the racial front are still complicated moral beings that all of us may have some of this in the back of our minds and something we need to untangle. that s what other people on the debate have said life certainty perfect and that s reflected in this. do you think if harper lee wrote this book after to kill a mockingbird it would still be written the same was, because as pointed out, she wrote this before to kill a mockingbird. by the way, it reads like a sequel. there s constant references to characters who don t appear in this book but who appeared in to kill a mockingbird. so it s very funny reading it. you feel like you re reading a sequel but i would hope it would be a little better written. there s no way that anybody who picks up go set a watchman will say it s the equal in terms of literary value.
northrop grumman. it s the most anticipated book of the summer, harper s lee go set a watchman companion novel to the classic iconic to kill a mockingbird hits book shelves tomorrow but growing outcry from readers from one of the heroes. atticus finch, how will lee s second novel ever published impact her legacy? nbc s harry smith went to her home state of alabama to find out. to kill a mockingbird was published in 1960 in an america not quite ready to look itself in the mirror. we re living in this place where racial slurs are as common as pass the peas. and then we get this book and it tells us you know that we ought to be ashamed of ourselves.
decade comes out on tuesday. and it s by an 89-year-old author. this is what i love about publishing. this morning we have an exclusive for you on the famous american literary recluse, harper lee and the film maker who spent time with her this morning. she published the classic, to kill a mockingbird, 55 years ago. her only other book go set a watchman, is about to hit book stores. mock to kill a mockingbird sold more than 40 million copies. many question whether the writer now 89 and nearly blind and deaf actually wanted to publish the new book. it was a long-lost rough draft. the film harper lee, from mockingbird to watchman documents her disappearance from the world. this is the last interview she
of her follow-up novel. the alabama securities commission concluded that lee is aware of the book deal and she is able to voice her opinion. harper s second novel go set a watchman will be released in july. let s go to the courier journal, we can rest easy known that over 200 gallons of stolen bourbon is back in the right hands today. sheriff s deputies in franklin county, kentucky responding to a tip recovered five barrels of the good stuff stashed behind a shed in the man s backyard. each barrel of the popular wild turkey bourbon weighs 500 pounds, value is up to $6,000. deputies also seized 25 firearms $3,000 in cash illegal steroids. the investigation remains ongoing. they may want to call john meacham. illegal steroids. i locked the shed but i told you this guy was going to squeal like a pig once the feds came.
in this brave new world of selfies and cameras everywhere it is easy to have a lot of pictures taken of the cockpit. when it is a clear day that is one thing. but at night time you need your vision to do that. in order to maintain aircraft control. and having flashes in there is almost a guarantee of trouble. no video from the doomed flight but a go pro camera found near the wreckage had video of the pilot taking selfies during previous flights the same night. a sharp jump in oil prices sparked a rally on wall street. this is for the second straight day. the dow closed 305 points higher with energy stocks like chevron and exxon-mobil leading the way. investors hope oil prices are bouncing back after dropping 60% over the last several months. readers are rejoicing. harper lee has written a sequel to her beloved to kill a mockingbird called go set a watchman. it is a novel lee wrote in the 1950s and set aside. a 304-page book. her first new work in print in more than 50 years