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Tonight. >> my linear logic is pure rhetoric and youre jumping -- >> im talking about do you want background checks? you dont want them? >> the aclu tells me this is a dangerous proposition. >> can we speak for ourselves here? >> can you take an answer other than forcing one? >> i want to know, larry pratt, where do you stand -- >> i told you where -- >> are you against background checks? >> from the very beginning we were against -- >> the ones we have now? >> we dont trust people like you. >> ...

Interest at this point. and theyre willing to identify. >> are they-- do they know whether or not these two murders, the murder of the assistant d.a. and the d.a. and his wife, is there anything to suggest that theyre connected rather than just a coincidence? >> well, it depends on who you ask. there are some officials who have said the county judge came out and spoke with us earlier this weekend said he believes its more than coincidence that the two shootings happened within such short period ...

There appears to be significant news regarding the murder of kaufman county texas district attorney mike mclelland and his wife. since the killings were discovered saturday, speculation about who committed that crime is centered on a possible connection to the aryan brotherhood of texas, a white sue premise gang who has been prosecuted by kaufman county d.a. the assistant d.a., the same county, was shot and killed in a parking lot outside the kaufman county courthouse. killed at a time when sour...

Were told the fbi is looking for people, perhaps some witnesses or people who might have more information on this to interview them as we learn, more, gregg, well pass it along. >> rick, thank you very much. jenna? jenna: "happening now", new information on the murders of a texas d.a. and his wife. kaufman county d.a., mcdonald little land and his wife cynthia were gunned down in their home last weekend. reports say mclelland was shot 20 times. his wife shot once near her front door. they come t...

Honestly believe there were two vehicles with large tires that came to the home of the mclellands this past week and committed this crime. they were able to get tire tracks from two large vehicles. which indicates to me as an investigator, this was not an act conducted by one individual. the other thing really significant here. if you remember when the first assistant d.a. was killed back in january, it was clearly shown by the witnesses and told to the police that there were two individuals com...

And that has prompted a whole lot of security concerns, increasing security around prosecutors in that area and their staff. the group, the aryan brotherhood group is suspected in the january murder of assistant d.a. mark hasse. no arrests made in that. john heileman, an assistant u.s. attorney, he has been working on a major racketeering case in the region, against 34 of those aryan brotherhood members. he sent a letter to defense attorneys saying hes stepping down from the case. listen to this...

There appears to be significant news regarding the murder of kaufman county texas district attorney mike mclelland and his wife. since the killings were discovered saturday, speculation about who committed that crime is centered on a possible connection to the aryan brotherhood of texas, a white sue premise gang who has been prosecuted by kaufman county d.a. the assistant d.a., the same county, was shot and killed in a parking lot outside the kaufman county courthouse. killed at a time when sour...

Home. two months earlier an assistant d.a. was gunned down in broad daylight. george howell is joining us. are there any clues in the investigation in anymore information today? >> suzanne, no new information from investigators at this point. but we do have some new insight into the case from a search warrant affidavit. basically we understand that the bodies of the victims, mr. mcclellan and his wife, cynthia, found by friends trying to reach them repeatedly that day. we also know mr. mcclellan...

Nonviolent, they have a very -- they have a violent record, but they do draw the line at some areas. for example, i point out that the aryan brotherhood will punish members who use children in drug deals. certainly dont see that with other prison gangs. >> okay. and, again, no correlation, no definitive correlation has been made between the brotherhood and the killings, but the question is being asked because of the many indictments of some of the members and as it relates to the involvement of ...

It hits very close to home. people are on edge a little and afraid for the rest of the city employees. >> mm-hmm. >> reporter: its the second prosecutor to be killed in two months in kaufman. first, assistant d.a. mark hassey gunned down on january 31st, then his boss, d.a. mike mclelland and his wife found dead saturday, shot multiple times. there are many questions, but answers are in short pply. even public officials are taking precautions. >> im certainly aware. fear? i dont know that thats ...