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

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

. >>> 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

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. 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

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. >>> 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

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

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

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

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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

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,

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

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? >> 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

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

the sheriff did confirm that it was baldwin who fired that fatal shot. we also believe that we have the spent shell casing. >> from the bullet that was fired from the gun. the actual projectile that was fired has been recovered from the shoulder of mister souza. according to a search warrant released today armor hannah gutierrez-reed told detectives she checked dummy bullets a day of the shooting to make sure there were no hot rounds and that while the weapons used in the movie shoot for in a secure location during a crew lunch break. there was also ammunition that was left on a cart that was not secured. >> authorities are currently interviewing dozens of witnesses, including those who inspected or handle the firearm when it was loaded before it was given to baldwin who they say they're still questioning and remains cooperate in this investigation. >> and that was kareen wynter reporting for us tonight in statements to authorities could tiers. read also says that that no live ammo was ever kept on the set 3 bay area counties are pursuing legal action ag

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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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'

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

baldwin discharged a prop firearm when something went horribly wrong. production on the film has been halted for now while investigators try to determine what happened. in these photos, a distraught alec baldwin, reportedly in tears outside the santa fe sheriff's office just hours after the deadly accident on the set of his new movie, "rust." baldwin was filming when he fired a prop gun during a scene killing one crew member and injuring another. halyna hutchins was airlifted to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead. she posted this video, writing one of the perks of shooting a western is you get to ride horses on your days off. director joel souza was hospitalized for his injuries. sheriff deputies were called to the movie set. >> reporter: a spokesperson for baldwin described the shooting as an accident that involved the misfire of a prop gun with blanks. detectives are looking at what type of projectile came out of the weapon. no charges have been filed, but authorities say the investigation is open and active. the deadly incident happened a

now, alec baldwin was wearing western-style clothing. again, this was for an 1880 period piece film. police say the filming appeared to be stained with blood. they confiscated that as part of their investigation. and we know from sheriffs that authorities have been combing every inch of that location, that film set. they've been interviewing witnesses. they've gathered electronic material, any film of iphones, ipads. anything that could help them piece together exactly what took place that fateful thursday afternoon. lucy kafanov, cnn, albuquerque, new mexico. >> reporter: "rust" cast member hayes hargrove told cnn he had no direct knowledge of the events that led to halyna hutchins' death, but he said movie sets by nature are dangerous environments. he also said a bright, striking fierce mother was killed and alec baldwin's life is forever ruined. we've seen the photos of alec baldwin appearing distraught over the death of halyna hutchins, and although the shooting was an accident, one legal analyst says that he may face legal liability

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

and-- baldwin retweeted the report. and mourning the loss of the raising cinematographer halyna hutchins and the director joel souza who was injured. and her husband and their son. and reexamining the protocols onset. david: the questions whether the protocols were violated. an assistant director, i'm told and again, i don't know this, but i'm sure the folks out there know it, an assistant director shouldn't have been dealing with a gun. it should have been the prop master, somebody who is specifically authorized to do it. that's not in the purview of an assistant director from what i know. >> right, and there's also an armorer onset. there are those whose job it is to go through these props. and there's also some-- a lot of directors have been sharing their thoughts, james gunn, and expressing shock at what happened and said now we should ban the use of blank in guns and use muzzle flashes in post. a membero went out on "the rookie", effective immediately banning all gunfire onset with air soft gun with cgi muzzle flas

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

. >>> breaking his silence, the bay area director accidentally shot by alec baldwin. what he's saying about the tragedy that's rocked hollywood. >>> vta workers rallying outside the city hall in san jose. what they say they should be getting during the pandemic. >>> the news starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm terry mcsweenie. it's been a very active weather system. highway 17 has just reopened after a highway patrol car was damaged this afternoon. take a look at video of the damage. you see it right there, you see the back window on the chp card broken, happening at granite creek business center. we're still trying to put together what happened. chp says it has not confirmed what it was that hip the vehicle. it shut down highway 17 summit, but about a half hour or so ago, it was announced it was open. we'll keep you posted. hope you're enjoying today's break from the rain, but our storm ranger is tracking, you see the green coming in, the storm coming in. it's really going to get busy tonight. flash flood warnings are out, especially the north bay and areas

a cart is brought out, alec baldwin take the and he shoots. you have been on 200 movie sets as an armorer. tell me all the mistakes that are made from the get-go with this gun. >> the guns were never checked properly. they were never laid out unload. the ammo should be been all blanks. i don't know when the -- where the armorer was when he grabbed the -- when the a.d. grabbed the gun and handed it to alex baldwin when said he checked it. judge jeanine: the armorer is the daughter of a very famous armorer. she is only 24 years old. there are several mishappens on this set. are you familiar with the mishaps? >> i think there were negligent discharged of the gun. it went off when it wasn't supposed to. judge jeanine: the fact that there is a live round in this gun that's a real gun. why is it even pointed at an individual when i think the rules are you should be 20 feet away and never point at an individual. >> you are correct, judge. i believe this was rehearsal and i think they were lining up a shot and in the shot mr. baldwin was supposed to b

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. 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

what investigators say alec baldwin was told before firing that fatal shot. >> yuccas: plus, democrats say they're near a deal on president biden's spending plan. what's in and what's out. inside haiti: cbs' manuel bojorquez' "reporter's notebook" on one of the most dangerous countries in the world. also, volcano watch. >> reporter: i'm roxana saberi on the spanish island of lai a palma, where residents are entering their second month of living in the shadows of this volcanic eruption. >> yuccas: and later, the young pumpkin farmer turning his hashest into hope. >> for a five-year-old to understand helping people, it's amazing. >> this is the "cbs weekend this is the "cbs weekend news." >> yuccas: good evening. i'm jamie yuccas in los angeles. adriana diaz is off. tonight, tens of millions of people living in northern california and the pacific northwest are bracing for a blast of what's called a bomb cyclone. it's a super-charged storm powering up in the pacific and closing in on the coast. it's expected to deliver a river of rain to the region, causing flash flooding, mudslides, and

baldwin's costume and prop gun taken as evidence. baldwin fired the gun at director of photography alina hutchins, shot in the head and killed. director expected to be okay. hutchins was considered a rising star and reportedly advocating for more safety on the movie set. baldwin since tweeting, quote, there are no words to convey my shock and sadness that took life of alina and i'm fully cooperating with the police. so far no charges have been filed but the investigation is ongoing. la time is also reported a prop gun misfired a few time onset before baldwin's fatal shooting and half dozen camera workers walked off protesting working conditions just hours to shooting. a union representing pop master saying that it was a live single round. the rooky has reported banned the fire of real guns onset moving forward they'll use replica guns and we will keep you updated, griff. griff: wow, what a tragedy. matt keeping up with the latest, mark. mollie: questions remain about how brian laundrie died and what his parents knew. >> the laundrie

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