the women's side, alexandrea virginia native, sonia thomas, the black widow down 45 dogs to win and earnedk champion's belt and continue grand and jowl it lee of maryland took second place with 33 dogs and won $5,000. >>> the men's quarter finals in wimbledon and didn't have much trouble beating up his opponent. he puts away the easy forehand winner in the third set to safe a break point and on matchpoint, he serves it out with an ace and jokovich wins in six straights. >>. and i roger federer and he handled 26 seated mcilnsey of russia and reached the 32nd career grand slam semi final, the sixth and the past eight grand slam tournaments between them and their first at wimbledon. >>> tomorrow, the women's semi finals, serena williams versus arenka. >> and a lot of you have outdoor plans tonight and let's go to gary mcgradyy with a closer look at the weather. >> and we're talking about the scattered thunderstorms that are possible out there and some fireworks time. the actual temperatures in the upper 80s and lower 90s and watch the potential of thunderstorms and hope they stay away. the ne

sonia thomas, all of 100 pounds, ate 45 hotdogs to win the women's division and the men, of course, dominated once again by joey chestnut to win his sixth rate is scarfing down 68 hotdogs and, ladies, if that doesn't make your stomachs turn, those 68 hotdogs equates to 20,000 calories that joey chestnut ate in 10 minutes. >> with the competitive eating contest for sundays or chocolate pudding, we got to keep our eyes on the skies tonight, right? >> yes. severe thunderstorms are possible this evening. so please keep your on is to the sky and watch out. >> sounds good. the cbs evening news is coming up next. matt is in for dirk tonight with the area's only -- derek tonight with the area's only local newscast and we'll see you later on tonight after the fireworks.

on the ladies side, sonia thomas wins and knocks down 45 dogs in 10 minutes.en grand for the win. what's in your mouth counts. just saying. >> i have to tell you something i will fire anyone who puts that on the air. that's gross. we're not doing that >>> looks like social media is taking place of lost dog fliers. patch ran away from home in ireland yesterday and boarded a train to dublin which is an hour away. rail authorities put a picture of the dog on twitter. after 500 retweets the dog's owner rode to dublin and reunited with patch. >> paid for

on the women's side, 102 pound sonia thomas won for the second time in a row. known as the black widow, she wriggled while devouring 85 hot dogs, breaking her own record. this may be america's most famous competitive eating contest. it is about a lot more than the number of hot dogs ingested. it's also about the money. the winners walk away with $10,000. that kind of cash attracts all kinds of characters and a big crowd. many spectators are glad they are not in it. do you want to be in this contest? >> no. >> reporter: why not? >> they eat too many hot dogs. >> reporter: some question whether this is a sport. chestnut works out four days a week and trains for it. it seems to be working. randall pinkston, cbs news, brooklyn, new york. >> from brooklyn to our studios here in washington d.c., good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 comments@captioncolorado.com >>> i'm andrea roane. >> did you know she is the champion hamburger eater? >> with a knife and fork. >> we have the photos to prove it. >

he inhaled 68 hot dogs in ten minutes on the womens side sonia thomas known as the black widow devoured 45 hot dogs in ten minutes. i still don't -- every time we see it, i just am perplexed how they -- that total opposite. >> wow. thank you for staying up with us tonight. we want to leave you now with a look at the grand finale from this year's fireworks on the mall. don't forget we are always on at wusatv9.com. have a great night. quick how many devices in your home use the internet? you're still counting aren't you? today we live online and in a few years the number of devices in your home will double. some networks can't handle it, but verizon fios is 100% fiber optic so it's faster and can handle it, and now a revolution in speed is here -- fios quantum speed, more than twice as fast as america has ever seen. to find out more about fios quantum go to verizon.com/fiosquantum. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v.

the black widow sonia thomas won the women's round downing 45 hot dogs and buns. >>> we had a parade of parade all over the town. let's go to towson first. we found a spot right there early for this one. bosley, towsontown allegheny pennsylvania, we have been doing this for years. you get up early and park and go watch the towson parade. friend walking the route. they tried to break a record for the most people blowing bubbles at one time. >> my lords my ladies. announcing the beginning of the catonsville parade. >> and then we whip you over to catonsville for the 66th annual 4th of july parade. chairs were set up a month ago to see this along frederick road. ravens band in this and nothing better than hearing the fight song on the 4th of july. >>>lins, you've seen the -- listen, i've seen the fire trucks and bands. patriotic pets strutted. joe hall gives the best explanation of why baltimore does what baltimore does. >> it points out how fun and ecleftic baltimore is. you don't -- ecollective baltimore s you -- decollecttive bolt dr -- ecollecttive baltimore is. we take fun seriousl

sonia thomas won the women's competition at nathan's famous hot dog eating contest in coney island.dogs with the bun in 10 minutes. it's a personal record. on the men's side, joey chestnut took home his sixth victory in a row, downing 68 dogs and rolls, that was a personal best for him. both won $10,000 and unlimited supply of hot dogs maybe. or not. >> the crazy thing about it, you're not enjoying the hot dogs. >> how do you even do that? >> you're stuffing them in. they dip them in water to get the bread all soft. it's terrible. it's disgusting. >> nasty. >> i would never eat another hot dog. >> do they chew it? >> i don't know what they do. here is tucker. he was turning away. he can't watch. >> it's gross. >> give us something pleasant to look at. >> let's do it, time for our fox 5 first photo of the day. say hello to jahleel, the toilet paper bandit. he turned one last saturday and his parents say he loves fox 5 weather. >> and loves the toilet paper. kids are fascinated with the toilet paper. >> do you remember being fascinated with it? >> i think it's a boy thing. >> i don't

sonia thomas in coney island and had to do some bouncing to get it all down. franks and buns in 10 minutes and joey chestnut takes home his straight sixth after putting away 68 dogs and rolls. both also won $10,000. i guess it's worth it. >>> new on the news edge. how a controversial announcement by the president helps his re-election campaign. >>> and holding out hope, a local woman fights for her life after being caught in friday's violent storms. >>. and i back live in the mall. the count don for the fireworks continues. continues. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone likes a bit of order in their life. virtual wallet helps you get it. keep track of spending, move money with a slide, and use the calendar. all to see your money how you want. ♪ . >>> the amazing spider man swung into box offices yesterday and caught 35 million in the web and beating 2007 transformers by more than 7 million. the movie set box office records three times before and when it starred toby mcgwire. it has a new star and new director. >>> tom cruise might be dealing with problems in his

sonia thomas pushed through the claim to eat 45 hot dogs.this contest for 97 years. lost dog posters could be a thing of the past. which irish rail workers found a dog on a train in dublin, they posted a tweet with his picture attached. more than 500 others retweeted it. the owner in a different city tweeted that's my dog. apparently the dog patch hopped the train and traveled 20 miles. owners say they almost wished twitter hadn't worked too well they were getting quite attached to patch. and on this day in 1917, u.s. troops marched through paris in first public display in world war 1. the nearly 200 american soldiers wouldn't hit the battlefield for months. their arrive gave a huge boost of morale to the allies in desperate need of fresh legs. general john pershing french aristocrat day lafayette. during the levy usingary roll lafayette fought for us at his request buried under american soil. took dirt for him. charles stanton famously declared lafayette, we are here. returning the favor 95 years ago today. and that is how fox reports on th

the women's winner sonia thomas is from alexandria, virginia. the second place woman juliette lee is from jermantown, maryland. boy, they must be very expensive dateds. >> they are. we're not going to poo poo their accomplishments because that's a pretty amazing feat. none of us could eat that much food that quickly and still be smiling. >> i don't think you could eat it in 10 minutes seriously. >> i don't even eat hotdogs. >> okay. veggie dogs. >> i have no idea. maybe 10 on a really good idea. >> really? >> i can sometimes put it away. >> you go, anny. >> let's look at doppler where we did have a couple severe thunderstorm warnings. now it's quiet for the immediate d.c. metro area. north to pennsylvania the area in yellow we have a warning up there. the storms are having a harder time really kind of sticking and the storm system is just falling apart. we had a good system go through earlier here and in prince william county, but it's all now fallen apart. if you zoom in closer, you can see frederick and westminster, you've got some cells and w

. >>> get used to the name, sonia the black widow thomas has defended her women's title at the hot dogating contest in coney island, and she is so slight, only 100 pounds. we will talk about it. >>> and i'm here in afghanistan wishing you a happy july fourth. i would like to say hello the my family back in wily, pennsylvania. happy birthday, america, and stay strong. you know what's exciting? graduation. when i look up into my students faces, i see pride. you know, i have done something worthwhile. when i earned my doctorate through university of phoenix, that pride, that was on my face. i am jocelyn taylor. i'm committed to making a difference in people's lives, and i am a phoenix. visit phoenix.edu to find the program that's right for you. enroll now. >>> our independence day and it is doubtful that the founding fathers had this particular tradition in mind when they signed the declaration of independence. every fourth of july at coney island, and that is the super bowl in the world of competitive eating, nathan's famous hot dogs hosts the international hot dog eating contest and the

then there is this lady, alexandria's sonia "black widow" thomas. you've got to swallow it. you can't have it sticking out of your mouth like that. she broke her own record, apparently, of 41 hot dogs. she downed 45 in ten minutes. both walk away with $10,000 for being the fastest hot dog eaters in the world. >> we were talking about this earlier. so if we brought them in here, we could get you some, you know, like the little vienna sausages. some little piggies in a blanket. >> i could do ten of those. sonia, she's got to come back home at some point. i will take you on with the smaller hot dogs. >> okay, there you go. i hear a matchup calling. >> let's go to veronica johnson and look at the forecast for today. hey, v.j. >> hey, there. we love watching that every year, though, don't we? that to me is exciting. >> love is a word we'd use. >> any food-eating contest, right? well, i was watching this now. that's the storms that have died down. they were rumbling through areas near quantico with high winds. showers around fredricksburg, now to charlottesville right now. otherwi

t top contenders and sonia thomas, known as the black widow, a female component will try to beat her minutes. they came out yesterday for a weigh in, which is a tradition before the contest that's been going on for 97 years. here's how joey chestnut says he's been preparing for it. >> i feel pretty good. i'm loose, empty, haven't eaton solid food in three days, hopefully it's not too hot. i'll be sweating like a madman but as well as i find my rhythm early on. >> reporter: there's a great technique that they use to eat the hot dogs, don't just put hot dog and relish, they break it in half, dip it in water. ali, it's a science more than an art, isn't it? >> it certainly is. >> and it's gross. did you hear mayor bloomberg goes out there yesterday -- >> as you saw in the new york post, you open it up and has a picture of mayor bloomberg saying who writes this xpe tif and you thought he was caught in an open mike saying something he shouldn't have said. listen to what he said. >> one of their dogged pursuers will finally ketchup, cut the mustard and be pronounced weiner, no question it's

it's about him and sonia thomas. she is the other contender on the women's side.. he downed 68. they'll try and hold that or at least hold it and maybe even beat it. joey chestnut says he's ready for the rumble. >> i feel pretty good. i'm loose. empty. i haven't eaten solid food in about three days, and i feel really good. hopefully it's not too hot. i'll be sweating like a madman. as long as i can find my rhythm early on. >> reporter: ok. so we've got the hot dogs here. i'm going to go ahead and show you, brooke, how they go ahead and down so many hot dogs in 10 minutes. christine is going to hold my mic. i have a hot dog here. they take it out, they split it, and they eat it this way and then they take the bun and dip it in the water and then they scarf this down after dipping it in the water. it makes it softer. and i don't think they chew the food. i think they just eat it like a snake, brooke. >> i am so glad you did not show us. i was so afraid you were going to be shoving hot dogs way too early here on this wednesday morning. are you feeling sick over this?

that tied his world record so the even bigger story may not black widow sonia thomas winning the women'sough it. >> she is bouncing. she is a bouncer. >> she wiggles, too. i think that's part of the strategy. >> bounces and wiggles. now you know the secret. >> and being 100 pounds. she apparently can break her own record here. it was 45 dogs. she did break her own record. way to go. in a contest across town the first crypt hot dog classic. it is the first ever and took place ten miles away and you will recognize this person because he used to be in the nathan's contest and he is in a contract dispute with the main competitive eating body. the drama, the drama of it all. he actually got 68.5 hot dogs down. that's winning by a half. >> look at him. he is kind of proud. >> and he doesn't even have a protruding belly after all of that. you go through this, eat 68 hot dogs, win by a half a hot dog and it is not recognized by the powers that be, so he will just have to sort of have his own bragging rights from the guy in the yellow jacket. >> don't you just want to relish in the win? >> you're

sonia thomas won the contest breaking her record with 4r5 dogs and buns.ad, i don't really know where to leave you with that. >> have you seen that in person? >> i have never seen that. >> they take the hot dog and they dunk it in water to make it squishy so already disgusting and smash it in. >> and choke back. >> yeah. >> oh, it doesn't make you want to run out and get a hamburger or hot dog. move on. they'll do it again next year and i am sure he will win again. thank you. appreciate it. mitt romney is calling the health care laws individual mandate a tax. earlier this week mitt romney's top strategist says the candidate disagreed and felt the provision was a penalty and a little earlier today i spoke with alex stewart and said i felt it was a mixed message. here is what she said. >> he made it clear he agreed with the dissent, and he understands that the final word is this is a tax which is different than what we have heard from the president when he was arguing for passage of this. he promised repeatedly the american people this was not a tax. >> the

he tied his own records and sonia "black widow" thomas is now the two-time women's champ. her own reports, downing 45 in just ten minutes. they both appeared on the "today" show this morning, and they talked about how they prepare and recovered from the gut-busting event. >> i love my girlfriend or somebody who can cook close to 70 -- every time i do a practice i try to eat it and gets it down. >> before the big contest i fast about three days, be absolutely empty, make loose i'm stretched. >> what do you do after? >> you know, you have to watch your diet and then try to get more exercise, and really you have -- you can -- >>> so what do they get for all that hot dog stuffing? $10,000 each. >>> we have some breaking news right now out of bethesda. someone dropped off an old grenade at the montgomery county police 2nd district station. traffic at montgomery and wisconsin avenues has been completely shut down during the investigation. the police station has been evacuated. montgomery county fire officials are investigating the matter. we'll keep you updated throughout news4

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on the women's side, sonia thomas set a new world record eating 45 hot dogs and buns in ten minutes.ate 41. >> mayor bloomberg was there to cheer them on, was he not? >> he was. >> bill: in fact, mayor bloomberg was at his -- bloomberg who of course is the good eating cop of new york, he was at his worst -- >> let me be perfectly frank this is one of my favorite traditions. i relish it so much. oh! >> wow. >> he worked on that a little too much i'm afraid. >> bill: neil king. the day before the 4th of july, maybe it was even monday, eric fehrnstrom of etch-a-sketch fame, senior romney adviser goes on national television, msnbc and said no, no, no, no, no. this fine or whatever you have to pay if you don't buy health insurance may have been found constitutional under the taxing authority of congress but it's not a tax. it's a penalty. it's a penalty. he says for the romney campaign, this is what he's speaking for romney, one presumes. that went on for two days. yesterday, july 4th in a big hurry, romney comes out and talks to cbs and says no, no, no. it's not a penalty. it's a tax but