complete reported investigation and the findings on what happened in the shooting of jacob blake, but then not even waiting for that and getting the case revved up. well, i don t think they had a very clear message from the beginning, from their opening statement on as to what their theory was to defeat self-defense. it is very hard as a prosecutor to convince a jury beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant did not act in self-defense. you have to actually prove that. you don t just prove they committed the crime. from the opening statement, there was never a clear theme from the prosecution as to how that was the case. they talked about provocation, but they never really led the jury down that path. neil: you know, i m curious what you make, alex, of the legal case that raten will have going after news rittenhouse will have on going after news organizations and ohs who portray thed him as everything from a nazi to a ku klux klan member and that, you know, that is ample legal g
welcome, everybody, and happy weekend. i m neil cavuto. and the fallout from a decision that polarized the nation in one of the most scrutinized cases probably since o.j. simpson. let s get the very latest of how things are looking in kenosha with alexis mcadams. reporter: that s right. 18-year-old kyle ratenhouse walking outside of the courthouse here in kenosha, wisconsin, now a free man. people were preparing for fallout here in denobody that shah, but this morning things remaining very quiet. let s go back into the courtroom as we watched for two weeks things unfolding here. the illinois teen shot three men, killing two during the unrest following the police shooting of jacob blake last summer. kyle rittenhouse breaking down in court, grabbing his knees and sobbing as he stood in front of the judge hearing he was found not guilty on all five counts. also in the courtroom, the loved ones of the two men killed by kyle rittenhouse.