the greatest milwaukee police press conference after all-time, maybe. i'm no expert. i don't know. maybe greater things have happened in milwaukee. look at this. look how they laid it out. giant police badge on the wall. shopping mall jewelry store glamorous lighting scheme. a little blanky that the violin gets to sit on. yes. you can imagine it was a good day. they did it. they got it back. which is both an amazing story even if the people involved here were not called mr. universal knowledge allah and mr. almond. right? i mean, even if it didn't have those details, this would be an amazing story, but statistically speaking, this is a truly amazing story. because according to the fbi art crime team, there have been 11 thefts of priceless violins in the united states they have been called in on since 1985. only three of those violins have been recovered. one sradavarius stolen in london was only recovered three years after the evacuate. another stradavarius stolen in 1936 from a dressing room at carnegie hall was recovered in 1985 which was unfortunately after the guy it was stolen

. >> reporter: thursday milwaukee police announced the instrument was recovered. the violent in a suitcase at a friend's home where it was found wednesday night. >> the owner of the residence was unaware of the contents of the suitcase that a friend was asked to leave there. >> reporter: they're glad to have the rare violin back in safe hands. >> it looks the way it's supposed to look. the bridge is intact, the sound post is up and all the strings are still there. >> reporter: two are under arrest along with a woman. charges against at least one of the suspects are expected friday. omar villafranca, cbs news. >>> pope francis's motorcycle nicknamed the holy hog fetched a heavenly price. harley-davidson donated the bike last june. it was auctioned off in paris thursday and expected to bring in about $16,000, but it sold for $327,000. the money will go to a soup kitchen for the homeless. holy hog. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," we'll be live from sochi, russia, ahead of today eetoday'g ceremony at the olympics. plus infrastructure problem

milwaukee police department conducted the investigation and surveillance and to both individuals this investigation and surveillance led to our receiving permission to conduct by separate search warrants. these search warrants were executed. and those of the search warrants resulted in the arrests of three individuals have died and was valued at five million dollars and six hundred start the various instruments to exist according to him. were i. and mm the new. in hollywood it's all about the oscars and is well organized of the key towards want to establish a new tradition in giving annual with admissions to the israeli high tech industry in sixteen different categories. do these really high tech industry's most influential with sites the time and next door which caused me to create the is really key conduits which for the first time will allow the pre cut throat high tech industry an excuse to let their guard down and have a fun night out of getting to know each other with a glass of wine. first time that we're having this event it's the israeli startup in venture capital works in th

. >> reporter: milwaukee police chief ed flynn recalled his men first telling him about "some guy" who a violin swiped. >> i says, no, he didn't get his violin stolen, that is stradavarian i can't say, start thinking millions of dollars. >> reporter: a fired taser drops small pieces of pain we are a serial number. that led cops to its owner and a sidekick whose identities meshed with tips from the community. on monday, two men named universal knowledge allah and sala saladin were in custody. the violin was recovered two days later in an attic. do you think this was a well thought out well-planned crime. >> it was fairly well thought out and well planned up to a point. what wasn't well planned is that now what? >> reporter: the working near i have that the suspects thought they could sell it for big money. though to whom was not clear. the worry was that they might have damaged it during the heist but frank alman shows it it's fine. do either of these suspects play the violin? >> no. no. and it's our hope that one of them will have a lot of time to learn. >> reporter: (laughs) actually,

he was attacked with a stun gun after a concert in milwaukee more than a week ago. police arrested three people monday, but charges are pending. investigators say they found the violin in one of their apartments. the price of policing is getting high again. the chicago sun-times reports, the chicago police department spent more than a hundred million dollars on officer overtime last year. some officers collected more than 78 thousand dollars in o.t.... that's even more than their regular salaries. some aldermen argue, officers may burn out because of the heavy reliance on overtime instead of new hiring. mayor emanuel says it's cheaper to pay o.t., than to add more officers to the payroll. u-i-c's faculty union is ready to go on strike. the union says its members will not work february 18-th and 19- th if contract negotiations are not more urgent or productive. this affects most of the school's full time tenured and non-tenured faculty. they would not teach, hold office hours, or perform other duties during the work stoppage. u-i-c says progress has been made, but it isn't

in milwaukee today, police recovered an 18th century stradivarius that was stolen 10 days ago.uspects are under arrest. the violin, appraised at $5 million, appears to be in good condition. thieves stole it after a concert attacking a performer with a stun gun as he walked to his car. detectives traced the taser to the suspects and found the violin in an attic. baseball hall of famer ralph kiner died today. kiner spent most of his playing career with the pittsburgh pirates, then became a new york mets broadcaster, endearing himself to fans with legendary slips of the tongue as when he said, "it's father's day, so to all you fathers out there, happy birthday." ralph kiner was 91. and a member of our cbs news family died today. former executive political director marty plissner. marty was a pioneer in the use of exit polling and a walking encyclopedia of politics. he literally wrote the book on conventions, covering every presidential campaign from 1964 to 1996. marty plissner was 87. in a moment, he was a drummer boy in a british invasion of america. ringo's story next. we've cr

police in milwaukee believe they have recovered this rare violin worth at least $5 million.issing last week, after a world-class musician was shot with a stun gun. three people are under arrest. >>> and a well-deserved honor for one of our own. ann compton receiving the lifetime achievement award. four decades covering washington. the first woman to cover the white house. and, ann, tonight, all of us here saluting you. >>> when we come back, behind the scenes for something you have never seen before at the westminster dog show. exactly the way you want it ... until boom! your mattress a battleground of thwarted desire. enter the sleep number bed. an innovative design that lets couples sleep together in individualized comfort. he's the softy: his sleep number setting is 35. you're the rock, at 60. as your needs change, you can adjust your sleep number bed, so you can sleep better together. the ultimate sleep number event is on now only at a sleep number store. with queen mattresses as low as $599.99 know better sleep with sleep number. we've crafted our power bowls to help yo

police activity has in intersection tied up at open and milwaukee. other than that we have worked out there because of high standing water on the bishop ford. watch for that because you could see some hydroplaning through there. significant flooding. west bound 80-94 slow for people at indianapolis boulevard. roadwork there you can see from the camera the headlights are backed up on the drive heading west bound. give yourself extra time on that. no idea when the left the road work. >> winter has already brought us bitter cold and a lot of snow... now, that snow is melting. >> that means *flooding for the next few days. tonya francisco joins us from bolingbrook. >> your note with the good we have to take the bad. the bad of course being huge piles of snow like this that have gathered in front of people's homes. it will eventually melt and the water has to go somewhere. the concern is that it doesn't end up in someone's home. the national weather service has already warned the potential for flooding is increasing by the day because of the fall. this vi

chicago police officer fatally shot a man after he walked in on the middle of a robbery inside a walgreens on the city's northwest side. it happened yesterday in the 52-hundred block of north milwaukee 17 at his arrest police beat him after the discovered he was already in police custody at a time and murders. >> 20 years of my life was taken. there's no way i'll get back. i do want the people who are responsible for that to pay for it. to what extent, i don't know. i will have to find out exactly. >> lawyers say police coerced eight young men into confessing and taking part in the killings. he served time until police. two others have the charges brought out and another was saved. >>a crowd gathered to try and keep mount assisi academy from closing. hissthis candlelight vigil was held in front of the school, in south-west suburban lemont last night. last week, the all girls school announced it was closing due to declining enrollment. this gathering was organized to keep it running, but the school says any money raised would only be a short term fix. mount assisi has been open for 63-years. classes resume today at hinsdale middle school. the entire school was shut down last month fo

milwaukee, the star a 300-year-old violin. now this is the one that was stolen last month, said to be worth as much as $5 million. police recovered the instrument, and last man the man who it was stolen from, played before the milwaukee symphony orchestra, the violin, and the violinist both given a standing ovation. thank you for watching al jazeera america, in new york, 101 east is next. accusations of the state confiscating children, to forced abortions. today it is being blamed for a declining fertility rate and a major gender imbalance, with more than 30 million men, to women by 2020. i'm steve chow on this edition of 101 east, we ask if the days of china's one child polices is coming to an end.

he pleaded not guilty in a milwaukee courtroom monday. policerare violin from a member of the city's orchestra last month. it was found a week later, worth $5 million. a second suspect also faces charges. he actually used a stun gun to attack the violinist. >> and he played that before the city orchestra. the guy that had it was leasing it. >> here are headlines making news around the world. >> you can buy marijuana legally in colorado, you just can't advertise it. the denver post saying a judge there rejecting a plea for the company to put ads in magazines. >> the key is who you're advertising to. they have to prove that no more than 30% have the readership is under 21. >> my favorite part is the magazine seek to go advertise, "high times" approximately go figure. >> a new transportation hub at the atlanta airport would go over three years, cost over $213 million. >> when you fly into orlando, you get on the little tram and go to disney world and get on another tram. i think it's going to be nice down there. >> latin america finally has an appl

northwestern lecturer frank almond...after a concert last week, in milwaukee now charges are pending against two men and a woman. police hope the suspects will admit where the violin is hidden since it's nearly impossible to pawn such a valuable instrument. there's a 100-thousand dollar reward for the tip that brings it back. >> is said stradivarius' wrong. >> i knew i would get that wrong. >> something unusual being credited with stopping a burglary. a big mouth billy bass is credited with stopping a burglary in minnasota. the motion-activated singing fish apparently scared off an intruder who tried to break into the hooked on fishing bait and tackle shop. it hangs near the door and sings "take me to the river" whenever someone enters the shop. authorities found it on the floor--- it was likely knocked down during the break in. authorities say the intruder left without stealing anything, including cash that had been left in "a very visible spot." everyone should have one of those in their house. >> let's check out our day. it's five degrees outside. we of light snow across the region. the snow will taper off quickly.

milwaukee concert master frank ormond. he was attacked in a parking lot and robbed. policeovered the 18th century violin last thursday. two men have been charged with the theft of the $5 million instrument. joining us is frank ormond, and violin curator stefan hersch. welcome, great to have you on the program. stefan, good to have you back here. >> thank you. >> frank, let me ask you first. tell us what happened when they stole the violin from you. >> we just finished a concert on a series that i run here in milwaukee. i was leaving through the stage door. my car was not parked far away. i walked out with a few other musicians, and they walked ahead of me. and i was putting things in my trunk, and there was a car parked - backed in next to my car. i was about to strap the violentlyin in the back seat of the car. it was an older van and a guy walked around and got a little closer. i saw a couple of lights and realised that's happens before you get hit with a taser. >> you're holding on to it carefully. go ahead. >> no, i went down and got up very quickly and saw a van drivin

milwaukee. the $5 million stradivarius taken by thieves is now safe and sound. how policewere able to track it down. >>> and later, is that all-american institution the shopping mall on its way to extinction? one big mall operator says so. you're watching "cbs this morning saturday." >>> they famously said they just wanted to hold your hand. instead the beatles changed pop music forever, and it started 50 years ago tomorrow. >> 50 years ago tomorrow night they sang to 73 million people on "the ed sullivan show." we'll be right back. you're watching "cbs this morning saturday." >>> when it first launched because you were launching a juggernaut block, you said, we weren't going to last a season. >> we weren't sure. one of the nice things is expectations were reasonable. >> what does reasonable mean? >> respectable second place. when expectations are really high you're doomed. by the middle of first season we found an audience and we caught this juggernaut of a show and i was telling you earlier when people start saying in the airport, hey, i look your new show then you know

police find the guy and rest him. >>> and that is what's left of a car that fell off an elevated stretch of highway in milwaukee and . but are listed in critical condition. police say the driver with is going too fast, lost control, hit a guard rail and went over the edge. it landed a few feet from several homes. >>> deliberations are likely to start later today in kerry kennedy's drugged driving trial. on the stand yesterday, the daughter of robert f. kennedy said she didn't wrlz she had taken a sleeping pill before getting behind the wheel. if she did, she would have pulled over before hitting a tractor-trailer, she said. >>> the nation's capital is getting a touch of tinseltown with celebrity a-listers lobbying for special causes they hold near and doer. seeing famous faces on capitol hill is nothing new, but is all that star power really making a difference? abc's karen travers takes a look. >> reporter: out in hollywood, they're gearing up for sunday's academy awards. but here in washington, there was some megawatt star power. yes, that's actor seth rogen, testifying before a senate appropriations committee. "t

milwaukee. >> i know it is you. >> scotty wells greets a 17-year-old who steps on the bus after school on january 17th. >> no, when you got off of the bus the last time. >> the policeclaimed that he asked for the teen's information after having problems with him on previous rides which included vulgar language. the tone sat down and the teen got up as wells speaks. >> when that border that bus pass is no longer any good. >> the video shoes the teen punching wells twice and breaking his glasses and wells gets out of his seat and fights back. and wells told police he feared for his safety. meanwhile. the bus begins to move forward. and hits a station wagon before rolling in other parked car and it is teen is arrested for battery and endangering safety. wells was treated for bruises to the left and knee. and he was fired for the incident. >> wow. >> and so now the bus driver's union is trying to get the driver his job back. and the fox legal analyst and former prosecutor. ladies, the bus driver tried to defend himself and also trying to drive the bus. whose law is on the side. >> the kid screwed up obviously screwed up. he made the first punch and he is held criminall

milwaukee where he surfed as secretary to the city's first socialist mayor. one of them had met -- he was later hanged for his role in the haymarket emonstrations. that turned into a police riot and massacre. when he was on the run from the police, he hit out in the home of daniel's and socialist parents, who owned a factory there. he was from texas and fought through the confederacy through the siffle war. he went through an essential american transformation when he renounced white supremacy, a life altering choice available to all of us, right here, right now, and became a leading voice for anarchism, socialism, workers rights, and the eight hour day. he married lucy parsons, who was a former slave and outlive him by 50 years. hanged in 1887. -- declare himself an abolitionist and cleared death row in 2003, just hours before e left office. two years for going to prison himself, fraud, corruption, the usual stuff. it was a magnificent action challenging capital punishment and out george ryan is my favorite illinois governor. the death penalty itself is the shame of the nation. there is always another incongruity, despair the -- disparity. until the end of time, another

in milwaukee, prosecutors have arrested three people in connection with the threat of a valuable strait fair us vie le . thieves used a stun gun to take it from a concert master, police the three will be filed as soon as. the violin is valued at $5 million. >>> finally the red hot chili peppers came clean today. >> the band admitted they sang to a prerecorded instrumental track during the halftime show. viewers noticed that the groups guitars were not plugged in, that's what the nfl wanted in a statement on their website. the peppers said they didn't plug in the guitars in because they didn't want to fool anyone. >> they have those packs, that you can do it remotely. >> and the audience always find out. always. >> it's the folks at home keen this these things, but the first tip-off is the guitarist was losing his mind, was he playing any of those six strings? i don't think so. maria, thank you. >> you are welcome. >>> that's my rant for today. >>> david beckham announced today that he's formation new major league soccer team in miami. and he gets to buy the expansion team with a big discount a tam. just $25 million. wow, that's still pretty pricey, natasha is miami.

milwaukee's county executive. at least two of the aides were found guilty of performing political business on county time while walker was founding his came pain for governor. >>> and a summons from atlantic city policee from the baltimore ravens knocked his wife unconscious. he was charged with simple assault and domestic violence. video shows rice lifting polymer out of the elevator by her arms and layering her on the ground. rice is due in court on tuesday. certainly disturbing. a lot of people are paying close attention to this story. >> bad situation. >>> all right. we have exclusives today. we're going to have one right now. this one, one on one with senator ted cruz. very important individual in the senate and now slamming his own party this morning. angering fellow republicans by blocking a vote to raise the debt ceiling last week. and possibly put themselves in jeopardy this fall. cnn's dana bash is in houston. she's the one that went toe to toe with the senator. he's the one that says he has no regrets. >> reporter: it's absolutely true, he has no regrets. the republican leadership plan last week was to allow the debt ceiling to be increased without any republican votes. ted cruz put a stop