rosenbaum physically injure anyone that night? . no. reporter: a juror was dismissed for telling a joke to a deputy by jacob blake, who was shot by police seven times last august. that fueling the protests in kenosha, wisconsin, where rittenhouse shot the three men. he has pleaded not guilty on all counts. it is clear that the appearance of bias is present. and it would seriously undermine the outcome of the case. so that in itself would be sufficient cause for discharge. our thanks to shimon for that report. joining us now someone who has been in the courthouse covering this story from day one, chicago bureau chief julie bozeman. you grew up in kenosha, so this is close to your heart. this isn t a whodunit case.
and him helping rosenbaum afterward. . is it hard for you to see that? . i certainly don t like to watch it. reporter: during cross-examination, the defense making the case rittenhouse was protecting himself from rosenbaum. . and you know, as you sit here today, that he yelled the words f you, but the whole words, correct? yes. . okay. what was the tone of his voice as he yelled that? very angry. ryan ball also taking the stand. as seen in this video also carrying an ar-15 style rifle and describing how reviewed rosenbaum. every time i encountered joseph rosenbaum, he was hyperaggressive and acting out in a violent manner. reporter: balch also telling him this. did you ever actually see mr.
mr. rosenbaum? i did not. . never saw a gun on mr. rosenbaum. i did not. never saw him have a knife? no. never saw a club or bat or chain, anything like that? i just saw the bag. that was thrown that was it. reporter: the daily caller taking this video interviewing rittenhouse prior to the shooting. that s why i have my weapons, to protect myself. reporter: explaining what happened right before the gunfire started. my eyes were fixated on the barrel of the weapon because i didn t want to end up on the receiving end of that. reporter: and testifying rosenbaum appeared to lunge toward rittenhouse at the same time rittenhouse shot him. . the shots were fired when his momentum was going forward and that continued until rosenbaum was on the ground. reporter: he was emotional and sometimes looking away as they showed the first shooting
shimon prokupecz is live in kenosha, wisconsin. he recorded kyle rittenhouse on the night of the shootings, right? reporter: yeah, that s right, brianna. that video and his testimony playing a pivotal role in this case, scoring points for both the prosecution and defense. he even got emotional at one point as he recounted witnessing one of the victims being shot. two witnesses with kyle rittenhouse the night he shot three men, killing two of them, testifying in his murder trial thursday. richard mcginnis telling jurors joseph rosenbaum, the first man killed, was unarmed. did you ever see a weapon on