joey chestnut managed to eat 68 hot talks to edge out takeru kobayashi, who was -- isn't that nice?elicious. kobayashi could only eat 64 1/2. he's the loser. those are the headlines. >> who says america isn't the greatest nation in the world? we can still shove down hot dogs. >> friends of the show, both of them. >> they are friends of the show. there's a whole art to that. these guys consider themselves elite athletes. >> can we not get into all that? it's early. >> don't chew the hot dog. >>> marysol, save us, please. >> they soak the hot dog bun in water. it's vile. now, to the weather. good morning, you guys. record heat for july 4th in the southern part of the nation. mcallen, texas, 107 degrees. but alexandria, louisiana, 102. mobile, alabama, 101. over to the pacific northwest, they've had an unusually dry may and june. things start to cool off, however. portland goes to 91 today, to 69 on tuesday. that's below normal, believe it or not. and then, of course, severe weather. it's that season. on the east coast, we have colombia, atlanta, birming thanks so much. more on your su