hello, everyone. welcome. alec baldwin says he plans to fight the criminal charges he will soon fate. in october 2021, hutchins was killed by a live round in a prop gun that baldwin was holding, rehearsing for the film rust. today the district attorney in new mexico says baldwin will be charged with two counts of involuntary man slawer. a special prosecutor assisted in that investigation. this is really about justice for halyna hutchins. we have talked to several who say they always check their gun. an actor doesn t get a free pass just because they re an actor. the piece that stood out to me, again, this set was run very loose and fast, and that those bullets were not checked properly before putting them into the gun, and alec baldwin did not check them either with the armorer. the armorer, hannah gutierrez-reed is also charged. assistant 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
under way as the united states of america hits its limit on debt. how this sets up a showdown for congress and the white house as republicans vow to cut future spending before agreeing to pay the bills already due. stunning news, actor alec baldwin is going to be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the tragic deadly shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins on the rust movie set. the actor is gearing up for a legal fight while hutchins family is weighing in. and new reaction to the shocking announcement by new zealand s prime minister. why is popular celebrated leader jacinda arden really, really resigning? welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. growing fears of a looming economic crisis that could affect every single american. today the united states officially hit our debt ceiling. that s the limit set by the u.s. congress on how much the federal can borrow to pay its bills. we re not talking about new spending, money the united states government owes. it is
i m sandra smith in new york. we will get the latest in the twist of the classified document scandal, ongoing at this hour, quickly becoming president biden s biggest headache, i should say biggest headache yet, right? new at 2:00 with the fox news alert. john: still early. a question we are hearing more and more, and harder to answer, what in the world is happening in the nation s school. from critical race theory and rewriting history, redefining centuries of science, the push to go woke in the nation s classrooms is no longer causing controversy, but real world consequences parents say are hurting their kids. sandra: supporters say it s making sure every student is regarded equally. angry parents say the focuses on differences like gender and race only serves to further divide us. in fairfax county virginia, and the merit awards scandal has the governor taking action, a total of 17 high schools in three virginia counties admitting to withholding national merit awards f
and george santos speaks. let s start with president biden on the ground. and now in california. landing early on his first visit to see the huge amount of damage from those who have been affected by the storms in that state. our team is there live. also this hour, an interview you will see here first. the district attorney of santa fe talking with nbc news after her stunning announcement. what she is saying about charging actor alec baldwin with manslaughter in that deadly movie set shooting. plus, news from back here on capitol hill. george santos responding to a trifecta of stories that kind of don t seem to add up. we re talking drag queen, a military veteran, a denial over a dying dog. we ve got a lot to get to from here in washington and around the country. we ll get to some of the stories in a moment but we want to start with breaking news out of the supreme court. here is the headline. the court says it is not able to identify the person or persons, plural, wh
trust has just announced that it failed to learn who is responsible for that unprecedented leak of the decision overturning roe v. wade last spring. that dropped opinion would ultimately be the opinion issued by the court in a highly polarizing decision to remove a constitutional right held for 50 years in america. from the new york times reporting on this developing story, quote, in a 20-page report, the court s martial said that investigators had conducted 126 formal interviews of employees all of whom had denied being the source of the leak. investigators found no forensic evidence by examining the court s computer devices and available call and text logs. the washington post adds, quote, justice samuel alito said that the leak was a grave betrayal of trust by somebody and it was a shock that led to a changed atmosphere at the court and made his colleagues in the majority, quote, targets for assassination. the threat to the justices, he added was not theoretical becaus