Oj simpson was once one of americas top football players, but was later accused of the murder of his wife, nicole brown simpson. His televised trial was followed Around The World. He was acquitted but was later found liable for her killing in a civil case. His family announced the news. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. Ed gordon was the first journalist to interview oj simpson after his acquittal and in the past few minutes. Ed has been speaking to our colleagues on cbs news. I just got off the plane and checked my phone. Needless to say, i was getting all kind of calls and text and it is a bit surreal. I mean, we all can go at any moment, but to think about as you read who oj simpson was, this star running back arguably at his time, the greatest running back of all time in the nfl, then to become a pitchman and a movie star. And then, you know, the tragedy that befell the Goldman Family and what its become. And so i think that, gale, as you know, how divided this c
Creek. Southbound 680 slowly starting to fill in. I have been watching this guy with his hazards on, not a blocking issue and i dont think thats going to slow you down. That should not be a significant problem for you. Quick check of drive times. Highway 4 to walnut creek, still wide open in the green at six minutes. Westbound 24 walnut creek to highway 13, another nine. And tracy to dublin, our normal early slow spot, in the yellow, up to 39 minutes. A couple minor issues in the south bay, well check on those next. Right now, im tracking a ferocious wildfire raging, that is threatening homes near yosemite. We just got this new video into our live desk. You can see the det wiler fire burning along highway 140 in Mariposa County. The fire ballooned overnight from 15,000 to 25,000 acres. Only 5 contained at this point. The entire town of mariposa is evacuated. Crews are fighting this from the ground and air with about 1400 firefighters on hand right now. Firefighters say the fire is, quo
Battling the blaze and the new excessive heat warnings in the east. And decision day. O. J. Simpson hours away from learning his fate. Will the former football star soon walk free after nine years behind bars . Ron goldmans father fred and sister kim are here live in an abc news exclusive. And we do say good morning, america. A lot of news to get to this thursday morning and so many well wishes going out to john mccain and we add ours. Yeah, what a giant john mccain has been. The man at the center of American Life for more than 50 years, prisoner of war in vietnam, republican candidate for president , elder statesman of senate. He had been experiencing double vision. Difficult moments he had at the James Comey Hearing but they and thats when they bove his discovered the brain tumor. Overnight his wife, cindy mccain, posting this photo thanking people for their thoughts saying he is the toughest person i know. He is my hero. I love him with all my heart. Our Congressional Correspondent
Inmate about to win his freedom . One of the lead prosecutors in his murder trial weighs in in an exclusive live interview. Plus, a new Fidget Spinner danger. It caught on fire while i was laying right next to it. A teen swallowed up a flooded street. Before reemerging seconds later. And kermit, youre fired. After 27 years the man behind the famous frog let go. He is speaking to us live today, thursday, july 20th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. Glad to have you with us. The outpouring for senator mccain immediate when he got this news last night. Its coming from all corners of the country. From the president of the United States to former president obama, and all those people that have worked so closely with john mccain through the years. Thats our breaking news overnight. Senator john mccain, the arizona republican, one of the most vocal lawmakers on
See why getting the clues depends on what youre calling an oven. What is it . Its a range. Sometimes could you shortcut through life and they end up being costly, and thats what landed these people in this predicament. Good grief, what are you thinking . According to a loose translation the people in this truck wanted to take a shortcut so they thought they could drive over the train tracks, instead they ended up getting stuck. The problem is that there is a train coming, in fact you can see it off in the distance, as it approaches slowly. The driver relentlessly trying to free that truck from between the tracks but its not going to happen. The train is moving way if too fast and theres nowhere to go. The people have no choice but to get out of the way. Oh theres no way they could have survived a hit like that. Thats a passenger train, too, putting potentially hundreds of lives at risk for a stupid shortcut. It did cause delays but nobody was injured. The driver and the passenger that