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>> he said he had to do it. it was self-defense. people were trying to hurt him. >> reporter: david, the trial is expected to last two to three weeks. he could face life in prison. david? >> alex perez in wisconsin. alex, thank you. we turn now to the deadly shooting on that movie set. tonight, abc news obtaining a resignation letter from a camera operator on the crew the night before the fatal shooting and what that letter claimed. heres abcs kaylee hartung. >> reporter: tonight, abc news obt...

Me to push these agendas on our children. >> martha: education clearly a top issue in the battle between former governor terry mcauliffe and republican glenn youngkin. we have two virginia moms with us on set. a mcauliffe supporter and a youngkin supporter and well talk to betsy devos as well. first, mike emanuel live at a polling place here in ashburn. hi, mike. >> good afternoon. weve seen steady turnout here at this poll location. people say they are turning out because they want change when ...

Negligent standard, meaning nobody actually had the intent to cause anyone harm. but always a good idea to cooperate with authorities. it never looks good to not cooperate in these types of investigations. i still think that there is real liability there, criminal liability, for all three of these individuals, you know, regardless of how much they cooperate. >> well watch if that plays out going forward. lets bring in a reporter chloe moss. chloe, one of the questions, there was turnover on this...

Support charges, then i will initiate prosecution at that time. im a prosecutor that was elected in part because i do not make rash decisions and i do not rush to judgment. i rely on facts supported by evidence, cooperative and credible witnesses, and i cannot stress the importance of allowing the santa fe county sheriffs office to continue with their quality investigation that is both serious and complex. so at this point we will open it up to questions. >> sheriff, can we ask you, so you said ...

There was, what is your next step as an investigator. >> we know there was one live round, as far as we are concerned, on set. were going to look at whether we suspect there were other live rounds, but thats up to testing. well investigate why they were there, because they shouldnt be there. >> do you know if alec baldwin is still in new mexico or if he left the state? >> im sorry, who are you asking about? >> is alec baldwin still in new mexico or has he left the state? >> hes been cooperative....

Many live rounds were present on the day of the shooting. >> you said diplomatic. i agree. i think i would use the word cautious, the sheriff being careful in the early stages of what he said would be a lengthy investigation. caroline pleecy is with us. the sheriff said a precedent on the set. the d.a. says she knows of no precedence and needs to study new mexico law. how would you try to construct that bridge, yea and nay, and how much did you seek of legal consistency? >> youre right, there is...

Of structure, but the general guidelines in our industry is if you are required for the shot, i.e., youre the cameraman, youre the director, youre the first assistant director, youre the armorer, coordinator, whoever the personnel that is required to film the specific sequence, they will be on set. other personnel that are not required for that particular sequence, they dont really need to be on set. >> larry is going to stand by with us. i want to get to our cnn law enforcement correspondent, j...

So the answer is we cannot answer that question yet until we complete a more thorough investigation. >> but there is potential for alec baldwin himself to face charges because you havent ruled him out? >> no one has been ruled out at this point. >> did you find other live rounds on the set? >> hes obviously the person that fired the weapon. were going to continue interviewing and getting the facts of his statements and the evidence and the case and possible witnesses or anybody that has any info...

That it evidenced an indifference to human life, and somebody is, unfortunately, dead here. and i think that all options are still on the table. >> anything, caroline, from your experience as a criminal defense attorney in the sense that the sheriff made clear, you mentioned the three people in the chain of possession of the weapon, the armorer on the set. he said all three have been interviewing, and so far in the investigation, cooperating. anything from that or anything else about interviews ...

Why they got there, because they should not have been there. if they were doing target practice and somehow something got into that gun, that is up to the armorer, hanna gutierrez reed, to be checking the gun, then it goes to the assistant director, dave halls. hes supposed to check it. then it goes to alec baldwin. many seasoned actors like alec baldwin, they check those guns themselves before they handle it. there is very strict protocol. you are heard the armorer you were speaking to just now...