we'll start with you jairam hathwar. the clock. >> well, first of all that word isn't even in the miriam webster dictionary so it wouldn't be eligible to be asked at the competition. >> you smart alec. >> i can try pronounce it. >> i'll settle for that. [ pronouncing the city ] >> i'm going to show it one more time. i got to be honest with you. you probably nailed it. here's the word. we'll give to it. that was pretty doggone gone. congratulations to both of you. i didn't even get to see the end of the golden state game last night because i was so enthralled. congratulations. we're looking forward to see what to two of you do in the years to come. that will do it. i'm craig melvin. have a great holiday weekend. erika hill will pick it up on the other side of this break. i can't even speak much less spell. have a great weekend. intelligent one. ♪ the all-new audi a4, with available virtual cockpit. ♪ i thought my bladder leakage meant my social life was over. wearing depend underwear has allowed me to fully engage in my l

. >> reporter: and jairam hathwar whose brother won in 2014.no pressure. >> championship blood, jairam hathwar. >> reporter: this time organizers made the final rounds last even longer with words so hard, you should read them so i don't have to pronounce them. somehow the boys survived to the final round where jairam got the word feldenkrais, and gesellschaft, once again the word champion has two spellers. >> we both were trying to encourage each other to possibly become co-champions. >> i'm just speechless. i can't say anything. i'm only in fifth grade. >> reporter: in any other competition, such a shared moment of victory might seem wrong, but here it's hard to imagine a sweeter ending. joe fryer, nbc news. >> why is it always so much fun to watch those. >>> when emergency strikes at a senior center in ohio, the exact right man for the job was there to help. a woman choking on food in the dining room that someone was performing the heimlich maneuver. that somebody was dr. henry heimlich himself. that doctor heimlich. 96 years old. also a resi

. >> okay, so last night jairam hathwar and nihar janga went head-to-head or letter for letter throughf competition ultimately it all came down to this. >> r-a-is, feldenkrais. >> that's correct. >> h-a-f-t, gesellschaft. >> bless you. gesundheit. >> they rushed the stage. they both get a trophy plus $40,000 and lots of academic prizes. >> lots of confetti. >> and lots of media appearances, as well. they'll also ring the bell at the new york stock exchange next wednesday. >> so we're learning more about a west point cadet whose image went viral this week. >> lieutenant alex scloger was overcome with emotion and revealing the three things that led to those tears. >> the first as an immigrant from haiti, he never dreamed of such an honor being bestowed on him. second, he felt his place in the long tradition of west point graduates, and finally his future, he's off to flight school in alabama. >> and next to some celebrity real estate news. >> facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg has reportedly bought up four neighboring homes for some $30 million. >> is that all? >> that's it and filed plans w

spellers to get through three times as many words but the results were the same. 13-year-old jairam hathwar and nihar jangg were both declared the winners. nijar is the contest's youngest winner. >> i'm just speechless. i can't say anything. i mean, i'm only in fifth grade. >> okay. so here are the final two words. feldenkrais which means a system of body movements intended to ease tension. and gesellschaft which means a mechanistic type of social relationship. >> when you can't even pronounce the words in a spelling bee. >> i'm putting the wrong emphasis on the wrong syllable. >> can you spell mechanist? >> no. not at all. >> congratulations to them both. >> i wouldn't be able to spell it on monday either. >> it's friday. you shouldn't have to spell. >>> coming up, home a home invasion. listen to this. a teenager was hiding in a closet, discovered by two intruders. but it's what she did next that changed everything. >>> and courageously facing the flames. we're getting our first look at mark wahlberg's new action thriller "deepwater horizon." that's ahead in "the skinny." you're watching "

nihar janga and jairam hathwar took home the top prize. >> can i have the language of origin? >> it's from a trademark. >> feldenkrais. f-e-l-d-e-n-k-r-a-i-s feldenkrais. >> that's correct. >> gesellschaft is this from a german word? >> yes, it is. >> g-e-s-e-l-l-s-c-h-a-f-t, gesellschaft. >> that is correct. >> so look at that. a little bit of a high five. 11-year-old janga finishing the last word but his opponent crosses his arms. might remind you of wide receiver of the dallas cowboys, dez bryant. look at the two young men right there. holding that trophy high above their heads and congratulations to the champs. those two words were hard. >>> all right. that's going to do it for me on "way too early." coming up over the top, donald trump securing more than enough delegates to secure the presidential nomination. now he's talking about his plan to win the general. plus the significance of president obama's historic and emotional visit to hiroshima this morning. that and much more next on "morning joe." when your type 2 diabetes numbers aren't moving in the right direction, it

near har -- nir har janga and jairam hathwar went head-to-head matching word for word.gone on all night so instead they both won. >> g-e-s-e-l-l-s-t-h-a-s-t. gesellsthast. >> correct. >> and in case you're curious, it means a rationally developed type of social relationship characterized by impersonally contracted associations between persons. when asked what their secret to success is, both young men said their families. >> wow. incredible boys. >> nothing like a little gesellsthast on a thursday night. >> can barely spell my name. >> but you can spell accuweather. >> yes, i can. and h-o-t, h-u-m-i-d? yeah, that's it. double scan live radar. we got the heat and humidity for the holiday weekend. right now a couple of showers through lancaster county but that is about it. and tomorrow in those northwestern suburbs we'll watch for a couple of downpours and thunderstorms to cook up. 76 still very warm right now in philadelphia. 80 degrees. still at 11:00 in the lehigh valley. it is warmer to the north and west here than it is south and east because of those winds coming in

for the third year in a row, the national spelling bee has ended in a tie. 13-year-old jairam hathwar of new york and 11-year-old nihar janga of texas battling to a draw. after 39 rounds. what? the judges, get this, they ran out of words. scripps tried to avoid a tie by adding more words this year. each of the co- champions goes home with $40,000 in cash. >> 11 and 13. interesting tid bit. jairam is the brother of a past winner. the younger brother of the guy who won in 2014. he might have had an advantage. he could ask his brother. >> could be genetics. >>> new clues bringing investigations closer to finding black boxes of egyptair flight 804. what caused the jetliner to fall from the sky? >>> plus, breaking news. president obama has just landed in hiroshima set to speak any mon moment. we will go there live next. >>> welcome back. airbus confirming it has detected a signal from the transmitter on board egyptair flight 804. it is coming from the location where the jetliner crashed in the mediterranean last week. the developments are decreasing the search for the black boxes from the

jairam hathwar and nihar janga both made it through 25 grueling rounds of 25 rounds of spelling words no one heard or used. janga spelled hhh and then hathwar went in for the tie feldenkrais. here it is. give it up. >> then he went for the hug. while the two boys shared a trophy the other contestant got their hug at the end. i think that is the guinness book of world records most hugs in a minute. >> most high fives in a minute. >> i do. >> you have the most high fives. >> that is a true story. >> what do you think of this spelling bee? it is tense. i think a lot to put these kids through. >> it was awesome this year. the 89th annual putnam county spelling bee was incredible. that one kid was a brat. the clip we didn't roll is where he started to mock him for getting the word wrong. did you see that? >> i did not. had some people complaining. it was like a debate. like this year's debate. >> it will used to be really academic. now it is a cultural thing, right? i think it is great. you are right. there's some ego applied. you saw the one kid freezing out the other on the high five. li

the third straight year the national spelling bee ended inia tie jairam hathwar and nie care jane gay winners. still ended in a draw they were down at the national harbor with holly. they aren't too upset to share the win. >> no, actually i want today to share with him. because we both knew each other we both actually were in competitions last year we knew each other pretty well before the spelling bee.e >> oh my gosh he's nice and he's smart what about you would you rather have the title to yourself. >> no, i wanted to share with him too he's very nice to me. he doesn't like, he doesn't actor like he's older than me. he doesn't domineer over me. dom he act like he's the same >> he's not 19 like i said. [ laughter ]. >> each won a trophy. 45 thousand bucks. knee hare got a. the machine crossed his arms and actor like his hero dez bryant. >> congratulations to both off them that's pretty fun. >>> a new survey shows many of us would be eliminated. not a shock. showing the top words. how to spell in each state. here are the words that are stumping people in our area. in the district its

he shares the title with 13- year-old jairam hathwar of painted post, new york.>> very, very smart. >>> 8:24. meantime, a smoking ban proposed by eighth graders in sacramento county is a step closer to becoming a law. the state senate passed a bill to ban smoking within 250 feet of youth sports event. if you are caught using tobacco products or e-cigarettes while kids are there, you could be fined. students at a school in elk grove proposed it. that measure now heads to the state assembly. >>> more influential people in san francisco are now supporting the city's proposed styrofoam ban. "the examiner" reports several key city commissions, including the small business commission and the commission on the environment, they now support it. san francisco, like many other cities, already ban styrofoam take-out containers in restaurants. this new proposal would extend the ban to the sale of styrofoam products in the city. supporters hope it will help the city reach the goal of sending zero waste to landfills by the end of the year 2020. >>> a happy ending to a six- yea

. >> 11-year-old jairam hathwar and nihar janga won. >> one of the contestants was eliminated in the> can you repeat that? >> can i have the definition, please? >> it's an herb. >> never heard of it either. >> i did tweet it out on scott mcgrew. there's video of kids trying to psych each other out. one kid is spelling and the other one is going, nope, that's not it. it's rough. >> they should have to spell to the death, i think. not a real death but -- >> sounds like "hunger games" now. >> they would have to spell cornicopia. >> oh, my. >> have you ever heard of that? >> it's a volcanic disease. i learned it in school. i don't know how to spell it, though. all right. let's talk about the forecast, shall we? here's the weekend forecast. if you're about to step out, just keep those shades down. it's going to be toasty through monday with 90s for the inland locations. sunscreen, spf, the whole gamut. >> instead of saying good-bye, let's have him say that again. >> you're welcome. have a great weekend. >> see you. >>> they say all good things must come to an end and today we say good-bye

an 11-year-old and 13-year-old, nijar janga and jairam hathwar, they will both take home the top prizeth boys get a trophy and will each get $45,000 in cash and prizes. and by the way, 11-year-old nijar is the youngest winner ever. >> congratulations to all. >>> time now, 6:47. let's get another check of traffic with george. >> i don't know but, but i always spell betony with two ts. i would have made the same mistake. >> what does that mean? >> no clue. >> some kind of plant. >> is it? okay. >>> let's check traffic here from the "kcbs traffic center." the incident about which we have been speaking mostly is this vehicle fire which is finally now completely cleared from the connecting ramp southbound 880 to southbound 238. lighter than usual, still slowing. out of pittsburg, heading through the willow pass after concord, the only slowing on highway 4 is just down to 34 miles per hour. the marin commute is good a little sluggish on 580 into marin towards san rafael but otherwise, not a bad ride. and speaking of rides, how about this bay bridge ride? the metering lights have not been act

nijar janga and jairam hathwar will take home the top prize of $45,000.h boys received the coveted trophy and will each get that money and some prizes. and by the way, 11-year-old n nijar is the youngest winner ever. >>> the plan facebook and microsoft are working on. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, giving people options based on their budget is pretty edgy... kind of like this look. i'm calling it the "name your price tool" phase. whatever. >>> we have oakland a's playing host tonight. but that's a giants forecast. anyway, we have the a's playing host to detroit. game time temperature in the 60s. >> traffic is light around the bay this morning. here at the bay bridge toll plaza, no backups. no metering lights. no delays. the rest of your traffic and weather coming right up. >>> facebook and microsoft say they plan to bury a cable deep under the ocean to help customers. the two tech companies are teaming up to install a cable under the atlantic ocean stretching between virginia and spain. the move would decrease facebook and microsoft's reliance on telecom companies f

nihar janga from texas, and 13-year-old jairam hathwar from new york will share the trophy after theyoth correctly spelled their final two words. pretty cool. >>> up next, drowning is the number one cause of accidental death in young children. before you take a tip in the pool, what experts want you to know about staying safe while you're swimming and why some swimming instructors say lessons aren't enough. >>> sunshine this bright, you might need a few lessons before you hit summer fest at penns landing. it's a hot one on the rink. inline skatings lacing up for the open skate, just opened up for the first time at 11:00. there are changes ahead. you won't see sunshine all weekend long. we'll take a closer look at the shore when we come back. >>> it's tough to beat anyone who has not been effected in some way by cancer, so why not step up and take a stand against the disease? a community in south jersey is getting set to do just that. the american cancer society's relay for life for morristown needs your help, and here to tell us more, jason hicks and matthew hogan. did i say that righ

. >> those two winners, jairam hathwar and nihar janga join us. congratulations. like to be a champion? >> oh, it feels great to be a champion because i worked really hard and i'm happy to see that the work paid off. >> absolutely. jairam, tell us what your word was, because we don't know what that means. and had you ever heard it before? >> i don't remember -- >> it doesn't matter. >> i think yours was feldenkrais or was it gesellschaft? >> no, mine was -- i'm not sure. i think it means like -- it's like relieving some acid or some type -- >> i love the way you have a phone a friend right there. >> i don't know what it means. i don't remember. like a trade -- it was a trademark or something. >> exactly. >> nihar, what about your word, what did your word mean? >> my word had to do like something with getting along with people. >> oh, okay. >> that's great. gesellschaft, i never heard of the words either. jairam, i know your brother was champion in 2014 and what did your mom do, what did your parents do to help you become such a great speller? you and your brother.

. >> i spoke to the nihar janga and jairam hathwar. >> we feel great. i mean, i didn't expect it. oung. i'm just speechless. >> what do you want to be when you grow up? jairam? >> i don't know exactly. maybe like some doctor. i don't really know though. >> i want to be a neurosurgeon, but i want to focus mainly on the brain, to develop major cures for alzheimer's and par n parken -- parkenson's. >> do you ever misspell common words like we do? >> not often. >> sometimes we get confused with big words that we study. >> yeah. >> do either of you know how to spell dierks bentley. >> is that a word in the dictiona dictionary? >> is that a name? >> i stumped the spelling bee champs. by the way, pressure. he was a spectator a couple years ago when his brother won. there is his brother in the middle. proud mom. although they were busy celebrating, they took time for the winners selfie last night. shared that on social media. there you go. matt, want to take a crack at it? >> what does it mean? >> it's a physical education, feldenkrais. >> what about gesellschaft? >> yeah. >> i can not yet

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tie at the national spelling bee once again. 11-year-old nihar janga of texas and 13-year-old jairam hathwaripps national spelling bee. this is the third year in a row that co-champions were declared. they take home $40,000 in cash, trophies and other prizes each. in case you were wondering, the winning words, feldenkrais, a method of education and gesellschaft, a type of social relationship. a german word meaning an affiliation. these kids are pretty smart. >> a relationship? >> it's like an affiliation where -- >> i don't understand it. >> it could be like a professional relationship. >> i dated her for a while but then she gave me the gesellschaft? >> huh? >> like a society of journalists or something. >> oh! thought it was a relationship thing. >> i think it's more of an association. >> just, you know -- german words. that's new. they can spell all the english words. wow. okay. >>> when we come back, gawker media is in the fight of its life. founder nick denton firing back at peter thiel calling the silicon valley billionaire a comic book villain. we have the man himself. nick denton joi