aaron hernandez an up and comer on the powerhouse new england patriots.ayed in a super bowl. >> touchdown hernandez! >> reporter: and had a contract worth $40 million. but shortly after 3:00 this morning prison guards found the 27-year-old unresponsive in his cell at the souza-baranowski correctional center in shirley, massachusetts. officials say he was found hanging from a bed sheet with a bible verse john 3:16, a reference to eternal life through jesus, written across his forehead. hernandez was serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for the 2013 murder of odin lloyd, a semi-professional football player who was dating the sister of hernandez's fiancee. >> the first thing you think of when you hear about the death of aaron hernandez is the death of odin lloyd and what his family had to go through with his death. >> reporter: only five days ago -- >> you find the defendant not guilty, guilty of murder in the first degree, guilty of murder in the second degree? >> not guilty. >> reporter: he had just been acquitted in a separate murder

we celebrate the super bowl new england patriots, world champion super bowl champions, champions, win.dand their historic [applause] and they are champions. before we get started, i want to acknowledge some special guests. we are proud to be joined by seven wounded warriors who have bravely served and sacrificed for our nation. greenstreet.meron [applause] staff sergeant: frederick manning. matthews. james sergeant christopher mcginnis. specialist stephanie morris. sergeant major james watson. sergeant sheldon warner. special people. and america is very blessed to have you with us. thank you. the new england patriots are big supporters of our military and america's veterans. , where is joe? .here he is thank you, joe. serves in the navy reserves and is a graduate of the naval academy. coach belichick is the son of a bob kraft my he is becoming a famous guy for winning. to him and belichick, wow. you do so much to support our military. bob has been my friend for a long time and he wants to support our military. what a group of champions, all of them. i want to commend you for building su

convicted murderer and former new england patriots player aaron hernandez is dead.the massachusetts department of corrections, hernandez was discovered in his jail cell just after midnight our time. investigators say he hanged himself using a bed sheet. staff at the jail tried to save his life when they got inside his cell. he was then taken to a boston area hospital where he was pronounced dead about an hour later. >> this is the hospital where he arrived this morning. investigators say he tried to block his door from the inside by jamming it shut with items from his cell. just last week, he was found not guilty of murder in the shooting deaths of two men back in 2012.

new england patriots at the white house. let's move on and talk about the president himself, he's patting himself on the back for the race in georgia where the democrat fell short of winning outright. so will the republican actually want the president's help moving forward ahead of the big election in june? >>> also, the clock is ticking fast on bill o'reilly's future in television. sources saying his exit is coming amid new sexual harassment allegations. the host is now firing back. >>> also ahead, a florida state senator goes on a racist and vulgar rant against two of his african-american colleagues. hear what he's saying now. you're watching cnn. i'm brooke baldwin. [car engine failing to start] [wind blows] yo- wh- ah- he- [gas pouring] [slurps loudly] [engine starting] [loud slurping continues] he's a nascar champion who's she's a world-class swimmer who's stared down the best in her sport. but for both of them, the most challenging opponent was... pe blood clots in my lung. it was really scary. a dvt in my leg. i had t

governors and that think part of that was some health reasons as other commitments in new england. yet? >> as a follow-on to this gentleman's question -- can you describe a comment on the disloyal governors in the border states? dr. engle: the disloyal governors of the border states -- some interesting term. . am careful to say that ofead a tremendous number letters about whether he was or was not loyal. regardless of what kentuckians believed, regardless of what his colleagues believed in the colleagues of his believed him to be secretly working with the confederacy and jefferson davis and they believed in a conservative approach to find a way to maintain his power and use other operatives in kentucky for what in that state.do [indiscernible] >> [indiscernible] dr. engle: i'm sorry? statejackson -- in that -- takes broader and more defined state -- steps and begins to employ southern the confederate war effort. he is a more definite disloyal governor. and again, lincoln has to find missourians and other state .peratives to work with him and he does. he's very effective with that.

let's take a quick zoom into new england.outhern maine getting hammered, 6 to 12 inches of snow expected there. heavy rains for boston and portland all beginning to pull away here's the forecast for today. chilly, partly sunny an philadelphia, 54. breaks looking ahead, the sunshine looking day, it turns warmer, but oh, yeah, we chances ahead. actually we have three more rain chances in the seven-day forecast. i'll let you know when they arrived and how much rain to expect when i see you in just a few minutes. >> 9:32 a.m., a home in southwest philadelphia came crashing down on top of a man. he did survive. firefighters arrived on the scene of the 6000 block of yocum street and used their bear hands to pull wood and debris from the pile to reach the victim. we are told he is currently in stable condition. the cause of the collapse is still under investigation. >>> new this morning, right now, philadelphia police are trying to track down a killer. a man in his 20s was shot in the head in kensington overnight. that man died at t

boston globe reporting former new england patriot erin hernandez was found dead in his jail cell.00 hanged himself with a bed sheet. that report again coming from boston media. he was in a single cell. erin hernandez found dead this morning in his cell. >> and more confirmation and details this morning on this day new england patriots will be here in washington d.c. celebrating most hey allergy muddlers are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® it's starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. from the 5 a.m. light blinkers to the wobbling yogis. to the stationary race winners, we all need lean protein. and it comes in a jimmy dean's delights breakfast sandwich. stacked with 17 grams of protein. lean into a great day. shine on. >>> retyping to ak daylight women every submarine was designed to reach streping m ever men navy lifted ban on fwhem 2010 and not reconfigured them. 80 female of

so, again, congratulations to super bowl champion new england patriots. and with that i'd like to ask a very special and talented man, and a great friend of mine for a long time, bob kraft, to say a few words. thank you all very much. [ applause ] >> thank you, mr. president. it's a true honor to be here for the fifth time celebrating a world championship. and every time that we have the privilege of coming here to the white house, i think about the long odds that were faced by our country's forefathers who fought for our freedom and independence. overcoming long odds through hard work, perseverance, and most importantly, mental toughness is the foundation of everything that is great about this country. i am proud that the first time we came here as a team after winning a championship as 14-point underdogs, but infin e infinitely more important, it was in the season o 9/11, 2001 at a time in which our nation show its mental toughness to rally together and to rebound from an unthinkable tragedy. this year's championship was achieved after falling behind by

heavy rain in boston and new england, southern new england part of the united states up in through here this is snow to the north. we have snow stretching southward across the northeastern pennsylvania. let's switch it over to double scan live of we have light snow from lake harmony and mount pocono and in ind into scranton. don't be surprised if you pick up snow showers over the next couple of hours if you're traveling north. it's cold and blustery considering it's april 1. cinnaminson, 39. 41 in hammonton. this is what's called the backlash, the wrap around on the storm. we'll pick up clouds today. appears as if the clouds are breaking up here. peeks of sun later on. clouds out here across western pennsylvania. this means mostly a cloudy day with periods of sunshine from time to time. it's tomorrow we broke out in full sunshine a very nice day with the temperatures getting back into the 60s where they should be for this time of year. don't get used to the sun we have more rain on the way. storm system number two is coming off the rockies. storm system is waiting in the wings across th

new england patrts >>> we begin this wednesday morning with breaking news. convicted murderer and former new england patriots player aaron hernandez is dead. according to the massachusetts department of corrections, hernandez was discovered in his jail cell just after midnight our time. investigators say he hanged himself using a bed sheet. staff at the jail tried to save his life when they got inside his cell. he was then taken to a boston area hospital where he was pronounced dead about an hour later. >> this is the hospital where he arrived this morning. investigators say he tried to block his door from the inside by jamming it shut with items from his cell. just last week, he was found not guilty of murder in the shooting deaths of two men back in 2012. hernandez was already in jail serving a life sentence for a 2013 murder. coincidentally -- >> the patriots headed to the white house today. some of the team members will be there celebrating their super bowl victory and will no doubt be asked about the death of hernandez. >> thanks for joining us on this

the new england patriots releasing a short message that the patriots are aware of the report but don't anticipate statements being put out today in massachusetts, molly line, fox news. >>> and people here at home, san jose state police are issuing an alert to students and faculty about an attempted assault. it happened at 7:45 last night in the area of south 7th street not far from san jose city hall. the victim told police she was jogging when a man lunged the her as she tried to run away. he chased after her trying to grab her. she was able to escape with the help of a studenty. the woman described -- help of a student. the woman described the attacker as 63 inches tall with a thin build. call santa fe state police immediately. >>> and in sonoma county, police are searching for a man who stabbed another outside of the heelsburg community center yesterday afternoon. the 22-year-old gonzalez stabbed a 23-year-old man in the arm following an argument outside of the center. the victim is listed in stable condition and the community center hosts an after-school program, but police say no

in the spring of 2014, it's home for former new england patriot aaron hernandez.his lawyers prepare to defend him against charges he murdered odin lloyd. but before he goes to trial for killing lloyd, he faces a judge as the prime suspect in two other murders. the 2012 homicides of daniel de abreu and safiro furtado. nearly two full years after the homicides of the cape verdian immigrants, hernandez is indicted, accused of killing de abreu with a shot to the chest and furtado with a bullet to his head. >> aaron hernandez fired a .38 caliber revolver multiple times from the driver's side of his vehicle. >> it's all overwhelming for maria teixeira, safiro furtado's mother, who begins crying almost as soon as she walks into the arraignment. >> translator: it's a sadness that overtakes my life. it's a terrible pain inside me. >> kill and murder safiro furtado. how do you plead to this indictment? >> not guilty. >> evidence suggests that in the months leading up to july 2012, the defendant had become increasingly sensitive and angered by what he believed to be people t

president trump hosted the super bowl champ new england patriots. quarterback tom brady was not there because of personal family matters. some players skipped the event entirely because of their opposition to president trump. >>> the president also turned his attention to veterans today signing a bill focused on their medical care. it allows veterans to seek medical treatment through private providers. if they can't get the treatment they need at the va facility. the program was first established in response to the va crisis in 2014. it was set to expire this year. meanwhile, vice president mike pence is in asia. he sent a stern warning to north korea during a visit to the u.s.s. ronald reagan in japan. >> we will defeat any attack and meet any use of conventional or nuclear weapons with an overwhelming and effective american response. >> meanwhile, north korea sent its own message, a video showing kim jong-un celebrating when a mock missile attack on the u.s. was used as the backdrop of a musical performance. >>> tomorrow april 20th, 420. a day tha

hero to his new england colleagues at a meeting to discuss influencing the administration. maine's israel washburn needed little priming. " it is time for the states to stir the federal government, he wrote andrew. we will have nothing but victories, remove incompetent and unfaithful generals, and emancipate and employ the slaves. does any man suppose we can live with the south in slavery after all that has happened?" the president should be awoke at last, he argued. to awaken the administration, he -- the chicago tribune published the proceedings of a union meeting in that city, recommending the loyal governors to press 'the president to devise a plan that they may be effective in rescuing the union from its current peril." the governors of the loyal states, wrote the editor, know the sentiments of the people better than the president. they reside among and mingle with them. they are a body of wise and patriotic men and might be able to point out the radical defects in the present mode of conducting the war and propose some plan giving at reasonable promise of success. if

>>> the new england patriots owe aaron hernandez money since he killed himself? >>> hot ticket, what you need to know to get your hands on hamilton tickets in dc. >>> yes a world famous bakery is moving in the district. >> what's next? tech giant apple isn't known for talking to the media, but they did tonight. wusa9 at 11:00 starts now. >>> firefighters are still at an active fire, the university of maryland had to shut down its campus nearby because the smoke was making it hard to breathe. but that threat is clearing out tonight, according to our john henry there live. >> reporter: yeah, certainly a calmer scene right now at this complex but there's going to be a lot to clean up. county says $40 million worth of damages in association to this fire. this ladder, firefighters are still putting water on the hotspot. here at this building. we've seen smoke come up within the last two or three minutes here as well. that said, people in this area are very appreciative of firefighters' efforts, especially senior citizens we talked to who live right across the fire. th

boston and elsewhere in new england still chilled by snow, mixing with rain. and take a look at this drone video. severe storm damage in virginia. it's now confirmed it was an ef-2 tornado with winds of up to 120 miles per hour that slammed chesapeake and virginia beach. senior meteorologist rob marciano standing by in new england with the forecast, and some of that snow. hey, rob. >> reporter: tom, that severe weather coming in the warm sector of the same storm that brought this cold snow to new england. over a foot of snow falling just about an hour north of boston. the storm now beginning to head out to sea and the snow is winding down. should be melting here quickly tomorrow with a strong april sun. meanwhile, the next storm coming into texas, going to bring severe weather, i think, to dallas tomorrow. i-35, all the way down to austin, through the lunch howevhour, then pushing east into houston and lake charles, louisiana, all under the gun. a moderate risk of thunderstorms. could be strong ones. could be long track, damaging tornadoes along the i-10 corri

thanks caitlin >> coming up the new england patriots visited the white house.lot of players skipped the trip, we'll tell you how president trump made mention of the no shows without mentioning >> star bucks most unusual drink changes colors flavors and how we're reacting too. reacting too. >>> little bit of a dooms day scenario playing out in the minds of cap fans, will the dc sports continue it's not do or die but coming back from a three games to one deficit it's a tall order. caps would serve themselves well to keep this game within regulation, all three games this series gone to overtime, tornado with the last two, hero tom wilson will play on the line in the hopes of spurring them into more scoring them. tonight. >>> there's a look at what is in store, there will be a game at 5:00. game six goes to tornado on sunday and if they have to take seven games, that would be tuesday night back at the verizon center. >>> meantime the wizards and fans excited. i got to tell you the electricity was huge on sunday. they're back in action for game two against the hawks

. >>> people in new england woke up to snow and more is expected tonight.rm caused power outages and highway accidents. many in the region say this is mother nature's idea of an april fools joke. markers in the studio for us. this happened to new england last year as well. >> it is amazing, year-to-year. in the bay area, lots of sunshine, 70s and 80s. santa rosa the row -- the warm spot with 84. 70s out toward san francisco. the snowstorm is back east. blizzard conditions in that portion of the country. we just have high clouds up to the north. a dry weather pattern out there for us. the big is change tomorrow will be patchy fog near the coast in the morning. then high clouds sneak in from the north. right now san francisco at 65, san jose 77, walnut creek 79. a nice weekend to start off april. wind speeds have backed off. it will be a nice sunday but cooler out there across most of the bay area. here is the live camera out towards san francisco. still pretty nice tomorrow, just a little cooler than today. tomorrow morning, we expect 40s and lower 50s out t

earthquakes taking on new england revolution in foxboro.ross and denied by leg of cropper. 7th shutout of the year. no scoring in the game and ends 0-0. >>> eight days until the nfl draft. christian mccaffrey, stanford star posting video of insanely fast feet. that was in real time. that's crazy. abc sports brought to you by toyota. some of the producers upstairs say you should do that and see what you could -- and vetoed because inevitably they knew i would get hurt. >> could be good on social media. >> i'm sure. >> thanks larry. >>> surgeons are saying no to patients to smoke pot. coming up at abc7 news at 11:00. some marijuana users denied life-saving surgery. >>> search of a different kind. this involves a dog. join us on channel 7. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. for drew and larry and all of us, thanks for watching. >> see you in an hour on the big 7. narrator: today, are these elderly women falling prey to a deadly illness, or a cold-blooded serial killer? so, three women who live in the greater manchester area, who all suffered fr

failing "new york times" calling me wrong for two years just got caught in a big lie concerning new englandatriots visit to white house. he's talking about this misleading image shared by the "new york times," showing a side-by-side picture of the patriots' visit to the obama white house in 2015, compared to yesterday's visit with president trump, and they are trying to imply, well more than trying, they came out and said it basically that this is what president obama had in terms of the patriots and this is what president trump had. they're saying okay, much smaller crowd effectively. you know here's where it gets interesting, guys, the patriots saw the story and corrected the new york times on twitter saying, quote, these photos lack facts in 2014 over 40 football staff were on the stairs. in 2017, they were seated on the south lawn. in other words, they were still there, they just weren't in the picture. talking about media bias here. joining me "mediabuzz" host howie kurtz. always good to see you. i was telling you during the commercial break, i like to think the "new york times" is try

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convicted murderer and former new england patriot's tight end aaron hernandez has been found dead in his jail cell after committing suicide. the 27-year-old was serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for killing odin lloyd in 20-13. prison officials say he used bed sheets to hang himself in his cell earlier this morning. the suicide comes five days after he was acquitted of murdering two men in boston back in 20-12. (james) good morning and thanks for joining us on this wednesday, april 19. i'm james fletcher. (james)lets get a check of weather this morning... (anny hong): dry conditions will persist into the first half of the day with light precipitation possible across the northern portion of the region from this evening into tonight. dry conditions return by thursday along with a warming trend into friday as high pressure builds aloft. dry weather looks to persist into the upcoming weekend with temperatures near seasonal averages. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. gold

pulling away, most of the energy and the rainfall but well to the north, northern parts of new englandsix to 12 inches of snow, a little bit of snow for parts of the poconos mountains but look at ultimate doppler mainly dry and quiet for your saturday morning. we'll zoom in north and west around mount pocono looking at light snow maybe a little bit of freezing drizzle but for today, 53 in philadelphia. 60's low 60's for tomorrow, tomorrow more sunshine and really the pick day of the weekend. for tonight, it's clear, then we're looking at temperatures dipping into the mid to upper 30's across the area. coming up we'll talk about the pollen levels. more rain, april showers and also april outlook as far as those teer lauren back over to you. >>> 8:02. a man in the hospital after a row home collapses in southwest. jennifer joyce live from the scene with more on what happened. hi, jenny. >> reporter: good morning, lauren. so this is a total collapse here in southwest philadelphia. a property now reduced to planks of wood, dust and bricks and some of that dustri a car here block. so this col

dangerous storms, the wild weather from a devastating tornado in virginia to a white-out in new england. carbon monoxide seeps into the hotel. just in case with fears of deportation, some now turn to a digital lifeline of families and lawyers, preparing for what could have. and from unbeatable to unbelievable. an upset for the angels as a basketball dynasty tumbles down. "nbc nightly news" begins now. from nbc news jose diaz. >> we begin with an unfolding tragedy in colombia where there is a state of emergency after an avalanche swept through a small city killing 150 people and more missing. the heavy rain that caused three rivers to overflow their banks. it happened in the city near the border with ecuador. nbc's lucy cavnof with the details. >> reporter: in south colombia a dangerous effort to get the injured. releasing an avalanche of water and mud. most homes no match for the deluge. entire neighbors were buried, homes destroyed bridges collapsed even the trees ripped from the roots. what's least is a blur of devastation and tonight there are fears of more to come. the threat of ano

. >>> the new england patriots were honored at the white house by their biggest fan, donald trump. we know crowd sources can be trouble. this is when the pats visited obama white house and on the bottom, the scene today. definitely some missing players. the patriots that some of the players were sitting on the south lawn. good evening. thank you for coming on. i appreciate it. >> no problem. thanks for having me. >> why didn't you attend today's reception at the white house? >> say that one more time again. >> why didn't you attend today's reception at the white house? >> for me, it was a personal matter. what president trump said on the bus struck a nerve with me. i'm the father of three daughters and i have a son as well. i can't see myself having any type of interest to go meet this person that said such horrible things and then i have a baby boy, not even a year old yet and i don't want him to grow up to think that saying stuff like that is all right at any point of his life. so, i mean, i have no interest in meeting the guy and i hope he does a great job. i'm an american at th

showers are moving east, heavy snow in new england. for us, the rain is gone, so there is still flooding. we have a flooding for east branch and brandywine. it's dropping but still above flood stage. we have minor flooding there and an advisory along the i-95 corridor areas north and west and mercer county under advisory for flooding, ponding of water on roads, near low-lying areas creeks and ponds, close to half an inch, wilmington two and a half, allentown 1.73. atlantic city, nearly an inch and a half of rain. going to the weekend, we are trying to dry out. the clouds are winning out over sunshine. sun returns sunday making a run at 60-degrees. two more storms on the way next week. details on that in the accuweather forecast. jim? >> cecily, thank you. police say the foul weather contributed to a deadly crash. a man in his 60 was driving north in the white car, lost control and hit a car head on. he was killed. the 20 something driver of the other car is in critical condition at the temple university hospital. >> a woman killed toni

. >> i bring a anything snowstorm back to new england.a look at wind damage with wind gusts up to 50 to 60 miles per hour, toppling trees right here homes causing damage as well. so we are look agent the storm system clearing out of the virginia area, it's been drier for a while but it's the cleanup that's going to be a issue, the rains will continue to come to an end, right through the back of that car there too, a lot of damage from wind and hail. now it's all about the snow across new england, mostly outside of 495. across the rest of central and northern new england, rain heavy in the boston area, temperature have been the reason why we're not getting as much snow as originally thought. boston 38 degrees, cape cod a bigger issue with some winds. we have some winter wealth alerts out there advisories and storm warnings with additional storm fall, this will pull away this afternoon but could see another three to six >>> good morning. i'm first alert meteorologist krystal klei. here's a look at our forecast highs for today, going to be b

so, again, congratulations to super bowl champion new england patriots. with that, i would like to ask a very special and talented man and a great friend of mine for a long time. bob kraft to say a few words. thank you, all, very much. [applause] >> thank you, mr. president. it's a true honor to be here for the fifth time celebrating a world championship. and every time that we have the privilege of coming here to the white house, i think about the long odds that were faced by our country's forefathers who fought for our freedom and independence. overcoming long odds through hard work, perseverance, and most importantly mental toughnesses is the foundation of everything that is great about this country. i am proud that the first time we came here as a team after winning a championship as 14-point underdogs. but infinitely more important was it was in a season of 9/11, 2011, at aime in which our nation showed its mental toughness to rally together and to rebound from an unthinkable tragedy. this year's championship was achieved after falling behind by 25 p

the department of corrections says the former new england patriots star killed himself.w is cnn sports analyst christine brennan. your thoughts this morning? >> what an american tragedy in all ways now apparently complete. and no one saw this coming. obviously, the news i think shocks everyone as they're waking up and hearing this news. you think about aaron hernandez. of course, a murderer, convicted, terrible, terrible things. this man was so linked with our culture. he caught passes from tim tebow in florida. he caught passes from tom brady. he was born in connecticut, the home of espn. you can't have a story more american than that and then to have it turn into a tragedy like this and always a loss of a life and of course the murder, it is just one of those things you say what could have been and how terrible the reality of what did happen really is. >> right. and then you get the flip side of it, something else he caught, obviously a life sentence for what was really an execution style first degree murder style against a man by all accounts, his good friend, odin ll

cold pocket of air still over in new england, supporting that snow, you saw earlier in new england and chilly temperatures over region today jet stream tries to dodge further north for early next week bringing in milder air back in as the sunshine and we will get temperatures in the 60's. still staying mild, late week another storm rolls through behind that another cold pocket of air that may try to swing through by end of the next week and next weekend. today five 4b low average we should be close to 60. light rain and clearing skies for the afternoon. chilly tonight, dropping to 40 in the city. suburbs get down in the 30's. heavier coats needed early sunday morning but nice rebound sunny skies, up to 60, with that sunshine, monday, cloud increase through the day once again here 60. we will have showers off and on, mid 60's can't really enjoy them. sixty-six in the sun. i think steadier rain with the strong storm coming in here later nurse to friday, jan, back to you. >>> keep them handy, jim, thank you. >>do you love look of stone or brick wall in the home but don't think you can aff

heavy snow to the north across new england. the clouds thin out a little bit, skies brighten up, promises to be a better day. 42 degrees, cloudy skies, 3:00 p.m., 50 degrees, limited sun, by 5:00 p.m., 53. shooting for a high of 54. it becomes windy during the afternoon. that means the 54 approximate will feel like the 40s. gray? >> thank you so much for the update. i would like to remind you can find the seven-day forecast and live look at double scan radar at any time of the day go to our website 6abc.com/weather. >>> time 6:33 a.m., breaking news to tell you about, a man trapped under a collapsed home is alive all thanks to fast-acting philadelphia firefighters. crews responded to the 6300 block of yolkem street. they removed piles of wood by hand until they reached the victim. the man is being treated at penn presbyterian hospital. no word on his condition, but he was able to communicate throughout the entire rescue process. city inspectors will investigate the cause of the collapse. investigators suspect heavy rain or a ne

and winning the 2009 nation championship with florida and went on to play with the new england patriots from 2010 to 2012. 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 th

(grant) former new england patriots star aaron hernandez...is dead. the 27-year old was found hanged in his massachusetts prison cell this morning....just days after he was acquitted in a double murder case. but the former tight end was serving a life term for killing a former friend back in 20-13. hernandez is survived by his fiance and their 4-year-old daughter. both were in the courtroom last week. later in the show...many of his former teammates were at the white house today...to celebrate the super bowl win...but not tom brady...why the san mateo native backed out...that's coming up at 5:40. (vicki) happening now... police are searching for a man who assaulted a woman on the campus of san jose state university. the incident happened around 8 last night... in the area of south 7th street and east san fernando street. police say the woman was jogging when a man tried to grab her. she then took off and hid in the car of another student in a nearby parking lot. the suspect is being described as a black male adult in his 40's... around 6'3'' wearing a

the new englanders surrounded them, burned the swap, and anyone who was alive theythey k. it took a lot to kill 700 people back then. you look at things like when the mormons, fearing inroads of gentiles into their territory, and fearing the hostility by gentiles. you remember, there were mass murders of mormons by gentiles in missouri. they basically killed a wagon train of mormon settlers coming through. you see these kinds of things, the draft riots of 1863, in new york city. the thing is, these kinds of things, you had to get a group together -- and this is true when you take a look at matt turner's rebellion in 1831, or john brown's attempted us urgency at harbor surrey, which was intended to be a mass murder of a number of slave owners and their sympathizers. the thing is, when you look back at those two, something i would like to add is every time we have looked at them, we see many of them are led by the most respected, prominent people in the community. these are not things that were done i believe were spontaneously. -- idly or spontaneously. politicalorganized b

that's what happened to some extent today when the new england patriots came to town. her friend jim gray is here on what some of the players decided to do. next, it is called the biggest religious freedom case of the supreme court session and adjust it so happens to be one of the newly minted opiates first as a member of the court. one of the lawyers was arguing that case, looking at beautiful shot outside the supreme court. he's here when we come back. >> we are hoping the supreme court will do the right ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm dr. kelsey mcneely and some day you might be calling me an energy farmer. ♪ energy lives here. >> martha: the potentially landmark case at the supreme court right now bringing the issue of religious freedom front and center. speculation abounds as to how the justices may fall on this. the newest high court justice neil gore such hearing is most important cates, case when he took a seat on the court. trinity lutheran church in missouri, which was denied state funds to improve the surface of its playgrounds because of its religious affiliations. turnout is th

we have the upper level low that is sitting and spinning around the mid-atlantic region and new england as well. that is the case through the rest of the day with the spotty showers overhead. we can ask expect this wet and damp and sunny over the weekend and near records on the way as we get into next week. the call from accuweather as we head into the weekend, saturday 58 degrees with the sunshine returning and it will be breezy and nice and comfortable and a bit of a refreshing change tomorrow with the sun coming back and sunday even better with sun and high of 67. if you like the 50s and 60s forget about the 70s and flip into the 80s. a taste of summer next week. details coming up. >> thank you. >>> well, today is like christmas for phillies fans, the hope opener and the first pitch is just a few hours away at 3:00 and from games from the kids to new food to try there is something for everyone. "action news" reporter katherine scott shows us. >> this is our 18th consecutive year today. melissa and mary pitched their tent at midnight and more fans joined them. like other die hards the

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convicted murders and former new england patriots player aaron hernandez is dead.iscovered in his jail cell. investigators say he hanged himself using a bed sheet. he was taken to a boston area hospital where he was later pronounced dead about an hour after that. investigators say tried to block his door from the inside by jamming it shut with items from his cell. just last week, hernandez was found not guilty of murder in the shooting deaths of two men back in 2012. but hernandez, of course, was already serving a life sentence for murder that dates back to 2013. >> a live look from pinole where hundreds of people are still living in the bay park retirement home despite a landslide that is threatening the building there. management says the landslide was probably caused by the heavy rain that we had recently. they did close some sections of the building that are close to the landslide as a precaution, but they haven't announced any plans to evacuate those senior residents. >> we'll continue to follow that story. also, coming up next on "today," former president geo

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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 nothing to imagination when it comes to drug trafficking and border protection. >> attorney general met wit

heading south to participate in a military exercise with the australian navy. >>> hours after the new englandwere at the house to celebrate there super bowl win they had to come to president trump's defense on twitter. the new york times tweeted out a picture of the patriots in the white house in 2015. at first glance looked like hardly any players showed up between the teams. the team responded the picture lacks content. 40 of the football staff were seated on the south lawn and not in the photo. several players did choose to skip the visit. it's blinds to go's sheer savings event. right now take 25% off all sheer shades, our fastest-growing collection. classic. modern. beautiful. the latest in window decor... now 25% off. sheer savings. sheer limited time. blinds to go. blinds for life. what's coming up on "g.m.a." >> amy robach live in nyc at the "g.m.a." studios. >> reporter: we're talking about the bombshell announcement that fox is serverring ties with billow -- bill o'reilly. >>> after the death of aaron hernandez his family and lawyers are calling for an investigation into his reporte