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top of the hour here on cnn newsroom. good to have you along. i m victor blackwell. i m alisyn camerota. the family of the cinematographer killed on the set of rust, said they support the criminal charges that will soon be filed against actor alec baldwin. today the district attorney in santa fe announced that baldwin and the armorer, hannah gutierrez reed will each get two counts of involuntary manslaughter. in october, 2021, baldwin was holding a prop gun when it fired a live round hitting and killing 42-year-old halyna hutchins. a prosecutor says baldwin is being charged for pulling the trigger, and as a producer of the film. i think it was the totality of the circumstances that this was a really fast and loose set, and that that nobody was doing their job. there were three people that if they had done their job that day, this tragedy wouldn t have happened. that s david halls, hannah gutierrez reed, and alec baldwin. if they had done their basic duties, ....
They actually consulted other actors and outside expert ws wh had a very different view. take a listen. this is about justice for halyna hutchins. we ve talked to many actors, a-list and otherwise that have said they always check their guns or they have someone check them in front of them. so it s not an actor doesn t get a free pass just because they are an actor. reporter: now baldwin has obviously professed his innocence and we presume he will fight these charges. the armorer on the set, hannah gutierrez reed is doing the same. we just got a statement in from her attorney. the attorney says we were expecting the charges, but they re absolutely wrong as to hannah. we expect she will be found not guilty by a jury and she did not commit muanslaughter. she is emotional about the charges, but these charges will be filed against the end of this month, and then they will go ....