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>> let's do this, shall we? >> reporter: at the 90th scripps national spelling bee. >> please give me a word i know. >> reporter: three days of competition. filled with highs -- [ applause ] >> reporter: -- and lows. [ bell ] >> reporter: earlier this week we introduced you to 6-year-old edith fuller of tulsa, the youngest speller ever to qualify. and you saw the moment that got her here. >> jnana. j-n-a-n-a. >> you're our champion. >> reporter: her first word on the national stage. >> nyctinasty. a-s-t-y. nyctinasty. >> correct. >> reporter: also competing in her first bee, maggie sheridan of...

The teeth of texas tech's defense, but oklahoma knows a field goal, they can't lose. now remember earlier in the game, though, what happened. texas tech blocked the attempted field goal by oklahoma. >> gus: so bob stoops has a decision to make. does he go for it on fourth down to ice this game or does he kick it? >> charles: i think he goes ahead and runs the clock down, takes a time-out and kicks it. i don't know, coach stoops, that was smooth, wasn't it? right at the number. >> gus: you never know what he might do. hunnicutt is warming up. >> charles: michael hunnicutt in 2011 missed a 28-ya...

In the big dance. gonzaga will likely get there on their plmerits. a judge rejected lenny dykstra's no contest plea. he was accused of using a foe knee business, credited with one year of time served. he has pled not guilty toex posing himself to women he met on craigslist. at topt of the hour on morning joe, 40 minutes or so less until the first poll opens in the state of ohio where mitt romney is looking to prove he's the nominee. what if he loses to rick santorum? we'll knock it around with our morning joe crew. we will watch stephen colbert begin the clock down,

Question, let me just parse a little bit i think the importance of what we're hearing from general petraeus. for the first time we're hearing from him since he's assumed command.ç you heard what he just said, also what he didn't say. i asked him at another point whether or not he's trying to slow that washington clock down which is terminology that was used during the debate about the surge in iraq. and that's essentially what petraeus said then. we want to slow that washington clock down. i said is that what you're trying to do here? he said we're trying to show our decision makers that we'...

The ground in afghanistan. is general petraeus realize he's sort of -- he's the president's way out of this war? >> well, before i address that question, let me just parse a little bit i think the importance of what we're hearing from general petraeus. for the first time we're hearing from him since he's assumed command. you heard what he just said, also what he didn't say. i asked him at another point whether or not he's trying to slow that washington clock down which is terminology that was used during the debate about the surge in iraq. and that's essentially what petraeus said then. we wan...