what about alec baldwin? we mentioned l has now resumed. what about i alec baldwin?ave been — he up against legally? there have been several lawsuits l have been several lawsuits filed against alec baldwin and the producers of rust and alec baldwin is one of those, he's a producer of the film as well the actor was holding the gun which complicates things legally perhaps. there are been several civil suits filed, some by people who are onset that david also halyna hutchins parents and her sister in ukraine, they have filed a civil lawsuit against alec baldwin in the producers, alleging the infliction, the intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence so that is ongoing but the criminal charges at this stage have been dropped and that's important and will probably come as a relief to him because of the criminal charges that could have potentially, if he were found guilty, led to present time. sophie long reporting in los angeles, thank you. it's been over 18 months since the taliban took control of afghanistan. now, the united nations says it will try to

alec baldwin, the charges against him will be dropped.involuntary manslaughter charges after the deadly accident on the movie set. it comes to weeks before the trial was set to begin the case being prosecuted in new mexico where of course the shooting took place. baldwin was charged after the weapon he was rehearsing with fired a round, killing cinematographer halyna hutchins. hannah gutierrez-reed the armor in charge of weapons on the set was also charged with involuntary manslaughter. tonight, she remains charged and the word coming if charges will involve her as well. they learned charges against alec baldwin will be dropped. leading us off tonight. >> tonight, less than two weeks before alec baldwin was had to face trial in the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins on the site of "rest" a stunning rehearsal. persecutors in new mexico are dropping their charge of involuntary manslaughter. we are pleased with the decision to dismiss the case against alec baldwin and we encourage a proper investigation into the facts and circ

and sophie, what about alec baldwin?t legally? what is he still up against leaall ? ., , legally? there have been several lawsuits - legally? there have been several lawsuits filed - legally? there have been - several lawsuits filed against alec baldwin and the producers of rust and alec baldwin is actually one of those, he is a producer of the film as well as the actor who was holding the gun which complicates things legally, perhaps. they have been several civil suits filed, some by people who were onset day but also, by a group one's parents and sister in ukraine. they have filed a civil lawsuit against alec baldwin and the producers, alleging the infliction of intentional infliction of intentional infliction of intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence —— halyna's. so that is ongoing but the criminal charges at this stage have been dropped and that's important and probably have come as a relief to him because of the criminal charges that could have potentially, if he were to be found guilty, led the

really supposed to feel bad about you, mr baldwin, helena husband has been a vocal critic of baldwin, saying he should face charges. the idea that the person holding the gun. causing it to discharge is not responsible is absurd to me. but now justice for helena hutchins moves forward without a star defendant and she was great at her job and she died and she died and that's that hurts me every day. i was closing my loss reporting for us now for more on this. let's bring in trial attorney imron and sorry i'm right. great to see you now, for the for the non legal minds watching this. i think some would say okay, it makes sense that outboard one would be in a situation where he'd face charges. but now we're here. what do you think, prompted prosecutors to now dropped the charges against baldwin. i think there's a problem with the case. prosecutors don't just drop cases they especially don't just drop cases when it's a highly publicized matter involving someone who is in the public eye because all eyes are on that prosecution, so i think it's indicative that they had real problems with the

it was that modification, not alec baldwin.at number two cause the fatality that becomes problematic. my issue is why now i think you need to investigate assess of value eight and then charge not charge and then say, whoa, there's new evidence. we have to slow down. ah that's a problem. clearly this case doesn't seem to be as clear cut because you first had that the special prosecutor prosecutor in the case resigning and then now you have the new two special prosecutors who dropped the charges, and they're also saying in the decision to drop the charges that that does not absolve mr baldwin of criminal culpability and charges may be refiled. so this isn't over just yet for alec baldwin. well that's what they say. i think by all accounts, it's over. the reality is that these prosecutors even charged alec baldwin with a crime amber that was not a crime at the time it was committed. what am i speaking about? there's a special enhancement charge. that enhancement charge carries five years in the event you established that you disch

we haven't heard anything from alec baldwin. we've reached out to the prosecutors, the d a in new mexico for further comment, and i do just want to point out that this comes about a month after the special special prosecutor andrea reid stepped down, and it comes after the d a recused herself from this case. chloe melas. thanks so much and please stand by quite a development in this story we've been covering for some time. we're also joined now by attorney and legal affairs commentator areva martin areva. as we understand it, this is a dismissal. this is a major development in case no matter how no matter how you slice it, but dismissed without prejudice and charges still stand against a co defendant here. does that allow the investigation and the case, perhaps to be resurrected against baldwin, or is he free and clear? in theory, it does, jim, but i cannot imagine that any district attorney would resurrect those charges. given this bombshell news today in terms of dropping the charges, the involuntary manslaughter charge agains

charges against alec baldwin will be dropped.yna whitworth leading us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight, less than two weeks before alec baldwin was had to face trial in the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins on the set of "rust" a stunning reversal. prosecutors in new mexico are dropping their charge of involuntary manslaughter. his attorneys saying in a statement, we are pleased with the decision to dismiss the case against alec baldwin and we encourage a proper investigation into the facts and circumstances of this tragic accident. this comes after prosecutors had already dropped their weapons charge which could have carried a five year sentence if baldwin was convicted. the district attorney recently stepping aside from the case. >> the special prosecutors who were appointed clearly do not believe that there is enough evidence to move forward with a trial against alec baldwin. it's hard to believe that any significant new evidence would come forward to change the decision. >> reporter: baldwin was rehearsing a

for actor alec baldwin.secutors in new mexico say they're dropping charges against him in connection with the deadly shooting on the set of the movie rust this after new facts emerged in the case, cnn's chloe miller's has the latest so my only question is, am i being charged with something? baldwin soon will no longer be accused after new mexico prosecutors plan to file a motion dismissing involuntary manslaughter charges against the actor call quote temporary pending further investigation. baldwin reacted on instagram, posting a photo of his wife saying, quote i owe everything i have to this woman into you, luke, his attorney, you were in the room when the lady wants the gun. yeah. baldwin admitted to holding the gun. that fired a bullet killing helena hutchins, the cinematographer on baldwin's film rust, but told police he did not know he was handed a loaded gun. baldwin resumes filming on rust this week with production moved to montana. this was baldwin last year. someone is responsible. for what happened

of baldwin. saying he should face charges. the idea that the person holding the gun causing it to discharge is not responsible is absurd to me. but now justice for helena hutchins moves forward without a star defendant and she was great at her job and she died and she died. and that's that hurts me every day. so an attorney for henna gutierrez read, telling cnn that they hope that the charges against her will also be dropped and that she will be exonerated. i can tell you that alec baldwin has taken to instagram this evening, and he simply thanked his wife and his attorney, luke nikas. back to you, chloe melas. thank you very much. let's get more on this with cnn legal analyst joey jackson and cnn contributor and entertainment tonight host michelle turner. thank you both for joining me this evening, joey. i want to start with you a sources saying that these charges were dismissed because of evidence that the gun in this shooting was modified. but do you think that the missteps by the prosecutors

baldwin admitted to holding the gun. it fired a bullet killing helena hutchins, the cinematographer on baldwin's film rust, but told police he did not know he was handed a loaded gun. baldwin resumes filming on rust this week with production moved to montana. this was baldwin last year. someone is responsible. for what happened and i can't say who that is, but i know it's not me. the dismissal is a win for baldwin's legal team, which challenged the motives and politics of one of the original prosecutors. it doesn't matter if he's a liberal democrat, and i'm a conservative republican. my job has always been to prosecute crimes. in february, baldwin's lawyers filed a motion to remove special prosecutor andrea riebe, who at the time of the investigation, was running for state representative in new mexico. male later revealed in the new york times, reeves suggested being involved in the case. quote might help in my campaign both read and the district attorney who hired her ultimately recused themselves. their replacements dr

said the legal debacle the latest victory for baldwin. in february, his lawyers successfully argued the gun enhancement charge, which carried five years in prison, should be dropped. do you believe alec baldwin should go to prison >> you know, it's not my call right now to believe whether he goes to prison or not. >> reporter: then in march, the special prosecutor stepped down from the case after baldwin's team said she posed a conflict of interest >> it seemed like the prosecution just kept hitting hurdles along the way. and then the new sets of prosecutors that took over said why have we inherited this kind of mess >> reporter: the unraveling of legal charges comes on the very same day "rust" resumed production. this time at montana's yellowstone film ranch, now alongside director joel souza, who was also shot. tonight no comment from baldwin himself, who is back on set and apparently clear of criminal charges >> and, miguel, obviously this is a big development for alec baldwin but what about pending charges against other crew members >

really supposed to feel bad about you, mr baldwin husband has been a vocal critic of baldwin, saying he should face charges the idea that the person holding the gun. causing it to discharge is not responsible is absurd to me. but now justice for helena hutchins moves forward without a star defendant and she was great at her job and she died when she died, and that's that hurts me every day. so the special prosecutor coming out saying that this is you know, temporary, potentially that they are dismissing the charges against alec baldwin for now, pending a further investigation, interviewing reinterviewing more written witnesses because, remember, like i just said there is that new special prosecutor and then hannah gutierrez, reed's attorney coming out saying that they hope that this means that she to the armor will be exonerated as well. and they're quiet. as of now, i'm alec baldwin and his wife for loria, usually as of now, and they're just waiting to see what happen. opens next right. if it's dismissed, it's dismissed. now um without prejudice, and they're waiting for their from h

the case against the armorer was more viable than the case against baldwin.ry responsibility what i expect might happen is that quietly in a few months from now, she may quietly walk into the courthouse and plead guilty to a lesser offense that's a possibility rather than go to trial. but baldwin should never have been charged in this case, and the problem, and this is the thing that worries me is that if it took prosecutors in this case, they asked for hundreds of thousands of dollars additionally to prosecute the most important case arguably in their office for some time i imagine and they can't figure out how to inspect and test a firearm in a year and a half, what about all the other firearms cases involving nobodies who don't have access to money for legal defenses in that jurisdiction. what's going on with those firearms cases how are those guns being tested? well, we may never know, and that's the biggest fear, and that's why we have conviction review units nowadays, wrongful convictions a real thing the state here initially charged alec baldwin with a

prosecutors say they will drop alec baldwin's involuntary manslaughter charges. the actor was holding a gun when it went off killing the cinematographer and wounding the director in 2021. yesterday on the day production for the movie resumed, prosecutors said they want to look at new facts in the case. bradley blackburn is in new york to explain all of this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. another turn of events in this strange story. alec baldwin has said from the beginning that he did not pull the trigger of the gun when it fired on set. prosecutors said thas impossible, but these new facts may have derailed their case. lawyers for alec baldwin say they are pleased that involuntary manslaughter charges against him have been dropped. >> i take the gun out slowly, dock the pistol, bang. she hits the grown. >> reporter: that's how the actor described to investigators the moments the prop gun went off while he was rehearsing a scene on the set of the western film "rust." cinematographer halyna hutchins was killed, and director joel souza injured. >> one fe

it is another win for alec baldwin's camp. anousha sakoui thank _ alec baldwin's camp. sakoui thank you very - alec baldwin's camp. anousha sakoui thank you very much i alec baldwin's camp. anousha| sakoui thank you very much for your time. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. making sure his day boat is seaworthy. jonathan anthony now has to make sure he is medically fit enough to go to sea. they canjust medically fit enough to go to sea. they can just say you are not allowed to go fishing, which i think is wrong. john and tony are among thousands in the south—west too soon need a doctor approved certificate to doctor approved certificate to do theirjobs. among questions, they have a body mass index of under 35. they have a body mass index of under35. size they have a body mass index of under 35. size doesn't matter out there, and in all honesty, the more bit of beef you have around you, if we fall in the water, that will save your life. the provisos come from the coastguard agency who say the coastguard agency who say the certificate is wired by inter

baldwin of culpability and new charges may be filed.fied before arriving on set. baldwin's attorney saying in statement, we are pleased with the decision to dismiss the case against alec baldwin and we encourage a proper investigation into the facts and circumstances of this tragic accident. baldwin insisted he was told the gun did not contain live ammunition and that he never pulled the trigger in hutchins shooting death in a 2021 interview with george stephanopoulos. >> so you never pulled the trigger? >> no, no, no. i would never point a gun at someone and pull the trigger. that was the training i had. you don't point a gun at somebody and pull the trigger. >> charges against baldwin have been dropped but the armorer is still facing charges. her attorney praising the decision on fully expect the end of this process hannah will also be exonerated. >> matt gutman, thank you. nice to have you with us in studio. okay. we turn now to that fair terrifying moment. a school bus driver accused of slamming on the brakes to teach the kids a les

he handed baldwin the gun. but the d.a.ing baldwin's celebrity didn't matter. >> if you act in reckless disregard of someone's life, then you should be held to account for that. >> reporter: prosecutors spent more than a year and a half building this case against baldwin, and tonight it's unclear exactly what changed. we've reached out to the d.a.'s office for comment. we had not heard back by air time, norah. >> jonathan vigliotti with that news, thank you. >bs new has just learned that president biden may be aiming to announce his re-election campaign by video next week. the most likely date, according to those familiar with the planning, is next tuesday, april 25th. that is exactly four years after he jumped into the 2020 presidential race in 2019. we can also report that the president hasn't yet signed off on the timing, and he will spend the weekend with family and staff at camp david. >>> tonight a northern california police department is under fire after dozens of officers were found to have sent racist and homophobi

baldwin admitted to holding the gun.hat fired a bullet killing helena hutchins, the cinematographer on baldwin's film rust, but told police he did not know he was handed a loaded gun. baldwin resumes filming on rust this week with production moved to montana. this was baldwin last year. someone is responsible. for what happened and i can't say who that is, but i know it's not me. the dismissal is a win for baldwin's legal team, which challenged the motives and politics of one of the original prosecutors. it doesn't matter if he's a liberal democrat, and i'm a conservative republican. my job has always been to prosecute crimes. in february, baldwin's lawyers filed a motion to remove special prosecutor andrea riebe, who at the time of the investigation, was running for state representative in new mexico. male later revealed in the new york times, reeves suggested being involved in the case. quote might help in my campaign both read and the district attorney who hired her ultimately recused themselves. their replacements dr

victoria legal para alec baldwin, la fiscalÍa retirÓ los cargos de homicidio involuntario por la muerteafÍa de the rust, le mostramos la reacciÓn del actor y cÓmo sigue el caso. hunter biden podrÍa recibir 4 cargos de manos de fiscales federales en momentos que un supervisor del irs pide protecciÓn para declarar contra el hijo del presidente en el congreso. un tren a toda velocidad embistiÓ a una camioneta que acababa de chocar con otro vehÍculo en texas, le tenemos el desenlace de este dramÁtico accidente. >> noticias telemundo en la noche, con arantxa. >> quÉ tal, cÓmo le va, muy buenas noches, soy martÍn berlanga en ausencia de arantxa, comenzamos con el homicidio de una joven que sacude a mÉxico, perla cristal de 19 aÑos desapareciÓ el nueve de abril, hoy sus amigas para reclamar justicia llevaron su cadÁver hasta la fiscalÍa de la ciudad de mÉxico donde la protesta terminÓ en golpes contra funcionarios, valeria leÓn nos tiene la crÓnica. >> el ataÚd de perla cristal llego a la entrada de la fiscalÍa en la ciudad de mÉxico, la joven de 19 aÑos desapareciÓ el 9 de abril y fue hallada

never baldwin has denied pulling the trigger, insisting it went off accidentally. experts say a modified trigger could have caused the prop gun misfire, but it does not explain how a live bullet got on set. in the armor. i was the film's armorer. hannah gutierrez read was also charged with involuntary manslaughter and pleaded not guilty. her pretrial hearing is scheduled next month , her attorney, saying. the truth about what happened will come out, adding, we fully expect hannah to also be exonerated. in the meantime, the movie has resumed shooting in montana baldwin seen arriving in these photos obtained by daily mail .com. although charges against baldwin have been dropped, prosecutors say the charges could still be refiled. after further investigation. north carolina man accused of shooting four of his neighbors, including a six year old because of basketball rolled into his yard has now surrendered to police. prosecutors say. robert singletary fled to florida after the shooting tuesday. the youngest victim was left with one question. why did she shoot my daddy

that's according to alec baldwin's attorneys. >> this is so striking. being adamant they would pursue this case against alec baldwin. so what does it peanut for him right now, are there any other pending civil cases or is this it for baldwin? >> reporter: yeah, the guidance we're getting is that prosecutors could still decide to file a charge if they want to, although that's pretty unlikely but that is always a possibility. but on the criminal side, this could signal the end of any criminal proceedings for this situation. there is still a civil litigation under way. there's a lawsuit filed by the family of hutchins. that is still yet to be concluded. >> shaquille brewster with the latest on the breaking news regarding alec baldwin. thank you so much. >>> more breaking news now, a fourth suspect was just arrested in connection with that shooting at a sweet 16 party in alabama over the weekend that left four people dead and dozens more injured. 20-year-old johnny letron brown charged with four counts of reckless murder. two teenager brothers arrested tues

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baldwin of criminal culpability, experts don't believe charges may be refiled as the d.a.'s office warns. hannah gutierrez-reed, the film's armorer, who plans to plead not guilty still faces involuntary manslaughter charges >> the case against gutierrez-reed is still viable because of her title, her role >> reporter: with production resuming on the new set of "rust," nbc news has learned director, joel souza, who was also shot, gave a moving speech to the cast and crew of 200 tonight, baldwin is also back on the set hoping to finish shooting the western that started his legal drama. miguel almaguer, nbc news >>> tonight the u.s. state department says an american is among hundreds killed in sudan where fighting between two rival armies rages on. courtney kube with the latest >> reporter: tonight, thousands of americans among those caught in the cross fire in sudan. a fragile 72-hour cease-fire not ending the wave of violence the state department announcing an american was among the at least 400 people killed as two warring generals fight for control of the country. sudan's i

these other criminal charges being faced by alec baldwin and hannah gutierrez—reed, alec baldwin and ross faces several civil cases including one from helena hutchins family in ukraine, her mother and sister are suing alec baldwin and the producers of fuel. there's been an 18 month hiatus during which several civil lawsuits have been filed with the one came from the husband and young son. that was settled in october of 2022 for that matthew hutchins, her husband is now actually an executive producer on the film of rust, set to resume in montana today. a number of those civil cases, what was filed by the script supervisor who i think was the person who made the initial call to the emergency services. another comes from helena hutchins family from ukraine. there is a civil case, what's important about the criminal charges that he was facing until today was they could have resulted in a prison term, there were two charges, one was under an enhanced firearms statute for the alec baldwin lawyers have fought these charges right from the outset. they said they were wrong, they represented a

we only have alec baldwin's lawyers who have alec baldwin's lawyers who have confirmed directly to the brew prosecutor is when our prosecuting this case and they have declined to comment at this stage. they say as soon as a statement is available they will make us aware. at this stage we have no reason for these charges being dropped. these are the criminal charges being faced by both alec baldwin and the armourer hannah gutierrez—reed. he, alec baldwin, and the producers of the film rust of which he is one, pay several civil suits including one from lena hutchens' family in ukraine, her mother and sister, who are suing them. there has been an 18th month hiatus with several civil lawsuits have been filed. one came from a husband and young son, that was settled in october 2022 and matthew hutchins, husband, is now an executive producer on the film of rust —— rust, etc resume in montana today. a number of the civil cases, one was filmed also —— given by the script supervisor who made the initial call to the emergency services, another comes from halyna hutchins' family in ukraine, there

charges will be dropped against alec baldwin. the lead starts right now. the hollywood actor soon to be cleared of an advance of involuntary manslaughter charge after that gunshot on a movie set killed his colleague, but is baldwin legally cleared for good and a father and daughter both shot after the six year olds basketball rolled into a neighbor's yard, another case of tragedy after a child's innocent mistake, her grandmother will join me this hour plus incredible site is the most powerful unmanned rocket ever made explodes mid air. why elon musk's space x says it triggered the fiery scene. on purpose. welcome to alina. jake tapper. we start with big breaking news in our pop culture lead. prosecutors say they plan to dismiss charges against actor alec baldwin after that prop gun he was holding fired doing during movie rehearsals and killed the cinematographer of his film that update is, according to baldwin's attorney who says that his attorneys are now pushing for a quote proper investigation. into what exactly went wrong on the set of the film rust in

he handed baldwin the gun. but the d.a.brity didn't matter. >> if you act in reckless disregard of someone's life, then you should be held to account for that. >> reporter: prosecutors spent more than a year and a half building this case against baldwin, and tonight, it is unclear exactly what changed. we have reached out to the d.a.'s office for comment. we had not heard back by airtime, norah. >> norah: jonathan vigliotti with that news. thank you. recent shootings following everyday mistakes, like ringing the wrong doorbell, or turning down the wrong driveway, have made headlines in the last week. well, the latest involves a 6-year-old girl in north carolina, who was playing with a basketball when it rolled into a neighbor's yard. that neighbor allegedly shot her and her parents, cbs's %-@n the house. >> reporter: kinsley white was shot in the face while playing by her home just outside of charlotte. her father was seriously wounded. >> i couldn't get inside in time, so he just -- so he shot my daddy in the back. >> repo

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. >> brian: major development in alec baldwin manslaughter trial.he mayor of chicago thinks what you are seeing here is just kids being kids. >> have you ever taught middle school? i have. have you ever raised youngs people? sometimes they make silly decisions. they do. weeds... they have you surrounded. take your lawn back with scotts turf builder triple action! gets three jobs done at once - kills weeds. prevents crabgrass. and keeps it growing strong. get a bag of scotts triple action today, it's guaranteed. feed your lawn. feed it. ♪ >> brian: welcome back a big fox news alert as you just heard. big development in the case against alec baldwin on the set of rust. prosecutors plan to drop the involuntary manslaughter charge good news for him. jeff flock has the details. >> last time we reported on this story there were details baldwin told us baldwin might walk that looks like that's exactly what is going to happen. alec baldwin who the gun on his hand hanna gutierrez reid will soon no longer face any charges as they were expected to be dropped.

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what they are now saying about how it could have fired even without pulling the trigger as baldwin has always claimed. the nfl suspending five players, three of them indefinitely for violating the league's gambling policy including betting on nfl games. the cockpit scare just seconds after takeoff, a united flight making an emergency landing and the pilots window popping open. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight with david muir." >> david: good evening, it's great to have you with us on this busy friday night. i'm whit johnson in for david tonight. i was we come on the air, access to abortion is on the line. at this hour, the supreme court's facing a self-imposed deadline at midnight tonight to weigh in on the abortion pill using more than half of all abortions in the u.s. after a lower court ruling impose sharp restrictions. the biden administration asked the supreme court to leave women's access in place. the fda approved the drug mifepristone 20 years ago. if the restriction stand, they would apply even in states where abortion

. >>> meanwhile, charges dropped what we're hearing from alec baldwin since prosecutors announced the actor will not face criminal charges for his role in the fatal "rust" shooting we'll break down the latest push against transgender rights across several states and we'll bring you inside the billion dollar latin music industry breaking records around the world. >>> and we begin this morning with the news that president biden appears to be on the verge of announcing his re-election campaign three sores familiar with the matter tell nbc news the president will make his intentions to seek a second term official next week the tuesday will be four years since he launched his last run to the white house. a new "wall street journal" poll out this morning gives the president a three-point advantage over donald trump among registered voters. that same poll gives florida governor ron desantis a three-point lead over the president, both leads are within the poll's margin of error with us now to talk about this, nbc news white house correspondent allie raffa and brendan buck, former communicatio

what we have heard from his alec baldwin's lawyers.announced that the criminal charges he faced in involuntary manslaughter will be dropped. this comes on the day that the filming of rust that was being filmed when the cinematographer was tragically shot, that all ceased. it was due to resume after a hiatus in montana today. we did not know the charges against alec baldwin would be dropped. that came from his lawyers. we have had a statement from them who say they welcome the dropping of the charges and they encourage a proper investigation into the facts and circumstances surrounding this tragic accident. we get to hear from the prosecutors. -- we have yet to hear from the prosecutors. alec baldwin's lawyers have fought these charges every step of the way. they said the charges were wrong, that they represented a great miscarriage of justice and that they would fight them and win. on the day that filming was due to resume, charges were dropped. what about the armorer, the woman was in charge of the weapons on the film set. we do not k

baldwin said he didn't pull the trigger.y have new information and could refile. mercedes colwin is here with us. good to see you. what happened here? two new prosecutors. the other prosecutors are gone. now we have this news. so what happens now? what's going on? >> what is incredibly shocking, just as you start this segment, how could it be when you start with the prosecutor's office when at the very inception of this, they were adamant that they were -- there was a death of an individual, that alec baldwin was not above the law but every single step of the way, alec baldwin kept saying i never pulled the trigger. how about if you're the prosecutor, examine the gun. now there's allegations that the gun had been modified and the trigger wasn't necessarily have to be pulled for the gun to discharge. it sounds like sloppiness by the prosecutors, but they're cleaning it up, martha. if the crux of this entire case, which it is, is that alex baldwin held a gun and pulled the trigger and resulted in the death of mrs. hutchins, th

baldwin's attorneys writing that we're pleased with the decision to dismiss the case against alec baldwincourage a proper investigation into the facts of this incidents. the involuntary manslaughter charges against the armorer, hannah reid has not been dropped and that case is moving forward. >> neil: mark eiglarsh, the criminal defense attorney. what do you make of this? prosecutors were gung ho. they looked like they had a compelling case and could have landed alec baldwin in jail for years. what happened? >> justice happened. forget about how you feel about alec baldwin, a lot of people don't like him, this is justice for everybody. any time someone is overcharged by the evidence, it doesn't fit, it's a wonderful day when the prosecutors feel the pressure back down and drop charges in this case they did not have proof that he committed a criminal offense. that's it. could he still be sued civilly? sure. we're talking about liberty and they did the right thing. >> neil: so what happened? if everyone is exonerated, then what? >> well, listen, not everybody -- somebody took a plea. they a

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>> reporter: well, baldwin is criminally cleared at least for now.'s attorneys told nbc news yesterday afternoon as you mentioned, that that involuntary manslaughter charge against him has now been dropped. they say in a statement that they discovered essentially new evidence, and they point to that new evidence and say i want to read from the statement directly, that consequently, we cannot proceed under the current time constraints and on the facts and evidence turned over by law enforcement in its existing form. this decision, they say, does not absolve mr. baldwin of criminal culpability, and they say charges may be refiled we expect to learn ha little bit more later today during a virtual court hearing that's set to happen later this evening but it's important to point out just how messy this process has been since the beginning the original weapons enhancement charge that was added onto the count against baldwin, that was dropped pretty quickly after these charges were announced that was the heftier and weightier charge that he was facing the i

. >> norah: the charges against alec baldwin are dropped after that movie set shooting their governmentmay not be in the clear. severe weather hit parts of texas overnight as people in oklahoma pick up the pieces over multiple tornadoes. >> we've got above average temperatures across the eastern seaboard to periods. >> norah: planning to travel this summer, is your passport up to date? what you need to know about potential turbulence. >> we are looking for a regular passport time of 10 to 13 weeks. >> emerging threat from a potentially deadly new drug cocktail. >> xylazine and fentanyl combined have been described as the deadliest drug in the united states. >> norah: on the road with two old friends who met in an unexpected way. >> he was in prison for murder, i wasn't worried. >> when you have people who believe in you it will give up on you, it makes it harder for you to give up on yourself. >> norah: good evening to our viewers in the west, thank you for joining us on this friday night. we begin tonight with breaking news. the supreme court just issued a decision that will allow acce

told us they were certain they could convict baldwin.way from the case a source with knowledge of the investigation says as ne attorneys took over, they learned the revolver used by baldwin had been modified with a new trigger, making it possible to misfire as the actor had said. >> i let go of the hammer of the gun, and the gun goes off. >> reporter: reacting to the news, baldwin's attorneys write, we are pleased with the decision to dismiss the case. the new developments come afte the actor settled a civil lawsuit with hutchins' husband. who sat down exclusively with hoda >> the idea that the person holding the gun causing it to discharge is not responsible is absurd to me >> reporter: thursday's legal drama all unfolded on the same day "rust" resumed production. this time at montana's yellowstone film ranch this week, baldwin filme leaving his home in new york, kissing his wife good-bye with film crew in tow and arriving. hours later, word broke while baldwin was on his new set he would not face criminal charges. on instagram, the act

you know that clears alec baldwin, right? because there is no evidence outside of what has just happened. so this is new. this is developing and we are going to stay on this and hopefully we're gonna have more information very soon. but as of now, hannah guterres read the armor on set. she still faces two counts of manslaughter and up to 18. months in prison, jake. all right, chloe melo's thank you so much. joining us to discuss cnn senior legal analyst and former federal prosecutor laura coates and laura do you just to start off? do you think the high profile nature of the shooting might have caused initially prosecutors to charge alec baldwin even if they didn't have a solid case because it works both ways, right? sometimes people are so powerful , they avoid charges, and sometimes they're so powerful. prosecutors want to be sure that they're not seeing as bending over the power and they might get over excited this celebrity status put the huge spotlight on this case and amps the pressure to be very, very comprehensive in y

the alec baldwin movie prosecutors have dropped the criminal charges against him, but now there's new reporting as it relates to the gun that you want to stand by for also smartmatic. now saying they're not going to settle for anything less than what dominion got from fox news. fascinating plus, they want an apology. all of that coming this hour. good morning, everyone. we're so happy that you could join us and we're going to start with this. president biden about to make it official. sources are telling cnn he is planning to formally announced he is running for re election next week. we're expecting a campaign style video announcement to drop on tuesday . it is a symbolic day for the president. tuesday marks the four year anniversary of him entering the 2020 presidential race. new polls, i should say a new poll shows more than 80% of democrats say that they would either definitely or probably support him. in the general election if he is a nominee, so let's straight out now to the white house. cnn's arlette sends joins us all it sounds joins us our let good morning to you. the presid

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have we heard anything further from baldwin's legal team or baldwin himself? well, we initially learned that charges were dropped from baldwin's legal team yesterday in this hour, i believe it was, but since then we have not heard anything more from his legal team but we did hear from baldwin apparently responding to this new news on instagram. we saw a picture of him with his wife, he said that she -- essentially he has everything he owes everything to -- he has to this woman and he also said there and to you, luke. and this interesting split screen happening because a source close to the "rust" production who is actually on set right now in montana said that alec baldwin is back, that he's filming today, that the day started with a speech, introductions and also a safety briefing. >> all right, shaquille brewster, thank you so much, shaq. >>> well, states say millions of kias and hyundais should be recalled and lyft's new ceo is off to a rocky start. >> steve kovach joins us now. hey, steve. >> reporter: yeah, attorneys general in 17 states are asking the fe