Sunday. the record-setting storm forced some train lanes and expressways to close and wreaked havoc with yesterday s nascar street race in grant park. this is a live look at new york city from earth cam. a big story tonight from fox 5, preparations underway for nathan s famous hot dog eating contest. approximately 35,000 fans are expected to convene in coney island for the annual competition. men s champion joey chestnut holds the world record for agent 73 hot dogs in 10 minutes. can you say heartburn? that s tonight s live look outside the beltway from special report. we ll be right back.
Entering the u.s. uvalde counties will enter the declaration today. san anton grow trailer where 53 people died speaks out about the gruesome conditions she endured. telling the associated press quote people were yelling, some cried. mostly women were calling for it to stop and to open the doors because it was hot. that they couldn t breathe. and travel nightmares plaguing americans at the airports as thousands of flights are canceled or delayed over the holiday weekend. this weekend alone 254 flights were canceled. nor than 3600 were delayed. so far that year more than 120,000 flights will v. been canceled. that s more than the entirety of last year. protesters crashed the stage at this year s nathan s famous hot dog eating contest but defending champion joey chestnut isn t having it putting animal rights activist into head lock before wrestling to the ground.
Nathan s hot dog eating contest today, where she will be one of the charges. so are we doing this before? i know it s a start all right, we have some hot dog ice cream here. hot dog ice cream. you have it too? will: she said it too. it s called let the dogs out. it s got nathan s in here, will: don t say that. lawrence: are you kidding me? speak to our reading this right now? lawrence: it doesn t taste like hot dog at all. rachel: i didn t get a hot dog in here though. i m not sure about this. will: i thought that was chocolate chips. is that actually hot dog? lawrence: i think that s a chocolate chip. rachel: i m gonna pass.
George, we have to talk to george because torch is the official mc at the nathan s hot dog eating contest for doing this since 1988. i ve got a put this down, george. tell me, do you love doing it? i love doing it. fourth of july s my favorite day of the year. we have perfect weather for it two years and 30 whatever years has it ever been cloudy and perfect day and week out the greatest competition of the year this year. tell me who they are. joey just not competing really only against himself, his record of 76 hot dogs and buns. if it is a broken anger and slowed him down in his training. seriously. for months. an injury. than mcgee s widow relinquished her title last year awaiting the birth of her son, but now she s coming back for her first marriage or competition in two years. hand injury is a big deal. that she issue is will she be able to manipulate the hot dogs? the whole family is coming. number four ranked either in
Highlighting our servicemen and women. let s check in with janice ahead of nathan s famous hot dog eating contest. she will be one of the judges. i know you re excited about this. are you kidding me? this is a bucket list that i never imagined myself to be experiencing. this restaurant has been here since 1916. corner of cerf and stillwell is being held here. it wasn t held the last two years because of the pandemic. it s back and of course to make thousands of hot dogs here for the hot dog competition. today they are probably going to set a record. tabs of thousands of hot dogs here in coney island. hi, jim, how are you? thank you for being here today. let s go over it. that s talked to jim. is there anything special you do with this girl? is still lowly the hot dogs above them down the crowd that we finish them on the high