police quickly learn it was rented by new england patriot, aaron hernandez. several days, investigators search his home and cars, removing bags of possible evidence, including hernandez's cell phone, but a law enforcement source says it's badly cracked, possibly intentionally, before it was handed over. june 26th, 2013, nine days after the murder of odin lloyd, hernandez is arrested. the charges, first-degree premeditated murder and having illegal weapons. his plea? >> not guilty. >> and he's no longer a new england patriot. >> i and other members of the organization were shocked and disappointed. >> hernandez is canned before he reaches the courthouse. >> mr. hernandez is charged with a very serious crime, but that shouldn't be enough to hold him without bail. >> and he's staying in jail. his attempts at bail denied. >> i think the commonwealth presented a case that's circumstantial to be sure, but very, very strong. >> hours after his arrest, the public hears those details for the first time. 9:02 p.m. father's day, june 16th. >> the defendant had sent a tex

video through the jail in charlottesville. >>> a massachusetts judge rejected a request from aaron hernandezmove the trial for murder elsewhere. the former patriots tight end is accused of gunning down football player odin lloyd last year. the attorney for hernandez said his client cannot get a fair trial. >>> ntsb on the scene of the deadly plane crash in wichita, kansas. the pilot reported losing power in the engine after takeoff. it hit the building near the airport killing the pilot and three people in the building. four people unaccounted for. >>> lava flow on the hawaii big island is slowing, but advancing on homes in pahoa. nearly 100 hawaii national guard troops deployed to help with security. you can't do anything about the lava. the river of lava is making a slow motion trek to pahoa since june. >>> president obama making a final push on the campaign trail. he spoke to a packed crowd in maine at a campaign rally for gubernatorial candidate mike michaud. >> so, while the president will not be going to kentucky, former president bill clinton is. he was on hand in louisville campaigni

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aaron hernandez will ask a massachusetts judge to throw critical evidence in his upcoming murder trial. charged in the alleged killing of o softdin lloyd. >> has pharmacies the last year. lawyer says he never read the search warrant before handing over the phone. those obtained under a false claim of legal authority. we know more about the arrest of michael phelps. the olympic swimmer had a blood algol level of 0.14. that is nearly double the state's legal limit. police documents reveal his eyes were red blood shot and his speech was slurred. he fell to roadside sobriety test and declined 1/3. >> going nearly 40 mi. over the speed limit after leaving a casino in baltimore early tuesday. will appear in court on november 19th. new details concerning the death of robin williams. authorities say they will delay the release of autopsy results by about one month. medical examiners plan to announce the final results of their investigation by september 30th. the countinthe delay was due to more delayed testing. found dead in an apparent suicide august 11th at his home near san francisco. a ser

that does it for us, we'll see the cnn report, downward spiral, case against aaron hernandez starts now. >>> the following is a cnn special report. >> the nfl and its black eye. allegations of explosive behavior. >> aaron peterson, indicted on an explosive violence. >> prosecutors say he dragged his girlfriend room to room by her hair. >> and innocent people caught in the crossfire. it's not the first time.

former nfl player aaron hernandez will ask to have his trial moved from the boston area today. he is charged for a murder of a semi pro player in 2013. his lawyers say media charge has tainted any jury pool in southeastern massachusetts where the murder took place. he has pleaded not guilty. >>> today harrisburg hg will be in college park campaigning for anthony brown, governor of maryland. they will be at the university of maryland. tonight on news 4 between 4:00 and 7:00. larry hogan joined by chris christie. they will campaign him with him at an event this weekend. they came in baltimore on tuesday. >>> extra eyes will be watching to keep you and your family safe this halloween. law enforcement from seven agencies will be conducted special dwi in falls church, vienna and fairfax. sober ride will provide free rides home for anyone who shouldn't be behind the wheel. >>> right now the university of maryland is looking to stop the spread of viral meningitis. in nine days, the number of students with the disease jumped from 1 to 20. all of them are expected to recover. if you go

. >>> a massachusetts judge has rejected the request by aaron hernandez to move his trial elsewhere. accused of shooting odin lloyd last year. the lawyer for hernandez urged the judge to move the trial out of the area because his client cannot get a fair trial. >>> ntsb on the scene of a deadly plane crash in wichita, kansas. the pilot reported losing power and hitting a training building and it killed the pilot and three people in the building. four people are still unaccounted for this morning. >>> the lava flow on the big island of hawaii is slowing down a bit, but still moving on homes and major access road in the village of pahoa. nearly 100 national guard troops deployed to help with security. they cannot do anything about the lava. the lava has been making a slow motion trek. >>> are you ready for the mid terms? days away. the president is making one final push. the president spoke to a packed crowd in portland, maine at a rally for democratic gubernatorial candidate mike michaud. >>> and while president obama will not be making a stop in kentucky, former president bill clinto

. >>> today aaron hernandez will be in a courtroom for a change of venue hearing. he is charged for a murder of a semi pro player in 2013. his lawyers say media charge has tainted any jury pool. he has pleaded not guilty. >>> it is now 5:18. now to a developing story right now. lava from kilauea cole crain know is 100 feet away from a home on the big island. take a look at the scene here. it has burned a garden shed, tires and scrap metal. about 80 members of the national guard are on the way to help manage road blocks as the lava approaches. they have detected only low levels of sulfur dioxide. >>> the faa is investigating what caused this plane to go down near a military base. the flames and that thick black smoke. we brought you this as breaking news last night. the pilot was killed. no one on the ground was hurt. >>> today you have one final chance to vote early in maryland. you have 15 hours before early voting closes. there are dozens of centers across the state. if you're wondering where to go we put a link on nbcwashington.com. now, election day is just fiv

. >>> a massachusetts jury will hear more testimony for aaron hernandez to throw out cell phone evidence in his trial. the attorneys for the former nfl star says they had no right to take the phone which is a key piece of evidence in the killing of odin lloyd last year. the league lawyer said he never read the warrant beforehanding over the phone. >>> lawyers for jodi arias file the petition to dismiss the case. attorneys say juan martinez failed to disclose witnesses in a timely manner. >>> new details emerging about olympic champion michael phelps and his dui arrest. phelps had a blood-alcohol limit of .14. he was doing 84 in a 45-mile-an-hour zone. he struggle to keep his balance during field tests. when asked to stand on one leg, phelps told the officer, that's not happening. then he was arrested. >> he has apologized. his second dui. >> a lot of people at risk. >>> this morning, a father in texas is anticipating reunion with his daughter who was found after she vanished 12 years ago. sabrina allen was allegedly kidnapped by her non custodian al mother. her father never gave up hope.

three-to-four minute speech would bring more attention to myself and my office than prosecuting aaron hernandezut it has. >> was it a moment of evolution for you? this is an issue that's you've been thinking a lot about? or was it something about the facts of this case and the facts of this protest that galvanized you or changed your mind and had you think about this in a way that you hadn't before. >> i would say the latter. more that i've been reading more and more as the years have gone on. i'm an avid reader of bill mckivens. i was particularly inspired by a short piece in rolling stone in june of this year. he called the march that was coming up then, it took place a few weeks ago, a single moment in the movement. i think that it was. and so that was certainly part of my -- part of my thinking as i came into court that day. >> you came to that march and my question for you is do you think we are going to see more civil disobedience? to kind of bring the issue the way it has to be to con front the challenge? >> not civil disobedience, necessarily. i've said many times, i agree with their po

. >> former new england pay tree at aaron hernandez being called model inmate. >> comes months after bad behavior at another jail. hernandez was moved to new jail in boston three months ago after beating up a inmate, threatening a guard, but sheriff told the boston herald, hernandez has not had any problems since changing jails, will remain in jail until his murder trial. facing two separate incidents. >> just awful. have you ever met a dog that's allergic to people? >> no. >> yes, this guy, may need hypoallergenic human. how this doing is getting over his human allergy. >> then we have breaking news for you, serious accident, we understand, deadly accident, on the schuylkill expressway. snarling up traffic. the tied up lanes the eastbound lanes into philadelphia. on the schuylkill. how to get around this, - ( helicopter whirring ) - ( roars ) ( siren wails ) ( pop music playing ) ♪ when you're ready ♪ ready, ready, ready ♪ come and get it ♪ get it, get it ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na na na na na ♪ ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na n

. >>> testimony is over and a bid by lawyers for aaron hernandez to have evidence from his cell phoneossed. the judge did not issue an immediate ruling today. he's accused of the 2013 shooting both of odin lloyd, a semipro football player from boston. attorneys asked the judge to throw out evidence from his cell phone because they say his phone was wrongfully taken. prosecutors insist they had a warn the. hernandez pleaded not guilty to the charges. >>> the u.s. department of justice held its second residents only town hall meeting in ferguson, missouri. the goal is to improve city-to-citizen communication. protesters outside of the church where the meeting was held wanted to be heard, too. those who attended say this second in a series of meeting with the department of justice was civil. but opinions were mixed on what they saw when they stepped outside. >> these are -- i would probably say further than the race dialogue. the dialogue is great but the actions with the dialogue is what we're trying to get to. >> these meetings began after a police officer shot and killed 18-year-old m

. >>> lawyers for former new england patriot player aaron hernandez set to appear before a judge requestingis trial be moved because of intense pretrial media coverage. hernandez is accused of murdering a semipro player last year. he is pleading not guilty. >>> road rage murder suspect arrested in oakland, california. police say that angry motorist shot and killed a mother of four who was in the passenger seat of a car with her husband. shannon: we're closing in on the midterm elections on tuesday as republicans hope to boost their majority in the house and gain control of the senate. democrats across the nation not feeling the love these days. is it economy, health care or the man in the white house? let's ask a democrat on the front lines, steve israel congressman from new york and chairman of the democratic congressional campaign committee. great to have you here today. >> thanks for having me on. shannon: you have said, basically trench warfare out there right now. you will not sugarcoat it. larry sabato, political analyst we had on moments ago, gop in his estimation is set to net nine

. >>> aaron hernandez and his attorneys are back in court in massachusetts. his attorneys are asking the court to toss out evidence against him in his upcoming murder trial. the former patriots player is accused of killing three people and he had has pleaded not guilty and expect to go on trial next year. >>> well, new york community is in mourning after a high school football player is killed, after a hit during a game. this is the third football related death in the country just this week. cbs correspondent chris van crib has the details. >> reporter: grief counselors are on hand at awaiting river high school in new york after tom, a starter on the varsity team took a deadly hit on wednesday night. the 16 year-old was rush to the hospital where he underwent surgery and later died. school principal dan holtsman says students are devastated. >> a lot of crying, a lot of hugging, a lot of questions, a lot of shock. >> reporter: his coach spoke about what a great kid he was. >> there is just not enough words to describe the type of kid that this community lost.

cnn special report "downward spiral: inside the case of aaron hernandez" begins right now. >>> the followingl report. >>> the nfl and its black eye. >> the baltimore ravens running back suspended for domestic violence. >> allegations of explosive anger. >> adrian peterson indicted on a felony charge. >> violence. >> prosecutors say he dragged his girlfriend from room to room by her hair. >> and innocent people caught in the crossfire.