good afternoon, i m erica hill. we begin with these stunning announcements for many people. alec baldwin set to face two counts of involuntary manslaughter for the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of his film rust, cinematographer halyna hutchins was, of course, killed. the set s armorer hannah gutierrez-reed also facing those involuntary manslaughter charges. the new mexico d.a. in announcing the charges noting that, quote, no one is above the law. cnn s josh campbell is live in santa fe, cnn entertainment reporter chloe melas and jennifer rodgers joining me in new york. josh, let s start with you. you spoke a short time ago with the d.a. what more did you learn about the charges and evidence? yeah, district attorney mary carmack-altwies told me this didn t come to one single piece of evidence and know that based on the state investigation that cinematographer halyna hutchins was killed by a round fired from the pistol that alec baldwin was holding but the d.a. saying that
prosecution, alec baldwin, obviously the armorer on the set responsible for safety, they ve been both charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, a third person, the assistant director, david halls is going to enter a plea to negligence, a misdemeanor but obviously serious charges here for those other two. we just got a statement in and i want to read you from the family of halyna hutchins. and they say that we want to thank the santa fe sheriff and district attorney for concluding their thorough investigation and determining the charges for involuntary manslaughter are warranted for the killing of halyna hutchins with conscious disregard for human life. our independent investigation also supports the charges are warranted. it is a comfort to the family that in new mexico no one is above the law. we support the charges. we ll fully cooperate with this prosecution and for vently hope the justice system works to protect the public and hold accountable those who break the law and