he was serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of oden 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 his cell window. he tried to block his door from the inside by jamming it with various items. hernandez played for the patriots from 2010 to 2012. the suicide comes as the patriots go to the white house today to celebrate the super bowl victory with president trump. >> president trump is claiming victory as an early referendum on his presidency. 30-year-old jon ossoff got the most vote with so now he'll face republican karen handle in a run off on june 20th. the president recorded a robo call to ask his supporters to vote against the democrat. mr. trump called her this morning. the congressional seat opened up when tom price became president trump's health and human services secretary. they hope to win the district for the first time in nearly 40 years. >> president trump says his administration will take

. -- 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

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

he is serving a prison sen 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. kefr 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. this post appeared wednesday

he was convicted of murdering odin lloyd in 2013 but the court expected to vacate that conviction because his appeal was pending. his suicide came five days after he was acquitted of murdering two women in 2012. >> mr. hernandez was wrongly accused of the crimes. >> most of the people are seeing tragedy, sadness, the end of really a four-year saga. >> reporter: prison officials say they are not aware of any suicide note. online the news of this suicide has left some peop mad. people are grieving. tased tweeted over 20 veterans kill themselves every day in this country and that's a real tragedy. aaron hernandez killing himself is not a sad event. and then there are conspiracies. this says i don't care what anybody says, the dude didn't kill himself. that was a cover-up for murder. coming up tonight at 6:00 we take a look at the previous incidents inside that maximum security prison where he ended his life. hernandez's death comes on the same day that super bowl winning patriots visited the white house. noticeably was absent tom brady. he said he couldn't make it because he had to attend hi

he was arrested for the shooting death of childhood friend odin lloyd. two years later, he was sentenced to life in prison without parole. on a talk show, the apparent suicide was a hot topic. >> it's one of the strangest sports stories for a guy that pretty much 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. last week in a separate trial, hernandez was found not guilty in a 2012 drive-by shooting case. under an old and obscure state law, his murder convection could be wiped clean as well, because he died before exhausting his appeals. that would make hin man. >> 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's been looking into this. >> buy american, and hire american. >> reporter: in wisconsin yesterday, president trump burnished his populist image by signing an exe

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

. >> for killing -- >> owed end lloyd. >> owed end lloyd, that's right. >> so his -- he was appealing, sitting in his jail cell, waiting for the case to appeal. will they even have a trial? >> that appeal will ends. >> his family ♪ >> there are so many legal issues here, mike, the families of owed end lloyd, and of the victims, two men who died, and there were men who were injured in this last trial -- >> the night club. >> yes. they are all suing him, were suing him, for civil, for money, for wrongful death. those cases don't just go away. what normally happens is the executor of the estate, the person who now takes over any money he has left, that executor, executor will be sued. that case will still go forward. but then the question becomes if you were going to use as evidence in your case for money, the conviction, does your case get weeker? >> would they be able to use that? if that technicality in the massachusetts law hey do you have throw it out now? >> probably won't be able to use t then another legal issue. what happens to his pension and his bonus? if it was taken away,

hernandez was pronounced dead at a hospital serving a life sentence for the murder of 2013 death of odom lloyd. just last week, hernandez was cleared in a separate 2012 double murder case. prison officials say he hanged himself using a bed sheet that he attached to his cell window. he tried to block the cell door from inside by jamming the door with various thing. fox news now parting ways with bill o'reilly 21st century fox the parent company of both fox news channel and fox 29 writing in a statement "after a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the company and bill oh really have agreed that bill o'reilly will not be returning to the fox news channel starting monday tucker carlson will air an hour earlier at 8:00 p.m. and the 5:00 will now move to 9:00 p.m. >> fox 29 weather authority right now. live look at allentown. a perfectly pleasant spring day. but a warmup is on the way as well. >> fox 29 meteorologist scott williams live outside our old city studios tonight. scott? >> good evening, iain and lucy. it really doesn't feel like spring. we have the cloud cover. we also have a

shooting back in 2012 but he was still serving life without parole sentence for murder landscaper, odom lloyd, happened back in 2013. of course his conviction ended what was really promising career, fourth round draft pick at one time, had 18 touchdowns, played on the patriots superbowl team as well. so just sad ends all around and tragedy for what choices he made across the course of his life. >> yes. all right, karen, we will continue to cover. that will we've got to get back to local news as well. >> well, because firefighter is hurt after a fire ripped through large home in pennsauken new jersey. this is a live look, at the charred mess that, look what's left, barely anything. >> nothing. >> wow. >> so that just shows how intense the fire was earlier this morning. >> a lot of people on twit they are morning, lauren, i can see it, and miles and miles away from it, lauren? >> yes. we could see it when we were driving over the betsy ross bridge this morning, early, just before 4:00. mike and alex, the sad part something like there is always tough when you meet the families affected by someth

he was released after being arrested for the murder every of odon lloyd. in a horrible twist of irony to this story new england patriots are due to meet with president trump this afternoon to celebrate the super bowl win and as far as we know the event is still set to go on. again the news this morning aaron hernandez suicide came down within the short time ago and news got release aid short time ago. we connu out of massachusetts and bring you more information as we know. it steve and allison. >> appreciate it. >> to other news this morning more video out of north korea after state television aired footage of musical marking birthday of founding fatheral kimel sung and mockup videos of missiles engulfing united states in mraimingz and north korea said it test aid new type of long range ballistic miss. >> thivrpingz shaky between the u.s. and korea. >> mike pence called the communist regime the most dangerous in the eastern pacific. he made those from the dig of the u.s.s. ronald reagan. he is set to head to end nearbyia next. >> jeff sessions leaves nothi

years of prison separate if the life sentence he's already cer certaining for 2013 murder ever odon lloyd. >> inside the victim's -- inside the courtroom the vi victims' families were ang wird and expecting a better outcome. >> the jury forewoman read ago i statement afterward. >> we deliberated six days. we based our decision on the evidence presented and the law. >> prosecutors said hernandez opened fire on the men's car because he felt disrespected when someone bum nod him and spilled a drink. >> hernandez was charged with shooting bradley in the face months after the double to try toe silence him as a witness. but the former nfl star was acquitted friday of witness intimidation. karen mccue, fox news. >> and looking for a place to call home outside of earth's orbit. we may not need to look further than one of saturn's moons. >> a new discovery sign trition excited about the idea of another world we could live in next at 10. >> decorated navy steal and why is he movie starring as a important star. what his side job could cost him tonight at 11. whoa. are you actually about to scratch i

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hernandez was serving live sentence for the 2013 murder of odom lloyd on friday he was acquacquitted of 2012 double mur homicide in boston. hernan same day his former team is due here in wads. new england patriots scheduled to visit the white house today to celebrate super bowl within with president trump. however, not all the players will attend. tight end martel list bennett, chris long and at least four other patriots decline the invitation for various reasons. they also said they would not be -- they don't anticipate commenting on what happened with hernandez in jail today. all righty. well the other big story this morning, a georgia congressional race that's getting nationwide attention and this morning it's still too close to call it will now go to a run off.& the vote failed to produce an out right winner with democrat john osoff mixing the 50% mark to take the seat. the fact the democrat did so well as seen by many as a rebuke of president donald trump. he will face republican karen handle in the run off come june 1 of them will replace tom price who's now the health and huma

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

he was serving a life sentence for the murder of oden lloyd. a lawyer for lloyd's mother says hernandez was convicted so all that is left is for a judge and jury to decide on damages. he was still appealing that conviction. just days ago he was acquitted in a double murder case. an attorney for one of the victims' families says they will also seek damages despite the acquittal while expressing sympathy to hernandez's loved ones. a they take no joy in what's happened to him and to more particularly to their families -- his family. >> hernandez was 27 years old. >> a stocking scare for first daughter law they are investigating a man who showed up at her workplace three separate days earlier this month with a sign proposing marriage. they detained the man 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 light. he was hospitalized for severe i understand jegs earlier this week. on facebook simmons thanked his fans for thei

. >> 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 innocent man. >> reporter: for aaron hernandez, a immedia rise to stardom matched by the 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. rex tillerson issued a stark warning that iran continues to represent a major global threat and he characterized t

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 football player owe din lloyd. prison officials say they tried to block his cell from the inside before hanging himself with the bed sheet. >> within a jail cell, it's a more shocking because you would think that there would be people paying attention, watching what's happening. >> reporter: his family and legal team say they're shocked and surprised by his death ashl as hernandez began the appeal of his murder conviction. his attorney in a written statement saying, 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. 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's death. and prison officials do say that their investigation into the circumstances surrounding hernandez's death is continuing right now. doreen. >> thank you, jay. >>> we're he

he was serving a life sentence for the murder of odin lloyd but he was just acquitted of two other killings. >> very hard for me to accept the fact that he may have committed suicide. >> hernandez's legal team is even going as far to call his death suspicious. they also want his murder conviction overturned because the appeals process was not completed. >>> today our country will remember two tragedies that have changed the world we live in today. >> 18 years ago today two students killed 13 people inside columbine high school in colorado. 12 students and one teacher died that day in 1999 when students eric harris and dylan klebold went on a shooting rampage. it. >> the other event took place seven years ago today. the deepwater horizon oil rig exploded in the gul causing the worst environmental disaster in u.s. history. 11 employees died and 200 million gallons of oil leaked into the water. bp operated the oil rig and paid billions of dollars of fines and settlement to the government. >>> today kicks off four days of celebrations for the music and life of icon prince. it will happen at pai

the mother of the victim, odin lloyd, is pushing forward with a wrongful death lawsuit. her lawyers say all that's left for a judge or jury to decide is the amount of damages that should be awarded to the family. >>> former president george h.w. bush could be headed home any day. he remains in a houston hospital recovering from a mild case of pneumonia. they say mr. bush is regaining full strength. bush spent 16 days in hospital for treatment of pneumonia back in january. >>> republican congressman who has had a big impact on d.c. says he is not running for i earlier this year he said he was sympathetic to the district's full representation in congress. he suggested transferring the residential areas of the district into maryland. >>> maryland's emergency management agency is partnering up with a popular app to make your neighborhood safer. today it will announce its affiliation with next door. it's helped people across maryland, d.c., and virginia provide information to their neighbors about safety concerns. it's even helped police solve a few crimes. maryland will be t

. >> reporter: appealing his life sentence for the execution of his friend, odin lloyd, those close to hernandez said he was upbeat. a week ago today, the 27-year-old was acquitted in a double-murder. news of the suicide was stunning, say friends. hernandez found with john 3:16 scrawled on his head. a reference to a biblical verse. prison officials say he used cardboard to jam his door shut. >> the cell is about 8 feet by 10 feet. i've been inside the cell. you live a very limited life. >> reporter: the former patriots superstar, who scored a $40 million contract with the nfl's greatest franchise, leaves behind a fiancee and a 4-year-old the question, now, what money, if any, could they receive from his nfl pension after he played three years in the league. the rise of aaron hernandez, as dramatic as his downfall. investigators are now reviewing surveillance tape from inside the prison and interviewing inmates. hernandez was not on suicide watch. and at least one corrections officer is reportedly facing disciplinary action after missing a walk-through, just an hour before hernandez's b

>> 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 first-degree murder. >> 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

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

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

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 car is being 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 he

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 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 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 recession. 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 gue

serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for the 2013 shooting of his friend odin lloyd. >>> and the philadelphia police department is paying tribute to the cleveland victim killed by the facebook killer. this is a painting of robert godwin senior. they shared it on their facebook page to show the position that the public plays in fighting crime. that information could save a life. steve stevens turned gun on himself as police surrounded him in eerie, pennsylvania. they knew where he was because an alert mcdonald's employee recognized stevens and called police. >> david muir had have more you can watch that following "action news" at 6:00. >>> the philadelphia police department is asking the public to help identify a man found at philadelphia international airport without identification, he does not remember who he is. this is the man's picture, he is hispanic 80 to 85 years old and 100 pounds with gray balding hair. he was picked up at the airport on april 14th, the man suffers from dementia and other ailments, call south detectives if you recognize this man. or call 91

once had a $40 million contract was serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of his friend odin lloyd. >> guilty of murder in the first degree. >> reporter: a verdict he was in the process of appealing. his lawyer calling for an investigation and saying, aaron was looking forward to an opportunity for a second chance to prove his innocence. now, authorities who are now investigating the circumstances of hernandez's death are looking at his recent time here in prison, any fights and any possible gang-related disputes he may have had. michael. >> all right, thank you, eva. just tragic all the way around. >> certainly is. >>> we move on to an airport confrontation all caught on tape. a passenger, look at this, getting physical with an american airlines pilot after they deplanned and david kerley has more on what happened. good morning, david. >> reporter: amy, another sign of the tension between some passengers and flight crews. this one as you mentioned after a flight, a physical altercation. walking through the kansas city airport, watch as a passenger shoves a pilot. it happened last

convicted of first degree murder and was serving a life sentence for the murder of his friend odin lloyd. last week he stood trial for the murder of two other men, he was found not guilty and when the jury read the verdict he wiped away tears. before his arrest in 2013, hernandez was a rising young tight end with the new england patriots and helped them remain one of the most successful teams in history. patriots coach bill belichick was asked about hernandez the other day. he replied with just one word, tragedy. robin. >> oh, never more so true than that. pierre, thank you. >>> there are a lot of other important stories we're following. the results of georgia's special election headed for a runoff and democrats batting to take a seat from the gop and show they have momentum going into 2018 and vice president pence addressed troops overnight. warned north korea the u.s. will have an overwhelming response to any attack. we'll have much more on that in a moment. first let's start with the high-stakes special election in georgia and cecilia vega has that for us. >> reporter: good morning. t

the team cut hernandez in 2013 following his arrest for lloyd's murder. now the attorney for hernandez promising a state investigation. a senate senator pointing for a bigger problem in the state prison. >> massachusetts has among the highest suicide rates for prisoners and correction officers. reporter: his former teammates not commenting spending the president trump. according to reports, legal technicalities may mean he died an innocent man because they had not arrested all the appeal options. nancy: a lot of reaction online from the death. lindsey mastis has that side of the story from the newsroom. lindsey: some of his former colleagues in the nfl are expressing the condolences not just for him but for everyone affected by his actions. former football safety gerald alexander who writes, "tragic story of a man's life decisions who affected so many families including his own." max garcia of the denver broncos and former gator writes "condolences to the hernandez family. they have endured plenty the last few years." stallworth who once played with the p

for the shooting of his friend odin lloyd, semi-professional football player dating his fiancÉe's sister. hernandez rose to fame as an all-american tight end for the university of florida. winning the 2009 national championship. he played for the payry yots. he was cut from the team in june of 2013 following the arre patriots coach belichick was asked about him the other day. >> tragedy. jonathan: a sad twist, this is a day that many of the former teammates were in town invited to the white house to celebrate the past super bowl win over the falcons. trump honored the patriots today. larry: thank you. swat teams are training tomorrow from 10:00 to 3:00 at the wilson building. this is in arlington and not to be confused with the d.c. building. nancy: jason chaffetz is not going to seek re-election when his term is up. we have a decision from a key leader on the hill. amy? he said he won't be a candidate for any o any ulterior motives. he has been against the d.c. statehood and made headlines locally when the people in d.c. work to raise money for people running against him. at time he and

he was serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of his friend odin lloyd. a verdict he was in the process of appealing. we will have the latest on the investigation coming up at 7:00. >> we begin with breaking news. larry: the inner loop of the beltway is shut down. a tractor-trailer overturned, blocking every lane of traffic. we have team coverage for you. clearly, this see is an overturned tractor-trailer completely on its side at this point. let's go back to our graphic camera. great picture of unfortunately what it is. the overturned tractor-trailer. state police are on the scene. is leaking, so that is good. we are not sure what the contents are, if any, inside is trailer. that could determine how long it will take to get it back up on its wheels and out of your way. some of that traffic is squeezing by to the left. according to authorities, they're trying to alleviate some of the traffic hilltop behind this tractor-trailer. -- built up the hunt is tractor-trailer. i want to show you the diversion point. when we first started showing you this traffic b

in my book he's still guilty in nigh book and in my family's book. >> lloyd's mother file add wrongful death suit in the case. >>> some of the nation's biggest airlines are urging lawmakers in pennsylvania to comply with the federal real i.d. law. nearly a dozen airlines sent this letter to legislators asking them to pass the bill soon. the real i.d. law sets a standard requiring states to change driver's licenses in an effort to reduce counter fitting. currently pennsylvania licenses do not immediate that standard. that means residents need an alternative secure form of i.d. to get into federal buildings and if the state doesn't comply by 2018, residents will need that more secure i.d. to board a plane as well. >>> these cuts hurt. that was the message today from a group of local residents to lawmakers including u.s. senator bob casey of pennsylvania. it took part in a panel discussion in university city about the cuts to federal programs proposed in the white house's budget. some got emotional talking about issues ranging from health c.a.r.e., affordable housing and even home heating

behind bars since 2013 when he was arrested and convicted in the shooting death of his friend o'din lloyd. hernandez tried to block his cell from the inside before hanging himself with a bed sheet. >> within the jail cell, more shocking because you'd think there would be people paying attention, watching what's happening. >> reporter: his family and legal teams say they are shocked and surprised by his death. especially as hernandez began the appeal of his murder conviction. his honor in a statement saying 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 witness. >> his attorneys are calling for a transparent and thorough investigation into hernandez's death. and prison officials do say their investigation into the circumstances surrounding hernandez's death is continuing right now. jay gray, nbc news, shirley, massachusetts. > >>> the patriots players s

. >> reporter: now the mother of man he was convicted of killing, odin lloyd, says the patriots should cough up. s of dollars for her son's wrongful death, even though, she says it will never be enough. >> there's no amount of money in the world that can bring odin back. >> reporter: lloyd's family attorney argued since hernandez' case was in the middle of a appeal it's possible his guilty verdict gets erased and the patriots will owe him money from his contract reportedly worth $6 million. >> we hope to recover those money just described and any other assets for ursula ward and her deserving family. >> reporter: this comes just days after hernandez blew his 4-year-old daughter a kiss in a massachusetts courtroom. shortly before being found not guilty of another murder charge. >> not guilty. >> reporter: tried for killing two men, leaving a boston nightclub in 2012. prison officials found hernandez hanged in his cell by a bed sheet five days after that acquittal. near him, three handwritten notes, that according to the "boston herald" told his fiancee and daughter what he loved them. >

but hernandez was serving a life sentence for murder in the case of odin lloyd. hernandez's family has been notified. it's a shocking and developing story. >> miguel, thank you. please, keep us posted. >>> another story overnight. results are in from georgia's hi high-stakes special election, to fill the seat that was tom price's. this was an early test of president trump's influence. and take a look, the democratic upstart jon ossoff, just short of an outright victory. there will be a runout between him and the second place finisher karen handel. we're going to get some insight by lindsey graham and others on this. we start with kristen welker. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. on the one hand, the white house is breathing a sigh of relief. political newcomer jon ossoff did not get 50% and enough to avoid a runoff. still, ossoff did get close. a big night in georgia for political upstart jon ossoff. >> we have defied the odds. we have shattered expectations. >> reporter: ossoff got more votes than any other candidate, democrat or republican, in an

ago, the former football superstar, already serving a life sentence for the execution of friend odin lloyd in 2013, was acquitted of a double murder in 2012. wiping away tears as the verdict was read, the victims' families did the same, stoic during the trial, hernandez blew kisses to his daughter and fiancee. his former agent says, there is absolutely no chance he took his own life. >> guilty of murder in the first degree. >> reporter: now they say they will conduct their own investigation into hernandez's death. for the families of those he was accused of killing, there is no justice. >> they take no joy in what's happened to him and more particularly to his family. >> reporter: on social media, nfl players past and present share their condolences for a man who once scored a super bowl touchdown and a $40 million contract with the patriots. on the day his body was discovered, his former teammates were celebrating their most recent super bowl win at the white house. just a few years ago, aaron hernandez seemed to have it all, fame, money, incredible success. but his life now coming to an