call, or visit care.org. loss of a legend. a look back at the life and career of 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 tell sa. two men are arrested in a 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 news" for monday, april 9, 2012. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm michelle miller.

friends and colleagues are remembering long-time "60 knits" 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 20 emmy awards. 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. >> 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: he asked the ayatollah khomeini 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, lucian any, janis joplin, tina turner, barbara

streisand. when mike was born in 1918, there wasn't 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. >> reporter: it was an interview show caught "night beat" that mike remembers fit him like custom-made brass knuckles. >> what do you know about that? who in the united states is qualified? >> reporter: so when "60

minutes" was born in 1968, mike brought with him his "night beat" persona and contributed 40 years of nosiness, and drama. >> wait just a moment. >> hold it a moment. >> reporter: mike loved it 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 on the navy, to his last appearance, an interview with roger clemens. >> 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 one with another, pianist, vladimir horowitz.

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" bob schieffer gave an emotional farewell to 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 all going to miss him. next sunday, april 16 lt "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. five roses were on display at the front of the north peoria church of christ in tulsa as they honored the victims. three people died and two were wounded. officers say tips from the community led them to their suspects, jake england and alvin watts. >> 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. >> 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 say it's too early to determine the motive. >> if it's a race crime it's something we need to show the community that's also what we're charging him with. >> 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 feel like 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. in florida the fate of

george zimmerman could be determined this week. prosecutors 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 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 beat 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 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.

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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 ko 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 suspect. 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 0.1%. wall street will get first quarter earnings and we'll see if the market reacted to last week's weaker than expected new jobs report. last week the dow lost 151 points, the nas dad lost 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, acc d according to the lung berg survey. the average cost of a gallon is up over the last two weeks. the national average is $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 missy. 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. to save some money on our car insurance. great! at progressive, you can compare rates side by side,

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extend from the northern plains to the mid-mississippi valley 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 it. i hooked it.

>> as for that green jacket, puts watson in the most exclusive club in golf and comes with a $1.4 million prize. now to baseball and some power hitting in texas. the rangers' adrian beltre smacked a two-run homer in the fourth inning and in the sixth josh hamilton hit a huge 440 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, thibault 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 calls tebow 'ing. >> 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 last thing for the last seven years and this year it 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. 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 calls himself the painter of light and made a fortune selling vivid portraits. he was found dead in his southern california home, apparently of natural causes.

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work now on to 3-9d 5 on the 14th street bridge. a quick look on the north side of town, no problems to report on the beltway maryland side. a live look in college park and very light this morning heading into silver spring. coming up a look at 270. today the maryland state house will debate on a new gambling bill. >> it calls for a statewide referendum on adding a sixth gaming site in the state. as matt tells us the bill was already approved by the state senate. >> reporter: though county executive baker has long been an advocate of casino gambling, county residents are clearly of two minds on the matter. casino gambling in prince george's county, yes or no? >> yes. >> some see only the benefit of millions of dollars in additional revenue for the county every year.

>> i think it will be a good idea. it will attract more business. >> they definitely need the revenue. unfortunately, i don't think the government will spend it properly. but they definitely need the revenue. >> reporter: while others are deeply concerned, the problem of casino blame bling often causes is the concern. >> i think it might bring the wrong kind of people to our area. >> reporter: bring crime perhaps? >> i know some people developing gambling problems. >> reporter: at this point many political observers seem to think while the bill authorizing casino gambling in prince george's county was easily approved, it remains a real long shot that the house of delegates would pass the bill as currently written. the house of delegates has scheduled a hearing for 9:30 monday morning. if in fact it is approved, a referendum on casino gambling would be held in november. lear