minutes? the lead starts right now. from iowa to new hampshire to the white house, candidate hit parade, kissed babies, and tried to make their case face to face with voters with one notable exception. then a burst of blast, but not fireworks. three more mass shootings in texas, indiana, and philadelphia are the latest sites of a uniquely american tragedy. plus, hidden cameras in the women s locker room exposed a troubling pattern of sexism and abuse. in this case, it was the police behind the offense. see what a cnn investigation reveals, and meet the brave women who want answers. welcome to a special edition of the lead. i m abby phillip in for jake tapper. we start with our politics lead. today is independence day in america, but it is no holiday for the many who are hoping to become the country s next commander in chief. republicans are all out on the campaign trail in the key battleground states of iowa, new hampshire, where voters pride themselves on getting
biden to address active duty military families gathered at the white house for a holiday barbecue ahead of tonight s fourth of july celebrations here in the nation s capital. be we ll go there live. a pair of mass shootings interrupting the festivities in two major u.s. cities. a gunman in philadelphia accused of killing five and injuring two children, one of the victims just 2 years old. just hours later in texas, three people were shot and killed in a fort worth parking lot. we ll get the latest on the investigations. plus, in israel, eight people are injured after a man rammed a pickup truck into a crowd of people gathered near a tel aviv shopping center. police say the man then jumped out of his vehicle and began stabbing people before being killed by an armed civilian. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer s off today i m alex marquardt, and this is a situation room special report. we are standing by to hear from
62 hot dogs in just 10 minutes. that gave him his 16th win at the nathan s hot dog eating contest, of course in coney island, new york. the reigning champ right there. on the women s side, returning champ miki suit toe crushed 39 1/2 hot dogs in 10 minutes. each top eater taking home the coveted mustard belt and a beefy $10,000 prize. tonight, we are watching the weather across the country as families celebrate the fourth of july, keep an eye on how it could impact holiday plans. heat advisories are in effect in the west with record temperatures expected in some places. let s get more from cnn s chad meyers in the cnn weather center. so chad, how are these conditions looking for the fourth of july tonight? getting better from boston through hartford as the rain is finally moving offshore. flooding across that area in new england, southern new england, a couple of hours ago.
i hope your friend is okay after that encounter with the sea lion. reporter: she s fine. she s fine. thank you very much, nick watt. and on another topic, nothing goes better with america than hotdogs. four, three, two, one, put down your hotdog. oh, my glory. that right there is reigning champ joey chestnuts scarfing down 62 hotdogs in ten minutes, and securing his 16th win at the nation s hotdog nathan s hotdog eating contest in coney island, new york. on the women s side returning champ miki sudo crushed 39 1/2 hotdogs in ten minutes. each top eater takes home the coveted mustard belt and a beefy $10,000 prize. thankfully not actual beef. but let s be honest, when it comes to the fourth of july celebrations, we are pretty much counting down the hours here until we see some fireworks. and that is exactly what gabe