and why light pollution the interference caused by towns and cities is making it more difficult to see the stars. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the hollywood actor alec baldwin is being charged with involuntary manslaughter, after a gun he was handling on set went off, killing the cinematographer halyna hutchins. the armourer of the film, rust, who was responsible for the weapon, will face the same charge, after the gun that baldwin fired was found to contain live ammunition. ms hutchin s family have released a statement saying they support the charges. sophie long reports. the frantic efforts to save halyna hutchins in the moments after she was shot. it was during rehearsals on the set at the bonanza creek ranch in new mexico when the shootings and deaths depicted on the 19th century western they were filming became all too real. alec baldwin was holding the gun that discharged the bullet that killed her. he was also one of the film s pro
shooting sports council. clark is a firearms expert with extensive experience working as a weapons handler on hollywood film productions. thank you very much forjoining me on bbc news. what exactly is the protocol when handling guns on a film set and what were the failures that led to the tragic death here? fin failures that led to the tragic death here? failures that led to the tragic death here? on a movie set, ou re death here? on a movie set, you re going death here? on a movie set, you re going to death here? on a movie set, you re going to be death here? on a movie set, you re going to be pointing i death here? on a movie set, l you re going to be pointing and you re going to be pointing and you re going to have your anger on the trigger so first and foremost, no live ammunition under the set and we treat blanks as live ammunition so you cannot have blanks. sometimes they can be used but with an extreme amount of care. alec oldman s lawyers have called the charge a miscar
assistant director, who is reported to have told alec baldwin the gun was saved has pleaded. the charges all relate to negligence, nothing intentional. they are not trying to show that any part of this was not accidental. they are just trying to show they were not exercising caution and care in how they handled the gun. care in how they handled the nun. care in how they handled the i un, . ., care in how they handled the nun. . ., . ., , care in how they handled the iun, . ., . ., , ., care in how they handled the a u“. . ., . ., , ., ., gun. the criminal charges are a devastating gun. the criminal charges are a devastating blow gun. the criminal charges are a devastating blow for gun. the criminal charges are a devastating blow for alec - devastating blow for alec oldman who is said to have been heartbroken by the incident. halyna hutchins he is survived by her son and her husband. sophie long, bbc news. we can now speak to clark aposhian who s chairman of the utah