as soon as they found out that aaron hernandez was a friend of oudin lloyd's, aaron never had a chancer: all part of a celebrity defense of sorts. the defense arguing, why would a young man with wealth and fame throw it all away? >> aaron hernandez was planning a future not a murder. >> reporter: the time timing of the trial could not be worse for the nfl. >> it has been a tough year. it's been a tough year on me personally. >> reporter: its biggest game of the year on sunday after an unprecedented season of scandal and scrutiny. including the most recent deflate deflategate allegation. >> i didn't believe tom brady. the balls were deflated. >> reporter: which call into question the legacy of one of the greatest coaching quarterback tandems in nfl history. >> would not say that i'm mona lisa fido of the football world. >> is tom brady a cheater? >> i don't believe so. >> reporter: now this trial will surely grip the nation. the former tight end who pleaded not guilty was 23 at the time of the murder. a rising star on the biggest stage. >> and the tuls -- >> reporter: even scoring a tou

he's charged with killing oudin lloyd, a semipro football player in 2013. >>> happy birthday to heatheri'm frances rivera thanks so much >>> people like rushing out their windows and jumping down the ladder and they're on every window, not even on the side of the fire. >> a frantic night for people in san francisco trying to escape smoke and flames from a four-alarm fire. some jumped to safety. others had to be helped by firefighters and we know this morning one person died in that fire. >> that's tragic. let's show you what the scene looks like in san francisco. crews are still there making sure all the flames are out. >> good thursday morning. it's 4:30. i'm sam brock. >> and i'ms go, go. we'll have much more including a live report on the deadly fire in about one minute. first let's get a