will: tarrytown? >> janice: do you know where i am?some assignments but yesterday might be top 3, to actually be in the arena where the westminster dog show is going to happen. this is the second time they had the westminster dog show outside and built from the ground up. fox sports covering it all weekend. i met some of the dogs, i got to be in the arena. i know we have to do a forecast but let's start with that and show you what happened yesterday. temperatures in tarrytown high 50s and it is a spectacular weekend. i couldn't show my face at the westminster dog show outside, great weather, we are at 56 right now, partly sunny skies all weekend long. spectacular weather for the outdoor doggies. look at temperatures across the country. i know we are not totally focused on tarrytown. across the northeast much cooler air has moved in. it is for spectacular, great weekend across the northeast. heat is building across the northern plains and southern plains and we will see potential for more heat moving into the west as we get into the wee

and for the first time in 145 years the show is being held outside, here at lyndhurst estate in tarrytown, new york >> were you afraid there wouldn't be a 2021 show? >> oh, that absolutely was something we considered >> so the show will go on without the usual audience >> that's right. and we're still going to have top dogs from all across the country. >> reporter: including four new breeds ready to make their ring debuts one of the big questions, how will the dogs adapt to their new surroundings >> go, go! back, come on. >> they'll be fine they know it's exciting they know when to turn it on and when it's showtime >> reporter: just to be sure, i headed to the agility course with chester, a berger picard and five-time champion >> ready weave. over, over that's what i'm talking about. good dog good dog [ barking yeah >> reporter: but as we know from years >> back again for another year, another exciting year here >> reporter: from g to be crowned top dog. ext, words of wisdom for the class of 2021. >>> well, they made it the class of 2021 being sent off in this pandemic year more resilient

reporter: the competition held outdoors this year for the first time ever at lyndhurst estate in tarrytown, new york. >> ready weave. >> reporter: we got a behind-the-scenes look at the venue last week >> over. that's what i'm talking about. good dog good dog [ barking >> yeah >> our north star was what is the safest way to have the dog show for everyone involved. so that of course meant postponing it and trying to be outside. >> reporter: because as they say, the show must go on >> that is "nightly news" for this monday. thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night >>> i'm raj mathai. coming up next on nbc bay area news tonight. we are just hours away from getting rid of a lot of our covid restrictions. >> best days are not behind us, but the best days are in front of us. >> we'll look at the rules that won't change just yet. and we'll be joined by oakland mayor libby schaaf. the challenges of leading through a pandemic and what lies ahead. plus. >> these are the time when is we need to step up. >> an exclusive interview with sh

reporter: the competition held outdoors this year for the first time ever at lyndhurst estate in tarrytown, new york. >> ready weave. >> reporter: we got a behind-the-scenes look at the venue last week >> over. that's what i'm talking about. good dog good dog [ barking >> yeah >> our north star was what is the safest way to have the dog show for everyone involved. so that of course meant postponing it and trying to be outside. >> reporter: because as they say, the show must go on >> that is "nightly news" for this monday. thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night ♪♪ i got my driver's license last week just like we always talked about' ♪ ♪ cause you were so excited for me ♪ ♪ to finally drive up to your house ♪ ♪ but today i drove through the suburbs crying 'cause you weren't around ♪ ♪ and i know we weren't perfect but i've never ♪ ♪ felt this way for no one oh and i just can't imagine how you could be so okay now that i'm gone i guess you didn't mean what you wrote ♪ ♪ in that song about me 'cause you said forever now i drive

janice dean is live from tarrytown, new york with a sneak peek at the competition.who looks best who fits breed stan ders. this is new to bring in agility course and open to mixed breed dogs. i'm kind of excited. tell me about it, janice. janice: i'm very excited all going to happen on fox sports tonight at 5:00 p.m. i to the a sneak peek with my friends chelsea and liz. take a look. ♪ >> chelsea. >> how do you get her to just sit and behave. >> a lot of work and a lot of treats. [laughter] janice: just like the weather person. i do everything for treats. has she done the westminster dog show before. >> she has. she has been in the finals. janice: how long does it take you to train a dog to do this course? >> when you start with puppies, you do just basic foundation work no. obstacles, then, over time then you start to add in the height of the jumps and the different obstacles. janice: how do you tell chelsea how to do it and where to go. >> we use a combination of both verbal can cues and will physical cues. >> jump dig dig dig. >> every course is different. never

look at this beautiful place, lindenhurst mansion on the lyndhurst estate in tarrytown, no stranger to out there for 30 years. what can we expect from this year? >> the championship is really fun. the dogs that are here are at the highest level of agility competition. >> janice: what do you think of best show? >> leavitt. >> two left feet. >> that is a first. >> janice: take us on a tour of the mansion. >> let's go inside. we have to start with this painting, tell me about it. >> what it is is a portrait of two of the most famous sporting dogs of their time and the sensation is the symbol of the westminster kennel club. >> janice: that is the symbol of the dog show. >> that is our symbol. they have dog shows here but also breeders. the youngest was very much into st. bernard's. really exciting to us to think the large breed at westminster. >> janice: can you believe we are here? this looks like madison square garden and they built it from the ground up. how did they do it? >> feel like a miracle this came together. >> really does. to move to somewhere else and provide the same exciteme

and fierce competition moving from madison square garden in new york city tour lyndhurst estate in tarrytown new breeds, i'm going to say that the corgi is the one this year, because my producer brian's best friend would be very mad if he's watching at home right now. i'm a cat guy. i have no horses in the race. what do you guys think? >> i just enjoy watching it. it's one of those things that the competition itself is just funny to look at. you know, i have no horse in this race either. how about you, amara? >> yeah. i like dogs. i just don't get the whole hype of the way they look and the way they prance around. they look a little snobby to me. >> whoa. >> with their noses in the air. >> yeah. >> i love your analysis to "frozen 2," yeah, 2 1/2 time, that's a long time to watch. >> that's a long time to watch a tennis match. i'm excited to watch the tennis match between djokovic and nadal. >> no doubt. >> coy wire, thank you so much. stick to "new day." we're back after a quick break. then i discovered sofi. completely changed my life. lower interest rate. my principal is going down. sofi i

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