who has written a series -- i think seven books now, a fictional criminal defense attorney named mike daley who actually lives here in san francisco. and he's written a series of books and these becomes have been shown and transcribed and read throughout the world. so we're going to start now with a clip, a video clip and then we're going to go to the panel. >> i think it is our national novel. if there was a national novel of week, this would be it for the united states. i think it's the favorite book of almost everybody you meet. >> the first time in my life that the book had sort of captured me. that was exciting. i didn't realize that literature could do that. >> i remember reading a copy of my aunt's in jamaica queens. it was the first book ever written by a white writer that discussed racism in ways that was complicate and sophisticated. -- complicated and sophisticated. >> a touchstone in american literary and social history. it's a story gently tugged at the issues of racism. >> she was a champion of people who helped us get liberated from racism in this country. >> harper lee's fir

who has written a series -- i think seven books now, a fictional criminal defense attorney named mike daley who actually lives here in san francisco. and he's written a series of books and these becomes have been shown and transcribed and read throughout the world. so we're going to start now with a clip, a video clip and then we're going to go to the panel.

who has written a series -- i think seven books now, a fictional criminal defense attorney named mike daley who actually lives here in san francisco. and he's written a series of books and these becomes have been shown and transcribed and read throughout the world. so we're going to start now with a clip, a video clip and then we're going to go to the panel. >> i think it is our national novel. if there was a national novel of week, this would be it for the united states. i think it's the favorite book of almost everybody you meet. >> the first time in my life that the book had sort of captured me. that was exciting. i didn't realize that literature could do that. >> i remember reading a copy

mike madigan got another term ... the daughter of the cook county democratic leader got another term and there's the nephew of mayor daley beginning his committapolitical career ... there's more of a victory for madigan and that derrick smith race ... he will have to step aside so that the party leaders have a chance to make their choice to replace him it was very strategic his victory last night ... party leaders still have lots of power here in illinois >>for a complete list of the results of the primary yesterday go to our web site wgntv.com coming up next in this new hour an investigation is opened into a police involved shooting that left a man and woman hospitalized >>the suspect in the french school shooting remains locked in a standoff with police ... and complaints consumers are logging with the new i-pad we will be right back a man and woman are hospitalized after they were shot by an off- duty chicago police officer ... it happened around 1:00 this morning near 15th and albany in the lawndale neighborhood. police said the officer stopped to check every disturbance. when a man walked up to the officer's car wit