alexis mcadams on the ground in kenosha. let s start with alexis. set the scene there. it s a lot more quiet outside of the courthouse than the past few days the trial ticking on as people prepared for possible unrest. in kenosha things are calm in the area, but an emotional day in court. take a listen. as to the fifth count of the information, gabe grosskreutz. we find kyle rittenhouse not guilty. he was breaking down, grabbing his knees and sobbing like he was in front of the judge waiting to learn his fate. found not guilty on five charges. he shot three men, killing two of them following the unrest following jacob blake. he had as much right to be there as demonstrators and rioters, there will be people who never agree with that statement, but if we all would mind our own business a little bit i think we d be better off. now, going back inside the courthouse, and seeing how emotional it was, you see kyle rittenhouse there grabbing his knees and his mom crying an
two and a half years after a mob of his supporters attacked the u.s. capitol donald john trump has been charged in the effort to overturn the election he lost, which culminated in violence to people, property and democracy that day. if you are just joining us we are anderson cooper, jake tapper, and kaitlan collins. anderson, we just heard from the d.c. metro police at the department saying they are working with federal law enforcement in preparation for the arraignment on thursday. as for special counsel jack smith, from whom we last heard after the first of now to federal indictments and the documents case, he spoke again briefly this evening. take a listen. the attack on our nation s capital on january 6th 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. it is described in the indictment it was fueled by lies. lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing the bedrock function of the u. s. governments, the nations process of pollutant, counting,