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>> rand pulled out his tape recorder and notepad, but lyle stopped him. >> lyle menendez said, "hang on, " he said, "we dont wanna do the interview today. wed just like to meet you and get to know you." >> the brothers had flaked on rand before. he was annoyed, but obliged. they chatted informally. and made plans to meet later that weekend for an official interview. but when rand arrived -- >> lyle had left for new york on a red-eye the night before. he had a problem with his chicken wing restau...

The brothers had blown him off for several weeks. but finally, on october 20th, 1989, exactly two months after the murders, rand got his shot. >> i showed up at the menendez mansion at 3:00 in the afternoon. and -- a young woman in her twenties answered the door and she said, "oh erik and lyle are out playing tennis. th -- theyll be back at some point." >> reporter: the woman invited rand in to tour the house. >> and immediately in front of me is the room. the room where jose and kitty menendez ...

On," he said, "we dont wanna do the interview today. wed just like to meet you and get to know you." >> reporter: the brothers had flaked on rand before. he was annoyed, but obliged. they chatted informally. and made plans to meet later that weekend for an official interview. but when rand arrived -- >> lyle had left for new york on a red-eye the night before. he had a problem with his chicken wing restaurant in -- princeton. >> reporter: erik, however, was home. and this time he was willing to ...

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Where do you you put the bets in the republican field first. dave, start with you you. >> sure. i have $40 on scott walker. i still think he is the best profile in the republican field. is he going to announce monday. is he leading in iowa. but a governor from the midwest who has won a swing state and not named bush give that annual edge. of course you have got to put jeb bush in the top tier: a lot of people love marco rubio. i dont see him in the polls where he would need to be. rand paul has ...

Where do you you put the bets in the republican field first. dave, start with you you. >> sure. i have $40 on scott walker. i still think he is the best profile in the republican field. is he going to announce monday. is he leading in iowa. but a governor from the midwest who has won a swing state and not named bush give that annual edge. of course you have got to put jeb bush in the top tier: a lot of people love marco rubio. i dont see him in the polls where he would need to be. rand paul has ...