owner robert kraft says aaron hernandez told him he was innocent when he asked if aaron was involvedkilling of oath em lloyd, that was aaron's friend. bob kraft says he and aaron spoke at gillette stadium two days after the murder, and aaron said he was at a club at the time of owed end lloyd's death. >> aaron pleaded not guilty in the 2013 shooting death of owed end lloyd. he was dating the sister of herdandez's fiancee. >> boy, tense moments in montgomery county. four firefighters were held hostage yesterday afternoon at their own firehouse. why police think a former firefighter went there with a gun. and a shot was fired. >> let's get to steve keeley live at septa headquarters, with story on another attack. >> tensions high on the septa system again, here we are day two, and no, we don't have septa headquarters bureau opening just two days of two videos hard to watch and yesterday, we had guy with a knife. no results catching that guy yet. today the weapon, a closed fist that knocks a guy >> 6:30. >> tough video to watch. sixty year old man knocked out on a septa platform watch of

abc's ryan smith tonight. >> reporter: tonight, new england patriots owner robert kraft took center stage. while the owner and his star player were once close -- >> he would always hug and kiss me. >> reporter: kraft told prosecutors he heard rumors about hernandez's involvement in the killing of semi-pro football player odin lloyd, and confronted the talented tight end in the weight room. >> you asked aaron to look you in the eye, didn't you? >> yes. >> and he did, didn't he? >> yes. >> and you asked him if he was involved and he said no. >> that is correct. >> reporter: and in this trial, some of those closest to hernandez could be sealing his fate. his fiance shayana jenkins, may have bolstered prosecutors' claims of a coverup. they allege this surveillance video spokes how hernandez enlisted her to get rid of the gun the day after lloyd was killed. >> he told me to go downstairs in our storage room and remove a box from our home. >> reporter: jenkins testified she never looked inside to see what he asked her to throw out. >> and ryan is with us now. the big question tonight, will coac

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in court tuesday, patriots owner robert kraft testified for the prosecution. kraft told the jury that hernandez looked him in the eye and told him he was innocent when asked if he was involved in lloyd's murder. prosecutors are expected to rest their case on thursday. >>> legendary singer/songwriter joni mitchell hospitalized this morning in los angeles. the 71-year-old mitchell rushed to the hospital by paramedics after she was found unconscious at her home tuesday. a message on her website says she is in intensive care but awake and in good spirits. certainly wish her well. >> yeah. best to her. >>> all right. overtime. deadline extended. the nuclear negotiations happening with iran right now. can a deal be reached? we have new information just after the break. >>> deadline extended. this morning intense nuclear negotiations are iran world leaders pushing for a deal. if an agreement is reached, can the white house sell it to a defiant congress? the latest on the negotiations and any roadblocks the president may face. >>> deeply depressed and his employer knew

among the final witnesses, patriots owner robert kraft who said he spoke to hernandez two days afterloyd's death. >> what did he say when you asked him whether he was involved in this manner? >> he said he was not involved. >> reporter: prosecutors say hernandez was angry with lloyd after a dispute. days later security video allegedly shows him getting into a car with two other men, both set to stand trial for murder. prosecutors say they met lloyd and drove to a park where he was killed. this video prosecutors say shows hernandez at home carrying what they call the murder weapon. >> you have a marijuana cigarette linked with hernandez's dna at the scene and also a shell casing found in his rental car also with dna evidence of hernandez. >> reporter: no eyewitness has come forward, no murder weapon found. >> you never know what the jury is thinking. >> i think it could go either way. >> reporter: regardless of the outcome hernandez faces murder charges in a drive by shooting that left two men dead in 2012. he pleaded not guilty. a former star now accused of also being a cold blooded

reporter: he had the look of man who'd rather be anywhere else, a court date for patriots owner robert kraftnside a long stair from aaron hernandez closely studying his former boss as he took the witness stand. >> do you swear the testimony will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you god? >> yes. >> reporter: he was asked about hernandez. kraft immediately looked for his star tight end. >> he said he was not involved, that he was innocent and that he hoped that the time of the murder incident came out because i believe he said he was in a club. >> reporter: the defense tried to focus on what had been a strong relationship. >> he would always hug and kiss me. >> reporter: hernandez was quizzed by the security team. >> what did he say? >> he swore on his baby's life. >> reporter: they say it was a good day for the prosecution because the evidence shows hernandez was not at a club when lloyd died but at a murder scene. >> and they believe erin hernandez lied to bob kraft and they'll have to ask themselves why. a reasonable inference, he lied because he was involve

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. >> did any of you know who robert kraft was before he came in and what was the impact of his testimony when you saw him in the chair? >> yeah. we knew who he was. >> i had no idea. >> from our point of view that was some of the most compelling testimony. would you guys agree? mr. kraft? >> i agree it was commelling. >> yeah. yeah. >> and we all felt bad. we thought he was -- >> yeah. >> cold. >> he had a cold. felt bad. >> difficult to say what witness was more compelling. there was hundreds of them, 130. >> did you take a poll when you first went, you start deliberations do you take a poll right away? >> we don't want to talk about that. >> i know you don't want to go into deliberations. >> we're not going to talk about that. >> going back to kraft, what way was his testimony compelling for those of you who thought it was? >> well one part for me was aaron's alleged statement that he wished at the time that odin was murdered was made public because he was at a club at that time. to this day we just went through a three-month trial, this is now two years later, we still don't know the

. >>> robert kraft the owner of the new england patriots was in court for one of his former players aaron hernandez. kraft told prosecutors that he spoke to hernandez two days after the murder, and hernandez told him that he was innocent. witness testimony and video contradict hernandez's claim. >>> 47-year-old andrew getty was found dead in the hollywood hills. his parents confirmed the death just a short time ago. getty filed a restraining order against a woman who has not been identified. getty was a grandson of jay paul getty once the richest man in the world. the cause of death has not been determined. >>> the u.s. is making a big commitment to fight climate change. today the obama administration formally pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions by up to 28% within ten years. the administration says it will achieve that goal through limits on pollution and emissions and other. is part of a treaty that is expected to be finalized in december. >> students who claim they were scammed to pay for college degrees. >> they told us we would have jobs in a field that we studied within no more

patriots' owner robert kraft testified he was so concerned he personally went to hernandez when the newsroke. >> he said he was not involved that he was innocent. >> reporter: the patriots dropped hernandez days after he was charged. the jury is said to get the case after closing arguments tomorrow, but, jeff, even if hernandez is found not guilty his troubles aren't over. he faces double murder charges in another case that happened a year before lloyd's death. >> glor: michelle miller tonight, michelle, thanks very much. the u.s. ambassador to the united nations samantha power is urging china to release a group of women's rights activist known as the beijing five. they're behind bars for voicing views that chinese authorities do not like. seth doane is in beijing. >> reporter: these women are singing on the beijing subway to raise awareness against abuse and discrimination. here dressing up as blood-stained brides to encourage women to stand up against domestic violence. or making styrofoam toilets to push authorities for more public female restrooms. but five of these women were detain

. >> new england patriots owner robert kraft gave hernandez his big break but will his testimony save former tight end? here now is abc's ryan smith. >> reporter: new england patriots owner robert kraft took center stage. while the owner and his once star player were once close. >> he would always hug and kiss me. >> reporter: he heard rumors about hernandez's involvement in the murder of odin lloyd and confronted him in the weight room. >> you asked aaron to look you in the eye didn't you. >> and he did didn't he? >> yes. and you asked if he was involved and he said no. >> that's correct. >> reporter: in this trial, some of those closest to hernandez could be sealing his fate. his fiance shayanna jenkins may have bolstered prosecutor's claims of a cover-up. they say this video shows how hernandez enlisted her to get rid of the gun the day odin lloyd was killed. >> he told me to go downstairs in our storage room and remove a box from our home. >> reporter: jenkins testified she never looked inside to see what he asked her to throw out. none other than patriots head coach bill belichik

. >>> and new england patriots owner robert kraft was the star witness at the murder trial of his former tight end aaron hernandez. craft said he had a conversation with him in which hernandez said he was innocent of the murder for which he's charged. prosecutors and defense attorneys say they expect to wrap up their cases next within. >>> a woman under arrest after yet another security breach at the san jose airport. a u.p.s. worker spotted the woman walking near a cargo area and police believe she jumped a fence to gettento the grounds. officers say she became gettive and had to be subdued. the same airport where a teenager stowed away in a wheel well. >>> a brush fire that started outs a controlled burn threatened homes in the desert east of los angeles. residents in the apple valley air were forced to evacuate but they have been allowed to return home as firefighters gain control. authorities say the fire was started by the parks department. but gusty and unpredictable winds caused it to spread quickly. >>> unsettling new images this morning of those luxury homes teetering on the edg

and surprised testimony from patriots owner, robert kraft, who talked about their last encounter. >> he said he was not involved. that he was innocent. >> reporter: now, the former patriots player is sentenced to life without parole. the prison just one mile from gillette stadium. >> one mile from that stadium, in prison for life as you report. but he's not done with the court system yet. >> reporter: no he's not, david. he's still facing double murder charges for a drive-by shooting in 2012. prosecutors saying that he killed two men over a spilled drink in a nightclub. >>mara thank you. >>> now, to new developments tonight in the case of the arizona police officer who used his police cruiser to run down a suspect. the video is difficult. the suspect does survive this. the video shows the officer heading straight for him. tonight, in this case the police chief is now talking, after this camera caught on tape saying deadly force, was, in fact authorized. the cheech also sayief also says he believes the officer made a quote, very difficult decision. abc's nall karlinsky is outside tucs

and five men described how they were very deliberate in the decision making and testimony from robert krafttified hernandez told him he was innocent because the football player told him he was in the club at the time of the murder. >> and we still don't know the exact time that odin was murdered so how would he know that. we still don't have that information exactly. >> and the bomb shell that hernandez was at the crime scene, saw lloyd killed but did not shoot him. the jury deliberated over seven days and in the end say their decision was the right one. >> and susan joins us from the court house. and the jurors also commented on the additional cases pending. what did they say? >> they say it was the judge who told them about the double murder trial coming up in boston. and with evidence that was actually linked to him because of evidence that was uncovered in this case and that alexander bradley who was an eye witness, they say, is also accusing hernandez of shooting him in the face just a few months before odin lloyd was killmed. and then they were asked did that help you know that you ma

. >>> new england patriots owner robert kraft proouved to be a important factor.m dropped the star tight end after his arrest. and the jurors said that one piece of evidence was especially damaging. the testimony of mr. kraft, the owner of the new england patriots how important was that? what did you come away with knowing from that? >> it was important. i mean i had said it yesterday too. when he testified that aaron had came and seen him the day after the incident or that he went and saw aaron the day after the incident and asked him if he did it and aaron said, no, i'm completely innocent and in fact i hope that the time he was murdered is made pibublic because at that time i was at a club. >> he said he wasn't involved and he was innocent and that he hoped the time of the murder incident came out because i believe he said he was in a club. >> even after a professional medical examiner conducted an autopsy, he couldn't conclude the exact time that odin was murdered. so two years ago, how would aaron have that information, especially if he wasn't involved. so to

. >> patriots owner robert kraft meets privately with hernandez two days after lloyd's murder.ight end claims he an alibi and suggests his football player knew what time odin lloyd was killed long before the public did. >> what did he say about wanting, hoping for the time of the homicide to be revealed? >> my recollection is that he said that he hoped that the time of the event came out because he was in a club. >> back then lloyd's time of death had not been announced. if hernandez knew the time of the murder wouldn't he have to know something that had not yet been made public? why would hernandez kill odin lloyd? prosecutors suggest the motive was some sort of falling out between hernandez and lloyd two nights earlier when the men were at a boston club. >> aaron hernandez stormed out of the club pep looked angry. >> ahead -- >> you're not familiar with aaron's expressions, sir? what he does with his face. i'm familiar with human expressions. >> a defense attack on the state's theory of motive. making a fist something we do to show resolve. to defend ourselves. to declare vic

. >> patriots owner robert kraft meets privately with hernandez two days after lloyd's murder.tifies his star tight end claims he had an alibi and suggests his football player knew what time odin lloyd was killed long before the public did. >> what did he say about wanting, hoping for the time of the homicide to be revealed? >> my recollection is that he said that he hoped that the time of the event came out because he was in the club. >> because then, lloyd's time of death had not been announced. if hernandez knew the time of the murder, wouldn't he have to know something that had not been made public? why would hernandez kill odin lloyd? prosecutors suggest the motive was some sort of falling out between hernandez and lloyd two nights earlier when the men were at a boston club. >> i was at the club, he looked kind of angry. >> ahead -- >> you're not familiar with aaron's expressions or what he does with his face? >> i'm familiar with human expressions. >> a defense attack on the state's theory of motive. everyone wants to switch to t-mobile. but your carrier has you locked up

. >> you know, what's rur interesting about robert kraft is that the jurors say they found the testimonying. and ultimately what probably had aaron hernandez be convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole was more what he did after the fact. because after the fact you see him still with his co defendants you see him brandishing a gun and see and heard about him telling his fiance to remove a box, which clear clearly the jury contained the box and you hear clearly from the owner of the patriots that he was at night club and he hoped the time line come out and it was all these things that really made the jury say, wow, this guy is not only a murderer he's indifferent and the fact that they shot him six times, shows it's cruel under the statute. >> and thanks to all of you tonight. we're not going far from this because as the conviction was announced, aaron hernandez is heard saying the jury got it wrong but did the patriots ignore warning signs about this man? most of the products we all buy are transported on container ships. before a tr

daren, it's interesting, when you think about, for example, robert kraft, the owner of the patriots, being called tine testify about his relationship and he talked about greeting him with a kiss on the cheek every time they crossed paths in gillette stadium -- i think we lost contact with daren. and at some point, even saying did you commit this crime and he told him that he was at a night club and the prosecution seized on that saying, in their closing argument, if he didn't commit the crime, how did he know the time line and know when lloyd had been killed because that had not been released at the time he the conversation in the locker room. >> and the comments made tookraft were proven false. and going back to kraft, his time on the stand here here is a very wealthy man who essentially took chance on hernandez. and a lot of teams passed on him during the draft, thought there too many signs pointing to trouble but he took chance. he was a very very good player. and in the summer of 2012 he was awarded a an extension, which is not usual in the nfl to get this guaranteed money becaus

one of the most recognizable leaders in pro football robert kraft has been called to the stand in the murder trial of one of his former star players, aaron hernandez. kraft facing questions about his private conversations with hernandez just days after the murder. here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: he's one of the nfl's most successful owners winner of four super bowl titles. >> i love our team. i'm proud of our guys. >> reporter: but this morning, 73-year-old new england patriots owner robert kraft is a key witness in the trial of his former star aaron hernandez, accused of killing semi pro football player odin lloyd. >> he said he was not involved that he was innocent. >> reporter: on tuesday, the billionaire owner who signed hernandez to a $40 million contract the year before lloyd's death testifying in court. describing how he confronted the talented tight end in the patriots' weight room after hearing rumors of his involvement in the murder. >> and that he hoped that the time of the murder incident came out because i believe he said he was in a club. >> reporter: kraft's app

deliberate in their decision making and said one of the key moments was testimony from patriots owner robert kraft. kraft testified hernandez told him he was innocent because the football player said he was in a club at the time of the murder. jurors didn't buy it. >> we still don't know the exact time of odin's murder, specifically, so i don't know how aaron would have had that information two years ago, even if today even medical competitors don't have that information. >> another big shocker, they say the bomb dropped by the defense team during closing arguments, that hernandez was at the crime scene, law lloyd killed, but did not shoot him. the jury deliberated for more than 35 hours over seven days and in the end say their decision was the right one. cnn, fall river, massachusetts. >>> the european union has filed anti-trust charges against tech giant google which could result in ads 6 billion fine. the eu says google favored its own websites over others who paid google to advertise on their site. >> our investigation so far has shown when a consumer enters a shopping related query, in google

trial is featured testimony from aaron hernandez' former boss, the new england patriots owner robert kraft who anyone dez told him he was not part of she shooting. and today two jurors said a local television news crew was following them around. the station denies it worker approached any juror. no matter what the jury decides, aaron hernandez is set to face trial on separate murder charges after prosecutor says he killed two men outside a nightclub years ago. hernandez has pled not guilty. arthur aidala is here. i nothing of the television news crew. they drop them off at a parking lot. there was a live truck there from whdh. without a reporter no can talked to anybody but they wasn't haywire, which seemed like a reminder to the media stay away, more than anything. >> when i was a younger prosecutor, this is -- this has to do with money. no one was allowed to go near the jury. the jury was empaneled. phone calls monitored, slept in a hotel, the media not be able to get near them. in fact courtroom used to be locked when the judge was giving the jury instructions because it was such an imp

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among the witnesses, robert kraft. >> what did he say when you asked him whether he was involved in thishe was not involved. >> reporter: hernandez pleaded not guilty and his lawyers expect his defense to take just one day. because the prosecution has not proved its case. prosecutors say the security camera video from hernandez's home show him carrying what they believe was the murder weapon, a concealed gun. hernandez gets in a car with two other men, both standing trial for murzder. they met lloyd and he was killed because hernandez was angry with lloyd after a dispute. analysts say physical evidence could be decisive. >> you have a marijuana cigarette linked with hernandez's dna as the scene and a shell casing in his car with dna evidence from hernandez. >> reporter: no eyewitness nor murder weapon. >> at the end of the day, it can go either way. >> the jury may be deciding his fate in a few dates. regardless of the outcome, his legal troubles are far from over. hernandez has been charged with murder in another case. a drive-by shooting that left two dead. he pleaded not guilty in tha

. >> robert kraft took the stand and said hernandez said to him he was not guilty because the timinguld not have done it because i was at a club. let's listen to what the juror said about that. >> kraft came and had seen him the day after the incident and asked him if he did it and aaron said no, i am completely innocent. in fact i hope the time that odom was murdered is made public because at that time i was at a club even after a medical examiner conducted an autopsy he could not conclude what time he was murdered so two years ago how would aaron have that information especially if he was not involved so for me that was important. >> and interesting, if he was not involved how would he have known that he was simply not there and he was at a club. again, it seems that was a big nail in the coffin as part of also this kind of cover-up. >> it's always fascinating what jurors seize on. they did not pay as much attention to the video of the prosecution saying there's a big heavy box and a gun in there, you have to believe us and instead they focused on this. there's an old saying that j

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and said one of the key moments was testimony from patriots owner robert kraft. kraft testified hernandez told him he was innocent because the football player said he was in a club at the time of the murder. jurors didn't buy it. >> we still don't know the exact time of odin's murder. specifically. i don't know how aaron would have had that information two years ago. even today after medical examiner's review still don't have that information. >> reporter: another big shocker they say, the bomb dropped by the defense team during closing arguments, that hernandez was at the crime scene, saw lloyd killed but did not shoot im. the jury therebydeliberated over seven days and said in the end their decision was the right one. >> susan candiotti joins us now. jurors commented on the additional cases pending against hernandez. what did they say? >> reporter: that's right. they said that it was the judge who told them about the double murder trial coming up in boston aaron hernandez being charged with a double murder with evidence anderson that was actually linked to him

a show-stopping witness, hernandez's former boss patriots owner robert kraft, who met privately withtight end two days after the murder. >> he said he was not involved that he was innocent and that he hoped that the time of the murder incident came out, because i believe he said he was in a club. >> reporter: yet evidence shows hernandez was not at a club that night. and raises the question, how would he know the time of the murder when it was not yet made public. throughout the trial, hernandez is laser sharp during the proceedings, barely glancing at victim odin lloyd's family, there every day. the question everyone wants to know of course is when will that verdict come in. but look this is a trial that began in january and hundreds of witnesses, hundreds of exhibits. it's clear that this jury is taking its time before deciding whether aaron hernandez is guilty of murder. >> there's a lot of evidence but it is a largely circumstantial case. susan candiotti, following every development of the case thank you so much. >>> in other national news today, he is the only person to stand tr

. >> reporter: how important do you think robert kraft's testimony was?e of the testimony put together a strong case for conviction. >> reporter: might be extreme atrocity cruelty, but couldn't prove premeditation? >> we asked an instruction based on the evidence. it was props based on the evidence that you heard. >> reporter: obviously -- do you think aaron hernandez -- >> i would say that you heard the evidence that was presented, certainly one could conclude that he did, but i again respect -- i don't know -- the juror apparently spoke to you earlier. i respect the privacy of their deliberations. >> you can't certainly concluded that. >> i mean our focus now is on the successful prosecution of the most important matter the brutal killing of odin lloyd. those matters will take care of themselves. >> how difficult was it to try this case can no murder weapon? no live witness and no really hard and fast motive? >> i would say or team did a very good job marshals all the evidence in this case. there was no eyewitness -- there was an eyewitness i would sugg

♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> new england patriots owner robert kraft was a key witnessthe murder trial. this is the same man who signed hernandez to a $40.05-year contract who others took a pass on him. now the jurors i sat down with this morning told me one piece of testimony that kraft gave was especially damaging. listen. >> the testimony of mr. kraft, the owner of the new england patriots how important was that? what did you come away with learning from that? >> it was important. i mean i had said it yesterday too, that when -- when bob kraft had testified that aaron had come in and seen him the day after the incident or that he went to see aaron the day after the incident and asked him if he did it and aaron said no i'm completely innocent in fact i hope that the time that odin was murdered is made public because at that time i was at a club. >> he said he was not involved that he was innocent and that he hoped that the time of the murder incident came out because i believe he said he was in a club. >> even after a professional medical examiner conducted an autopsy

a show stopping witness, hernandez' former boss robert kraft who met privately with the tight end two. >> he said that he was not involved. that he was innocent and that he hoped that the time of the murder incident came out, because i believe that he said that he was in a club. >> and yet evidence shows that hernandez was not at a club that night night. and it raises the question how would he know the time of the murder when it was not yet made public. throughout the trial, hernandez is laser sharp throughout the prosideceedings and barely glancing at odin lloyd's family there everyday. so the jury of seven women, and five men began to deliberate late this afternoon for about an hour and a half. and anderson, they are going to be back here first thing in the morning for their first full day of deliberations. back to you. thank you, susan, to put it in perspective and context. quick relate edd programming note, we are going to be airing susan's program with all of the new developments in the case, "downward spiral." >>> and also new tonight, rand paul is hitting the trail and we will

robert kraft the owner just smiled.joke that the whole story was blown a little out of proportion. and the white house correspondents' dinner is tomorrow night in washington. saturday night live's cecily strong is getting ready to perform. she is the second female comedian there to host the event in more than 20 years. she'll have a tough act to follow coming right after president obama's monologue. ronan farrow was able to sit down with cecily to get some of her thoughts before the big night. >> give me your unfunny president? >> unfunny. >> rand paul? >> little silly dad that's so endearing. >> marco rubio funny president? >> oh no not yet. but he could surprise me. >> okay. okay. hillary clinton? would she make a funny can either. >> can't wait to hear the zingers. msnbc's live coverage of the white house correspondents' dinner starts tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. eastern time hosted by alex witt. >>> before that krystal ball will be live from the red carpet. catch it all online, 6:30 p.m. eastern. and those are the things w

a show stopping witness, hernandez's former boss, patriots owner robert kraft who met privately withnd two days after the murder. >> he said he was not involved that he was innocent and that he hoped that the time of the murder incident came out because i believe he said he was in the club. >> reporter: yet evidence shows hernandez was not at a club that night and raises the question how would he know the time of the murder when it was not yet made public? throughout the trial, hernandez is laser sharp during the proceedings. barely glancing at victim odin lloyd's family there every day. so the jury of seven women and five men began deliberating late this afternoon for about an hour and a half. and, anderson they will be back here first thing in the morning for their first full day of deliberations. >> yeah that's a great report. kind of put it all in perspective and context. quick programming note. we're airing susan's special report with all the new developments downward spiral inside the case against aaron hernandez that airs after us 9:00 p.m. eastern. >>> just ahead, senator ran

in court tuesday, patriots owner robert kraft testified for the prosecution.ld the jury that hernandez looked him in the eye and told him he was innocent when asked if he was involved in lloyd's murder. prosecutors are expected to rest their case on thursday. >>> legendary singer/songwriter joni mitchell hospitalized this morning in los angeles. the 71-year-old mitchell rushed to the hospital after she was found unconscious at her home. a message on her website says she is in intensive care but awake and in good spirits. >>> all right. you, whether you notice it or not, you're saving hundreds of dollars at the pump this year. so what exactly are you doing with all that extra cash? >> let it ride baby. >> an early start on your money is next. ns can happen as much inside a person as out. that's why you should take the listerine® 21 day challenge. use listerine® and over 21 days you'll experience a transformation. take the listerine® 21 day challenge and start your transformation today. >>> let's get an early start on your money this morning. cheap gas is saving

you saw the patriots owner take the stand, robert kraft.he reaction from the world of football? >> personally as a former player in the league this hurts. there's a lot that has been going on recently with some of the ray race incident and other similar cases that have given former players a bad name so this is the deepest cut of all. i have spoken to some players who were teammates with aaron hernandez and this was a guy who came into the league with bad energy from the start. he was drafted in 2010 in the fourth round by the new england patriots and three days after he was drafted he made a statement that he failed a drug test while at the university of florida. that was because there were multiple allegations against him at that time. he kept it clean for some time. and just over two years later signed a five-year contract worth up to $40 million so this is a guy who had the world at the palm of his hands. one specific player that i spoke to said that he was hanging around the wrong crowd. he was a bit of a pariah at times in the locker

. >> catherine: new england patriots owner robert kraft says his former star tight end -- aaron hernandezherine: kraft testified today at the murder trial of hernandez. he says he asked him about the killing two days after it happened. >> catherine: here's part of that testimony. >> catherine: kraft says that hernandez told him that he'd been at a club at the time of the murder. hernandez has pleaded not guilty to the june 2013 killing of odin lloyd.who was dating the sister of hernandez's fiancee. >> catherine: lawyers say that they expect the case to wrap up next week. >> pam: still ahead "real size" fashion. >> pam: ahead at 5:45. the insider goes inside the fashion industry to see how they are redefing how we think of "plus size". >> pam: and next a new san francisco love story featuring r2 - d2. >> pam: the stock market closed up the with much of a down to rid the dow jones slumped 200 points. >> grant:r2-d2 has landed in a galaxy not very far away at all and the whimsical "star wars" droid has set out on a journey to find true love. set in san francisco "artoo in love" is a short fa

. >> reporter: but it may have been the testimony of patriots owner robert kraft. >> he said he hoped the event came out because he was in the club. >> reporter: they seized on the all al buy saying he was in the club at the time the murder happened but the time of death had not been made public. the jury held a press conference at times laughing at the reporters' questions. they said the fact that he was present at the scene of the crime made their decision crystal clear. >> we were all surprised. >> reporter: the judge sentenced hernandez to life in prison without parole. hernandez said mouthing the words, you're wrong. >> i just came from church and my son saw me and he said mother you look so beautiful. i love those colors on you. those were the last words from my son. >> his odyssey isn't over yet. he's actually been charged with a double murder that happened in boston in 2012. the district attorney hasn't said when that trial will start but it's safe to assume his calendar is wide open. >> thank you. >>> serious questions about a tulsa deputy. sources tell the tulsa world newspa

they heard from the owner robert kraft tuesday. he detailed his relationship with the tight end at gillette stadium two days after the 2013 killing of odom lloyd. kraft said he insisted he was innocent. >> i wanted to know whether he was involved. any player who comes into our system, i can say they're part of our extended family and i wanted to get him help. he hoped that the time of the murder incident came out because i believe he said he was in a club. he hugged and kiss me and thanked me for my concern. >> patriots' head coach bill belichick is also listed as a potential witness but it's unlikely he'll be called. >>> this morning dozens of southern california firefighters are back home after having to force an ee vague yags on tuesday. the 70-acre fire started at a controlled burn to clear out the brush. it destroyed a military vehicle, an outbuilding, and threatened about 100 homes on tuesday. the fire is now 30% contain. >>> millions of americans could be hit by more severe storms today. hail pounded many parts of the south