Correct. Becoming the youngest competitor ever to qualify for the National Spelling bee. How shes preparing to go up against kids twice her age as the showdown kicks off this morning. And good morning, america. So 6yearold edith fuller about to make a little history at the spelling bee. Youngest competitor ever. Could she solve President Trumps spelling challenge. Could she spell covfefe. Or covfefe. The v is silent. Covfefe. 12 06 tweet. Never finished it. Covfefe. That tweet, that word, covfefe, covfefe, whatever you want to call it has sparked more than a million tweets and jimmy kimmel saying what makes me sad is that i know ill never write anything funnier than covfefe. And as george alluded to he responded to it on twitter and found humor in it. Well have much more on that in a bit. First we want to get to breaking news. A devastating attack rocking afghanistans capital near several embassies during rush hour. Lets go straight to abcs lama hasan for the very latest on this, good
Showing up for work and the horrifying scene in london. The highrise up in flames. The death toll rising tonight. Announcer this is a special edition of world news tonight with david muir. Reporting tonight from washington. Good evening on this wednesday night. Were back at the capitol in washington tonight because of that awful scene that played out this morning. As lawmakers were practicing for an annual tradition, the congressional baseball game when a gunman opened fire. It was not long before the gunman allegedly asked, are they democrats or republicans . He was told theyre republicans. Five people were hit. Including congressman Steve Scalise, part of the house leadership. Tonight hes in critical condition. Authorities now say James Hodgkinson was the attacker, the husband and building inspector from illinois. Tonight, hes now dead. And we begin here with Abcs David Kerley at the scene not far from here, in alexandria, virginia. Reporter batting practice shattered by shots fired,
One of the men shot four times in the chest in Critical Condition. Why this neighbor who shot first is not facing charges. Dont go for second best baby put your love to the test secret affair. The neverbeforeseen letter from tupac shakur to madonna. The love note he wrote from behind bars, the legendary rapper opening his heart to the pop star, revealing intimate details to their romance and why he had to end it. Hey hey hey if you want it right now i can show you how and good morning, america. A lot of news from the president in poland this morning. Thats right. He just wrapped up a press conference where he still refused to clearly call out russia saying nobody knows for sure. In minutes the president is set to give a major speech at the memorial of the warsaw uprising against nazi germany during world war ii. All this ahead of the g20 summit in germany tomorrow with the north Korean Nuclear threat high on the agenda and the president will sit down for his first facetoface meeting wi
One shot four times in the chest in Critical Condition. Why this neighbor who shot first is not facing charges. Dont go for second best baby put your love to the test secret affair. The never before seen letter from tupac shakur to madonna. The love note he wrote from behind bars, the legendary rapper opening his heart to the pop star revealing intimate details to their romance and why he had to end it. Hey hey hey if you want it right now i can show you how good morning, america. A lot of news from the president in poland this morning. He just wrapped up a conference where he still refused to clearly call ow russia saying nobody knows for sure. In minutes the president is set to give a major speech at the memorial of the warsaw uprising against nazi germany in world war ii ahead of the g20 summit in germany tomorrow with the north Korean Nuclear threat high on the agenda and the president will sit down for his physical facetoface meeting with Vladimir Putin and cecilia vega in warsaw
An officer fatally shot. And the couple stealing a car. You can see their excitement when the car suddenly shuts down. The doors lock on their own. They have been caught. Good evening, and its great to have you with us here on a very busy thursday night, and we begin tonight with the horrific scene playing out in barcelona in an historic shopping district where many tourists visit. A driver jumping the curb and his van barrelling through the crowd. Children believed to be among the victims tonight. So many images we cannot show here. The death toll, more than a dozen people dead, can the authorities warning that could go higher. More than 100 injured at this hour, and heres the van afterwards. It was going at speeds up to 50 miles per hour. One suspect dead, two in custody, and the urgent manhunt for others. Abcs James Longman leading us off from barcelona. [ sirens ] reporter tonight, a trail of in the heart of barcelona. The dead and injured lining the streets. First responders racin