. >> the o.j. simpson murder case. the country fixated that the knife could be the missing murder weapon. tonight police casting doubt. still investigate the case that but first the nightline 5. >>> good evening, thank you for joining us. it was a las vegas night turned deadly. a mother shot and killed after lesson. today. here's deborah robinson. >> reporter: today in a las vegas courtroom, secrets finally revealed. >> did you kill tammie myers? >> reporter: in the case that baffled the nation, it seemed like an instance of road rage. that las vegas mom of four supposedly followed home and gunned down. >> i was screaming and crying saying mom's been shot. mom's been shot. >> all because of road rage. >> the mother tarktgeted. >> her family destroyed by grief. but was the first story in the headlines. >> apparent incident of road rage. >> the whole story. >> wait, what happened? >> so much of this story has changed. >> a lot more complicated than the first reports of road rage. >> reporter: it's a cool thursday night in

in the long running o.j. simpson saga. >> today the o.j. simpson media circus was back in full simpson. >> o.j. simpson. >> earlier this morning the lapd saying it was in possession of a knife possibly connected to the murders of nicole brownd her friend ron goldman. >> that item has been recovered by robbery homicide investigators and it's been treated as we would all evidence. >> suddenly it was again. >> news crews started jock i canning for prime real estate here on rockingham avenue and started lining up theircks right here in one of the most affluent neighborhoods in the united states. >> an lapd officer now retired was handed that knife by aorker near the o.j. simpson property in the late 1990s. police say he held on to it for 18 years. story. >> at this point we have to take it at face value. >> right from the beginning there were speck ticks. >> this may just be >> the speculation about the knife brought the so-called trial of the century front and center yet again. >> let's go to a picture in los was over 20 years agatha 95 million

the o.j. simpson estate where he gave himself up after the low-speed chase. as all things o.j. simpson, ashleigh, it could be viewed with a healthy dose of skepticism because as you know sometimes there's wild red herrings and all of this. one of the reports is that a retired los angeles police officer turned in this knife. it would have to have been somewhat recently because they wouldn't be having this press conference now but as you know, this television show that has sort of resurrected interest in o.j. simpson has whipped up a lot of, let's say, speculation, new theories and the reason i talk about this healthy skepticism ashleigh is we need to make sure this happened the way they said it happened. we don't know right now how long this officer -- if it was, indeed, an officer, had this knife. we don't know where he found it. was it actually found on the property of yoeo.j. simpson? the former property. all of this needs to be clarified in short order. talk about a highly anticipated news conferen

the o.j. simpson murder case. e lapd confirming they are now testing a knife, allegedly found buried at simpson's former estate. we ask,hy is it jus being tested now? >>> the fallout after the republican debate. trump defending his own words on that stage. >> and he referred to my hands. if they are small, something else must be small. i guarantee you, there is no problem. i guarantee you. >> the urgent effort to block trump. with many asking, is this helping hillary clinton? >>> the friday commuter nightmare. the storms. several chain reaction crashes. snow and ice sweeping through. the next system we're watching already. >>> the cdc now on the scene tonight. the mystery illness in the heartland. a rare infection. 18 people have died. >>> and breaking news in the erin andrews case. what we've just learned. >>> good evening. great to have you with us on a friday night. we begin with the new headline in the o.j. simpson murder case. the l.a. police confirming they are testing a knife found on his former estate. chas

that is where we are with the o.j. simpson case. i should not say the o.j. simpson case, the nicole brown case, a double homicide still open and ongoing. the investigators will continue to look at this. that item has been recovered by robbery homicide investigators, being treated as we would all evidence. it has been submitted to our labs. they will study it and examine dnaor forensics, including and hair samples. that is ongoing. with that, i can take a couple of questions and may not be able to answer all your questions. jummy: we will listen in on the news conference and pass along details on our .com. let's check with the weather, a lot of you waking up is no but out of here -- waking up to snow but out of here. brian: there could be a few flurries or sprinkles tomorrow evening and by sunday they move out. we may have one last chance of a flurry. only 38 degrees. a live picture from the white house where skies are overcast. temperatures across the region, not moving a lot, mid-30's. quantico at 38. college park, 39. mid and upper-30's across the area. low

. >>> two decades after the trial of the century the o.j. simpson murder case is once ain capture -- capturing the nation's attention. enforcement source close to the case reveals new details about the knife that was found at simpson's old brentwood estate. >> and hundreds of thousands of high school students will take the s.a.t. tomorrow morning and it i unlike anything they have ever seen before. >> live doppler 7hd is trac strong storm that is set to soak the bay area. sandhya patel will be back hour by forecast. >> here is a look at what's coming up on "jimmy kimmel live" . >> what's happening here? what is going on here? >> what the hell is going on here? >> why are you touching me? >> i am not touching y >>> cupertino, wine cotry and all of the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> a finding that sent shock waves across the c from a double murder case more than o. >> police in los angeles are testing a blood-stained knife found at o.j. simpson former estate in the late 90s. here i latest from los angeles. >> not guilty of the crime of murder. >> re

the o.j. simpson murder case, the lapd confirming they are now testing a knife allegedly found in simpson is the former state. we ask why is it just being tested now? >>> the followed after the debate shows trump now defending his own words on not stage. >> he referred to my hands as mall. if they are small, something else must be small. i guarantee there is no problem. >> the urgent effort to block trump with many asking is this helping hillary clinton? >>> a commuter nightmare. reaction crashes. >>> the cdc on the scene tonight. the mystery illness in the heartland. a rare infection, more than three dozen cases and 18 people have died. that's breaking news tonight in the erin andrews case. what we just learned. >>> good evening. great to have you with us on a friday night. we begin with the new headline in the o.j. simpson murder case. the l.a. police confirming they are testing a knife found on his former estate. chased by police for hours in the white ford bronco. the weapon never found after two

>>> a new shocker in the o.j. simpsonhy a knife found buried on his property was never tested by cops. >>> now trending, what really killed bobbi kristina? we finally get the truth as her dad and boyfriend speak out today on her birthday. >>> and real housewife bethany frankel's secret health scare revealed. >> she has to find out if i have a living will. >> kendall jenner's paris fashion parade. and kate hudson gets cheeky in the "extra" feed. >>> plus, simon cowell is back. >> you've missed me.

twist. >> regarding an alleged knife that may have been recovered, possibly in connection to the o.j. simpson case. >> reporter: los angeles police department today saying the knife was allegedly found by a construction worker on o.j. simpson's property in the late 1990s. the estate was demolished in 98. >> this individual wanted to turn it over to law enforcement. >> reporter: the lapd says this knife is being carefully scanned for possible dna evidence that could take weeks. an lapd officer now retired was allegedly given the knife by the construction worker and held on to it for 18 years. o.j. simpson was acquitted of murder charges in the 1994 stabbing death of nicole brown simpson and her friend ron goldman. simpson still says he is innocent. many tv viewers are reliving the trial in a new fx mini series "the people versus o.j. simpson." now ron goldman's father is talking to the daily news about the knife. i hope they test it and i hope it turns out to be the weapon. it is one more nail in simpson's coffin. as for what the new discovery would mean? >> double jeopardy. he was tried once

the bottom line is that with all cases that remain open, such as the o.j. simpson and other cases, unless there is an arrest and conviction to prove that we have closed the case, the cases remain open. that is the -- where we are with the o.j. simpson case. i shouldn't say the o.j. simpson case. this has the nicole brown case. this is a double homicide that is still open and ongoing. so the investigators will continue to look at this. that item has been recovered by robbery homicide investigators. it is going treated as we would all evidence. it has been submitted to our lab. they are going to study it and examine it for all forensics, including sear sereolgy and dna. you may be able to take a couple of questions. >> reporter: [inaudible question] . >> i was surprised. i would think an lapd officer, if this story is accurate as we're being told, would know that any time you are -- you come into contact with evidence, that you should and shall submit you that to investigators. so i don't know what the circumstances are, why that didn't happen, or if that's entirely

the new twist in the infamous o.j. simpson murder case. that knife allegedly found buried in o.j.'s old estate. >> the facts of the case remains an open case and that is the case here. >> how it suddenly turned up and the new crucial details. what we're just learning about it now. >>> high-tech heist. how armed robbers stole $5 million in gold. their daring highway truck robbery. >> there's a couple of guys that look like they just got their hands zip tied behind their back. disabling the drivers in a plot straight out of a movie. >>> and the verdict is rich. the judge on vacation who reeled in a giant lottery jackpot chartering a jet to claim his winnings. what he did the minute he found out his life was changing forever. >>> hey, good morning. we're going to get to the overnight headline, the o.j. story in a moment but we start here with a big day in a presidential campaign that will probably be talked about for generations. >> that's a good point. there are five states in play today. the democratic side, hillary clinton and bernie sanders will compete in 3 states for 126 delegat

"trial of the century" but potential new evidence put the o.j. simpson case back the >>> it's been two decades since the trial of the century, but potential new evidence put the o.j. simpson case back in the spotlight. reporter greg mills has reaction from former simpson houseguest cato kalin. >> reporter: in 2003, 13 years ago, the lapd officer who had the knife found here during the demolition of o.j. simpson's former house tried to give that knife to lapd. that's what his attorney trent copeland told us today. he said lapd had no interest in it. no interest in a knife we still haven't seen but has certainly revived interest in the obligations murder case. cato tail lynn was living kalin was living there at the time of the murder. >> when i heard the knife is located, i'm thinking, is this going to be the knife? is this the smoking gun to the entire saga of the o.j. simpson case? >> reporter: lapd is analyzing the knife for any clues but cbs sources say the knife is a buck knife and too small to be the murder weapon. they say the knife was found here o

it's being tied to the o.j. simpsonr, if you will, that everybody saw on television when o.j. simpson surrendered himself to the lapd after the low-speed chase. so details are just trickling out. as of right now, we don't know the size of the knife or if there is any other evidence on the knife. that will all be analyzed and this is a highly anticipated news conference, to say the very least. >> real quick, paul. do we know when this knife was recovered? yes, we're just learning about it now. we'll be hearing from the lapd. they're testing it. do we know when this knife was recovered? >> no idea specifically. but clearly it's been a recent development and that is one of the many questions that will be put forth to captain nyman when he steps up in front of these microphones and, as i said, sounds like it will be more like 9:15 local time to 12:15 eastern. >> paul, do i still have you? >> you have me. >> great, thanks, paul, sorry. what -- go other again what we are now expecting to learn from the lapd. i know obviously

the attorney, o.j. simpson former dream team, this part of the story, this part of the investigation, he considers to be quote, ridiculous. he says amazing how the world can not move on from this case. it is the media apparently still fascinated by everything o.j. simpson. o.j. simpson we should tell you still behind bars on another case dealing with grand larceny and robbery. he is up for parole next year. we'll see how that goes. with this case a bombshell piece of evidence in this case, would have been all those years ago. now surfaced back into the picture now. a buck knife is what it is called at the center of this investigation. when they step up to the lecturn we'll bring it to you live. stay close. try alka-seltzer heartburn reliefchews. they work fast and don't taste chalky. mmm...amazing. i have heartburn. alka-seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief. harris: fox news alert. press conference at l.a.p.d. headquarters and the case years old. the murders that happened then. let's watch now. >> i

the weapon. it would be one more nail in simpson's coffin. the o.j. frenzy today trending all day on twitter, erupting as "people vs. o.j. simpson" is currently airing on fx. >> we've got two victims in brentwood. on bundy drive. it's pretty brutal. >> reporter: also reminding us of simpson's house, that epic slow-speed chase through l.a., and of course that yearlong trial. o.j. was acquitted of the murder, but was convicted in year. law enforcement official tell us this could be bogus. investigators checked into and investigated up to 150 knives. none of them had dna matching simpsons or the victims'. david? >> this knife was discovered nearly 20 years ago. it's just now being tested? >> that would mean that no matter what they found, they would have a real problem using this for anything substantive. you have a guy giving it to another guy, who holds it for more than a decade. serious chain of custody problems. dna on the knife, they can't re-try o.j. simpson. >> right, double jeopardy. he could confess tomorrow, no trial. >>> and voters in five stat

the o.j. simpson saga back in the news with a new twist. a knife found years ago on his former estate. why police are only just now testing it for evidence. >>> hotel horror. following days of tearful testimony, a jury will soon decide whether to award erin andrews $75 million after a stalker secretly taped her inside her hotel room. >>> and stopping peanut allergies. what doctors say you could be doing now that might prevent a lifetime of potentially deadly complications for your child. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. republicans voting in four primary and caucus states tomorrow may still be frying to process the takeaway from last night's debate in detroit. besides the schoolyard bickering and taunts that we've now come to expect, the debate did resurface some inconsistent positions on key issues by front-runner donald trump, and he followed that up today with another surprising about-face. while trump's campaign has proven impervious

what more story. >> reporter: the people versus are o.j. simpson a name when the name kardashian meant a very different sort of reality tv. >> that's o.j.'s garment bag. >> reporter: that's ross from "friends" playing kim kardashian's dad. he was o.j. simpson's lawyer, part of the dream team. >> i think it's a terrible idea. what if it doesn't work. >> reporter: or the original cast 20 years later, it's deja vu all over again as o.j. prosecutor marcia clark recently told "the view." >> for me it's reliving a nightmare. it's all of. every bit of it is all of, hard for me. >> reporter: david wright, abc news, new york. >> marcia clark i would think it would be hard. that's why i can't bring myself to go back and watch it. living through it, it wasn't easy. >> it divided the country. >> very much so. >> it's tough to go back to that when the country's so unified now. coming up, maximizing your tax refund. >> testing which method of prepping your return will give you the buck. you're watching "world news now." i did everything i could to make her party

but for the fact this were o.j. simpsonunk winner. >> reporter: then d.a. garcetti, made a critical decision. he decided to move the case here, to downtown los angeles from santa monica. downtown the jury pool would be mostly minority and thought to be more sympathetic to a black defendant. at the time garcetti claimed it was made for a number of reasons, including that the santa monica courthouse which recently had sustained earthquake damage, couldn't handle a long trial. >> reporter: can you tell us anything at all at this point? >> no, i'm sorry. >> reporter: but former detective tom lange believed that tradeoff may have also involved a different calculus. the hope that a conviction by a predominantly black jury would head off what happened here in 1992. >> reporter: when rioting broke out, after a mostly white jury acquitted lapd officers in the beating of rodney king. >> can we -- can we all -- can we all just get along? >> reporter: in hindsight that decision to move the trial downtown may have been the first of many

the o.j. simpsonreport? >> i know about as much as you do, to be honest. you know, way back when, that entire rockingham estate of o.j. simpson's was destroyed. and there was another structure put on it. and i am surprised to read that that knife was actually turned over several years ago, but now, just now, we're hearing about it. i'm really anxious to hear what the lapd has to say about this. but my first blush, i have to be honest with you, a buck knife? to me, that sounds like a small knife. and if i'm remembering my nicole brown simpson autopsy right, it wasn't a buck knife, and it wasn't a small knife. so again, i'm with you. i'm waiting with bated breath for this news conference. >> obviously, the interest in the case has exploded as of late due to this successful series "the people versus o.j." and to your point, there are reports that this knife was recovered some time ago. so why is this now coming up again? also, to you point, sources confirm that the knife they're looking at is small. repo

in the area who claims a construction worker gave him the knife saying it was found on the esta estate. o.j. simpson was acquitted in the 1994 stabbing deaths of nicole brown simpson and her friend, ron brown. simpson claims he's innocent. now many tv viewers reliving the trial in "the people versus o.j. simpson." as for what the discovery of this knife could mean -- >> no matter what this knife turns out to be, it won't lead to o.j. simpson getting prosecuted again. >> reporter: and that is because of double jeopardy. police also emphasizing they are still vetting the story to figure out whether it's real or made up, examining that knife for forensics, including dna. lauren lyster, "abc7 news," los angeles. ama? >> thank you, lauren. >>> san jose police are investigating a deadly hit and run that happened just before 3:00 a.m. this silver nissan and red dodge collided, scattering debris all over the streets. the driver of the silver truck died from his injuries. police are looking for the other driver who ran. lieutenant mike king said a man linked to the dodge has been detained. >> we're trying to

if it is connected, if it was the murder weapon, if it was used by o.j. simpson, it will make no difference in getting a conviction for the murders of nicole brown simpson and ron goldman. of course, where it could have some legal implication, is in the o.j. simpson is currently serving a long prison p term on an armed robbery conviction. he's in a nevada jail. he is due to be considered for the first time for parole in 2017. now, if, and thest a big if at this stage, if there is some connection, it has proven to be his knife and used in the murders, it might have an affect on the parole hearing. >> thank you so much. for more on this, we are joined by bill daley, former fbi investigator. this is a case you followed extensively over the years. what sticks out to you? could this be a knife? there was a knife before that have been brought to the police's attention that really nothing's come of it. >> couple of stunning things here is that one, you know more about where these construction workers found it all these many years ago because you would imagine that as th

simpson trial. >> now the new miniseries "american crime story"" the people versus o.j. n is recapturing the nation's attention and sparking old voices. >> it's the star-studded miniseries bringing the so-called trial of the century for millions of viewers since its premie >> at fx's "american crime story"" thrusting back into the spotlight the familiar faces of the trial against simpson for the murders ron goldman and nicole brown simpson. kris jenner played by selma blair. >> i can't believe she's gone. >> jenner now the matriarch of the kardashian empire was one of nicole's closest friends now peeking out about the aftermath of the killings when o.j. reached out to her. >> he called me a few times and you know, wanted to talk and explain how he felt. >> revealing details on "ellen" tuesday about the abuse nicole allegedly suffered at the hands of o.j. >> i didn't know that there was abuse until we heard and saw the whole thing unfold like everybody else. she and i were supposed to have lunch the next day. the day after she was murdered. and she said she wanted to show