until only two remained, karthik nemmani and 12-year-old mesa modi. >> a state of consciousness or aly months earlier in their county bee back in texas, modi beat karthik nemmani. but this time her word was a little too tough, and karthik nemmani had a second chance. >> k-o-i-n-o-n-i-a. >> that is correct! >> what about that last word, koinonia, when did you have that idea this is it? >> when i heard it. >> reporter: after his victory, he was quick to thank his coach. she said his recent loss made him work even harder. >> he had something to prove. >> reporter: now, before this year, he wouldn't even have been able to compete at nationals because he lost the bee in texas, but because of a new program, some of these super sperls got a chance to apply to come here and that's how he ended up on stage and the eventual champion. we're so proud to be joined by the champion. congratulations. >> thank you. >> i just have to ask, we talked to your coach, and she said that losing that county spelling bee really motivated you to come here and win. can you talk about that? it must have been so d

karthik nemmani coming off doing opioid bills, more than 50 of them, passing the farm bill. this week we have a big week with d.o.d. and the whip wanted to bring in a special guest. mattis. say hi to everybody. come on. you can. all right. dad knows best there. i want to thank our subcommittee chair, kay granger. she's dedicated her career inside congress about building our military, making sure we're prepared so, one, our men and women have exactly what we need to be protected. we have watched during the last administration, during sequester that our military get cut 20%. but we watched the world become more dangerous. and what we're doing with the d.o.d. appropriation bill that's moving through, we are rebuilding it. as she talked about, it's a pay raise, 2.6%, the highest pay increase in more than nine years. we're looking at the readiness, restoration, and modernization programs. we have to be innovative in is process where we go in a continually changing world. we want to make sure we're protected and that the world is safe and our troops have every protection that they

. >> that is correct. [ cheers and applause ] >> look at that smile on karthik nemmani, 14 years oldm for spiritual community. 12-year-old an nearby yeah row made it to the finals but was eliminated on her first word. >> congrats to her. >> absolutely. >> next at 5:00, relief is on the way for anyone who hates going to the dmv. >> new developments about puppies found severely abused in oakland. >>> plus an alarming headline coming into our live desk. an uber driver reportedly shooting a passenger. i'll have the full story and tell you where this happened next. >>> this new satellite image of the world is >>> you get the feeling j.r. smith knew they had the lead. he didn't know the score. >> exactly. >> what a moment. warriors and cavs fans will never forget game one of the nba finals. >> take a look. lebron james wishes he could -- i think his face in that moment says it all. >> good morning to you on this friday, june 1st. we'll have much more on that in a few moments. >> two teams playing against the cavs last night, the warriors and the cavs. first, you're never more than seven mi

. >> karthik nemmani beat out 15 other finalists with this winning word. >> k-o-i-n-o-n-i-a, koinonia is correct. >> koinonia. it's a greek term for a christian fellowship or communion. i'm sure you knew that. >> of course. nemmani takes home $42,000 in cash and prizes. i use it in sentences all the time. >> absolutely. >>> the state of vermont have is facing a people shortage and came up with a way to solve it. cold, hard cash. >> the governor just signed a law that will pay people $10,000 to move to vermont if they work remotely for an out-of-state employer. it's meant to address the state's aging population. >> now, there's a limited number of grants that will be handed out on a first come first serve basis. those who qualify will get the money over a two-year period. they're making it rain in vermont. >>> anyone who has bought a house knows real estate agents will do just about anything to make a sale. >> how about reaching from new jersey to france. this old real estate sign washed up on a beach near bordeaux, france, swept away from the new jersey shore by superstorm sandy six y

that's the pride of mckinney, texas, karthik nemmani taking the trophy last night. the champion.t like and perhaps he can tell us what that word is. >> i still don't know. >> what it means, how to spell it. >> i looked it up and i still don't know. >>> first, let's get a check of the headlines with the high stakes meeting later today in washington. >> signed, sealed, delivered? >> i think it will be positive. >> trump set to meet with kim jong-un carrying a message himself ahead of the summit. >> we've made progress in the last 72 hours towards setting the conditions. >> threats caught on tape. >> so i'm warning you, trade very [ bleep ] lightly because what i'm going to do to you is disgusting. down do you understand me. >> michael cohen threatened a reporter in 2015 over a story involving president trump's ex-wife. >> don't think -- >>> caught, police catch that fugitive suspect who was on the run in tennessee wanted in connection with the murder of a police sergeant earlier this week. >>> rolling the dice, 50,000 las vegas casino workers preparing for massive city-wide strike

. >> look at the smile on 14-year-old karthik nemmani's face. he's from mckinney, texas.h. >> i didn't know what it was orr how to spell it. did you know immeditely how to spell that word? >> yeah. >> how, how did you know that word? >> it was a word that i had studied. >> whoa. okay. >> it is really early in the morning there. >> a lot like lebron james' news conference last night. >> he's 14. >> all business. >> we're just happy for him. we're showing you 12-year-old anisha row from dublin. she made it to the finals but was eliminated on your first word. >> she asked if he knew how to spell the word. he did. he won. >> she said why. because i studied it. he's focused, man. that's howe he won. got to stay locked in. >> do you know the forecast, mike? >> do i know how to spell it? >> maybe. >> how do you know it? because i studied it. >> five years i studied. let's take a look at what's going on because you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. look, the beach, it's already sunny and it's just waiting for you. that sunshine with slightly warm

fissures are spewing lava more than 200 feet in the air >>> 14-year-old karthik nemmani of texas is thee. he correctly spelled koinovia. he takes home $42,000 in cash and prizes if you're wondering, that word means christian fellowship or communion. congratulations to him that's a lot of pressure that's the news update this hour carl, back downtown to you i never would have made that word >> no, absolutely not. thanks, sue. >>> a market flash from dominic c chu. >> shares of the u.s. traded version of petrobras those shares are down sharply about 7%, 8% the reason why is reuters and bloomberg both reporting that brazil's petrobras says its ceo has resigned no reason yet given. we are reaching out to petrobras to confirm some of these details and get some color on the reason why he has resigned. this is coming in the wake of a lot of worker strikes or proposed worker strikes for brazil's state-run oil concern also right now to show you, sao paulo shares are suspended probably the only way some can take a view and manage their risk is in these new york-traded shares certainly we're watchi

we're back now with the spelling b >>> we're back now with the spelling bee champ, 14-year-old karthik nemmaniast night and the person he beat actually beat him in their local competition. but thanks to a new rule, karthik got a second chance and we spoke to him about his victory earlier this morning. it all came down to two fierce rivals both from the suburbs of dallas. >> -- u-s-t-s-e-i-n-s-l-a-g-e, bewusstseinslage. >> but when the bell tolled for naysa modi, it was the 14 year old's time to shine. >> koinonia. >> koinonia, k-o-i-n-o-n-i-a, koinonia. >> that is correct. >> he gave me the secrets behind his spelling success when i spoke with him earlier this morning. so your winning word, koinonia, i didn't even know what it was. i definitely didn't know how to spell it. did you know immediately how to spell that word? >> yeah. >> how? how did you know that word? >> well, it was a word that i had studied. >> that's incredible and then there was a moment when the runner-up, she misspelled her word. when she misspelled her word, we saw you shaking your head. did you know immediately that she h

[cheers and applause] cheryl: 14-year-old karthik nemmani from mckenny, texas, over $40,000 in cash andices. i can't spell it, maria, i can't even pronounce it so i'm sending it back to you. maria: they have so good. they are so good. >> what does the word mean? [laughter] kevin: how do i use that in a sentence? maria: do you know what the word means? kevin: we are going to look it up. we will have that back. speaking of job's friday, i have a job to do to figure what that is. dagen: there's money to be made in general teaching grammar and spelling to the trolls on twitter, somebody told me to do my homework yesterday and they spelled due, d-u-e. it's not hard, two letters, d-o. maria: experts are warning can criminals, what you need to know to keep your children safe. casual thursday, lebron james could be setting a trend. check this outfit out. nba super star rocked shorts with suit to nba finals, it's going viral on social media. back in a minute right here. we have got a problem. a few problems actually. we're overproducing, overcrowding, and overheating. we've got aging roadways, a