happens, but i know that i ll be here to uplift, to love and support those in the community that need help. alex presha joins us now and, alex, we ve learned that before the defense rested their case, a lawyer for one of the defendants tried to strike a deal with prosecutors. tell us more about that. reporter: that s right. abc news learned that a last-minute plea deal offer from the attorney for william bryan was rejected by the state before each side rested. monday, closing arguments are expected to take all day, meaning that jury deliberations could begin as early as tuesday. linsey? alex, thank you. now to another high-profile trial, that of kyle rittenhouse. a wisconsin jury acquitted him on all charges. the verdict sparked demonstrators against the outcome in several cities. these images in chicago while rittenhouse s mother is speaking out. here s abc s reena roy.
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it was a life or death situation. i m going to have to stop him from doing this. so i shot. did he stop when you shot? he did not. kyle h. rittenhouse, not guilty. arbery deliberations begin on the heels of the acquittal of kyle rittenhouse, the teenage who killed two people and shot a third in unrest in kenosha, wisconsin. but it also stood on center stage. do you think the rittenhouse verdict factors in to this case at all? i think it does. i believe both of the cases are testing the boundaries of some significant legal issues and some significant social justice issues. at several points in the trial, defense counsel made motion to try to restrict black pastors from actually observing the trial inside, theying they could be influencing the jury, a jury that had just one black member. the judge dismissed all of those motions, court will resume tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. alex.
reporter: rate. enhouse claiming he fired in self-defense. he does have remorse. but talking to him now, he would never have went down there if this ever happened again. he would never. reporter: once the verdict came down, the family rushing out of court due to safety concerns. we were, like, running, like, down hallways, going through elevators. reporter: what do you see your son s life looking like going forward from now? it s going to take time, you know in you know? he wants to go to school, he wants to play with his dog milo. it s going to be different for him, because there s going to be people out there who wants to hurt him. it s over, but there s another chapter in our lives. reporter: now, right now as the cries for justice reform grow louder especially here in kenosha, the family tells me they re looking to pursue legal action because they believe kyle rittenhouse was slandered before