o.j. simpson is going to be a free man. >> o.j. simpson released on parole. >> his life story is the american dream and the american nightmare. >> from superstar to pariah. >> he fell so hard. >> being accused of committing the most heinous of crimes. ♪ >> in this hour, the little known story of his life after the murder. >> he's a permanent figure of tabloid fascination. >> the botched robbery. >>e were just robbed at gunpoint by o.j. simpson. >> new details of life in lockup. >> the first time i really talked to o.j. he cut in line, but that doesn't work for everybody. >> i asked him many times, hey, did you kill ronald goldman and nicole? >> and what's next now that simpson has his freedom? >> thank you. >> what's at stake for o.j. is the rest of his life. >> all ahead on "o.j. simpson: chasing freedom." >> so gentlemen, if you'll go to your spots for me and bring mr. simpson, and i believe he has representation. >> you're seeing o.j. simpson for the first time in four years. >> you are orenthal james simpson? >> correct. >> and

o.j. simpson is going to be a freeman. >> o.j. simpson released on parole. >> his life story is the american dream and the american nightmare. >> from superstar to pariah. >> he fell so hard. >> being accused of committing the most heinous of crimes. >> in this hour, the little known story of his life after the murder. >> he's a permanent figure of tabloid fascination. >> the botched robbery. >> we were just robbed at gunpoint by o.j. simpson. >> new details of life in lockup. >> the first time i really talk to o.j. he cut in line, but that doesn't work for everybody. >> i asked him many times, hey, did you kill ronald goldman and nicole? >> and what's next now that simpson has his freedom? >> what's at stake for o.j. is the rest of his life. >> all ahead on o.j. simpson chasing freedom. >> so gentlemen, if you'll go to your spots for me and bring mr. simpson, and i believe he has representation. >> you're seeing o.j. simpson for the first time in four years. >> you are orenthal james simpson? >> correct. will you give me your ndoc

o.j. simpson is going to be a free man. >> o.j. simpson released on parole. >> his life story is the american dream and the american nightmare. >> from superstar to pariah. >> he fell so hard. >> being accused of committing the most heinous of crimes. >> in this hour, the little known story of his life after the murder. >> he's a permanent figure of tabloid fascination. >> the botched robbery. >> we were just robbed at gunpoint by o.j. simpson. >> new details of life in lockup. >> the first time i really talked to o.j. he cut in line, but that doesn't work for everybody. >> i asked him many times, hey, did you kill ronald goldman and nicole? >> and what's next now that simpson has his freedom? >> what's at stake for o.j. is the rest of his life. >> all ahead on "o.j. simpson, chasing freedom." >> so gentlemen, if you'll go to your spots for me and bring mr. simpson, and i believe he has representation. >> you're seeing o.j. simpson for the first time in four years. >> you are orenthal james simpson? >> correct. >> will you please gi

o.j. simpson trial he will order mr. simpson to turn over more than 100 of his belongings to the court including his heisman trophy, and his golf clubs. >> reporter: the sheriff sends moving trucks to simpson's mansion, but the former running back and his supporters are ahead of them. >> the sheriff's department ese two giant moving trucks. so we knew the day before that they were coming to seize these various items. there was quite a few people, his family and friends, moving stuff out and taking it up to different homes. o.j. was out playing golf. deniability. i left. i had his collectibles, personal items, tiffany lamps, a carpet. >> reporter: mike gilbert also took things for himself, under an arrangement he says he had with simpson to accept memorabilia in lieu of payment. although some things, he says, no one had a right to take. >> it bothered me when they started taking things that i didn't think was just. >> o.j., my congratulations of all of us for your impeccable character. >> thank you, mr. cosell. >> thank yo

o.j. simpson is not enough. need to know what they're wearing. >> reporter: frustrated by that 911 call the dealers try reporting simpson in the lobby as seen here on the hotel surveillance cameras. but still no one believes them. later back at the palms simpson and crew continue their prewedding celebrations over dinner at the little buddha restaurant. >> o.j. was there laughing. he just thought it was the funniest thing. [ laughter ] >> reporter: he has no idea michael mcclinton is secretly recording this conversation. >> it was a strong arm robbery. they came in with guns. >> the last thing i want is at 4:00 them [ bleep ] coming in here -- >> reporter: all that time o.j. is thinking no big deal, you're not -- >> o.j. is drunk. he just kept saying no guns, just say there wasn't guns. >> reporter: the next day police find and question simpson. but he's not arrested and goes on to be best man at tom scotto's wedding. >> the wedding day went perfect. o.j. was in great spirits. >> reporter: but those high spirits

o.j. simpson to take care of. and it sounds to me he wants o.j. simpson out so o.j. simpson can pay off a judgment. you know, that's strange. and it would cause me as a commissioner to question just how important or how much weight to lend to the victim's testimony. >> i want to go out to joe frier right now who is in lovelock outside the prison. he's been following developments there. we heard just part of a recess, they were going to now retire and deliberate. this is going to be a short, a short break. we will know very shortly whether o.j. simpson will be granted parol. >> reporter: yeah, they said it was going to take about 40 minutes. they're going to deliberate, go over everything, probably have a good idea of how things are going it turn out. then they are going to vote publicly. here's the situation, you saw four commissioners there in carson city. they must have a unanimous decision one way or the other. if it's not unanimous decision, they're going to bring in two additional commissioners who've been listening into all of this from las vegas, and then they

o.j. simpson is not enough. aring. >> reporter: frustrated by the 911 operator, the dealers then try to report simpson in the l surveillance cameras. >> i went up to the front desk and i said, "i need security. i was just robbed by o.j. simpson," and they started laughing. >> reporter: police arrive 15 minutes later. >> the cops showed up, and they were really lax about it. they were like, "so you were robbed. o.j. simpson. who else was here, al cowlings?" >> reporter: and all that time o.j. is thinking, no big deal. >> o.j. is drunk, okay. o.j. was inebriated. he was definitely drunk. and it was all funny to him. he just kept saying, no guns. just say there wasn't guns. >> reporter: a line simpson would repeat to police who find and question him the next day, but he's not arrested and dons his tux for the wedding. remember, he is best man for his friend tom scotto. >> the wedding day went perfect. o.j. was in great spirits, in a positive mood. >> reporter: but simpson's wide smile will soon fade. >> boom, right

o.j. simpson. simpson promises to surrender and then disappears. >> the los angeles police department right now is actively searching for mr. simpson. >> simpson is soon spotted inside a white suv. >> yeah, i think i just saw o.j. simpson on the five freeway. he's heading north. >> you've got everybody scared. >> the famous low-speed chase covered live for hours rivets the nation and ends with simpson's eventual surrender at his home on -- >> this was the perfect soap opera. the o.j. simpson murder case was the first true reality show for the country. >> okay. let's go. here we go. >> this was the first wall-to-wall televised trial. >> july 22nd, 1994, a month after the murders, the legal proceedings against o.j. simpson begins when he enters this defiant plea. >> absolutely 100% not guilty. >> simpson assembles a legal dream team. >> each one of them was famous. >> jeffrey tubin covered the trial for the new yorker. >> there has never been more prominent defense lawyers on a single trial than in th

o.j. simpson. we got it. it's over. now fast forward and here we are at this parole hearing. >> areva martin, i want to hear you jump in as well. stand by. hang on. o.j.'s walking back in the room. go ahead, let's listen to you and let's just hang tight on these pictures. >> let's talk about this land mine, this land mine is the lead detective in a case using the "n" word, so i guess i'm just flabbergasted at the panel's discussion about the case and it, again, reflects the racial divide in this country. if you believe o.j. simpson is guilty and you disrespect the jury verdict in the trial, then you're seeing this, this parole hearing, through those lens. and you're not capable of seeing them through the lens of what's happening today, what is his prison term been like for the last nine years, and what's relevant to him getting off on parole related to the charges of robbery. not to the case where he was acquitted. and if we respect the decision of the nevada jury that he was guilty for this robbery as we have to call it

o.j. simpson's shoe size. blood containing o.j. simpson's dna markers, that was found on a back gate of the crime scene. one blood a leather glove was found near the victims, with a matching glove found behind his guesthouse. those gloves also contained genetic markers connected to simpson and the two victims. because of the mountain of evidence against o.j. simpson, he was required to surrender to police. on june 17th 1994 after failing to turn himself in, o.j. simpson and a close personal friend, they led police on a long, long, slow speed car chase in southern california where oj was a passenger in a white ford bronco, purportedly was considering suicide. ultimately he surrendered to police and was formally charged in the deaths of his ex-wife and ron goldman. he then hired high-profile lawyers to turn this trial of the century into a public circu circus. with all of america tuning in to see what would happen. in the end, the jury despite this mountain of evidence, markers, dna, they found o.j. simpson not guilty. 13 years after

o.j. simpson? >> well, i can tell you that everything else aside what people and a lot of people never met o.j. simpson and don't know him who has a lot of things to say about him. me having known him and by the way, i had not had any contact with o.j. simpson since i represented him back in 2008 once the case is over and going in there, i did not have any contact with oj. the guy that i knew, he was a friendly person and a very fun guy to hang out with my thing is that he's too trusty people, there is a lot of people who are making a buck out of o.j. simpson he just trust me and that's what i think and he need to avoid that the celebrity attorney really came of age in a big way of o.j. simpson from his trial not just all the names we still remember who represented him during the original trial but i think of star jones and jeff toobin and all of those people went on of having much big career covering the o.j. simpson's trial. do you think of the bigger fact of your industry because of him. >> well

o.j. simpson." e definitive book on this and cnn legal analyst and criminally defense attorney danny savalas as well as cnn legal analyst paul callan who served as co-counsel for nicole brown simpson's case in the civil case against o.j. simpson in which o.j. simpson lost. and mark geragos and sieve's rights loyal areva martin. jeffrey, 13 years to the day after o.j. simpson was acquitted of the double murder of nicole brown simpson and ron goldman, the jury in las vegas found him guilty of armed robbery and clearly it seemed as if his acquittal, which many people thought was, know, was wrong, clearly that impacted the sentencing? >> well, the judge very specifically said that she was not considering the -- the acquittal in the murder case. i didn't believe her then. i don't believe her now. i think everything about the las vegas case was affected by the los angeles acquittals. remember, you know, the other people in that hotel room had guns, or at least a couple of them did. they got probation. or t

o.j. simpson. s scheduled to appear before a parole board in nevada at 10 this morning in a hearing that will decide if he will be released from prison.( mark ) simpson is 9 years into a 33 year sentence after being conficted of a 2007 kidnapping and armed robbery at a las vegas hotel. kron 4's will tran is live in carson city with more. will? ( will ) <"his past criminal history matters. that includes the matters. that criminal history <"his past <"his past criminal history matters. that includes the crimes for which he was deemed innocent. the board will look at that.""i think it makes a big difference that they have already realized that he has served his time on a subset of the charges. "that fact - his current behavior - is more indicative of whether or not he would be prone to recidivate generally or to recidivate in a violent manner."> ( darya ) and we will have continuing coverage of the parole hearing all morning long. coming up at 7:15 will have a legal expert on set to walk us through wha

o.j. simpson go. okay? so that's it. all right. i'm going to go back and spend some more time -- i'm going to go back and spend time with mr. simpson and his family a little bit. i'll be back after he's finished. it's hot out here. hopefully you'll all be gone by then but if you're not i'll take some more questions. >> there ruf it. the attorney representing o.j. simpson there inside that room a short time ago when the 70-year-old learned that he would, in fact, be granted parole in that 2008 robbery case. simpson could be walking out of that prison as early as october 1st, although we heard from lavern there telling us that the actual date is sort of up in the air. we also heard malcome lavern admit that his client is a polarizing figure, but said that he was not necessarily worried how he is going to be received in public. i want to bring in ross good man. ross good man is a criminal defense attorney. he is in nevada there. and ross, we wanted to bring you in here to talk a little bit about the prolsz now. and we heard from the he

o.j. simpson. and o.j. made in america. the divide between how black people saw the criminal justice system and how white people saw it. and how that was exposed through the o.j. trial. what i loved about american crime story is you had the sense that prosecutors prosecuting o.j. didn't understand racial dynamics when they waded into the case. and they were waylayed by it. laid flat by it. because they weren't aware of what they were stepping into and didn't understand the history of black folks friction with the lapd and how -- >> mark, sorry, we lost eric. mark, we see that today. race in this country. and policing. >> that's why i would say not so much o.j. simpson trial shaped perfection, they reflected perception. there is a lott long history of our relationships to criminal justice et cetera that played out. >>> new this morning, reports the president's legal team is looking to undercut the special counsel on russia. it could set up a major conflict between the white house and robert mueller. >>> who is teping away fr

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 happened. i take full responsibility. >> are you humbled by this incarceration? >> as i said, i wish it would have never happened. i didn't know how we were going to do this. but i want to start by apologizing to the people of nevada. i wish this would have never happened. >> o.j.'s olde

o.j. simpson. there was a poll done a few years ago that said blacks now o.j. is guilty to the tune of 57%. that shot up from where it was. >> that's not the point. o.j. was able to beat the system. say system we are talking about today when you talk about black lives matter and police violence against black. the say system overhaul blacks believe is needed. o.j. getting out is vindication. he did his time. now let o.j. live his life. >> i want to play a clip from one of these o.j. days. this is you got juiced. play the tape. to sharp's point, shannon sharp was saying o.j. was post racial, never thought himself as black until he was charged with double homicide, then embraced his blackness. this is where he went here with this video. he got very black and very into that street stuff when he was trying to make money and survive. do you think that's where he's going to go now? >> i certainly hope not. the conflation of criminality and double homicide and blackness is a problem. what's almost as bad, that what you just showed was awful. i certainly hope it's not g

o.j. simpson.he whole concept that someone serves their time, they're a model prisoner, that they do the things asked of them to do while incarcerated and when it's time to be paroled and the parole commission says they're a low risk offender and they're granted parole, now there's a sense he should serve this infinite amount of time not for the botched robberies, but for the alleged crime that happened in the 1990s which the parole board said they got thousands of letters of people urging them not to grant patrol because of the verdict in the murder trial. >> the interesting thing is you, as a person, you may not agree with the verdict, but the jury decided on the verdict and it is what it is. you may not agree with it but you're willing to not agree with it but it doesn't mean you should be cast gated for it. >> i disagree. i think there's so much hypocrisy. if this were white policeman who, as in the rodney king case who had severely beat an black person and he got tried again as he did under fe

o.j. simpson. visibly relieved simpson thanked the parole board after all four members voted in favor. >> do you think you can be successful with the terms of parole. >> i'm not a guy that lived a criminal life. i'm a pretty straight shooter. i've basically spent a conflict-free life. >> reporter: the now 70-year-old inmate apologetic when asked about the vegas kidnapping and robbery that landed him behind bars but at one point defensive. >> so you believe the property was yours. >> it's been ruled legally by the state of california that it was my property and they've given it to me. >> reporter: just like that day reaction to the ruling came quickly. >> everything he said happened 20 some odd years ago is irrelevant. >> i figure he deserved nine years. >> reporter: speaking is simpson's oldest daughter and one of his victims. >> this is a good man. he made a mistake. and if he called me tomorrow and said, bruce, i'm getting out, will you pick me up, juice, i'll be here tomorrow for you. >> reporter

o.j. simpson item. a signed photo of o.j. s probably worth a lot less now that simpson will soon be free. tito hernandez/world of sports memorabelia".....there just hasn't been much available in the past few years so what little was out there was getting higher and higher but now that he's getting out and can do mor signings, the value of his stuff is going to drop...."hernandez couldn't be pinned down on what the photo from simpson's days with the buffalo bills might be worth. the last simpson item he sold, a year ago, was a jersey that went for $300. but o.j. being back in the news is generating some new interest nonetheless. tito hernandez/world of sports ".....the buzz right now is that people want to know if i would be interested in doing a private signing with o.j. itell them i might but it all depends of the price....." hernandez says simpson might still command $50,000 dollars or more for such a signing. for perspective, he says one of the most sought autographs around belongs to another ex con.tito hernandez"....al ca

o.j. simpson on twitter?is a different world then when he went into prison in terms of the media landscape. >> harris: i think we will see him on twitter. >> dagen: i must point out for those who didn't watch the people versus o.j. simpson which was the per trail of the book based on the case, it got a lot of awards and incredible viewership. the timing of this, he is going up for this parole board at a time when he is back in the news, were people who weren't familiar with the bronco chase and the trial, now they know about it. >> judge andrew: all of his former lawyers and even those of us were commentators at the time are saying lay low, lay low, lay low. that's because he has a tendency to stir the pot. does he have to lay low? no. if he's granted parole, he can do whatever he wants with his life. >> harris: he really can do whatever he wants. >> judge andrew: he can't be charge for the murder again, no matter what evidence they may discover a new. >> harris: how did they get paid and that civil case? >>

o.j. simpson go. i mean, we put on -- when i say we, attorneys tom pataro and ozzie fumo and trish palm, all phenomenal lawyers, they actually helped prepare for this hearing today. they put on one of the strongest habeas cases you'll ever find, okay, after the conviction. and it was an uphill battle and it was expected that it was an uphill battle but if you sit in those judge's seats and you like your judge position and you know that it's elected, if you do anything negatively against -- if you do anything favorably for simpson, you got to be thinking, hey, someone's going to -- i'm going draw an opponent and the first thing is opponent's going to say is, this is the judge that let o.j. simpson go, okay? so, that's it. all right. i'm going to go back and spend some more time. i'm going to go back and spend time with mr. simpson and his family a little bit. i'll be back after it's finished. it's kind of hot out here and hopefully it's hot enough for you to all be gone by then but if you're not, i'll

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o.j. simpson.s he has captivated and confounded, first as a football star, then as a murder suspect, and now an inmate on the verge of freedom. nbc's anne thompson with more on america's long-lasting obsession with o.j. >> reporter: o.j. simpson has always been must-see tv. for half century, the world has watched him run. a dazzling combination of power, speed and footwork in college and professional football. pitching us rental cars on tv. >> you've got no time to waste. >> go, o.j., go! >> reporter: and jokes in movies. >> oh, no. >> reporter: possessing such incredible charisma simpson seemed to transcend race, until he became a defendant. accused of the savage murders of his glamorous ex-wife, nicole, and her friend, ron goldman. the case had everything, celebrity, sex, sports and made-for-tv drama. simpson's attempt to elude arrest split the screen. for 16 months we watched every hearing. >> absolutely 100% not guilty. >> reporter: witness and legal sleight of hand. >> if it doesn't fit, you m

o.j. simpson goes before the nevada parole board. the man who tried to send him to jail for double murder says he expects the hall of famer will go free. >> i like the photographs of o.j. in handcuffs more than i like the photographs of o.j. with the golf club in his hand. i think he has a lot to account for. and, you know, we have yet to extract from him, you know, the punishment he deserves. >>> good day, everyone. i'm andrea mitchell in colorado at the aspen security conference, where current and former national security officials have been rocked by the shocking medical news about their friend, john mccain. the senate legend and war hero now facing a new fight, a brain cancer diagnosis discovered after a surgical procedure to remove a blood clot above the senator's eye. friends, family, colleagues, former presidents, and political rivals all united in support for arizona's six term senator, sending their love and support through social media and the halls of his home away from home, the u.s. senate. >> he's a tough guy. wants to b

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o.j. simpson.e. >> what kind of cars in? >> a white bronco. he broke the back door down to get in. >> what is your name. >> nicole simpson. >> is he the sportscaster whatever? >> what is he doing? is he threatening you. >> he's going not. >> it has he threatened you? or is he just resting you? >> representing the brown family, corey all written, was she a battered woman prior to this. >> she made numerous 911 calls, at times it did not result in the arrest of o.j. simpson. but she did make a 911 call at one point and she was found bloodied, battered, terrified and hiding in the bushes outside of her home and o.j. simpson was arrested and prosecuted for sultan battery. unfortunately the judge did not give him a sentence that carry serious consequences. he only had to face a sentence of $500. and some charity work. >> bruises i feel bad about but putting the neon lights on at three in the morning she's going to look bad. i was responsible for the bruises is an i was wrong for it. >> had he gotten ser

o.j. simpson is going free. former nfl star was granted parole after nine years in prison for armed robbery. alan dershowitz is a harvard law professor and served on simpson's defense team more than 20 years ago. professor, thank you for coming on. what would you say to o.j. now that he's free? >> stay out of the public. when i helped get him acquitted in a very controversial case, the public doesn't want you, they want to exploit you. you have to live a life of quiet desperation. most americans think you did it. you can go back to your family but if you start writing books and going on television, it's going to stir up controversy and you will probably get in trouble again. he probably won't listen to me. >> tucker: he did do it coming he did murder those two people? >> a lawyer is not able to disclose private views. when benjamin on yahoo with elected prime minister, he had a question and he asked if oj did it? and i said does israel have nuclear weapons and he said i can't tell you that and i said will you kno

o.j. simpson was guilty -- >> i got to run, mark. thank you, mark, thank you, kierna. join kyra phillips. cnn's special report "after o.j.: the fuhrman tapes revealed." airs tomorrow night at 10:00. sounds riveting. good to see all of you. thank you. that's it for us tonight. thanks for watching. >>> good evening, we begin tonight with blow-backs from republicans about the president's remarkable interview with "the new york times," in it ripped attorney general jeff sessions for recusing himself on russia, took verbal shots at rosenstein and former fbi director james comey. the president had a warning for russia special counsel robert mueller not to poke too far into his business. when asked by the "times" if that would constitute a red line for the president, he said yesterday. whether that mark individually or collective tone, what the president said has been drawing negative reviews. a group of republican senators spoke with cnn, one who did not want to be named was stunned by the president's remarks about director mueller. "any thought of firing the special counsel

o.j. simpson will be a freeman in october. and something o.j. aring. >> basically spent a conflict free life. >> he has led anything but a conflict free life having been found guilty of murdering two people in civil court. was that a joke? basically spent conflict free life, double murder, his robbery parole hearing, that sums it up. he is a pathological liar. if he remains free it is another question. living in his own reality. rob: a new show on hbo. heather: game of thrones show writers signed on to a new hbo show called confederate. slavery remains legal in the south. that concept has been met with widespread criticism especially because the two guys running it are white. michelle hates the idea saying i love hbo but confederate sounds like a god-awful idea. you know what is going on in this country, thousands of sweets on social media, marjorie says it is tv's fantasy. who cares if you are offended? don't watch. there is so much criticism. my big complaint is game of thrones is going to be over. big fan. >> ever since donald trump won the el

o.j. simpson on screen. his justice too much to ask when it comes to o.j. simpson?> look, he got nine years for a crime that for anybody who wasn't him, it would have been two or three years. justice was stretched in one case where the majority of people, molly excluded, it was driven into the ground in another case. there is a comic justice. it doesn't do the crime. it doesn't undo the crime. i think to plead guilty no contest -- he wasn't the cleanest of characters. let it rest. the judgment today was a just one. let it rest at that. >> chris: that's it for the panel but will be compact, a visit to disney world. you won't want ♪ >> chris: finally tonight, there's a reason they call it the happiest place on earth. when courtney anton gilmore took their foster children to disney world, jenny and elijah, they thought the highlight was going to be meeting mickey mouse but mickey had a much bigger surprise, telling them that they gilmore's were formally adopting them. >> you are here! hi. its adoption. >> chris: even better than space mountain. i am chris wallace in ♪

o.j. simpson. >> it's a place we've been in before, waiting for o.j. simpson.rom 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, the jury speaks, airing on oxygen is asking jurors to recast their votes, knowing what they know now. >> it's not what we want. it's what the law is. >> reporter: lon pryor was juror number 247 during the people versus o.j. simpson. if you had to cast a vote about his guilt or innocence, how would you vote? >> i'

o.j. simpson set to go free. what he's saying about his past as he's looking forward to life on the outside. >>> good morning. >> it's frill, july 21st. it's 4:00 a.m. in the east. up first, exclusive new reporting this morning. the president's lawyers are looking for ways to undermine the investigation by robert mueller? "the washington post" and "the new york times" report aides are scouring the backgrounds of mueller and his staf, searching for conflicts of interest they can use to undercut the probe. >> "the washington post" also reporting the president has asked about his power to pardon aides, family members, even himself. one adviser said the president was curious about the reach of his pardoning authority. this follows the earlier attacks on mueller and those involved in the investigation. >> reporter: christine and miguel, mt. trump and the white house increasingly focused on the investigation into the russian meddling of the 2016 election. there are indications that the scope is expanding. president tru

o.j. simpson's lawyers.ign to find anything that would support the defense's strategy that mark fuhrman was a racist who planted evidence. >> i asked if in that story i had research tapes and if i had taped mark fuhrman. >> and your thought? >> i just froze and said yes and then we left town. immediately. because i had no idea what to do. >> including what to do about some unexpected advice. >> who suggested you destroy the tapes? >> judge who was an acquaintance of mine in l.a. >> did that surprise you? >> yes. >> so did she want to protect mark fuhrman? >> i'm thinking she wanted to protect the integrity of the trial. >> what did you say to her? >> i was flummoxed. why? >> did she see the writing on the wall? was she afraid potentially a murderer could walk free because of what these tapes represented? >> she didn't know what was on the tapes but when i said the tapes are confidential and she said it's a murder trial. nothing is confidential and they would subpoena you and your tapes and your life would ch

o.j. simpson. for decades he's captivated and confounded. as a murder suspect, and now an inmate on the verge of freedom. ann thompson has more with america's obsession with o.j. >> reporter: o.j. simpson has always been must see tv. for a half century the world has watched him run. a combination of power, speed and footwork in college and professional football. pitching us rental cars on tv. >> you've got no time to waste. >> go o.j., go! >> reporter: and jokes in movies. possessing such incredible charisma, simpson seemed to transcend race. until he became a defendant. accused of the savage murders of his glamorous exwife nicole and her friend ron goldman. the case had everything. simpson's attempt to elude arrest in the white bronco split the screen with the broadcast of the nba finals. for 16 months we watched every hearing. >> 100% not guilty. >> reporter: witnessed legal sleight of hand. >> if it doesn't fit you must acquit. >> reporter: 115 million americans, 57% of the country stopped to watch the verdict. >> not guilty of the crime

o.j. simpson going forward. i question raised after the parolee himself alluded to his future as a free man earlier today. >> i want to spend as much time with my children and my friends and i might look in being involved in the media. >> martha: joining me now, he represented one of the memorabilia owners in this case. david, let me start with you. you were directly involved in this case. if you are representing mr. beardsley who has since passed away. your thoughts on the outcome? >> i'm not surprised at all. the way this parole board looked at the whole case with blinders on. the only thing considered was oj's behavior while he was in custody. if they had considered the risk to the public based upon his history and a court of law, based upon his going 13 years before he committed another violent takeover robbery, this man poses as a tremendous risk to the public. there's no way he should have been let out. he was and now the reality is, he's going to go back to entertainment, reality shows. making a lot of mo

o.j. simpson's aid. >> david, thank you for. that we will see you then. >>> it has been a long road for simpson. he has had a number of legal issues over the years. >> june 12th, 1994 nicole brown simpson and her friend ronald goldman were murdered outside nicole brown simpson's condo in los angeles. next day o.j. simpson is questioned. on june 17th he lead police on the infamous broncho chase and ultimately arrested and charged with the murders. july 22nd of that year, he pled not guilty to those murder charges and in october of 1994, he is found not guilty. in 1997, jury finds owe. o.j. simpson civilly liable for murders and ordered to pay 25 million-dollar in punitive damages. fast forward to september 2007 where surveillance footage shows o.j. simpson and a group of people, walking out of a hotel with boxes of sports memorabilia, and in december of 2008, a judge ordered simpson to jail, for robbery. our coverage of the o.j. simpson's parole continues throughout our newscast, simpson's former famous house guest kato kaelin wil

o.j. simpson can go free after nine years in prison. mpson was convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping after him and accomplices stormed into the hotel room in las vegas and stole memorabilia he said it was his. it may have been payback of the murders of his ex-wife and her friend. simpson was acquitted but later found liable of civil court.>>> president trump said he regrets appointing jeff sessions to attorney general. he would not have chosen sessions for the job if he knew that sessions would recuse himself from the rusher investigation. sessions of brushed off the criticism today and discussed the justice department dismantling of any legal dark web market.>>> a warning for people into bay area communities . police saw a big cat yesterday near the clock track off of the berkeley hills. the video of the actual mountain lion but there was another mountain lion today at 1240 a.m. >>> you're watching fox to news at 6:30. a middle school teacher from berkeley who was also a left- wing political activists has been arrested in southern c

o.j. simpson did too much time for the crime. o that room with simpson and man-to-man say that simpson deserves to be released. now, these commissioners rely heavily on a grid or set of guidelines that rates the risk assessment of criminals after they are released. o.j. simpson scores very low on the guidelines, kate. if he is granted parole, he would be out in early october. >> early october. as soon as october. paul, thank you so much. everyone keeping an eye on that. the man who literally wrote the book on o.j. simpson is joining me live on what to expect from today. stay with us. anyone can get you ready, holiday inn express gets you the readiest. because ready gives a pep talk. showtime! but the readiest gives a pep rally. i cleared my inbox! holiday inn express, be the readiest. holiday inn express, to keep our community safe. before you do any project big or small, pg&e will come out and mark your gas and electric lines so you don't hit them when you dig. call 811 before you dig, and make sure that you and your neighbors ar

o.j. simpson trial.first time the intricate workings of the criminal process, we saw how the lawyers put their cases together. how they presented evidence. we saw the infamous glove scene with johnnie cochran. and ushered in this new era of lawyers being experts and speaking about legal cases and it raised this issue of race. some say you can't talk about o.j. simpson if you don't bring up the issues of race, class and culture, it really changed the way the american justice system is viewed and a lot of people to see what happens in these high profile cases and how difficult they are, even when are prosecutors think, as they did in this case, they had a completely winnable case. >> it also inspired a real interest among the laymen about the legal system, the inner workings as well? >> yes. people i'm sure, there are thousands and thousands of lawyers today who say they became inspired to become either prosecutors or defense attorneys as a result of watching this trial. this is the first time we saw high