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they also say the crew member who gave baldwin the gun acknowledged he didn't thoroughly check it. the investigation revealing serious safely lapses on the set. and authorities tonight are not ruling out criminal charges miguel almaguer is in santa fe for us tonight. >> reporter: on the set of "rust" investigators now say alec baldwin fired a real bullet that shot and killed the film director ha lay that hutchins and was pulled out of the shoulder of director joel souza who was standing behind her inside this church in a scene similar to this one baldwin was handed a colt 45 that he was told was safe to use before he pulled the trigger during rehearsal. >> and if the sheriff office determines during our investigation a crime has occurred and probable cause exists, arrest -- an arrest or arrests will be made and charges will be filed. >> we have two people accidentally shot on a movie set. >> reporter: interviewing the 16 cast and crew members who were inside the church during the shooting, authorities have now seized 600 items of evidence. among them, three guns and 500 rounds of a

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

baldwin 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

what they're still divided over >>> the first image of alec baldwin on the set of his movie before that deadly shooting the questions mounting were red flags about safety ignored >>> the growing concerns about the queen's health the major event she just dropped out of. >>> the future of travel your first look at the new technology that could make boarding passes a thing of the past >>> and honor your hometown the video competition inspiring america. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening there is breaking news as we come on the air. an fda advisory panel has just recommended approval of pfizer covid vaccine shots for children ages 5 to 11 the recommendation, if adopted by the fda and cdc, would make some 28 million young kids eligible for vaccinations an unprotected group thus far accounting for over 6 million positive covid tests and at least 584 deaths according to the academy of pediatrics today's thumb's up for the first kids vaccine playing out against a dramatically improving backdrop tonight covid cases in this country are on the decline. our s

. >>> also this morning, alec t baldwin is speaking out for the first time since he accidentally shot and killed someone on the movie of "rust". we'll have more on what he's saying about the tragic accident. >>> our sunday focus on counting the votes. in light of the attempts to overturn last year's presidential election, and to change the rules going forward. >>> plus in our sunday spotlight, a trip to normal, illinois. an old automobile town being recharged by the arrival of a manufacturing plant for electric vehicles. >>> and later, a new sunday sittown with tony and emmy winning actor on a prolific career that includes acclaimed one-man shows, big screen hits, and a groundsuperhero comic book from a performer who got his start making people laugh on the streets of queens, new york. >> i would do my ricky ricardo impersonations. you dirty rat. i'm a different generation, because my imitations -- >> back then they really played? >> back then they killed. you don't even know. >> a sunday sit-down. plus another life well-lived later in the show. >>> let's begin with president biden in

hours later, alec baldwin fired the deadly shot. the film's production company says it was not notified of official complaints. >> a woman lost her life. it didn't have to happen. >> reporter: newly released court documents show behave halls handed the gun and shouted cold weapon thinking it was safe. he grab it from the cart in charge of the person in fires hannah reeves who we could not get ahold of. she revealed last month that she was brand-new to the role. >> dad taught me everything. a lot of things i caught on by myself. i think loading blanks was the scariest thing to me. >> reporter: security guidelines largely bar live ammunition on sets especially in rare occasions then net fixes shall be made on the call street. >> this one is real, this is not. >> reporter: you can see the difference between blanks and bullets. but once ammunition is in the weapon it is impossible to tell. >> it sounds like they didn't have enough eyeballs on it or not enough experience to check. >> reporter: a civil suit is almost guaranteed. but for b

overnight, the woman in charge of the weapons on alec baldwin's movie speaks out for the very first time saying it was not her fault. just ahead, what she's revealing about the discovery of live ammunition on set and why she says the entire production was unsafe. >>> those stories, plus round two, the new storm set to bring even more flooding and high winds to millions of people along the east coast today. al's forecast, straight ahead. >>> and are you ready? the costumes are prepared, the crowd is in place and the fun is about to begin. >> halloween is here. come on, let's go already. >> as we get a jump start on halloween with the big celebration on the plaza and our can't miss reveal today, friday, october 29th, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> morning, everybody. welcome to "today." 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. so glad you're us with. this the one is of our favorite fridays of the month. the. >> we have a quick change. we're going to put on our halloween costumes later. we have an extra

the safety concerns raised on the set of alec baldwin's new film before that fatal shooting of a crew member. >> i turned the job opportunity down on "rust" because i felt it was completely unsafe. >> what the investigation is now revealing about other incidents involving prop guns. the growing call for major safety changes in hollywood as baldwin's wife breaks her silence about the tragedy. >>> all that, plus new rules. the just announced guidelines for travelers entering the u.s. will they add more chaos at airports during the busy holiday season? >>> and the saints shine. new orleans defeats seattle during a rain-soaked monday night clash with help from a rookie's nfl debut. >> bomb away. and good for you, kid. >> the game-winning kick he will never forget. today, tuesday, october 26th, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> that was weird. anyway, welcome to "today." it's a tuesday morning. we're so happy that you're joining us. >> maybe it's the rain. maybe the rain got into the audio panel an

. >>> today law enforcement expected to answer questions about the shooting surrounding alec baldwin. so far no criminal charges have been filed but the district attorney says they have not yet ruled that out. court records say that an assistant director grabbed the gun and handed it to baldwin indicating the weapon was safe when it was loaded to live rounds. >>> and then on to the state's on going drought. the marin municipal water district seven reservoirs increased capacity in total by 17%. before the downpour on friday, the reservoirs in the mount tamalpais reservoirs were just 32%. >>> the powerful storm brought back to life an iconic landmark in northern california. take a look at that. this is the waterfall in yosemite falls over the weekend. the falls dried up over the summer. beautiful sight there. i was there earlier this year. >> didn't look like that? >> not that much water. no, not at all. meteorologist, kari hall, has been monitoring what we could expect throughout the region. how are things looking? >> so much better, and it's nice to get rain and take a break and then

they handled a revolver like this one before giving it to alec baldwin who fired the shot who killed halyna hutchins. as an expert is it hard to fathom how the armorer doesn't know how live ammo ended up in the weapon? >> that's their job. >> reporter: her attorneys writing she was hired on two positions on this film which made it extremely difficult to focus on her job as an armorer, she fought for training but was ultimately overruled by production and her department. though sources close to production tell nbc news they held four training days, gutierrez-reed never worked in the same position at the same time. >> it's possible there were too many things that went wrong to blame on one person. that's what happened in the brandon lee shooting death in 1993. investigators concluded there was plenty of negligence but it was so spread out among the crew that no one person was charged. >> reporter: the tragedy now having widespread impacts. abc's show "the rookie" announced it will no longer allow live weapons on set with 80,000 people signing a petition to ban them industry wide. >> gi