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Depression and suicide." tomorrow marks the anniversary. you were only 24 years old at the time. how do you feel after so much time has passed? >> you know it so surreal it almost feels -- it really feels like it was yesterday. 20 years have gone by. and we are still talking about it. im grateful that, you know, nicole is not forgotten and ron is not forgotten. it is so surreal that is really seems like yesterday, but life has gone on, you know. its been, i lived out 20 years of my life and had ...

And then i remember o.j. first putting on the nylon latex glove and after he first tried to put on the actual glove itself, the murder glove, it became clear that it didnt fit. and you saw o.j. holding up his hand and standing up and walking over to the jury. he was then in full actor mode. >> i was going to say, that was quite a bit of acting. >> he sure was. >> because he played that moment for all that it was worth. yale, i want to talk to you. you were o.j.s attorney from 2013, im pretty sur...

From famous to infamous, the families of the victims well never forget. tonight, nicole brown simpsons sister joins me exclusively. youll be surprised at what she says about o.j. we want to know what you think. tweet us using #askdon. breaking news out of iraq. a day after taking over iraqs second largest city, militants are on the brink of taking control of the northern city of takrit. now the embattled iraqi government has signaled a willingness for air strikes to help stop the insurgents. j...

>> today -- >> jeff is 100% right. that jury hated him with such a passion, it didnt matter what i said, what i argued, what the prosecutors were going to do, they were going to convict him because of all of the stupid things he had done in the last ten years, and the fact that most people thought that he had committed the murders. i mean, and jeffs right. should have never been convicted in las vegas. >> hes appealing that trial on grounds that he didnt get a fair trial. i want to get carl in h...

Happened with george zimmerman and o.j. how would this trial be handled today? >> im not sure that there would be a great deal of factual difference. there may well be, don, a difference in perception. a difference in the way that the media might play the case. but for some reason, we americans are always fascinated with the issues of race. and concerning what jeff said, i think in order to understand the verdict from the prism of an african-american juror, you have to understand the dynamics th...

>> you know, probably time and the intensity of the moment at the time. for african-americans, in 1995, it was very, very important that there be justice, or at least a perception of justice. there was a police officer that was caught in a lie, there were pieces of evidence that were found or suspected of being planted. this was the police state doing what they could to convict someone who they thought was guilty of a crime. as time has passed. as the groundswell has continued to grow. as o.j. h...

>> deuce, dont do it, you have two kids, dont do it. you know, kind of, like, what tom lang was talking about last night on the special. it was the exact same thing that my daddy was saying to him, deuce, dont do it. you have two kids. they love you. we all love you. people dont understand that this was family, this wasnt a stranger who did this. this is somebody who ive known since i was 7 years old. so, you know, he was my dads son, basically. and he was uncle o.j. to me. and, you know, so may...

Imagine this 150 million people tuned in to hear the verdict in the o.j. simpson trial and to put that into perspective for you, the population of the united states at the time was 266 million. 150 million people tuned in, 266 million people in the united states at the time. so it is no surprise that the case continues to fascinate, especially with what it tells us about race in america. back with me now is yale galanter, jeffrey toobin and carl douglas. jeffrey toobin jumped ahead in the workbo...

Trial, there were cameras in the courtroom for that. yale, you were o.j.s attorney from 2000 to 2013. tell us, did he share any insight on that infamous bronco chase? >> yeah. i mean, we used to discuss it a lot, don. and, you know, the most surreal thing to him was that everybody characterized it as a chase and it was never a chase. i think the bronco never went over 35 miles an hour. >> slow speed chase. >> on the phone with law enforcement, they knew where he was going, it was -- really wasnt...

Thank you, everyone. i appreciate it. great conversation. we have the stories of some of the other key players. make sure you tune into cnn spotlight, the o.j. simpson trial, where are they now, friday night at 10:00 p.m. eastern. coming up, congressman eric cantor will soon be out of a job. what happens after his shocking ouster? thats straight ahead. but first, cnns original series, the 60s," watch tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern. here is your 60s minute. >> the president has been hit. ♪ >>...