rittenhouse not guilty. as to the third count of the information unknown male, we the jury find the defendant kyle h. rittenhouse not guilty. as to the fourth count of the information anthony hubert, we the jury find the defendant kyle h. rittenhouse not guilty. as to the fifth count of the information gauge grosskreutz we the jury find kyle h. rittenhouse not guilty. >> members of the jury, are these your unanimous verdicts? >> gentlemen. >> is there anyone who does not agree with the verdicts as read? >> no. >> would you wish the jury polled? >> no. >> okay. okay. folks. your job is done and we started just about three weeks ago, and i -- i caught -- i told you it could last two weeks and two days. this is three weeks. you were a wonderful jury to work with. you were punctual, you were attentive, and the forgotten six over here who had a very difficult job of keeping from discussing the case during the time that they were sequestered as well, all of you, i couldn't have asked for a better jury to work with

that kyle rittenhouse was a vigilante. that was a sly way of slamming. and joe biden could have shown grace and unity. he poured gasoline on the fire and said he was angry and concerned that a jury found an innocent man was innocent. that's undermining faith in the justice system. the entire establishment of the democratic party from andrew cuomo to bill de blasio, the lot of them doubled down instead of admitting error and apologizing to kyle rittenhouse for what they did. they weaponized this trial and pretented it was about race for base political purposeses. they are the racists and msnbc and cnn perpetrated this race lie -- they tell you it's about race. it's not about race. it's about class. it's about the working class son of a mother who is powerless. this is the modern-day to kill a mockingbird. mark richards is finch. this is the entire establishment against this weak and powerless young man. the jury thank god got it right. the entire reputation and the entire unity of this country rested on the shoulders of 12

's gun, rittenhouse killed him, then rittenhouse goes on the run. and, day of. let's take a look at anthony huber, right when we get back, i hear we have to wrap, when we come back the second shooting victim of kyle rittenhouse. except now you have uncontrollable body movements called tardive dyskinesia td. and it can seem like that's all people see. ♪ some meds for mental health can cause abnormal dopamine signaling in the brain. while how it works is not fully understood, ingrezza is thought to reduce that signaling. ingrezza is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with td movements in the face and body. people taking ingrezza can stay on their current dose of most mental health meds. don't take ingrezza if you're allergic to any of its ingredients. ingrezza may cause serious side effects, including sleepiness. don't drive, operate heavy machinery, or do other dangerous activities until you know how ingrezza affects you. other serious side effects include potential heart rhythm problems and abnormal movements. shift the focus more on you

after rittenhouse killed rosenbaum, several protesters who believed rittenhouse was an active shooter, begin chasing him. 26-year-old anthony huber tried to disarm him by hitting him with what he had in his hand, his skateboard. rittenhouse shot and killed him within seconds. gaige grosskreutz was the only person who survived being shot by rittenhouse. anthony huber's parents, karen bloom and john huber, said they were heartbroken and angry over the verdict, which they said did not deliver justice for any of rittenhouse's victims. this is anthony huber's father john huber responding to the verdict on cnn. >> we are still in shock here, you know? that guy gets to run free and he is now a hero. this is my son right here. this is anthony. we lost our son and there's no justice right now for our family and there is no closure. there wasn't going to be justice in the kenosha court with that judge. amy: after rittenhouse's acquittal, anthony huber's girlfriend hannah gittings, who was with him the night of the protest, told reporters that she wasn't surprised by the verdict, saying, "we kno

rittenhouse was not guilty. the key here is what i heard from his defense attorney, which is scary, when he said the prosecutor, it was all about winning. that's not the job of the prosecutor. the job of the prosecutor is justice. it became about winning. that's why you saw so many of these errors and decision making by the prosecution. they forgot their duty to find justice. it's not about winning. >> martha: you know, i want to play something for you. obviously there's been a lot of reaction coming in. this is some pundits on msnbc, which as we mentioned before was banned from the courtroom because they allowed someone to follow the jury bus, which obviously as the judge said was an unethical act on their part. here's the reaction. i want your reaction to it. >> you're not going to see progress without activism. >> we're in no man's land here as a society. >> what some may take from this verdict, vigilante justice prevailed. >> are we safe if we let someone like kyle rittenhouse kill people and claim self-defe

rittenhouse or that it is likely to cause death or do bodily harm to mr. rittenhouse. that is absolutely not what the standard is. and that is not what this trial is about. the standard is the defendant may intentionally use force, which is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm, such as firing an ar-15, only if the defendant reasonably believed that the force used was, was necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself. not oh, if you repeatedly smash someone's face, it might lead to injury. not, oh, this could have happened. imminent great death or bodily harm. there's an old phrase that i could kill you with my bare hands. and there's literally no evidence that mr. rosenbaum was capable of that. mr. rittenhouse has size on him. we heard he's a swimmer. we heard he's a life guard. apparently in some kind of shape. punch him in the face. kick him in the testicles. knee him in the face. hit him with your gun. you don't just immediately get to shoot someone. and i don't care about provocation or any of that. put that aside. it is not

rittenhouse, correct? >> yes. >> when you were standing 3 to 5 feet from him, with our arms up in the air he never fired, right? >> correct. >> it was not until you pointed your gun at him, advanced on him, with your gun, now our hands down pointed at him, he fired? >> right. >> correct. mark: interesting thing about gaige grosskruetz. he first spoke to police he more got to -- forgot to mention he had a gun, pointing if at kyle rittenhouse, then rittenhouse fired. to you in l.a., everyone that you speak to, says, when asked, is rittenhouse guilty, they say, well? why was he out there. with an ar? the issue was, was he defending himself, you can be a teen vigilante and still shoot in self-defense. whether we like him or not. doesn't matter under the law. lady justice is blind. she does not care who he is. >> nancy, first -- not a machine gun, it not an assault rifle. reporter: is it. nancy: ar15. >> that happened here. the essence of self-defense. the whole case with the jury, will boil down to whether he

i hope that rittenhouse sues cnn. i will make an offer. i want to offer to share my research about cnn with rittenhouse and his lawyers. as you know, i am suing cnn because they totally distorted and edited a tape of my defense of president trump. they have a policy, a history of distorting facts to present a narrative. i think that you have to distinguish between opinions and facts. you can't sue somebody for calling rittenhouse a vigilante. but you can sue them for saying he crossed state lines with an illegal weapon or he was a white supremacist. i am a strong supporter of the first amendment that cnn and others have to be held accountable for lying about individuals and creating an expectation of a conviction in a case where there was no realistic possibility of a conviction for anybody who saw the trial live on television. >> sean: that's what i felt too. is there a case, do you believe, gregg jarrett, for joe biden who called him a white supremacist that he could sue the president of the united states? and hold him accountable for ma

rittenhouse, but others. they told the jury that the evidence would show that rittenhouse chased down rosenbaum, shot him in the back for the evidence show the opposite. that rosenbaum was chasing rittenhouse. so all of those blunders i think really sort of came due at the end of this trial. i'm not too sure even without the blunders there was evidence there to meet that high standard of beyond a reasonable doubt. >> john: so many people, jonathan, in this country, had convicted kyle rittenhouse before he got anywhere near a court room. congressman andy biggs, a frequent guest tweeted out just a short time ago "not guilty. this is why in america we have trial by jury, not by media." there was a real discrepancy between how opinions were handled on social media. for example, august 26, 2020, the day after this incident took place, ayanna pressley tweeted out "a 17-year-old white supremacist domestic terrorist drove across state lines armed with an error 15, shot and killed two people who had assembled to affir

rittenhouse, by kyle rittenhouse. of course the jury is saying that was justified, they acquitted him on the counts that he faced. but that coming in from the family of anthony huber right now. >> shaquille brewster with that for us, shaq, thank you. joyce vance, the huber statement brings up something uncomfortable. two people died, one almost died. and nobody's paying any penalty. now, some could argue that the trial itself was a form of penalty for mr. rittenhouse, what was facing him. but how does the huber family get closure? i don't know if they ever will. >> you know, it's a really difficult issue. and i'll speak to it personally, because my father-in-law who was a federal judge was murdered because of his judicial service. and ultimately the man who was responsible for killing him was convicted at trial in both state and federal settings. and that fact of conviction does give families an enormous amount of closure. and something i've always been acutely aware of as a prosecutor is that there are a number of th

he points a gun at rittenhouse. why would you charge rittenhouse with any crime? rittenhouse has every right to shoot and save his own life. the common thread with these three victims is they were all three aggressors. they were chasing after rittenhouse and they wering about the aggressive ones and that's what led to what happened. judge jeanine: thank you very much for being with us tonight. my next guest, a civil rights attorney, fox news contributor, leo terrell. let's talk about what's going on in this country. the use of deadly physical force by kyle rittenhouse i believe has been established in this case, but of course it's always up to the jury. but there has bean vacuum created with the police standing down. police are not there. there is rioting, businesses being burned. when there is a vacuum keep tend to take arms and try to protect themselves. what do you see going into the future with this kind of activity? >> as long as the democrats are in power a continuation. this is the george floyd effect. the burning and rioting of these democratic cities. and

he throws a bag at rittenhouse. he's then charging at rittenhouse. rittenhouse is running away. rittenhouse isn't running towards rosenbaum. and then -- this is critical. there's soon on the hand of rosenbaum. what does that tell you? that tells you that rosenbaum's hand is almost on the gun of rittenhouse. so arguably that makes rittenhouse in fear for his life and he shoots. look at huber. there was videotape of rittenhouse being on the ground after being hit with a skateboard. then you have gaige grosskreutz testifying that he did point a gun at rittenhouse before rittenhouse shot. so all of this videotape evidence shows that those three are the aggressor. the last point i want to make, martha, binger admitted at the end of his closing argument, he said if that was me, i wouldn't have done what he's gentlemen did. that to me is the theme of the defense's case. these three gentlemen, why did they do what they did? they should have walked away. rittenhouse points his gun. walk away. had they walked away, we wouldn't be here today talking about this. >> you know, andy, one of th

rittenhouse not guilty and we find kyle h. rittenhouse not guilty. >> wow. welcome back to unfiltered that moment sent shivers down spine of millions of americans moment that truth prevailed here to react is former federal prosecutor and thank you so much for joining me both of you, you know so first the prosecution failed to give high quality drone video to the jury, you know, looking at this. had a prosecutor point a gun at the jury, so were they trying to nuke this case? or were they just morons? j i don't know lisa that's a great question. fastest way to appeal for a case to come back to a prosecutor is to fail to turn over evidence and point gun like that the courtroom and i have to say i have never ever been in a criminal courtroom where there was not one of those plastic tabs preventing the prosecutor from putting their finger on trigger so i don't have any qlad they were thinking. it is almost like they were trying to lose but i don't think so. because they made so many mistakes that they thought were going to be in their favor and actually worked ou

rittenhouse not guilty. as to the second count of the information, richard mcguinness, we, the jury, find the defendant kyle h. rittenhouse, not guilty. as to the third count of the information, unknown male, we, the jury, find the defendant kyle h. rittenhouse, not guilty. the fourth count of the information, anthony huber, we the jury find the defendant kyle h. rittenhouse, not guilty. as to the fifth count of the information gabe grosskreutz, we the jury find the defendant kyle h. rittenhouse, not guilty. >> tucker carlson: remarkable. months of lying from the media in this case in the end had no effect whatsoever from the jury. propaganda doesn't always win. today it was soundly defeated. thank god. our documentary team was in kenosha when it happened, they've been putting together a tucker carlson originals series on this case. and they captured his first moments outside of the court today after being acquitted. >> it's the stuff that keeps you up at night. like, once you finally do get to sleep, your d

rittenhouse, not guilty. as to the second count of the information, we, the jury, find the defendant, kyle h. rittenhouse, not guilty. as to the third count of the information, unknown male, we, the jury, find the defendant, kyle h. rittenhouse, not guilty. as to the fourth count of the information, we, the jury, find the defendant, kyle h. rittenhouse, not guilty. as to the fifth count of the information, we, the jury, find the defendant, kyle h. rittenhouse, not guilty. >> remarkable. months of relentless lying from the media in this case in the end had no affect on the jury. propaganda doesn't always win. our documentary team was there in kenosha when it happened. they've been there for days. they captured kyle rittenhouse's first moments outside of the court today after being acquitted. >> it's the stuff that keeps you up at night. once you finally do get to sleep, your dreams about what happened and you're waking up in a dark, cold sweat. >> yeah. are you having dreams about what happened? >> every singl

rittenhouse shot. when i heard that testimony. at that moment my brain i said this is a flat-out farce. a complete categorical abuse of the justice system. i knew at that moment this was just a stunt. a political play ground for these prosecutors to promote a radical social agenda. judge jeanine: let's talk about where we are now. people on the left are still criticizing. and they will continue to criticize. do we all agree the verdict was consistent with the facts and the law? >> if 2 watched any substantial amount of this case, you saw what was happening. you could see it in real-time. and you knew the best the prosecution could do was going to be a hung jury. i believed when necessity committed that griffin error, commenting on the right to remain silent, i thought the prosecutor was trying to go -- to goadthem into a mistrial. let's move on from there. let's talk about the fact that kyle rittenhouse was called a white supremacist by the president of the united states. should he bring a lawsuit, mar

rittenhouse not guilty. as to the second count of the information, richard mcginnis, we the jury find the defendant kyle h. rittenhouse not guilty. >> reporter: those jurors, seven women, five men, finding rittenhouse not guilty on all the charges. >> as to the fourth count of the information, anthony huber, we the jury find the defendant kyle h. rittenhouse not guilty. as to the fifth count of the information, gaige grosskreutz, we the jury find the defendant kyle h. rittenhouse not guilty. >> reporter: immediately after, kyle rittenhouse bursts into tears, collapsing into his chair, embracing his attorney, overwhelmed by the moment. the jurors took their time sifting the evidence and law, deliberating for about 26 hours over the course of four days. lead prosecutor thomas binger briefly reacting to their verdict in court. >> the jury has represented our community in this trial and has spoken. >> reporter: rittenhouse claimed self-defense after he shot and killed joseph rosenbaum and anthony huber and wound

when he saw kyle rittenhouse, he threatened to kill kyle rittenhouse, then chased him in a full sprint, cornered him and try to snatch his gun from his hand. it was at that point that rittenhouse fired. who wouldn't fire at that point? you try to turn himself into police but he couldn't because of a mob howling for his death chased him down a city street. one writer then knocked kyle rittenhouse to the ground, another smashed in the head with a gate board and one pointed it in his face. so what no point was kyle rittenhouse the aggressor in the sequence of events him every move he made was defensive. that's not our interpretation of it, that's what came out in court. none of these facts are disputed. they all happens. so that's a very tough problem for the prosecution. with facts like those, what exactly do you say? what they said is really interesting so today, the prosecutors tried to argue that mental patient joseph rosenbaum his criminal record you could read online and you should just to get a sense of who they are defending, that this guy had threatened to murder kyle rittenhouse

rittenhouse not guilty. as to the second count of information, richard mcginniss, we the jury find the defendant kyle h. rittenhouse not guilty. as to the third count of the information, unknown male, we the jury find the defendant kyle h. rittenhouse not guilty. as to the fourth count of the information, anthony kuber, we the jury find the defendant kyle h. rittenhouse not guilty. as to the fifth count of the information gaige grosskreutz, we the jury find the defendant kyle h. rittenhouse, not guilty. >> members of the jury, these are your unanimous juries? is there anyone that does not agree with the verdict as read? >> rittenhouse's lead attorney just spoke explaining his client's reaction. >> kyle is not here. he's on his way home. he wanted to get on with his life. he has a huge sense of relief for what the jury did to him today. he wishes none of this would have ever happened. >> we have a team of reporters on the ground in kenosha, and we want to go out to shimon prokupecz who has been watching this

this acquittal is not just about kyle rittenhouse. this verdict rita rates that every american has the god-given right to self-defense and the protections of the second amendment. the corporate media should be appalled by their coverage of this case from start to finish. and from senator ron johnson, i believe justice has been served in the kyle rittenhouse trial. i hope everyone can accept the verdict, remain peaceful and let the community of kenosha heal and rebuild. and from senator tom cotton, joe biden needs to publicly apologize to kyle rittenhouse. we want to know what you think about the jury verdict that kyle rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges. that's go to shirley, who is calling from new castle, pennsylvania. surely, good morning. -- shirley, good morning. caller: thank you. first of all, i'm 83 years old and i think it is terrible what is going on in this country today. are you there? host: yes, go ahead. caller: ok. and i would like to say something to every governor of every state, every commonwealth, and ev

these guys who attacked rittenhouse were complete psychos. they chased rittenhouse down. what is happening here is that a lot of reasons for demonizing rittenhouse, part he is white and lower middle-class. a lot is an attempt to cover-up for the crimes of antifa. the crimes at the blm riots. the prosecutor said all they were doing was burning things and beating people up. you get the window into the left's mentality. if they do it's okay. but if kyle rittenhouse does it, he has to be locked up for life. >> laura: great to see you both. up next my "angle." usually at the top of the show. we moved it down because of all of the news. what biden's cabinet tell us about where this administration is right now? my "angle" will lay it out in moments. don't go away. >> laura: a team of incompetence. that's the focus of tonight's "angle." >> this is a defining moment in the chaos that is this presidency. >> the reputation of the united states has cratered. >> i have never seen an instance when the president is so detached from the reality of what is going on. >> it's a slow motion

so, by definition, kyle rittenhouse is not getting a fair trial. by the way outside the courtroom as well as inside. yesterday, as hundreds of national guard troops idled nearby, a fight broke out within protesters within earshot of jurors. today, we learned a freelancer for msnbc followed the jurors bus to the courtroom. he blew through a red light to keep up with the bus. why what would a quote journalist follow jurors before they have reached their verdict? well, the judge seemed to understand exactly what was going on.. this morning, he banned anyone associated with msnbc from the courthouse. >> the police, when they stopped him, because he was following at a distance of about a block and went through a red light, pulled him over and inquired of him what was going on, and he gave that information. and stated that he had been instructed by ms. byron in new york to follow the jury bus. i have instructed that no one from msnbc news will be permitted in this building for the duration of this trial. >> tucker: now, you don't have to like kyle ritten

the end of the kyle rittenhouse trial. the news continues right now with alisyn camerota. >>> hello, everyone, i'm alisyn camerota. welcome to "newsroom." victor is off. we do have breaking news. minutes ago a jury acquitted kyle rittenhouse on all counts. rittenhouse was 17 years old when he fatally shot two men and wounded a third with an ar-15 style rifle that he brought to racial justice protests in august of 2020. he was charged with homicide and reckless endangerment. he could have gotten a life sentence but will walk free today. rittenhouse took the stand during trial, testifying that he acted in self-defense. the jury deliberated for roughly 25 hours. >> the first count of the information, joseph rosenbaum, we the jury find the defendant not guilty. as to the second count of the information, bridget mcginnis, we the jury find the defendant kyle rittenhouse not guilty. as to the third count of the information unknown male, we the jury find the defendant kyle rittenhouse not guilty. as to the fourth count of the info

the nation's reacting to the rittenhouse verdict. the 18-year-old acquitted on all five charges stemming from last year's protest in kenosha, wisconsin. correspondent garrett tenney has been following the developments during this week's jury deliberations and has our final update tonight. >> shannon, tonight kyle rittenhouse is a free man after the jury found him not guilty of all five charges against him. the 18-year-old who was facing life in prison was overcome with emotion as the jury's decision was read in court. >> we, the jury, find the defendant kyle h rittenhouse not guilty. >> after the verdict, officers quickly escorted rittenhouse and his family from the courtroom for their own safety. his attorneys have the young man is now far away from the area and while they are pleased with the trials out, they said no one in this case walks away a winner, including their client. >> he's in counseling for ptsd. so he doesn't sleep at night. i think eventually some anonymity will come back to it. i don't think he'll continue to live i

we all saw the evidence in the kyle rittenhouse case. we saw kyle rittenhouse testify. we believed him because he said the truth. we believed this young man, what he said. we believed that. no one believes anything if joe biden says anymore. judge jeanine: i would like to you listen to there is sound from kamala harris. >> the verdict really speaks for itself. a i have spent a majority of my career working to make the criminal justice system more equitable, and clearly there is a lot more work to do. judge jeanine: a lot of people don't have respect for that woman. but when she talks about the criminal justice system you have to hope she tbheets she is talking about there. but even then she says there is a plot more work to do. do they explain what the problem is or are they just happy dividing us? >> they don't even want real debate. they just say if you don't agree with me, we'll call you racist, and we'll call you names. it's really sad where we are apartment no one could watch that -- if this wasn't self-defense, tell me what self-defense looks like. due process won

rittenhouse not guilty. as to the second count of the information, richard mcginnis, we, the jury, find the defendant kyle hch. rittenhouse not guilt. we, the jury, find the defendant kyle h. rittenhouse not guilty. as to the fourth count of the information, anthony huber, we the jury find the defendant kyle h. rigttenhouse not guilty. as to the fifth count of the information, gaige grosskreutz, we, the jury, find the defendant kyle h. rittenhouse not guilty. >> rittenhouse, overcome with emotion. breaking down in tears collapsing. a reporter inside the courtroom describing members of the jury as looking fatigued. some appearing ill at ease while their decision was read. again, these juries spent more than 25 hours together reaching their decision. it was a decision they didn't take lightly. during their tldeliberations, ty asked to get copies of the jury instructions, right? those 36 pages. they asked to re-watch much of the video evidence in the case, including fbi surveillance video and drone video of one

rittenhouse's gun. another witness said mr. rittenhouse shot a second person who was attacking him with a skateboard and a third person who he shot was pointing a gun at him. this will be a difficult case whether the prosecution is state or federal. >> julius, you are in wisconsin. you understand how wisconsin juries work, how the courtrooms work out there, and the reaction. in looking at what the reverend was just telling shaquille brewster there, the concern she had for protests in the future and the safety of peaceful protesters if somebody comes with a gun and says they do feel threatened, the precedent that she believes this case sets, what is your opinion on that? what's your expectation on that going forward? >> it's definitely something to be concerned about at this point in time, because people tend to think in broad terms, they tend to paint in broad brushes. if the message that people get out of this is that it's a good idea to come in the middle of civil unrest or protests with a long gun, t

rittenhouse. no one is saying that mr. rittenhouse did not have a right to defend himself. this case is about the right to use deadly force. hit him, kick him, knee him, anything else. and mr. rosenbaum and mr. rittenhouse are alive. >> reporter: in total, rittenhouse faced six charges until the misdemeanor of a minor in possession of a weapon was dismissed over the gun not being long enough to be considered illegal. rittenhouse still faces five felony charges, all of which he pleaded not guilty to, the most serious from the shooting and killing of anthony huber, second of two people killed that night. he faces first-degree intentional homicide. lesser offenses of second-degree homicide or first-degree reckless homicide could be considered. they could be considered if the jury is not satisfied of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt on the original charge. in regards to the shooting of gaige grosskreutz who survived, rittenhouse is charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide with the use of a dangerous weapon. the judge said the jury could consider attempted second-

rittenhouse. another just funny coincidence in this case. just like how mr. hernandez could hire tens of thousands of attorneys in the state, but no. he hires an attorney who kyle rittenhouse's defense team has already paid money to that firm. what a coincidence. so mr. dubrin doesn't give us information then gives the defense a lot more information. mr. rittenhouse denied pointing a gun at the yellow pants man. said he was being sarcastic. mr. richards basically admitted he did point the gun. so which is it? we know that mr. rittenhouse was going around that night trying be a paramedic, a policeman and a fireman without receiving any real training in any of that. tough job to do all three at once. and he went around with his gun trying to scare people, to intimidate them, to not do minor property damage. he's a chaos tourist. he was there to see what was going on, act important, be a big deal. and then the moment a little bit of that chaos comes back at him, he cowardly shoots a man instead of fi

kyle rittenhouse of course was white. his victims, the two men who were killed and the one who was injured, were also white. >> reporter: in the summer of 2020 -- >> black lives matter! >> reporter: -- protests spilled into the streets after 29-year-old jacob blake was shot in the back seven times by a police officer in kenosha, wisconsin. [ gunshots ] >> all my grandson asked repeatedly is why did the police shoot my daddy in the back? >> hands up. don't shoot. >> reporter: the shooting sparked outrage. protesters demanded justice. but things turned deadly when armed men who authorities called vigilantes clashed with the protesters. among them, then 17-year-old kyle rittenhouse, who saw the violence and traveled from antioch, illinois. he was seen guarding a car repair shop that night, telling blaze tv he was armed with lethal ammunition. >> we're protecting from the citizens and i just got pepper sprayed by a person in the crowd. >> reporter: gaige grosskreutz who was shot but survived testified in court. >> i thought t

kyle rittenhouse acquitted on all counts. the crucial video at the heart of the case. >> he wishes none of this would have ever happened. >> and the loved ones of those he killed speaking out. >> i think the question that most of us are feeling right now is what can we do next? >> what the p verdiverdict mean divided nation. >>> plus escaping the house of horror. 13 children held captive by their parents. >> my two little sisters right now are chained up. >> diane sawyer's exclusive interview with the brave sister that risked it all to save her siblings. >> i don't know how you have the courage. >> i just felt like i have to do it. >> "nightline" will be right back. the prilosec otc two-week challenge is helping people love what they love again. just one pill a day. 24 hours. zero heartburn. because life starts when heartburn stops. take the challenge at prilosecotc dot com. find your rhythm. your happy place. find your breaking point. then break it. every emergen-c gives you a potent blend of nutrients so you can emerge your

before rittenhouse shoots? that charge shouldn't have been brought. that was laughable. the videotape of huber hitting rittenhouse in the head with a deadly weapon? rittenhouse laying on the ground could have been killed. huber grabbing at the gun and he shoots. so the prosecutors issued this statement because they're trying to save face. much like president biden should have never stuck his neck in this at the beginning of the case calling rittenhouse a white supremacist and other media outlets out there accusing rittenhouse of murder before the evidence is even presented. this is a life-changing lesson for prosecutors and for politicians to get their facts straight before they use a courtroom to promote political agendas. >> neil: guys, thank you both. to that point, maybe adding more fiery comments, after jury's decision, the governor of new york saying that kyle rittenhouse used an assault weapon to kill two people. there is not justice. if there's a question about why we need more gun safety lays, this is

rittenhouse, not guilty. as to the second count of the information, richard mcginnis, we the jury find the defendant, kyle h. rittenhouse, not guilty. as to the third count of information, unknown male, we the jury find the defendant, kyle h. rittenhouse, not guilty. has to fourth count of information anthony hub e we the jury find the defendant not guilty. as to the fifth count of the information, gaige grosskreutz, we the jury find the defendant, kyle h. rittenhouse, not guilty. >> members of the jury, are these your unanimous verdicts? is there anyone that does not agree with the verdicts as read? you wish the jury polled? >> no. >> okay. folks, your job is done. >> i really think it's a time for people to do a check of head and heart. two things can be true at once. again, the law, as drafted in wisconsin, is a huge factor in this ruling. that law gave the shooter a right to do what he did. but it can also be true that kyle rittenhouse didn't do the right thing. legally justified but still wrong. might th

rittenhouse not guilty. as to the second count of the information, richard mcginnis, we the jury, find the defendant kyle h. rittenhouse not guilty. as to the third count of the information, unknown male, we, the jury, find the jury kyle h. rittenhouse not guilty. as to the fourth count of the information, anthony huber, we, the jury, find the defendant kyle h. rittenhouse not guilty. as to the fifth count of the information gauge crews crucify we the jury find the defendant kyle h. rittenhouse not guilty. >> shannon: breaking tonight an emotional reaction in the verdict of the trial of the illinois teenager charged with murdering two protesters and injuring a third during a protest in wisconsin during the summer of 2020. kyle rittenhouse goes free. we will have analysis of the decision shortly. welcome to washington. i'm shannon bream in for bret baier. the teenager's lawyer says rittenhouse is undergoing counseling for post-traumatic stress disorder and probably move away from the area because it's too dan

so they needed rittenhouse's help. they were looking for a 17-year-old to help if that gives you some perspective. as rittenhouse stood there rioters threatened his life. then they attempted to kill him. in the end rittenhouse shot three people as he tried to run to police. in fact, all three men were white and all three had serious criminal records. we could go on. again, the media coverage was from beginning to end a tapestry of lies. if you watched the trial last week you know that but what about rittenhouse himself? what is he like? apart from his testimony in court few americans have ever her his voice. over the next hour we'll let kyle rittenhouse speak for himself. you can make up your own mind but before we start one observation which we can't resist making. it's hard to ignore the class divide between rittenhouse and the media. rittenhouse comes if the least privileged sector of our society. during high school he worked as a janitor and a cook to help support his family. last year he got into college at arizon

thank god that kyle rittenhouse got acquitted. the only thing that could have made today better if prosecutor binger was compelled to hand kyle his rifle back with the magazine on the courthouse steps. they didn't make that happen. the real problem here is the message moving forward is we need to do something about this unlimited discretion that prosecutors have to bring charges felony charges life in prison in cases where it's obviously self-defense. it's not even a close call. they have no chance from getting a conviction. they will punish you through the process itself. we have to have a mechanism to hold these rogue prosecutors who are making these political motivated persecutions of self-defense cases hold them accountable and have skin in the game. they lose something personally if they lose that case. >> laura: robert, do you have any doubt in your mind if kyle rittenhouse was not armed that night and he tried to step in, that he would have been killed? any doubt in your mind? >> no doubt at all. they would haven't stopped

when he saw kyle rittenhouse, he threatened to kill kyle rittenhouse and he chased rittenhouse in a full sprint, cornered him and tried to snatch his gun from his hands. at that point, rittenhouse fired. who wouldn't fire at that point? after shooting rosenbaum, rittenhouse tried to turn himself into police, but he couldn't, because a mob howling for his death chased him down a city street. one rioter knocked kyle rittenhouse to the ground, another smashed him in the head with a skateboard and a third rioter drew a pistol -- which he wasn't allowed to have -- and pointed it at kyle rittenhouse's face. at no point what kyle rittenhouse the aggressor in this sequence of events. every move he made was intentional. none of the facts were disputed. they all happened. that's a very tough problem for the prosecution. with facts like those, what exactly do you say? well, what they said is really interesting. so today, the prosecutor was left trying to argue that convicted child rapist mental patient joseph rosenbaum, whose criminal record you should read online this guy threatened to murder kyle

rittenhouse as a trigger happy, vigil ante. on direct examination from his own defense attorney, rittenhouse came across more like a boy scout who was there to provide medical aid. what the prosecution has to do now is to dirty rittenhouse up. evidence that the judge won't allow. part of the concern and controversy this afternoon was about an earlier incident in which rittenhouse sees people who he thinks are looting at a cvs and he says i wish i had my gun so i could shoot them. the judge won't allow the jury to hear that evidence. >> let me play some of this back and forth between the judge and the prosecution. again, you know, it's not something you see every day, particularly between the prosecution or prosecutor and a judge. you sometimes see this between a defense attorney and a judge. let me play these back and forths. number seven and number eight, guys. >> he's commenting on my client's right to remain silent. >> no, your honor. i am making the point that after hearing everything in the case, now he's tailoring his sto

outfront tonight, kyle rittenhouse takes the stand. the teen defiant during emotionally charged testimony that lasted today for seven hours. rittenhouse claiming he did nothing wrong when he killed two people, and injured a third during that night of unrest last year. at one point, rittenhouse breaking down and sobbing uncontrollably . >> that's -- that's when i -- >> a jarring scene. it led to a short recess because of that. rittenhouse is 18 years old. the judge also tearing into the prosecution twice. a vicious tongue lashing for their trying to introduce evidence that the judge had, previously, already said was prohibited. >> you are an experienced trial attorney and you're telling me that when the judge says i'm excluding this, you just take it upon yourself to put it in because you think that you have found a way around it? come on. >> fireworks continuing, as prosecutors cross-examined rittenhouse. walking him and the jury through that night in kenosha, wisconsin. basically, almost minute by minute. okay, there is a lot to get t

today, kyle rittenhouse spoke for himself. c see what you think. >> once i take that step back i look over my shoulder and mr. rosenbaum -- mr. rosenbaum was now running from my right side and i was cornered from in front of me and there were -- [sobbing] there were people right there. >> take a deep breath, kyle. >> tucker: so after a ten minute break to compose himself kyle rittenhouse returned to the court room and proceeded to blow up the prosecution's claims that he had racked his rifle in a threatening manner. it turns out he didn't rack his rifle at all and video proved that. and then he it explained why he turned himself in. >> people are saying frame him kill him, people were screaming and i just was trying to get to the police. >> you say i'm trying to get to the police.in why were you trying to get to the police? >> i didn't do anything wrong, i defended myself.e. >> did you feel as though there were safety where the police were?fe >> yes. >> tucker: they didn't really have a response to that since it's all on video

rittenhouse not guilty. as to the second count of the information, mcginnis, we find kyle h rittenhouse not guilty. as to the third count of the information, unknown male, we the jury find the defendant kyle h. rittenhouse not guilty. as to the fourth count of the information, anthony huber, we the jury find the defendant kyle h. rittenhouse not guilty. as to the fifth count of the information, gaige grosskreutz, we the injury find kyle h. rittenhouse not guilty. >> the reaction there, you see kyle rittenhouse becoming unstable. he kind of falls onto the desk, filled with emotion. his mother, i heard her gasp. i was in the courtroom as this was being read, and then eventually her head fell into her hands and she appeared to be crying. there were also family members of those who were shot and killed that day and injured. very upset with this verdict, feeling like justice was not done. but for kyle rittenhouse and his attorneys, they were pleased with this verdict, though it took about 25 hours for this jury t

day 8 of the kyle rittenhouse trial is in the books. only closing arguments remain and then the jury will deliberate. the case could be thrown out. the prosecutor's case is weak. wendy rittenhouse's kyle's mother will join us tonight. many question why this case made it into a courtroom at all. was there over-charging involved. and the behavior of the prosecution. we have compelling video evidence showing kyle rittenhouse being threatened and chased and assaulted by an angry mob. one man trying to stomp on his face into the pavement. another attempted to grab his firearm. another man pointed a loaded handgun at rittenhouse's face. according to eyewitness accounts and video evidence all three individuals who were shot were attempting to cause great bodily harm or death to 17-year-oldvivi kyle rittenhouse before heho discharged his legal weapon. according to wisconsin state law this is a clear case of self-defense where an individual may use force if he or see believes that such forces necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm. the

rittenhouse not guilty. yamiche: kyle rittenhouse found not guilty. >> it's a good thing for the constitution of the united states. >> we deserve to march and rally peacefully without having our supporters murdered in the streets. yamiche: the nation reacts to the homicide trial in kenosha, wisconsin. meanwhile, the trial of three men accused of murdering ahmaud arbery unfolds. plus president biden celebrates signing the infrastructure plan into law. >> build back better bill is passed. yamiche: the house voteses to pass its larger policy bill and that heads to the senate for another round of negotiation. and paul gosar is censured in the house over a violent video next. ♪ announcer: this is "washington week". corporate funding is provided by -- consumer cellular. by the estate of arnold adams. koo and patricia yuen with the yuen foundation committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities, saundra and carl delay magnusson, roy herschel. robin and susan rosenbaum the corporation for public broa