he's in the suit brought by the family of halyna hutchins.he gun had been modified but now they say it hadn't? what are they talking about? >> they're talking about how much effort has to be applied to the trigger to make the gun fire. if you pull it back, press here, the gun fires. if you find this is just too difficult for you, people that modify this to make it easier to fire the gun, and it's irrelevant. because there's no part of gun safety that relies on any part of the gun to be working properly. when we say all guns are always loaded, okay, you know, you loaded it or you checked that it was empty. that doesn't depend on the gun, right? don't put your finger on the trigger, you do or you don't, i saw photographs that he did. if you don't point the gun at somebody, and he did, then he's breaking the rules. gun safety doesn't rely on mechanical parts. mechanical parts are subject to fail. the idea that the gun being modified or not would have any relevance to the case is moot. >> martha: he was arguing that it had been modified and it re

cinematographer halyna hutchins was killed in the incident >>> in 60 seconds, the latest in "the blind side" controversy. the family now firing back after former nfl player michael oher accused them of duping him out of millions. >>> the family depicted in the hit movie, "the blind side," is firing back after the football star at the center of the film claimed they never really adopted him. they now accuse him of a shakedown. here's kaylee hartung. >> hey, my name is leigh anne tuohy my kids go to windgate. >> reporter: the family made famous in the oscar-winning film blindsided by a ludicrous lawsuit is what they call it filed by michael oher. >> these people are truly devastated i mean, this was their son. >> reporter: the tuohy family attorney speaking out tonight disputing the former nfl player's accusation that he was tricked into making the tuohys his conservators in 2004 instead of being adopted. >> we're talking about a family trying to help someone in need the tuohys did not control any of mr. oher's finances. >> reporter: the attorneys also hammering oher's claim that he was

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he was originally charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer halyna hutchinsigators discovered that the gun that was used in that shooting had been modified. now i will read you part of what the prosecutors said in a filing in june. this is so important. they wrote that the charges against alec baldwin were dismissed without prejudice because of possible malfunction of the gun. if it was found that the gun did not malfunction charges against mr. baldwin will proceed. the fbi looked at that and they said it would not have gone off if someone hadn't pulled the trigger. it was sent to an independent examiner who came to the same conclusion of the fbi. i'll read you part of the new report we just got our hands on. although alec baldwin repeatedly denies pulling the trigger, gi given the tests and findings found here, the fully cocked or retracted hammer of the evidence revolver. on the one hand we have prosecutors saying look, if this report determines that the gun did malfunction we will charge alec baldwin and we are learning that the report says just that. >> t

halyna hutchins loses her life.eds to be accountability. obvious he i can't believe after all this happened they continue to film again and they would put this out despite all the bad karma and all the bad pr that would go along with this particular movie. a lot of questions. alec baldwin could go to prison. >> the point that you make is an important 11. why is there live rounds? people walked off the set because they said it was not safe. the person responsible for the safety on the set was not just the armor. alec baldwin had a roll, not just as a person who allegedly pulled the trigger. this is the story i am fascinated by. retired nfl star michael oher who the movie the blind side was based on his claiming the tuohy family did not adopt him. they tricked him into signing paperwork making them conservators. today the tuohy lawyers are disputing the account and the family has given oher his fair share. i want you to know he is suing. they said in the movie as well that they adopted him. they never adopted him. the

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charges filed earlier this year involve the deadly 2021 shooting of the film cinematographer halyna hutchinsutchins was shot and killed after a prop gun held by actor alec baldwin fired live ammunition. the read is now set to go on trial december six, the judge recently denied the attorney's motion to dismiss the manslaughter charges. >> there is a growing movement in the u.s. of ordinary citizens filming police encounters and then sharing them online. activists say it is another way to hold law enforcement accountable. it's also causing some backlash and a string of new laws. josh campbell reports. >> back up. >> i'm on a public sidewalk. i am far away. >> it's become a youtube staple. keep watching. >> don't touch me. >> people are recording interactions between the police and the public, and then posting them online. >> i can get another video. >> and racking up millions of views. >> having the film ourselves from a different perspective allows us to document the incident, document the misconduct and then from there we can take it to the public. >> hop watching our first amendment auditin

the gun that was handed to alec baldwin and it ended up going off killing the cinematographer halyna hutchins. you see there this armor. she submitted a not guilty plea. in writing and prosecutors say that she failed to properly ensure that dummy rounds were in that gun. they also claim that she may have been impaired and they accuse her of impeding an investigation to by hiding cocaine evidence at the scene. >> 20 is the time and president biden is taking a tour of western states right now to tout how his administration is combating climate change. his travels come amid a record heat wave across much of the country. our dc correspondent jessi turnure has the latest. president biden says a new law is helping direct federal dollars to the right place. >> clean energy. >> we're going invest and america. >> president joe biden is celebrating the inflation reduction act out west this week pointing to how the new law helps companies make major investments in green energy projects. our plan is working on wednesday in new mexico, the president said a wind tower manufacturing facility is expanding op

a brand-new forecast from the national hurricane center has halyna hutchins churns towards florida'sologist, is also down there. a lot of preparation. very quiet right now. what is expected on the ground there? >> reporter: that is the thing. when you look at that picture from the drone, it looks like paradise. it is beautiful right now. but there are preparations underway. there are evacuations underway. there are mandatory and voluntary evacuations now in 20 counties. why is that? because a storm is

baldwin was rehearsing on set with the gun fired, killing cinematographer halyna hutchins. >>> and thisngressman, george santos, has been criminally charged. as you may know, santos himself is under indictment. nbc's ryan nobles is on capitol hill. what do we know about this, ryan? >> this is an individual by the name of sam mealy, he was a paid fundraiser for the george santos campaign, and prosecutors are accusing him of impersonating dan meyer, who was at one time the chief of staff to the house speaker kevin mccarthy, and what they say is that mealy was calling potential donors, describing themselves as being meyer, and then asking them for money to support the santos campaign. as a result, he's been charged with four counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft in the indictment that was just issued in u.s. district court in brooklyn. part of the evidence that prosecutors have in this case an e-mail that was sent from mealy to george santos where he actually brags about the fact that he was impersonating meyer, and said, essentially, along the lines that he neede

a brand-new forecast from the national hurricane center has halyna hutchins churns towards florida's big ben. you are looking at live footage at clearwater beach where sara sidner is. derek van dam, our meteorologist, is also down there. a lot of preparation. very quiet right now. what is expected on the ground there? >> reporter: that is the thing. when you look at that picture from the drone, it looks like paradise. it is beautiful right now. but there are preparations underway. there are evacuations underway. there are mandatory and voluntary evacuations now in 20 counties. why is that? because a storm is coming. we know now that it's no longer a tropical storm. it has gained in strength to a category 1 hurricane and we are expecting that to grow even more powerful as this hurricane hits those warm gulf waters and intensifies to potentially a category 3. to remind people what kind of damage a category 3 storm can do, it's not so much about the wind as it is about the water. a category 3 storm, you will remember, hit in louisiana in 2005, hurricane katrina, and you remember the sto

prosecutors have received a second analysis of the revolver fired on that fatal shooting of halyna hutchins. the new finding states the trigger had to have been pulled for the gun to fire. baldwin said he pulled the hammer back but did not pull the trigger and the gun fired accidentally. prosecutors say a formal announcement whether to re-file any charges is coming. >>> lots to get her wednesday morning, including some major drama at the women's world cup this morning. in fact, as we speak right now, host fact australia facing england in an epic semifinal match, and everybody down under and millions around the world, including the one sitting next to me, tuned in very closely for this one. molly hunter is in sydney for us. molly, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. the ma tillas have changed this country. kicking off this morning, it's the story of this world cup, the home team daring to dream big. it's absolute matilda mania. australia facing off against england in a matchup that's gotten worldwide attention. the host country has only won the women's world cup once, the 1999 u.

back in 2021 cinematographer halyna hutchins was shot and killed by a prop gun baldwin was handling duringinstead that he pushed back the hammer because hutchins wanted a close-up of the gun's loaded barrel. a firearms expert was brought in by investigators to determine if the fired bullet was a result of a malfunction. the recently completed report found that the trigger had to have been pulled or at least, quote, depressed sufficiently to push back the hammer on the gun. special prosecutors on the case previously dropped criminal charges against baldwin but said a final decision on charging would be made this month. attorneys for baldwin did not reply to requests for comment. >>> up next much more on donald trump's fourth indictment as georgia braces for the former president and his 18 co-conspirators to surrender to authorities. you're watching "morning joe." we'll be right back. some people think you can only have one favorite team. well i beg to differ. that's why i got xfinity. so, i can catch all my favorite teams' out-of-market sunday afternoon games. and for the first time ever, n