>> yes. >> madame foreperson is the verdict you announced, your verdict? > juror in seat number seven, is the verdict as announced by the foreperson your verdict? >> yes. >> juror in seat number eight, is the verdict as announced by the foreperson your verdict? >> yes. >> juror in seat number nine is the verdict as announced by the foreperson your verdict? >> yes. >> juror in seat number ten, is the verdict as announced by the foreperson your verdict? >> yes. >> juror is seat 13 is the verdict announced by the foreperson your verdict? >> yes. >> juror in seat 14 is the verdict announced about i the foreperson your verdict? >> yes. >> juror in seat 16 is the verdict announced about i the by the foreperson your verdict? >> yes. >> juror in seat 18 is the verdict as announced by the foreperson your verdict? >> yes. >> be seated please jurors. >> may the verdict be recorded? >> they may. >> members of the jury your verdict will be recorded by the court. upon your oath you do state the defendant aaron hernandez is guilty of murder in the first degree by indictme

what say you, madame foreperson? is the defendant not guilty or guilty? >> guilty. >> your honor, the jury be polled on count one, please. >> juror in seat one, is the verdict on indictment 2013-983-a, as announced by the foreperson, your verdict? >> yes. >> juror in seat number 3. is the verdict as announced by the reperson your verdict? >> yes. >> madame foreperson, is the verdict you announced your verdict? >> yes. >> juror in seat number 7, is the verdict as announced by the foreperson your verdict? >> yes. >> juror in seat number 8, is the verdict as announced by the pore pers foreperson your verdict? >> juror in seat number 9 is the verdict your verdict? >> yes. >> juror in seat number 10, is the verdict announced by the foreperson your verdict? >> juror in seat 13, is the verdict announced by the foreperson your verdict? >> yes. >> juror in seat 14, is the verdict as announced by the foreperson your verdict? >> yes. >> juror in seat 15, is the verdict as announced by the foreperson your verdict? >> yes. >> juror in seat 16, is the verdict as announc

say you, madam foreperson. is the defendant not guilty, guilty of murder in the first degree or guilty of murder in the second degree? >> guilty of murder in the first degree. >> madam foreperson, by which theory or theories deliberate premeditation and our extreme atrocity or cruelty? >> extreme atrocity or cruelty. >> indictment 2013-983-b, charging the defendant aaron hernandez with unlawful possession of a firearm while not at home or work what say you, madam foreperson? is the defendant not guilty or guilty? >> guilty. >> indictment 2013-9 a 3-c, charging the defendant aaron hernandez with unlawful possession of ammunition, what say you, madam foreperson, is the defendant not guilty or guilty? >> guilty. >> your honor, the jury polled on count one, please. >> >> juror seat one is the verdict on indictment 2013-983-a, as announced by the foreperson your verdict? >> yes. >> juror seat number three, is the verdict as announced by the foreperson your verdict? >> yes. >> juror -- madam foreperson is the verdict

>> yes. >> juror, madam foreperson, is the verdict thaw announced your verdict? by the foreperson your verdict? >> yes. >> juror in seat number eight is the verdict announced by foreperson your verdict? >> yes. >> juror in seat number nine is the verdict announced by the foreperson your verdict? >> yes. >> juror in seat number 10, is verdict announced by the foreperson your verdict? >> yes. >> juror in seat 13, is the verdict as announced by the foreperson your verdict? >> yes. >> juror in seat 14 is the verdict announced by the foreperson your verdict? >> yes. >> juror in seat 15, is the verdict announced by the foreperson your verdict? into yes. >> juror in seat 16, is the verdict as announced by the foreperson your verdict? >> yes. >> and juror in seat 18, is the verdict as announced by the foreperson your verdict? into yes. >> please be seated. may the verdicts be recorded? into they may. >> members of the jury harkened to your verdict it will be recorded by the court. upon your oath do you say that the defendant aaron hernandez is guilty of murder in the firs

what say you, madam foreperson?>> the man who was once under a $40 million nfl contract will now be under a prison guard's watch for the rest of his life. a mandatory sentence. >> you're charged with the crime of murder, the jury returning a verdict of murder in the first degree. in consideration of the crime for which you now stand committed, you are sentenced by order of the court as follows. you're committed to the ncci cedar junction for the term of your natural life without the possibility of parole. >> 11 weeks of testimony, 135 witnesses. jurors said he ended up with eight notebooks, just detail after detail on this case. it was back in june of 2013 odin lloyd's body was found in an industrial field shot six times. surveillance video showed hours before lloyd got into a car with hernandez and some of his friends. let's go first to susan candiotti, who has been all over the story since it broke back in 2013. she's been in that courtroom every single day. you were there in fall river this morning when the verdi

what say you, madam foreperson? is the defendant not guilty guilty of murder in the first degree or guilty of murder in the second degree? >> guilty of murder in the first degree. >> madam foreperson by which theory or theories deliberate premeditation and/or extreme atrocity or cruelty? >> extreme atrocity or cruelty. >> indictment 2013-983-b charging the defendant aaron hernandez with unlawful possession of a firearm while not at home or work what say you, madam foreperson? >> the man who was once under a $40 million nfl contract will now be under a prison guard's watch for the rest of his life. a mandatory sentence. >> you're charged with the crime of murder. the jury returning a verdict of murder in the first degree. in consideration of the crime for which you now stand committed, you are sentenced by order of the court as follows. you're committed to the nci cedar junction for the term of your natural life without the possibility of parole. >> it was june of 2013 that a jogger found odin lloyd's body in an indu

. >> madam foreperson by which theory or theories deliberate premedication and/or extreme atrocity and/or cruelty. >> extreme acrossity or cruelty. >>> charging the defendant aaron hernandez with unlawful possession of a firearm, what say you, madam foreperson? is the defendant not guilty or guilty? >> guilty. >>> that is what played out in that court just about an hour ago, former nfl star aaron hernandez, just 25 years old, will spend the rest of his life behind bars in the death of odin lloyd. he was also found guilty of extreme atrocity or and unlawful possession of ammunition. we heard victim impact statements that would just break anyone's heart listening to odin lloyd's family describe the loss. they referred to him as the backbone of that family his mother ursula saying she will miss her son, her baby boy and she referred to him greeting her every day. this is an incredible is trial to watch, but now nfl star aaron hernandez will spend the rest of his life a prisoner. >>> that does it for this edition of "news nation." up next, andrea mitchell reports live from >>>. owner of a

more than a week later, a verdict. >> what say you, madam foreperson?he first degree. >> guilty of murdering odin lloyd. >> you are sentenced by order of the court as follows. for the term of your natural life without the possibility of parole. >> first and foremost, i would like to thank the heavenly monster. because without him, nothing would be possible in my life and i probably wouldn't get justice today. just like god has left his footprint in the sand, my baby's footprint is in my heart foefr. >> aaron er unanimous dez, a $former $40 million man and rising nfl star will now spend the rest of his life in prison. >>> the mailman goes rogue, flying through restricted air space to deliver a protest to the u.s. capital. >>> a cnn exclusive from an bar province where iraqis are fleeing. >>> and google facing a $6 billion fine from european regulators. auto r a warm welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is cnn newsroom. it is 1:00 a.m. in washington where investigators have spent the day trying to work out how a

. >> charge the defendant aaron hernandez with murder watch say you madam foreperson? is the defendant guilty, not guilty, guilty of murder in the first degree or guilty of murder in the second degree? >> guilty of murder in the first degree. >> madam foreperson, by -- >> his fiancee his mother there they are crying. >> jurors rule hernandez was responsible for the murder every odom lloyd in 2013. prosecutors say hernandez planned the murder and then helped cover it up. hernandez will get the chance to appeal his life sentence, but he will also be tried in a drive-by shooting death of two other men in 2012. >> it is interesting too they took him to a federal prison which is about 2 miles outside of the gillette stadium, where he used to play for the pay troats. you can probably almost see the stadium from the prison facility. >> he'll be seeing it for awhile while he is in prison. >> fall from graze for sure. >> terrifying moments, mid-air, when sky dive goes wrong. everyone is okay, but you have to see the helmet camera video, it was to would make your stomach drop. c

what say you, madam foreperson. is the defendant not guilty guilty of murder in the first degree or guilty of murder in the second-degree? >> guilty of murder in the first degree. >> susan candiotti is reporting hernandez was escorted from the courtroom when he made those remarks professing his innocence. he said hernandez was walking with a swagger he had before his conviction telling his escort in detail and i'm quoting, hey man i'll miss you guys they got it wrong i didn't do it. that same source said a few days ago he praised them i'll get out of here and when i do i'll get ahold of obama and tell them you should be doing security for the white house. he'll go to another maximum security facility to serve life without parole and he's still facing charges in two other killings. the jury took a long time to convict him more than a week. susan candiotti on the trial what may have helped jurors reach a decision. >> reporter: in a packed courtroom aaron hernandez stunned at the verdict sits down and shakes his head n

>> guilty of murder in the first degree. >> madam foreperson by which theory or theories do you -- >> i kind of did. >> that from one hour ago. we're waiting for victim impact statements that we too anticipate will happen. that's what we expect now. >> i would like to thank everyone for all their concerns and all their support and everything. and i thank god for being here this morning. my name is ursula ward odin lloyd's mother. odin was the first born of three children. odin was my only son. odin was a boy of the family. he was the man of the house, odin was his sisters' keeper. olivia and shaquila. and after my daughter olivia had her daughter salia, odin became -- odin attended every one of sania's recitals. odin was salia's biggest supporter in all aspects of her life. olivia and shaquila had two sons, amari and chancellor who would never know their uncle odin. odin would have taught them to be like him. to have respect. and to play his favorite sport football. odin gave me a beautiful gift before he was murdered. and that was he introduced me to his girlfriend. odin was -- odin

. >> charging the defendant aaron hernandez with murder what say you madam foreperson is the defendant not guilty guilty of murder in the first-degree or guilty of murder in the second-degree. >> guilty of murder in the first-degree. >> first degree murder. the juror foreperson calls arriving at that decision by far the worst thing she's ever done and having said those words in front of the defendant and she describes that as well. and you'll hear that interview with her and her fellow jurors in just a moment. but take a look back at what they saw in that courtroom day after day and week after week and what they deliberated over in that jury room. >> from the beginning, almost to the end. >> guilty of murder in the first-degree. >> five men and seven women had two stories to choose from two versions of the defendant, they shared a come with week after week. >> one would leave him free to play for the patriots and marry his fiancee. >> the defendant committed the crime of murder. >> the other could send him to prison for life. >> day after day and week after week 134 witnesses in all, s

. >>> on indictment 2013 charging the defendant aaron hernandez with murder, what say you, madam forepersony, guilty of murder in the first degree, or guilty of murder in the second degree? >> guilty of murder in the first degree. >> madam foreperson by which theory or theories deliberate premeditation, and/or extreme atrocity or cruelty? >> extreme atrocity or cruelty. >> that was the dramatic moment in a massachusetts courtroom today when a jury found former new england patriots star aaron hernandez guilty of first-degree murder. hernandez was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of odin lloyd, a 27-year-old who was dating the sister of hernandez's fiancee. lloyd's body was found in a pit in an industrial park having been shot six times. although no murder weapon was located and no independent witnesses came forward, prosecutors said hernandez's motive was that lloyd was talking at a boston bar with people hernandez did not like. the jury took seven days to deliberate before delivering a final verdict. >>> coming up a small helicopter just landed on the west lawn of t

. >>> what say you, madam foreperson?> reporter: after a two-month trial and seven days of deliberations, a dramatic end to the future of one of the nfl's most promising stars, aaron hernandez. >> guilty of murder in the first degree. >> reporter: audible gasps, hernandez appearing to say "wrong" while staring at the jury. >> so say all members of the jury? >> yes. >> reporter: his mother and fiancee wiped away tears, as did the family of the man he murdered. 27-year-old odin lloyd, a friend and semi pro football player found shot six times in a field a half mile from hernandez's million massachusetts home. >> i forgive the hands of the people who had a hand in my son's murder. either before or after. and i pray and hope that someday everyone out there will forgive them also. >> reporter: the case against him was largely circumstantial. the murder weapon never recovered, a clear motive never established by the state. prosecutors had surveillance video that appeared to show hernandez holding a gun the night lloyd was kille

. >> what say you madam foreperson, is the defendant not guilty, guilty of murder in the first agreer guilty of murder in the second degree? >> guilty of murder in the first agree. melissa: that was scene in massachusetts courtroom earlier today when former nfl player and super bowl champion aaron hernandez was found guilty of first-degree murder in killing of odin lloyd. hernandez faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. fox news legal analyst lis wiehl joins me on this one. they didn't have eyewitness for him being the one that pulled trigger right? >> they didn't have direct evidence, eyewitness that sees something. they didn't have the gun. they didn't have a gun that actually killed him. they didn't have bloody fingerprints any of that but they had great circumstantial evidence. they were able to put together they being prosecution case brick by brick based on all the circumstantial evidence. they had pings on the sell towers where he was taking this rented car. they had dna evidence. they had a joint at the scene there. they had a piece of gum with his dna on it,

. >> what say you madam foreperson. >> downward spiral, inside the case against aaron hernandez. >> it's a springtime saturday in new england patriot country. a perfect day for football. mike branch coaches the boston bandits. a semi-pro team. he remembers another day just like this. june 15th, 2013. something seemed out of place. >> a black suburban pulls up by my car. who pulls by my car. >> in the driver's seat bandit defensive end, 27-year-old odin lloyd. >> then i see a smile. coach. >> branch thinks it's odd because lloyd doesn't own a car. >> i'm like whose car is this? branch has his suspicions but never gets a straight answer. lloyd is busy telling his buddies about the good time he had at a club the night before. >> all he said he was at the club with mr. hernandez and they were partying, he had a good time. >> mr. hernandez is aaron hernandez. a $40 million rising star with the new england patriots. >> odin lloyd's best buddies darryl hodge and darryl sweet said their friend wasn't normally a big partier. they know a different side of him. the friend they described was passion

. >> what say you madam foreperson? not guilty? guilty of murder in the first degree? or guilty of murder in the second degree? >> guilty of murder in the first degree. >> reporter: and with that a judge sentenced 25-year-old aaron hernandez to life in prison without the possibility of parole. the former new england patriots tight end shook his head and sat back in his chair as the verdict was read. after the nine-week trial, jurors were convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that hernandez murdered odin lloyd in 2013. the body was found in a vacant lot near the football star's home. >> we followed the court's orders. assumed the man sitting in that seat was innocent until the prosecution proves he's guilty. that's what happened today. >> reporter: jurors reached their verdict despite having no murder weapon no witnesses to the shooting and no clear motive presented to them. but prosecutors were able to tie him to the crime scene through surveillance videos and records. there was also another gun near the scene that was linked to hernandez. >> he is a citizen who was held

. >> what say you madam foreperson? is the defendant not guilty guilty of first degree in the first degree or guilty of murder in the second degree. >> guilty of murder in the first degree. >>> and there you just heard the verdict read. hernandez didn't appear to show much emotions. his eyes were red but, again, he -- there were visible sobs and cries in the courtroom. he did turn around look to his mother and girlfriend mouthing the words "be strong be strong." now, this man who once had a $40 million contract with the patriots now faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. prosecutors argued hernandez planned to kill a man who was dating his fiance's sister. that's the latest from the live desk. eun? >> did not shoot. unit eight, stand off. stand off. gun is loaded. stay off. >>> a police officer in arizona will not face charges for hitting a suspect with his patrol car. take a look at this. this is dash cam video released by police showing the suspect being hit. police say mario valencia robbed a 7-eleve

. >> what say you madam foreperson? >> guilty of murder in the first degree. >> did that -- was it hard? did you know aaron hernandez before -- when this trial started, did you know who aaron hernandez was? >> i didn't even know who he was. i had never watched football. i don't follow the patriots. >> how many of you knew who he was? >> i knew of him, yeah. >> you never watch football? >> no. >> i watch the patriots every sunday. i filled that out on the question heir. lifelong new england girl and the patriots are my number one team. so i knew him. i knew of him as a football player, not as a person. >> i think that all of us, whether we knew him or not, took that out of the equation. it doesn't naert what you do for a living, it doesn't matter how much money you have or how much money you make. we're all people and we're all equal and we all deserve the same fair trial and that's what we wanted to make sure we gave him. >> all the jury, they're talking with our anderson cooper. as hernandez begins his new life in a ma

the way to whiten 2013-9-a, charging aaron hernandez with murder, what say you madam foreperson?s this defendant not guilty, guilty of murder in the first degree or guilty of murder in the second degree? >> guilty of murder in the first degree. >> after seven days of deliberation, today jurors found former new england patriots tight end aaron hernandez guilty of first degree murder. as the law requires, hernandez was immediately sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of 27-year-old odin lloyd. odin lloyd's body was found at an industrial park near hernandez's home. he was convicted in a bristol county courtroom in fall river today and will serve his life sentence at a prison in walpole, where for the rest of his life, he will hear the cheering of 69,000 patriots fans during every home game because the patriots stadium is located within easy earshot of that prison. just before issuing her sentence, judge susan garsch heard from the living victims of this crime, the mother and sister of odin lloyd. >> odin was the backbone of the family. odin w

. >> what say you, madam foreperson?endant not guilty guilty of murder in the first degree or guilty of murder in the second from they. >> guilty of murder in the first degree. >> reporter: a grim-faced aaron hernandez on the final day of his long fall. in stark contrast to the man seen laughing and winking during the trial, today with his mother and fiance in tears, he shows almost no emotion. except when he appears to mouth the words "you're wrong." a short time later -- >> you're committed to the nci cedar junction for the term of your natural life without the possibility of parole. >> reporter: at issue whether hernandez was guilty of the 2013 execution-style murder of odin lloyd, shot six times. central to the case surveillance videos that show the victim on the night of his death getting into a rented nissan altima with hernandez and two other men. ernest wallace and carlos ortiz. they've pleaded not guilty and will be tried separately. other videos show the same car driving to this industrial park in the early hou

. >> madam foreperson by which theory or theories deliberate premeditation and/or extreme atrocity orruelty? >> extreme atrocity or cruelty. >> hernandez's mother and fiancee broke down and hugged each other as the verdict was read. and at the same time just feet away, the mother of the victim semi pro athlete odin lloyd cried too. right after the verdict came out, lloyd's family spoke to make sure everyone knew how special he was. >> the day i laid my son odin to rest i felt my heart stop beating for a moment. i felt like i wanted to go into the hole with my son. >> when my nephew was gone last year march the first thing i did is picked up my phone to call my brother and tell him he had a nephew. and even now after hours of labor i reached my phone to text him to let him know he had another nephew. >> it took the jury seven days to decide hernandez was guilty on every charge including murder, gun, and ammunition charges. but on the murder charge alone, the judge sentenced him to life in prison without the chance of parole. he walks in to prison where he'll spend the rest of his life

. >> charging the defendant aaron hernandez with murder what say you madam foreperson is the defendanturder in the first-degree or guilty of murder in the second-degree. >> guilty of murder in the first-degree. >> first degree

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. >> madam foreperson, by which series east or series -- >> now, jurors found him guilty of killing owed end lloyd in 2013. prosecutors say aaron hernandez planned the murder then held cover it up. aaron hernandez will get the chance to appeal his life sentence. but he will also be tried in the drive-by shooting death of two other men, that happened in 2012. they think he was involved in that, as well. >> 7:14, hillary clinton finds support in a big name celebrity. >> oh, ya. even before she announced she is running for president. >> katy perry posted this on instagram, for holding her books, mrs. clinton's book while the two posted writing i told hillary clinton that i would write her theme song if she needs it. >> did she do it? >> just few days ago, came the response, she mentioned katy perry, she said well that's not a hard choice. already did. keep letting us hear you roar. >> suings dollars roar in a video. yes, i think that will be her song. also going to take the stage of another katy perry hit, unconditionally. >> all right. >> ♪ >> you're going to hear me roar ♪ >> vote for me.

glue madam foreperson by which theory or theories premedication -- >> extreme atrocity or cruelty. charging aaron hernandez with unlawful possession of a firearm. >>> let's go back to listens to the victim impacts statements of family members outside the courthouse. >> grips with the fact that he's not here. somebody you're used to seeing every day, something you're used to speaking to someone who just calls to say that they're -- you nor, what are you doing? i don't think that um anyone can actual lyly grasp the fact and we'll never be able to sit and actually come to grips that he as not here. it's just you know another day that odin isn't here and it's another day that the family has to deal with. >> reporter: a lot the people wonder -- [ inaudible ] >> prayers and each other. with el come from a strong-knit family. this has just brought us stronger together. just to hear "i love you" every day from your mom, your sister your cousin who calls to let you know they're there for you. i don't think there's any other way we could have gotten through it. [ inaudible ] >> eventually th

. >>> what say you madame foreperson?uilty guilty of murder in the first degree or guilty of murder in the second degree? >> guilty of murder in the first degree. >> it took the jury more than 35 hours, but the consensus was clear yesterday. aaron hernandez will now spend the rest of his life in prison. how did the jury reach its decision? and the legal challenges still ahead for the former nfl star now convicted murderer. let's bring back in susan candiotti who was in the courtroom throughout this trial and mel robins, cnn commentator and legal analyst. susan, let me begin with you. i know you've been covering this from the beginning from far before the trial began. you sat there yesterday as the jury read its verdict. and you stared at aaron hernandez. take us to that moment. and also tell us what you've learned from the police officers and those that were escorting him after he was handcuffed. >> reporter: you know sitting in the courtroom just a mere feet away from him. of course watching him for his every movement wh