sonia sanchez. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] >> now let's move right into the discussion. we'll begin with zaheer, since you work so closely with malcolm on the project. what questions drove malcolm -- excuse me, manny's research. how do you think he might have responded to the mixed reception the book that has received? >> first, a lot of us began to make the mistake aligning malcolm and manny's name. he spent so many years working on the project. this was a dedication of his for over two decades. the actual work on this book took concentrated effort of about 12 -- 12 years. what set him off on this discovery, initially, he wanted to do a political biography of malcolm. as we began to read more closely, what he discovered is that while the autobiography is a very powerful story of personal transformation, it is a deep politicized and decontext chillized story. personal transformation does not take place in isolation. our stories don't take place in isolation. what malcolm experienced,

sonia sanchez. [applause] >> let's move into our discussion and begin with assher ali since you worked so closely with malcolm on this prectect. what drove manning parable's research and how might he have surprise -- responded to the criticism the book has received? >> a lot of us began to use his name because he spent so many years working on this project. this was a dedication of his for two decade and the actual work on this book took a concentrated effort of 12 years. he initially wanted to apolitical biography of malcolm and as he read about autobiography more closely what he discovered was the autobiography is a very powerful story of personal transfoobamatn but is a politicized and contractual ties story. personal transfoobamation does t take place in isolation. what malcolm experienced take place in a specific social and religious context. what manning parable set out to do was mass that architecture. this life is one of certain continuities and seems. we see a very robust detailed discussio

this is sonia. >> hello. >> reporter: morning. >> good morning. forgot it was morning. >> she is the person who assists me with the surgery, she passes the instruments. >> reporter: that's a lot of instruments. >> right. >> when we scrub and come in then sonia will give us our gown and our gloves. >> as you see that's the team of anesthesiologists, and they're putting the patient to sleep. they give the medication so she has no pain during the procedure. as you can see the monitors -- we're monitoring the blood pressure all the vital signs of the patient, making sure that as we do our surgery she stays well. >> reporter: and stays asleep. >> absolutely, stays asleep very important. >> reporter: the mask is making my nose itchy. >> while dr. comrie was fixing my mask, nurse dennis asked the doctor for a time out. >> this is miss frances and she's here for a myomectomy. she has no allergies. agreed everybody? >> yes. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> reporter: so doctor what's a timeout in surgery? >> as you know, sometimes, things do happen. you

i'm sonia matthews, senior interior designer with benjamin moore. here to talk to you about things i'm passionate about, color and design and how you can make your home even more beautiful. so here we are in this very typical, wonderful manhattan apartment. you walk in, it's an open floor plan, and you see every living space. so we have to find ways to use color to define these spaces. now, the bedroom is a very special place in most of our homes so i talked to the homeowner and tried to understand what she was really after in this space. take a look at these great drawer pulls that she actually installed herself. it's a wonderful detail, and it's given me an idea on how to turn this very bland and boring bedroom into a dramatic and rich boudoir. so here's dave. >> i checked out the place. we are ready to go. we have all the materials and we are using aura, which is self-priming and can be done in one coat. >> well, then let's get started. >> one thing to always remember is take your valuables into the center of the room and protect them with plasti

. >> who loves sonia. >> that's what alexandria residents sonia thomas did today at the hotdog eatingontest. she became the first ever winner in the women's category. on the men's side, joey jaws chestnut downed 62 franks to win the men's title. >> it's disgusting. i don't know why they would do that. >> a face only a mother could love with 62 hot dogs in it. >> yes. >> disgusting but somehow riveting. >>> and we talk to annie for a look at the weather. >> it looks like we did see showers and thunderstorms go through the area tonight. i think silver springs actually cancelled their fireworks show. but over all the big one going off. maybe saw light sprinkles this evening. no severe thunderstorm warnings issued tonight. that's the good news. we still see a little bit of action on the doppler radar. look at the green you see out to the west basically out towards 66 and 81. we have some showers. light stuff here. not amounting to a whole lot. but around warrenton, chantilly getting some light showers and bethesda getting light sprinkles as well. 73 in leesburg. all the way down to 69 in

. >> el tiro centro de sonia, se cuela hasta el fondo, se emparejaban las cosas. >> de tiro de esquina en la historia, buscara ganarla, después de hacerlo en casa en 1999 . >> se enfrentara al equipo ganador de japón y suecia, uno por cero, sin embargo japón respondia por el segundo palo. >> segundo tiempo, quien remata? al final de cuentas, se pone el tres por uno, golazo desde larga distancia, japón rival de estados unidos este domingo por todas las canicas, en el campeonato mundial femenino en alemania . >> en la copa américa, venezuela empato tres por tres con paraguay, será el último partido, después sabremos como serán los cruces completos. >> gracias . >> antes de despedirnos agradecemos

you guys feel better that sonia bested both of you guys and she is the champ. >> she is the best. she blew me away. >> she is the champ. >> steve and i had an eating contest with her years ago. >> hot wings and they were delicious. you guys didn't taste yours. >> that was all business. the forecast, it gets a little better from here. we'll have more sunshine than yesterday. we'll take the showers and thunderstorms out of the forecast. that is good news. the typical july fare here weather-wise for the next week or so as our temperatures will be near 90. >> we expect that. >> here is your forecast. we'll start with your headlines and a mentioned the typical july weather. here to stay. i mean each afternoon we'll get into the upper 80s and l.a. 90s. we'll have the possibility of some thunderstorms around. not so much today. i think more sunshine today than yesterday. yesterday turned out to be partly sunny, kind of mostly cloudy for the afternoon with the showers moving in. storms return tomorrow. today we'll get a break. tomorrow, they'll be back. i don't think with a vengeance but

also at this year's competition, sonia the black widow thomas of alexandria won this year's first ever all women's competition. she ate 40 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. she only weighs 105 pounds. she holds the distinction of beating tucker barnes and myself in a wing eating contest. >> you never told me about this. >> tucker did better than i did. >> i doubled steve. he's no competition. sonia blew us all away. >> thank you have to have pepto- bismol afterwards. >> i say the ate -- ate slowly so you didn't have that. >> steve was savoring his wings. >> i mentioned to you last hour, they played it live yesterday on espn. this was a sporting event. this is crazy. >> let's fete right to the radar. we'll-- let's get right to the radar. we'll show you the shower activity. it will be out of here and we are in for quieter weather today. we are waking up with some fog north and west of the city. win chest are, hagerstown, you are dealing with fog and reduced visibilities up there. temperature, 75. 75 at reagan national. 64 in winchester. not too bad north and west. same can't be said for t

for the first time there was women's division, sonia the black widow thomas, no relation. he decided to give the female champions were getting their just due but she weighs 105 pounds and downed 41 dogs back in 2009. >> 105 pounds, 3,000 calories. >> congratulations, sonya. >> i enjoyed it while eating lunch. i stopped eating lunch. >> it's not the most appetizing thick to look. >> we'll all be doing it later, stuffing our faces -- no, not that, really? only half that. >> here is a look at some of the fog as we look towards the sunset, golden gate park. we're trying to bring in some of that fog. that is what is leading to the cooling around the coast but inland temperatures will still be scorching and probably warmer tomorrow. you can see there are no clouds all from vollmer peak back toward mount diablo. you see the clouds sneak down the coast. visible satellite starts around 7:30. here we are less than four hours later. you can see how quickly it developed and moved almost down to big sur. it is affecting the temperatures mid to upper 60s san francisco and fremont and lo

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for the first time there was women's division, sonia the black widow thomas, no relation.e decided to give the female champions were getting their just due but she weighs 105 pounds and downed 41 dogs back in 2009. >> 105 pounds, 3,000 calories. >> congratulations, sonya. >> i enjoyed it while eating lunch. i stopped eating lunch. >> it's not the most appetizing thick to look. >> we'll all be doing it later, stuffing our faces -- no, not that, really? only half that. >> here is a look at some of the fog as we look towards the sunset, golden gate park. we're trying to bring in some of that fog. that is what is leading to the cooling around the coast but inland temperatures will still be scorching and probably warmer tomorrow. you can see there are no clouds all from vollmer peak back toward mount diablo. you see the clouds sneak down the coast. visible satellite starts around 7:30. here we are less than four hours later. you can see how quickly it developed and moved almost down to big sur. it is affecting the temperatures mid to upper 60s san francisco and fremont and low

. >> reporter: in the first ever women's competition sonia thomas took home the title eating 40 hot dogs in ten minutes. >> i can eat something else later. >>> home people line the streets here for the annual parade here on the 4th of july. the parade featured 17 marching bands from all over. there they are the ravens marching band. we had souped up cars, world war ii vets out there. hello, sir. thank you for your service. some parade goers tell us why they love going every year. >> really i like to come because of the police officers because i'm going to be a cop when i get over. i really like the officers. >> reporter: good for you, amber. >> and the marching bands. >> this is the 77th year of the parade. if you haven't selected where you will watch the fireworks we have plenty of options. the inner harbor, columbia, bell air, fullerton all preparing for the evening fireworks celebrations. to pick the best one for you log on to our website, abc2news.com to find the times, locations, everything 4th of july related to keep you safe and sound. if you are heading out today to barbecue or t

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this 16-year-old sonia taking over at soccer camp where her brother left off. >> me and my wife are just, our chests are full of pride. >> kick, lead and dream is an environment where kids can be kids, not knowing they're learning valuable lessons. >> when you start young, a simple goal can sore a legacy by age 19. >> i'd love to see this in 20 years. i guarantee you in 20 years this will be here. >> they're having fun. >> and sandhya patel has the accu-weather forecast. of course san francisco, they'll be shouting usa! right? >> right. and what is the weather going to be like? >> improving. by sunday, the cool pattern will start to break out. >> okay. >> let's just time it will. -- well. we're going to see improvement in weather in terms of returning closer to normal at this time of the year. goitsing to be a slow improvement. here is a live look. you can see san francisco is enjoying sunshine there. there is a ban around here, in real plain sight is the low clouds that have been hanging around sometime looking towards sausalito and richardson bay. temperatures at this hour into 50s, an

and you probably heard of her, sonia "the black widow" thomas, won by scarfing down 40 hot dogs. >> i three that i barbecued today, and i'm still feeling full. >> what's your record? mine's two. >> six was my record. but i wasn't doing it for time. >> maybe we should do one tonight here. >> that's crazy. thanks. i want to crush more cars. ♪ i want to sell more tea cups. ♪ i need help selling bread. ♪ i want to sell more crabs. [ male announcer ] you know where you want to take your business. i want to design more buildings. [ male announcer ] in here, small business solutions from at&t can get you there. starting with the at&t all for less package -- just $70 per month, voice plus broadband. it's the at&t network. helping you do what you do... even better.

joey chestnut ate 61 ii to win today, sonia thomas, 40 dogs in ten minutes.turns out there is a science to this. our friends at espn sports science took us through today. first, the jaw. it begins with masseter muscle, pund for pound one of the strongest, they train this muscle by chewing five sticks of gum. it is about 280 pounds of force, stronger than a german shep aerd. esophagus, relying on rhythmic contractions to move down it and who knew bouncing up and down that avity, accelerates the process. and finally, stomach expansion training, increation by roughly 400%. joey chestnut's ordinary volume one elite e he expands to it more than four liters. i hope you ate dinner before you tuned in tonight. when we come back, it's part "american idol," part american troops. who's judging if they're offkey? but for some of us with ovevective bladder, our pipes just don't work as well as they should. sometimes, i worry my pipes might leak. but i learned there's something more i can do. now, i take care with vesicare. once-daily vesicare can help control your bladder

sonia the black widow thomas was victorious in the women's competition. every time i see her, i think about you and the wings. >> yeah, she had like 20 and i had four. >> that was in how much time? >> a couple of minutes. >> that was in studio. it is always amazing to me. just watch this. this is not even an art form. >> listen, wisdom. here is the deal . they were playing this live on espn yesterday. it was like a sporting event that is what your barbecue looked like yesterday afternoon. >> something like that. it wasn't as much and it probably wasn't as tasty. what is going on with the weather? >> not sure that was tasty. our forecast getting bet ferreira here. we had rain showers that developed late yesterday. generally speaking, they stayed just far enough south of the city that they didn't impact the fireworks. but we've got a couple of showers lingering at the moment. here is your forecast. highs in the upper 80s and low 90s over the next couple of days. plenty of humidity and the threat of an afternoon evening shower or thunderstorm. not so much to

sonia bompastor hits the crossbar. oh, so close. it remains 1-0 at the half.o the second half. 55th minute, bompastor crosses it in. the ball winds up in the net. take another look. hope solo gets caught out of position. game tied at 1. 66th minute, solo misplays the ball right to eugenie le sommer but her shot goes wide. the americans dodge another bullet. 79th minute, set piece for the americans, abby wambach, does it again with the head. usa a , 2-1. wambach ties the usa record for world cup goals with 12. 82nd minute, usa on the break. alex morgan chips it over the keeper, and lookie there, the u.s. goes on to win 3-1 to advance to the world cup final where they will face japan. you can watch that match, the world cup final, on espn. it comes your way sunday. coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. eastern. you can also watch online at espn3.com. >> well, i know where we'll be watching that game. >> yes, definitely watching that game. can't wait. >>> they're the oscars of the sports world. espn's espywards complete with the red carpet fashion. >> if you can call it t

gives what's known as sonia a job gives a right to some income which otherwise wouldn't accrue to the country so it only gives necessarily bias but i can understand that sometimes it can seem a little unfair but i think that unfairness itself and that charge that somehow the ratings agencies are not doing well actually i think it rather shows that they're doing the job. now let's go back to russia for a second prime minister putin says he'd like to see in a russian rating agency now how to go about building trust and be fair like you said. well it's a really ironic out here because the only way in which an ratings agency can build independent global credibility is if it seems to be free of all pressure now the only way in which it can really be seen to be free of all pressure is to produce a lower ratings on the ball all the assets that it sounds to consider rather than produce high ratings because after all if a new ratings agency whether it was in europe or whether it was in russia or whether it was anywhere else in the world if a new ratings agency miraculously decided in its opini

sonia sanchez and i shared offices at spellman college. i look further down today's program and see not only my former office made sonya sanchez but dr. julien mallow of the college for women and a distinguished author in her own right and my colleague, dr. carlson around, from atlanta university and a distinguished educator for today. he will talk about humor. something african-american college presidents don't talk about enough. serving over this cornucopia of african-american accomplishments we can marvel at this curious thing to make a poet black and bid him or her sing. a look back at african-american literacy and education dictates a mixed verdict. we have come far in this century and a half since the civil war and emancipation but we have a long way to go on our education and literacy journey. we have within our community a cohort of well educated and highly literate men and women but we have an enormous population of brothers and sisters who have been passed by, denied the education they need and deserve and because they have been

sonia tomas ate 20 hot dogs and buns to win the woman's competition. she took part of the contest when it was coed but supporting the women and man separation. >> if i compete with men, that's not fair. don't you think? >> reporter: one of the greatest all time ever hot dog contestant did not show up. kobiashi has a contract conflict with the organizers. but people think otherwise. >> he is scared, he knows they've got him. >> reporter: organizers say this competition is evolving and they will continue to have a men and women's event. so if female eaters get the attention they deserve. in new york, randall pinkston, wjz news. >> you want aa hot dog? >> no, not right now. >>> as part of our continuing community commitment, wjz is a proud sponsor of the ports of america fireworks show. >> bun or no bun with that hot dog. >> did you see that guy sweating when he finished. >> lay down a while fellow. >>> and things got off to an explosive start. >> kicking the habit, why hopkins researchers now say a popular anti smoking medication could lead to some serio

sonia thomas won the competition. thomas is known as the black widow .she competed when the competition was a giant event. and one person who did not compete today, kobiashi. >> i think he's scared. >> i think he's afraid to lose. i think he knows chestnut has his number right now. >> reporter: kobiashi held his own contest in a rooftop. >> it's his choice not to be here. it's sad that he thinks he's kobe bryant, this is competitive eating, it's supposed to be fun. >> reporter: less than one minute. >> reporter: organizers say this competition is evolving. and they will continue to have a men and women's event. so the female eaters get the attention they deserve. in new york, randall pinkston. wjz news. >>> i do like nathan's hot dogs but in moderation. chestnut downed more than 18,000-calories during his 10 minute bing. that's about nine times the amount of calories the government recommends you should eat in one day. that's if it all got digested. >> let's throw them all in water so they're partially broken down before you eat them. >> but you know $30

sonia the black widow could benefit she only weighs 105 pounds. >> amazing can i eat heart healthy withoutgiving up taste? a man can only try... and try...and try. i heard eating whole grain oats can help lower my cholesterol. it's gonna be tough...so tough. my wife and i want to lower our cholesterol, but finding healthy food that tastes good is torturous. your father is suffering. [ male announcer ] honey nut cheerios tastes great and can help lower cholesterol. >>> last hour we told you how each of us simply spent an extra $64 a year on american products we could together create 200,000 more u.s. jobs. >> we looked at clothing at 7 now we take a look at the one thing we all spent a lot of money on, food. >> here we are. >> when we first introduced the author of how americans can buy american, the end results weren't pretty. >> you haven't even heard of those places? >> this says made in pakistan. >> vast majority of clothing, in their closet made overseas and or for foreign companies. that was the same for riley and dan and mindy too but when it comes to the kitchen a much better story.

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news will be right back  >>> well, she held her own against the guys for years but tomorrow soniablack widow thomas will go against eight other women. for the first time in 100 years, they will have a women's eating contest. >> back in 2009 she stuffed 41 hot dogs into her 105-pound frame in just 10 minutes. >>> nathan's may have a world famous hot dog eating contest for the third year in a row a dc restaurant is step into the competitive eating ring how many burgers could you down in 10 minutes for a $5,500 prize. toe toe journalist bj ford shows what some people will do for money. >> without further adoe time to meet our competitors. >> mouth of the south. >> you are going down baby. usa usa. >> people are big eaters they come all over the world to participate. >> steve. >> this is all about fun. >> ready, get set, go. >> go. >> you just hope you get some body who is serious, unbeetable you just got to find some body who can do it. >> my strategy is thinking about the american soldiers that is why we are celebrating july 4th, revolution, modern g veterans and those veterans who

today, the black widow, sonia thomas, will go against another eight women in nation and's hot dog eating contest. for the first time in years, they decided to hold a women's contest. back in 2009, she ate 41 hot dogs in just 10 minutes. naftay. we always say this. i don't know if you've noticed, she only weighs 105 pounds. >> i don't understand how anyone can eat line that. >> 41 hot togethers in 10 minutes. >> just in general being when i see these contests and you see these people shoving hot dogs and hamburgers and this anterior drinking. i can't comprehend it. >> how do you recognize that you have this talent. when does it strike you. >> when you practice. >> tucker, these are things that we question. >> we ponder in life. >> she only weighs 105 pounds. >> you remember when she came into the station and you took her on in a chicken -- >> i wasn't here that day. >> tucker has been practicing. >> i practice every day but you'll never compete with her. >> was she nice when she came? >> very nice. she is all business. >> so she was hungry when she came in? >>> she's always hungry. >>> we

the winner sonia the black widow thomas chowed down 40 hot dogs, saying the female champions weren't getting their due. the 105 pound thomas holds the record, downing 41 weiners in 2009. oh! >> i don't know. don't think so. coco the first gorilla to master sign language turned 40 today, born in the san francisco zoo and lives in woodside. they are celebrating with a birthday haiku contest, the foundation asked the foundation to post poems on twitter. and today, the foundation announced the winning poem tweet bid met 314, gentle lady ape, nimble fingers share her thoughts, teaching to us love. the winner will receive a painting by coco. >> that is a cool, cool gift. >> there you go. >> coming up after 4:30, word another woman is preparing to make a allegations against dominique strausschan. >> celebration goesing strong this afternoon. >> and there is a little fog at the golden gate athat may not mess up our view tonight. i'll have the forecast coming up. ♪ mmm. oh gosh. oh dear. big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff.

dogs with buns in 10 minutes and that is not his personal best but beat the second place guy by 9 and soniamas put down 40 hot dogs. >> that is interesting, the first time they had a male and female and had just females by themselves. >> look at that crowd. >> can you imagine? the people winning that? they're tiny people. 40 hot dogs. she's like 115 pounds or something like that. and what jeff happened to kobayashi. who is the shelf life for a competitive eater? >> you know what happened the last time. and make like football players. >> we'll have to find out. >> the things you ask. >> and -- last night's strong storms move on. >> and how the the workweek shape up? the full forecast is next.  >> if you're keeping track and some are, today is the 149th day of the -- 114th day of the nfl lockout and the nba is in the first week of their work stoppage. and which can survive a prolonged lockout? dave has more on that. >> reporter: you never know what wisdom martin is going to do and we'll go in deeper. what better way than with a debate and we'll do that now in this week's e dig of off the

they had ten minutes to eat as many hot dogs as they could. 42-year-old sonia thomas known as the blackow chowed down on 40 hot dogs. she won easily. she won the pink belt, along with a $10,000 first prize. >> and to the men's competition, where joey chestnut tried to win his fifth straight title. this is a big-time event in new york. that thousands of people attend. a lot more guys competed this year. you check out the long line of competitive eaters here? but just like last year's past, joey chestnut ate 62 hot dogs, got the yellow mustard belt, along with ten grand for stuffing all that down his throat. >> there's some training that goes into that. i was hearing you have to drink a lot of water to make your stomach swell for it. >> i would think you need a lot of training. >> yeah. >> and a lot of pepto-bismol. or tums. whatever it takes. pep toe is the main sponsor. >> how ironic. fitting. >>> despite today's excitement, there is an ongoing issue at coney island. >> doesn't have anything to do with hot dogs, either. according to the "new york post" bathrooms along the boardwalk don'

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we should just let you know, sonia is preparing a labor day wings. we gave her ice-cold water and the dog was an extra long hot dog. she usually downs them in five or six seconds. >> she still gets lots of credit. >> i absolutely love watching those competition and when she first came on the scene, it's like, here is this 100 pound woman beating these guys. and you get guys -- >> you know where it goes on them, but where does it go? >> i have no idea. she says she holds 18 pounds of food? wow. >> truly a champion. >> and the trophy was as solid as she was. i guess i've got to do some weather now. that was really cool. >> the weather is a lot hotter than her burn bun. >> yes. >> the bun was cold. >> how about that forecast? >> outside right now, partly cloudy skies across the area. we are seeing sunshine out there to the north, but down to the south, we still have the clouds, and we do have some rain out there. but most of the rain is now out of the picture. 85 degrees the current temperature with those partly cloudy skies. but look at this. the heat

sonia thomas won easily by eating 40 in the first 10 minutes. he pulled away finishing with 62. more that the runner- up to take the mustard belt for the fifth year in a row. there was some controversy. someone eight more hot dogs just not on coney island. former champ kobayashi competed alone a few miles away. he ate 69 dogs, one more than chestnut's world record because he is not sanctioned. it's not likely that his total will be recognized. >>> while you were taking in a carrottop show this holiday weekend here is what you missed. >> ra fin oh, oh, dancing off the couch, megan ra fin oh, 2-0 usa. wired for sound. world cup goes to brazil... if you're a defender, don t look at marta's feet. you re toast. brilliant goal by the best player in the world to beat norway. the giants have gotten a boost from emmanuel burriss' defense. >>> springstein would be proud. brilliant goal by the best player in the world to beat norway. >>> the giants have gotten a boost from emmanuel burris' defense, he is making these throws from his feet almost every day. the key to playing great defense i

of course, people filled a long-held dream of our community and made history by appointing justice soniatates supreme court. [applause] >> the president has worked and enhanced with latino advocates to improve the well-being of latino children, reform the financial system so that it is fair and accessible to hispanic consumers. and give more latino families a real opportunity to get health insurance and access to health care. we know, mr. president, that you are well aware that there is still some unfinished business. too many americans including millions of latinos are still out of work. too many families are still at risk of losing their homes and virtually everyone in this room has been affected by our nation's broken immigration systems and the record number of deportation. most of us here know families and people living in fear including a brave dream act student from tennessee who is with us here today and facing imminent deportation. [applause] >> that is why we're so eager to hear from you about these and other issues. we have been working at nclr to address these challenges and

by the way, guess what sonia thomas does for a living. you'll never guess. she's a burger king manager. but she's a champion hot dog eater. >> i remember interviewing her years ago and she said it was really tough going on a date. she would always out-do the guy at the all-you-can-eat buffet. we'll be checking in with you the next couple of hours. >>> also, we'll be talking to competitive eating top dog george shea. in addition to unwith of the female competitors today at 9:45. >>> nothing says fourth of july like fire works, right? many cities will be celebrating without them due to unusually dry conditions, which would make it just too dangerous. reynolds wolf is explaining that to us. explain the science here. >> the key thing is this, a great part of the country, especially parts of the desert southwest and texas where we have very low humidity and very dry conditions. that's a perfect recipe for bad things to happen when it comes to fireworks. especially across texas and especially along parts of the gulf coast and desert southwest where this year, no f

. >> sonia thomas is the favorite. >> she is. >> let's check in with sal, anything going on the roads? >> doing pretty well, keep your speeds down, chp has extra officers. the roads are wide open. certainly not a commute day. let's go to steve. >> fog moving down the coast. that may play into the coastal areas and fireworks later on. it is filling in fast. again, going north to south. is my computer stuck? oh, there it goes. right there, so there is a lot going on. again it is not going to make much of an impact inland. already 70s there. hazy warm to hot for many away from the coast but right by the costa big drop in some of the temps maybe 15, 20 degrees for some if that fog continues to work its way in. 60s for some, 70s for others, a lot of upper 90s to low 100s inland, a late breeze should take the edge off these temperatures. warmer weather will give way to fog and sunshine and then fog and cooler weather as we go into wednesday, thursday, friday and also the weekend. >> all right, steve, time now 7:57. a story we have been following the past three hours, this. what is happening

we're going to have sonia thomas, the top eater for women staring down against joey chestnut, the world minutes. you mentioned that world domination issue. we're having the chinese come in. there are three chinese competitors. they've just arrived in new york. they'll be at the weigh-in. a little bit of anxiety here as to whether or not the chinese may challenge the world champion joey chestnut. chestnut is hoping to be able to break his world record of 68. he says if it's a good day, if the dogs are cooked correctly, he might be able to eat 70 or even more. what about his old rival? kobayashi of japan. he was banned last year. he's now going to be eating on his own at a bar in manhattan challenging them from afar, from across the river. >> we had the little video mix up there. now we see him being dragged away in the cuffs. that was serious stuff, he charged the stage, created a lot of drama. this is serious business, right? >> indeed, it is. it's actually marketing genius. we'll have the story for you on sunday and monday morning talking about what this has done for nathan's famous, t

have some very talented players, players that have played in america in the wps in camille abily and sonia bompastor. two quality players. but they have some players up front that are really dangerous kind of like mia hamm here who can score goals. necib, thomis, delie, these are players and names you'll see and say, wow, those are pretty goooo >> no one has ever scored more goals than that girl right beside you. mia, i'll let you have the final word, the prediction, what is going to happen against france? >> well, i think it's going to be a tough match. france plays a beautiful style of soccer. they get numbers forward and ck in defense. the u.s. is going to have to possess the ball and take advantage of their chances, but i feel at least a 2-1 victory today. >> at least, all right. >> yeah. >> somehow i knew you would say that i know you feel the same way too, brandi. heys are thanks so much. i know it's a busy and exciting day. thanks for sharing a portion with us. we'll be watching as always. >> we hope to see you over here for the final. >> oh, i get to go to germany. thank you. thank

. >> in the meantime local contestant, sonia the black widow thomas was successful she downed 40 hot dogs in the first only ladies category. >> i feel bad for the person who comes in second. >> you still have a stomach ache. >> this guy ate 62, this guy next to him ate 55. >> all the face painting for no reason. >> either way. >> when do you first discover you have this talent. >> that is what i want to know in college or something,. >>> i want to know why are they so thin both of them. >> the guy that won because we looked this up earlier when he is not doing this he trains like a ridiculous amount, runs every day. >> physical he runs every day lifts weights, works out. >> how did you find that out? >> that is enough. >> you want the try it? >> no. >> he was live on espn yesterday. >> did you watch it? >> he did. >> what is disgusting they soak the buns in water. they use like this kool-aid this red stuff everywhere makes it look disgusting. >> even more you might say. >> we have exhausted that subject. >> let's move on. >> right to the headlines this morning, guess what. >> what? >

i'm from the fourth district of louisiana, shreveport, ocean city, the sonia sotomayor parish. that is where the shale deepwater horizis. only three years ago, we had no idea what it was or would be in the future. it's had a tremendous impact on our economy. $11 billion so far. jobs. poor parishes that are now doing well economically. we see police departments, infrastructure, all of these things being improved. local government. high-paying jobs. and we're beginning to meet the country's needs in terms of natural gas. i can tell you that we have not seen any significant problems. and so it really is beyond me to wonder now with a 9.2% unemployment rate, with energy costs as high as it is ever bent, and the country in such a desperate economic situation and a technology that is 50-60 years old, and has been proven safe and the epa said was safe, why in the world would we be thinking about getting this type of technology which is so essential not just for gas but for the future of oil domestically? my question, for instance, do you -- what is a typical depth of drilling iin the

and the front-runner is sonia the black widow thomas. >>> several bay area museums will be free today, but there's a catch. they're free only if you have a bank of america card. if you do, you can swing through the space and science center, jewish museum, de young and san jose museum of art, among others. the free offer is good today and tomorrow, and the first weekend of every month. >>> you can also fish for free today. the california department of fish and game is offering the first of two free fishing days of the year today. that means you don't have to buy sport fishing license. but all fishing regulations, like bass and size limits, report card requirements and fishing hours remain in effect. >>> a stretch of fillmore street will be alive with the sounds of jazz and tens every thousands of people. the annual fillmore jazz festival is this weekend between jackson and eddie streets. you can enjoy three stages of live jazz music, as well as food and arts and crafts. that festival is today and tomorrow from 10 until 6 p.m. >>> a warning on central and northern california rivers. the

. >> bush is going to ask about sonia sotomayor.i really like what she's doing to bring herself out into the world. she's diabetic, childhood onset type one day peace. she's been pretty a good in the community working with kids are talking to kids, going to baseball games. i think it's a really salutary team when someone is sequestered at the core will go into the world. as a writer, as a journalist reporter, i am looking for a quote in that opinion i find it difficult to get a good quote out of a sotomayor opinion and i find your writing bland. as a questionnaire, i like her a lot. here's one question that she asked in the prison overcrowding case asking of their representatives in the state of california. when you're going to avoid or get around people sitting in for days? with that sort of blunt concrete detailed language, it may not be striking to the heart of the matter is a little flame to the cloud they think. but it is her background. she likes the details and she is really persistent. she will not let go of and not forget o