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potter author j.k.owling, who worked on this with an experienced theater team, is begging fans not to spoil the plot. >> so i'm asking you one more time to keep secrets and let audiences be surprised. >> brown: "timeout london" staff writer kate lloyd got a look, but wasn't giving much away. >> it felt like going to the greatest hit show of your favorite pop star. it just felt like everyone there had read the books, loved them and now i was reliving the experience with a bit of new stuff, but it was very much rooted in the old stories. >> brown: just a block away, we saw the harry potter phenomenon in action, at an exhibition of graphic art and original film props now at the "house of minalima" gallery. mira phoramina and her partner eduardo lima helped create the potter "look" for the films. her theory of potter's appeal? >> so everything you see story- wise and prop-wise, you as an audience can think, "oh, i'm going to get my letter", or "i'm going to read that newspaper." it's believable but not quit

harry potter returns after so many years. he's changed along with the way books are sold. "nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news," reporting tonight kristen welker. >> we begin tonight with tragedy in texas. a hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught fire and crashed in central texas. it's believed to be the largest loss of life in history due to a hot air balloon accident. federal investigators are on the scene. it's all unfolding about 30 miles south of austin in an area popular for ballooning and sky diving. tonight the governor is asking for prayers. charles hadlock has our report. >> reporter: the charred remains of the hot air balloon are all that's left after an early morning ride through the sky turned tragic. the balloon was carrying at least 16 people. there are no survivors. the crash site is near high power lines. margaret wylie lives nearby. >> it wasn't like an explosion. it just went up. >> reporter: wylie says she sees balloons in the area all the time, but never imagined so

he gave me a tour of some of the scholastic "harry potter" artifacts.d a first signed copy of the sixth book to america. in what way is this story true to its roots? >> it's really about the question of how do you be a true friend? how do you be a good parent? these are larger things that everyone can relate to and you don't really have to be a "harry potter" fan. >> reporter: juju chang, abc news, new york. >> i'm reading reviews. they're saying they have captured the magic even with the new story. >> are you excited about it? >> i am. i love the "harry potter" books. >> okay. i haven't read any of the books. i've seen some of the movies. >> they're surprisingly good, and one of the reasons is jk rolling with kill off anybody. >> like "game of thrones." >> it is. rowling with kill off anybody. >> >>> good wednesday >>> good wednesday morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now" -- hillary clinton has made political history, officially clinching the democratic nomination for pres

the newest book in the potter series hit stores at midnight. this barns and noble hit a midnight release party. for many it was a chance to relive their childhood. >> i've been coming to this barns and noble since i was a child. >> i've been following "harry potter" since i was in first great. now i'm a sophomore in college. >> "harry potter" and the cursed child coincide with a play premiering in london. amazon and barns and noble say this is the most preordered book since the last "harry potter" release. they are diehards. >> speaking of a comeback, rain is coming back. >> reporter: i was going to ask how many movies are in the series, 30? just what we need another "harry potter" movie. >> i'll google it. >> reporter: you google that and we'll figure out -- figure it out. >> reporter: there's the view over penns landing, let's go over to double scan live, most of it is confined well east of philadelphia. we're zoom into ocean county where you can see south of seaside heights, actually it's over surf city and most of lbi east of the garden sta

. >>> a new "harry potter" book coming out tonight, the first in nine years. >> the title, "harry potter and the cursed child." the owners of this bookshop changed their title to go along with the harry potter story line. >> an enormous number of booksellers will be open until midnight because at the stroke of midnight we're permitted to sell the books. >> they're taking a break from that party right now but it resumes at 8:00 tonight. as you heard there, "harry potter and the cursed child" goes on sale at the stroke of mid-night. >> a lot of people excited about that. >>> a san francisco giants pitcher getting a unique lookalike. we'll explain. ==terry/chyron== check out this life-size lego version of madison >>> who doesn't want a little more mad bum? >> check out this life sized lego version of madison bumgarn bumgarner, all to celebrate. the giants beat the washington nationals 5-3. he also took photos about the lego creation now dubbed by the twitter world, lego bum. mad bum is a term of endearment. >> if you didn't know that. was it cooler? >> it's good luck, i think, they won. we

he gave me a tour of some of the harry potter art facts.to america. in what way is this story true to the roots? >> it's really about the question of how do you be a true friend? how do you be a good parent? these are larger things that everyone can relate to and you don't really have to be a harry potter fan. >> reporter: juju chang, abc news, new york. >> i'm reading reviews. they're saying they have captured the magic even with the new story. >> are you excited about it? >> i am. i love the harry potter books. >> okay. i haven't read any of the books. i've seen some of the movies. >> they're surprisingly good, and one of the reasons is jk rowling with kill off anybody. >> like "game of p?p?o?gv >>> making news in america this morning, historic night. at the democratic national convention, hillary clinton cracking the glass ceiling, officially the first woman nominated for president by a major party and bill clinton making a passionate plea for his wife. >> she is still the best darned changemaker i have ever known. >> plus the emotional

and harry potter is back. a new book hits shelves in less than an hour now, and we talked with very excited fans, just ahead of the relief. >> after flooding rains across parts of the area today, more rain in the forecast for tomorrow. we'll break down the time line and talk about when the rain finally clears out, in your full forecast coming up next. >> "eyewitness news" at the bkg funeral home in north philadelphia, with memorial, a visual event for those impacted by gun violence, the event featured a casket filled with shell casings, and visitors were encourage today bring a picture of someone they lost to gun violence. >> in camden county officers spent most of the day working to strengthen relationships in their community, officers city leaders and volunteers all turned out for two block parties in camden today, children were able to toss the football around with police, and officers also fired at the grill in a day full of fun, those police office he is say days like this sends very important message. >>

. ♪ do you believe in magic >>> and "harry potter" returns. the boy wizard casting a new spell.is eighth story under tight wraps ready to be revealed just hours from now. >> let the feast begin. >> the massive muggle mania taking the world by storm. >>> good morning, everyone. we want to say thank you for joining us. great to have ryan smith with us, as well. we do want to start with breaking news. we're learning this morning about new terror arrests in belgium, a nation still reeling from the bombing of the brussels airport attack back in march for which isis claimed credit. >> two brothers under arrest accused of planning new attacks in a country and continent on high alert. for the latest on what is a developing story this morning, let's go to abc's jennifer eccleston who is in our london bureau. jennifer, good morning. >> reporter: dan, belgian prosecutors are confirming the arrest of two brothers. suspected of planning a terrorist attack. they were named as 33-year-old noureddnne h. and hamza h. after cities were raided in liege and mons. now, month is significant because i

it's been a long ride. >> the potter craze. >> the release of "harry potter" and the cursed child coincide with the play that's premiering in london. amazon and barns and noble say it's the most preordered book since the last "harry potter" release. at the the lincoln summer init's time to relax.t, from the moment you take your foot off the brake, the brake stays engaged and you stay put. taking the legwork out of stop and go traffic. and even hills. that's the more human side of engineering. this is the lincoln summer invitation, hurry in now to your dealer for limited time offers. lease a lincoln mkx for $349 a month or get 0% apr for 60 months and just announced $1,000 summer invitation bonus. with us on this sunday morning, 7:22, 76 degrees, sky6 live hd giving you a glimpse of cape may, in new jersey. there's an empty beach. it might be an okay day for the beach, but expect pop-up thunderstorms. >>> the battle of the bulge, researchers in japan followed people the average age of 72 and found though those who had higher exposure to sunlight had lower abdominal manchester. those exposed

the newest book in the potter series hit store shelves at midnight. "harry potter" and the discussed discussed -- cursed child is the play playing in london. >> i've been following "harry potter" since i was in first grade, so it's been a long ride. >> they are excited that the boy wizard is as popular as ever. amazon and barns and noble say it's the most preordered book since the last "harry potter" release. >>> one country orders pregnant women do not travel to florida. >>> a transplant pioneer wants to go back to his prosthetic. we'll tell you what changed his minds. >> look at this gloomy p, so glad you stayed with us. 12:20, 85 degrees, sky6 live hd giving you a glimpse over center city. meteorologist chris sowers says if you have plans take note of this picture, because you can expect pop-up storms throughout the day. >>> british health leaders are urging people to delay travel to florida after the first known zika virus in the u.s. they have increased the risk designation from low to meade -- medium advising pregnant women not to travel until a

this harry potter thing is crazy. ten years. they may do this to build up the excitement. >> tell me about it. >> they don't need to. people love it. everywhere. wizard rock bands. >> are you dressing up? >> i love owls. i love a costume. >> i will play quiddich actually. >> we have more on that in a bit. >> more harry potter stuff in a bit. >>> our top story with over 100 days to go until the election, every day and every moment will count for hillary clinton and donald trump. this morning, there are fears a computer program used by the clinton campaign was hacked. we have casie with the campaign. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. they are setting out on what was supposed to be the post convention bus tour. this morning, there's new fallout from the hack of the democratic national convention and new questions about how much campaign. hillary clinton back on the bus. >> hello harrisburg. >> reporter: behind the scenes concerns with aides acknowledging that experts are trying to figure out if they were hacked. a

harry potter. harry potter and the cursed child one and two went on sale last night. it's the script of a harry potter play that's running in london. eyewitness news spoke to two die hard fans in union square. they plan to my mom doesn't come in and try to stop me, i'm going to read it all night. >> what about you? >> the same. >> mom told us she's not sure she's going to let the two little ones stay up. there were a bun. of other events through the night including want making. >> that's what i need. look at glitter. >> that's a grown man in those glasses. >> you go by michael's to make hats today. >> i have never made harry potter. that's probably wrong to say. >> i read bits and pieces. i love the movie. here's your chance today. there you go. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20 oz. cup of coffee, tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. 12 seconds. that's

we turn to our magical "harry potter" exclusive.u chang has all the details. >> reporter: we begin at the ending of "harry potter and the deathly hallows." it's 18 years since voldemort's death and our hero is sending his sons off to hog wart's. p potterheads everywhere dying to know what happens next. >> i don't know, sir. >> reporter: clearly hermione knows but she's not going to tell us. so we hounded j.k. rowling's long time u.s. editor to get the scoop. only way to travel for a "harry potter" story, magically. time to evaporate. who exactly is the cursed child? >> i'm not going to tell you. >> arthur a. levine is the muggle responsible for bringing one of the most successful book franchises to america including the latest story "harry potter and the cursed child." >> the biggest difference is that this is a script, so it's really all in the dialogue and the stage directions. >> reporter: in a popular london stage play soon to be released in script form, harry has a day job, hunting down dark wizards for the ministry of magic. a

it focuses on potter as an adult and with three children. the top selling book of the year, both amazon and barnes and noble. >> your local forecast from meteorologist jason brewer and the fox 25 storm tracker weather not a total wash out. however, i am tracking pockets of heavy rain. let's zoom right in to essex county where i see heavier downpours rolling by danvers and hawthorn. this one right on the edge of gloucester right now. so if you live along eastern point boulevard, high pop pells road, that's where you see heavier, steadier rain moving in right now. half inch by the way beverly, downpour came by. right now, just light rain coming into boston. quincy, south shore, north shore, seeing some of those showers coming by, nothing amounting to more than .100 of an inch. duxbury, barnstable, not too bad, quick shower come by. things improving as the sprinkles move away. however, a different story, as we're seeing rainy type of weather. .50 near westward. you do want to be mindful of the ponding. access of heavier rain made its way near b

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was highly exciting for a massive harry potter fan. >> jimmy: you love harry potter. >> i do. [ cheersnds, maybe one of your 24-hour friends, sent us a photograph to share with the audience. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: when was this taken? i don't think i even recognize you. >> literally the most embarrassing photo of my whole life. >> jimmy: yeah. >> that was sofia who sent that. >> jimmy: i think it probably was. >> i think that was my 13th birthday. >> jimmy: a big birthday theme. >> i'm drinking a cup of tea, i'm in bed, i'm clearly really enjoying myself reading harry potter. >> jimmy: you are. >> i have braces which i had for two years. i was really into slicking my hair back, god knows why. and i am wearing glasses which i didn't actually need. i have 20/20 vision. and i lied to get glasses. >> jimmy: really? why? >> to look like harry potter. [ applause ] >> jimmy: they were prescription glasses? >> not even cool ones, they're ugly glasses. >> jimmy: the harry potter glasses. >> i went to the optometrist, i can't see that, oh, my eyes. my mom's like, do you really need gl

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. >>> a nine year gap between books has not lessened the interest of harry potter fans.news was at book passage at cord ma dare row for the midnight release of harry potter and the current child. it's not a new novel but the script of a play. potter fans don't seem to mind. >> i'm excited because i read the books multiple times and i've been waiting. this is really exciting for me. >> it's kind of a little bit nostalgic. i read all the books present of times and, i don't know, they stand true to the test of time. >>> the harry potter series sold more than 450 million copies globally. the story begins 19 years after the last book "the deadly hallows" with harry potter now an employee. >>> if you are looking for a new career you might want to check out the airline industry. boeing is predicting the airline industry will need an average of 31,000 pilots every year. the biggest surge will be in asia where 41% of news hires will be needed. north america counts for about 17% of the new pilots. there's a similar demand a k demand for maintenance technician and crewmembers. >>>

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so set your dvrs for that >>> still to come on news 4 at potter is back. why this book release is so different >>> we are keeping an eye on the storms out there. a wet look at times square. storm team 4's erica grow is >>> there may be a looming threat of a gas tax hike in new jersey, but there is some good news for drivers. the price of a gallon of gas is down. right now, it will cost you lesz than $2 on average for a gallon of unleaded gas in new jersey. the national average is $2.14 a gallon. >>> well, just moments ago, the winning numbers were drawn for the fifth largest powerball jackpot in history. it's estimated at a whopping $487 million, all because there hasn't been a so, get out those tickets. here are the winning numbers. 32, 21, 17, 23, 11, and the powerball is 5. by the way the odds of winning are 1 in 292 million, but good luck anyway >>> if you grew up going to midnight book releases, here's your chance to relive your set in the future, but this book doesn't follow the formula that lured so many kids to read again. it was written as a play,

. >>> a nine-year gap between books has not lessened the interest of harry potter fans. abc7 news was at book passage at corda madero for the midnight release of harry potter and the current child. it's not a new novel but the script of a play. potter fans don't seem to mind. >> i'm excited because i read the books multiple times and i've been waiting. i didn't think any more would come out so this is great for me. >> it's kind of a little bit nostalgic. i read all the books present of times and, i don't know, they stand true to the test of time. >>> the harry potter series sold more than 450 million copies globally. the story "the cursed child" begins 19 years after the last book," the deadly hal lows" with harry potter now an employee. >> skydiving history made last night in southern california. >> he's in! >> an experienced skydiver jumped from a plane without a parachute. he landed safely in a net less than half the size of a football field. the whole thing was broadcast on live tv. the 42-year-old made more than 18,000 jumps. all of those were with a shoot. he now h

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the latest installment of the harry potter series hits stores tonight. a bookstore in san francisco got into the spirit to >>> the latest installment of the harry potter series hits stores tonight. san francisco got into the spirit to celebrate the release of the book. it's called "harry porter and the cursed child." >> a lot of witch outfits. >> right. >> which is appropriate. >> totally into it. >> the owners turned the block to go along with the harry potter story line. >> enormous number of book sellers will be open until midnight because at the stroke of midnight we're permitted to sell the books. >> okay. >> the story is taking a break from the party right now, but it does resume at 8:00 tonight. the book goes on sale at midnight. >> got to stay up. >> thanks so much for joining us. back at 11:00 with more news for you. >> buy a lottery ticket, if you like. >> powerball. >> we'll all go in on it together. have a good night. there was a mound visit bottom of the 9th. it's a tie ball game. >>> we finally found the mound visit bottom of the ninth. ish

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. >> host: i want to talk about your mission here, and i want to talk about the harry potter generation. that book was first published in 997. 1997. and i want to ask do you think that was an entry to greater readership for that generation of other books, or do you think that was a one and done series for most kids? >> guest: it seemed like it was an entry. when you talked to harry potter fans and you asked them about other books they've read, there are other books. and i think it's wonderful. i think comics and graphic novels can be the same thing. they can be an entry into the general discipline or habit of reading. >> host: also according to the national education association ability 70% of middle school students read more than ten books a year. by the time they got to high school, 49%. >> guest: yeah. yeah. that's something -- i do think that nowadays with this upcoming generation of kids there is a lot more competing for their attention. and it's not necessarily bad, you know? i'm definitely not one of those parents or teachers that think video games or screens are all bad. but i d

well, it is an exciting morning for fans of the harry potter series, new book out today. it was a mob scene at the barnes and noble on rittenhouse square, stroke every midnight. that's when copies of harry potter and the first child part one and two, it has been long time coming, and as you can imagine, very excited fans there. >> we've been waiting for this for years. >> nine years. >> and harry potters' actually how he became friends in the first place, so really means a lot to us to have been here tonight. >> ya going to be the first time in like ten years since the book came out. >> yes, so almost ten years. so it is casino every like a dream come true. >> and the book is set almost 20 years after the harry potter book. by the way the script after playing previwed in london. a lot of happy fans there. >> well, if you are headed to the movies this weekend, you have plenty of choices. looking at what's new in theatres. >> just an accident. >> starring alicia and tommy lee jones, $50 million or more, easily booting star track beyond out of the top spot. >> (movie clip).

that's when harry potter and the first child one and two release today very eager public.ans are re juicing that the series is back. >> we've been waiting for this for years and harry potter is actually how we became friends in the first place, so it means a lot to us to have been here tonight. >> yes, the first time in like ten years since the book came out, ya, so almost ten years. so it is casino of like a dream come true. >> some hard core fans, and the book is actually the script after play that's been previwed in london, almost 20 years after the end of the last harry potter book the deadly hallows. >> well, in you trish on is cents say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. one giant cereal company is looking to serve it in a whole new way, kenneth craig reports from new york. >> reporter: new york city has some of the world's finest restaurant. but willie smith and her husband, mike, are grabbing a bowl of cereal instead. >> it is a comfort foodment makes you feel good. >> kellogg's just opened this cafe in times square. featuring brands like rice chris p

from universal, i find harry potter to beat a unique focus.ated when you get a winner like that? it shows the power of globalizing, harry potter has two lands in universal, it is packed and universal. tom: what is the even. on a theme park -- what is the ebid ta on theme parks. chris: business, $4 billion. tom: your world was a moonshot for a certain number of years, you are enjoying a modest bear market in some of these properties, do you unload the boat or are you cautious? chris: through the noise of breakfast and the cyclical, you have secular trends and that is that americans are watching content differently and not subscribing in the numbers they used to to the big pay-tv bundle. what does the future look like? americans was to watch harry potter but in different ways and there has to be adaptation. one of the companies doing those adaptations is comcast which signed a deal with netflix to offer their customers netflix. francine: let's go back to brexit. if you look at liberty global, are they being crushed by brexit or can they look at

it is set 19 years after harry potter and the deathly hallows. the stage production opens saturday in london. and the book which is a script of the play hits bookstores. the story is about a grown up overworked potter who is a father of three and is grappling with his past. >>> a little boy from rancho cordova is living his dream this noontime. he is a garbage man for a day. six-year-old ethan dean's father says ethan has been fascinated by garbage trucks since he could crawl. he had a garbage truck themed birthday party. now, thanks to the make a wish foundation, he is experiencing what it is like to be a driver. little ethan has cystic fibrosis. he got a truck with his name on the side of it and he got a police escort as the truck made its way around sacramento collecting trash and recycle bls just like he always wanted. >> love the name on the side. >> that is perfect. it is a great touch. >>> well, thank you very much for making ktvu fox 2 news your choice for news. roll call back east about to get underway in philadelphia. will hillary clint

you might know my first guest tonight from his obscure role as harry potter.returns to the screen as a talking corpse in the new film "swiss army man." >> now that i've seen her, i can't get her out of my head, and i don't know if that's a thing that happens or if i'm just weird, but something tells me she's the one i'm supposed to bump into and spend the rest of my life with. and maybe if we can just find a way for me to remember her, then, bam, it will all come rushing back to me and the hairs on the back of my neck will stand up, and i can save you. >> wow, the talking was good. >> yeah, see, it's working already. >> stephen: please welcome daniel radcliffe. ( cheers and applause ) >> thank you. ( cheers and applause ) thank you very much. >> stephen: listen to those people! >> that's lovely. thank you. thank you very much. and-- and thank you very much. that's incredibly kind. i know this is going to get cut from the final show, but thank you for waiting. i'm sorry i'm late and you've been kept here. you have lives to live and i'm sorry. >> stephen: no nee

today curtain's up on harry potter and the curse's child.ne but two full-length parts of the story. it hits bookshelves on july 31st. we'll have to wait and see what happens to harry potter all groan up. >>> dozens killed in kabul began to be bury until afghanistan yesterday. isis claimed responsible for the explosion. there was no mass funeral loved ones gathered on a hillside to lay the decease to rest. it marks the worst attack since december 2011. >>> 23 people killed outside of philadelphia. a jeep pulled out of a driveway and hit a transportation bus which hit a tractor trailer. the injuries sustained are not life threatens. >>> teens flocked to compete in the british world cup. it has become a real life phenomen phenomenon. players attempt to get the exclusive snitch. i guess they have to have a way to make the snitch kind of fly. pretty soon they will be like not run ong the ground. >> flying. >> we do love it. >>> it's time for a look ahead. the democratic national convention kicks off in philadelphia tonight. recently resigned schl

harry potter is back and he changed and so is the way books are sold. when we see you for nightly news. back to you. >> a bezy evening ahead. thanks. erica is here with an update on the storms and the flooding. a lot going on out there. >> yeah, the rain continues to move through and it's surprising actually that the national weather service has not issued a flosh flood watch. we have that one warning in middlesex county, but we had so much rain moving through, i wouldn't be surprised if more gets issued. stay with us throughout the rain leading to standing water and also completely water covered roadways. that's possible tonight along with the heavy rain and storms and sunday is still unsettled. we will start to see the weather improve. 75 in jersey city and city island. 76 right now in jamaica, queens. we are down to 68 in monticello and 72 after rea throughout much of the area. on storm tracker, you can see the three-hour loop and severe thunderstorms in the washington, d.c. area. all that lightning for us and it is mostly heavy and steady rainfall.

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the newest chapter of "harry potter and the cursed child" goes on sale in minutes. lisa? >> reporter: hi, eric. this place is packed. take a look behind me. you can see that even though we're 50 minutes away from registers opening, organizers are testing the fan's trivia knowledge. the excitement is building here tonight. people started lining up early. there are 300 books ready to sell starting at 12:01. this is the first book to come out in the series in nine years. and fans, young and old, can't wait to get their hands on a copy. >> i was really excited, because i read the books multiple times. i didn't think anyone would come out, so this is exciting for me. >> i always hoped there would be more. it's amazing. >> it's a little nostalgic. the books stand true to the rest of time. >> reporter: and this store does expect to sell out tonight. each book is on sale for $29.99. >> thanks, lisa. >>> three people in california are millionaires tonight after matching five of the six powerball numbers. but someone in new hampshire won the $478 million jackpot. somebody who bough