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
him and said, oh my god, he did it. i just remember screaming. probably the scariest moment my entire life. it was physically painful. it was not justice. the murders took only minutes. all these years later, the shock has yet to fade. it was a stunning time. and american legal theater. you think you might know the story of the oj simpson case, but there s a lot you probably haven t heard and seen. did nicole brown simpson actually predicts her own death? what she said to us was that oj is going to kill me. and he s going to get away with it. what went on in the jury room? not guilty of the crime of murder. all the people wanted to do was go home. in a frank interview prosecutor marsha clark answers the most important question of all. how did you not convict this guy? june 12th, 1994. brentwood, california. two horrific murders that came to be defined by just three words. the oj case. everybody seen a dramatic scene in both victims had their throats/