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j.k. rowling one of the richest women in the entire world. . it is for adults. it is called "the casual vaca y vacancy," and it is a far cry from hogwarts. malcolm jones has interviewed rowling numerous times and is one of the first to read the highly anticipated novel and he is joining us this morning. thank you for being with us. you have a copy right there in your hands. you have read it. what do you think? >> i think it's a good book. it's fun to read. it took me two days to read it and i just sort of roared right through it. it's written with the same kind of velocity that the harry potter books have. >> but it's a departure for her, right? >> very much. >> tell us about the nitty-gritty of the book? >> it's set in a small town in england and about all the sort of pettiness and back-biting and infighting that goes on in small towns and how people sort of cut each other up. but it's also a book about power and how people abuse power and, you know, sort of keep their foot on the necks of the downtrodden and that kind of thing. >> a lot of p

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j.k. rowling's creation, has spell bound millions. g has left her wizarding world behind for an adult novel called "the casual vacancy." you've gone from the ultimate fantasy to the ultimate reality. >> i've gone from dragons and unicorns and all the fun that's involved in writing that, to a book that intensely personal. that expresses a lot of my reality. >> reporter: rowling insists the book is not a memoir. but she did draw on the darker times of her life to craft her characters. >> we have an adult character in the book who has obsessive compulsive disorder. these are things i know from the inside. yeah. >> reporter: the ocd part of it, as well? >> when i was in my teens i had issues with ocd. >> reporter: how did it manifest? >> compulsions. checking things. very common. double-checking. triple-checking. >> reporter: some might wonder why rowling, an almost billionaire, would bother writing another book, putting her reputation on the line. how will you decide this book is a success? >> it won't sell as many as harry potter because

j.k. rowling's creation has spellbound millions. w rowling is leaving her wizarding world behind for a decidedly adult novel called "the casual vacancy." you have gone it seems to me, from the ultimate fantasy to the ultimate reality. >> i have gone from dragons and unicorns and all of the fun that is involved in writing that to a book that's intensely personal, that expresses a lot of my reality. >> reporter: rowling insists the book is not a memoir but did draw on the darker times of her life to craft her characters. >> we have an adult character that has obsessive compulsive disorder these are things i know from the inside, yeah. >> the ocd part as well. >> when i was in my teens i had issues with ocd. >> how did it manifest? >> compulsions like checking things. it is very common. checking, double checking, triple checking. >> reporter: some might wonder why, rowling, almost billionaire would write a book putting her reputation on the line. how will you decide whether this was a success? >> it won't sell as many as "harry potter."

j.k. rowling. heifer new book, top secret until now.ud from it. >>> we're going to begin with the frantic search for the two missing young children after a deadly house fire in tennessee. police thought they died in the blaze. now, authorities are on a desperate hunt to find them. abc's linsey davis is here with the very latest. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, amy. initially, it was believed this tennessee house fire claimed four lives. but it turns out, investigators only found two of the body, plus the charred remains of the family dog. there's no sign of the two children in the home anywhere. investigators are on a frantic search to find these two children. police initially thought 9-year-old chloie leverette and her 7-year-old brother, gauge daniel, had been killed in a house fire in tennessee sunday, along with their step-grandparents. but this morning, after investigators failed to find their bodies, the tennessee bureau of investigation, has issued an endangered children alert. >> we don't have sufficient evidenc

j.k. rowling will continue on. the best thing about fall is the all of these award winning authors are coming out with new books so juneau diaz has a new book out, this is how you allows -- lose her. it's all about love and romance so getting ready for fall and then "telegraph avenue" by michael shabbin. this one is already called the best book of 2012. it's about two exhippies who have a record shop right outside of berkley and their wives are midwives and what happens when a big chain store comes into the neighborhood and threatens their hip store and so we see that happening in real life and everybody's excited about this. and then ziadie smith, award winning author, has a new one set in london. a lot of london going on, you notice that, with the olympics. and this is four people, what happens when their lives intersect, similar to that movie that came out several years ago about what happens. and this one is hilarious, "where did you go, bernadette?" what happens when a mother whose husband worked for microsoft

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j.k. rowling's latest release, which is tomorrow. two million copies of the adult novel "the casual vacancy" will hit store shelves. it's not a lot for rowling, just two million, whose final harry potter novel sold 11.5 million copies in just ten days in the united states. rowling has kept the details of the plot of the new book under wraps. she did mention in an interview she'll be rewilling to revisit harry potter in a new book, but only if she comes up with a, quote, fabulous idea. >> well, she's had fabulous ideas in the past. >> are you going to read the adult novel? i don't know. i might. we'll be right back. >>> what will they think of next? from automated cars to understood water maps, google is at it again. google has partnered with the catlin seaview survey to provide hd images of six of the worrell's most amazing coral reefs. you can see a sea turtle swim by followed by a manta ray, and even experience the reef at sunset. beautiful pictures. the collection of photos includes coral reefs in australia, the philippines and haw

j.k. rowling's waving new magic wands.g question is, can she match the magic of her best-selling kids series. erin mclaughlin is in london to find out. are people buying the books? >> reporter: so czar, as you can see behind me in west london it's been a pretty relatively calm day here despite the fact that this book has sold very well, has sold very well online. it's been a bestseller already in pre sales. but in terms of today, it seems to be a steady trickle of people through the store to buy the bo book. after all, we haven't seen the hallmarks of a harry potter launch. i haven't seen anyone dressed up in a wizard's costume. this isn't designed for a wizard's audience. this is, as you mentioned, a very adult book. as j.k. rowling described on abc's good morning america contains very adult themes. let's have a listen. >> there's adolescent sex. >> yes. >> there's cutting. >> yes. >> there's death. >> yes. but it's a comedy. there are all those things. when i read the blurb that said it's a black comedy. i thought, that'

j.k. -- >> is it rowling or rowling? no idea. >> highly anticipated first adult novel, "the casual vacancy." it's in bookstores today. it's already number one on amazon's best-seller list. but will drugs, sex, and swearing in the book -- >> is it in the book? >> i guess ds. it must be. >> there's heroin addiction. there's sex in a cemetery. it's very racy and very adult book. >> a suburban setting in britain. >> is this going to hurt her brand? >> i think it -- what she's trying to do here -- because you might think why would you even write a book? she's made so much money. what does she want? she wants prestige. this is about her attempting to break out of a child's author and being an adult author. so it's not even how many books sell. it's how they're reviewed. she's doing this -- >> did she tell you this? or are you channeling j.k. rowling? >> i'm channeling her. it's like why does a billionaire keep running his hedge fund? he does it for prestige, not money. she's not doing this for money -- >> maybe she likes to wr

j.k. rowling is oh, so important to the u.s. economy. >> okay. well, let's move on and take a look at what's happening in the markets. and it is all about breaking losing streaks on wall street today. the dow is on track to break a four-day skid. and with today's gains at least major averages with a better than 3% gain for september. so far. the s&p 500 is riding a five-day losing streak. but does appear to be setting to break that today. however, both the s&p and the nasdaq, even with today's possession, are on track for their biggest weekly drops in nearly four months. brian? >> all right, mandy, thank you. meantime, the violent protests continue in spain. today the government unveiling a new budget proposal to try to bring down the nation's crippling deficit. in it a proposed $51 billion spending cut next year, including an average 12% cut in government ministerial spending, a freeze in public pay for the third consecutive year, and a new 20% tax on lottery winnings. now, it does give something to the people. protection for pensions. well, bob

j.k. rowling's first book for adults will be released today. casual vacancy" is a story that takes place in a peaceful english village. rowling is the most successful living writer. she said there's a chance she may write another book for young people. i wish i had her imagination. >>> a group in switzerland said it will present proof there's an earlier version of mona lisa. it believes it was done by leonardo davinci at least 11 years before the famous mona lisa that now hangs in the louvre. the clothing and posture is similar. the only thing different is the landscape in the background. some said davinci couldn't have paint the it based on x-rays. fascinating. have to see what happens with that. >>> coming up after your local news on cbs "this morning" tips on booking your holiday travel, i'm terrell brown, this is the "cbs morning news". brown, this is the "cbs morning news". here's my morning routine. wardrobe. cute. then new activia breakfast blend. mmm... a great way to help start the day. and it helps regulate your digestive system. new

j.k. rowling's new adult novel "the casual vacancy." sounds naughty, doesn't sfit. >> no. >> it's an adult novel. >> to you. >> the author is already thinking about her next book, too. she says she may write another book set in harry potter's magical world. rowling became the world's most successful living writer with her seven novels about the boy who discovers he's a wizard and then battles the forces of evil. the 47-year-old author says even though harry's story is done, she is considering a new story set in the same universe. >> j.k. rowling is a genius in my book. those books are so fun. all the time and effort to create that world and the characters and spells and the storyline. so i'm looking forward to the forward to the fact that she might write another series set in the magic world. >> but not to the adult novel? >> i'm going read that, too. she doesn't mean adult like what you're thinking. she means adult novel like for people of our age. >> oh. okay. we're going to go to weather now. veronica? >> that mean he hasn't read the

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j.k. rowling had not even been born. he is called by another children's writer, philip pullman, as better than tolkien. we went to see him. >> [speaking latin] >> the flames of the room with the ruby like. the shape shifter opened the book. [speaking latin] what is she up to? "i don't know, but it is giving me goose flesh." >> i remember as a child thinking "why don't i live in an interesting place? nothing ever happens here." i read a lot of books. i liked fantasy. i thought it was normality. as i grew older, i realized it was not normality. it was strange. i inherited -- >> we tracked writer alan garner down where archaeologists are digging up an 18th-century barn right beside his house. in his books, sue -- too, what is ancient and underground is never far away. towards, wizard -- towards, wizards, children with month -- magical bracelet's. >> i promise you susan's bracelet. its bright deaths were hidden beneath a milky veil. -- its bright depths hidden by at a milky veil. she went to stand or the faint glow could har

j.k. rowling will have a new book on store shelves on thursday. 2 million copies is not a lot for the final "harry potter" novel. it sold 5 million copies in ten days in the u.s. rowling kept the plot of the book under wraps, but described it as a rural comedy of manor that has taken on the state of the social themes and builds it into a black melodrama. >>> the first six months of the year, airlines collected $1.7 billion in baggage fees. that is the most ever in a six-month period. delta collected $430 million. airlines collected an additional $1.3 billion in fees for cancellations and flight changes during the first six months of the year. >>> people are paying more for their ghouls and goblins this year. the survey from the retail federation shows seven in ten will spend almost $80 on halloween supplies. up more than $7 from last year. halloween is the eighth biggest season with $8 billion in sales this year. >> i love the time of year with the kids in costumes. >> what about the big kids? >> you were great. >> i was adrian from "rocky." >>> still ahead, a hotel with some, let's just sa

j.k. rowling's creation, has spellbound millions. rowling is leaving the wizarding world behind for a decidedly adult novel called "the casual vacancy." but she hasn't abandoned her guiding values. you said about "harry potter," that at the end, love won out. what wins out here in "vacancy"? >> the absence of love certainly causes some very profound problems in the book. the two things that obsess me are morality and mortality. and clearly that was "harry potter." and in a very, very different, it's also "the casual vancy." >> reporter: you've gone -- it seems to me -- from the ultimate fantasy to the ultimate reality. >> i have gone from dragons and unicorns and all the fun that's involved in writing that to a book that's intensely personal, that expresses a lot of my reality. >> reporter: rowling insists the book isn't a memoir but she did draw on the darker times of her life to craft her characters. >> we have an adult character in the book who has obsessive-compulsive disorder. and these are -- these are things i know from the ins

j.k. rowling is awaiting her new book. it is number 1 on line.asual vacancy is the first novel for adults. it as far cry from witchcraft. it is a small english village. this is for fans of the harry potter series. she might write another book set in the same wizardry world as the potter book. >>> they are taking the internet by storm. watch how his mom gets him to calm down. >> ♪ >> that is awesome. >> 7-month-old sebastian and his mother said amy's trick. playing star wars works every time. >> the video has 400,000 views on you tube. >>> san francisco supervisor wants to encourage food markets to carry more fresh food. 0% of corner stores in the bay view district stock fresh fruit it or vegetables. >> it is limited out in the 10er loin and they offer incentives for offering dairy products and whole wheat bread. >>> the university of california has agreed to a big payout. more on the tentative settlement. more on the infamous pepper spray incident. >> thanks for watching ktvu news. >> oÑ >> the following program contains actual video of real anim

j.k. rowling says she plans to return to writing for young people.er harry potter series made her the world's most successful living author. she repeatedlied -- repeatedly said she would not write another book about the young wizard. >>> watch how this baby's mom getting him to calm down. >> look how cute he is. his mother, amy says this trick works every time. the video has over 400,000 views. he's screaming like mad. she puts down the phone and she plays the starbucks theme. >>> a million visitors coming to the bay area. when we'll have a perfect storm of big events drawing big crowds at san francisco. >>> an idaho fisherman discovered a human finger in the mouth of a fish. idaho police fingerprinted it. after running it through a database, they were able to locate the man who lost four of his fingers at that lake in a wake boarding accident. >> everyone asks me were you able to get the fingers back and put them back on. i'm like, no, they couldn't -- we couldn't find them. they are fish food. that's what i have told people. >> at first he said he

j.k. rowling. jimmy kimmel is up next. see you tomorrow. >>> up next on an all new "jimmy kimmel live." >> there you are in bed with the lions. >> and kerry washington. >> if there's anything going on between anybody, it's you and i. >> really? >> "dancing with the stars," pamela anderson and music from alanis >> jimmy: hey guillermo, what are you doing? >> guillermo: i'm nominating myself for the toyota hall of fame: legends of fantasy football, where regular people like me can be fantasy football heroes. >> jimmy: i play fantasy football too! >> guillermo: me too! and i just know i'm gonna be inducted into the toyota hall of fame, hall of fame, hall of fame, hall of fame. it's such an honor to be inducted. i'd like to thank my mommy, my doggies pepe and paco, my toyota prius, and especially jimmy kimmel, because i kick his ass in fantasy football. he is a weak little punk and i eat him for lunch every week! and i would also like to thank my mother. thank you everybody! >> jimmy: that was a very powerful dream sequence, i

j.k. rowling. jimmy kimmel is up next. see you tomorrow. >>> up next on an all new "jimmy kimmel live." >> there you are in bed with the lions. >> and kerry washington. >> if there's anything going on between anybody, it's you and i. >> really? >> "dancing with the stars," pamela anderson and music from alanis anncr: more anti-maryland ads. from this west virginia casino. they want marylanders to keep coming to west virginia... casinos like theirs. spending one hundred seventy million a year. question seven will keep those dollars at home. with a limited expansion of gaming that will mean... hundreds of millions for schools in the baltimore area... and across the state... according to the department of legislative services. and with independent audits required by law... question seven means millions for maryland schools. guaranteed. >> jimmy: hey guillermo, what are you doing? >> guillermo: i'm nominating myself for the toyota hall of fame: legends of fantasy football, where regular people like me can be fantasyootball her

j.k. rowling has a book coming out today.ack in 2010, she says something about this that was actually exactly on point with what's happening today in our politics. people that asked her hey, are you thinking of moving abroad to avoid taxes here in great britain. she said i don't want to be with the brody exiles. she also said: >> now i love that. i think that is exactly right. look and mitt romney himself admits that his father when he first came here from mexico, they had a mormon branch in mexico and they moved to the u.s. and when they did they took welfare. does he feel the same way if this helped me and my family get on our feet, we should do that for others. no he wants to shred that social safety net. that's not right. as they're campaigning president obama's obviously trying to focus on that, but he had a funny kind of slip up here. watch this as he's speaking at kent state. >> the first thing is i want to see us export more jobs -- export more products. excuse me. [ laughter ] >> i was -- i was channeling my opponent

j.k. rowling, is building a hogwart's inspired tree house at her house.es a slide, a spiral staircase and a secret tunnel. neighbors actually tried to block the project. >>> and fashion's newest star has her own commercial. this behind-the-scenes video, shows the queen of the catwalk, none other than choupette. this kitty certainly lives in the lap of luxury. she has her own ipad. you heard me correctly. >> rachel, we also hear she has her own manicurist and eats at the table. that's one lucky cat. >> true. >> i didn't hear mr. grey denying it. he says journalists ask me this question. and it's fantasy. is that a denial? >> he's a lawyer. he's a lawyer. >> yeah. he's a lawyer. >> yeah. >>> we'll be right back. , throbbing, persistent ache. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia, thought to be the result of overactive nerves that cause chronic widespread pain. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. i learned lyrica can provide significant relief from fibromyalgia pain. and for some people, it can work in as early as the first week of treatment. so now i

j.k. rowling's new book is in and for adults. plenty of sex and satire and swearing. reviews are mixed. associated press full of emotion and they "new york times" says it's disappointing and dull. casual vacancy has already hit number one on amazon. >> before we go, our top five. number five a store in iowa iowa sold last night's winning powerball ticket worth $200 million. real refs return in baltimore. number three, cops arrested a man that made the video that mocked prophet muhammad. cops confirm two people dead and four hurt after an office shooting in minneapolis and number one, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu at the united nations drawing a red line for iran. warning that the country could build a nuclear weapon by next year. that is fox reported top five. >> on this day in 1777, lancaster, pennsylvania served as the capital of the united states of america. british had captured the original capital, philadelphia so delegates moved 60 miles west. they didn't stay there long but congress got some work even electing

j.k. rowling told us in her commencement address so what can we learn from the fail you'res of the last yearould always remember that even dogs have their day. when you've hated a dog with good reason all the way down and you've been consistently right, don't push your luck. eventually that dog will bite you. in other words, when you're saying that a stock ask-s a sell, sell, sell and it gets slaughtered day after day at some point you have to know when to declare victory and just move on. that's the lesson of first solar. in may i zeroed in on why i thought first solar was a value trap. a stock that appears to be cheap but going much lower because the business is in long term decline. i was feeling good about myself on that one. pat myself on the back. i was so pumped because i told you to get out of first solar when it was $138. it's been down, 60s, 30s, 40s, 20s and i thought it might be what we call a zero shot, meaning going all the way down to zero. i couldn't resist issuing one more sell call when it hit 13. i said it was untouchable as it depend on subsidies as they were going away.

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