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kato kaelin became a household name. he happened to be staying on o.j. player and star of movies and commercials was there. he was charged with the killing of his ex-wife nicole brown, simpson and her friend ron goldman. o.j. simpson died this week of prostate cancer and we got news of that yesterday morning. he was 76 years old and kato kaelin is the host of the 1 degree scandalous podcast and he joins me now. thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you for having me and i've listened to your intro and honestly it's shocking news first of all but everything is brought back as it was yesterday and people talk about when i was a child my parents would say that's not true and it is true but everything since yesterday and today it's as if i am reliving what was 30 years ago. >> martha: ethic it's hard for people who didn't live through this time to understand how omnipresent it was and literally houses all across america sitting down in the evening and watching the trial. let's watch a little movement of an exchange that you had with pastor clark who w

his cohost kate ocalan was a houseguest -- kato kaelin was a houseguest of o.j.t the time. we cannot quite hear you, but hopefully we will be able to with a push of a button. just give us your reaction to the news. >> i was surprised. actually, i was shocked. i knew that oj had cancer, but i kind of filed it away because there were not regular updates on it. so i was not expecting this. so when i woke up this morning, and my phone has been going kind of crazy all day. it has taken over the media and has taken over the consciousness of the world, just like it did 30 years ago. i was shocked and surprised. oj was so embedded into the psyche of pop culture, for a long time, for a lot of good reasons, and for the past 30 years, for a lot of horrible reasons. but it catches you off guard, i wasn't ready for it. now we are in the middle of it. it will be interesting getting everyone's reaction who was so close to it for so long. kato lived in the house, he oj had.n an empty bungalow that kato's friendship went back with nicole. he was with her prior to moving in with o

his co—host kato kaelin was actually the house mate of oj simpson at the time of the murder and testifiedthank you very much for coming on the programme. tom, we cannot quite hear you, but hopefully we will be able to with a push of a button. this give us your reaction to the news. i’m button. this give us your reaction to the new-— to the news. i'm good. i was surprised- — to the news. i'm good. i was surprised. actually _ to the news. i'm good. i was surprised. actually i - to the news. i'm good. i was surprised. actually i was - to the news. i'm good. i was - surprised. actually i was shocked. i knew that oj had cancer, but i kinda filed it away, because there were not regular updates on it, i was not expecting this. so i woke up this morning and my phone has been going kind of crazy all day, and it's all anybody wants to talk about. it's taken over the media, it's taken over the consciousness of the world, just like he did 30 years ago, so i was shocked. i was surprised, because oj, he was so embedded into the psyche of pop—culture, for a long time, for a lot of good reasons and for t

kato kaelin thank you so much for joining the "jesse watters primetime". it is a crazy day.ut the families, i think it really rings true. thank you for joining us, really appreciate it. >> thank you for giving me time to say that. i appreciated jesse, thank you. >> jesse: the masters, henry's musical and ddi thursday, that is ahead. [ ♪♪ ] file 100% free with turbotax free edition. roughly 37% of taxpayers qualify... form 1040 and limited credits only... see how at turbotax.com... that's me! even space age technology can't prevent accidents at work. so talk to your agent about workers's comp insurance from pie, or visit pieinsurance.com. safety first, then pie insurance. [ ♪♪ ] >> jesse: it is an election year and joe biden is in trouble. one reason why, donald trump is attracting blacks. yesterday at chick-fil-a, it was all love. >> we support you, don't care what the media says. we support use. >> mr. trump: let me give you hug! [ laughter ] [ cheering ] >> so cute! >> jesse: the media knows which way the wind is blowing so they're trying to stir things up. the george floy

. >> let's bring in actor triawitness at oj's trial, kato kaelin. katol, kato . how close of a friend was o.j.o? to you? well, i always said this, jesse. not a real close friend. i watally clos a put it. was they had been in tax terms, he was he was danish and i wasia donuts. so not not a close friend. i dis d hang out in the timee time that i was there, probably a handful of times just hanging out. >> okay. and now he's past. what do you thinnow hed,k of hia person? k at i you know, i look at it and foremost, jesse, i would just say that i would i would just put out my condolences just to the kidsth, to sydney, justin, and to arleen and jason and, you know, losing a father, that's that's never easy. but everything that i'm feelingw and i woke up this morning, saw the messages go out to the goldmansokd, kim and brad goldmx and i express my condolencespr to them. and of course, the i cherish memories of nicole. and, you know, she was a beacone of light. she really was. she was bright. she was funny. and i don't thinbrightk people e forget that. it's really about t

what really stood out in this extraordinary trial was, you know, names like judge lance ito and kato kaelin. they became household names. and, you know, this was a phenomenon that consumed the nation. and then after months and months of testimony, none of us expected when after just a few hours of deliberation, the jury came back with a verdict. and then that verdict was read, not guilty. i think even -- even on those who welcomed that, you could see the shock on their faces, norah. >> john blackstone, thank you so much. >>> we want to turn now to the weather with another round of powerful storms sweeping across the southeast. two confirmed tornadoes touched down in florida today while the rest of the region is dealing with pounding thunderstorms, hail, and flash flooding. cbs's tom hanson reports it's all part of the same system that's now blamed for two deaths. >> we have a confirmed tornado. holy [ bleep ]. >> reporter: this homeowner capturing a tornado moving towards his neighborhood outside of st. augustine, florida, this afternoon. the storm sending backyard furniture flying across y

. >> and today on gma, kato kaelin is reliving the events that changed his life forever. he was a friend of oj and nicole brown simpson and was a witness in the case. here's abc news reporter andrew dymburt in this morning's gma first look. >> a key witness in the oj simpson trial speaking out. >> it was so surreal. like this is a criminal trial. >> simpson's house guests at the time of the murders was kato kaelin. >> so the experience of me walking as a witness into a courtroom for a double homicide was the first time i'd ever been in a courtroom talking about how he felt as the country watched him on the stand. by taking my time, people made judgments that i was making things up, and it was the furthest thing from the truth i was. i was called so many names. i was called a freeloader. i was called a liar. i was a pariah. i was even an assassin's target. but through it all, the court of public opinion already made up their mind of who i was. >> and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have more reaction to the death of oj simpson. plus, legal expert dan abrams shares his experience

. >> juju: and kato kaelin, the famous simpson house guest. >> how did people treat you after the trial hate. so many times i've gotten messages of, "you should have been the guy that was murdered." >> juju: she explored what grief looks like decades after violent crime. >> those of us that are living it, we have to figure out a way to make room for all of that throughout the day, whether it's grief or the loss from it, the anger from it, the emotion that comes with it. >> juju: kim said her wig brother was her protector. >> my dad raised us from when we were 3 1/2 and 6. he was a single dad. we could rely on each other. >> every picture of them in my mind is the two of them together, holding hands, together in some format. that was who they were. it never changed. judge nicole brown's family in an interview with diane sawyer before the criminal trial recounted the last time they saw her. >> she was in great spirits. the best we'd seen. >> reporter: leaving dinner at the restaurant meza luna in brentwood hours before the murders. >> we walked one way to the parking lot, she walked off w

celebrities out of the defense and prosecution teams, the judge and even the witnesses, including kato kaelinving in simpson's guest house at the time of the killings. >> i wish to express my love and compassion to the goldmans, to fred and to kim. i hope you find closure and finally, to the family of the beautiful nicole brown simpson. may we always cherish her memories. nicole was a beacon of light that burned bright. >> joining us live to discuss simpson's lasting impact on american society, it's multifaceted, is professor nolan higdon from cal state east bay. can you give us a sense how big of a deal this case became? >> oh, yeah. this was, you know, a massive cultural event. not only were news media paying attention to every detail from the discovery of the murder to the charges and trial, but the citizenry was paying attention constantly. i believe there were some commentators who said the night o.j. simpson was running from police in his white bronco, they saw a huge spike in people ordering delivery food. people didn't want to stop to cook. they wanted to watch the chase. i can rememb

. >> kato kaelin, who lived in simpson's guest house at the time that simpson's ex-wife, nicole brown, and her friend ron goldman were murdered. expressing his condolences to their families. >> nicole was a beacon of light. she was bright and she was always burning bright. >> ron goldman's father saying oj's death is just further reminder of ron being gone all these years. that is the only thing that is important today. magic johnson, a former friend saying praying for o.j. simpson's children and his grandchildren. simpson's family announced yesterday that o.j. lost his battle with prostate cancer just two months after sharing this update on his health. >> my health is good. i mean, obviously i'm dealing with some issues, but hey, i think i'm just about over it. >> simpson was widely considered one of the greatest running backs of all time. his celebrity soared as a sportscaster, actor and pitchman in the 1980s. >> nobody does it better than her. >> but in 1994, nicole brown simpson and ron goldman were murdered outside nicole's los angeles home. simpson was suddenly a fugitive, leadi

what really just decided this extraordinary child like jane know my name's a judge lance ito and kato kaelinhousehold names. this was a phenomenon that consumed the nation. and then, after months and months of testimony, none of us expected when after just a few hours of deliberation, the jury came back with the verdict, and then that verdict was read, not guilty. and i think, even on those who welcomed that, you could see the shock on their faces, norah. >> norah: john blackstone, thank you so much. we want to turn now to the weather, with another round of powerful storms sweeping across the southeast. two confirmed tornadoes touched down in florida today, while the rest of the region is dealing with pounding thunderstorms, hail, and flash flooding. cbs's tom hanson reports it's all part of the same system that is now blamed for two deaths. >> we have a confirmed tornado. holy [bleep]. >> reporter: this homeowner capturing a tornado moving towards his neighborhood outside of st. augustine, florida, this afternoon. the storm sending backyard furniture flying across yards. >> you are a dead m

kato kaelin was the house guest of oj simpson at the time of the murder and testified at the trial.ous — a podcast which looks at major trials and scandals. he told the bbc how the oj case continues to sit in the public consciousness. the things that stand out in a person's mind will go on forever as far as the late johnnie cochran, you must acquit — if it doesn't fit, you must acquit, with trying on the gloves. the expressions, and it became, i guess, very pop thing, and everything slipped back on that trial. they won eight emmys on the tv show, an oscar eight emmys on the tv show, an 0scarfor a documentary eight emmys on the tv show, an oscar for a documentary on eight emmys on the tv show, an 0scarfor a documentary on it, and it will go on forever. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some uk stories making news. more than £34,000 of uk taxpayer money has been used to cover the cost of legal fees for the science secretary michelle donelan after she falsely accused an academic of extremism. the government defended using public money to pay the bill,

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. >> jesse: could make a programming note, tonight we have kato kaelin on "jesse watters primetime.": great booking. all right, o.j. simpson dead at 76 years old today. ahead, president biden hobnobbing with celebrities at a state dinner while americans skip meals to afford housing. ♪ ♪ here's to getting better with age. here's to beating these two every thursday. help fuel today with boost high protein, complete nutrition you need... ...without the stuff you don't. so, here's to now. boost. remember space? and legroom? (♪) that's more like it. the three-row lexus tx. (♪) when barbara switched to turbotax... i broke four generations of family tradition... ma, i want to make perfume! ♪ so i made barbara's new side gig count by guaranteeing her maximum refund. intuit turbotax. type 2 diabetes? discover the ozempic® tri-zone. ♪ ♪ i got the power of 3. i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. i'm under 7. ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart attack, or death in ad

prosecutor marsha marcia clark, judge lance ito became famous, even fringe characters like house guest kato kaelince that the one-time football player had stabbed nicole and ron, the jury acquitted simpson, and this was a racial uproar. >> not guilty of the crime of murder -- [cheers and applause] in violation of -- [inaudible] section 187a -- >> the jury has spoken. obviously, you're very happy. >> i'm very happy for his family, for his children. i think justice was served. [inaudible conversations] howard: the first interview went to bet's ed gordon. >> i think the media is the main reason why america is feeling the way they're feeling. they were lied to. howard: all the media's fault. kevin corke, how did you feel at the time that o.j. was acquitted by black jurors through what's called jury nullification? he's one of us, he beat the system. we're going to cheer. most whites were angry because a double murderer had been turned loose. >> i don't think this was really about o.j. at the time. it was really about the lapd. people forget that. the whole rodney king -- howard: officers were acquitted

, who could identify kato kaelin, who was oj's roommate and testified throughout the trial .the trial. at the time, only 25% could identify our vice president, al gore. but kato kaelin, commenting on it, sending his condolences to ron goldman's family and to nicole's family, saying , goldman's family and to nicole's family, saying, you goldman's family and to nicole's family, saying , you know, family, saying, you know, beautiful nicole, that he had them in their thoughts and prayers along with oj simpson's children, marcia clark, who was the prosecutor, also acknowledging the simpson family throughout this and the victim's family. caitlyn jenner, who was friends with o.j, married to kris jenner . they vacationed kris jenner. they vacationed together, tweeting good riddance and controversial tv personality marc lamont hill . he tweeted marc lamont hill. he tweeted something, i mean, very controversial , he said. oj controversial, he said. oj simpson was an abusive liar who abandoned his community long before he killed two people in cold blood. but he says his acquittal for mu

. >> kato kaelin can finally move into the main house. >> karine jean-pierre gave condolences oj's family, but did not mention o.j.ut his victims. in her defense, she is stupid speaking o.j., his family. >> simpson leaves behindbehind f four children and two heads. yet he is a murderer. when reached comment, the ghost of johnnie cochran remarked, actually, gloves did fit, but i'm dead and you can't do. meanwhile, reality star khloe kardashian is once againg with the conspiracy theory that o.j. is actually her real father. when we know who really is. >> former biden chief of staffbh ron klain says his old boss should stop takingtaff laps over the economy. staffers told claim he was mistaken t. >> that was joe just wanderinge in circles. a viral video went viral role o of a horse waiting for a train to arrive at a subway station. >> animal control explains that the beast was just commuting to work. all right. >> speaking of the view, whoopi goldberg said republicans want to bring slavery back. that'srepublic not true.t claimed republicans. there'd be no way to get you in a boat back after a

kato kaelin has played bit parts in movies and tv shows.ld have been 30 years since the trial? for all of these people, it was a turning point in their lives and something forever part of the legacy. for one more infamous figure in the o.j. story, the white bronco is on display at a crime museum in tennessee. guys, back to you. >> steve, thank you for that. this was a stunning week for so many reasons. revisit the memories of the day. myself and everybody remembers where they were during the chase. so many memories and legacy it left us with. >> absolutely hard to believe it has been 30 years. >>> let's get another check of the weather from angie. >> good morning. we are headed to west coast now where we have another storm system that works onshore the next day or so. we will see heavy rain from eureka to san francisco. not so much where we are looking for the flooding concerns with monterey to santa barbara will have a chance to see the storms. that system will make its way onshore today. we will see gusty winds as the system ramps up and

. >> reporter: kato kaelin saying they knew how to speak to a jury. >> i saw that they actually wererors and seeing johnnie cochran and the way he had his language. >> you have to convince doubt in the mind of the jurors. >> reporter: on the opposite side, the prosecution with marcia clark, christopher darden. then this turning point which some call the legal blunder of the century. prosecutors asking simpson to try on the blood stained gloves found at the crime to prove he did it. simpson appearing to strug toll get them on leading to one of the most famous lines ever spoken in a criminal trial. >> if it doesn't fit you must acquit. >> reporter: when the jury's verdict was announced 150 million tuned in. >> we, the jury in the above entitled action find the defendant not guilty of the crime of murder. >> reporter: oprah watching with her show's live audience. the reaction split just as it was nationwide. large numbers of blacks celebrating what some saw as long awaited judicial vindication. many whites seeing a travesty of a killer going free. 76-year-old o.j. simpson did eventually