in the gallery to costumes and potion books, the exhibition has a lot of what we love about the harry potter books and movies. >> the horcrux, the goblet of fire. >> the fat lady in the portrait. >> harry's wand. >> the invisibility cloak. >> do you have a favorite hogwarts house? >> i think maybe hufflepuff. >> hufflepuff? interesting. i would think maybe you're a ravenclaw. >> maybe. i don't know. let's see what the sorting hat has to say. >> there's nothing hidden in your head the sorting hate can't see, so try me on, and i will tell you where you ought to be. just and loyal. true, yes, clearly hufflepuff. >> let's give her a round of applause. fantastic. >> i thought it was really cool that they did that. i think it was the real sorting hat and that's why they didn't let you touch your head. but i liked how when you said what your favorite house was, that's where they put you. >> even if you've seen the film many times, like someone i know, you might not realize how much work went into creating each frame of film. >> they get to really understand and appreciate some of the things that go

, the lady who writes all the booklets for the school in the harry potter school is madam wiggli. i thought it might be good to contact her to get some additional support for this workshop and then i find there's no need for it because we have tall resources here. you could look at the dutch team and all the professionals here in san francisco to work on the three projects in the next few days, and as you, mr. mayor, i'm looking forward to the results. it's an honor for me to introduce to you hillie talens, who is a great professional in the netherlands about biking, biking infrastructure, the safety of biking. a lot of experience. i would like to give you the floor. hillie! [applause] >> ok, good morning. thank you for the introduction and -- i'll be leading this think bike workshop and for all of you to get an understanding of cycling in the nether land i've prepared a presentation for you all and then we work things out in detail in the three groups i'll introduce to you later. cycling in the nether land, that's what this is all about and i'm not here to you -- we netherlands y

but hollywood could use more of harry potter's magic. theater attendance fell to 543 million, the lowest since 1997. and the end of an era this labor day weekend. the muscular distrophy association held its annual telethon but without jerry lewis. the comedian was mysteriously dropped as host after 45 years. the telethon was downsized to just six hours. but the association reports raising about 4.5% more money than last year. >>> what a sight off the california coast earlier today. a blue whale and her calf diving and dining in the pacific near los angeles. blue whales are the largest creatures on the planet. and extremely rare. only an estimated 10,000 are left. an unusually large number of blue whales are visiting the southern california coast feasting on an influx of krill, tiny crustaceans are that a staple of their diet. [ male announcer ] if you like action movies... ♪ ...romance... ♪ ...documentaries... or whatever else, then you'll love netflix. netflix lets you watch unlimited movies and tv episodes over the internet on your pc

i would be harry potter fan eight hundred acres when you get forbidden for is out there so you're. all right this you know really well produced ad is put out to try to bring kids to the school and it's k. through twelve. looks like hogwarts but it actually cost forty two thousand dollars a year early with something of a conveniently don't mention any of that is that it's basically run by scientologists and they make the kids they're hired to undertake training routines where they sit still for two hours staring into another students face. into that place of hair is for a bit in there so is any beyond holding hands so apparently they hate sex which is are to make the lame people with their take on chicken delphi students encouraged to tell on other students reminds me a lot of my boarding school and their yes honor policies they had and if you do break the rule you're listed on the golden brought a catalogue of rule breakers hung in public on the door. so apart from the stuffing how is this any different from regular boarding school i mean i didn't i didn't do it i mean i never had

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. >> some of the other interviews include harry potter actor daniel radcliffe and his mother and fashion designer gloria vanderbilt. you can catch the premiere here on ktvu channel 2 at 3:00 this afternoon. >>> it's happened again, another taxi driver has been robbed in san francisco. and it's the fourth robbery of a cabbie at the same intersection in a month, and the 8th since july. we have a reporter on the case. we'll show what you police are doing to put a stop to this. also, we will have full coverage coming up of the anticipated protests that happen at bart station in san francisco. those stories and more coming up in our next newscast, ktvu channel 2 news at 5. thank you for watching. have a great day!

s harry potter to the american twilight series in this language literature has gained much more interest female writers and those expressing freedom of speech making headlines too. so much so that the new generation of russian writers are keen to have their works published in several languages on my imprint straightaway want to tell me about such fresh exciting talent let's meet this week's get the chance to live with me. again now tell me you run a small publishing house called grass well it's still alive we've published quite a few very important writers but recently we started a new sub series for young writers and first it was quite skeptical i thought well the young writers publish the big names there what can be what new can they tell me but now i'm quite carried away with this series you know these are people born after the collapse of so yet you know they grew up in the ninety's and then in tower two completely different from ours and you take many of these books i mean did the authors around the world to various books yeah well luckily for this series of young writers we have a

magic has and in the sense of supernatural magic magic spells as in fairy tales and miracles and harry potter and things but the reality real science where there aren't any miracles is much more exciting and much more magical in the good sense of the sort of poetic magic when we say it's magical looking up at the milky way at night that kind of thing so i'm trying to show that myths can be fun and there are plenty of myths in the book but science is better and science is more interesting more fascinating more in throwing and that takes reality seriously we don't have miracles we don't have supernatural scales we don't have have magic in that sense what we have is reality which is magical is wonderful and we study it by the methods of science and speaking of reality and and magic and i would put probably most religions in the category of magic. but perhaps you do in the u.k. you have religious fundamentalists but they're largely politically marginalized here in the united states basically the religious fundamentalists have become a portal through which candidates for the presidency must pass p

sorry the problem it's over your only because like it wouldn't matter if they were talking about harry potter or yo gabba gabba or something like that maybe you missed them scientology people like told a friend off with a good reason because they are lunatics little what's going to happen to those kids when they get. you don't have to do that we would like seasteading thing and work and sweat camps and like tom cruise's lawyer i fear for the us. all right take a look at this clip really quick this is a new show on the style network that just premiered called sperm donor and so in this clip a man is telling his fiance that his past sperm donations have fathered him seventy children. well that's sort of what i'm getting. the number of least as far as the closer to seventy. i'm ok i've read that to be a sperm donor you have to go through these really intensive tests if you have like the right personality and the right genes i mean the bypass with. that new true it's really in did you see how you know that i if they have question the background of that man or here his goal here is what could he s

the best ever for hollywood thanks to one movie, harry potter which made more than $1 billion. back to you. >> scott have a good holiday weekend if you want to make a quick $100. take a listen. the contra costa county election department is seeking your help. they're seeking bilingual clerks to serve in the pittsburgh area. no prior experience necessary. must be registered california vote tires qualify. if interested give them the call. county election department. still ahead at 6:00, wildlife workers, try to save ducks injured in a blow dart attack. unexpected help, ended up saving one wounded animal. >> ahead, a vacation like no other. california college student who turned the tables on traditional tge aways. he went into the heart of a revolution. >> massive waves pounding local beach beaches, live tonight, coming up more on the conditions you can expect over the holiday weekend. >>> thousands will head to the beach this labor day weekend. beware of big waves. >> high surf is expected to pound california's coastlines. let's bring in ec a's bring in . this is a serious warnin

this is honestly their "harry potter," i was like, did you understand this?book. we know everything about baseball. how could you find it confusing? >> not to me. >> glad you enjoyed it. >> really did. thank you, guys. >>> this morning on "world news now" -- prison nightmares. american hiker shane bauer and josh fattal open up and let everyone know what happened in that notorious iranian jail. >> they're back home in the u.s. this morning where they are sharing some of the secrets. it's monday, september 26th. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> i'm tanya rivero. both fattal and bauer say they had no idea they were about to be released last week until an envoy from oman showed up and told them it was time to go. learn what terror they lived through while finding ways to cope in prison. >> amazing story. >>> also this morning, new jersey governor chris christie insists he will not run for president despite growing pressure from the gop. republicans, at this point, they need a clear front-runner after last week's very lackluster debate according to

top movie was the final harry potter installment. it did about $375 million, summer usually accounts for 40% of the annual ticket sales. there smu be some concern but a lot of films that didn't make it here do very well in the international market z you are surprise hits. next comes fall fare, serious film that's may be, you know ones that will be up for oscar or critic's choice awards, however, being nominated doesn't necessarily translate at the box office. we'll see at the end of the year. >> great time, thank autos thanks for joining us for abc 7 news labor day. >> an ash sli here with you in the news at 5:00. >> bart protesters back. only tonight commuters won't get tangled up. the postal service teeters on the brink of bankruptcy. how that could soon affect your service. and the extensive job of digging up a new gas line. an explosion unearthing eek yeahing pipe supposed to last 100 years. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. cheryl jennings is off tonight. it's no holiday for bart protesters today. they apparently had no intention

i did harry potter this weekend. >> all of them? >> four. >> good for you! we need to talk later. >> i feel like a little bit in the know now. if i don't know about harry -- >> she's the expert. >>> let's get to sports. >> the last ten years, on mondays, we don't get to say this too often. the raider and 49ers are in good places. >> i know. think about that. all the fan should be rejoicing in the bay area. thanks very much. the 49ers specifically. let's start with them them picked up a win in cincinnati. they moved to two in one. they felt so good about their trip to ohio, they decided to stay. and practice all week long. in youngstown. the 49er visited hospitals and doing charity work in the youngstown community. for this sun, coach harbaugh decided it was better not to travel across country two time in the span of just a weak. so coach harbaugh who has been on a roll with his decision, you know he has his team in first place in the nfc west. >> we've got a bunch of guys from ohio, from the midwest, the east coast. their families could expect with our team t

cheney's new book last night, i don't want to ruin it for anybody, but in the final chapter, he kills harry pottere book, cheney defends his controversial national security and domestic policies. if you want to find the book, past the self-help section in the self-serving section. >> after pressure from republicans, president obama moved his big jobs speech from wednesday to thursday night. obama gave in when he realized something important, he could just tivo "jersey shore." >> vice president joe biden has been in china meeting with the vice president of china. hey, what factory do you work in? those are nice sneakers, did you make those? president obama's uncle omar was arrested in massachusetts on suspicion of drunk driving. every president we elect, there's always one embarrassing member of the family. jimmy carter, his brother. george w. bush, it was george w. bush. the rhetoric is heating up between republican rick perry and mitt romney. these two don't like each other. perry has opposed many of romney's positions, but to be fair, so has romney. >> how about the republican candidate, michell

warner brothers final harry potter film brought in $1.3 billion. paramount's transformers 3 raked in $1.1 billion. disney's pirates 4 did just over $1 billion in revenue. that revenue is based on higher ticket prices while overall attendance is down 1.4%. but look at the huge disparity between domestic versus international box office sales on the top three movies. >> the studios have become heavily attendant on the -- if you have a movie so so in the united states but kills it overseas, they can trump that as a big deal. >> making matters worse is the financial hit irene caused last weekend. a thousand theaters closed down along the east coast to ride out the hurricane. while this is starting to sound like doom, many studio execs say don't bring down the curtain just yet. >> there's a lot to look forward to. we'll probably have a record breaking revenue for the full year. who knows where the attendance will be. >> 3d sales are waning as well but are big overseas. sherlock holmes, mission impossible 4, the girl with the dragon tattoo and alvin and t

in less time that it takes to drive from ipad at stake and back, and the time it takes to watch harry potter and the deathly hallows, parts one and two with a bathroom break in between, all the savings that was painstakingly negotiated plan will have been borrowed back. 7 billion or 1 billion? who cares who's right? that's a choice between dead or better. amount of shuffling back and forth between the capitol and the right horse, at the white house for a quote real enforceable cut of one to $7 billion, let me give you some numbers that are rather more relevant. within a decade the united states will be spending more of the federal budget on its interest payments than on its military. that's to say more on debt service than on the armed services. according to the cbo's long-term budget outlook, by 2020 the government will be paying between 50, 20% of its revenue and debt interest and defense spending will be down between 14 and 16%. so america, just to get this in perspective, america is responsible for about 43% of the world military expenditures. within a decade america will be spending mor

time than it takes to drive from my pad that state to get back and the time it takes to watch harry potter and the deathly hallows parts one and two with a bathroom break in between all the savings of this painstaking initiated plan will have been barred back. 7 billion or 1 billion. who cares? that is the choice between dead or debtor. the month of shuffling back and forth between the capitol and the white house for "enforceable cut in "of one to $7 billion, lt me give you numbers that are rather more relevant. within a decade the united states will be spending more of the federal budget on interest payments than on military. that is to say, more on debt service than the armed services. according to the cbo long-term budget outlook, by 2020 the government will be paying between 15 and 20% of its revenues in debt interest in defense spending will be down between 14 and 16%. america, just to get this in perspective, america will be -- is it possible for about 42 percent of the world's military expenditures. within a decade america will be spending more on debt interest, and this is not payi

jon: a little bit of harry potter mixed in with modern weaponry it sounds like.lcott, thank you. jenna: wow, that's pretty interesting. you know, cops are on the hunt after a brutal beatdown is caught on tape. we have video from a wisconsin sandwich shop where an angry customer got a little bit more than he bargained for. jon: and then a fight of a very different kind, this taking place on a street corner on the west coast. take a look at this. spongebob, yes, his square pants all in a twist, duking it out with two women? this is the real deal, apparently, even the cops showed up. the rest of this crazy fight and the whole fishy story coming up. kiss those lines goodbye! discover juvÉderm® xc, the smooth gel filler your doctors uses to instantly smooth out those parentheses lines around your nose and mouth for up to a year! temporary side effects include redness, pain, firmness, swelling, bumps or risk of infection. lose those lines! the way you look with juvÉderm® xc, might just change the way you look at everything. ask your doctor and visit juvederm.com. jenna

just to give you an idea, $220 is about what one row of moviegoers spent on popcorn at the last harry potteroducers and those associated with the film. >> think of it has a wide private screening. >> that's what we love about george. he looks at the glass half-full. the producers are not thinking that much. >> look who is looking through the glass right now. >> he's so cute. >> i could watch the whole "pop heat news index" from right here. >>> this is the carpet, where you and tyra will do fashion week. where are you from? >> i'm from sydney, australia. >> nice to meet you. and you guys are from? >> kansas city. >> let's get to the boards. welcome in, everybody. it's -- we'll introduce you to the -- are you really neighbors? you already know each other then. let's get to the boards. one or two things we want to tell you about. as you head out your door, it's a chicagoland live shot. i know that skyline anywhere. and we'll show you the five-day here. get ready for the dip. you drop in temperatures by the time we get to thursday for a high temperature, chicago, at 59 degrees. you'll be back up

if this were a harry potter movie, liberals would put justice scalia none a water poster as "undesirable number one." and yet they just can't seem to look away. the principles on which he stands are so compelling and his way of wielding them so powerful that whether you love him or hate him, you simply must a deal with him. those who think judges make it up as they go along may have a hard time figuring justice scalia out because he does not follow their game plan. only a few terms into his first term on the supreme court, "the washington post" reported that though he was expected to be a hard-charge #-g conserve tirvetion he was voting with william brennan almost two-thirds of the time. several weeks later a another "post" headline rea head -- conservative george will's column at the end of the 19 e8 5-1987 supreme court term bore the title "good grief scalia." not to worry, though. because the "post" headline one year later read "scalia may be successor as conservative chief advocate." the real way to know him is to know his principles. they are principles drawn directly from america's