California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he has directed the Board of Parole Hearings to conduct a risk assessment investigation as part of the clemency application filed by Erik and Lyle Menendez.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is ordering the parole board to launch an investigation into whether the Menendez brothers pose "an unreasonable risk to the public."

Attorneys for Lyle and Erik Menendez say California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the state parole board to investigate whether the brothers would pose a risk to the public if they are released after nearly three decades in prison for the 1989 killing of their parents.