loss of a legend. a look back at the life and career of "60 minutes" correspondent mike wallace. >> you demanded special treatment. >> you needed money. >> it's almost an embarrassment, sir, to hear this from you. >> what? what do they want you to do? terror in tulsa. two men are arrested in a deadly shooting spree that may have been racially motivated. afghan accord. the u.s. agrees to give afghanistan control over risky nighttime raids that help root out the taliban. this is the "cbs morning out the taliban. this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, april 9, 2012. captioning funded by cbs good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm michelle miller. friends and colleagues are

remembering long-time "60 minutes" correspondent mike wallace this morning. he once said there is no such thing as an indiscreet question and millions tuned in every sunday night just to see who would be sweating through one of his interrogations. he won 21 emmy awards during his long career. mike wallace died saturday in connecticut. he was 93 years old. his friend and colleague morley safer takes a look back at his remarkable career. >> he was doing what? >> with you? >> why? >> why? >> why are you so -- >> reporter: for half a century he took on corrupt politicians, scam artists and bureaucratic bumblers. >> come on out. you don't want to talk to me? >> reporter: his visits preceded by the four dreaded words -- mike wallace is here. >> i don't understand. they must be ashamed of something. >> i'm nosey and insistent. >> reporter: so insistent there

were few 20th century icons who didn't submit to a mike wallace interview. he asked the ayatollah komen anyway if he was crazy. >> and he calls you imam, for give me, his words, not mine, a lunatic. >> reporter: he traveled with martin luther king. >> remain strong -- >> reporter: and he interviewed malcolm x shortly before his assassination. >> i'm probably a dead man already. >> i came here with a belief -- >> reporter: he was no stranger to the white house, interviewing his friends, the reagans. there he was with john kennedy, with lyndon johnson. >> so, you think next time around -- >> reporter: with jimmy carter, even with eleanor roosevelt. plus all those remarkable characters. >> come on, mike. >> reporter: leonard bernstein, johnny carson, pavarotti, janis joplin, tina turner, salvador

dali, barbara streisand. it's hard to believe but when mike was born in 1918, there wasn't even a radio in most american homes, much less tv. at the university of michigan, where his parents hoped he'd become a doctor or a lawyer, he got hooked, instead, on radio. and by 1941 mike was the announcer on "the green hornet." >> the green hornet strikes again. >> hello, i'm mike wallace with real news. ♪ hello everybody >> reporter: when television arrived in the 1950s, mike was everywhere. >> good evening, i'm mike wallace. the show is "night beat" >> reporter: it was an interview show called "night beat" that first broadcast in 1956 that mike remembers fit him like custom-made brass knuckles. >> what do you know about that? who in the united states is qualified? >> 60 minutes voluntarily one -- >> reporter: so when "60 minutes" was born in 1968, mike brought with him his "night

beat" persona and contributed 40 years worth of nosiness, impertinence and, of course, drama. >> wait just a moment. >> hold it a moment. >> reporter: mike loved to mix it up with producers, editors, even his fellow correspondent. it was 65 years from mike's first appearance on camera, a world war ii film for the navy, to his last television appearance, a "60 minutes" interview with roger clemens, the baseball star trying to fight off accusations of steroid use. >> and never anabolic steroids? >> never. >> reporter: 65 years. ♪ >> reporter: it's strange but for such a tough guy, mike's all-time favorite interview with with another legend pianist, vladimir horowitz. mike, a red, white, blue kind of

guy, he played "the stars and stripes forever." it almost brought tears to the toughest guy on television. ♪ >> astonishing what you learn and feel and see along the way. that's why a reporter's job, as you know, is such a joy. ♪ on cbs's "face the nation" yesterday host bob schieffer gave an emotional farewell to his friend mike wallace. >> mike was a great friend and mentor to me. he even gave me a compliment once. and he was one of the real pioneers in television journalism. we're all going to miss him. and next sunday, april 15th, "60 minutes" plans a full tribute to mike wallace. you can see that right here on cbs. now to the shooting rampage that left three people dead.

the incident happened in tulsa, oklahoma. two men have been arrested and are due in court this morning. investigators say they found a racial slur on one of the suspect's facebook page but they also say revenge not race may have been a factor. we have the latest. >> reporter: the suspects in friday's deadly shooting spree in tulsa are expected to face first-degree murder charges during an arraignment today. ♪ amazing grace >> reporter: five roses were on display at the front of the north peoria church of christ in tulsa as they honored the victims during easter services sunday. three people died and two were wounded. officers say tips from the community led them to their suspects, jake england and alvin watts. >> our community did an outstanding job. i'm also very proud to be an tul tulsan. >> reporter: investigators say the shootings may have been to avenge the death of england's father. police say the 19-year-old's dad died with an altercation with a black man two years ago. >> i think it's a shame. that boy is a good kid way down

deep. but nobody ever dug down deep enough to help him. >> reporter: the fbi assisted with the manhunt. agents say they'll investigate whether it was a hate crime. all five victims are black but officials stress it's too early to draw conclusions. >> if we did have a case someone was obviously involved in a hate crime, i think it is something that we need to show the community, that that's also what we're charging them with, okay? it could happen. we may not have it here. >> reporter: some community members say they question the suspect's motive. >> i feel like when you have five people shot and they're all african-american, i feel like it may have been a hate crime, yes. >> i think that somebody that committed these crimes were very upset with black people. that person happened to be a white person. >> reporter: police say prosecutors will have the final say about whether hate crime charges are filed. cbs news. in florida the fate of gunman george zimmerman could be decided this week.

prosecutors in the shooting death of trayvon martin are expected to take the case to a grand jury tomorrow. yesterday dozens of college students from all over florida marched into sanford, protesting martin's murder. the group began their march on friday in daytona beach. gop presidential candidate rick santorum will not be campaigning today. instead he'll spend his day with his 3-year-old daughter bella. she has a rare, often fatal genetic condition and was rushed to the hospital on friday. earlier this year she came down with pneumonia. newt gingrich says his presidential campaign is $4.5 million in debt but he has no plans to drop out, even though mitt romney will probably win the nomination. >> i think you have to be realistic. given the size of his organization, given the number of primaries he's won. he is far and away the most likely republican nominee. and if he does get to 1144 delegates, i'll support him and do everything i can to help him

defeat obama. >> gingrich said running for president turned out to be a lot harder than he thought it would be. coming up on the morning news, food fight, protests rain down eggs and yogurt during a live broadcast. first, scott pelley has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> predicting crime. how police are cutting more than 30% of crimes with high-tech tools that can anticipate burglaries, break-ins and car thefts. that's this week on the "cbs evening news." car they haves. that's this week on the "cbs evening news." that i could smoke me for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems,

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ignoring protests from the u.s. and other nations, north korea is nearly ready to launch a powerful rocket. western reporters got a look at the three-stage rocket on its pad yesterday. north koreans say they're launching a weather satellite, but western experts say it's a missile test. the launch could come as early as thursday. the u.s. military and the afghan government have signed a

deal, changing the rules for night raids to capture suspected terrorists. more than 2,000 such raids were carried out by u.s. forces last year, infuriating many afghan villagers. under the new deal, afghan security forces will be responsible now for night raids but they can call for u.s. air, ground and medical support. the u.n. cease-fire plan in syria is in serious doubt this morning after the syrian government made new demands that the largest opposition group quickly rejected. and there's no let-up in military attacks on syrian civilian populations, including the battered city of homs as seen in amateur video posted online. on the "cbs moneywatch," labor talks continue for at&t workers and gas prices shift higher. we have that and more. >> losses continue for overseas

markets. tokyo's nikkei fell for a fifth straight day, losing the early 1.5%. shanghai's composite dropped 0.5%. wall street investors will start to get first quarter earnings this week and we'll see if the markets reacted to last week's weaker than expected jobs reports. the markets were closed for good friday. for the week the dow lost 151, the nasdaq 11. thousands of at&t workers will show up for work even though they don't have a contract. the land line workers contract expired over the weekend but the union and at&t will continue to work on a contract. the two sides are at odds over job protection clauses and health care costs. and gas prices continue to inch towards $4 a gallon, according to the lundberg survey. the average cost of a gal is up four cents over the last two weeks. the nationwide average for a gallon of regular is now $3.97. meanwhile, the price of natural gas is at a ten-year low.

in fact, the nation has so much natural gas, producers are running out of places to store it. the surplus is due to a five-year boom in drilling and a diminished demand for home heating during the warm winter, michelle. >> thank you. in greece, live television can get a little messy. during a tv show friday, protesters stormed the studio and began pelting the anchor with eggs and yogurt. they were angry that he had interviewed a neo-nazi official the week before. the anchor stayed remarkably calm through the attack and even walked some yogurt off his laptop. straight ahead, your monday morning weather. in sports, going for the green. an amazing through the tree shot leads to a green jacket victory at the masters. cket victory at the masters. to save some money on our car insurance. great! at progressive, you can compare rates side by side, so you get the same coverage, often for less.

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and across most of the southeast. thunderstorms will range across the southern plains especially oklahoma and texas, which could see large hail and isolated tornadoes. showers will continue along the northwest coast. in sports, bubba watson is the proud new owner of a jacket in bright masters green and did he ever earn it. tied at augusta national at the end of regulation, watson and south african louis oosthuizen played two extra holes. on the second, watson's tee shot went into the trees, unable to see the green, he made an amazing shot to put him close to make par while oosthuizen bogeys. later watson explained his marvelous shot. >> had a good lie, a gap where i had to hook it, i don't know, 40 yards or something, so i just -- pretty good at hooking it and somehow is just nestled up next to the hole. >> as for that green jacket,

puts watson in the most exclusive club in golf and comes with a $1.4 million to boot. now to baseball and some power hitting in texas. the rangers' adrian beltre smacked a two-run homer in the fourth inning against the white sox. and in the sixth, josh hamilton hit a huge 441-foot drive to the second deck as texas won it 5-0. new york jets quarterback tim tebow drew a big crowd on easter sunday speaking about his faith in a town near austin, texas. introduced by the pastor of a local church, tebow was cheered by an estimated 15,000 people. some wearing jerseys with his number 15. he discusseded his habit of taking a knee to pray at nfl games, often called teb tebow'inging. >> i don't think i was the first athlete to get on my knee and pray. it's funny, because i've had the same routine the last seven years and just this year they started calling it tebow'ing,

which i have no idea why. i've been doing the same thing for the last seven years, and this year it just seemed to get popular. >> tebow says he knows some mock his actions but that's okay, he says, because it gets people to talk about prayer. when we return, celebrating easter. we'll show you how some mark the christian holiday, including one celebration that broke down the barriers between religions. ♪ you are my sunshine, my only sunshine ♪

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., partly sunny, 65. atlanta, mostly sunny, 76. st. louis, mostly sunny, 69. denver, partly sunny, 67. seattle, mostly cloudy, 66. sunday was the holiest day of the year on the christian calendar. pope benedict celebrated easter at the vatican yesterday,

delivering the customary blessing to a huge crowd in st. peter's square from the balcony of the basilica. in this country easter was celebrated in communities big and small, including henryville. indiana, the congregation of mt. mariah church celebrated in a tent because the tornado left nothing but the foundation. perhaps the most unusual easter service was held in sacramento, california, when a christian congregation lost its leaf, a muslim community center offered its mosque, which is normally off limits to non-muslims. an autopsy will be conducted on thomas kincade, the prolific artist who died at the age of 54. he called himself the painter of light and made a fortune selling vivid picture of nature and cartoon characters. he was found dead in his southern california home, apparently of natural causes. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," much more on the life and career of mike wallace. i'm michelle miller.

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despite serious competition "the hunger games" shot to the top of the box office for a third weekend in a row. "the hunger games" took in $33.5 million this holiday weekend. domestic total now tops more than $300 million. in second was the comedy "american reunion" with $21.5 million. in third "titanic" in 3d with more than $17 million. it was 100 years ago this week that the titanic set sail from southampton, england. a crew set sail from the very same port. tony guida reports. >> reporter: the cruise from southampton is on a sentimental journey to relive memories of the "rms titanic" on her maiden and only voyage.

aboard 1309 passengers, same number as the titanic, including phillip littlejohn, his grandfather was a steward in first class. he survived. >> we knew he was on titanic but he never talked about it. he lost too many friends that night. >> reporter: that night was april 15, 1912, 100 years ago next sunday. at 2:20 in the morning, 2 1/2 hours after side swiping an iceberg, the great ship went down. >> my great uncle lost his life. his body was never recovered. >> reporter: titanic would cost $400 million to replicate today. with 11 decks, a grand staircase and dripping with opulence, it was designed to be an eternal kingdom, a ship that would never die. had everything gone right, titanic would have docked at this pier off the hudson river, six days after leaving

southampton. her route was to stop first at cherbourg, france, but south of newfoundland, she hit an iceberg. the atlantic rushed into her supposedly watertight compartment. of more than 2200 passengers and crew, some prominently wealthy like jon jay cob aster, but some immigrants looking for a better life in america, fewer than 1 in 3 survived. for some on this titanic memorial cruise, this is a holiday but not for phillip littlejohn. >> i don't even like the word cruise. i think it's a remembrance. it's a remembrance of those who died. >> reporter: next sunday these passengers will commemorate titanic at the spot where she sank and now rests more than two miles down. tony guida, cbs news, new york. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," remembering cbs news icon mike wallace. we'll hear from "60 minutes"

correspondents morley safer and steve kroft. plus we'll find out the five secrets that restaurants don't want you to know. and comedian steve harvey stops by studio 57. and that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm michelle miller. you have a great day. ,,,,

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