the prosecutor writes if david halls, alec baldwin or hannah reed had done their jobs hutchins would be alive today, it is that simple, end quote. >> harris: matt, thank you very much. continuing to get information in via you. we'll come back to you as the news warrants. mercedes and leo are with me today as legal experts. one thing that stands out as you start to dig into this, leo and mercedes is, in fact, there were complaints of not enough money for getting the job done on this set. why is that important now? this has nothing to do with the civil case. that was about money, too, with the family suing, the victims. what about this? what about this idea that they couldn't get their job done because they didn't have enough cash? >> that's a great point but what happens with something like that of course they were negligent. it is proof positive the standard fell below what is acceptable. so if you don't have enough cash and you don't have the standards in place in order to insure the safety and protection of those involved in the movie, that's where criminal negligence comes in. and

as for hannah gutierrez reed, she was the armorer in the case. she was the individual who put the ammunition inside of that firearm. now, gutierrez reed said to her defense there should have been no live ammunition on the set of "rust" and that is where she filed the lawsuit against the likes of the ammunition supplier who she said wrongfully sent live ammunition. that is still an outstanding question at play. but what the district attorney is doing is bringing involuntary manslaughter charges against gutierrez reed who has denied knowingly putting in live ammunition into that firearm. that firearm was then transferred from hannah gutierrez reed to the first assistant director dave halls who per the district attorney reached a plea agreement. dave halls was the individual who handed that firearm to alec baldwin on the set. and when he did so, he yelled out on set that it was cold. meaning, there was no live ammunition. that's where you've seen in these counter lawsuits between these individuals here discrepancy over the level of negligence and wh

his the attorney for hannah reed. watch this. >> there was a box of dummy rounds. the box is labelled "dummy." hannah did take from that box, which she by all accounts should have been able to rely on. that contains only dummy rounds. the person that put the live round in the box of dummy rounds had to have the purpose of sabotaging this set. >> martha: mark, final thought based on that. i find it hard to believe an armorer doesn't know the difference between a dummy and real bullet. go ahead. >> the other thing that jeanine talked about that the d.a. said, even if baldwin's defense is going to focus on i didn't know, i heard the term cold, blah, blah, blah, they also have this added component here where he was the producer, he's the star, he's the driving force. and they're going to dirty him up with e-mails, texts, how unsafe it was there, how he was trying to cut corners, trying to save money. that is going to be the character assassination on that set that they use to destroy any kind of a defense that centers around i didn't know what would happen. >> martha:

the film's armorer, hannah reed, is also charged with involuntary manslaughter, her attorney says hannah is and always has been emotional and sad about the tragic accident, the charges of a result of a flawed investigation and inaccurate understanding of the full facts. we intend to bring the full truth to light and believe hannah will be exonerated of wrongdoing by a jury. the assistant director, david hall, signed a plea agreement for neglect use of a deadly weapon. he agreed to six months probation. special prosecutor in the case wrote in today's announcement that if david hall, alec baldwin and reed had done their job, halyna hutchins would be alive today, it's that simple. that prosecuto writing evidence shows a pattern of criminal disregard for safety on the "rust" film set. in new mexico, no room for film sets that don't take the commitment for gun safety and public seriously and the family of hutchins settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the films producer, and hutchins' husband will be an executive producer on the movie if it resumes, and the hutchins family says it aligns with

the prosecutors just threw the book at alec baldwin and hannah gutierrez reed.luntary manslaughter charges, typically in the state of new mexico, the maximum punishment for involuntary manslaughter is up to 18 months. well, they have added an enhancement on one of the charges, a firearm enhancement which adds a potential mandatory penalty because a firearm was involved. the firearm enhancement makes the crime punishable by a mandatory five years. this was discretionary, meaning prosecutors had to they wanted to do here, and they have gone all out in determining that alec baldwin and hannah gutierrez reed are criminally responsible. i'll give you one more quote from them. they say the evidence shows a pattern of disregard for safety on the "rust" film set. in new mexico, there's no room for sets that don't take our gun safety and public safety seriously. let me add one other point here, which is the next step in this proceeding will be a preliminary hearing, which will be a kind of mini trial where a judge will determine, is there enough evidence to go to trial?

the film's armorer, hannah guitierrez reed was reportedly overwhelmed on the set, she faces the same ges, she handled the prop guns. her attorney said hannah is and always has been very emotional and sad about this tragic accident but did not commit involuntary manslaughter. the charges are the result of a flawed investigation and inaccurate understanding of the full facts. assistant director of the film, david halls, signed a plea agreement for use of the deadly weapon. and wrote if david halls, alec baldwin and guitierrez reed had done their job, halyna hutchins would be alive today. and they did insist that baldwin pulled the trigger on the gun, something he has denied. >> sandra: we'll continue to watch live outside of his new york city apartment for any movement there, and whether or not he is going to come out and talk to the media as you can imagine, there are many gathered outside the doors in lower manhattan. matt, thank you. >> john: jonna spilbor joins us now. what are your thoughts about this, looks at the moment by listening to the statements from alec baldwin's attorney

we believe there was probable cause to charge alec baldwin and hannah gutierrez reed with involuntaryhe key pieces of evidence that you used that factors into that decision. >> there such a lack of safety and safety standards on that set. that there were live rounds on set, they were mixed in with regular dummy rounds. nobody was checking those or least they weren't checking them consistently and they snow got loaded in a gun and handed over to alec baldwin. he didn't check it or didn't do any of the things that he was supposed to do to make sure that he was safe or that anyone around him was safe and i pointed the gun at helena hutchins and he pulled the trigger. >> you talk about safety on the set. was there one thing that was done oar one thaing that was sad that sealed it for you, that they should be prosecuted. >> this was a fast and loose set and that nobody was doing their job. there were three people that if they had done their job that day, this tragedy wouldn't have happened and that is david hall and hannah gutierrez reed and alec baldwin. if they had done their basic dutie

were doing their job job that day, this tragedy would not happen and that's david halls, -- hannah gutierrez-reed-reed served as armor and props assistant. baldwin has repeatedly claimed he pulled back the guns hammers for as you could without cocking the gun, and released a hammer, telling cnn and others -- >> the trigger was never. pulled -- >> no, no, no i would never point a gun out there and pull a trigger. you don't point a gun at someone and pull the trigger >> -- disagrees. >> every person that handles a gun has a duty to make sure that if they are going to hand handle that gun, pointed at someone and pull the trigger, that is not going to fire projectile and kill someone. an actor does not get a free pass just because they are an actor. >> safety expert steve wulf has a theory as to why baldwin says he did not pull the trigger. >> if your finger is on the trigger, and you are not aware that you are pressing, and you pull the hammer back, and release, the gun will also fire. and i believe that is why he is saying he didn't press the trigger. >> baldwin's attorney says he will fight the ch

the movie's armorer hannah gutierrez reed also facing several charges. and what the d.a. said about what baldwin told our george stephanopoulos. linsey davis is there. >>> that breaking news about president biden, speaking about the classified documents discovered at the office he used after he was vice president and at his home. the president saying there's no there there, and that i have no regrets. mary bruce with late reporting on what else he said. >>> also tonight, the dangerous winter storm pushing into the northeast at this hour, along the i-95 corridor. washington, d.c. to philadelphia, new york up to boston. 18 states on alert for heavy snow, driving rain, and winds up to 80 miles per hour. we'll time it out. >>> tonight, two paramedics now charged with murdering a patient after answering a call. prosecutors say body camera video shows them strapping him face down on the stretcher. he died a short time later. and what the autopsy reveals. >>> also, the breaking headline late today, the supreme court's new report just out tonight into who leaked the draft opinion

that's david holmes, hannah gutierrez reed, and out baldwin.they have just done their basic duties, we would not be standing here. >> and as far as what comes next, the dea says that she expected those charges will be filed by the end of this month, and then a summons will be sent to the defendants. she said they won't be arresting anyone, they'll be summoning them either to come in person or to show up by video conference, and i will see how this prosecution goes and what additional evidence comes about. we know that all the defendants continued to profess their innocence and will put up an aggressive defense. >> it's curious, she would've announced that the charges are still not happening right now, they haven't actually been filed yet. i guess the end of the month. i want to bring in you here, chloe, i'm wondering how alec baldwin, who was one of the people who's been charged, a third person obviously that was named by the dea, in the interview with josh, has already pleaded to i believe a misdemeanor in this event. based on a negligence sim

the armorer on the set, hannah gutierrez reed is doing the same. we just got a statement in from her attorney. the attorney says we were expecting the charges, but they're absolutely wrong as to hannah. we expect she will be found not guilty by a jury and she did not commit muanslaughter. she is emotional about the charges, but these charges will be filed against the end of this month, and then they will go through the process of either coming here to new mexico or perhaps by video conference, actually appearing, and we assume they will enter not guilty pleas and then the wheels of justice will start. we'll see where this prosecution goes, just as importantly, these are allegations. these are not statements of fact yet. they haven't been tested by the judicial system. we'll see what evidence prosecutors have as they lay out their case, guys. >> okay. so chloe, how is alec baldwin responding today? >> like josh said, he says he's going to vigorously fight these charges. he's going to go to court. he's going to go to trial. he's not going to accept a

hannah gutierrez-reed, the armorer on the set should have known that there was a live bullet.get to the set. but what was interesting today is that the d.a. basically saying it doesn't really matter, and we may never know how live bullets got to the set in the first place. but he believes that that is where this all should start, and also dave halls, the assistant director, who took the plea deal telling him that this was a cold gun. so alec baldwin's attitude being, well, you know, if the gun goes off, there never should have been a live round in the first place. also, anderson, maintaining with me in august and still mai maintaining that he never pulled the trig, although the d.a. does not believe that. >> mark, just from a legal standpoint, can you explain? alec baldwin was a produce other tonight film as well as an actor in it. if he wasn't a producer, does being the producer, does that add a level of legal responsibility potentially here? >> yeah, i think actually it might. remember that involuntary manslaughter, which is what they're charged with is not an intent crime.

plea to a lesser charge, and that is good bargaining power for this prosecutor. >> reporter: hannah gutierrez-reedof the firearms on-set, also faces two involuntary manslaughter charges. her attorney says hannah will be exonerated of wrongdoing. assistant director david halls, who handed the gun to baldwin, agreed to plead guilty to negligent use of a firearm. >> i wasn't going to make a decision one way or another depending on what their status in this life is. you act in reckless disregard of someone's life, then you should be held to account for that. >> reporter: in a statement, the hutchins family praised the decision to bring charges. but in a civil settlement, her husband joined "rust" as an executive producer. filming was supposed to resume this month. tonight the production company wouldn't comment if that's actually going to happen. norah. >> kris van cleave with all those developments, thank you so much. >>> and this just in. president biden is commenting on the investigation into those classified documents. >> i think you're going to find there's nothing there. i have no regrets. i'm f

is also charging the movie's armorer hannah gutierrez-reed with involuntary manslaughter, which her attorneysall the result of a very flawed investigation. >> this was something that was more than mere negligence. it was people acting recklessly. people not doing their jobs. violating all of the standards that we all have to follow if we have a gun in hour hands >> reporter: prosecutors say dave halls, the assistant director who looked at the gun before it was given to baldwin, cut a plea deal with the d.a. for a lesser charge. getting probation after agreeing to testify against baldwin and gutierrez-reed >> he is going to testify to the truth. he's not out to get anyone he's going to testify to the truth. >> reporter: tonight a movie set tragedy and now the real life consequences for the actor, the armorer and the assistant director who authorities say should have all prevented the deadly shooting. >> miguel joining us now when will charges officially be filed? is there any reaction coming from hutchins' family tonight? >> lester, matthew hutchins, the victim's widower said he supports charg

the film's 25-year-old armorer, hannah gutierrez reed, also faces the same charges as baldwin. >> i'm, or at least i was. >> alec baldwin and the armorer had the book thrown at them by the prosecutors. they could have said, we're going to pursue involuntary manslaughter here, up to 18 months in prison as the possible punishment. instead they've said, we're going to throw in what's called a firearm enhancement. meaning if convicted of that, alec build win could get a mandatory five-year sentence. >> reporter: prosecutors say unsafe set conditions contributed to the tragedy. why did you believe and ultimately decide that you had a strong enough case to bring charges against both hanna and alec? >> because this set was really unsafe. it was not being run well. it was not -- they were not doing the things that they should have been doing in order to have a safety-conscious and certainly with guns, a gun-conscious movie set. three different people, if they only done their job, we wouldn't be standing here. >> reporter: in a statement, alec baldwin's attorney responded to the charges. "mr.

the armorer, hannah gutierrez-reed is also charged.istant director david halls has enter a plea in this case. josh, what did she say. >> reporter: she said she looked at the totality of the circumstances ar her team vailed this, and she determined there was a pattern and practice of unsafe she said she believes how it got in the gun is somewhat of a red herring, that that's not what's most important. in a state report, the state medical investigator signed off, saying there was no compelling evidence that this was intentional, that this appears to be an accident by all intents and purposes, but the prosecutor saying, when it comes to these involuntary manslaughter is beside the point. >> just because it's an accident doesn't mean it's not criminal. unintentional means they didn't have the intent to kill, but it happened anyway, and it happened because of more than mere negligence. they didn't exercise due caution or circumstapec shun here. >> reporter: we expect they will fight these charges. we just got a statement from the attorney o

attorney's decision to give alec baldwin these two counts, charges of manslaughter, same with hannah gutierrez reed team and hannah gutierrez reed denying that she did anything wrong. i want to read to you some of the allegations against alec baldwin in these charging documents. so the district attorney said that alec baldwin did not take part in the necessary firearms training, that he only did about 30 minutes of a 90 minute session and on the phone with his family and not paying attention and safety protocols and checks were skipped and that hannah gutierrez reed failed to inspect the gun. she maintains that she should have been called back into the church for this rehearsal filming and she would have prevented this death of halyna hutchins, had she been called back in. and then they also claim that there was no gun malfunction. alec baldwin has claimed that he did not pull the trigger and that the gun went off. he said that to me over the summer when i sat down with him, wolf. but the district attorney is saying, no. we don't believe that. we believe that he pulled the trigger, we've seen video

the office will file criminal charges against both baldwin and the film's weapons handler hannah gutierrez-reedthe d.a. declaring no one is above the law, rejecting baldwin's public claim that he did not pull the trigger baldwin's attorney calling the decision a terrible miscarriage of justice gutierrez-reed's attorney also denying the charges. miguel almaguer is in new mexico now with late details. >> reporter: with prosecutors calling his actions on the set of "rust" criminal disregard for safety, alec baldwin faces involuntary manslaughter and firearm enhancement charge for his role in the death of helena hutchins the district attorney's bombshell announcement means if convicted on all charges, the famed actor could face up to 6 1/2 years in prison. >> the gun was in his hand when he pulled the trigger. and that was the main action that killed halyna hutchins. >> reporter: prosecutors say he is culpable as both a producer and as the actor who held the gun who killed hutchins. >> i let go of the hammer of the gun and the gun goes off >> reporter: authorities now say they do not believe baldwi

and that is good bargaining power for this prosecutor. >> reporter: hannah gutierrez- reed, who was ine of the firearms on set, also faces two involuntary manslaughter charges. her attorney says hannah will be exonerated of wrongdoing. assistant director david halls, who handed the gun to baldwin, agreed to plead guilty to negligent use of a firearm. >> i wasn't going to make a decision one way or the other depending on what their status in this life is. you act in reckless disregard of someone's life, then you should be held to account for that. >> reporter: in the statement, the hutchins family praised the decision to bring charges. but in a civil settlement, her husband joined "rust" as an executive producer. filming was supposed to resume this month. tonight, the production company wouldn't comment if that is actually going to happen. norah. >> o'donnell: kris van cleave with all those developments. thank you so much.to turn now tt dangerous w we want to turn now to that dangerous weather and the two storms that we are following tonight. the first system dumped two feet of snow acr

hannah gutierrez—reed, who was in charge of weapons on set, faces at the same charges.y are a result of a flawed investigation. how many people were in the room at time? the assistant director, david halls, who is reported to have told baldwin the gun was safe, has agreed to plead guilty to negligent use of a deadly weapon. in a statement, the prosecutor for the state of new mexico said: the charges all relate to negligence, nothing intentional. they are not trying to show that any part of this was not accidental. they were just trying to show that they were not exercising caution and care in how they handled the gun. the criminal charges are a devastating blow for baldwin, who has said he was heartbroken by the incident. halyna is survived by her young son and her husband, matthew hutchins. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. we can now speak criminal defence attorney rachel fiset, co—founder and managing partner of los angeles—based practice zweiback, fiset & zalduendo, where she joins us from now. she was in that report. can you please take us about charges mean? , .

well, the film's weapons specialist, hannah gutierrez-reed, she's facing the same charges. cbs' kris van cleave has all the new information tonight from santa fe, new mexico. good evening, kris. >> reporter: norah, if convicted, baldwin could face up to five years in jail. the d.a. here plans to formally file those charges in the coming days. but you won't see baldwin in handcuffs. there won't be a perp walk. instead, he'll be receiving a court summons. what alec baldwin's lawyer calls a miscarriage of justice, santa fe's district attorney calls preventible and criminal. >> this was recklessness. this was negligent gis charge of a firearm because he pulled that trigger. >> reporter: baldwin was rehearsing a scene with cinematographer halyna hutchins and director joel souza when the gun went off on the set of the movie "rust," killing hutchins and wounding souza. this is what baldwin told detectives. investigators later found five live rounds on the set. in december 2021, baldwin told abc news he did not pull the trigger. >> someone is responsible for what happened and i can

armorer hannah gutierrez reed and a a. she and alec baldwin could be in deep yogurt, where does the case go from here, joining me now fox news jonathan hunt. reporter: alec baldwin will fight the charges if his attorney statement is anything to go by, a statement that accused prosecutors of being wrong in said quote this decision distorts halyna hutchins tragic death and rips a terrible misjudgment of justice, mr. b baldwin had no reason to believe there was live rounds in the gun or on the bo movie set. >> the miscarriage of justice would be if nobody was held to account for haley ghail halyna hutchins' death, this is about her. and what happened to her, i believe we're doing what is right for halyna hutchins and what is right for the process and integrity of law, no one is above the law. reporter: prosecutors argue that not only was alec baldwin responsible for checking the gun before using it during a scene rehearsal but as a producer he had a wider responsibility for safety on the set of his low budget movie, "rust." h

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i want to get to hannah gutierrez-reed, her attorney releasing a statement today and they are saying that we were expecting the charges but they're absolutely wrong as to hannah saying we expect she will be found not guilty by a jury and did not complete manslaughter. she's been emotional about the tragedy but has committed to crime so everyone is saying it wasn't me, it wasn't me and pointing the finger at everybody else and the d.a. saying it doesn't really matter as to how that live bullet got on the set her attitude is that that trigger was pulled and that there was a breakdown in the command of safety on the set. >> right. so she did tell josh when josh asked her, i saw you asking her that live. they don't know how that live round got there but the other thing, jennifer, that she was very clear with in speaking with josh as she says, how do i know that alec baldwin pulled the trigger? because that is the evidence that was in the fbi report, that is what we were waiting for and that's clearly what it said. she also made the point that i thought was interesting that it wasn't just

what do you think of these charges against alec baldwin and hannah guiterrez reed?have to say that i do agree that a little bit of responsibility rests with every person who played a role in the chain of custody and the handling of that weapon on the set. >> how did the bullets get anywhere near a bullet or anywhere near a set? >> that again, that's an egregious error that was something that should not have happened. and ultimately should have been caught prior to the weapon being loaded and taken to set. but honestly, i can't think of a reason where you would want to have live rounds on the set with the circumstances that we've been hearing they had on this particular production. >> this doesn't happen often. it is a tragedy, obviously. >> right. >> walk me through what normally happens on the set, and how seriously the chain of custody for a weapon, because we see movies with lots of weapons, it's not like they're popping up in tons of movies, how is the chain of custody handled normally, so that things like this don't happen often? >> generally, it is very tight,

hannah reed will also be charged. baldwin was rehearsing for movie "rust."he was holding went off and killed a cinematographer. if both are convicted they can face up to 18 months in prison as well as a $5,000 fine. >>> if you have a green card, check your mail. biden administration released new cards with a new design and security. data fields are in different places than the previous cards and a variety of changes in display. u.s. citizenship and immigration services says the goal is to protect against secure document tampering, fraud. >>> a unique green comet will fly past earth for the first time since the stone age. it has not traveled our way for 50,000 years. that's a long time. it will be about 26 million miles away when it makes its closest pass between wednesday and thursday and should be visible with only binoculars. >> it is moving very slowly. on the way back in, gravity speeds up and it comes zipping through spending a tiny fraction of its orbit near us. >> so interesting. scientists say if the skies are dark enough, you may be able to see the

the weapons handler hannah reed will also be charged.a scene for movie rust in new mexico. the prop gun he was helding went off and killed hutchins. if both are convicted, they could face up to 18 months in prison as well as a $5,000 fine. >>> cindy williams who played shirley opposite lavern on lavern and shirley has died. they were a beloved duo and each received stars on the hollywood walk of fame in 2004. she passed peacefully on wednesday. she was 75. >>> the bay area is feeling the chill. we are taking a live look at walnut creek. good rnmy enwalkeditwas not pretty. santa clara has activated emergency weather plan opening warming nt the libraries county wide and adding additional shelter beds to the 2500 available each night. the goal is to get as many people as possible out of the cold and into the shelter. the plan is to make the extra beds available through the end of the week. a lot of people will need those because it is very, very chilly overnight. >> i am happy to have them. that's so important for the bay area. it's still w

you look at part of it, in which they quote, if any one of these three people, alec baldwin, hannah guiterrez-reede alive today. it's that simple. hannah guit hezzen are reed was responsible tore loading the colt 45 with the appropriate bullets. she said she was unaware that there was any live ammunition on set. she then handed the firearm to the assistant director, david halls, who is the one who then went on the set and declared that the firearm was cold, meaning ha it did not have live ammunition and handed it to alec baldwin, and alec baldwin, while practicing a cross-draw maneuver, lifted the firearm and he said it is his defense that it was a hammer, when the hammer came down on the pistol, when that dropped, it is what caused the discharge of the bullet. not him pulling the trigger. now, this is where the question is going to go back and forth, that the jury is going to hear over the course of this prosecution here, that alec baldwin's defense, that he did not actually pull the trigger, and the pros cution's belief that he in fact did. this is going to be a complicated case, going before th

had done their job that day, this tragedy wouldn't have happened and that is david hall and hannah gutierrez reedone their basic duty, we wouldn't be standing here. >> reporter: now attorneys for alec baldwin as well as hannah gutierrez reed, the armorer on the set, they have maintained their client's respective innocence. they will try to fight the charges. now interestingly, the third person that the d.a. mentioned, david halls he handed that gun to alec baldwin. he has pleaded guilty already. and so what we'r charges is that those charges will be filed according to the d.a. by the end of the month. they will then issue what is called a summons. there isn't an arrest but both reed and baldwin will have to appear here in new mexico either physically or by video conference and the court will get underway. of course, we've heard from legal experts saying this that case is an uphill battle for the prosecutor. a lot of criticism from the hollywood community, saying that the actor shouldn't be the one responsible for the safety of a gun. so we'll have to wait and see what happens. of course, the pros

hannah gutierrez-reed are going to face these criminal charges. each being charged with 2 counts of involuntary manslaughter. let's take a look at the district attorneys, a statement here in part i had this is a quote. i have determined there is sufficient evidence to file criminal charges against alec s of the rust film crew. on my watch. no one is above the law. everyone deserves justice. now these charges mean there will be a preliminary hearing and the judge then has a preliminary hearing will determine whether or not this will then go on to trial at this point. we just know that baldwin is charged with 2 counts of involuntary manslaughter for this death, which was accidental. that's why it's called involuntary manslaughter, the question is, you know, to what level did the negligence rise? was there any negligence in and can this get any further? can it go to trial? now? we haven't heard anything yet from representatives of alec baldwin, though, we have heard from. >> the attorney for the armorer on the rust set hannah gutierrez-reed. the atto

. >> reporter: the two people saying responsible for what happened are hannah gutierrez-reed facing same h halls who took a plea deal. i spoke to alec in august did not believe he would face criminal charges we know, jim, he felt blindsided by this but i point out getting a lot of messages own social media, alec did cry at some point in my interview and really cared for halyna, they were like a family on the set, he did care about safety as was not in charge of hiring these people, although he was a producer, didn't have anything to do with hiring hannah gutierrez-reed and others on the set. >> all right. well, it's a case we're all watching, you as well. thank you very much for all of that. appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> coming up, in the wake of damar hamlin's frightening chance we'll she you what happens behind the scenes at an nfl game that can mean the difference between life and death. >>> stay with us. the house e whisperer! thisis house says use realtor.com to see homes in your budget. you're staying in school, jacob! realtor.com. to each their home. ♪ this feels so right... ♪

we have people there for that. >> reporter: like the armorer, hannah gutierrez-reed, charged with involuntary manslaughter along with baldwin. he says the first assistant director david halls handed him the weapon and told him it was safe. >> we stand very firm that he did not hand the gun to alec baldwin. >> reporter: halls signed a plea agreement for the deadly mischarge of a deadly weapon. but how did live ammunition get on to this set? >> we have an idea. >> reporter: so, can she share that idea? >> i can't. and the reason i can't is we have to give that information to the district attorney, and they need to do their own ep followup. >> reporter: accidents like this are very, very rare. brandon lee's son bruce was killed on a film set nearly 30 years ago hit by a bullet fragment from a prop gun that should have been empty. criminal charges were never filed. this actor was holding the gun. >> i mean, what happened to brandon was a tragic accident, and it's something that i'm going to live with. >> reporter: however this criminal case against alec baldwin plays out, he will live with what h

>> we are expecting those criminal charges to be filed against alec baldwin and hannah gutierrez reedter charge would carry up to 18 months in prison, but this this case, there is a firearm enhancement which is a firearm or gun, and with that, they could face up to five years in prison, and both baldwin and gutierrez reed have maintained innocence, and baldwin said that he did not know that the gun had a live round of ammunition, but when the d.a. spoke us to earlier in the month, the question was if something is an accident, and this appears to be, can it be criminal, and she said yes, something can be criminal and an accident. and so this is involving the death of the cinematographer halyna hutchinson. >> in the cases of this county, we send out a summons, and the court is going to set a first appearance or basically a first arraignment, and at that point, they either have to come here or do a video arraignment, and we have been doing those since covid, and they get the conditions of release and enter a guilty or not guilty plea. >> and so, the evidence to support these charges as t

so alec baldwin has been charged with there two charges, but so has hannah guitierrez—reed, who was anwas practising his cross draw with the revolver when the shooting occurred. they say that they had handed the gun to him and it was a cold gun, which means there are no live rounds, but as we know, from the authorities, hutchins was killed by a live round inside the gun. alec baldwin, he did various interviews in which he said that he didn't even pull the trigger. the incident led to several lawsuits, including one filed by alec baldwin himself, who alleged that was negligence of his crew members. thank you very much. let's take a look at the weather with alex. hello. after some early morning snow showers cause disruption for some, the good news for many is that these wintry showers will start to peter out, it will be drier for the rest of the day, but it will be staying cold. now, some areas will be seeing some wintriness today, mainly in scotland. elsewhere, those wintry showers will look more like sleet and rain to lower levels, although a bit of wintriness and snow maybe along the

we heard from attorneys from alec baldwin as well as hannah gutierrez-reed, the armorer.ients are innocent. as far as what happens next, these are serious charges. if one is convicted, that could carry a sentence of up to 18 months in pridson, but in this particular case, there is a firearm enhancement, a crime involving a gun which means that if convicted, both baldwin and gutierrez-reed could face up to five years in prison. so again, very serious charges here. those documents are now being transmitted and uploaded into the state's court record system. we should have those shortly, but the news just in, alec baldwin has now been criminally charged. >> thank you, josh campbell. >>> a dramatic image on long island. this is where a massive hutmpbak whale has wawash aided ashshore. this isn't the first time this has s happened in the last two months. we'll l talk about that next. book an exam today at amemericasbest.com. ♪ a dental tool is round for a reason. so is an oral-b. round cleans better by surrounding each tooth. so clean, you'll feel like you just left the dentist

what they will say is the evidence that led them to try to make this prosecution and bring hannah gutierrez reed but alec baldwin before a jury to determine whether they are criminal liability for the shooting in the killing of halyna hutchins. i want to let you listen to a little bit from a new interview that our correspondent miguel almaguer just completed with the special prosecutor on this case. andrea reed. because alec baldwin was more than actor here. is what prosecutors are saying in terms of his involvement. he was also a producer on this movie set here which goes to the question of everything leading up to that the actual day of the shooting and to what extent was their proper gun safety and proper protocols being followed. take a listen to the special prosecutor. >> he is a producer and he's on the set and seeing everything that is happening and you knows that the things are happening, the misfires on set, the way the gun was handed to him, he's experienced and he understands what the proper protocol is for safety. and he was just disregarding that. >> reporter: and then this is where

. >> reporter: movie armorer hannah gutierrez reed will be charged. the district attorney released a statement saying if any one of these three people baldwin gutierrez reed or assistant director david hall's had done their job helena hutchins will be alive today. it is that simple. the evidence clearly shows a pattern of criminal disregard for safety on the rest film set. prosecutors reached a plea deal with hall's for negligence use of a deadly weapon. >> this is both surprising and not. a number of criminal defense attorneys were saying not only is there a lack of intent here but we are not sure that we see that level of criminal negligence. on the other hand what we saw from the prosecutor i think is that this was being planned for a while. >> reporter: during an october 2021 rehearsal baldwin was holding the popgun when it discharged a round. killing hutchins and injuring director joe souza. in a statement the actor's attorney called the charges a terrible miscarriage of justice. saying mr. baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live lid in

new mexico say they'll charge the film's star and producer alec baldwin along with armorer hannah gutierrez-reed with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. >> this was a really fast and loose set that nobody was doing their job. there were three people that if they had done their job that day, this tragedy wouldn't have happened and that's david halls, hannah gutierrez-reed and alec baldwin. >> reporter: set in the old west "rust" was filming outside santa fe. baldwin and crew members were rehearsing inside a church when a prop gun in the actor's hand discharged. >> we have two charges from a movie gunshot. >> reporter: killing cinematographer halyna hutchins and wounding director joel souza. dave halls who handed baldwin the gun has already pleaded guilty to negligent use of a deadly weapon. baldwin claimed he pulled it back as far as he could without cocking and released the hammer. >> the trigger wasn't pulled. >> you never pulled the trigger. >> no, no, no, i would never point a gun at anybody and pull the trigger at anyone. that's the training i had. >> reporter: district attorney mary ca

alec telling me why didn't hannah gutierrez-reed recheck that bullet. why didn't halls obey her. why did he give me the gun? why didn't he check? why did he tell the crew it was a cold gun? it's what alec baldwin told george stephanopoulos. it's what alec baldwin told me. why was he handed a gun in the first place that was supposed to be a prop gun that he should have been able to fire that gun a hundred times and a live bullet should have never come out. he also maintains that halyna hutchins told him, point the gun here, point it at me because they were in rehearsals in this church in new mexico and there was a breakdown in the chain of command on the set of "rust," so, yes, alec baldwin being held responsible with these charges that we're seeing, you know, dave halls taking the plea agreement. hannah gutierrez-reed with these two charges of involuntary manslaughter, but how did that live bullet get on the set and why is that not being made a bigger deal here, because there are other people as josh pointed out that were responsible for those rounds being on the set. >> right, a

the movie's armorer hannah gutierrez reed also facing several charges. and what the d.a. about what baldwin told our george stephanopoulos. linsey davis is there. >>> that breaking news about president biden, speaking about the classified documents discovered at the office he used after he was vice president and at his home. the president sa t

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. >> reporter: the film's armorer, hannah gutierrez-reed, is also facing two involuntary manslaughterrges. assistant director david halls who handed the gun to baldwin agreed to plead guilty to negligent use of a firearm. now since this happened, there's reportedly been an increased focus on firearm safety on these sets. even an increasing use of technology that could make real gunfire of any kind obsolete. >> very interesting. jarred hill in new york. thank you so much. >>> the faa is blaming contractors for last week's computer breakdown that led to a nationwide grounding of all flights. the agency says contract employees were working on a system that notifies pilots of potential hazards when they unintentionally deleted files. the faa had to reset the system and halt air travel. that disrupted more than 11,000 flights. it says the preliminary review found no evidence of a cyberattack or malicious intent. >>> and legendary folk rock musician david crosby has died after what his wife said was a long illness. he rose to fame first with the birds and then with crosby, stills, nash, and

baldwin and the film's armorer hannah gutierrez-reed both are faced with a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of halyna hutchins. the decision comes 15 months after a prop gun held by baldwin discharged on set. the bullet hit cinematographer hutchins, killing her. director and bay area native joel souza was also injured. baldwin who was a producer on the film maintains he did not pull the trigger. he says the assistant director told him the firearm was cold meaning it didn't have a live round inside. if convicted baldwin would face up to 18 months in jail and a $5,000 fine. >>> a battle is brewing over the estate of the late lisa marie presley. in a petition last week priscilla presley challenges the validity of the will of her daughter. in 2016 lisa marie removed priscilla and her former business manager as cotrustees and replaced them with her children. priscilla says she did not receive the amendment while her daughter was alive as required by her truss. she also says it was not witnessed nor notarized and she questions the authenticity of lisa marie's signature. lisa marie pr

he said it was hannah gutierrez—reed's job and other thejob said it was hannah gutierrez—reed's job andsignificant upgrade on the soviet—era fighterjets — mostly migs — that ukraine is currently using. the f—i6s' targeting capabilities would allow ukraine to attack russian forces in all weather conditions and at night with greater accuracy. but in a brief exchange with reporters overnight, president biden made his position clear. mr president... will the united states provide f—igs to ukraine? no. so a "no" from washington. and the uk also said it is "not practical" to send any aircraft to ukraine. germany has also ruled out sending any planes to ukraine, but europe is not unanimous. france's emmanuel macon said "by definition, nothing is excluded" when it comes to support — and poland said it would also be open to sending some of its f—i6 jets. so just like on tanks, mixed messages from western allies. we are joined by retired lieutenant colonel daniel l davis, a senior fellow and military expert at defence priorities think—tank. and of course our panelists are still with us. if i can

as we mentioned, the film's armourer, hannah guttierrez—reed, has also been charged., "these charges are the result of a very "flawed investigation, and an inaccurate understanding "of the full facts." let's cross to david willis in los angeles. just talk us through this. we've heard these charges a little bit earlier on, and there's a lot to get through here.— bit earlier on, and there's a lot to get through here. we've been hearing “ust recentl get through here. we've been hearing just recently from _ get through here. we've been hearing just recently from the _ get through here. we've been hearing just recently from the district - just recently from the district attorney in this case, mary carmack, and she's been giving some idea of the nature of this prosecution, how prosecutors intend to go ahead in bringing this case. she said that there was a sense of complacency, a lack of safety standards on the set of this film, rust. she said it was a fast and loose set, and which nobody was doing theirjob, and she expressed incredulity shared by many here in hollywood that

hannah gutierrez reed, who was in charge of weapons on set, faces at the same charges.er lawyers say they are a result of a flawed investigation. how many people were in the room at time? the assistant director, david halls, who is reported to have told baldwin the gun was safe, has agreed to pleaded guilty to negligent use of a deadly weapon. in a statement, the prosecutor for the state of new mexico said: the charges all relate to negligence, nothing intentional. they are not trying to show that any part of this was not accidental. they were just trying to show that they were not exercising caution and care in how they handled the gun. the criminal charges are a devastating blow for baldwin, who has said he was heartbroken by the incident. halyna is survived by her young son and her husband, matthew hutchins. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. well, earlier on, i spoke to clark aposhian who is a firearms expert with extensive experience working on film productions as a weapons handler. i began by asking him what the basic safety protocols were when using firearms on

the film's armourer, who loaded the gun, hannah gutierrez—reed, faces the same charges.irector dave halls has pled guilty to negligent discharge of a deadly weapon. the santa fe district attorney said... halyna is survived by her young son and husband, matthew hutchins. after he reached a settlement in his wrongful death lawsuit against the producers injanuary last year, he said filming of rust would resume. the criminal charges are a devastating development for baldwin, who is 64, and has said he was heartbroken by the incident. am i being charged with something? he's always denied responsibility for halyna's death, saying he had been told the gun was safe. his lawyer says they will fight the charges and they will win. sophie long reporting on that story for us. former us federal prosecutor and president of la based west coast trial lawyers, neama rahmani, told me what the charges in this case will actually mean. there's two separate manslaughter counts — the first is a potential sentence of 18 months in prison for alec baldwin, but it's really the second charge that's

hannah gutierrez-reed will autopsy be facing involuntary manslaughter charges. prosecutors allege she loaded the gun with a live round. >> i feel the district attorney didn't have a complete understanding of what it is that an actor does on set. >> reporter: the paramount+ drama "seal team" he's armorers. >> it is the actor's right to observe the gun getting loaded and check it. but it'snot their duty. they don't have to check the gun every time. they put the responsibility also a producer "s ae likely be raised in court. >> reporter: as a producer he might be responsible for all of the people he hired. so you're in a difficult situation because how do you defend? are you the actor? are you the producer? >> reporter: prosecutors intend to file those criminal charges in the coming days. cbs' news has learned that the movie "rust" is still on track to be completed with alec baldwin but when filming resumes, it will be done without real guns and without ammo of any kind. norah. >> o'donnell: kris van cleave, thank you so much. this sunday marks 50 years since the l

while an attorney for the movies armorer hannah gutierrez reed, who was in charge of guns and ammunition on the set, has said she has no idea where the live round came from. also central to the investigation is seth kenny , the supplier of the guns and ammunition along with the film's assistant director, dave halls, according to the search warrant halls handed the gun to baldwin while shouting cold gun crew know a gun with no live rounds was being used. halls reportedly told investigators he didn't know there were any live rounds in the gun. there's no evidence that this was intense. this was clearly an accident, but. perhaps a criminal accident. just because something is an accident doesn't mean that a criminal act didn't occur. the district attorney said. additional live rounds were found on the set, but declined to say how many. the announcement on possible charges in this case is expected later this morning. but fell candidate for state office in new mexico accused of terrorizing democrats is being held without bond after his first court appearance, solomon pena is charged with hirin

. >> reporter: according to court documents, both the armorer, hannah gutierrez reed, and assistant director dave halls handled the gun before baldwin, who claims halls said "cold gun" on the set, meaning no live rounds were being used. >> three different people, if they had only done their job, w. a person died because of this negligence, because of this recklessness. >> i'm the armorer, or at least i was. >> reporter: gutierrez reed and halls have maintained they were not aware of live rounds in the gun. halls pleading no contest to negligent use of a deadly weapon, getting a suspended sentence and six months probation. today, a lawyer for gutierrez reed said, "she did not commit involuntary manslaughter. these charges are the result of a very flawed investigation and an inaccurate understanding of the full facts. we believe hannah will be exonerated of wrongdoing by a jury." >> coming through. >> reporter: the tragic incident sent shockwaves through hollywood back in october of 2021 after the colt .45 revolver baldwin was using at rehearsal fired off a live bullet, striking and killiing h