that was hot and heavy in 2012. >> host: did you print a lot of harry potter book? >> guest: we did the original harry potter, and basically that was a very big seller obviously and went on to do more volumes, editions. >> host: was it bigger than 50 shades of gray? >> guest: it is different. it was a hard cover. it was a bigger undertaking. 50 shades i think 50 shades, all three books in one block of time for one season was probably one of the biggest there ever has been. >> host: how many do you have? >> guest: a total of 600 employees in the building between the three companies, variable graphics, coral graphics and dynamic graphic finishing. >> host: why is this company based in barryville virginia and how far is it from washington? >> guest: we are an hour-and-a-half from washington d.c. and is one of -- back in the 50s and 60s when they had their own manufacturing sites they wanted to find a spot in the country where they had farm people. they would view the farmers as people with mechanical aptitude and could draw them into the factories which was the mind-se

october 6 sees the launch of harry potter and the philosopher's stone.the world will going to be clamoring to own this book. manus: we'll get to some of the selections you in a moment. you have an academic -- in front of you. forbes said that the harvord business review is creating a special relationship with readers in the academic world. it is about being digitally engaged with your readers. how are you digitly engaging? how much money are you spending on digital? >> the number one priority at bloomsbury. i nearly said bloomberg. is online knowledge hubs. so we are taking great bodies of information that we have thousands of books on your back list and philosophy theology and son and creating digital subcrippings hubs for academic institutions that they can subscribe to on an annual basis creating the holy grail in the march in income. let me give you an example of one you don't have to pay for because it is tree. -- free. this thin book is just the outward invisible sign of a huge website that is -- has been created by the german institute for the stu

we start with the world of harry potter. >> and how that world's creator j.k. tion her kids are growing up. let's start with matthew lewis the actor who played neville longbottom in the potter films, a shy goofy wizard. they've gone off to further careers. here's what is neville longbottom is up to now. he's taking his clothes off. >> yeah, he's apparently really into modeling sweaters. you see the sweater. >> this is a sweater ad? >> it sure is. the magazine photo shoot came as a surprise to many fans and, of course, rowling herself took to twitter saying not as bad as watching dan but close, warn me. next time for god's sake. she's referencing daniel radcliffe's full frontal scene on broadway. >> man, they have gone on and lost their minds. >> lewis responded well, this is awkward, sorry. then going on, she said, i will always support you whatever you want to do. now go put some clothes on that's pretty good. >> long bottom, no bottom, huh? all right. >> nice sweaters. >> taylor swift's new music video for bad blood set a new record after premiering earlier in

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and as what -- wasp named after a harry potter character.one of 139 new species revealed to the world. >>> hello again, a reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. there are calls for sepp blatter, to resign after seven top officials were arrested in switzerland on corruption charges. the swiss justice ministry says six of them are opposing extradition to the u.s. the suspects are accused of paying or receiving bribes worth more than $100 million in return to lucrative markets and sponsorship deals dating back to the 1990s. >>> and three suspected isils comers have targeted a convoy in iraq killing at least 55 soldiers. the attack came on the second day of an offensive to recapture anbar from the armed group. >>> a severe heat wave has killed more than a thousand people in india, most of the douts have been in the southern states. in some areas temperatures have climbed to nearly 50 degrees celsius every day for the last five weeks, but there is relief in sight as forecasters say the monsoon rains should hit india in the next few days.

and a wasp named after a harry potter character and a frog with a spikey back. some of the 139 knew 139 new species unveiled to the world. [beeping] ooo come on everybody, i think this is my grandson. [lip syncing] ♪little girl you look so lonesome oh my goodness. ♪i see you are feeling blue ♪come on over to my place ♪hey girl ♪we're having a party happy birthday, grandma! ♪we'll be swinging ♪dancing and singing ♪baby come on over tonight >> welcome back. a reminder now of the top stories here on al jazeera. football's world governing body fifa has been accused of systemic corruption following the arrest of seven executives accused of accepting bribes. besides the u.s. fifa is also being investigated by switzerland with regarding the awards of the world cup in russia and qatar. >>> a convoy was hit by multiple suicide-bombings by isil. >>> and the deadliest day of the saudi-led coalition so far. 45 people were killed when a military base in sanaa were hit by two consecutive airstrikes. >>> european union has asked its member states to take in 40,000 asylum seeke

. >> okay, harry potter star is mill hinge kiss hecks sill bomb status.e creator something to say about it, someone you probably wouldn't think of as sex any some of the harry potter mover us. >> matthew lewis wish my stomach looked like that. >> and i think he played neville long bottom, right. >> wish my hair looked like that. >> oh, my gosh. this is shoot for attitude magazine. twenty-five. >> well, no wonder, i'm 21 years older than this guy. he plays -- alcohol chris can you do that? >> no. >> in the new film best known yes, neville long bottom in the potter -- i wish we had a picture whatever neville looked like. >> that's what i am getting long bottom. >> can we pull a picture in maybe not. harry potter, jk rawling, took to twitter she said not as bad as watching the play radcliff was nude in, but close. warn me next time for goodness sake. >> that, so radcliff went fully, full frontal on that play remember that. >> true. daniel radcliff, everyone oh daniel, but necessary he will long bottom? oh, we have a picture. let's see what he looked like, lo

. >> so ahead on the program, a wasp named after a harry potter character.nd a frog with a spikey back. >>> and could the sprinters chase down the leader at the gibbs iro d'italia giro d'italia. . >> hello again. world wildlife fund has released 139 new species discovered in the mekong last year. >> first up he have the dementor wasp named after a character in the harry potter series. it injects venom into cockroach cockroaches which keep its prey alive a but in a zombie-like state and then drags it's prey home for dinner. the next is progresses frogs with skin like sand paper. and this bat's larger teeth allowed it to prey on larger animals. >>> and next is this snake that lives in trees and comes out at night. it's not venomous, and only one has been found--ever. the world wildlife fund said that a real commitment is needed by all those in the greater mekong area to protect them. >> time for all the sport now. >> well, thank you very much. it has been an eventful day in sport. the fifa president seth blatter said that he welcomes investigations by the u.s.

the previous -- harry potter. a lot of people think it will get close. probably top that.now that? it's already doing great. the midnight opening. $27.6 million. one of the best ever in that category. this movie remember, opened early overseas. it's 300 plus million worldwide already. thanks to foreign money. robert downey jr. scarlett johansson. i don't know if i'll be on the list. but a lot of people will be this weekend. >> have you seen the furious 7? i won't see it until there's a furious 8. what about you? >> i don't get out much. melissa: see either that, when i have a sitter, i want to go out to dinner and have a drink. >> that's what we tell you ourselves. melissa: thank you so much. that's all we have for now. hope you're making money today. the market on this friday up 166 points. "countdown" starts right now. liz: thank you very much, melissa. thank you very much, melissa. redemption for warren buffett's berkshire hathaway and burlington railroads. matt turns it around. how is he turning around that railroad that buffett owns? how will he face new regulations t

. >>> plus, a wasp neighborhood after a harry potter character and a frog with a spikey back. 139 new species revealed to the world. [beeping] ooo come on everybody, i think this is my grandson. [lip syncing] ♪little girl you look so lonesome oh my goodness. ♪i see you are feeling blue ♪come on over to my place ♪hey girl ♪we're having a party happy birthday, grandma! ♪we'll be swinging ♪dancing and singing ♪baby come on over tonight is there such a thing as a sure thing in business? some say buy gold. others say buy soybeans. i say, buy comcast business internet. unlike internet providers that slow down when traffic picks up, you get speed you can rely on. it's a safe bet. like a gold-plated soybean. reliably fast internet starts at $69.95 a month. comcast business. built for business. >> seven top fifa officials were arrested on corruption charges. they're accused of bribes. the police have opened their own investigation into mismanagement and money laundering. they will investigate russia and qatar what have been awarded to host the next two cups. >>> no. isil suicide-bombings kill

details in a minute. >>> move over, harry potter, here comes mario. to bring characters like mario, luigi, donkey kong to its theme parks, everything from rides to appearances in the parks. no word if there's plans for a zelda-themed restaurant. mario cart is obvious. >> watch out for the mushrooms sliding around. >> get all the pennies you can. i think nintendo had their best operating profit in years, talking about a brand that's stood the test of time. >> getting into mobile, good times ahead. >> we'll see if the best times are ahead for the market. the dow up 68, europe closed, what an amazing morning it's been for the german bund and interest rates around the world. let's get to wopner and headquarters for the half. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to the halftime show, let's meet our starting lineup. joe terranova sheer, along with jon and pete najarian and tom berrick is here, the ceo of colony capital and happens to be chairman of miramax. josh brown is out on the west coast in san francisco today at our bureau at one market street. our game plan today, looks

and over 50% growth and cash flow in the first quarter thanks to harry potter and the minions attractionels and many other things. just a great time in the company. we obviously can't look back, we can only look forward and with that kind of plate of activities it's an amazing time and great day yesterday. >> the only postscript i put on that was having worked with you guys back when you were looking at nbc as well, the commitment you made back then to make the investments in programming and technology g.e. was a wonderful company but they weren't making those investments. the results are great and congratulations on that. >> we both did that. if you don't fall in love with nbc don't do this particular deal. we have made investments from nbcuniversal to film to and cable, advertising sports rights. >> it has paid off. >> it's paid off. >> let's talk about what brian does better than anyone else. his skinny bundle looks pretty good. i need to work on mine. what does all that mean at the end of the day, peter? you have sat on all sides of this. some of the stuff we've had the privilege of

fast seven or harry potter or the nfl or olympics -- what you are seeing is brands are driving enormousnormous respect for what bob eiger has accomplished at disney because he bought some enormously successful brands. when you are seeing is, as things get fragmented and disintegrated, what i'm real certain about is strong brands will not only survive, but they will thrive. what is under threat a little bit is the notion that the aggregation of the brand -- in the past -- look at various cable channels, cable channels which have strong brands will do just fine. those cable channels which are a bit -- they are challenged because they are aggregation mechanisms and people don't care about the mechanism. they care about the brands themselves. brian: they can aggregate now. peter: every consumers their own aggregator. they pick something from their broadband service, something from the broadcast network something on the mobile device and they create their own schedules. what will dominate that world is strong brands. >> you've mentioned some of the things you've looked at and invested in our

among them -- take a look -- are the scald deminter wasp named after a character in the harry pottera color changing frog which has thorns on its back and a sick insect was found in vietnam, that right there, the world's second largest. more on our website, aljazeera.com. there, you will find our top stories, the story we are covering today are the fifa officials indicted on corruption charges in zurich. ♪ >> floodwaters begin to recede in the accident as rescue crews search for 11 people now missing for three days. >> it was wild, because it was so fast, and it came up so fast. >> as they assess damage, the state is not in the clear just yet. more storms and flooding are on the way. >> criminal charges of corruption and money laundering, top officials from soccer's world boiled arrested this morning.

." >> i am surprised harry potter wasn't there. there are a lot of books in that series and j.k. rowling said the main theme of all of those books is death. so really that would be an appropriate novel for bin laden to read. but as for the 9/11 truther books, you know what i think it is? it is a criticism to his work. don't we all read the bad reviews? >> that's a good point. if i raided tom cruise ease -- tom cruise's compound. i am certain that wouldn't happen. andy speaking of the books he also had some surprises and thig that surprised you about the list? >> did you think normal chomski was a surprise? i was not that shocked by that. i was not totally surprised he had a copy of why "not cool." >> i am not cool. >> he had an autographed copy which means he bought it at g gutfeld.com. you keep talking about the internet access being spotty, but he took the time to g to greg's website to get an autographed copy which is great. i think it is only polite if they ask if you are willing to be a suicide bomber. that's something you ask ahead of time. >> it is one of those things they

kennedy: she read koran, she said this harry potter book took a weird turn.dy: she is like koran, i wanted to draw with crayons, she just trying to get attention? >> yes, have you noticed with brittney and other starlets they carry their stuff in their hands, they want it all to be seen. kennedy: i see it in "us weekly" every week, they have giant bags why not put their stuff in there. >> they carry their stuff, she had mascara, and koran. >> she should have a islamic woman next to her carrying kor koran. this is going to make teenage girls walk around where korans. kennedy: a report in daily climate, said warmer temperatures are and droughts could be a boone for plant life, in particular plants like marijuana. yeah,. more potent weed, thank you california drought, so, lisa, are stressed plants good thing, because stressed plants, become more potent is that good for society. >> worse part is, you know that cure for this, you water them more, and with all problem like california has, i would rather have a high pressure shower than a more potent weed. kennedy:

their favorite food is pizza, favorite sport is soccer, favorite novel, harry potter and their collectivelege's harvard. harvard. >> tomorrow is the semi finals. the finals will be televised in primetime on espn. synopsis, percolate and dyslexia. if you have a child, they have expensive hobbies. how expensive is this? webster'sle is this dictionary, third edition, $129. if you are good, you will hire a two-door coach. -- a tutor or coach. >> why do tv viewers keep coming back to this? >> it has been broadcast since the 1940's. yesterday and has been able to bring some drama. desk espn has been able to bring some drama. there is a lot of drama here. it's something to watch. mark: looking at the spelling bee. thank you so much. coming up, bill gross. ♪ mark: it is 11:00 a.m. in san francisco, 2:00 p.m. in new york and 2:00 a.m. in hong kong. the future of the world cup is called into question as soccer's governing body has lost -- the latest details with fifa. scarlet: you've heard about elon musk. what about his brother? mark: big media m&a continues. john malone is back with time warner c

in the harry potter spin-off of the same name.for those muggles not acquainted with the ministry of magic, they're behind the world of magical kreerts. the story takes place in 1918 about 70 years before we meet harry potter. >> i of that name. skemander. he's on a roll. this is the next major film series to get, they're saying. it looks like he got it. >> and what is this you have? >> why you ask? this time there is a good reason, everybody. funny gal amy poehler on the cover of fast company magazine. the editors asked her to create new and useful ideas out of everyday items. take a look. sflit looks like something this could be a -- >> a very cool necklace. >> for every one she could do they donated to charity. they said if michael and i could repurpose five or more items in 30 seconds, they'll make a huge donation to a charity that benefits foster care kids. >> are you going the time it? >> onclock, michael, you go first. >> you ready? >> go. >> tweerzs. >> all right. >> um -- i'm ready for my landing. >> keep going. >> toothpi

it may be named after a mythical harry potter creature but this bad boy is real. it turns out -- it turns its prey into zombies. awarding to the world wildlife fund it's one of a new species discovered in the greater mekong region. i'm glad i won't >>> a developing story now. an entire island in japan has been evacuated after a volcano erupted. take a look at this. mount shindake started spewing black clouds of rock and ash about 14 hours ago. one person suffered minor burns from falling debris but is expected to make a full recovery. a few hours ago, the coast guard helped rescue all 137 residents. japan's pleat lodge japan's meteorological agency says there could be more eruptions over the next couple days. >>> in the next few hours, we'll know whether california beaches can reopen after a mysterious oily goo washed ashore. the substance smarted showing up on wednesday. crews are trying to figure out where it came from. they say it may not be from a recent oil spill in the area. health officials want to make sure all of that tar is removed before they reopen the

two level fort features a tv, harry potter decorations and clear roof so elyse can watch the stars atut the party is coming to an end after the summer. because neighbors complained the township says that tree house it's not allowed. >> first i thought it was a joke but then it wasn't, and i got really sad. >> it took like a lot of planning to do and to figure out what should go where and stuff. >> elyse came to deal with the township though, she can keep this thing up over the summer but it's got to come down by october 1st. >> many war memorials draw crowds on this holiday but others seem to stay in the shadows. sadly some tributes to fallen soldiers go unnoticed. fox 29 weekend anchor bill anderson took this day to visit self of those sights. ♪ >> reporter: memorial day is a day to recognize the sacrifices made to protect our freedoms, but as a lifetime philadelphian i was disappointed in myself that i wasn't full ale wear of all the memorials to fallen soldiers in our area. today i spent the day seeking them out. >> please recognize them. >> reporter: i starter at the korean and vi

in the harry potter spin-off of the same name.les not acquainted with the ministry of magic, they're behind the world guide the magical creatures. he's an expert on the subject. the story takes place in 1918, about 70 years before we meet harry potter. >> i love that name. scamander. scamander. >> he's on a roll. they're saying this is the next major film series to get. and it look like he got it. >> and what is this, you have? >> why, you ask? which is i think what you often ask. this time there is a good reason, everybody. funny gal amy poehler on the cover of fast company magazine. to show case that gift, the editors asked her to create new and useful ideas out of everyday items. as many as she could. take a look. >> it looks like something this could be a -- >> a very cool necklace. you get the idea. for everyone one she could do, they donated to charity. when we reached out to them for the story, they said if michael and i could repurpose five or more items in 30 seconds, they'll make a huge donation to a charity that benefit

"harry potter" creator, j.k. rowling, said "warn me next time for god's sake.">>> and the rolling stones made a surprise appearance at a small hollywood theater to warm up for their 15-city tour beginning sunday in san diego. the stones announced the show at the last minute on their twitter account. they only said that an l.a. club show would be held in the 90028 zip code. how cool is that? you show up and the stones are starting to play? we'll be right back. my school reunion. i don't know. who wants to play in idaho? gotta get milwaukee up to speed. we win in flint, we take the lead. we'll close the deal if we just show... when it's go, go to the new choicehotels.com. the site with the right room, rewards and savings up to 20% when you book direct. choicehotels.com i am totally blind. and sometimes i struggle to sleep at night, and stay awake during the day. this is called non-24. learn more by calling 844-824-2424. or visit your24info.com. put your hand over your heart. is it beating? good! then my nutrition heart health mix is for you. it's a wholesome blend

former harry"harry potter" actor has left his hogwarts robes behind.ew lewis played nevil long bottom. he appeared on the cover of a magazine and j.k. rowling not approving. she tweeted lewis telling him to warn her next time and go put some clothes on. lewis tweeted "sorry jo." we're ba >>> the polls are open in ireland as the country votes on legalizing same-sex marriage. if the irish vote in favor of same-sex marriage it will become the first country to approve it by a national referendum. ahead of voting polls are leaning towards the country amending its constitution to give same-sex couples the same rights as opposite sex couples. the catholic church is spearheading a campaign against same-sex marriage. >>> the president of the boy scouts says he wants the organization to reconsider a ban on gay scout leaders. nbc's pete williams has more on the battle ahead and who is already defying the ban. >> the bottle the boy scouts face -- >> reporter: after a bruising battle two years ago led to ending the ban on admitting gay young people to the scouts ro

bermise python, like in harry potter. yes. >> all right.eet this one in person? >> absolutely. one that you can handle. >> okay. >> not as scaly as you think. kind of smooth. all right i touched a bermise python. is this my best day never so we go back. we go back to ken. ken, tell us again about langhorne pet fair. it is saturday. >> saturday the ninth ten to three. intersection of route 213 413 langhorne. >> see langhorne saturday. >> thank you so much. >> fox fursday for this week. mike jerek is. >> hey, sue. >> yes? >> after do you that, i have a great event for you. it is this weekend it is the largest food truck festival in the world. waist going on, my brother? >> what's going on, mike? >> we will tell you where it will be, how you can get ticket et cetera. sixty food trucks, in south philly. i'll tell you ball it in about two minutes. >>> we're checking back out, is this chris? really, look at that hair. we are checking to transform makes at wizard world, we have some professionals that are giving him a make over, make it is a make

. >> reporter: first up we have a wasp named after a character in the harry potter series.om into cockroaches. from vietnam, the clear-changing thorny frogs. the mads have spikes. the females can tale the males who are ready to breed by how their thorns look. also in vietnam is the long-fanged bat. it's extra large campers allow it to compare on other prey. and then the snake from cambodia it's not venomous and just one has been found ever. many of these new species are already under threat do to the destruction of habitat or poaching. a real commitment is needed but all of those in the area to protect them. >>> health sole says this discovery can help raise public awareness and protect remote landscapes in the greater micong area. >> it is also great to learn more about the environment around us. we love the environment and are strongly for protection of the natural environment, and these discoveries show how important it is to protect these landscapes. and many of the places where these species were found are places that wwf is working to protect the habitat and species w

. >>> and what is the key to an amazing wedding for harry potter fan? how about an owl? >> wow. >> yes. the groom here and all of the their guests as an owl delivered the rings. the owl strikes a strong resemblance to harry's owl, in the popular movie series. >> one person not excited by the owl was best man who had to hold it on his arm. >> i have held one of those on my arm before. >> they are heavy. >> it is cool and does get heavy and your armies strong but not that strong. >> you never know. >> you have to put trust in them because they are sensitive. if they take off the front door good bye rings. >> good bye. >> we will be right >>> impressive pictures coming into the weather center from around the area. >> absolutely these storms are rolling through and they are packing a punch. luckily we are not getting what texas has been getting with the flooding they have had down there but still threat for flooding downpours here this evening and it is heading in the city, right now. before we get to that lets take a look at this, this afternoon justin drabick took the the m

where i was on a sunday morning and i was like what i want to be doing is writing about how the harry potter lady is writing mr. e-books all of a sudden. like it's sunday. that was kind of exciting to think what it must be like. what was it like for you trying to manage liquidity left to do try to block it? >> once it was out of the managed because i think that they had struck -- facebook to the guardian and gave them their first interview about it so we were lucky the first time because the editor didn't know the publicist didn't know. you'll remember where you are were when you heard about this. it was a big deal then suddenly the book became exponentially bigger from what we thought it was. >> you have to tell of being your own company. >> it's the sort of thing you wish you could tell because it's great but it made it easy to get the secret. you can see years later we still have the memories of how secret it was. >> when you said there was a printing of 7500 copies is that normal? is that normal for a debut author and can we go -- say that i'm a debut author and i've written my first to

and so remember that the minute we have a harry potter scale book that is featuring a diverse can character then there'll be no looking back. and that's why the quality of writing is also so important. because it's not, you know, like matt said, like writing these books that -- that's what i love about so many books that are out right now, none of the above, so many great books out there right now that are starting -- not starting, but are continuing to cross over to being great literature that happen to feature diverse stories. and, listen america is a commercial beast. and truly the minute we have a true breakout book that features diversity, a true breakout, one of those top ten of year, that is that, to me, is also going to be the critical mass moment. >> can i address that too? for a long time, what we heard was we can't sell them. you know okay, right. so it's happened in other fields, okay? dora the explorer she's brown. doc mcstuffens okay? and these have crossed over. everybody buys them. everybody buys them, right? so i'm like, okay, we are book people. we are smarter than televis

among them are the dementor wasp named after a character in the harry potter series. there's a color-changing frog which has thorns on its back as well as a stick insect more than half a meter long found in vietnam. it's the world's second largest stick. >>> coming up to the top of the hour on al jazeera, before we go a reminder of one of the top stories we've been covers for you. the swiss federal justice office has opened a criminal case in connection with the allocation of the 2018 and 2022 football world cups. earlier swiss police raided a luxury hotel to arrest seven high-ranking officials of football's world governing body fifa. up to 14 fifa officials are expected to be named in that indictment among those are top ranking current and former officials. they include jeffrey webb who is the fifa vice president and executive committee member. there's jack warner an ex-fifa vice president and executive committee menning. the former fifa vice president and executive committee member as well. jose maria marin, current member of the fifa organizing committee for the ol

. >> he went on to play the minister of magic in a harry potter movie. >> i challenge davy jones. >>e squid-faced villain davy jones in two pirates of the caribbean films. >> he's one of the retirees taking up residence in india in the hit "best exotic marigold hotel" film. >> there you are. good as new. >> really? >> of course not. >> and yes that's him driving the motor bike. >> it was not a double. i was shocked. neither is judi dench on my back. god knows every morning i used to wake up be, just don't kill judi dench. >> maybe tabloids that we're dating. >> yeah, why not. >> in real life, nighy is single after a 27-year relationship and one daughter with british actress diana quick. he acknowledges overcoming alcoholism. and there is something else. one of the things that people do talk about is the way you hold your hands. >> well i suffer -- i don't suffer, i have dupuytien's contracture. which is hereditary. which my mother had and her father had means that my fingers don't do anything except that. >> kind of looks elegant. >> younger actors have come on occasion, i love that

i mean, stuart, reading and trying to understand america that's like, reading the harry potter books,least they're much more literate and incisive . stuart: but he was actively involved in running the major terror. you can see he was i declining relevance, but he was organizing all over the world actively. i mean president obama went to bat in 2012 saying bin laud osama bin laden is dead and yes, he's dead, now we're finding how the outta that he was very very active right there and then. >> yeah. he certainly was active. but also if you really look at what we got out of there, it was clear that there was skaubling with al-qaeda, they wanted to establish -- and you see the off shot shoot now with islamic state. so i think the real message is that there's just more complexity here than what we capture in headlines and sound bites. but did osama bin laden matter? of course he mattered. he was john the baptist in a terrorist world. and he's the terrorist musia he's -- truly -- this apocalyptic behavior by islamic state of very much on the march. it's -- president obama should be a lot mo

>> the rocket and the harry potter rides.ng up. that was the scariest part. >> you met some of the transformers? >> we did. >> what's on tap for today? >> blue man group. >> they're going to give us a special preview coming up a little bit later on "today's take." you guys have a great across the golden gate bridge right now. mostly cloudy skies in san jose. overcast right now and temperatures in the mid 50s. on our way to mid 70s a little bit later on this afternoon. low 60s closer to san francisco. concord 83 degrees, one of the warmer spots around the bay area today. and 70s closer to dublin. you'll notice as we get into the weekend warm temperatures to start, increasing clouds and a chance of a few north bay showers on sunday. and cooler into monday. >> and that's your latest weather. mr. lauer. >> mr. roker, thank you. >>> all this week we've been catching up with the stars of the new "entourage" movie. today jeremy piven is back in the seat as ari gold. and as always he's struggling to manage his work, his family, and h

>> the rocket and the harry potter rides.en the best part? >> i like the rocket ride. especially when we were going up. that was the scariest part. >> you met some of the transformers? >> we did. >> what's on tap for today? >> blue man group. >> they're going to give us a special preview coming up a little bit later on "today's take." you guys have a great time. >>> hi. i i'm first alert meteorologist brittney shipp. as what he had into the rest of the day temperatures will range between 85 and 88 degrees. it will be more comfortable out . seven-day forecast shows as we head into the weekend, 87 degrees. still warm, above average. take a look at what happens on sunday. we drop down, track showers and storms. a rainy day on monday with temperatures dropping into the 50s. we start to recover into next week. >> and that's your latest weather. mr. lauer. >> mr. roker, thank you. >>> all this week we've been catching up with the stars of the new "entourage" movie. today jeremy piven is back in the seat as ari gold. and as always h

the dementors that you know from harry potter that are pretty scary.oach prey. here is the video to prove it. the wasps venom blocks receptors, which are involved in spontaneous movement rendering it unable to direct their own body. the wasp locks its prey to its antenna to a safe bureau where it serves for live for the wasps' offstring.pring. it feeds off of its organs which are delicious. i don't know for sure but there is something called which the amazon native american used and it's blocks that neuro muscular junction. you are basically unable to move. the neuro transmitter doesn't. >> use them where? >> yeah in a eblow dart. and you don't want to get, yeah. because you know that muscles cause your lungs to breathe. so if you have no neuro muscular. >> if you are still with us and you're still eating breakfast, okay. nchsh if you have a buzzi story that you think we should be talking about that we haven't already. go ahead and tweet to us at squawkcnbc and use the #keepsquawking. post it on our facebook page and we will read them all and share the

. >> harry potter world. >> that's next friday here on "today." meanwhile, mr. weekend. starting off saturday unfortunately severe weather west texas up on into nebraska. parts of colorado as well. wet weather really the western half of the country. then on sunday, sunday! eastern third of the country looking good. memorial day monday the showers linger. pacific northwest, california wet weather through the gulf coast into the mid-mississippi river valley. even few showers interior sections of upstate new york that's what's going on around >>> good morning, i'm bill henley. grab your sunglasses and get ready for a gusty wind this afternoon. but mostly sunny skies, look at those temperatures into the 70s today. the wind will deliver chillier air tomorrow morning. 48 tomorrow morning. but it's nice and comfortable in the afternoon. 72 degrees. look at the weekend warm-up. 81 degrees. low humidity on sunday with bright sunny skies. memorial day monday up to 88 with sunshine then a chance of a heat wave next week. have a great day. >> and that is your latest weather

. >> harry potter world. >> that's next friday here on "today." meanwhile, mr.day unfortunately severe weather west texas up on into nebraska. parts of colorado as well. wet weather really the western half of the country. then on sunday, sunday! eastern third of the country looking good. memorial day monday the showers linger. pacific northwest, california wet weather through the gulf coast into the mid-mississippi river valley. even few showers interior sections of upstate new york that's w >>> right now we're seeing clouds over the golden gate bridge down to almost 700 feet as the base of the clouds. right at the top of the tours across the golden gate and some overcast skies. also in the 50s in san jose and we will see a chance of ongoing showers. highest chances right around the santa cruz mountains as we head into the afternoon and maybe some hilltop showers north of santa rosa. cool temperatures today. upper 60s in san jose. upper 50s to low 60s around san francisco. north bay temperatures upper 60s, close to 70 today by pleasanton of the >> and that is yo

and this is when he started this series a few years ago it was his answer to harry potter because hehe original. it was good. let's go to billboard music airing may 17th. chrissy teigen and ludacris together. >> they are hosting together. taylor swift has 14 nominations followed by sam smith and iggy azalea. van halen and my favorite example of life imitateing art imitating life. the actors are singing their songs from a scripted show on an actual awards show. >> wow. mind just exploded. then the day after that jamie foxx comes out with a new album. >> yes. he worked with pharrell on it. he worked with chris brown. he got a lot of heat from the boxing match this past weekend. so on some level he's probably thinking i can sing, don't worry. >> may 22nd "tomorrowland" and the same day, "poltergeist." >> yes. george clooney plays a former boy genius and he teams up with a gifted teenager. had he travels to this place called tomorrowland which is caught between space and time. if it sounds very confusing, it is supposed to. disney is keeping it very under wraps. it's from one of the crea