>> a twirl of excitement after the winner of the scripps national spelling bee makes history. the recognition she's getting from some big names across the country, and here in the bay area. >>> and a big reopening of a famous bay area bar, and other weekend events in the bay area. >>> coming up all new at 6:00, science behind that big sierra earthquake. doesn't raise alarms about the bay area's most dangerous fault? delicia: this is where all our recycling is sorted -- 1.2 million pounds every day, helping to make san francisco the greenest big city in america. but that's not all you'll find here. there are hundreds of good-paying jobs, with most new workers hired from bayview-hunter's point. we don't just work at recology, we own it, creating opportunity and a better planet. now, that's making a difference. >>> how's this for good news? a 14-year-old girl from new orleans made history at the scripps national spelling bee. >> she became the african- american winner in the history of the competition, and spelling is not her only talent. >> murraya. >> that is correct! >> 14-yea

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how this year's scripps national spelling bee champion is making spelling bee champion is making history. captioning funded by cbs >>> well, good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with the president vigorously defending his decision to move u up u. drawdown of troops in afghanistan. the withdrawal will be completed by august 31st, earlier than initially announced. president biden insisted the u.s. has done more than enough to empower afghan authorities, and he's not willing to risk any more american lives. laura podesta is tracking the latest developments. laura, what else did the president say? >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. so the president said that once he made the decision to end the war he was advised by military commanders to move forward with the withdrawal swiftly. a slower approach would put u.s. troops at greater risk. the u.s. is speeding up its exit from afghanistan after nearly two decades of fighting. president biden said it's time to end the conflict. >> i will not send another generation of americans to war in afghanistan with no reason

. >> on thursday zaila avant guard won the scripps national spelling bee.ling bees fascinate me, these quirky competitions with the success of the super bowl. it has been around since the 1800s, back before all children were taught to read and write, and these contests as they are now. "the new york times" had a rather cynical view back in 1875. it was also a bit chauvinistic in devaluing spelling contests. apparently the writer of this editorial thought these contests would benefit young women less than just being a good home-maker. then again, the "times" had strange ideas of entertainment. anyone up for negro comicalties? anyone? spelling bees caught on, including by that name, spelling bee. some of the earlier names were kind of violent. how would you like to enroll your kids in the trials in spelling? or how about spelling combat? don't that sound wholesome? or my favorite, a spelldown. spelldown. so the event itself is interesting enough, but that brings us back to this year's winner, zaila avant-garde, the first african-american to win the scripps na

i wanted to elevate the writing and i wanted to elevate the ambition. ( background talking ) scripps,based owner of the rocky mountain news, they competed on price for circulation, and they competed on price for advertising. and it got to the point where the papers were selling annual subscriptions for $3.65. a penny a day. ( tv ad - rocky mtn news) scripps thought it could win against dean singleton, the owner of the denver post, because dean was a ivately held company that had financed his company through debt. but ultimately, the big problem was that scripps was traded on the new york stock exchange and had public shareholders they had to answer to wall street analysts. and they had to explain quarter after quarter why they were losing money in denver for the long term. ( tv ad rocky mtn news ) ultimately, when scripps didn't win that newspaper war war as quickly or as easily, as they thought they could, they decided to throw in the towel and they went to dean singleton and negotiated what's called a joint operating agreement that allowed newspapers to collaborate on the business s

zaila avant garde, the first african-american winner of the scripps national spelling bee. she's making history and repeating a history you may not know about. from nbc world headquarters in new york, i'm joshua johnson. welcome to "the week." >>> let's begin tonight with covid. the highly infectious delta variant is driving a new rise in cases both here in the u.s. and around the world. this week, organizers of the tokyo olympics announced that spectators would be banned from attending. japan declared a state of emergency in the capital where the delta variant is spreading. here in the u.s., vaccination efforts have stalled. only about two-thirds of adults have received at least one dose. i want to say this as straightforward as i can so there's no ambiguity. if you are unvaccinated, then you are literally among the only people covid is killing right now. the cdc said this week that 99.5% of covid deaths are unvaccinated people. the correlation between rise in covid cases and unvaccinated people is so clear, especially when you look at these two maps. on the left, you see

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i study, i just study it. ( laughs ) just getting ready for scripps. >> desjardins: this summer, sheemerged from more than 200 contestants, and breezed to victory past ten other finalists last night. it was a stark contrast to the previous competition in 2019, when eight students took home a prize. but, for avant-garde, winning the bee-- and the $50,000 that came with it-- is only one of her passions. she is also an avid basketball player, and the owner of three“ guinness” world records for her amazing dribbling skills. with her basketball talents, and now the spelling bee under her belt, she says she now has her eyes set on even more ambitious goals, from playing in the w.n.b.a., to maybe one day coaching in the n.b.a. for the pbs newshour, i'm lisa desjardins. >> woodruff: all we can say is wow! and on the newshour online right now, our friday "five stories” tells you about a sports car that can fly, why four-day work weeks work, and other stories you may have missed. you can find that on our youtube channel or on our website. th's www.pbs.org/newshour. and stay with pbs. yamiche a

tonight -- chelsea handler, chris bosh, scripps spelling bee champion, zaila avant-garde. and music from moneybagg yo. and now, phoebe robinson. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> phoebe: hi! [ cheers and applause ] >> phoebe: oh, oh, oh, oh! [ cheers and applause ] taking a spin! taking another spin! ooh! [ cheers and applause ] thank you! hello and welcome to "jimmy kimmel live!" i'm your guest host, phoebe robinson! [ cheers and applause ] i mean, look at this dress. i'm giving you studio 54 realness, honey. [ cheers and applause ] excited! okay. i've got to be honest. i've had a tough week, you guys. [ audience moaning ] i know. the other night, my boyfriend forced me to watch a 90-minute documentary about zz top. [ laughter ] yeah. but i guess it's my fault for dating white people. [ laughter ] [ applause ] i brought it on myself, right, guillermo? >> guillermo: sorry, white people are the worst. [ laughter ] >> phoebe: okay. so how many of you are visiting from out of town? ayokay.s and applause ] me, too. i flew in from brooklyn to do this. okay? 6 hours, 4 masks, 12 reru

however, you missed the actual second black spelling bee champion and the first black scripps winner,anne maxwell zaila would not be the only second black winner unless you are referring to the scripps contest. she is the first african-american of the skips spelling bee, but a jamaican won in the 1970s. it was accurate to call her black but not african-american. and lillian writes, from 1929 to 1931, i won the county spelling contest held in our four-room schoolhouse. i'm 103 years old now. but i remember it all. here's how it worked. you stood to spell your first word. and as long as you spelled words directly, you kept standing. if you miss, you had to sit down. the prize was a medal with a blue ribbon attached to it. at 103, thank you for sharing the stories. all of you, we always love to hear from you. stay in touch. we're on twitter and instagram. come on back friday night at 7:00 p.m. eastern, live on peacock. you can sign up for the app free. and on msnbc saturdays, 8:00 to 10:00. sundays, 9:00 to 10:00. until we meet again, i'm joshua johnson. thanks for making time for us and

plus, we will meet the scripps national spelling bee champion as we continue "amazing kids week."ve!" ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> ryan: morning, deja. art is over there. [cheers and applause] what's going on? >> kelly: i swallowed the altoid. remember? >> ryan: let's

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i don't even have to look at the prompter. 2021 scripps national spelling bee.e spelling be. >> murraya, m-u-r-r-a-y-a. >> that is correct. [ applause ] >> avant-garde is the first african-american winner in the competition's 96-year history and first lady dr. jill biden was there to witness it. spelling is not her only talent. the 14-year-old is a basketball prodigy. she is one of the top eighth grade basketball prospects in the country. >> look at that. >> i know and, wait, there's more. she holds three guinness world records for her dribbling skills and guess what, she's joining us now. >> awesome. >> good morning and congratulations. >> oh, thank you. >> so let me ask you, zaila, you hope to attend harvard, you want to play in the wnba. you want to maybe coach one day in the nba and that's if you don't go to work for nasa. so you have all of these hopes and aspirations. winning the spelling bee, what did that feel like? >> it felt like really good. it's like a kind of a dream come true because i've been working towards that goal for like two years and so to

she took home the scripps cup with $50,000. >> a 12-year-old from san francisco was the runner up.led, i would have done the same. >> congratulations for getting that far. >>> after shocks continuing to rattle the sierra. should we be worried in the bay area? we asked the usgs. >>> next on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, from a popular bay area bar reopening to a documentary on a favorite f foodywe have it ahead on liam's list. >> reporter: are you >>> rit now on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, a heat wave that keeps getting hotter. what to expect this weekend. we have live team coverage. >>> sierra still shaking after the 6.0 quake felt in the bay area. the question, what happened to shake alert? we ask the usgs live. >>> you may remember this video, news about suspects who sparked outrage after attack on a bay area uber driver. >>> a famous chef once called it greatest place in the history of the world. the big reopening and other weekend happenings notice bay area. good morning. it is friday july 9. i am len kiese. >> i am michelle griego. it's going to be a hot week

makes history at the scripps national spelling bee, the first african-american winner ever and she's joining us to celebrate, today, friday, july 9th, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc n news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from stududio 1a in rockefeller plaza >> welcome to "today" on a friday morning we appreciate you starting your weekend with us. savannah and hoda are back on monday zaila avant-garde. remember that name >> so proud of her she's just 14 years old. she's a spelling champ that twirls this gets me every time. that's just genuine joy. >> she made history. we'll chat with her in a few minutes. >> we begin wi a busy day and a look at headlines making news around the world >>> in japan, new fallout over the decision to ban spectators from the olympic games with the country declaring a state of emergency over the covid crisis in tokyo we'll take you there live. >>> in the u.s., there's new debate over whether or not people will need a booster shot to help protect against the spread of the delta variant. we're live in the hard-hit a momentand we'll get answ

eric topple from scripps research. good to have you on. sadly, disinformation peddlers will jump on this to increase questions that are already out there for the vaccine hesitant and speak to people who have been watching that haven't been vaccinated. what does the data show us about what the current vaccines do to protect people and the people around them. >> great to be with you, jim. i think the great news here is the delta variant with respect to the vaccine in the united states, the mrna vaccine, there is nothing to worry about. that is the efficacy race for preventing infections. no less hospitalizations and fatalities. it is extremely high. and so the concern here that elizabeth just reviewed with it about this booster is an unknown because the data hasn't been revealed that pfizer actually talked about. but everything that we have suggested really solid protection from the pfizer, moderna vaccines that are 96% of the vaccines that are used in the united states. >> there is a parallel here, right? it is the way flu shots are. people

>>this s it's a 14-year-old girl making history at the scripps national spelling bee. >> murraya. >> that is correct! >> love it. zaila from louisiana is the first african-american winner in the history of the competition. she was twirling in excitement after last night's victory. >> it's great to be the first african-american champion. it's kind of like a dream come true because i have been working towards that goal for like two years. >> spelling isn't her only passion. check her out, she's also a basketball phenom, holds through guinness world records for dribbling skills. that is impressive. the spelling is great. this is impressive. >> the spelling, she calls that her side hustle. she wants to be in the wnba one day. pretty cool. >>> let's check that hot forecast. >> i will pick up where i left off earlier. to show you how the temperatures will play outlets go back to the forecast for concord which stands out as one of the more eye catching forecasts i have to show you. 108 tomorrow, 104 today. numbers may be higher than that because we've gotten close to 100 in the 12:00 hour t

. ♪ >>> 14-year-old zaila avant-garde of new orleans is the scripps spelling bee winner, beating outoment unfolded. >> the word is murraya. it's a genus of australian trees having leaves and flowers with in vercana pet always. murray a. >> is that -- >> i don't see that here. >> bill murray made the spelling bee. >> murraya. m -- wait. what is the name of georgia? >> it's formed in latin from a swedish name. >> murraya. m-u-r-r-a-y-a. >> that is correct. [ cheers and applause ] >> all right. i love the spin after victory. i love the bill murray reference. joining us now is the national spelling bee winner, zaila avant-garde. congratulations. that was phenomenal. and i have to say, did you only start this whole spelling bee thing a couple years ago? zaila, can you keep on trying to speak? all right, we're having problems with the audio here. we're going to fix it. you know what, can we talk while women get the microphone fix? she will probably be able to fix the microphone. there is almost nothing on earth she can't do. >> i know. >> in addition to being a world champion speller, she

getting ready for scripps.m more than 200 contestants and rees past 10 other --breezed past 10 other competitors. a stark contrast when eight people took home the prize. but winning is just one of her passions. she is also an avid basketball player. and the owner of the three guinness world records for her amazing dribbling skills. with her basketball talent and now the spelling bee under her belt, she says she has her eyes set on a ambitious goals, from playing in the wnba to maybe one day coaching in the nba. judy: all we can say is wow. this young woman is headed to the olympics and white house. on the newshour online right now, our friday five stories tell youbout a sports car that can fry. why four day work weeks work, and other stories you may have missed. you can find that on our youtube channel or website. stay with pbs. we have a wide report from haiti in this moment of crisis. the panel dissects the latest on the generous six interaction on washington week. -- january 6 insurrection. and, a vibrant ar

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garde of new orleans made history last night, becoming the first african-american champion of the scrippsnational spelling bee, and that's not her only talent. the super speller is also a basketball phenom. she holds three guinness world records for her dribbling skills, and she hopes to play in the wnba one day. i bet you she will. >> that could will be the way. my goodness, what talents. all rights, thank you. >>> speaking of talent, these goats are helping bart get fire ready. they chow down on some dry brush near the fremont bart station to help reduce the wildfire risk there. the goats are able to clear more than an acre of brush a day. >>> and if you're feeling the heat this weekend, remember, it could be worse. that's right. you could be repaving a freeway in concord right now. that's the project on the board for a stretch of highway 242 between 680 and concord avenue. it will shut down at 10:00 tonight through 10:00 monday morning, and we're told caltrans crews will be working day and night. 100 degrees, doesn't matter. another closure is set for next weekend. >>> meanwhile a rare

tonight -- chelsea handler, chris bosh, scripps spelling bee champion, zaila avant-garde.neybagg yo. and now, phoebe robinson. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hi! [ cheers and applause ] >> phoebe: oh, oh, oh, oh! [ cheers and applause ] taking a spin! taking another spin! ooh! [ cheers and applause ] thank you! aa

zaila just became the first ever african american champion of the scripps national spelling bee the winning word -- >> murraya >> is it like the english name murray which could be the name of the comedian >> bill murray made the spelling bee >> it's actually a type of tree >> m-u-r-r-a-y-a >> that is correct >> reporter: perhaps fittingly, her next steps may be on the hard wood. you see, zaila says for her spelling is just an hors d'oeuvre. basketball is her main dish, with three guinness world records to her name, from dribbling to juggling. to what do you even call that? it's good to have goals. zaila sharing those on "today." >> yeah, going to harvard to play basketball, and maybe going to the wnba, but overseas or something before i start going to my next thing of like working at nasa or something like that or being a basketball coach. >> reporter: about that last name, her dad changed it to avant-garde in honor of jazz musician john coltrane his daughter now on the fast train to s-u-c-c-e-s-s. >> she is something else that is "nightly news" for this friday. i'm peter alexander. thanks

. >> a ceremony plan did second place in this year's scripps spelling bee. charred truck through mala will receive a $30,000 prize for her second place win, though she and her family just moved to texas she represented the east bay and the national spelling bee in years past. she says that her prize money will go to board her college fund. >> it wasn't as scary because i i want to the national spelling for you. in 2019 representing the east bay. so it was scary as it was back then. surprised by far i've got in this p do you know what you want to do when you grow up. i want to be a reconstructive surgeon. you know, helping people been in car accidents or people with birth defects. >> chargers says that she would like to either attend ucsf in why you or columbia university. >> temperatures today much cooler than what we saw yesterday. but what can we expect for the upcoming expect for the upcoming workweek of the answ like you, my hands are everything to me. but i was diagnosed with dupuytren's contracture. and it got to the point where things i took for grant

a 14-year-old from louisiana made history at tonight's scripps spelling bee. she was the first african- american champion in the bee's history, along with being a great speller she holds guinness world records for basketball tricks and has been in a commercial with steph curry. after virtual preliminary rounds she faced off against 10 other spellers in tonight's in-person event. a 6th grader in middle school in san ramoan came in second. she misspelled a word. >> she will be on good morning america tomorrow. you can tune in at 7:00 a.m. on abc mornings cheer her on and big congratulations to you. making history. >>> all right, a look at sports, larry? >>> the suns continue to shine in the nba finals. the key tonight? threes, >>> good evening, the phoenix suns never won a title. bombing away 20 leads, now, suns fans, loud and proud. the valley of the suns like that suit. phoenix launching early and often. bridges, corner 3, went for 27 points, suns up 11 at the 3rd quarter, way out. giannis kept them in, scoring 13 straight at one point. the fadeaway here. gian

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she won the scripps spelling bee and then she was offered a full scholarship. 2 louisiana state universityt of the university tweeted the offer out and said, quote, your academic performance reflected scholarship. first you modeled intellectual experience. but guess what? she also models. her amazing basketball she holds 3 guinness world book records for her dribbling in fact, in 2018 she did. and i was looking it up to just rip profession. my memory. a commercial steph curry, which is drilling. all the. some of records she's only person dribble like and then troubles. she juggles of or she dribble 6. she's only 3 records. how so? it's really cool. and she wants to play in the wnba and little did we know then those commercials that you're going to win the scripps national spelling bee and that cool to the victor go. the spoils. she's got a full ride scholarship waiting for she decides to go there. yeah. >> 6.56 right now. and coming up in the next hour, the morning news. figure this out. they issue power alert for today for california. no, we're not with his but it's not because of excessi

she also just became the first african-american to win the scripps national spelling bee.l magic. check her out with phoebe ptoni. our guest tonight is an international phenomenon and still holds the record as least likely member of the screen actors guild to lose a cage match. next up, you can see him starring alongside emily blunt while stealing -- oh, i'm story, while steering a boat down the amazon in the disney movie "jungle cruise." guillermo, that tequila is still in my sysyem. >> a little bit, yeah. >> it opens in theaters and disney plus with premier access july 30th. please welcome my friend dwayne johnson. [ cheers and applause ] >> i love the love. i can hear the love. >> anthony: all right, all right, dwayne, before we get into this, the other day, you posted on instagram that you couldn't sleep, so at 4:00 a.m. you went down and had a two-hour workout? why? >> i did. well, because, it was one of those nights, i couldn't shut my brain off. i didn't want to drink tequila like you and guillermo have been drinking all day, and so at about 3:45, i said, well, let

>> how did i win scripps?n seven hours and i had a lot of tutoring. my main tutor, and also over the last few weeks, or maybe months, the runner-up at scripps, and her mother, have been helping me out and that's a lot of luck involved in that. so it's a little bit of everything. >> dana: i don't know about luck, i think it's an incredible amount of skill. also you hold several guinness book world records for basketball dribbling, four balls at a time or six balls at a time. i had a question and i have no idea, does your capabilities when it comes to juggling help you in your mind when you are studying for spelling? >> i wouldn't be surprised at all, they meant strength it takes, and i don't know how i do my basketball juggling skills and stuff because as i always tell people, to ask me how i do types of stuff like spelling and all this is like asking anil pete how it walks with those legs because then it gets confused and tangled up and it will just fall down. so i don't really know how i do any of the stuff i

a 14-year-old from louisiana made history at tonight's scripps spelling bee.e was the first african- american champion in the bee's history, along with being a great speller she holds guinness world records for basketball tricks and has been in a commercial with steph curry. after virtual preliminary rounds she faced off against 10 other spellers in tonight's in-person event. a 6th grader in middle school in san ramoan came in second. she misspelled a word. >> she will be on good morning america tomorrow. you can tune in at 7:00 a.m. on abc mornings cheer her on and big congratulations to you. making history. >>> all right, a look at sports, larry? >>> the suns continue to shine in the nba finals. the key tonight? threes, ♪ talking about that, ♪ hey jason, try to catch on of my chocolate croissant bites in your mouth. jack, you gotta stop clowning around. oh... i didn't mean it like that. wow bro. jack, that came out wrong. my chocolate croissant bites. only at jack in the box. it's time for sleep number's lowest prices of the season on the sleep number 360 sm

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this is 14 year-old zaila avant garde who won the scripps national spelling bee. it was offered a full scholarship from louisiana state university. the university president tweeted offer to say let's say your academic performance reflected scholarship. first you modeled intellectual excellence offers the school more than just academic skills. she also holds 3 guinness world records for her basketball dribbling talents and wants to play in the deadly new india. coming up the next hour, the cross for more news, a power alert issued today for california but not because of excessive heat. why people are being asked to conserve energy. >> plus, fire crews are fighting a fire at a restaurant in the east bay. we'll have a live report from the scene. and the search is underway to find hiker who's been missing since saturday. sarah stinson is standing by in pleasant hill with a live report on the search what if you could push a button and less carbon would be put into the air. if there were a button that would help you use less energy, breathe cleaner air, and even take on

the first black student to win the scripps national spelling bee was crowned last night after beating out a field of 208 contestants. during an interview on "today" this morning she talked about what is next for her. >> going to play basketball and then maybe go to the wnba or overseas or something before i go into my next thing working at nasa or something like that. i want to be a basketball coach. >> so many plans. she by the way has three guinness world records in dribbling. so much ahead of her. >>> all right. the battle of the space billionaires as in bezos versus branton might be settled this weekend. sir richard branson is set to lift off on a passenger ride to space. abs's tom costello says the test flights are to open the doors for similar flights for everyone else. >> one small step for man. one giant leap for mankind. >> reporter: forget the last space race. neil armstrong and nasa won that hands down. this space race is going to be much closer. in one corner west texas actually amazon's jeff bezos the founder of space tours and business blue origin. in the other corner ju

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. >> that is the winning moment from last night's 2021 scripps national spelling bee finals. 14-year-olde. moments ago i had a chance to speak with her from walt disney world resort. >> tell us how that winning moment felt. >> it felt like really good to become a winner simply because of the fact that i've been like working on it for like two years and then to finally have it like was the best possible outcome and was really good. >> how about making history, the first african-american champion? >> that felt really good too because i'm hoping that in a few years i'll see a whole lot more african-american females and males too doing well in the scripps spelling bee because it's kind of sad how there's like a great lack of those people -- you don't really see too many african-americans doing too well in spelling bees and that's a bit sad because it's like a really good thing, kind of a gateway to being interested in education. >> so you worked on this for two years. tell us how you prepared. what is it like? >> it's really good. so the main thing i do is like i use a program called spellpu

a teenage basketball prodigy has become the first african—american to win the scripps national spellinglt the world "murraya", a type of tropical tree. despite practising for up to seven hours a day, zaila says spelling is a side hobby, and dreams of becoming a professional basketball player. let's take a look at her win. murraya. m-u-r-r-a-y-a. that is correct! applause cheering and there is your champ. you can tell she's a basketball player, she was literallyjumping forjoy. you're watching abc news. -- bbc forjoy. you're watching abc news. —— bbc news. hello there. it's looking unsettled this weekend as well, but it's not going to be raining all the time everywhere. there will be some places staying dry, but the general theme this weekend is for sunny spells and for scattered showers to develop. again, these will be heavy and thundery, and slow—moving as winds will be light. if you look at the pressure chart this afternoon, we've got this weather front across the south, bringing an area of more persistent rain to southern counties. it will continue its journey eastwards through the mo