. >> long-time friend, bruce fromong, also giving testimony on o.j.'s behalf in that hearing that went under an hour. you see the stress on his face now. he was paroled -- >> ever. >> he wouldn't be able to -- >> you know when i would see him? we were going to the store, to the canteen. he came out of that area, stand at the fence and tell us these crazy stories. he's funny. i'll give him that. baseball game, refereeing. >> seems to be talking about a former fellow prisoner. >> walks, run. the guy is shameless. >> talking about a guard there, i've been told. >> i like the fact that when it seems like he's running out of material and they have more interest in him he has new things that he can say about you. >> these are the same commissioners who did grant oncht j.'s parole on certain portions of the crime back in 2013. >> right. the same six who were evaluating in 2013. he was deemed to be a low risk at that point and, as a result, was granted parole on a number of the charges, which is the main reason why so many of us believe it's likely that he wil

. >> we will now hear from bruce fromong, one of the victims of o. swrnchts simpson on that day. you heard o.j. say he felt he made good with mr. fromong many years ago. now we're going to hear him testify on oj's behalf. >> state your name for the record and then please proceed. >> it is bruce fromong. thank you for the opportunity to be able to speak today. first and foremost, i would like to state that i'm not here just as mr. simpson's friend of almost 27 years. because that i am. today i'm also appearing as the victim of the crime on september 30th -- or september 13th of 2007. on that day, i felt that mr. simpson was misfwieded. not by himself but also by tom riccio. he was led to believe that thousands of his pieces of personal memorabilia, picture of his wife from his first marriage, pictures of his kids, arnelle and jason. family heir looms, possibly his wife's wedding ring, thousands of things. he was misled about what was going to be there that day. thomas riccio had promised him this big package. in reality, once -- thomas riccio had never met me his entire life until

simpson was convicted of a botched robbery against bruce fromong and his friend in 2007. it was an attempt, simpson said, to get back his personal memorabilia. one which instead got him up to a 33-year sentence. we expect to hear from a now 70-year-old o.j. simpson in thursday's parole hearing, which will be streamed live to the public. he'll have a few family members with him inside, along with his lawyer and that victim, bruce fromong, who is expected to speak in support of o.j. and coming up at 7:00 a.m., dan abrams and nancy grace weigh in live with your "gma" first look, i'm matt gutman, abc news, reno, nevada. >>> police are warning contractors to be on the look out after someone stole three utility trucks along with thousands of dollars in tools in sonoma county. in each case, the thieves punched out the ignition. the trucks were found within several miles from where they were taken. you're looking at pictures posted on facebook by one of the victims. about $10,000 in tools were taken in one incident alone. >> the family of a deceases cancer patient is suing ucsf m

i've never been accused of it in my life. >> reporter: one of the dealers robbed that day, bruce fromongd the parole board simpson had served enough time. >> this is a good man. he made a mistake. >> he truly is remorseful. >> reporter: simpson's oldest daughter, arnelle. >> and we just want him to come home so that we can move forward, for us. quietly. >> i'm not a guy who lived a criminal life. you know, i'm a pretty straight shooter. >> reporter: but hanging over the hearing was the accusation in 1994 that simpson had brutally murdered his ex-wife nicole and her friend ron goldman. >> i've always thought i've been pretty good with people, and i've basically... it's ba conflict-free life. >> one of the least self-aware moments that i have ever heard. >> reporter: law professor laurie levinson: >> now, there are a lot of things you might say about o.j. simpson, and you might even say, well, that acquittal was fair. but to say that he's led a conflict-free life? i don't think so. >> reporter: simpson will remain in prison, until at least october 1. he said he wants to return to florida,

today one of the victims, bruce fromong, testified that simpson should be released. >> this is a good man. he made a mistake. >> reporter: even offering to pick him up from prison. >> juice, i'll be here tomorrow for you. i mean that, buddy. >> reporter: friend tom scotto met with simpson after the hearing. >> came out yelling, "i'm going home. i'm coming home." yeah. coming home. hugged us all. we'll be making plans. >> reporter: it's the latest legal twist for simpson who in the '90s was accused and acquitted of murdering his ex-wife, nicole brown, and her friend, ron goldman, but in a civil trial he was found liable for the killings. the parole board says those cases were mentioned in many of the opposition letters it received from the public. >> these items will not be considered in this case. >> reporter: christopher darden author of the book "in contompt" was one of the prosecutors in simpson's murder trial. >> he is the same o.j. i saw in 1994. he's still a narcissist. he's still a very manipulative person. and he is still inclined to blame other people for his conduct. >> repo

. >> reporter: then the first tears from simpson as one of his victims, bruce fromong, made a plea onis 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. i mean that. >> reporter: simpson, tears of gratitude. >> i think the parole commissioners had probably made their decision before he walked in the door. so he would have had to have done something really bad to change those opinions. >> reporter: simpson never far from the limelight. his life mired in controversy. forever remembered for the trial of the century. >> you must acquit. >> not guilty of the crime of murder. >> reporter: accused, then acquitted of murdering ex-wife nicole brown simpson and her friend ron goldman. simpson's pending release brought fresh pain to the family of ron goldman, who spoke out on "good morning america." >> what's troubling to me is not only him but the whole system gives second chances to violent felons or for that matter anyone in jail. ron doesn't get a second chance. >> reporter: simp

bruce fromong. he made it clear... on has more than paid the price for what happened. fromong has said he has known simpson for over 20 years... and they are friends. he even asked for a lighter sentence during simpson's trial. ( terisa ) simpson also had family show up and support him - including his oldest daughter. her statement was fairly brief but emotional... pleading for her father's release. arnelle simpson is the oldest of o-j's four children. ( terisa )(on cam) reaction to o.j. simp

bruce fromong, a memorabilia collector, explained why he thought oj simpson should be freed.he room, the first guy came in and hit me in the arm. pushed me in the back. the second guy that came in the room was armed. he came in, put a gun in my face and said "i will shoot you." i don't want to use the exact words he used, but he threatened to kill me. i know it was not oj simpson who put that gun to your head but he was there, and you spoke in his favour at his parole hearing. why is that? well, the amount of time he was sentenced to was the problem that i had. he was given 9.5 to 33 years. and if you are familiar with the case, back in 1994—1995, he was given restitution in a civil case of $33 million. at the judgement at that time coincided with what the judge gave him — 9.5 to 33 years injail. i felt that 9.5 was more than what he deserved. i told a district attorney here i—3 years for the crime here in las vegas. there has been some criticism of oj simpson ‘s appearance at the parole hearing that was slightly lacking in remorse. i wonder, hearing that was slightly lacking

one of the victims of that armed robbery was bruce fromong, a memorabilia collector.that night in 2007. oj and some men came into your room looking to memorabilia that he believed was his property. what happened? when they came in the room, the first people in the room, the first guy pushed me in the arm, the second guy was armed, he put a gun in my face and said, i will shoot you, i don't wa nt to and said, i will shoot you, i don't want to use the exact words but he threatened to kill me. want to use the exact words but he threatened to kill melj want to use the exact words but he threatened to kill me. i know that it wasn't 0.j. simpson who put the gun to your head that he was among that group of men. despite that, you spokein that group of men. despite that, you spoke in his favour. why is that? the amount of time he was sentenced to was the problem i had. he was given 9.5—33 years and if you are familiar with the case back in 1994, 1995, he was given restitution in a civil case of $33 million in the judgement at that time coincided with what the judge gave him, 9

simpson could and did see that gun pointed in bruce fromong's face and that o.j. simpson was the one in control of the room, telling people to bag the items. they got pillow cases and starting to bag those property items. and the jury convicted o.j. simpson of kidnapping and robbery and conspiracy to commit those with a deadly weapon. so, you heard one side of the story and the demeanor of o.j. simpson today was very interesting, because the first question out of the box by one of the commissioners, which really produced him testifying as to what happened in 2008, his side, i think he was shocked by that. his reaction was not calm. his reaction was defensive, immediately on the defense. when there was any question that was not a softball question, and when you look at the facts, he said in 2013 he was going to take commitment to change. that class, he has not taken it in the last four years. he said that he was going to take alcoholics anonymous because they now told him today, and he didn't like that answer, that he had a substance abuse issue. he hasn't taken th

noticeably slimmer in his prison blues, answering why he robbed his friend, memorabilia collector bruce fromong and another man in 2007, he seemed to relitigate the 10-year-old crime with a flash of anger. >> you believed 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. i have it. >> reporter: that drunken night earned him an up to 33 year sentence. >> i know that alcohol was a factor in the last offense. have you addressed this issue as you stated you would? >> well, you know, it's -- i think i made it clear back then. i've never had an alcohol problem. i don't think anybody's ever accused me of having an alcohol problem or any kind of substance problem. of course, on that day, i had drinks. but it was a wedding celebration. >> reporter: simpson made a point of saying he took courses in prison called alternative to violence. >> are you humbled by this incarceration? >> for sure. i wish it never would have happened. i was going to -- i didn't know how we were going to do this by apologizing to the people of ne

. >> reporter: one of the dealers obbed that day, bruce fromong, told the parole board simpson had servedugh time. >> this is a good man. he made a mistake. >> he truly is remorseful. >> reporter: simpson's oldest daughter, arnelle. e and we just want him to come home so that we can move forward, for us. quietly. >> i'm not a guy who lived a criminal life. you know, i'm a pretty straight shooter. >> reporter: but hanging over the hearing was the accusation in 1994 that simpson had brutally murdered his ex-wife nicole and her friend ron goldman. >> i've always thought i've been pretty good with people, and i've basically... it's been a conflict-free life. >> one of the least self-aware .oments that i have ever heard. >> reporter: law professor laurie levinson: >> now, there are a lot of things you might say about o.j. simpson, and you might even say, well, that acquittal was fair. but to say that he's led a conflict-free life? i don't think so. >> reporter: simpson will remain in prison, until at least october 1. he said he wants to return to he wana, where he lived before his nevada convi

the 70-year-old said he apologized to his victims in the robbery including bruce fromong. >> bruce is traumatized by it. fortunately, as i said, we talked it out. he knew that, um, i would never condone, um, what happened. he accepted my apology. >> reporter: simpson appeared nervous at first as did parole board members who don't typically get this much media attention. >> you are currently -- well, very recently turned 90 years old -- 90! i'm sorry about that. [ laughter ] >> i feel like it though. >> reporter: simpson's daughter was among several supporters who asked for his freedom. >> he truly is remorseful. and we just want him to come home so that we can move forward. >> mr. simpson, i do vote to grant parole when eligible. >> reporter: that day could come as early as october 1. >> this was widely expected to turn out this way today by a lot of folks. one of the reasons why, this same parole board, the same four board members, voted in 2013 to grant simpson parole. the problem then was that he still needed to serve four more years, allen, in order to reach his minimum sentence o

s friend bruce fromong who was the victim of that botched robbery attempt and spoke on o.j.'behalf in court yesterday. bruce, good morning. i know your testimony back in 2008 was part of the reason why o.j. ended up behind bars in the first place. why the change of heart? >> well, i think that o.j. has served his time and, you know, he served what he was supposed to do. and it was time for him to get out. >> you had a gun pointed to your head during that robbery attempt. how does one forgive? i know you probably will never forget it. but how does one forgive that? >> it wasn't o.j., let's make it clear. it wasn't o.j. that put the gun to my head. that was mcclinton that came up, threatened to kill me. >> o.j. was found criminally responsible for creating the situation which led to that. >> yeah, yes, he was. he was the one that, you know, but he was also the one that even though he denies it, he was also the one that said put the gun down. put the gun down. he was waving and making a motion for mcclinton to put the gun down. and that's when mcclinton backed up, as well. >> br

serving time for the armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers today one of the victims, bruce fromong, testified that simpson should be released >> this is a good man. he made a mistake. >> reporter: even offering to pick him up from prison. >> juice, i'll be here tomorrow for you. i mean that, buddy >> reporter: friend tom scotto met with simpson after the hearing. >> came out yelling, "i'm going home i'm coming home. yeah coming home. hugged us all. we'll be making plans. >> reporter: it's the latest legal twist for simpson who in the '90s was accused and acquitted of murdering his ex-wife, nicole brown, and her friend, ron goldman, but in a civil trial he was found liable for the killings the parole board says those cases were mentioned in many of the opposition letters it received from the public >> these items will not be considered in this case. >> reporter: christopher darden author of the book "in contompt" was one of the prosecutors in simpson's murder trial >> he is the same o.j. i saw in 1994. he's still a narcissist. he's still a very manipulative person and he is still in

bruce fromong/robbery victim: "during the 17 months, well, i guess it was 16 or 17 months, we did $3 illion worth of business "fromong was the victim during the 2007 palace station heist.but he has repeatedly said he wants to continue his relationship with the juice... whenever simpson leaves prison.bruce fromong/robbery victim: "if he called me up and said bruce, i'm getting out tomorrow and i need a ride, i'll be there." ( darya ) that was patrick walker reporting... and don't forget, we will continue our parole hearing coverage once we are off the air. we will stream the entire hearing live at 10-am on kron4-dot-com, facebook, and our mobile app. ( mark ) a well-known bay area anti-fascist leader and teacher was arrested for a political brawl that happened last year. 47-year-old yvette felarca was arrested on charges of inciting and participating in a riot. she was also charged with assault. the charges stem from a brawl between white nationalist groups and counter- protestors that happened in sacramento. felarca was a teacher at martin luther king junior middle school in berkeley.

bruce fromong. fromong says he's known simpson for over 20 years... and they are friends. he even asked for a lighter sentence during simpson's trial. today fromong made it clear...indicating simpson has more than paid the price for what happened. (steve) simpson also had family show up and support him - including his oldest daughter. her statement was fairly brief but emotional... pleading for her father's release. (steve) tonight we heard from legal analyst jim hammer.(grant) he gave perspective after the parole board's decision... he says...

also bruce fromong will have a chance to make a statement.he tells us he will speak on behalf of simpson then the board will break off, deliberate for probably about half an hour, make a ruling on the spot. now, even if simpson is given parole he can't walk out of here at least until october 1st, george. >> okay, we'll have live coverage at 1:00 eastern. joined now by two members of ron goldman's family, his wife fred and sister kim. thanks for coming in. fred, you know, the consensus seems to be he is going to get ba role. i can only imagine how that makes you feel. >> needless to say upset. what's troubling to me is not only him but the whole system gives second chances to violent felons or for that matter anyone in jail. ron doesn't get a second chance. >> and, kim, you've said these last several years with o.j. in prison have been a reprieve. that now may be over. >> yeah, i mean we lived our life with him walking the streets and sharing the same roads we did and with him being locked up in lovelock it's been a chance for us to kind of re

the 70-year-old disgraced football star getting some unlikely help from that bruce fromong one of the his robbery victims. he called simpson a good man misled on that night in las vegas back in 2007. >> i don't feel that he's a threat. he's a good man. i know that he does a lot for other people. i feel that nine and a half to 33 >> reporter: simpson's daughter also spoke calling him her rock. the four member parole board unanimously voted to free him. he was emotional repeatedly thanking them. simpson served the minimum nine years of his up top 33 year sentence at love lock prison in nevada. he's had a mostly clean record while incarcerated coaching in the prison gym and counseling many other inmates. simpson described himself today as a now devout christian and family man devastated to have missed his dozens of children's birthdays. he says he learned his lesson and is prepared to return to the community. >> i'm not a guy that has conflicts on the street. i don't mean expect to have any when i leave her but i feel that i'm much better prepared but more so i think my commitment to bei

level, the fall from grace being so far and then you have one of those two memorabilia dealers, bruce fromonge this statement. let me play it. >> it's time to give him a second chance. this is a good man. he made a mistake. 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. i mean that, buddy. >> then you see he seems to wipe atear away moved by what his former friend and perhaps friend again had to say. is that something that the parole board would take into consideration? >> that is huge. i've handled doz ens of parole hearings and when you have a victim to testify for the person convicted, that's major, major thing for them to consider. for example, typically what happens in parole hearings, the victims are there to say keep this person in prison. they hurt me. they harmed me. they did something to my relative and i do not want them to get out. now you have a person who came this and said, i forgive him. i'm even his friend. i'll come pick him up. that's a huge thing because the parole board wants to consider the impact on

((bruce fromong/collector: "he did bust in with the guys and there were guns present and guns pointednce cameras captured simpson and his accomplices walking through the casino... an audio recording made by thomas riccio -- who helped organize the heist -- proved to be a key piece of evidence. (( oj simpson (171548-1715520) : mother f-----s, think you can steal my s--- and sell it. don t let nobody out of here. )) (judge joe bonaventure/clark county justice court: "mr. simpson do you understand the charges against you?" oj simpson: "yes." )) just days after his arrest... simpson faced arraignment in justice court. it would be another year... however... until his sometimes raucous trial began in front of judge jackie glass. ((judge jackie glass; "the last thing you want me to do as the judge is to start losing my temper in front of the fine ladies and gentlemen of the jury and having to deal with all of you." )) the trial included a field trip to palace station.. and revelations of the central audio tape in the case... being sold to t-m-z.((hon. jackie glass/district court: "i am order

bruce fromong, he was the memorabilia dealer who was o.j. simpson's long-time friend.nately for o.j. simpson, probably more compassionate than anyone else, including o.j. simpson himts, jake. >> yeah, veried to have a victim come forward and ask for parol for the person who committed the crime against him. sarah sidner, thank you so much. senior legal analyst jeffrey tube whon covered the 1995 murder trial extensively, we have with us, criminal defense attorney danny and also mr. steven wolfson, he's the top prosecutor for clark county, nevada, where the armed robbery took place. first of all, jeff, let me start with you. you said the testimony in your view was nauseating, obviously the parol board either disagreed or it didn't matter. >> well, i think they thought both of those things. the rules of parol seem very much to guide this result, and i have no quarrel with the parol board's decision, but i think the character that o.j. simpson displayed, the narcissism, the self-pity, the self-justification, the statement that i simply couldn't believe that he said he had l

we do know bruce fromong, the only living victim is there.e has said he will testify to allow o.j. simpson to be released. he can also have an attorney testify. at that point right here in the room right behind me, the parole board will deliberate today to whether o.j. simpson should be released on parole. they will come back. they will deliver their decision, brianna. as i told you, he will not be released until on our about if allowed, october 1st of this year. >> the fact that back in 2014 at that parole hearing you referenced, that he was paroled on some of the charges obviously not all of them. does that give us a sense of where the parole board may fall on this? does that make us understand that they seem to think he might have reason to be released? >> reporter: quite possibly, because they look at aggravating factors, they look at mitigating factors. aggravating factors included the crime itself, but today they're going to look at conspiracy. i was in the courtroom in 2008. i saw the evidence. the evidence was that he conspired with a

bruce fromong said it was a very, very small room. so that was very interesting. by my record keeping, shep, it took him something like a full 30 minutes before he said the words i take full responsibility. now, he did ultimately do that. he said it several times. i'm sorry. i take responsibility. i wish it never would have happened. but did he do it quickly enough for all those commissioners? do they believe that he meant it? on the other hand, he does meet all the other criteria for being granted parole. i think you'd still be hard pressed to find many people who believe he won't be granted it today and be released on or around october 1st. shep? >> jon, what did you think of the visuals on him? i remember from the trial, the court room appearances nine years ago. i thought he looked younger today. >> reporter: yeah. he looked pretty good. you only need to look back at the pictures from the parole hearing in 2013 when he was granted parole on the lesser charges but not the more serious ones to see how much better he looks. he was very heavy in 2013. looked like

. >> reporter: at a hearing he received support from bruce fromong, one of his victims. >> if he callede up tomorrow and said, bruce, i'm getting out, will you pick me up, i would be there. >> reporter: his daughter arnelle also spoke on his behalf. >> we just want him to get out so we can move forward. >> reporter: o.j. simpson may be free but tom lange doesn't think this will be the last we see of him. >> nothing's going to stop him from getting in front of the camera again. that's him. he's very narcissistic. >> reporter: simpson said he would like go back to flr where he lived before. he was warned, however, even the slightest parole violation could land him right back here. >> thank you very much. rikki klieman was a prosecutor and has covered cases. when he gets out, where can he live and what can he do? >> they're working on the interstate compact so he can be transferred from hor his parole nevada to florida. he has substantial ties to the community and so everyone would suspect with a good plan for his future and parole, he will, in fact, be transferred. however, there are cond

. >> how important do you think bruce fromong's testimony was in the ultimate decision? >> i think it was pretty -- it certainly didn't hurt and i think it was actually very influential that he came in and he did what he said he was going to do to me what i talked to him on the phone over the course of a couple of weeks, which he was going to testify favorably for simpson. so, i think it was very, very good, and obviously if he had testified negatively, it kind of was going to be contradicted by what he had been telling me. that's kind of why i felt it was important to bring up that conversation with him to say what he's been telling me all along. but right now, mr. fromong is there with mr. simpson's family. they're all talking right now. he actually would -- mr. simpson actuallimented actuallime actually wanted to see mr. fromong. it's not being permitted at this time for various respected reasons for the nevada department of corrections and so -- but they're friends. they were friends. this was a big mishap. so i think it was actually very, very positive. >> what, in

clenching his fist saying oh, god, oh, god, moments before he had said thank you to his victim, bruce fromong prison, abc news, nevada. >> what is simpson planning to do once he goes free? >> he wants to live in florida, that's the first thing, near his two youngest children. if that is granted, he'll be assigned to a florida probation officer. >> he should have no problem supporting himself. he receives a pension from the nfl, reported to be $25,000 a month, which he has collected the entire time he has been in prison. it is expected he will walk free in the first week in october. the murder verdict was october 3rd, 1995. possibly walking free some 22 years after. new developments from the white house after president trump's legal team is reportedly seeking to discredit the russia probe by looking for potential conflicts of interest. they're said to be investigating the investigators hired by special counsel robert mueller. his president has asked about his power to pardon aides, family members and himself. he said mueller would be crossing a red line if he looked into family finances. the w

he'll have a few family members with him along with his lawyer and that victim, bruce fromong who tellss he'll speak in support of craig arnett got to see simpson regularly as a prison guard. would you say he's a model prisoner? >> yeah. he's still an inmater but not a problem child. >> reporter: his reportedly impeccable behavior in prison will be considered. what do you think his chances are of getting probation? >> i think he has a strong chance of getting out. i think he hasn't really been a problem if prison. he's got a good chance of getting out. >> reporter: that parole board will consider the risk to society should he be released. he needs 4 of the 6 to vote for his release to be granted parole. in 1995, he was acquitted in the brutal slayings of his ex-wife, nicole brown, and her friend, ronald goldman. a case the parole board is is supposed to ignore. if he's out of the prison until october 1st. he has a number of things going for him. his age, an unblemished prison record, the testimony of his victim. the goldman family telling us they'll continue to hound simpson for the $33

fromong, bruce fro morni fromong who will testify shortly called my office, years ago. i can't remember the substance of the conversations. they weren't recorded. if they were i couldn't find them in my files but he's recently called again. he called me july 3rd and july 14th and both times i missed the calls and called him back. i can hear the, that mr. fromong made things -- and mr. simpson have made things right with each other. that he's accepted mr. simpson's apology wholeheartedly. he seems to be fundamentally really, really a good guy who's fallen on hard times recently, and he told me he would be calling and coming in and testifying favorably for mr. simpson. i made sure i told him probably 15 or 20 times to say whatever he wanted to say, because you know, obviously, mr. simpson's attorney talking to a victim, i >> i've come here, spent nine years making no excuses about thinking. i am sorry that things turned out the way they did. i had no intent to commit a crime, i came here, i tell the inmates all the time, man, i don't want to hear about your crime. you kno

bruce fromong, as you heard there, one of the victims of the robbery in las vegas said if you need me to pick you up, juice, i'll be there. we were told from a pool reporter on the inside that his friend who lives in florida is willing to let o.j. move in with him there, and one of the interesting things, and i don't know if you heard this, but o.j.'s mike was hot before the commissioners came back into the room, and during that time he was talking about a former guard here named jeffrey felix who he called a complete fraud. felix made some accusations in the tabloids that o.j. had broken rules and o.j. was going off on this guy before he got the mike and gave a shout-out to everybody who he wasn't able to call everyone sat up and said who was the his favorite lady. but i'm sure she was monitoring the story. >> any speculation on what o.j. could do when he's out >> well, anything he does to make a living, that money can be taken by the goldmans and the brown family to go towards their -- what was originally a claar 33.5 million judgment but when hi talked to kim goldman, just the gold

(tiffany) also speaking at the hearing one of the robbery victims bruce fromong.fromong says he's known simpson for over 20 years and they are friends. he even asked for a lighter sentence during simpson's trial. during the hearing fromong made it clear that he felt simpson has more than paid the price for what <> ( james ) simpson also had family show up and support him - including his oldest daughter. her statement was fairly brief but emotional pleading for her father's release.<> (tiffany) the cost of o-j simpson memorabilia may se

one of the robbery victims bruce fromong who plans to tell the board that simpson should be released. the four commissioners will then deliberate privately for about 20 minutes before voting publicly. if they don't reach a unanimous verdict, they'll immediately contact two additional commissioners to win his release needs at least four to vote yes, which many legal observers say is likely. >> i am sorry for what has happened. >> during his last hearing in 2013 simpson expressed regret for the armed robbery at a vegas hotel that landed him behind bars. >> they can have it all to get these last five years back. they have been somewhat illuminating at times and painful at times. >> if parole is granted, simpson could be released as early as october 1st, entering a whole new world of exposure. while behind bars, he remained constant fodder for the tabloids. >> absolutely 100% not guilty. >> he was the topic of the wildly popular fx series the people versus oj simpson, and the oscar winning documentary oj, made in america. both of which introduce simpson's story to a new generation. first,

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. i mean that, buddy.>(grant) fromong went on to say during the armed robbery o-j never pulled a gun on him and never laid a hand on him. (steve) tonight we heard from legal analyst jim hammer. (grant) he gave perspective about the parole board's decision... and why he says... o-j got a little bit lucky today. (steve) now reaction to o-j's parole is coming from just about all over the world. and considering simpson's bay area roots --there is no shortage of opinions on the case kron-4's haaziq madyun visited an east bay barber shop --- where all eyes were on the ruling. <"so based upon all that mr. simpson">here at lucky's barber shop in oakland, all eyes were on the tv screen when the decision was made to release o.j. simpson on parole <"i do vote to grant parole"> latonya mayfield thinks the nevada parole board made the right decision