was why. >> physical, verbal, psychological, sexual abuse that went on for years. >> lyle and erik menendezbuse does not justify a revenge killing. never, never, never ever. >> now, in the eyes of many, the menendez brothers have seemingly gone from public enemies to victims, all as a powerful movement builds online to set the brothers free. >> but ten years would have been enough. they didn't need to do life without parole. >> given all the love i feel for you. >> young people today want to stand up for victims of abuse. >> prison reform advocate kim kardashian and actor rosie o'donnell, who's friends with the brothers, are calling for their release. >> they were not horrible kids. they were severely, sadistically tortured by a pedophile predator father and a very compliant and also involved mother who had no interest in them. >> did you think what was happening with you and your father was normal or abnormal? >> i knew it was extremely abnormal, and i wasn't going to let anyone find out. >> in their 1993 trial, allegations of sexual abuse by jose laid bare in testimony. abuse the brothers

in a phone interview with tmz, erik menendez said during an assault lyle's jaw was broken. he says he's gone through. >> i was picked on, bullied violently, and i was -- it was traumatic and continual. >> the menendez brothers are awaiting a hearing to determine whether they should be resentenced for their parents' murder. >>> coming up, remember this seal found on the street in connecticut? well, we've got an update that will make you smile. i got somebody for that! ♪♪ i got somebody for that. ♪♪ i got somebody for that! you guys got somebody for peyronie's disease? ♪♪ there's hope for the estimated 1 in 10 men who may have peyronie's disease, or pd. a urology specialist who treats pd can help you create a plan— including nonsurgical options. find somebody today at gogetsomebody.com home. it's where we do the things we love with the people we love. celebrating, sharing—living. so why should aging mean we have to leave that in the past? what if we lived tomorrow in the same place as we did yesterday? what if we stayed home instead? with help, we can. home instead. for a bet

>> indicano and erik menendez exchanged hundreds of letters, and the fact that andy cano did not remember one paragraph from one of these hundreds of letters is not surprising to me. so i think d.a. hochman is wrong when he says, why didn't this letter come out before? and i'm really upset with his dismissal of the menendez connection. i was the ep of the documentary on peacock, and that was a documentary that was put together by a team of investigative reporters and the dismissal of that evidence is really a slap in the face of sexual abuse survivors. >> now what? d.a. hochman once again offered no recommendation on resentencing. clemency, though, is still on the table. is governor gavin newsom now the last hope for the menendez brothers to secure freedom? >> laura, he may be. and obviously, the governor can step in at any time and pardon or commute their sentence. and that's still an option. but the governor says he wants to wait to see how this process plays out. the next would be resentencing. and we know former district attorney george gascon did initiate that process. but nathan hoc

reporter jacqueline lee has the very latest. >> the major decision today in the case of lyle and erik menendezk to understand the menendez case. >> today, the d.a. closing one path that could have seen the brothers released. the da discounting new evidence of sexual abuse by their father coming to light. >> sexual abuse in this situation. while it may have been a motivation for erik and lyle to do what they did does not constitute self-defense. >> those allegations at the heart of the brothers claim they killed their parents in self defense. >> we conclude in our informal response that the court should deny the current habeas petition by the menendez brothers. >> erik and lyle were found guilty in the brutal killing of their parents, jose and kitty. in their $5 million beverly hills home in 1996, they have served 35 years of their life sentence. >> this is done, this is done. >> their case gaining renewed interest on social media after streaming documentaries and shows depicted their stories. the brothers recently calling into the two angry men podcast, sharing they were brutalized behind bars

their defense attorney, erik menendez, describing the terror behind bars. >> i faced a lot of bullying and trauma. there was it was a dangerous environment. >> what happened to you? >> i was picked on, bullied violently. and it was traumatic. and it was continual. and, you know, there's the things that a lot of inmates in prison go through. and, and when they're not part of a gang structure. >> and erik. >> says he didn't fight back. >> i'm not going to fight back. i'm not going to, you know, engage. and i had no one to really to turn to for help. >> the brothers served 21 years of their sentence in separate prisons. erik, describing how he felt when he says he learned his brother lyle had been violently attacked. >> i was told lyle just got assaulted and got his jaw broken. and it was i'm thinking, he's over there. i'm going through this over here. and at least we could protect each other. maybe if we were together. >> next month, the brothers face a critical hearing when a judge will decide whether they should be resentenced for the gruesome murders of their parents, kitty and jose.

menendez brothers bid for freedom. l.a.'s district attorney saying he opposes a new trial for erik and lyle menendez, the brothers serving a life sentence for the murders of their parents speaking from behind bars. we asked the d.a. what it means for their future in prison. >>> plus. d.a. what it means >> how can we be represented by you? >> backlash grows in town halls across the country. and just in, more than 5,000 department of defense workers on the chopping block. the sweeping crackdown on immigration. nbc news learning the trump administration is searching for new places to detain undocumented migrants. and what's behind the reassignment of a top i.c.e. official? >>> the worst day of the year for the dow, dropping over 700 points over new concerns about the economy. >>> accused killer luigi mangione faces a judge after being accused of that brazen murder of a top health care ceo. his supporters lined up at dawn. >>> death from a brutal flu season hit a new high, and rising numbers of measles. >>> the new tipping point for the minimum wage, the debate over paying tipped workers less, and why some servers would rather

their defense attorney, erik menendez, describing the terror behind bars. >> i faced a lot of bullyingwas a dangerous environment. >> what happened to you? >> i was picked on, bullied violently, and it was traumatic. and it was continual. and, you know, there's the things that a lot of inmates in prison go through. and when they're not part of a gang structure. >> and erik says he didn't fight back. >> i'm not going to fight back. i'm not going to, you know, engage. and i had no one to really to turn to for help. >> the brothers served 21 years of their sentence in separate prisons. erik, describing how he felt when he says he learned his brother lyle had been violently attacked. >> i was told lyle just got assaulted and got his jaw broken. and it was, i'm thinking, he's over there, i'm going through this over here. and at least we could protect each other. maybe if we were together. >> next month, the brothers face a critical hearing when a judge will decide whether they should be resentenced for the gruesome murders of their parents. kitty and jose. the 2024 netflix series, shining a

he cast doubt on alleged evidence of sexual abuse of erik menendez by his father, and said it was not pertinent to the case. >> we believe it's inconceivable, as we've argued in our papers, and defies common sense, that if they had evidence that would show that that sexual abuse had been communicated not just six years before the events, but nine months before the 1989 killings, that it would it would absolutely have come out during one or both of their testimonies. >> the previous la district attorney, george gascon, had pushed for resentencing, saying that the brothers had paid their debt to society. the proposed resentencing will be taken up at a hearing in march. >> luigi mangione was back in court today for the first time since his december arraignment on murder and terror charges. the 26 year old is accused of killing the united health care ceo in new york city and leading authorities on a national manhunt, as fox's connor hansen reports, mangione has pleaded not guilty and is vowing to fight the charges. >> luigi mangione was escorted into a new york courtroom in a bulletproof

. >> the major decision today in the case of lyle and erik menendez. >> we have put in the hard work to understand the menendez case. >> today, the d.a. closing one path that could have seen the brothers released. the da discounting new evidence of sexual abuse by their father coming to light. >> sexual abuse in this situation. while it may have been a motivation for eric and lyle to do what they did does not constitute self-defense. >> those allegations at the heart of the brothers claim they killed their parents in self-defense. >> we conclude in our informal response that the court should deny the current habeas petition by the menendez brothers. >> eric and lyle were found guilty in the brutal killing of their parents, jose and kitty, in their $5 million beverly hills home in 1996. they have served 35 years of their life sentence. >> this is done, this is done. >> their case gaining renewed interest on social media after streaming documentaries and shows depicted their stories. the brothers recently calling into the two angry men podcast, sharing they were brutalized behind bars f

the rare new interview with lyle and erik menendez serving life for the murder of their parents. and an update on their possible resentencing in the months ahead. nightly news is next. >>> >>> tonight, president trump's whirlwind first month back in office. the dramatic cut to the federal government. billionaire elon musk center stage at cpac with a golden chainsaw. more than 70 executive orders signed. irs employees the latest target of the administration's mass layoffs. the potential impact in the heart of tax season. plus, the deep cuts at national parks. >> it could mean life or death for someone who is having an emergency. >> the warning at yosemite and other iconic parks ahead of the busy spring travel season. >>> the controversial confirmation of kash patel narrowly approved as director of the fbi. >>> the unnerving scene as hamas returned four bodies, the youngest victims of the october 7th attack among them. all of it happening as multiple bus explosions rock tel aviv. >>> an exclusive look inside a trafficking tunn as illegal crossings plummet. but can more troops on th

the rare new interview with lyle and erik menendez serving life for the murder of their parents. and an update on their possible resentencing in the months ahead. nightly news is next. >>> >>> tonight, president trump's whirlwind first month back in office. the dramatic cut to the federal government. billionaire elon musk center stage at cpac with a golden chainsaw. more than 70 executive orders signed. irs employees the latest target of the administration's mass layoffs. the potential impact in the heart of tax season. plus, the deep cuts at national parks. >> it could mean life or death for someone who is having an emergency. >> the warning at yosemite and other iconic parks ahead of the busy spring travel season. >>> the controversial confirmation of kash patel narrowly approved as director of the fbi. >>> the unnerving scene as hamas returned four bodies,

. >>> just in tonight, the case of lyle and erik menendez. the newly elected d.a. and his decision just moments ago. >>> one month into president trump's term and voters packing town halls across the country face-to-face with republican members of congress. what americans are saying about elon musk and the new "washington post" poll. 53% of americans disapproving of how president trump is handling the economy. the key issue in the election. and at the white house today, the heated exchange. the president asking if maine's governor was in the room. the exchange ended this way. >> enjoy your life after governor because i don't think you'll be in elected politics. >> why he singled her out. >>> tonight, the horror over the body returned by hamas. the family said this was not their loved one. tonight, hamas says it has now given them the right body, but all of this leading to new tensions, and will this cease-fire hold? >>> tonight, the pilot arrested in boston just before takeoff at logan airport. what he's accused of. >>> the explosion in maui at a popular resort. mu

if convicted, that they've now in the quest for freedom for convicted murderers, erik and lyle menendez la county's da nathan hochman is now saying. >> he's opposed to the brothers motion for a new trial. >> kareen wynter has the latest. there. >> in a lengthy press conference today in downtown los angeles district attorney nathan hochman announced his office is opposing motion by erik and lyle menendez for a new trial. we conclude in our informal response. >> at the court should deny the current habeas petition by the menendez brothers. the brothers filed the motion in 2023. citing new evidence including a copy of a letter. the defense claimed confirms erickson count of abuse on friday. hakan pointed to a string of what he called vigorous required standards for granting the brothers a new trial for the 1989 shotgun, murders of their parents is the new evidence timely? is it admissible and credible? one by one hochman challenge the evidence on varying grounds. it's not timely. >> because it was not eppresented at the time of trial. it was it, didn't they substantially delay in bringing

. >> an update now in the quest for freedom by convicted murderers erik and lyle menendez, la county district attorney nathan hochman >> has announced he will oppose the brothers motion for a new trial. kareen wynter has that story. >> in a lengthy press conference today in downtown los angeles district attorney nathan hochman announced his office is opposing motion by erik and lyle menendez for a new trial. we conclude in our informal response. >> at the court should deny the current habeas petition by the menendez brothers. the brothers filed the motion in 2023. citing new evidence including a copy of a letter. the defense claimed confirms erickson count of abuse on friday. hakan pointed to a string of what he called vigorous required standards for granting the brothers a new trial for the 1989 shotgun, murders of their parents is the new evidence timely? is it admissible and credible? one by one hochman challenge the evidence on varying grounds. it's not timely. >> because it was not presented at the time of trial. it was it, didn't they substantially delay in bringing this motion

and he also cast doubt on alleged evidence of sexual abuse of erik menendez by his father, and said itnicated not just six years before the events, but nine months before the 1989 killings, that it would it would absolutely have come out during one or both of their testimonies. >> the previous la d.a, george gascon, had pushed for resentencing, saying that the brothers had paid their debt to society. the proposed resentencing will be taken up at a hearing in march. >> non-surgical procedures are becoming more common among teens, and a new poll found that 1 in 6 parents support their kids getting work done. non-surgical procedures include teeth whitening, laser hair removal, chemical skin peels and teeth whitening. the study by the university of michigan found that these procedures have increased in popularity due to social media and the exposure of idealized images of faces and bodies. the pediatrician that led this study says that even though these non-surgical procedures are less risky than surgery, they are not risk free. >> one can see problems such as burns or scarring. infections

erik. >> menendez are. >> speaking out in a rare. >> interview from prison. >> the brothers. >> who are currently serving life sentences without parole for the 1989 murders of their parents, jose and kitty, in their beverly hills. >> mansion. >> joined the two angry men. >> podcast. >> hosted by. >> tmz's harvey levin. >> and the. >> brothers own. >> attorney. >> mark geragos. >> the interview, highlighting their side of the. >> story. >> with eric describing. >> the hardships. >> he experienced when he entered prison 35 years ago. >> i was picked on, bullied violently. and it was traumatic. >> and. >> it. >> was. >> continual. >> and i had no one to really to turn to for help. and i. >> was separated from lyle. >> and i. >> remember the day. that i was told lyle just got. >> assaulted and got. >> his jaw broken. >> after 21 years apart. >> the brothers were moved. >> to the same. san diego prison in. >> 2018, where. >> they say they helped create a prison, green. space and rehabilitation programs for fellow inmates. >> i grew up in an affluent home. >> i was

one piece being an undated photocopy of a letter purportedly sent by erik menendez to his cousin. >>in that letter, eric alludes to alleged sexual abuse at the hands of their father, jose, which the brothers say led them to fear for their lives and brutally murder jose and their mom, kitty, at the family's beverly hills mansion. >> it is not credible evidence. we have not been presented with the original. we have not been presented with an envelope with a postmark. >> i know what he did to me in his house. >> the second piece of allegedly new evidence, testimony from a former boy band member who appeared in a peacock documentary claiming that jose menendez, a record executive, had also raped him. >> we will prosecute sexual abuse in any form. it comes, but sexual abuse in this situation. while it may have been a motivation for eric and lyle to do what they did, does not constitute self-defense. among the many cases we have worked on have been the case of people versus eric and lyle menendez. >> the da's office even released their own mini documentary to explain why they will recommen

one piece being an undated photocopy of a letter purportedly sent by erik menendez to his cousin. >> in that letter, eric alludes to alleged sexual abuse at the hands of their father, jose, which the brothers say led them to fear for their lives and brutally murder jose and their mom, kitty, at the family's beverly hills mansion. >> it is not credible evidence we have not been presented with the original. we have not been presented with an envelope with a postmark. >> i know what he. >> did to me in his house. >> the second piece of allegedly new evidence, testimony from a former boy band member who appeared in a peacock documentary claiming that jose menendez, a record executive, had also raped him. >> we will prosecute sexual abuse in any form. it comes but sexual abuse in this situation. while it may have been a motivation for eric and lyle to do what they did, does not constitute self-defense. among the many cases we have worked on have been the case of people versus eric and lyle menendez. >> the da's office even released their own mini documentary to explain why they will recom

the defense attorneys filed a petition in may of 2023 seeking a new trial for erik and and lyle menendezxual abuse claims and should be considered by the court. the lawyers said the new evidence includes a 1988 letter that erik sent to his cousin just months before the brothers killed their parents. they say in that letter erik said he had been sexually abused by his father. but yesterday los angeles county d.a. nathan hochman if announced that his office opposes the motion filed for a new trial. he said most of what was included in the request with for a new trial had already been rejected in the other courts. he also a shared his doubts on the validity of the new evidence presented by the defense. >> is this credible evidence? we argue in many different ways it is not credible evidence. if this letter there truly existed, the defense counsel would have of absolutely used it at the trial, because it would have helped corroborate both erik menendez's testimony and his cousin's testimony about sexual abuse. >> reporter: the t.a. also -- d.a. also addressed those sexual abuse claims. take

. >>> tonight, in an extraordinary move, the menendez brothers calling in to a podcast from prison, hoping to be set free. erik and lyle menendez describing their 35 years in prison, and what they reveal. >>> the dramatic scene on the highway. a mother driving an suv slammed by a cement truck. the suv bursts into flames. the extraordinary effort to save the mother. >>> and the showdown on the ice. usa versus canada, amid political tension between both countries boiling over even before the hockey game tonight. >> david: good evening, and it's great to have you with us on a very busy thursday night. the suspected terror attack in israel. multiple bus explosions. the images coming in now, and martha raddatz on this in a moment. >>> but we do begin tonight with the life-threatening, dangerous cold across the country. it is record-breaking. tonight, 70 million americans bracing from texas right over to the east coast. take a look at the wind chills tomorrow morning. the feel-like temperatures below freezing across this country. wind chills minus 13 in minneapolis. 14 in shreveport, 3 in nashville, 13 in washington

let's back it up. 1996 erik and lyle menendez were convicted of first degree murder for shooting theiritty menendez, at the family's beverly hills mansion in 1989. in a 2024 documentary on netflix highlighted their allegations of sexual abuse at the hands of their parents. that helped renew public interest. cbs news legal contributor jessica levinson says it is part of a campaign happening outside of the courtroom. >> the point of the podcast is to say look at all the menendez brothers suffered in jail and look at what different people they are now. they are deserving of our mercy. >> the brothers have spent over 35 years in prison. >>> a fatal shooting in kentucky friday afternoon left three people dead, one man and two women. it happened at a driver's license office in the valley station on willis moore drive in louisville. police responded to the shooting declaring the man dead on scene while the two women who had been shot died in the hospital. there is nobody in custody right now, but the police say there is no public threat at this time. >>> closed for maintenance, the dmv announ

for the first time in three decades, the menendez brothers could make their first court appearance in person. that's according to their lawyers. they say erikyle menendez would be physically present during their resentencing hearing at the van nuys courthouse next month. back in 1996, the brothers were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 1989 murders of their parents. this high profile case is now getting a second look in light of new evidence, which seems to corroborate claims of sexual abuse at the hands of their father at the time of the killings. their attorneys are seeking a resentencing of 50 years to life, which would make the brothers immediately eligible for release on parole. a san francisco police chase ended with six people hurt in the mission district. what you're looking at is surveillance footage from that crash yesterday, and the car that cops were chasing careened into a busy pubs parklet. here's nbc bay area's sergio quintana with new details. and the video on that chase from security camera video. you can see a dark gray audi suv whiz down busy 24th street, with san francisco police racin

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the defense attorney filed a petition in may of 2023 seeking a new trial for erik and lyle we 9/11 december. their -- menendezrroborates their sexual abuse claim and should be considered by the court. the lawyer says it includes a 1988 letter that erik sent to his cousin just months before the brothers killed their parents. eric said he had been sexually abused by his father. they say new evidence also includes allegations made by another man who said he had been assaulted by their dad, sexually assaulted by their father, but yesterday los angeles county d.a. a nathan hochman if announced his office opposes the motion filed for a new trial noting his doubt on the credibility of some of this new information. he also addressed the sexual abuse claims. >> but, unfortunately, they are both unable to do so so. marta is in memory care, but she spent decades supporting lyle and erik. sadly, we lost andy shortly before his 30th birthday. and we miss him every day. both marta and andy deeply loved lyle and erik. they both believed in justice, but they also believed in second chances and forgiveness. it has been 35 yea

. >>> we are learning new details their bid for freedom.hers about erik and lyle menendez are servingithout parole for murdering their parents in 1989. the case has captured the country's attention for cades. ahead of their critical resentencing hearing, the brothers are speaking out in a new interview from prison. here's nbc's liz kreutz. >> reporter: ahead of their critical resentencing hearing next month, lyle and eric menendez are speaking out in a rare interview from prison. >> you have a prepaid call from. >> lyle menendez. >> reporter: the brothers, who are serving sentences without parole for the 1989 murders of their parents in their beverly hills mansion joined the "two angry men" podcast. the interview highlighting their side of the story with erik describing the hardships he experienced when he entered prison 35 years ago. >> i was picked on, bullied, violently, and i was traumatic, and it was continual. and i had no one to really turn to for help, and i was separated from lyle. and i remember the day that i was told lyle just got assaulted and got his jaw broken. >> repor

yeah, erik and lyle menendez joined a podcast cohosted by their own attorney.ing their story out ahead of that resentencing hearing. in the interview, the brothers opened up about the challenges they face and how they believe they have become new men decades after being behind bars. ahead of their critical resentencing hearing next month, lyle and erik are speaking out. the brothers, who are currently serving life sentences without parole for the 1989 murder of their parents in their beverly hills mansion joined "the two angry men" podcast. the interview highlighting their side of the story, with erik describing the hardships he discovered when he entered prison. >> i was picked on, bullied violently. and it was traumatic, and it was continual, and i had no one really to turn to for help, and i was separated from lyle, and i remember the day that i was told lyle just got assaulted and got his jaw broken. >> reporter: after 21 years apart, they were moved to the same prison in 2018 where they say they helped create a prison green space and rehabilitation program

district attorney recommending the court deny the petition filed by erik and lisle me den menendez. >r: the two brothers are serving life sentencing for killing their parents in their beverley hills mansion in 1989. the high-profile killings back in the public eye after the release of a documentary on peacock and the show "monsters" on netflix. >> and i ha what we did. i wish it never happened. >> reporter: despite prosecutors saying the brother killed their parents out of greed, they say it was an act of self-defense after years of abuse from their father. they say a letter from erik to hicousin detailed the abuse before the killings. and pointed testimony from a former band member who says he, too, was abused by jose menendez who was a top news executive at the time. >> that's the man right here that raped me. this guy. that's the pedophile. >> not at all surprising, but extremely disappointing. >> reporter: this all comes just days after the brothers called in to the tmz podcast "two angry men" posted by harvey levine and their attorney. both brothers hopefully one day they will be

. >> family members of the menendez brothers are condemning los angeles county district attorney nathan hoffman's decision to not support a new trial for erik and lyle, calling this decision an abhorrent dismissal of abuse evidence. now, the brothers had filed a habeas petition. they were asking for a new trial based on what they said was new evidence that supported their claims that they were sexually abused by their father. but hoffman said these two new pieces of evidence did not rise to the level, did not meet the standard for a new trial, arguing that if the brothers had been abused and there was evidence, why didn't this evidence come out 35 years ago? during their testimonies? now, this decision does not close all of the doors in the brothers efforts to get out of prison. governor gavin newsom could still grant them clemency, and the d.a. put the decision in the governor's hands and said this. >> i hope he speaks to prosecutors, defense attorneys, the menendez family members. i hope he reviews all the rehabilitation records. you know, those also are voluminous, but they play in the sentencing motion, the clemency power he has is vast