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That televised trial gripped much of this nation with its courtroom drama. >> i want you to remember these words. like the defining moment in this trial, the day mr. darden asked mr. simpson to try on the gloves and the gloves didn't fit, remember these words, if it doesn't fit, you must acquit. >> and acquitted he was on october 3rd, 1995, after the double murder trial lasted more than eight months. simpson was subsequently, though, found liable for the deaths in a civil case and was ordered to pay a $33 million judgment. today's parole hearing expected to last less than an hour. we have full...

Heads up. this hearing set to start on time here, 1:00 in the east. orenthal james simpson set to be appearing before this panel at the top of the hour. we are told from our reporter on the ground he was flanked by his attorney, his cyster, and one of his daughters is as well. o.j. simpson inmate number 1027820, could be walking out of this prison as early as october 1 if four of the parole board members decide that he should go free. this is a picture of one of simps simpson's friends, we're told, the aforementioned sister and daughter as well. we're told the hearing room is quite tiny. back ...

Again, simpson is serving his time. nbc news senior legal and investigative correspondent cynthia mcfadden is standing by, she covered the simpson murder trial. what can we expect when this parole board convenes here, roughly 15 minutes from now? >> well, good afternoon, craig. we actually just saw several members of the o.j. simpson camp walking into this facility here. his sister, his daughter are here, his attorney and good friend of his all entered this facility. they will be sitting beside o.j. inside this facility when they're video conferenced to the parole board hearing taking place tw...

He wasn't eligible for these counts until today. and so i think chances are very good that he will be a free man october 1st. >> again, as we're having this conversation, a live look there inside the room where those parole board members will be hearing from again o.j. simpson 10, 15 minutes from now, he will appear via video conference. si cynthia, based on what we saw and hear from simpson back in 2013, at that parole hearing, what do you surmise we minor league hear from him today? >> he's going say he's sorry. he said it in 2013. he'll say it again today. that's something that the parole b...

Assessment to see how much of a threat it is to give him parole in this case. and they will be using that rubric to determine whether he's a high risk or low risk. and depending on that, whether to grant or deny his parole in this case. now, they will -- after they hear from o.j. simpson and a witness of his, they will go behind closed doors, they will make that decision and within an hour we should have the answer to that question. the answer, if it is that his parole has been accepted, soonest he could be released from this facility would be october 1st. so still several months behind bars, ...