. >> do you believe it is definitively connected to the murder of mark hasse? >> pardon? >> do you believe the murders yesterday are definitively connected to the murder of mark hasse? >> i can't say that, no. we have nothing indicating that for sure. >> will the prosecutors office be open tomorrow or have you told them not to show up to work? >> i don't know if they'll be open or not. >> can you describe the crime scene. what did it look like when you went in last night? >> we're not going to discuss that, that's evidentiary. [ inaudible question ] >> pardon? >> i heard you provided security overnight for members of the d.a. office. >> we're not going to discuss any security arrangements. >> were there any signs of forced entry at the home yesterday? >> we'll not discuss that. >> sheriff, there was a deputy protecting the district attorney for a while. what happened to that deputy? >> i'm sorry? >> the deputy that was assigned to protect the district attorney, was he still with them? was he there at the weekend? >> as i said, we're not going to speak about security measu

before mark hasse was killed, he told a friend he was afraid for his life.hat are you hearing about protection? tomorrow morning it's going to be open. are they beefing up protection outside the courthouse, outside of them going to work in any other way? >> reporter: well, we've heard from people that there's a great deal of uncertainty and many people feeling, you know, like the chill went up their spine as they've seen these attacks carried out. the law enforcement officials are not being specific about what kind of protection or to what lengths they are going to protect the elected officials, but they are also beefing up security presence at the courthouse and that will be, we're told, very visible tomorrow morning as well. >> all right. ed lavendera, ed, thank you very much. >>> so the ads that you see there, see these ads? some parents, they push them over the edge. they're protesting a lingerie line aimed at young girls from victoria's secret. coming up, we'll hear from one parent who wants companies like victoria's secrets to stop turning daughters in

weeks ag mclelland said he believed a white see prupremaci gang might have killed mark hasse. what do you think than? >> reporter: he was gunned home along with his wife in his home, but he said in that interview, mark hasse, the prosecutor had not handled cases surrounding the aryan white supremacist group, his office over the last couple of years had made a dent into that organization. definitely, you know, suggesting that perhaps that might have been part of that initial murder investigation into the mark hasse murder investigation, and that has been out there for some time and obviously leads to a great deal of speculation whether or not that continues to play a role in the mclelland murders as well. >> ed lavandera. thank you, and we appreciate that and, again, we want to tell you that they believe, there is some belief, that the killings may be connected, but so far investigators aren't tieing that in, and we're working on getting merit of kaufman to give a little bit more about that. we're having a bit of technical difficulties with that but will get the mayor in a few

it happened in kaufman, texas, the same place that mark hasse was gunned down in december. i spoke just a few moments ago with the mayor of kaufman and he thinks the murders are linked. >> it has to be targeted. that's the logical conclusion. i don't have any information to lead me to believe that is the case. they targeted two people from our prosecutors. >> and our ed lavandera is in kaufman this morning. what are people telling you about these latest murders and the killing of the d.a. in january? >> authorities aren't saying much but clear from the response that we saw last night to this murder scene at the home of mike mcclelland where he and his wife were gunned down in their own home. so, clearly, that response that you saw descend in that neighborhood where the mcclellands live gives you an indication of how serious this situation is here in kaufman county. these murders coming almost two months that assistant prosecutor mark hasse was walking to work, in what many people describe as a brazen attack. a great deal of speculation as to what exactly is going on with th

that is the same place this assistant district attorney, mark hasse, was gunned down in january, outside the county courthouse. i want to bring in cnn's ed lavendera, who is in kaufman. there are so many angles of this story, beginning with these two awful murders and then the question of the link between these two murders and the one in january. >> yeah, a lot of ground to cover here, candy. devastating news that the folks here in kauffman county are waking up to on this easter sunday morning. the news that mike mcclellan, a long-time district attorney, the top prosecutor here in this county was found gunned down, murdered in his home alongside his wife cynthia. this is coming just two months after an assistant prosecutor, a man that mike mcclellan worked closely with, mike hasse was gunned down walking to work. in that case the gunman was able to drive off. there were no witnesses. investigators have been working the case for the last two months. as far as we can tell, there have been no major breaks or leads in that investigation. the mayor in kaufman says they believe these two men w

witnesses say assistant district attorney mark hasse was executed in broad daylight by two men dressed in black s.w.a.t. gear. white supremacists are suspected in that case, and police said tonight, given the proximity, they want to see if there could be any ties. and david, more breaking news. we just got court documents that say the shell casings from the texas shootout are the same brad and caliber as those found at the home of the colorado prison chief. >> pierre thomas, i know you'll be following this into the night. pierre, thank you. >>> now to that brazen attempt on board a us airways flight. a man posing as a pilot, walking right into the cockpit and taking a seat. abc's david kerley tonight on the co-pilot who smartly began asking questions. >> reporter: it was a us airways jetliner in philly that this man was able to sneak into the cockpit with a ticket and dressed like a pilot. that landed 61-year-old french man phillipe jernnard into a jail cell tonight. authorities tell us jernnard was wearing an air france logo shirt and leather jacket. he asked for an upgrade at the gat

this comes just two months after the county's assistant district attorney mark hasse was gunned down in broad daylight just steps from the courthouse. later mcclelland stepped in, vowing to get justice for one of texas's toughest prosecutors. >> we're going to pull you out of whatever hole you're in and bring you back and let the people of kaufmann county prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law. >> reporter: now, the fbi and atf and texas rangers have not one but two cases on their hands. the fear now is that these murders are somehow connected. but, at this point, authorities will not say if they are related. now, we're expecting a lot more information to come out later this morning, when investigators hold their first press conference since discovering the bodies. dan? >> telling us more about what is truly an extraordinary situation, john schriffen reporting from texas this morning, thank you. >>> let's bring now in abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas, how rare is this kind of violence directed at senior public officials? >> good morning, dan. while we have a l

. >> hopefully that could provide the break that is needed because if you look back at the mark hassehe end of january when he was murdered just walking up to the courthouse. it's shocking that in the middle -- as this man is walking to work in broad daylight and how very little eyewitness or credible eyewitness information investigators were able to get. the car was able to drive off. it was misinformation as to whether or not there were one or two shooters. i think it is really kind of boggled a lot of people's minds that somebody would be able to carry out an attack like that in broad daylight, then just simply disappear. there hasn't even been any talk or leads on where the get-away car might have gone to or if it's ever ever seen since. all of that plays into the mystery of what is going on here. especially when you look at mcclelland's neighborhood, it is not like the district attorney lived in a neighborhood where neighbors were far away from him. it is a subdivision and at this point we're not getting any clooer real clear indication that any neighbors have been able to offer

that is the same place this assistant district attorney, mark hasse, was gunned down in january, outside the county courthouse. i want to bring in cnn's ed lavendera, who is in kaufman. ed, tell us the latest. >> reporter: candy, this is a situation that is sending shivers down the spines of many peep who live hoar in kaufman county, texas. almost exactly two months after an assistant prosecutor here in kaufman county was gunned down as he was walking into the courthouse, a brazen attack, the district attorney, his boss and his wife, mike mcclellan and cynthia mcclellan were gowned down in their own home here in kaufman county as well, and there are many asking questions about exactly how these cases might be related. the mayor here in kaufman says it believes to him that both men were targeted and he believes that they are connected. investigators here haven't said much beyond the fact that this attack had happened and that the couple was found murdered yesterday, late last night in their homes. so we are waiting to hear from authorities. but it's interesting, mike mcclellan, after the

mclelland was committed to bringing has assistant d.a., mark hasse's, killer to justice. here's what he said soon after his friend was shot and killed two months ago. >> we're very confident that we're going to find you, we're going to pull you out of whatever hole you're in, and we're going to bring you back and let the people of kaufman county prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law. as far as i know, this is never been done before. i do not want it to happen again. >> reporter: now, law enforcement has yet to comment publicly on this latest shocking murder here in kaufman county, but we do expect to hear from the sheriff a little bit later this morning. we'll bring you the latest when we get it. erica? >> mark, as i understand, the fbi had looked at a possible link between that murder a couple of months ago and also the murder of the colorado prison chief, tom clements. is there any hint of a connection here? >> reporter: they are still looking into that. it's interesting, because one of my colleagues talked to the d.a., mike mclelland, about a week ago about th