. >>> 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

r reno renoir. >> we have pewter that was used when he was fighting the battle of the revolutionary waru have antiques of your own, you might wonder what they're worth. because this isn't the antique road show you can't bring them here to be priced. >> you can look around, see something similar, strike up a relationship with the dealer, follow-up privately. >> now through sunday evening, beginning and advance can come. > >> possibly retail. we have it in our booth for $750,000. >> it is a wonderful buy. >> jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> do you have your checkbook out? >> no. >> $750,000 is a deal. >> no problem. >> [chuckling] 60 degrees on t.v. hill. >> a look at top stories. >> an unlikely situation. drivers acted fast on a highway to save two kids and their grandfather. that story when 11 news saturday morning continues. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news saturday morning in hd. >> welcome back to 11 news saturday morning. thanks for joining us today. let's take another look outside with sandra. >> looking outside, it is beautiful again. it will be a war

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