reminded them that they have permission to speak if they wanted to. to the media. i think that was his message to them. reporter: right. stand by if you would. we want to go adrianne broadous, live in kenosha. you were in the thick of the emotions right after the verdicts were read. so tell us what is happening on the ground? reporter: you know, it s peaceful and calmed down from the moment that you witnessed earlier. listen, today is november 19th, it is a day of relief for some and for others in this community it is a day of sadness. behind us on the steps of the courthouse you have a few supporters. folks who have been here throughout the past two weeks in support of kyle rittenhouse. you also have other folks who told me just moments ago that in their eyes justice was not serviced today, including the uncle of jacob blake, justin. now is who jacob blake.
we have to take a step back and look at why we are here. what led to this moment. that night in august, there were protests if kenosha, folks were out protesting what they called police brutality after jacob blake was shot multiple times in the back by kenosha police. last year in january, on january 5th, jacob blake s uncle justin was here. that was the day that the officer who shot his nephew was killed of all wrongdoing and when he heard the verdict he said today, november 19th, was worse than that day in january. he described it as layering a cake and he said the layers on the cake get thicker and thicker and he said it is hard to bear. but he encouraged everyone to remain peaceful and go home and rest and pull their bootstraps because they have work to do and when he talks about work, he s not only talking about the work that he believes needs to happen
governor of wisconsin has been concerned about heightened emotion following any verdict. what is the status as far as security and that sort of thing right now? reporter: we knew that something was going to happen and that the jury had reached some sort of a verdict because all of a sudden there were a multiple number of deputies and members of the atf inside the court that had not been there or at least had not been visible throughout this trial. we also know that the national guard has been called in. they were called in earlier in the week. they have not been visible at all. they are nowhere around the court or anything like that, but they are ready and waiting in case there is unrest. we also know that this is very different from what we saw this summer. the number of protesters who have been coming to the court on a regular basis includes jacob blake s uncle justin and about a dozen or so more people who show up regularly, and then there are
0 18-year-old man. and we ve also seen protesters. but not a lot. a number of people who are there with signs, who were perhaps hoping for a different outcome here. but the jurors, they looked at the law, they looked at jury instructions, they reviewed several pieces of evidence as they were deliberating over the course of four days, 25 hours. not guilty on all charges. the end of the kyle rittenhouse trial. the news continues right now with alisyn camerota. hello, everyone, i m alisyn camerota. welcome to newsroom. victor is off. we do have breaking news. minutes ago a jury acquitted kyle rittenhouse on all counts. rittenhouse was 17 years old when he fatally shot two men and wounded a third with an ar-15 style rifle that he brought to racial justice protests in august of 2020. he was charged with homicide and reckless endangerment. he could have gotten a life sentence but will walk free today. rittenhouse took the stand during trial, testifying that he acted in self-defense. the