on the women's side 102-pound sonya thomas won for the second time in a row known as the black widow.iggled while devouring 45 hotdogs breaking her own world record. >> where does she put it? >> reporter: this may be america's most famous competitive eating contest, but it's about a lot more than the number of hotdogs 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 watching and not participating. do you want to be in this contest? >> no. >> reporter: okay. why not? >> because they eat too much hotdogs. >> reporter: some may question whether this is actually a sport, but fans point out most competitor s do train. chestnut works out four days a week and it seems to be working. lands pinkston, cbs news, brook -- randall pinkston, cbs news, brooklyn, new york. >> some big eaters from d.c. did awfully well, the women's eater sonya thomas from alexandria while the second place women's finisher juliette lee is from jermantown, maryland. i'm with that little girl. the

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sonya thomas broke her own record, 45 hot dogs in 10 minutes. the pride of san jose, untouchable.y chestnut tied his record by eating 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes. that will do it for sports. hopefully you had a great fourth of july. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] what's the point of an epa estimated 42 miles per gallon if the miles aren't interesting? the lexus ct hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> tonight, we leave you with the best of the best from tonight's fireworks. >> and from all of us at nbc bay area, have a good night. ♪ ♪ ♪

sonya thomas won for the second time in a row.known as the black widow, she wiggled and she devoured 45 hot dogs, breaking her own world record. this might be america's most famous competitive vicomtesse de but it is about a lot more than the number of hot dogs, it is about the money. the winners walk away with $10,000. that kind of money attracts all kinds of characters and a big crowd. >> do you want to be in this contest? >> no >> they eat too many hot dogs >> some may question whether it is actually a sport but fans point out that chesnutt does train. he works out four days per week and it seems to be working. >> floats and flags were all part of the nation's longest fourth of july parade route this morning. 2500 participants walked the route in alameda. small town values, and a big heart, the theme of this year's fourth of july parade in danville, we're told 40,000 people lined the streets to watch and we will take you to brentwood at 6 where the city had no plans for a celebrations of the people came up with one themselves >

sonya thomas wins the women's division with 45 hot dogs.as $10,000. >>> in sharp contrast, i ate one hot dog for dinner tonight. >> it's just remarkable. >> it is. >>> lets take a look. we lucked out tonight. no shower, no thunderstorms, yes, cumberland, westburg, western washington county, and a bit of northern virginia did catch some pretty good thunderstorms. look at temps and conditions. it's still a very warm light. 86, southwest winds at 3, humanity's way up, and the dew point is way up to 73 now. 65% humidity. locally in the 60s where the rain fell, 69. still 89 in washington. 84 ocean city. dew point, way up. tomorrow, that will come back down to the upper 60s. with temperatures expected in the upper 90s again, it will feel like 100 to 1201 in the afternoon. we will likely have a heat advisory for the next couple days in the afternoon. a light southwest breeze is not helping a whole lot. to the west of us, still 93 in minneapolis right now. 89 in chicago. 89 detroit. so these warm temp again will be in our region. most of the east i

. >> and for the women, it's all about sonya thomas.nding champion and holds the world record. once eating 41 hot dogs in 10 minutes. >> that boggles the mind and the stomach. all this action starts this morning at 11:30 a.m. eastern time own espn3. and you can see it on tape delay beginning at 3:00 eastern. >>> for some of you now, local news is next. [ male announcer ] every day, thousands of people are choosing advil® for their headaches. my name is sunshine and i have three beautiful girls. i like taking advil® for a headache. it nips it in the bud. and i can be that mommy that i want to be. ♪ [ male announcer ] take action. take advil®. so ditch the brown bag for something better. like our bacon ranch quesadillas or big mouth burger bites, served with soup or salad, and fries. starting at just 6 bucks, at chili's. i love the fact that quicken loans provides va loans. quicken loans understood the details and guided me through every step of the process. i know wherever the military sends me, i can depend on quicken loans. wherever th

on the women's side alexandria virginia native sonya thomas downed 45 dogs to win and earns the pink champion belt and 10 ground and juliette lee of maryland took place with 33 and won $5,000. don't know how they do it. that's pretty gross. that's all for sports. we'll be right back. >> the verizon 4g lte sports desk brought to you by verizon 4g lte. this is the plan that revolves around you. introducing share everything. unlimited talk. unlimited text. and a single pool of shareable data that powers up to 10 devices. the first plan of its kind. share everything. only from verizon. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] what's the point of an epa estimated 42 miles per gallon if the miles aren't interesting? the lexus ct hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. it's the perfect match for the perfect moment -- oreo the dunkin' way. introducing the new oreo coffee coolatta and new oreo vanilla bean coolatta. taste the fun today. america runs on dunkin'. hurry in to dunkin' and try the new oreo coolatta and donuts today. >>> scientists all over the world say a recent major announcement means they'r

sonya thomas scarfed down 45 dogs to win the women's title. >>> run, spot, run.e'll explain next. >>> every dog has its day and one little pooch certainly has quite a tale. this escape artist managed to escape troopers by hiding in the woods. but a professional dog rescuer came in with a leash. no word on who the dog belongs to. >> see you back here at 7:00.

. >> the woman's winner, sonya thomas. she broke her own record, devouring 45 hot dogs.ngratulations to them both. >> love to see their bloodwork after that contest. >> she only weighs 100 pounds. >>> let's turn to real sports and holiday highlights from america's pastime, courtesy of espn. >> i'm jorge andres. david ortiz, sitting on 299 career home runs. not anymore. see you later. his 400th career bomb. he was the sixth player to hit 400 wearing the red sox uniform. celebrating with his boys. bottom of seven now, tied at 2-2. another former red sox, coco crisp. keep to right center. one-hops the wall. he has wheels with a triple on that one. and the a's have something going in the seventh. next batter, weeks, singles into left. crisp comes in to score. the a's win 3-2. >>> madison bumgarner and the giants in our nation's capital to take on the nats. ryan zimmerman, it clears the wall for a two-run homer. the nationals lead, 6-3. next batter, another bomb to right. you get the theme here? the nationals lead 7-3. bottom eight. nats up 7-2. rick ankiel. crushing a two-ru

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sonya "black widow" thomas took the women's ground. >> sonya "black widow" thomas. >> put that story in front of me? put it in front of the weather guy. >> too bad the a's can't play the red sox all season long. >> pretty good. a's continue to make noise. ask the red sox. big papi. the a's are still their daddy. the celebration today. josh redick participating in the independence day ceremony for the a's. a former red sox, brandon moss, what an addition he has been. 10th homer since joining the a's a month ago. 1-0. aj griffon. finds one. that guy could hit. big papi. ortiz, 400th of his career. 3-2 lead. three game sweep. the giants get a bad wake up call in d.c. man, washington tags them again. sandoval with a two run homer off jackson. 3-0. baumgartner not up to the task of holding the lead. desmond, a two out, two run single. again, taken deep this time. right center field. and later in the fifth inning, ryan zimmerman likes what he throws. he rides it out. two run shot. 9-4 final. roger federer won his match. he is on the semis. >> thank you. >>> and thank you for joining us ton

alexandria native sonya thomas defending a women's hot dog after eating 40 hot dogs this year. it begins at noon. >> we wish them luck. i wouldn't necessarily say that that's the reason why we're proud to be americans, hot dog eating contest. >> it said it there. i went with it. >> i'm saying. many, many reasons for us to be proud to be americans today. >>> 4:41. time for weather and traffic on the ones. veronica johnson in the storm center. >> hey, guys, eating those hot dogs outside, trying looking for some shade because it is going to be pretty hot later today. we're getting a little relief this morning with lower humidity. temperatures out there in the 70, 71 to 77. 72 in aspen hill right now. riverdale and ft. washington in prince george's county coming in at 77 degrees right now. isolated thunderstorms. hager town, that's dropping south and east. about an hour and 30 minutes, it will be here so we're talking about the showers around the area, a break and then the possibility, 50% chance of afternoon storms. i think those will be progressive storms and scattered. it will n

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and sonya thomas of alexandria won the women's contest. >> she still has her game. bodies have got to rabaul. stop doing this to me. >> i look like that at nationals games all the time. were you there today? it was quite the show. nothing like celebrating being an american been watching america's pastime in the nation's capital. today marks the first time since 1933 a washington baseball team led its division. bottom of the third, the giants with a 3-1 lead. harper and ryan zimmerman come home. the national take the lead in the fourth. in the fifth -- mr. july 4 himself, a home run to right center. 9-4. >> we have had a lot of close games. we're having the luxury now of guys getting comfortable. it is much easier on the pitchers and the skipper. >> if baseball is america's sports, british royalty is into were watching -- watching something else -- wimbledon. andy murray is trying to become the first british man to win. prince william and kate middleton were in attendance. i wonder where her hat is. the royals stayed to watch roger federer. federer would put it away,

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sonya thomas won with 45 hot dogs. she's known as the black widow of the competition. >> this is the first ever panda awareness week. take a look, 100 people dressed up as giant pandas marched and participated in tai chi. there are 1,600 living in the wild and others in captivity. >> check out this video just posted to youtube. this competitor in the 110 meet are hurdles event just could not be bothered to jump. look at him! you have to admire his spirit, after all. if there's an obstacle in your path, what else are you supposed to do? plow right through it. i can't get enough of this video. that's spectacular. it is now four minutes past the hour. stephanie, that's my kind of guy. that was hilarious. can't beat it, go through it. >> i actually have a couple here. they've been feeling like newlyweds for 50 years. what has made it tick for this long? >> well, we're honest with each other, we have open communication. we communicate and let each other know what we want or what we think. >> a little marriage counseling. we

joey chet nuft and sonya thomas.e you a little demonstration of maybe how they go ahead and doichlt they're not putting ketchup or mustard or relish on this thing. what they do is take the hot dog, split it, eat it double white. they have to do it with water and it goes down easier. sounds good. want to try it, karol? >> no thank you. i don't understand why people are so amazed by this event. i is fun and i know you can barely hear me, we can barely hear you because of the reher sales going on but we've got the gist. alison cottic, reporting live from coney island. we'll be right back. >>> hi. this is captain nicole smith serving in bagram air force base in afghanistan. i'd like to say happy fourth of july to all my friends, aviation and sauld soeldiers surfing around the world. happy fourth of july. ne has goa. take the steps to reach yours with us. with real advice for real goals. a u.s bank wealth management advisor can help you every step of the way. from big steps, to little steps. since 1863 we've helped guide

in the women's competition, sonya thomas of alexandria, virginia had no problems getting her title.that's 12 more than the second place winner. >>> we remember when she was right here in our studio. we got to witness it firsthand. tell them what happened. >> the key is the water has to be warm. she dips the dogs in the warm water, she can swallow them more easily. >> and what did we give her? >> we gave her cold water. we didn't know. >> she couldn't talk to tell us what was wrong. it's a messy scene. congrats, though. >> yes. >>> the winter olympics will not come to america in 2022. the u.s. olympic xhcommittee decided not to make a bid. denver, salt lake city and montana and reno, lake tahoe, they'll all be hoping to get in on the games. officials from those cities say they're disappointed in the decision, but it gives them more time to plan for the 2026 winter games. that's enough time to put together a bid. >>> final touches are underway for the 2012 olympics in london. kickoff happens in just a few weeks now. keith miller has a preview of the upcoming games. >> reporter: 23 day

sonya thomas broke her own record eating 45 hot dogs. and joey chestnut tied his own report, 68 hot dogs in just ten minutes, for all that, the soix-time champion got $10,000, probably going to spend $4,000 on it for pepto bismol. >> you made us laugh, you made us cry. thanks so much, dave. >> that's what i'm here for. >> for a full hour of sports you can watch comcast bay area tonight at 10:30. >>> there is a new record at the box office for a tuesday opening. the amazing spider-man swung into action bringing $35 million it broke a previous record held by the first transformers which also opened on july 3. box office trackers are projecting the movie might earn around $120 million or more in the first six days. >>> a sun stream comes a mother's reality. tonight at 11:00, meet the south bay mom doing something her son was never able to do for herself. find out why it could help every single person living in santa clara. that's at 11:00. after the macy's fourth of july spectacular. >>> and coming up at 7:00, if you want some more news, we

sonya thomas is the black widow, she was -- managed to scarf down 45 hot dogs to win the women's title. she weighs 100 pounds. >> let's check that forecast with meteorologist christina loren. a lot of people scarfing down maybe not to that level but a lot of barbecues yesterday. >> i relish the thought. i'm glad he mustered up the churnlg. we have a good looking day, cooler than yesterday which is good news inland. not great bayside and the coast. we'll see more fog. 74 at 4:00 p.m. in oakland, 70 degrees at the coast at 4:00, a good beach day but inland 85 degrees. you want to dress for the day. mike has a traffic alert. >> the not drive now. not driving the lower deck of the bay bridge. from the tunnel, this is a treasure island tunnel, the lower deck, traffic barely moving. in the backup we have two lanes available at a lower deck. in this backup another issue, chp got word of someone slumped over a steering wheel. nobody can get to the scene so we hope that everybody is okay. maybe somebody dozed off. back into the shot from the san francisco side. you see the cars stacked up. avoi

sonya thomas won the women's competition at the nathan's famous hotdog eating contest in coney island in buns in 10 minutes. on the men's side and these pictures are graphic, reigning champion joey chestnut downing 68 hotdogs and rolls. both contestants won $10,000. >> that just hurts to watch. >>> the nationals had an early morning on the field today. an 11 a.m. start that followed a late game last night that didn't end until after 11 p.m., but nonetheless the team looked awake and rang in independence day the right way. >> the nats had a 1 1/2 hour rain delay and fireworks following the game, so it made for a really late night. then they were back at it this morning less than 12 hours after leaving the field, but nonetheless they still provided some afternoon fireworks in the form of moment runs. the fans were dressed up at nats park today, over 35,000 in attendance including these young nats fans. it was not a good start early on. south of the 1st nats down 1-0 and when jackson gives up the two-run homer to pablo sandoval, the man also known as kung fu panda gives the giants a thre

. >> reporter: sonya thomas won for the second time in a row. known as the black widow, she wiggled, while devouring 45 hot dogs, breaking her own world record. >> there she is. where does she put it? >> this may be america's most famous competitive eating contest. but it's a lot more than just hot dog eating contest. it's also about the money. >> reporter: the winners walk away with $100,000. many spectators are glad they are watching and not participating. >> do you want to be in this contest? no? okay. why not. >> they eat too much hot dogs. >> reporter: some may question whether in is actually a sport. but fans point out, most competitors do train. chestnut works out, four days a week. >> joey chestnut. and it seems to be working. randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> nathans says the first hot dog eating contest was held in 1916. of course, they didn't say how he works out. >> that's what i'm wondering. does he pump iron? or eat a lot of hot dogs? >>> another crash involving a new york tour bus. what happened this time? >>> arafat poiso

the woman to win is sonya "the black widow" thomas.u said she downed 41 hot dogs at one point. that's her record. she's trying to beat it today. of course, in about a half hour the men are going to take the stage and the favored to win there is joey chestnut. he downed 68 hot dogs. he's trying to beat his record as well. says he's prepared for this because he hasn't eat about solid food for three days. there is a technique for this. they go ahead and split the hot dog in half. they also have to eat the buns -- split the buns in half and dip them in water. do you want to come and join us? >> you're making me very hungry. you can buy the nathan's hot dogs in the grocery store. i see them everywhere. you don't have to head to coney island, although coney island is pretty darn right. >> reporter: that right. you can buy the nathan's hot dogs at the supermarket. i'm not eating them after i see what's going on the stage. it's so disgusting you can't watch it after seeing what they're doing with it. i'm sorry. >> get into the spirit. take a b

and sonya thomas ate 45. congratulations. how are you guys feeling?est n indigestion? >> i'm still recovering a little bit. >> can we touch your tummies? >> where do you put it all? 45 hot dogs yesterday. >> yes. >> where do they go? >> you're only 100 pounds. that's incredible. and you wanted to do one for every year because you just turned 45? >> this year i'm going to be 45 so i try to make a special year. >> how do you practice? do you practice at home? >> yeah, i have my girl friend or somebody cook up close to 70 hot dogs. every time i practice i try to eat it and get it down and doing more the next time. >> is it like running a marathon? do you scale down as you get closer? >> absolutely. before the big contest i'm going to fast for about three days, eat nothing, be absolutely empty, maybe sure i'm loose and stretched. >> what do you do after? how do you get your body back to normal? >> back to normal you have to watch your diet and try to get more exercise. you cannot eat a lot of food. >> do you have any tips? willie and natalie want to do a

sonya thomas is trying to beat her record of 41 hot dogs down in ten minutes. it begs the question, how do they do it and shove the hot dogs down in ten minutes. some of the tricks came from one of the past winners. he did the following, i will have christina hold my mike and show you, they don't put ketchup or mustard or any relish, they take the hot dog and split it and kind of down it double and eat it this way but they also have to eat the bun so they take the bun and split it in half and then they take the cup of water and dip it in the water to mush it up so it slides down easier than if it wasn't wet. they do it one after the after after the other over a ten minute period. we will see if joey chestnut will keep his record or do better and see how sonya does as well. >> i'm curious, isn't there a woman called the black widow, is she going to be there too? >> reporter: yes, she does call herself the black widow, sonja thomas that downed 41 of these, 41 of these, that's a lot, she weighs 100 pounds. so i think what the name does, torrey, it kind of gives he

and alexandria native sonya black thomas -- >> why is she bouncing like that? >> you have to have space. two-time women champion, she broke her own record of 41 dogs downing 45 in just ten minutes! you can see both on the "today" show later this morning right here on nbc4. >> hold it in. still, i will take her on. you get us some pigs in the blanket, i will go up against the black widow. >> i still think she could beat you. >> she would annihilate you, aaron. >> i would give her a run for her money, though. >> really? >> yes, absolutely. >> okay, just for that we are bringing in hot dogs tomorrow. >> prove it! >> exactly. prove it. >>> well, we are going to be proving something, and that's that the heat wave will be ending in a couple of days. we have to get through the weekend, right? we are looking at the heat index, 73. what it feels like in leesburg there. 82 here in annapolis, maryland. the heat index is two degrees higher than the air temperature. look at chicago, 84 feels like, 82 in memphis. sky high, once again, the eastern two-thirds of the nation. th

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sonya thomas, aka the black widow set the women's world record by eat 45g hot dogs.weighs 100 pounds. >> she's so little. how does she do it. you're right about the gag reflex. you heard it. >> have you heard about the nitro circus, by the way? >> no, no, no. >> a bunch of friends that go around the world. it's like crazy x-game-style stunts. take a look at this. >> we're dream makers, making dreams and nightmares come true. >> this does not look safe at all. >> why is it that everything we do that's deadly also has to be sketchy. >> this is so stupid. >> the big name you'll know is travis. he does crazy stunts like this, competes in x games. i've seen him try a big wheel flip. the movie is coming out. nitro circus 3-d. >> the technical term for that is cra-cra. thank you, jeff. appreciate it. the next hour of "cnn newsroom" is up. i'm don lemon. carol has the day off. lines fell on a home and property after violent storms hit and they say no one has been around to clean it up. we talk with them this house. >>> plus -- >> i'm not going to put my job over helping some

the black widow, sonya thomas, won the women's contest but broke her own record with 45 dogs and buns. she's like 100 pounds. >> she's itty bitty. >> it deidentifies logic, doesn't it? >> in a competing contest, did you know there was a competing contest? >> no. >> here you go. it was the first ever kriff hot dog classic. he's in a the nathan's people. he said i'm going to start my own contest. he scarfed 68 1/2 hot dogs. so you could say he kind of won. >> look at him. he's like look at all those hot dogs in my belly. >> how could his belly still be like a wash board? >> because he didn't eat for like a week before. >> apparently his 68 1/2 not being recognized by the powers that be. so he just has to crif it out. >> scandal. >> but 68 for joey chestnut. 68 1/2 for kobayashi. >> i'm wondering how he's feeling after scarfing down the hot dogs. no, thank you. to the catch of the day here. this shark took six fishermen to haul in. so big it actually broke the scale. >> unreal. [ music plays, record skips ] hi, i'm new ensure clear. clear, huh? my nutritional standards are high. i'm not

while sonya "the black widow" thomas tipped the scales at a mere 100 pounds.he last time ate her way through 41 dogs. very impressive. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. >>> in brazil a few penguins apparently refused to stop and ask for directions. instead of of swimming in the much colder waters of patagonia, they were spotted along the beaches of rio de janeiro. dozens of flightless birds were rescued and returned to their natural habitat. experts say it is common for young penguins to lose their way while searching for food. >> that's the right way to get lost. >> no kidding. >>> well, in england the olympic torch has reached new heights. on the 46th day of the olympic torch relay, the fiery beacon was flown by a professional stuntman on a jet pack at the england's national space center. the daredevil aptly known as jet pack man took the torch over the building before making his way back down. the relay will continue for 20 24 more days. >> and, finally, in israel, some clothes hopefully c

sonya the black widow thomas will be defending her crown on the woman's side. >>> thank you for trustings. we'll see you the next time news breaks. our coverage continues at 10 tonight. we're all here for you a ktvu.com. tmz is up next right here on tv 36. you ready buddy? you're probably not getting called up to the majors. but your fence? that's pro. finish like a pro with cabot wood stains. cabot...that's pro.

then there's this lady, sonya "black widow" thomas, two-time women's champion. she downed 45 or kind of downed them, kind of sticking out of her mouth there. just ten minutes was the time limit. both thomas and chestnut walk walk away with $10,000. she wanted to break her record, she ate 40 last time. >> she's so tiny. >> she's 100 pounds. >> i eat one, you and you to worry about the after -- and the indigestion that goes along with it. >> the battleground state president obama is focusing on this morning. >> and how this dog found his way home thanks to the help of social media. >> and the storms have moved out of the >>> looking at stories making headlines right now, d.c. police are investigating a deadly shooting. >> and president obama heading back on the campaign trail as he and mitt romney continue to exchange attacks. good morning, everyone. we'll have much more on those stories throughout the morning. >> welcome back to news4 today. >> oh, i missed that part. >> welcome back on this thursday, july 5th. we want to start with the big story that's been arou

sonya "the black widow" thomas tipped the scales at a mere 100 pounds.t will change tomorrow. >>> this is bizarre. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration has issued an official statement denying the existence of mermaids. i know, i'm so disappointed. the denial reportedly came after a recent animal planet show on mermaids which fooled viewers with computer imagery depicting the mythical creatures, apparently created some questions. really? really, guys? >>> here's your "first look" at this morning's dish of "scrambled politics." an associated press phographer caught supreme court justice john roberts arriving on the island of malta yesterday. after the health care decision roberts said malta seemed like a good place to go following last week's health care decision. the ap also got a picture of republican candidate mitt romney on vacation with his wife and grandchildren in new hampshire. today he'll march in a local fourth of july parade. the "boston globe" reports president obama and his family will skip their annual vacation on martha's vin

the world record, sonya the black widow thomas, ate 45! >> reporter: melissa rainey.bc2 news. >> i still can't watch that video. >>> a huge disappointment for spectators in california who came out for one fireworks show. it was a technical difficulty resulting in all fireworks going off at once. i call it premature detonation. it was supposed to be a 17 minute show and instead, it lasted about 26 seconds. luckily no one was hurt and people were waiting for the show, they were told to simply go home and some were seen muttering that's it? the whole thing was over? mike masco before it ever started. >> it was a tweet the guy said i had a better display in my backyard with bottle rockets. one big boom and then it's over and everyone goes home. >> all many money down the -- that money down the drain or at least in 20 seconds. >> it's a wonderful business and you are giving someone money to burn. >> exactly. well put sir. >> little weather? >> let's do the weather and we're talking about a very sticky morning out there. look at this shot if you are ever watching us in high