kobayashi failed to break the world record for downing a 12-inch ms. today in the fastest time. the hot dog eating champ said it was the beginess rule of using a knife and fork, as well as the soft dough, that threw off his time. kobayashi was 17 seconds short of a recordbut still clocked in at an impressive 2 minutes 3 seconds. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather. >> that was a struggle. >> you know, it's always the knife and fork. i just gofor the hands and just shovel it in. >> that's me with chop sticks. just wasn't happening. >> how's that for a little side dish with the cheerios this morning? >> actly. well, i hope you had a wonderful weekend and everyone else, too. we showed you the video from minnesota. pretty impressive snowstorm. many people still with snow on the ground. we had as much as a foot of snow reported in central minnesota. minneapolis was right around 8 or 9 inches. that was the first snowstorm of the season. this week, i don't think we're going to see much in the way of any heavy s

kobayashi failed to break the world record for downing a 12-inch pizza in the fastest time. the hot dog eating champ said it was the guinness rule of using a knife and fork as well as the soft dough that threw off his time. kobayashi was 17 seconds short of a record but still clocked in at an impressive 2 minutes 3 seconds. that is something to be proud of. >>> now for a look at your national weather let's turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. good morning, bill. >> struggling with the fork and the knife, huh? >> yeah, you know, when you fail just blame it on the fork and knife. >> i guess they said it was a soft dough, it wasn't -- >> it doesn't go down as easy. but frankly, i don't know how it does go down any faster. >> i don't know. >> those are always a mystery to me. >> let's talk about this morning's forecast. good morning, everyone. hope you had a wonderful weekend. if you're in minnesota, you had to shovel some snow. the kids were playing outdoors and sledding and doing all the winter activities. the first snowstorm of the season.

kobayashi was 17 seconds short of a record but still clocked in at an impressive two minutes and three seconds. still looks like a fighting champ. >>> now for a look at your national weather let's turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. good morning, bill. >> i think it's average it use a fork and knife as chop sticks. >> it's just so proper. you know? trying to keep it civil there, but it's still kind of disgusting. >> i'm bad with chop sticks but better than he is with forth and knife. let's talk about the west weather. watching the pacific northwest. the problem spot mostly in washington state. high wind warning for the eastern slope of the cascades. much of california, nevada and arizona is going to be okay going throughout much of the week. a split forecast in the west. all the active weather is going to be up here and especially in washington state. seattle, you get stormy weather. maybe the only day you don't is tuesday. so as far as the weather pattern goes, this is kind of the jet stream flow that's going to bring this moisture in off the pacif

. >>> in new york competitive speed eating champ kobayashi failed to break the world record for downing 12-inch pizza in the fastest time. he said it was the guinness rule of using a knife and fork and the soft dough that threw off his time. kobayashi was 17 seconds short of a record, but still clocked in at an impressive two minutes and three seconds. and now for a look at your national weather, we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather forecast. i still can't figure out how does this guy still stay thin? you would expect him to be like 300 pounds. he has all of these competitions that -- and he's like a stick. >> yeah. who knows. >> can you figure that out for me? >> i could go there and tell you i'm not really sure what happens after the contest, if it stays down or not. >> okay. you went there. >> they have rules. hot dog eating contest for a certain amount of time they have to keep it. let's move on. let's talk about the forecast. over the weekend in minnesota, they had a lot of heavy snow in minneapolis, up to duluth, lot of people, lot of kids got out and enjoyed

. >>> also ahead, kobayashi do it again and now account terps do it in the activity to participate inllege park. >>> good morning. i am jamie costello. >> i am megan prink especially this is your news to go. let's go to meteorologist justin berk. >> there's assess -- they are tell assessing the damage and what kind of storm hit baltimore city and baltimore county. let's go back to yesterday where we talked about a 57-mile-per-hour wind. they still have the strongest wind in maryland today. but 16-mile-per-hour winds. that's an improvement right? that should put a smile on your face. wind averaging 5 to 15 miles per hour. i want to show outwind forecast model and we are looking at northwesterly breeze that's the arrow coming from the top left to the bottom right. and you will notice the hours shrink up a lighter breeze speced this afternoon but increases with a surge of cold air coming in tonight after a brief shower. and then cold air will dominate tomorrow but a warmup as we shift the wind and the arrows from the southwest over the weekend. look for increasing clouds today. and the t

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ro kobayashi for eating a 12-inch pizza.ll flat. fun issued the dish in a lousy two minute and three seconds. he says using a knife and fork slowed him down. >> a 1-inch cheese pizza is a little more appetizing than some of the stuff he has eat innocent past. >> to me, it is also something that should be enjoyed. >> savor it, right? >>> winter coming a little bit early to the midwest. heavy snow. it was a storm that caught a lot of people off guard. we'll show it to you when we come back. >>> no problems like that here for the weekend. although, this morning, some fog out there as we try to take a peek from tower cam now. temperatures kind of warm now, temperatures pushing 50 degrees. >>> welcome back. it is a foggy start to your workweek. take a look at what they are dealing with out in the midwest. it was a white weekend in iowa. eight inches of snow blanketed parts of that state. residents have been digging out since friday. it turned into a full-blown form by saturday afternoon t downed power lines and created dangerous

all eyes run on kobayashi who gained fame for hot dogs.e said the most difficult part was having to use a knife and fork. oh, my goodness. >> they wouldn't just let him stuff it. >> i mean he looks like he is in shape he does the hot dog eating contest, pizza contest. >> so close. >> interesting. >> if you thought reusable grocery bags were safe think again. the concern about the chemical lawmakers are finding in the bags. >> local dungeoness crab season opens today and it is looking good that story coming up. >> big announcement from facebook expected later this morning, could they be unvailing a new e-mail service. i will have that story. >> i have your weather a couple cities here we go 77 berkeley, plenty of sunshine. 78 alameda, 79 walnut creek. 82 pleasonton. more bay area cities in today's warm temperatures coming up ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning to you. monday november 15th, i am juliette good rich. >> i am sydnie kohara. your time is 6:30 a.m. in 30 minutes bay area construction truckers will protest city hall they want to be gi

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