Leaving many people without power. Hello, welcome to The World Today, an hour of international news. He was one of the most divisive figures in modern america. Oj simpson has died at the age of 76. He was a Football Star and turned into a movie star, and then a murder suspect. It became known as the trial of the century. Our los angeles correspondent emma vardy has been looking back at his life. Watched by millions, oj simpson famously led police on a car chase through los angeles. On a car chase through los angeles after becoming the main suspect in the murder of his ex wife and herfriend. From an impoverished childhood, he had gone on to become one of the greatest american Football Players in history, and a hollywood actor. But he will be forever remembered for his nine month televised trial for the Double Murder that transfixed america. Accused of killing his former wife in a jealous rage, at one point, oj simpson was shown struggling to try on a pair of gloves found at the crime sc
I need to hand it off to the next hour with jose diazbalart who picks up our breaking News Coverage right now. Good morning. We begin with breaking news. Former nfl star o. J. Simpson who was acquitted in one of the most famous murder trials in American History has died at the age of 76. His Family Posting on his x account this morning saying he succumbed to his battle with cancer yesterday. Joining us Now Msnbc Anchor , Chris Jansing. What do we know about this . Well, we dont know a lot. A short statement was put up by his family that he had succumbed to cancer but the announcement o. J. Simpson has died is sure to send ripples through much of america who remember this incredibly gifted Football Hero who became a guest as the guest said in the last hour a bona fide movie star, someone on commercials, someone who was at football games. He was ubiquitous throughout america and crossed all racial lines. The idea that he might murder his wife came as the most incredible shock for anyone
happening now, breaking news, we re learning new details about closing arguments in donald trump s historic but criminal trial. as both sides prepared to make their final pitches to jurors tomorrow. also tonight, us reaction to be israeli airstrike that killed dozens of civilians in rafah. as prime minister benjamin netanyahu is now calling it a tragic mistake standby for new reporting on behind the scenes conversations in the biden administration and breaking news as multiple states are reeling from severe weather, the tornado threat extending to the east coast with millions on alert right now, including writing here in the nation s capital. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i, boris sanchez and you are in the situation the skis cnn, breaking news. let s get right to the breaking news on what to expect during tomatoes closing arguments in donald trump s hush money trial, sources revealing some of the key poin
in rafah as prime minister benjamin netanyahu is states are reeling from severe weather, the tornado threat extending to the east coast with millions on alert, right now, including right here in the nation s capital welcome to our viewers the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i, boris sanchez and you are in the situation the skis, cnn breaking news. let s get right to the breaking news on what to expect during tomatoes closing arguments in donald trump s hush money trial sources revealing some of the key points that both sides plan to make cnn s kara scannell is in new york with the details. carol, what do you learn it? boris, in closing arguments tomorrow, michael cohen is expected to be a focus of both the prosecution and the defense sources say that trump s attorneys are going to look to try to undermine his testimony and focus on some of the witnesses that prosecutors did not call to buttress cohen s testimony, including the forward trum
Wedding of the king of pop and the daughter of the king of rock and roll. But we begin with the murder trial that would consume the nations attention in the 90s and beyond. It began after former nfl star o. J simpson was arraigned on two counts of murder for the deaths of exwife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend ron goldman in june, 1994. It was dubbed the trial of the century and it had all the makings of a hollywood film with bigger than life, real life characters from the prosecution to the defense to the judge to the defendant himself. And it all played out on television every day for the whole country to watch. O. J. Simpson was back in court today for the First Time Since a judge ordered him to stand trial for two brutal murders. The formal charges against him were read. Then he entered his plea. July 22, 1994, oj simpsons high Profile Defense attorneys pushed their way through a throng of onlookers to reach the court for their clients arraignment. In the hushed courtroom, supe