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hutchens.on had never been answered -- halyna hutchens. we know that after gutierrez-reid had been convicted, a good samaritan, a former retired officer, went to the sheriff's office and dropped off a bunch of bullets. it just so happens that three of those bullets matched the round that killed ms. hutchens. what that bullet, those bullets never made it to the defense. for some reason, it never went to the defense even though on law enforcement side and presumably the prosecution side knew of the exeps of this key evidence. this is a round that matched the round that killed ms. hutchens. how does that not get into the hands of the defense where they can use their own ballistic experts to determine what happened on the day that ms. hutchens died. so instead of making multiple motions, and and we've seen multiple motions by the defense, by spiro and his team, they waited until a crime technician changed the stand, and he used the cross-examination to lay the trap. during cross-examination, he ask

. >> did you let the hutchens family down? >> no, we didn't. we did everything humanly possible to bring justice to halyna and her family and we're proud of the work we did. we disagree with the court's decision, but we have to respect it. >> and griff, the judge dismissed this case with prejudice, meaning there can be no retrial. alec baldwin could face civil suits from the family of halyna hutchins and that looks, in fact, inevitable, but in terms of a criminal trial, he is now off the hook. he is a free man, griff. griff: jonathan hunt live for us in santa fe. jonathan, thank you. molly: all right, for more on this remarkable turn of events, let's bring in the criminal attorney brian claypool. thank you for joining us and we appreciate your time on this saturday. want to get into this. we've covered trial and common for the defense to say it's time to dismiss this and they haven't proven their case, battles over evidence allowed and traded back and forth and frustration between teams what is turned over and not turned over. what happened her

baldwin now facing a jury in the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchens on the set of thest" nearly three years ago. his wife, ilaria, and his brother, fellow actor stephen bald baldwin, seated behind him. >> you'll hear the words "prop gun." you'll learn a prop gun is this real gun. it's not a toy. it's not made of rubber. it's a real gun. >> reporter: the high-profile case under way in santa fe, the picturesque capital of new mexico. the trial just 20 miles from where the shooting happened. its harrowing aftermath caught on cameras worn by first responders. baldwin is charged with felony involuntary manslaughter in hutchins' death. >> one of the main problems that afternoon of october 21st was that the defendant didn't do a gun safety check with that inexperienced armorer. >> reporter: at issue is whether he was negligent in handling the prop gun that killed hutch.s, who was married with a young son, while baldwin was rehea rehearsing for a shooting scene. this video filmed hours before hutchins was killed. baldwin has pleaded not guilty. he says he did not know the gun

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baldwin charged with involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of cin cinematographer halyna hutchensthe set of the film "rust." >> your motion to dismiss with pledge is granted. >> reporter: baldwin crying in court as the judge announced her decision. the shocking ruling after a contentious day in court as baldwin's attorneys asked the judge to throw out the case, accusing prosecutors for failing to turn over key evidence, bullets they say may have connected the film's ammunition supplier to live rounds found on the "rust" movie set. >> they buried it. they put it under a different case with a different number. >> reporter: during a pretrial hearing the defense claiming santa cloint investigators were given ammunition by a retired police officer who alleged the bullets were from the same batch that killed cinematographer halyna hutchins. >> this is critical evidence in the case that was never disclosed to us. it's time for this case to be kills missed. >> reporter: the prosecution pushing back, arguing those rounds did not match the bullets on the set and the defense was aware of the

they could be from the same batch that killed hutchens.taking the stand asked if the prosecutor was involved in the decision not to enter that ammo into evidence. >> was ms. morrisey part of that discussion? >> yes. >> reporter: then taking the stand as her own witness. >> i was not aware at that point in time that a dock report would not have the same case number as rough. i was not aware that it would not be linked to the rust case number. >> the prosecutors owe a duty to defendants to ensure all the cards are on the table and that a litigation is done fairly. >> reporter: baldwin breaking his silence, thanking supporters, writing on social media in part, to all of you, you will never know how much i appreciate your kindness towards my family. the hutchens family releasing a statement of their own saying in part, they look forward to presenting all evidence to a jury and holding baldwin accountable still, guys. >> george: okay, mola, thank you very much. let's bring in dan abrams. judge acted swiftly and decisively. was the decision that

from them that could be related to the "rust" onset shooting of the film's cinematographer, helena hutchensst lady melania trump will attend next week's republican national convention in milwaukee, according to cnn. but it's unclear how long she will be there or if she plans to address the delegates. the former first lady has been notably absent from donald trump's campaign so far. they were last seen together in public back in march when the couple cast ballots in the florida primary. >>> and franchiseors can't charge franchisees junk fees not previously disclosed and limits them from using nondisparagement clauses to keep them from filing complaints with the kegovernmen. so there. kelly, back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> wholesale prices came in hotter than expected, but the market doesn't seem to mind. will the fed also have a similar reaction and shake it off? we'll discuss that, when "the exchange" returns. i couldn't have done it without you. honestly, i don't do a whole lot here. i'm really just here for the at&t internet, it's super-fast so, any pre-launch concerns? what if n

serving an 18-month sentence for her role in the shooting death of the film's cinematographer, helena hutchens thank you very much, tyler mathisen. >>> coming up, 39 days from the democratic national convention. 39 days with more democrats casting doubt about joe biden's fitness for office. we'll look at what's at stake ahead of his first solo news conference coming up at 6: 30 tonight. stay with us on "the exchange." (man 1) can you hear me now? can you hear me now? can you hear me now? (dj) can you hear me now? (runner) stay with me now! (teens) oooo! (woman 1) mírame ahora! (woman 2) get em now! (roger goodell) we're ready now! (woman 3) have fun! (fan) ooo, pinch me now! (woman 4) save me now! (toddler) let's go now! (woman 5) check me now! (toddler) catch me now! (gamer 1) cmon! (gamer 2) play me now! (toddler) okay, bye now! doors take us places. so you bought a place. to new adventures. -oh. mwah. -planned... -and unplanned. -surprise! -they lead to goals. -for you, mama. and connect us to family. i didn't get the part. your dedicated fidelity advisor can help you open those doors. but

he claims he's bullets are connected to the death of haley na hutchens.crime scene tech says i processed the rounds. the state decided since they have different color primers than the ones that were found onset that there was no evidentiary value. the defense argues that that was not your decision. you still should have disclosed them. this has major implications. the state says this is a wild goose chase, but listen to the exchange between the defense and why they are arguing their case. listen. >> if this evidence wasn't as important as we say it is, they would have turned it over. the fact they concealed it and put it under a separate document number didn't disclose the supplemental report or bring them to the evidentiary viewing. if it was that irrelevant, it had no value, it would have been there. >> and if these bullets -- >> i asked the prosecutor not to be touching to with her bare hands. >> they rolled around for three years. >> the prosecutor says that these bullets were not a match to the ones found onset. she also questioned if these rounds we

prosecutors say that baldwin shares the blame for the 2021 killing up alina hutchens, who was struck fired from that prop gun baldwin has pleaded not guilty, maintaining that he never pulled the trigger and that the gun was supposed to be loaded. only with blanks. if convicted baldwin faces up to 18 months in prison. and we'll talk about our hot forecast right now. but that part of the bay area, nice and cool, can't even see the towers of the golden gate bridge from the schott meteorologist kyla grogan with details on how warm we've gotten today. yeah, it's all about the inland temperatures. and if we take a look at our inner east bay in and use livermore's example where the average high should be about 88. we are in triple digit heat right now. >> how high we go? we're going to find out about the next hour. but tomorrow we're expected to go a little bit warmer and then story on our friday continues to be incredible heat inland. then we get towards the weekend. we start to break things down by the time we get into next week. of course, a whole different story. we'll be talking about

today they will hear a detailed accounting on what happened on the set of "rust" in 2021 when halyna hutchensaldwin faces a single count of involuntary manslaughter and could serve up to 18 months in prison if found guilty. baldwin's defense says their client had been told that the firearm was safe and had no reason to believe it was loaded with a live round. the jury will hear testimony from investigators and members of the "rust" crews, likely including the assistant director that admitted he handed baldwin the gun without first making sure it wasn't loaded with live ammunition. >> i was negligent in checking the gun properly. >> reporter: the state plans to call hannah gutierrez reed. she could be forced to testify on key details. >> the question, is something that could impact her if she gets a new trial, then, yes, she could plead the fifth. there is a lot of questions like did you offer him training on a gun? those kinds of things would not impact her trial if she got a new one. >> we find the defendant guilty. >> reporter: in march, hannah gutierrez reed was found guilty. her convictio

reporter: but the judge ruled in favor of the prosecution, by saying they can show autopsy photos of hutchensfor what is expected to be an eight-day trial. today's task at hand, selecting a jury of 12. if baldwin is found guilty, he could face up to 18 months in jail. while it is still not known if he'll take the stand in his own defense, in the three years from the tragedy, baldwin hasn't shied away from speaking about the incident, giving multiple interviews in which he repeatedly denied any wrong doing. >> i would never point a gun and pull the trigger, never. >> reporter: legal experts say putting the actor turned defendant on the stand now could give prosecutors a chance to turn his own words against him. >> in all likelihood, baldwin will not testify. the risk is simply too great and it usually outweighs any benefits of putting the client on the stand. >> reporter: that jury will be made up of 12 people, plus an expected four alternates. jury selection should be wrapped up in a day and we are expecting opening statements tomorrow. back to you. >> all right, chloe, thank you very much. >

hutchens and fires that gun. >> the defense outlining the crux of their case, it was not his job to insure for insuring the safety. >> his lawyers playing a portion of a 911 call in which the caller faults the assistant director. >> he's supposed to check the guns. he's responsible. >> while one investigator testified multiple live rounds were found on set, the defense has worked to distance baldwin from blame. still, prosecutors insist the veteran actor did not follow industry standards. >> we set safety rules require actors like the defendant to treat every firearm as though it's loaded. to never point a firearm at another person. >> nbc's chloe melas reporting from the alec baldwin trial in new mexico. jonathan, in our remaining moments here, 6:30 p.m. now, originally scheduled for 5:30, moved by the white house. president biden gives a press conference with an awful lot of eyes on him, including those of many democrats up on capitol hill. >> yeah, it is an important moment for this president and his re-election campaign. he will try to calm some of the nerves from his fellow democrats

alec baldwin — who's been charged with the involuntary manslaughter of the cinematographer halyna hutchensin court again later on wednesday. ms hutchins was killed by a bullet fired from a gun alec baldwin was using as part of a scene. he's pleading not guilty, saying other crew members had told him the gun was safe, and that the weapon went off without him pulling the trigger. emma vardy reports. you were in the room when the lady...? the one holding the gun, yeah. 0k, all righty. this was the moment police arrived on the set of the western movie rust after a scene had gone terribly wrong. alec baldwin was the actor on set that pulled the trigger? the pistol being used by alec baldwin had fired a live round, killing the cinematographer halyna hutchins. what's yourjob there with them? i'm the armourer. or at least i was. the mystery of how live rounds ended up on the film set was revealed earlier this year... oh, my god. ..when the film's armourer, hannah gutierrez, stood trial for involuntary manslaughter. it was her responsibility to ensure weapons were safe, but she had mistakenly mixed