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>> reporter: but he was cut from the team in 2013 after his arrest in the murder of odin lloyd. >> this was a complete shock to new england and certainly to the sports world. >> reporter: hernandez charged with first-degree murder and went on trial in january of 2015. >> you orchestrated, participated in the killing, and covered up the killing. >> reporter: prosecutors say hernandez and two of his friends picked up lloyd at his home in boston in june of 2013 and drove him to an industrial park where they killed him. he pled not guilty, but in april of 2015, he was convicted of >> guilty of murder in the first degree. >> reporter: which carries a mandatory life sentence. >> he was stone-faced. very little emotion. he looked at his fiancee, who was absolutely in tears, and mouthed the words "stay strong." >> reporter: it was a precipitous crash for a once-beloved player. his cousin remembers better times. >> whenever he came from practice or he came into town he would always ask every one of us if we needed anything, what can i do for you? he was a good-hearted person and not the mean-spi
>> reporter: but he was cut from the team in 2013 after his arrest in the murder of odin lloyd. >> this was a complete shock to new england and certainly to the sports world. >> reporter: hernandez charged with first-degree murder and went on trial in january of 2015. >> you orchestrated, participated in the killing, and covered up the killing. >> reporter: prosecutors say hernandez and two of his friends picked up lloyd at his home in boston in june of 2013 and...
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a lawyer for lloyd's mother says hernandez was convicted. all that's left is for a judge or jury to decide on damages. hernandez was still appealing that conviction. days ago hernandez was acquitted in a double murder case. an attorney for one of those families say they will also seek damages, while expressing sympathy to hernandez's loved ones. >> they take no joy in what's happened to him and more particularly to their families, his family. >> aaron hernandez was 27 years old. >>> the stocking scare for former first daughter malia obama. law enforcement sources telling wnbc authorities are investigating a man who showed up at her workplace in hand hat tan on three separate days with a sign proposing marriage. secret service agents detained the plan and turned him over to police who then referred him to a hospital for evaluation. >>> reclusive fitness guru richard simmons is breaking his silence after dropping out of public life in recent years. the 68-year-old was hospitalized for severe indigestion earlier this week. on facebook simmons t
a lawyer for lloyd's mother says hernandez was convicted. all that's left is for a judge or jury to decide on damages. hernandez was still appealing that conviction. days ago hernandez was acquitted in a double murder case. an attorney for one of those families say they will also seek damages, while expressing sympathy to hernandez's loved ones. >> they take no joy in what's happened to him and more particularly to their families, his family. >> aaron hernandez was 27 years old....
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with aaron hernandez and odin lloyd would be 31 right now. we should remember the victims here. thank you for being with us. >>> you'll want to watch the downward spiral. inside the case of aaron hernandez at 11:00 p.m. here on cnn. >>> a new warning from the vice president to north korea. he tells cnn in an exclusive interview no direct negotiations with kim jong-un. plus the super bowl winners, the new england patriots headed to the white house with breaking news, reports coming out within the last half hour, tom brady will not be there with them. find out why. >>> also, the man at the helm of the embattled banking giant, wells fargo speaking out in an exclusive interview about the fake account scandal that has rocked that bank. >> was it at the core, a system, a culture problem? >> well, those two things that you describe which actually are very important created a culture in the retail banking business that was inappropriate. that covers you part way, so when it comes to pain relievers, why put up with just part of a day? aleve, live whol
with aaron hernandez and odin lloyd would be 31 right now. we should remember the victims here. thank you for being with us. >>> you'll want to watch the downward spiral. inside the case of aaron hernandez at 11:00 p.m. here on cnn. >>> a new warning from the vice president to north korea. he tells cnn in an exclusive interview no direct negotiations with kim jong-un. plus the super bowl winners, the new england patriots headed to the white house with breaking news, reports...
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i know aaron hernandez did some heinous things in killing odin lloyd. and he was involved in the other double murder. he did some terrible things, but like i said, a guy who had his whole life in front of him, a $40 million contract, superstar athletic career, most tragedically a daughter who is four years old. he was seven months old when aaron was hauled away. she's going to grow up without a father. his peon say who sat by him day after day in court, month after month, all the families involved, the two victims in the double murder who haven't gotten closure. there won't be a conviction in the murder of their two sons. they were dragged through this lengthy court process and now they wake up to find out he kills himself right afterwards. so just sadness on so many levels and it affected so in different people. >> thank you very much, ben and patrick for joining us. again, hernandez's victim in that 2013 murder is odin lloyd. he would have been 31 years old. this morning president trump is taking credit for a republican victory even though the gop did
i know aaron hernandez did some heinous things in killing odin lloyd. and he was involved in the other double murder. he did some terrible things, but like i said, a guy who had his whole life in front of him, a $40 million contract, superstar athletic career, most tragedically a daughter who is four years old. he was seven months old when aaron was hauled away. she's going to grow up without a father. his peon say who sat by him day after day in court, month after month, all the families...
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but was cut from the team in 2013 following his arrest in the lloyd murder. patriot's coach was asked about him the other day. >> tragedy. >> his answer in one single word. >> prison officials did not find a suicide note, hernandez was in general population and had no indication that he may be at risk of hurting himself. channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> two families escaped an ermey morning fire that destroyed a home in pennsauken. the blaze broke out in the house of the 74 hundred block of zimmerman avenue. the flames were already burning through the upper floors when the fire department arrived. one was distraught watching her childhood home engulfed in flames. >> i have nothing, my mother and brother everything is gone. >> one firefighter was briefly trapped but able to evacuate before the collapse and another firefighter injured an ankle and no word on what sparkd this blaze. >>> a 27-year-old man is shot at point-blank range in the olney section of the city. the man had just gotten out of his car on north 7th street and walking to his house whe
but was cut from the team in 2013 following his arrest in the lloyd murder. patriot's coach was asked about him the other day. >> tragedy. >> his answer in one single word. >> prison officials did not find a suicide note, hernandez was in general population and had no indication that he may be at risk of hurting himself. channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> two families escaped an ermey morning fire that destroyed a home in pennsauken. the blaze...
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which could also affect, because the family of owed end lloyd have come forward saying they want to move forward with the civil lawsuit and everything so that could affect because the basis of sill ill lawsuit the fact he was convicted. >> even though he's dead will they continue then with the appeal? >> now, that i don't know, but we'll have an attorney in and discuss this more. it can be confusing, but some stories have come out saying aaron hernandez technically an innocent man when he died because that far. >> then on the other side talking about maybe he didn't even die by suicide. >> jose bias, who is his attorney, said he didn't think he was in a state of minds to kill himself. >> but didn't they say there was a barricade up against the door, now how do you do that if you have left the cell, if you murdered him? >> that's also true. >> how do you get the stuff up against the door. >> true. >> all right, when is the attorney coming in in the 7:00? >> why. >> 7:00. 6:19. >> it is never too early to get ready for the upcoming nfl season. big announcement coming tonight, for 2017. i w
which could also affect, because the family of owed end lloyd have come forward saying they want to move forward with the civil lawsuit and everything so that could affect because the basis of sill ill lawsuit the fact he was convicted. >> even though he's dead will they continue then with the appeal? >> now, that i don't know, but we'll have an attorney in and discuss this more. it can be confusing, but some stories have come out saying aaron hernandez technically an innocent man...
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the new england patriots from 2010 to the team cut hernandez in 2013, following his arrest for the lloyd murder. attorneys for hernandez promising a separate investigation. hernandez was just acquitted. now the fathers of the victims speaking out. >> he sat there, his reaction as a christian, as a person, that he never likes for anybody to die. >> according to reports, a legal technicality could mean hernandez died an innocent man because his legal team hadn't exhausted all appeal options. >>> to venezuela now where at least two people are dead after protests against the government turned violent. opposition leaders prom igsed what they called the mother of all marches. all in hopes of forcing the president there to hold elections ahead of schedule. tens of thousands of people turned out as you can seep. and so did police. and paramilitary. venezuela's economy in severe the supreme court dissolved the parliament transferring legislative power to its self. >> back here at homeowner of holiday inn crown plaza and other properties says hackers accessed credit and debit card info from guests
the new england patriots from 2010 to the team cut hernandez in 2013, following his arrest for the lloyd murder. attorneys for hernandez promising a separate investigation. hernandez was just acquitted. now the fathers of the victims speaking out. >> he sat there, his reaction as a christian, as a person, that he never likes for anybody to die. >> according to reports, a legal technicality could mean hernandez died an innocent man because his legal team hadn't exhausted all appeal...
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odin lloyd knew something was coming. >> it was his girlfriend's brother, odin lloyd. >> right. some say it was triggered by lloyd spilling a drink on him. an unhinged young man. 27 years old. >> dave, thank you very much for all of your reporting. bring us developments as you get those. >>> coming up next, we have a cnn exclusive. vice president telling our dana bash what he is most proud of as the trump administration closes in on 100 days in office. nologys reliabd. at safelite, we stand behind our work... because the ones you love, sit behind it. (parents whisper jingle) safelite repair, safelite replace. on a perfect car, then smash it into a tree. your insurance company raises your rates. maybe you should've done more research on them. for drivers with accident forgiveness, liberty mutual won't raise your rates due to your first accident. switch and you could save $509 on auto insurance. call for a free quote today. liberty stands with you™. liberty mutual insurance. at bp's cooper river plant, employees take safety personally - down to each piece of equipment, so they c
odin lloyd knew something was coming. >> it was his girlfriend's brother, odin lloyd. >> right. some say it was triggered by lloyd spilling a drink on him. an unhinged young man. 27 years old. >> dave, thank you very much for all of your reporting. bring us developments as you get those. >>> coming up next, we have a cnn exclusive. vice president telling our dana bash what he is most proud of as the trump administration closes in on 100 days in office. nologys...
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the murder of two men but was still serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of his friend odin lloyd. he was in the process of appealing that decision. >>> and today marks the anniversary of the legalization of marijuana use and some have approved recreational use and is still illegal on the federal level and some are looking to change that. here is the story. >> reporter: it's a joint session of congress, no no no, not like that. more like -- >> is that say join man? >> it's not aquarter pounder man. >> that kind of session. >> say man, you got a joint? >> the first annual free cannibis give away for members of congress and their staff. an advocacy group passing joints around to pass a rule that would keep them from interfering with states and their marijuana laws. it expires next week and without it the trump administration could crack down and during the campaign candidate trump supported medical marijuana and 54% of people that say they use marijuana and 51% say they use it regularly are parents. currently 29 states have marijuana laws and seven states including d.c. have legaliz
the murder of two men but was still serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of his friend odin lloyd. he was in the process of appealing that decision. >>> and today marks the anniversary of the legalization of marijuana use and some have approved recreational use and is still illegal on the federal level and some are looking to change that. here is the story. >> reporter: it's a joint session of congress, no no no, not like that. more like -- >> is that say join man?...
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he was already serving a life sentence without parole for the 2013 murder of odin lloyd. hernandez's families say they are shocked and introduced by this suicide and they are promisin investigation. >>> the maximum security prison where hernandez hanged himself as seen its share of trouble. >> calls app called the -- it's called the souza baranowski facility. it opened in 1998 and that $100 million prison was more than 1000 -- with more than 1000 cells was supposed to be the nation's most technologically advanced in the nation but since then there have been several other inmates who escaped, several attacks on the prison staff, inmate on inmate violence. the most famous one was strangulation of a pedophile priest by another prisoner in 2003. >> online there were conspiracies that he didn't hang himself after all, that he was murdered instead. sherrie wondered why kill yourself when not found guilty for a double murder and not kill se been convicted of murder. >>> here's a brief time line of events in the aaron hernandez case. in 2010 the patriots drafted the university of
he was already serving a life sentence without parole for the 2013 murder of odin lloyd. hernandez's families say they are shocked and introduced by this suicide and they are promisin investigation. >>> the maximum security prison where hernandez hanged himself as seen its share of trouble. >> calls app called the -- it's called the souza baranowski facility. it opened in 1998 and that $100 million prison was more than 1000 -- with more than 1000 cells was supposed to be the...
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. >> hernandez was serving a life sentence without parole for the 2013 killing of odin lloyd. his death comes the same day his former team the new england patriots, celebrate their latest super bowl victory with president trump at the white house, just days after he was acquitted of murder charges in a separate case stemming from a drive-by shooting in 2012 that claimed the lives of two men in boston. >> i wanted to be here to express a statement of sympathy for the family of odin lloyd because obviously mr. hernandez was sentenced for the murder. >> a spokesman for corrections department says he is not aware of a suicide note and he did not think he was a suicide risk the worcester county district attorney's office is investigating as is hernandez's lawyer who said there were no conversations or correspondence from aaron to his family or legal team indicating anything like this, hernandez broke down crying in court last week as the latest verdict was read but that acquittal did not free them from the prior life sentence, he returned to prison where he was living in a single c
. >> hernandez was serving a life sentence without parole for the 2013 killing of odin lloyd. his death comes the same day his former team the new england patriots, celebrate their latest super bowl victory with president trump at the white house, just days after he was acquitted of murder charges in a separate case stemming from a drive-by shooting in 2012 that claimed the lives of two men in boston. >> i wanted to be here to express a statement of sympathy for the family of odin...
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odin lloyd isn't one of them. an investigator testifies that impressions he made of the altima's tires match tracks found at the scene. the jury also hears startling testimony from the woman on duty when hernandez returns the rented altima. >> i found a piece of chewed blue bubblicious gum, then run the seat forward and i saw what i thought was a bullet. >> that's the type of gum hernandez purchased hours earlier. and it's not a bullet she finds but a shell casing. a ballistics expert testifies that casing matches five others found at the murder scene. >> they were fired from the same unknown weapon capable of chambering .45 caliber ammunition. >> the murder weapon, prosecutors believe it's a glock, has never been found. they suspect it's in a box inside this bag. hernandez's fiancee testifies she doesn't know what's in the bag, and that she gets rid of it after hernandez calls her and asks her to ditch it. >> where did you dispose of it? >> in a dumpster. >> and where was the dumpster? >> i don't know. >> the def
odin lloyd isn't one of them. an investigator testifies that impressions he made of the altima's tires match tracks found at the scene. the jury also hears startling testimony from the woman on duty when hernandez returns the rented altima. >> i found a piece of chewed blue bubblicious gum, then run the seat forward and i saw what i thought was a bullet. >> that's the type of gum hernandez purchased hours earlier. and it's not a bullet she finds but a shell casing. a ballistics...
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. >> reporter: hernandez was found guilty and sentenced to life for lloyd's death. just last week, he was cleared in the 2012 double murder of the men outside the boston nightclub. his little girl looked on in court. hernandez wasn't going home. instead, aaron hernandez was returned to his eight by ten cell at state prison where he was expected to live for many years to come. randi kaye, cnn, new york. >>> the end of the bill o'reilly era at fox news. it's ending with multiple sexual harassment accusations. the latest on all of it. a new look at the new cnn series premiering tomorrow night. >>> music is an explosive expression. >> every movement has to have a song. >> i can hear you. the rest of the world hears you. >> the music will always remind us it's possible. >> one small step for man. >> that is what anthems are made of. >> it's about standing up for your rights. we were killing our own children. >> what the hell are we going to do that for? >> it was a cultural political statement. >> music is a vehicle for revolution. >> that courage changed how i viewed hu
. >> reporter: hernandez was found guilty and sentenced to life for lloyd's death. just last week, he was cleared in the 2012 double murder of the men outside the boston nightclub. his little girl looked on in court. hernandez wasn't going home. instead, aaron hernandez was returned to his eight by ten cell at state prison where he was expected to live for many years to come. randi kaye, cnn, new york. >>> the end of the bill o'reilly era at fox news. it's ending with multiple...
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yes, hernandez was convicted in 2015 with the murder of odin lloyd but because that conviction was under appeal and now hernandez is dead, there's a little used law in the books in massachusetts called abatement avenico. that means his lawyers can vacate his conviction, that means everything would be wiped out. before he was arrested, he signed a four year million dollar extension. when he got arrested he was still owed part of his signing bonus and salary worth about $6 million. so the $50 million in the post, no word where that came from. the family could demand the patriots pay up >> it doesn't necessarily mean the patriots will pay all sums of money. that are identified as guaranteed under the contract. they could certainly refuse the request or the demand. >> bottom line, there would be a lot of legal wrangling. and there's an argument ton made. so -- to be made. i can verify, the first part of this post is true. if you die during the appeal of a conviction, yeah, that's right. it's essentially null and void if that passes. but the second part of this, i can't really verify if that'
yes, hernandez was convicted in 2015 with the murder of odin lloyd but because that conviction was under appeal and now hernandez is dead, there's a little used law in the books in massachusetts called abatement avenico. that means his lawyers can vacate his conviction, that means everything would be wiped out. before he was arrested, he signed a four year million dollar extension. when he got arrested he was still owed part of his signing bonus and salary worth about $6 million. so the $50...
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did he stand a good chance of acquittal in the oden lloyd case, in your opinion? >> i wouldn't say a good chance. he could have actually been released after some years. but getting back to the civil liability, remember the o.j. simpson case. he had acquittal of a crime, but nevertheless he was successfully sued. so the fact there is no conviction doesn't mean it never happened. it meaned the criminal purposes never happened, but the civil purposes, the family has a right to establish it did happen. my thought is the family in the end will be able to collect. >> who's going to lead this investigation into whether it was a suicide or whether something else happen, allen? >> well, i think the zrirkt attorney's office has to lead the investigation. he was blessed with two of the best lawyerers representing him. they did a terrific job, and they're not going to let go. they're going to make sure there is a transparent investigation. and i think everybody is interested in knowing what happened. nobody wants to a murder in a prison. you've got to make sure the prisoners
did he stand a good chance of acquittal in the oden lloyd case, in your opinion? >> i wouldn't say a good chance. he could have actually been released after some years. but getting back to the civil liability, remember the o.j. simpson case. he had acquittal of a crime, but nevertheless he was successfully sued. so the fact there is no conviction doesn't mean it never happened. it meaned the criminal purposes never happened, but the civil purposes, the family has a right to establish it...
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did he stand a good chance of acquittal in the odin lloyd case in your opinion? >> i wouldn't say a good chance. i think he had a good chance getting the charges reduced from first degree murder which would have given him light at the end of the funnel and he could have been released after some years. remember the o.j. simpson he was acquitted of the crime nonetheless was sued and the family won a very large verdict against him. it means for criminal purposes it never happened but for civil purposes the family has the right to establish it did happen and my prediction is the family in the end will probably collect though they may have to do it in a more sequitous route than they would have had he stayed alive and the appeal thrown out. >> who will lead this investigation whether it was a suicide or whether something else happened? >> i think the district attorney's office has to lead the investigation. look, he was blessed with two of the best lawyers representing him. both of whom i know. they did a terrific job and they're not going to let go. they're going to
did he stand a good chance of acquittal in the odin lloyd case in your opinion? >> i wouldn't say a good chance. i think he had a good chance getting the charges reduced from first degree murder which would have given him light at the end of the funnel and he could have been released after some years. remember the o.j. simpson he was acquitted of the crime nonetheless was sued and the family won a very large verdict against him. it means for criminal purposes it never happened but for...
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and what happened odin lloyd's family? where does the money go here? >> the money from this is involved. it is unlikely to move the money around. the patriots don't own the family members anything unless they later find out they were involved. no one has alleged that. the family doesn't say the patriots owe them but invite them to kick in, to somehow contribute, because there was all this tragic impact on other families. but nobody is suggesting in a legal way the patriots were crimes. >> jose baez who once defended casey anthony in florida, he was handling the appeal in this case. he is not satisfied this definitively a suicide. we just heard that the judges ordered evidence to be preserved in the case. what can we glean from this? curious or routine? >> pretty routine. in journalism, it's an apparent suicide. in court cases, alleged suicide. there's no indication or evidence to come out that this was anything other than what it looks like, a suicide, but any time you have an individual who dies in police or prison custody, and you don't have automati
and what happened odin lloyd's family? where does the money go here? >> the money from this is involved. it is unlikely to move the money around. the patriots don't own the family members anything unless they later find out they were involved. no one has alleged that. the family doesn't say the patriots owe them but invite them to kick in, to somehow contribute, because there was all this tragic impact on other families. but nobody is suggesting in a legal way the patriots were crimes....
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it's about the person that committed the crime for odin lloyd. if it wasn't for that, you guys wouldn't be here to ask me questions about odin lloyd. so today i'm speaking up for odin lloyd and for the families out there that is fighting for justice and doesn't have the voice that i can provide for them. you will never know. you will never understand also you're in that boat of this tremendous loss. i lost my best friend. i lost my son. i lost the love of my life. i lost the strong boy in my family. >> with me now, deborah feyerick, cnn national correspondent. deb, have investigators said what are in the notes and any connection to that bible verse that was written on hernandez's forehead? >> they haven't said specifically what was said but it was next to the bible. it's a picture of aaron hernandez's final moments and one thing he tried to do was make sure once prison guards got into that cell, there would be no way to revive him. we are now being told by officials he had jammed cardboard into the tracks of his single inmate cell making access d
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reporter: but hernandez was still serving a live sentence without parole for the 2013 murder of odom lloyd dating his fiance''s sister. hernandez was the patriots star tight end with afrin $40 million contract when he was arrested for lloyd's murder and subsequently fired from the te team. >> mostly people are just saying tragedy, sadness, the end of a really a four-year or five-year saga. >> reporter: prison officials say they are not aware of any suicide note. hernandez's lawyer said his family and legal team is shocked and surprised that her hernandez never indicated anything like this was possible and his loved ones are determined to find the truth surrounding his untimely death. kenneth craig for cbs3 "eyewitness news". >>> well closing arguments are finish in the trial of accused of state trooper killer eric frein. defense attorneys rested their case yesterday without calling a single witness. frein accused of the shooting death of corporal brian dixon. trooper douglas was also injured in that ambush at a poconos state police barracks. if convicted jurors could sentence him to death.
reporter: but hernandez was still serving a live sentence without parole for the 2013 murder of odom lloyd dating his fiance''s sister. hernandez was the patriots star tight end with afrin $40 million contract when he was arrested for lloyd's murder and subsequently fired from the te team. >> mostly people are just saying tragedy, sadness, the end of a really a four-year or five-year saga. >> reporter: prison officials say they are not aware of any suicide note. hernandez's lawyer...
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and odin lloyd himself. a cold blooded murder. that judge wanted to see hernandez in the jail cell for rest of his life. let's not forget the victims. we will learn more about the circumstances surrounding hernandez's life in prison. we will have you back. coy, thank you for bringing us the news. we'll take a quick break. stay with cnn. usaa gives me the and the security just like the marines did. the process through usaa is so effortless, that you feel like you're a part of the family. i love that i can pass the membership to my children. we're the williams family, and we're usaa members for life. searching for answers may feel overwhelming. so start your search with our teams of specialists at cancer treatment centers of america. the evolution of cancer care is here. learn more at cancercenter.com/experts these make cleaning between myi love easy.sy. gum brand for healthy gums. soft picks, proxabrush cleaners, flossers. gum brand. >>> there are new developments into the investigation into russian ties to the trump campaign. u.s.
and odin lloyd himself. a cold blooded murder. that judge wanted to see hernandez in the jail cell for rest of his life. let's not forget the victims. we will learn more about the circumstances surrounding hernandez's life in prison. we will have you back. coy, thank you for bringing us the news. we'll take a quick break. stay with cnn. usaa gives me the and the security just like the marines did. the process through usaa is so effortless, that you feel like you're a part of the family. i love...
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the team after being led from his house in handcuffs arrested for the 2013 murder of his friend, odin lloyd. his lawyer saying there were no conversations or correspondence from aaron that would have indicated anything like this was possible. aaron was looking forward to an opportunity for a second chance to prove his innocence. his cousin remembering those bett better days. >> he was the first one to make it and from our side of the family he was the first one. >> reporter: eva pilgrim, abc news, shirley, massachusetts. >> eva will have more on "gma" later on today. >>> well, there is another odd development in that casing, by the way, hernandez technically died an innocent man under an obscure massachusetts law. if someone dies before all appeals are exhausted all convictions are vacated. >> interesting. >>> along southern california highways commuting is never much fun but this dragged for four miles and there are people inside. other drivers trying flagging the tow truck driver or whatever truck is pulling this car because we're really just staring at the back of the car here. no wheels
the team after being led from his house in handcuffs arrested for the 2013 murder of his friend, odin lloyd. his lawyer saying there were no conversations or correspondence from aaron that would have indicated anything like this was possible. aaron was looking forward to an opportunity for a second chance to prove his innocence. his cousin remembering those bett better days. >> he was the first one to make it and from our side of the family he was the first one. >> reporter: eva...
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before, his attorney had expressed confidence in his appeal of the murder conviction in the case of odin lloyd, with hernandez's death now, it's possible that murder conviction will be tossed out, given that it was under appeal with no result. hernandez's family also announcing that they have donated his brain to science, to be studied as part of a program looking at damage in football players that he said, you know, you have to sit . >> sara ganim, thank you. coming up, princes william and harry talk candidly about the death of their mother. >> what is the point of bringing up something that will only make you sad. it ain't going to change it, it ain't going to bring her back. and when you start thinking like that, it can be damaging. >> how they continue to cope 20 years after their mother's death next. >>> but first reno sees almost 5 million travelers a year. but a select few venture outside of the biggest little city in the wo
before, his attorney had expressed confidence in his appeal of the murder conviction in the case of odin lloyd, with hernandez's death now, it's possible that murder conviction will be tossed out, given that it was under appeal with no result. hernandez's family also announcing that they have donated his brain to science, to be studied as part of a program looking at damage in football players that he said, you know, you have to sit . >> sara ganim, thank you. coming up, princes william...
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he was serving a life sentence without the probability of parole for the slaying of odin lloyd. and hernandez told him he was looking foreto a chance for another opportunity to prove his innocence. >> a spokesman for the former team new england patriots declined comment on the news the same day the pats went to the white house to celebrate their fifth super bowl title. tom brady skipped it because of a personal family matter and other players were on hand to accept congratulations to president trump. and gronkowski crashed the room to offer help to sean spicer, the press sent plightly declined. >> we are a week away from the nfl draft, and there is now traffic restrictions ahead of the big events. phase two closed the inner lanes from eakins oval to 20th street and the grand stage is set up at the bottom of the art museum steps and "action news" has a front row seat for you. and the parkway will have many events for fans all of them free. and we have full coverage of draft preparations at the channel 6 "action news" app. and where channel 6 "action news" will be live for you as
he was serving a life sentence without the probability of parole for the slaying of odin lloyd. and hernandez told him he was looking foreto a chance for another opportunity to prove his innocence. >> a spokesman for the former team new england patriots declined comment on the news the same day the pats went to the white house to celebrate their fifth super bowl title. tom brady skipped it because of a personal family matter and other players were on hand to accept congratulations to...
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reporter: but hernandez was still serving a life sentence without patrol role for the 2013 murder of odin lloyd who was dating his younger sister. he was a tight end with a $40 million contract when he was arrested for the murder. prison officials say they're not aware of any suicide note. the family and legal team is shocked and surprised that hernandez never indicated anything like this was possible and his loved ones are determined to find the truth kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >>> because of his death, hernandez's murder conviction could be suspended. the massachusetts law says upon a person's death if they had not exhausted all appeals the case reverts to the beginning as if the conviction never happened. >>> well, coming up on the "morning news" now, campus conflict. conservative ann coulter said she won't be silenced. >>> and blast-off, a rare two-person crew is set to rendezvous with the international space station in just a matter of hours. this is the "cbs morning news." if you have moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis like me, and you're talking to yo
reporter: but hernandez was still serving a life sentence without patrol role for the 2013 murder of odin lloyd who was dating his younger sister. he was a tight end with a $40 million contract when he was arrested for the murder. prison officials say they're not aware of any suicide note. the family and legal team is shocked and surprised that hernandez never indicated anything like this was possible and his loved ones are determined to find the truth kenneth craig, cbs news, new york....
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what he was found guilty of doing to odon lloyd was atrocious. we can celebrate a guy who was a sister, father, brother and niece to somebody. the reaction i see in social media, maybe it shouldn't surprise me with what we see in social media, but it was a shock to me to see people almost celebrating his death. >> guys, thanks for joining me to talk a little bit of sports surrounding this white house. thank you for your time. >>> we have some breaking news to report to you. fox news anchor bill o'reilly will not be returning to t"the o'reilly factor." cnbc reports fox news has severed ties with bill o'reilly. joining me to talk a little bit more about this is elise jordan who is still with me left over from the panel we were talking about a little bit earlier. elise, y'lle the personal expert on this stuff. bill o'reilly a ctrovsial figure. he's also the most popular figure at fox news, garnered the highest ratings. big supporter of donald trump. talked a few weeks ago how he supported bill o'reilly even amid these new reports that he had to spen
what he was found guilty of doing to odon lloyd was atrocious. we can celebrate a guy who was a sister, father, brother and niece to somebody. the reaction i see in social media, maybe it shouldn't surprise me with what we see in social media, but it was a shock to me to see people almost celebrating his death. >> guys, thanks for joining me to talk a little bit of sports surrounding this white house. thank you for your time. >>> we have some breaking news to report to you. fox...
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hernandez was the patriots star tight end with the $40 million contract when he was arrested for lloyd's murder and subsequently fired from the team. >> mostly people are saying tragedy, sadness, the end of a really a four-year or five-year saga. >> reporter: prison officials are not aware of any suicide note. hernandez's lawyer said his family and legal team are shocked and surprised that hernandez never indicated anything like this was possible and his loved ones are determined to find out what happened. kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >> his death comes on the same day that his former team visited the white house. president trump hosted the super bowl champ new england patriots. quarterback tom brady was not there because of personal family matters. some players skipped the event entirely because of their opposition to president trump. >>> the president also turned his attention to veterans today signing a bill focused on their medical care. it allows veterans to seek medical treatment through private providers. if they can't get the treatment they need at the va facility. the prog
hernandez was the patriots star tight end with the $40 million contract when he was arrested for lloyd's murder and subsequently fired from the team. >> mostly people are saying tragedy, sadness, the end of a really a four-year or five-year saga. >> reporter: prison officials are not aware of any suicide note. hernandez's lawyer said his family and legal team are shocked and surprised that hernandez never indicated anything like this was possible and his loved ones are determined to...
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but he was already serving a life sentence without a chance for parole for the 2013 murder of odin lloyd who was dating his fiance's sister. >>> the fresno police chief says this was a crime motivated by hate. the suspect in the shooting deaths of three people in fresno told his family there's a war going on between blacks and whites in america. corey ali mohammed is in custody and expected to be charged with four counts of murder. three men were killed tuesday and a 25-year-old security guard was killed last mohammed is black. all of his victims were white. >>> at this time yesterday, we brought you the breaking news that the facebook murder suspect steve stephens had committed suicide after police chase in erie county, pennsylvania. stephens had posted a video of him killing 74-year-old robert godwin senior to facebook. today dean reynolds explains why many are disappointed that stephens died before police could make an arrest. >> i looked out and i'm like it sure does look a lot like him. >> reporter: mcdonald's franchise owner says one of the employees recognized steve stephens. the
but he was already serving a life sentence without a chance for parole for the 2013 murder of odin lloyd who was dating his fiance's sister. >>> the fresno police chief says this was a crime motivated by hate. the suspect in the shooting deaths of three people in fresno told his family there's a war going on between blacks and whites in america. corey ali mohammed is in custody and expected to be charged with four counts of murder. three men were killed tuesday and a 25-year-old...
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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 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...
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. -- odin lloyd. two years later he was sentenced to prison without parole. >> that's it. it's over. guy's gone. >> reporter: on boston's radio show, the apparent suicide was a hot topic. host scott zolak. >> it's one of the strangest sports stories for a guy who had everything and has absolutely nothing right now. >> reporter: the news of hernandez's death came on the same day his former team, the patriots, visited the white house to celebrate their super bowl victory. just last week in a separate trial, hernandez was found not guilty in a 2012 drive-by shooting case, and, scott, under an old and obscure state law, his murder conviction could be wiped clean, as well, because he died before exhausting his aps. that would make him, in the eyes of the court any how, an innocent man. >> pelley: tony dokoupil for us. thank you, tony. questions are being raised tonight about president trump's america first mantra. his businesses don't always practice what he preaches, and major garrett has been looking into this. >> buy american and hire american. >> reporter: in wisconsin yest
. -- odin lloyd. two years later he was sentenced to prison without parole. >> that's it. it's over. guy's gone. >> reporter: on boston's radio show, the apparent suicide was a hot topic. host scott zolak. >> it's one of the strangest sports stories for a guy who had everything and has absolutely nothing right now. >> reporter: the news of hernandez's death came on the same day his former team, the patriots, visited the white house to celebrate their super bowl victory....
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odin lloyd and the subsequent acquittal of these other two gentlemen that were in boston. so, you know, as a teammate, i saw aaron as an extremely talented kid. i saw him as a dedicated kid and who loved football. but obviously there were -- there was an incident where he had been living a double life and that's really disturbing not just for someone who's worked with another player or person but i think for anyone. and this whole situation has really been -- i think a lot of it has become lost upon the victims of not just aaron but just the victims of this whole situation in general, including this 4-year-old daughter. >> right. jack, let me ask you. do you think the nfl provides enough guidance for young people, 23-year-olds or so who sign 40 million deals who get these big deals? >> definitely they do. i have a lot of experience working with and the national football league provides plenty of resources. one of the big issues, don, is that oftentimes these young people don't take advantage of resources and you know how that is when you're a young person. the national foo
odin lloyd and the subsequent acquittal of these other two gentlemen that were in boston. so, you know, as a teammate, i saw aaron as an extremely talented kid. i saw him as a dedicated kid and who loved football. but obviously there were -- there was an incident where he had been living a double life and that's really disturbing not just for someone who's worked with another player or person but i think for anyone. and this whole situation has really been -- i think a lot of it has become lost...
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five-year, $40 million contract, but was cut from the team in june of 2013 following his arrest in the lloyd murder. patriots' coach bill belichick was asked about hernandez just the other day. >> tragedy. >> reporter: his answer in one single word. officials have not found a suicide note. hernandez was in general population, officials saying there was no indication he might hurt himself. emily rowe, abc news, new york. >> in fact, hernandez' attorney says there were no conversations from aaron to his legal team or his family that could have indicated anything like this was possible. a massachusetts department of corrections says the investigation is ongoing. hernandez's death comes the say dame his former team, new england patriots, visiting the white house celebrating the most recent super bowl title. this is video of the team bullses leaving massachusetts this morning. they're on the south lawn right now mete meeting with president trump. tom brady is not attending today's event, saying he had to attend to a personal family matter. >> the man accused of gunning down four people has a cour
five-year, $40 million contract, but was cut from the team in june of 2013 following his arrest in the lloyd murder. patriots' coach bill belichick was asked about hernandez just the other day. >> tragedy. >> reporter: his answer in one single word. officials have not found a suicide note. hernandez was in general population, officials saying there was no indication he might hurt himself. emily rowe, abc news, new york. >> in fact, hernandez' attorney says there were no...
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he was serving a life sentence for the 2013 shooting death of odin lloyd. jean casares is here and has been following the case from the very, very beginning. jean, what more are we learning. >> we are getting a statement in from jose baez who was one of the defense attorneys on the case that he was just acquitted of double murder of last friday and the statement is saying that the family has hired jose bahhes to look at the circumstances surrounding his death and the statement goes on to say that the family and legal team is shocked by the death of aaron hernandez. there was no conversation or correspondence from aaron or his family and they spoke to him in the last few days that would have indicated anything like this was possible. aaron was looking forward to an opportunity for a second chance for his innocence and that, of course, is in the conviction and the murder of odin lloyd. we request that a thorough investigation can be done, but it was at 3:05 this morning when prison officials found aaron hernandez unresponsive in the cell according to what we
he was serving a life sentence for the 2013 shooting death of odin lloyd. jean casares is here and has been following the case from the very, very beginning. jean, what more are we learning. >> we are getting a statement in from jose baez who was one of the defense attorneys on the case that he was just acquitted of double murder of last friday and the statement is saying that the family has hired jose bahhes to look at the circumstances surrounding his death and the statement goes on to...
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. >> reporter: hernandez had already been convicted in the 2013 execution of friend odin lloyd. the 27-year-old seemed to have it all, a super bowl touchdown, a $40 million contract, a rising super star. now in the wake of his death, his attorneys will ask his 2015 conviction be vacated and his record wiped clean. >> if someone dies before their appeals are exhausted, the case reverts to the original status. that is the only reason aaron hernandez will be viewed as an innocent man. >> reporter: for aaron hernandez, a meteoric rise to stardom. one only matched by his disturbing and shocking demise. tonight, officials here at the prison say no suicide note was found inside his cell. this happens on a day when his former teammates were at the white house to celebrate their super bowl victory. hernandez' family hopes that his nfl pension now goes to his daughter. lester? >> all right. miguel almaguer, thank you. >>> the trump administration appears to be raising the stakes with regard to iran tonight. late today, secretary of state rex tillerson issued a stark warning that iran cont
. >> reporter: hernandez had already been convicted in the 2013 execution of friend odin lloyd. the 27-year-old seemed to have it all, a super bowl touchdown, a $40 million contract, a rising super star. now in the wake of his death, his attorneys will ask his 2015 conviction be vacated and his record wiped clean. >> if someone dies before their appeals are exhausted, the case reverts to the original status. that is the only reason aaron hernandez will be viewed as an innocent man....
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the team cut hernandez in 2013 following his arrest for the lloyd murder. now attorneys for hernandez promising a separate investigation. a state senator pointing to a bigger problem in the state's prisons. >> massachusetts has among the highest suicide rates for prisoners in correction officers. >> reporter: his former teammates not commenting, spending the day at the white house with president trump. officials haven't found a suicide note. hernandez was in general population officials saying, there was no indication he might hurt himself. emily, rau, abc news, new york. >> hernandez's death makes him an innocent man under massachusetts state law. a convicted criminal is automatically considered innocent if they die like hernandez did without exhausting all of their legal appeals. now, this also means evidence used to convict hernandez cannot be used in any civil lawsuits against his estate. >> america's 45th president george h.w. bush is still in the houston hospital recovering from a mild case of pneumonia. today a family spokesperson said the 92-year-ol
the team cut hernandez in 2013 following his arrest for the lloyd murder. now attorneys for hernandez promising a separate investigation. a state senator pointing to a bigger problem in the state's prisons. >> massachusetts has among the highest suicide rates for prisoners in correction officers. >> reporter: his former teammates not commenting, spending the day at the white house with president trump. officials haven't found a suicide note. hernandez was in general population...
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the team after being led from his house in handcuffs arrested for the 2013 murder of his friend, odin lloyd. his lawyers saying, there were no conversations or correspondence from aaron that would have indicated anything like this was possible. aaron was looking forward to an opportunity for a second chance to prove his innocence. many patriots who played alongside hernandez visited the white house to celebrate their super bowl victory. his cousin remembering those better days. >> he was the first one to make it from our side of the family he was the first one. >> david, authorities are now investigating the circumstances of hernandez's death are looking at his recent time here in prison. including any fights or gang-related disputes he may have had. we were told he was not on suicide watch. david. >> eva pilgrim in massachusetts, thank you. >>> next tonight to new questions after president trump said a very powerful armada is on its way to korea. was the ship really headed to the korean peninsula at the time or was it headed some place else? and the headlines overseas asking, was the white
the team after being led from his house in handcuffs arrested for the 2013 murder of his friend, odin lloyd. his lawyers saying, there were no conversations or correspondence from aaron that would have indicated anything like this was possible. aaron was looking forward to an opportunity for a second chance to prove his innocence. many patriots who played alongside hernandez visited the white house to celebrate their super bowl victory. his cousin remembering those better days. >> he was...
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. >> hernandez was serving a life sentence without parole for the 2013 killing of odin lloyd. the death comes the same day his former team the new england patriots celebrated their latest super bowl victory with president trump at the white house, just days after hernandez was acquitted of murder charges in a separate case stemming from a drive-by shooting in 2012 that claimed the lives of two men. >> i wanted to be here to express a statement of sympathy for the family of odin lloyd obviously he was sentenced for the murder he committed. >> a spokesman says he is not aware of a suicide note and prison officials did not think he was a suicide risk, corrections and the worcester county sheriff's office is investigating and his lawyer says there were no conversations or correspondence from aaron to his family or a legal team that would have indicated anything like this being possible, hernandez broke down in court last week as his latest verdict was read but that acquittal did not offer him from the prior life sentence, he returned to prison. from massachusetts, molly line foxne
. >> hernandez was serving a life sentence without parole for the 2013 killing of odin lloyd. the death comes the same day his former team the new england patriots celebrated their latest super bowl victory with president trump at the white house, just days after hernandez was acquitted of murder charges in a separate case stemming from a drive-by shooting in 2012 that claimed the lives of two men. >> i wanted to be here to express a statement of sympathy for the family of odin...
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aaron hernandez's murder conviction for odin lloyd we're hearing to be vacated or thrown out. >> the term is abated and it's actually not as quirky as many people think. a lot of jurisdictions including the federal courts follow this policy and basically it's this, if you are convicted criminal but your case is on direct appeal, that means it is still -- you have that appeal right that is working its way up through the appellate court and spos plea to your state supreme court or the federal supreme court and you die while you are on direct appeal or direct review, then the policy in many jurisdictions is to abate or dismiss your case entirely. so technically aaron hernandez is now not guilty. he was not convicted, but it would be a stretch to say that he was innocent because that's a slightly different analysis under the law, but at least when it's all said and done aaron hernandez may have a clean record so to speak. >> wow. that is interesting. danny, thank you for sharing with us and making it clear how the law works there. thank you. >>> up next conservative fire4/ brand an coult
aaron hernandez's murder conviction for odin lloyd we're hearing to be vacated or thrown out. >> the term is abated and it's actually not as quirky as many people think. a lot of jurisdictions including the federal courts follow this policy and basically it's this, if you are convicted criminal but your case is on direct appeal, that means it is still -- you have that appeal right that is working its way up through the appellate court and spos plea to your state supreme court or the...
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in a shooing, but he's already serving a life sentence in jail, being convicted of the dea of odin lloyd. the patriots are headed to the white house today to celebrate their super bowl victory. though we are learning they are not planning on issuing a statement today. good morning. thank you for joining us here on this wednesday. i'm sam brock. >> i'm kris sanchez, in for laura garcia-cannon. let's get back to what's important here at home. that is, of course, your weather forecast, because it's been rainy and folks want to know what about today. >> all different this morning. chilly and clear for most of the bay area. not raining for once. that rain was not far behind. we'll start to see it moving in later on tonight. especially for the north bay. but as we get a mainly clear start, let's go hour by hour as we start to see the cloud cover increasing. especially for the north bay and san francisco and the peninsula. south bay, still looking fairly sunny throughout the day. later on tonight, rain moves in. this will not be a significant storm, bringing the heaviest rainfall totals for the
in a shooing, but he's already serving a life sentence in jail, being convicted of the dea of odin lloyd. the patriots are headed to the white house today to celebrate their super bowl victory. though we are learning they are not planning on issuing a statement today. good morning. thank you for joining us here on this wednesday. i'm sam brock. >> i'm kris sanchez, in for laura garcia-cannon. let's get back to what's important here at home. that is, of course, your weather forecast,...
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arrested then eventually convicted in the shooting death of his friend and semiprofootball player owe din lloyd. prison officials say hernandez tried to block his cell from the inside before hanging himself with a bed sheet. >> within a jail cell it's more shocking because you would think that there would be people paying attention, what's happening. >> reporter: his family and legal team say they're shocked and surprised by his death, especially as hernandez began the appeal of his murder conviction. his attorney said aaron was looking forward to an opportunity for a second chance to prove his innocence. hernandez played his last game as a patriot in 2013. today many of his former teammates were at the white house celebrating their super bowl championship. >> sad story with a sad ending and really no winners. >> reporter: tonight his attorneys are calling for a transparent and thorough investigation into hernandez esdeath. and prison officials do say they're investigation into the circumstances surrounding hernandez's death is continuing right now. >> thank you, jay. >>> if the weather isn't e
arrested then eventually convicted in the shooting death of his friend and semiprofootball player owe din lloyd. prison officials say hernandez tried to block his cell from the inside before hanging himself with a bed sheet. >> within a jail cell it's more shocking because you would think that there would be people paying attention, what's happening. >> reporter: his family and legal team say they're shocked and surprised by his death, especially as hernandez began the appeal of his...
