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

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

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 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

they say it was the assistant director who handed it to alec baldwin. kaylee hartung with more. >> reporter: tonight, new eyewitness accounts are giving a more detailed picture of just what happened in this chapel moments before an up and coming cinematographer was fatally wounded on the movie set of "rust." >> so was it loaded with a real bullet or more? >> i don't -- i cannot tell you that. >> reporter: in search warrants obtained from authorities in santa fe, new mexico, the film's director joel souza telling investigators alec baldwin was sitting in a church pew, preparing for a scene. as he practiced drawing his weapon baldwin pointing the revolver towards the camera lens. souza says he was standing behind that camera, looking over the shoulder of cinematographer halyna hutchins when he herd what sounded like a whip and then loud pop. a projectile fired, striking and killing hutchins, then piercing souza in the shoulder. a cameraman telling investigators there was no video or audio being recorded at that time. an affidavit saying that the gun was o

new images tonight of alec baldwin after authorities said all options remain on the table when it comes to any possible charges involving that shooting. and news tonight, what allegedly happened on a previous movie set. >>> the deadly charleston church shooting that horrified this nation. tonight, the $88 million settlement for survivors and victims' relatives. what the governoacowat as we're on the air tonight. the storms hammering millions from florida up to the carolinas. then tomorrow, washington, d.c., philadelphia and new york city. rob timing this out. >>> and news tonight on queen elizabeth and her health. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a very busy thursday night. and we begin tonight with late word coming in that former new york governor andrew cuomo has now been criminally charged with a misdemeanor sex crime. the albany d.a. saying a criminal complaint has been filed against cuomo, accusing him of forcibly touching an unnamed woman. cuomo resigned in august amid sexual harassment allegations from 11 women, including a state trooper on his security

baldwin staying largely silent since the fatal accident, but retweeting this "the new york times" story detailing how the film's assistant director told a detective he should have inspected each round in each chamber of the gun before handing it to baldwin, but didn't according to an affidavit. >> i cannot think of any instance in my career where a first assistant director was handing a gun to an actor. >> reporter: veteran hollywood armorer dutch merrick explained how to examine the revolver. >> if they were dummies or spent, they would likely have an expired primer or dent and a new live round would have a full primer like that with no dent. >> reporter: david, tonight a new search warrant revealing investigators have seized 13 more guns and multiple boxes of ammunition from a prop truck on that movie set. one week in and this investigation could last weeks longer. david. >> all right, kaylee hartung on this for us again tonight. >>> there is new concern this evening about queen elizabeth. buckingham palace says doctors have now advised the 95-year-old queen to rest for yet another tw

prop gun discharged during the filming of a scene of the upcoming western movie "rust" starring alec baldwin. twd -year-old woman was images from the old church set blocked off. officials halting production of the film. the sheriff's department saying that this remains an active investigation. investigators ar at that movie set turned possible crime scene and police investigation will likely hinge on why and how that prop gun misfired in what appears to be a fatal accident. david? >> all right, matt gutman tonight. matt, thanks. >>> we continue with the news here and from capitol hill late today, the house voting to move forward, including nine republicans, voting to recommend criminal contempt charges against steve bannon for refusing to show up to answer questions about what led up to the january 6th attack of the capitol. and tonight here, the video, the audio, what bannon told his listeners just one day before the attack. here's our chief washington correspondent jonathan karl now. >> reporter: nine republicans joined all house democrats today in voting to hold steve bannon in criminal c