Breaking news in the violence that took place after blakes shooting. This morning 17yearold Kyle Rittenhouse was supposed to have his first court appearance, but apparently his attorneys just asked for a delay. Rittenhouse accused of shooting multiple people during protests in kenosha. He is facing several felony charges including intentional and reckless homicide. Officials say he traveled from his home in illinois to the protest lines in wisconsin armed with an ar15. His lawyer tells nbc news that the shooting was an act of selfdefense. Lets go right to nbcs Shaq Brewster in kenosha. Hes been on the ground for days now. What are we learning about rittenhouse and what went down in the Court Hearing that wasnt this morning . Reporter we didnt see 17yearold Kyle Rittenhouse in the Court Hearing that was live streamed, essentially all virtual. Instead what you had was his attorneys asked for essentially a postponement. They asked for this hearing to be delayed 30 days. Well expect to hav
U. S. Intelligence officials warned that russia continues to target the 2020 election. Cnns Jeremy Diamond is at the white house with the latest. Jeremy, what more are you learning about the surprising decision . Reporter well, a Senior Administration official is telling our colleague, jake tapper, that indeed the office of the director of National Intelligence will no longer be carrying out any inperson briefings with the two congressional committees on the house or senate side who deal with Intelligence Matters as it relates to the crucial issues of Election Security. Of course we are now in the home stretch of this 2020 election, were certainly entering it, and Election Security issues are of paramount concern, not only to lawmakers on capitol hill in both parties, but also, of course, to many in the American Public who saw what happened in 2016, who saw russias influence and interference in that election and our concerns about the potential influence and interference by russia and
A judge on Thursday refused prosecutors' request to issue a new arrest warrant for Kyle Rittenhouse, an 18-year-old from Illinois who is accused of killing two people during a police brutality protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin last summer.