wendy rittenhouse says she had no idea though her son was going to take the stand, which is new informationnly found out kyle rittenhouse is going to talk and speak for himself inside of that courtroom when she was sitting there and said she was really shocked when he walked up there. >> it felt like forever. and only time him talking about that was the first time i ever heard him talk about that night. when he i had to do it, mom. >> now, just one day after kyle rittenhouse took the stand, the defense resting his case, rittenhouse facing five felonies and up to life in prison after authorities say he shot and killed anthony huber and joseph rosenbaum also wounding gaige following the shooting of. he said he felt cornered and defending himself when he opened fire. prosecutors have said rittenhouse was an instigator of those shootings. saying he should have never been out there in the first place. there had been heated exchanges between the prosecutors and the judge throughout the trial. take a listen. >> relevant to this. >> your honor, we have had a lot of questions about other people. >>

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 prosecution is desperate. yesterday they were reprimanded over and over again by the judge for impugning rittenhouse's right to remain silent. some accused them of trying to get a ne

with the mother of kyle rittenhouse, speaking out for the first time since her sons acquittal, wendy rittenhouse recounted the test moments waiting for the verdict and what she felt as they were read. alexis has the story. >> the rittenhouse family tells me this is an emotional roller coaster for them. kyle rittenhouse is mom talking to me after the verdict before the family left the state, walking you through the titans moments inside the courtroom as she found out her son was not going to jail but coming home. >> it feels like a ton of bricks lifted off my shoulders. >> for the first time in a year end half the rittenhouse family breathed a sigh of relief. 18 now free. >> we find the defendant kyle h rittenhouse not guilty. >> kyle rittenhouse dropping to his knees acquitted of all charges. >> is anyone who does not agree with the vertex as read. >> he was on trial for shooting three men and killing two during unrest in kenosha last summer. >> you walk in the courtroom how are you feeling when you are the first not guilty verdict. >> once it was red i was so relieved for him and i started cryi

. >> with closing arguments today, we sat down with his mother, wendy rittenhouse. >> when you saw your son on the witness stand, what went through your head? >> fear. overwhelmed. i was a nervous wreck. my stockage was in knots kyle did a good job. when he broke down, i broke down >> knowing what he knows now and that it was as chaotic, do you think he would have gone down there? >> probably not. >> related to the night he shot three people killing people during protests following the killing of a black man in wisconsin. if convicted, rittenhouse will face live in prison. he'll allow the jury to considerate least some lesser charges. >> the fact that the prosecution is considering lesser cases may signal that they are not feeling that confident about the first degree or top-level homicide charges. >>> worried about the potential of intense scrutiny dividing americans seeing him as a vigilantly or a patriot. his mother says her son is being treated for ptsd >> what do you say for people who look at this case and think this teenager had no business bringing a military-style weapon to thi

wendy rittenhouse looks back on the trial and how she felt the moment the verdicts were read. alexis mcadams has that story >> the family tells me this has been an emotional roller coaster for them. rittenhouse's mom talking to me after that verdict before the family left the state, walking me through the tense moments inside the courtroom as she found out her son wasn't going to jail, but coming home. >> it feels like a ton of bricks just lifted off my shoulders. >> for the first time in a year and a half, the rittenhouse family breathing a sigh of relief. the teen now free. >> we the jury find the defendant kyle h. rittenhouse not guilty. >> rittenhouse dropping to his knees, acquitted of all charges. >> is there anyone who does not agree with the verdict as read? >> he was on trial for shooting three men, killing two, during unrest in kenosha last summer. >> you walk into the courtroom there. how were you feeling when you heard the first not guilty verdict? >> once that verdict was read, i was -- i was so relieved for him, and i started crying. my girls were crying. just see

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i am using run numbers, but there was $500,000 i think they came directly from wendy rittenhouse, so there is going to be a fight over that, and i am just thankful that there will be a fight over that, because if he had lost it would not have mattered. >> [indiscernible] >> he wants to be a nurse. >> [indiscernible] >> i need to be more patient. >> [indiscernible] now that he has been acquitted can you look back and point to a pivotal moment that was successful for you that you think created this outcome? >> getting rid of the first two lawyers create and that might be a smart comment but i mean that and i got my best friend corey to join, who i trust, and being able to work with somebody who you do not have to check their work, you do not worry about what they are going to be doing, you give them a project is done as good or better as you do yourself, it is priceless. >> [indiscernible] >> you must've got here a little bit late. i have known tom binger for a long time. i knew him when he was a civil lawyer. i am disappointed with some of the things he did, and i've said why. >> [ind

. >> reporter: good morning, wendy rittenhouse says she's scared ahead of the next phase of this trialsoon be in the hands of the jury, but not before both sides will have one last opportunity to make their case. closing arguments begin today in the homicide trial of kyle rittenhouse after two weeks of witnesses sometimes heated courtroom exchanges. >> don't get brazen with me. >> reporter: and emotional testimony from rittenhouse himself. >> how hard was it to see your son like that. >> it was very hard, and very difficult. >> reporter: wendy rittenhouse said her son is being treated for ptsd. >> reporter: what do you say to people who look at this case and think this teenager had no business bringing a military style weapon to this chaotic scene. >> a lot of people shouldn't have been there. and he brung that gun for protection. and to this day, if he didn't have that gun, my son would have been dead. you know, he went down there to help, and he was chased by a mob. >> reporter: rittenhouse faces six counts including intentional homicide for shooting and killing two men and wounding

. >> reporter: wendy rittenhouse said she did not drive her son to kenosha that night, but she has no doubt he acted in self-defense was your son looking for trouble? >> no. kyle never looked for trouble. he is a caring young man, and he likes to help people. >> reporter: as a mother, do you want him to go down there with an ar-15 rifle? >> i didn't want him going anywhere near kenosha whatsoever. >> so, gabe, where do things stand right now? does the jury formally have the case? >> reporter: yeah, lester a short time ago, the prosecution offered up its final rebuttal the judge told the jury to come back tomorrow morning to begin their deliberations. lester >> thank you. >>> late today president biden signed that $1 trillion infrastructure bill into law calling it a historic investment but in the midst of rising inflation, a new poll tonight shows the president's approval rating is suffering. peter alexander is at the white house. >> reporter: president biden tonight touting his biggest legislative victory to date. >> despite the cynics, democrats and republicans can come together and

reporter: wendy rittenhouse telling me she is not sure if her son will ever have a normal life followingerdict. major safety concerns for the rittenhouse family had to get out of wisconsin after the verdict came down in kenosha. there will be a march down at the courthouse, people calling for justice. not everybody was happy how this went down for kyle rittenhouse. he is free, looking to move forward, talking about college, to have a normal life if he can do that. rachel: that is difficult. you can tell she is worried about that. alexis we had her on the show as well, doing that time. it was during the trial and we asked her if her family or kyle planned to file defamation charges an she wisely evaded the answer. did she give you any indication in this interview that is something they want to pursue? >> yes. they have been you know, dancing around that question, but yesterday when we talked with the family, very apparent that they are going to pursue legal action, give us exactly the name of which lawyer they will being at this point. they have everything in order to make sure kyle gets

wendy rittenhouse said her son was out here in kenosha to help protect property. she had no idea her son was going to take the stand in the trial which is interesting. only found out sitting in the courtroom and he walked up there to testify. the mom said that the judge has been nothing but fair. she's been watching closely with the jury trying to get a good read. ine with everything that happened his mother tells us that rittenhouse would go back out in kenosha again and do what he thought was helping the community. >> he would go back to help people. that's his nature. when he was a little boy, that's all he wanted to do was help people. i taught my kids treat people how you want to be treated. show respect and help people. kyle helps people. >> one day after kyle rittenhouse took the stand the defense resting its case. rittenhouse facing 5 felonies and life in prison. shot and killed two men and wounded a third. he opened fire with an ar-15 because he felt cornered and fires in self-defense. rittenhouse testified he was defending himself when he opened fire. pr

. >> reporter: wendy rittenhouse says her son is being treated for ptsd. >> what do you say to people look at this case and think, this teenager had no business bringing a military-style weapon to this chaotic scene. >> a lot of people shouldn't have been there, and he brung that gun for protection. and to this day if he didn't have that gun, my son would have been dead. you know, he went down there to help. and he was chased by a mob. >> reporter: rittenhouse faces six counts, including intentional homicide for shooting and killing two men and wounding a third. it happened during unrest in kenosha last summer following the police shooting of a black man, jacob blake. the attorney for gaige grosskreutz says rittenhouse created the carnage. >> i don't believe his testimony showed that he was actually in imminent risk of death or great bodily harm. >> reporter: if convicted, the now 18-year-old could face life in prison. the judge indicating he'll allow the jury to consider lesser charges. the face has attracted national attention, dividing those who see rittenhouse as a vigilante looki

lawyers preparing closing arguments in the kyle rittenhouse trial, we sat down with his mother, wendy rittenhouse. when you saw your son on the witness stand, what went through your head? >> fear. overwhelm. i was a nervous wreck. my stomach was in knots. kyle did a good job. um, when he broke down, i broke down >> reporter: knowing what he knows now. knowing that it was that chaotic situation, do you think you should have -- do you think he would have gone down there again? >> probably not. >> the now 18-year-old faces six charges related to the night he shot three people with an ar-15 style rifle, killing two during protests following the police shooting of a black man, last summer in kenosha, wisconsin the most serious charge is intentional homicide if convicted, rittenhouse could face life in prison. the judge has indicated he will allow the jury to consider at least some lesser charges. >> the fact that the prosecution, in this case, is asking for lesser-included offenses may signal that they are not feeling that confident about their first-degree or top-level homicide charges >> reporter: w

lawyers preparing closing arguments in the kyle rittenhouse trial, we sat down with his mother wendy rittenhouse. when you saw your son on the witness stand what went through your head? >> fear. overwhelmed. i was a nervous wreck. my stomach was in knots. kyle did a good job. when he broke down, i broke down. >> reporter: knowing what he knows now, knowing it was that chaotic situation, do you think he -- do you think he would have gone down there? >> probably not. >> reporter: the now 18-year-old faces six charges related to the night he shot three people with an ar-15 style rifle killing two during protests following a police shooting of a black man last summer in kenosha, wisconsin. the most serious charge is intentional homicide. if convicted rittenhouse could face life in prison. the judge has indicated he'll allow the jury to consider at least some lesser charges. >> the fact the prosecution in this case is asking for lesser included offenses may signal that they're not feeling that confident about their first-degree or top level homicide charges. worried about the potential for violence,

we've been talking with wendy rittenhouse. we saw her walk into the courtroom before the verdict was read. they have maintained this entire time that they were very confident even as the clock kept ticking in kenosha, wisconsin, we kept waiting for the verdict. they said they weren't worried about it. they believe kyle rittenhouse didn't do anything wrong in the jurors siding with that as well here so we'll meineke watching this on the ground if things continue to develop. we haven't seen a huge police presence. i think it was all kind of by design. we talked the sheriff yesterday who was in front of this courthouse. he brought out coffee, doughnuts. he said he wanted to keep the peace. that's kind of the way things are going. this people do come into the crowds group bigger, we are going to see more police. as we have been out here, as the protests have continued to grow, we saw two people arrested. we did see a man questioned by investigators for walking around with an error 15. he put that weapon back. that hasn't been any

also wendy rittenhouse grabbing her daughter's hand running up the stairs and tears of joy. and we saw the victims and the courthouse as well. the victim's family as well. and they were very distraught and upset by the news walking out of the courthouse. very slowly in some of the counts that kyle has been found not guilty on those charges are homicide attempted homicide reckless endangerment after killing 2 men and wounding another on august 25th of twenty-twenty during protests here in kenosha. the judge saying that his main concern right now is keeping the jurors safe. the jurors did not have a statement, but anthony huber, anthony huber's family putting out a statement saying they are heartbroken and angry that kyle has been acquitted on all 5 counts. they say they could not sit in the trial because they could not watch their son. the murdered. they also said that they will continue to hold those responsible in full force. the governor of wisconsin also making a statement that we must move forward. it is time to heal and to stand united. kenosha county district attorney

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wendy rittenhouse, kyle's mother spoke about president biden saying her son was a white supremacist.president biden don't know my son whatsoever and he's not a white supremacist, he's not a racist and he did that for the votes and i was so angry for a while at him. what he did to my son he defame him. or >> reporter: she spoke about how she thought her son had died. >> when i look at the video of that guy pointing a gun to my son's head i thought he was going to die guy just pointed his gun at his head. it took a long time to grasp that he was alive. >> reporter: the prospect of a mistrial is looming the prosecutors will ask approval for the jury to continue laser charges against rittenhouse. todd: sean hannity decisively media saying democrats have rushed to prosecute him in the court of public opinion. >> white privilege on steroids, crocodile tears, locked him up, throw away the key, what happened to do process, production of innocence, innocence until proven guilty? look at this actual quote from nbc news, if convicted he will become a right-wing martyr. if he is freed it is a me

wendy rittenhouse is describing a moment that she heard the not guilty verdict and how the trial hasnd welcome to fox news live i am arthel neville. eric: thank you for joining us at fox news channel this

wendy rittenhouse says she is scared heading into the next phase of this trial.er son's fate could soon be in the hands of a jury, but not before both sides have one last opportunity to make their case. closing arguments begin today in the homicide trial of kyle rittenhouse after two weeks of witnesses, sometimes heated courtroom exchanges -- >> don't get brazen with me. >> reporter: -- and emotional testimony from rittenhouse himself. >> how hard was it to see your son break down like that? >> it was very hard and very difficult. >> reporter: wendy rittenhouse says her son is being treated for ptsd. >> what do you say to people who look at this case and think, this teenager had no business bringing a military-style weapon to this chaotic scene? >> a lot of people shouldn't have been there. and he brung that gun for protection. and to this day, if he didn't have that gun, my son would have been dead. you know, he went down there to help. and he was chased by a mob. >> reporter: rittenhouse faces six counts, including intentional homicide for shooting and killing

. >> the verdict wendy rittenhouse had been waiting to hear for 15 months. >> my stomach is in knots s are sweaty and emotions running through me. >> her son kyle rittenhouse collapsed in the courtroom after finding out he is now free. he was on trial for shooting three white men killing two during the arrest in kenosha, wisconsin following the police shooting of jacob blake. outside of the courthouse there is an outpouring of emotion from both sides. >> you can go in the streets. >> i believe in self-defense. >> protesters across the country took to the streets calling for justice reform in portland, oregon police declaring a riot and hundreds of others marching in chicago and new york city where several were arrested. the justice reform new york's mayor elect eric adams calling for swift and righteous action to prevent more violence. >> jesse jackson the longtime civil rights leader says this verdict throws doubt into the safety of people in support of black americans and calling for a federal trial for rittenhouse. it's been very quiet following the verdict but there is a rally nea

wendy rittenhouse's kyle's mother will join us tonight. made it into a courtroom at all. was there over-charging involved. and the behavior of the prosecution.

wendy rittenhouse's kyle's mother will join us tonight. many question why this case

we will have an interview with wendy rittenhouse in a moment. let's start with mike tobin on the ground and kenosha, wisconsin. >> good afternoon one thing you don't seen a downtown kenosha is brash plywood on the windows of the businesses. you do see some of the old boards that have been up since last august. one thing, people turned it into artwork, this is been up for a while. citizens and business owners are exhaling right now is another round of riots were feared but never materialized. >> it is a relief, a lot of business owners were concerned because it took quite a while for this child to come about and what was going to happen either way. businesses were going to be destroyed again? >> is going to take time and i think we have that feeling and i personally happy that we see the kyle rittenhouse case behind us whether people agree or disagree we just need to move forward. and together, that is the main thing. >> the only place where demonstrations fire up and reach the point that declare a riot is portland, oregon but compared to what we

wendy rittenhouse spoke with fox news correspondent alexis mcadams. >> when he was telling, like, i had's when he told me when he came back to the apartment, he goes, mom, i had to do it because they were chasing me. they were hurting me. >> bret: today the judge in the case said he would allow the jury to consider lesser charges in the shooting of one of the two men who were killed. he denied a prosecution request for similar option in the killing of the second man. the rittenhouse case has made for compelling television during its live prod broadcast of that trial. media reporting on the eventing. >> news network showed child rittenhouse sobbing on the stand. and he started describing how he shot three men, two of them fatally during last year's rioting in ken another shah, all of them the 18-year-old said in self-defense. >> if i didn't pull the trigger i thought mr. huber was going to kill me. >> wounded man said he didn't shoot until he pointed his own gun at rittenhouse. for more than a year while some conservative pundits defended him. much of the media have maligned rittenhouse

inside the kenosha county courthouse of before they left the state due to major safety concerns, wendy rittenhouseitting down with fox news, telling me about those moments leading up to that not guilty verdict. she said things were so tense because she wasn't sure if her son was going the jail or coming home. >> it felt like a ton of bricks just lifted off my shoulders. >> reporter: for the first time in a year and a half, the rittenhouse family breathing a seeing of relief. the teen now free. >> we, the jury, find the defendant, kyle h. rittenhouse, not guilty. >> reporter: kyle rittenhouse dropping to his knees, acquitted of all charges. >> is there anyone that does not agree with the verdicts as read? >> reporter: he was on trial for shooting three men, killing two during unrest in kenosha last summer. you walked into the courtroom there, how were you feeling when you heard that not guilty verdict? >> once that verdict was read, i was, i was so e leaved -- relieved for him, and i started crying. my girls were crying. just seeing kyle's face and hands just collapsing to the floor, it was just ov

wendy rittenhouse, his mother, had a has made repeated appearances on fox to lobby on her son's behalfoud of kyle. he's a very strong, loving young man, has a heart of gold. and if you know kyle, like everybody that has been around with him in the past year, or ever even since he was a little, he all he wanted to do was take care of people. >> and in the meantime 500 national guard troops are on on stand-by outside ahead of the a rerdict in the trial. joey jacks joins me with now. a heart of gold. are the appearances on fox tv potentially prejudicial. >> good to be with you. they certainly could be. you can't blame a mother notwithstanding our yposition o this case and where her son's behavior was goingute there giving the invitation to speak on her son's behalf and any mother in the country would. so then you have to wonder which is your question, houp does this seep into jury deliberations. the judge will instruct the jurors as to what they should and shouldn't consider and judges are very clear what not considering a motion or sympathy, not to listen to any news reports and if you d

but right at that moment wendy rittenhouse grabbing one of her daughters hands running up the stairs tears of joy. >> we also saw the victim's family just they were distraught and upset by the verdict a walking out of the courthouse. very slowly. then some of these families making statements and anthony huber's family. one of the men that died making a statement saying we are heartbroken and angry saying that we plan to continue to hold those responsible in full force. but also the governor wisconsin making a statement that we must move forward. it is time to heal and stand united. but again, here right now it is peaceful right after. they received this verdict, you could see boast both sides on the courthouse steps. you know, you had one side saying justice system is broken. you have the other side saying the constitution is not dead. so but i all i can say is right now 500 national guard troops. they remain to be on standby as well as us marshals and things seem to be peaceful right now. >> we're just going to say that there's a not a particularly large group. and we know the natio

. >> reporter: wendy rittenhouse said she did not drive her son to kenosha that night, but she has noe acted in self-defense. >> was your son looking for trouble? >> no. kyle never looks for trouble. he is a caring young man, and he likes to help people. >> as a mother, do you want him to go down there with an ar-15 rifle? >> i don't want him going anywhere near kenosha, whatsoever. >> the dismissal of that weapons charge certainly raised a lot of eyebrow. our thanks to gabe gutierrez. >>> still ahead, what we learned from president biden's virtual summit with president xi jinping. >>> plus congresswoman liz cheney receives blowback over president trump and we'll speak with representative debbie dingell who was present at the bill signing yesterday. we'll be back with that and so much more. so much more. super emma just about sleeps in her cape. but when we realized she was battling sensitive skin, we switched to tide hygienic clean free. it's gentle on her skin, and out cleans our old free detergent. tide hygienic clean free. hypoallergenic and safe for sensitive skin. we see you. th

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fund then links to a website that says that it is created and was established by kyle's mother wendy rittenhousee approved the message that was sent out during deliberations which is her right or not. we've not heard back from mr. rittenhouse's attorney on that. >> sara sidner in kenosha, wisconsin, thank you, sara. >>> in our tech lead, an approaching milestone in a fall from grace story involving big names, big money and a big question. is a once prominent businesswoman, elizabeth holmes, who ran a medical tech company called theranos and made the covers of national magazines simply a failed entrepreneur? because her company's potentially breakthrough technology for blood tests ultimately did not work? or did she know it wouldn't work and intentionally fleeced her investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars? cnn's dan simon is looking for answers as prosecutors lay out their case in federal court. >> so this is the little tubes we collect the samples in. >> reporter: elizabeth holmes who once graced magazine covers and was estimated to be worth billions of dollars now potentially faces de

lawyers preparing closing arguments in the kyle rittenhouse trial, we sat down with his mother, wendy rittenhouse when you saw your son on the witness stand, what went through your head? >> fear, overwhelmed. i was a nervous wreck. my stomach was in knots. kyle did a good job. when he broke down, i broke down. >> knowing what he knows now, knowing that it was that chaotic situation, do you think he should have -- do you think he would have gone down there again. >> probably not. >> reporter: the now 18-year-old faces six charges related to the night he shot three people, killing two, following a protest of a police shooting involving a black man in kenosha, wisconsin. the most serious charge, intentional homicide. if convicted, he could spend life in prison. the judge said he'll allow some lesser charges. >> the prosecutor asking for lesser included charges may signal they're not feeling that confident about their first-degree or potential homicide charges. >> reporter: the governor has asked for national guard troops in case locals need help. americans are divided either seeing rittenhouse as a

in just a moment, you'll hear from wendy rittenhouse, kyle's mom, who spoke to nbc's gabe gutierrez just a short time ago, hours before closing arguments are set to begin in her son's murder trial. the end of this trial coming after the judge overseeing proceedings has repeatedly made headlines. first for banning prosecutors from using the word "victim" to describe the men rittenhouse is accused of killing, then he scolded the prosecution over lines of questioning. the judge even asked the jury to gave round of applause to a defense witness, honoring his status as a veteran. and then he made a joke about asian view that many view as racially charged. then there's the ahmaud arbery trial. arbery was shot and killed after a confrontation with a group of white men who claimed they thought that he might be behind recent break hunns in the neighborhood. a jury is made up of 11 white people and just one black juror in a county where the african-american population is more than 25%. and then there was this moment, where the offense objected to black pastors sitting with arbery's family during t

wendy rittenhouse grabbing her daughter running up the stairs just tears of joy is what we saw here in the courthouse. but you know, others coming out and making statements. the anthony huber, one of the men that died that night. his family made a statement saying we're heartbroken and angry that that kyle's been acquitted on 5 counts. they said that we could not be in the trials what they said because they could not watch their son being murdered. they also said in that statement they continue to hold those and those responsible for this in full force. the governor wisconsin also making a statement saying we must move forward. it is time to heal and let stand united. the kenosha county district attorney also making a statement saying, we have to respect the jury's verdict and let's move forward. peacefully is what they said. so right now here on the ground near choppers in the sky. but it is for the most part quite calm. there's a couple protesters out there right now and one of those sign says justice not fractured justine so kelsey. well, it is quiet now. are there any plans for pro

oftentimes, next to wendy rittenhouse and her firm described it to me as she is helping or over the course of this, she helped create the perfect juror for the defense and consulted the defense on what that juror would look like, so that they would have confidence in their arguments that what they were saying was actually resonating with the jury. which of course, is all that matters at this point. >> right. right. of course. you know, some people look at jurors, they go how could you -- how could someone on each side agree? well, you just need one. you just need one. all right. thank you very much, omar, i appreciate it. >>> and i want to go now to paul martor martin, criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor. also with me tonight, stephanie rawlings-blake, former mayor of baltimore. paul, let me start with you. you heard omar. nearly nine hours for that jury on day one so this is the first six pages of the 36. they asked for this multiple times. then, they asked for the whole thing. they wanted extra copies. um, 36 pages. and it's -- it's complicated. i mean, it -- it -- it's compl

and when i use round numbers but there was half a million dollars that came from wendy rittenhouse from money that she had raised. so there is going to be a fight over that. and i'm just thankful that there will be a fight over that. because if he lost, it wouldn't have mattered. >> what do you say to the -- the first responders? >> he wants to be a nurse. >> what is your biggest take away from the 25-plus hour jury deliberation. what do you think that says? >> i need to be more patient. >> now that he has been -- could you book back and point to a pivotal moment that was successful for you that that you think created this outcome? >> getting rid of the first two lawyers. and that might be a smart-alicky comment but i mean that. and i got my best friend cory to join who i trust. and to be able to work with somebody who you don't have to check their work. you don't worry about what they're going to be doing. you give them a project and it is done as good or better as you would do yourself. it is priceless. >> there has been a lot of commentary on the prosecutors performance in this case.

i'm using round numbers but there was half a million dollars i think that came directly from wendy rittenhouse from money she had raised. so there's going to be a fight over that. and i'm just thankful that there will be a fight over that, because if he had lost, it wouldn't have mattered. >> reporter: kyle had aspirations of being a first responder. >> he wants to be a nurse. >> reporter: what do you think the time of the jury deliberation says? >> i have to be more patient. >> reporter: what is a pivotal moment that you think created this outcome? >> getting rid of the first two lawyers. and, you know, that might be a smart alecy comment but i mean that. i got my best friend cory to join, who i trust. and to be able to work with somebody who you don't have to check their work, you don't worry about what they're going to be doing, you give them a project and it's done as good or better as you would do yourself. it's the prosecutor's performance in this case. what would you say being up there with them every day? >> you know -- you must have got here a little bit late. i have known tom binger

. >> reporter: we sat down with wendy rittenhouse. >> when you saw your son, what went through your head good job when he broke down. i broke down. >> reporter: knowing what he knows now, knowing that chaotic situation, do you think he would have gone down? >> probably not. >> reporter: the 18-year-old faces six charges related to the 19 shots. killing two people. the most serious charge is intentional homicide. if convicted, he could face life in prison. >> the fact that the prosecution in this case is asking for lesser included offenses may signal they are not feeling that confident of their first degree or top homicide charges. the governor authorized about 500 national guard troops should local authorities ask for their help. the case attracted intense scrutiny seeing rittenhouse as a patriot or a vigilante looking for trouble. rittenhouse's mother is saying her son is being treated for ptsd. >> a lot of people should have have -- a lot of people should have been there. he brought that gun for protection. until this day, if he didn't that gun, my son wuld have been dead. with you ant

wendy rittenhouse talking to fox news telling us her son was in kenosha last summer to help protect in the shootings. she didn't know her son was going to take the stand, finding out while she was sitting in the courtroom. she says the judge has been closely watching, even with everything that happened, his mom tells us rittenhouse would go back again to do what he thought was helping the community. >> he would go back to help people because that is in his nature. when he was a little boy, that is all he wanted to do, help people. i taught my kids, treat people how you want to be treated, show respect and help people. and kyle helps people. >> one day after kyle rittenhouse took the stand, the defense resting its case. rittenhouse facing five felonies and up to life in prison in this case. authorities say he shot and killed two men, wounding a third. rittenhouse opened fire with an ar-15, following the police shooting of jacob blake. prosecutors are arguing that rittenhouse was an instigator and should have never been out there with a gun in the first place. after closing arguments, na

dagen: that was wendy rittenhouse, kyle rittenhouse's getting emotional last night and slamming presidentr son's murder trial after dramatic testimony and calls for mistrial and closing arguments are set for monday. joining me now washington examiner commentary writer tiana lowe. tiana in your op-ed the kyle rittenhouse trial should never have happened. final domino to fall after a series of reckless and some criminal actions as multiple people just not the man on trial. explain that tiana? >> so we all remember the mass media panic after "the new york times" ran tom cotton's op-ed calling in to send in the troops to minneapolis after the murder of george floyd. now imagine instead of panicking, imagine that big blue cities did actually abide by that and shut down these riots from the start. the two people who kyle rittenhouse would be alive today and kyle rittenhouse not on trial. the fact is that governor tony evers he flirted with the defund the police activist and did not give as many -- he did not authorize as maniation national guard troops as kenosha sorely needed and that led peop

. >> reporter: and tonight, rittenhouse's mother wendy speaking out for the first time since the verdict. >> he does have remorse, talking to him now, he would have never went down there. if this ever happened again, he would never. >> reporter: and, linsey, rittenhouse's legal troubles may be far from over. he could still face civil lawsuits. linsey? >> reena, thank you. >>> and there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this sunday. new images of the chinese tennis star who went missing. what we're learning about her condition. >>> and the urgent manhunt after the panic at one of america's busiest airports. kevin! kevin? kevin. oh nice. kevin, where are you? kevin?!?!? hey, what's going on? i'm right here! i was busy cashbacking for the holidays with chase freedom unlimited. i'm gonna cashback on a gingerbread house! oooh, it's got little people inside! and a snowglobe. oh, i wished i lived in there. you know i can't believe you lost another kevin. it's a holiday tradition! that it is! earn big time with chase freedom unlimited. how do you cashback? chase. make more of what'

. >> reporter: wendy rittenhouse said she did not drive her son to kenosha that night, but she has non't want him going anywhere near kenosha whatsoever. >> gabe gutierrez reporting from kenosha. joining us now, prosecutor charles coleman. you were watching along yesterday and watched the closing arguments. the case from the prosecutor is this, if you insight the incident, you waive your right to self-defense. a lot of analysts and a lot of former prosecutors and defense attorneys say no, self-dense is self-dense. how do you see it? >> good morning, willie. i think in this case what we are seeing in terms of these closing arguments and what is currently before the jury is a tale of two competing narratives. from my experience as a former prosecutor, what i will tell you is that provocation is not something that will immediately exempt you from being able to use a self-defense statute. i understand why the prosecution tried to hammer that home to the jury today -- i'm sorry, yesterday, in closing arguments and want the jury to sort of it look at it in that way, that you should not be a

i want you to hear wendy rittenhouse and what she said on "fox & friends" this weekend. >> there's acome is going to be. brian: i want to get to the britney spears case but i do want this. she fears and i worry about it, too. that the jury is not going to be focused on the verdict and focused on what happens when they leave. videotaped when theyleave. cities burn on what they rule. >> i mean, look, it's always in the back of the minds, it seems to me of jurors, what are the consequences of our decision one way or the other. i hope they simply look the facts and the evidence and that they don't let outside events, potential events, influence or dictate their decision, have to wait and see. brian: lastly, britney spears, not only does she want to be free. she wants to get some redemocracy and maybe revenge on her father. she also called out her mother. she says, quote: looks like she going to sue. she blames the father for effect tialy ruining her life the past 13 years. she is mad as hell a lawsuit filed against jamie spears very soon and verbally called out her mom for being a part o

prosecutor the judge says he might consider a mistrial and, guys, from what i've been told, wendy rittenhouseht, todd, thank you very much let's bring in arkansas republican senator tom cotton. good morning to you. >> good morning. steve: one of the things -- >> happy veterans day to all of the veterans. brian: to you especially you fought in the infantry, right? >> i did, yes, thank you, brian steve: thank you for your service, sir and continued service as well. meanwhile as todd was talking a little bit about kyle rittenhouse, those images of him with the rifle on the streets of kenosha, about a year ago, everybody saw him, now he's on trial for murder, but it looked like yesterday, you know, clearly, he's got a self-defense defense and the prosecution looking at what they presented yesterday. i don't know if they proved, obviously, have not proved it beyond a reasonable doubt and that's the standard. >> yeah, steve. its been a long time since i was a lawyer, and i was such a good lawyer, i had to leave the law and join the army, but it did not look like a very good day for the prosecution

but gabe, let's talk a little bit more about that one on one that you had with kyle rittenhouse's mother, wendy. what did she tell you about how that family is feeling right now? >> hi there, craig. again, she says you know, that she is scared heading into this next phase of the trial. she also acknowledged, craig, that knowing what she knows now, and knowing what her son knows now, that he probably should not have gone down to kenosha that night. but she insists that once he was down there, she insists that he acted in self-defense. and i pressed her on a few things about that, about his actions that night. take a listen. >> was your son looking for trouble? >> no. kyle never looks for trouble. he is a caring young man. and he likes to help people. and kyle going down there, he was not looking for trouble. he -- that is not in his nature. >> what do you say to people who look at this case and think, this teenager had no business bringing a military style weapon to this chaotic scene? >> a lot of people shouldn't have been there. you know? and he brung that gun for protection. and to this day,

when this happened when kyle rittenhouse, than 17 years old, open fire, killing 2 people, wendy, and other. and as he mentioned, scotty really the crux of this case, the jury has to decide, is, did he act reasonably? was it self defense? or as the prosecution say, was he acting recklessly as a vigilante? did you have any business being here where the gun at that time adding to the volatility of the situation back in 2020. so again, the hearing now definitely getting more vocal. definitely getting more volatile and see where does it down here. i find a very curious so that you have, it's actually read both sides at some point, ask for ms. trial a prosecution as now you have the defense. if they're looking to be change, the judge says, no, i'm not going to have it a mystery. i'm gonna leave it to you guys, if you call it that way, i think we've had a trial. we deserve a decision. what happens if at the end of august they come back and say, you know, if there's been a mistrust, does that mean that he just walks very well? it depends. if it's, if it's a miss miss trial and i'm not, i'm n

. >> reporter: the pivotal moment was from rittenhouse who broke down on the stand. ( unintelligible ) >> reporter: in court, kyle's mother wendyeen by his side. she told me her son has remorse for what happened that night. in talking to him, he regrets going that night. >> he does. in the beginning, he said yes. but now he wouldn't-- he wouldn't go. >> reporter: and kenosha is paying close attention as the trial near as a verdict. wisconsin's governor put 500 national guard members on standby for potential unrest, norah.tial unr >> o'donnell: nancy chen, thank you. we want to turn now to breaking news out of aurora, colorado. 6 teenagers were rushed to hospitals after a gunman opened fire at a park near aurora central high school. no shots were fired at the school, but it was quickly shut down and parents picked up their children. the shooter is still on the loose. the motive for the attack, not known. turning overseas, britain raised the terrorism threat level to the second highest level today after a suspect blew himself up outside a hospital in liverpool, england, sunday. the bomb went off inside a taxi and the driver of th