i currently work with harper collins with conservative intellectuals i have the imprint and previously over six to seven years i worked and other places in the industry by work dash simon & schuster at us small academic crossover imprint so when i started out i was an academic editor to go to academic conferences and talk to political scientists and historians to sign up their books. >>host: two or some of the officers you have worked with? >> some of the people includes james wilson he is the proudest jim wilson is one of my intellectual heroes as the criminologist his book is called the moral sense. when he died a couple of years ago one of his former students said the moral sense was his favorite book. i became known for publishing books by conservatives like a firebrand we made a first flash called a liberal education to do with the problems with the political correctness on campus and i followed that up with the book with the conservative book called the real anita hill it was a forensic book with the evidence given during that hearings a major best seller was the bell curve. in t

. >> this harper collins woman kind of same thing, to kill a mockingbird, harper lee. >> harper collinse name of the company. >> publisher, isn't it harper lee. >> yes harper lee. >> so what thud she do, not release it. >> they want more money person is dead. >> this is a card somebody gave me yesterday boom. >> that is so you. >> she thought of me, over in atlantic city, boom. >> that is you so you. >> you have to frame that or hang that or where. >> we need to tell quincy we are getting all kind of suggestions for different flavors, quincy. >> we need a flavor that depicts "good day philadelphia" the show. if this show was a flavor what would it be. >> well, we have so many flavors that we will make, the good day flavor here at transzill is and people love water ice and pretzel. good day flavor coming up next guys. test. test. test. >>> all right mike, so we asked people if good day was a water ice flavor, what would we be? we are getting a lot of responses, some of these i don't know how to feel about it nicole says lemon because sweet yet sour. princess says there is no flavor for w

but harper collins says lee requested the book be prkd as written with no intervention.o of lee receiving the first public copy of "watchman." despite the controversy, the book already a hit. >> this is the literary event of the decade, if not more. we had no reason to expect this was ever coming. >> reporter: smashing presale records at libraries and stores, including online retailer amazon. academy award-winning actress reese witherspoon lending her voice to the audio book. >> it's awful hot up here. >> reporter: fans of her first book are already sounding off on social media, tweeting any book where atticus finch is a bad guy is not a book i want to read. he is revealed as a racist. but maybe the hero who taught us every man is equal is now teaching a new lesson no man is perfect. >> harper collins tells abc news that lee requested the book be published as written with no editorial intervention. >>> there is a new miss usa today and she won by tackling controversial remarks by pageant co-owner donald trump. miss oklahoma, 26-year-old olivia jordan, won the crowd last

. >> publisher harper collins issued a statement. the question of atticus's racism is a theme in the novel. >> even though "go set a watchman" was being released now, it was written before "to kill a mockingbird." racial tensions like the recent shootings in south carolina and the confederate flag debate. >> we have to find positive ways to address these differences or at least be able to live with each other. and that is a social problem, it is obviously a family problem for jean louise finch and her father, it is a political problem and an extremely contemporary problem. >> harp he leeharper lee said, i'm extremely surprised that this is being published at this time. >> her editor said to rewrite it and that's how "to kill a mockingbird" was created david. >> thank you. started out in the 1980s as a nintendo programmer. responsible for the company's rebirth as well as the launch of the wii. sitaro was only 55. he died on saturday. we will see you live for special coverage at 6:00 eastern coverage of scott walker's announcement. be.

. >> harper collins issued a statement last night saying in part the question of atticus's racism is one of the most important and critical elements in this novel and it should be considered in the contempt of the book's broader moral themes. >> there should be no place like home especially if getting a million dollar check. a judy garland sfan ready to pay a million bucks. they were stole frn a my seem in minnesota ten years ago. anonymous donor requires exact location of slippers perpetrator name and return of iconic shoes. there's three other pairs of ruby slippers used during filming one is on display in washington d.c. at the smithsonian. >> the "star wars" movie is not scheduled to be released for a few months but there's a knew trailer filled with clue there's a galaxy far, far away. here's abc clayton sandal. >> you would have to be frozen in cashnight. this say big deal. >> hans solo himself favorite appreance since a real live golf course crash landing back in march. >> are you feeling good, feeling okay. >> yeah, i'm fine. >> good how are you. >> reuniting with cast and cr

harper collins has pushed back saying there was no evidence of bulk purchase being used. me about where you think the scales of justice should drop. >> well i have to make a disclosure here. which is that i have book from harper collins in the fall notorious rbg. >> which you have asked me to buy 300 copies when it comes out. >> i would never. let's be clear this is about ted cruz running if are the conservative vote. if he's saying the "new york times" is targeting him, the "new york times" is biased against him, ted cruz personally, even though the other members include ann coulter, i think no conservative ever lost support from their base by politicizing the "new york times." >> why would -- first we've heard this is a fairly wide spread practice which doesn't make it okay. >> the times list is hard to make. now when you get your -- >> he is also number 4 on the "wall street journal" best seller list. >> they don't use the same procedures. >> they also don't allow books to ascend based on bulk purchase. >> all i know is conservatives are all over the times best seller

but harper collins wanted the book published without editorial intervention. despite the controversy, the book already a hit. >> this is the literary event of the decade if not more, we had absolutely no reason to expect this will ever come. smashing presale records at libraries and stores and amazon, ruiz witherspoon leblgd her voice to the -- lending her voice to the book. >> at at us finch is revealed as a racist in the new book, hero no more. the hero who taught every man is equal is teaching us a new lesson, no man is perfect. >> in other news, a drone got in the way of a fire crews battling a wildfire. authorities say they were for the purposessed to ground five helicopters and several air tankers after a recreational drone flew too close to the fire. the fire is only 10% contained and four homes in the area were evacuated. >> still ahead on "action news" at noon, from 50 cent to $50 million in debt. new at 12:30 legal action from a big name rapper took in court today. >> meanwhile looking live outside sky6 live hd at philadelphia international airport,

today the massive online reterrell amazon said it has no evidence of bulk purchases and harper collinsthe publisher is pushing back on that claim as did senator cruz who is demanding an apology from the paper. so this is turning into a bit of a dust up and i am amazed to see the "times" commenting in this much detail on why they kept his book off the list. they usually say it's off. pound sand. they seem to be pushing back on him. >> things the best thing that could have happened to ted cruz. he is getting so much more attention from the main stream media and it is helping him already to sell more books. >> maybe he'll make it on the list this time. he's said they're not bulk viewers. purchasers may know famous people rich people, if they want their book to be a best seller they'll have somebody buy 5,000 copies and give them out and boom it becomes a national best seller. that's what they're saying he's due. it is not like they're known for constantly picking times. they're saying the "times" is wrong. >> the new york time version is that the charges are ludicrous. bill rolle and coul

harper collins is a publisher they printed 2 million of the books.nking it's going to help a little bit with the reviews. >> we talked about it. i wonder if it will be the case. if it will make people want to read it. >> do you think the new book will change how people feel about "to kill a mockingbird"? >> it's all over twit per. do we see it in the same light or make it smarter or not as smart in there's a part that i love the other book so much -- >> that you don't want to -- >> i like that old one. right. i'm plenty familiar with the new version. >> and given the conversation in the country now a whole new development. >> and maybe it's the right time. >> thank you so much. before we go we want to remind you to be sure to tune in to "meet the press" chuck's panel talks donald why are we watching this again? i pay for all these channels, so i make myself watch them all. joey, i'll watch anything except this. except this. go back, go back, go back, go back, go back, go back. fios custom tv lets you pay for the types of channels you want, not the on

. >> harper collins, a book publisher issued a statement about the new portrayal of atcues mimp. the question is an form and critical element in the novel, and should be considered in the context of broader themes. >> even though "ghost setter watchman" is published now, it's written before "to kill a mockingbird", but it set 20 years later >>> "go, setter watchman", comes at a time when racial debates are continuing, from the confederate flag to protests over the killing of african-americans. >> we have to find positive ways to address these differences or live with each other. it's a social problem, a family problem, and it is a political problem. it's an extremely contemporary problem. >> when asked to comment about the book's release, harper lee said i am humble and amazed that this will be published after all these years. >> joining us now is maureen corrigan a book critic for n p.r.'s fresh air. and has read this new book. thank you for joining us. all right. so we have this unexpected shift in this literary hero of "to kill a mockingbird", seems he's changed his mind about

harper collins requested the book be published as written with no editorial intervention. it will hit books and available for download tomorrow. jonathan: coming up next for us on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- >> nobody can believe it. >> what was supposed to be a happy day for the bride turned in a nightmare and they hope the social media will catch the woman who stole from her on h jonathan: talk about scary. a new eng land woman recovering after being hit in the head by a foul ball at fenway park. a line driverer. the fan stephanie went from watching the game to becoming the story. her injury now raised questions about fan safety at all ballparks. the 36-year-old and her fiancee were celebrating the one-year engagement anniversary at the stadium friday when she was hit between the eyes. >> the instant i saw the ball it hit me at exactly the same time. there was no reaction time. i did see it coming. everything got quiet. fuzzy. i put my head in my hands. jonathan: she received more than 30 stitches and she plans to attend other games at fenway. the yankees manager says netting

. >> i would say as well, i don't see that at all at harper collins itch feel like the majority of our authors are women, and we all know that the majority of the book-buying public is certainly of the female variety. so i'm surprised in a way to hear that because it's not something that is really -- comes up at harper collins. >> another question. over here. >> hi. all three of you have children and families and you all -- [inaudible] -- you find within yourself and others around you any sort of bias for -- [inaudible] -- more family activities and whether that been a factor -- [inaudible] >> so, just to reiterate are there some prejudices possibly against women who want a more flexible work schedule, possibly work at home more often to be there with the family, have a more blend family work life. does that hold them back in the business. >> at pearson we have a very flexible work from home, basically plan, and we are very accommodating of that type of a model. man, woman. so i actually would say absolutely not. i think, at the end of this day in this day and age education publishing

. >>> pub lib cher harper collins issued a statement.reviews saying quote the question of atticus is racism is one of the most important and critical elements in this novel, and it should be considered in the context of the book's broader moral themes ". >> but controversy breeds curiosity and this isn't likely to disrupt sales of the book a a manuscript which earlier this year and ma'am amazon says is among the most pre ordered books ever. >> i certainly don't like that. >> as for harper lee well don't expect to hear any explanation from her. the 89-year-old author is notorious rec clues. in fact she hasn't granted an interview in decades. in greenwich village stays tee delicate, fox news. >>> all right. pluto get ready for your close up. after 9.5 years and 3 billion miles we're about to see something no humans have ever laid eyes on. at about 7:50 tomorrow morning nasa's new horizon spacecraft will fly by the dwarf planet. back when it launched in 2006 pluto was still -- it still had full planet status that's how long it's been it ran

harper collins issued a statement saying "the question of at toy cuss racism is one of the most importantnd critical elements in this novel and it could be considered in the context of the book's broader moral themes. >> i don't like that. >> as for harper lee well, don't expect to hear any explanation from her. the 89-year-old author is notorious rec clues. she hasn't granted an interview in decades. >>> in greenwich village stacey delicate fox news. >>> celebration this huge means a lot of trash. new york city announced today it collected 29.5 tons of garbage from friday's parade through the canyon of heroes honoring the world cup winning much s women's soccer team. tens of thousands of people cheered on the women. lots of girls there as well. believe it or not this much trash actually less than other new york city parades. it is recycling of the quarter of the garbage. >> type of prisoner you do not want to escape from jail. mexico's most powerful drug lord is a free man and on the run. the international manhunt and why american authorities are making sure they're involved as well. >>

harper collins is not usually in the middle of republican primary politics politics. and it may not matter in the end. but my view is if ted cruz is selling a lot of books, so be it. there are a lot of people who want to at least own his book as a way of feeling like supporting him or maybe read it too. i don't know. >> i don't know. i'm not in the ted cruz book club. i don't think it is going advance his presidential ambitions much but i think it will advance his career in fox news. >> it is this great little political thing for him and fits this idea that, you know his -- in the conservative world view whether you accept this or not, the feeling, the mood is that the "new york times" is auditing his book sales in a way that they wouldn't other people. that is their fear. >> yeah that is exactly right. and there is this theme, you know, you can say that this is all about him trying to have a career after politics. but look bernie sanders, donald trump trump, ted cruz, these are people taking on big institutions and all the insiders and there is a real feeling in this

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harper collins announces that they have sold 1.1 million copies of "go set a watchman." the book which depicts the hero of "to kill a mockingbird" as an aging racist went on sale july 14. today marks the three-year anniversary since james holmes stormed a movie theater in colorado killing 12 and injuring 70 more. a memorial has been set up to commemorate the tragic events. he was found guilty of murder in the first degree last week. >>> south korea is expected to declare an end to its mers outbreak. no new infections reported for a 14th consecutive day. 36 have died and 186 diagnosed with the virus. reading alzheimer's experts are warning disease rates will rise as the baby boom ages. by 2040 more than 28 million baby boomers will develop the disease and will cost nearly one-quarter of medicare's budget to treat them. that's your cnbc news update this hour. back to you. >>> paypal seeing a nice pop in its first day of trading after it split from ebay. the question is, what's in store for paypal and ebay after going splitsville? our own john ford had the chance to sit dow

cruz' publisher harper collins says the "times" is wrong.were no bulk purchases at all. cruz's campaign has their own idea suggesting it was "a naked fabrication designed to cover up your partisan agenda." i'm not sure that's going to help ted cruz get on "the new york times" best seller list or get the "times" endorsement. then again i'm not sure cruz thought he was going to get the "times'" endorsement. >>> coming up, the latest on those iran nuclear talks. >>> then a look at the republican candidate with a big edge that no one else has. ousand three hundred eleven people in this city. and only one me. ♪ i'll take those odds. ♪ be unstoppable. the all-new 2015 ford edge. ♪ kraft barbecue sauce's new recipe is made with sweet molasses, cane sugar and no high fructose corn syrup. that's not how most leading barbecue sauces do it. but that's how it's done at kraft. ♪ i built my business with passion. but i keep it growing by making every dollar count. that's why i have the spark cash card from capital one. i earn unlimited 2% cash back on eve

. >> so, publisher harper collins released this statement, question of his racism is one of the mostmportant, critical he will events in this novel and should be considered in the context of the book's broader moral themes. >> wow. >> all right. >> coming up at 9:00 we will read some of the scenes from to kill a mocking bird. in fact is there a stage performance that will be happening in our city. we will tell you where. >>> the the actors are outside right now and they will do the scenes from that iconic film. >> they are setting up. >> i will be playing boo bradley. >>> lets get to jen? >> yoga. >> paddle boarding. >> we are setting up, are you joking, mike. have you heard of it. >> never her of it. >> i have not either. >> now are i lying. come on back to marsh creek we are having a great time. i'll tell you why the kid like this so much. >>> we're on it with the yoga talk. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> but i don't think she was talking about on a paddle board. wait until you see, it will be amazing. what is ahead? just some weather headlines to keep track of planning your week, mostly

harper collins said lee requested the book be published without any editorial intervention.a" obtained this photo of her receiving the first public copy of "watchman." the book, already a hit. >> this is the literary event of the decade, if not more. we had absolutely no reason to expect this was ever coming. >> reporter: smashing presale records at libraries and in store, including online retailer, amazon. academy award-winning actress reese witherspoon lending her voice to the audio book. >> it's awful hot up here, said dill. >> reporter: fans are her first book are already sounding off on social media tweeting any book where atticus is a bad gay, is not a book i want to read. he's revealed as a racist in the new book. maybe the hero is teaching us a new lesson. no man is perfect. now, "go set a watchman" hits bookshelves and is available for downloads tomorrow. guys the publishers were kind enough to give me an advanced copy here. it came in an armored truck. though there's no editor, it doesn't feel overwritten. but atticus is a different man. >> la, la, la, la, la, la.

harper collins said they found no evidence of bulk orders.e isn't a naked fabrication designed to cover up your own partisan agenda. i suggest this book is going to sell like crazy with conservatives now. >> "the times" gave ted cruz a big present right there. >> absolutely. >> an alignment of incentives. >> i think we can probably look for the ted cruz book on next week's. do we have any time here? one quick one. nbc sports a 108-year-old woman is going to be throwing out the first pitch at tonight's seattle mariners game. evelyn jones, the oldest person ever to throw out the ceremonial first pitch, congratulations to you, evelyn. that is amazing. that's my favorite story of the day. we have to end it on that. my thanks to my panel. thank you for being here and thank you for getting up with us today. join us tomorrow sunday morning, 8:00 a.m. eastern time. i'll have u.s. senator chris murphy from connecticut on the very latest on the iran negotiations including gun reform back on the table after the charleston massacre. but before that you'r

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"the new york times" informed harper collins this week they'll not include the texas republican's newdespite the fact that book has sold more copies in the first week than all but two of the other best selling titles. a spokesperson for the times said the paper is not counting many of the books sales because of evidence of "strategic bulk purchases." let's turn you to as a guy that sells more books than anyone at this table. what is the rule on this? >> the times changed the way they do the list in the past because some political people a lot of political people buy bulk books to give away to supporters, not just because they want to get on the best seller list because they want to spread their message with the book and they buy books and give them to donors. so in this case you know it's a tough call. what should the best seller list represent? pure book sales by regular people or just number of books sold. >> and this is just "new york times." he is on the usa today and a bunch of other best sellers. >> making "the new york times" best seller list is the highlight of my professional

. >> meanwhile harper collins has ordered an initial printing of copies and preorders have made "watchmanave to buy it like everyone else on tuesday. it's closely held. >> go back a little bit to the discovery of the manuscript because that was very controversial. >> a little bit, you know, tonya carter is harper lee's lawyer and she said she found it in august of 2014, but an appraiser from south erer bee and harper lee's former agent might have discovered it in 2011. someone close to this told me that when it comes to harper lee everybody has an agenda. she has become an important part of the cultural landscape. >> you can see it -- the book can get into everybody's hands. good to have you here. >> thank you. >> thanks, katie! how to add the beauty of the beach to your beauty routine. >> i'm ... that breaking news: bart service still shut down for commuters in the east bay ==topvo== all bart stations from lake merrit down to the bayfair station in san leandro are closed. it's impacting both the fremont two folks had to be transported to the hospital. all bart stations in san leandro are

in a statement to nbc news harper collins calls it bold and unflinching saying the question of atticus's racism is one of the most important and critical elements in this novel. it should be considered in the context of the book's broader moral themes. many feel the theepmes are as vivid now as they were in the 50s with racial issues coming to flash points. the heroic human atticus finch may be hittinging shelves at the right time. >> this is a topic that speaks to are where we are now as a nation. >> reporter: book critics are in a twist about this as you can probably imagine. here are are a coup of the best comments. one called it disturbing reading, particularly for mockingbird fans. another said it was the toppling of idols. the new york times wrote it could permanently reshape harper lee's legacy. >> amazing. >> how many read it? >> i did. my daughters read it in high school. i think people will be going back to it again. >> compare the two. yeah. kind of a bummer. on the plus side we are talking about a book. >> that's exciting! >> not reality tv. >> not an app. >> a 60-year-old bo

. >> meanwhile harper collins has ordered an initial printing of more than 2 million copies and preordersit. i have to buy it like everyone else on tuesday. it's closely held. >> go back a little bit to the discovery of the manuscript because that was very controversial. >> a little bit, you know, tonya carter is harper lee's lawyer and she said she found it in august of 2014, but an appraiser from south erer bee and harper lee's former agent might have discovered it in 2011. someone close to this told me that when it comes to harper lee everybody has an agenda. she has become an important part of the cultural landscape. >> you can see it -- the book can get into everybody's hands. good to have you here. >> thank you. >> thanks, katie! how to add the beauty of the beach to your beauty routine. >> zplmpblts . >>> good morning. i'm vai sikahema. it's a severe weather threat of storms. >> just light rain moving through the area right now a. few spots where it's coming down a bit heavier. this afternoon strong storms take shape. there is a threat of severe thunderstorms bringing damaging wind

the reclusive author is keeping see lent, but harper collins calls it bolds and unflinching and the question of atticus' racism is one of the most critical elements in the novel and should be considered in the broader moral themes of the novel. and many feel those themes are as vivid now as they were in the 1950s with racial tension coming to flash points in ferguson and charleston. it may be hitting the shelves at the right time. >> this is a complex and rich topic. it really speaks to where we are right now as a nation. >> reporter: book critics are in a twist ebb a all of this as you probably can imagine. here are a coup of the best comments. one called it disturbing reading, particularly disorienting for mocking bird fans. and another said it was the toppling of idols and "new york times" wrote it can permanently reshape harper lee's legacy. >> amazing. >> how many are going to read it? >> i did. my daughters read it in high school and i think people are going back to it again. >> compares the two, yeah. >> i would say on the plus side we're talking about a book. >> that's exciting. >> n

false charge the "times" has tried to impugn the integrity of senator cruz and of his publisher harper collinsm a packer to show how many copies. cruz campaign is pushing back other rankings. other folks that do rankings not just the "new york times." "new york times" is the one the folks point to the most. the "wall street journal" number four, publishers weekly nielsen the conservative book club number one and the cruz campaign is looking at that one well is it the conservative spin or the bulk purchases that has it off the "new york times" list. >> i think the nielsen book spin and this has to do in the score when you are scanning the skew on the back of the book per purchase. these numbers astounding for him. the "new york times" says bulk purchases, we have a way of looking at our books that are not just a random purchase list but the cruz campaign saying wait a second, if you have got this evidence that a huge super pac came in and is buying up the book, show us the evidence here. >> the "new york times" doesn't want to do that in fact i'm actually was exposed a little bit to the book pu