have our brackets filled out. do you have yours? huh? huh? the ncaa tournament starts today. we will tell you about the games that are a must-see tv. that s right. first we do have to got to this the fatal shooting that brought tears to a governor s eyes, who killed the head of colorado s prison system. someone rang the prison chief s doorbell, opened fire and killed him on the spot. as the search continues for the murderer, security is beefed up all around the state. here is abc s clayton sandel. reporter: in this quiet rural neighborhood outside denver, a killer came calling. tom clemmons at home with his wife went to answer the front door and was suddenly shot in the chest. the shooter fled into the night. somebody rang the doorbell, her husband answered and was shot. reporter: 58-year-old clemens, the director of colorado s prison system was killed. with a massive manhunt under way the only clue, a dark car seen in the neighborhood at the time
channel 10 there would be some sort of retaliation. we haven t seen anything immediate. in the past when incidents like this have happened. and more rockets. more injuries. there hasn t been any response from israel. not only unclear what a proportional response might look like. but given the president is in the region today, right here today, it is very, it s very unclear what israel could do to respond. all right, excellent reporting, abc s alex marquardt live from jerusalem. thank you. be sure to stay with abc news, we ll follow the major developments in the middle east. look for live updates on america this morning and good morning america. lawmakers expected to approve a huge spending bill that will keep the government running for the next six months. the senate passed the legislation yesterday 73-26. the budget locks in place the $85 billion worth of cuts across the board. that will mean job furlough for hundreds of thousands of federal workers. a manhunt under way in
now, as the president addresses strained relations with israeli and palestinian leaders. there has been an act of violence in southern israel. who fired the rockets and what it means for an important diplomatic visit from the white house. it is thursday, march 21st. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now, with john muller and diana perez. good thursday morning. there is breaking news in the mideast. rockets fired from gaza hitting buildings in israel where the president is visiting. we will take you live to jerusalem. another major headline we are following he answered the front door and was shot on the spot. an all-out search for a killer who gunned down a colorado prison chief there at a sensitive time in the state. also this morning, what would you do if your boss ordered you to take medical exams or face penalties. hear both side of this story as a national drugstore chain enforces a controversial policy. later this half-hour,
of the shooting its engine running but nobody inside. we don t know if the shooting was random at this point. we are very early in the investigation. we have no suspect at this point. because we have no suspect we can t identify a motive. reporter: investigators want to know if clemmons was targeted for revenge. a former warden at colorado s federal super max prison says it is a career that creates enemies. you have 20,000 individuals, any one could have a reason to hurt mr. clemmons. reporter: clemmons murder came on the same day colorado s governor signed some of the toughest new gun laws in the country. tom clemmons dedicated his live to being a public servant to making our state better to making the world a better place.