against the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with shooting trayvon martin. of course, you can watch all live coverage right here on cnn and our sister network hln. also on monday, the student loan rates are set to double to 6.8%. and if you ask senate democrats, they say the hike would hit about 7 million new student loons. thursday, happy fourth of july. happy independence day. enjoy the holiday. have fun grilling. on saturday, the new england patriots are offering a free jersey swap for fans who bought the jersey of murder suspect aaron hernandez at their shop. so, all weekend on saturday or actually, saturday and sunday, fans can trade in their number 81 jerseys for any other patriot player. also on saturday, a big sports day, it s the women s final at wimbledon. serena williams is still the overwhelming favorite, but after early exits from top-ranked players like maria sharapova, there are big opportunities for the unknown players to contend as well. sunday, time for the me
this is about love, this is union, and i think if they see it, more people, that will change. reporter: well, congratulations. thanks for taking the time to talk with us. thank you. so, alison and suzanne, this is the scene. you can see people still waiting in line trying to get their marriage licenses. the city of san francisco opening their doors over the weekend to allow people to come and exercise their new freedom. we ll send it back to you. all right, thank you, dan. right now it is unclear whether or not the high court might consider that emergency application, so we ll have to see. all right. cnn has learned vice president joe biden is reaching out to ecuador over nsa leaker edward snowden. listen to what ecuador s president said just a few days ago. he vowed he would not be bullied into rejecting snowden s asylum request. translator: in the face of threats, innes lens and
sunday. welcome. good to see you as well. nice to see you. good morning. we begin this morning out west where an unrelenting heat wave may have claimed its first victim. on saturday, authorities found a man in his 80s dead in his las vegas home. he died from cardiac arrest. his home did not have air conditioning. meantime, temperatures continue to soar. phoenix saw a one-day record of 119 degrees on saturday. and in death valley, the mercury hit a whopping 127. that is where we find cnn s tomorrtori dunan. reporter: it s called death valley for a reason. the sun beats down on a baron landscape. tourists from around the world come to see it. we come from switzerland. reporter: in to feel it. very hot and thirsty. reporter: with an extreme heat wave bringing soaring temps, the draw is irresistible for some. these two are hitting the
guilty to a gun charge. there s an immediate implication here. when a player like plaxico burress shoots himself in the leg, it s in the newspaper and on television for days, and it doesn t do that for a regular person. reporter: how many players in the nfl actually own firearms? statistics are antidotal. the league doesn t keep numbers, but police and sports analysts we spoke to estimate nearly 60% compared to roughly 45% of the general population, according to the national rifle association. you could say there s a gun culture in any, you know, group of people, you know. i mean, there could be a gun culture at, you know, people who work at cnn. reporter: former nfl running back thomas jones says he and many other former and current players legally own guns for protection. unfortunately, people will try to take advantage of you in any way they possibly can. like i said, i m not a gun advocate, but i m a life advocate. i say that. reporter: jones points to the incident invo
at an airport lounge in moscow. and now to the investigation into patriots star aaron hernandez. he and two other men are in jail charged with the death of odin lloyd, found shot to death near hernandez s home. well, investigators think lloyd may have known something about a 2012 double homicide. a police source tells cnn a silver suv owned by hernandez has been impounded in connection to those murders. our national correspondent, deb feyerick, joins us live this morning from north attleborough, massachusetts. good morning, deb. reporter: good morning, alison. good morning, suzanne. the real big question that investigators have right now is was the death of odin lloyd somehow connected to that double homicide, the drive-by shooting that they re now looking into the possibility whether aaron hernandez may have been involved. it stops just before the road ends. reporter: the murder took place down this road off a busy street that many in the area used as a shortcut. if you draw