, he is still the responsibility of nevada and he will be the responsibility of nevada until he discharges from his parole. what florida is able to do is florida is able to add terms and conditions to him to supervise him in a similar manner to how they would supervise their own in like circumstances. so in this case florida, if that's where he kinds up doing his interstate compact to, florida would provide him terms and conditions, and florida provides courtesy supervision for ntd. but the ultimate authority for that case is still nevada. >> then how long is his parole for? how many years. >> it's for whatever his discharge date would be. >> okay. >> the location and date of his release be released out to the public? >> he would be made aware of when his release date just prior and all that. we have what we call like a lock-in date of what we know for sure that that's the date that he's going to be going to, but as far as making any kind of announcement, that's not something we normally do for any of the other inmates. so i don't believe we would be doing tha

this morning, the nevada board of parole officers granted to grant parole to mr. orenthal simpson, effective when eligible. mr. simpson's eligibility date is october 1, 2017, and he may be release from the prison on or after that date once any proposed a proposed replease plans have been approved. the board stated the reasons for granting parole included mr. simpson had no prior conviction or criminal history, he had participated in programs specific to addressing behavior that led to his incarceration, he has stable release plans and community and family support, and the victim in the case testified in support of mr. simpson's release. this case will now be turned over to the division of parole and probation to gather and investigate mr. simpson's proposed release plans. captain arudi and warden bacca indicated they don't have specific statements to make so at this time, i can open it up to questions. >> interestingly that, you know, you've already provided us the contact information for florida. so, you were talking about earlier, captain, about the process of, i

in this case, he is still the responsibility of nevada and he will be the responsibilityf nevada until he discharges from its parole. what florida is able to do is florida is able to add terms and conditions to him, to supervise him in a similar planner how they would supervise their own in like circumstances. in this case, florida, if that's where he winds up doing his interstate compact to, florida would provide him with terms and conditions an florida provides courtesy supervision for nevada. but the ultimate authority for that case is nevada. >> how long is his parole for, how many years? >> it's for whatever his discharge date would be. >> warden, will the location and date of his release be released out to the public? >> he would be made aware of when his release date just prior and all that, we have a walk-in sdat of when we -- lock-in date that we know. as far as making announcement, that's not something we normally do for any of the other inmates. i don't believe we would be doing that. >> warden, you mentioned at some point may be transferred prior to his releas

the state of nevada. i ask him to come forward and these happen behind the scenes of any hearing but because you have a crowd of people asking questions, we thought it would be best to have the captain present to explain to everyone. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> stay in nevada? i don't think you guys want me here. [ laughter ] >> [ inaudible ]. >> good morning, captain from the department of public safety from home probation. as chairman bisbee shared with you, i serve two roles. i'm a captain with the division of probation for headquarters and i also serve as the commissioner for the, for nevada for interstate compact. when it comes to the interstate compact, the things that are looked at is, what is your support system in that other state? are you a resident of the other state as defined by the compact, meaning that you were living there for at least a year prior to the date that you committed the offense. or do you have resident family there that can serve as your support system? and resident family i

has the authority to come and return you to nevada to answer for those violations. once we obtain that signed defender application, we will process that along with the other paperwork and documents that we need to submit to the other state, and they will then have up to 45 days to conduct their investigation on whether or not -- whether or not you qualify for the transfer and whether or not a valid plan of supervision. once they determine that, their caseworkers will forward that through their compact office back to the nevada compact office, and once we have a ke decision by that other state, then that would be provided to you through your case manager at the department of corrections. that's how the interstate compact part works. on the prerelease side, the prerelease we have prerelease specialists who work closely with the caseworkers at the nevada department of corrections. and they help to develop that valid plan of supervision we were talking about, what is your plan of release, where do you want to go to, who's your support system. once they make

nuclear weapons tests in the nevada desert. next, on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. the cheryl and philip milstein family. sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thanks for joining us. authorities in little rock, arkansas, say all 25 people wounded by gunfire inside a music club early this morning are expected to survive. the violence occurred around 2:30 a.m. inside the power ultra lounge, a two-story club a mile from the state capitol building. little rock police say several people fired weapons during a rap concert in wha

he is the interstate contact commissioner for the state of nevada. i'm going to ask him to come forward. these are things that happen behind the scenes with any hearing we would have. because we have a crowd of people asking questions, we thought it was best to have him present to explain it to everyone. >> o.j.: thank you. i could easily say to nevada, i don't think you guys want me here. >> no comment, sir. >> as chairman, this will be shared with you. i am a captain with the division of parole probation headquarters and i also serve as the commissioner for nevada for the interstate contact. when it comes to the interstate contact, the things that are looked at is what is your support system in that other state, are you a resident of the other state as defined by the contact meeting that you were living there for at least a year prior to the date you committed the offense, or do you have resident family there that can serve as your support system. resident family is fairly specific but adult siblings and adult children can serve as your resident fam

candidate in sociology at the university of nevada las vegas doing her dissertation on prostitution. r research firsthand by working in a brothel and interviewing her co-workers. many of them don't have the top-quality health insurance she has. >> i'm sure there's going to be people who would say if you have trouble getting health insurance because you're a prostitute get another job. >> right. >> what would you say? >> what we do is real work. sex work is work. >> right. >> we pay taxes. we have families. we work hard. there's no difference between this and any other service labor job. >> does it not worry you that this job might put you at risk? >> every profession has its own associated risk. prior to this i was a jockey. and my risks were falling off of the horse, getting a concussion, or potentially getting killed. >> that's certainly a high-risk profession and yet no one would begrudge a jockey health care coverage. in fact, you'd think they were foolish not to have it, right? >> oh, absolutely. jockeys have to have insurance. it's incredibly important. i'd say it's my right and

the unanimous decision by the nevada parole board came after a lengthy hearing, where simpson apologized and said he wished this whole thing never happened. reporter chris welch has the latest from carson city, nevada.(pkg) (chris welch)david m smith / nevada board of parole commissioners: at 11:55 a.m. this morning, the nevada board of parole commissioners voted to grant parole to mr. orenthal simpson effective when eligible.oj simpson will soon be a free mandavid m smith / nevada board of parole commissioners: mr. simpson's eligibility date is october 1st, 2017 and he may be released from prison on or after the date once proposed release plans have been approved.simpson is nine years into a nine to 33 year sentence for kidnapping and armed robbery, stemming from a 2007 incident at a las vegas hotel but the board of commissioners determined simpson, who has stayed out of trouble while serving his time, has paid his debt to society.oj simpson / former nfl star: it wasn't worth it. you know, nine years away from your family, it just, just not worth it.if his parole plans are approved he p

>> the state of nevada plaintiff versus orenthal james simpson defendant. ury in the above entitled case find the defendant guilty. >> on all 12 counts of robbery, kidnapping and conspiracy. >> the verdict came down 13 years to the day of his acquittal in the murder trial. make of that what you will. >> at his sentencing simpson faces judge jackie glass. >> i said to mr. simpson i didn't know if he was arrogant or ignorant or both and during the trial and through this proceeding i got the answer. and it was both. >> i wasn't there to hurt anybody. i just wanted my personal things and i realize now it was stupid of me. i am sorry. i didn't mean to steal anything from anybody. and i didn't know i was doing anything illegal. i thought i was confronting friends. and retrieving my property. >> most legal analysts say to this day that this was a two year crime, maybe three. >> during the trial he could have negotiated that case. >> there was an offer made that would have given him probably less time than what he's already spent. and no deal. >> i think the idea wa

>> the state of nevada plaintiff versus orenthal james simpson defendant. ry in the above entitled case find the defendant guilty. >> on all 12 counts of robbery, kidnapping and conspiracy. >> the verdict came down 13 years to the day of his acquittal in the murder trial. make of that what you will. >> at his sentencing simpson faces judge jackie glass. >> i said to mr. simpson i didn't know if he was arrogant or ignorant or both and during the trial and through this proceeding i got the answer. and it was both. >> i wasn't there to hurt anybody. i just wanted my personal things and i realize now it was stupid of me. i am sorry. i didn't mean to steal anything from anybody. and i didn't know i was doing anything illegal. i thought i was confronting friends. and retrieving my property. >> most legal analysts say to this day that this was a two year crime, maybe three. >> during the trial he could have negotiated that case. >> there was an offer made that would have given him probably less time than what he's already spen and no deal. >> i think the idea was i

the nation. i run a nonprofit organization in nevada as a community health center. e have six health centers in the county. we have mobile services, medical nutritional services and we provide integrated medical behavioral healthcare as well as dental, pharmacy and nutritional program to the patients. next slide. we serve about 30,000 a year. 44% of th the march hearing. 100,000 annual patient visits indicate they are of hispanic origin. 95% or below 200% of poverty. most of them are medicare, dedicated or uninsured. next slide. >> what i would also like to do is tell you about nevada and give you a snapshot so the next thing you have to learn how to do is say nevada. if you pronounce it like this, waiters will refuse to serve you and dealers will appeal from the bottom of the deck. what people don't understand about the state is if you think about las vegas, nevada is a frontier state. it has two population items. las vegas and reno. they are 500,000 miles apart and you can go across the state of the othetheother way and it is f nothing. 14 of the 17 counties in nev

>> the state of nevada plaintiff versus orenthal james simpson defendant. the above entitled case find the defendant guilty. >> on all 12 counts of robbery, kidnapping and conspiracy. >> the verdict came down 13 years to the day of his acquittal in the murder trial. make of that what you will. >> at his sentencing simpson faces judge jackie glass. >> i said to mr. simpson i didn't know if he was arrogant or ignorant or both and during the trial and through this proceeding i got the answer. and it was both. >> i wasn't there to hurt anybody. i just wanted my personal things and i realize now it was stupid of me. i am sorry. i didn't mean to steal anything from anybody. and i didn't know i was doing anything illegal. i thought i was confronting friends. and retrieving my property. >> most legal analysts say to this day that this was a two year crime, maybe three. >> during the trial he could have negotiated that case. >> there was an offer made that would have given himrobably less time than what he's already spent. and no deal. >> i think the idea was i'm o.j

the most infamous convicts in modern history. o.j. simpson, who has served nine years in a nevada prison on robbery, armed robbery-related charges. but of course, savannah guthrie puts our focus on him is because of what happened in 1995. his acquittal in a murder trial. >> once again, brings the spotlight into the judicial system. it was the trial of the century, now it's the parol hearing of the century. and fascinating to watch the various forms of o.j. simpson we saw during this hearing. supposed to be 15 minutes, it's now been an hour and 15 minutes. there were times we were looking at each other, it seems o.j. simpson was combative. sticking to his story that this wasn't a robbery because those items, those personal items belonged to him. >> almost retrying the case. >> debatable assumption. he was convicted of those crimes, it demonstrates for him not understanding the nature of the crime for which he was convicted. later though, he said, i'm sorry, i wish it hadn't turned out this way. now the commissioners go back. they need four votes. there are four there. if all four a

he became an assembly line of the nevada legislature after that, mr. simpson sin since -- i found out the letter not through mr. simpson. i found out the letter through mr. fuma when i advised to thank ozzie fuma presenting books to the lovelock county of nevada. >> i did not produce this to him this morning when i got to see him prior to this hearing. he did indicate that he wrote this letter. it was sent to ozzie within the last nine months or so >> dear legislature, fuma, first of all, allow me to say how happy i was to hear about your new position i must admit that i have taken my exposure to education for granted partly due to my proudest as an athlete, i have been forwarded to opportunities of higher education. it was not until i got to prison that i realized how many people did not have the exposures to set education. in part because of their circumstances, gangs and bad neighborhoods and poverty and etc. ozzie, i cannot tell you how inspiring it is to see how inmates have taken advantage of the educational department and advantages that it offer

the water in the nevada county community of lake wildwood.. after a pregnant woman and three young kids tested positive for e. col >>> people are being told to stay out of the water in the wildwood county. three tested positive for e. coli. the search for where that contamination is coming from. >> reporter: the signs warn people to stay out. main beach at lake wildwood has been closed after the water tested positive for e collie. public health officials did confirm that the three children who have been hospitalized, all spent time at main beach. a construction project is happening next to main beach, but the public works department says they didn't find any failures. water contamination isn't new to lake wildwood. last year, a sewage spill forced the closure of its northern shore. at the time, public works said the infrastructure of the pipes in the community are 50 years old. and breaks sometimes do happen. tanya told us at the time they moved out of the community

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hotz's car had never seen the nevada roads before, but it drove perfectly on its own for miles. n, casting shadows across the road. george: this is actually the worst time of day for it. the contrast is not very good. because the sun is so bright still, and the road is so dim. like you see, now, now, you can't drive. wow. i can't see anything in the picture. this is really bad. ashlee: what does this make you think? is this something you can fix over time? george: a lot of this has to do with camera. a lot of the bug right now is just because the camera can't see. ♪ ashlee: as we finally made our way onto the vegas strip, i tried to cheer him up. well, let's just see what happens. ♪ george: it might go too soon. it might go too soon. oh, no. it sees him there. it sees him there. yeah! go, car, go! ashlee: here we go. woo! george: woo! ♪ george: don't hit the van. don't hit the van. ashlee: ah, nice. very nice. george: that was closer than it should have got. ashlee: his car passed the test, and his existential angst lifted. the legend of dr. hotz lives on. feeling better now? geo

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this is why we had to head to the nevada border where the true freedom of the mojave lives on. george: we are getting close to the border. i will press the button once we hit the border. ♪ ashlee: why can't we do it in california? george: they don't like innovation. nevada loves innovation. that's what i heard. that's what i heard. oh, i see the sign. i see the sign. ashlee: prepare to engage. george: on your command, captain. ashlee: all right, here we go, welcome to nevada. the silver state. george: 3, 2, 1. we are self driving. ashlee: ding! hotz's car had never seen the nevada roads before, but it drove perfectly on its own for miles. that is, until the desert sun dipped down, casting shadows ro the road. george: this is actually the worst time of day foit. the contrast is not very good. the sun is so bright still, and the road is so dim. and look, you see, now, you can't drive. wow. really, i can't see anything in the picture. this is really bad. ashlee: what does this make you think? is this something you can fix over time? george: a lot of this has to do with camera. a l

the world is talking about oj simpson getting parole. tonight we are live in nevadan was made... with the condition's of simpson's parole.(terisa) and a tragedy in the east bay... after a father is gunned down while pushing his infant son in a stroller. kron 4 news at six is next. ( steve ) he is getting out of prison. after serving nine years for robbery and kidnapping... o-j simpson will taste freedom in just a matter of months. good evening... i'm steve aveson. and i'm terisa estacio... pam is off tonight. the saga that is the life of o-j simpson played out once again for all the world to see. the two-hour drama concluded with simpson being granted parole. kron 4's j-r stone is in carson city, nevada and watched as the board grilled the former football star... in the end j-r... their decision was unanimous. (j.r.)they certainly are. minutes after this decision was made those from the parole board were taken from this location in a van. as for

the state of nevada was the first to expand medicaid. before nevada made that decision, the uninsure rate was at 23% and it was one of the highest in the country. think about that for a minute, mr. president. one in four nevadans did not have health care coverage. under expanded medicaid, nevada's uninsured rate is between 11% and 12%. i have seen the number of uninsured people living in rural communities cut in half. i have seen major gains of the number of children in our state with health care coverage. in fact, nevada has seen one of the most significant decreases of uninsured children in the country. in 2013 our state had the highest rate of uninsured children in the country. we were ranked 50th in the nation. now i can proudly say that nevada is the most improved state when it comes to addressing our rate of uninsured children. our state had made significant progress since the state's decision to expand medicaid, and that has made a big impression on me. over the past few months i've had the privilege of meeting with nevada rans her

the nevada dispensary association estimates that during the first four days of recreational sales, it $3 million to $5 million worth of pot sold here in nevada. as for the distribution issue, state officials are scheduled to hold an emergency meeting today to try and hash out a solution. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, las vegas. >>> we certainly hope the good people in nevada can resolve that as quickly as possible. >>> next, and then there were six. two more people now added to the gathering between a russian lawyer and members of trump's inner circle. what really went on in that meeting? reaction from both sides on the story that just keeps evolving next. ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded luxury suv of the century. this july visit your local volvo dealer to receive sommar savings of up to $4,500. this july visit your local volvo dealer nit's softer than ever. new charmin ultra soft is softer than ever so it's harder to resist. okay, this is getting a little weird enjoy the go with charmin . >> i have a son who's a gr

simpson after more than eight years in prison will go before the nevada parole board. as our reporter tells us, the former nfl great to get his freedom. >> reporter: o. j. simpson will ask for parole thursday after spending more than eight years in the nevada prison. >> we were just robbed a gunpoint by o. j. simpson.>> reporter: convicted of armed robbery and assault with a weapon among other charges after trying to take back sports memorabilia out of a las vegas hotel room. >> reporter: simpson said the items were stolen from him and they disappeared after he was found not guilty in the 1994 murders of his ex-wife and her friend and audiotapes of oj planning and carrying out the robbery were crucial to the case. >> there's a guy selling my stuff. >> had we not had the audiotapes and that cast of characters testifying against o. j. simpson it could've been a different verdict. >> reporter: simpson has had a clean record behind bars and many experts believe the parole board will grant the nfl hall of famer his freedom. >> what is his intentions if he is released, where

buti talked with the former chairman of the nevada parole board and she says the decision on whether to release o.j. has definitely not been made.the parole board i can assure you has not already made up their mind on what they're going to do they're going to listen to what mr simpson has to say if the victim is here they're going to listen to that they're going to review any reports from the prison any reports mr. simpson has if he is paroled.any disciplinary action that he has had.back out here live you're looking at the building where this hearing will take place. keep in mind oj simpson will not be here in person. he will be in a prison room at the lovelock facility where he is being held 121 miles from here. he will be talking with the board through a video confernce call. decision on this is likely to come down before lunchtime possibly within the hour. live in carson city, j.r. stone kron 4 news (grant) thank you j-r. (grant) civil rights activist doctor harry edwards is speaking out about o-j's parole hearing tomorrow. doctor edwards says o-j should be let out. and that he ne

so, 14 of the 17 counties in nevada have about 10% of the population. excuse me.so, they've benefited greatly from the medicaid expansion and if you look at the snapshot, and this is from kaiser, 35% of nevada is low income. about two thirds indicate that they are obese or overweight. one third indicate that they have a mental health condition, and 10% have diabetes. in terms of opioid deaths we are at the national average, 13.8 per 100,007 in terms of the ratt of the hiv diagnosis. so this one slide kind of tellss the story. it looks like it is not going to work. if you can go to your handout while hopefully you have this in your handout, there is a slide that shows the change in the uninsured rate between 2015 and 2017. one year after brian sandoval, our governor implemented the medicaid expansion, in 2014 and the silver state health insurance exchange, we saw a drop within one year from 19% to 11%. nevada posted the second-highest uninsured rate in the nation behind texas at that point and it changed dramatically with the implementation of the affordable care a

we'll find out today as a parole hearing is on the schedule in nevada. l have a preview from carson city, next on "early start." >>> find out today whether o.j. simpson will leave prison early. the former football star has a hearing before the nevada board of parole. he was convicted in 2008 of armed robbery and kidnapping stem iming from a confrontation with dealers a at a las vegas hotel. ashleigh banfield from our sister network hln has a preview. >> a big day here in carson city, nevada. this is where the parole commissioners of nevada meet every day. and they hear thousands of cases of prisoners who want parole. today it's one very special prisoner. it's prisoner o.j. simpson, who will be pleading his case to them after nine years of living at the correctional facility. he will sit down likely in his prison blues and will beg to be elet out and say i've been a model prisoner. . i have never had had an infraction here. i have done all the programs. i have taken the education. i admitted my guilt for that robbery and kidnapping in las vegas back nine y

the simpson attorney -- >> by all accounts he has been a model prisoner. in nevada, parole is based on how will you do in prison, staying out of trouble. >> geraldo: on the whole point about what goes around comes around, karma, to see how the nine years that he spent behind bars were to most americans an appropriate sentence given the fact that he was such a jerk probably a double murder? >> in terms of karma, i think there are not a lot of things about the case that i agree with you on that goes wrong comes around. >> geraldo: how did he manage to remain a model prisoner? this combustible character that we agree is so volatile that he could explode at any moment. how did he manage to keep it together? >> he is friendly and outgoing. he's jovial. in his personal life and relationships he doesn't look to be confrontational on the social side. i also think his celebrity status helped him with the guards. their instance he would get to the front of the line and be more protected by the guards and his roommates would protect him. i also think the state of nevada had a

you don't see it in the savior nevada by the fine sierra nevada nevada. the oak trees and as you go up 800 feet, you're getting in the pine trees. the firefighters are fighting three types of fires. we're not talking about terrain. we're talking about fuels right now. you fight pine trees fire one way and brush fires one way and sagebrush fires another way. they have a lot of different fuels burning. and you add to that. you add the topography and you're getting yourself -- you can see the road there, it's on the other side of the res reservoir. there aren't a lot of access pipes to this fire. it's at -- access lines to this fire. it's at 45,000 acres. winds are light, not that high. but the temperatures remain warm. not crazy warm, but right now it's 94 in the zone. 15 % humidity. when you talk about the size of this fire, it's 45,000 acres where nothing happening is 15,000 acres. it's almost three manhattans. it's growing at all edges. it's not just growing in one direction, it's growing like this. so big fire. it's going to be around for a while. if you

it has been flying off the shelves. nevadaary association estimates 3 to $5 million worth of pot was sold during the first four days of recreational sales. and ali and stephanie, as for the distribution issues, state officials are holding an emergency meeting today to try and hash out a solution. back to you. >> stop it. stop it. >> my gosh. >> sin city. >> hash out a solution, i love that. i will say this, the edibles he was talking about, which are popular with tourists, i'm gluten free. i don't know they work that out yet. do you think they have that -- >> we'll move on. i just said we're going to move on. now we're going to. >> we're going to move on now. we're watching markets opening just a little bit higher today. >> oh, my gosh. pull it together. after another record close for the dow, the s&p 500 rose . 1% and the nasdaq twice that. stay with us. it is extraordinary that we are covering all of this. i got to tell you about ivanka trump. jared and ivanka trump are on the move today to an exclusive media and technology

the slide. i run community health alliance, a nonprofit organization in nevada. it is a community health center. we have six in the county. we have mobile services, medical, dental, and additional services. we provide health care as well as dental, pharmacy, and nutrition programs for our patients. next slide. we serve about 30,000 unduplicated patients a year, 44% of whom are children. 60% of our patients indicate they are of hispanic origin. 95% of our patients are below poverty. of medicare, medicaid, or are uninsured. next slide. what i would also like to do is tell you a little bit about nevada and give you a snapshot. the first thing you have to learn how to do it to say nevada. after me, nevada. ada.s not nav waiters will refuse to serve you and dealers will deal from the bottom of the deck. do not do that. nevada is in the crosshairs. what people do not understand about the state is you think about las vegas, and nevada is really a frontier state. islands,o population las vegas and reno. reno is in the north. las vegas is in the south. they are 500 miles a

in the 30 years since the -- screw nevada bill. in the 30 years since the bills passed, congress has wasted $3.7 billion, $3.7 billion of taxpayer money. yucca mountain sits in a seismically active area less than 100 miles away from las vegas. which holds an urban area with over two million residents. mr. chairman, just last week there was an earthquake, 33 miles away from yucca mountain. this place is not safe for our nuclear waste. moreover, the city sees tens of thousands of visitors traveling to las vegas each and every year. many of whom are your constituents from your districts . in 2016 alone, over 40 million visitors traveled to las vegas. i have grave concerns with the transportation of nuclear waste through yucca -- to yucca mountain. should this project continue against the will of my constituents, this project will not just impact my constituents, it impacts constituents in 329 congressional districts in 44 different states and washington, d.c. putting nuclear repository in our backyard means that this high level nuclear

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

the nevada parole board has granted the 70-year-old release from prison.hat's next for the former football star? cnn's sara sider in has more from carson city, nevada. >> reporter: christine and migu miguel, off to a light start. the parole board made a mistake and said o.j. simpson was 90 years old and then corrected herself. everyone laughed. o.j. simple sorn spoke for himself. so did one of his friends. and his eldest daughter. they all testified. some things o.j. said were self-aggrandi self-aggrandizing. he talked about how great he was in prison. how he led a conflict-free life. some of those things disputed if you look at his history. >> i've done my time. i've done it as well as respectfully as i think anybody can. i think if you talk to the wardens, they'll tell you. i've been -- i gave them my word. i believe in the jury system. i've honored their verdict. i've not complained for nine years. all i've done is tried to be helpful and encourage the guys around me. hey, man, do your time. fight in court. and don't do anything that's going to extend y

but he has to appear before the nevada state parole board this thursday first.(steve) kron four's spencer blake is live in the newsroom, looking ahead to that hearing.spencer, what are the thoughts within the legal community about his chances of getting released early? that's exactly what i was asking a parole attorney in san francisco who has represented prisoners thousands of times.he says simpson's chances of walking free.are exceptional. this was the first time the public had seen o-j simpson in four years - when the nevada parole board scheduled a hearing last month to discuss his release.the nation will be paying attention again on thursday when simpson appears by videoconference, and tries to convince a judge to release him from prison."we the jury in the above entitled case find the defendant, orenthal james simpson, as follows: count one - conspiracy to commit a crime - guilty. count 2 - conspiracy to commit kidnapping - guilty."those convictions and a few others tie back to the 2007 armed robbery where simpson and four other mentried to take back sport

(grant) o-j simpson will stand before the nevada parole board tomorrow.... to try and convince them to let him out of prison.(justine) simpson was famously acquitted of the murders of his ex-wife, nicole brown simpson, and her friend ron goldman back in 1995. but simpson has spent the last eight-and- a-half years in prison for his role in a 2007 robbery incident in a las vegas hotel room.(grant) from our sister staton k-l-a-s patrick walker joins us live now from carson city. patrick, what can we expect during tomorrows parole hearing? (justine) kron4 is also heading to reno this week for oj simpsons parol hearing. jr stone will have a live report starting tonight on kron four news at six, eight and ten. will tran will be live there tomorrow morniing. also be the first to know the updates on this story by downloading the free kron four mobile app. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp. seasonable weather conditions will prevail across the region through thursday with a slight warming trend thereafter into saturday

the biggest consideration, how did simpson behave in prison? in nevadaalculate 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 years ago on the lesser charges associated with the armed robbery. now if o.j. gets parole, the earliest he will be released is october first but there is a catch, they can place conditions on his release. neil? neil: we'll be watching, thank you, hillary vaughn. examining the fallout of senator john mccain just diagnosed with aggressive type of brain cancer. adam shapiro with the latest on that. >> reporter: as you said, it is aggressive type of brain cancer, senator mccain issued a tweet responding to the outpouring of support that he has seen in the last 24 hours. here's what the tweet says, neil -- now

particular crime. >> reporter: the similarities between the two crimes didn't end there. >> in the nevadaon, were the victims bound? >> yes, they were. >> he's gotta be number one on the list at this point. >> he -- he definitely jumped to the -- to the top. >> reporter: by that time, dylan spellman had already returned to nevada to begin serving his three-year sentence. so chavez hopped a plane to las vegas, hoping to hear what mr. spellman might reveal about his brief stay in texas. spellman admitted he was in the park the night of the shootings. but he denied being anywhere near the area where the girls were found. >> he said he was never on the deck. well, we've got dna on the cigarette butts that prove otherwise. >> why lie about that unless you're involved in the crime? >> sure. so, i mean, it -- that definitely raised more suspicion. >> reporter: chavez then told spellman police found his dna just 30 feet from where the girls were shot. that's when he says spellman's demeanor changed. >> he asked me, you know, "what -- what -- what are the consequences?" and i said, "well, in texas

i don't blame the nevada authorities. i thought o.j. wildly excessive prosecution, a wildly excessive sentence, and -- >> you know, i'm going to take exception with that. >> i'm sure you do. >> have you ever had a gun pointed in your face? have you ever been in a small room with gunmen directing you not to leave and not to do certain things. that's a scary thing -- >> but why do the people -- but why did the people -- >> crimes involving guns seriously. >> exactly. that's why the people with the guns got no time or they got probation or tiny sentences and acquittal -- let me finish, i let you finish. >> mr. simpson was heard to say, bring the heat. i take exception with him saying that he didn't know the guns were going to be there. >> i don't think either of you are going to convince the other one that he's wrong. we have to leave it there, folks, i'm sorry. thank you so much. >>> president trump is signaling that the special council should steer clear of his family finances. will that work? member of the house intelligence committee wi

right now crews busy fighting the farad wildfire near the nevada-california state line. that fire began monday afternoon and is already responsible for burning over 650-acres. as of now, no evacuation orders monitoring nearby buildings and structures in the area. so far the fire is 20-percent countained. after 5 years-- there's a new king when it comes to youtube. charlie puth and wiz khalifa's video for "see you again" is now the most watched video on the site having been viewed 2-point-8-billion times. the song, appearing on furious-7 honors late star paul walker. of course, it passes "gangnam style" by korean pop star psy. at xx time for weather. toss to eileen today: mostly to partly cloudy, hot and humid, isolated pm thunderstorms 30% highs: 92-97 heat index: near 100 degrees winds: southwest to west 5-10 mph overnight: quite warm and humid lows: 72-79 winds: southwest 5-10 mph thursday: hot and humid, pm thunderstorms possible 30% highs: 93-98 heat index: 100-104 degrees winds: wsw 5-10 mph coming up-- the former head of arrested moments after stepping out of this h

acquitted of the 1994 killings but people think he received a much longer sentence than normal in the nevada robbery because of the murderer acquittal. his parole is a popular topic of discussion where he grew up. >> it's a big deal here in general. >> reporter: people are talking about it? >> yeah. people are talking about it. for what he's off on, good for him to be off. >> there was a mural in the neighborhood that included simpson but he was later painted out after someone defaced it. >> this is more coverage on ktvu.com and on our youtube channel. we posted his final arguments to the parole board there. >>> developing news from san francisco where a homicide is under investigation. a man was stabbed about 7:00 p.m. near octavia and lily. police found the man on the sidewalk. he was pronounced dead at the scene. in investigation is in the early stages. we don't have any other investigation right now. >>> meantime in the east bay, police are searching for a teenager wanted in connection with a homicide in pittsburg. larry darrell neil jr. of antioch shot a man wednesday at a baskin robins

the lovelock correctional facility. kron four is live in carson city, nevada where the hearing is set to take place. is granted parole, simpson could be a free man as soon as october. good morning i'm mark danon. ( darya ) and i'm darya folsom. we have complete team coverage of the parole hearing today. we will get to that in a minute, but first lets get a check of the weather with james fletcher. (james)a deeper marine layer this morning means cooler air and clouds are reaching farther into the valleys. the north bay is seeing low 50s while the east bay is seeing low 60s. ( mark ) in less than 30 minutes....o-j simpson will go before a parole board in nevada and ask for early release.( darya ) if his request is granted... he could be out of jail in just a few months. kron 4's will tran is live in carson city this morning with the details. will. ( will )oj simpson is up for parole. the san francisco football legend who went from fame to a nevada prison cell. we are now a matter of hours from seeing o.j. simpson in front of a parole board. he'll be arguing why nevada state parole commissioners should

simpson will go before the nevada parole board. sentence for 33 years and convicted of armed robbery, kidnapping and other charges. mike mibach explains the timeline. >> conspiracy to come bet a crime, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, guilty. >> reporter: the nevada jury convicted o. j. simpson for conspiracy to commit a crime, robbery, assault and kidnapping with a deadly weapon. his attorneys were quickly responding outside of the courthouse. >> we are all shaken right now and defending someone like o. j. simpson, everybody had their fixed opinion and it is troubling. >> reporter: the story began in las vegas september 2007 when simpson and other defendants storms and hotel room using threats, guns and taking sports memorabilia from two dealers. >> i'm sorry. i'm somewhat confused. >> reporter: o. j. simpson apologized to the judge during the sentencing in 2008 and he explained that he was just trying to get his property back. >> i was not there to hurt anybody and i just wanted my personal things. i realize that i was stupid. i'm

stone has spent the last two days in carson city. he joins us live in nevada tonight. j-r what's the next step for o.j.? (j.r.)well he's requesting to go back to florida, where he was living before this armed robbery happened and where he has family members live. but it is a waiting game while he finishes his sentence. i will get to that in a second.today those on the parole board said that the decision to approve simpson's parole came down to several key factors. he had no prior convictions before this case, a positive record in jail including programs he was involved in, support from the victim, and family support. the board said today that simpson has requested to live in florida. that request will go to officials there. they will then have 45 days to approve or deny the request. meanwhile simpson will be finishing out his term. today the nevada department of corrections warden was asked about simpson's safety in jail in his last few months.so can he request any special treatment or protection. he could make that request but he would have to provide some sort of evid

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 put them on our plaza. but we've been told we should do o.j.'s picture on the back with lovelock on it. >> he will leave prison a wealthy man. he has pensions from his production company, the nfl and screen actor's guild totalling over $4 million. money protect ed by law from going towards the f he owes to the families of ron and nicole, but any money he might try to make on the outside would have to go to that judgment if the families can find example, simpson said he now possesses the memorabilia he tried to take by force in las vegas, potentially including the suit he wore that day he was acquitted of murder. that is the sort of value the goldmans and browns could take and when he walks out of prison on october