some very disturbing writings on facebook from these guys that may have been indication as to what they were thinking and why. and the connection between the two of them? yes. very interesting stuff. also, the serious message from the pope on easter from the pontiff s demands for peace to an unforgettable act of kindness in california. we ll bring you the holiday highlights from around the world. and later this half hour, if the easter and passover holidays didn t put you and your family in a playful spirit, our toy insider mom certainly will as we check out the best toys of the season. got to get those toys ready. that s what the kids want. the peeps and the toys. before we get to that, we turn to the deadly shooting spree. the two men in custody are set for arraignment where they may be charged with hate crimes. investigators are still looking into possible motives, but it appears the rampage was triggered by racism and revenge. here s abc s senior justice c
pointed requests of our community to come forward. reporter: the shootings terrorized the pro pre doment inially black neighborhoods of north tulsa. the five shootings all occurred in less than an hour within three miles of each other. all the victims were black, shot apparently at random. a survivor said the man who shot them was white. being an naacp president for seven years, i think that somebody that committed these crimes were very upset with black people. reporter: police suspected the shootings were racially charged but had no evidence. now they say they may have a link. jake england posted a note on his facebook page thursday that said, today is two years that my dad has been gone, shot by an expletive n word. diedre bryant, abc news. we turn to politics now. an important political boost for mitt romney and it comes from a pretty unlikely source. newt gingrich told fox news that romney is, quote, far and away the most likely gop presidential nominee. gingri
tammy powers, 18-year-old jordan powers, rather, to move out and away from the public eye. this actually was you did weekend good morning america. you talked to her on the phone. i spoke to her on the phone the same day that james had been arrested and taken out of the apartment and she decided to end it. i m stunned. i saw such a bright future with that relationship. i m stunned it didn t work out the teacher and the student. we all thought it would last. yes, indeed. what a strange story, too. now he s cuffed. more power to her. she made a decisive move, and she s a strong young lady. i think she s going to be fine. lesson learned perhaps. absolutely. the unfort gettable mike wallace. the tv journalist and interviewer who put 60 minutes on the air and turned it into a huge success. we ll bring you a tribute coming up later in this half hour. and later this half hour, the vivid colored easter candy that s probably in your kids easter baskets right
place to be. we ll take you behind the scenes of the annual rose parade to see how an army of volunteers build the majestic floats that smell so good. pasadena is more my style this time of year. we begin with hillary clinton. the 65-year-old secretary of state is in a new york hospital suffering from a blood clot. a spokesman would not say where that clot is located but said clinton is being treated with anti-coagulants and will remain in the hospital for the next 48 hours so the doctors can monitor the medication. abc s deirdre bryant has more. reporter: secretary of state hillary clinton was admitted to new york presbyterian hospital sunday with a blood clot stemming from a concussion she suffered several weeks ago. clinton s doctors discovered the clot earlier in the day during a followup exam for that concussion. no details of where the clot is or other concerns have been released. this is not the first time clinton has been diagnosed with a blood clot.