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. >>> imagine renoir and rembrandt out the window.ble collection by the masters are now in the hands of art thieves. >> the works were taken from a rented house in california in a brazen heist. and most of the pieces were not insured. here abc's lisa fletcher. >> reporter: the heist at ben and ralph's home has left them and the art world in shock. >> i'm not optimistic at all that we're going to see the paintings again. >> reporter: you don't even need to be a connoisseur to know why this theft is valued at between $60 million and $80 million. 13 pieces by ram rembrandt, van gogh, renoir and jackson pollack. the owners of the art work say the burglars knew exactly what they were after. >> it had to have been someone that knew our storage procedures and securityrocedures. >> reporter: police say the only sign of forced entry at the pebble beach home, a pried screen. where the artwork is now is anyone's guess. but a bigger question, is how do thieves get rid of such rare and easily identifiable merchandise? >> artworks of this significa

it was done by rembrandt in 1658 and hasn't been seen in nearly 40 years. it will be sold at auction in london in november. it could sell for as much as $41 million. that would be a record price for a rembrandt and one of the most expensive paintings ever sold. >>> coming up, a guy who made three holes in one. that's holes in one. three of them in five days. >> wow! >> that's nice. >> what do you have? >> nothing as good as that. we have a lot of football to talk about. high school football is what we are starting with. northwestern and suitland. redskins want to slow down rams' running back stephen jackson. they want to hold on to home field advantage. >>> saturday night we'll be talking redskins football. the good, the bad, and the ugly. it's "redskins showtime." >>> first time on the home turf this season. it's a biggie. >> i want to say it's going to be fun, but we don't know that yet. >> of course it's going to be fun. >> we have to keep it positive. in sports with more than 16 games like hockey and basketball and baseball, the goal for most good teams

a rembrandt befitting its classic nature. although i have to admit without these technicians i thought we were staring at a rothko or a jackson pollock. but according to these guys, at&t is a real dutch master. we've got to take some down to written. what do these technicians see that i can't? what kind of chart appreciation as opposed to art appreciation do they have? let me give you the critique of dan fitzpatrick who's a regular on cnbc and writes a column with me on real money, the paid side of thestreet.com where i'm chairman of the board. dutch master. remember that scene, that dutch master thing? like the rembrandt? cigars? ever since last october att has been building a base. okay? technician speak for treading water, actually. the stock old off to 21 in the absolutely horrendous market that was last year. this was really one of the ugliest breaks i've ever seen. people were panicking. that was the low. and for eight months every time att would pull back this year, the level bargain hunters would come in -- see, they

we've got some pieces here from rembrandt and also van gogh and jackson pollack. they all vanished on friday afternoon. the collection is valued now between $60 million and $80 million, almost 3/4 of it, get this, uninsured. >> why? >> the dealer says getting insurance for the art alone costs $30 million. >> i guess that's why but that story will make you sick. that's horrible. >> if i see it hanging on berk's wall. >> you know who to call. >>> fame is hard to come by. >> but a baltimore county woman had 30 minutes for the country to see on "jeopardy." the category she relied on inen effort to win. >>> plus kathy ireland and her partner in "dancing with the stars." how did the judges and viewers react? >>> first our weather with justin. >> 5:35. we take to you the bus stop and focusing on joppatowne. we'll be there live, broadcast at 9:00 a.m. mid-50s, cloudy skies. we'll talk about the rest of the day and upcoming weekend in a bit. >>> 5:35. here's mark jones. >> the commute start is excellent on the marc train, on time service on the camden, penn, brunswick. lig

we're talking about van goghs, rembrandts and matisse. the paintings were not inshurd. the collector says it had to be someone who knew about the collection. >>> don't you just hate it with a phone goes off in the middle of a play? so does hugh jackman and he let the audience know it. >>> 30 minutes past the hour. the new york stock exchange has just opened for business. look for stocks to open a little higher today. an employment report released yesterday showed a drop in private sector jobs, but today, investors realized the decline was the smallest in a year. >>> a tsunami in the samoan islands has killed more than 100 people and flattened entire villages. the waves hit yesterday after a powerful earthquake. the people are heartbroken and desperate to find out anything they can about home. >> i'm hurt, you know. i'm hurt from them because they're my people. and especially for the older folks. those -- the children. they're helpless. >>> a terrorism suspect accused of planning an attack in new york city has pleaded not guilty. he was arraigned yesterday. investigators

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i'm not somebody who believes you simply dissolve picasso or rembrandt or leonardo entirely on they become a function of grain prices or stock exchange. they are what they are but it is very important to understand the kind of bay of the soil bed which produced these -- this particular work and that particular visual language. equally, it is impossible to do history especially history of the 20th and 21st century. any history since the printed image or any history since bibles began to be i humannated without seeing images as important inrizicly of our text, text is images be you know. that's how we are language animals but we're visual animals too. the two things marry to and what they give birth to is our culture. [inaudible] >> [applause] >> thank you very much for coming. [applause] >> simon schama is an art history and history professor at columbia university. he's the author of numerous books including "rough crossings" which was the recipient of the national book critic circle award for nonfiction. for more information, visit columbia.edu/cu/arthistory. . >> up next, the story of a

jon: this year, 9/11 will be officially recognized as an official day of service and rembrandt's -- remembrancet began with the edward kennedy act, urging everybody to get involved. join us now is the acting ceo for the corporation for national and community service, and standing here -- you live in this area at the time of the attacks. volunteerism is very important to you. tell us about your good deed. >> "my good deed" was established eight years ago by two gentlemen. one lost his brother, a volunteer firefighter. the mission is to keep that idea of service alive, and this is an important year for us, the first federal year that 9/11 is deemed a national day of service. jon: talk about the fact that so many people turned out after the attacks to do something, help their country. are we still seeing a turn out for that kind of commitment? >> we remember the love was lost, the outpouring of generosity and the spirit that day and beyond, and we are continuing to see high levels of volunteering across the country. this summer, he watched the united we serve the initiative, calling on all america

masterpieces, by rembrandt, renoir among others. most of the paintings were not insured because the premium would have been $30 million. that's the news at 7:12. >> they're offering $1 million reward for the artwork. $5 million reward for the capture of the burglars. priceless. thanks, chris. >>> let's get another check of the weather. >> we're going to start where thunderstorms are going to develop. kansas into nebraska. these storms could carry very powerful tornadoes later on today, into tonight. we're going to be watching that area. also, strong, gusty winds with very dry air out west. you can see how much the fire warnings and watches are out in these areas. all through the western states. this is likely to be a problem there, as well. quicok at the big board this morning. we'll tell you the weather in the next half hour. >>> mostly cloudy, mid-50s and not much of a climb, remaining mostly cloudy, but a breeze and holding to about 67 degrees. we try to clear out tonight and drop to 44. 67, more sun on thursday, and then we will