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Like, but some people said we werent too bad. ♪ "marche militaire" by schubert. i can hear it now. we were a showpiece, you know. if anybody came to visit, they didnt show the gas chambers. they would show us. we were the showpiece. we would think its not so bad here. there were people who thought it was wonderful to just shut your eyes and forget where you are. ♪ and there are people who find it very offensive. music here? we are the biggest cemetery of the world here. without graves, you k...

Dropped between 30,000 and 40,000, according to the associated press. the reason, fewer kids are interested in playing the keys. and many who do go for cheaper options like electronic keyboards. this next story will not apply to a piano, but if you play a guitar, or say a violin, listen up. if youre flying, the department of transportation will now allow you to put small instruments in the overhead bin, but just like any other carry-on, its first come, first serve, meaning get on the plane ear...

By the vatican to give pope a motorcycle. francis autographed it and donated it to charity. today the harley sold at auction for $328,000. the money will be used to renovate a hostile and a soup kitchen. in milwaukee today, police recovered an 18th century stradivarius that was stolen 10 days ago. three suspects 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. de...

The worst hit areas to try to bring the blazes under control. it is expected to get hotter and drier today. they are bracing for difficult conditions. we have had confirmation already more than 200 homes were lost. just devastating for so many residents. >> all the hard work you put into everything for all those years and its just gone. >> reporter: total fire bands remain in place across much of new south wales with temperatures expected to increase over the next few hours. this operation is fa...

Holding something from the "titanic." its in such good condition. there is one detail here that makes the story extra poignant. >> reporter: on the rust any metal plate the words "for wallace on the occasion of our engagement the from maria." the violin has under gone years of tests to prove its authenticity. there was no doubt to the instruments worth. it sold for three times its expected price. >> at $900,000, going. [ applause ] >> reporter: $1.4 million. >> it just went on and on. we were al...

The sinking of "titanic." >> reporter: of all the stories to emerge from the "titanic," one endured the test of time. >> nice and cheery so there is no panic. ♪ >> reporter: a legend captured in the movie that amid the panic and chaos, the band kept on playing as the ocean liner slipped into the north atlantic. >> come on. lets play. >> reporter: the men were led in music and courage by wallace heartily and his trusty violin. no longer playable and cracked. >> 110, 120, 130. >> reporter: today...

Juilliard graduate found himself trapped in tons of concrete rubble. the music school had collapsed all around him. >> joseph is blind but on that devastatesing morning his vision was never more clear. john zarrella has his story of a symphony in the rubble. >> reporter: middle school students came to the hospital to play. they sensed music could ease his pain. note ♪ >> reporter: ramel josephs fingers on his left hand shattered, his legs crushed. his grave is what he calls the rubble where he...

>> sounds good. thank you so much. take a look at this. christine is not the only one hard at work. and now 57,000 stimulus money projects. we will talk about one project parted of the stimulus funding as we break it down. a new message allegedly from al qaeda. osama bin laden weighs in on the christmas day attack attempt. he says the music makes him feel like he is alive. you want to hear about a haitian music teacher rescued from the rubble. heavy rain brings flooding across parts of t...