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they have been brought back together at an exhibition at the german historical museum in berlin. both were in different ways important figures in the age of the enlightenment, but the exhibition looks at some of the contradictions of the time. enlightenment, for sure, but at the same time, colonialism and slavery. >> the humbled brothers -- the humboldt brothers. alexander, the last of the global scholars. will wilhelm, a diplomat and global scholar created the education and university systems in berlin. that's the common knowledge about them, but the exhibition at berlin's german historical museum takes a closer look at these celebrated german shining lights. "we are not at all interested in working against something, but toward something -- namely an improved historical anchoring of two figures who are important to learn about, but who we felt had become nothing more than labels in this city in berlin. they were the sons of rich nobility, educated by the best private tutors according to the ideals of the enlightenment. as young men, they were admitted to the elite salon of a je

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auction house has speculated that there is a lot of interest in german historical objects in asia strangely enough that there are museums in asia especially in china apparently that are interested in such objects in order to attract viewers attract the public to their museums german museums have said that this is something that they would never be interested in because they feel that the objects themselves are simply objects a top of other feature is of no particular historic significance the only possible significance that has is that it gives you a kind of. culture of us or something like that that it gives you a kind of feeling of gruesomeness of something that is not something that german historical historians would really be interested but apparently there are people who are interested in this that particular topic was solved this morning for 50000 u.s. dollars and 50000 euro while that's a lot so there's obviously money to be made from this kind of stuff down because don thank you very much for that. t.v. talent shows a popular in germany and one of the most successful is the voice where the jury hears the single

german castle. the castle is home to several museums. e ollectn historical jewelry and pressus 18th century.veillance video of two suspects breaking into the castle will you a window and smashing a case. the value of the stolen treasure is not known because the work is considered >>> the time is 6:54. if you're just joining us or heading out the door, things to know before you go. one of the suspects facing charges in connection with the orinda halloween shooting that killed five people is due in court today. domico dones is charged with two felonies related to gun and ammunition possession. >>> number two, several people have reportedly been arrested at a homeless encampment in front of oakland city hall. the group protesting is demanding an end to what they say are cruel and inhumane anti-homeless practices by the city. >>> a big blow to uber's license to operate in london, it will not be renewed over safety concerns. uber is vowing to appeal the decision and can continue to operate while it does. >> sacred heart community service in san jose kicks off its thanksgiving food box giveaway to

years in 2017 reso a very big fest here in berlin in the german capital where 100 kilo gold coin had been stolen from the boden museum which is a historic ostentatious museum here in berlin this specific collection in dresden does have an impressive history tell us about it. yes so the collection dates back to the 18th century has been established over time by the then empress of the state of sex and the especially or the strong woman as he was called at the time and the collection host vide range of articles over 10 very also officially used for the decorated rooms there's over 3000 different artifacts made of gold made of important gems made of ivory that has been in this collection and after the 2nd world war this area had been heavily bombed and a lot of the treasuries have been taken to moscow by the very red army were brought back in the mid seventy's and after a big reconstruction in 2006 this greenwald's treasure chambres have been reopened to the public we're talking about treasures and jewels that could be worth as much as a 1000000000 euros a lot of people might be wondering how could this happen. yes so as far as authorities

the early hours of monday morning, thieves broken to the royal palace museum in the german city of dresden. they stole priceless historic. >> translator: we don't know the extent of the losses because investigators are still gathering evidence. it will be a huge cultural loss if we don't get these items back. >> police believe the intruders may have started a fire to cut power to the security system. they then cut a metal grate and broken through window. once inside, they smashed the glass display box and seized at least three sets of irreplaceable jewelry. police responded within minutes but the culprits had already escaped to a waiting getaway car. the museum says two suspects were caught on its surveillance cameras. forensics teams scouring the site for clues. police are also appealing for witnesses to come forward. >> translator: a special commission has been set up and is investigating the crime scene. we will do all we cannot only to retrieve these cultural artifacts but also to catch the perpetrators. >> dresden screen vault is one of the oldest museums in the world. founded in the 18th century. it has over 4,000

historic and artistic work. >> reporter: the thieves cut the power to the green vault museum. one of the biggest european collections of jewelry, and other historical items from german royalty. police have sealed off the building as they search the area trying to identify what was stolen. >> the suspects apparently enter through the window and the direction of the council square. cut through the grade and then smashed the window and walked purposefully towards a display cabinet which they also smashed. >> reporter: they say it's not just about the value of what was taken, but the consequences to german culture. >> it's not just about the material value, but also the immaterial value which is an estimable for the state. this is an attack on the cultural identity. >> some items were, thankfully, saved. a 41 carat diamond and some other precious tear precious treasures are currently on loan to spartan museum of art in new york. in london, kenny logan, ktvu fox2 news. >>> renovation of a historic spot north of the golden gate set to begin next month, we will tell you when the project is expected to be completed, right after the break. ♪ we all care about amazing taste.

museum. it's est european collections of jewelry and other historical items from german royalty. the building. >> the suspects entered the premises through a window in the direction of the castle square and walked towards a display cabinet. >> officials said it's not just about the value of what was taken about the consequences for germal culture. >> it's not just about the material value but also the immaterial value. this is an attack on the cultural identity of all sacksons. >> some items were saved, like a 41-carat diamond what is on loan to the met museum in new york. >>> aheads up if you are planning to travel to london, coming up, the safe concerns that has one city pumping the brakes on uber >>> the dog that played a central role in the u.s. military raid that led to the death of a on a steak abu bakr al baghdadi, was honored at the white house today. by president trump that dog was injured as she chased the isis leader through a tunnel at his compound in northwest syria. during that raid last month. the military said the islamic state leader detonated a suicide vest and

german museum. video shows bandits pinching $1.1 billion in priceless jewelry and historical pieces from the dresdenow and took an axe to jewelry cases. that got away with diamonds, rubies and emeralds. they were seen speeding off in an you audi a-6. the cost of using uber in seattle going up this year. cheryl: i don't think they took an uber for the escape. the city council in seattle approved 57-cents tax per ride for passengers and passed a minimum wage requirement for drivers. they will get sick time and workers' compensation. the tax will screen rate $133 million in revenue. proceeds will help pay for affordable housing and a streetcar downtown. taking a look at uber, the stock and lyft stock this morning, lyft is slightly lower, uber up more than 1 and-a-half percent. and if you live in massachusetts, the next police dog you see may be less fluffy. the massachusetts state police bomb squad is testing out a robot dog named spot, the same spot from boston dynamics. the dog has seen two real world incidents in addition to training exercises which is to keep a lookout for suspicious packages. not

reporting there was a break-in at the historic green vault which houses one of the largest collections of treasures in europe, and what some say is the world's oldest museum. german police say detectives are now on the scene. and investigating. authorities are refusing to say exactly what was taken. we believe it was three diamond jewelry sets. the fear is, they could be broken down and sold off. we believe a power supply was cut shortly before 5:00 a.m. police arrived shortly but robbers managed to escape. reports describe the robbers as, quote, strikingly small. they say they may have got away with jewelry, diamonds and gems worth millions of dollars. the hunt is now on. t.j.? >> ian, thank you so much. we see this stuff in the movies. it's always so fascinating to here these details. >> somebody is already writing the script. >> right. >> thank you, t.j. >>> we're going to move on now to the deadly wildfires in australia destroying millions of acres and threatening the koala population. hundreds of them have died in this unprecedented outbreak and even more have lost their habitats. james longman has the story. good morning, james. >> reporter: good morning, g