. >> ama: police and security guards weren't far away and rasted the woman, 43-year-old deanna potter from barstow. >> the justice department is going to re-open an investigation into the murder. they previously used the federal civil rights law to convict defendants who have been acquitted in state cases. zimmerman's family said they are relieved that he is a free man for now. speaking to cnn this morning, zimmerman's older brother, robert zimmerman, jr., said the entire ordeal has been deeply emotional for the family but hope george can move on. >> freedom is a new concept him. he is really free to move about the country and do whatever he pleases for the first time in a long time. >> robert says despite his younger brother being a free man, george zimmerman will need to learn to move with a very low profile, and keep to himself. >> if you want to follow the department of justice investigation, or the protests, you can find updates on our twitter feet, abc7 news bay area. >> still to come on abc7 news at 6:00, where authorities in alameda county searched for a 21-month-old last seen

. >> ama: police and security guards weren't far away and rasted the woman, 43-year-old deanna potter from barstow. >> the justice department is going to re-open an investigation into the murder. they previously used the federal civil rights law to convict defendants who have been acquitted in state cases. zimmerman's family said they are relieved that he is a free man for now. speaking to cnn this morning, zimmerman's older brother, robert zimmerman, jr., said the entire ordeal has been deeply emotional for the family but hope george can move on. >> freedom is a new concept him. he is really free to move about the country and do whatever he pleases for the first time in a long time. >> robert says despite his younger brother being a free man, george zimmerman will need to learn to move with a very low profile, and keep to himself. >> if you want to follow the department of justice investigation, or the protests, you can find updates on our twitter feet, abc7 news bay area. >> still to come on abc7 news at 6:00, where authorities in alameda county searched for a 21-month-old last seen

rowling is the author of the blockbuster harry potter books. when harry, a trainee wizard, catches the train from london's king cross station bound for magic school. even now tourists line up there to have their pictures taken. harry potter is such a powerful brand that to turn the page and try something new rowling invented a whole new eye department tee. she wrote the cuckoo's calling and called herself as the author robert galbraith. but last week richard brooks, art editor for the sunday times got suspicious after receiving an anonymous tip on twitter. a little detective work revealed galbraith and rowling had a bit too much in common. >> right away i thought to myself, the same agent. the same publisher. the same editor. hmmm. this is more than a coincidence >> reporter: so brooks sent copies of the new book along with harry potter to the u.s. for computer analysis. and bingo! they were very similar. both in vocabulary and style. it was time to confront the publisher. >> i thought i would get a denial or a no comment. 10:30 her personal pu

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. >> reporter: harry potter made j.k. rowling a famous name around the world.ut that famous name was nowhere to be seen when this murder mystery came out in april. "the cuckoo's calling" by robert galbraith, said to be a former military police investigator. some thought he was just too good to be a first-time author. >> i thought this was a fascinating new writer and i think has a lot of future. >> reporter: last week, an anonymous tweet, galbraith is role -- rowling, it said. the paper launched an investigation. >> there's something we need to find. >> reporter: hired a language expert to compare the writing and found literary gold. >> in this case, what happened when i ran the statistics, every one of them pointed towards j.k. rowling. >> reporter: rowling confessed i hoped to keep the secret a little longer, she said. it's been wonderful to publish without hype or expectation. roweling started as an unknown. she showed this documentary crew this tiny apartment in scotland where it all began. fame became a burden at times but she vowed to keep writing, even a

"harry potter" has such a powerful brand that to turn the page and try something new, rowling inventedte "the cuckoo's calling" and called herself as the author robert galbraith. but last week, richard brooks art editor for "the sunday times" got suspicious after receiving an anonymous tip on twitter. a little detective work reveals galbraith and rowling had a bit too much in common. >> same agents, same publisher. aim editor. hmm, this is more of a coincidence. >> reporter: so brooks sent copies of the new book along with "harry potter" to the u.s. for computer analysis. and bingo. they were very similar. both in vocabulary and style. it was time to confront the publisher. >> i thought right out denial or no comment. the personal publicist came right out and said, okay, you've got it, it's j.k. rowling. >> reporter: rowling herself has now fessed up. it's been wonderful, she said, to publish without hype or expectation. without hype, sales of "the cuckoo's calling" were modest but once the cat was out of the bag that first print flew off the shelves. if you want to buy one now, you pr

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. >> coming up, a look how much book sales have surged one day after harry potter jk rowling says shesed an alias to write the book. and if you like it hot, you are in luck. >> and padres manager said his team was mad by getting no hit by tim lincecum so they took it on zito today. josh dona >> ama: journalist that first reported the nsa leak by edward snowden says he possesses dangerous information about the u.s. government. the guardian journalist who first wrote the story says he had thousands of documents how the nsa is built. journalist doesn't think they have risk to national security but it could be harmful to the u.s. government's reputation. >>> jk rowling the author of harry potter reveals she is writing new genre of literature. she did her last one under the name of robert galbraith. she wanted to publish a book without all the hype and fans from her fans. it went from 4,700 to amazon number 3 best-seller. >> new millionaire somewhere in the bay area. someone matched five of the six numbers. winning ticket was sold at cable car wine and spirit grocery on clement street in s

galbrath shared a publisher with rawling who wrote harry potter. the the two writers were actually one in the same writer. the book soared to number one on amazon ease reading list. >> i think it's possible she might pick up new fans, people who like to read classic mystery stories, people who are a little too old for harry potter. >> the book is rawlings' second attempt for adult readers. >> i will be happy to be writing. i need to work, need to write. >> reporter: the cuckoo's calling is proof rawlings' pen can still work its magic. >> a reprint of the book is under way and will include a different author biography. >>> a man sets up a rollercoaster in his own front yard. >>> a missing toddler in california, where police are concentrating their efforts. >> this is only the beginning of the nasty heat and humidity. it's going to be with us for a while, stick around. ,,,,,,,, [ female announcer ] at your local subway, summer flavors are served up fresh. like the crisp, delicious orchard chicken salad. you loved it so much, we brought it back as a f

jk rowling, the woman who created harry potter, creating new magic tonight. idea until now. here is nick schriffen. >> reporter: inside this london store, the shelves bend under the books of jk rowling. but robert galbraith? >> reporter: do you know who robert galbraith is? >> i have no idea. >> reporter: i looked and couldn't find galbraith's debut novel released in april. >> no galbraith. >> it hadn't really caused a blip on the radar, a large scale sales or interest. >> reporter: in three months, "cuckoo's calling" sold 3 million. today it sold 100,000. why? she sold 450 million books. has aban order of the british empire. spawned an $8 billion franchise. jk rowling wanted to write unanimously so she could know what the reviewers really thought. >> it's very appealing, the idea of writing under a pseudo name, realistically, my chances of getting away with that are incredibly remote. >> reporter: she did get away with writing this book until the london journalist followed the clues. >> same agent, same publisher, same editor. crucially, you know, some of th

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nbc's mark potter has our report. >> in broad daylight, mexican drug smugglers dump bails of marijuana as they try to outrun the u.s. coast guard. it happens routinely, day and night, up and down the california coast. off baja, the mexican navy finds immigrants trying to reach the u.s. with border security making it harder to cross by land, mek can 134ugleers are increasingly taking to the seas using fishing boats called congas. >> they run further and further offshore. >> they are also heading further north now. landed on the secured beaches of vapdenburg air force base and this one made it close to big sur. to avoid detection, they run through the environmentally sensitive channel islands national park off the santa barbara coast. >> they use them as a barrier and a place to rendez vous and refuel. >> smugglers left immigrants strand on one channel island and bails of marijuana on another. this area on santa cruz island is known as smuggler's cove and the scene of a tragedy in december when a u.s. coast guardsman was run over and killed by two men in a ponga boat. the victim was chie

abigail born on july 15 with first baby with potter sin dream to breathe on her own. she underwent surgery at packard children hospital and doctors say optimistic about the future. >> lets get a check on the forecast rate now. >> we are going to say well below ample this time of year for few more day before we start to see a turn around in the temperatures. we show you low clouds just over the coast and bay as well. already pushing that places like concord and early this afternoon if you notice there was smoke around the bay area health advisory was issued early this afternoon as fire burning intersouth west other again. smoke traveled from the fire due to the wind and brought it right across the bay area tomorrow air quality expected to be on the moderate side. sirnl proof from today. from our roof cam are you can see pretty good visibility out to the bay bridge. gray sky tomorrow morning. 56 in san francisco. 58 in oakland. currently in the 60's around san jose. mountain view half moon bay 57 degrees with over cast conditions from our exploring camera see coyote tow

potter was cited and released on suspicion of battery. >>> it's a tiny pest that could devastate the state's multibillion fruit industry. this morning, an emergency eradication team stepping up its time against the guava fru throughout in san jose. crews will gather at 8:30 to spread a deadly insecticide on trees and telephone poles between berryesa road, white road, 14th streets. the sticky substance, which is not harmful to humans, is meant to attract and kill the male flies. earlier three were found in the area of san jose but officials warned that number could be in the millions. the pests feed on citrus, stone fruits, tomatoes and other plants. >>> good morning. 4: 4:40. a nice day in store for us. christina loren, we welcome you back. good to see you. >> good to see you. good to get a vacation in every once in a while, especially when the weather is as nice as it has been. we'll be the envy of the nation. we'll see the best temperatures. southern california too hot. we are going to be perfect. just depends where you live. microclimates making an impact today. 59 to start. good

our mark potter is there tonight with more. mark, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. behind me is the apartment complex where the shootings took place. it began last night and ended early this morning when police shot and killed the gunman holding hostages. one by one vans from the medical examiner's office left an apartment complex today with the bodies of six victims and the gunman who he shot his neighbors with a .9 millimeter handgun. the hours long ordeal began around 6:30 eastern last night when a building tenant identified as 42-year-old pedra alberto vargas used a flammable liquid to set fire to his apartment. a husband and wife in their 60s and 70s came to his apartment. >> he came out the door, mr. vargas, and shot both of them several times killing them right at the scene. >> reporter: the victim's daughter was nearby. >> i heard about 15 to 20 shots, anso i went outside and my neighbors were screaming that my parents have been shot. >> reporter: police say vargas then ran back through the smoke to his fourth floor balcony and fired ten to 20 more shots, ki

mark potter, nbc news, miami. >>> now we turn to the weather conditions again making news tonight. specifically, this now dangerous heat consuming a huge part of the country. somewhat unbelievably, parts of now 43 states out of 50 are expected to reach highs of 90 or more by this evening. nbc's stephanie gosk following it all from outside independence hall in philly tonight, stephanie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. here's a fact a lot of people don't realize. there are more deaths in this country from heat every year than from floods, hurricanes, tornados. and lightning, combined. this heat wave continues. it just gets more dangerous. searing, sweating summer. how are you guys holding up in this heat? >> it's really warm. >> you look like you're really warm? >> i'm melting, actually. >> reporter: today heat advisories and warnings were issued in about a dozen states, creating dangerous conditions for days to come. in philadelphia, the largest senior center is extending its hours. >> our main concern is, that a lot of our older adults are dealing with health issues

nbc's mark potter has the story tonight. >> reporter: in past years, the fourth of july on u.s. military bases was always an exuberant celebration. of service and sacrifice, with fireworks lighting up the nighttime sky. but this year, at many bases around the country, the skies will be dark as fireworks fall victim to the washington budget impasse and are canceled to save money under sequestration. >> it's sad. it just should be a celebration instead of it being so quiet. >> reporter: one of those bases is ft. bragg in north carolina, where the army says it can't afford it this year. instead, the nearby city of fayetteville is hosting the fireworks, after being awarded the money when ft. bragg staff sergeant jeff wells won a july 4th essay contest. where he complained about the budget cuts. he read for us his essay. >> to not have a fireworks display on our nation's day of independence for those who have fought to secure our freedom is not only a more rail degrading scenario, but a shame for those who sacrificed so much. >> reporter: other bases not having fireworks include camp

nbc's mark potter reports. >> reporter: since the crash of the "costa concordia" last year, cruise shipire, health threats and power outages like the one aboard the carnival "triumph" have grabbed headlines worldwide. now the issue of crime against passengers is drawing the attention of senate commerce committee chairman john d. rockefeller. >> cruise lines are on notice that the safety and protection of passengers is now their number one priority. whether they like it or not. >> reporter: according to the committee report, the number of crimes alleged aboard cruise ships is 30 times more than those reported publicly. the report says since 2011 cruise lines have reported 959 ale alleged crimes to the fbi while the coast guard reported only 31 crimes publicly. miami maritime attorney jim walker says this leaves passengers extremely vulnerable. >> it lulls families into a false sense of security and complacency when really they that sbe on heightened awareness there are potential dangers. >> reporter: under a law passed three years ago the company must report cruise ship crimes on the web

abigail born on july 15 with first baby with potter sin dream to breathe on her own.he underwent surgery at packard children hospital and doctors say optimistic about the future. >> lets get a check on the forecast rate now. >> we are going to say well below ample this time of year for few more day before we start to see a turn around in the temperatures. we show you low clouds just over the coast and bay as well. already pushing that places like concord and early this afternoon if you notice there was smoke around the bay area health advisory was issued early this afternoon as fire burning intersouth west other again. smoke traveled from the fire due to the wind and brought it right across the bay area tomorrow air quality expected to be on the moderate side. sirnl proof from today. from our roof cam are you can see pretty good visibility out to the bay bridge. gray sky tomorrow morning. 56 in san francisco. 58 in oakland. currently in the 60's around san jose. mountain view half moon bay 57 degrees with over cast conditions from our exploring camera see coyote tower

abigail born on july 15 with first baby with potter sin dream to breathe on her own. she underwent surgery at packard children hospital and doctors say optimistic about the future. >> lets get a check on the forecast rate now. >> we are going to say well below ample this time of year for few more day before we start to see a turn around in the temperatures. we show you low clouds just over the coast and bay as well. already places like places like concord and early this afternoon if you notice there was smoke around the bay area health advisory was issued early this afternoon as fire burning intersouth west other again. smoke traveled from the fire due to the wind and brought it right across the bay area tomorrow air quality expected to be on the moderate side. sirnl proof from today. from our roof cam are you can see pretty good visibility out to the bay bridge. gray sky tomorrow morning. 56 in san francisco. 58 in oakland. currently in the 60's around san jose. mountain view half moon bay 57 degrees with over cast conditions from our exploring camera see coyote towe

we begin tonight at the scene with nbc's mark potter. mark, good evening. >> and good evening to you, brian. many of the first responders who came here to fight the fire did not need to be called in by the dispatchers. from their own homes here in tavares and surrounding areas, they actually heard the explosion and saw the blaze. the overnight blast and flames could be heard and seen for many miles and for several hours. as row after row of propane tanks exploded and sent hot metal flying through the air, injuring eight workers. the first of the explosions began at 10:30 last night at the blue rhino plant in tavares, florida, northwest of orlando. blue rhino fills and distributes propane tanks used in backyard grills. >> this is one of the worst fires i've ever come across. in the central florida area. >> reporter: officials say 53,000 20 pound tanks were at the plant and most exploded. today the charred canisters can be seen littering the property. this one actually flew across the road. authorities say the only good news is that the th

harry potter. >> the book, harry potter, they think it is about a gardener. >> he looked at me, askedt. >> maybe they can get pornography, i don't know. >> you want to go there, bob? >> no. >> our soldiers have to be down there, have to guard them, they're dealing with people that have shown violence and have gone on hunger strikes and if providing this, them this book keeps them calm and eating and whatever. >> what kind of book do you call it? e -- >> you're missing the point. >> what is it called? they have a section of it at the bookstore. >> really? >> dana, this doesn't make men calm. this would excite men. this is like testosterone type deal. >> they do have this special segment of -- >> they have a section of this kind of book. >> i want to get out of this segment here, the e that dana is talking about is erotica. one more thing is up next. >> thank you. gross word. could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. yep, everybody knows that. well, did you know some owls aren't that wise? don't forget i'm having brunch with meghan tomorrow. who? meghan, my coworker. who?

. >>> the harry potter whodunit. a surprising secret revealed by jk rowling, the real author behind a new crime novel. why she says it's liberated her. >>> are you ready for the sweetest comeback ever? twinkies make a triumphant return to supermarket shelves this week, and we have a thousand twinkies right here in times square for a taste test. >>> twinkies for my friends. josh is back. good morning, america. we have a lot to get to this morning. you're look at video from overnight of those demonstrations in new york, oakland and los angeles. people all across the country react to the george zimmerman verdict. >> we'll get the reaction to that and the latest on george zimmerman and how he's doing from his attorneys here in times square live but first let's bring in abc's matt gutman in sanford, florida, covering the trial from the start. you sat down with the prosecutors. their only interview since the verdict. >> reporter: that's right, george, it was their first time talking one on one in 16 months since they got t

i need to write. >> reporter: the "harry potter" southeast, seven volumes sold over 700 million.don. >> that story, the second season of hbo's "the newsroom" featured last night. the biggest drama is behind the scenes. >> you'll have to tell me what the story is. >> no. >> she can lead us to someone who needs to apologize. >> what does she want an apology for? >> being smug. >> really. >> i know. i can't -- >> you're full of beans today, aren't you? >> that's a no, isn't it? >> aaron sorkin is promising big changes in the new season. welcome. >> good to be here. >> big changes. what do you mean? more romance and less news? >> no no. what's great about hbo is each season can be like a different vacuum of the same books tlch's one overarching story that takes us through the entire season that all the other stories are hung on and these guys have -- it's based on something called tail wind that hamid in 1998. >> a libel action is sort of the center for everything else. >> yes. >> you admit agonizing a lot over season 2. in fact, going back to hbo and asking if you could redo it. >>

. >> still to come tonight, the author of the harry potter series released another book. why no one knew about it, and series released another book. why no one knew about it, and why it is now "the democratic party of virginia spoored this ad." when congress failed to renew the violence against women act, republican and democratic attorneys general from 47 states spoke out to protect women. but ken cuccinelli refused. the roanoke times wrote, "virginians should remember cuccinelli's cowardly inaction as he seeks to become the next governor." "one either stands for tougher punishments for sexu assaults against women or not." ken cuccinelli. he's focused on his own agenda. not us. >> it is a fight that pits a little guy against a corporation, a man from falls church taking on directv. >> he says they installed the two satellite dishes on his roof, without his permission. directv says it is not their responsibility. directvne, but two satellite dishes planted on his roof. >> the second one is on the backside of the house. >> even though the homeowner never ordered them. >> i

why the author of harry potter penned a book that few people read. until now. it's monday, july 15th. >>> good morning. i'm diana perez. >> hi, everybody. i'm rob powers in for john muller. >> and rob powers is a face that some of you may recognized. you worked in new york, doing "sports now." but you've worked around the country. >> hello, everybody. nice to see you. it's nice to be with you, as well. >> great. it's been great so far. >>> let's get started with what we have this morning. we're going to begin with demonstrations across the country, following the george zimmerman verdict. this morning, los angeles protesters rallying against the verdict are gathering in the streets. here in new york, there were several arrests overnight. >> in trayvon martin's hometown of miami there were peaceful calls for change. here's carlos suarez, from our miami station. >> reporter: the cries were justice rang loud. they remembered trayvon martin. the scene at times was all-too familiar. the group began their march at the torch of friendship in downtown miami. there, the

i'm with bloomberg who published harry potter. i think they took a chance on me because they had money on harry potter. so any book is -- [inaudible] chances. and i really appreciate the american critics, the quality of their -- people they sent to me. and my for example -- [inaudible] he asked me the first question. ultd like to discuss you on the topic for a writer's pen name the free villagers who instigated the cultural revolution. i go, where do you go to school? what was your major? he said culture revolution. [inaudible] >> we have four minutes here to take a couple of questions from the audience. we have 0 microphones there in the middle of the aisle. >> it's a pleasure and honor to meet you. i'm a native of your chicago. your story is very moving. my first view to china is a famous fictional account about an american in china. she presents two views of china that she was amazed how exotic it is. but she characterized the main protagonist, the laborer and how harsh it was to. did you ever read that? what was your reaction

and also my other books, i'm with publisher of "harry potter." i think they took a chance on me because they had money with "harry potter." my books are all like edge and chances. and i really appreciate the american critics. the quality of their interview. people they send to me. so have you. my first experience, for example, with madam mao, this was sent to me and he asked me the first question, open his mouth, he said i would like to discuss with you on the topics writers pen name, three villages who instigated the cultural revolution. and i go, where did you go to school? he says columbia. i said what was your major? he said. , cultural revolution. in the right hand. >> we have four minutes here to take a couple questions from the audience. got microphones right there in the middle of the aisle. >> it's a pleasure and honor to meet you. i'm a native of chicago. your story is very moving. my first view into china was the famous fictional account, the good earth, pearl buck about an american in china. she presents two views of china. she was am

police arrested and charged dna lynn potter for battery against an elder. the woman said she told officer she's suffers from ptsd. join us on twitter for the latest on the protest. coming up, how social media is playing a role after the zimmerman verdict. new details about friday's fatal shooting fe san francisco jewelry mart. they confirmed the names of the two women who died. 51-year-old leena lynn and 35-year-old kim min were clerks at the jewelry store. the twro 3-year-old -- the 23-year-old suspect was involved in a violent confrontation with police in 2009. he was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon afterers se antioch officers said he tried to run them over with his car. now to the latest on the crash at sfo. a group of survivors from flight 214 is back in their own beds tonight. 31 students and teachers of a prestigious middle school were bussed home. they had originally planned to attend summer camp in the bay area to get exposed to english. three classmates died in the crash. they will visit the grand parents of the deceased to express condo

his co-stars are speaking out this morning. >>> the "harry potter" whodunit.ising secret revealed by jk rowling, unmasked as the real author behind a new crime novel. why she says it's liberated her. >>>

police arrested and charged dna lynn potter for battery against an elder. the woman said she told officer she's suffers from ptsd. join us on twitter for the latest on the protest. coming up, how social media is playing a role after the zimmerman verdict. new details about friday's fatal shooting fe san francisco jewelry mart. they confirmed the names of the two women who died. 51-year-old leena lynn and 35-year-old kim min were clerks at the jewelry store. the twro 3-year-old -- the 23-year-old suspect was involved in a violent confrontation with police in 2009. he was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon after antioch officers said he tried to run them over with his car. now to the latest on the crash at sfo. a group of survivors from flight 214 is back in their own beds tonight. 31 students and teachers of a prestigious middle school were bussed home. they had originally planned to attend summer camp in the bay area to get exposed to english. three classmates died in the crash. they will visit the grand parents of the deceased to express condolences

and crash on 101 in san jose with the details coming up. >> mystery unraveled, the author of "harry potter" has revealed she is writing a new genre of literature and wrote a crime novel and difficulty under a false name publishing a book without the hype and expectation from her loyal fans and publishers. after revealing this sales jumped 156,000 percent on amazon in one day. sold out. from 4,700 best seller to the number three best seller on amazon. >> it did win critical aclaim. >> man in california was hurt in the running of the bulls this spain. his name has not been released and suffered life threatening others, and an ohio man was gored by a bull and had surgery, and a 20-year old utah college student was gored and is in the hospital. the annual event attracts thousands of runers from airport world despite the risks. >> each year, i ask, why? each year, you have no answer. >> the abc7 morning news continues at 5:30 with the top stories. >> what about rights of trayvon? including the large demonstration against the george zimmerman verdict bringing out people to the streets of san fra

they diagnosed her with a condition called potter's syndrome. the baby is at the hospital and her baby is a pro life congress woman from washington state. she received special injections because there was no amniotic fluid in the womb. >> i'm amazed, this baby has none of the features of the potter's syndrome. >> they say that the baby still has a long way to go. she will reef dialysis here until she can go home. she will have to wait for a kidney transplant. >>> and thieves robbed oak wood memorial park in santa cruz carting 500 grave sites. most of the thefts are happening in the northeast corner of the cemetery. and no cameras in the area. people think more than one person is involved because so many items have been stolen n san francisco supervisors will take up a city resolution aimed at saving the oldest african- american owned bookstore in the country. it is marcus books. it has been in business since 1960. and bringing a resolution to save that bookstore. and supporters are call for a boycott of royal and big dog cab companies that are o

. >> reporter: she's the first child with this partin known as potter's syndrome to make it this far. no tv cameras allowed inside. we like to show you baby abigail, you see her there born 3 month premature with her dad and mom. a congresswoman from washington state. she was rushed here just 16 hours after she was born and she will spend the next several months here at the lucille pakard hospital. without kidneys, a baby's lungs don't develop so doctors at john hop con use fluid to help her along and unlike other attempts, this time it works. >> her make up that has allow her lungs to grow and despite the absence of he were kidneys. >> no signs of abigail's parents here today. she and her husband released a statement, calling her daughter's birth a miracle. that's when doctors here at lucille pakard stepped up. abigail has an excellent chance of long time survivor. of course, wait for a kidney transplant. we are live at stanford eric, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> but, for poor mothers the issue was often having an inadequate supply for proper care for the children. mothers struggle to pay

. >>> also coming up, harry potter author j.k.elling novel. vietnam in 1972. [ all ] fort benning, georgia in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve military members, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> see i don't sing it because i can't hit that note. kate is being nice welcome back, everybody to "new day." monday july 15th, i'm chris cuomo. >> i'm kate bolduan and we're joined by michaela pereira. >>> an incredible rescue after a trip to the beach to have some fun that trip took a terrifying turn. a boy gets stuck in a sandy sinkhole. you won't believe the story a. he's recovering this morning. >> dag digging through the sand. can you imagine what you're doing there as a parent thinking he's never going to make it for hours. >>> one of the most popular authors ever, right, j.k. rowling

worldwide sales of "harry potter." this came out and sold 1500 copies in england. were saying it does not look to be the work of a first time author so people started to sniff around it and somehow it began to unravel and over the weekend they acknowledged it was her. >> do it because it was too easy. >> you know what -- >> not too easy. >> make it a little tougher. >> she did it probably because all the attention paid to her first non-potter book. she wanted to see can i do -- do i have the chops away from the kind of -- >> she can do that. we've got to go. major league baseball heroes campaign. >> part of major league baseball. all the different teams got to select heroes this their area. all 30 winszers at the ball game tomorrow night honoring them on the field. great way for the naft pastime and magazine to go out and find real hero, real veterans who mean something in their communities. >> the all-star game here tomorrow night. >> hey, nice article with george and ali. >> what do you think? >> you can come back. >> it was interesting for me. >> hey, hey. we're

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if she had put the book out and just said i'm going to try a different genre, i'm not doing harry potterg to try an adult book, people i think would have been very hard on the book. can she keep the magic alive? this way she did it very secretive, you know, sort of undercover, publishers weekly gave it a great review, and then she was found out, d it made all the excitement around the book -- caught my attention. i raced and got my copy. what do you think, marketing screen yous? >> well, i don't think she did this as a marketing ploy. i think she did it because she's an author, she's proud of what she does, and she was of wondering, hey, what happens if i wasn't famous and i wrote a book? do i still got it? do i still have the magic? i can tell you, i've published a few books, i've published them all under my name, and they didn't sell very well -- [laughter] maybe i'll try under her name and see if they do better with. melissa: what a great idea, i'm going to do that as well. >> both of ours. melissa: she said, and it's very charming, she's basically an artist, that it was such a breath

. >>> you know, the woman who brought harry potter to life is the secret author of a new book that'st a lot more popular. j. j.k.rowling admits she wrote a new book under a new name. >> reporter: of all the spells author j.k. rowling has cast in her popular "harry potter" series, this may be the one piece of wizardry she couldn't pull off. it turns out it's the work of rowling. >> oh, wow. okay. that's awesome. >> exciting for all the fans now that there's a new book. >> reporter: the book called "the coo coo's calling" was released in april and hailed a scintillating debut, astonishingly mature, and this on amazon, a book so well written i suspect some years down the read we'll hear the author's name is a pseudonym of some famous writer. it didn't take long. london's "the sunday times" got suspicious, did some digging, and found out rowl iing and the book's author shared an agent and publisher and outed the author. rowling told cnn, i hoped to keep this secret a little longer because it's been such a liberating experience. it has been wonderful to publish without hype or expectation

potter cited and released on suspicion of battery. >>> a follow-up to breaking news we first broughtyou yesterday morning. learning more about the woman who owns this san jose home that went up in flames, killing more than 90 cats. the house was a sanctuary that carol miller set up for ferrell cats which a nonprofit group captured on sanford campus. animal care and services says it comes down to how well you take care of them. mill er applied to be a registered rescue service but turned down. a large part of that had to doit with the number of cats inside her home. >>> 6:06. tiny pests could devastate the fruit industry. an emergency eradication team stepping up against the guava fruit flies in san jose. gathering at 8:30 to start spreading deadly insecticide on trees and poles wean berryeso road, white road and 14th street. the sticky substance noent attract and kill the male fruit flies. three fruit flies were found in san jose but officials warn that number could be in the millions. the pests feed on citrus, stone fruits, tomatoes and other plants. >> palo alto planning to chop do

. >>> happy birthday to harry potter author j.k. rowling, wesley snipes, mark cuban, 55. >>> here's what's coming up lat later, a-rod's fall from grace. now keep it right here for more news, weather, and sports. thanks for watching "early today." you have a great day ahead. >>> shame, shame, shame. >> new, oakland council members working well into the morning, making decisions on on two controversial issues. we'll have the overnight developments, next. >>> election results are in. who will be replacing disgraced south bay supervisor. >>> plus, now open. the major change on the south bay freeway if time for the morning commute. >>> how's this for up to the minute the minute you're up? live look outside. that is the bay bridge. doesn't look like fog. mike has your roads on wednesday, july 31st. this is "today in the bay."

. >> also, a look at how much one book sales have surged a day after the harry potter author j.k.owling said she used an alias to write the book. that does for us at 5:00. for leigh glaser, colin rush, thanks for joining. >>> this is "world news." tonight, team coverage. george zimmerman found not guilty. acquitted in the death of trayvon martin, now a free man. >> we the jury find george zimmerman not guilty. >>> tonight from the white house, new reactions from preponderate to the verdict. >>> plus an abc news exclusive one on one with zimmerman's defense team. will he get his gun back? >>> trayvon martin's parents, reaction from his mother and father. the demonstrations coast to coast. and what we've just learned from the justice department. will there now be a civil rights case? >>> the sudden farewell. a young and beloved actor has been found dead. ♪ oh, why you look so sad what we're learning about the death of "glee" star cory monteith. >>> the extreme weather -- the heavy rain and flooding,

representative jamie herera butler gave birth to abigail rose, the first babe yes to survive potter's syndrome. >> the congressman had saline injected into her womb. doctors say they are cautiously optimistic. >> that is remarkable. >> coming up next commander this chief doling out giant recognition to the world champions. >> if you have a commute why not be smart, enjoy the drive. check out abc 7 news.com right now and you can drive away with a new smart car we'll have a.nouns the winner friday august 2 so be smart and enter now. enjoy live traffic alerts tomorr >>> coming up forget about spying and surveillance. tonight the work of a local shows how a drone can enhance the art of film making. michael fibby checks out the discount bus service that are big back east. how does it compare to greyhound? we'll show you coming up. >> our beloved giants got a chance to put rough times behind them. >> they visited president obama telling the giants instead of making it happen with the second visit white house for three years. >> we need another championship but that is a legacy to players li