oft: our guest, rafael reif, the massachusetts institute of technology. off or anto the pages affairs, the website, he has a piece given the defense of basic science. tulsa, oklahoma, vincent, you are on the republican line. trump: how much should s,end on new clients -- plane like an f-35 compared to what else he will do to balance the budget? do -- well, visit, i vincent, i do not remember the actual figures. it is a significant amount of money. i am not here to question how much we are spending on the defense budget and so forth. i do not know the details of how much is being spent for i want to take advantage of a comment to make another related comment to that. talk we needt of to trim the budget because of there is a budget deficit. i think it is important to make 2 points. we needed to spend our money wisely and efficiently. we need to figure out how we can do the same or more with less. at the same time, as we think about how to cut costs, we have to think about how to reduce the budget deficit. one approach is cutting cost. another is investment.

the massachusetts state police and the worcester county da's office are investigating the circumstancesrnandez's death. an autopsy is being performed in boston. they're also looking at his recent time in prison, including prior fights and any gang-related disputes he may have had. hernandez was found dead just hours before his former teammates from the patriots paid a visit to the white house to celebrate their recent super bowl victory. a spokesperson for the patriots said they would not be commenting today on hernandez's death. the patriots head coach, bill belichick, when asked during a recent cnbc interview what one word he would use to describe hernandez said -- >> tragedy. >> heartbreaking. >> yes. that would be another word. >> reporter: aaron hernandez was raised in a tough neighborhood in bristol, connecticut. when he was a teenager he suffered the grievous loss of his father with whom he was very close. >> i think any young child who loses a parent at such an impressionable age, particularly somebody that needed that guidance, it's obviously a huge setback for that particular

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 wednesday morning. sorry about that. i got a tickle in my throat. i'm kris sanchez. >> i'm sam brock. you're good. we're going to get to a check of the weather with kari hall. a drying tre

the lower house of the massachusetts legislature had over 350 delegates. the u.s. congress had 65. they thought the larger the constituency of the more right to you at the leg the week from a well-educated relatively affluent members of the community and the larger the constituency, the more independent they would be for constituent influence. in a sense they were profoundly antidemocratic. they wanted to move before the democratic state constitutions in the direction of more illegal because they thought you could trust the average person in government. they thought they would reduce server property. that is why hamilton as a convention favored a lifetime tenured senate and a lifetime tenured president. that was extreme at the convention. for delegations at one point actually voted for a lifetime tenured president because they thought property rights would be adequately protected in a more republican form of government. >> we are obviously as is often the case during presidential election years, people have questions about how we got the elect are all college. .. the independent pr

matt segal is the legal director of the aclu of massachusetts. llory hanora is a member of the boston-based group families for justice as healing, which has been advocating for those wrongfully convicted as a result of tainted evidence handled in the scandal. and timothy taylor also joins us from massachusetts. he was arrested in 2009 and served five years in prison on a drug trafficking charge. annie dookhan is on record as having handled evidence in his case. taylor has asked for it to be reopened. we welcome you all to democracy now! matt segal, talk about the scope of this case. 21,000 historic, over cases? what is happening? >> it is historic. , whennk it is going to be all is said and done, the single largest dismissal of cases in u.s. history. it is because this misconduct was allowed to go on for so many years. as a consequence of that, people have already served their sentences and living with the collateral consequences of those sentences. what we hope will happen as a result of these dismissals, it will allow people like your guest timo

the massachusetts department of corrections says hernandez attempted to block his jail cell door by jamming it with various objects. the 27-year-old had already served two years of a life sentence in the 2013 killing of semi pro football player odin lloyd. he was just found not guilty in the 2012 murders last week. >>> president george h.w. bush is back in the hospital recovering from a mild case of knew known yeah. in a statement it's said he was being treated for a persistent cough. the 92-year-old is being held for 23ur they are observation but said to be in good spirits. he's had other health battles in the past including a two-week stint in the hospital back in january. >>> the manhunt for fugitive steve stephens came to a violent end in eerie, pennsylvania. he's suspected of fatally shooting a 74-year-old man in cleveland and posting a video of the murder to facebook. nbc's gabe gutierrez has the story. >> reporter: the nationwide manhunt for suspected facebook killer steve stephens came to a dramatic end here in erie, pennsylvania. a worker recognized him at this mcdonald's drive thr

." >>> and after two years of construction and detours, the massachusetts avenue ramp near 395 south opens today. it allows traffic to drive directly onto the highway instead of using the third street ramp. and also good news for drivers going east. for folks going west on massachusetts avenue, you'll see delays. this is part of a project not going to wrap up until 2019. >>> it took overtime, but the caps beat toronto last night. they now lead that series. >> that's right. the caps are now up 3-2, but the win did come unfortunately with than injury to captain alex to eve >> reporter: the overtime, but they didn't need much time as the caps beat the maple leafs 2-1. end of the first period, alex ovechkin gets the classic hip-check. watch this as he comes down -- ouch! and he's helped off the ice. cap fans everywhere holding their breath. >> he's an important player. and when you see him down like that, you get a little nervous. >> reporter: ove would return but the caps take advantage of the power-play. t.j. oshe put this is away. the caps tie it for the fourth time in the five-game se

from his window and the university of massachusetts at around 4:17. the former tight end try to jam his cell dollar -- cell door to prevent entry by guards. he had just been found not guilty of killing two strangers last week. but he was still, again, serving a life sentence for another murder committed back in 2013. the patriots will be at the white house today. we expect some sort of response from them. also, he does leave behind a small child, his daughter, who was also in the courtroom this week. as we get new information we will of course pass it along. developing right now, a murderer on the run in prince george's county. not only can police not identify the suspect, they can't even identify the victim. suzanne kennedy has more on that. suzanne: good morning to you, larry. this is the neighborhood with this crime took place, or at least where the woman was found sunday morning. the woman who authorities are looking for, as george's county police don't know who she is or who killed her. this is what authorities say she was wearing. take a look at

after two years the massachusetts ramp southbound opens tomorrow. you can drive directly on to the highway instead of using the ramp. >>> this is part of the capital crossing project which won't wrap up until 2019. >>> over to metro where there is some good news for riders this weeke weekend. metro has canceled the shutdown of the blue, orange tracks in d.c. trains will single track between the square and smithsonian. silver line trains will only run from wheelie west and balston. on the red line, the college park station will be closed. there is an emergency response on sunday. yellow line trains will only run vernon square. >>> it was a bit of a tense situation when people why watching the baby eagle cam. d.c. 4 caught its leg in a y-shaped stick. they decided to rescue the bird. they say d.c. 4 wasn't seriously hurt and is going to be taken to the vet today. they got a lot of calls from people watching the camera and say something happened there. >> a lot of adoptive parents watching out for them which is good. >>> don't put the umbrella away just

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the massachusetts department at 3:00 said it occurred. aken to the hospital where he died. hernandez used a bed sheet and attached it from a window. tried to block the doors from the correction officers so they could not get in. we will keep you up to date as the morning progresses. i have the chills. this is the nfl brethren. he lost his way. he was a guy in the locker rooms. his life took a turn for the worse. hearing this news is shocking and stunning. >> even somebody who is not a sports follower. it is just the latest tragic turn in the case. just so tragic. up and coming star as you can tell us. then the fact something weird and mysterious happened that night with his friend. and nobody could figure out what that beef was about. then he got life without parole. now the suicide. horrible. >> it is horrible. obviously it hits home being a former nfl player. what if i was his teammate? why couldn't i get through to him? so many questions left. you mention him being a great player. he was a great player. this was the next guy before gron

the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i'm glad the gentleman from michigan believes that closed rules are regular order. you know, maybe in russia. but that's not supposed to be the norm here. in the people's house. we have an obligation to actually debate serious bills. and right now, my republican friends are behind closed doors, somewhere in the capitol, debating health care legislation . this t i'm against is whole process. this is backwards. my republican friends ought to be out in the open debating health care. they ought to be doing hearings. this is what i'm objecting to. in the scheme of things, this is a relatively minor piece of legislation. compared to my republican friends' plans to repeal the affordable care act. we should be debating russia. and all the ties that the trump administration has with russia. the question used to be, who in the administration has ties with russia? now the question is, who in this administration doesn't have ties with russia? yeah, those are important things we ought to b

after two years of construction and detours the massachusetts avenue ramp to 395 southbound opens tomorrow. the new ramp allows traffic to drive directly onto the highway instead of using the third street ramp. good news for drivers. those driving westbound on massachusetts avenue will see new delays. this is all part of the capital project which won't wrap up until 2019. >>> metro, there is some good news for riders. metro has canceled the major shutdown of the blue, orange, silver lines in d.c. they on the red line the green belt to college park stations are closed. there will be an emergency response drill at navy yard on sunday. yellow line trains will only run between hunting ton and mount vernon. >>> well, it was a scary situation for anybody watching the eagle cam at the national arboret arboretum. one of the baby eagles was hurt in the nest. the two eeg lets don't have a name. one called d c4 caught its leg in a y shaped stick yesterday. fish and wildlife services people said they would rescue the eaeglet. they got a lot of calls and e-mails. they're glad so many people were concer

. >>> coming up, police nabbed the suspect in the murder of a google employee jogging in massachusetts. >> we got him.[ applause ] >> in minutes, the investigation that finally led to an arrest. >>> caught on camera, police are seen beating a man in handcuffs. the actions taken against the officers seen in the video. jack vo: things get a lot more interesting at night. jack vo: vampires wake up. jack vo: werewolves come out. jack vo: the boogie man gets his boogie on. jack vo: and my hashbrowns turn into my new munchie mashups. jack vo:they come with crispy hashbrowns and tasty white cheese mashed up with your choice of savory egg and bacon, buffalo chicken and ranch, or jalapeños and bacon. jack vo: so you can keep going until the sun comes up. jack vo: ouch, that's gotta hurt. jack vo: introducing my new munchie mashups. only at jack in the box. >>> new at 10:00, two georgia police officers are fired for beating a motorist during a traffic stop. robert mcdonald and sergeant michael bongiovanni were fired from the department. cell phone video of the arrest of demetrius holland surface

senator ed markey is the massachusetts senator, from the great state of massachusetts, as we turn out senator, senator jeff merkley, who we interviewed just before this news conference. this is democracy now! we are broadcasting from the people's climate march, a historic five-hour broadcast going on around the world. i am amy goodman. this is democracy now! we are standing with senator jeff merkley, the senator from oregon, a democrat, standing in front of, i guess you could call it your second home, the capitol? weator merkley: it is where have to go every week to fight the battle. issuehere are you on the of climate change? senator merkley: yesterday, i introduced 100 by 50. it is a brand i want everybody to hear multitudinous times. 100 by 50. 100 percent renewable energy by 2050. it is a goal to get completely off fossil fuels. it is a timeline. to get there, we have to move urgently, passionately, quickly. time is not on our side. amy: you introduced this with senator sanders? yes, senatorey: -- ers, senator m markey, and right now the oil and -- and senator booker. right now th

molly line is outside the massachusetts supreme judicial court in boston. y, what's happening in that courtroom? >> reporter: well, the arguments have wrapped up for the day. now they're looking at all of the facts they heard today. they're going to try to determine whether or not authorities, law enforcement authorities in the state as well as trial courts have the authority to act on these ice detainer requests. on request for detainer from ice. or if doing so is unconstitutional. now, the attorney general's office, the aclu, the plaintiffs attorneys have filed briefs in the case. they made the overarchin argument that law enforcement and trial courts lack the authority to make civil immigration arrests and were acting in violation of both, the u.s. and state constitution, if they act solely on these ice detainers to hold an individual for a usual 48 hour limit particularly if that person would be otherwise released. now, lawyers for the justice department argue that it's law that the united states constitution does not preclude state officers from coopera

he was a minister for the church in its switch, massachusetts. university. driv --le had a fun to givedrive, i was asked to a talk to the alumni and the people who made this big drive such a success. he asked me to give the talk that launched the campaign. but to give a talk at lunch is is differentlaunch than after it succeeded. what do you do after you climb the mountain? we have done this wonderful thing, yes, but that is not much of a subject. i decided i would take out three alumni who have been distinctive in their time, but who had been largely neglected or forgotten. his achievement had nothing to do with wealth. cu of them was this man, tler. he convinced the continent of congress to go ahead with the northwest ordinance. and it would be complete freedom of religion. there would be government public support of education and no slavery. i thought whoa. i had never heard of him, which meant he even more interested. -- once i get into it and found what he had done, i found a few were the people who went out and settled it. again, going back to my great

. >>> you're taking a look at a bit of tradition on the campus of the massachusetts institute of technology. student sent a piano 6 stories down the ground smashing it. it's the last time the students can drop a spring semester class, the drop started 40 years ago. >>> next up at 6:00 a.m., live team coverage of the nfl draft goes on. eagles fans are giving out grades for the eagles pick. >>> live on capital hill we're watching progress to prevent a partial government shut down. we'll be right back. welcome to maxx you. you are whimsical, vibrant, statement making. we see what makes you unique. so we have something for everyone, at a price that's just right for you. maxx you. maxx life. t.j.maxx 6:00 a.m., friday, april 28, i'm tamala edwards, it's day two of the nfl draft we know the eagles top pick to join them in the nest, matt. >> indeed we do, tam, i'm matt o'donnell live in front of the art museum and the draft stage. the eagles stayed with the 14th pick last night. his name is daric barn knelt. we have

he was the first president for massachusetts or new england. he was -- he lived longer than any president of that time. he was the first president to live to see his son become president, and that he was married to abigail adams. list.as been a partial once he wrote -- thousands of others -- letters between john and abigail adams. personal letters. neither one was capable of writing a dull or short letter. they are treasures and they are all in the library of -- the massachusetts historical society . read one of those in your own hands in his 1 -- humbling. humbling. we have to remember that they were living in a different time. therefore they were not just like we are. they had to do with hardships and sufferings and tragedies, heartbreaks of the time that we don't even have to think about. imagine standing in a hallway upstairs in your home with the door close on your daughter's bedroom. the other side of that door, your daughter was in middle age, is having a vasectomy -- mastectomy without any anesthetic. imagine not surviving the operation.

another extensive study conducted over the course of a decade on and sexual assault in massachusetts found that 81% of reported assaults took place in the door and with just 9% in-house apartments in a stunningly low 4% in fraternities. and yet schools are pressing order to even more sex integration, often were seen in even the most private is racist. and the example of harvard university which in the are not the former president larry summers daring to propose there is some aspects of maleness in femaleness that are not social constructs. this is not a gender equity campaign that sought in part to address the campus sub one issue the time to be punished with a purpose driven single sex clubs. the school had an equal number of such clubs for males than females. given fitness clubs would be ineligible for things like school endorsement or scholarships and sports teams captain seats. the school was not prepared for the response which included hundreds of female students, many of them that dems have sexual assault, angrily marching through campus claiming the school is taking a face they

after the massachusetts medical examiner ruled hernandez's death a suicide. the cause was as fix yeah by hanging. investigators say they found three handwritten notes. next to a bible in hernandez's cell. there are still so many questions, swirling around the former nfl star, and convicted murderer's death. >> a new study is linking drinks with artificial sweeteners and damage to the brain. diet soda on a daily basis were three times as likely to develop dementia and suffer a stroke. researchers aren't sure whether the beverages are the cause or if the people who consume diet drinks are already at risk for these problems. >> uh-oh. >> i know. we are in trouble. >> bad new. bad new. don't judge my diet coke consumption. >> right on the side of the set there. >> yeah, we're in trouble. >> not good. speaking of sweet drinks. starbuck's barista is finding the uniform, we heard about that, well less than magical. >> new limited edition, frapuccino, apparently complicated to make. popular. colorado springs' braiden burson says a great drink but too much when, he has

the massachusetts department of corrections says hernandez hanged himself with a bed sheet in his cell. his death comes less than a week after he was acquitted in a separate murder trial. his attorney vowed to invest his death. >>> now to the rising tensions between the u.s. and iran. president trump is considering breaking the nuclear deal struck during the last administration. secretary of state rex tillerson says the trump administration is conducting a review of the u.s. policy on iran. the review spans across the entire federal government. tillerson said iran's nuclear ambitions are, quote, a grave risk to international peace and security. critics warn that the hard line stance could lead to a more radical regime in tehran. ♪ >>> history came to life today in old city, philadelphia's new museum of the american revolution opened to the public. the event marks the 242nd anniversary of the shot heard throughout the world. former vice president joe biden was among the dignitaries who played a key role in the festivities. >>> septa is considering raising rates. tonight they held the fi

a senate senator pointing for a bigger problem in the state prison. >> massachusetts has among the highest suicide rates for prisoners and correction officers. reporter: his former teammates not commenting spending the president trump. according to reports, legal technicalities may mean he died an innocent man because they had not arrested all the appeal options. nancy: a lot of reaction online from the death. lindsey mastis has that side of the story from the newsroom. lindsey: some of his former colleagues in the nfl are expressing the condolences not just for him but for everyone affected by his actions. former football safety gerald alexander who writes, "tragic story of a man's life decisions who affected so many families including his own." max garcia of the denver broncos and former gator writes "condolences to the hernandez family. they have endured plenty the last few years." stallworth who once played with the patriots write, "many are ecstatic about aaron taking his life, let's not forget about the sweet little 4-year-old baby who has to grow up with "sports illustrated" tweeted

i think about the work at the massachusetts charter school authorizer, the massachusetts department of education did early on how to do site visits that are thoughtful and thorough to complement data generated from other sources for school. think about the work of sunny charter school institute and begin using growth as with thinking about school contribution to student outcomes much earlier than the national discourse really took off around the use of growth in academic performance. but i also left the paper with i think about the work at the massachusetts charter school some questions and want to raise for questions i hope that we will spend some time talking about. one is, what makes for a good charter authorizer -- the reality is charter authorizing their his ineffectiveness and called it around the country and education trust we did an analysis of charter authorizing in michigan that pointed out there are some of the michigan charter authorizes that can only be described as doing a terrible job. they are authorizing me schools that are chronically low performing, among the lowest

. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ reporter: convicted murder and former nfl star aaron hear man dez found hanged in the massachusettsning according to officials. the 27-year-old former tight end for the patriots why hanged himself with a bedsheet attached to one did he and saided to have blocked off the door with rareas items. he was serving a life sentence in prison. it came days after the acquittal in the double murder trial and the same day the patriots scheduled to visit the white house for the super bowl win. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i just witnessed here on sandy hook, one of the most awesome, heartwarming things i think i have seen. five stranded seals released back in the ocean. this is awesome. bill: oh, my god, really. >> you not, guys. really. you got this. you got. you got it guys. >> the first seals made a beeline for the ocean and knew what he was doing. the second seal did not want to have anything to do with the cold waters of the at lap tick. atlantic. bill: why do you think? [jaw music playing] >> don't send me back. reporter: the seal population in new york and new jersey water has been increasing in rece

the monitoring center. in this case it was clinton massachusetts. phone see the advice of the authorities monitoring the offenders. it was only compatible with the at&t network and the t-mobile network. the problem was that there were rapid upgrades. they were upgrading to 3g. at the time, the 3m product was only two g. the product was not compatible with verizon which was rapidly becoming one of the largest, if not the largest service provider in massachusetts. were wearing the echo monitors and were not able to connect over the cellular network oftentimes. to obtainere not able a gps satellite signal. when that would happen, it would generate an alert. the alerts were not necessarily due to the fact that the extender was doing something wrong. they were violating the terms of parole or trying to mask the cellular network. what happened was as the center and the state of massachusetts were trying to figure out how to handle this, a lot of people ended up being arrested. they would issue arrest warrants. the authorities could not figure glitchit was

the colonel led the 54th massachusetts colored infantry. didn't we see the lightning?was the guns. didn't we see thunder? that would have been guns. didn't we have rainfall in? that is what drops the blood. the colonel and all of them colored soldiers of the 54th fighting, dying for freedom. father, we stretch the hands to thee and thank you for our colored troops. we could not answer when their names be called. i freed some, lord, but the colored troops freed us all. we were not set free. we freed ourselves. the united states colored troop turned our face from the north star to the morning sun. victorious. huzzah! i thank you colored troops. because of you i wake of free every morning. free to come on down here on the eastern shore were many years ago when they enslaved to me and all of my people. free to walk about now as i please on my own time. that is what i think i will do now. it has been a long time since i have been here on the eastern shore. i want to see what they have done to my homeland. but i come back to you by and by, if i please. >> [applause] >> [chat

the massachusetts medical examiner has ruled his death a suicide. the cause was asphyxia by hanging. investigators say they found three handwritten notes next to a bible in his cell. the hernandez family is seeking an independent autopsy and wants to foe if head trauma played any role in his death. >>> the man who shot and killed former new orleans saints player will smith has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. cardell hayes was convicted of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter for shooting smith's wife. she left the court sobbing and in a statement expressed deep disappointment at the sentence. hayes shot smith after a >>> there's fresh fallout over the ouster of bill o'reilly from fox news. critics outraged at what could be a $25 million payout package. sources tell "the new york times" that's the equivalent to one year's salary. fox dropped o'reilly wednesday amid mounting sexual harassment allegations. the president of the national association organization for women calls the payout obscene. >>> there's more evidence this morning that diet

the massachusetts governor charlie baker attended a service for the victims. three people died in the blast. at least 246 others were hurt. >>> pope francis led the world's roman catholic into easter a traditional easter vigil mass. the bible accounts of mary's grief as she sits at the tomb of jesus could be seen on the faces of many women today. pope francis also baptized 11 people. most of them adult converts to catholics. the pope will read his message to the city and the world in saint peter's square. >>> the latest phase of metro's big maintenance project is officially underway. this phase affects green line riders nil april 29. both are now closed in prince george's county. there will be shutter buses to help the commuters navigate the closures. >>> parking near the national mall won't be free for much longer. starting this summer, you will have to pay to park free. so, why is this happening and what do you need to know? wusa9's michael breaks it all down for you. >> reporter: these ladies are no joke. >> keep going. keep going. >> reporter: they are act

. >> according to the massachusetts department of corrections, hernandez was discovered in his cell just after midnight hour our time. investigators say he hanged himself using a bed sheet. staff at the jail did try to save his life there. he was then taken to a boston area hospital where he was pronounced dead about an hour later. >> you talk about the hospital. here are the aerials over the hospital this morning. investigators say that hernandez actually tried to block them from getting inside of his jail cell by jamming it shut with items from inside the cell. obviously, he was unsuccessful. just last week, hernandez was found not guilty of murder in the shooting deaths of two men back in 2012. but hernandez was already serving a life sentence in jail for a 2013 murder. >> coincidentally, the patriots are headed to the white house today to celebrate their super bowl victory. and we learned within the past hour, the patriots are not expected to comment on hernandez's death today. >> all right, now we're following a developing story out of the south bay this morning and it is new overni

the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: let me say to the gentleman from georgia, he had me at hello, if all he said was hello and introduced the underlying bill, we would be done, there would be no controversy. but the underlying bill is being brought to the floor under a rule that is atrocious. every member of this house should be ashamed about. because under this martial law rule and bring up anything you want at a moment's notice without people having an opportunity to understand what they are going to vote on. the gentleman talked about, they might bring up the health care bill between now and saturday. and he said yesterday we posted the text of our new amendment. used the word loosely. they posted it at midnight. i was sleeping. there is nothing that they can change the text again and again and again and again and offer more amendments because that's what they have been doing since they began to repeal and replace the affordable care act on something as important on health care, on something that could affec

coming up from the massachusetts institute of technology, andrew lo. hinkers and writers on financial engineering and financial studies. this is bloomberg. ♪ tom: good morning, everyone to "bloomberg surveillance" worldwide. a huge news flow. we have a first word news this monday. here is taylor riggs. taylor: a vote in turkey gives president erdogan sweeping powers. he narrowly won the referendum that changes turkey from a parliament-led system of government to an executive presidency. he warned opponents not to challenge the legitimacy of his election, but opponents say it should be canceled because of a regularity. in asia, u.s. vice president mike pence visited the two on between north and south korea. pence's visit committee after north korea's failed missile test. pence repeated president trump's action from china's necessary. intelligence services are set to of picked up an imminent threat. france has been under a state of emergency since the terrorist attacks in november of 2015. hassan romneydent has ended weeks of speculation he will seek a se

tyler jacks the director the institute for integrative cancer research at the massachusetts institute of technology, certainly one of the most premier prestigious universities that we have in this country and the immeasurable work and we are thrilled that dr. jacks is here as well. % to committee rule witnesses are to be sworn before they testify so if you'll please authorize and raise your right hands. do you solemnly swear or affirm that he will tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god? thank you. they let the record reflect that all witnesses answered in the affirmative. we normally ask that you keep your verbal comments to five minutes but we will give you great latitude if you are on a roll to keep going. but your entire written record will -- written statement will be made part of the record an affair any attachments or something want to share afterwards there will be part of the record. mrs. carr we will start with you and by the way you have to straighten out microphone and pull it up close and make sure that the talk button is on. you are recog

if i please. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, b company of the massachusetts volunteer infantry ng the colors. >> present arms. ♪ oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light ♪ what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight ♪ ore the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming ♪ and the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air ♪ gave proof through the night that our flag was still there ♪ oh, say, does that star spangled banner yet wave ♪ ore the land of the free ♪ and the home of the brave? [ applause ] ♪ ♪ lift every voice and sing till earth and heaven ring ♪ ring with the harmonies of liberty ♪ let our rejoicing high as the listening skies ♪ let it resound loud as the roaring sea ♪ lift every voice and sing ♪ sing a song ♪ sing a song full of the faith that has brought us ♪ facing the rising sun of a new day begun ♪ let us march on let us mar m on till victory is won ♪ ♪ stoney the road we trod as the chaseening rod ♪ with a steady beat of our weary feet ♪ that our fathers trod ♪ we have co

. >> more than four decades in the making student at the massachusetts institute of technology celebrateast day you can drop a class by dropping a piano from six stories up. the college kids can always think after reason to party even at mit. that doesn't make any sense. >> interesting tradition there. >> eight year old boy in lakeland, florida says he knew exactly what he wanted to do when he saw a police officer walk into a restaurant. >> had recently received money for his birthday, instead of using it on himself, decided to pay for the officer's breakfast. officer said he is deeply touched by the boy's generosity. >> he wrote on top of it: i want to be you when i grow up. then on the bottom he writes: thank you for your service. you know? anand like i said it, just made my day. >> oh, very sweet. officer says he plans to car that i receipt everywhere he goes, noah celebrate hills ninth birthday this weekend. really goes to show you can be young and so very wise, and big heart. >> happy birthday to noah. >> well, fire off initials southern california have figure out the secret to wild

here at the shirley, massachusetts, prison aaron hernandez ended his life. the prison guards found him at 3:00 this morning. he a window to hang himself. blocking the cell door to the inside jamming it with items. >> guilty of murder in the first degree or guilty of murder in the second degree. >> not guilty. jonathan: his death coming days after he was found not guilty for the 2012 murder of two men. hernandez wiping away tears as they read the verdict mouthing, "i love you" to his fiancÉe. hernandez was still serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. for the shooting of his friend odin lloyd, semi-professional football player dating his fiancÉe's sister. hernandez rose to fame as an all-american tight end for the university of florida. winning the 2009 national championship. he played for the payry yots. he was cut from the team in june of 2013 following the arre patriots coach belichick was asked about him the other day. >> tragedy. jonathan: a sad twist, this is a day that many of the former teammates were in town invited to the white hou

. >>> the family of aaron hernandez says the massachusetts state medical examiner is refusing to turn over his brain. the former new england patriot hanged himself yesterday in his prison cell. he was serving a life sentence for murder. hernandez family says a medical examiner has released aa body but is illegally holding onto his brain. the family arranged to donate that brain to boston university which has been doing research on brain trauma in athletes. >> boston university is the finest lab in the country to be able to do this and they are well aware of that so why not let the experts do it? >> are you in touch with boston university. >> this is not amateur hour. >> state authorities are not offering any specifics on why they are keeping that brain. they say they will release it as soon as they can comp lete their investigation into his death. >>> coming up next, marijuana users in d.c. and across the country mark the 4/20 holiday. this is the silverado special edition. man: this is one gorgeous truck. oh, did i say there's only one special edition? because, actually there's five.

he was found dead this morning at 3:05 in the morning in shirley, massachusetts. tions or correspondence from aaron to his family that indicated anything like this is even possible. the family wants an investigation and the story aaron hernandez committing suicide overnight. >> we'll have much more of that breaking news ahead in the next hour. thank you for being with us today. >> i'm poppy harlow. >> i'm john berman. "at this hour" with kate bolduan continues now. >>> hello, everyone. i'm kate bolduan. georgia was on everyone's minds yesterday and it still is today and likely will be for the next two months now. this, of course, after a very close call or was it a wake-up call for republicans and a near miss for democrats in the georgia special election? the 30-year-old newcomer jon ossoff just missing the 50% mark. we'll show you up here the 50% mark to take -- to win outright and take over the congressional seat republicans have held there for decades and now also faces a runoff against republican

the emergency room declared dead at 4:07 this morning and the investigation is continuing by the massachusetts state police, but we have also just learned an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause and manner of death. important for any state investigation, but also to rule out any type of foul play. >> there is a question now. >> we are just showing video last week when he was actually just acquitted of another charge. >> double murder. >> double murder from 2012. it was cirque -- >> he still would be serving this --? yes, but he was ecstatic in the courtroom, tears in his eyes and a victory in his eyes and the realization that you are back in your prison cell because you are serving a life term for odin lloyd and jose baez had also told cnn last week that he was going to possibly join the appellate team. he thought he could get the conviction overturned for odin lloyd although there was very strong evidence against him. >> pretty shocking. great to see you, jean. thank you very much. >> i want to talk more about this with doug kaye, patriots beat reporter for the new england sports

i thought we will start talking about this then the next day donald trump and says massachusetts people went across the border to vote illegal did new hampshire bin and and that is all they wanted to talk about. it is not worth that. is not what donald trump says any more about what he does we need to hold accountable and stay on what he does indict think that this say critical part of the third one. i will do some more. [laughter] the third one is recruit we cannot just talk to each other that is fun sometimes. or not but we have to reach out to other people talk to your sister your mom or brother-in-law for the crazy ogle. talk to the person standing behind you in line that may be creepy. [laughter] but talk to them. i am dead serious we have to reach outside why did the assault on health care fail? and part because it was also the independents and republicans fighting back people and lead not been very political before make that a part of what you are committed to do find an issue you can talk about talk about a peace that matters to you. and commit i really mean that. you have to co