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For an Armed Robbery sentence in nevada. Good afternoon, im kenny choi. Now at noon, oj simpson granted parole after serving nearly nine years for Armed Robbery in nevada. Good afternoon, im kenny choi. Im michelle griego. Cbs reporter Chris Martinez is live in carson city where the parole board just decided simpsons fate. Chris. Reporter michelle and kenny, this was a unanimous vote by this parole board. They needed a majority of seven, four sitting in today. All four voted to grant him parole. This is exactly what a lot of folks were expecting to see today. There wasnt a lot of doubt that he was not going to be granted parole. Here he is coming up on his ninth year serving a prison term for this crime that he committed about 10 years ago or so. What happens now is they look ahead to the actual release of oj simpson. He cannot leave prison until october 1 at the earliest. And then there are questions about what will happen after that. He spoke today to these commissioners, this board,
And making a bigger impact. 50s on the temperatures, 60s for others. 50 at woodside and menlo park, 56 at redwood city, 52 and pacifica, loss out those at 54. Law south coast near seasonal averages with 60s and 70s. What do we have at 6 01 am . Traffic right now getting slower and here we are at the bay bridge toll plaza and i want to mention that the traffic is backed up to the maccarthur maze and the metering lights are on with a 15 minute delay. Interstate 880 looks okay in hayward with no major issues driving north or south bound. Westbound 92 not a back commute heading up to the highrise on the san mateo bridge. You can see the traffic on the peninsula is off to a decent start with no major issues on the peninsula. It is 6 02 am. The Alameda County sheriffs investigators are looking for whoever is responsible for the crime that has shocked and saddened the community after a man was shot and killed while pushing his three month old child in a baby stroller. Christien kafton is at t
It will fill in on parts of the coast, not all of it but it looks solid on santa cruz, more of a coverage today. We will have say little system dipping in. Thats all it take, 50s, 60s on the temperatures here and on the peninsula, stanford is 52. 50s, mid 50s around san mateo, but woodside is 50. Over to union city, also 55. Westsouth west a little stronger put it is decreasing, but i still think were set for a cooler day, nice though, 60s, 70s, 80s far enough inland, voluntary manslaughter 80s. It is 701 tim. You have what. We inland. It is 80s. It is 7 01. You have what. We will start with a look at the commute at the toll plaza. It is backed up to the mcarthur maze the meter lights are on and traffic is slow getting on to bridge. You will see slow traffic on that upper deck or i say upper deck, west of treasure island, and on the span on the suspension span there into San Francisco. Lets move along and take a look at some of these other communities. I am looking at 880, you industri
Commissioner what was going through his mind during the robbery in las vegas in 2007 and he said he did not intend on committing the crime but was trying to get his personal belongings back here i wish this would have never happened. I apologize to them in my sentencing and theres nothing i can do about this, but i couldve done something about the entire thing in the beginning. If i had made better judgment back then none of this wouldve happened. I take full responsibility because i shouldve never i have not made any excuses and nine years. Reporter as you heard, he did take full responsibility for what happened and said he did not even realize that a gun and had been pulled during the incident, and he said that happened behind him and he was not aware of that until after the fact. He also wanted to apologize not only to the commission but to the people of nevada and heres what he had to say about that. I have done my time. I have done it as well and respectfully as i think anybody ca