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dollars. >> they were spending money like they were drunken sailors. >> now lyle and erik menendez face the death penalty, first-degree murder. >> greedy rich kids kill ozzie and harriet on a sunday night in beverly hills, and theres much more to the story than that. the courtroom at the l.a. superior courthouse in van nuys was actually a very tiny courtroom, and so there were a dozen media people that got to see the trial in the courtroom every day. >> writer dominic dunn appeared to ...

After that, literally right after that, o.j. simpson. >> o.j. simpson is now one of our most wanted ever. >> it went through the interchange, continuing northbound on the 405. >> when the bronco chase was being carried live on tv, erik menendez was watching in his cell at the l.a. county jail, and a few hours later, o.j. simpson came walking down the hallway in handcuffs and shackles, and he was placed in a cell right next to erik menendez. >> a year after the hung jury, the l.a. district attorn...

He wrote, if the u.s. has any power, they better manage their country, tackle white supremacy rather than meddle in nations affairs. this isnt the first time he has jumped in and commented on race relations. he retweeted black lives matter during the spate of shootings of unarmed black men. the truth is, craig, ive been following this story for a while. if you really look at the data, it reveals some of the feels in this country about race that were bubbling up beneath the surface before charlot...

Los angeles riots and the o.j. simpson verdict, also here in l.a. in the 1990s. thats in addition to 42% of black americans who say they are very dissatisfied with the way african-americans are treated compare to just 15% of whites who share the same view. joining me now, campaign director for the center of american progress action fund, emily tisch-sussman and conservative commentator. good to see all of you. noelle, we saw the images coming out of charlottesville yesterday. just almost impossi...

>> geraldo: an estimated 150 million people stop what they areoing to catch the televised o.j. simpson verdict. it was an ultimate cliffhanger. what have become reality tv before there was reality tv. in this most-watched courtroom drama made stars out of the lawyers and witnesses. >> there was a time in 1994, ladies and gentlemen 175% of the people in the united states could correctly identify cato kayla. us in 25% could identify the vice president of the united states. that kind of notoriety, ...

>> geraldo: an estimated 150 million people stop what they are doing to catch the televised o.j. simpson verdict. it was an ultimate cliffhanger. what have become reality tv before there was reality tv. in this most-watched courtroom drama made stars out of the lawyers and witnesses. >> there was a time in 1994, ladies and gentlemen 175% of the people in the united states could correctly identify cato kayla. us in 25% could identify the vice president of the united states. that kind of notoriety...

Who had severely beat an black person and he got tried again as he did under federal law, many would take the opposite position. this is an issue where race often decides which side youre on and theres very few principaled people who stick to the same view regardless of what the racial composition is and that is the real problem with american justice. people pick sides, pick sides based on race, politics. based on a variety of factors. gender and then they dont apply a single principal. they ask...

Upper eastside. again, im this 23-year-old, 24-year-old young woman. >> wow. >> it was not lost on me in that moment. i was having a very visceral reaction not unlike many african-americans at the time but there were no african-americans aroundmy. that was not lost on me. i remember i needed to clip my sentiment and my feelings at the time. >> mark? >> i was a senior in high school and they allowed -- >> oh, boy. >> dont hate, don. >> obviously the baby of the group, don. >> exactly. dont be mad...

Casu from ferguson and flint and beyond." the author of "race baiter." how the media wheels dangerous words to divide a nation." i have to ask you all, where were you when the verdict was read in 1995? >> working as a reporter in los angeles. ill never forget it, my co-anchor and e were in the live van and thinking, okay, thereses a lot of evidence here, how is this going to go down? and i just remember hearing both of us, we were in shock. were we blown away. we were very surprised what happene...

Words youll ever hear -- let me tell you, if i were his partner, he referred to me that way, i would have socked him between the eyeballs. my point is women, black women on the force, all women, they were scared. they were intimidated. this was a -- a mans world. and he was a big part of that and it not only impacted these tapes not only impacted trial of the century but created change and policy toward women and minorities in the lapd. >> and that speaks to what happened, why the verdict. as er...