it turned out to be a self-help book published in 2020 by author jim murphy. it's entitled inner excellence train your mind for extraordinary performance and the best possible life. well, after the game, which philadelphia won, by the way, the book became amazon's number one bestseller. it had previously been ranked around 520,000 on the amazon list. the author, jim murphy, told axios that sales of the book went from five books a day to more than 10,000 a day. wide receiver a.j. brown has praised the book on social media. he wrote, quote, i bring it to every game and i read it between each drive. i use it to refocus and lock in. despite what may transpire in the game. good or bad. and now i look at the us book market. well, brenna conner is a book industry analyst with a company called circana mishcon. what is circana? circana is a market research company. we track the performance of industries across the u.s. and globally. and when it comes to books, how do you count how many books are sold and what are bestsellers? that's a great question. so our books indus

afterwards told reporters he brings the book inner excellence by jim murphy with him to every game.uys, he was trying to motivate himself. what is so bad about that? >> brian: i would get the book on tape during the game that book is going to sell through the roof. >> carley: i googled it do i need this book? am i excellent on the inside? >> brian: finished it before the game. honors lawrence it's different not not used to it. some people listen to music on the sideline to keep calm. why not read? >> ainsley: i thought maybe it was a playbook but no it's a motivational book. >> brian: good job jim murphy. i would go anthony robbins but i didn't go pro. >> ainsley: did you in your own way. ♪ where ya headed? susan: where am i headed? am i just gonna take what the markets gives me? no. i can do some research. ya know, that's backed by j.p. morgan's leading strategists like us. when you want to invest with more confidence... the answer is j.p. morgan wealth management it's because of tiktok that i had to go out and get a website. i'm at a point now where i've outgrown my house. growing

called inside excellence written by jim murphy.me of the pages are highlighted. he reminds himself of his desire to be better, literally when he is sitting on the bench during an nfl football game. >> dana: that's amazing. i would love to interview him. i might need the book. >> bill: amazon, straight to the top. the fires in l.a. are still on. city and state leaders under scrutiny for how they are handling it. private sector is stepping in. steve hilton has a plan and live in l.a. and talk to us coming up moments from now. firefighters in l.a. battling illegal drones. you won't believe the extraordinary circumstances that downed a key piece of aircraft fighting the flames. law enforcement doing its best to keep the skies clear. >> that will take away firefighting efforts from saving houses, saving lives if one of these planes should go down. it would be catastrophic. the village bakery located in hayden, idaho. our mission is to employ people with different abilities. tiktok is allowing us to show what acceptance looks like on a d

it's called inner excellence by performance coach jim murphy, and brown says the book gives him a sense of peace. i think that game also gave him a sense of peace. did we mention phillies 22 to 10 win against the packers? >> several times. >> this happened in green bay, wisconsin. it was cleaning day in the locker room. sorry, andrew. you know why? because they're done for the season. after philly cleaned their clocks, the packers were forced to clean their lockers as their season of injuries and sloppiness came to an end. so here's what experts say they need to work on. we'll see if andrew agrees. priorities should include beefing up their defensive lines, number one cornerback, reinforcements and linebackers who can cover, which is number one pass rusher, defensive line, pass rusher. >> desperately, desperately need to get to the quarterback. >> at least they made it to the playoffs. >> anything else? anything else? producers? yeah, at least they did make it to the one year. it was a fun year. they got next year. >> twisting that knife. >> one of the youngest teams in the nfl. >> if t

este caso, el libro en cuestión se llama inner excellence y es un libro de autoayuda escrito por jim murphyos a hablar con barkley, que pinta para llevarse el mvp de este año, sobre todo por jugadas como esta. quedando un minuto en el reloj. barkley podía escaparse a las diagonales, pero decidió barrerse y cerrar el partido. sus compañeros le preguntaron por qué lo hizo, si podía anotar, y barkley contestó en español, que decidió que no más. luego explicó ante los medios que así aseguró la victoria y evitó que pudiera venir un error o una posible lesión. cómo se nota que barkley estaba desperdiciado jugando en los yankees de nueva york, que tiene la mira puesta en el super bowl super bowl, que por supuesto vamos a tener por la pantalla de telemundo 48. claro que sí, aquí por telemundo. carlos, qué notas nos traes y varias lecciones que se pueden rescatar. primero que nada, comenzando con esa primera nota, no hay como el respeto de los fanáticos. todos queremos disfrutar del partido. es un deporte que le apasiona a muchos, pero no hay como respetarlo. es totalmente inaceptable que alguien ve

the book was, after the book was -- inner excellence by jim murphy.nsley: good for him. >> lawrence: why not read? >> ainsley: it was a book about how to be better. >> brian: a.g. brown stays within himself. >> bill: good morning on a monday, fox news alert now on the fight to try to save l.a. again. crews ar

brown reading a book on the sideline a book called inner excellence by jim murphy so frankly we had ithe bills against the ravens one of the all-time games. >> special shout-out, derrick henry he left the tennessee titans. he goals over to baltimore monster night 186 yards. the weekend had absolutely everything. and coaching matters. dough mika reince of the texans forced justin herbert a rising star in the four interceptions. i'm telling you the entire weekend was great and set up for a task one last week. >> carley: i saw the a.j. brown book flipping buoy book and the best possible life. some people saying disrespectful how could he be reading on the sidelines. he was trying to get his head in the game. he was trying to read something inspirational to moat him for the future. >> yeah. wide receivers are tweerd begin with i have got to tell new my lifetime i have coached for 30 years i have never seen anybody do that i have watched football since i was a little kid. i coached college basketball. played college basketball. never seen anybody go to the sideline pick up a book and start

jim murphy tell big thing because we're created brady actually sent brady an inspirational quote from it, but thanks to "inner excellence." jim murphy is an eagles fan, but he wanted to watch things in the ororder it hpened in the football world. he was watching notre dame/penn state on a replay. his phone started blowing up. what is happening? family, friends, everybody recognizing it was the book. tom came back to saying it's "inner excellence". here we go. >> we love a.j. brown. among other things, he is a great player, but he wears pink sneakers so his daughter with find him on the field when he plays. >> how sweet is that? >> therefore, he is my daughter's favorite player. >> and he's an advocate for mental health, too, which is cool. i wonder if publishers will try to get their books in the hands of nfl players. imagine if travis kelce was reading a book. >> yeah. buy. is advertising money cannot an absolutely authentic endorsement. >> there is memes where they replace that book with other books. ellen -- elin hildebrand, writes for women. >> what is that, like "50 shades of gra

the author of that book, jim murphy was as surprised as everyone else saying he was sitting in a hotelhe amazon bookstore. in case you were wondering, aj brown did trait book. he gave it a five out of five. let's go, mr. murphy. >> robin: have you ever done anything like that? >> michael: i was focused on trying not to get beat up. if it works, maybe he'll start something new. >> lara: i love it. i want to get that book now. i think it sounds amazing. maybe it can help me, i don't know. i need a lot of help. just want to get back to the fires. communities coming together to help victims of the los angeles fires. some organizations are making sure our furry friends are not forgotten. over 80 cats and dogs were put on an emergency rescue flight from burbank to utah. the next day more pets were flown to seattle. this the organization best friends animal society, they teamed up for the mission. they've been working around the clock to help local los angeles shelters to prevent overcrowding, as you can imagine, as more and more pets get rescued. they're all offering services to those in nee

self-help author jim murphy, now the hottest seller on amazon.e. i wonder if it helped him on the sidelines. interesting time to read self-help books. >> well, yes. and the deal there is. he only caught one pass. he's their best receiver. and so when he gets frustrated, he reads inner excellence because he gets refocused. >> good for him. yes. >> maybe we should. >> we should be reading something. >> i'm just saying. i'm just saying we need to read something. >> just a random suggestion. thanks, larry. >> all right. tonight on abc seven at eight. watch. will trent at nine. it's high potential. then the rookie at ten. and stay with us for abc seven news at 11. remember that abc seven news is streaming 24 over seven. get the abc seven bay area app so you can join us whenever you want, wherever you are. that's it for this edition of abc seven news. thanks for joining us. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel, larry tony robbins, bill, we appreciate your time. we'll see you again tonight at 11. >> i'm not much ♪♪ from the alex trebek

and so i totally agree. >> um, well, jim murphy, congratulations to you.now aj brown and others. now countless thousands of people are reading your book and learning from it. thank you so much for being with us and wishing you the best going forward. >> thanks so much for having me. >> good birds. >> you know, and you know, we all like to read sometimes we do like to read. >> i also think that, you know, inner excellence is i think maybe what i think of you every time. >> yes. >> well, i was going to ask him, is it just work for athletes or do you have anything that might work with, say, a news anchor? >> i don't know, someone who really needs some assistance. >> i know someone who needs some help. >> thank you all so much for joining us today. this is cnn news central. cnn newsroom. up next. >> trump's cabinet picks, the candidates you've heard about for months. go before the senate. who will get the votes? >> i think we have great people. >> follow the trump confirmation hearings. follow the facts, follow cnn. >> for the times when cooking just isn't in

he says he brings inner peace by jim murphy to every game, and he was surprised. people just now noticed something like how i refresh every, every drive, you know, regardless of if i score a touchdown or drop a pass, i always go back to that book every drive and just refocus and nothing there's nothing happened. >> reel inn back in. >> how about those buffalo bills steamrolling the broncos 31 to 7? superstar quarterback josh allen showing why he's leading one of the leading mvp candidates. unreal. touchdown pass on a fourth down to ty johnson late in the third. allen finishes with two td passes, a fifth consecutive season with 40 plus touchdowns for him. no other quarterback in nfl history has more than two straight. next up bills mafia welcoming ravens and lamar jackson, the other leading mvp candidate. buffalo still undefeated at home this season, the wild card round wraps up tonight, with the vikings taking on the rams in glendale, arizona. the nfl moving the game from inglewood, california amid days of devastating wildfires and air quality concerns across the

great aj brown, seen on the sidelines reading a paperback copy of the book inner excellence by jim murphy. the book has since jumped up to number one on amazon's bestsellers list. brown says he brings his copy to every every game, and he definitely demonstrates excellence. i might add, if you ever miss an episode of the lead, you can listen to the show once you get your podcast. the news continues on cnn with wolf blitzer in the situation room. i'll see you tomorrow. >> happening now. >> breaking news. >> we're getting a read on senate support for pete hegseth after president-elect trump's choice to lead the pentagon was grilled about his qualifications, allegations of misconduct and more. >> i'll talk to a democrat and war veteran who took part in the confirmation hearing. senator tammy duckworth joins us live. also this hour, just weeks before the infernos in los angeles, local firefighters publicly warned they were at a breaking point. cnn is looking into concerns that l.a. has one of the most understaffed fire departments in america. plus, a new public health alert in the fire zone ur

he says he brings inner excellence by jim murphy to every game. he was surprised.ple just now noticed. >> something like how i refresh every, every drive, you know, regardless of if i score a touchdown or drop a pass, i always go back to that book every drive and just refocus and nothing matters. nothing happened. reel it back in. >> john, you know, we have to talk about my buffalo bills. they steamrolled the broncos 31 to 7. josh allen showing why he's a leading mvp candidate. look at this unreal touchdown pass. fourth down. ty johnson makes an incredible catch. this is in late in the third. and alex allen would finish with two touchdown passes in the game. this was his fifth consecutive season with 40 plus tds. no other qb in history has more than two straight. next up, the bills. they'll have the ravens and lamar jackson for an mvp candidate showdown. buffalo still undefeated at home this season. wild card round wraps up tonight. vikings and rams in glendale, arizona nfl moving the game from inglewood, california amid the days of devastating wildfires and air qu

great aj brown, seen on the sidelines reading a paperback copy of the book inner excellence by jim murphy book has since jumped up to number one on amazon's bestsellers list. brown says he brings his copy to every every game, and he definitely demonstrates excellence. i might add, if you ever miss an episode of the lead, you can listen to the show once you get your podcast. the news continues on cnn with wolf blitzer in the situation room. i'll see you tomorrow.

uh, the jim lankford, chris murphy bill from last year, for example, was a very pro border security bill, though it was it was bipartisan. my hope is that we can achieve border security, but also do something for the people who've been in this country. ten, 20 years, uh, who want to be accountable, who want to get on the books, who want to pay taxes, who have committed no crimes, and at this point have become de facto americans. we ought to be able to deal with this problem in a comprehensive way, separate and apart from the politics. the problem is it's such a red meat issue that the politicians in washington or in washington are more content to scream about the issue and blame the other side being weak or evil and inhumane. but there are solutions to this problem. jake. >> yeah. former homeland security secretary jeh johnson, thanks so much. our thanks to former acting secretary of homeland security chad wolf. we were not able to resolve his audio issues, but we will have him back soon to talk about this important issue, the ceasefire and hostage agreement between israel and hamas is e

this got seal of approval from governor murphy in effort to combat teacher shortage. it is backed by jim beach, whos we need more teachers, this is best way to get them. like if you want to play professional football in new jersey you don't need basic football skills. i'm done attacking the giants, their san is done. lions are number one seed in the nf nfc. jahmyr gibbs scored four touchdowns and whipping lions 31-9. to tampa, bucs, 27-19 victory over saints with best moment wide receiver mike oeevans needg five yards to make history. >> mayfield throwing and evans got it, ties it. jerry rice has company. >> todd: tying jerry rice record of 11 consecutive seasons with 1000 receiving yards. he also earn 3 million dollar bonus. i would celebrate for the bonus. >> carley: sign me up for football. >> todd: sign carley up for football. you hear that, gm's. lions and chiefs have earned first-place byes. new england patriots did win over buffalo bills, they fired head coach jareshg d mayo. one season in and one season out. he replaced belechich last year. we have been told they could bring in m

murphy of connecticut. joining us now is democratic congressman jim himes of connecticut.crat on the house intelligence committee. so what where were you when you heard about this? this is one of those shaking moments in washington. it was. >> it's been a couple of days. right. so save the children and. >> americares are two. >> global aid organizations that are feeding. >> children, you. >> know. >> addressing aids, inoculating. refugees all. over the world. >> spent much of the phone on the weekend, much of the weekend, on the phone with them because they had to shut everything down. everything down. now, maybe you don't care about that, right? maybe you don't care about it. maybe you care more about the fact that i'm trying to build two bridges in my district, one in greenwich and one in bridgeport. those processes have been shut down. my district was badly hurt on nine over 11. we're probably more sensitive to terrorism than most districts new york, new jersey, connecticut. we lost dozens of people for a brief period over the weekend. the people that we were paying to

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governor phil murphy and went into effect at the start of the new year in an effort to combat teacher shortages. the effort has been backed by new jersey democrats like state senator jim beach who says, quote. we need more teachers. this is the best way to get them. those are your headlines, guys. he says it's the best way to cut the test taking. >> steve: you are from new jersey. they have lowered the standard. the teachers don't have to take a math and reading test. >> carley: hopefully they know basic math and reading. >> lawrence: what can go wrong the kids already can't read and write and now the teachers. >> brian: don't feel bad kids, i can't read. >> lawrence: we are so done. >> ainsley: teachers are making the kids take the test. they have to know how to do the math and read but teachers don't have to? how are they going to teach our kids? >> steve: probably an app. for that. >> brian: kids i know you can't read. that's why we have audit dibleg -- audio books. a subscription. have people read to you state ahead, hours from now congress is set to certify donald trump's election win. the g.o.p. is ready to jump start his agenda. >> ainsley: incoming press secre