making news in america this morning, going free. o.j. simpson will walk out of prison in a matter of months. new reactionover night from nicole brown simpson's sister plus details on where o.j. is expected to live. 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. 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. 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 saying he's done everything asked of him and insisting he's going to stay out of trouble. >> clearly thrilled. his hand in the air smiling much like he did after the not guilty verdict for the murders of his ex-wife nicole and her friend ron goldman and begin with emily rau. >> 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. >> do you think you can be successful with the terms of parole. >> i'm not a guy that

criminal life. 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 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: just like that day reaction to the ruling came quickly. >> everything he said happened 20 some odd years ago is irrelevant. >> i figure he deserved nine years. >> reporter: speaking is simpson's oldest daughter and one of his victims. >> 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

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. >> why florida? his two younger children live there along with plenty of his friends and victor oquendo explains. >> 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'll 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. >> reporter: in order to qualify

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 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. >> 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 says it brought back a rush of memories from 1994 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 says she openly laughed when o.j. said that he's lived a,

life. >> o.j. saying 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. could be as soon as october 1st. >> 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. >> guess what, a lot of people will be there in locklock, nevada come the first week of october. other major headlines 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, donald trump jr. and the former campaign chief paul manafort have a deadline today to say if they will

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 tweet. >> there's word 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

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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 alarmingment over 100 degrees from kansas to washington, d.c. 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. one big bite. a man comes face-to-face with a great white. his story and the damage to his kayak.

[ 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 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.

. >> it was the banging and shaking it felt like you were on a vibration plate. >> a small tsunami 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. laptops are now allowed in the cabins of planes flying from the middle east into the u.s. they were banned due to fears that terrorists could hide bombs in the computers and the faa says it's now safer to bring such devices into the cabins where crews can handle any fires from the batteries. a new partnership with amazon could be important for sears. it will begin selling kenmore appliances on amazon and integrate smart appliances with their alexa voice activated assistant. that means in the near future a kenmore washing machine may be able to order more detergent from amazon for you. >> wow. impressive. >> amazg.

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"pulse" and starting with one of the lighter moments from o.j. simpson's parole hearing. >> talking about this kansas city chiefs tie sported by parole board commissioner adam and it was a fashion choice that exploded over social media. was he trying to send some kind of message, a subtle message to simpson who played for the buffalo bills and san francisco 49ers but never for the chiefs. >> okay, so the truth is far less complicated. he grew up near kansas city and tells the kansas city star newspaper he wore the tie hoping his buddies back home would see hit. >> he knew it would be televised. a bag of dust if you can believe it was sold at auction but a cool one. >> not just any dust. neil armstrong personally filled it on the moon 1969, a chicago woman bought it two years ago in a government auction for about a thousand dollars. it sold yesterday at sotheby's auction house for 1.8 million. not a b

well, today we inhale the salty stuff. this is a really big day. >> bring it on. >> there you go. >> it is national junk food day and we have plenty to go on. a day to forgo worries about calories and consuming anything healthy. >> they're being urged to consume their favorite snacks and post on social media at national dunk food day. enjoy the day with family and friends. we' we'll be over here eating popcorn. >> we got a start on th lawmakers expressing outrage this morning after the washington post reports that president donald trump is asking advisers abt

members -- and even himself. this comes amid the growing investigation into connections between the trump campaign and russia. the president has called the investigation a partisan witch hunt. after 9 years in prison-- o-j simpson is getting paroled. simpson was serving time for a kidnapping and armed robbery in las vegas back in 2007. after he is released in october-- simpson reportedly plans to move to his home in florida. good morning washington. toss to eileen - heat advisory 10am through 8 pm - feels 105+ - code orange air quality alert - remaining oppressively hot and humid through the weekend - tracking storm chances (strong/severe poss. this weekend) - heat wave breaks tuesday today: hot and very humid. heat advisory 10am to 8pm. feels 105+, at times. pm thunderstorm possible. highs: 94-98 winds: wnw 5 mph tonight: partly cloudy. warm and very humid.

saturday: still hot and humid. pm thunderstorms more likely. some strong to severe. highs: 91-97 winds: sw 5 mph a warning from fairfax county a warning from fairfax county

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elon musk tweeted today that he has verbal government approval to build an underground hyperloop between the two cities. how it works - sounds like science fiction. the hyperloop vacuums the air out of a tube - and then uses magnets to levitate a pod at high speeds. we will keep you posted! it's xx and we're just getting started. breaking overnignt. a seriors car crash-- sends several teens to the emergency room. what we are hearing from police. also breaking plus, could president trump use "pardons" to end the investigation into his presidential campaign? the latest on a shocking report. good morning washington. - heat a

- code orange air quality alert - remaining oppressively hot and humid through the weekend - tracking storm chances (strong/severe poss. this weekend) - heat wave breaks tuesday today: hot and very humid. heat advisory 10am to 8pm. feels 105+, at times. pm thunderstorm possible. highs: 94-98 winds: wnw 5 mph tonight: partly cloudy. warm and very humid. lows: 71-79 winds: n 5 mph saturday: still hot and humid. pm thunderstorms more likely. some strong to severe. highs: 91-97 winds: sw 5 mph