Floor. That is simply what this rule vote was. And yet they still couldnt get it over the finish line right now. Now what we are hearing from the Speakers Office is that there is a hope that they might be able to go back to the House Rules Committee restructure this rule and create some kind of harmony among republicans to actually get this debate started on the floor. But again, they are up against a deadline as intelligence officials are making clear that they our very concerned about fisa not being reauthorized by the april 19 deadline, arguing that the impact on their ability to collect intelligence would be severe at a time when there are so many threats happening. Against the United States at the same time. Now, there is a big question right now about what johnsons future holds, what his speakership holds given that threat for Marjorie Taylor greene and republicans are just frustrated with the level of tumbled and chaos that they are experiencing day to day working in their jobs. Heres one of those members all you have to do this, say weve got seven more months for the president ially thats trying to complete referring to place bernie place. Now, lets just get donald trump. Thats it . Thats what we should fall. Thats my thought. Were dysfunction. We are its come somewhat embarrassing to make edison the button a little bit november but my focus is donald j. Trump now because we cant, nobody can manage his conference the lord jesus himself could not manage his conference now obviously, this big meeting tomorrow between Speaker Mike Johnson and President Trump at maralago is going to be an important moment for speaker johnson as he tries to bolt, hold on to his speakers gavel and navigate the next several months on capitol hill, wolf lauren fox. Thank you very, very much were following some important Breaking News right now. Oj simpson has died at the age of 76 cnn, Stephanie Elam has more on his life oj simpson sort of fame as number 32 for the Buffalo Bills. Im sorry. And plummeted to infamy as inmate number one, 7820. And then the vata Department Of Corrections inbetween simpson lead a life filled with more surreal drama than all of his various film and tv projects combined Mass Media Experts say Simpsons Sensational televised, low speed chase arrest and murder trial doesnt fit you must acquit stand as the first reality show. And perhaps the greatest three bring Television Phenomenon ever at one point, the world herc oj simpsons exwife, Nicole Brown Simpson say, you dont want to stay on the line going to be then later symptom was charged with the horrific murders by knife of nicole and her friend ron goldman. Ron and nicole. Were what shirt . The trial made lawyers and even witnesses, Household Names are on file. James simpson, not guilty of the crime of murder when the jury Freed Simpson Celebration erupted in parts of los angeles. But simpson would never recapture his Idol Status Simpson First Brennan into the National Spotlight as the Heisman Trophy winning running back at the university of Southern California. Then 11 spectacular years with the nfl fell, vaulted him to the Pro Football Hall Of Fame Simpson cashed in on the popularity becoming a pitch menn, four hertz and an actor becoming well for the naked gun movies. O, j simpson, as youve never seen them before symptom played a lawmen on screen . And ran into trouble with the courts offscreen. He lost the multimilliondollar wrongful death suit brought by the families of his exwife and ron goldman then moved to florida in 2016, was accused of assault in a roadway rage incident and miami, he was found not guilty and 2005 he was found guilty and fined for stealing Satellite Television then in 2007 in Las Vegas Police arrested him on several felony charges, including kidnapping and Armed Robbery. In that case, simpson and Armed Accomplices Rate at a hotel room and what he called an attempt to just get back some of his stolen belongings. Am i didnt know i was doing on anything illegal. I thought i was confronting friends, in retrieving my property the nevada jury never bought his story and instead sent him to prison he was released on parole nine years later in the dead of night with no fanfare and no bright future, just the distinction of arguably the greatest Rise And Fall and Pop Culture History thank you, stephanie, for that report. Once again, were following the Breaking News right now. Oj simpson has died at the age of 76. Cnns jean casarez covered oj for several years and is joining us right now. Gene, lets talk a little bit about o j simpson. Well, first of all, there is a tweet that has come out from his family. We do want to read that for everyone. And it says on april 10th, our father or in fall, James Simpson succumbed to his battle with cancer he was surrounded by his children and grandchildren during this time of transition, his family ask that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace. The simpson family, you know what . There are really two oj simpsons because one is that football he wrote that this country adored for so many years. And in Southern California, i think those of us from Southern California believed that we got to know him originally because as a graduate, he graduated from usc was the Heisman Trophy winner. He was everything to people in Southern California. After then going on to the Buffalo Bills and also the San Francisco 49 years. But when i really started talking with him personally myself at that las vegas trial, i was the correspondent for his las vegas trial, was kidnapping. It was Armed Robbery. I think people thought of it as a funny thing, a joke, but the courts and nevada thought of it has very serious because the potential was decades in prison. But every day i would go to the courthouse he was there, he was on bail, so he would just be in the hallway. He would be in the gallery. Hed be talking to people once he found out that i was from Southern California and i was a usc graduate hey, wanted to talk to me all the time because his passion was football. His passion was usc. He loved it and he was very he wasnt nervous about what was happening at that trial, although the evidence was not good against him and he was ultimately convicted on all counts and all of his cronies. It was all his golfing other buddies and they they had gone to try to retrieve what had been his personal property, but it was owned by someone else at the time. Unfortunately, some of them had a couple of guns and so it became an Armed Robbery situation. But he just took it in his stride, but he was very nice to everybody, very humbled to everyone. One and everyone knew what hed been through and california and all the questions that remained about the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson, and also ron goldman. But he Waconvicd Onll counts he was sennced to 33 years in prison ov three decades. He served it out in la lovelock, nevada, which is a northern central outside of reno, nevada. And he served nine years and he was released and i was there when he was released as the correspondent for the network he was a very subdued thing, but he stayed in las vegas the next j we heard he was golfing. Once again at home in las vegas. And thats where we believe he he stayed for the remainder of his life. But there were definitely two oj simpsons and now secrets are possibly gone forever because the murder of nicole brown, nicole goldman, the coal brown and ron goldman we may never know the real truth. A jury acquitted him and 30 minutes, we know that, so we was acquitted but what really happened to the lives of those two people . May forever become secret jena, i want you to stay with us, alysa. I want to bring in our cnn contributor bob costas, whos joining us right now, bob. But whats your reaction to the death of oj simpson . How do you think he will be remembered and talk a little bit about the tremendous cultural in fact, he had as a player in the nfl and actor and as a criminal defendant well as great as he was as a player. And its enough to say he was a hall of fame quality player. He was one of the handful of greatest Running Backs in the history of College Football. And than the nfl. And he also has quality thats difficult to define and statistics alone dont capture it. He was wonderful to watch and he was always gracious with the press without going he was not just admired, but below. And then to your point about being a cultural force, this is all prior to the murders. He was if not the first, he was the first to do it in a big way. An African American athlete who broke through he said may have the quote incorrect. Im not black, im not white. Im oj and part of that was almost exemplified by a little stereotypical sort of blue haired lady saying, go oj, go as direct through the airport in the rentacar commercials and there were zillions of other commercials. And as jeanne outlined in our piece or is the piece of proceeded jean coming on outlying and movies . Were countless Television Appearances the stars everything about him people feel more or less. There were pockets of black community and i remember brown and i about this. He didnt like go jay, but if path that is certain racial issues. So there was that. But by enlarge was one of the most popular, athlete. Its will pop in the United States. I didnt know him well when he was Playing Football Predated by be done eventually, we wound up being for forethought precomposed skin shows. Ball on nbc as he was hailed remember the name of 2p2 brought coffee when you first got on the set to everybody, willing to show up a charity events. Good company at dinner or on the golf course. All things changed in an in june of 1994 and a lot of what he did that in his life the first will come by. Most people and subsequent split subsequently, the murder him selves the lowspeed protease was cover spec file or the beginning better worse, over the television. And then although he lived some years after that most of that was lived off the radar with his friends playing golf. He did a twitter account occasionally posted about the he fell other thoughts, but he was a Shadow Figure its really amazing when i think about oj simpson, of course, i remember when he played for my Buffalo Bills, i grew up in buffalo and im a huge Buffalo Bills fan and oj was just a special player. He was loved by everyone in buffalo. We were thrilled whenever we would see him on the field. He was really, Really A Special Nfl Star And Those Of Us who love the Buffalo Bills, were so grateful and appreciative that he was playing for our Buffalo Bills standby bob, i want to bring in our Christine Brennan are cnn sport sports analyst as well. Christine, give us your reaction to the death of oj simpson well, and bob, you know, this is of course an American Icon someone who transcended sports of course, bob, was referring to. I mean, what we see now with athletes today that be Caitlin Clark recently. Of course, tom bradys Serena Williams lebron. I could go on and on. The first name basis that were on, but these athletes, the fact that we absolutely expect to see them on commercials as we saw with womens basketball, youre watching the games and then they go to commercials and you see Caitlin Clark time and again, or angel reese this to me really started with oj and the hertz commercials. If i was referring to the as a girl growing up in toledo, i knew oj because i was such a sports fan and its not about sports. I of course knew him for his Buffalo Bills days and the big 1973 seasons and when he ran for over 2000, 2003, always remember that number of course, i knew him as an athlete, but i also knew him as a pitch man. And that crossover appeal into every living room so even if he didnt love football, you knew oj because of his ability to transcend sports. And of course becomes a businessman and the pitch man that he, he was. And then the trial. And of course, The Civil Trial would to the civil case, he lost and the fall from grace that was extraordinary and welldeserved absolutely selfinduced. And a man that would never be seen the same again. And so yes, Truly American story, cultural, sports everything, the Rise And Fall of o j. But a major, major part of our lives for the entirety of our lives. Its a basic when you think about that Rise And Fall, it was so dramatic and so much of that fall is a lot of us remember who were old enough to remember that were seeing live on television the trial, the aftermath, and all of that. It just had such a huge impact all of us remember that the video of the car chase that was seen live on television as well. These were moments that many of us, christina and im sure you were you as well will never forget well thats true and in fact, i was working at the Washington Post at the time. And the moment the car chase happened, which was going on during an beer game, i was not covering that game. I was at home. My Sports Editor toward solomon done on the phone with me and said, fly to San Francisco immediately. That was the next morning. And i went knocked on oj simpsons sisters door, we fanned out because we knew this story was going to be so huge. And through every resource from the Washington Post at this story, and i ended up being in california at specific was very nice to answer the door, did not want to speak to me. That was fine. And then i flew to la and i helped out with the coverage there for several weeks this was an extraordinary time when News Organizations had money to throw at these things. We dont is much now and just the amount of journalists, the amount of reporters. It was alluded to earlier, the number of superstars and the media who, who started or gained fame, as well as of course, the lawyers, kardashian of course, so much of our cultural history and more, it came and emanated from that kind of launched from that story, as well as careers in the media. And so yeah, that was a big deal for me. I remember covering it and it was all hands on deck. Well, everyone, this is so big and we know its so big and washington imposed among many, many News Organizations with all over it from the very beginning, who was so huge indeed it was really an amazing moment for so many of us. Indeed around the country. I stand by for a moment. I want to bring in our legal analyst, joey jackson joey, you remember that oj Simpson Trial, he was charged with the murder of the coal Brown Simpson and ron goldman lets talk a little bit how that divided the country to a certain degree, right . Yeah, it really did well what a day. And certainly what a historical moment that was in so many respects. Not at all forgetting the two deaths and certainly the prosecutions efforts to bring those debts. The justice as we look there at a Pivotal Moment both right . Everyone remembers if the glove doesnt fit, you must acquit. And i think when you talk about the division of the country, i think Johnnie Cochran, the attorney, he was the person who certainly i look up tool still to this day. It was about really having a trial that deflected and talked about the racism of the lapd and really made that front and center as to why oj should be acquitted, questioning the issues with respect to the police protocols, the police practices, what they did, how they focused and targeted on him to the exclusion of other evidence, just assembling a dream team. It wasnt only Johnnie Cochran, you remember barry shack, you remember ron gop, you remember are number of other people who were on that dream team with regard to what they did and challenging dna and looking and assessing chain of custody issues in terms of the evidence was contaminated in an