jon: former football star aaron hernandez is facing murder charges of aaron odin lloyd.her that action could cause problems for the criminal case. let's talk about it again with our legal panel. both are former federal prosecutors. this case was really just filed yesterday. the family says that its wrongful death, they have not specify the damages, but they say that it could be over and above the value of the one and a quarter million dollar homes. >> they want him to be hailed as responsible for the death of odin lloyd. and as a prosecutor, you don't like it one that is intertwined with the criminal cases because of discovery issues. what happens now is that the attorney of aaron hernando's -- if they were to testify in court. jon: is a danger of the criminal prosecution making this up and could the criminal judge prevent us from going forward? >> i must not have been a good prosecutor. i would have called and told them to sit down and tell them to be quiet until i'm finished. if i can get this guy, then your job will go back to the interview and the answer of your ques

jogger found odin lloyd's body close to hernandez' mansion. hernandez is pleading not guilty. >>> maybe you are one of those folks that waits until the last minute. ahead, we will look at the nation's retailers and how they are using pretty significant technology to track your shopping habits. that's next. >>> americans opened their wallets in a big way last month. the most in nearly half a year. that is according to the commerce department. it reports consumer spending edged up by half a percent in november as holiday shopping picked up steam. analysts credit a boost in sales of cars and other long-lasting durable goods. consumers spend three quarters of our entire economic activity. and the dow is getting a boost. up 67 points right now. and this holiday week is historically light on trading. >>> some big retailers across the country are using mobile phone technology and tracking technology in their stores to monitor folks shopping habits this holiday season. analysts say the devices can help give retailers an edge over the compete is. the s

former new england patriot is charged with murder in the june shooting death of semipro player odin lloyd. he was dating the sister of hernandez' girlfriend at the time. hernandez has pleaded not guilty. last week "the boston globe" reported that a judge put a hold on hernandez' home pending the outcome of a civil suit brought on against -- brought on by him by lloyd's family. investigators are trying to figure out how a plane sliced through a building in south africa. it happened in the middle of the night. one passenger on the british airways flight sweeted out this photo yesterday. the plane was about to take off when it slammed into a building near the runway in johannesburg. the airline says all 189 passengers got off the plane safely. they are spending the night at a nearby hotel. >> 4:52. a little too much time on their hands and holiday spirit, we're going to show you what some bored i.t. guys came up with. >> nothing out of the ordinary. hopefully we'll see it but the story behind it will have you smiling. we'll explain it and show it next. >> that looked like nothing i've seen.

hernandez has pleaded not guilty to murder in the june shooting death semi- pro football player odin lloydlloyd was dating the sister of hernandez's girlfriend. lloyd's family last week filed a wrongful death suit against hernandez. a very special christmas wish touched an iowa family and a radio station. the station holds a contest every christmas to grant wishes. this year, they got one that was very different. it was from a woman, who died two years ago from cancer. brenda schmitz wrote a letter more than two years ago, shortly before she died and she had arranged to have a friend keep it until her husband, david, found someone to love him and help raise their boys. just recently, david heard the letter for the first time. she wanted his new lifelong partner: a day - or better yet - a weekend of pampering-- hair, makeup, a massage, clothes, shopping, spa, a weekend getaway, whatever. adding that the new woman deserves it. >> you'll know i'll be there." the station put together a trip to disney world for the new blended family of eight. it included pampering for david's new wife, catered

he's pled not guilty to the june shooting death of odin lloyd. the victim was dating the sister of hernandez's girlfriend. last week lloyd's family filed a wrongful death suit against hernandez. >>> if she had taken off her glasses when she dozed off. a seattle girl may not be alive today. she had fallen asleep on her couch when her home was sprayed by several bullets. shots nearly hit her in the head but it was deflected by glasses she was wearing when she fell asleep. >> if i didn't have my glasses on i wouldn't be here. >> police say someonelying at the home maybe involved in a gang. but they say she was not the intended target. >>> it's 5:20, and the smack talk continues. 49ers fans upping the ante following a seattle seahawks prank. >>> the game tonight suddenly means a great deal. and peyton manning made history again yesterday. he's next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . >>> good morning everybody. big football game tonight. but first the raiders with nothing to play for, oakland had a chance to knock san diego out of the playoff picture. looking ov

aaron hernandez is charged with murder in the death of semipro football player odin lloyd.er of hernandez' girlfriend at the time. hernandez has pleaded not guilty. last week t"the boston globe" reported that a judge pout hold on hernandez' house pending the outcome of the civil suit brought against him by lloyd's family. >> the temporary restraining order keeping 13-year-old jahi mcmath on a ventilator expires today. she had tonsil surgery two weeks ago but suffered severe complications and ultimately declared brain dead. she has been on a ventilator since december 12 and her family put to prevent the hospital from removing life support a. group of faith leaders sent a letter to the d.a. demanding a formal investigation of the hospital. they are also accusing doctors and administrators of being insensitive to the family. >> whether he be or she be a doctor or any position in the hospital, saying she's dead, she's dead and we want the court to say no, no, no, it represent as lack of sensitivity. >> a hospital spokesman denies those words were ever spoken but said doctors di

the parents of odin lloyd, the man he's accused of killing, have filed the suit.specified compensation and are trying to block hernandez from you can to get collecting on more than three-million dollars of his n-f-l salary. hernandez has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the june shooting death of lloyd. kato good. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went out? [ slow, deep voice ] give me your abc's. all i learned was a new definition of fear. i need some pudding. yeah, there's one left. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. check-in with erica to see how the money is shaping up. >>erica: to a morning darya. the wind is really not too bad. the spot a sustained winds all along the coast. and i'm all in our land in santa rosa. breezy in spots but overall, looking at calm conditions with t