as blake opens the door of the car, officer sheskey claims blake drove the knife toward his body. denies this. officer sheskey grabs blake by the back of his shirt and shoots him seven times. >> put my hands up because i didn't want him shooting me in my face or head or nothing. at that time i put my arms up. he kept shooting, kept shooting. >> what's going through your mind? >> my babies are right here. my babies. after he stopped shooting me, i said, "daddy loves you, no matter what." that was the last thing i said to them at that point. i thought gas going to be the last -- to be the last thing i say to them. thank god it wasn't. >> reporter: according to records released by the wisconsin department of criminal investigation in the past brake was arrested for attempting to flee police and resisting arrest. these charges were dropped. >> there are critics who are going to say, he's had run-ins with the law in the past, he doesn't deserve any sympathy. >> if you're a black person in america and you're not perfect, then they say, oh, it was justified. it's like our children have t

in the decision not to charge officer rusten sheskey, the d.a. said investigators reviewed hundreds of pages of police reports and watched dozens of hours of video. prosecutors insist blake was armed with a knife and officers thought he was trying to kidnap a child. >> we say with confidence based on blake's admission, based on all the officers saying it and this video evidence, he clearly is armed with a knife. >> reporter: the incident sparking national outrage in august after cell phone video captured what appeared to be officer sheskey shooting blake in the back while blake's children were in the back of his suv. his family insisted blake was not armed and said the knife was on the floor inside the suv. blake was paralyzed in the shooting. his family is now promising to take civil action, calling the prosecutor's decision not to file charges disturbing. >> we the blake family are asking this city, this county, this state and the nation to rise up in a non-violent civic uprising to let our friends and family know there's a new sheriff in town.

, so the prosecutor believes that rusten sheskey could claim that he acted in self—defense by shootinginst him — any charges brought against him would unlikely to stick in a court of law. i can tell you that that decision has proved controversial, as you might imagine. already, mr bla ke's lawyer has said that it sends "the wrong decision", as he puts it, to police officers throughout the united states. and members of mr blake's family have called for rusten sheskey to be sacked from the police force and brought to trial. in that story i was reading, i ended by saying the incident sparked days of violent clashing, culminating in two civilians being shot dead by a citizen. what's the latest on that civilian‘s legal process? coincidently, kyle rittenhouse, who is now 18 — he was 17 at the time — has pleaded not guilty to several charges resulting from the deaths of two people and the injury of another person, following three nights of rioting that came after the jacob blake arrest, or attempted arrest there. and kyle rittenhouse is someone who crossed the border from neighbouring illinoi

, so the prosecutor believes that rusten sheskey could claim that he acted in self—defense by shootingk ina court against him would unlikely to stick in a court of law. i can tell you that that decision has proved controversial, as you might imagine. already jason bla ke's controversial, as you might imagine. already jason blake's lawyer has said that it sends the wrong decision, as he puts it, to police officers throughout the united states —— jacob blake. officers throughout the united states ——jacob blake. and members of mr blake's family have called for rusten sheskey to be sacked from the police force and brought to trial. in that story i was reading about, ended by saying it sparked days of violent clashing, accommodating into civilians being shot dead by a citizen. what's the latest on that civilian‘s legal process? coincidently, kyle rittenhouse, who is now 18, he was 17 at the time, has pleaded not guilty to several charges resulting from the deaths of two people and the injury of another person, following three nights of writing that came after the jacob blake arrest, or atte

sheskey repeatedly shot blake as he leaned into his suv while his 3 kids were in the back of that vehiclekids were not physically hurt. officers were responding to a domestic disturbance call the kenosha police union has said blake was armed with a knife and turned toward the officer while holding it. but state investigators said only that officers saw a knife on the floor of the suv kenosha's district attorney ernie michael gravely explained his decision not to charge saying he would have to disprove the officer's position that they had to shoot to defend themselves, adding quote i do not believe the state would be able to prove that the privilege of self-defense is not available. end quote, the city of kenosha is now bracing for protests. still ahead tonight less than half of the pfizer vaccine is distributed here in california have been. >>administered what health experts say is causing the delay. >>georgia senate runoff race here is one of them. there are 2. the numbers apparently have an updated but jon ossoff the democratic challenger has a little more than 55% of the vote. republic

in the decision not to charge officer rusten sheskey, the d.a. said investigators reviewed hundreds of pages of police report s and watched dozens of hours of video. prosecutors insist blake was armed with a knife and officers thought he was trying to kidnap a child. >> we say with confidence based on blake's admission, based on all the officers saying it and this video evidence he clearly is armed with a knife. >> reporter: the incident sparking national outrage in august after cell phone video captured what appearedcaptured e officer sheskey shooting blake in the back while his children were in the back of his suv. his family insisted blake was not armed and said the knife was on the floor inside the suv. blake was paralyzed in the shooting. his family is now promising to take civil action calling the prosecutor's decision not to file charges disturbing. >> we, the blake family, are asking this city, this county, this state and this nation to rise up in a nonviolent civic uprising to let our friends and family know there's a new sheriff in town

as blake appears to lean into the driver's side of the car, sheskey opens fire. blake's three young boys in the back seat but not injured. today, the prosecutor saying blake was armed. >> we say with confidence, based on blake's admission, based on all the officers saying it and this video evidence, he clearly is armed with a knife. >> reporter: the shooting sparkspark ed days of violent protests. 17-year-old kyle rittenhouse charged with killing two in the unrest. overnight, kenosha issuing an emergency declaration, putting up fences and boarding up businesses. the governor deploying 500 national guardsmen. blake, paralyzed from the shooting, still recovering. his family tonight disappointed, but say they are determined to keep fighting for justice. >> you cannot have a bill of rights for the police and then have a bill of rights for the people. we're all people. >> reporter: and david, that teenager kyle rittenhouse, who is accused of killing two people and wounding a third, he appeared in court today and pleaded not guilty to all charges. david? >> all right,

sheskey said he grabbed blake's arm to put him under arrest and told blake that he had a warrant.for your arrest? >> no. >> reporter: a struggle follows, and police believe blake is reaching for a weapon more than once. blake denies this. police deploy a taser multiple times and blake pulls the taser tongs out of his skin. we see you walk away from the officers after they try to grab you. >> i'm rattled, you know. i realize i had dropped my knife. a little pocketknife. so i picked it up after i got off of him because they tased me and i fell on top of him. >> reporter: with an open knife in hand that blake says fell out of his pocket, he walks around the front of the vehicle towards the driver side door. what are you thinking at that point? >> i'm not really worried. i'm walking away from them so it's not like they're going to shoot me. i shouldn't have picked it up, only considering what was going on. at that time i wasn't thinking clearly. >> you were thinking once you get the knife into the car, you were going to just -- >> throw myself to the ground and, you know, put my arms

cell phone video captured sheskey shooting blake in the back. young children were in the back seat. >> it is absolutely incontrovertible that jacob blake was armed with a knife during this encounter. jacob blake in all of the times that he spoke to dci admits he possessed a knife. >> reporter: we spoke with blake's father about his son having a weapon. >> he was moving away from the officer. he wasn't a threat to that officer. >> as illustrated by his back being pointed towards the officer, is that what you're saying? >> as illustrated by where the bullets entered. >> reporter: investigators say they found a knife on the floor of the car. >> how is jacob doing? >> he's dealing with his situation appropriately. he's where he should be after being shot seven times. >> reporter: then 17-year-old kyle rittenhouse is called with shooting three people during the early days of protests with an assault rifle, killing two. on tuesday the 18-year-old rittenhouse entered a not guilty plea to all charges in a virtual court hearing, claiming self-defense. he

the officer rusten sheskey fired the shots into blake's back as he leaned into his car.ide were his three little boys, aged 3, 5, and prosecutors eight. maintain the shooting was in self defense because blake had a small knife. video of jacob blake's shooting sport uprising. b'ivory lamarr, an attorney for the blake family criticized the ruling. . >> i think at a 2021, shows that there are three justice systems in america. there is one for black and brown people, one for police officers, and one for the rest of america. amy: jacob blake's father also spoke on tuesday about his son's ongoing recovery. >> in bed 24 hours a day. sometimes he has better days than others. of course, his body has been peppered with bullets -- seven in his back. they did a surgery on his back, infusion surgery. the incredible amount of pain from the muscle spasms -- to sit there and have to watch a day in and day out, as demoralizing it is for you, think about how it is on a 29-year-old that was fully functional before this. >> how are your grandchildren doing? >> it is hard on my grandchildren

on august 23rd in kenosha sheskey shot blake as blake leaned into his suv with his 3 kids that we're in the car. officers were responding to a domestic disturbance call at the time that the kenosha police union says blake was armed with a knife and turned toward the officer while holding it. state investigators say the officer was seen on the floor of the suv the kenosha county district attorneys said today that chesky along with the other 2 officers involved will not be charged based on quote. the fact and law. blake is now paralyzed from the waist down and the city of kenosha is preparing for potential unrest tonight. back here at home are going to switch gears from on and get a check of our forecast as we take a live look outside at the golden gate bridge this hour. it's so clear today but we are expecting rain to return to tomorrow soda kron 4 meteorologist erica caturay joining us from the weather center with details on that erica. hey sanaa's you're right about that rain is headed our way again checking in on different view compared to what we saw this morning we saw some dense

. >> reporter: in august blake was shot seven times in the back by kenosha police officer ruston sheskey the kenosha district attorney says blake was armed with a knife and the officer could have successfully argued self-defense. >> remember, these are police officers who are uniformed officers they're called to the scene on a designated domestic abuse call. when they get there, they know there is an arrest warrant for jacob blake and they take actions at that time >> reporter: as protesters marched in kenosha last night, anticipating the announcement, the city council authorized an emergency declaration and the governor mobilized 500 national guard troops blake survived the shooting, but is paralyzed from the waist down his family says he'd been trying to break up an argument between two women and was walking back to his car with his three young sons >> there's only social justice if you don't look like me or my sons >> reporter: the blake shooting sparked another wave of unrest in an already tense year also today 17-year-old kyle rittenhouse pleaded not guilty after police say he fatal

. >> reporter: in august, blake was shot seven times by officer rusten sheskey, the kenosha districtknife, and the officer could have successfully argued self-defense in court. >> they're called to the scene on a designated domestic abuse call. when they get there, they know there's an arrest warrant for jacob blake, and they take actions at that time. >> reporter: sheskey's attorney says the decision not to charge the officer was well reasoned, adding officer sheskey was in a difficult and dangerous situation and acted appropriately in accordance with his training. blake survived but is paralyzed from the waist down. his family says he'd been trying to break up an argument between two women, and was walking back to miss vehicle with his three young sons. >> this is a slap in the face by wisconsin government and the d.a. >> reporter: in a "dateline" nbc exclusive this woke, the families of jacob blake, george floyd and eric gardner spoke with craig about police violence. >> mr. blake, we know how he is physically, but emotionally, how is jacob? >> he has pain 24 hours a day. sitting

the officer in question, rusten sheskey, says that he acted in self—defence because mr blake was wieldingsomewhat disputed claim, i might add, but the prosecutor feels that because the officer would claim in court the defence of self defence, that he would be unable to make a charge stick, a criminal charge against the officer stick. so, thatis against the officer stick. so, that is a very controversial decision in indeed. jason blake was paralysed from the waist down after being shot in front of three of his children. they are preparing for protests in kenosha county tonight. 500 members of the state national guard have been drafted in in anticipation of a possible —— possible violence. as you were saying, there was a lot of unhappiness when it originally happened. there is likely to be a lot of unhappiness about this. is this the end of it? is there any challenge to this decision? there is likely to be a lot of challenge on the part of those who represent jason blake, not least his lawyer, benjamin crump, who issued a statement just after the word came down that the prosecutor was clear

blake was ultimately shot 7 times by officer rusten sheskey a 4 of the wounds. our jacob blake's back. but 3 wounds. our to jacob blake's left side the da says blake was armed at the time, but she illustrated with enhanced freeze frames of video taken at the scene. it is absolutely uncontroversial that jacob blake was armed with a knife during this encounter. on contrary most uncontroversial because jacob blake in all of the times he spoke to dci admits he possessed a night. blake was left partially paralyzed his family speaking out shortly after the announcement we the blank for me. >>ask in this city county the state and this nation. to rise up. in a nonviolent. civic to let our friends and family know there's a new sheriff in town. >>kenosha has seen months of protests since the shooting as the city braces for more unrest blake's family calling for justice, this is a slap in the face. >>by wisconsin government and d a and etcetera that it's happening. what has happened as perpetuating systemic racism the putting off that her water tall. >>the 90 days that ban

michael graveley said the rusten sheskey was justified acting in self-defense. >> this case is reallyll about >> this case is all about self- defense and can it be proven it does not exist. it is really evidence about the perspective of officer shefsky. >> reporter: the officers responding to a domestic dispute call against blake last august after he resisted prosecutors say that blake was holding a knife when the officer shot him multiple times in the back. for blake's father, the decision is justice denied. >> we'll find federal ways that justice will find for my son. we're not done yet. >> reporter: during the days of protests, two people were shot and killed and a third injured by then-17-year-old kyle rittenhouse who claims self- defense. during a virtual court hearing today the now 18-year-old rittenhouse, tone by his side, pleaded not >> prepared to plead not guilty to all the charges contained therein. >> reporter: tonight kenosha is on alert and bracing for what might happen next. >> boarded up and we helped everyone else board up with the plywood we had. >> reporter: right n

blake was ultimately shot 7 times by officer rusten sheskey a 4 of the wounds. our jacob blake's back. but 3 wounds. our to jacob blake's left side the da says blake was armed at the time which he illustrated with enhanced freeze frames of video taken at the scene. it is absolutely uncontroversial that jacob blake was armed with a knife during this encounter. on contrary most on controversal because jacob blake in all of the times he spoke to dci admits he possessed a night. blake was left partially paralyzed his family speaking out shortly after the announcement we the blank for me. >>i'm asking this city county the state and this nation. to rise up. in a nonviolent. civic to let our friends and family know there's a new sheriff in town. >>kenosha has seen months of protests since the shooting as the city braces for more unrest blake's family calling for justice, this is a slap in the face. >>by wisconsin government and d a and etcetera that it's happening. what has happened as perpetuating systemic racism the putting off that her water tall. >>the 90 days that

the officer in question, rusten sheskey, says that he acted in self—defence because mr blake was wielding is a somewhat disputed claim, i might add, but the prosecutor feels that because the officer would claim in court the defence of self defence, that he would be unable to make a charge stick, a criminal charge against the officer, stick. so that is a very controversial decision indeed. jacob blake was left paralysed from the waist down after being shot in front of three of his children. they are preparing for protests in kenosha county tonight. 500 members of the state national guard have been drafted in in anticipation of possible violence. we can talk now to paige fernandez who is policing policy advisor at the american civil liberties union. she joins us from philadelphia. thanks for your time. this was not a clear—cut case. do you think the result would have been the same if the victim was white rather than black? that is an interesting question and it is hard to say, because in this country the cases that we continuously see our cases of black people getting killed at the hands of

. >> reporter: cell phone video shows 29-year-old jacob blake struggling with officer rusten sheskey.cessful. as blake appears to lean into the driver's side of the car, sheskey opens fire and blake's three young boys in the backseat not injured. on tuesday the prosecutor saying blake was armed and that officers thought he was trying to kidnap the children. they say blake admitted he had a knife but told investigators he never intended to stab the officer. blake who was paralyzed in the shooting this morning is still recovering. his family frustrated with the prosecutor's decision to not press charges. >> we, the blake family, are asking the city, this county, this state and this nation to rise up in a nonviolent, civic uprising to let our friends and family know there's a new sheriff in town. >> reporter: and the teenager accused of killing two people during protests here last summer, kyle rittenhouse, was arraigned in court, and he pleaded not guilty to all charges. guys? >> all right, alex. >> thanks very much. >>> coming up next, new details on kim and kanye. appears divorce is on

blake was ultimately shot 7 times by officer rusten sheskey a 4 of the wounds. our jacob blake's back. but 3 wounds. our to jacob blake's left side the da says blake was armed at the time but she illustrated with enhanced freeze frames of video taken at the scene. it is absolutely uncontroversial that jacob blake was armed with a knife during this encounter. on contrary. most uncontroversial because jacob blake in all of the times he spoke to dci admits he possessed a night. blake was left partially paralyzed his family speaking out shortly after the announcement we the blank for me. >>ask in this city county the state and this nation. to rise up. in a nonviolent. a civic uprising. to let our friends and family know there's a new sheriff in town. >>kenosha has seen months of protests since the shooting as the city braces for more unrest blake's family calling for justice, this is a slap in the face. >>by wisconsin government and a d a and etcetera that it's happening. what has happened as perpetuating systemic racism the putting off that are water tall. >>the 90

blake was ultimately shot 7 times by officer rusten sheskey a 4 of the wounds.ur jacob blake's back. but 3 wounds. our to jacob blake's left side the da says blake was armed at the time, but she illustrated with enhanced freeze frames of video taken at the scene. it is absolutely uncontroversial that jacob blake was armed with a knife during this encounter. on contrary most uncontroversial because jacob blake in all of the times he spoke to dci admits he possessed a night. blake was left partially paralyzed his family speaking out shortly after the announcement we the blank for me. >>ask in this city county the state and this nation. to rise up. in a nonviolent. civic to let our friends and family know there's a new sheriff in town. >>kenosha has seen months of protests since the shooting as the city braces for more unrest blake's family calling for justice, this is a slap in the face. >>by wisconsin government and d a and etcetera that it's happening. what has happened as perpetuating systemic racism the putting off that her water tall. >>the 90 days that banis

you may recall this video this is from that shooting rusten sheskey a white officer shot blake a 29 year-oldlack man 7 times in the back while responding to a domestic incident back in august. blake did survive the shooting but was left paralyzed from the waist down the district attorneys says the case boiled down to the officer's right to self-defense when facing an armed suspect blake's family members say they are not surprised by this decision. >>these are police officers who were uniformed officers. they're called to the scene i designated domestic abuse call when they get there, they know there is an arrest warrant for jacob blake and they take actions at that time. >>we expected it. it did not sideswipe us, we'll jump us from the back side. we understood what was going to come. when they called in. the national guard. >>kenosha officials were preparing for the kind of unrest which followed the original shooting incident 500 national guard troops were sent in the city approved an emergency declaration however, so far it has been largely peaceful there. the illinois teenager who fatally

was later recovered from the floor of mr blake's car, and the local prosecutor has cleared officer sheskey jacob blake, in all of the times he spoke to dci, admits he possessed a knife. jacob blake's family disputes that version of events and believes the prosecutor's decision will further undermine confidence in the police. i think in 2021, it shows one very important thing — and that is that there's three, three justice systems in america. there's one for black and brown people, one for police officers, and one for the rest of america. jacob blake's arrest sparked three days of violent protest in the city of kenosha. among the more than 250 people arrested was a 17—year—old who answered a call to rally behind property owners and protect their assets. kyle rittenhouse was filmed firing on protesters with a rifle. he has since been charged with killing two of them and injuring a third — and, in a teleconference court appearance, he pleaded not guilty to a total of six charges. kenosha is bracing itself for renewed demonstrations, in the light of the prosecutor's decision. national guard of