. >>> and later, high drama at the louvre in paris, a big problem that has the folks who work there fed up and a world famous museum has been shut down. >>> seems like we say something like this every year and some years, sadly it comes true. the annual atlantic hurricane forecast is out from colorado state university. it's bad. it calls for 18 tropical storms, nine full-on hurricanes. last year's forecast was well below what actually happened, which we all know included hurricane sandy in october. it killed dozens of people, caused billions in damage and ripped up the coastline which remains crippled in parts to this day. in those dark days of the aftermath of this past storm season, you could hear people asking, what's next? pestulants? locusts? well, close, how about cicadas. they hibernate underground and they only come out every 17 years, and that would be right now. just when we thought nature had nothing left to throw at us. our report tonight from our chief environmental affairs correspondent anne thompson. >> reporter: the signs of spring are popping up everywhere. but this sea

employees of the paris louvre museum says there is not enough being done about the freak and sometimesiolent pickpockets. >> i'm very disappointed because i was looking forward to seeing the museum. >> translator: i came here with 51 of my students, and now i don't know what i should do with them. >> the louvre is one of the world's most popular museums welcoming nearly ten million visitors around the world. but pickpocketers sometimes assault the staff who try to catch them. >>> japanese and british researches say a practice could date back some 14,000 years. the team published it's findings in the online edition of "nature." the archaeologists studies carbon deposits on ruins. they date back between 14,000 and 12,000 years. the findings are the oldest so far confirming the prehistoric practice. >>> survivors of the bombing of hiroshima talk about the dangers. one man lives to tell his story 60 years later. >> now 90 years old, this man is getting an honorary doctorate. >> i'm really happy to receive the degree. i would like to express my deepest appreciation. >> he was studies at wha

the building became known, not surprisingly, as the louvre colonnade.errault was determined that his columns should not be decorative elements, but as, he thought, in ancient greek architecture, the supports of the building-- strong structural supports. he introduced engineering of a very high order into his design. the columns are threaded through with bars of iron, which are linked to crossbars in the ceiling and anchored into the walls behind. here is the initial idea that led to the development of reinforced concrete in the 20th century. almost 100 years later, exactly these same ideas were taken up by another architect-- soufflot--when he was commissioned to build the grandest, the noblest church in all of europe-- sainte genevieve, called the pantheon today. actually, you can even see it from here. tradition and reason were also soufflot's concerns. he, too, used freestanding columns to mark out his space and also to do the actual work of supporting the vaults and dome. he wanted to combine the structural elegance of a greek temple with the lightn

. >>> back to visit at the the louvre. we'll tell you why it shut down for a day. >>> bob redell, live at the south bay. we will show you how bay area companies are helping veterans. ♪ ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. bee happy. bee healthy. with clusters of flakes and o's. oh, ho ho... it's the honey sweetness. i...i mean, you...love. >>> one of four georgia firefighters that were kidnapped returns to work. four firefighters were taken hostage when they responded to what was supposed to be a hour-long medical call. none of the firefighters were hurt. >>> a man suspectsed ed of stab a dozen people expected to appear in court this morning. investigators say he stabbed 14 people at lone star community college near houston tuesday. he told authorities he has been fantasizing about stabbing people since he was eight years old.

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here's eminem at the louvre. bieber in the hospital and rhianna just about everywhere. she shared selfies with her 6.2 instagram followers. >> celebrities have a very high need for approval and ego boosts. that's probably the reason they chose to go into that field is because they have that applause hunger. twitter even devotes a day to it. #selfysaturday. and facebook and instagram may be promoting a generation of self-involv self-involved nation. ♪ now a selfy looking cute ♪ . >> when you're sending out photos of yourself, your message is look at me, look at many. admire me. and the message is also vote for me, give me approval. give me either the thumb's up on facebook or a little hearts on instagram. >> reporter: one study looked at college students and found narcissistic rates have risen at the same rate as obesity. >> i don't friend people i don't know. >> reporter: grace bristol and her 15-year-old friends will tell you they take hundreds of selfies every year. teen girls are five times more likely than boys to share selfies. >> i think it's kind of competitive a

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the louvre museum. the pickpocketers?eting kids bringing the great museums to its knees, targeting the unsuspecting tourists too busy soaking in leonardo da vinci's mona lisa and the ancient greek statue venus de milo. they're even preying on their staff, who were so fed up with the lack of security, they walked out. here's how they work. watch closely as these two teens approach their target, a couple sitting having coffee. their cellphones out on the table. first, watch the girl on the right swooping in -- freeze it. right there, a distraction. then the kid on the left moves in, using a newspaper he covers the cellphone. then watch this, with the snap of his wrist, he snags the phone. watch the move again. newspaper covers, phone snagged. and they are gone in a flash. now watch this classic move, kids show our bbc colleague their best. one distracts with a map, while the other two get his attention. right there, in the confusion, they nab his wallet. watch it again. then it's handed off to his accomplice. we met this co

many arranged vacations around visiting the louvre. are said to be gangs of children who get into the museum for free, surround visitors or employees and clean out their pockets. the union says they even attack guards at the museum. the museum will be open tomorrow. >>> a new survey finds a bay area company to be the worst company in america. electronic arts claimed the dubious distinction. the consumer blog says they fail to provide a product that people like, sells at too high a price and provides insufficient support service. they say they can and will do better. >>> the marin ballet is celebrating 50 years this year. one of the performers is now a major artist with the boston ballet. he came from humble beginnings right here in the bay area. ♪ >> reporter: boston ballet dancer john lamb is coming home to dance for the marin ballet's 50th anniversary. >> it has been part of my life and career since i was a four-year-old and i think it is great to come back to my hometown and celebrate this amazing anniversary with marin ballet. >> r

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the louvre in paris, most visited museum forced to shut its doors yesterday after a walkout over thers of violent pickpockets. the guard said that the doctors target them and tourists. dennis kneale on the cigarette taxes. stuart: president obama's tax plan raises the price of cigarettes. dennis kneale is here. $0.94 or pack. how much is intended to raise? is this the first time he has raised the tax fees? speak up with first taxi raced in '09. obama raised it from $0.39 to a dollar, not those of $21.95 overall in four years that is a 400% increase in federal tax on cigarettes. stuart: you maintain this is a tax on the poor. >> it really is. half of all smokers are less than $25,000 per year. most 30% of all smokers have income below the poverty level. one third of all people in this country $12,000 per year or less are smokers. almost 25% of household income on cigarettes. in the rich households, only 2%. 14% of income spent on tobacco and now with the obama tax increase they will have to spend even more. stuart: they won't spend even more, will they? do they will quit smoking that

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