. >> he'll be representing our area in the scripps national spelling bee. >> reporter: rutvik gandhasri has been busy since he won in march. the middle school student will compete with nearly 300 other kids, aged 6 to 14 in the scripps national spelling bee. >> how prepared do you feel? >> i feel kind of prepared but at the same time i feel like i really need to prepare a lot more. >> reporter: especially since scripps is making the contest harder after two years of first place ties. instead of the predetermined list of 25 words in the championship round, organizers can now pick from an expanded list of up to 75 words from anywhere in the dictionary. >> we have to study a lot more. >> reporter: rutvik's 10-year-old brother, who himself placed ninth in the regionals, gives quizzes based on difficult words he and his mother discover in the dictionary. >> whenever i find a good word, i quiz him on that. and i'm pretty proud of him that he's got this far. >> reporter: rutvik studies for the bee about 23 hours a week but says he still finds time to read on his kindle paper white, a gift ever

. >>> the scripps national spelling bee comes down to the wire.it ended just a few minutes ago. >>> plus jeff skversky with a new opportunity for an eagles player under the new scheme. when "action news" continues tonight. >>> on the campaign front today, donald trump today claimed enough delegates to win the republican delegation. trump was in bismarck, north dakota, when he reached 1239 delegates, two more than he needs, and not nearly as many as he will get when the june 7 primaries are over. trump scaled the threshold when unbound delegates including some from pennsylvania committed to voting for him on the first ballot. >> meanwhile, could be that brn been will debate -- bernie sanders will debate donald trump before the primary on that date. sanders made the proposal and trump has said yes but with a catch. the network that hosts the debate will have to put up at least $10 million for charity for women's health causes. some pundits think that's trump's way of avoiding the event but three networks including abc say they might be interested. >

. >>> the scripps national spelling bee comes down to the wire. we'll see how it ended just a few minutes ago. >>> plus jeff skversky with a new opportunity for an eagles player under the new scheme. when "action news" continues tonight. great time for a shiny floor wax, no? not if you just put the finishing touches on your latest masterpiece. timing's important. comcast business knows that. that's why you can schedule an installation at a time that works for you. even late at night, or on the weekend, if that's what you need. because you have enough to worry about. i did not see that coming. don't deal with disruptions. get better internet installed on your schedule. comcast business. built for business. >>> on the campaign front today, donald trump today claimed enough delegates to win the republican delegation. trump was in bismarck, north dakota, when he reached 1239 delegates, two more than he needs, and not nearly as many as he will get when the june 7 primaries are over. trump scaled the threshold when unbound delegates including some from

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

coming up, spelling their way to the top, hundreds of students participating in the scripps national spelling beea look at the competition melanie: the start of scripps national spelling be, 285 young scholars from all across the country are putting their skills to the test, john gonzalez has a look at the competition. cheering today already but some sorrow, the national spelling bee is well underway inside the maryland ballroom at the gaylord. 285 children, students ages ranging from six to 14, from every state pretty much and even a few foreign countries, how good are these kids? the first 60 contestants only six spell their word incorrectly. it will be a tough today's and we can tell you -- two days and locally well represented. this is an old competition, going on since 1925. last year, dual champions, the officials said they do not want this to happen so this year they raised the standard. harder words. earlier, we spoke to one of the he has a bit of a challenge. quite he was born death -- >> he was born death -- deaf, early intervention is key, the sooner you find out, and can get the ball

. >> and a bay area middle school student takes the stage at the scripps national spelling bee.id he spell his way to the top? >> i am meteorologist sandhya patel. warmer today and hotter for the holiday weekend. we'll take a closer look coming up. >> thank you, sandhya. firs a look at what is coming up on "jimmy kimmel live" after abc news at 11:00. >> thanks, dan and ama. here is something from me to you. >> i am available to be running mate in case you or anyone you know needs someone. >>> vaw knee shaw, san ramon and all of the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> hillary clinton is spending tonight in the bay area. this afternoon gavin newsome gathered to rally supporters at the historic bank in san francisco. clinton attacked her republican opponent. >> donald trump is an unqualified loose cannon who cannot get near the most powerful job in the world. it is up to us to say no. >> earlier she spoke to south bay supporters who waited more than an hour to see her in san jose. tomorrow clinton will eat chicken and waffles with the community leaders in oakland. bernie sanders is cam

. >> and a bay area middle school student takes the stage at the scripps national spelling bee. did he spell his way to the top? >> i am meteorologist sandhya patel. warmer today and hotter for the holiday weekend. we'll take a closer look coming up. >> thank you, sandhya. firs a look at what is coming up on "jimmy kimmel live" after abc news at 11:00. >> thanks, dan and ama. here is something from me to you. >> i am available to be running mate in case you or anyone you know needs someone. at enterprise, we guarantee it. next vehicle purchase? head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... change your thinking about buying your next one. and all of the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> hillary clinton is spending tonight in the bay area. this afternoon gavin newsome gathered to rally supporters at the historic bank in san francisco. clinton attacked her republican opponent. >> donald trump is an unqualified loose cannon who cannot get near the most powerful job in the world. it is up to us to say no. >> earlier she spoke to

. >>> a scripps national spelling bee includes all kinds of sweet moments. youngest speller on stage offered the best of all. >> do you have a favorite word? [ child saying extremely long unknown word ] >> the 6-year-old [ non-english language ] says he doesn't feel threatened by competitors twice his age but he may need more practice to beat them. he misspelled a word yesterday but a crowd still gave him a standing ovation. he deserves it. >> yeah. he certainly does. he spelled that word correctly by the way. >>> a san jose middle schooler is ready to trump the competition at the final round today. [ spelling ] >> that is correct. >> well done. rutvik gandhasri advanced after spelling his way to glory in the preliminary stages yesterday. and another bay area contestant of san ramon competed, too. but just missed the mark on her written test. >>> okay, as a mom i brag a little bit but my kids that was one of the longest -- it's the longest word in the english dictionary the -- my father-in- law taught them how to spell that so they know how to spell that wor

how two children went home winners from the scripps national spelling bee and the new record one of themet. >>> president obama is the first sitting u.s. president to visit hiroshima. the site of the u.s. atomic bomb attack in world war ii. the president explained why it was so important to go there. >> why do we come to this place? to hiroshima. we come to ponder a terrible force unleashed in a not so distant past. we come to mourn the dead. >> president obama also met with survivors of the bombing saying what happened in hiroshima shows why we should pursue a world without nuclear weapons. >>> a group of people running for public office in san jose say their chances of winning could be hurt by a high school pranks. several candidates for the san jose city council say more than 100 of their campaign signs were stolen last weekend. many were recovered at santa teresa high school. surveillance video recorded a student stealing a sign from a yard and staff at the high school found the stolen signs sprawled across campus tuesday morning. they say students also ripped out trees and glued doo

. >>> or the third year in a row the scripps national spelling bee has ended in a tie. how about that. that was an 11-year-old of texas, he is now the youngest winner of the spelling bee on record. the word means an association of individuals for common goals. here sharing the title with a 13-year-old of new york. each of them get such opiate plus $45,000 in cash and prizes. >>> the oakland fire department started its annual vegetation inspection today in an effort to prevent wildfires. with summer around the corner the department is reminding people and educating them about fire prevention. oakland officials say a big part of their fire prevention efforts are focused on vegetation inspection and abatement. >> let's bring in our chief meteorologist talk a little bit more about that. given all the brand we have had, what kind of fire season to you think this could shape up to be? >> i think it is going to be the worst ever. it is always going to be bad. it is a dry summer. it matters if we get more rain, we have more vegetation, it is a good question, but what you live i

. >> and a bay area middle school student takes the stage at the scripps national spelling bee. did he spell his way to the top? >> i am meteorologist sandhya patel. warmer today and hotter for the holiday weekend. we'll take a closer look coming up. >> thank you, sandhya. firs a look at what is coming up on "jimmy kimmel live" after abc news at 11:00. >> thanks, dan and ama. here is something from me to you. >> i am available to be running mate in case you or anyone you know needs someone. what if there was a paint that made you look at paint differently question everything you know and what you don't know what if it's built with better ingredients given super powers and even a secret base to test those powers. since benjamin moore reinvented paint, it makes you wonder is it still paint? find benjamin moore paint, only at one of our authorized retailers near you. and all of the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> hillary clinton is spending tonight in the bay area. this afternoon gavin newsome gathered to rally supporters at the historic bank in san francisco. clinton attacked her

. >> do you like scripps national spelling bee, pay attention to this every year. >> it wrapped up last night, what a finish. we got to the final two, the last word for both contestants >> s-e-l-b-e-n-k-r-a-i-s. >> that is correct. >> so, he nails the final word. so then all of the pressure is on nair sirati, he has to spell his word, just to be co champions, here it is. >> g-e-s-e-l-l-s-c-h-a-f-t. >> that is correct. >> boom. >> how about that. >> both kid win the 2016 scripps national spelling bee. this is third straight year there has been a tie. how good is that. >> so, they asked him how do you feel? he said i don't have much to say i'm just a kid. i'm in fifth grade. can you believe that. >> google is not familiar, maybe i spelled it wrong when i googled it. >> yes. >> no, no. >> whatever that word was. >> no. >> still ahead, a method often referred to is a educational system designed by moshay. >> moshay. >> yes. >> cool thing about the internet these days, you can learn other things, right. >> these kid have have been teaching me a lot. >> that fifth grader no, we we're not smar

>> san jose middle schooler moves ton represent the bay area in the scripps national spelling bee thiseek. 12-year-old is from san jose and qualified for the finals during tense preliminary round spelling his word correctly, a word that moans someone who is petulant with finals today and are profit on espn. >> and now over to meteorologist mike nicco? >> good morning, everyone, we have to win throw in a row and it stars ton at oracle arena starting at 6:00, and 65 degrees. mostly sunny. mostly clear. and 59. traveling an the state. we are going to have thunderstorm along the sierra and 59 in lake tahoe and 71 in yosemite and the warm the through the central valley and upper 60s to mid-70s around san diego and los angeles. in san francisco the average high is 66. we are going to be around 70. sue? >> good morning, 33 bart trend are on schedule. speaking of the worse game that is a great way to go. no delays. we have holiday schedule for monday. on bart. ace train is showing no delays. but it will not run on memorial day. buses and ferryies, good now but on holiday schedule on monday. sa

. >> rutvik will be representing the bay area in the scripps national spelling bee. he won the cbs bay area spelling match in march. since then he's been studying for the national contest about 23 hours a week. and the excitement is building. >> what are you excited about? >> going around dc, the spelling on stage itself. meeting all the top spellers from around the country. >> national spelling bee takes place this wednesday and thursday. first prize, $40,000 and among other things, a dictionary. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, cowboys and cowgirls lassoed cattle in castro valley. it was all part >>> the area looked more like the wild west as cowboys and cowgirls lassoed. >> the annual event has been going on for nearly a century now. it's meant to showcase the last remnants of the wild west. the rodeo kicks off with a parade and luncheon served by cowboys. great event by all. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,

. >>> they are down to the final 10 in the scripps national spelling bee. and our local contestant a seventh grader survived with some pretty tough words. [ spelling ] [ spelling ] our forecast with roberta gonzales. >> he is good! the final round is tonight starting at 5:00. >>> time now 12:15. let's get the first forecast with roberta. >> s-u-n-n-y! [ laughter ] >> it's sunny today. one thing i have been noticing according to our live kpix weather camera is, we have a bit of a breeze. just as i say that the trees are no longer waving. they were. we were looking out from valley christian elementary school in dublin towards beautiful mount diablo standing 3847 feet high. and above it there nothing but blue skies. temperatures 62 degrees at this hour in san francisco. it's 70 in san jose and in santa rosa. 67 degrees around the peninsula. we have been noticing here that the winds are going to increase somewhat in hayward at 9, 11 san ramon, calm in the novato area, 8-mile-per-hour winds in napa. these winds will increase, however, out of the southwest 10 to

. >>> tonight we have two winners for this years scripps national spelling bee. it was announced minutes ago that there are cochampions. two of ten finalists who competed in the championship final frls the original 284 spellers across the country. the prize $45,000 in cash and prizes. >> congratulations. >> yeah. >>> fairfax county fire is under fire. tonight, hear from the woman who said she was bullied, sexually years, only on news 4. >>> it's here in the u.s. now. the super bug that american health officials have been fearing. the cdc director calling it the beginning of the end of the road for antibiotics. >>> an entire town is up for auction, not far from here. we will tell you what you get for your money. >>> she danced her way in to the white house and our hearts and tonight the dancing granny sleep number beds with sleepiq technology give you the knowledge to adjust for the best sleep ever. save $500 on the memorial day special edition mattress with sleepiq technology. plus 36-month financing. know better sleep. only at a sleep number store. >>> new alleg

. >>> two bay area students have finished the preliminary rounds in the scripps national spelling been word to your captioner ] >> that is correct. >> both [ non-english language ] of san jose and [ non-english language ] of san ramon passed their two oral rounds and have completed a written test. they won't find out until later this afternoon whether they make it to the finals, which are tomorrow. the written scores will be factored in along with their performance on stage. rutvic won our bay area spelling bee in march. >> where do they get these words? >> what does it mean? >> i don't know how to spell it -- i don't know if i understand the root of the word. [ laughter ] >>> good afternoon, everybody. looks at this. it looks like june gloom in the city by the bay, the city of san francisco. we had a peek of sun here and there but for the most part clouds pour onshore and the fog is thickening. current temperatures, 59 in oakland. 63 and clearing in redwood city. novato dana says that hey, the is unis really trying hard to poke through the clouds. she says currently it is 65 degrees

at the scripps national spelling bee, this year's champion. he is the younger brother of the 2014 champion. nihar is the youngest winning on record and actually spelled two words, but both times, followed up with a miss of his own. both winners will get a trophy and $45,000 in cash and prizes. this is the third straight year co-champs have been crowned. i used to win and i never got apprise. happy to support you guys. >>> we have a more serious story about zika. continues to stall in congress. they a began talks to the $1.9 billion request. cdc director tom friedan had this to say about it. >> imagine you see someone standing by and you see someone drowning and you have the ability to stop them from drawning, but you can't. now, multiply that by 1,000, or 100,000. that's what it feels like to know how to change the course of an epidemic, and not be able to do it. >> nearly 600 cases of zika reported in the u.s., 270 are pregnant women at risk of having babies with birth defect. >>> a super bug by medical professionals has been found in the u.s

. >> the scripps national spelling bee kicks off today outside of washington, d.c. with a preliminary round. nunatak. >> n-u-n-a-t-a-k. >> correct. >> nunatak. >> correct. >> easy, right? that word resulted in a tie during last year's spelling bee. tomorrow 282 of the nation's top young spellers will compete to be the next champion and win a $40,000 grand prize. the finals are tomorrow. >>> comedian and former daily show host jon stewart and his wife are riding into lancaster county to adopt an abused horse. lilly was shot more than 100 times by a patient ball gun and left abandoned at the new holland stables. stewart and his wife plan to take her to their farm sanctuary in new jersey. >>> tornadoes damaged homes and left several people hurt in kansas. check out this video from storm chasers. it shows a tornado up close as it makes its way across the highway. in addition to damaging several houses, the storm knocked out power lines, families in oklahoma are also cleaning up damage, storm damage after a possible tornado touched down there scattering debris and splitti

. >> the scripps national spelling bee kicks off today outside of washington, d.c. th a preliminary round. nunatak. >> nunatak. >> correct. >> nunatak. you knew that. >> couldn't have done it. that word resulted in a tie during last year's spelling bee. tomorrow 282 of the nation's top young spellers will compete to be the next champion and win a $40,000 grand prize. the finals, of course, are tomorrow. i feel like that's becoming more and more of a lost art because of devices, you have spell check. >> spell check corrects it for you. or you can google it. >> really nice. you are watching nbc 10 news. nbc 10 newsed a 5: ed today at starts right now. >>> smoke canisters and pepper spray used on crowds, rocks thrown as police officers. violent protests erupt in new mexico outside a donald trump rally. >>> new this morning, holiday home security. before you head out of town, make sure your house doesn't become a target for burglars. >>> still dark out, which may be the perfect time to look out at boathouse row this morning when it's lit up. right now in the 50s and 60s.

. >> that is our local boy from san jose making it to final six of the scripps national spelling bee. two spellers faced off in the final round. >> that is correct! >> did you notice that? one of them went for the high five and the other missed. >> it is the third career in a row that no speller stood alone at the end and co-champions shared the title near washington, dc. congratulations. you could see the stress came out and there were a lot of missed high fives. >> natasha does that to me all time. >> how we do. >> she trash talk me with words i don't understand, either. >> good morning, everyone. the a's are back take on the detroit tigers, 68 and sunny, down to 61 and sun will society at 8:23. if you are heading around the state today, a few showers are still around yosemite at 78 and hit the 90s in the central valley, and upper 60s and mid-70s around san diego and los angeles. at bottlerock we are look at temperatures in the low-to-mid 80s our warmest afternoon on saturday and add the beaches starting today we are in the mid-60s but total sunshine with the burn factor tremendous.

. >>> a look ahead, the scripps national spelling bee, written testing begins today and runs begin tomorrowmpete for the title, including $40,000 in cash, and $2,500 savings bond and a trip to new york. >>> happy birthday to priscilla pressley, 71 today. patty lapel, and bob dylan. i'm dara brown, thanks for watching "earl a daring rescue in san jose... as home with a family inside goes up in flames overnight... we're there live.... sam//vo and breaking news in san francisco... a person shot and killed in soma... the latest on that investigation is ahead... today in the bay starts right now. ==laura//2shot== good morning - and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. ==sam//2shot== and i'm sam brock. =4shot= ad lib toss to weather ==kari//cu== checking in on oakland...

. >>> tonight we know 45 spellers will advance to the next round of the scripps national spelling beeungest of 300 contenders but he's out of the competition misspelling -- lighting. >> we can't even say it much less spell it. >> the winner will get a savings bond and a trip to new york city. >> say that word again. >> say that word again. great time for a shiny floor wax, no? not if you just put the finishing touches on your latest masterpiece. timing's important. comcast business knows that. that's why you can schedule an installation at a time that works for you. even late at night, or on the weekend, if that's what you need. because you have enough to worry about. i did not see that coming. don't deal with disruptions. get better internet installed on your schedule. comcast business. built for business. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- adam sandler, karlie kloss, musical t

at the scripps national spelling bee, this year's champion. he is the younger brother of the 2014 champion. nihar is the youngest winning on record and actually spelled two words, but both times, followed up with a miss of his own. both winners will get a trophy and $45,000 in cash and prizes. this is the third straight year co-champs have been crowned. i used to win and i never got apprise. happy to support you guys. >>> we have a more serious story about zika. continues to stall in congress. they a began talks to the $1.9 billion request. cdc director tom friedan had this to say about it. >> imagine you see someone standing by and you see someone drowning and you have the ability to stop them from drawning, but you can't. now, multiply that by 1,000, or 100,000. that's what it feels like to know how to change the course of an epidemic, and not be able to do it. >> nearly 600 cases of zika reported in the u.s., 270 are pregnant women at risk of having babies with birth defect. >>> a super bug by medical professionals has been found in the u.s

. >> but the words were a little bit more difficult than that at the scripps national spelling bee.ar's winner will be crowned tonight. the contest started out with nearly 300 kids yesterday and now it's down to the top 45. >> i-n-t-e-r-m-e-z-z-o, intermezzo. >> that is correct. >> >> that is correct. >> very impressive but one little boy made history by become the first first grader to be in the contest. >> wow. >> at just 6 years old he was eliminated in the second round yesterday but his competitors gave him a standing ovation. >> and well deserved standing ovation. >> he had to adjust the mike every time because he's so much shorter than the other contestants. it soared over his head. >> i'm sure he'll be back next year. >>> six-month zyla cannot walk, she can't talk but she is learning to crawl but has this amazing skill already. >> that's a talent. >> she is a water skier. last week she glided 686 feet across a man-made lake in florida. >> so her parents, that's a record, by the way, now, zyla's parents say they got the idea to put her on skis because of her strong grip which

that's after finishing in 6th place in fact scripps national spelling bee. [ spelling ] b-e-t-t-o-n-y. [ bell ] >> oh. >> it's spelled betony. >> thank you. >> thank you rutvik. >> we were rooting for him, too. rutvik gandhasri is just 12. a 7th grader at chaboya middle school in san jose. and all day he had been letter perfect until he misspelled betony. an 11-year-old and 13-year-old, two children with foreign names ] will take home the top prize of $45,000. that's why they are jumping up and down. one's brother won in 2014. >> when he won the spelling bee, it was such an inspiration for me to do it. and without -- if he never parities nature it, then i would never have been holding this trophy. >> i'm speechless. i can't say anything. i'm only in 5th grade. >> they will each get $45,000 in cash and prizes. the 11-year-old is the youngest winner ever. >> impressive. >> good for him. >> only in fifth grade but one of the best spellers in the world. >> yeah. >> congratulations. >>> time now 4:52. google has a plan to get rid of your passwords. why they say it will actually increase se

. >>> so this year's scripps national spelling bee is under way right now in washington, d.c. with 284 people started out at the start of this. the contest now pared down to the top 45. >> the youngest competitor is just 6 y his name is akash vukoti from texas. he found the microphone set a bit high for him, but he powered through his words until this -- a-l-y-t-i-c. bacteriolytic. >> that bell means he got it wrong. >> yeah. even though he missed a word, he got a standing ovation. and there's always next year, kid. and plenty of years after that since he's the youngest competitor ever in the scripps spelling bee. >> wow. >> but impressive. >> yeah, i'd say he's got time to come back and maybe win the whole thing. >> a few times. >> i see a bright future. >> maybe they'll get an adjustable microphone by then. >> maybe a handheld wireless. >> coming up, nyle dimarco won the mirror ball trophy in a victory that he says will benefit deaf people worldwide. this morning we'll meet the little girl who knows exactly where nyle's coming from. >> but first, if you think your computer e

. >> coming up, how one smart 7th grader is faring today in the finals of the scripps national spelling bee. >> plus, passengers scared away by long security lines. why things at our airports won't get better soon. >> pick your climate kind of thursday. we have the 50s, the 60s, the 70s and the 80s today in the bay area. nice peek outside showing mainly sunny skies over san francisco. coming up, what part of the weekend may feature the 90s. >> and the bay area beach just got ranked the worst in the state when it companies to water quality. and two others cracked the top 10. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, he won our cbs-sponsored bay area's regional spelling be. [ spelling ] corrin. >> that is correct. >> he won our cbs sponsored bay area regional spelling bee and right now, he is inching closer to the national crown. the whiz with words has a lot of fans at his san jose middle school. kpix 5's john ramos met with his friends who have nothing but "r-e-s-p-e-c-t." >> reporter: the kids at cha boy yeah middle school in san jose take learning seriously and for most, going to college is a given. so it means s

. >> reporter: the scripps national spelling bee brings the drama.ugh even the super bowl can turn into a boring blowout, this is guaranteed heart-thumping tension. word by word they dwindled. until only two remained. nihar janga with a surprising swagger. >> is this an irish prime minister? >> reporter: and jairam hathwar whose brother won in 2014. so, no pressure. >> championship blood, jairam hathwar. >> reporter: because to be crowned co-champs the previous two years, the organizers made the final rounds last even longer, the words so hard, you should read them so i don't have to pronounce them. yet somehow the boys survived to the final round where jairam got the word feldenkrais, and gesellschaft, once again the word champion has two spellers. >> we both were trying to encourage each other to possibly become co-champions. >> i'm just speechless. i can't say anything. i mean, i'm only in fifth grade. >> reporter: in any other competition, such a shared moment of victory might seem wrong, but here it's hard to imagine a sweeter ending. >> why is

>> this is video of the preliminary rounds of the 2016 scripps national spelling bee. what began as a competition of 285 spellers is now down to just 45. three of them from right here in our area. and we caught up with one of those kids who's an eighth grader in delaware county. she says a lot of work goes into being a good speller. >> should be a word nerd and you should, like, be prepared to study and, like, make sure and know the words and their definitions and things but most of all, you should like words. >> be a word nerd. love that. a cherry hill fifth grader and newark, delaware, sixth grade student will compete in tomorrow's semifinal round. >>> well, do you know where your tax dollars are going? the nbc 10 investigators found public housing officials with pay hechecks thousands of dolla above the federal guidelines. what happened when we began asking questions. >>> also, hit the jackpot at revel without even going to the casi casino. how you could earn $10,000 just for a good idea. >>> jon stewart to the rescue. how the comedian and his wife are giving a seco

other kids will take the stage in the scripps national spelling bee on wednesday. >> always impressive to see those young minds work. >> we need work, don't we. >>> time for weather and traffic on the 1s. >> chuck bell in with the 4 things to know. >> good morning. hope you enjoyed your weekend. even though it was a weekend without sunshine, today, though, will be the last day without sunshine for quite a while. there is even a chance if the warmer air comes in, an outside chance of a rumble or two of thunder, but no severe weather of any kind before the sun will come out, you know how the sun goes, tomorrow, n and summertime really starts to arrive on wednesday. for now, though, your monday morning awash in clouds and rain drops. heavier rain moving down towards southwestern virginia. temperature its only in the mid-50s now. we'll stay mostly in the upper 60s to near 70 today with plenty of clouds and rain chances around the area to your monday. but wait until you see that "7-day forecast" and you only have to wait until 4:51 to get it. >>> and still have a problem northbound 210 indi

. >> this is video of the preliminaries of the scripps national spelling bee. what started as a competition this week of 285 spellers is now down to just 45. three of them are from our area. we caught up with an eighth grader from delaware county. she says a lot of work goes into being a good speller. >> you should be a word nerd, and you should, like, be prepared to study and know the words and their definitions and things. most of all, you should like words. >> that's what it takes to be a good speller. a cherry hill fifth grader and a sixth grade student from newark will also compete in today's semifinals. >> very nice. >>> it's 5:46. happening now, a new exhibit is ready for display at the national constitution center. >> this is pretty cool. it tells jackie robinson's story of breaking baseball's color barrier. we got a preview yesterday as workers put the finishing touches on the exhibit. it features two contracts signed by robinson. one with the montreal royals in 1946, the other with the brooklyn dodgers in 1947. those signings came nearly two decades b

this is video of the preliminaries of the 2016 scripps national spelling bee. what started as a competition of 285 spellers is now down to just 45, and three of them are from our area. we caught up with an eighth grader from delaware county. she says a lot of work goes into being a good speller. >> you should be a word nerd. and you should be prepared to study and make sure -- and know the words and their definitions and things, but most of all, you should like words. >> a cherry hill fifth grader and sixth grade student from newark will also compete in today's semifinals. >>> here's the dry view from delaware this morning. wilmington will see just a few thin clouds. mostly sunshine and like yesterday, another warm one. in fact, likely a bit warmer than yesterday afternoon. 66 now in philadelphia. low 60s for the lehigh valley, the suburbs. parts of interior new jersey have dropped to the 50s. delaware right now at 63 degrees and still falling. cooler spots, harmony hills, 59 degrees. 66 for odessa to start with. and 60s for the delaware beaches, for lewis, and

at the scripps national spelling bee. 11 yered jang amp are the champions. nihar is the youngest winner on record. jairam misspelled two winners but he tied. this is the third straight year cochamps have been crowned. >>> zika fears are on the rise as the summer draws closer but the battle over zika funding continues to stall in congress. minutes after congress began talks to merge two zeke a funding bills both of which falls short of president obama's 1.9 billion dollar request, cdc director tom frieden had this to say about the delay. >> imagine that you're standing by and you see someone drowning and you have the ability to stop them from drowning, but you can't. now or a hundred thousands. that's what it feels like to know how to change the course of an epidemic and not be able to do it for any reason. >> frightening words there. nearly 600 cases of zika reported in the u.s. over 270 are pregnant women who are at risk of having babies born with birth defects. >>> a superbug long feared by medical professionals have been found in the united states. doctor

45 young spellers started this day hoping they would not hear that dreaded bell at the scripps national spelling beetional harbor. >> y-a-k-a-t-e-v -- v-r. >> oh! heartbreaking. spelling bee officials promised this year would be the hardest yet. they came through with that. half the semifinalists were eliminated on their first word this morning. now the field has been whittled down to ten. you can watch the finals live at 8:00 tonight on espn. >> makes you so nervous just watching. >> imagine if that was your child. >> our local kids, we don't have anymore local kids in the spelling bee. that's the way it goes sometimes. >>> it is kind of nice to be out at national harbor right now, right? >> yeah. >> that's the weirdest segue i've heard you make. >> i don't know where that came from. >> where are you going with this? >> i don't know. >> very nice day to be there. you and i are like this. out there right now a very nice day. a very warm day too. 88 was the high today at the airport. 88 as well down towards can springs. look at leesburg coming in at 91. 90 culpeper. 90 in frederick. yeah, it was warm

. >> well, the week for the scription national spelling -- scripps national spelling bee. we know the kids can spell. can i? probably n (rothat cigarette smokingght just messed up your lungs. i never thought that at only 45, it would give me a heart attack. my tip is, do your heart a favor and quit now. (announcer) you can quit. for free help, call 1-800-quit-now. announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: the national spelling bee final tonight. if you think some of us struggle with spelling, i do. our producer mike, great guy, he is not afraid to admit he is not the best speller either. michelle: local contestants to made it to the final day. jeff goldberg is at national harbor. they are really young and really smart. jonathan: they can spell. jeff: really smart, real hi -- really young, they can spell well. a lot of things i can't do. if you come to the event at national harbor you wonder how would i do on stage in is the scripps mock display here. linda, becky, jacob will give me a test. what is it going to be? >> eclect

. >>> not more difficult words or a change in the rules could prevent a tie at the scripps national spelling bee>> this is exciting. this is the 3rd year in a row that the bee has ended with two winners. both of them wonderful. but 13-year-old jairam h athwar and 11-year-old fellenkrais spelled the words correctly. >>> after an exhaustive search owners have found the owner of this sweet ride. no word if the names were fred and wilma. a flintstone cart that was illly parked. a popular story on facebook. the best comment, are fred and wilma still listed in the key west phone directory? >> i wonder how facet goes. >> i am not into carts that i have to power myself. >> i'm guessing it has a golf cart motor. >> if you have to power it with your feet -- >> can't do that. >> one local basketball player is realizing the fruits of his labor, months after his championship season. >> why prince george's thanks for coming today. i want each of you to grab a 2x8 and cut it. you'll have 2 saws to choose from. you all chose the best tool for the job. wouldn't it make sense to make the same choice, when it come

without a word, that little boy is melting hearts at the scripps national spelling bee down in nationalarbor. at 6 years old, he is the youngest speller in the history of the competition. >> he got through the first round, but he misspelled his second word in the next round. >> >> it is spelled b-a-c-t-e-r-i-o-l-y-t-i-c. >> thank you. >> he is so cute. we all learned that it is spelled differently. he's going to try again next year. he's certainly got a lot of years to practice. how well can you spell? you can test your prowess on our nbc washington app, spell quiz. >> since the advent of spell-check, mine has gone steadily downhill. >>> a teenager in north carolina says he just wanted to be in his school's talent show. >> but his only talent was flipping a bottle. take a look. nailed it down. >> mike drop. >> he says he's been flipping bottles for a few years now, but he wouldn't say he's a pro. cell phone video of his talent show performance hit the internet. it goes viral as these things do. >> it doesn't make sense. i still can't process it. >> i think being cute helps, you know? he

. >>> the scripps national spelling bee ended in a fierce final.t ended with co-champions. >>> so here's the word that ended it. they both got it. here what it means a rationally developed type of social relationship characterized by personally contracted association between persons. in the end it may be easier to spell than idea. >>> the bottom line you wouldn't be friend with somebody you wouldn't normally be. we'll be back >> breaking now on "action news," a man struck by a driver and dragged several feet has died overnight. we're live with more on the search for the person who did this. >>> dangerous heat, students get sick on a field strip. the situation stressing how important it is to protect yourself when the sun is out. >>> accuweather is calling for the first heat wave of the year. no better place to beat the heat on memorial day than to be down the shore. 6:30, friday may 27. matt o'donnell is off, alicia vitarelli is joining us. we've got you covered. >>> all your memorial day day plans, katherine scott in atlantic city for the unoffici

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. >>> some of the smartest kids in the country are taking part in the scripps national spelling bee. youngest contestant, yeah, he is 6. texas first grader is competing against small spellers at the gaylord national harbor. espn chose him to star in a commercial for the vent. >> i want to call him cute but -- >> smarter than all of us. >> it's okay to admit it. >>> new twists in the hulk hogan sex tape saga. i can't wait for that. >> a fraternity is under fire for trashing a be loved lake and campground and strollers for adults. >> sign me up. >> speaking of big babies, we exercise too much. stroll me around here. here is the pollen count, nice weather, high pollen. high for trees, high for grasses, you can find it on our web site and with our april. if you use the april, open and scroll down. >>> mission metro, our new project at wusa 9 we just kicked off. our goal is to help make metro as strong as reliable as it be. yesterday i rode metro from 5:00 in the morning until 12:15 to hear from you about your experiences. as soon as the gates open, we were on the platform asking for your

i saw that the scripps national spelling bee was last night on espn. it, and espn was the only word all night i knew how to spell. [ laughter and applause ] that's how sad -- that's sad, right? talented kids. listen to this, one of the winners of this year's national spelling bee has an older brother who won the competition in 2014. or as their dad put it, "i'm just going to throw these baseball mitts away." [ laughter ] i mean this is -- "baseball, b-a-s" -- "stop spelling everything! do you want your dad to lose his voice like that? now go out there and play baseball!" [ laughter ] now, the spelling bee has been around -- the spelling bee has been around since 1925, and each year they have to figure out new example sentences to use for each word. and it's amazing how current some of the examples are. check out this moment from last night, see if you see something. >> your word is futon. >> could i have it in a a sentence? >> from the sounds of beyonce's latest album, jay-z is sleeping on a futon. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: very topical. [ cheers and appl

. >>> time for the third year in a row, the scripps national spelling bee ended in a tie. >> g-e-s-e-l-l-s-c-h-a-f-t that is correct. >> okay, that was an 11-year- old of austin, texas. he is now the youngest winner of the bee on record. by the way that word means an association of individuals for common goals. he shares his title with a 13- year-old of painted post, new york. each gets a trophy and $45,000 in cash prizes. congratulations to both of them. >> you knew that word. >> exactly. association of individuals for common goals. i know it now. >> we all know it now. frank and julie join us now for ktvu fox 2 news at 5:00. new developments in that novato case. >> today we learned of a possible motive in the attack that killed a north bay high school student and injured another one this week. >> police say they are investigating new leads and looking at something that happened last week. >>> good evening. i'm julie haener. >> i'm frank somerville. police have arrested two other students for the shooting. ktvu's crime reporter henry lee is in novato now. you just learned the name of one of the vic

>> for the third straight year, the scripps national spelling bee has ended. >> in a tie. >> the 11-year-old janga of texas and hahathwar finished in a deadlock. they'll each take home $40,000 in cash, trophies and prizes. there were 284 contestants battling it out. >> one was a san jose seventh grader. he was eliminated in the 10th round. got tripped up on the word betony. >>> a prank by a san jose high school student going viral. >> pg&e and his friends put a pair of glasses on the floor monday. they couldn't believe the reaction as visitors pondered the glasses as if they were part of the exhibit. some visitors took photos. he posted them on twitter. some observe he is now a post modern artist. >> everyone can make their own art. we wanted to try it. we put our glasses down and call this art, see what people think. pretend it's art. it was more of a prank or social experiment. that's how it turned out. >> performance art. he says he tried putting a jacket and hat on the ground in an attempt to get people's attention. people said hey, you forgot your jacket and hat. >> they are all standin

. >> san jose middle school is moving on to represent the bay area in the scripps national spelling beed for the final during a proposal round in maryland yesterday. the finals are today and are broadcast on our sister network, espn. >> that we can spell. >> california blitz underway ahead of the presidential primary and why your vote is extremely important to all three presidential hopefuls. >> disappears dimes, the problem some are fining after having their jewels services at a nationwide jewelry store but, first, we what is coming up on "good morning america". >> next on "good morning america" breaking overnight a shooting at st. i. concert and one opinion was killed and three were injured with the latest on the >> hillary clinton is holding two bay area evens to rally supporters today. all three presidential candidates are in california this week. matt keller is in san jose with how our state is a battle ground. matt? >> good morning. bernie sanders is popular with young people. we have a few young people would showed up early this morning several hours before hillary clinton's even

. >> rutvik gandhasri has advanced to the final round of the scripps national spelling bee. he of course won our cbs bay area spelling bee back in march and has been studying 23 hours a week ever since. another bay area student [ non- english language ] also competed in yesterday's preliminary round but missed the mark with the written portion. >> 23 hours a week. that's a commitment especially when you have homework and you want to go out and play. >> impressive. >> there's a 6-year-old contestant in the spelling bee didn't make it to the final round but my goodness. >> that's great. >>> let's check with liza battalones. >> the chp has issued a traffic advisory on 880. they expect lanes to be shut down for at least 30 minutes. this accident happened southbound 880 just before mowry avenue. this car overturned. it is now resting in the two left hand lanes. expect delays now. it didn't take long for traffic to back up, of course this is a very busy commute direction of the fremont-milpitas corridor. a couple of alternates, you can take fremont boulevard or mission boulevard to