. >> erik menendez, the sharp jawed, brooding brothers. >> there was something deeply evil about it thated your parents. >> i know. >> remember, this was not a whodunit. this was why physical. >> verbal. >> psychological, sexual abuse. >> that went on for years. >> lyle and erik menendez are stone. >> cold murderers. >> abuse 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. >> 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 say their mother enabled. >> i just told him that i didn't want to do this and that it hurt me. and he said that mean to hurt me and he loved me. >> i have always thought that if the menendez brothers were the menendez sisters, they'd be fre. today, would have been convicted. but an abuse victim often gets some kind of clemency. >> but some

our position is that they shouldn't get out of jail. >> milan, erik menendez is future for freedom. hit another setback with now elese da nathan hochman saying the men have not met the criteria to be released. the brother's maintain killing their parents in 1989 in self-defense. hochman adding that lyle and erik have not accepted responsibility for their actions, even end is's have basically engaged in not just the or the ultimate lie of self-defense. >> but a whole series of lies around it. and they took actions that were both premeditated and deliver hochman explaining 3 parallel paths for freedom. the first which includes the habeas petition filed by lyle and erik, the second, the clemency plea with governor gavin newsom and now the brothers re-sentencing request getting into the details. the nitty gritty of the brothers kind of. >> moving defense stories from somebody else did it, too. we might have done it too. oh, yeah, we did. because we feared for our lives. getting that detail probably served 2 purposes for tiktok meant. >> former federal prosecutor, steven because our u.s.

he has asked the parole board to evaluate erik and lyle menendez would pose a security risk.ter evans, cbs news, los angeles. >>> yesterday doctors say the 88-year-old pontiff is no longer in imminent danger of death and lifted the previous prognosis of guarded. they said they want to keep pope francis in a rome hospital for a few more days to receive treatment. the pope has been in the hospital for three weeks for treatment of pneumonia. >>> coming up, collision at sea. a tanker is hit by a container ship causing explosions and a fuel spill. >>> and a tornado touches down in orlando. w'll tell you where one couple rode out the storm. in orlando. we will tell you where one couple rode out the storm. so her doctor prescribed austedo xr— a once-daily, extended-release td treatment for adults. ♪ as you go with austedo ♪ austedo xr significantly reduced kate's td movements. some people saw a response as early as 2 weeks. with austedo xr, kate can stay on her mental health meds— (kate) aww! hi buddy! (vo) austedo xr can cause depression, suicidal thoughts, or actions in patients w

our position is that they shouldn't get out of jail. >> milan, erik menendez is future for freedom. hit another setback with now elese da nathan hochman saying the men have not met the criteria to be released. the brother's maintain killing their parents in 1989 in self-defense. hochman adding that lyle and erik have not accepted responsibility for their actions, even end is's have basically engaged in not just the or the ultimate lie of self-defense. >> but a whole series of lies around it. and they took actions that were both premeditated and deliver hochman explaining 3 parallel paths for freedom. the first which includes the habeas petition filed by lyle and erik, the second, the clemency plea with governor gavin newsom and now the brothers re-sentencing request getting into the details. the nitty gritty of the brothers kind of. >> moving defense stories from somebody else did it, too. we might have done it too. oh, yeah, we did. because we feared for our lives. getting that detail probably served 2 purposes for jayhawk men. >> former federal prosecutor, steven because our u.s.

he's asked of the four world war ii evaluate if erik and lyle menendez would pose a safety risk.arter evans, cbs news los angeles. >> john: here are three things to know. the supreme court said today it will hear a case challenging colorado's ban on lgbtq conversion therapy for minors. more than 20 states have similar bands which are aimed at scaring people away from homosexuality or being transgender. several studies show these efforts are ineffective, costly to taxpayers and harmful. climate change here on earth will soon be causing clutter hundreds of miles up in what's called the low earth orbit to. researchers at mit say climate change makes the upper atmosphere less dense. as a result, dead satellites and other space junk won't fall to earth and burn up as often. instead, researchers say much of it will remain in space floating inside and increasingly smaller and more crowded area. eagle eyes were locked on her nest in big bear, california, over the weekend as a third eaglet emerged from its egg, completing a set of triplets. the proud eagle parents jackie and shadow have b

. >> the los angeles district attorney is set to provide an update on the case of lyle and erik menendez this morning, but as he prepares for the news conference, he'll also be facing angry accusations from relatives of the pair as the brothers try to gain their freedom. a major development this morning in the menendez brothers murder case. abc news has obtained a letter from the family accusing the district attorney, nathan hochman, of being biased and violating the family's rights as victims of a crime. >> we're tired of feeling like political pawns, and i know, i know that hochman does really not like that word, but that's what the that's what the group feels like now. >> eric and lyle menendez were convicted of murder for the 1989 slaying of their parents, jose and kitty menendez. lawyers petitioned for a new trial in 2023, after they say they uncovered new evidence supporting the claim that jose had been molesting the boys. >> anybody reasonable. >> can only come to one. >> conclusion they should be out. >> but d.a. hochman, who took over in december, recently said he opposes a retr

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. >>> a big legal setback for lyle and erik menendez. the l.a. county d.a. withdrawing his predecessor's efforts for resentencing. >> reporter: this is not necessarily good news for the menendez brothers. resentencing is very unique to thstate of california, and how it works is that either a judge can initiate a resentencing or a district attorney can file a motion to do so. that's what the previous district attorney had done. now nathan hochman saying that the judge can continue with the resentencing if he wants to, but he is pulling back, withdrawing the motion that the previous d.a. had put forward. and so the reasoning behind this is that the new district attorney says that the brothers have not fully accepted responsibility for the crime. he says he does not believe in their defense, which is self-defense for killing their parents. and so what the district attorney is saying is if the brothers come out and publicly say that they have lied about that self-defense defense then he would reconsider a resentencing motion. in the meantime, though, it falls on

and could lyle and erik menendez soon be freed? we're expecting to hear this hour from the l.a. district attorney who's considering the brothers request to be resentenced. we're following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. >> today. wall street rattled as president trump's global trade war enters a new phase today. china began imposing tariffs on a wide range of farm products from the u.s. and adding to the economic uncertainty. this. >> are you expecting a recession this year? >> i hate to predict things like that. there is a period of transition because what we're doing is very big. of course you hesitate. who knows? all i know is this we're going to take in hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs, and we're going to become so rich, you're not going to know where to spend all that money. i'm telling you. you just watch. >> cnn's alayna treene is live from the white house for us. so, elena, what is the white house trying to do with this messaging? >> well. >> it's so interesting. and some of those comments are so fasci

. >> erik menendez are serving life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering their parents in 1989. the brothers claim self-defense, saying they suffered sexual abuse from their father and believed their parents were going to kill them. >> president trump's tariffs are having a huge impact on wall street stocks, plunging as the president refused to rule out a recession this year as well. so what will tomorrow bring on the market? abc news reporter melissa dan explains the uncertainty on wall street and how canada is pushing back against the president's tariffs. >> u.s. stocks plunging on monday and suffering widespread losses amid an escalating trade war. the dow jones industrial average falling 2%, while the s&p 500 declined 2.7%. the tech heavy nasdaq plummeted 4%. tesla, the electric car maker led by elon musk, sank 15% and united airlines and delta each fell more than 4%. following an interview broadcast over the weekend, president trump said his tariffs could bring a period of transition. >> are you expecting a recession this year? >> i hate to predict things like that

, the los angeles district attorney's office giving the latest update on any hope for lyle and erik menendez, both accused of killing their parents and possibly of being resentenced. nbc bay area's ginger conejero saab joins us live this midday to break it all down. so what did the d.a. say here? ginger. well, laura da, los angeles da nathan hochman spoke extensively about this latest update in the menendez case. he spoke for around 30 minutes, recounting details from the night of jose and kitty menendez murder. statements and testimonies from the menendez brothers, all throughout the appeals cases, all to come to the conclusion that the menendez brothers do not meet the standard for resentencing. i want you to take a listen, but for now, while the menendez brothers persist in telling these lies for the last over 30 years about their self-defense defense and persist in insisting that they did not suborn perjury or attempt to suborn perjury, then they do not meet the standards for resentencing. they do not meet the standards for rehabilitation. they have not exhibited the full insights and ac

los angeles district attorney is withdrawing his predecessor's recommendation to reduce lyle and erik menendez prison sentences. the brother's fate now rests in a judge's hands. nbc's camila bernal says that judge will have to decide if a court initiated effort moves forward. this is not necessarily good news for the menendez brothers. resentencing is very unique to the state of california, and how it works is that either a judge can initiate a resentencing, or a district attorney can file a motion to do so. that's what the previous district attorney had done. now, nathan hochman saying that the judge can continue with the resentencing if he wants to, but that he is pulling back, withdrawing the motion that the previous da had put forward. and so the reasoning behind this is that the new district attorney says that the brothers have not fully accepted responsibility for the crime. he says he does not believe in their defense, which is self-defense, for killing their parents. and so what the district attorney here is saying is that if the brothers come out and publicly say that they have lied a

hi, william here. >> you know, erik and lyle menendez have been serving life sentences without parolents beckon 1989. attempting three different tracks to secure their freedom. one of those was a new trial. the l.a. d.a. already says he opposes that, saying that the claim they were sexuall sexually abused -- they kill their parents because of sexual abuse by their father while their mother watched was unsubstantiated. the second one, this is what he was talking about, this petition resentencing. the previous d.a. said he favored that. today hochman said he will go along with that but wanted to withdraw the one that was initiated by his office, but he feels comfortable with the one initiated by the court. sounds kind of crazy, but the point is he's basically saying number one, are they still are risk to the public? have they been rehabilitated? most important, have they accepted responsibility for their actions? the news conference is still going on right now, but it sounds like the new d.a. is going to oppose their release at this resentencing. finally there is a third thing out there

. >> erik menendez are serving life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering their parents1989. the brothers claim self-defense, saying they suffered sexual abuse from their father and believed their parents were going to kill them. >> president trump's tariffs are having a huge impact on wall street stocks, plunging as the president refused to rule out a recession this year as well. so what will tomorrow bring on the market? abc news reporter melissa dan explains the uncertainty on wall street and how canada is pushing back against the president's tariffs. >> u.s. stocks plunging on monday and suffering widespread losses amid an escalating trade war. the dow jones industrial average falling 2%, while the s&p 500 declined 2.7%. the tech heavy nasdaq plummeted 4%. tesla, the electric car maker led by elon musk, sank 15% and united airlines and delta each fell more than 4%. following an interview broadcast over the weekend, president trump said his tariffs could bring a period of transition. >> are you expecting a recession this year? >> i hate to predict things like that. th

nathan hochman said lyle and erik menendez never came clean about a motive or displayed meaningful self-reflectionuld warrant a resentencing. the brothers are serving life without parole for murdering their parents back in 1989. governor newsom has ordered a risk assessment signaling he may consider clemency and a story now exclusive to ktvu. chp investigators were in oakland trying to locate some stolen property, but instead they uncovered a massive illegal marijuana operation. the site was a warehouse along fifth street visible from highway 880 and ktvu. jana katsuyama joins us now to show us what they found inside. and then why investigators say these types of operations are so dangerous. yes, they're very, very concerned about these. >> kinds of things, claudine. and it really came as a surprise to the chp who discovered the marijuana last tuesday. today, officials told me they finished processing the scene and found more than 25,000 of these plants. people renting spaces next to the illegal operation didn't want to be on camera, but they told me the grower would leave the doors wide open and

now, the family of lyle and erik menendez are not happy.they have sent us a statement that essentially says they don't believe that this is right. and, you know, all of this will go in front of a judge in the next ten days. brianna. >> all right. we'll be waiting for that veronica miracle. thank you for the latest. ahead. minutes away now from the closing bell, we are following a wild and very negative day for wall street. stay with us. >> what took you so long? >> i'm sorry. there was a long line at the thai place. >> can you get the sauce i like? >> of course. >> with a man. >> i wish. >> the future isn't scary. not investing in it is nasdaq 100 innovators one etf. before investing, carefully read and consider fund investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and more in prospectus at invesco. com. >> dupixent helps people with asthma. >> breathe better in as little as two weeks, so this is better that two dupixent is an add on treatment for specific types of moderate to severe asthma. it works with your asthma medicine to help improve

the los angeles district attorney says he will not be supporting the resentencing of the menendez brothers. erik and lyle menendez are currently serving life sentences without the possibility of parole over the 1989 murders of their parents. d.a. nathan hochman asked the court to withdraw a resentencing motion filed last year by his predecessor, george gascon. gascon advocated for the brothers to receive a sentence that would make them eligible for parole in light of new evidence that they were abused by their father. hochman says the brothers have repeatedly lied about why they killed their parents. >> if they go ahead and finally come clean with the court, in the future the court can weigh these new insights into making a determination as to whether they now qualify for rehabilitation and resentencing. >> if resentenced, they could be made eligible for parole. the court can still proceed with the resentencing hearing scheduled for march 20th. >>> coming up, two san jose sisters had a talent and a dream but needed help mmmm... planet oat's so creamy and not watery like- exactly! and unsweetened

withdraw a previous resentencing motion for the menendez brothers, da nathan hochman said lyle and erik menendez never came clean about a motive or displayed meaningful self-reflection that would warrant a resentencing in their case. the brothers are serving life without parole for murdering their parents in beverly hills back in 1989. governor newsom has ordered a risk assessment signaling that he may consider clemency. >> the u.s. supreme court announced today that it will hear a free speech challenge to california's conversion therapy ban. state lawmakers are banning conversion therapy in 2012 on the grounds that it was ineffective and harmful. they said the treatments led to increased rates of depression, anxiety and suicide. more than 20 other states have similar bans. supreme court justices today, though, agreed to hear a first amendment claim from a licensed counselor from colorado. she contends the law violates her rights to the freedom of speech and the free exercise of religion. she says her clients seek christian based counseling to suppress unwanted sexual attractions, or to resolve

district attorney is asking a court to withdraw the previous da's request to resentence lyle and erik menendeze brothers were convicted in the 1989 murders of their parents, but the new district attorney, nathan hochman, says the brothers displayed a lack of acceptance of responsibility for their murderous actions. before we go, i wanted to tell you i have two books coming out in may original sin with alex thompson. it's about president biden's decision to run for reelection and the cover up of his decline in october. race against terror, about the hunt to prosecute an al qaeda terrorist who killed americans and was out to kill many more. you can check them both out at jake tapper .com and preorder if you want. you can follow me on facebook, instagram threads, x substack, and on the tiktok tiktok at jake tapper. you can follow the show on x at the lead cnn. if you ever miss an episode of the lead, you can listen to the show whenever you get your podcasts. e

district attorney is asking a court to withdraw the previous da's request to resentence lyle and erik menendez. the brothers were convicted in the 1989 murders of their parents, but the new district attorney, nathan hochman, says the brothers displayed a lack of acceptance of responsibility for their murderous actions. before we go, i wanted to tell you i have two books coming out in may original sin with alex thompson. it's about president biden's decision to run for reelection and the cover up of his decline in october. race against terror, about the hunt to prosecute an al qaeda terrorist who killed americans and was out to kill many more. you can check them both out at jake tapper .com and preorder if you want. you can follow me on facebook, instagram threads, x substack, and on the tiktok tiktok at jake tapper. you can follow the show on x at the lead cnn. if you ever miss an episode of the lead, you can listen to the show whenever you get your podcasts. erin burnett outfront starts now. take it away, erin. >> outfront next, the breaking news nosedive. the dow sinking nearly 900 points as

sentences of lyle and erik menendez. the motion from his predecessor because the brothers lied about. >> why they killed their. >> parents in 1989. >> they are also seeking. clemency from california. >> governor gavin. >> newsom and. >> elon musk. confirmed in. a post. >> that a massive. >> cyber attack has caused. outages on. the platform. >> today on. >> twitter. >> he wrote that the attack was done with a lot of. resources and suggested a coordinated group or country is involved. thousands of people on x. have reported issues accessing. >> the site today. i still. >> call it twitter. >> formerly known as twitter. >> it's x. >> i didn't have that issue, but chatgpt was slow for me and i was wondering if that was for any maybe a lot of people using it. i don't know. bertha, thanks very much for now. we appreciate it. bertha coombs as we head to break. goldman is on pace for its worst day in a couple of years, down almost 6% as financials in general have gotten hit on economic concerns. we're also seeing big declines in

. >>> we're back with the legal setback for convicted murderers erik and lyle menendez. the d.a.is petition to hahave the brothers resentenced. the los angeles district attorney delivering yet another obstacle to the menendez brothers in their fight for freedom after 30 years behind bars. >> they do not meet the standards for resentencing. they do not meet the standards for rehabilitation. they pose an unreasonable risk of danger to the community, and their resentencing should not therefore be granted. >> reporter: d.a. nathan hochman withdrawing his predecessor's petition that theyey be resentenced. >> our position is that they shouldn't get out of jail. >> reporter: the brothers, who currently serving life without parole for the 1989 murders of their parents, jose and kitty, argue they acted in self-defense. but an 87-page filing cast doubt on the claims, saying that the brothers repeatedly lied and changed their story and said they acted out of self-defense because they believed their parents were going to kill them. do you think sexual abuse is a factor in killing their paren

. >>> california's governor is considering clemency for lyle and erik menendez.earing in june. >> there's no guarantee of outcome here. my office conducts dozens and dozens of these clemency reviews on a consistent basis, but this process simply provides more transparency, which i think is important in this case. >> governor newsom stressing the clemency process is completely independent from the resentencing decision, which ultimately will be made by a judge. >> measles cases are continuing to spread across the country now being reported in at least 15 states. nbc's liz kreutz has that story this morning. liz, good morning to you. >> hey, savannah, good morning. health officials says these measles crisis is only getting worse. new outbreaks causing death of a child in texas, and the suspected death of an adult in new mexico. both were unvaccinated. the vast majority of infections are in patients who didn't get the vaccine. this morning, new numbers show the measles virus spreading like wildfire. texas, the center of the worst jut broke now up to 223 cases, nearl

erik menendez will go before the state parole board in june as governor newsom considers whether to grantncy to the convicted killers. governor newsom said on his podcast that the board will finalize its risk assessment of the brothers at the hearing. they spent more than 30 years in prison for the murders of their parents back in 1989. the hearing is scheduled for later this month. >> a woman was stabbed on a muni train in san francisco's bayview district. it happened near carol avenue and third street just after 5.30 last night. police arrived to find the woman suffering from life threatening stab wounds. witnesses told police they saw two people running away. police detained them after a short chase. bus service was delayed for a time. citizen video here shows cars backed up as police were on the scene. service returned to normal just after 6 p.m. >> both canada and the european union are imposing new trade actions this morning in retaliation to president trump's tariffs. canada will announce more than $20 billion in levies. the european union will add new fees on american industrial a

that the menendez have basically engaged in not just the ultimate lie of self-defense, but a whole series of lies around it. and they took actions that were both premeditated and deliberate. >> erik and lyle menendez are each serving two life sentences without the possibility of parole. former la county da george gascon recommended back in october that the brothers be resentenced to 50 years to life for the 1989 killings, which would make them immediately eligible for parole. da nathan hochman has asked for that motion to be withdrawn. well, a beautiful monday afternoon and now evening outside, as we do give you a live picture out at san francisco. changes brewing though a couple of storms lining up out there in the pacific headed our direction. and with that, we check in with our meteorologist, roberto gonzalez for more on the timing. roberto. a lot going on here. >> stacking up like planes at sfo right now, right? yeah, there's a series of storms out there and it's a very complex active weather pattern. let's get to it. right now, it's our live weather camera looking out in the east bay towards mount diablo. boy, look how green it is, mike. >> i like it and it's going to get gr

. >> erik and lyle menendez convicted of murder for the 1989 slaying of their parents hosanna kitty menendez jose had been molesting the boys. >> they should be out. >> district attorney hockman says he opposes a retrial for the brothers. >> erik and lyle menendez had told five different versions of the events of what had happened. >> announced a press conference for later today, and the family has called for the pairs release for years and criticizing him for what they claim is a valid argument for retrial. >> they have always taken ownership of what they chose to do, given the circumstances of what went on. we believe that they have served their time. >> california's governor has also ordered a risk assessment to see if they are fit for release. the brothers said they now have hope for the first time in decades. >> very new concept for us, this idea of hope for freedom. >> their cousin once the d.a. to recuse himself, and while he has not commented on these recent accusations, he's told us in the past that he has met with family members, examined transcripts and videotaped testimony and or

that the menendez have basically engaged in not just the ultimate lie of self-defense, but a whole series of lies around it. and they took actions that were both premeditated and deliberate. >> erik lyle menendez are each serving two life sentences without the possibility of parole. former la county da george gascon recommended in october that the brothers be resentenced to 50 years to life for the 1989 killings, which would make them immediately eligible for parole. da nathan hochman has asked for that motion to be withdrawn. >> a tornado was caught on camera at our sister station in orlando, florida, this morning. >> you can see the debris flying there on the camera. this is a tornado. seek shelter immediately. get under your desks, guys. anchors under the desks! everybody get on the desks! >> the tornado crossed over the fox 35 orlando building during a live broadcast. you can see a rain wrapped tornado approaching the studio as debris goes soaring by. there was plenty of visible damage outside the studio after the storm passed. the county official confirmed multiple reports of overturned vehicles, downed trees and power poles. no injuries, though, were reported. >> just amazi

. >>> we're following breaking news this hour in the case of erik and lyle menendez. >> in a news conference a short time ago, the a. county district attorney said a resentencing hearing will proceed but he withdrew his predecessor's previous support for the two to be resentenced. >> the brothers are serving life in prison for killing their parents in 1989. >> nbc's camila bernal joins us with more. how does today's press conference impact this case? >> reporter: it might not necessarily be good for the brothers. resentencing is sort of a unique law to california here, and there's two paths essentially to resentencing. the judge can initiate it or a district attorney can file a motion for that resentencing, which the previous district attorney had done. today, nathan hawkman, the new l.a. district attorney saying he is going to withdraw that motion and what that means is it really now falls in the handof the judge. it's unclear what the judge will decide, whether he'll move forward or not. right now, there is a hearing scheduled for the 20th and 21st. but we have to wait to see what the deci

>> all right, thank you, liz. >>> we're joined by one of erik and lyle menendez's attorney mark geragos to lyle and erik since this happened? and what's their reaction? >> well, i think already prepared for them for it. again, this d.a. had made up his mind. mind you, there were 22 family members who signed on, who met with the d.a.'s office, who told them stop re-traumatizing us. we could tell at that meeting that he had no interest in that. this really kind of points out one of the fallacies, if you will, of kind of the d.a.'s office here. they're not interested in the victims. they didn't let the victims know that they were going to make this decision. we figured they probably would when he hired one certain person in connection to head victim services. there isn't a single, living victim who endorses this. in fact, every single victim as anima maria just stated in the package leading up to this, want them out. this gentleman, this d.a., re-traumatizes the family repeatedly. he's almost serially abusing him with his lies and his litdny of lice. >> let me ask you this, mark, because i

. >> reporter: but the menendez family blasting the da accusing afterman of holding erik, lyle and thehostage. so, david, their hopes for release may call on california governor gavin newsom granting clemency. he has fast tracked a pa trolley assessment for them and cited the menendez brothers in a proposal to speed up the parole process for california prisoners. david. >> david: in new york city late today the protests after a former grad student who led pro-palestinian protests was detained by i.c.e. agents. they say it is an attack on free speech. here is our correspondent aaron katersky. >> reporter: tonight hundreds of demonstrators in new york city demanding the release of mahmoud khalil. >> release mahmoud khalil now. >> reporter: as a columbia university graduate student he helped lead pro-palestinian protests and organized encampments that tack over the campus last spring. he was arrested saturday at a his housing apartment. he is currently held 1,000 miles away at a detention facility in louisiana. the feds say he was detained in support of president trump's executive order p

la familia de los hermanos menendez respondio que el fiscal hoffman esta ret reteniendo como rehenes a erike y que ya pagaron por sus acciones. >> this idea that eric.>> y esa idea de que eric no han asumido toda la responsabilidad en sus acciones es absurda. lo han hecho una y otra vez dijo su prima ana maria baralt en redes sociales. lily menendez tambien respondio desde prision en r redes, que ya no va a seguir publicando comentarios y dara sus abogados. agrega que hoffman no tiene idea de lo que paso en el primer juicio. la fiscalia de los angeles dijo que van a presentar una mocion de una resentencia con el juez en vanoise, pero con la condicion de que acepten todas sus culpas. >> el fiscal es muy claro que quiere que ellos acepten responsabilidad por todas las mentiras que han dicho sobre estos 30 anos. y especialmente que que la mentira, que han dicho que que mataron a sus p padres en en defensa propia. >> la oficina del gobernador de california dijo a noticias telemundo que tomaron una decision de la clemencia a los hermanos menendez hasta que termine la evaluacion de la junta de li

. >> reporter: tonight outraged menendez family members who support the brothers rip boog the d.a. saying in a statement he has blinders on to the fact that erik and lyle were repeatedly abused, feared for their lives, and had atoned for their actions. the d.a. saying he could change his recommendation if the brothers take full responsibility. >> if they go ahead and sincerely and unequivocally for the first time in 30 years lay out that they have now lied on their entire defense and finally admit that they killed their parents in cold blood, then that will be a new insight and the court should then consider. >> they've showed remarkable rehabilitation. >> reporter: t brothers' attorney saying despite the d.a.'s position they're hopeful the judge will be on their side. do you still believe that erik and lyle will get out of prison? >> do i? yes, absolutely. the law's got to be followed, and if the the law's followed, they should be out. >> liz, what would make the d.a. change his mind in this case? >> reporter: well, lester he says whether it's in written declaration, a video message, or at an upcoming court hearing, he wants the brothers to p

. >> the menendez brothers family have long sought their release, saying erik and lyle have apologized for their actions, which were the result of jose's sexual abuse and kitty's enablement. they're now blasting the da, saying hochman is effectively asking for them to publicly apologize to a checklist of actions they took in a state of shock and fear. they say in an ongoing way, you are biased against the menendez brothers. how do you respond to those claims? >> i am not, as i've said, not only am i not biased, but i will file the facts and the law wherever they take us. >> the menendez brothers hopes for release may now fall on california governor gavin newsom. he has fast tracked a parole board assessment, the first step toward potentially granting clemency for the brothers after 35 years behind bars. and clemency from the governor does appear to be a real possibility. governor newsom has also announced a new proposal to speed up the parole process, in hopes of shortening the sentences for many california prisoners, and he cited the menendez brothers as part of his reasoning. robin.