The general public hasnt seen any of these 13 works of heart since they were stolen a quarter of a century ago. Apparently someone has. And quite recently. Good afternoon. Im jake tapper. In our national lead, you know what they say about arizona, its a dry heat but its way too dry right now. Dangerous Drought Conditions leaving the area between sedona and flagstaff as kindling for a wildfire burning at an alarming rate. It was 450 acres and today it is more than ten times that size. Burning near slide rock state park. The fire is threatening 300 structures. Were talking mainly homes and vacation homes. Thousands have been evacuated. More than 800 firefighters are making a stand against the flames but Officials Say the fire is 0 contained at this point. 0 . The Team Includes 15 of those elite hotshot wildfire crews. This comes less than a year after a wildfire near yarnell killed all but one member of the Granite Mountain hot shots. Two cities that attract a lot of visitors during the
welcome back to the lead. it s the biggest art heist in history. two police officers tied up the security guards at the museum in boston and boosted 13 masterpieces by the likes of rembrandt and monet. now, 24 years later, the paintings have been spotted by what they call credible sources. oh, and that the persons of interest in the case just happen to be linked to organized crime. the only problem is that two of those possible three suspects are reportedly dead. let s bring in gary saltz. how important are these stolen paintings? oh, if they came back to the family of art, i think we would all be thrilled.
leaders with whom he worked during his time in the white house. personally looking forward to the one of merkel. while the president s portraits have made him an instant punch line, it turns out that old w t gethe las laugh. joining me live from new york is gary saltz, an art critic from new york. i want to read part of review you wrote earlier this year about the former president s paintings. you referred to ones of him in the shower as, quote, simple and awkward, but in wonderful unself-conscious intense ways, they show someone doing the best he can with almost no natural gifts, except a desire to do this. so you are something of a fan of the effort, if not the execution. i love the way of an ex-president making paintings. imagine if we had seen abe lincoln paint himself naked in the bathtub. this is really unusual stuff. and i loved the kind of oddity of it, the extrinsky, the fact
0 the former president also had a gift for leno. take a look. it is a painting he did himself of the comedian. former president has taken up painting since leaving the white house. i m brooke baldwin. such a pleasure bringing you the news today from the nation s capitol. now we go to jake tapper, the lead starts right now. are we as a society prepared to accept, sorry, there s no room at the end, from mental health facilities? i m jake tapper, this is the lead. the national lead, a virginia newspaper says he was turned away after a mental health evaluation on monday. and by tuesday, he was dead. and police say the nearly took his politician father along with him. were all the possibilities really explored to get gus deeds help? and what does it mean to you? the politics lead. a congressman busted with cocaine. he says he s sorry and getting help. wait until you hear how he got caught. and also in national news, a lot of us were surprised to learn that former president bush is a