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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 movie's armorer, hannah gutierrez, will also be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. baldwin's attorney says the actor feels blindsided. and is gearing up for a fight. i want to start with cnn security correspondent, josh campbell, entertainment reporter, chloe melas, they've both been covering this story since 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 fil...

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? >> it's important, jim, to think about, where all this leads. and as we learn more, the charges have not yet been filed -- understand -- bu...

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 there should have never been live ammunition on set. but at the same time, it was the role of hanna...

Now zeroing in on the chain of custody of that prop gun that accidentally killed hutchins on the set of the western "rust." the sheriff's report saying it was one of three prop guns set up on a cart by the film's 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 baldwin's hands, a projector fired, killing hutchins and injuring director, joel souza. >> we were rehearsing, and it went off, and i ran out. we all ran out. >> reporter: the a.d. telling investigators he did no...