on twitter the dictionary says this is too confusing even for merriam webster. so, i'm reluctant to call it a word. >> looks like he meant to tweet "coverage." >>> how well can you sepell? the preliminaries for the scripps national spelling bee, this year, it's harder than ever before. there are nine local spellers taking part. these are students from north virginia. the ones from maryland come from all different countries as well. all of these kids had to yesterday. and today, they'll each have a chance to spell two words on the stage. there is only one person representing. that is margaret isaacson from the bilincogual school. >>> time for check of weather and traffic. >> melissa mollet is checking in on the commute. but first to the weather. >> good morning. three mornings in a row with all of the fog around. >> yeah, not a fun commute if you're heading to anywhere hilly, you'll hit some spots where you have zero visibility. here's a live look outside currently. we have a live picture not showing too much in the way of fog here but there are some areas where

even the merriam-webster dictionary is unsure what to do with the tweet, especially with a lot of people wondering if covfefe is a word or just a the national spelling bee, it's today. hundreds are locals are expected to make it into the bee. there are nine local spellers taking part. take a look, these are students from north virginia. some from maryland here come from all different countries. all of the kids had to complete a written test yesterday. today, they'll have a chance to spell two words on stage. there's only one person representing the district, margaret isaacson from the bilingual school. good luck to all the kids. 5:45, we'll look at how good we are at spelling. the most common misspelled words state by state. >>> you may want to give yourself a few extra minutes to get to work this morning because fog could slow folks down, right? >> certainly could, possibility down to under a mile. temperatures aren't too bad, low to mid-60s. a couple of martinsburg, west virginia. we'll detail today's rain chances coming right up. >>> it was the student-teacher affair that stunned the

merriam webster quickly to translate on this saying the idiom means to be secretly happy or amused by something. the more you go. michelle: thank you. 7 on your side consumer alert. americans, we stepped up our retail sales by nearly half a percent in april. the commerce department says some of the biggest growth is online sales but that brought bad news for department stores. macy's and jcpenney continues to trouble. nancy: if you're seeing a lot of turnover in your office you are not alone. according to a.d.p., the country's largest payroll processers, nearly 2/3 of the workers who participated in the survey say they're open to leaving for another job. almost half say they would leave even if a new job matched or paid less. and get this. even more just left a job that didn't meet their expectations. jonathan: all right. how much do you know about charter schools and school voucher programs? you heard the name and the term a lot, but how much do you know? well, don't feel bad if you don't know much at all about it because you're actually with the majority. because according to an ass

. >> merriam webster says doomy is indeed an adjective however bottom 20% of words it's suggestive of doom. so that's why i never heard of it. >> doesn't matter look that's a word that is all we need to know. thank you webster's dict dictionary. >> exactly. >> what do supporters think now that president has settled into the white house and we'll look at ambitious project asking voters how the business mogul we'll ask they helped them win and what they think about the job he's done so far. we'll be right back. >> months after president dep shall election people are fascinated with how president trump won. >> this is what happened on the date blue states turned red and red turning twelve. examining key counties with his brother beyond an a documentary filmmaker they're here at 5@630. >> good to have us. >> thank you which one is jord plan is that's me. >> he's old are by nine minutes. >> and this really is a fascinating exploration of sentiment this country because there were places that everybody thought hillary clinton would win and she did not win. >> right we -- trump america projec

she said, well, every day i do the daily merriam-webster vocabulary quiz on my ipad. i did not even know they existed but ever since i have done it every morning. people in their 60's and 70 plus score higher than those in their 40's.nd as our second lady of the united states, dr. cheney lived at the highest level of national life but she remained what she grew up to be in wyoming. a curious, hard-working scholar. down to earth. great fun. brilliant woman. a columnist called her -- the really indispensable cheney. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome lynne cheney. [applause] lynne: thank you. you are taller than i am. thank you for that nice welcome. let me think gay for that terrific introduction. i have to get a copy of that's it you can read it a lot. foruld like to think gay all of the work she has done and her creative thinking in putting this creative series of speeches together. they, thank you for -- gay, tha nk you. and thank you for loving the idea of listening to stories from the past. it took me about five years to write the story of james madison. that is

every day i do that daily merriam-webster vocabulary quiz. did not know they exist great every sense -- ever since i have done it too. people in their 60's and 70's score higher than people in the 30's. as our second lady of the united states dr. cheney lived at the highest level of national life what she grewned up to be in wyoming. scholar., hard-working down to earth and great fun, a beautiful and brilliant woman. they say she is the really indispensable cheney. ladies and gentlemen please welcome dr. cheney. [applause] >> you are taller than i am. thank you for that nice welcome. for thatank gay terrific introduction, i will have to get a printed introduction. of the hard work that she has done and her creative thinking to put this wonderful series of speeches together. thank you. thank all of you for being here today. tolow the idea of listening stories about the past. it to me five years to write the book about madison. that is not an excessively long time. i think if you ask your other presenters that it is a long process. when you tel

merriam-webster posted it means wakes up, checks twitter, regrets checking twitter and goes back to bedhers are trying to make a profit with the hats and even mugs. there is a twitter user who has a warning. it says don't be taken in by opportunists. covfefe isn't something you can buy. it's something you have to become. back to you. [laughter] alison: everybody pronounces it their own way, too. morning to go "good morning washington." went on twitter. what is this #covfefe whatever? i found an article and found the original tweet. now at least i thought i missed something. i didn't know what it was. alison: you learned a new word. larry: forever. use it for a long time. thank you, mr. president. alison: moving on to other news of the day. we will cover metro for you. a rough commute for riders this morning. metro says there was a lot of pepco's power feed. this is in the eastern market substation. that created delays of up to 30 minutes on the blue, orange and the silver lines that led to packed platforms. larry: marc is among the system receiving federal grant that will go to positive

. >> merriam webster stays "priming the pump" has been around since the 30s.oes this president think we all just fell off the turnip truck? >> unfortunately, he does. it's like the boy who cries wolf. he keeps saying these things and people keep accepting it. at least trump supporters keep accepting it. i think he'll keep doing it as long as some americans continue to accept it. but he doesn't seem to value the truth. he doesn't seem to value veracity and it's trickling down to his spokepersons and press secretaries. they're doing the same thing. every time up see them on, they're misleading, mie mischaracterizing, talking about alternative facts and they're lies. the american people deserve more. it doesn't have to be perfect but they deserve better. >> since you brought up spokespersons, i want to go back to douglas. you said no one is considering how history is going to record them. do you think they think history will be kind to them? >> i think they don't care about history, the trump crowd. if they do, it can be their alternative history. if you're able

and merriam webber dictionary looks up and checks twitter and regets and goes back to sleep and our own philadelphia police department tweeted out this helpful tip. please use your wipers and drive with covfefe. >> there you go. all right. ducis rogers is here with sports and our phillies. >> maybe covfefe is the pitcher that phillies need to bring up from the minors. >> can he hit, or pitch or manage? they need help. if rock bottom is here the phillies are three floors below that and they wrapped up their series with miami and they lost. and the two run jack makes it 3-0 miami. and then a ground to third and miguel franco, what in the world is that. they rule it a hit and 4-0 lead and justin bore hits his second hope run of the game. the phillies lose 10-2 and 6-22 for the move may. >>> the eagles were back on the field today and wrapping up their latest round of organized team activities tomorrow. it may not seem like much can get accomplishes out there with the players practically in their underwear and no pads but they shared hire goals. >> we haven't had the same quarterback here s

not even merriam webster dictionary helps. wakes up, check twitter. regrets checking twitter.oes back to dead. covfefe. it's the coupon code work to buy one of his bricks. to buy mexican wall. others trying to make a buck off of it. a mug for sale. had covfefe. how do you pronounce it? they put out suggestions on twitter. but i think it's covfefe. ending in a vowel, accelerated by a consonant should make the first elong. "covfefe." nancy: or the v is silent. lindsey: but it sounds the same. jonathan: i want the shirt that says until i have coffee, this is what i will go with. nancy: love the internet. thank you. jonathan: at least they're having fun with it. this is not the run of the mill water break. watch closely. ready? wait for it. it's big. boom! can you imagine that? this was in kiev. cameras capturing the moment. look at the water. it begins that river flowing down the road. a huge water main under ground exploded. nancy: update to the fire in illinois. we showed it to you yesterday. if we have the video. police arrested a 15-year-old forstarting it. they say the teen

and merriam webster says the lookups are up there. wizard all new accounts that got started just since midnight and even philly police got in on the fun use your wipers and drive with cavfefe. >> there is misdemeanor hats and cups and tanks and my favorite don't talk to me i haven't had my covfefe yet but white house knows what it is. i thought it was a typo. >> are you not the only one. i suspect it was a typo but now a drink at starbucks in no time. and a shirt for me. >> lets get a check of the roads right now. platt is standing by the update. >> we have a few covefefes on the road. a few mistakes and blunders on the southbound side of 202 in chester county, near 401 it clears out and heavy great valley approaching the 30 bypass where it is one lane on the ramp instead of the two lanes it should be. it's backed up any way and the accident did not help us out on 202. a broken down vehicle on 205 and kelly by the sunoco station taking out one of the two lanes and debris on the ramp from 95 southbound from the vine westbound blocking

merriam-webster. >> we finally know when apple's carpool karaoke series will debut.he company just announced it will be released on august 8. >> there are going to be 16 episodes with appearances from various celebrity. new episodes will air on tuesdays and will be available for people who subscribe to apple music. >>> and i'm dennis o'donnell. coming up, the raiders quarterback seconds a little warning to raider management. suspensions, fines and an injury that puts one giant on the disabled list. those stories coming up. hat 's cool about your school? email your nomination to us at coolschools@kpix.com and we may feature your school on the show. coolcamps@kpix.com. we may feature your school or camp on our thursday morning show. >>> heads up using the bay bridge into san francisco for your morning commute. we are tracking an accident with one lane blocked. the details coming up. first a check on sports with dennis. >>> good morning, everybody. hunter strickland has been fined and suspended six games by major league baseball. bryce harper fined and suspended four ga

merriam webster stays "priming the pump" has been around since the '30s.this president think he can get away with telling his own version and if we all believe it, we just fell off the turnip truck? >> unfortunately, he does. it's like the boy who cries wolf. he keeps saying these things and people keep accepting it. at least trump supporters keep accepting it. i think he'll keep doing it as long as some americans continue to accept it. but he doesn't seem to value the truth. he doesn't seem to value veracity and it's trickling down to his spokepersons and press secretaries. they're doing the same thing. every time up see them on, they're misleading, mischaracterizing, talking about alternative facts and they're lies. the american people deserve more. it doesn't have to be perfect but they deserve better. >> since you brought up spokespersons, i want to go back to douglas. you said no one is considering how history is going to record them. do you think they think history will be kind to them? >> i think they don't care about history, the trump crowd. if th

social media and wouldn't whaer the heck the word is now you know thank us at "fox5" nor that and merriam webster tweeter whoever is responsible for their page this morning weighing in and saying here that went to check twitter, ut, oh, go back to bed, regret that. so you can see. i predict this will all sort of die down by mid-morning today. but. >> the fact the president had a sense of humor with it this morning that's the way to put an end to it. >> i agree. >> we'll go with that. thanks, mo. >> no fire forkts last but but bryce was >> and couldn't verse yai y brewing at a local dog part. >> we're at one of most popular dog parks in dmv. there are changes planned and people are not happy about it we'll tell you about it when the news continues ralph northam: being a pediatrician has taught me to listen carefully. i'm ralph northam, and when survivors of the virginia tech shooting asked me to support an assault weapons ban and close the gun show loophole, i took on the fight. i saw what those weapons can do as an army doctor during the gulf war. and i think he's a narcissistic maniac. w