 Betterman says Biden is the country's best chance to defeat former President Trump. Jurors heard opening statements yesterday in Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial in the shooting death of a cinematographer on the movie set of Rust. His defense attorney, Alec Spiro, calls the death of Helena Hutchins an unspeakable tragedy, but says Baldwin committed no crime. The gun was double-checked, verified it was a cold gun, not an actor's responsibility to check. Safety was ensured before.