. >> that attention to detail has worked out well for weston kruger and brandyn scotto. they have spent the last eight months together, cellies and their conflicts rarely go beyond cards. >> trump. >> yes, it is. >> a club is trump. you got clubs. see that? got to watch. >> play it back. >> kruger has seemingly adjusted to a peaceful life in jail. but his life on the outside was dedicated to fighting. he made his name as a mixed martial arts cage fighter. >> came natural, being a big guy, left-handed, the natural double jointer right shoulder, i had a right cross, just put down anybody that i connected with the right spot on the chin. i just used to love to fight. i got those basically when i was bare knuckle boxing and fighting in reno. you would fight, sometimes you take about six weeks to heal, but harm and heal, makes a lot of sense now too, you know? because i did a lot of harm out there and now i'm here to heal. >> a few weeks earlier, kruger was convicted of robbing and murdering the owner of an orange county liquor store. according to witnesses, kruger shoved the

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>> he's the lasagna. >> scottos, thank you very much. congratulations. winner, we have a winner. >> i take offense to that. >>> 9:57 is the time. first day of may, 2013. i'm eun yang. another tough morning on the roads. danella sealock is here with your first 4 traffic. >> i'm still watching the situation on i-95 in virginia. at one point today your delays will up to 17 miles between fredericksburg. now you are just looking at a 12-mile backup and not jammed. very slow. 28 miles per hour. this is as you travel in stafford. let's shoot over to the beltway. inner loop of the beltway, just a bit sluggish right around richie marlboro road and an accident in the your right shoulder lane. tom, over to you. >> air appreciate and cool. good morning. beautiful pattern. today all the way into the first part of next week with cool mornings and mild afternoons. highs today near 70 as well as tomorrow. over the weekend, saturday and sunday, highs should be into the mid 70s. mid afternoon. >> tom, thank you. coming up on "news4 midday," we will introduce you to a new

>> he's the lasagna. >> scottos, thank you very much. congratulations.on't have a projected winner, we have a winner. >> i take offense to that. >>> good morning. it's 9:56. i'm marla tellez. that woman at the center of a poison investigation and san jose starbucks is a pharmacist. police say 50-year-old woman placed two bottles of orange juice laced with lethal amounts of rubbing alcohol at the cough see shop on snell avenue monday afternoon. police have not released a motive but charged her with attempted murder. it appears she acted alone. >>> tess lo motors is closing its men apolo park store. the university asked tenants to leave so they can develop the property. the electric car owner says it will develop a new store in burlingame. >>> with the heat is a fire danger. lets look at the forecast with christina loren. >> red flag warning in effect. strong winds with dry heat. we have elevated fire danger through tonight. red flag warning should expire at 6:00 p.m. highs 91 on the way to livermore talking about 79 degrees in san francisco. so a hot day

. >> reporter: his friend tom scotto who traveled to las vegas just to watch tells abc news simpson runses a baseball team in prison and is ready to finally speak up for himself in court. what do you think he has to do on the witness stand? >> he needs to be himself. be himself, be genuine like he is. be ka rcharismatic like he is. be o.j. >> reporter: it's built on the allegation his former attorney, yale galanter, wouldn't put him on the stand and didn't do a good or even fair job when he went on trial for this robbery. galanter has remained silent lew will testify later but not before o.j. simpson once again finds himself in the media crosshairs in court finally telling his version of events with his freedom at stake. for "good morning america," neal karlinsky, abc news, las vegas. >> and for more on both cases let's go to vinnie politan, former prosecutor, now host of hln's "after dark." you heard o.j.'s friend. when he takes the stand for the first time we'll see him in one of these trials taking the stand. his friend just wants him to be himself. is that going to work. >> he can't