and one person who did not compete today, kobiashi. >> i think he's scared. >> i think he's afraid to lose. i think he knows chestnut has his number right now. >> reporter: kobiashi held his own contest in a rooftop. >> it's his choice not to be here. it's sad that he thinks he's kobe bryant, this is competitive eating, it's supposed to be fun. >> reporter: less than one minute. >> reporter: organizers say this competition is evolving. and they will continue to have a men and women's event. so the female eaters get the attention they deserve. in new york, randall pinkston. wjz news. >>> i do like nathan's hot dogs but in moderation. chestnut downed more than 18,000-calories during his 10 minute bing. that's about nine times the amount of calories the government recommends you should eat in one day. that's if it all got digested. >> let's throw them all in water so they're partially broken down before you eat them. >> but you know $30,000. >> maybe it's worth it. buffalo wings and i'll do it. >>> a dangerous side effect, the unhealthy problems that people are seeing after taking a drug

he downed 62 dogs in ten minutes and of course, kobiashi did his own hot dog eating contest at the same time and he says he ate 69 hot dogs, which would have been a new record. >> do we really need two contests? >> i don't think so. >> how do you see them at all. >> we're going to leave you with fabulous fireworks from the bay area. ♪ [ music ] [ fireworks ] ♪ [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots of points with our new citi thankyou card... and i put them to good use. he told me about his bunkmates, and how he signs up for every activity. ♪ he even hangs out with the camp director. just like that. [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card

kobiashi has a contract conflict with the organizers. but people think otherwise. >> he is scared, he knows they've got him. >> reporter: organizers say this competition is evolving and they will continue to have a men and women's event. so if female eaters get the attention they deserve. in new york, randall pinkston, wjz news. >> you want aa hot dog? >> no, not right now. >>> as part of our continuing community commitment, wjz is a proud sponsor of the ports of america fireworks show. >> bun or no bun with that hot dog. >> did you see that guy sweating when he finished. >> lay down a while fellow. >>> and things got off to an explosive start. >> kicking the habit, why hopkins researchers now say a popular anti smoking medication could lead to some serious health issues. >>> and bernadette woods will have the weather coming up from in the weather center. >>> and just a reminder that th,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> we're watching the weather very carefully and making sure it passes for the fireworks and we're going to have an update with we b

just a few miles away on a manhattan roof top kobiashi put a continue crown on his head and called himself. they are taking it seriously. kobisahi has been banned from the nathan's contest because he wouldn't sign a contract with rjoma league eating, the contest governing body. we are going to take a quick break. i think we need one and some roll aids after that. jo >> welcome back. still way on our way to the upper 90s in concord. san francisco, 63 headed towards 79. if you are headed towards the giants' game, 7:15. 60 and breezy. bring a jacket. a nice cooldown, finally, laura. >>> we'll take it. for the latest traffic and news updates, check out nbc bay area morning news on facebook. we will see you bright and early tomorrow morning starting at 5:00 a.m. have a great aftersnoon. keep it cool. on >>> we are back on this booze day tuesday. can buy it straight like that? >> or take a supplement. like brain strong. everyone should be sure they're getting enough dha. it's that important. >> an apple a day keeps the doctor away? >> there's all kinds of studies that show anti-oxidants in apple