. water. >> so i'm michelle lesco won the championship. she took down 30 at >> city of new orleans half hour show. thanks to will smith. the actor donated a $100,000 to make it happen. new orleans canceled its fireworks show because of financial problems. but as you can see, the show did go on. this is along the city's mississippi. the city website says today where there's a will, there's a way. thank you. will smith. >> and the fall may have made it more difficult to see. but san francisco did have a firework spectacular last night crop for carry that live. here's a look. after my car accident, i wondered what my case was worth. so i called the barnes firm. when that car hit my motorcycle, insurance wasn't fair. so i called the barnes firm. it was the best call i could've made. at the barnes firm, our injury attorneys work hard t

cap could ground this weekend securing his 14th win at nathan's hot dog eating competition at coney island in brooklyn. he did it by scarfing down a record 76. >> hot dogs in 10 minutes. that's insane. that's one more hot than his previous world record on the women's side. you saw her moment ago. that was michelle lesco. she won the championship taking down 30 hot dogs. and disgusting all the same time. good her take a break at 4.56 coming up next, illegal fireworks were heard all over the bay area. >> well into the night, not out of the clear got a warning from fire officials about anybody thinking about setting them off today, too. >> plus a wildfire breaks out in martinez. it could have been sparked by illegal fireworks going to have details on that coming up in a live report. here, you can find your style in every aisle. got an eye for design? we've got it designed for your budget. want endless aisles of more? we've got more. way more. when you explore our showrooms of style, you'll find whatever you're into. at a price you'll really get into. lowe's. home to any budget. home to any po

now he's hard at work on the sea bench and west end lines from brooklyn out to coney island.en some hesitation on my part to go back to the city, concerned about my health, which is good though, thank goodness, but as a researcher, i have to go back. i will go back, i want to go back. i haven't been in the city for a year, i want to see how it is and what it feels like to be there again. it was familiar stomping grounds to me for a long time, i kind of miss it. and finally this week, a trip that, frankly, still gives me nightmares. i am not the most confident public speaker, so when i was entered into a public live storytelling competition back in 2016, let's just say i was less than enthusiastic. the idea came from a poet and novelist who wanted to recreate the feeling of southern sultry summer evenings in his native georgia, when moths were attracted to the light on his porch where he and his friends would gather to tell stories. now, people from cleaners to school teachers and war veterans are getting the chance to share their own personal stories in front of audiences acr

eating contest tomorrow in coney island brookland. that's how fox report this saturday july third 2021. thanks for joining us. have a very happy fourth of july. stay safe. we will see you tomorrow. ♪♪ this is life liberty and living. we have governor montesano south florida and senator tom of arkansas. before we get to our guests, let me lay the foundation. we talk about critical race theory, almost not at all about something called -- which is critical race theory. almost not at all about critical gender theory, we talked almost not at all about the move of climate change, so-called the green new deal. in this book i've written, american marxism would talk about all that and more because they intersect, that's a word i didn't invent, is a word critical race theoreticians the lustful and california invented, they intersect and what is the common denominator? white dominant american society must go. it must be destroyed from within one way or another all the progress made economically is not progress at all, the progress we've made is

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ainsley: did you ever go to the contest in coney island? one year it was amazing. of the world. it was above that and nathan's it has been it over. and i have been at nathan's out at coney island. big day for hot dogs. i love hot dogs. anyway national hot dog day. brian: frank futurers in world war ii taking on germans we change hot dogs. steve: i think they still are. frank futurers. >> we have talked about crime around the country. and we talked about these little children that are being shot in different country in chicago beginning of the month july 1st there was a 1-year-old car seat with her mom and she was shot. the bullet went through her head. she had emergency surgery. the bullet is still floneld her head. it did not puncture her brain. she is still alive thank goodness after 15 days in the hospital. her mom says chicago is so dangerous that she is taking her little girl out of that city. listen. i love the city but i can't stay here anymore. it is happening everywhere but chicago is the worst. it's the worst. steve: yeah, and wha

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michelle lesko was crowned queen of he coney island eating nearly 40 hot dogs in 10 minutes in her firstictory in the annual july 4th contest. that is both impressive and disgusting. >> very disgusting. >> america going all-out on its first post pandemic 4th of july. in new york, macy's held the largest fireworks show in city history, using more than 65,000 shells. in dallas, residents rocked out to a fireworks show timed to a guitar version, very appropriate in dallas, of the star spangled banner. >> in pasadena, the rose bowl held the 95th annual america fest to a crowd of 200,000 people inside and outside the stadium and in washington, d.c., the national mall was lit up to celebrate america's 245th independence day as president biden and the first lady watched the display from the white house. as you think about all -- i mean, the fireworks are obviously the thing that everybody's looking at but look at the crowds too. all those people -- >> so many people. >> close together, watching. that is so great to see, finally getting back to a sense of normalcy. the time is now 12 minutes aft

this marks his 14th win as for the ladies, nicole lesko was crowned queen of coney island, in her firstry in the annual july 4th contest. congratulations to them both. god bless. >>> and america going all-out in its first post pandemic 4th of july in new york, macy's held the largest fireworks show in city history, using more than 65,000 shells. in dallas, residents rocked out to a fireworks show timed to the star spangled banner. the rose bowl held america fest to a crowd of 200,000 people and in d.c. the national mall was lit up to celebrate america's 245th independence day. as president biden and the first lady watched from the display from the white house. >> i love to see all that. a very patriotic evening for many. not really for us. we slept through the whole darn thing. but that's okay, that's our job. >> i didn't. i was up. i heard everything. [laughter] >> all right. the time is now 11 minutes after the hour. democrats want to spend nearly $900 million securing borders in the middle east and at the same time strip $2 billion in already a approved border wall funds, so how does

this year, people can attend and watch the tradition in person on coney island.n's champion is sitting out because she is pregnant, which is probably a great decision. so it's a fun annual tradition. but spencer, it is hard to watch. joey is a local favorite, but it is hard to watch. >> after the second or third dog, i have to look away. >> it's the dipping and the liquid also, it makes my stomach turn. >> oh, yeah. >> can you mention how you feel a couple actors -- >> no! it's like they are trying to keep it down. i'm trying to keep my stuff down. >> you know, we are close to dinner time. maybe we should move on. all right, we are talking about beverages, vaccinated or not, vaccinator -- anheuser-busch making a pledge to give out free beer on the fourth of july. it said it would if 70% of adults were vaccinated by independence day. so far, 65% of adults have gotten at least one covid-19 shot. anheuser-busch decided that was close enough. from now until monday night, they can go to my cooler.com/beer to upload a photo of themselves at their favorite beer drinking

does it again and wins his 14th crown or mustard belt and nathan's hot dog eating competition, coney island. he out 8 himself. he had 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes, which is one dog more than his previous record and on the female side, you saw a woman shot dogs down her face as michelle lesco. she wound up downing 30 dogs and buns in 10 minutes you >> i want to have them over to my barbecue test. you wouldn't have any for the e on a house and home 56. and coming up next, illegal fireworks all around the bay and they're not done yet. unfortunately, the warning from fire officials after already seen too many wildfires break out and a wildfire broke out. martinez could have inspired by fireworks to have the details in a live report. at philadelphia, we know what makes the perfect schmear of cream cheese. you need only the freshest milk and cream. that one! and the world's best, and possibly only, schmelier. philadelphia. schmear perfection. >> from the area's local news station. you're watching the kron 4 morning news at known. >> thanks for spending the day after july 4th with us here on the kron

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sporting events can come back again as we've been seeing the last several months here on the iconic coney island boardwalk. we were here last year. the crowd was not as big. also we were seeing many more masks last year. park workers were handing out free masks. covid tests as well. very different, obviously. people are feeling more comfortable, coming out. the big amusement park over my shoulder, that was shut down last year. now, a lot of screams coming from the park this year. new york bouncing back on this 4th of july. >> it's nice seeing everyone behind you with bounce in their step. it looks like you guys are having a good time too. especially, evan, when you get on an inflatable. somebody take a picture. good to see you both. thank you so much. >>> okay. so, of course, there's room for fun in food and everything else. this independence day americans are, however, still facing rising costs when it comes to gas prices, airline tickets and fireworks. our business correspondent christine romans explains why. >> we are in the midst of a sustained economic recovery. we've got manufacturing pric

polo, another big tradition, particularly coney island is that nathan's famous hot dog eating contestand the winner is -- >> joey chestnut. the biggest eaters descending on new york for what is an iconic competition and the best ten minutes in sports. ches ch ch chestnut holding onto the competition. he shattered the record from last year of 75. today the very last second making it to 76. crowned as the world record holder. talk about going back to the old days. the other big story was in the crowd. you had a massive crowd at this baseball stadium coming together. many of them maskless because they can. a large percentage of new yorkers vaccinated. last year indoors without any spectators. this year they filled up a large portion of the baseball field and had a massive moment in history. a clear indication that new york is continuing to come back and people continue to feel more comfortable making it on to the boardwalk and enjoying the fourth of july. nothing says like i said, happy birthday america like a big hot dog. if you'll allow me, i'll set my personal record for most hot dogs

competitive eater and the world champ securing his 14th win at nathan's hot dog eating competition at coney island his record by one. he said one more dog down and look at what the woman did. she was a female champ. can you believe that michelle lesco 8.30, dogs. they eat all those hot dogs in 10 minutes. don't invite into your for year. >> may be 5 me 10 minutes want the apparently that was. so let's take a look at the shelley. well, you know what? nice forecast today, tomorrow wednesday. the better ones for stepping outside inland come thursday into the weekend. you see this just see those triple range yeah, that's true. but it's common. get ready for that heat. and we'll see again tomorrow. at philadelphia, we know what makes the perfect schmear of cream cheese. the recipe we invented over 145 years ago and me...the world's best, and possibly only, schmelier. philadelphia. schmear perfection. >> announcer: today on "dr. phil"... he is a meth addict. >> when i use, i am very high-functioning. i run the business. >> announcer: and blames it on his wife. >> he says she stresses him out and forces

coney island in new york. he did it by scarfing down. listen to this 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes. that's actually one more than his previous world record. so who knows to joey chestnut on the woman's side, you just saw her moment ago. michelle lesco will show her again. she took home the current as well. 30 hot dogs. that's how much she was able to power down. that is insane. always love seeing the competition. there should slow, seeing that competition every year. and good job jelly. all right. coming up next, illegal fireworks and they heard all over the bay area, especially into the late night hours. >> we're not out of the clear yet. we're going to have a warning from cal fire coming up in just a minute. plus, a wildfire breaks out in martinez. it could have been sparked by while fireworks. they were heard in the area with that only a with a live report for us this morning. we'll be right back. this unplugged device is protecting our beautiful coastlines and more. put off chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm to help keep our state golden. >> from the area's local news sta

that's a problem for coney island's lunch known for its hot dogs in downtown scranton for nearly 100 beef. >> reporter: just about every single item on peter ventura's menu costs him more to make, but he hasn't raised prices just yet. >> i'm wondering when they're going to stop. then i'll know where my baseline is. >> reporter: inevitably you will have to. >> i have to raise prices. there's no way to get around it. >> reporter: now, president biden and the federal reserve chairman jerome powell say that these price increases are temporary, but a lot of the small business owners that we spoke to think that some of these higher prices will actually stick, and the customers we spoke to say that they're okay paying these higher prices for now. they just don't want to see them go up a lot more. but it's unclear right now just how far they will rise, if they'll level off or come down any time soon. brianna? >> make it temporary, please. vane vanessa yercavich, thank you so much. >> great look in scranton. >>> president biden selling his economic agenda during the cnn town hall as well as t

eating contest will hold its weigh-in two days before it takes place on the fourth on brooklyn's coney islandt a favorite to take it home. take it all in. he's trying for his 14th title in 15 years. >> and keeping it too. we don't need to see that. >>> the post-pandemic [ inaudible ] for houses really along with low supply creating a spike not just in the bay area but really across the country. >> however not everyone is really reaping the benefits. millions homeowners have entered forbearance and many struggling to pay rent as eviction protections start to expire. one expert from the harvard joint center for housing studies explains a race to get more relief measures passed. >> the challenge is that state and localities who are in the position of having to stand up those programs in a hurry are having trouble doing that and that's what led to the biden administration to extend the moratorium to give those places more time to stand up the programs and get that money out. >> you can check out the full story and others like it on our platform nbc lx, it's 11-15 over the air, 185 on xfinity cabl

the crowd yesterday securing his 14th win at nathan's hot dog eating competition out there in coney islandcarfing down a record 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes can you imagine? in fact, that's one more hot dogs than his previous world record. so beating his own record on the women's side. you saw her come up a moment ago on the screen. michelle lesco. she won the championship taking down 30 hot dogs. there she is both of them the of cases. all right. we'll take quick break here at 5.56. coming up next, illegal fireworks. we all over the bay area last night, not out of the clear yet either because there's a warning from fire officials thinking about sending any more off today. >> and i want to tell you why. plus, a wildfire breaks out in martinez and that could have been sparked by fireworks. they were heard in the area with details coming up. a live report. america's best tasting original oatmilk silk ♪ >> from the area's local news station. you're watching the kron 4 morning news at 6. >> good morning, everybody. thank you for joining us on this july 5th. >> monday morning. i'm james fletcher a

but there was also a new queen of coney island.nearly 31 hot dogs and buns and just 10 minutes over. i wouldn't take the new champion of the world from two saw. zona with 30 and three quarters. nathan's famous hot dogs and buns, misha! school. oh, this is less goes first. nathan's fourth of july hot dog eating contest victory. that's about 20 more hot dogs in the yeah. what what's all i can handle? congratulations to bet. all right. two men from the east bay are trying to also break a record of 50 year old record. not for eating hot dogs, but rather for being on a teeter totter 1971 when chuck walker was just 18 years old, he read about two hamburger shop workers in southern california who said a teeter totter world record. they spent 168 consecutive hours on that teeter totter. while walker and his buddy beat that record a month later in sacramento after spending 216 hours on their own teeter totter. that record has held for about five decades, but now walker wants to break his own. record he and his friend mike hart, short, are n

an audience trump and o'reilly would have a bigger crowd if they did their history tour on the coney islandt ticket sales are slow because even the people who go see trump don't want a history lecture they want him to get up on stage and say crazy [ bleep about celebrities he met in 1982 "steve guttenburg, met him at studio 64, nice guy. hated my guts. "police academy. remember the guy who made the sounds whoosh, beep, beep, zing it was like the chainsaw was in the room lawn mowers, couldn't he do lawn mowers you bet he could we love the funny sounds, don't we folks?" so people aren't flocking en masse to trump's arena tour, at least not yet. in fact, americans are reporting that they're generally happier and more hopeful now that trump is no longer a constant presence in their lives a new cbs poll has found that six months into president biden's administration americans are less apprehensive about the year than they were at the start of it with 64% saying the u.s. handling of the pandemic is going well compared to just 35% at the end of trump's term i guess it's not surprising that people

looking at the weigh-in for the annual july 4th nathan's famous hot dog eating contest on new york's coney islandlly chestnut weighing in? famous name. it was indoors in front of a limited crowd last year because of the pandemic, but this time the exercise in competitive gluttony will be held at the home of the brooklyn cyclones minor league baseball team. still no word if janai norman is going to enter as a ringer. >> you know she is in the building. she might punch you for that. >> of course. >> i don't understand why they weigh people in. like what if you weigh too much, you can't eat the hot dogs. >> you can only eat in your weight class. >> i think it's just part of the dramatics. >> janai norman ate a bunch of hot dogs at a company party. that's why -- >> yes, yes. >> just to let everybody in on that. >> don't shame a girl for liking hot dogs. >> she'll never hear the end of it. >>> let's take a look at some of the other big stories we're following this morning. north of boston in wakefield, massachusetts, police are asking people to stay in their homes as officers search for approximately

well if joey is king, there's a new queen of coney island. michelle. hot dogs and buns in just 10 minutes summer, the new champion of the world from two saw. arizona with 30 and three quarters nathan's famous hot dogs in buns. misha, let's go! oh this was less goes first nations. fourth of july hot dog eating contest victory. here at home. two men from the east bay are trying to break a 50 year old record on a teeter totter back in 1971. when chuck walker was 18 years old, he read about two hamburger shop workers down in southern california, who said a teeter totter world record they spent 168 consecutive hours on a teeter totter walk around his friend beat that record one month later in sacramento after spending 216 hours on their own teeter totter. that record is held for five decades, but now walker wants to break his own record. he and his friend mike hartshorne, are now three days into this venture at toto santos park in concord, this time around the teeter totter experiences a little different. last time i would dance on it and bounce around and.

it's a pharmacy called drugs plus in upper coney island west. have to take the george kennedy bridge to get there. is this real?" no polls, shoemaker, on the george kennedy bridge. you just have to eat 50 hard boiled eggs in an hour you can do it, shoemaker so according to republicans they should be able to ban an ice cream company they don't like, but going door to door to raise awareness about life saving vaccines is tyranny. on tuesday, georgia congresswoman, marjorie taylor greene, was asked by a reporter if she had personally been vaccinated, given that she continues to lie and spread dangerous misinformation about covid vaccines >> scalise said that he got vaccinated, citing this delta variant that's going around and he's confident that it's safe and effective. two questions. have you, yourself, gotten vaccinated, and do disagree you with the republican whip >> well, your first question is a violation of my hipaa rights you see with hipaa rights, we don't have to reveal our medical records, and that also involves our vaccine records. >> se

they're going to ride out to coney island and later to the hamptons.voices, see the american flag, and we are back. we have guests on the show again. we're back outside, and we have our veterans out there. and they're ambassadors. they travel all over the globe bringing their beautiful voices to our veterans, to our first responders, to the men and women all across the globe that are fighting for our country. lawrence: and the beautiful sight of the american flag right in front of our studios, the only network you're going to see that -- ainsley: that's true. lawrence: and i hear that all the time, the pro-american message. we can have disagreements on the network, but what matters the most, pro-america -- ainsley: faith, family and freedom. hawrp lawrence exactly right. who else is pro-america, lara trump. steve: are you sure? lawrence: we know for a fact she is. thanks so much for joining the program. ainsley: hey, lara. >> good morning. of. lawrence: we want the get you to weigh in on what's happening in cuba and all of those -- you spent a lot of t

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-- joey chest chestnutchestnut -- love the name, won for the 14th time yesterday at new york's coney islandd over 50. chestnut broke the record he set last year when the event took place indoors without a crowd because of the pandemic. he told espn the win just felt good. now, i think i've eaten 75 hot dogs with you, jericka, after a long night in new orleans in the french quarter. >> i think they were oysters. >> i can tell you it did not feel good. >> no. i could do one or two. but -- and i -- >> did you have aity itynight i what -- >> we ate better stuff. >> okay. >> it was a good time. >> that was joey. who else? >> oh, yes. michelle 11:lesco was the femal winner. normally the competition takes place at the famous hot dog stand, but it was indoors this time. >> the defending champion -- we got to get going. we'll be right back.k. stayay with us.. inine crededit card, yoyou're not g getting dodouble mileses on everery purcrchase. yoyou're rightht! i only g get extra m miles onon some typepes of purchcha! may i?i? please.. with the c capital onene vente card, you eaearn unlimitited double

cheers of several thousand attendees watching from the stands of a minor league baseball stadium at coney islandwant to see lee greenwood right now. >> the runner up managed down 50 hot dogs while third place ate 44. what are we doing here? can we stop? >> jonathan lemire, and i proudly stand up next to you and defend her still today. gorging like a g. o.a.t. joey chestnut sets record with 76 hot dogs in no minutes, a true american great. i want to bring up willie geist trying to get in our head suggesting that the red sox have won the east. we know that's not true, jonathan lemire. we're about to collapse. you could see it a couple nights ago in oakland. true we've won nine out of ten games, we're ahead of the new york yankees by ten just before the all-star break, true our relief pitching for the most part has been excellent but you dig into that one loss in ten games a couple nights ago in oak oakland you can see the beginning of the end from this franchise. i suspect we're moving down to triple a. they're lulling us into this false sense of security and when it's time to go around the home s

you could have promised to go ride a roller coaster at coney island, right?. >> i think it looks good. >> difficult things you must make difficult decision. and actually, it was a group of young people who i made a commitment and my son said promises made, must be promises kept. eric, congratulations on a hard fought and really close primary victory. but we're going to start calling you landslide here on "morning joe." landslide adams. i want to bring up a couple of numbers that i think are -- actually line up with -- we've been talking about it all morning that line up with your victory. commissioner bill bratton, who's a fan of yours, brought up the stat that 96% of gun violence in new york city right now is committed against people of color. and i don't think it's a coincidence that a former cop who has tried to chart a center course on police reform as well as supporting police officers won every borough, except for manhattan. talk about those numbers, how do we save more lives of people of color? how do we -- yes, i want to talk about the guns. i want to