a child custody dispute with his ex-wife rather than a larger systemic problem with the sexual harassment program at the army post. an army spokesman said, quote, from our understanding, lieutenant colonel haas is in a conflict with his wife based on contentious divorce and both have mutual orders of protection against each other. progress greg: what a mess. oj simpson, still trying to convince a judge to give him a brand new trial on his armed robbery conviction, and today his former attorney took the witness stand. the guy simpson s current say was incompetent. coming up next, what he says oj admitted to him about the gun that helped put simpson behind bars. [ male announcer ] running out of steam?
to tears during emotional testimony this afternoon from the family of her victim, travis alexander. as the penalty phase of her trial begins. the jury is weighing whether to sentence her to death and in las vegas, the former star athlete o.j. simpson is looking for a new trial on his armed robbery conviction. he spend more than three and a half hours on the stand yesterday pleading his case. we ve got both stories covered and begin with nbc s die an an aflar. jurors spent three hours to determine her eligibility for the death penalty. what is happening today? reporter: well, we just got through some very gut wrenching testimony from travis alexander s brother and sister. i was expecting a tough day in court but this was so hard to watch for me, i can t even imagine what it must have been like for jurors. the brother talking about the loss that it has had on their family. him having to go to the hospital for ulcers.
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my daughter started screaming. and he came out. there was a man inside of my house. i need an officer there. the man is gone though? they said i m scared. of course, how old are your kids? 12 and 9. okay. you had a break-in. yeah. okay. did they see the man? were they able to describe him. they did see him, yes. my daughter is freaking out right now. shepard: of course, none of that was true. search teams combed the area for any sign of an intruder and they found nothing. then over the weekend the sheriff s deputies arrested one of the children, the 12-year-old for killing the other children. the 9-year-old girl. one, well, speaking of. o.j. is a free man. at least his right hand is free. the juice today won a small victory in his attempt to get a retrial after his 2008 armed robbery conviction. the judge in las vegas ordered a bailiff to uncuff one of o.j. s wrists so he could drink water and take notes. the other hand is still
is accused of stabbing to death his 8-year-old sister last month. he originally told police he saw an intruder leave the home. before her death, the boy was suspended for five days for bringing a pocket knife to his middle school. o.j. simpson was back in court today seeking a new trial on his las vegas armed robbery conviction. he is serving 33 years for the 2007 crime. he claims he was only trying to get back his own sports memoribilia and got bad legal advice on how to do it. in northern minnesota, a sheet of ice acting like a tsunami comes ashore and damages homes. strong winds pushed the ice forward, blowing out some windows and knocking in doors. incredible pictures, like something out of a sci-fi movie. weird. never seen that before. thanks very much. police in new orleans are looking for three possible gunmen in yesterday s attack in a mother s day parade that left 19 people injured. i will speak next with the man who was at the parade and thinks he was standing right n