baldwin? >> she's one of the best friends i've ever had. >> you sometimes stayed at their house, is that correct? >> yes, sir. >> was judy always there when you stayed at the house? >> yes. >> most importantly, the defense insisted there was no crime, just two tragic accidents. and they said the state didn't have any evidence to prove otherwise. >> there was no dna. there were no fingerprints. there was no weapon. >> they called detective reynolds to the stand and attacked his investigation as shoddy. >> and what do you feel would have been better? >> the scene at the home should have been processed a little bit more. >> how does that all play into your defense? >> had they done a better job, we probably wouldn't find ourselves in this situation. they would have cleared up all those questions at that time. and this would have gone down as an accident, which is what it was. >> the defense did agree the stocking holder may have caused judy's fatal injury, but not because jamie used it as a weapo

alec baldwin the producer is a separate question. there are going to be serious questions, including possible criminal questions, about how that live round ended up on the set. >> reporter: baldwin's production company is producing the film. baldwin taking to twitter writing, there are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of halyna hutchins. a wife, mother, and deeply admired colleague of ours. my heart is broken for her husband, their son, and all who knew and loved halyna. heralded as a rising star behind the camera, her last instagram post showed her excitement for being part of this production. >> she was the kind of filmmaker who would stand in any uncomfortable place with her camera to get a shot that she thought would be the right shot, and you could not move her to compromise. >> reporter: over the weekend, vigils in new mexico, and california, remembering her life and work. >> i would have been lucky to have ever done another movie with another person like that or with her,

he did not thoroughly check the gun he gave to baldwin. investigators believe the actor baldwin fired one live round from a colt 45 revolver killing cinematographer, halyna hutchins and hurting director joel souza who was behind her. another 500 rounds of ammunition were also removed from the set including blake's w rounds and live bullets. i think there was some complacency on this set. >> and i think there are some safety issues that need to be addressed by the industry. we're going to determine how those got there or why they were there because they shouldn't have been there. >> authorities are still in the process of interviewing around 100 people who were on set at the time and they say they'd like to re interview. some people, including baldwin, the director, the armor in charge of weapons. police say all these people have been cooperative in the investigation. but authorities know nothing is off the table when it comes to criminal charges and no one including baldwin has been ruled out. authorities also say they're unsure of baldwin

baldwin. we also believe that we have the spent shell casingthe bullet that was fired from the gun. >> reporter: today for the first time publicly authorities in santa fe are releasing key details of their investigation into the fatal shooting on the set of the western film "rust." last week a prop gun in the hands of actor alec baldwin discharged, killing the film's cinematograph cinematographer, halyna hutchins, and injuring its director joel souza. now we're learning that colt .45 revolver was loaded with a but the. >> the actual lead projectile that was fired has been recovered from the shoulder of mr. souza. >> reporter: authorities also confirming the chain of events that led to the shooting. >> a weapon was handed to mr. baldw baldwin. the weapon is functional and fired a live round, killing ms. hutchins and injuring mr. souza. >> reporter: today's news a shock to hollywood. according to an industrywide safety committee bulletin, live ammunition is never to be used nor brought onto any

baldwin. all of the details for the death of hutchins is on the table. the movie's assistant director, dave hall, said it was a cold gun holding no live rounds, beforehanding it to baldwin. was the prop firearm holding live bullets or blanks, and what was the situation. let's go in and listen to what they have to say about what kind of charging, if any, will be filed. they said everything is on the table, including the possibility of criminal charges. it could also be civil issues at play here. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to the santa fe county sheriff's office. first and foremost, i would like to offer our condolences to the hutchens family, a speedy recovery to mr. suza, and continued safety to all of the men and women in the film industry. at 1:48 p.m. we were dispatched to bonanza creek ranch. the first deputy arrived at 2:00 p.m. it was later determined that halayna hutchins and joel suza had been shot while rehearsing a scene on the movie "rust." in the initial investigation it w

recovered from alec baldwin? >> as of right now, there were three firearms that are located on the set within close proximity to the incident. we're still going to determine -- we'll send the firearm that was fired by mr. baldwin to the crime lab and do a functionality test. obviously it did fire a live round. the other weapon is a single action .45 revolver. that up with looks like there is some modification to the cylinder. it may not be functioning but that will be determined by the crime lab. the other firearm is a plastic, n non-functioning revolver. >> can you talk about tensions on the set? obviously there were people who were around the accident, members who may have been drinking the night before. can you talk about that and was there tension around that? >> i won't talk about specifics, but we are aware of today rumors or those statements that have been made, and we're going to do the best to track those down. >> you're obviously responsible, sheriff -- sheriff! [ inaudible question ] >> there was a sea

investigators are also looking into who handled the gun before it was given to baldwin. ccording to a police report, hannah gutierrez reed, the person in charge of weapons on the set, prepared the gun then assistant director dave halls handed it to baldwin. according to a producer, halls was fired from a different project back in 2019 after an alleged gun mishap. the district attorney also responded to reports that crew members were using live ammunition for target practice before the shooting. she said those reports are unconfirmed. >>> a philadelphia boy who survived a crocodile attack in mexico is sharing the gripping details. 12-year-old charlie buhl was playing hide-and-seek at a resort in cancun when the crocodile latched on to his leg. employees and guests at the resort came to the rescue. >> the workers helped pull me out and they were kicking the crocodile's eyes and putting a blue pillow on its head then it finally let go and like they put me on the ground. >> charlie is on the road to recovery. he is grateful to the doctors who saved his leg. >>> and some terr

. >>> new revelations in the alec baldwin set shooting. what we're learning about the bullet and the previous concerns about the woman who handled that gun. the new details coming to light from a crew member on a nicolas cage movie. >>> breaking overnight, a flight attendant allegedly assaulted. >>> the new study of colon cancer in young adults. >>> and in the wake of the pandemic, the push to bring back the old-fashioned restaurant menu. >>> good thursday morning, everyone. we're beginning with extreme weather. this time, tornadoes in the south. >> the damage reports have been coming in overnight. that weather system is heading east, where people are still without power, following the last storm. overnight, tornado watches in effect for parts of the south, after twisters devastated areas of texas and louisiana. >> oh, my gosh. >> power lines sparking, as this tornado crossed interstate 10 in orange, texas. you can see a vehicle flying through the air. the atv later seen mangled on the side of the road. thankfully, police say, no one was i

when baldwin pulled the trigger a projectile hit hutchins in her chest, killing her. the ad did not know live rounds were in the gun that was prepped by an armorer beforehand. >> the question is, whose fault was it? was it an accident? was there negligence? >> reporter: an entertainment attorney, she says investigators will try to determine whether or not a pattern of safety violations existed on set. and if they find negligence led to her death they will have to determine which production members will take what percent of responsibility. >> the film's director was also shot. joe souza lives in fremont. and an actress from the film tweeted he is out of the hospital. his bay area neighbors are still, though, in shock. >> i did not believe it. i asked my -- my wife said it is on the computer that joel is hurt. i said what is hurt. they were on tv making movie in new mexico there with baldwin and something happened there with a loaded gun. >> according to his neighbors souza grew up as an aspiring film producer. >>> new at 11:00, people living in most bay area counties w

baldwin. the district attorney makes it clear now that criminal charges are on the table amid claims of negligence, unprofessionalism and stunning new information about the gun and the crew. let's watch. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to the santa fe county sheriff's office. first and foremost, i'd like to offer condolences to the hutchins family, a speedy recovery to mr. souza and the concern of the safety of men and women in the field industry. at october 21, 2:48 p.m., we were dispatched to the ranch after a 911 call advising two people were shot on the movie set. it was later determined that halyna hutchins, the director and joel souza, the director had been shot while rehearsing a scene on the movie "rust." it was determined that actor producer alec baldwin was the person that fired the weapon. we identified two other people that handled and/or inspected the loaded firearm prior to baldwin firing the weapon. these two individuals are armor hannah gutierrez and assistant director davi

baldwin. did he exercise the sufficient care? because under the involuntary manslaughter charges in new mexico, you have to show reckless disregard for someone's rights who ultimately results in the individual's death. so all of that has to be investigated. but that's just on the criminal side. then you have the civil side. already it's being reported that it seemed like the set was not being done this a way, exercising the appropriate amount of caution to insure the safety of the individuals participating in the movie. that really rings very clear that there could be civil, a civil responsibility, civil case that will come out of it, a wrongful death case. but here's the rub, if everyone is employed by the studio, let's say it could be a worker's comp claim. but if mr. baldwin is, obviously, he's an independent contractor, he could be sued individually. the prop manager, unless the prop manager is actually an employee of the studio, then of course that would be swift under worker's compensation. but there will likely be some sor

while the gun was in baldwin's hands, a projectile fired. on a recent podcast, gutierrez reed described how nervous she was to take her first big job on another film earlier this year. >> i almost didn't take the job because i wasn't sure if i was ready. >> reporter: we reached out to both the armorer and assistant director for comment, but haven't yet heard back. >> the first question is who loaded that live ammunition into that gun? who handled the gun after the live ammunition was put into the gun? who knew about the live ammunition? all of those questions will go to determine whether this rises to the level of criminal homicide which is very possible in a case like this. >> dave halls told investigators he did not know the gun contained live rounds. >>> a horrific discovery near houston. three children were found abandoned inside an apartment along with the remains of another child. the boys are between the ages of 7 and 15 years old. the eldest called police to say his 9-year-old brother had been dead for a year. he said their parents h

baldwin later fired killing hutchins and wounding the director who was behind her. in a new affidavit released last night, told investigators baldwin was rehearsing a scene that involved drawing his weapon and pointing it towards the camera lens. a 911 call raises questions about how it was handled on set. >> he is supposed to check the gun. he is responsible. >> reporter: a pyro technician on a shoot with halls in 2019, she says halls' behavior on the set compelled her to file a complaint with her executive producers. >> they're not just steering a ship. they're also there to maintain a safe working environment. >> were there safety concerns that you had? >> yes, no fire lanes, hard to access, doors were blocked. there were no safety meetings. >> reporter: while the investigation into the shooting continues, it's not clear if criminal charges will be filed says the new mexico defense attorney. >> they have to demonstrate criminal negligence, that the person acted recklessly with wanton disregard for safety of others. >> we have repeatedly reached our to halls and g

>>> shocking news developing overnight, actor alec baldwin fired a prop gun on a movie set that killed the director of photography and joel souza no charges yet, we got the last >>> the fbi confirms the human remains found a day ago, did, in fact, long to brian laundriep how did he die and what about reaction from gabby petito's family. >>> moderna and johnson&johnson vaccine, people can now choose any for a booster jab. >>> we've got if you details this morning surrounding china's growing military might and a new hypersonic missile that traveled at five times the speed of sound. >>> queen elizabeth hospitalized earlier this week. matt bradley has new details on her condition. "early today" starts right now >> good friday morning, i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. >>> breaking overnight, actor alec baldwin shoots a prop gun while filming a movie. one person is killed, another is injured. new mexico sheriffs office is investigating. >>> more breaking news, this >> he was in tears and on his phone after being questioned about the shooting. >> reporter: good morning, alex baldwin w

baldwin shot the weapon. he took the gun, and he fired, and that is when something pierced the chest of halyna hutchins, killing her when she was transported to the hospital, airlifted to the hospital. also wounding the director, joel souza. we do understand that mr. baldwin is cooperating with this investigation, but it's going to be a little while longer before we have more answers, answers that so many here and, of course, miss hutchins' family are desperately waiting for. back to you. >> lucy, thank you so much. and the sister of halyna hutchins has released a statement on the cinematographer's death. sorry. >> that's okay. in an interview, she says, i cannot comprehend her passing. i loved her very much. i was very proud of her. she was my role model. we were always close and remained in touch despite the distance. this loss is a great grief for our family and i see how hard it is for our parents. hopefully time will ease our heart ache. we hope that for them, but we all have experienced loss and we know

baldwin. he's very profession a.m. he's very safe, very courteous, so i can't imagine what he's going through right now, but things like this don't happen on movie sets usually. i think there's maybe been a couple of instances over the many, many years that films have been in production since the '20s that something like this has happened. >> when you talk about this unknown, right, we don't know if it was a live round that was fired. >> we don't know. >> nothing definitive there, but could something other than a live round been fired out and seriously hurt or obviously killed somebody? >> well, i don't know what range the gun was at, how far the -- how far away the gun was from the young lady that was killed. it is very hard to get killed by a blank, at least a professional movie blank. the blanks that we use are just a crimped casing so the only thing in them is powder which is what simulates the flash and a western the smoke from guns so the worst people ever got is a powder burn which would be irritating but certai

. >> the producer, who alex baldwin is, ultimately will share in liability. alex baldwin is facing a situation in which he's the person who has the weapon in his hand at the time it discharges, and he's also a producer on the set who is responsible for everyone on the set. >> this evening is going to be about halyna. >> reporter: in downtown albuquerque, a candlelight vigil. many of the mourners part of the film and television industry. >> there is grief tonight as people mourn the passing of 42-year-old halyna hutchins, but there is also outrage and unanswered questions about how this tragedy, how this senseless shooting could have taken place. >> i just hope all this talking does something and we get the changes that we need for a safe set. i'm sure you know we were about to strike this past monday for safer conditions, and if the world didn't believe us about what's going on, maybe they believe us now. people should be able to go home after performing their job. >> yeah. a child should have a mother. >> reporter: lucy kafanov, cnn, santa fe, new mexico. >>

who is actually responsible, is it the person that handed the weapon to baldwin, is it baldwin himself, that will be a question from the district attorney. we're learning from that man himself, he failed to properly inspect that weapon for safety purposes. >> you spoke with the santa fe district attorney today, this is a big investigation, hundreds of pieces of evidence to go through, lots more people to interview, did she give you any sort of time line? >> you know, she said that this is something unlike anything they have ever seen here in new mexico, but she said that they will be working this as they do other investigations, as methodically, going through each piece of evidence as she tries to render her decision in the prosecution. she's aware of outside pressure, people wanting her to hurry up and render a decision. she's not being moved by the pressure, she's doing this by the books. we're getting indication about what it is that will be the driver in her decision to possibly bring charges. take a listen to what she said. >> and so as of this point, would you say that there's an

baldwin taking possession of it. so, we are hoping to get further information on exactly why they were there and how they got there. >> so, are -- are -- are they being cooperative? i mean, the people who would have direct knowledge of that? can you say? >> right now, we have been getting in contact with mr. baldwin and mrs. gutierrez. mr. hall -- to mr. halls, to my knowledge, has retained legal counsel and will work through his legal counsel to hopefully get a further statement and clarifying statement in reference to what happened. >> and, sheriff, there were some reports that crew members were using live rounds for target practice on the set. can you confirm that? >> we have heard that from different sources through the media, through social media, and other sources that that took place. there's no indication that -- that that has happened. we don't have specifics of where that took place and when it took place. and we -- we would encourage anybody with that information to come forward to the sheriff's office. >>

after alex baldwin says his hard is broken after he killed a cinematographer. an attorney says it's too early to tell if any charges will be filed. the union for prop hammers says somehow there was a real bullet in baldwin's prop gun when tiffs fired. investigators have nod confirmed that yet the shooting killed the movie's head cinematographer, halyna hut hutchins, the director has been released from the hospital alex baldwin, in tears and on the phone outside the sheriff's office i'm fully cooperating with the police investigation to address how this tragedy occurred. here is rahel solomon with more. >> reporter: this is one of the last images the world will ever see of halyna hutchins writing one of the perks is you get to ride horses on a day off. they were filming "rust,". the video posted engineer days before he tragic death hutchins, seen beside baldwin in this photo on set, posted to her instagram. originally from ukraine, she was considered a rising star in ci ci cinematography a rep for baldwin said it was an accident >> well, the question is, that i

good alec baldwin face charges for killing his cinematographer? is the biggest question in the clinical shooting death, according to the search warrant affidavit, baldwin was told he was working with many -- not supposed to be loaded with live ammunition. also shot during the incident, the want he claims three people responsible for handling propaganda to crew members reportedly phrase concerned less than a week ago safety conditions on the set after the gun accidentally discharged several times and now we are told assistant director reportedly handed them the gun with fire for a similar with a gun on another film two years ago so will he get a massive lawsuit workers somebody actually end up in jail? here to break it down from northwestern law, i believe that is guy benson, welcome, andrew. >> thank you. kennedy: is alec baldwin juan enforcement main person of interest as the shooter or executive producer? >> both, i can promise you alec baldwin is very much in the crosshairs of the prosecutors and police right now. i don't if he's going to be ch

says something like that alec baldwin and others be nervous? let's meet tonight party panel, attorney cohost of the fox news channel, emily. we've got scene are evident and author of the brand-new book, or before you encounter supply chain csi hanukkah. most of the richest phallic scope valor, welcome, everyone. there are everything a number of criminal charges that could come down but what are some of the most serious findings we've learned about today? >> in my opinion, the first was there were at least five live rounds of ammunition found among 500 total and the sheriff was waiting for conclusive statements were he said i'm going to have it checked the fbi currently is on it, there pointed back with confirmation. federal resources are only brought in for that to employee resources to aid state agencies jurisdictional issues so that right there proves their elevating test to make sure all saint stones are overturned, the empire as investigation his throat but i may throw out a quick care laconically 14th a case outdoor to wear a camera assist

and really this impacts baldwin, how might such an incident impact you? he did this, j.d. vance, why? presumably because he thinks it will help him win supporters. he did it to win votes. in other words, the cruelty is a feature of his candidacy, not a bug. vance is seemingly following the playbook of donald trump, whose response to the death of secretary colin powell a few days ago was to issue a statement attacking powell. following similar attacks that he made against the late john mccain and the late john dingell, after they had died. violations of basic decency, ones we see repeatedly with the republican party's embrace of individuals such as congresswoman marjorie taylor greene from georgia, her reaction in 2018 to a deadly fire in the western united states was to go on facebook and speculate that wealthy jewish americans might be using lasers to cause the fires to make money somehow. a deranged anti-semitic conspiracy theory. nuts. one that was brought up by congresswoman liz cheney when marjorie taylor greene started berating cheney on the house floor this week. no

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baldwin. the weapon is functional and fired a live round killing ms. hutchins and injuring mr. souza. >> he said investigators recovered what they believe to be additional live rounds on the set. >> the actual led projectile that was fired has been recovered from the shoulder of mr. souza. we regard this specific spent casing and recovered projectile to be the live round that was fired from the revolver by mr. baldwin. we have recovered what we believe to be possible additional live rounds on set. >> so many questions raised during this press conference, and in this case, i don't know. it may turn on the answers. we'll see what happens. why was there so much ammunition, live ammunition on a movie set? how many live rounds were there? and was there a lack of seriousness about safety on this particular set? there is a lot to be answered. there is a lot of breaking news tonight. we want to get to the news happening in washington d.c. first on capitol hill. i want to bring in jessica dean and whit

the film's star alec baldwin fired and the bullet. they believe he fired out of it, killing the cinematographer halyna hutchins and injuring the director. joel souza. they also recovered additional live rounds on set right now. >> we're going to determine how those got there or why they were there because they shouldn't have done that. >> shares. investigators are looking into whether some crew members used the gun that killed hutchins for target practice with live ammunition the morning of the deadly shooting. there's a lot facts that are. >> that are floating around i would say factors may be facts and rumors that are floating around and it's our job to figure out if they're if they are facts are rumors, according to a search warrant released today. the armorer on the set. >> hannah gutierrez-reed told detectives she checked for dummy bullets the day the shooting to make sure there are no hot rounds and insisted no live ammo is ever kept on the set. this search warrant also reveals that assistant director david halls admitted he did

baldwin. >> this shooting happened last thursday on the set of baldwin's new movie, "rust," being filmed in new mexico. but for almost a week now, it has been unclear what exactly was fired from that weapon. the sheriff in santa fe today provided this explanation. >> so what was fired was not a blank or a dummy? what do you consider live? >> we would consider the bullet live because it caused the death of ms. hutchins and injured mr. souza. >> as we look at one of the last images of halyna hutchins and the crew prior to the shooting, 100 live rounds and suspected live rounds were recovered from the set. the d.a. is not ruling out criminal charges and they have now hired a firm to investigate. let's go to stephanie elam. you were at this presser. what were you hearing? >> reporter: the district attorney made it clear that the investigation here is ongoing, but she's not ruling it out because they're waiting for testing. also worth noting that the sheriff did say it's a suspected live round, that they want to test it, but they do believe they have the right firearm in their kcustody right

we do know that actor alec baldwin was the one who fired that prop gun a spokesperson for baldwin says a prop gun with blanks misfired film and tv weapons especialistas saying, but using blanks are the standard and they're shocked to hear that this happened because of all the safety protocols that do exist on movie sets. nowadays. >>weapons to check a bounced check before banks and put into the weapon. there are lots of otherprincipals and slice i mean this is awful that's for the and myspace has been on the search for the senate. we want to speculate as to what happened 2 to 6. >>so tonight, it's not clear baldwin was performing at the time of the shooting or how many rounds were fired police are saying they're still investigating what type of projectile was discharged from that and how live in the newsroom justine waltman kron 4 news. >>thank you just teen right share company lyft says it received more than 4,000 complaints of assault in a 3 year span. lifts first safety report that has been made public reveals between 2017 2019 360 of the complaints were allegations of rape. back in

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alec baldwin -- how does alec baldwin. he was handed what was called a cold gun. and he was rehearsing a scene. isn't this really about the guy who said it was a cold gun when, obviously, they didn't check or know what they were checking for? and the armorer who may have had live ammo on the set? >> not necessarily. when i was in the marine corps, i was taught when handling a weapon. if you need to point it at someone, you need to intend to kill them. if someone hands you a weapon and tell you that it's cold, is trust by verify. you need to verify that gun is safe. if you look at basic gun safety, you treat a gun as if it's loaded. you never point it at someone and you don't put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to pull it. right here, we know alec baldwin, from what we know, didn't verify there was no rounds. why were there rounds in there? it's simple to open the gun up. you can see it. there never should have been rounds in there. for this -- trying to figure out what the line of sight is going to be, et cetera. he has the duty and responsibility. it

i didn't know that. >> police say alec baldwin is fully cooperating. he tweeted today, quote, there are no words to express my shock and sadness. so, so many people are asking simply how does this happen. let's bring in nbc's jennifer bjorklund, joining us from los angeles. jennifer, we just got the warrant which gives us a lot more details. what stands out to you? >> reporter: raj, i'm looking at it right now as well. those documents filed in court, not so much the things they retrieved from the ranch, including the bloodstained costume from the film that alex baldwin was wearing at the time of the shooting, but the things they learned while they were there. and as you said, the assistant director had picked up the gun off the cart that the armorer had left there and handed it to alec baldwin. that's not supposed to happen under the protocols, the armorer is supposed to oversee everything. there is no hearsay, there is no chain. that a.d. said "cold gun" when in fact it was loaded with live rounds. >> jennifer, most of us don't even know they use real

steve, that gun baldwin used was referred to a prop gun. is there any reason why a live round might have been inside the gun's chamber? if not, are there any firewalls in place on the film set to ensure that doesn't happen? >> well, there's no reason to have had a firearm that was capable of discharging live ammo on the set. anything that an actor touches is a prop. so if an actor touches their cellphone, you know, it becomes a prop. but when we say prop gun it means that as a gun that's beenmicically modified so you cannot put live ammo into it. only blanks can pit into it. >> okay, we're having some issues, steve. go again, sorry. we were having some issues. it was hard to hear you and you were pixilated. go again. >> okay. so i was just saying that a prop gun is a gun that's been specifically manufactured for shooting blanks, not bullets. in fact, the bullets won't fit into a gun that's been modified properly, only blanks will fit into it. and that's a safeguard to ensure that live ammo is not loaded into guns that are used on set. so if

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alec baldwin embracing halyna hutchins' husband and young son just days after her death. what we're learning about the prop gun that discharged. and what the armorer said just weeks before the horrific accident. >>> and the news tonight on covid shots for children ages 5 to 11, potentially just weeks away. 28 million american children in that age group still not protected. what pfizer's early data shows about vaccinating them with a smaller dose. the major decision heading to an fda advisory panel in just days. and the booster rollout for millions of eligible americans. tonight, what dr. anthony fauci is saying about mixing and matching. >>> and the last minute negotiations in the push for democrats' ambitious spending plan. president biden meeting at his delaware home with majority leader chuck schumer and senator joe manchin. a major holdout. where things stand tonight. >>> the deadly drag race crash. two children killed, others injured, when a driver crashes into the crowd of spectators. >>> and "america strong" tonight. the two teenage sisters making history on the fo

and where was that gun before it was handed to alec baldwin? >> you know, they are out in the desert and i mean is it possible -- i guess it is -- that some people -- listen, i don't want to speculate or go too far afield here but people were using it as target practice? or using it to -- as, you know, live rounds to shoot target practice and maybe forgot something in there? i don't know. >> i mean, obviously, someone put a live round in there for whatever reason. i don't know like you said. target practice. did they go hunting? were they, i know, rehearsing? why they'd be rehearsing with live ammunition, i don't know. but obviously, someone -- you know, a human being put live ammunition in a gun that should not have had live ammunition. and then, they told the actor, alec baldwin, it's safe. it's cold. you're okay shooting this prop gun. >> the los angeles times and other media reports that -- that crew members -- that they quit production due to conditions and safety concerns, including gun safety protocols and listen, everything is being inv

with the revolver like what alec baldwin was using, there are chambers. there is the possibility that there was a piece of debris stuck in the chamber or in the barrel. and if the weapon wasn't checked properly before it was brought to set, there's a very good chance that that projectile is what exited the barrel if it was not a live round. and that's something that we'll find out soon, i hope. >> i think is really crucial because you are pointlining out doesn't need to be a live round because the gun would be able to -- just the speed, right, that the projectile itself would function as -- as a -- a bullet, in essence. now, we have learned, to your point about whether it was checked, that the assistant direct or on this film, dave halls, had been fired for a gun incident in 2019 that injured a crew member. and that year, someone who worked with him on another project complained he consistently failed to announce the presence of a firearm on set. so, what do you make of the fact that -- that this is the person who handed the gun over to alec baldwin, give

the film's star alec baldwin in the center. the crew, including cinematographer halyna hutchins, surrounding him. at the bonanza creek ranch in santa fe, new mexico, a search warrant revealing investigators seized at least three revolvers, nine spent casings and multiple boxes of ammunition, some found loose in a fanny pack. it's not clear whether they were blanks or bullets. the evidence gathered after a prop gun in baldwin's hands fired, killing hutchins and injuring director joel souza five days ago. >> hollywood, the entertainment industry as a whole, have been shaken to the core literally by this, because we deal with prop guns every single day. it's a tough blow. it's a tough blow to our craft. >> reporter: and now, a past allegation of unsafe practices emerging about assistant director dave halls, who authorities say handed baldwin the weapon. a producer for the movie "freedom's path" telling abc news, halls was fired from a previous film set in 2019, when a different prop gun unexpectedly discharged, injuring a crew mem

in a statement, alec baldwin said... the incident has rocked hollywood, with many of those in the film industry now morning one of their rising stars and infuriated industry now mourning one of their rising stars and infuriated this could happen on set. it comes just days after a nationwide strike was averted after a tentative deal between producers and site workers that included an upgrading of safety standards. this isn't the first time someone has been fatally shot during filming. nearly 20 years ago, brandon lee died after being shot by a prop gun on the set of the crow. now people are demanding to know how it could have happened again. there are instances when you do shoot a blank, you can be injured. often, what comes out of the muzzle when you discharge the weapon with blank ammunition, sometimes a cotton wad, and that coming out at a very high velocity to an individual really close by can cause significant damage, and in some cases can cause death. an investigation into what happened here is still in its early st

our top stories: more details on how the actor, alec baldwin, accidentally shot dead a crew member on the set of his latest film. court documents suggest he was told the gun was safe. the european union accuses belarus of state—sponsored people smuggling. we follow one group of migrants on their way to europe. abortion in mexico: we hearfrom women a month after a landmark ruling which decriminalised it. eu leaders pay tribute to germany's outgoing chancellor merkel as a �*great european�* influential in shaping the continent. as european football is expanded, is the global game doing enough to counter climate change? hello. a very warm welcome to you. more details have emerged about the series of events which led to the actor, alec baldwin, accidentally shooting dead a crew member on the set of his latest film. court documents suggest mr baldwin was told the gun was safe in the moments before the director of photography halyna hutchins was killed. the director, joel souza, was injured in the incident. our correspondent sophie long reports. halyna hutchins described herself as a

and images taken after the shooting, baldwin is visibly distraught. no charges have been filed but the investigation remains active. >> there will be much more on "gma" in the morning. >>> to the major news in the nfl. reaching an agreement to end the practice of what was called race-norming. some former black players say denied them compensation for their injuries. >> it's been a long time coming. and i'm really just eager for justes to come to fruition. >> reporter: a stunning new development in a deal that was supposed to play former players suffer flumg lingering effects but lnardis a h wif i en denyir black players, using a medical practice used as race-norming. one that makes it harder for black players to receive payouts. >> are you really advocating for these players that are driving the dollars for the nfl? no. and the nfl really, really needs to give these families justice. >> reporter: now, months after an abc news investigation of the program, nfl and former players have not only reached an agreement to eliminate race-norming and they will

alec baldwin thought he was firing a cold gun. instead, it was a shot that proved fatal. director joel souza told investigators that baldwin was sitting on a wooding pew and pointing a revolve toward a camera lens when he heard a loud pop. she was shot in the shoulder and hutchins was killed. >> the first thing that went wrong is that they used a gun that was capable of having live ammo put in it. >> on the rust set, the armorer responsible for prop weapons one 24-year-old hannah gutierrez. on a pod cast last month, she said she recently finished a job at head armor and that her father, an industry vet, had been teaching her about guns since she was 16. >> i was really nervous about it at first and i almost didn't take the job because i wasn't sure if i was ready, but doing it, like, it went really smoothly. >> a crew member on the set of rust calls out the armorer's level of experience and made claims of the producers cost cutting in a public facebook post writing, there is no way a 24-year-old woman can be a professional armory. to save a dime sometimes, you hire people