ROMANS: As his former NFL team prepares to play in the Super Bowl Sunday, Aaron Hernandez is preparing to go on trial for murder. Opening statements are scheduled today. Hernandez is accused of killing semi-pro football player, Odin Lloyd. The 12-person jury, six alternate, consists of 13 women and five men. Patriots Owner Robert Kraft and Head Coach Bill Belichick are both on the state's list of potential list of witnesses.</s>BERMAN: Breaking overnight, a near brawl at a St. Louis City Hall. A meeting to discuss the creation of a civilian oversight board to monitor police has started peacefully enough last night until police union official, Jeff Rorda, got into a heated exchange with a local alderman.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Pardon me. Please have a seat and do -- first of all, excuse me. First of all, you do not tell me my function.</s>BERMAN: One woman claims this mayhem erupted when Mr. Rorda shoved her. The police union official denies pushing her. I want you to see the wrist band he was wearing, "I Am Darren Wilson" obviously show support for the former police officer, who shot and killed Michael Brown in nearby Ferguson. A local clergy member says Rorda flaunted that wrist band which ignited tension that led to this near brawl.</s>ROMANS: All right, 47 minutes past the hour, tensions rising in the Middle East. Israel firing back after a deadly missile attack, is war with Hezbollah imminent? We are live with the very latest this morning.
Aaron Hernandez Murder Trial Begins