making news in america this friday morning, going free. o.j. simpson will walk out of prison in a matter of months. new reaction overnight from nicole brown simpson's sister plus details on where o.j. is expected to live. and new this morning, the reports saying the president asked his advisers about who he can pardon. plus, how attorney general jeff sessions is reacting after the president expressed regret about nominating him for the job and the shake-up revealed among the president's legal team. and breaking overnight, a deadly earthquake causing damage in two countries. tourists among the dead. the new video coming in showing the moment the quake struck during a birthday party.

we do say good friday morning, everyone. o.j. simpson's days behind bars now numbered after he successfully made his case for freedom. >> simpson outlined the reasons he should go free telling the parole board he's done everything asked of him and insisting he'll stay out of trouble. >> simpson was clearly thrilled by the board's decision. his hand in the air smiling much like he did in 1995 after the not guilty verdict for the murders of his ex-wife, nicole and her friend ron goldman. emily rau with more now. >> i do vote to grant parole when eligible. >> thank you. >> reporter: almost nine years behind bars, and now freedom in sight for o.j. simpson. visibly relieved simpson thanked the parole board after all four members voted in favor. of his release. >> do you think you can be successful with the terms of parole? >> i'm not a guy who lived a criminal life. you know, i'm a pretty

straight shooter. i've basically spent a conflict-free life. >> reporter: the now 70-year-old inmate apologetic when asked about the vegas kidnapping and robbery that landed him behind bars but at one point defensive. >> so you believe that the property was yours? >> it's been ruled legally by the state of california that it was my property, and they've given it to me. >> reporter: and just like that day two decades ago, reaction to the ruling came quickly. >> everything that happened 20 some odd years ago is irrelevant. >> i keepdz of feel like he deserved nine years and maybe longer. >> reporter: speaking at the hearing, simpson's oldest daughter and one of his victims who made a plea on his behalf. >> this is a good man. he made a mistake, and if he called me tomorrow and said, bruce, i'm getting out, will you pick me up, juice, i'll be here tomorrow for you. >> reporter: a tearful simpson sitting nearby and now preparing for life on the outside. >> when o.j. simpson went to prison, smartphones didn't exist

really, so the world is going to be watching the most famous parolee in america very closely. >> reporter: emily rau, abc news, washington. >> simpson's future plans include moving to florida. that's where his youngest kids are. a request that still needs approval from nevada parole officials. >> so why florida? simpson's two younger children, as you mentioned, do live there, along with plenty of his friends. abc's victor oquendo explains what's involved in the relocation. >> reporter: the state of florida is preparing for the possible return of o.j. simpson if he's allowed to relocate. his former manager telling abc news he thinks simpson wants to live near those closest to him. >> i think he's going to come to the tampa area. a lot of his friends are in tampa. i'm in tampa. his kids are here. >> reporter: he's no stranger to the sunshine state. he lived here for about ten years spending a lot of time on the links, but his attorney wouldn't comment. >> mr. simpson has plenty of options. okay. he has plenty of options. >> reporter: in order to qualify for an interstate transfer to florida, he would first have to establish that he has a support system in the area.

wherever o.j. ends up, he'll have a nice cushion. his nfl pension of $25,000 a month has been growing in an account, and there's a retirement account with the screen actors guild that could be worth millions. victor oquendo, abc news, st. petersburg, florida. >> and o.j.'s parole hearing opened old wounds for the family of nicole brown simpson. >> her younger sister tanya watching yesterday's decision on tv, she says it brought back a rush of memories from 1995 when she was in the courtroom for o.j.'s acquittal in her sister's murder. >> when i saw him today and i experienced those -- the physical reactions of the sweaty hands and just kind of -- i was breathing my way through it and, you know, but then again when it was read, i just turned off the tv and my life went on. >> tanya brown also says she openly laughed when o.j. said that he's lived a, quote, conflict-free life. >> and o.j. saying that he wants to get back to his family, get back to his life. he said, oh, god, oh, after he

won the approval of the parole board for him to go free. it could be as soon as october 1st. >> also motioning to his former victim who then testified on his behalf yesterday saying, i'll call you basically making the motion showing everyone there they've reunited. >> and guess what, a lot of people will be there in locklock, nevada, come the first week of october. but we're going to move on now to the other major headlines, of course, coming from washington, d.c. and president trump's lawyers are reportedly seeking to discredit the russia probe. they are going after the team hired by the special counsel robert mueller. >> they're said to be taking a deeper look at the investigators trying to find potential conflicts of interest. sources tell "the washington post" the president is asking about his power to pardon aides, family members and even himself. >> speaking to one of those family members, donald trump jr. and the former campaign chief paul manafort have a deadline today to say if they will testify before congress next week. the chair of the senate judiciary committee says they will be subpoenaed if they don't cooperate.

attorney general jeff sessions is not planning to resign even after a blistering public rebuke by president trump for recusing himself from the russia investigation. the white house insisting the president still has confidence in jeff sessions. sessions says he'll continue to run the justice department in an effective way. >> we love this job. we love this department, and i plan to continue to do so as long as that is appropriate. >> and there's a shake-up within the president's legal team handling the russia probe. the spokesman for that group has reportedly resigned. he had privately vented about not being able to rein in the president's tweets. >> there's word this morning the white house is getting a new communications director. sean spicer has been doing the job in addition to his regular duties as press secretary, but the president is now expected to give the position to wall street financier anthony scaramucci. and senator john mccain is showing no signs of slowing down despite that brain cancer diagnosis. in a tweet he expressed

appreciation for the outpouring of support. he promised his sparring partners in congress, quote, i'll be back soon, so stand by. that legendary mccain spirit also on display as he told his friend and fellow senator lindsey graham to buck up. california firefighters are making progress on a wildfire that has doubled in size every day it's been burning. the detwiler fire near yosemite national park has destroyed at least 50 homes and damaged 11 others. entire towns have been evacuated including areas usually flooded with tourists during this time of year. this blaze has burned more than 70,000 acres. let's take a look now at your weather. an unusual sight in the buffalo area. two tornadoes touching down south of buffalo. the first in more than 11 years. buildings were damaged. trees uprooted and power lines knocked down. outdoor furniture and even vehicles were thrown around like toys. you see that there.

the high winds reaching 105 miles an hour. amazingly, no major injuries. when it comes to the heat today the numbers are alarming. over 100 degrees from kansas to washington, d.c. the hot spots, 111 in st. louis and springfield, illinois. well, still ahead right here, the coffee being recalled for giving men a little too much of a boost. plus, a powerful earthquake rocks two countries overnight. the new video coming in as the damage assessments get under way this morning. and one big bite. a man comes face-to-face with a great white. his story and the damage to his kayak.

>> bravo. [ applause ] [ speaking a foreign language ] just like that, you're looking at the moment an earthquake rattles a turkish resort as a group is celebrating a birthday. that deadly 6.5 magnitude earthquake also rattling parts of greece. the greek island of kos, a popular tourist attraction this time of year, appears to be the hardest hit. authorities say a wall collapsed on a building dating back to the 1930s crushing people who were at the bar in the building's lower level. at least two tourists from turkey and sweden died in that collapse. several hotels were also damaged sending panicked tourists rushing into the streets. >> instant reaction was to get out of the room. there was banging. there was shaking. put your feet down and it felt

like you were on a vibration point. >> a small tsunami also has been reported. thousands of tourists in greece and turkey were forced to sleep on the beaches. rescuers are now searching for anyone who may be trapped inside buildings. also breaking now the u.s. is expected to ban americans from traveling to north korea. several tour agencies are saying this morning the ban is to be announced next week and will go into effect in late august. this follows the death of american student otto warmbier who was jailed in north korea and fell into a coma. a new partner with amazon could be important for sears. it will begin selling its famous kenmore appliances on amazon. it will also integrate its smart appliances with amazon's voice activated assistant alexa. that means in the near future a kenmore washing machine may be able to order more detergent from amazon for you. >> wow. impressive. >> that's amazing. we're living in the future. speaking of impressive, elon musk says he has the green light to get you from new york city to washington, d.c. in less than a

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espn. good morning, morning people. he's stan, i'm neil. i can smell the farmer's john hot dog from here. something must be going on dodgers stadium. >> dodger stadium not too far away from here. dodgers taking on the braves. dodgers came in on an 11-game win streak. kurt suzuki is like what's your point. >> suzuki is from maui, stan. >> knocks that one out. atlanta, 5-1. later they're up 6-3. last chance for the dodgers in the ninth. look at johan camargo. take that one away from trayce thompson. dodgers' win streak all done. braves take it 6-3. the yankees were up in the great northwest and aaron judge was making friends with a little mariner fan. felix hernandez has been very good as of late. brett gardner was very good as of the present. gardner in a 0-0 game in the sixth goes yard. if you look at the numbers,

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hit that snooze button. >> i did at least four or five times this morning. >> twice for me. >> it's friday, july 21st. we have made it. >> twas every morning. >> barely. >> we have made it. we have a warm weekend coming at you. you're going to step outside, you're going to notice there's not as much cloud cover as yesterday. that's going to get us off to a warmer start. let's start by looking at your 12-hour day planner. temperature in the mid 50s to mid 60s at 7:00. at noon, we'll start to push 70s around the bay, 70s and 80s inland. same type of temperatures around 4:00. if you're heading ow this eveni evening, really comfortable. 50 around the coast, 60s around the bay, and 70s inland.

here's alex. >> we're starting off busy once again on the roads. want to take you to walnut creek. we had that same closure we had last night or the night before, i should say, with southbound 680 fully closed for paving work between north main and 24. i watched them pick that part up again. we're not quite sure about westbound 24. we'll see if we get a backup. we're working to confirm that. also, quickly want to mention a rollover crash. this is westbound 80 bn san bobbo dam road. not much of a delay there. we'll check road work in oakland coming up next. >> san francisco subway gets shut down starting this weekend. muni is going to not be able to give you trains for many hours a week. >> the closure is to test muni's new trains. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in san francisco. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. yeah, it's going to be an inconvenient, but good things are coming at the end of all this. let he show you some video of

the prize that will be waiting for you after you suffer through this. new muni cars. and they will be quieter, safer, more reliable than the cars you ride in now. but let's talk about the pain. starting this weekend, there's going to be some closures. they have to test the new cars. so the muni subway system will be closed on the weekends. and it's going to close early on week nights. 9:30 on week nights. they are going to be offering bus bridges between the stations. that's between montgomery and west portal for people who need to get in between those stations. this is going to be in place for a month, until august 20th. so build this in to your plans for a while they will be making some exceptions, for example, for the outside lands music festival, they will be offering full service. we have all those specific details, when that full service will be up and running for events on our website. check out abc7news.com for more specific information this

morning, we just wanted to make you aware that the closures tart this weekend so you can start planning properly. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. san francisco police investigating a deadly stabbing in the hayes valley neighborhood. police found a man stabbed to death on the sidewalk just after 7:00 last night. authorities have not said whether anyone has been arrested. >> happening today, the man charged with killing kate steinle on pier 14 is due back in court in san francisco. the second degree murder case against juan man sisco lopez sanchez could be sent to trial today. there's been a series of hurdles trying to pinpoint a trial date. right now, it seems the prosecutor may have a conflict. the judge asked attorneys to return today to give an update on when they'll be ready to proceed. >> this morning, o.j. simpson waking up knowing he's going to soon being a free man. a nevada parole board decided to release the now 70-year-old former football star almost nine years after