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
that wraps up the hour for me. i m jose diaz-balart. thank you for the privilege of your time. lindsey reiser picks up with more news right now. good morning. i m lindsey reiser at msnbc headquarters in new york. and right now we re watching for a major decision set to come any moment now about the deadly shooting on the set of the movie rust. it s been 15 months since cinematographer halyna hutchins was struck and killed by a live round fired from a prop gun by actor alec baldwin. now a new mexico district attorney is about to announce whether any charges in the case will be filed. i want to get right to nbc s vaughn hillyard in new mexico. what do we know so far? reporter: yeah, lindsey, we re talking about a tragic case here in which there was a certain level of intelligence, several layers of negligence on the part of alec baldwin and individuals who were a part of the crew on this western set here of rust which was being shot just outside of santa fe. but the ext
charged with second degree manslaughter charges. the prosecutors plan to make the official announcement later today. and we are told to cnn that they believe he is going to be fully exonerated. he is accused of holding the man down and holding him in the chokehold unhe loses confidence. the charges of second degree standard and what it requires. it does not have to be intent to kill, but a recklessness standard, and penny saw the risk and the risk of death and he continued in the conduct that continued to be a threat to neely. so reckless standard does not
involuntary manslaughter charge, negligent in the commission of a this is a higher standard. it s more than just general negligence. here they have to prove a recklessness standard. however, when a firearm is involved, there is a mandatory five-year penalty. so the stakes are a bit higher on this second charge, commission of a lawful act, but it s more difficult mens rea for prove prosecutors to prove. they ll have a jury determine which legal theory applies. chloe, what is alec baldwin s response? he says he s going to fight this and take this all the way to a trial. in a statement to cnn via
government feels as though they can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that there was disregard, willful disregard of the rights and safety of others which is a necessary element for involuntary manslaughter. danny, your reaction and crucially here in this kind of a charge, no malice needs to be proven. i expected these charges. it s a bad idea to charge alec baldwin with involuntary manslaughter. it was the only option because all the sides agree, probably even the state would agree, that alec baldwin did not intentionally shoot anyone. so that really only leaves involuntary manslaughter and several parts several options under involuntary manslaughter are basically excluded. there are other two options here. one is that he committed a lawful act which was using the gun on a movie set, but in a reckless manner. the statute speaks of lack of ordinary clear, but they make it clear that it s a recklessness standard. that means that baldwin must have disregarded a known risk. but the ot