in a statement, alec baldwin said... the incident has rocked hollywood, with many of those in the film industry now mourning one of their rising stars and infuriated this could happen on set. and it comes just days after a nationwide strike was averted after a tentative deal between producers and set workers that included an upgrading of safety standards. this isn't the first time someone�*s 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 that you can be injured. often, what comes out of the muzzle after you've discharged the weapon that has blank ammunition is sometimes a cotton wad, and that coming out at a very high velocity to an individual that's 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 stages. what we do know is something w

weill. fired by alec baldwin on set? well, from what i — fired by alec baldwin on set? well, from what i hear _ fired by alec baldwin on set? well, from what i hear and _ fired by alec baldwin on set? well, from what i hear and what - fired by alec baldwin on set? well, from what i hear and what i - fired by alec baldwin on set? -ii from what i hear and what i have read, for a start, i hear that it was an assistant director that handed him the gun and said that it was unloaded. procedurally, that is completely nonsense on a professional film set. completely nonsense on a professionalfilm set. so it completely nonsense on a professional film set. so it goes back to saying where they in new mexico because, you know, technicians are cheaper down there and all that kind of stuff? i really don't know, the whole thing is very speculative, but the bottom line is you should never, ever have live rounds on a film set, for any reason at all. there is no reason to have live rounds. now, in this country we are monitored and our armourers are very well trained. there are always two

you can see alec baldwin beyond the camera. he was holding the gun that fired the shot that killed halyna and severely injured directorjoel souza. we believe that we have in our possession the firearm that was fired by mr baldwin. the actual lead projectile that was fired has been recovered from the shoulder of mr souza. we regard this specific casing and recovered projectile to be the live round that was fired from the revolver by mr baldwin. when alec baldwin was handed the weapon by assistant director dave halls, he was told it was safe, what's called a "cold gun." the person responsible for firearms on set was the armourer — 24—year—old hannah gutierrez—reed. she's admitted ammunition was not secure, but says she checked the guns and found no live rounds. all three are cooperating fully with the investigation. all options are on the table at this point. i'm not commenting on charges, whether they will be filed or not, or on whom. so, the answer is, we cannot answer that question yet until we complete a more thorough

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

investigations into a fatal shooting on the set of an alec baldwin movie. the film director injured in the incident speaks out for the first time. italy's former interior minister, matteo salvini, goes on trial, charged with kidnapping — after refusing to allow a migrant rescue boat, to dock two years ago. covid infections in the uk rise — as a prominent government adviser says he's fearful about another "lockdown christmas." and greta thunberg — the high profile environmental activist — talks to the bbc — about where she thinks world leaders are failing on tackling climate change. instead of trying to find solutions, real solutions that will actually lead somewhere, that would lead to a substantial a fundamental change. they seem to spend their time trying to come up with loopholes. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the film director injured in a fatal shooting on the set of alec baldwin's new movie, has spoken out for the first time. in a statement, joel souza says he is "gutted by the loss of my friend and colleague

we shooting on the set of alec baldwin's new movie. ~ , baldwin's new movie. we believe we have in our— baldwin's new movie. we believe we have in our possession _ baldwin's new movie. we believe we have in our possession the _ baldwin's new movie. we believe we have in our possession the firearm i have in our possession the firearm that was fired by mr baldwin. this is for the firearm we believe discharged the bullet. it’s is for the firearm we believe discharged the bullet. it's too earl to discharged the bullet. it's too early to say — discharged the bullet. it's too early to say whether - discharged the bullet. it's too early to say whether they - discharged the bullet. it's too early to say whether they will| discharged the bullet. it's too - early to say whether they will bring charges. we will have the latest. in the uk, the government is promising a post—covid age of optimism as the 2021 budget is delivered. the opposition said there's no plan for crises. in a bbc exclusive, new details

she was also as alec baldwin said in his tribute a mother and a wife. but as far as this inquiries going the focus very much now on the armour, the person that's responsible for firearms on a film set. hannah gutierrez—reed the daughter of a legendary hollywood guns expert and she was serving in the role of chief armourerfor just the second time in her career. there is no direct evidence to link her to this, i might add. obviously she is somebody who detectives will be looking to question in order to get some sort of timeline as to the events on that tragic day. in sicily the former italian interior minister and right—wing leader matteo salvini has gone on trial. he's charged with holding migrants at sea in 2019. he denies accusations of kidnapping and dereliction of duty — after a boat carrying 147 migrants was refused permission to dock on the island of lampedusa for nearly three weeks. a number of other ex—government ministers as well as hollywood actor richard gere are expected to give evidence. mark lowen reports. in august 2019, a spanish

i do about him as one of the executive producers, alec baldwin?- producers, alec baldwin? i do not believe, i think— producers, alec baldwin? i do not believe, i think in _ producers, alec baldwin? i do not believe, i think in order _ producers, alec baldwin? i do not believe, i think in order of - producers, alec baldwin? i do not believe, i think in order of those i believe, i think in order of those three, alec baldwin is probably the least culpable. clearly he was told weapon was safe, he was doing when he normally does to rehearse, so he was not really involved in the negligence that got them there. when an actor takes a producer role, many times that is more to do with getting back and money or different notoriety, but it does not believe in your response village on the set, so it really would depend upon what his contract said and what his response abilities were on that set. if you was truly an actor who happened to get producer credit, i don't think that's enough to get to, liability. we have heard from other actors onset and camera operators who said there were

we now know that when alec baldwin was handed the weapon, he was told it was safe. what's called a cold gun. yet the shot, or shots, it released killed cinematographer halyna hutchins and seriously injured directorjoel souza. the person responsible for the safety of all weapons used on the rust set was 24—year—old hannah gutierrez—reed. as the daughter of a legendary hollywood armourer, she'd been around guns all her life but, just a month ago, she spoke of her lack of experience in the job. by all means, i'm still learning, but, yeah, dad has taught me everything. i think loading blanks was like the scariest thing to me, because i was like, "oh, i don't know anything about it." there've been unconfirmed reports of complaints about safety standards on the set and that a number of crew walked out hours before the shooting happened. at this stage in the investigation, we don't know if hannah gutierrez—reed was among those that remained. halyna hutchins honed her craft here. one of her teachers said she had a unique perspective of the world. as herfriends, fami

it was handed to the actor, alec baldwin, and he fired it. it is a breakdown of at least three things. no live ammunition on the set and pointing a firearm at a person, still not allowed on a set even during the filming. an finger on the trigger when it shouldn't have been. ., ., . ., been. you touched on it there. what are _ been. you touched on it there. what are the — been. you touched on it there. what are the normal— been. you touched on it there. what are the normal working l what are the normal working practices around guns onset and what are your thoughts about what are your thoughts about what appears to have gone wrong here? ~ , ., ., what appears to have gone wrong here? ~ ., ., , here? when you are actually usin: here? when you are actually using an _ here? when you are actually using an actual— here? when you are actually using an actual firearm - here? when you are actually using an actual firearm to i here? when you are actuallyl using an actual firearm to fire blanks with, there is absolutely no live ammunition allowed o

in a statement, alec baldwin said he was cooperating with the police investigation. this is not the first tragedy of its kind. nearly 30 years ago, on the set of the film the crow, brandon lee — the son of martial arts expert bruce lee — died after being shot by a gun firing blanks. safety standards have been tightened on film sets since then, but on the family twitter account, brandon's sister, shannon, posted the message, "no—one should ever be killed by a gun on a film set, period." unconfirmed reports suggest that several crew members walked off the set in new mexico only hours before halyna hutchins died, in protest at working conditions and concerns about safety. as detectives comb the set for clues, the key question facing them is, how did a live round end up in a gun fired by alec baldwin? david willis, bbc news, los angeles. the us military says it has killed a senior al-qaeda leader in a drone strike in north—west syria. a us central command spokesman said that abdul hamid al—matar had been successfully targeted using a reaper drone. police believ

she was also as alec baldwin said, a mother and a wife. as far as the inquiry is concerned, the focus very much on the armourer, the person responsible forfire much on the armourer, the person responsible for fire arms on a film set. the daughter of a legendary hollywood guns expert, she was serving in the role of chief armourerforjust serving in the role of chief armourer forjust the serving in the role of chief armourer for just the second serving in the role of chief armourer forjust the second time in her career. there is no direct evidence to link out of this, i might add, but obviously she is somebody who detectives will be looking to question in order to get some sort of timeline as to the events on that tragic day. david, thanks for _ events on that tragic day. david, thanks forjoining _ events on that tragic day. david, thanks forjoining us. _ turkey's president is withdrawing the diplomatic status of ten foreign ambassadors — after they called for the release of a philanthropist, osman kavala. recep tayip erdogan said the ten a

and alec baldwin, to kill somebody when you are on a set acting... i can't begin to know itjust shows that the rules and safeguards have to be even tighter, there's a possibility that where they were working, the rules were not quite implemented. and if it is true, i heard an interview earlier on that a cartridge was lodged... it doesn't bear thinking. cartridge was lodged... it doesn't bearthinking. i can't cartridge was lodged... it doesn't bear thinking. i can't stand even playacting. people need to remember that guns even that are not loaded are dangerous. and i'm grateful that we lived in the united kingdom in a country that doesn't have the guns for example that actually manion litvack mainland europe are more frequent and certainly the united states are awash with them. you make a aood states are awash with them. you make a good point — states are awash with them. you make a good point about— states are awash with them. you make a good point about a _ states are awash with them. you make a good point about a firearm _ states are awash with

a candle—lit vigil to remember halyna hutchins, the film—maker killed on the set of an alec baldwin movie. sold, congratulations. and gone for $110 million — a las vegas hotel auctions off its collection of picasso artworks. hello and welcome to bbc news. ministers are to formalise their committment to a "skills revolution" in england, with a series of measures to be unveiled in the chancellor's budget on wednesday. in his autumn statement, rishi sunak will announce £1.6 billion to roll out new "t—levels" for teenagers — and £550 million for adult skills. college leaders say the funding is welcome, but doesn't go far enough. here's our political correspondent, nick eardley. what we want to see is a high—wage, high—skill economy... the government says it wants to change the way the uk economy works, moving to a higher skilled, more productive workforce which earns more money. in this week's budget, the chancellor will have the task of setting out more about how we get there, and key to his plans will be what the government is selling as a skills revolution. rishi sunak will ann

we believe that we have in our possession the firearm that was fired by mr baldwin. this is the firearm we believe discharged the bullet. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor has promised a post—covid age of optimism as he delivered his budget. rishi sunak has committed to a spending increase of £150 billion over three years, with the economy forecast to return to pre—covid levels by next year. mr sunak forecast that inflation is likely to rise above 4% next year — though the government's own budget watchdog suggests it could rise higher still. growth is forecast to be 6.5% this year but may then fall as low as 1.3% after 2023. after much criticism for reversing the £20 weekly boost to universal credit, the chancellor has announced that the universal credit taper rate will be cut by eight percentage points. that means rather than losing 63p in benefits for every extra pound you earn, you will only lose 55p. a one—year 50% cut in business rates in england has been pledged for some of the businesses hit hardest by the pandemic — retail, hosp

tributes are being paid to cinematographer halyna hutchins, who's died after actor alec baldwin fired a prop gun on the set of his latest film. the film's director was also seriously injured. she had such a strong vibe, such a sense of a commitment to art and the integrity of wanting to make cinema. and in the last few minutes, alec baldwin has tweeted, expressing his shock and sadness about the accident. we'll have the latest live from los angeles in the next few minutes. also coming up this hour — buckingham palace says the queen is in good spirits after returning to windsor castle, having spent wednesday night in hospitalfor "preliminary medical checks". people in leigh—on—sea fell silent earlier today, a week on from the killing of conservative mp sir david amess. the social care watchdog in england warns many people could be left without help this winter because of an "exhausted and depleted" work force. # you will be found...# and from broadway hit to blockbuster, let's find out what mark thinks about dear evan hansen and much more in the film review at 5:45pm. reintroduci

so far there has been no word on this incident from alec baldwin orany on this incident from alec baldwin or any of his representatives. halyna hutchins was director of photography on the 2020 action film archenemy. its director, adam egypt mortimerjoins me now. thank you very much for being with us, what is your reaction to this terrible news?— us, what is your reaction to this terrible news? . ., ., terrible news? thanks for having me. i mean, terrible news? thanks for having me. i mean. it's — terrible news? thanks for having me. i mean, it's really _ terrible news? thanks for having me. i mean, it's really unbelievable. - i mean, it's really unbelievable. halyna is, was, and incredible artist who was really just starting artist who was really just starting a career that i think people were really going to start to notice. and the fact that she would be killed on a set in an accident like this, it is unfathomable. everybody i have spoken to here in la, as we've been hearing the news today, itjust seems inconceivable, the level of protocol and safety that we tend to have on any prod

we know they questioned alec baldwin yesterday. he was photographed looking very distraught, on the phone, pacing the parking lot outside of the sheriffs office. i'm sure they will be interviewing everyone who was around the gun when it was fired yesterday. they are likely going to be reaching out to the director, joel souza now that he is out of the hospital and able to talk to them. and they will want to speak with the armourer, the person that was tasked with handling the weapons, the prop weapons on film sets, to figure out what went wrong, what was loaded into this gun in order to make it be a fatal incident. ., ~ in order to make it be a fatal incident. ., ,, , ., in order to make it be a fatal incident. ., ~' , ., ., in order to make it be a fatal incident-— in order to make it be a fatal incident. ., ,, , ., ., , ., incident. thank you for the update. thanks, incident. thank you for the update. thanks. ben- _ the assisted dying bill, which would allow terminally ill patients to seek assistance to end their lives, is to be

when alec baldwin was handed the _ baldwin. when alec baldwin was handed the weapon, _ baldwin. when alec baldwin was handed the weapon, he - baldwin. when alec baldwin was handed the weapon, he was - baldwin. when alec baldwin was handed the weapon, he was told baldwin. when alec baldwin was i handed the weapon, he was told it was safe, what is called a cold gun. it wasn't. they are interviewing the many witnesses on set, including the person responsible for the safety of the weapons used, known as the armourer. that was 24—year—old former model honegger terrace read. all options are on the table like this point _ all options are on the table like this point. i'm not commenting on charges, _ this point. i'm not commenting on charges, whether they will be fired or not. _ charges, whether they will be fired or not. and — charges, whether they will be fired or not, and on whom. the answer is, we cannot_ or not, and on whom. the answer is, we cannot answer that question yet until we _ we cannot answer that question yet until we complete a more thorough investigation. the unti

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new details have emerged about the fatal shooting on an alec baldwin film set. a us district attorney investigating the incident says a real gun, nota prop, was involved — and that "an enormous amount of bullets" were recovered. the prosecuter also stressed that "criminal charges aren't ruled out." the queen will not attend the cop26 climate change summit in glasgow next week following medical advice to rest. buckingham palace said she "regretfully" agreed not to host a major reception for world leaders but would deliver her address to delegates in a pre—recorded video message instead.

it's of an alec baldwin movie. yours, sold, congratulat and, gone for $110 million — a las vegas hotel auctions off its collection of picasso artworks. the chancellor, rishi sunak, has promised "investment across the board in public services" in his budget on wednesday. he said that while his instincts were to cut taxes, he was having to grapple with the biggest economic shock for 300 years — from covid, borrowing at its highest since world war two, and a backlog in the nhs. he also committed additional spending on skills training in england. our political correspondent charlotte rose told me more. the chancellor has had to spend billions of pounds of taxpayers money to prop up the economy and support individuals, families and businesses through the past couple of years. he wants to be seen as a low tax chancellor but it seems like that isn't an option for him at the moment. he wants to prove to his party that he can be tough, that he can resist those who call for money to be spent in all areas. but we had an interesting message this morning because you might have thought he would re

new details on the fatal shooting of the alec baldwin film set. national security concerns... queen elizabeth will not be attending the global climate summit in glasgow after being advised by her doctors to rest. withjust four days until the cop26 four days until the c0 p26 summit, four days until the cop26 summit, we speak to an activist as part of our climate critical series. senators in brazil recommended criminal charges be laid against president bolsonaro, they said his handling of the coded pandemic —— covid pandemic, misuse of public vans and crimes against humanity. the senate voted by a majority told him responsible for many of brazil's covid deaths which has now gone past 600,000. katy watson reports. today marked the end six months of hearings, scandal uncovered. and now a recommendation to charge the man at the top with a very long list of crimes. the senators in favour of president bolsonaro said it was a witchhunt. translation: i said it was a witchhunt. tuna/mom- said it was a witchhunt. translation: ., ., translation: i vote for the re'ection translation: i

but according to the la times, just over a week ago baldwin's stunt double accidentally fired two rounds from a prop firearm after being told that weapon was "cold", not loaded with ammunition. film director bandar albuliwi has started a petition calling for real firearms to be banned from film sets, whilst state senator david cortese is pushing legislation to ban guns on film sets and bothjoin me now. thank you for your time. i wanted to start with you. how signature is coming in and i suppose, first of why did you feel the need to do this? how are you? _ feel the need to do this? how are you? thank _ feel the need to do this? how are you? thank you _ feel the need to do this? how are you? thank you so - feel the need to do this? firm are you? thank you so much for having me, actually. i began a petition shortly after i discovered that halyna hutchins was murdered on that set. within the hour ijust felt was murdered on that set. within the hour i just felt a need to make some change so i went to change dot org and i decided to start a petition and basically ijust decided to start a peti

alec baldwin, who is also anything. alec baldwin, who is also a roducer anything. alec baldwin, who is also a producer on _ anything. alec baldwin, who is also a producer on the _ anything. alec baldwin, who is also a producer on the film, _ anything. alec baldwin, who is also a producer on the film, has - anything. alec baldwin, who is also a producer on the film, has spoken | a producer on the film, has spoken to detectives about what happened. meanwhile, the film world is mourning the loss of halyna hutchins and waiting to see what lessons may have to be learned from her tragic death. these amazon buy, bbc news. let's speak to the cbs correspondent laura podesta in new york. and it's a tragedy that's shocked the film industry? absolutely, we are seeing an outpouring on social media now, people who are describing the cinematographer, the 42—year—old who died in this accident, named halyna hutchins, is being someone who was a rising star in this industry, with a great personality, a great eye, just a really tragic loss. we're also hearing a bit more on social

a western starring actor alec baldwin was being made at the time. people say two people were shot during the filming of the movie and a woman has died. these details are still coming through to us. we will of course cross to the us when we get more details and clarification on that story. to the uk, buckingham palace has revealed that queen elizabeth has spent a night in hospital, after cancelling a visit to northern ireland. a spokesperson said the queen, who's 95, underwent "preliminary investigations" at a private hospital in central london. she returned to windsor castle on thursday. she's said to be in good spirits. i spoke to our news correspondent megan paterson who told us the latest. last night around 10:30 uk time, we're told the queen attended hospital in central london on wednesday afternoon for preliminary investigations. she saw a specialist and then, for practical reasons, the palace say, she then stayed in hospital overnight. she then returned to windsor castle yesterday afternoon, thursday afternoon. we're told she was in good spiri

you can see alec baldwin beyond the camera. he was holding the gun that fired the shot that killed halyna and severely injured directorjoel souza. we believe that we have in our possession the firearm that was fired by mr baldwin. the actual lead projectile that was fired has been recovered from the shoulder of mr souza. we regard this specific casing and recovered projectile to be the live round that was fired from the revolver by mr baldwin. when alec baldwin was handed the weapon by assistant director dave halls, he was told it was safe, what's called a "cold gun." the person responsible forfirearms on set was the armourer — 24—year—old hannah gutierrez—reed. she's admitted ammunition was not secure but says she checked the guns and found no live rounds. all three are cooperating fully with the investigation. all options are on the table at this point. i'm not commenting on charges, whether they will be filed or not, or on whom. so, the answer is, we cannot answer that question yet until we complete a more thorough i