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Democrats and republicans to come to the table. >> this is about putting money back into the peoples hands. the economy is not going the take off by the government taking our money. >> this is a once in a generation opportunity to pass tax reform and to restore our jobs, our wealth and american dreams. ♪ >> and we kick off this hour with fox news alert, o.j. simpson officially a freeman. the 70-year-old released on parole overnight at 12:08 in the middle of the night in nevada after spending n...

And then o.j. simpson was found not guilty. for more on this development, im joined by our pauler ha ve n vercammen, hes tracking events from las vegas, nevada, where o.j. simpson was released. what can you tell us about his release and he was released in the middle of the night. >> they want to ensure the safety of prison guards, of simpson, and not have any sort of incident with the media or paparazzi. so at 12:08, sunday morning, simpson walked out of the lovelock correctional center, that is...

Driven away from that prison with no major media scrum. he has put one over on us again, hasnt he? >> diane, you say that he is laughing. would malcolm laverne -- would he have known in advance that o.j. was going to be released at 12:08? would he have known the timing? >> yeah. if he didnt, he should be pretty angry at his own client. look, a lawyer is under no obligation to tell the media the truth, but a client most always tells his attorney whats happening to him. you know, they didnt just c...

Years. the nevada department of corrections issued a photograph of simpson just before his release. there you have it. in july, the nfl hall of famer won parole after serving nine years of a 33-year sentence for kidnapping and armed robbery. youll remember in 1995, simpson was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife, nicole, and ron goldman, in a very publicized trial. nbcs steve patterson is in las vegas. he joins us now live. and steve, the question is, where is o.j.? where might he go to? >> repor...

Your cell phone. if you see him drinking, if you see him misbehaving, you let us know because in florida, our law enforcement officers. our department of corrections are going to hold his feet to the fire and hes going to have to comply with our laws. >> steve patterson is joining us from las vegas. with a good day to you, what all are we hearing from corrections officials on the release, the timing, and whats next for o.j. simpson? >> corrections officers here in the state of nevada made it ver...

Difference. >> reporter: he says o.j. simpson wants to enjoy the simple pleasures now that he is out. having a nice meal, perhaps a steak and seafood. he says hes interested in getting an iphone as well. keep in mind, o.j. simpson went behind bars nine years ago, just when the iphone was getting started, social media was different badge theback then. so he will be entering a world where everyone has a phone posting to social media. hes had that discussion with his attorney. and also realizing th...

Reading that statement before saying that it had been confirmed that he was released at 2:08. that was a confirmation from the nevada state corrections? >> correct. department of corrections put out that statement i read basically saying at 12:08 a.m. nevada time, talking about west coast time, so a little after 3:00 on the east coast, and they have put out a photo and video, which they said all along they were going to try to put together some sort of image. again, sort of compensation for the ...

He is out. his lawyer -- i would bet you -- back to you this was going to happen. >> so malcolm laverne just kept it quiet. interesting. >> well, manyy opinion. >> you know how o.j. works. you know his places. what do you think he is going to do? >> i think he is headed for florida. now, there may have to, you know, legally be a way steigh s. this has just occurred. o.j. simpson has just walked free. hmm, i guess he would have to stay in the state of nevada until all the paperwork went through, ...

He was released on parole. we dont know where he is going yet. he will remain in nevada for a while until the paperwork is done, but we will obviously be keeping an eye on this and bring you the details as we get them here at nbc news. as we said, o.j. simpson released on parole at 12:08 in the morning on october 1st. well bring you more details here on msnbc. please stay with us. what did we do before phones?

12:08 local time on a sunday morning to make sure that nobody was in place the see this happen. which means, you know, from there he was incognito. so we -- again, we have been talking to sources and people on the ground, the prevailing theory is that he is somewhere in the area here in nevada. but we dont know. and i think its going to be a while before he resurfaces but that will happen. i think its going to be important for him to realize that to react it to when it does and to do it in a way...