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>> you can't imagine that any piece of equipment in home depot is worth a life. >> the irvine police department releasing this terrifying video, thieves pilfering a million dollar in goods. retailers rack up big losses and how they are fighting back. plus, in perfect pitch. from their living room to rockefeller center. a family blessed with musical talent. >> just one kid after another saw the next kid learn. there's nothing they want more than to touch that thing. >> giving new meaning to the family that plays together stays world. and this world record. this nebraska volleyball watmat making history. >> "nightline" will be right back. iskies world! the purr-fect reminder that...

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violent and sometimes deadly. what happens to the stolen goods? here is >> reporter: you have seen the smash and grabs often carried out in broad daylight. >> it's a tleat. >> reporter: an orange county jewelry store. they smashed glass displays with hammers and took nearly $900,000 of merchandise, and in los angeles, a group of 30 suspects ripped apart a nordstrom store stealing between 60,000 and $100,000 in goods. last week, the ceo said the losses from thefts are at historical highs. macy's and dicks blame tleft for falling behind. railers are sounding the alarm

about organized crime. >> they know exactly what stores to hit, what businesses and residents to hit. >> reporter: coordinating groups are targeting stores. millions of dollars worth of goods. retailers say they are growing more violent. and putting shoppers at risk, sometimes can tragic circumstances. >> what goes through your mind when you realize your dad was eventual power washers? >> you can't imagine that any piece of equipment in home depot is worth a life. >> reporter: when you see the video, what was going through your mind? >> i wish it would be me. >> reporter: theft of high value items of handbags and power tools, and they are resold on amazon, ebay, facebook and craigslist.

ebay and craigslist prohibit the sale of stolen goods on their site. >> obviously, the profitability is key here. >> reporter: companies say the crime is reaches unprecedented levels, jumping 26% in 2021 and forcing the average family to pay $500 more each year on goods. >> it's growing double digit year after year. >> reporter: this is professional shoplifting? >> absolutely. >> reporter: home depoet is investigating hundreds of faces this year alone, and losing billions. the retailer showing us what is targeted. you have a special name for this part of the store? >> yeah, it's what we call our billion dollar aisles. a third of the losses from theft and fraud's perspective come from power tools particularly. >> reporter: thooefs are taking

leaf blowers to metal wire. >> how much is a spool like that? >> a spool can range from to >> reporter: in april, authorities recovering $75,000 in stolen goods. why do you think we have seen an uptick? >> they insolve a selling platform. o opioids and fentanyl continue to drive the need. >> reporter: authorities arrested robert dell for running a multimillion dollar tleft ring. accused the group of operating in three counties in the tampa area, targeting home depots and selling goods on email.

authorities confiscated thousands of dollars of merchandise in the arrest in august. this family-run company said they were targeted by thieves last year. >> we wanted to protect it. i guess, protecting what is ours. >> reporter: but many larger retailers do not want people to intervene. lu lululemon just fired two employees for chasing robbers. the two women for fired for knowing by violating the zero tolerance polly related to the physically engaging with perpetrators that put the lives of the safety of the guests at risk. home depot tells its employees not to stop robberies in progress, warning of the dangers. it seems like a catch-22. the end of the day, the

criminals know they are limited -- >> it's a little of that. the safety of the employees and customers comes first, 100%, and the consequences second to us. >> reporter: still, two people have been killed. >> shots fired at the home depot on johnson drive. >> reporter: in april, 26-year-old blake was shot while trying to stop a theft in a california store. two team have been charged in connection with the murder, and in october, 82 yard line gary razor, nicknamed by his co-workers, was pushed by an assailant and later died. >> he loved working at home depot because he was invested in the people and the customer. the workers.

>> reporter: jeff razor said he never believed his job would put him in danger. >> the his funeral service, we had to have two of them because the entire home depot staff, from the manager to the workers wanted to come. >> reporter: does it surprise you he would step in to stop a theft? >> it wasn't like he was going to tackle the guy. he was just asking for a receipt. >> in january, police arrested the 26-year-old that pushed him. he is charged with robbery and first degree murder. he is being held without bail. what was taken from you? >> time. all we have is time. that time that we had planned to spend with my dad, now that is just not going to be. so, time. >> reporter: home depot says gary's story is driving urgency to stop the problem but they

acknowledge they cannot do it alone. >> there are parts of certain states where it's taken seriously. >> reporter: do you believe there should be tougher penalties for those behind the crimes? >> absolutely. >> reporter: with losses growing, the retail industry is looking for solutions. congress passed the inform act which requires online marketplaces to collect and disclose information on the goods they sell, and retailers want them to do more and pass the organized crime act, creating response to retail theft. >> the bills will help to organize a center of retail crime under the department of homeland security to share information and work investigatively to disrupt and dismantd the the groups. >> reporter: home debought had to lock up some of their most

valua valuable items. is it kmancommon to see it behi bars? >> this is the protect that is targeted most free wently. >> reporter: the companies is looking to make things more trackable. alarmed gates and installing cameras to keep track of shoppers. but for gary razor's family, nothing can undo the loss. a warning that crimes are destroying lives. what do you want people to hear about your father's story? >> i would like very much for people to understand that my dad would want people to focus on this and say we finally have gone too far. >> thanks thanks to coming up, in perfect pitch.

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the family of 12 on an extraordinary musical journey, serenading new york city with the sounds of classical music and gains hundreds of thousands of fans. abc's stephanie ramos takes a look back. ♪ >> reporter: you may have seen them on the streets of new york city. ♪

playing music at rockefeller plaza. or in the subway at times square. or perhaps on tiktok. meet the de la mottes family. the children range from 23-month-old moses to 21-year-old josiah. as soon as they are old enough to hold a stringed instrument, they start playing. >> just one kid after the other saw the next kid learn. and there's nothing they want more than to touch that thing. >> reporter: mark and amber met at church in california. as the family grew, so did the

social media fame. now they have 700,000 followers across youtube, instagram and tiktok. thousands tunes into live streams like this. but with exemployee sure comes krutny. >> what do you think of the people out there. >> they don't understand. they haven't had a chance to observe us up close. >> a lot of people think we don't enjoy doing music and we are forced to do it. but we are really passionate about it. >> reporter: the family who are devout christians turn heads on the streets in new york city. they just moved here from california last year to further their children's musical training. >> they want to achieve, get in certain schools and do certain things. i'm all for it. we will do whatever they can to

poss possibly get there. >> reporter: josiah, the oldest, is starts his junior rear here in the manhattan school of music, three others are at juilliard. pearl, the oldest daughter, is in college on a full scholarship. what is it like say you attend a prestigious music school? >> it's been a dream since i was little to go there, so getting in was a really big accomplishment. >> reporter: brother noah are on preregistry list. and others didn't get it. >> i was crushing for mem. >> reporter: elijah is a skate

skateboarder who appeared on "american's got talent" when he was 14. he and anna and chloe are auditioning for the juilliard preprogram again. doing everything they can to prepare. on the day of auditions, the pressure features fever pitch. >> the pressure is not coming from us. i'm actually the ones holding the reins back, and saying it would be cool if you get in, but it's not big of a deal. >> reporter: the children are home schooled and they practice for four hours a day. >> you are not fighting over the bathroom necessarily but over the practice room? >> yeah. >> reporter: the older siblings are able to play almost

by ear. and also, they played "do re from sound of music. ♪ doe, a female deer ♪ the rent for a house like this is a big expense. the family said they had a deal for a reality show that fell threw. mark used to work and now, they make money through the social media account. and busking. and the people draw criticism for it. why do you think people are bothered by it? >> i think they con plate it with panhandling. but the kids say they enjoy it.

>> it's cool to see people's reactions to it. >> and we pay for music lessons. >> reporter: it's nice you are out there with your siblings. >> we're not in a factory spinning thread. >> reporter: two weeks after the interview, the fally heard from juilliard. only 9-year-old chloe was accepted to the juilliard precollege program. anna will audition again next year. elijah is applying to college. he says juilliard is still his top choice and the family is growing again. amber found out she is pregnant with their 11st baby. >> all of our babies were born in california. this will be a new yorker. >> reporter: they are adamant that the kids' musical ability

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