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That everything went well and it's been a rough journey, but we made it through it. >> cnn's natasha chen is in kenosha, wisconsin, for us. this has been an emotional trial for a lot of people, what are you seeing in kenosha today. >> reporter: well, fred, we are seeing a lot of calm and quiet in kenosha today, and that doesn't mean that they're not really feeling these emotions in private. yesterday we saw a lot of people on the courthouse steps, mostly media, but people perhaps who were supporting rittenhouse with celebratory shouts. people who were among the families of those who were kille...

Celebrate and said that kyle rittenhouse just wants to now move on talking about how he's out of the area to the safety concerns, how he's trying to move forward with his life. telling us kyle rittenhouse probably will never have a normal life again after everything that's gone on here being in court and everything that's been said about this case the public so we're giving a close eye on how things develop. but pretty calm right now. >> sandra: just as we said that the crowds were thinning, you see the police presence ramping up. >> john: i'll be interested to see what they are there to do. a...

If there is an acquittal it will go back to what caused the violence here in the first place. >> bill: with each passing hour it is more likely the case is headed for a mistrial because of a hung jury. if that happens, you write, it will very likely be because jurors were intimidated believing an acquittal of rittenhouse even if compelled by the evidence would ignite more of the same violent rioting that led to rittenhouse's fateful confrontations in august of 2020. that leads to the question why don't you sequester the jurors and keep people off the front steps of the courthouse for a period ...

Present mayor of new york city, the former governor, cuomo, not showing any sign of respect for the jury process. from the president of the united states, a signal just like that. take a look. >> i didn't watch the trial. so i -- >> do you stand by your past comment relating him to white supremacy? >> look, i stand by what the jury has concluded. the jury system works. we have to abide by it. >> neil: end of story. the most efficient way to look at it here, whether you like the outcome or didn't. not stirring the pot. jeff paul in kenosha, wisconsin. what can you tell us? >> no, certainly does...

Msnbc from the courthouse. on top of this, i worry deeply about all the protesters chanting outside on the courthouse steps, can be heard in the courtroom, "no justice, no peace." the "no peace" part is meant to say if you don't convict, we are going to burn and pillage your city the same way we did 14 months ago. that, too, is jerry intimidation. >> sean: you know, i'm worried, let me stay on the topic of jerry intimidation. professor, i got to imagine that jury is hearing what is going on outside the courthouse. i've got to believe they are not sequestered, well, first of all we know they ar...