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do we know why baldwin decided to speak now? >> reporter: several photographers have been staking them out in vermont. he said he would talk in the hopes they would then stop following him, his wife and their children. jose. >> emily, thank you. >>> today marks a critical turning point for the pandemic. pfizer's covid-19 vaccine for kids over age five is shipping to locations across the country. with cdc approval expected next week, hospitals are already booking appointments. vaughan hilliard has more. >> reporter: pfizer, now shipping out its covid vaccine for children after the fda approved the shot for kids five-to-11-years-old. for some, a true halloween treat. do you want to get a covid shot? why? >> so i don't get sick. >> reporter: stwath million kids are expected to become eligible this week for the pfizer covid-19 vaccine. it now awaits final approval from the cdc, texas children's hospital getting ahead of the big rollout. >> we started opening appointments yesterday afternoon. in less than 24 hours, we had over 23,000

. >>> the crew member in charge of the guns on alec baldwin's movie set. breaking her silence about the deadly shooting, what she says about that fatal live round. >>> and he ran the very first new york city marathon. now on the 50th running, he's returning to the starting line. >>> this is nbc night lie news with lester holt >>> good evening, and thank you for joining us the fda tonight has given the okay for kids ages 5 to 11 to receive pfizer covid shots. the first injection is likely just days away. with 28 million children eligible, today's emergency use authorization is a potential game changer in the fight against the pandemic especially in the nation's beleaguered schools. and could narrow the vaccination gap that tonight leaves fewer than 58% of americans fully vaccinated all of this follows the recommendation of a safety panel which determined the child size dose to be safe and effective. the cdc expected now to follow-up shortly with its endorsement tom costello now with late details >> reporter: this afternoon's fda news means hospitals and cli

investigators are focussing on two people who handled the gun given to alec baldwin. miguel almaguer is there. >> reporter: tonight the set of "rust" is no longer a crime scene, but investigators have not cleared anyone on the set of wrongdoing. alec baldwin's fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins was accidental, but it should have been prevented by assistant director dave halls and armorer hannah gutierrez-reed says the sheriff >> these two people who handled the gun, it is their jobs to ensure safety. how is there a scenario they would not face criminal charges? >> that's still to be determined you know, i think there is a certain direction that needs to be met. she, as the armorer, in my mind, has the ultimate responsibility for the safety of the rounds that are being placed in that firearm. >> reporter: hannah gutierrez-reed told your investigators that there were no live rounds and should not have been any live rounds on that set is that a false statement at this point. >> that's not an accurate statement. we could like to get some follow-up and some

they also say the crew member who gave baldwin the gun acknowledged he didn't thoroughly check it. the investigation revealing serious safely lapses on the set. and authorities tonight are not ruling out criminal charges miguel almaguer is in santa fe for us tonight. >> reporter: on the set of "rust" investigators now say alec baldwin fired a real bullet that shot and killed the film director ha lay that hutchins and was pulled out of the shoulder of director joel souza who was standing behind her inside this church in a scene similar to this one baldwin was handed a colt 45 that he was told was safe to use before he pulled the trigger during rehearsal. >> and if the sheriff office determines during our investigation a crime has occurred and probable cause exists, arrest -- an arrest or arrests will be made accidentally shot on a movie set. >> reporter: interviewing the 16 cast and crew members who were inside the church during the shooting, authorities have now seized 600 items of evidence. among them, three guns and 500 rounds of ammunition both blanks and real bullets. the singl

what they're still divided over >>> the first image of alec baldwin on the set of his movie before that deadly shooting the questions mounting were red flags about safety ignored >>> the growing concerns about the queen's health the major event she just dropped out of. >>> the future of travel your first look at the new technology that could make boarding passes a thing of the past >>> and honor your hometown the video competition inspiring america. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening there is breaking news as we come on the air. an fda advisory panel has just recommended approval of pfizer covid vaccine shots for children ages 5 to 11 the recommendation, if adopted by the fda and cdc, would make some 28 million young kids eligible for vaccinations an unprotected group thus far accounting for over 6 million positive covid tests and at least 584 deaths according to the academy of pediatrics today's thumb's up for the first kids vaccine playing out against a dramatically improving backdrop tonight covid cases in this country are on the decline. our s

recommend it for younger kids >>> the first eye witness account of the tragedy on the set of an alec baldwin movie. what happened moments before and after the fatal shot >>> and the moving tribute to america's unknown soldier who made the ultimate sacrifice 100 years ago. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. from one extreme to the next just months after wild fires marched across the drought-stricken west, what experts call a bomb cyclone has brought damaging rains to california. the wild weather swing a dramatic and deadly illustration of climate change at its most severe. many forced to evacuation as torrents of water roared through communities. areas burned by recent wild fires at particular risk. it is all a part of a triple weather threat gripping the country this evening parts of illinois and missouri already pounded by deadly tornados and millions living in the northeast right now bracing for a nor'easter, expected to bring high winds and flooding steve patterson is watching it all. >> reporter: tonight the west blasted by the destructive power of a bomb c

baldwin was seen over the weekend hugging hutchinson's distraught husband. tonight we're hearing more about the man responsible for safety on that set and allegations that he missed basic safety protocols in the past. >> i know we're all united right now in our grief and sorrow. >> reporter: in new mexico grief and countless unanswered questions after alec baldwin fired a gun on set that killed cinematographer helena hutchins. this as new details emerged about the film's assistant director. the crew member responsible for safety on set and the man who handed baldwin the loaded gun, declaring it safe moments before 42-year-old hutchins was shot dead. court records say he did not know live rounds were in the prop gun. >> you said someone was shot? >> two people accidentally. >> reporter: this licensed pyro technician worked with halls on a previous project and claims he failed to maintain a safe environment. >> not having safe fire lanes. very, very basic safety issues. >> reporter: she says she raised her concerns about halls to the producers but nothing happ

hours later, alec baldwin fired the deadly shot. the film's production company says it was not notified of official complaints. >> a woman lost her life. it didn't have to happen. >> reporter: newly released court documents show behave halls handed the gun and shouted cold weapon thinking it was safe. he grab it from the cart in charge of the person in fires hannah reeves who we could not get ahold of. she revealed last month that she was brand-new to the role. >> dad taught me everything. a lot of things i caught on by myself. i think loading blanks was the scariest thing to me. >> reporter: security guidelines largely bar live ammunition on sets especially in rare occasions then net fixes shall be made on the call street. >> this one is real, this is not. >> reporter: you can see the difference between blanks and bullets. but once ammunition is in the weapon it is impossible to tell. >> it sounds like they didn't have enough eyeballs on it or not enough experience to check. >> reporter: a civil suit is almost guaranteed. but for b

was involved in a fatal and apparent accidental shooting of a woman on a new mexico movie set baldwin expressing his shock and sadness over the death of the film cinematographer, after the 63-year-old movie and tv star fired a gun used as a prop during production of a western-themed movie the movie's director was wounded. film experts are aghast that such an accident could happen, given strict safety standards governing firearms on film sets. tonight no charges have been filed, but plenty of questions, including whether safety concerns were dismissed before the shooting baldwin pledging his cooperation with police miguel almaguer now with late details. >> reporter: shortly after the fatal shooting, a distressed alec baldwin outside the sheriffs department in santa fe investigators say the veteran actor fired a prop gun on his new mexico movie set thursday killing the film's director of photography and seriously injuring the director. according to court documents obtained by the ap and not verified by nbc news, baldwin wa handed a gun by the assistant director who indicated it was safe