baldwin. this is the firearm we believe discharged the bullet. the actual lead projectile that has been fired has been recovered from the shoulder of mr. souza. >> reporter: the sheriff saying investigators seized roughly 500 rounds of ammunition from the set. analysis now underway to determine if more bullets are among the blanks and dummies. >> we suspect that there was other live rounds that were found on the set. i won't comment further on how they got there. >> reporter: and tonight, a new affidavit raising more questions about possible breaches of safety protocol on set. assistant director dave halls and armorer hannah gutierrez-reed identified by officials as the two crew members who handled the weapon before baldwin. in that affidavit, halls explaining that "when hannah showed him the firearm before continuing rehearsal, he could only remember seeing three rounds. he advised he should have checked all of them, but didn't." and couldn't recall if gutierrez-reed had spun the drum. he then handed the gun to baldwin and indicated it was safe

said when asked, could alec baldwin face any charges? tonight, the new affidavit, revealing what the assistant director, who handed the gun to baldwin, told authorities about checking that gun. >>> also as we come on the air tonight, the images comes in now. tornadoes touching down in texas. tonight, tornado watches in other states as the state now heads east and then right up into d.c., philadelphia and new york city. and it all comes after the deadly nor'easter turning into a bomb cyclone has left hundreds of thousands in the northeast without power tonight. rob marciano now tracking this new storm. >>> there is also news tonight about a potential fourth booster shot for some americans. the cdc now allowing people who are immunocompromised and who have already received their third shot to get a fourth shot six months later. also news tonight on the pfizer child vaccine. >>> the major headline tonight involving president biden's domestic agenda on the eve of his big trip. late word tonight a popular part of the bill may now be out. the

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

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

. >>> 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

baldwin firing a prop gun during filming in santa fe. describing his shock and sadness over accidentally killing director of photography, halyna hutchins, and wounding the director. the gun supposed to be loaded with blanks. questions now about safety protocols. crew members walking off the set. and at least two accidental discharges in the last week. and we're now hearing the 911 calls for help, moments after the shooting. kaylee hartung in santa fe. >>> major news tonight about covid vaccines and children. data showing pfizer's vaccine nearly 91% effective against symptomatic illness in children 5 to 11. fda advisors meeting next week to consider authorization. also tonight, more than 70 million americans now eligible for boosters of every vaccine available in the u.s. >>> the supreme court tonight refusing to immediately block the texas abortion law banning almost all abortions in the state. the justices agreeing to hear arguments on november 1st. >>> the white house and democrats inching closer to a deal to pass president biden's nea

. >>> a major development in the alec baldwin movie set shooting. why the assistant director who handed baldwin that gun was fired from a previous job. >>> gas prices rising again, but this morning word of some relief that could be on the way. >>> counterfeit coupon scam. the $31 million bust and the punishment handed down to the virginia couple who pulled it off. >>> from the shocking value of this cabinet inside someone's home to the wipeout that left much needed toilet paper scattered across the highway to the moose that crashed this outdoor party, it's tuesday, october 26th. >>> good tuesday morning, everyone. we begin with a treacherous morning commute for millions of people. >> a major nor'easter is slamming parts of the east coast right now, and it comes one day after the west coast saw one of the strongest storms on record in that region. >> we have new details on the damage and aftermath of that storm but first the state of emergency here in the northeast. this morning, the first nor'easter of the season taking aim at millions along the eas

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,

baldwin says he supports new safety measures on movie sets like rubber or plastic. things i'm not an expert in this field. so whatever other people decide is the best way to go in terms of protecting people's safety on film sets. i'm all in favor of and i will co operate with trust movie productions the company created to produce the film has said it was not aware of safety concerns on set was cooperating with the investigation elizabeth olsey abc news, washington. animal rights activists gathered outside the in-n-out restaurant in san francisco inspired by the popular series squid games protesters took a creative approach to get their point across. they kicked off the off the offe a game of red light green light. you've seen the show, you know what we're talking about. they also created a giant version of the doll from the show protesters are accusing in and out of continuing to get their beefs of beef. from a processing facility accused of killing cows inhumanely protesters want an end to factory farms in california? all it took was a few storms in last week's atm

authorities say alec baldwin discharged a gun accidentally. the new images overnight and what we're learning about the victims. >>> also breaking overnight, the director of the cdc officially weighs in on covid vaccine booster shots. her decision and what it means for millions of americans this weekend. >>> president biden making headlines in a town hall meeting. what he said about the filibuster, is he ready to do away with that controversial seate tradition so he can pass key legislation? >>> gabby petito' fiance brian laundrie confirmed dead, his remain

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

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

alec baldwin taken after the incident. he appears obviously, he is distraught. who wouldn't be. tell us more about what you're hearing from alec. >> what we're hearing from him are his tweets that said he's in touch with her family, that he -- there are no words to describe how he's feeling and let's be honest. like you said before, people are politicizing this. there is no politics in this. this is hollywood movie making. it was make believe. it was pretend that went really bad. i can't imagine what is going through his mind. i know that people on the set are in shock. the guilds are bringing in people to talk to the people onset who witnessed this. all they were going to was to witness a rehearsal and see them block shots and they witnessed the most unthinkable tragedy. >> halyna hutchins, her agency said she's a ray of light. she has a husband and son. >> what is wonderful, this was a second career for her. she started off as an investigative journalist from the ukraine. graduate of afi. we just reported that afi set up

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

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

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

authorities say alec baldwin discharged a gun accidentally. the new images overnight and what we're learning about the victims. >>> also breaking overnight, the director of the cdc officially weighs in on covid vaccine booster shots. her decision and what it means for millions of americans this weekend. >>> president biden making headlines in a town hall meeting. what he said about the filibuster, is he ready to do away with that controversial seate tradition so he can pass key legislation? >>> gabby petito' fiance brian laundrie confirmed dead, his our expert explainshy answers. >>> the shocking news from the sports world. the pro soccer team signing a 4-year-old boy. >>> redefining a hollywood getaway. new details about the longest cruise in the world. >>> from abc news in new york, this is "america this morning." >>> good friday morning, everyone. we begin with a deadly shooting on a hollywood movie set. >> authorities say alec baldwin accidentally shot two people during filming of his new movie in new mexico. one of them has died. >> baldw

alec baldwin said several times -- >> good morning, stephanie. >> alec baldwin -- good morning. he said several times he can't comment on the investigation. if he elaborates any more can he get himself in legal trouble by speaking about the case? >> well, absolutely, stephanie. what we know about this case from the district attorney in that press conference that she held this week is everything is on the table. she wouldn't rule out that alec baldwin or anyone else on that set is immune from criminal prosecution. this is a criminal investigation that's taking place in new mexico. i think he's smart and his wife was smart to try to prevent him from continuing to speak with the paparazzi about any details related to halyna's death. >> and of course, it's still early in the investigation and important to keep that in mind. now, alec baldwin is one of five producers on the movie. how would his role as a producer of the movie affect him legally? >> good question, stephanie. obviously as a producer, he may have some affirmative obligations as it relates to safety on that set. he wasn'

baldwin accidently shot and killed with a prop gun. now new details could shed light on how this fatal mistake happened. >>> dr. anthony fauci says 28 million young children could be eligible for the covid vaccine very soon. the fda's vaccine advisers meet tuesday on the pfizer dose for kids ages 5 to 11. this morning dr. fauci laid out the time line. >> so if all goes well and we get the regulatory approval and the recommendation for the cdc, it's entirely possibly if not very likely that vaccines will be available for children from 5 to 11 within the first week or two of november. >> and in washington, two trump allies feel the pressure from the january 6th probe. the justice department is weighing criminal charges for, one, steve bannon, after he refused to cooperate. the other jeffrey clark has agreed to testify. clark is a key architect of trump's behind-the-scenes efforts to overturn the election, and he'll be grilled by the house select committee on friday. the committee is also ramping up efforts to follow the money behind the

called it when he said he called gun, and handed it to alec baldwin he distrusted. and the noticeable reporting, the gun expert who had been on movie sets as an armor himself, it was a possibility since they were in a rural area, where they target practicing, and possibly trying to show the actor how to be more authentic and so on, just so the audience knows, cnn has not confirmed the reporting, when asked by the rep for comment, they referred back to the previous statement, though we were not made aware of any official complaints concerning weapon or prop safety and said, we will be conducting the internal review while production is shut down, safety concerns, and my correct? >> the day of the shooting, resigned the night before, not only safety conditions, problems, people working long hours, and the more we learn about what was going on, the more concerning it really is, and while there is no bringing back halyna hutchins and alec baldwin has to live with what he tragically accidentally did, there is a real concern of reliability and whether corners were cut and

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

baldwin seen outside the sheriff's office. this morning, the 911 call and the latest on the urgent investigation. >>> new overnight, shot of hope. the cdc green lighting booster shots for both moderna and johnson & johnson. plus, mixing and matching. cdc director dr. rochelle walensky joins us this morning on her decision, and when younger kids might finally be eligible for the vaccine. >>> chilling threat. the leader of the gang believed to have taken those 17 hostages in haiti now saying he'll kill them if he's not paid $17 million as chaos escalates in the streets of port-au-prince. >>> criminal contempt. former president trump's top adviser steve bannon now facing possible jail time if charged by the justice department. >>> severe weather. at least five reported tornadoes in ohio and pennsylvania. in the west, record-breaking torrential downpours in san francisco. california now bracing for more flash flooding and mudslides. ginger tracking it all. >>> the manhunt for brian laundrie is over. the fbi saying the remains foun

baldwin. this is -- this is the firearm we believe discharged the bullet. we also believe that we have the spent shell casing from the bullet that was fired from the gun.

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

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

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

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

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

alec baldwin is also a producer, not the only producer on the show. what liability could he be looking at if any here? >> yeah, don, my view right now is alec baldwin in his capacity as an actor does not have any liability. i think the standard norm we've heard from various experts is if you're an actor and handed a gun and told cold gun, you're entitled to bank on that. as a producer, what role did he do? not all producers are created eq equal. if he was directly involved in the hiring of people that may have had red flags and management of that site, he could have liability. it's more likely going to be civil liability for someone in that position but very serious issues here. >> prosecutors and police have already gotten a search warrant executed by the sheriff. does that tell you anything or is that just standard operating procedure, pro forma? >> that does tell me something. to get a search warrant you can't get that on a whim. you have to as a prosecutor and police officer write out probable cause. you have to write an affidavit and bring it to

you're talking about alec baldwin the producer. as an independent film, who is ultimately responsible, and could be held that type of liable? >> i expect there will be a civil case, that there will be civil damages awarded in connection with this because of exactly what dutch just said. there is no good explanation for how it ended up there. someone did something wrong. there was some negligence at the least on that set, and as a result, i expect at the least that there will be a civil case with damages paid out. >> dan and dutch, thank you both very much. >>> coming up, we're going to celebrate the man behind gunther. tributes are coming in for "friends" star james michael tyler this morning. ♪ rich, indulgent chocolate with a luscious caramel filling. with love from san francisco. ghirardelli caramel squares. makes life a bite better. tony b here to warn you about this new beefy black & bleu. with a one-two punch of bleu cheese and horseradish aioli. you punch me, jimmy's john's? i punch back. come on! don't eat the black and b

baldwin seen outside the sheriff's office. this morning, the 911 call and the latest on the urgent investigation. >>> new overnight, shot of hope. the cdc green lighting booster shots for both moderna and johnson & johnson. plus, mixing and matching. cdc director dr. rochelle walensky joins us this morning on her decision, and when younger kids might finally be eligible for the vaccine. >>> chilling threat. the leader of the gang believed to have taken those 17 hostages in haiti now saying he'll kill them if he's not paid $17

. >>> now to the tragedy on that we've learned the man who handed the gun to baldwin had been fired from a previous movie because of an alleged mishap also involving a gun. this morning, new details about a second movie set shooting involving the assistant director who authorities say handed actor alec baldwin a prop gun and yelled cold gun to indicate it wasn't loaded before it went off according to a producer from the movie "freedom's path," david halls was fired from that film's production in 2019 after a crew member suffered a minor injury when a gun was unexpectedly discharged. the producer says halls was removed from the set immediately adding, production did not resume filming until dave was off site. it comes as a prop gun maker claims she filed a complaint against halls that same year on the set of a different project claiming halls regularly neglected safety protocols for weapons. >> those of us at the bottom were crying out, hey, bud, like let's pump the brakes for a minute. >> reporter: halls has not responded to requests for comment. back on the set of "rust," some crew memb

>>> new developments in the alec baldwin movie set shooting. sources telling cnn the assistant director on the film "rust" faced previous complaints about safety and his behavior on two previous movie productions. >> we have an industry-wide safety committee. it's bulletin number one. firearm safety. >> actor alec baldwin saying his heart is broken after meeting with halyna hutchins' grieving husband and son. >>> deal or no deal? as we enter a crucial week in washington, president biden hosting senators manchin and schumer at his delaware home in a push to finalize his spending bill. >> we have 90% of the bill agreed to and written, we just have some of the last decisions to be made. but it's still bigger than anything we have ever done. >> these are big bags of discarded medical gloves. many, filthy dirty. they are part of a global supply chain aimed at countries worldwide. >> we don't know what they were, where they came from. some of them had blood stains. >>> i am pamela brown in washington. you are live in the "cnn newsroom." in mexico, to

now, alec baldwin was wearing western-style clothing. again, this is for an 1880s period piece film. police say the clothing was stained with blood. they confiscated it for the investigation. we know from sheriffs they were combing every inch of the film set. they have been interviewing witnesses, they gathered electronic material, any film from iphones, ipads, anything that could help them piece together exactly what took place that fateful thursday afternoon. lucy cavanaugh cnn, accan you recollect, new mexico. >> for more on the legal fallout from this tragedy, we want to bring in a former federal prosecutor and president of west coast trial lawyers. and he joins me now from los angeles. it's really good to have you weigh in on this. look, everybody understands this was obviously a tragic accident, but even so, at this point do authorities have to look at the fact that there may be some criminal liability here, and that charges are possible? >> no question, paula. even tragic accidents give rise to criminal liability when there is gro

let me read for you what alec baldwin wrote on twitter. "there are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of hitch hitch, a wife, mother, and deeply admired colleague of ours. i'm fully cooperating with the police investigation to address how this tragedy occurred, and i am in touch with her husband, offering my support to him and his family. my heart is broken for her husband, their son, and all who knew and loved halyna." that's the first statement we're hearing from alec baldwin on what is truly a tragedy all around. we'll have much more on that coming up. we'll be right back. for mike's retirement party. worth is giving the employee who spent half his life with you, the party of a lifetime. wealth is watching your business grow. worth is watching your employees grow with it. principal. for all it's worth. got directv stream. now we can watch live tv and on demand. serena... scary movie... serena... scary movie... serena williams ready to serve. ahh! quiet, please. triple match point ser

baldwin seen here doubled over in horror. alec tweeted his heart is broken and he's in touch with halyna's grieving husband. the chilling 911 call describing the chaos on the set. >> this [ bleep ] a.d. yelled at me at lunch kept asking about my vision. he's supposed to be responsible for it. >> reporter: the director he didn't know there were any rounds in the gun. when crew member telling abc news the issue of gun safety was brought up by the camera crew and brush off repeatedly by producers. in the past week, there were at least two accidental discharges of the prop gun on set, according to the crew, who said a list of safety and other concerns prompted almost the entire camera department to walk off the set just hours before the shooting. "rust" producers telling "variety" they were not aware of complaints and are cooperating with the investigation. the film industry standard safety bulletin for firearms on set emphasizes blanks can killed. live ammunition is never to be used nor brought on to any studio lot of stage. >>

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. >>

alec baldwin's lawyer, if he's any good, i'm sure he is, has told baldwin you should not say anything at all. if you have to say something, don't say anything about the substance of the case. you can see alec baldwin struggling to find the right balance between wanting to address the situation but not saying anything of substance. >> he did say it was a freak occurrence, quote, one in a trillion. patrick, there were safety concerns on the set, and previous safety complaints against the film's assistant director david halls, who handed the gun to baldwin. do you think this tragedy will lead to reforms on movie sets? >> i think there is two really important factors here. one, as you mentioned, this assistant director had been pulled off of a set in 2019 for an eerily similar situation. so clearly there is an investigation here in this particular instance. but, yes, i do think this is already leading to reforms in so many different areas. we have seen multiple shows now, states they're no longer going to have live ammunition or gun -- real guns, they'll do everything in post. we're seein

. >> 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. >>

more alarming revelations on the deadly shooting on the set of an alec baldwin film. new details on what the crew was doing hours before a cinematographer was killed. >>> blame game. fullback ceo mark zuckerberg trying to blame the media for the issues facing his company as congress weighs how to regulate them. >>> and dave chappelle says he's willing to meet with trans community but has a list of demands. >>> thanks for being here. i do want to begin with disturbing details about the tragedy on the movie set of alec baldwin's new film. the wrap is reporting that crew members on the film "rust" were doing target practice with live ammunition just hours before baldwin was handled one of those guns that accidentally killed cinematographer halyna hutchins. also cnn has learned the film's assistant director, according to an affidavit, is the person who handled baldwin the gun. he was fired from another film production just two years ago over a gun incident. cnn's lucy kavanagh is live with what is happening. what are you hearing today? >> reporter: well, we know as you me

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 distraught in the sheriff's parking lot after questioning. the investigation remains open and active. no charges have been filed. a prop firearm should shoot only blanks. >> with a blank round, you would have everything you normally have in a real round but you don't have the bullet on it the end of if so when it fires, you get the flash, you get the bang, you get the recoil, you get the exposure but you don't get the bullet flying out the end of the gun. that doesn't mean blank rounds are safe. >> reporter: hutchins posted this video the day before she died. horse riding on a day off. one of the perks of shooting a western, she wrote. born in ukraine, hutchins started out as a journalist, then moved to the u.s. to study and work in the movies. named a rising star in 2019 by american cinematographer magazine. she was 42. >> she kind of brought that eye that she had from documentaries and nonfiction filmmaking to, again, action movies and horror movies so they had this sort of immediacy and realism, as well as this eye for beauty that she had

alec baldwin was holding the gun while rehearsing a scene. president joe biden on the campaign trail in virginia stumping for terry mcauliffe, the democratic candidate for governor with just one week to go before election day. the race is neck in neck. >>> and covid-19 now a leading cause of death among police officers. why are are so many refusing to get vaccinated now? we're going to try to get some answers tonight. first, the latest on the investigation into that fatal shooting on alec baldwin's movie set in new mexico. here's cnn's lucy kafanov. >> the first descriptions of the fatal moment when alec baldwin killing the film's director of photography, 42-year-old halyna hutchins. >> two people accidentally shot on a movie set by a prop gun. we need help immediately. >> court documents released sunday revealing chilling new details of what happened inside the building on that fateful thursday. the film's director joel souza telling investigators that baldwin was sitting on a wooden pew during commercial, cross drawing his weapon and pointi

>> again, victor, that question is about what alec baldwin knew. we knew -- we know that he wasn't just an actor on the set. he was also a producer, and so as a producer, it's quite possible he had more responsibility than your typical actor. we heard this expert say no actor should have to worry about whether there was live ammunition in a gun and i agree with that. but, when that actor wears the hat of also the producer, that calculation could change. again, lots of questions to answer about what his responsibility was as a producer and actor on this set. >> and areva, even if no criminal charges are filed, civil litigation here is pretty much a certainty, right? >> yeah. i can pretty much guarantee that there's going to be civil lawsuits and alec baldwin will definitely, in my opinion, be named in the civil lawsuit as well as the other producers and everyone involved in the production of this film should be expected to be sued in a civil lawsuit. that will result in millions of dollars in damages to halyna's >> areva, thank you so much for helpi