Fox News correspondent Alexis McAdams discusses the emotional verdict with Wendy Rittenhouse.
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protests across american cities
following into a second day,
followed by the acquittal of
Kyle Rittenhouse. In of all
charges,
Tampa Minneapolis LOS Angeles,
saw Marchs on Saturday
Lawrence. One person was
arrested in Portland after
Fridays. Protest was considered
a riot
New York mayor Eric Adams,
extremists who vandalize ad nabe
known for supporting police
following Fridays verdict.
It gives the appearance black
and white new Yorkers are, after
each others, throats.
They were not.
That is out from our city and
State
Rachel. Five people were
arrested and charged with
rioting there
we to to Kenosha where Alexis
Mcadams is live on the ground.
You spoke with Kyles mother
Wendy yesterday
good Morning
reporter her only interview
since that verdict,
we talked with Wendy
Rittenhouse before the family
had to get out of the area with
safety concerns.
There are protests popping up
across the nation.
The family is by no means
celebrating, but trying to move
forward
going back through what it was
like in the courtroom. As you sat
there watching Kyle the judge
and watching the jury there
waiting to learn her sons fate.
This is the only interview
before she left Wisconsin
take a listen.
It was not about winning or
losing.
There was two people that did
pass away and pamlys have to
grief
reporter Rittenhouse family
were as grieving
Rittenhouse grabbing his knees,
barely breathing before
listening to his fate,
Rittenhouse shot three men
killing two during the unrest
following police shooting of
Jacob Blake in Kenosha last
summer,
his mother claimses. This was
self defense. Take you back
inside the courtroom.
He does have remorse
you know
and, like his people say, if he
can do it again, I said he would
do it again, but talking to him
now he would never walk down
there. If this ever happened
again,
he would never
reporter right now loved ones
of the two men killed by Kyle
Rittenhouse heartbroken over the
acquittal.
They believe the teen was
slandered and looking for legal
action
that he was found guilty in
public opinion before he found
his day in court.
He want to go to school
play with his dog. Be a normal
kid,
it will be different for him.
There will be people out there
who want to hurt him
and people need to. He needs to
heal and the other people that
involved in that they need to
heal too.
It is going to be difficult,
reporter Wendy Rittenhouse
telling me she is not sure if
her son will ever have a normal
life following the verdict.
Major safety concerns for the
Rittenhouse family had to get
out of Wisconsin. After the
verdict came down in Kenosha,
there will be a march down at
the courthouse people calling
for justice.
Not everybody was happy how this
went down for Kyle Rittenhouse.
He is free, looking to move
forward talking about college
to have a normal life. If he can
do that,
Rachel. That is difficult.
You can tell she is worried
about that
Alexis. We had her on the show as
well doing that time.
It was during the trial, and we
asked her if her family or Kyle
planned to file defamation
charges an she wisely evaded the
answer:
did she give you any indication
in this interview? That is
something they want to pursue.
Yes,
they have been. You know, dancing
around that question, but
yesterday, when we talked with
the family very apparent that
they are going to pursue legal
action, give us exactly the name
of which lawyer they will being
at this point.
They have everything in order to
make sure Kyle gets the justice
he deserves.
He was slandered on social media
all over the place and high
officials
well have to see what happens
next
Lawrence. We look at these cases.
We forget the human aspect.
We saw what it looks like Kyle
had a panic attack in the
courtroom.
The mother talk about anything
about his health, how he is
doing from that aspect
reporter she said this is the
first time she watched Kyle seem
a little more relieved an happy
first time. She has seen him
smile in months.
Fifteen months has not been the same
kid or has the look in his eye.
He is being treated for PTSD, so
many triggers with the protests
things popping up with the
things
he was getting emotional
got him out of KEN Nobodysa out
of this area.
This courthouse is few blocks
away from her.
This entire area for Kenosha is
not a memorable place to be;
they want to get out of this.
Transcript generated on 2021-11-21.