they say they've recovered more than 12 1,400 pieces including works by pablo picasso. the shegal is part of a series painted in the mid 1920s. >> of course it is of a very high value for art historians. and all these paintings and prints are in a very good condition. >> tax authorities stumbled on the collection in february of last year. they found the paintings in a man's apartment in munich. he's 79 years old. the works are believed to have been collected by the man's father who was an art dealer with ties to the nazi party. a german magazine reported earlier this week the collection

that was the case with pablo picasso's "absence drinker." the works will result in a long process of figuring out who has claim to the masterpieces that have not been seen in public for decades. >> that will do it for this edition of al jazeera america. thank you for watching. >> san francisco from trendy restaurants to coffee shops and. a thriving city. there is search such a demand r housing it's not cheap. the average rent for a 2 bedroom is $1,900.

they say they've recovered more than 12 1,400 pieces including works by pablo picasso. the shegal is part of a series painted in the mid 1920s. >> of course it is of a very high value for art historians. and all these paintings and prints are in a very good condition. >> tax authorities stumbled on the collection in february of last year. they found the paintings in a man's apartment in munich. he's 79 years old. the works are believed to have been collected by the man's father who was an art dealer with ties to the nazi party. a german magazine reported earlier this week the collection included pieces looted by jewish people by the nazis. >>> families who lost loved ones in crimes by the aum cult are getting a chance to ask the criminals why and how they committed the murders. a japanese court will allow relatives of a cult victim to take part in a trial of a case for the first time. cult carried out a number of crimes including the 1995 sarin gas attack on the tokyo subway system. former senior cult member was arrested in january last year. he was on the run nearly 17

this treasure trove during a tax investigation two years ago the find was not made the works by pablo picasso conn smythe home today and others were among many ceased by the nazis and had not been seen since world war two. you guys in the end. the nazis used these works with suspicion. they didn't represent an image of humanity the nazis could identify with. they were stigmatized from the outset on to become one. isn't it many of the paintings found in munich belonged to a group of works to nazis were able to degenerate art. one exhibition of these works was staged in munich in nineteen thirty seven. art dealers like cornelius grill it on their cake and was then allowed to sell them abroad the agreement clearly held on to many works and an important and has destroyed after the war. it's likely that collection the regionally contained more artworks sold by going over the years. this is certainly true of at least one painting a max beckman were called to the line team. the chilled it for more than eight hundred fifty thousand years construction of the total value of the unique find the us and g

woodruff: the collection spans the 16th century to the 20th and includes pieces by the likes of pablo picasso and marc chagall, as well as unknown works by german artist otto dix and french artist henri matisse, amid others. they were found in this munich apartment building in 2012, stored in the middle of trash piles. the elderly man who lived there is reportedly the son of a collector used by the nazis to obtain art they considered "degenerate." some of it was sold abroad. >> they were the greatest thieves. >> reporter: the 2007 documentary "the rape of europa" explored the nazis' theft and destruction of artwork across europe. news of this discovery was revealed monday after a german magazine broke the story. some jewish groups have questioned why authorities withheld the discovery until now, but state prosecutor reinhard nemetz says there was no hidden agenda. >> ( translated ): we did not keep something secret with some immoral or improper intention. the reasons were purely practical ones which forced us not to make this public. in addition, there are legal reasons, too. >> woodruff: the

german officials said that are to include work ranging from pablo picasso, marc chagall,max liebermannury. the recovered paintings are said to have been kept in storage and as a cure were housed in the city ever since. >> six months after she was freed from the aerial castro is home in cleveland, michelle knight is talking about those 11 years in an exclusive interview with dr. phil. you can see the whole interview right here on kron 4 at 4:00 p.m.. here is a clip, she describes a moment when castro trapper in a room and tied her up. >> we will be right [ male annouer ] you can change your tomorrow if you do something toy. and there's never be a better te because this year, devry univerty has $45 million dolls in need and merit-base scholarships and gras available to those who quafy. and this degree can make a differenc in 201 90% of devry university grad actively seeking employmt had careers in their field within 6 mons. now is your me. apply by january 6. visit devry.u. ♪ >> welcome back. the time is by 40 6:00 a.m.. >5:46 a.m.. >> we continue to follow slow traffic on 580. the good