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what james baldwin called the fire next time resonated today as ever and the same poisons like w b and others august wilson and so many others used the art to advance justice and change hearts and mind their perspective was a threat for the profound impact had we celebrates the contributions of african-americans that made the music and film and dance we must do so with the knowledge this requires perseverance and we as we carry this artist forward we must continue to foster the truth telling and celebrate and cultivate a new adjudications of black artists our stories are critical to moving america forward today. (clapping.) we currently live in dark and troubled time in a country that wants to deny owe our inexperience and actions like black americans are a culture of taxers when nothing could be further from the truth we have consistently given to this country in time of war or fighting for the civil rights through the movement and women liberation and lgbtq+ or during the covid pandemic black healthcare workers essential workers laid their lives on the line everyday to save others. (
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. >> i'm very well aware of james baldwin and his affectations.en doing, like not for money, but james baldwin and impersonations forever and ever. >> you are important to this country. your words and ideas as is, as are yours. well, we know that we're not talking about me today. >> i mean, i call it singing, but it's trying to find the rhythm of his speech. it was a lot of, uh, fun work. honestly >> chalk says, joining tom hollander and this star studded cast was fun and sort of like getting an invitation to one of capote's elite parties as diane lane walks in, i'm like, hello? >> and, uh, and she was everybody was just so kind. >> in this episode, baldwin meets truman capote for lunch. capote's expose on the swans, his inner circle of socialite gal pals, has been prematurely published in esquire. there, dark, dirty secrets dished out the ladies are out for revenge. baldwin is here to reignite that. capote's muse i want to know what you left out. >> all the awful things you could have said about the swans. >> why do you want to know that? >> i'll
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thank you for making us smarter about james baldwin and your book. all right. eddie glaude junior is a professor in the chair of the african american studies have princeton university. and embassy contributor, and he's the author of the important book, began again, james baldwin's america and it's urgent lessons for our own. that does it for me. thank you for watching, catch me back here tomorrow morning from ten a.m. noon eastern, don't forget, though she is also available in podcast form. right influencer free when it begins with a. stay right with your, the katie phang show starts right now. e phang show starts right now. this with you guys, i showed that h to my husband, he though it was a deepfake. he's like, there is no way that man iksaid that. danielle, your thoughts? >> i mean, i wish it were a deepfake, the reality is that donald trump, himself, is a deepfake. he's a liar, he's a grifter, and he believes very little about ieblack people and what they actually have to offer this country, right? that oh, so long as you get arrested and you have sneakers
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and so james baldwin and an amazing man named bayard rustin called for people all over the country to wear black arm bands that year to mourn for the children, the four girls, cynthia, addie, may, carol and denise, who were 11 to 14 years old. and there was a call to wear black armbands all over the country and to have memorial services for these little girls. and so that's exactly what we did in des moines. and that's the first time we learned about black armbands, that they're a symbol of mourning, of sadness and grief. and i know there are a lot of young people right now in our country and in our world that are feeling a lot of sadness and a lot of grief. and i was a trauma nurse with children and teenagers. and so i like speaking with students about these issues and encouraging them to speak up about the issues that affect them. because as i found out, it's actually good for their health, it's good for their mental health, their physical health, all of it to express themselves and to advocate for their own interests. tinker b, des moines decided 55 years ago and february 1969 the
and so james baldwin and an amazing man named bayard rustin called for people all over the country to wear black arm bands that year to mourn for the children, the four girls, cynthia, addie, may, carol and denise, who were 11 to 14 years old. and there was a call to wear black armbands all over the country and to have memorial services for these little girls. and so that's exactly what we did in des moines. and that's the first time we learned about black armbands, that they're a symbol of...
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james baldwin said the great civil rights leaders were medgar , martin and malcolm.ost: tell me what prompted you to write this book. guest: these leaders could not have done the work they were doing without the support and help of their spouses. their wives were 1950's housewives. they were the literal secretary. mrs. evers was the literal secretary. she was the person he was bouncing speeches off of. she also had to maintain the household while he is doing the dangerous work he is doing. he is a partner and supporter in his civil rights work and when he died, that is when malcolm and dr. king died, she is the one who had to write his legacy into the history books and that was the job she had to take on. host: before his murder, she was getting those death threats. guest: absolutely. this was dangerous work not just for these men but for these families. the death threats where we were going to kill your wife, your kids. every time she picked up the phone she did not know it was someone in distress or someone planning to murder her family. host: talk about his servic
james baldwin said the great civil rights leaders were medgar , martin and malcolm.ost: tell me what prompted you to write this book. guest: these leaders could not have done the work they were doing without the support and help of their spouses. their wives were 1950's housewives. they were the literal secretary. mrs. evers was the literal secretary. she was the person he was bouncing speeches off of. she also had to maintain the household while he is doing the dangerous work he is doing. he...
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separately, google, celebrating james baldwin. he is being celebrated.died in 1987 at the age of 63. >>> it's 5:48 right now. talk about tagging to a new level. this is southern california, and it's a half finished skyscraper. and some of it covered in graffiti. construction stopped five years ago when the developers ran out of money. so far no arrests, and police are trying to figure out how the taggers got access. >> i was thinking the overpasses and stuff, but i don't know. >> they are brave. >> that, they are. >>> happening tonight, "law & order" fans get ready for a new episode of "law & order" organized crime, and this is the latest install of the of the franchise. the role originated on "law & order" sbu, remember that. i got a chance to speak with her, and she says the way the episodes flow together, it sets this version of "law & order" aside from the others. >> it's not going to wrap up in one episode. you will have to watch it for a few episodes or more to find out what happens, and i think that kind of sets us apart from the other "law & orde
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it details his public and personal life, his close friendship with james baldwin, backstage conversations of being in love. >> the way you wrote about it, you go, i had a weakness when it came to love and romance. the first moment of eye contact, a glance indicating interest, a mischievous smile, a sexy walk, a playful touch -- that was my song. >> yeah. well, that's all very true. >> reporter: yet for all that charm and sex appeal, williams convinced me he's shy. >> i'm really very insecure. >> it's strange considering what you do, right? you give yourself in front of a camera with all these people watching. you become someone else. you emote. you cry. you get angry. >> well, maybe that's why i become someone else, because i'm really insecure. >> easier to be someone else. >> yeah. >> than to be billy dee williams. >> yeah, because i don't really like to talk about myself, and i like to keep to myself. >> reporter: still, he's written a pretty revealing memoir, discussing his relationships, his children, his three marriages. >> did that contribute, you think, to some relationships not wo
it details his public and personal life, his close friendship with james baldwin, backstage conversations of being in love. >> the way you wrote about it, you go, i had a weakness when it came to love and romance. the first moment of eye contact, a glance indicating interest, a mischievous smile, a sexy walk, a playful touch -- that was my song. >> yeah. well, that's all very true. >> reporter: yet for all that charm and sex appeal, williams convinced me he's shy. >> i'm...
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>> joy-ann: i think partly and i've been thinking about this a lot because james baldwin who i consider. martin luther king jr., obviously. malcolm x, and medgar and he knew and met all three. he rode with medgar is the delta of of this and readily dangerous job. medgar would do things like dress-up infield hand uniform clothes and pretend to be a field hand to be able to talk to these terrified people who could be lynched for looking at a white person in a way that they didn't like, right? and he investigated the emmett till case and got back to trial. he's the only reason it went to trial. he was fighting for civil rights bill. but he did all of this and died in 1963, your that was so momentum is in civil rights including the assassination of the president of the united states, the march on washington, the four little girls bombing, his legacy gets overwhelmed and run over by these events many of which he had a hand in. not -- not be assassination. you know what i mean. >> stephen: i understand. myrlie is still with us. she's 90 years old. >> joy-ann: 90 years young and 90 euros fabul
>> joy-ann: i think partly and i've been thinking about this a lot because james baldwin who i consider. martin luther king jr., obviously. malcolm x, and medgar and he knew and met all three. he rode with medgar is the delta of of this and readily dangerous job. medgar would do things like dress-up infield hand uniform clothes and pretend to be a field hand to be able to talk to these terrified people who could be lynched for looking at a white person in a way that they didn't like,...
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james baldwin called him edgar, -- medgar evers, martin, and malcolm the great spirit when when you landn, mississippi, you land in medgar evers airport. a lot of people just don't know why. a lot of people just don't know who that is. they may be heard the name but they don't know his story. to my mind, she was in many ways the most heroic civil-rights leader -- he was in many ways the most heroic civil-rights leader because he was operating in the most aggressive clan organization, in mississippi, that killed many. the most aggressive statewide apparatus that was a literal spy organization that operated out of the governor's office, and the state legislature to spy on the citizens of mississippi. that existed nowhere in that state. he was the inaugural field secretary. i remember vernon jordan, i interviewed him for my first book. i remember sitting in his office and him saying to me that he could remember, he was close to medgar evers, he could remember being on the phone with him and he was crying saying, i can't do this. they won't sign up to vote. they are terrified. people are sca
james baldwin called him edgar, -- medgar evers, martin, and malcolm the great spirit when when you landn, mississippi, you land in medgar evers airport. a lot of people just don't know why. a lot of people just don't know who that is. they may be heard the name but they don't know his story. to my mind, she was in many ways the most heroic civil-rights leader -- he was in many ways the most heroic civil-rights leader because he was operating in the most aggressive clan organization, in...
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baldwin.g to see books that have contributed so greatly to the culture of our country, not just black culture, but american culture, on some of these panelists. was it important to little freedom libraries to have sort of a mix of contemporary literature, which is getting banned at a remarkably rapid rate, and classic literature, because these are targeted books, too. >> yes. i mean, we are shocked by some of these books that i've showed up on the band buckle us. it's important to us to make sure that the books about history, books about the culture, also, books that children have read that in these little libraries, that you get an opportunity not just to talk about one aspect of the black experience, but how we've also contributed to this country. you've mentioned in your earlier remarks, philadelphia is the birthplace of this nation, and we want to make sure that people understand that black history is also american history, and these stories are worth telling and sharing. >> one of the thi
baldwin.g to see books that have contributed so greatly to the culture of our country, not just black culture, but american culture, on some of these panelists. was it important to little freedom libraries to have sort of a mix of contemporary literature, which is getting banned at a remarkably rapid rate, and classic literature, because these are targeted books, too. >> yes. i mean, we are shocked by some of these books that i've showed up on the band buckle us. it's important to us to...
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. >> joy-ann: i think partly and i've been thinking about this a lot because james baldwin, who i considercivil rights. martin luther king jr., obviously. malcolm x, and medgar. and he knew and met all three. he rode with medgar into the delta to do this incredibly dangerous job. medgar would do things like dress up in a field hand uniform clothes and pretend to be a field hand to be able to talk to these terrified people who could be lynched for looking at a white person in a way that they didn't like, right? and he investigated the emmett till case and got back to trial. he's the only reason it went to trial. he was fighting for a civil rights bill. but he did all of this and died in 1963, a year that was so momentum in civil rights, including the assassination of the president of the united states, the march on washington, the four little girls bombing. his he was fighting for a civil rights bill. but he did all of this and died in 1963, a year that was so momentum in civil rights, including the assassination of the president of the united states, the march on washington, the four littl
. >> joy-ann: i think partly and i've been thinking about this a lot because james baldwin, who i considercivil rights. martin luther king jr., obviously. malcolm x, and medgar. and he knew and met all three. he rode with medgar into the delta to do this incredibly dangerous job. medgar would do things like dress up in a field hand uniform clothes and pretend to be a field hand to be able to talk to these terrified people who could be lynched for looking at a white person in a way that...
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whether it's invoking ralph ellison or james baldwin, there's so many black women artists we can go throughh her insistence that we shift the burden of the white gays. that we don't have to write books that are really all about how white folks see us. we can inhabit our language, we can inhabit kind of cultural spaces that work like oxygen, that are familiar to us. books that we want to read. and i think that she gives rioters a license to explore the fullness of our community, which means that it's very complex and layered, contradictory. not always everyone agreeing, having the same politics that i think -- and that is really key. because morrison sees us in our individuality and it's fullness as opposed to simply being racking to the current circumstances of our living. >> i grew up in the bushwick section of brooklyn which was really founded by the dutch and a free enslaved person, and when i started learning about that, it meant so much to me as a young person to know that i didn't just come out of nothing, and i think that is what the history books teach us, that we came from somewher
whether it's invoking ralph ellison or james baldwin, there's so many black women artists we can go throughh her insistence that we shift the burden of the white gays. that we don't have to write books that are really all about how white folks see us. we can inhabit our language, we can inhabit kind of cultural spaces that work like oxygen, that are familiar to us. books that we want to read. and i think that she gives rioters a license to explore the fullness of our community, which means that...
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baldwin, margaret atwood, the children's young adult writer -- jack.rd. and what's interesting here is that this latest controversy that desantis was responding to, included books about johnny apple seed, and the bible. and one imagines that desantis was hearing it from his conservative supporters, how dare these people say the bible has no place in our education curriculum. so this is essentially the chickens coming home to roost, to ron desantis. >> that's a good point. and i wanted to actually talk to you about the classes you teach, specifically professor. one of them was specifically called out by republican congresswoman virginia foxx, during the congressional antisemitism hearing in december. what did you think, when you heard that? and what are some lawmakers missing, and misconstruing about the nature of your classes? >> well. i was shocked by it. but it just shows that this assault is not ending in florida, or texas, or any of the state legislative bodies that have criminalized truth in this country. this assault is moving to hijack every for
baldwin, margaret atwood, the children's young adult writer -- jack.rd. and what's interesting here is that this latest controversy that desantis was responding to, included books about johnny apple seed, and the bible. and one imagines that desantis was hearing it from his conservative supporters, how dare these people say the bible has no place in our education curriculum. so this is essentially the chickens coming home to roost, to ron desantis. >> that's a good point. and i wanted to...
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what james baldwin called the fire next time resonated today as ever and the same poisons like w b and others august wilson and so many others used the art to advance justice and change hearts and mind their perspective was a threat for the profound impact had we celebrates the contributions of african-americans that made the music and film and dance we must do so with the knowledge this requires perseverance and we as we carry this artist forward we must continue to foster the truth telling and celebrate and cultivate a new adjudications of black artists our stories are critical to moving america forward today. (clapping.) we currently live in dark and troubled time in a country that wants to deny owe our inexperience and actions like black americans are a culture of taxers when nothing could be further from the truth we have consistently given to this country in time of war or fighting for the civil rights through the movement and women liberation and lgbtq+ or during the covid pandemic black healthcare workers essential workers laid their lives on the line everyday to save others. (
what james baldwin called the fire next time resonated today as ever and the same poisons like w b and others august wilson and so many others used the art to advance justice and change hearts and mind their perspective was a threat for the profound impact had we celebrates the contributions of african-americans that made the music and film and dance we must do so with the knowledge this requires perseverance and we as we carry this artist forward we must continue to foster the truth telling...
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it details his public and personal life, his close friendship with james baldwin, backstage conversations wrote about it, a weakness when it came to love and romance, the first moment of eye contact, a glance indicating interest, a mischievous smile, a sexy walk, playful touch. that was my song. >> that's all very true. >> reporter: yet, for all that charm and sex appeal, williams convinced me he is shy. >> i am really very insecure. i >> reporter: it's strange considering what you do. you get in front of a camera with all these people watching, become someone else. you emote, you cry, you get angry. >> maybe that's why i become someone else, because i'm really insecure. >> reporter: easier to be someone else than be billy dee williams? >> yeah, i don't like to talk about myself. i like to keep it to to myself. >> reporter: still he has written a revealing memoir, discussing his relationships, his children, his three marriages. did that contribute, you think, to some relationships not working out long-term, your unwillingness to open up? >> no, i'm just a philanderer. >> reporter: was it
it details his public and personal life, his close friendship with james baldwin, backstage conversations wrote about it, a weakness when it came to love and romance, the first moment of eye contact, a glance indicating interest, a mischievous smile, a sexy walk, playful touch. that was my song. >> that's all very true. >> reporter: yet, for all that charm and sex appeal, williams convinced me he is shy. >> i am really very insecure. i >> reporter: it's strange...
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but james baldwin really encouraged us, and so did malcolm x and martin luther king jr., to stop lyinghistory. if we are a strong nation, we can understand and afford to learn about history. part of honoring it is by reading the books, celebrating it and commemorating it, but also wrestling, telling ourselves, what is this history? how does this make me feel about the u.s.? how does it make you feel about the fourth of july? what is my understanding of black history? how does this make me gain a new understanding and comprehension and appreciation for things like citizenship, democracy? what are things like morality, christianity, religion and judaism? what does it mean in the history -- in the context? very interesting and very important. we honor it by learning more about it but also by spreading the word. we should not be a country that is about book venting. we are american and interested in sharing the story because we are a grand enough nation to own up to our mistakes and to not lie about the past because if you lie about the past, but will you continue to do? people build a fut
but james baldwin really encouraged us, and so did malcolm x and martin luther king jr., to stop lyinghistory. if we are a strong nation, we can understand and afford to learn about history. part of honoring it is by reading the books, celebrating it and commemorating it, but also wrestling, telling ourselves, what is this history? how does this make me feel about the u.s.? how does it make you feel about the fourth of july? what is my understanding of black history? how does this make me gain...
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james baldwin said the great trio of civil rights was martin, malcolm, and medgar.gar into the delta to see him do the job he was doing and he was doing all of the jobs they were doing but in mississippi which is its own adventure in terms of being a black person at the time. but the wives were the secretaries, the cook when lena horn came to the house, the people who had to feed all of the civil rights activists who wering coming to the home to do the work. >> and some stayed there because of segregation and they couldn't stay at hotels. >> yes. they were putting up the greats. they were staying at ever's homes. and these women were integral to the movement. they became what they called the sorority that no one wants to be in, the mothers of the movement. mirly evers was the first nationaly known widow of the civil rights movement. john f. kennedy gave a speech in which he used some of medgar hfs language. he was pressing the administration to do more on civil rights, to send federal troops to mississippi to protect black people. had he not been assassinated, he wa
james baldwin said the great trio of civil rights was martin, malcolm, and medgar.gar into the delta to see him do the job he was doing and he was doing all of the jobs they were doing but in mississippi which is its own adventure in terms of being a black person at the time. but the wives were the secretaries, the cook when lena horn came to the house, the people who had to feed all of the civil rights activists who wering coming to the home to do the work. >> and some stayed there...
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james baldwin said the great civil rights leaders were medgar , martin and malcolm.t: tell me what prompted you to write this book. guest: these leaders could not have done the work they were doing without the support and help of their spouses. their wives were 1950's housewives. they were the literal secretary. mrs. evers was the literal secretary. she was the person he was bouncing speeches off of. she also had to maintain the household while he is doing the dangerous work he is doing. he is a partner and supporter in his civil rights work and when he died, that is when malcolm and dr. king died, she is the one who had to write his legacy into the history books and that was the job she had to take on. host: before his murder, she was getting those death threats. guest: absolutely. this was dangerous work not just for these men but for these families. the death threats where we were going to kill your wife, your kids. every time she picked up the phone she did not know it was someone in distress or someone planning to murder her family. host: talk about his service
james baldwin said the great civil rights leaders were medgar , martin and malcolm.t: tell me what prompted you to write this book. guest: these leaders could not have done the work they were doing without the support and help of their spouses. their wives were 1950's housewives. they were the literal secretary. mrs. evers was the literal secretary. she was the person he was bouncing speeches off of. she also had to maintain the household while he is doing the dangerous work he is doing. he is...
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but james baldwin really encouraged us, and so did malcolm x and martin luther king jr., to stop lyingy. if we are a strong nation, we can understand and afford to learn about history. part of honoring it is by reading the books, celebrating it and commemorating it, but also wrestling, telling ourselves, what is this history? how does this make me feel about the u.s.? how does it make you feel about the fourth of july? what is my understanding of black history? how does this make me gain a new understanding and comprehension and appreciation for things like citizenship, democracy? what are things like morality, christianity, religion and judaism? what does it mean in the history -- in the context? very interesting and very important. we honor it by learning more about it but also by spreading the word. we should not be a country that is about book venting. we are american and interested in sharing the story because we are a grand enough nation to own up to our mistakes and to not lie about the past because if you lie about the past, but will you continue to do? people build a future ba
but james baldwin really encouraged us, and so did malcolm x and martin luther king jr., to stop lyingy. if we are a strong nation, we can understand and afford to learn about history. part of honoring it is by reading the books, celebrating it and commemorating it, but also wrestling, telling ourselves, what is this history? how does this make me feel about the u.s.? how does it make you feel about the fourth of july? what is my understanding of black history? how does this make me gain a new...
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james baldwin said the great trio of civil rights was martin, malcolm, and medgar.a, and they were doing all the things but in mississippi, which is its own adventure in terms of being a black person at that time. you're absolutely right. these wives were the secretary. they were the cook when lena horne came to the house. they had to feed all the civil rights activists who were coming to the home to do this work. they were, in the case -- >> some stayed there because of segregation. they couldn't stay at hotels. >> absolutely. they were putting up all of the greats. the dick gregorys of the world were staying at the evers' home. that's where they stayed. these women were integral to the process. betty shabazz, coretta scott king, and myrlie evers was the sorority nobody wanted to be in. the mothers of the movement say the same thing. >> exactly. >> evers was the first civil rights widow. he dies in june '63. john f. kennedy, the president, had given the speech in which he used some of medgar's language. they were both world war ii veterans, and he had been pressing
james baldwin said the great trio of civil rights was martin, malcolm, and medgar.a, and they were doing all the things but in mississippi, which is its own adventure in terms of being a black person at that time. you're absolutely right. these wives were the secretary. they were the cook when lena horne came to the house. they had to feed all the civil rights activists who were coming to the home to do this work. they were, in the case -- >> some stayed there because of segregation. they...
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j jvm. >> david: james, thank you. >>> back here now to newly revealed video of actor alec baldwin on the "rust" movie set. bald one is seen firing a gun, pointing it as he gives directions. and the questions now being asked in that courtroom. here's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: tonight, prosecutors in the trial for the armorer of "rust" playing videos showing alec baldwin firing prop guns on the set days before cinematographer halyna hutchins was fatally shot. in one video, baldwin firing off a gun filled with blanks even after someone yells cut. in another scene, he shoots seemingly too close to the crew and the camera. >> in the path of the gun. could you please move. >> reporter: armorer hannah gutierrez heard urging the crew to get out of the gun's path. in court today, firearms expert bryan carpenter testifying that as armorer, gutierrez should have corrected baldwin's behavior every time. >> once you take on the responsibility of safety for another person, you take on a responsibility of making sure that you do what's necessary, even if it's inconvenient. >> reporter: but the
j jvm. >> david: james, thank you. >>> back here now to newly revealed video of actor alec baldwin on the "rust" movie set. bald one is seen firing a gun, pointing it as he gives directions. and the questions now being asked in that courtroom. here's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: tonight, prosecutors in the trial for the armorer of "rust" playing videos showing alec baldwin firing prop guns on the set days before cinematographer halyna hutchins was...