more than 200 contestants in town for the national spelling bee this week. is getting a lot of attention. >> she is only 6 years old and is from northern virginia. the young contestant in history to qualify for the national spelling bee. lori anne madison acts like a typical 6-year-old girl. >> i have a pretty normal life. i like to play. >> this little girl is anything but ordinary. not only is she the youngest person ever to qualify for the national spelling bee she will share the stage with contestants twice her age. none of that seems to faze her. >> i honestly, it's not as big -- and i am not really like i'm going to the national spelling bee, but i'm more like, uh, it's fine. >> she was home schooled in prince william county and is well ahead of the curve for other children her age who are still learning to read. we put her to the test in march and she passed easily. when she is not spelling sophisticated words, she enjoys playing "angry birds." >> we got through almost all levels >> . and debating with her parents. i just do it until their heads spin.

a six-year-old girl from prince william county managed to qualify for the national spelling bee. e youngest ever to make it to the national spelling bee. round two and three took place at the gaylord hotel and beth parker has more. >> reporter: when her turn came near, she navigated the steps, waited for the previous speller. >> t-a-h-i-n-i, tahini. >> and made her way. >> may i have the definition, please? >> it's an adjective meaning terrible. >> d-i-r-i guarantee i-b-l- edirigible. >> uh-huh. >> she gives a wave and? high 5s on the way back to the seat. at age 6, the youngest ever to qualify for the national spelling bee and is homeschooled and lives in woodbridge, virginia. >> z-a-q-u-e-r-o. >> to qualify, she beat out elementary and middle schoolers in the prince william county spoil bee. >> it's -- spelling bee. >> it's hard to put it in words, really. but i felt great. >> reporter: now that the national spelling bee started, lori ann has been fielding dozens of media requests and watch closely. here she is on stage and looks worn out. she even nods off and this six- year-ol

for more on the scripps national spelling bee, head to abc2news.com. when you get there look under featured stories in the lower left hand part of the screen. it'll take you to the story of a 6-year-old speller we told you about a few days this morning. >>> around the world this morning, a submarine has been seize inside colombia that officials say was going to be used for drug trafficking. it wasn't clear if drugs were actually on board the vessel. police say the national hurricane centero subhas the capacity to carry 5 tons of cocaine and other narcotics. >>> also in colombia more than a dozen people are buried. they buried themselves in protest against what they fear is impending eviction from a plot of land. they are squatters who have settled in the site several months ago. they say they have no where to go. the mayor of the town says that talks of eviction are just rumors. >>> a look at whether to put ads on baltimore city fire trucks. reaction to the idea coming up. >>> a worker is recovering this morning in the hospital after being hit by a tra

words] >> it's national spelling bee time. good morning washington at 6:00 starts now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. glad you are with us on this wednesday morning. a nice view of the monument. wednesday, may 30. i am steve chenevey. >> i am pamela brown. great to have you with us. we start with traffic and weather. in a moment, but first adam caskey. >> not a bad start to the day. just a few lights sprinkles, especially in lower southern maryland. majority of the is this morning if. think we will break into sunshine around lunchtime. a stray showers this afternoon. will be drying up later on. there's charles, calvert, mary's counties all seeing light rain the southwest to the northeast. the potomac from the northern virginia into a saint county and crossing the river into calvert county. few 70-degree readings. 62 in leesburg, 65 in 65 ington, virginia, bethesda. high temperatures 82 degrees dropping.ity will become senate around lunchtime. a stray showers later on this afternoon. >> we w

sounds good. >> coming up, meet a local six- year-old who is the dumbest person to be in the national spelling beeyoungest person to be in the national spelling bee. >> we will take you to section 60 of arlington national cemetery where memories are being gathered up for safe keeping. the story is next. >> thousands of our fallen heroes are buried at arlington national cemetery. >> the effort to preserve memories left behind at one very special section of the cemetery. >> it is a personal way of greetingieving. >> out there is a somber silence. it is. that the loss is most crash. -- most fresh. this is not just a place for the falling, it is a memorial for a couple living. a headstone covered and lipstick kisses. many covered in photographs. member is left behind. a bronze star, a card. they never had a place like section 60 where people were leaving things. the military decided they could not throw those away. >> it is a new cultural norm. it has to be captured. >> that is exactly what's they do every week. >> this is a little angel. >> collecting, photographing and cataloging mementos left at th

. >> this northern virginia 6- year-old is on the way to becoming the national spelling bee champion.the nation's tallest man. even walking around is difficult for you. >> i cannot continue life, living the way i am. >> more than 200 contestants are in town for the national spelling bee this week. but one participant in particular is getting a lot of attention. she is from northern virginia and she's only 6 years old making her the youngest contestant in history to qualify for the national spelling bee . lori anne madison acts like a typical 6-year-old girl. >> i have a pretty normal life. i like to play. >> this precocious little girl is anything but ordinary. not only is she the youngest person ever to qualify for the national spelling bee, if she will share the stage with contestants twice her age. but that seems to faze her. >> i honestly -- it's not as big -- and i am not really like i'm going to the national spelling bee! but i'm more like, uh, it's fine. >> home schooled in prince william county, is well ahead of the curve from other kids her age who are still learning how to r

the annual scripps national spelling bee kicks off this week outside washington, d.c. and this year's competition includes the youngest speller ever on record. her name is lori ann madison and kristin sat down with the pintsized girl. >> it's amtidis. >> reporter: a 12 syllable world. >> ablish. >> reporter: hard enough to pronounce let alone spell but for lori ann. >> it's easy. >> reporter: at 6 years old she is headed to the scripps national spelling bee this week. and the youngest speller ever on record to qualify for the annual event. >> no i am not nervous. i've been in competition was older kids. >> reporter: the first was when she was 3 1/2. how did she do it sm. >> just read books -- do it? >> read books read books out of words. >> reporter: and the dictionary is child's play. >> it's easy. yeah. all these are easy, too. these are easy because there's a lot of english and latin and greek. >> reporter: how many hours a day do you put in? >> not even one. not even one but when i have a chance i just do it. i mean come on every 6-year-old wants to play. >> report

until 3:00. >> the girl from northern virginia hoping to advance to the next round of the national spelling bee. >> 6-year-old lori anne madison is the youngest contestant ever. she will upstage to spells and complicated words today. jummy olabanji is live at national harbor where the contest is being held. good morning. >> good morning. this little girl lori anne madison, her mother said that she started reading when she was just two years old. now just four years later she will be on a nasa calls stage -- on a national stage spelling these words and competing against some people much older. most of us cannot even say words this long, let alone spell them. but this 6-year-old at's spelling skills have landed her as one of 278 finalists in the national spelling bee. >> i never pretty normal life. i like to play. >> maybe. but this bouncing little blonde is also very special. is the youngest person ever to qualify for the national spelling bee. today she will be competing against contestants twice her age. >> honestly, it is not as big and i am not really excited like i am going to the national

schoolers in the prince william county spelling bee. >> it is hard to put it into words really but it the at the least, i felt great. >> reporter: now that the nationale has started, lori ann has been fielding dozens of media requests. here she is on stage today. she looks a little worn out. she even nods off. this 6-year-old may be sleepy but she is also prepared. >> my parents quiz me. i read lists and i have a really good memory. >> reporter: back on stage for round three of the national spelling bee. >> that is incorrect. >> lori ann fell just a

correctly spelling her word in the second round of the national spelling bee. out she is the youngest to ever compete in the scrips national bee and as anny hong reports lori anne is a bit of a star. [ applause ] >> reporter: lori anne madison may be the smallest at the scripps national spelling babouches the biggest buzz this yeared -- but she's the biggest buzz this year as the youngest ever to qualify for the contest. >> dirigible. >> may i have the definition please? >> it means stirrable. >> reporter: in wednesday morning's preliminaries the 6- year-old from woodbridge, virginia bravely took the stage. and you can see she had no problems with her word. spelling it with confidence. >> dirigible. d. i. l. i. g. i. b. l. e. dirigible. [ applause ] >> reporter: as you can imagine, lori anne wasn't available today for media interviews. you have to remember she is only 6 years old and she is overwhelmed. regardless she has become a little celebrity around here. >> i've seen a lot of people just going to her and getting her autograph. >> i know that when i was 6

at just 6 years old, madison is headed to the national spelling bee.oungest spelling ever on to qualify. her first competition is when she was three and a half. how did she do it. >> i read books. i read words out of books. >> and the dictionary is child's play to her. >> these are easy. there is a lot of english and latin and greek. >> how many hours do you put in? >> not even one. when i have a chance, i do it. i mean, come on, every six year old wants to play. >> she is from woodridge, virginia. she can't explain why she admires spelling, but her enthusiasm for it is obvious. especially for her all-time word. it means love of words. >> she is smarter than all of us. >> can you spell that word? >> no. 278 spellers will compete. there is no minimum age. the winner gets a $30,000 cash prize. give it to her now. >> can she handle the pressure of the page? that's the only question remaining. >> i want to show you this graphic. an unusual twist on the weather front. i want to show you the graphic earlier. as you go towards thursday, look at the tropical d

years old but a little girl from woodbridge, virginia has created a huge buzz at this year's national spelling bee. >> she's lori anne madison and she competed against kids twice her age and she breezed through the first round yesterday of the national spelling bee. but then she ran into trouble. >> glove glove, glove e-n-g-l-u- v-i-e-s. >> that is incorrect. >> ingluvies. it starts with an i, not an e. chances are we've not seen the last of lori anne madison. she has youth on her side. congratulations to her reaching the second round. >>> a civics lesson comes to life for students at kent garden elementary. >> they got to watch one of their teachers become a u.s. citizen. kristin fisher has more on the naturalization ceremony from mclean, yesterday. >>> these are the final moments before richard gordon becomes a u.s. citizen. it's been a moment 20 years in the making. >> i came to america in 1993. i brought my wife and two young daughters. >> reporter: the australian has been teaching history for 11 years. >> he's a great teacher. he always makes learning fun. >> reporter: for the last nine month

the national spelling bee is the big kahuna of spelling bees. 278 spellers, all under the age of 16, national spelling bee today in maryland. the finals are tomorrow. you may have heard about the speller this year who is 6. a 6-year-old girl named lori ann madison. she's the youngest participant ever. she made it through round two today. she stumbled in round three. seriously. ingluvies. i think probably wrong. even though it's called the national spelling bee, interesting note, it's not only for american kids. every year there are a handful of kids from other countries participating in the bee. and this year that handful includes this young man, 13-year-old ryan mcclellan. he hails from new zealand. to get what kind of challenge that fact poses at the national spelling bee. consider for a moment the new zealand accent, as demonstrated by the geniuses on flight of the concord. >> weaving is a man's game. >> you put a woman in front of a weaving machine and just watch her go. >> no, honestly. my dad weaves. my grandfather was a weaver. >> i thought your dad was a sheep lawyer. >> durin

from woodbridge, virginia has made history has the youngest person ever to qualify for the national spelling bee. earlier this morning, at the preliminaries held at the national harbor she bravely shared the stage with contestants twice her age and spelled her word confidently. >> dirigible. d. i. r. i. g. i. b. l. e.. dirigible. [ applause ] >> she means it. >> yeah. >> lori anne misspelled the second word the evening but she has plenty of time to come back to the national spelling bee. tomorrow is the semifinals with about 50 contestants. >> she can help in the newsroom. >>> still to come to you treatment there might be a cleaning fairy out there somewhere? find out why it was not so pleasant for one family coming up. ♪ >>> tonight, fans are remembering bluegrass legend doc watson. the north carolina native was known for the flat picking and finger still technique. watson -- style technique. he went on to win several grammy awards. doc watson was 89. >>> well, what's 14,500 people walk through the doors of the washington convention center tomorrow to pay their respects to chuck brown. no one e

. >>> well, the youngest person ever to qualify for the national spelling bee, breezes through round 2, after tackling the word,. >> diritable.

little lori anne made it pretty far and seize been creating national -- she has been creating national spelling beery. lori anne madison may be the smallest at the scrippings national spelling bee but she's the biggest buzz this year as the youngest ever to qualify for the contest. >> dirigible. >> may i have the definition please? >> dirigible is an adjective that means fearable. >> and wednesday morning's preliminaries, the 6-year-old from woodbridge, virginia bravely took the stage which she shared with contestants twice her age and she had no problem with her word. spelling it with confidence. >> dirigible. d. i. r. i. g. i. b. l. e.. dirigible. [ applause ] >> as you can imagine, lori anne's been getting a lot of media requests for interviews and she wasn't available today. she is only 6 years old and she is overwhelmed. regardless she has become a little celebrity around here. >> i've seen a lot of people just going to her and getting her autograph. >> i know that when i was 6 years old i would not be able to spell those words so it's really inspiring and i don't know her but i'm really proud

today's semi-finals and will face off against eight others in the championship round at the national spelling bee. >> i feel amazing. i'm very excited. >> reporter: for a majority of the kids today a stinging sound immediately knocked them out of the competition. >> i missed it because i didn't know it. >> reporter: a 14-year-old was the first to hear the dreaded bell but she wasn't alone. >> i was already pretty sure that i would not be getting that word so it was expected. >> reporter: 13-year-old jack said he was stressed out on stage but otherwise. >> pretty great to be here. i get a week off school just to relax. >> reporter: both are to old to return next year. now they can go back home and just be normal teens, almost normal but when it comes to texts. >> i don't want to shorten.

>>reporter: and with that paige became the scripps national spelling bee champion. today 31 years later, she is the director and she knows it takes more than memorization to advance to thursday's championship finals. >> when you stand on stage, you are going to be asked literally anything, and you have to be prepared. >>reporter: one thing she says all contestant vs in common each year is that they're great readers. another key to success is learning language patterns and word roots. >> can i have the origin, please? >> understanding patterns of spelling in hindu, in japanese, in french, spanish, italian, i could go on and on and on help you to figure out the correct spellings when you're on that national stage. >>reporter: although kindall says the toughest words are one- syllable words with only four or five letters. in the last four or five years the championship words have been an alphabet soup. >> sometimes they are a bit more difficult than you thought -- than you saw 10 years ago or 20 or 30 years ago. there are more and more kids who are really putting out g

. >> because misspelling master's in the national spelling bee -- becoming spelling masters in the national spelling bee. lysol knows the soft3q places we love could be home to bacteria. so use lysol disinfectant spray on soft surfaces everyday when you're cleaning up to kill 99.9% of bacteria. lysol. mission for health. >> welcome back. 5:09. 74 degrees downtown. there are some light rain showers in some areas. .et's look at hd doppler you could see the scattered light raincoat showers. take an umbrella with you. the forecast for today -- off and on light rain showers through lunchtime and then i think it will clear up this afternoon. it will be muggy to start today. the humidity will go down. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> mitt romney is now the projected winner of enough delegates to win the republican nomination. he has enough delegates needed to clinch the nomination. he released a statement saying he is humble to the delegates needed to be the gop candidate this fall. we'll have a live report from washington at 5:30. a bill would impose fin

spelling bee day. >> high pressure. >>> scripps national spelling bee underway today in washington. tudents from maryland and from all over the country are spelling their hearts out hoping to be the best of the bee. we go live on this. i guess you could call it an opening day, right? >> reporter: it is opening day. they are spelling words i have never heard of. the spellers we've spoke with said they're not that hard because they've studied a lot to get to this stage. there are 278 olympians in their own right. spelling prodigy. >> i am really excited. i'm having a lot of fun. >> reporter: the scripps national spelling bee is back and this 10-year-old is just one of the elite spellers competing to win a $30,000 cash prize and the title of national champion. >> i'm so proud to be here and supporting her and watching her spell on stage. >> reporter: she hopes to follow in her big sister's footsteps. she won three years ago. sunny levine hopes the third time is the charm. that's a big word. >> not really. >> reporter: she spelled it right putting her one step closer to a goal of tomorro

read lists and i have a really good memory. >> reporter: back on stage for round 3 of the national spelling bee bee. >> that is incorrect. >> she fell a few points short to what she needed to move on to the semifinals tomorrow. but, remember, she is only six years old and could participate up until the eighth great. beth parker, fox 5 news. >> wow. she is six years old. >> lori ann is getting a lot of attention but there are 13 other kids in our area who competed. we'll be watching them and keep you posted >>> up next, the movie that tom hanks is getting ready to film in virginia. >>> a long-time fox 5 family is leaving. a walk down memory lane was we take a look at feldie. >>> and another american company is saying good-bye. the company is selling its image ware division which includes all of its european sale. that's the latest u.s. firm taking measures to limit its european risks. the record low mortgage rates still not sparking a housing rally. future contracts for previously owned homes falling in april. mortgage rates have been below 4% now for most of the year. >>> facebook's stocks fias

missed it by one letter. >> almost had it. >> been this contested ever to qualify for the national spelling bee. the word she could not spell ingluvies which probably use in your conversations, it means the craw of a bird or insect. you had a chance to talk with her earlier this week. did she talk about how much she studied for this event? actually she took in stride. she said i'm not nervous being here, i have eight or nine more years ago. she was very mature. almost like talking to a 16- year-old instead of a 6-year- old. >> you feel bad for her when she got that one spelled wrong. >> she was dumbfounded. was so close. we have to give her props forgetting that close. >> i had to look up the word. >> kudos to her for getting that far. we hope to see her again next year. >> 6:00 hour of right now traffic and weather every ten minutes. >> adam caskey. >> a beautiful day today gorgeous, a perfect thursday. -- it will be 83 degrees today, but comfortable because of the gentle north wind. there's a beautiful look at the bay from chesapeake beach. sunrise was 25 minutes ago. not many clouds in the s

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. >>> disappointment today for the only bay area contestant left in the national spelling bee. we'll show you what tripped him up. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> federal as peel court in boston has ruled the marriage act is unconstitutional. the ruling will not be enforced until the supreme court issues its own decision. >>> rare sighting at three u.s. presidents at the white house this morning for the unveiling of president george w. bush's official portrait. president obama welcomed mr. bush and his father former president george h.w. bush, a portrait of the former first lady laura bush was also unveiled. mr. bush has mostly kept away from washington and the white house since leavings. today he made an exception. >> i know you are as excited as laura and me to be able to come back here and particularly, thank the people who helped make this house a home for us for eight years the white house staff. >> the leaders past and present as well as their wives had a private lunch before the ceremony. >>> new era in space travel today. the world's first

and the national spelling bee, coming out.,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,, >> how do you spell precocious? in this case is l o r i, the six year-old is the youngest person ever to qualify for the national spelling bee which starts tomorrow in washington d.c.. but if you think her big dream stop there, you can think again. >> i want to be an astro biologist because i like astronomy and biology. i am also aiming to be in the swimming olympics. >> did i mention that she is six? she will be competing against 300 other kids in the spelling bee, and most will be twice her age. she is amazing. >> she is. lawrence karnow have a lot of people watching him right now. >> a lot of special kids in the studio right now. they come to see the weather. thanks for being good hosts. head around the bay area, the clouds beginning to park. more sunshine on the way, high pressure building in now. out over the day we have clear skies and we're looking good as we sail into the afternoon. right now 67 degrees in concord and 59 degrees and services are and 62 degrees in santa rosa. still a sea breeze so patchy fog a

. >> the national spelling bee kicks off tomorrow in the nation's capital. contestant is getting a lot of attention because she is only 6 years old. lori anne madison of woodbrige, is the youngest person ever to qualify for the national spelling bee. >> honestly, it's not as big and i am not really like i'm going to the national spelling bee in! i ami'm more like, uh, it's fine. >> she will compete against spellers from across the u.s. and u.s. territories. most of the opera disciplines are twice her age and twice her size. >>-- most of the participants are twice her age. if she does not do well this around, she still has nine more years. >> i think she will do fine. it is 74 degrees in bowie. >> still ahead, more changes for metro customers. why the transit agency will introduce a new smartrip card. >> and an update on a georgia woman battling a flesh eating disease. the milestone that she reached over the weekend. >> first another check on traffic and weather every 10 >> good morning, my name is kamira. we are at martin luther king jr.. >> good morning, wa

is over.the youngest-ever ompetiior in the scripps national spelling bee got eliminated in the six-year-oldeans a craw or crop of birds. the winner of the scripps national spelling bee will be named tonight. 3&when a presidential campaign misspells the word &p"america"... well, it leaves critics spellbound. jeanne moos reports that even nice ring to it.. 3 thh ccndidate may love singing about it...."america." but phat didn't stop his campaign from misspelling it... (reporter: how would you prooounce thii worr?") &p"amercia.""amercia.""amercia." "amerquia?" "wow. who was the genius?"it was whoever didd this camppign app...supporters are supppsed to download a better america and put photos of themselves in the frame. &papparent typo that no onee caught...which of course spawned t-shirts...and then smart alecs began putting ll backgroond. from an etch a sketcc to a dictionary to a photo of school misspelled at a school crossing. one guy reeiewed the campaign app as being hours of fun."a do-it-yourself polltical satire kit, he called it." another critic juxtaposed the mistake with a respect are

on one count and deadlocked on all the others. >> we are down now to nine spellers of the national spelling beetest. >> after a good showing all of our local spellers are out. the highlights from today's spelling bee. hi emily. >> a lot of ribbing going down for the hometown team. you know when somebody hits a home run and you know when they sank a three-pointer. when you come to a national spelling bee, chances are you have never even heard the words they are spelling. >> by the numbers fairfax's 10- year-old is a fourth grader speller. by the letters he is a stand out. >> h-a-b-e-n-d-u-m. [applause] that is jade sailing through around 4. >>-- jay sailing through round 4. and a contest that started with the ballot in million kids. -- 11 million kids. >> which means what? >> i do not know. >> he is too old to return. the six-year old is the youngest ever here and still very much a kid. >> my favorite part about the whole week has been playing in the sand with my friends after the be. >> he met his match with this nine letter word but left smiling. he hopes to return with the numbers and the let

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meantime, the national spelling bee is under way today, about 300 spellers take part in the first round, including a six-year-old from virginia. she's the youngest ever to qualify for the national spelling bee. >> and we saw her. she's a little cutie. it will be fun keeping an eye on that. >> she wants to be an astrobiologist when she grows up. >> who doesn't! >> high hopes for young ladies. >>> let's talk weather. can we spell centigrade. >> we use fahrenheit. i am impressed, jon kelley. you will be impressed with this look at the golden gate bridge. socked in in fog a half hour ago. now you can see both towers. a lot of people are out there especially joying that icon we get to see every day. temperatures are all over the place. microclimates kicking into high gear. temperatures become more uniform the next couple days as we get offshore flow, won't be dealing with natural cooling on the spask. three to five degrees warmer today. temperatures spike tomorrow, mid-80s inland. then the return of the 90s, and i am not talking about bobby brown on the "today" show yesterday, talking about

any way, they are in the running for being the next spelling bee champ. nationaling bee champ, that is. some of the words 278 students from across the country, including 24 from d.c., maryland, and virginia set out to spell today. correctly, that is. >> d-i-r-i-g-i-b-l-e. dirigible. >> reporter: this 6-year-old and woodbridge native, lori madison. it is 12-year-old tuli's first time at the national bee. >> i knew some of them already from earlier bees but i studied like 400 new ones. >> reporter: she is practically a walk webster's dictionary. who needs auto correct when you've got third grader sahir? >> capricious. c-a-p-r-i-c-i-o-u-s. >> reporter: spelling bee freak madison wore all her lucky bee gear to help her get through the rounds. >> i have my bee earrings, my bee necklace, i have black and yellow. >> reporter: however, she said it is practice that makes perfect. >> i study every day. a couple hours. and i think my record is stunning. seven or eight hours straight in one day. i was off school so i thought i would just study all day. >> reporter: seven or e

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some of the brightest students in the country are in washington, d.c., this week for the national spelling bee. preliminary rounds start today. among the competitors, 6-year-old lori ann madison of virginia. she looks like a little ceo. >> brilliant. >> the youngest competitor in the bee's 87-year history. when asked how she feels about her chances in the bee she says she feels great. >> that's how you should feel. >> the competition includes 278 spellers from all 50 states and several other countries. including china, new zealand and japan. the semifinals and finals happen tomorrow. >> good luck to little lori ann. >> i know, right. >>> another bay area student earned major bragging rights in a different bee. >> that's right. seventh grader varun mahadevan receiving a hero's welcome from his fellow students and teachers in fremont. the 13-year-old placed third in the "national geographic" bee which was held in washington, d.c., just last week. we asked him last night how he stays on top of everything. >> what keeps me motivated is probably the interest i have in geography and the -- passion i

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the little girl who stole the show at the national spelling bee. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. i'm lester hold, in for brian tonight. amid the intermalsh outcry over the massacre of over 100 villagers in syria last week, u.n. observers announced the massacre of 13 other people. with the situation inside syria tumbling out of control and growing fears of an all-out civil war, the obama administration today moved to tighten the economic screws on the assad government while casting doubt on the prospect of a negotiated peace. how far will and can the u.s. go. arming rebels is off the table. andrea mitchell has been following details from washington. >> as more atrocities akerr each day, the obama administration today imposed new sanctions on syria but said rebels would cause a bigger war. another atrocity today. 13 bodies, hands bound, found in a village. and for the first time, they led reporters into no man' land. we won't show you all of what they saw. women with their faces slashed, children with their eyes gouged. they chant, we'll

>> reporter: the 6-year-old is the youngest ever to compete in the scripps national spelling bee. ednesday, she aced it. >> dirigible, d-i-r-i-g-i-b-l-e. >> reporter: lori anne earned a place on the national stage in march after beating out 21 competitors at a regional competition in her northern virginia community. >> v.a. q-u-e-r-o, vaqeuero. >> reporter: she started at 3 1/2 and told her secret. >> i read a lot. >> reporter: the second grader is homeschooled and says she's an avid reader who loves the water as much as she loves words. >> i do swimming. i'm a good competitive swimmer. i know karate. >> reporter: even her fellow competitors say she's in a league all her own. >> it's surprising that there's a 6-year-old. >> you see kids who are half my age when i was here first. it's amazing. >> reporter: at the end of wednesday's preliminary round, the 6-year-old faced her toughest challenge yet. >> engluvies, e-n-g-l-u-v-i-e-s. >> that is incorrect. >> ingluvies is i-n-g-l-u-v-i-e-s. >> reporter: and while lori anne didn't make it to the next round, her future couldn't be brighte

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virginia girl will blood pressure the youngest person ever to cop peat in the national spelling -- compete in the national spelling beele lori ann madison is going to be part of today's preliminary round of the national spelling bee here in washington. what a great accomplishment. the bee doesn't have a lower age limit but no one younger than 8 has qualified. she is 6. after today's preliminary round, the sell any finals are tomorrow morning and then the championship round is tomorrow night. you go, lori anne. >> she does not sound like a 6- year-old. very mature and very intelligent little girl. >>> mitt romney may be able to drop the word presumptive and call himself the republican presidential nominee by the end of the day. that story is coming up. >> radiation from last year's disaster in japan has traveled all the way across the pacific in the body of fish. is it a problem? we'll let you know. >> at 5:43 it's birthday time. cbs news correspond dent bob simon is 71. singer latoya jackson is 56. mrs. warren beatty better known as oscar nominated actress annette benning is 54. rupert everett is 53. she played the fa

the little girl who stole the show today at the national spelling bee. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. i'm lester holt, in for brian tonight. amid the international outcry over the massacre of over 100 villagers in syria last week, u.n. observers today reported the apparent mass execute of another 13 people in another part of the country. their bodies found bound and blindfolded. with the situation inside syria tumbling out of control and growing fears of an all-out civil war, the obama administration today moved to tighten the economic screws on the assad government while casting doubt on the prospect of a negotiated peace. how far can and will the u.s. go to end the violence? tonight at least one option, arming the rebels, has been taken off the table. nbc's andrea mitchell is following developments from our washington newsroom this evening. good evenening. >> as more atrocities occur each day, the obama administration today imposed new sanctions on syria but said arming the rebels would only create a wider war. another atrocity uncovered

the nation's best spellers competing in the finals of the national spelling bee. >> however 6-year-oldnocked out in round two. today though she's doing what all 6-year-olds do and holding aphereses conference. she's going to talk about the experience with the spelling bee. 13-year-old jack nolan from elkridge he's going to be competing in the semifinals this morning. catch all the action on espn2 that's starting at 10:00 this morning and the finals will be broadcast on espn at 8:00 tonight. remember to head to the website. it's abc2news.com, you can find out more and see jack in action and read the scheduled to. >>> all right so what is wrong with this picture? right here. a new mitt romney iphone app allows supporters to photograph themselves alongside one of the slogans. the problem is america is misspelled on one of them. >> of course it's an app. >> amecria. >> amercia. >> wow. who is the genius? >> the romney camp is downplaying the gaffe and now working with apple to get it corrected quickly. we are all back on the set right now. time for a little check of the traffic this mornin