latest. and a new twist on the disappearance of a chinese tennis star. china s state media releases new pictures claiming to show her relaxing . so far in the midwestern city of kenosha, wisconsin, appeals for calm following a closely watched and divisive trial are being heeded. this follows a jury acquitting 18-year-old kyle rittenhouse of all felony charges connected to the shooting deaths of two people and the injury of a third during racial justice protests last year. we have more on friday s decision and the reaction. reporter: an emotional day in court as a jury finds kyle rittenhouse not guilty on all five counts. not guilty. reporter: kyle rittenhouse now a free man.
begins. i think there s life out there. can we find them in my lifetime? god, i hope so. the hunt for planet b premieres tonight at 9:00. hello, again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me this saturday. i m fredricka whitfield. we start with the verdict in the kyle rittenhouse trial. strong reactions pouring in from across the country. a friday a jury acquitting the teenager on all charges for killing two people and shooting another during protests in kenosha, wisconsin, last year. relief for rittenhouse there, but outrage from many others. this morning the father of one of the men rittenhouse killed had this to say about the verdict. i m just we re still in shock here, you know. that guy gets to run free and he s now he s now a hero, and this is my son right here.
crawl towards me! yes, sir. reporter: but then appears to reach towards his waistband and in that instance officer phillip brailsford fires five times killing the father of two. nearly two years later a jury acquitting the officer of second degree murder. he told investigators he thought shaver was reaching for a weapon. i perceived this as a threat. it was a scary situation. reporter: shaver had no gun on him. two pellet guns used in his pest control business were later found in his hotel room. investigators said when he was shot, he appeared to be trying to pull his shorts up from falling off. he was executed. he was begging for his life saying please don t shoot me. it tore me apart how mean they were to him. reporter: daniel shaver s widow has filed a wrongful death suit and the officer says he was concerned for the safety of the officers and a woman in the hallway. david. when we come back several
next to the outrage here after a verdict in san francisco. a jury acquitting a homeless undocumented immigrant in the killing of kate steinle who died on a pier by the bay walking with her father. kate s death has been a political lightning rod but the jurors were only asked to consider the facts of the case including whether she was targeted or whether the bullet ricocheted off the pier. abc s clayton sandell is in san francisco tonight. reporter: for kate steinle s family, the not guilty verdicts after a new shock after the 32-year-old was gunned down in 2015 while strolling along san francisco s waterfront with her father. she was fighting, gasping for every breath and fought right up to the end. jose garcia-zarate was charged with murder. the case becoming a political lightning rod because garcia-zarate, was in the u.s. illegally deported five times already. he was an illegal immigrant came over, went to san
as parents, as engaged citizens, and as leaders who stand vigilant against violence in communities across the country, the deltas are deeply and rightly concerned about this case. the justice department shares your concern. i share your concern. welcome back to hardball. not guilty. that was the final decision by the florida jury acquitting george zimmerman of all charges in the killing of trayvon martin but those weren t the last words in this case. as we ve been seeing. attorney general holder you saw just there says his department of justice has placed the case under review. as it examines whether or not zimmerman violated any civil rights statutes. some 450,000 people have signed an naacp petition urging the justice department to file those charges. well, the martin family is looking at its own options as well. attorneys for the family say they re considering filing civil