Going to prison. Because i know he wouldnt go for me. Reporter their stories, their regrets, and their wishes for the soon to be free o. J. Simpson. This special edition of nightline will be right back. This is a special edition of nightline. O. J. Simpson parole granted. Good evening. One of the most controversial figures in American Life is once again heading toward freedom. O. J. Simpson was granted parole today after spending nearly nine years in prison for a botched robbery, an attempt he says to reclaim Sports Memorabilia that was rightfully his. Now with his release coming as soon as october abcs Debora Roberts speaks to some of the other men involved in that crime. Reporter o. J. Simpson about to become a free man. Capturing the nations attention once again. Tonight, o. J. Simpson will be a free man. Reporter granted parole after serving nearly nine years behind bars for kidnapping and robbery. An emotional sigh from the former football great. Thank you. Reporter making a lengt
Robbery in las vegas. And we have that you are currently well very recently turned 90 years old. 90 im sorry about that. [ laughter ] you look great for 90. I feel like it though. The parole board member asking the fallen celebrity if he was humbled. Are you humbled by this incarceration . Oh, yes, sure. As i said i wish it would have never happened. Im no danger. I didnt pull a gun on anybody. I never have in my life. Ive never been accused of it in my life. Nobody has ever accused of me of pulling any weapon on them. Ive done my time. You know, ive done it as well and as respectfully as i think anybody can. His daughter became emotional giving her testimony sometimes stopping to shake her head. On behalf of my family, my brother, my sister, an aunt, an uncle, his friends, we just want him to come home. During the hearing simpson was assured bite victim of the crime that the former football star has a ride waiting for him when he gets out. And if he called me tomorrow and said, bruce,
Loose, so is what next for him we will take you straight ahead. It is friday, nobody tells me anything, in the morning. It happens to me every day. I looked at monitor. Oh, geesey dont even get a hello. Dress you up, cant take you out you are looking sharp as always. Thanks, pal. I like that tie. Little sabotage. Where is your flower. I have to grab my flower it is on my desk you are a hot mess. My brain is still in bed this morning, sue. Blame everything on the weather, i stubbed my toe, the other day and said it is because of the heat. Blame the heat for everything today, just declared it. Excessive heat warning continues for urban areas. We no longer have heat advisory for outlining area, hugh midty just below criteria but does not mean it will not be hot or humid it will feel a hundred or more in many places back we are to the seven out of 10 in your weather by the numbers. Bus stop buddy is back at the pool today, 70s and 80s, we might send him to the shore because it is friday an
In an interview with the New York Times. Especially when it comes to the investigation of Russian Election meddling and broader questions about possible collusion and obstruction of justice. The president in that interview lashing out at former fbi director but harshest words aimed at Jeff Sessions now on the outs of the president for recusing himself from decisions related to the russia meddling investigation. Sessions gets the job. Right after he gets the job he recuses himself. Was that a mistake . Well, sessions should have never recused himself, and if he was going to recuse himself, he should have told me before he took the job, and i would have picked somebody else. Would have picked somebody else, the president says to have his own attorney general. With us, dana dash, abby phillip, sara murray and jonathan martin. Attacks on anything and anyone related to the Russian Investigation are trademark trump. In character, the policy context gets lost, though, in a personal drama. In
Senator john mccain and his message tonight after being diagnosed with a brain tumor. And severe storms hitting at this hour. The funnel clouds already reported. And the raging wildfires, were tracking them as they now grow. Good evening, and its great to have you with us here on a thursday night, and we begin with o. J. Simpson, soon to be a free man sitting before the parole board today as millions watched and studied his walk into that room and his every answer. Simpson has been serving an up to 33year sentence for that Armed Robbery in las vegas. The parole board asking can the questions and one by one voting to grant parole. The commissioner right here. Mr. Simpson, i do vote to grant parole when eligible. That will conclude this hearing. Thank you. Several thank yous from o. J. Simp zorn sitting at that table. As americans studied his answers, many wondered how contrite would simpson be, and some of what he said made immediate headlines. Abcs matt gutman is leading us off from th