also back in business. god bless america. god bless the jersey shore. we are strong, jersey strong. reporter: the famous boardwalk restored. the beaches packed. hopefully no sharks. it s beautiful. absolutely beautiful. reporter: the fourth of july wouldn t be much fun without food. on coney island. nathan s hot dog eating contest. 30 right now. reporter: by the way the winner downed 69 hot dogs in ten minutes. security was stepped up in cities across the country including in new york where police patrolled by ground, air and sea. john and tai. thank you. we have breaking news from a fourth of july fireworks event that went wrong in southern california. everything seemed fine in the suburb of simi valley. fireworks accidentally detonated on the ground. police say 20 injured. some severely. several hurt were taken to area hospitals by ambulance. festivities took place under the watchful eye of law enforcement. security in major cities around the country was beefed up.
teal codel saw o reilly factor viewers donated nearly $1 million towards getting wheelchairs for military amputees. that humbles me. the patriotism of the american people never fail. that is right on. if you donate toward the chairs on independencefund.org, you get this great facsimile of the presidents. they all signed it. that is a facsimile of their signatures. please check it out over the 4th of july weekend. i want to thank david letterman for funding a track chair and i hope other famous americansow follow dave s lead. finally, factor tip of the day celebrating the 4th of july. here s what i will or will not do: i will not get drunk or high. i will eat a nathan s hot
independence, and what s shows it more than seeing how many hot dogs you can eat? yes, i m talking about the nathan s hot dog-eating contest in coney island. here you go. finish. one minute and ten seconds! i would give it to this man, joey chestnut. he s about to string together seven straight mustard yellow belts. and you know what? look at him there. one minute! he ll put on about eight pounds during the competition, but he s quite a build. he s not a heavyset man by any means, and most of them are not. here we go, the final 45 seconds. three-quarters of a minute from history if he can keep it down, keep his poise. we will see history made here in coney island. michael jordan, they all have six titles. break through to the other side. the record is 68. he has 25 seconds to go. is it possible?
i m kind of a beach bum, even though i m from new york. you go and have a hot dog and just enjoy coney island because it s another one of those wonderful places. the original nathan s hot dog? that s where it is. you get a hot dog and walk the boardwalk. moving on to the the child in me, is fao schwarz, outside of central park. i love going in there perusing and a big piano in the movie big. i remember that scene. i love doing that. and then moving on, because i want to get to all of this. this is my college years. i used to go to bryant park. i felt very fancy. get a coffee at the corner sit and people watch. it doesn t look like much. it really is just an awesome, awesome spot. and now my favorite food is a little place called the shake shack. love the shake shack. this place has hot dogs and sundaes and all kinds of wonderful things, but the best thing that it has is its burgers. there is no beating the burgers. they are absolutely delicious. if you are ever in new y
as she s leaving, the guards noticed she was carrying a heavier load. she seemed to be straining to get the bag out. they stopped her, opened it and found her common law husband right there in the suitcase trying to escape juan ramirez. do you rearrest the guy? i don t know how that works. first you unfold him. you can check that off the list if you re trying to escape from prison. not a good way to do it in carry-on luggage. now they are together again. not together. much more serious business, the hot dog eating contest. do we need to tell you who won, 27-year-old joey chestnut, winning his fifth consecutive nathan s hot dog eating contest. 62 hot dogs and the buns in 10 minutes.