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alec baldwin is facing two counts of involuntary manslaughter tonight, the 2021 rust movie set shooting. cinematographer halyna hutchins was killed when she was struck by a live round of ammunition that was fired from a prop gun. held by eligible when. the movies armorer, hannah gutierrez, will also be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. baldwins attorney says the actor feels blindsided. and is gearing up for a fight. i want to start with cnn security correspondent, jo...

that wraps up the hour for me. im jose diaz-balart. thank you for the privilege of your time. lindsey reiser picks up with more news right now. good morning. im lindsey reiser at msnbc headquarters in new york. and right now were watching for a major decision set to come any moment now about the deadly shooting on the set of the movie "rust." its 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...

You brought up hannah gutierrez reed, the armorer. she was, essentially, a rookie. she had studied under her father, who was an armorer in the industry. she had just come off her first project as lead armorer. and as she said, she was not only armorer on -- but she had a second job, assisting on props. and so, some of the questions around her was, did the production hire the most experienced person? or was there some, essentially, cost cutting around that? >> its important, jim, to think about, ...

Be incurred by baldwin and gutierrez reed, it would punishable with up to 18 months and jail and a fine. but if the jury were to find that relevant to both individuals, they could be punished up to a mandatory five years in jail here. so there is a lot on the line for baldwin and gutierrez reed. again, lindsey, everybody involved here has acknowledged that this was a mistake, that there was no ill intent involved here, but it was a matter of who bared the responsibility for what took place. that...

Now zeroing in on the chain of custody of that prop gun that accidentally killed hutchins on the set of the western "rust." the sheriffs report saying it was one of three prop guns set up on a cart by the films armorer, hannah gutierrez-reed. an assistant director handing the gun to baldwin, saying it was cold, meaning it was not loaded with any live rounds. but while the gun was in baldwins hands, a projector fired, killing hutchins and injuring director, joel souza. >> we were rehearsing, and ...