he was serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of odin lloyd. his death comes just five days after he was acquitted for the murders of two men in boston in 2012. >> prison officials say that hernandez hanged himself with a bed sheet attached to the cell window. he tried to block the door from the inside by jamming wit various items making it difficult for officials to get in. hernandez played for the patriots from 2010 to 2012. he was cut from the team shortly after being cut from the team. the patriots are going to the white house today to celebrate the super bowl victory with president trump. >>> president trump is claiming victory in a special election seen as an early referendum on his presidency. jon ossoff got the most votes at 48%, but he needed 50% to win the primary so now he's fail karen handel in a runoff on june 20th. the president asked the supporters to vote against the democrat. handel said on twitter that mr. trump called her this morning. the congressional seat opened up when tom price became president trump's health and human s

he is serving a prison sense for the death of odin lloyd. under the massachusetts law his conviction could be erased. >> the wrongful death case continues and we really should not be affected by this event. he died on the very same day his former team were at the white house to celebrate their super bowl victory. his former teammates declined to comment on his death. >> thank you so much. >>> fitness guru richard simmons appeared to be reaching out for fans. he was hospitalized for severe indigestion. he took to facebook to thank fans for their well wishes and confirmed he's okay. kevin frazier is in los angeles. good morning. >> good morning. you could argue that up until 2014 there was no public figure who was more public than richard simmons and that's why his continued absence and his latest statement are so fascinating. the main thing richard simmons seems to be exercising these days is his right to privacy. he apparently decided it was time to reassure fans he's okay after being hospitalized in los angeles for gastric problem monday. t

caroline: hyperloop one ceo rob lloyd. we had a chance to catch up with the company's executive chairman and ask about how this project is being funded. >> we've raised $160 million in funding in our 2.5 year history of founding, so as we talk about this ability to do loa moon shots, it is pretty spectacular. investors, present and future, who will be part of what we are building, so it is flowing quite well. we will have more to say in the near future. caroline: such exciting projects like these are not often without controversy. one has been between you and the original ctl. how hao. o. are 250 people, incredible talent, building this, everything is looking really great. any slowdownbeen in our progress to make the hyperloop a reality. caroline: coming up, future restrictions could drive tech talent to india. we will look at how it could benefit from u.s. visa reform. the return of mcafee, reemerging as a standalone company after being scooped up by intel. we will speak about the private equity landscape. that is next. t

caroline: hyperloop one ceo rob lloyd. we also had a chance to catch up with the company's executive chairman and asked about how this project is being funded. >> we've raised $160 million in funding in our 2.5-year history of founding, so it has been we , talk about this ability to do moon shots, build something from an idea to now in the deserts of nevada of reality is pretty spectacular. ,nd we have got great investors present and future, who will be part of what we are building, so it is going quite well. we will have more to say in the near future. caroline: such exciting projects as these sometimes are not without controversy. and one of those controversies has been the lawsuit between you and the original cofounder you , and the original cto. how does that affect money? shervin: we are going from strength to strength. we are 250 people, incredible talent. we are building this. we are -- everything is looking really great. there hasn't there hasn't been , any slowdown in our progress to make the hyperloop a reality.

we will hear from rob lloyd. and a reminder that all episodes of bloomberg technology are live streaming on twitter. check us out at @bloombergtechtv. this is bloomberg. ♪ caroline: welcome back to the "best of bloomberg technology." hyperloop one was in washington hoping to win support from policymakers. this is one of two companies trying to create the future trends of system. the company revealed routes across 35 cities, joining 24 proposals around the world. the ceo spoke to us about his company's plans in the u.s. >> this is american-made technology. our reputation innovating has been world leading, but inground transportation and high-speed rail, there is no real american technology. it is an la-based company that has grown from a garage to 260 employees in less than 27 months. we are demonstrating we can build something new, something different, by bringing the greatest minds together. we can do this in the united states if we collaborate and get support from regulators so we can dovetail with existing t