This is the cbs evening news. Mason good evening. Im Anthony Mason. It was all very familiar. Millions of americans glued to their televisions, waiting to hear the fate of o. J. Simpson. But it was two decades later, two decades after simpson was acquitted of murder charges in the trial of the century. Today the question was whether simpson would be granted parole after serving nine years in a nevada prison in an unrelated case, an arm robbery in las vegas. Heres John Blackstone with the verdict. Mr. Simpson, i do vote to grant parole when eligible, and that will conclude this hearing. Thank you. Reporter his relief was obvious. O. J. Simpson, now 70 years old, would soon be free on parole. It was a serious crime and there was no excuse for it. Reporter the hearing Via Video Conference lasted more than an hour as commissioners asked simpson how prison had changed him. Are you humbled by this incarceration . Oh, yeah. Sure. Reporter while expressing regret, he insisted it was others who
Internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. In the 2016 election. Mr. Trumps business ties to russia go back decades. The special counsels mandate is broad, and allows him to investigate any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation. Cbs news has confirmed mueller is also looking into the business dealings of former Trump Campaign chairman Paul Manafort, an investigation initiated by prosecutors in the Southern District of new york. Speaking for myself, i own nothing in russia. I have no loans in russia. I dont have any deals in russia. Reporter the head of the public corruption unit at the Southern District, andrew goldstein, recently joined muellers team. He oversaw the manafort probe. Prosecutor Andrew Weissmann is another team member. His expertise, financial fraud. Weissmann helped lead the federal task force that investigated corruption at energy giant enron. With multiple and overlapping probes, from the department of justice to capito
President. Reporter sessions was asked today if hes considering resigning. I have the honor of serving as attorney general, and i plan to continue to do so as long as that is appropriate. Reporter the president also criticized special Counsel Robert Mueller for accepting the job as head of the russia investigation just one day after interviewing with mr. Trump to be f. B. I. Director. And what the hell is this all about . You talk about conflicts. He was interviewing for the job. Reporter and he again unleashed his fury at former f. B. I. Director james comey. In june, Comey Told Congress that mr. Trump instructed other advisers to leave the oval office, then asked comey to drop the investigation of former National Security adviser michael flynn. But the president told the times, he did not shoo people out of the room. I dont remember even talking to him about any of this stuff. His testimony is loaded up with lies. Reporter in a long, rambling interview, the president also reminisced
From another party you cant do that in a partisan primary thats called crossparty voting and your ballots going if youre confused about how a partisan primary works, make sure you talk with a poll worker when you get to your polling location. Polls are open until 8 this evening. If youre in line at 8, youll still get to vote. Reporting live tonight in milwaukee, Rachelle Baillon fox6 news. Mary thanks rachelle we will have complete coverage of all the big races on our website fox six now dot com, and your fox six news mb and check back after the polls close tonight for election results. Its time for your news and weather together. House Speaker Paul Ryan squares off against paul nehlen in gop primary for the first congressional district. The contest drew National Interest recently due to president ial nominee donald trump. Trump gave nehlen major air time and attention in the past few weeks before finally backing ryan last consistently shown ryan hovering above 80 percent support. Russ
Some light rain on and off so far. Are we expecting more rain today justin . 3 3 3 30 second tease 15 seconds ahead today mostly cloudy with sprinkles possible, especially in the morning. Little sun towards sunset. Cooler with highs in the upper 60s. Wind ne 515 mph. Tonight clouds clearing. Some fog possible. Lows in the middle to upper 50s. Wind ne 25 mph. Week ahead sunshine returns for thursday with average highs in the lower 70s. Trending warmer for the weekend with middle to upper 70s friday and saturday. That warmer trend comes with a likely chance for showers and storms for most of friday into saturday morning. Drying out and back to average on sunday. Roads will be wet this morningplan ahead as you head out the door. There will be a full closure overnight of i94 wb at 84th st through the zoo for a traffic switch. There will be a full closure overnight of i894 nb at greenfield ave for equipment mobilization. At the zoo interchange the i41 sb to i94 eb system ramp will be closed