. >>> and not even bad weather could keep joey chestnut away from this coney island tradition.er a two-hour delay, chestnut defended his title yet again at nathan's annual hot dog eating contest, scarfing down 62 hot dogs in just ten minutes. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> i'm jericka duncan in washington. america is waking up this morning after celebrating 247 years of freedom. there were parades, barbecues, and, of course, fireworks. those driving to their destinations were met with bumper-to-bumper traffic and jam-packed interstates. thunderstorms and heavy rains created near blinding conditions for drivers on interstate 85 in alabama, and storms from the great plains to the northeast caused delays and a temporary ground stop at all three major new york-area airports. torrential rains and a lightning strike even caused a two-hour delay at the iconic nathan's famous hot dog eating contest on new york's coney island. meanwhile, the brutal heat is

. >>> and not even bad weather could keep joey chestnut away from this coney island tradition. after a two-hour delay, chestnut defended his title yet again at nathan's annual hot dog eating contest, scarfing down 62 hot dogs in just ten minutes. >>> for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. >>> it's wednesday, july 5th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." fireworks on the 4th. america celebrates its independence despite the weather. we'll have the latest on the holiday travel chaos. >>> suspicious package. the secret service is investigating how a bag of white powder ended up at the white house. >>> rain delay. nathan's hotdog eating contest goes on despite the stormy weather. we'll show this year's champ of chomp. >>> good morning, i'm wendy gillette in for anne-marie green. now that the fireworks, celebrations, and barbecues are over, it's time for millions of americans to head home from the long holiday weekend. more severe weather and possible flight disruptions are in store after extreme heat and heavy

one person struck by lightning at new york's coney island. the storm interrupting the famed hot dog eating contest. and record temperatures hitting triple digits. heat alerts sketch from washington state to florida. >>> overseas tonight, israeli forces launch a new round of attacks on the west bank, taking aim at what they say are terrorist targets. israeli fighters firing tear gas into a hospital. the violence spreading. at least eight people injured in a car ramming and stabbing attack in tel aviv. and the new move by israel tonight. >>> the concerning discovery inside the white house. multiple law enforcement sources tell abc news the secret service found a powdery substance, possibly cocaine, in an area of the west wing. >>> the warning tonight about fireworks at home on the fourth of july. authorities are investigating two deadly explosions in texas and michigan. fireworks burning homes to the ground in colorado. >>> a woman attacked and killed by an alligator while walking her dog in south carolina. >>> new drone attacks reported in mos

we saw three inches of rain fall in coney island. with such a large amount of rain falling in a short amount of time, we have flood alerts extended through parts of the northeast. flash flood warnings, as well as flood watches from connecticut into areas like massachusetts. and more robust storms are bringing the threat for severe weather to the midwest. many of these storms will be occurring at night, and this could impact fourth of july fireworks and other festivities. areas like omaha, sioux city could see damaging winds and isolated tornados. tomorrow, folks headed home and looking at a threat of severe weather shifting into areas like oklahoma city. finally, the heat. it has been relentless. record-breaking heat could reach as far north as seattle and portland. and we have the triple digit heat index values for the south through much of the week. really no relief in sight. lynn see? >> linsey: somara, thank you. >>> overseas tonight, israel pushing forward with its largest military operation there in more than two tech kalds. th

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on coney island. >> how did it get started?> the fourth of july is very special to you for a particular reason. >> my grandfather, my father, my mom and my brother, having the first experience of celebration. ♪ ♪ >> can you say usa. >> usa. >> usa. >> usa. >> do you love america? >> yes. >> of course you do. >> do you love america? >> love it. >> we love america. >> amen. >> so what does fourth of july mean to you? >> it means freedom. my brother was in the military. so it's his home. living in this great country. >> this baby is going to grow to love the fourth of july. >> that was a fun day. >> i loved it. and, i got to keep the hat, too. >> never giving that one up. >> did you have fun? >> you got to see roller coasters and all the lights. >> i think it's great you put your newborn on the cyclone. >> i think that was great parenting. >> that was just between you and me. >> he did not go on any rides. >> up next, my very, very personal journey to becoming a very proud american and what my family endured to get here. >> here's

and then there's this picture of joey chestnut and he's like storming coney island. >> wwe like elbowsh of reporters said he was heard saying i'm going to get all the guys out here and we're going to do this thing. >> good for him. >> i don't know if it was him or not but low and behold at 2:00 p.m. the contest went off. >> what an absolute leader. you put him there in the halls of joe montana and john elway. >> he is considered an athlete, yeah. >> joey chestnut man. >> can we point out the obvious too. like i love how they're pretending to care about anybody's health at a hotdog eating contest. worry about the rain someone might get nah moan why you but go ahead and eat 60 hot dawks in a minute. >> how has nobody else trained hard enough to beat the guy. can people try harder. >> physical anomaly. >> what's funny is i listened to a podcast a couple days ago and joey chestnut was being interviewed and he did say that the weather does have an impact on his performance. >> on his gut? >> because he said that if it gets too hot tbuns dry out and it's hard to eat. if it's too cold the hot

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here in coney island, we saw those sweeping storms take a dangerous turn yesterday. people rushed to the hospital after a lightning strike in the area as more severe weather will slam other parts of the country today. mother nature lit up the nation's skies with fourth of july fireworks all her own as millions from coast to coast dealt with the holiday full of extreme heat and severe storms, from the rockies to the east coast scattered storms disrupted a host of independence day festivities, clearing out beaches in new jersey, and abruptly pausing coney island's famed hot dog eating contest. >> as soon as we saw that first lightning, that's it, cut it off. >> reporter: the new york fire department reporting two people were rushed to the hospital after a lightning strike. out west it was the damper on h plans, fueling wildfires in washington and arizona and canceling nearby fourth of july events. 450 flights canceled and another 4,200 delayed tuesday. at one point there were ground stops at all three of new york city's major airports. adding to a week of travel chaos

of july favorite that should be kept >>> the fourth of july holiday means a lot of hot dogs in coney islandstant took place in the famous hot dog eating contest. this year's top dog, san jose native, joey chestnut. this is file video from previous competitions. no winner for the men's competition. it is delayed due to lightning. the nathan's hot dog eating contest began his annual fourth of july tradition in 1972 and has been held on new york's coney island. 16 men and 15 women from seven nations took part this year. besides bragging rights, there is a $20,000 cash prize for both contests. >>> that is it for the news at nine. next to the drew barrymore show. for more local the lines, join us on our streaming service cbs news bay area. [applause and theme music] welcome to the show, everybody. "rossy" ross mathews, we have a guesty guest joining us at the desky desk. she used to perform in a comedy duo called two hot dogs, a name i can get behind. but she is an actress who's appeared in, oh, shows like barry, the good place, killing eve.

closed down in the 1930s but the wonder wheel, it still operates today on coney island, with rides for kids of all ages >> the same coaster, it was almost like a dragon and took around 11 seconds to be completed but i found it exhilarating. and one thing to make sure, if you have a hat, hold on to it. >> we went on the rollercoaster section over there that's the dragon one. we screamed a ton. like ahh >> today, rollercoasters go faster thahan evever before and some can go upside down cedar point, sandusky, ohio >> now, did you know the fastest rollercoaster in the world is called formula rosa which goes a whopping 149 miles per hour at the ferrari world in abu dhabi. the tallest, is kingda kai in new jersey, 456 feet in the air, as tall as the great pyramid of giz and the oldest is in the park in pennsylvania which first opened in 1902, making it over 120 years old. nowadays, there are all kinds of safety precautions in place, including height requirements, so this means you might need to wait until you're tall enough to ride. so biggest coasters at your favorite park >> these are desi

amy is live from coney island. she is a judge for the contest. that's very exciting. >> looking forward to it. who knew that weather played such a major role in how these eaters perform. and the contest itself, julie, has its roots in patriotism. they say the early 1900s, the family that founded nathan's hot dogs had a bunch of guys sitting around and said who is the most patriotic of the group. prove it. eat as many hot dogs as you can. the rest is history. today they will compete in just ten minutes' time to see how many hot dogs they can eat. for the women, the record is 48.5. today vickie, the defending champ, is going for 50 hot dogs. a new competitor from japan and we know joey chestnut. he has won 15 times and eaten as many as 76 hot dogs in ten minutes. the crowd should be big. 35,000 fans expected to show up and they started lining up at coney island in brooklyn at 5:00 in the morning. these folks are excited to get into one of the biggest parties in america right here at nathan's famous. as a judge i will count the hot dogs. they have t

a lightning strike cost 82 hour delay at the iconic nathan's famous hot dog eating contest on coney islandtal heat is nothing to celebrate is more than 100 million americans see temperatures topping 90 degrees as they gather for barbecues and of course fireworks. kris van cleave start this off the night from a phoenix, arizona, good evening. >> another day here in phoenix, and excessive heat warning, for flyers particularly those trying to get in and out of denver, it has to feel a bit like groundhog day, yet another day aware of severe storms have popped up and snarling flights. >> on this independence day, the booms in the sky are coming from fireworks. beachgoers in rhode island ran for cover after storms rolled in and in nearby johnston two children were injured after being struck by a falling tree brought down by wind according to the fire departments. elsewhere, severe weather brought flights to a halt at a major hub airports in denver and new york. >> the heavy rain is very annoying, the risks, there was lightning. >> on coney island somebody was hospitalized after being struck by l

>> well -- it would be like, you know -- i was, like, 3, 4, 5 years old, living in coney island. >> jimmybe there, there would be this -- there's five roller coasters, a parachute jump, luna park, steeplechase. the only thing you knew is everything is fake. by the way, held with fear. you go to one of these places, they had a little short person -- >> jimmy: they had the freak show at coney island, yeah. >> it was in the amusement park. if you wanted to walk into the amusement park, there was a rolling barrel that you had to walk through. and there was a little guy. you couldn't see him. he had a little electric wand. he started walking. he'd jab you with this electric wand. >> jimmy: this was danny devito? [ laughter ] >> no! [ applause ] >> jimmy: do you remember -- did you go to those -- >> i'm in trouble, danny's going to kick the [ bleep ] out of me. >> jimmy: did you go to those shows, as they called them, the freak shows at the time, the world's hairiest woman -- >> you couldn't help it, you walk down the street, they had the barkers. "see the inside, you've got to see this elephan

the risk, though, is lightning. >> reporter: on coney island, somebody was hospitalized after being struckd a lengthy delay for a fourth of july tradition. >> a little rain on the picnic. two hours down the road from where we thought we would be. >> reporter: mother natures fire display got started earlier this year, a two week stretch of storm adding up to a staggering total of airline cancellations. jessica mogavero hopes her trip to pensacola goes better than last week to her wedding. >> i am very nervous about the holiday stuff. my flight actually to my wedding got canceled so i had to drive an hour. hopefully this one will stay. [laughs] >> reporter: but the bad weather was not dampening this flyers mood in houston. >> no, no delays, they are smooth. >> reporter: phoenix sky harbor airport, will strong is leading a group of 17 teens to a church event in baltimore, hoping to beat the storm spirit >> i imagine you guys got her plenty early. >> we did, 4:30 now, what action have everybody on time and money to go. >> reporter: aaa expects more than what he million to drive during the holi

it's another showdown at new york's coney island. the >>> welcome back.de one of the year's featured attractions and i'm just obsessed with it. we're talking about racing pigs. >> reporter: don't let the look fool you. these aren't your everyday pigs. >> we also get our people who walking by, see a sign and say racing pigs? what? [ laughter ] what is that? >> reporter: coaches max on the left and caleb let us in on a closed practice. >> on your mark, get set. go. >> they say pigs don't fly but we -- we intend to disproof that. >> reporter: yeah, they love torun, i get that. >> they fly down the track. it's a whole lot of fun. >> reporter: wait a minute, back up. hurdles? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: get out of here. >> they jump. they jump better than i do. >> reporter: whoa. they fly over multiple hurdles. three shows a day. some are faster than others. and these laps? builds up an appetite. >> they are motivated by food. you put some food? they'll jump a hurdle for it. >> reporter: aren't we all motivated by food? >> absolutely. they get the way my mind wo

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you see him there back on the podium, chowing down on coney island. fine is hot dog at the bay.estnut was again the favorite to defend his title. no surprise there. here's the decision. private transfer with 62 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. >> for his 16th win. i give you the number one ranked eater in the world. >> well, he did it again. chestnut wins his 8th straight muster built. he ate 62 hot dogs in 10 minutes to retain his title, which was, of course, his 16th overall to chest that was unable to break his world record of 76 had 1000. sure stomach is thanking him for that. maybe next year, though, congratulations to san jose's joey chestnut. now the warriors. they added some depth to their lineup over the weekend signing free agent point guard, cory joseph joseph, talk to our jason. do watch today. in an exclusive interview you'll only hear here at kron, the former nba champion actually explained why he was excited to play for the warriors. why thinks he could miss. well with golden state's system. now, here's a snippet of the interview. you can catch the full interview

weather delay almost took out an american tradition, but a hot dog eating contest did take place in coney islandf you don't like spoilers or you don't like watching grown men shovel hotdogs into their stomachs, there he is, joey chestnut, he's a lot heavier now after downing 62 hotdogs in 10 minutes, that is lower than his record of 76, it's his 16th win in this competition. what gets me, it's the fact that they dip the bread in the water. >> it's all in the tech people are always asking me two words come to mind for me. one is responsibility, the other is purpose. it's just so inspiring to do research that impacts human lives. stand up to cancer has been a critical partner in advancing research for cancer. cancer research saves lives. so please help us fight in this battle against cancer. ♪ >> hope: i can't believe it. heh... i'm having liam's baby. >> brooke: you're happy about it, right?

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coney island. ten minutes. joey chestnut, the king of professional eating -- and yes, that is a thing -- is the reigning champ. he is hoping to win again and take home his 16th mustard belt. joey, do you even like hot dogs? >> oh, man, i love them. it's one of the best foods there is. and on the fourth of july, there's nothing better. >> when you go out to eat on your own when you're not in season, do you ever order hot dogs? >> at a baseball game, not all the time, but i'll try -- i'm almost doing one every inning in a baseball game. i love them. >> so, it's not like you separate work from pleasure. it's just non-stop. there's never an off season in the hot dog eating business. >> it's -- i love them actually. but when i'm eating them at home, i'm not dunking them in wa water. and i'm not eating to the point where i'm uncomfortable. >> so, you've won 15 out of the last 16 contests. this is contest eve. what are you doing today to get ready for this? how do you prepare? >> oh, today i had an apple.

nathan's famous hot dog eating contest on coney island.as been handed out and san jose native joey chestnut is once again the range b champ. this is the eighth straight belt putting the total about 16. chestnut ate 62 dogs in ten minutes outeating the runner-up by a whole 13. and get this, joey holds the most championship titles by sport according to espn. five more than bill russell's 11 nba titles. and eight more than tom brady's seven super bowl wins. >> i like that we're comparing it to that. >> i know right? as for the women's contest another reigning champ, new york's own miki sudo downed 39.5 hot dogs for ore ninth belt and another powerhouse winning the contest every year from 2014 to 2020. she had to take a break in 2021 because of her pregnancy. but she came back in 2022 and won with ease. >> impressive. >> yeah. y'all want hot dogs now? >> i don't like watching that. >> i'm good. >>> all right, well coming up at 7:00 a.m. on kbcw 44 cable 12 -- >> the united states has provided me with a lot of good stuff that i wasn't provided

mother nature, though, forcing the delay of the famed nathan's hot dog eating contest at coney islandter a weekend of damaging storms, thousands of people are heading to music city for one of the largest fireworks shows in the us. more than 250,000 people are expected to watch the national symphony play alongside the display and heliopolis. fox news ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky wishing america a happy independence day and a video message. president zelensky also taking the opportunity to thank americans for their ongoing support in the fight of ukraine, ukraine in love of freedom with your support, has ignored it and you powerful flame of liberty in our part of europe, which will not go out and will ensure that tyranny will never again pass through europe and therefore europe will not need your soldiers participation in bloody battle for freedom and the ukrainian dream of living freely when it is crowned with victory in the brutal and unprovoked war unleashed by russia, will give fresh energy to the american leadership. happy fourth president zelensky. a video message comes

mother nature, though, forcing the delay of the famed nathan's hot dog eating contest at coney island. and after a weekend of damaging storms, thousands of people are heading to music city for one of the largest fireworks shows in the us. more than 250,000 people are expected to watch the nashville symphony play alongside the display and heliopolis. fox news this year's men's round of the nathan's famous hot dog eating contest was delayed by two hours due to rain and lightning at new york's coney island. but that could not stop reigning champion joey chestnut. joey chestnut out early. five dogs in the first 32nd esper is close behind. joey. i mean, that's a good pace. five dogs, 30s chestnut, the san jose native, was looking to take home his 16th title and he did it. he put down 62 hot dogs and buns in just ten minutes. last year he actually ate 63. his personal best, 76 in 10 minutes. mickey sudo, by the way. eight 39.5 hot dogs to win her nine title on the women's side ukrainian president vladimir zelensky wishing the us a happy independence day in a video message, president zelensk

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it is another showdown at new york's coney island. >>> marin county fair is winding down in san rafaelglenn takes us inside one of this year's main attractions and we're talking about thesecute jy little racing pigs. >> reporter: don't let the look fool you. these aren't your everyday pigs. >> we also get our people who walking by, see a sign and say racing pigs? what? [ laughter ] what is that? >> reporter: coaches max on the left and caleb let us in on a closed practice. >> on your mark, get set, go. >> they say pigs don't fly but we -- we intend to disprove that. >> reporter: yeah, they love to run, i get that. >> we got these hurdles, they really do fly over them, they fly down the track. it's a whole lot of fun. >> reporter: wait a minute, back up. hurdles? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: get out of here. >> they jump. they jump. they jump better than i do. >> reporter: whoa. they fly over multiple hurdles. three shows a day. some are faster than others. and these laps? builds up an appetite. >> they are motivated by food. you put some food? they'll jump a hurdle for it. >> reporter: ar

chowing down on coney island's finest hot dogs and will the bay area's joey no surprise here with again, the favorite to win and defended his title. here's the this is it. >> with 62 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes for his 16th win. i give you the number one ranked eater in the world. >> 68 when 8th in a row he did it again chest. that's when 8 straight mustard belt. he ate 62 hot dogs in 10 minutes to retain his title, which was his 16th overall, as i mentioned, wasn't able to break his world record of 76 hot dogs. no obviously. but >> maybe next year he'll go for that again. congratulations to san jose zone. joey chestnut. now the warriors. they added some depth to their lineup over the weekend signing free agent point guard cory joseph now do talk our jason dumas in an exclusive interview and the former nba champion. explain why he's excited to play for golden state. why he feels like will with the franchise and their play. here's a snippet and you get the full interview tonight on sports night live at 10. 45 thing? >> that organization and bodies kind of like the kick to says that w

cheered on the competitive eaters who gathered at the famous nathan's hot dog stand on new york's coney islandles are pretty simple. whoever eats the most hot dogs in 10 minutes wins. this year, joey chestnut won the men's coveted and for a record 16th time. 62 hot dogs, which is short of his world record. nikki suto won the women's competition. this tradition dates back at least to the 1970's, and it grows more popular each year with a tv contract and high-profile sponsors like coca-cola and netflix. remember, you can find more on the day's news on our website and to see what we are working on at any time, check us out on twitter. thank you for watching world news america. ♪ narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz. geoff bennett is away. on the “newshour” tonight, fourth of july celebrations are marred by mass shoo

those hot dogs and shooting for his 16th win at nathan's hot dog eating contest on brooklyn's coney islandrecord for the most hot dogs eaten with 76 in ten minutes. >> wow. >> gross. more than 1 million people are expected to tune in and watch all of that also in tiness on tv. >> i also made it. i had 76 in 12 minutes. >> i'm sure you did. i'll maybe do one. all right. let's talk about the forecast. >> all right. >> maybe you'll have an eating contest at home, you know, tomorrow, and we're going to be grilling and enjoying the cooler weather. for the inland valleys, we're talking about mid-80s, and it continues to cool off. and for san francisco, it's going to be in the mid to upper 60s these next couple of days. just really great weather. >> not too bad. i like that. cookout and watch some fireworks. >> yes. absolutely. >> thanks for joining us. ♪♪

downpours at coney island almost canned -- because the hot dog eating contest to be canceled.ven mother nature can't stop joey chestnut. 62 hot dogs in 10 m his 16th nathan's hot dog title. if you are counting, that's over 9000 calories. a countless number of tums everybody loves strict shots. roget practicing for the u.s. women's open starting on thursday. the tee shot is great. perhaps more impressive, the tea ends up in her back pocket. just follow the red circle. you can't do that if you tried. sports on abc seven is sponsored ♪ (tense music) ♪ one aleve works all day so i can keep working my magic. just one aleve. 12 hours of uninterrupted pain relief. aleve. who do you take it for? at denny's, we're celebrating baconalia. with new creations starring black label® thick cut cherrywood bacon. ready to satisfy your bacon obsession? at denny's... it's diner time. and now, rewards members get 2 free strips of our new premium bacon for a limited time. 7 day old tuna casserole! how'd you know that?! even my nose is strong! you need hefty ultra strong! it has arm & hammer continu

and coming into the coney island competition, miki sudo earned her ninth win, defending her title with 39 and a half dogs and the buns a light little meal on a hot fourth of july day >> made me not want to eat a hot dog. >>> storms in the center of the country spell trouble for millions of americans traveling home after the holiday nbc meteorologist michelle grossmann is tracking the severe weather that could derail a lot of travelers, exactly not what they want to hear. >> we're looking at travel impacts today, especially in portions of the central plains, the rock ear, the midwest, chicago, a big hub, we'll see delays there, likely into the evening hours. this is what it looks like on radar, we're already seeing storms in the middle of the country. and that's going to blossom throughout the day also the chance for a few tornados most of the east, a fo a good p the east will see popp-up storms we're going to be watching that as we go throughout this wednesday. the bull's eye for severe weather, where you see the yellow, from chicago, st. louis, tulsa and amarillo could and isolated to

the nathan's famous hot dog eating championship on coney island.ning. contestants got to chow down and belts were handed out. joey chestnut is the reigning champ . this is is eighth street mustard belt putting his total up to 16. for the women's contest another champ , she down 39 1/2 hotdogs for her ninth mustard belt. a a single strtrand of mrnrn. coululd individudualize hohow we approroach cancere. ♪♪ anand the compmpany thatat's getttting us thehe? moderna. this changnges everyththing. [cheering] welcome to the drew barrymore show. i'm brandon marshall. i am back. yes. [applause] some of you may know me as an nfl player, but i'm putting on my referee hat

. >> you are taking a live look from the dark and quiet coney island on this july for the -- july 4 eve. tomorrow it will be fireworks of the hot dog variety where we will watch a bay area native eat his way to another victory. >> joey chestnut will be defending his title in the nathan's hot dog eating contest. in the middle of the contest last year he put a protester in a headlock when he rushed the stage. the protester, a berkeley resident, was ultimately dragged off stage by security. chestnut won 15 times obviously hoping for a 16th victory. i don't know how he does it. >> hard to watch sometimes. >> the giants are back home but just lost their second baseman. >> let's get to larry beil with a preview of sports. >> thairo estrada is going to be out for a while. the giants, two bombs from blake sable tonight. would that be enough against the mariners? check all of the boxes. delicious? check. great deal? check. served on buttermilk biscuits with real cheddar cheese baked into them? didn't know that was a box, did you? well, it is... check. get my 2 for $6.49 cheddar biscuit breakfast

will see how many hot dogs and buns they can chow during the ten-minute challenge on brooklyn's coney islandterday, coming face-to-face with the reigning champion joey chestnut is favored to win his 16th mustard belt, while mi mi mickey suddena is expected to wynne. >> across the pond, fans are celebrating in wimbledon so plenty to do if it rains on your parade or your barbecue you can sit inside and watch baseball and wimbledon >> if you watched yesterday and worried about venus, she's doing fine >> she's doing great thanks s thanks so much >>> breaking overnight a shooting rampage i

to the spotlight today, and security will be beefed up at the annual hot dog eating contest at coney islandimal rights protester rushed the stage last year. >> chestnut put him in a chokehold and today, chestnut is trying to beat his own record. >> that is 76 hot dogs in ten minutes from hot dogs to pet dogs, a new warning about the wrong way to walk your pets. >> some animal experts say just like distracted driving, distracted walking is an issue. they say talking on your phone or listening to a podcast while walking your dog could even hurt their mental health. experts say walks are crucial for the routine, not getting your full attention can be detrimental to your dog's behavioral training. and finally, one cat's perfect reaction on when his owner told him he needs to start a diet. take a look. >> so emma lou, we need to talk about your eating habits. we need to put you on a diet. greg says emma lou likes walking and camping and obviously eating (clerk) can i help you? (customer 1) i'm going to mail this. (clerk) okay... layla is our messenger pigeon. (customer 2) what? (customer 1) oh m

. >> you are taking a live look from the dark and quiet coney island on this july for the -- july 4 eveow it will be fireworks of the hot dog variety where we will watch a bay area native eat his way to another victory. >> joey chestnut will be defending his title in the nathan's hot dog eating contest. in the middle of the contest last year he put a protester in a headlock when he rushed the stage. the protester, a berkeley resident, was ultimately dragged off stage by security. chestnut won 15 times obviously hoping for a 16th victory. i don't know how he does it. >> hard to watch sometimes. >> the giants are back home but just lost their second baseman. >> let's get to larry beil with a preview of sports. >> thairo estrada is going to be out for a while. the giants, two bombs from blake sable tonight. "look at this skin, baby. she is glowing. she is 1 of 1." with new olay hyaluronic body wash 95% of women had visibly-better skin. "my skin is so much more moisturized." see the difference with olay. want luxury hair repair that doesn't cost $50? pantene's pro-vitamin formula repairs ha

it's the nathan's international hot dog eating contest in coney island this morning.the official weigh in ceremony took place in new york. tomorrow. contestants will battle to eat the most hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. joey is the reigning champ. he'll be competing for his 16th mustard belt as they call it. believe it or not, there is a wrong way to eat hot dogs, a national hot dog and sausage council. that is a real thing released its etiquette guide. it says only children should eat their hot dogs with catch up. for adults approves toppings approved include mustard, relish onions, cheese and chili and topping should be put on the dog itself. never between the hot dog and the americans are expected to eat about give or take 150 million hot dogs this 4th of july about sarah craft. yes, i agree. he should have well, your independence day cookout is going to be a bit more affordable than it was last year, according to the american farm bureau federation. >> families can expect to pay about $68 for a 10 person cookout. >> well, it's nearly 2 bucks less than it was las

cheered on the competitive eaters who gathered at the famous nathan's hot dog stand on new york's coney islandmen's competition for a record 16th time, by eating 62 hot dogs. that's actually short of his own world record of 76 hot dogs, set in 2021. and miki sudo ate 39.5 dogs to win the women's competition. stay with us here on bbc news. that's all from us here in washington. we leave you with these live pictures of london this hour as we hand off to our colleageus there. i'm sumi somaskanda, thank you for watching. conditions improve for much of the country for wednesday. we're in between weather systems. so again, it's going to be one of sunshine and showers, but nowhere near as wet as what we had across the south of the country on tuesday. now, that's tuesday's area of low pressure clearing off into the near continent. this area of low pressure will enhance showers across scotland, northern ireland. but we're generally in between weather systems with lighter winds as well. now, it could still start wet and windy across the far east of east anglia first thing, but then that'll clear away. t

jose state grad, joey chestnut who won the nathan's famous hot dog eating contest again today on coney island, new york, a contest that almost didn't happen. it was initially canceled because of the bad weather. they canceled it, and then they started two hours later than scheduled. chestnut dominated all the same. he finished with 62 hot dogs and buns and said he could still fit some liquid in his stomach afterwards. >> what a roller coaster emotionally. they told us it was canceled. we weren't sure if we were going to eat today, and i'm just happy. it's fourth of july and i got to eat some hot dogs and get a in. i feel great, i got leftover room, so i'll be having some beers later. >> second place finisher in the competition only managed to polish off 49. only 49. this is the 16th mustard belt win for chestnut. over on the women's side, miki sudo won for the ninth time, and she took down 39 hot dogs. >>> in other news of incredible physical feats, muscle beach in southern california, living up to its name today, the venice beach hot spot hosting the mr. and ms. muscle beach body building co

a series of spectators cheered on the competitive eaters who gathered on coney island stopping the rulesst hot dogs in ten minutes wins and this yearjoey chestnut won the men's competition for a record 16 time by eating 62 hotdogs. we end this addition of the programme with that, thank you so much for watching. hello there. conditions improve for much of the country for wednesday. we're in between weather systems. so again, it's going to be one of sunshine and showers, but nowhere near as wet as what we had across the south of the country on tuesday. now, that's tuesday's area of low pressure clearing off into the near continent. this area of low pressure will enhance showers across scotland, northern ireland. but we're generally in between weather systems with lighter winds as well. now, it could still start wet and windy across the far east of east anglia first thing, but then that'll clear away. then it's a day of sunshine and showers. you could catch a shower pretty much anywhere, but i think the majority of them will be across scotland and northern ireland because the winds will be

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native and san jose state grad joey chestnut won the nathan's hot dog eating contest again on coney islandw york. this year's contest almost didn't happen, it was canceled almost initially because of lightning, but the stomach churning show ultimately did go on. about two hours later than scheduled, delay did not seem to phase chestnut. he finished 62 hot dogs with the buns and says he still has a little room for a celebratory drink or two. >> what a roller coaster emotionally. they told us it was canceled. we weren't sure if we were going to eat today skpshs i'm just happy. it's fourth of july and i got to eat some hot dogs and get a win. i feel great, i got leftover room so i'll be having some beers later. >> his closest competition only managed to down 49 dogs in ten minutes. >> how many beers does he have? >> this is the 16th mustard belt win for chestnut. on the women's side, miki sudo won for a ninth time downing 39 hot dogs. >>> they're big, and they're fluffy, and they're enjoying fourth of july just like us. not talking about dogs anymore, we're talking about grizzly bears, spent

we met her at the wonder wheel at coney island, running since 1920. >> there is so much juice in theand new and delightful. it appears in so many things. >> reporter: the wheel has its place in popular culture. the romantic in "the notebook" to the menacing with orson welles in "the third man." as for the original, paul durica says it came to a halt soon after the chicago world's fair. >> nobody wants it. so they decide basically to dynamite it and that's the sad end of the original ferris wheel. >> reporter: they demolished it? >> yes. >> reporter: and over 100,000 parts -- let's see what's inside -- this bolt -- that's larger than i thought it would be -- is one of the few pieces that remain. what ferris built also broke him. he went bankrupt, got typhoid fever and died at age 37 in 1896. but all these years later his invention keeps spinning, bringing a smile to ron, tom -- >> how are you related to george washington gale ferris? >> he is our great, great, great uncle. >> reporter: ferris' family members couldn't resist taking a ride on the centennial wheel in chicago. when you se

. >> rachel: it is independence day, time for nathan's 4th of july, hot dog eating contest at coney islandyork. >> will: that is where we find amy freis. these wieners behind me are part of bachelor party from chicago. they have been standing in line since 6:00 a.m. this morning. this contest is about patriotism. go back to the early 1980s, it was guys sitting around saying, who is most patriotic? how many hot dogs can you it? now big-time competition behind me and defending champion, joey chestnut, most he's eaten is 76 hot dogs. weather is a major determining factor in how well they will do. take a listen. one time i did a hard-boiled eating contest and it was a downpour. i made the world record. >> hard-boiled eggs did not dissolve in the rain. >> we had a hurricane blow in and blowing the drum sticks, which were spinning in the wind. >> only isolated chance of thunderstorm. temperatures could top off in the 80s. nice sea breeze coming on. i'll be judging, we're allowed to give yellow cards if they did not finish and red card means reversal of fortune, if you know what i mean? >> will:

. >> reporter: off coney island, a 15-year-old's body was discovered late saturday night after getting caught in a current thursday afternoon while playing with his younger brother in an area under red flag warnings. witnesses pulling his brother to safety, but crews searching for days for the 15-year-old. and another massive search at jacob riis beach in queens on friday, after a rip current took a teen swimmer, identified as 19-year-old amadou thiam, under as he was cooling off with his friend. hours later dominic nixon spotting his body. >> i just kept seeing a shadow out in the water and we got close i put my flashlight on it and it was him. >> reporter: the 19-year-old later died at the hospital. according to the national weather service, rip currents are the third leading cause of weather-related deaths. so far at least 63 people have been killed by rip currents this year. that number on track to surpass the yearly average. if you get caught in a rip current first experts say you want to flip and then float. stay calm. then swim parallel to shore at an angle until you don't feel