. >> entertainment executive jose menendez and his wife were slain in the family room of their beverlyas something deeply evil about it that scared people. >> i'm just a normal kid. >> oh. >> you're a normal kid who killed 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 sister

. >> jose menendez through the back of his head.>> a jose menendez le dispararon en la cabeza y por atrasi menendez en la cara y la dejaron sangrando en el suelo, senalo el fiscal. la familia de los hermanos menendez respondio que el fiscal hoffman esta ret reteniendo como rehenes a erik y lyle 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 pr

. >> 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 retrial for the brothers. >> the jury, never in any of the two juries, had to resolve the question. of whether the menendez brothers were sexually molested. >> later today, he's expected to weigh in on whether the brothers should be resentenced, a move that could end with them walking free. the family has called for the pair's release for years, and is criticizing hochman for dismissing what they claim is a valid argument for a retrial. >> we believe eric and lyle have served their time. they have never once tried to come off like this was a careless act, that they are not trying to take accountability for, given the circumstances of what went on in their household as 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 accepted complete responsibility for their actions. and as a result, just like in the sirhan sirhan case, they posed an unreasonable risk of danger to the community and the resentencingng suld not therefore be gnted. now, hochman added. he will ask the court to withdraw his predecessor's mion on the resentencing. back in october, then district attorney george gascon recommended the brothers be resentenced to

reducir las sentencias de lane y eric menéndez es que los hermanos menéndez cumplen una condena de por vida por el asesinato de sus padres, josérior. asegura que los menéndez, quienes fueron sentenciados a cadena perpetua y llevan hasta ahora 30 años en prisión por asesinar a quemarropa a sus padres. en agosto de 1989, no están listos para reintegrarse a la sociedad. mintieron a 20 veces y no más de esas 20 veces. 4 veces han aceptado responsabilidad de esas mentiras. pero los otros 16 veces, hasta en un día hoy no han aceptado responsabilidad. asegura el fiscal que estas mentiras incluyen el que eric y lane menéndez mataron a sus progenitores en defensa propia al temer por sus vidas. dados los supuestos abusos que sufrían por parte de su padre, este precisamente fue el argumento en que se basó la moción presentada por el exfiscal jorge gascón el año pasado. la corte debe analizar si la falta de comprensión completa y la falta de responsabilidad total de los hermanos menéndez por sus asesinatos supera los otros factores que justifican una nueva sentencia. sin embargo, esta no es la única opción que tienen los menéndez para sal

it is one way san jose mayor matt mehan says he wants to hold officials accountable. and later, the menendez brothers bid for freedom hits a roadblock after the l.a. district attorney makes a scathing statement calling them liars. hard to believe. >> when you take a look at this beautiful view of the estuary that we do have there at the marina, there a few high, thin clouds, but just gorgeous conditions. rain on the way. how much and where your bay area forecast? up no person deserves to sleep on the streets. we need to do something. so i demand that our mayor do something. >> educators union. >> today, community members asked san francisco mayor daniel lurie for help as two families are set to be evicted from a homeless shelter. ktvu christien kafton joins us live after speaking with those mothers and christian. those families say they just don't know where they are going to spend the night. >> yeah, those families are facing an uncertain future. and advocates say they are just the first of dozens of families facing the same circumstance. families and their supporters gathered at lincoln fl

jose and in fremont asking for a comment. so far they have not responded to those requests. >>> 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!

menendez. lawyers petition for a new trail in 2023 after they say they uncovered evidence that jose had been molestingal 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 order to make the best decision, so we will see what he says later today. >> michael: thank you for tha that. co

jose. lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you. lena. today could be a pivotal day for the future of the menendez brothers. the l.a.ounty district attorney has scheduled an announcement in their case. and, gloria, this is expected to be a key moment in their fight to be freed. >> yes. today we could learn whether l.a. county da nathan hochman will support or fight the resentencing effort of eric and lyle menendez. they've been serving life in prison for killing their parents in 1989, and their defense team says that they acted in self-defense after years of sexual abuse by their father. prosecutors say they killed for money. the previous da was petitioning to have the brothers resentenced to 50 years to life, which would have made them immediately eligible for parole. he lost an election in november, and the new da has taken time to assess the case. a resentencing hearing is set for next week. however, it is likely to be delayed because governor newsom has asked the state parole board to conduct a risk assessment on the brothers. hochman is considering clemency for them. today's announcement is set for 10:00 this m

jose. lenaions howland, abc seven news. >> thank you lena. today could be a pivotal day for the future of the menendez brothers. the l.a.ney has scheduled an announcement in their case. gloria, this is expected to be a key moment in their fight to be freed. >> it is. and today, we could learn whether l.a. county d.a. nathan hochman will support or fight the resentencing effort of eric and lyle menendez. they've been serving life in prison for killing their parents in 1989. their defense team says they acted in self-defense after years of sexual abuse by their father. prosecutors say they killed for money. the previous d.a. was petitioning to have the brothers resentenced to 50 years to life, which would have made them immediately eligible for parole. he lost an election in november, and the new d.a. has taken time to assess the case. a resentencing a resentencing hearing is set for next week. however, it is likely to be delayed because governor newsom had asked the state parole board to conduct a risk assessment on the brothers. hochman is considering clemency for them. today's announcement is set for 10 a.m, and we wil

menendez brothers. la's new district attorney says he will not follow the previous da's recommendation to reduce the brothers life sentences for the shotgun murders of their parents, kitty and jose. >> our position is that they shouldn't get out of jail. >> da nathan hochman says his office could someday support the brothers release, but they'd first have to admit to what he says are decades of lies. >> it requires them to finally, after 30 plus years, fully acknowledge and completely accept responsibility for the entire breadth of the crimes and all the lies that they have told, including their defense at trial of self defense. >> the da says those lies started from the night of the murders. that infamous 911 call. >> what's the problem? >> somebody killed my parents. >> pardon me. >> so, joseph. >> and hochman claims the lies continued on the witness stand. and even to this day, as the brothers maintain, they were acting in self defense after years of alleged sex abuse by their father. >> the thought that their parents were going to kill them that night of august 20th, 1989, so they had to kill them first, we believe was made up. >> but the menendez family blasting the da, acc

. >> 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. >> all right, trevor, our thanks to you. now, the i