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

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

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

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 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

it also has implications for the civil suit that lloyd's family has pending against hernandez' estate. you can't use that murder conviction to establish liability in that civil lawsuit. so it could have a profound impact on the family's ability to recover civil damages. >> it's interesting, they have already found liability. and the only issue now is damages, will they undue the finding of liability? it's going to be very complicated. this does create problems for the family, undoubtedly. >> if hernandez' conviction in the oden lloyd case is now void, we're talking about the possibility of what happens next. the patriots owe the hernandez estate the money they didn't pay him after his arrest. >> keep in mind when this news first broke, don, the patriots cut ties with aaron hernandez as quickly as they could. and wanted to distance themselves from him as quickly as they could. so the fact now that this is all thrown back in the mix, i think, in many ways the patriots probably wish none of this were occurring, of course, and the fact that aaron hernandez committed suicide as tragic an e

but of course odin lloyd's family already has a lawsuit and a judgment against hernandez and his estate, so the question then becomes what should happen to the money. obviously, if there is money, one would think it'sodin's fami. i don't see the nfl coughing up money -- as insensitive as this sounds, coughing up money because if they do it for this case they'll have to do it for every car accident. >> end of the show, thank you very much. susan, looking forward to your documentary on this. susan has been covering this story since day one. >> thank you, don. >> thank you all. have a great weekend. that's it for tonight. cnn special report downward spiral: aaron hernandez, starts right now. >> the following is a cnn special report. >>> an astonishing talent. >> he was projected to be one of the best tight ends of his generation. >> he's a very good player. >> turned american tragedy. >> what say you madam foreperson? >> guilty of murder in first degree. >> superstardom on the field overshadowed by violence and the victims he left behind. >> my god, my son was shot and

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