reminiscent of o.j. and that white bronco chase a back in the 90s. the plane took off and hours later landed at laguardia. what suspension, and no one was immune. it s what gets everybody to watch the news. they re going to cover him like a burka. they pretend he s awful, but all of those clowns need him to survive. we covered it like that [laughter] clowns! you know, it s live, it s happening, he s landing. it s a beautiful day in new york, it s the big trump plane howard: the next day, everything was soon. soon, the defendant to leave trump tower for lower manhattan courthouse, and there go the cars. now you know what these were about, ratings. so the media had trump where they wanted him, back on center stage. or is it the other way around? i m howard kurtz and this is mediabuzz. howard: we caught only brief glimpses of donald trump before and after the arraignment in the stormy daniels case. one still photographer capturing the grim image before manhatt
Moments ago. On april 10th our father succumbed to his battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren during this time of transition his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace. Simpson, as you know, just about any acknowledge at this point has heard of o. J. Simpson. He was in the nfl for 11 reasons primarily with the buffalo bills, regarded as one of the greatest Running Backs of all time. His professional success, though, was to use a term from this week, eclipsed by his highprofile Double Murder trial. His personal life took over. He was ultimately acquitted of the Double Murder of his exwife nichol Brown Simpson and her friend ron goldman back in the 1990s. He was ultimately acquitted of all of that. But it hung over him. It defined him in a way with many people. Thats how they came to know him from the white bronco chase, from seeing cameras in the courtroom hour after hour. It was the first time the country really had been
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
Governor, rick perry, was accused of abusing his power. when those charges were dismissed, he made the trumpian move of using his mug shots to raise money. this is in fact o.j. coming down the freeway. reporter: and it s not all politics. almost 30 years ago, that white bronco chase led to this timeless mug shot of celebrity o.j. simpson, which time magazine darkened, making him look more sinister. time apologized and o.j. not guilty of the crime of murder. reporter: other celeb rities a defiant jane fonda, a smiling robert downy junior, a young lindsay low hahn, and bill gates before he was a billionaire. then there are mug shots that have truly become iconic. notably civil rights leaders from martin luther king jr. to john lewis taken into custody
Reminiscent of o.j. and that white bronco chase a back in the 90s. the plane took off and hours later landed at laguardia. what suspension, and no one was immune. it s what gets everybody to watch the news. they re going to cover him like a burka. they pretend he s awful, but all of those clowns need him to survive. we covered it like that [laughter] clowns! you know, it s live, it s happening, he s landing. it s a beautiful day in new york, it s the big trump plane howard: the next day, everything was soon. soon, the defendant to leave trump tower for lower manhattan courthouse, and there go the cars. now you know what these were about, ratings. so the media had trump where they wanted him, back on center stage. or is it the other way around? i m howard kurtz and this is mediabuzz.