felix says simpson was lucky to land at lovelock. >> lovelock is like a cruise ship with barb wire.ng. they have basketball. o.j. is the softball commissioner of a lovelock correctional center softball league. >> reporter: he adds that simpson's fame has led to some special treatment. >> o.j. simpson, the heisman trophy winner does not wait on line. he'll go to the front of the clinic line, the front of the canteen line, the front of the culinary line. he talks really loud and he talks in the third party. so, like, for example, he would say, "hey, the juice is hungry. let's go to the culinary." it's kind of weird. >> reporter: the prison says simpson is treated like every other inmate, but felix claims the officers handle him with caution. >> you just can't put o.j. in handcuffs. you have to have sergeant or above approval to do that. if you're covering an area with a weapon, and there's a fight, the untold rule is, make sure the juice isn't there when you go shoot because if you shoot, you miss and you hit o.j. simpson, it's going to be a very bad day. >> reporter: as for passing t

watching what's happened there in lovelock correctional facility in nevada. thanks for being with me, the lead starts now. >>> thanks, brooke. the other big news today, an unprecedented rhetorical attack on our nation's chief law enforcement officers by, the president of the united states. the lead starts right now. after being dissed by the same man who nominated him, attorney general jeff sessions today saying he's staying in the job as long as appropriate, but what is appropriate? in a world where the president says, he wouldn't have hired you if he'd known you'd do what most people agreed was the right and ethical thing. the juice

in the next two months is there anything that could happen at lovelock or other facility to jep diedis parole? >> any inmate granted parole has to follow all of the rules and all that they need to. should any inmate that creates, that has such a serious rule violation, there is the possibility of parole being revoked. >> is there a situation, though, where can he ask for special protection or special circumstances because he doesn't want to be sort of, i guess, put himself in harm's way? put himself in a situation where others might want to wish him harm or get in trouble? can he request special treatment or protection? >> he can make that request, however he would need to provide some sort of basically, evidence to base that request off of. >> you know what i'm saying. it's possible that, you know, he talked about it in his hearing, prisoners have a tendency to do things for stupid reasons. if some one had it out for him and wanted to jeopardize his parole. >> they have had nine years to do that. >> as warden, do you have any reservations about letting him walk out of this on octobe

. >> he's at the lovelock correctional center in nevada about 90 miles north of reno. ready to make his case to the nevada board of parole commissioners. the four commissioners are about 120 miles away in carson city communicating with simpson via video conference. >> so my first question for you, mr. simpson, were you arrested for the first time at the age of 24 or older? >> i was arrested for the first time i think at the age of 46 or 47. >> outside both locations media from across the country wait for the decision. >> you saw four commissioners there in carson city. they must have a unanimous decision one way or the other. >> simpson has already served nine years of a 33 year sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping. now the 70-year-old football legend is trying to win his freedom. >> i've done my time. you know, i've done it as well and as respectfully as i think anybody can. >> within minutes o.j. simpson will learn the board's decision and how he'll be spending the rest of his life. >> thank you. >> we, the jury, in the above entitled entitled action, find the d

. >> he's at the lovelock correctional center in nevada about 90 miles north of reno.eady to make his case to the nevada board of parole commissioners. the four commissioners are about 120 miles away in carson city communicating with simpson via video conference. >> so my first question for you, mr. simpson, were you arrested for the first time at the age of 24 or older? >> i was arrested for the first time i think at the age of 46 or 47. >> outside both locations media from across the country wait for the decision. >> you saw four commissioners there in carson city. they must have a unanimous decision one way or the other. >> simpson has alrdy sved nine years of a 33 year sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping. >> don't let nobody out of here. >> now the 70-year-old football legend is trying to win his freedom. >> i've done my time. you know, i've done it as well and as respectfully as i think anybody can. >> within minutes o.j. simpson will learn the board's decision and how he'll be spending the rest of his life. >> thank you. >> we, the jury, in the above entitl

. >> he's at the lovelock correctional center in nevada about 90 miles north of reno. ready to make his case to the nevada board of parole commissioners. the four commissioners are about 120 miles away in carson city communicating with simpson via video conference. >> so my first question for you, mr. simpson, were you arrested for the first time at the age of 24 or older? >> i was arrested for the first time i think at the age of 46 or 47. >> outside both locations media from across the country wait for the decision. >> you saw four commissioners there in carson city. they must have a unanimous decision one way or the other. >> simpson has already served nine years of a 33 year sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping. now the 70-year-old football legend is trying to win his freedom. >> i've done my time. you know, i've done it as well and as respectfully as i think anybody can. >> within minutes o.j. simpson will learn the board's decision and how he'll be spending the rest of his life. >> thank you. >> we, the jury, in the above entitled action, find the defendant

being at lovelock, that took away all the politics. just need to really keep an eye on him. >> reporter: former officer wrote a short book about his relationship with simpson. he told cnn simpson gets little perks. >> usually, o.j. simpson cuts in front of every line. everybody understands that. it's a way of life. >> reporter: insiders say cutting included the food or chow line and o.j. gain add lot of weight, but simpson's good friend says nevada's most famous inmate went on a health kick and may have lost more than 50 pounds. prison officials said that simpson bought a 13-inch tv like this one for his cell when inmates are allowed to do but the ex-football star never saw those two series that stirred up so much buzz, "the people versus o.j. simpson" and "o.j. made in america." >> we don't want to bring attention to one inmate over another. >> reporter: when simpson advocacies here to the parole board, they'll find out if they will call him a free man. cnn, lovelock, nevada. >>> paul, thank you, and again, that parole hearing will be

simpson speaking now in lovelock, nevada. >> my sister and my daughter and another lawyer as part of this wedding party. i said i discussed with him and they told me that i can't do this if we're going to their home or even to their storage, o.j., you cannot go in there because if they ask to you leave, you've got to leave i said, you've got to get him to bring it to a public place you see, well, let's see what i can do all of this has been testified to so i'm not just going, you know. all right. he told him to bring it to his room and he's going to have it brought to his hotel and would i come and get it. i said, of course i'll come and get it he said, it's a lot of stuff, o.j. you better bring some friends. i had a couple of friends there at the wedding that were going to go with me. he said, you should also bring security i said, i know these guys. i don't think i need security. it turns out that one of the guys, bruce here, i didn't know it was him i thought it was another friend of his, mike, an ex-partner of his. i said i don't need any security later that day when they arrived

was advised to thank ozzie fumo for was it books and educational equipment to the prison here at lovelock, nevada. i'm going to read the letter. and by the way, mr. simpson did authenticate this letter this morning. i produced it this morning when i got to see him prior to the hearing. he did indicate he wrote the letter, though it's not dated, he indicated it was probably sent to ozzie within the last nine months or so. dear legislator fumo, allow me to say how happy i was to hear about your new position about a state legislator. i was not surprised to hear about your interest in furthering education and helping of prison inmates. i must admit i've taken my exposure to education for granted partly due to prowess as athlete, i've been afforded opportunities for higher education. it wasn't until i got to prison they realized just how many people did not have the exposure to said education.

now that the parole board has granted simpson's release, he is expected to walk out of lovelock prison on or about october 1. he better stay out of trouble, they will be watching him like a hawk. >> neil: thank you very, very much claudia. so much attention on what his financial opportunities will be as a 70-year-old man. great deal of interest on the part of the media. whether that turns into even money-making ventures for him anyone's guess. remember the money he owes through that civil trial to the goldman family and others. fox news anchor, former defense attorney gregg jarrett and legal

and that you're currently medium level there at, lovelock correction's center. would you say all of those items are correct, sir? >> yes, ma'am. >> okay. you do score out, your rick score score -- risk score scores you in a low risk, however, because of your particular offense that severity is the highest. combining rick score along with offense severity, our guideline recommendations are that we consider factors. now, what consider factors means is we consider everything. in terms of whether or not you're a risk to re-offend and return to our criminal justice system. and so what we do at this point, when we're looking at the risk score we also look at what are called aggravating and mitigating factors. now, aggravatingened mitigating factors don't include enk in the world. they're very specific as to what we consider under those items also. so under the aggravating and mitigating factors in your particular case, mitigating or positive things for considering you for parole the fact you've been disciplinary-free throughout your entire period of incarceration. don

thank ozzie fumo for providing some -- was it books and educational equipment to the prison here at lovelock, nevada, and so here -- i'm going to read that letter. and by the way, mr. simpson did authenticate this letter this morning. i only produced this to him this morning when i got to see him prior to this hearing. he did indicate that he was the one who wrote this letter and even though it's not dated, he indicated it was probably sent to ozzie within the last nine months or so. dear legislator fumo, first of all allow me to say how happy i was to hear about your new position as a state legislator although i was not surprised to hear about your interest in furthering the education and helping of prison inmates. i've always taken my exposure to education for granted partly due to my prowess as an athlete, i have always been afforded opportunities for higher education. it wasn't until i got to prison that i realized just how many people did not have the exposure to said education, in part because of their circumstances,

marcy gonzales, "abc 7 news," lovelock, nevada. >>> night line will have the latest on o.j.pson getting out of prison after "jimmy kimmel live." >>> the state's largest wildfire outside of yosemite national park is not slowing down, sad to say. the detwiler fire is growing more destructive. in fact, it doubled in size every day since it started on sunday, which firefighters say the highly unusual. tonight cal fire says more than 70,000 acres have burned, more than twice the size of san francisco to give you some perspective. it is just 10% contained. 99 buildings are destroyed, which includes 45 homes. "abc 7 news" was in mariposa county where you can see the charred remains. the fire also destroyed the 76-year-old "the little church in the hills near the town of mariposa. >> it is a mess. one of our friends clarence, he just lost his house. it burnt down. >> difficult time for everybody. this is probably the worst fire we've ever had, and it is nowhere near over yet. >> a long shot, two firefighters working on the front lines have suffered minor injuries. cal fire says the

now that is the lovelock correctional facility. very loose. a man feels good about what transpired earlier today. >> his sister and daughter we believe are still in the room. you know, we don't know who he's talking to here. >> there he is awaiting this news. and over in carson city which is 100 miles away is where we have the parol commissioners and informed the media, they're about five minutes away from issuing a decision. that's a hearing room, o.j. simpson waiting to hear his fit. >> cynthia mcdpaden is our correspondent, she covered the o.j. criminal trial and murder trial in 1995. and had been watching this session today. from everything you have heard and the folks you have talked to, is there little standing in the way of him being released or release being ordered? >> i think what we heard from the commissioners make it seem that there is very little standing in the way of his being released. although, my heart is pounding. i remember the exact same circumstances, very different stakes in 1995, being ushered into the courtroom of a a

and that you're currently medium level at lovelock correctional center. would you say all those items are correct, sir? >> yes. yes, ma'am. >> your risk score scores you in a low risk. however, because of your particular offense, that severity is at the highest. when we combine your risk score along with your offense severity, our guideline recommendations are that we consider factors. now, what consider factors means is we consider everything in terms of whether or not you're a risk to reoffend and return to our criminal justice system. and so what we do at this point when we're looking at the risk score, we also look at what are called aggravating and mitigating factors. now, aggravating and mitigating factors don't include everything in the world. they're very specific as to what we consider under those items also. so under the aggravating and mitigating factors, in your particular case, we have mitigating, or positive things, for considering for parole is the fact you've been disciplinary free throughout your entire period of incarceration, you don't

marcy gonzales, "abc 7 news," lovelock, nevada. >>> night line will have the latest on o.j.etting out of prison after "jimmy kimmel live." >>> the state's largest wildfire outside of yosemite national park is not slowing down, sad to say. the detwiler fire is growing more destructive. in fact, it doubled in size every day since it started on sunday, which firefighters say the highly unusual. tonight cal fire says more than 70,000 acres have burned, more than twice the size of san francisco to give you some perspective. it is just 10% contained. 99 buildings are destroyed, which includes 45 homes. "abc 7 news" was in mariposa county where you can see the charred remains. the fire also destroyed the 76-year-old "the little church in the hills near the town of mariposa. >> it is a mess. one of our friends clarence, he just lost his house. it burnt down. >> difficult time for everybody. this is probably the worst fire we've ever had, and it is nowhere near over yet. >> a long shot, two firefighters working on the front lines have suffered minor injuries. cal fire says the fire w

simpson walked into the room at prison in lovelock where he was hooked up for the link, jovial, lighthearted and amiable, very engaged with the people he was talking with. he was asked by one commissioner what was going through his mind during the robbery in las vegas in 2007 and he said he did not intend on committing the crime but was trying to get his personal belongings back here>> i wish this would have never happened. i apologize to them in my sentencing and there's nothing i can do about this, but i could've done something about the entire thing in the beginning. if i had made better judgment back then none of this would've happened. i take full responsibility because i should've never -- i have not made any excuses and nine years. >> reporter: as you heard, he did take full responsibility for what happened and said he did not even realize that a gun and had been pulled during the incident, and he said that happened behind him and he was not aware of that until after the fact. he also wanted to apologize not only to the commission but to the people of nevada and here's what he had to

.♪ >>> we're back with a live look at a prison in lovelock, nevada.probably haven't heard of it up till now. but all eyes will be paying attention to this prison there about 90 miles outside of reno today. >> we're hours away from a parole board hearing to decide weather whether to release o.j. simpson. >> it's a place we've been in before, waiting for o.j. simpson. and we hear from a man who once held his fate in his hands. >> reporter: for decades, o.j. simpson has stood at the incendiary nexus of race, class, celebrity and criminal justice. courtroom as a parole board will decide whether to set him friday. he has been here in lovelock since a botched robbery attempt to steal back his memorabilia. in a sense, we've been here before. >> find the defendant, not guilty of murder. >> reporter: simpson acquitted after the trial of the century in which he was accused of the double murder of his ex-wife, nicole brown simpson and her friend ron goldman. >> you had to have been there and lived what we lived to understand. >> reporter: now a four-part series,

i want to also as a postscript, when i got to lovelock, the state of california took up the issue of whose property it was. they did an investigation and they came to the conclusion that it was my property. they turned it over to me. i have it now. it's kind of mind-boggling that they turned over to me property that i am in jail for, for trying to retrieve it. it was my property. i would never steal from anybody and i would never, ever pull a weapon on anybody. >> the property was yours? >> o.j.: it's been ruled illegally by the state of california that it was my property and they have given it to me. >> that's why you went into the hotel room? is that right? >> o.j.: when riccio was calling me telling me this, i wasn't interested. it wasn't until he got actual pictures of what they supposedly had a because it was family photos and stuff, that's when i was interested in going there and i only went to retrieve my own property. >> what were you thinking when the guns were being brandished? >> o.j.: i didn't see the guns. you say guns, as i understand it, one guy behind me somewhere poi

he is of course at the lovelock staid prison. that's about a two hour drive away from here, there are 1680 inmates there, it is a medium security prison, and official there is set up a check point about a mile away from the prison just for this event, so they're screening people who are trying to get to prison including the press, and there are 30 different media outlets at lovelock and 30 different media outlets here in carson city, including some international press from the united kingdom. in the room, at lovelock prison, oj will be with at least 14 other people when he testifies via video link from the prison with the parole board here in carson city. we have learned that his attorney malcolm laverne from las vegas will be in room with oj, his sister, afterfell simp sop from froze free from his first marriage or his sister will be there, his -- i'm sorry, his daughter from his first marriage, from fresno will be there. his sister, shirley baker from sacramento will be with oj simpson. his friend tom from napeal flax mr. will

by oj. being at lovelock, took away the politics."ormer lovelock officer jefferey felix wrote a short book about his relationship with simpson, called guarding the juice. felix and other sources told cnn simpson gets little perks. jeffrey felix/ former lovelock guard:"well what happened was usually oj simpson cuts in front of every line, everybody understands that its just the way of life at lovelock." insiders say "cutting" included the food or chow line and oj gained a lot of weight . but simpson's good friend, tom scotto, says nevada's most famous inmate went on a health kick and may have lost more than 50 pounds. prison officials said simpson bought a 13 inch tv like this one for his cell which inmates are allowed to do. but the ex football star never saw those two series that stirred up so much buzz, "the people versus oj simpson" and "oj simpson made in america."brooke keast/ nevada department of corrections:"we don't want to bring attention to one inmate over any other."former guards say they call simpson "bobblehead" at lovelo

he is at the lovelock correctional center, 100 miles away from the parole board offices.f a 33 year term. this is over a confrontation over sports memorabilia. if he is

>> reporter: for tonight oj simpson is still the most famous convict in lovelock, nevada. that won't last for long especially after what was most likely the most watched parole hearing of all time. simpson is set to be released in october. >> reporter: the former nfl star looking relieved, smiling widely after the decision was announced. simpson granted early release after spending nine years in prison for armed robbery. his legal team successfully keeping the focus on that crime and not the infamous murders of simpson's wife, nicole brown simpson and family friend ronald goldman. >> there's an elephant in the room. i think we were very successful making sure the elephant was sleeping. >> reporter: simpson asked to be moved to florida to be closer to family. but the request could still be rejected by officials in florida who say their aware of simpson's potential relocation. they have 45 days to investigate and make a final decision. >> in the case of resident family, the acceptance rate, as long as there's a valid plan of supervision is high. >> reporter: simpson insisted

simpson will plead for his release appearing via videoconference in lovelock, nevada.carson city where the parole board waits and hear his case. the board will listen to questions and listen to testimony. board will break for half hour before announcing their decision. simpson will be joined by his attorney and members of his family, but also a victim in the vegas robbery, a sports collectibles dealer plans to speak in favor of simpson's parole. he needs four of the six commissioners to vote for release. if it's a tie another hearing will be rescheduled for six months from now. the biggest consideration, how did simpson behave in prison? in nevada, a set of criteria the board uses to calculate eligibility for parole. they look at prior criminal history, the type of prison programs he participated in, if he was in a gang or used drugs. legal experts say simpson has a few things working in his favor. he's considered a model inmate with no write-ups filed during nine years in prison and also the same commissioners in the room today already granted simpson parole four year

he will do it via camera from the lovelock correctional facility. media outfits are here from all over the country and parts of the world. in carson city, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> the search is off until tomorrow. a popular business owner in marin is still missing. search crews believe that todd friend went overboard when boating. he owns the tomales bay oyster company. he was seen yesterday on the water. searchers were able to find his boat on the water. and he wasn't wearing a life jacket when he was last season. the oyster company was established years ago. >>> more coyote sightings around the bay area. this is a coyote in los gatos on oleander avenue. this is one of at least two coyote sightings just this week. and neighbors are concerned about their safety and the safety of their pets. wild life experts say sightings are common this time of year. animals are feeding their young and meals are easy to find in populated areas. secure your trash can and keep your pets inside at dusk and dawn. >>> we saw the temperatures go down. and we s

>> reporter: for tonight oj simpson is still the most famous convict in lovelock, nevada.last for long especially after what was most likely the most watched parole hearing of all time. simpson is set to be released in october. >> reporter: the former nfl star looking relieved, smiling widely after the decision was announced. simpson granted early release after spending nine years in prison for armed robbery. his legal team successfully keeping the focus on that crime and not

jane wells has more from lovelock, nevada. >> correct. >> o.j. simpson learned today he will be a free man as soon as october. convincing a nevada parole board he deserved early release nine years after going to prison for an armed robbery in las vegas to retrmemorabilia. >> i knew pull a gun on me. i never have in my life. never been accused of it in my life. nobody's ever accused me of pulling any weapon on them. >> even one of his victims came to his de he made a mistake. >> simpson will leave prison to find an america where the o.j. saga is big business. >> o.j. in the car. >> fx's the people versus o.j. simpson won an emmy last year followed by an oscar for the made in america documentary, both reignited interest in his story, so the media descends on the city in nevada where the prison p is locateded selling out a handful of hotels. >> it gives us an opportunity to promote our town and make people realize there are small towns all over the country and there's a reason to get off the freeway. >> we have these fabulous lovelobs here and they

we're in front of the lovelock correctional center in lovely, lovelock nevada, where oj has spent thert of nine years, since being found guilty on that aggravated assault and kidnapping, back in 2007. so today there will be parole board hearing, at 1:00 p.m., eastern time, 10:00 a.m. out here, it will be done via teleconference, so the commissioners will actually be in carson city nevada about 100 miles south where we are a, teleconference, speaking with o.j. simpson as well as some members of his family his sister shirley baker, his sister around he will supposed to be present, as well, what's interesting, one of the victims supposed to speak as well from the armed robbery, his name bruce, supposed to testify in favor of o.j. simpson according to reports, two of them have made amends about what happened back in 2007. this gentleman is expected to testify in o.j. simpson's favor and the widely held belief is that he will, in fact, be parolled it, doesn't mean he leaves prison today. the earliest he could leave prison would be october. alex and mike? >> joel the reason, some people hav

abc's marci gonzalez is in lovelock, nevada with details. >> reporter: o.j.nt parole. >> thank you. thank you. >> reporter: the 70-year-old dressed in prison blues, pleading to the board after serving nine years of his 33 -year sentence at lovelock correctional center. >> i've done my time. i'd like to get to my family and friends. >> reporter: testimony from one of the men simpson is convicted of rob being in 2007 in this casino in what the nfl hall-of-famer claims was an attempt to reclaim some of his personal memorabilia. >> it's time for him to go home to his family, his friends. he's a good man. he made a mistake. >> reporter: the board receiving several letters, many asking to factor in the murder of nicole brown and ron goldman for which he was infamously acquitted. but they did consider his perfect record as a prisoner and his testimony. >> i don't think i could have represented this prison, i don't think any inmate has ever represented it better than i. i did my time. i tried to be helpful to everybody. i'm sorry it happened. i'm sorry to nevada. >>

we know his sister is in attendance in lovelock at the prison. he can have the victims testifying.e do know bruce fromong, the only living victim is there. he 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

he's up for parole and appears in court via video conference from the lovelock correction center in nevadahe was acquitted in what many called the trial of the century, the murder of his wife and her male friend. years later, he was convicted of robbery and other charges and sentenced to 33 years in prison. that was nine years ago. john blackstone reports. >> reporter: o.j. stiimpson nev kbi convicted of a crime until this botched robbery. simpson said he was trying to take back memorabilia that belonged to him at gun appointment. he was sentenced to 33 years. >> first time i met him was in the gym. >> reporter: he was one of the first guards at the lovelock correctional center. >> he had a positive attitude. he knew they was going to get parole, and that's all he thought about. >> reporter: at 70 years old, he'll make his case thursday to the parole board. >> i've paid my time, accepted responsibility. >> reporter: the criminal defense lawyer, trent copeland, followed his troubles since the acquittals of his ex-wife and her friend, ron goldman. >> some say, nevada did what california coul

, remote video link from the lovelock correctionalfacility in nevada, a couple of hours away from whereners who will decide whether or not he is eligible for parole, are sitting in carson city. a few notable lines from his appeal for release on parole, he said, i've done my time, i've done it as well as anybody can. he said, i believe in thejury system. as anybody can. he said, i believe in the jury system. he has said he's not a guy who had lived a criminal life, he said he had lived a conflict free life. for the families of his ex—wife and her friend ron goldman, i think they will raise their eyebrows at the very least at those comments. simpson was acquitted of those murders in 1995, but was later found responsible for them by a civil hearing. a recent poll suggested that only 7% of americans believed he did not commit those murders back in the 90s. that murder trial was so dramatic and dramatised recently as well. seeing him again now on television as he appears trying for parole, he is now aged 70. that's right, 70 years old. it's like going back 20 years, watching live pictures of

here's a report from lovelock prison in the high desert east of reno. >> i do vote to grant parole when eligible. >> thank you. >> reporter: watching his reaction to this was eerily similar to watching his reaction to this. >> we the jury find the defendant or the o.j. simpson not guilty of the crime of murder. >> reporter: many questions remain about how he will spend the rest of his life. what we know now is this. he will be freed on or just after october 1 and he will it for florida rather than stay in nevada. in florida he may live with his friend tom scott of whose wedding he was attending when he decided to organize and take part in the armed robbery that ultimately landed him in prison for nine years. simpson will have strict parole conditions. he cannot drink to excess meaning in his case a blood alcohol level no higher than .08. he cannot purchase or use illegal drugs. he is banned from using marijuana recreationally and he cannot purchase or have access to weapons. the parole order did not specify whether that includes nights. violating any of those orders could send him back

there were more than 30 media organizations at lovelock prison where o.j. simpson is, two hours away from here. here in carson city another 30 or more organizations where the parole board met. you can see behind me many of them have already left, have faded away now that this is over. and a lot of people who have been following the o.j. simpson saga for years are likely also thinking that they hope o.j. simpson will also finally fade away. frank, cristina. >> ken, what will o.j. simpson's life be like on parole? what will he have to do? >> reporter: he has to follow a long list of regulations and comply with things like not associating with known felons, not having weapons, not using drugs or alcohol, only having prescribed drugs by a doctor and getting permission from authorities before taking those drugs. getting permission to live where he is going to live. we're expecting he is going to move back to florida. there are a lot of things he has to follow. if he breaks any of those rules he could very well end up back in prison. >> ken wayne in carson city,

lovelock prison is not far from where you are. why would they not drive him up to be in the parole hearing in person. as opposed to video.>>> reporter: i think it is logistical. the cost of transporting a prisoner, 90 miles -- it is a distance. you have to go through security of getting an inmate on a bus and transporting them. i think it is easier with the technology to put a camera in front of them at the state prison. you can see and hear them. see what they have to say. and get the emotion from the voice. it is almost as if they are there in person. >> so much interest in this parole hearing. ken wayne, live in nevada. >> the o.j. simpson parole hearing is the subject of our question of the day. we have been asking if you think he should be paroled tomorrow ? 65 percent of people who responded to say no. you can weigh in on our facebook and twitter pages. >> ken wayne will attend the parole hearing tomorrow in carson city. we will ring you complete coverage starting tomorrow on mornings on 2 dij. watch the entire coverage tomo

simpson will be in prison in lovelock, they will be on camera.speech about how contrite he is and we will get a decision, we think it will be televised live probably an hour after the conclusion of the hearing and there is a lot of pressure on the board, a lot of pressure to let them out because most people think he was overcharged and it was payback for the two killings which is why he got 9 to 33 years in prison. >> most people if you commit a burglary like that don't get 9 to 33 years. you hear about people killing people, manslaughter charges get less than that. it seems like an outrageous sentence but certainly appears in this conviction and sentencing they did look what happened in the past and most people say he killed his wife and ron goldman and even wrote a book about it after the fact. can they consider that at all in today's hearing? >> good question. they are not supposed to consider the fact that he killed these two people because that was the conclusion of the civil jury in santa monica, unanimous decision but we all know the jury

tonight he is in the lovelock correctional facility where he has spent close to the last nine years. that after parole board commissioners aprroved his release at this location earlier today. o.j. simpson may be one step closer to freedom right now but when it comes to getting back to florida, the state where he resided before the armed robbery, it's a waiting game. waiting for approval and waiting for his sentence to commence.sot he will stay at lovelock and we will develop his release parole plan.a plan that will allow him to walk out of prison as early as october first. simpson has requested he live in florida. officials there will have 45 days to either approve or deny that request. they'll look at the reasons why the parole board here approved his release which include no prior convictions before this case, a positive record in jail, support from the victim, and family support. sot we just want him to come home we really do we want him to come home and i know in my heart that he is very humbled. sot in the case of either a returning resident or resident family the acceptance rat

we're at the lovelock correctional center, and this is where o.j. simpson has been housed for the better part of nine years since being convicted on that robbery and kidnapping charge back in 2007. at that time simpson along with five accomplices broke into a hotel room, a las vegas hotel room being and confronted a pair of memorabilia dealers. subsequently, he was convicted, and that why he is facing this nine year to 33 year sentence. he did have a plea deal. he took a gamble and lost big time, and that is why he is serving out this sentence. now, this will be done through teleconference today, and it is a widely believed that o.j. simpson will, in fact, get parolled, however, he would not leave prison today if parole he would walk out a free man, closer to sometime after october 1st, thomas? >> as we understanded, this is the minimum, nine year sentence that he was required to serve. this is the first time, correct, that he's going before a parole board? >> having a few problems with joel waldman, from lovelock, nef add a fascinating case. so man

will carr live in lovelock, nevada.ery much. >> the hearing kept a lot of people rivetted to their television. >> here's how simpson his family and even a victim of the robbery pleaded with the board to let him out. ♪ >> good morning this is the time and date set for the oj simpson parole hearing. ♪ >> i'm no danger. i didn't pull a gun on anybody. i never have in my life. i've never been accused of it in my life. nobody has ever accused of me of pulling any weapon on them. the state of california took up the issue of whose property it was. they did an investigation, and they came to the conclusion that it was my property.& they turned over to me property i'm in jail for for trying to retrieve. [ laughter ] >> you know it was my property. i wasn't there to steal from anybody. i would never ever pull a weapon on anybody. ♪ >> i've always thought i've been pretty good with people, and i basically spent a conflict free life. i've done my time. you know, i've done it as well and as respectfully as i think anybody can. i thi

yiech had so many offers for interviews when i've been here in lovelock and i turned them all down. >> that could change in 72 days after o.j.'s early release. and today, hollywood is buzzing about his options. a possible book deal, a big sit down interview and a potential reality show. simpson had a pay per view prank show called "juiced." >> i can guarantee you the car has escapability. >> i think o.j. should stay out of reality shows. that's what gets him into trouble. >> kato kaelin wants him to keep a low profile. >> i think he'll do one quick interview and make a lot of money. >> i don't think people would watch a reality show. with him involved. >> by all accounts, j.j. will return to florida. his son lives in tampa and was spotted yesterday outside a walmart in tampa. >> yesterday, he met with family and friends who told us he wants to travel. >> we're going to do a road trip. he wants to visit all the people that died while he was in prison. >> he wants to visit nicole's grave. >> o.j. may not see any profit from new projects. simpson lost a $33.5 million civil judgment to th

. >> may mathey made it clear a f weeks ago, they want to get folks out of lovelock, nevada. they made it a priority to get a decision back 20 or 30 minutes from now and that is what we're waiting on. john q, what did you hear from oj simpson there. were you surprised or was that classic oj ma? >> it was surprising and classic. he did his best to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. he was not remorseful. he was not apologetic -- >> until the end. >> it is a shame you focus on those three words. i am sorry, but it was an hour and five minutes before that saying i'm not sorry, it wasn't my fault. everybody else was to blame. it was my property. and what was most frightening is when that flash of rage. you saw the change in his eyes, the change in his demeanor, and that's what it takes to take someone's life, too. >> you think that he -- >> play it back. >> you think at 70 years old is capable of violence and evil? >> absolutely. play back that ten seconds -- >> try to cue it back up. because that's it. >> you were probably the only person at this table that spent a week wit

simpson in years via video feed from the lovelock prison 90 miles east of reno. adding to the upbeat mood a slip of the tongue by the chairwoman. >> we have that you very recently turned 90 years old. 90, i'm sorry about that. you look great for 90. >> reporter: simpson is actually 70. but the discussion quickly turned serious. should o.j. simpson be set free? he was convicted of robbery, burglary, and weapons charges in a bungled attempt to try to retrieve what he said was stolen personal property. he and several accomplices burst into a las vegas hotel room where simpson's belongings were held. he told the parole board that he had no idea that two men who were with him displayed guns but admitted that's no excuse. >> i thought i was glad to get my stuff back but it wasn't worth it. nine years away from your family is just not worth it. i'm sorry. there's nothing i can do about the kind of media circus that's going on now but i could do something about the whole thing in the beginning if i would have made a better judgment back then none of this would have happe

simpson in years via video feed from the lovelock prison 90 miles east of reno. adding to the upbeat mood a slip of the tongue by the chairwoman. >> we have that you very recently turned 90 years old. 90, i'm sorry about that. you look

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