>> thank you. >> martha: and with that, after nine years behind bars, o.j. simpson will soon be a free man. the nevada parole board granting him an early release in october. simpson testified that he is a changed man. when asked what he had been imprisoned to rehabilitate, this is his answer. >> they give you a bunch of little tools about how to talk to people, instead of throwing punches, tools i've used here. it's how you talk to people. the tone that she is. it's been here now, one of oj's closest friends, tom, tom thank you for being with us today. you are in the courtroom there yesterday, or the parole room, but was o.j. simpson's reaction afterward when you two spoke? >> he was elated. thrilled. excitement. joy. >> martha: what kind of like to think he will have now?