vegas armed robbery and other charges for the question of where simpson goes now is still very much up in the air. claudia is live in reno, nevada. hello, claudia. reporter: hello again. we can t confirm where o.j. simpson is or what he is going to do now that he s out of prison but reportedly he will get an iphone so we may hear about his plans directly from simpson via social media. he was released from lovelock prison at a meat media midnight event orchestrated by the officials specifically to avoid a media circus. they released a photograph of o.j. simpson signing paperwork and then a few minutes after midnight queued him to walk out of prison. come on out. he was whisked away in a black suv and hasn t been publicly seen or heard from since. originally sentenced to more than 30 years for a botched armed robbery in las vegas
simpson was granted parole in july after serving nine years. the parole board is not allowed to consider his 1995 acquittal the killings of his ex-wife and her friend or the subsequent civil trial in which he was found liable for the debts. in a statement issued today the goldman family about pursuit simpson for the now estimated $60 million judgments he owes them adding that while they knew he would be released today it is still difficult for us to know he will be a free man again. simpson has said he wants to live a quiet life in florida but prison officials there say he still has not received the necessary paperwork to monitor his parole so at this point florida is bit of a? as is o.j. simpson s whereabouts tonight. back to you. arthel: thank you. as reported the attorney general of portis is o.j. simpson is not welcomed in the sunshine state but can she prevent him from going there. that is the question for our legal panel when they join us later in the show. eric. eric: they are d
sticking with us this afternoon. thank you for having me. eric: meanwhile, florida s attorney general has a message to o.j. simpson. you are not welcome in the sunshine estates. here is oj being from prison. he is living in florida before his conviction on our bribery and other charges in nevada. can the ag stop oj from returning to florida for short our legal battle coming next. plus the tragic speaking of a cargo ship two years ago during a hurricane. i had, a new report of the blame for the disaster that killed everyone on board.
violent crime. reporter: the hearing will be done by video teleconference with simpson at the lovelock prison in four members of the nevada parole board in carson city. he will plead his case. a few years ago he describes himself as a model prisoner and said he was sorry for his crimes and according to a defense attorney the key is showing the board that he has changed. please sit down. reporter: simpson s victim is also expected to be at the hearing. he could testify and he might join the chorus of people who say oj has done enough time and should be released. if he gets parole later today, he will not be sprung right away. the earliest he could be
his answers, many had wondered how contrite would simpson be? and some of what he said made immediate headlines. abc s senior national correspondent, matt gutman, leading us off from that nevada prison. reporter: o.j. walking into that room, slimmed down, relaxed and easing into that seat. and mr. simpson, will you, please, give me your doc number for the record? 1027-8200. reporter: the tension in the room behind that little blue door at lovelock prison broken almost immediately. we have that you are currently, well, very recently turned 90 years old. i m sorry about that. i look great for 90. [ laughter ] how about we take two decades off and call you 70. reporter: in answering why he robbed his friend, memorabilia