going to prison. because i know he wouldn t 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 abc s 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 nation s 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.
going to prison. because i know he wouldn t 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 abc s 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 nation s 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.
calls to close the beaches right now. holy guacamole. the recipe sparking the great guacamole debate. peas or no peas going so far it crossed the party line even getting president obama and jeb bush to agree. why so many are saying no to this new rec-i-pea. and good morning, america. boy, you d never know what s going to light up the internet is now the debate over guacamole. where do you stand, peas or no peas? something tells me we have a taste test in our future. we will decide right here. but we want to begin with that breaking news that freight train carrying toxic chemicals catching fire in maryville, tennessee, forcing thousands from their homes. abc s david kerley is in washington with the latest. good morning, david. reporter: good morning, robin. talking one railcar but fire and officials say this chemical involved has led them to tell 5,000 people they need to evacuate get out of their homes and get away from that area. it is a toxic cloud on the move t
i ll be abling to say to my kids when they re older, when i had any bit of leverage in this town i helped to get this made. as for tv et online s leanne nah aguilera has one major prediction. i cannot stress this enough. american crime story: the people versus o.j. simpson is going to dominate the golden globes. we saw that it swept the emmys-k and there s going to be no difference this year at the globes. especially sarah paulson. she played marcia clark and is almost a sure thing to win best performance by an actress in a limited series or a motion picture made for television. i read so much about her and i watched so much footage. next category to watch television series drama. some huge shows in the running. this is us. west world. stranger things, game of thrones, and the crown. with all the amazing new shows in this category i ve got to say it s a tossup between the crown and west-world. stranger things is phenomenal and it was definitely
housewives outrageous closet. a wall of shoes, 150 handbags. there s a champagne doorbell. wait, what s a champagne doorbell? [ doorbell ] only e.t. is getting an up close look at this housewife s very expensive taste. what s the oldest piece in here? me. now, for january 2nd, 2017 this is entertainment tonight. awards show season is hitting high gear. the final countdown is on to the golden globes on sunday. indeed. and what s so great about the globes is it brings together the biggest stars from film and television. it s a fun party. and we are breaking down what you can expect. meryl streep, emma stone, the ryans. it s tough predicting the globes, but etonline s danny directo is all in. he studies the nominees and says there s one race you can t ignore. the race for best actor in a mikesal or comedy is the one to watch. it is the battle of the ryans, gossling versus reynolds. gosling is nominated for his role in la la land, reynolds for deadpool