j.k. rowling's writings are great. description but writing on the page and translating it into the movie image is difficult because everybody has an idea when they read the book what it might look like. >> tim burke has been the visual director for the past eight years. his job, trying to make everything that happens at hogwarts look real. >> i think visual effects and harry potter go hand-in-hand. you can't make the films without them. >> burke leads a team of hundreds of production wizards who make movie magic on the big screen. >> i don't think the audience would realize quite how many effects are in the movie especially down to the environment and what was shot in the green screen and what was in the final film and he's standing in the scottish islands. it often surprises people. >> what's down there? >> thankfully our three hero actors basically have learned how to act on terrible green screen stages with nothing else to work with, which is essential because it's only to their performance that you believe that the

j.k. rowling created a unique world within the pages of her "harry potter" books.wall portraits talk. books try to eat children. magic spells are cast, with the simple wave of a wand. >> fantastic, ginny! >> where ralph fiennes transforms into voldemort. >> there is a complication in books and j.k. writings is great and gives a very good description but writing on the page and translating it into the moving image is difficult because everybody has an idea when they read the book what it might look like. >> tim burke has been the visual effects supervisor for the past eight years, his job, trying to make everything that happens at hogwarts look real. >> visual effects and harry potter go hand-in-hand. you can't make the films without them. >> burke leads a team of hundreds of production wizards who make movie magic on the big screen. >> i don't think the audience would realize how many special effects are in the movie especially down to the environment and what was shot in the green screen and the final film and he's standing in the scottish islands. it often surpri

j.k. rowling created, it's helped to catalyze a generation of writers. >> reporter: author j.k. g doesn't seem to mind. this fall she'll launch her own web site, pottermore, which may offer even more fan fiction fodder well after the last credit rolls on the big screen. michelle miller, cbs news, new york. >> pelley: that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org for many commuters. the protest, shutting down a san francisco bart station. "...it's scary it makes you wonder how safe is it?" a popular spot for joggers turns into a crime scene: 2 shootings in less than a week. what the victims have in common. "they didn't even want to acknowledge their mistake" a bank mix-up lands a customer in jail, for days. and that's just the beginning. how his life changed when he tried to cash a check from his own bank. good evening, i'm ken bastida. i'm dana king we have breaking news. a protest has forced police to close the civic center bart station in

j.k. rowlings writing is great and she gives a lot of good description.the page and translating that into a moving image is difficult because everybody has an idea when they read the book of what something might look like. >> larry: tim burke has been the visual effects supervisor on the harry potter films for the past eight years. his job, trying to make everything that happens at hogwart's look real. >> i think visual effects in harry potter go hand in hand, and you can't make the films without them. >> larry: burke leads a team of hundreds of wizards who make movie magic on the big screen. >> i don't think the audience would realize quite how many effects there are in the films. especially down to the environment. it's quite startling when we show people what was actually shot with an actor in front of a green screen and then what is in the final film and he's standing in the scottish highlands. it often surprises people. >> what's down there? >> thankfully all three actors, they basically learned how to act on terrible green screen stages with nothing

j.k. rowling's writings are great.ives a lot of very good description, but writing something down on the page and then translating it into a moving image is difficult because everybody has an idea when they read the book what it might look like. >> tim burke has been the visual effects supervisor on the films for the past eight years. his job? trying to make everything that happens at hog war hogwarts loo. >> i think visual effects and harry potter go hand-in-hand. you can't make the films without them. >> burke leads a team of hundreds of production wizards who make movie magic on the big screen. >> i don't think the audience would realize quite how many effects there are in these himself from, especially down to the environment. it's quite startling when we show people what was actually shot and there's an actor in front of a green screen and what was in final film and he's standing in the scottish highlands. it often surprises people. >> what's down there? >> thankfully our three hero actors basically have learned h

successful franchises ever is about to come to an end, from books to movies to a theme park in orlando, j.k rowling's story about a young boy's stories and a wizard is a pop culture phenomenon.

j.k. rowling is so meticulously thought out that people, like me, who like to geek out about these things, wrapped up in the wizarding lore and world and so complete. we love that. we love magic, we love the idea of that. and it's a testament to the brilliance of the writing. >> i really loved him when i think people really love and why the stories are so enduring and why they touch so many people is because the characters are so, so real and flawed and beautiful and inspiring and lovable, just completely lovable. >> as actors, crew members and fans prepare themselves for the end of harry potter, a few statistics. in the past ten years, harry's famous lightning bolt scar has been applied to daniel radcliffe's forehead an estimated 2,000 times. 588 sets have been created. harry has gone through 160 pairs of glasses and some 70 magic wands. but as the final potter film is about to open, all that is now history. >> what was the last day like? >> very, very emotional. i remember i kind of wept like a child on that last day. >> it was kind of like the last day of school. i remember packing up t

j.k. rowling might consider writing another "harry potter" story when she sees this number. "harry potter and the deathly hollows," the eighth and final movie in the series, made $169 million for the first weekend, the biggest opening in hollywood history. it beat the "dark knight" by more than $10 million. ahead, meeting the first woman to command the marines at parris island. that story is next. island. that story is next. is and emphy. >> mitchell: venezuelan president hugo chavez arrived in cuba last night. her returned to remove a tumor, nearly a month ago he was in cuba for more work. in afghanistan, another blow to the rule of president karzai today. they gunned down his most precious aide. karzai's half-brother was assassinated early last week. in eastern afghanistan, nato helicopter air strikes today hit a school where insurgents were said to have gathered. at least ten insurgents were killed. there were no youngsters in school at the time. remember the days when the marine corps advertised it was "looking for a few good men"? well, times have changed, and today mar

j.k. rowling's first two books when all others turned it down. you did not publish the next five. >> no. i left. it's like leaving the beatles, isn't it? i love to start my own publishing company. i'm really proud of the legacy, of course. >> other publishers had turned her down. what did you see in these books? many of us have read them and seen the films and enjoyed them. what did you see that the others did not? >> everyone in the u.k. and america turned them down. i love the adventure. most of all, i love the friendship. i really liked the way the children supported each other. >> did you predict this? these are the fans that are waiting for this premiere tonight. >> i never thought it was going to be this big. i knew the children will love it. we've all seen the people who hug the books and love everything about it. i never thought it would be like this. it has changed everything forever put it has kind of rescue reading, especially for boys. everyone said boys are going to give up reading. a few years later, they're fighting to finish a 400-page book. >> when you met her -- has she

j.k. rowling tapping into? >> well, you could say-- and many people have-- some of the most ancient cultural mythological themes of good and evil and triumph over adversity. the virtue she was most intested in exploring was courage, which is an interesting virtue to pick for a children's book. it isn't an attribute we typically attribute to children. but bravery in all of its men physician-assisted suicide stations and i think that along with themeof love and of... and of friendship and what that can mean even in e worst possible scenarios is what she was... >> harry is one part jesus comes to redeem a fallen world and one part siegfried with a wand instead of a sword and the third and most pleasingart, just plain wonderful simple true loyal harry. i mean, the kind of yeoman spirit of england. >> rose: when you ask that question, does that mean "harry tter" has as mh appeal to adults as it does tow the young? >> yes, i think of all these franchises... >> rose:he questions of friendship and courage and jealousy

j.k. rowling. at vassar college in new york, these muggles are spellbound by the game. >> it's the most bizarre and excellent sport i have ever participated in before in my life. >> i've always been a really big fan of harry potter and just kind of being able to be an adult playing quidditch is kind of really cool, from my childhood dreams. >> our heads could do with filling with some interesting stuff. >> reporter: the game was introduced to the muggle world in 2005. a student at another school, middlebury college in vermont, adapted it to real life. since then, its popularity has grown by leaps and bounds. now, there are nearly 200 teams across the country and abroad. here at vassar, students have been suiting up, or brooming up, since 2007. recently, i was invited to a practice. before i could start, i needed to know the basics. although they haven't harnessed the power to fly, brooms are still a necessity. is that a nimbus 2000? >> oh, we wish. no, we're going to be placing an order for new bro

j.k. rowling an author. she was a single mom on welfare when she wrote the books in a coffee shop just to stay warm. and her adoring fans have grown up along with the characters. daniel radcliffe at 10 years old, speechless. today the star of a play and musical. emma watson. >> hello, everyone, out there, hi grandma, hi, grandpa. >> reporter: now on the cover of vogue, an ivy league education awaits. >> part of me feels very old and part of me feels like i'm about to start by adolescence now that it's over. >> reporter: they too see this closing of a long chapter as bittersweet. at least there's a new website for fans that have grown up with but not out of, the boy wizard that cast quite a spell over their childhood. >> forget about it. >> reporter: michelle kosinski, nbc news, london. >>> and that's our broadcast for this thursday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night.

j.k. rowling. shot to death on his birthday. how you can help track down an east bay killer. this suit turning heads. why there is more to fear than brian wilson's beard. >> oh, my. i have a 3-d map and we're covering 580 through livermore. maybe more carss it'a ths t'.a thursday. sd >> welcome back. it's 4:52. there is the bay bridge and more clouds. it has been a strange shot of the bay bridge the last couple weeks. this morning the reward is growing to track down a man who killed a chilean national in the east bay. berkeley police say the chilean government boosted the reward fund to $20,000. the man had just moved to berkeley to be with his fiancee when he was shot during a robbery attempt near the ashby b.a.r.t. station in september. he was rushed to the hospital where he later died on his 35th birthday. >> an update to a story we brought you yesterday. a south bay neighborhood grieving the death of a 22-year-old man swept to sea in hawaii. paul was climbing a rocky cliff on the eastern side of the big island when a wave crashed into him and carried him out the sea. crew

j.k. rowling said it was the closest she came to another novel. she consulted her fans. coming up why the man accused of killing a community activist will not stand trial. how you can watch the shuttle launch with other nasa fans as well. a live look, one last call. don't forget the milk for all of your news and weather and traffic updates check us out on facebook. we got to go. hang up the phone. go. we got to go. nbc bay area morning news on facebook. hang up the phone. we've got to go. >> reporter: the search for a local nursing student continues this

j.k. rowling into a billionaire. >> never in a million years. potter films have been the most successself franchise in hollywood history. >> reporter: raking in over $6 billion in the past decade. >> the movies from the start did a very good job of trying to make the world that j.k. rowling had imagined real, and coherent, and feel like both a place that was mysterious and complicated, but also that was familiar. >> you're the chosen one, harry. >> reporter: the main character, who was so young when it began, leave behind their childhoods as the movie becomes more sinister and complex. >> they can understand things about good and evil, things about death, and loss, that they were not able to understand before. and i think that the audience has matured along with them. >> reporter: as fans are likely to relate to as they bid good-bye. >> this is where we started. i get that! >> reporter: through the childhood stories and to the world of wizardry that's held them under its spell. joining us now is tom felton, akadcaco malfoy. so the red warpate ha

j.k. rowling has teamed up with sony, to create a home for the background potter material, games and fans. there will be room for users to have their own potter web pages. everything will be free. rowling says it's her way of giving back to fans. >> you don't have to pay to get the extra material. you don't have to pay a single thing to go on to pottermore and have the experience you've just seen. that was important to me. >> reporter: the site will be the only place to buy potter e-books. rowling has kept the digital rights to her material. these ebooks will not be tied to a certain type of reader. >> there's a big demand for them. what's incredible is the digital experience that's been created, allows you to accompany the reading in an interactive and innovative way. >> reporter: there is the official potter theme park in orlando, florida. and from spring next year, at the harry potter experience tour, at least in studios in london where potter was shot. it's being built by cnn's sister company, warner brothers. and there are all of the unofficial tours in london. potter mania will not d

j.k. rowling run and the end of the era like me whose parents have had kids growing up with the respectful-boy hero, harry potter. i can tell you it's founded families. you see him grow up and his kids grow up along with him. as harry potter grows up, so do his adventures. the subject matters of the box and the movies have gotten scarier, and the villains more evil, and the choices tougher. the last movie has a dark mood and a huge battle at hogg warts -- at hogwarts. some of the characters we have grown to love have died. it's important, very important to assess your child's ability to handle frights and perils to see the movie. >> >>> thousands of people will lace up their walking shoes for one of the biggest aids fopped raisers ever. it's in golden gate park. the ceo of the san francisco aids foundation is here with us. you have a big day tomorrow? >> will be a big day. >> how huge is the aids snack. >> we will have 20,000 people -- -- people are still joining us. >> reporter: how much does it cost? >> it's free to register. >> you're looking for people to give? if you show up, raise or don

j.k. rowling cashes in with every film and book release.ry potter movie has brought in the most cash so far? the answer? harry potter and the sorcerer's attorney, the very first movie released. >>> so the eighth and final harry potter movie is already working a little magic at the box office, harry potter and the deathly hollows part two opened this week to spell bound fans and midnight screenings, already brought in a record breaking $43.5 million. unbelievable. another film at theaters this weekend, a new version of dizzy's winnie-the-pooh. you didn't get stuck in traffic? no carmageddon for you, smooth sailing? >> no, not at all. >> the honeymooner than you are right now? >> yes. >> congratulations on that, matt. >> thank you. >> okay, so let's talk about harry potter. this is the first one of our two that we're going to kind of review right now? >> yes. >> deathly hollows part two, what did you think? >> i loved it. as someone who's watched all these movies, as someone who has enjoyed them, this is an excellent goodbye to the franchise.

j.k. rowling.hout giving anything away from this movie, it really sets up harry potter the next generation perfectly. soiled bei ining shocked if we t see more harry potter. >> a lot of people hope this is not the end. we'll talk about winnie the pooh. >>> public outrage continues after a shock twist in the casey anthony case and all of this just hours before her release from jail. we'll get you caught up with the latest details. >>> deal or no deal. that big fight in washington is getting more despa rate. what it will take to to see progress this weekend. ugh, my feet are killin' me. well, we're here to get you custom orthotic inserts. dr. scholl's custom fit orthotic center recommends the custom-fit orthotic that's best for your tired feet. foot-care scientists are behind it. you'll get all-day relief. for your tired achy feet. for locations, see drscholls.com. thank you... ♪♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ look at that car, well, it goes fast ♪ ♪ givin' my dad a heart attack ♪ [ friend ] that is so awesome. ♪ i love my

j.k. rowling who sent us seven harry potter bucks. we reached out to the actors in the movies. they donated things and we sold them. you could get a raffle ticket to get those books. or for $70, you can get the guy who played draco sign something. we had all of these famous authors and you to celebrities get on these weathercasts. we were pleading -- tweeting hhh. helping haiti healed. we raised over $123,000 from small donations. that sent five cargo planes full of medical supplies. each of them was named after a different harry potter character. we all have the power to create these contagious things. who is on facebook? who is on twittered? anybody on youtube? if you did not raise your hands, i would recommend doing it. you are all the sudden famous in this weird way. time magazine made the person of the year you, meaning all of you. we are the ones recreating our world. we have that chance. you're not in this isolated world with in your school and community. you get on the internet and put something up, and one can see it. that is the difference between now and the 1990's.

j.k. rowling has joined with sony to create a home for the background potter material, potter discussionspotter fans once signed up will answer questions which will place them in one of the four hogwart houses. there will be room for users to have their own potter web pages. everything will be free, rowling says it's her way of giving back to fans. >> you don't have to pay to get the extra material. you don't have to buy a single thing to go on to pottermore and have the whole experience you've just seen. and that was really important to me. >> reporter: though the site will be the only place to buy potter e-books. rowling has kept the digital rights to her material. she never before allowed e-books. these e-books will not be tied to a certain kind of electronic reader. >> people are asking for these e-books and audio books as a big demand for them. what's incredible this experience that's been created allows you to accompany the reading in a really sort of interactive and innovative way. >> reporter: and, of course, there is the official potter theme park, in orlando, florida. and from s

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j.k. rowling arrived on the red carpet. she obviously so successful from all of this. she a billionaire author herself. >> she is the one thing i do like about harry potter. i have to admit i haven't read the books. apparently if i do i'm going to go crazy and love them. she's incredible. i really like her. also this is the highest-grossing film series in history, it's earned about 6 billion bucks. we have the feeling it's going to earn millions more in the next week. emma watson by the way, she was caught on camera crying on the red carpet. so emotional over the end of this franchise. i think they all grew up together, they really became a tight-knit group. >> she looked gorgeous in her big gown. big day today over in london. we'll be right back. let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement nsurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to " 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or

j.k. rowling working on more harry potter books? >>> 24 minutes after the hour.this morning. alcoa kicks off a week of second earnings. they will report their earnings after closing bell this afternoon. all of them are releasing earnings this week. the dow, nasdaq and s&p 500 are all set to open lower this morning after that dismal jobs report out on friday and concerns about the continuing debt crisis in europe. after two months of declines, the new lundberg survey says any more drops are unlikely. current average gallon of gas is $3.62. >>> if you smoke, there's a good chance your employer will want you to pay more for health insurance than your nonsmoking co-workers. more companies are doing it it. is it fair to ask employees who smoke to pay more for health insurance? we'll read through some of your responses later in the show. >>> the new "transformers" movie is doing well at the box office again. the movie raked in about $47 million this weekend and $262 million in just two weeks. already the highest grossing film of the year. >>> harry potter author j.k. r

j.k. rowling's new website very popular. a lot of people might be popping by there to take a look. >> it premieres in london today. so you know there's a huge following of folks there. maybe they're playing quiddich while they're waiting. >> it's a cool story. she went by j.k. because she didn't know if it was a female author if people would read it. >> we'll be right back with more "world news now." you go next if you had a hoveround power chair? the statue of liberty? the grand canyon? it's all possible ith a hoveround., tom: hi i'm tom kruse, inventor rand founder of hoveround., when we say you're free to see the world, we mean it. call today and get a free overound information kit, that includes a video and full color brochure. dennis celorie: "it's by far the best chair i've ever owned." terri: "last year, 9 out of 10 people got their hoveround for "little or no money." jim plunkitt: "no cost. absolutely no cost to me." breaking news...when you call today, we'll include a free hoveround collapsible grabber with the purc

j.k. rowling voted this world simultaneously captive to children and adults. >> i liked magic when i was youngies because a, he's still a child at heart but they have all sorts of things that are sophisticated that a child can sort of understand but an adult can understand more fully. >> you're a really good teacher harry. >> i'm supposed to enjoy harry potter because of my children but in fact i do personally really enjoy reading and watching the movie. i admit it. >> reporter: and waiting for each chapter to unfold in real time is part of the thrill that moon fears will be lost when the final film opens at midnight. >> every summer, every year we would talk about it. there was always anticipation. >> reporter: and there lies the question, will the next generation of potter fans feel the same magic? >> the books are a masterpiece of fiction writing and people will come back to these for generations to come. >> reporter: moon's not so sure but remains confident the final chapter of the story he shared with his daughter for most of her life won't disappoint. >> the last one's going to be specta

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j.k. rowling.ers are just ridiculous. $6.5 billion as a movie franchise, as something we possibly won't ever seen again. many of the crowd here don't remember life without harry potter or hot warts, and as the cast walk the red carpet for the last time, do remember this is a movie, a magical movie that will continue to move through the generations, the very last of the harry potter series. back to you. >>> all right. thank you for schooling me on harry potter. becky, good to see you as always. we'll check in with her again with all the madness. >>> but you can check in with us with larry king. you can go behind the scenes. he has your all-access pass to never before seen footage, plus interviewing with the film's three young stars. don't miss the special hosted by larry king, sin night 8:00 eastern. that's right here on cnn. >>> up next, a deadly grizzly bear attack at yellowstone national park. those details are next. woman: saving for our child's college fund was getting expensive. man: yes it wa

j.k. rowling who sent us seven harry potter bucks. we reached out to the actors in the movies. they donated things and we sd them. you could get a raffle ticket to get those books. or for $70, you can get the guy who played draco sign something. we had all othese famous authors and you to celebrities get on these weathercasts. we were pleading -- tweeting hhh. we raised over $123,000 from small donations. that sent five cargo planes full of medical supplies. each of them was named after a different harry potter character. we all have the power to create these contagious things. who is on facebook? who is on twittered? anybody on youtube? if you did not raise your hands, i would recommend doing it. you are all the sudden famous in this weird way. time magazine made the person of the year you, meaning all of you. we are the ones recreating our world. we have that chance. you're not in this isolated world with in your school and community. you get on t internet and put something up, and one can see it. that is the difference between now and the 1990's. that is totally different an

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