welcome. we start with news from the us. the actor alec baldwin has been charged with involuntary manslaughter over a fatal shooting on a film set in october 2021. here s a quick reminder of the case. the cinematographer halyna hutchins was killed when alec baldwin fired a prop gun during rehearsals. the film s armourer has also been charged. to hear more about the charges, here s sierra gillespie from the law and crime network. the first charge here is involuntary manslaughter. it s pretty basic itjust means that the prosecution has to prove there was negligence in this case, so that is whatjuries are going to have to decide eventually. in the state of new mexico, it s only a fourth degree felony, so that would be 18 months injail and a $5,000 fine if baldwin were found guilty on that count. but the next count is the one we really want to focus on this is involuntary manslaughter commissionable of a lawful act, and this requires proof that there was more than just that s
of circumstances that were taking place on the set and potentially the negligence that was involved on the set of rust. let s turn to france and a make or break moment for president macron s agenda. a day of mass strikes is under way, in protest against the french president s bid to raise the official age of retirement from 62 to 64. this was the scene in the southwestern city of bordeaux earlier. similar rallies are taking place across the country. translation: it s degrading - when you reach the end of your life. you have to leave a few years for people to enjoy. and then, as many unions have explained, what they are proposing is not really compatible with the arguments that they re putting forward. translation: i think what they re doing to us is very violent and it s. no longer tolerable. we already have the cost of living increasing, which we can t manage any more because we have an average salary.
mr baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun or anywhere on the set. the film s armourer, who loaded the gun, hannah gutierrez reed, faces the same charges. first assistant director, david halls, has pled guilty to negligent discharge of a deadly weapon. the santa fe district attorney said. halyna was survived by her young son and husband. after reaching a settlement in a wrongful death suit, he said filming of rust would resume. the criminal charges are a devastating impact for mr baldwin. devastating development for mr baldwin. he said he was heartbroken tjy baldwin. he said he was heartbroken by the incident. sham baldwin. he said he was heartbroken by the incident. by the incident. am i being charged for the incident? he has always denied responsibility for the death, saying he had been told the gun was safe. his lawyer says they will fight the charges and they will win. when the head of the united nations appeared before business leaders at the wor
this is outside source, live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is. the hollywood star alec baldwin is charged over the death of cinematographer hayna hutchins, who was shot dead on the set of rust. halyna hutchins. in a world first, scientists have developed a laser that can divert lightning. we know lighting bolts cause huge amounts of damage. they re about five times hotter than the surface of the sun. more than a billion strike earth each year, causing thousands of deaths and damage that runs into tens of billions of dollars. a group of around 25 researchers say they have a solution. the european laser lightning rod project hopes that its work will move protection from lightning strikes beyond us founding father benjamin franklin s lightning rod.
attorney in this case, mary carmack altwies and she has 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, as she put it, in which nobody was doing theirjob. and she expressed incredulity, incredulity i have to say that is shared by many here in hollywood that a real gun was used rather than a fake one. she said had people on the set been doing their basic duties, halyna hutchins would still be alive. and she said that together it amounted to negligence, which crossed over into recklessness. and in the words of the special prosecutor who was appointed by ms carmack altwies, this case demonstrated criminal disregard for safety.